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I n s i d e• Man killed in wreck on N.C. 62, others escape serious injury — page 7

• Trinity truckers, only seven days remain to obtain a permit — page 7

Church news......5 Obituaries...........11Classifieds........13 Police report.......12 Fire report.........11 Sheriff ’s report....12

Exercise reveals communications shortcomingsA ‘hostage situation’ exercise Feb.

27 revealed the county’s need for new communications equipment. Multiple agencies experienced prob-lems during the exercise held on Eng-lish Farm Road.

BY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER According to EnviroSafe Consulting

and Investigations, which evaluated the exercise, the agencies did a good job of working together. However, three prob-lems emerged — communications, com-munications and communications.

Guil-Rand Fire Department had prob-lems right off the bat.

“In the beginning we were using fire-ground [UHF] channel 8, which we nor-

mally use,” said Guil-Rand Fire Chief Brian Cox. “Channel 8 wouldn’t get out, so we had to switch to [VHF] channel 3.”

“Their normal channel has a two-mile radius,” said Emergency Management Di-rector Donovan Davis. “They were hav-ing a hard time hearing each other, so we switched them over to a repeated channel that gave them countywide coverage.”

Guil-Rand uses a 450 MHz system, which is not compatible with the 800 MHz system used by the Randolph Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office.

Col. Fred Rutledge, incident com-mander and head of Randolph County Sheriff’s emergency response team, said the only way that sheriff’s personnel could communicate with Guil-Rand is by being patched in through by the Randolph County 911 communications system.

During the exercise, officers impro-vised with an alternative solution.

“A lot of our officers had brought theirown Nextel,” said Rutledge. “With Nex-tel, I can just push a button and talk toGuil-Rand. The problem is, we are a fair-ly rural county, and there are some areaswhere Nextel coverage is spotty. You goaround a curve in the road and you loseyour call.”

The Archdale Police Department em-ploys 800 MHz and has programmedin channels to communicate with otheragencies, said Archdale Police Chief Dar-rell Gibbs.

“We can just change the channel andtalk to the highway patrol. We have HighPoint on our system now,” he added.

However, Gibbs sees the value of aRandolph County Commissioner Darrell Frye, left, watches with Capt. Johnny Hussey of the Randolph County Sher-iff’s Offi ce. SEE EXERCISE ON PAGE 4

LUNCHTIME BUDDIES

One day a week, lunchtime friends at Trindale Elementary School include Archdale police offi cers. And this makes student Samantha Leonard all smiles as she lunches with Offi cer Anthony Cugino. The story is on page 10.

Jerico Road subdivision

a no go‘We have a duty to consider more than just

land use plans,’ said Darrell Frye, vice chairman of Randolph County Commissioners. Frye was referring to the Commissioners’ denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed a subdi-vision to be built on 33.49 acres on Jerico Road.

BY ROBYN HANKINS

Jerico Road is nine miles south of Archdale.The Commissioners voted March 1 to deny a request

that the land, owned by Thomas Sheen of Trinity, be re-zoned from residential agricultural to conventional sub-division overlay exclusive — conditional district.

“Jerico was a dirt road until five years ago,” Frye told the NEWS. “A subdivision was just not compatible with the area. Looking at it historically, aesthetically, geo-graphically, through current usage, it just didn’t fit. We’ll look at some other use for that land.”

Bobby Earnhardt wanted to develop the 33.49-acre property with 19 homes, each between 1,200 and 1,500 square feet.

Randolph County Planning Director Hal Johnson said that according to the county’s land use plan, Sheen’s property is part of a smaller secondary growth area with-in a mile of the intersection with Earnhardt Road. Be-cause conventional residential subdivisions are normally developed within secondary growth areas, the proposal was recommended by the Planning Board as being con-sistent with the land use plan.

However, the majority of the lots that surround Jerico Road are designated as a rural growth areas. This is a designation unique to Randolph County and is used to control residential density.

“Earnhardt Road has been developed with one-acre site built homes, but that changes on Jerico Road,” said Johnson.

Most properties along Jerico Road consist of large lot homes, farms, pastures and horse farms. House sizes vary, but the average lot size along Jerico Road is 18 acres.

Residents who protested the rezoning and proposed subdivision at an informational meeting in January, at the Planning Board meeting in February and again at the

It’s a wrap-up at Archdale Senior Center

and on the 2009 United Way campaign

Vera Chisem snuggles in a donated blanket withUnited Way staff member Jane Leibscher, left, andArchdale Senior Center Director Joy Branning.

United Way of Greater High Point wrapped up its campaign Monday, but not before they wrapped

up some special folks at the Archdale Senior Center.

BY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER

A couple of cold weeks ago, United Way helped to facil-itate the distribution of blankets to participants at the Arch-dale Senior Center, one of United Way’s partner agencies.

When Vera Chisem saw the blankets that United Way staff member Jane Leibscher delivered, she just had to get a

closer look. When Leibscher re-moved a blanket from the wrap-per, Chisem wrapped herself in it.

“These are beautiful,” said Chisem.

Halo Styles Limited of High Point donated more than 125

blankets to United Way, which in turn led a coordinated distribution effort for local nonprofit agencies.

Halo, which has a warehouse and distribution center in Archdale and showrooms in High Point, uses the blankets to accessorize its furniture line.

The seniors are grateful for the extra warmth.

SEE ROAD ON PAGE 4

Photo by Debbie Hightower

Photo by Debbie Hightower

Meet your fi rst responder neighbors ...

Exercise reveals strengths as well as weaknesses

Page 9

The rolling landscape of Jerico Road refl ects the rural feel. Photo by Robyn Hankins

Photo by Michael Hill

Taylor Berry has a handful

of money.

What’s he doing?

Read Beverly Nelson’s column on page 4.

“We appreciate the blankets more than they will everknow,” said Joy Branning, director of Archdale SeniorCenter. “These blankets will give our seniors who may

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2 Archdale-Trinity News THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

The 18 athletes of the basketball team at Archdale-Trinity Middle

School will remember a special Sat-urday in February for the rest of their lives.

They won by one point the Randolph County Middle School basketball tourna-ment championship on Feb. 6.

I hope the athletes will experience many more championship games and winning seasons.

As a parent of a ballplayer, I wonder where the time has gone. There are endless hours and miles going to and from prac-tices and games, cleaning uniforms time after time and buying at least nine million bottles of Gatorade.

I have watched many members of the ATMS boy’s team grow up on the court, playing in Upward League games, recre-ational league games and USSSA games.

The experience of youth sports, along with solid coaching from Harry

Loeffler and Assistant Coach Matt Smith, led ATMS to close the season with a record of 16 wins and 1 loss.

Making his first appearance as the head coach of the ATMS boys basketball team, Loeffler is no stranger to this position. He has coached every sport at the middle and high school level for 25 years, but basket-ball is his favorite. Smith is a first-year teacher.

“We just clicked,” said Coach Loeffler about Smith. “He had my complete confi-dence.”

They are very similar in thinking, team selection and coaching style.

Both coaches said the team performed above expectations.

Some of the opposing middle school teams were caught off guard because the team played differently than in past sea-sons.

The main strength of the team, said Coach Loeffler, is the “deep bench.” This was evident in practices when five strong players put the starters through their paces. Loeffler put different players in multiple positions because of their abilities.

Randleman Middle School seemed to be the surprise opponent of the season. While the final score of the second meeting between these two teams was a “good sur-prise,” they proved to be a tough opponent. This was never more evident than in the Feb. 6 conference championship game.

ATMS had an early lead, but RMS came back with a vengeance.

“We only shot 50 percent and had too many turnovers,” said Loeffler.

“We hurt ourselves and Randleman

The sixth man? It’s the communityLibby McGavic

BasketballMom

Middle School did a good job.”The game had everyone on the edge of

their seats and holding their breath.While some team members have one

more year at ATMS, some will become Warriors for Wheatmore and others will move to the Dawg house we call Trinity. But one thing is for sure, our small bas-ketball-loving community will be the sixth man at some exciting games.

Members of the ATMS boys bas-ketball team bottom row from left are Alex McGavic, Kyle Mosley, Madison Fountain, Jonathon McCoury and Adam Kirkman; middle row from left, Wyatt Rains, Colin Rosenbaum, Hunter Osborne, Daniel Newcomer, Jarrod Rogers and Hunter Dean; top row from left, team manager Katie Skeen, Coach Harry Loef-fl er, Tyler Norris, Beau Myers, Adam Johnson, Lane Kowalski, Brayton Hardin, Michael Harris, Bryan Robles, Assistant Coach Matt Smith and team manager Annissia Justice.

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All-stars excel in skills

YMCA baseball, softball registration

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Registration for baseball and girls softball programs at the Grubb Family YMCA of Archdale-Trinity will run through March 31.

The baseball program is open to children ages 3-8. The cost is $30 for 3-year-olds and $40 for 4- to 8-year-olds.

Scholarships funded through the United Way of Greater High Point are available.

All games and practices take place at Aldridge Field in Archdale.

Girls softball is open to girls ages 7-15. The cost is $40 for junior fast pitch for ages 7-10, and $55 for se-nior fast pitch for ages 11-15. All games and practices take place at the Hillsville Civitans softball fields in Hillsville.

Registrations will be held at the Hillsville Com-

Lady Warriors win fi rst game History was made on Friday, March 5,

when the Lady Warriors played their first soccer game at Wheatmore High School. The icing on the cake was the ladies 5-0 win over West Davidson.

Emily Grantham (Emmie Gee) made a lasting memory when she scored the first- ever Lady Warriors goal. Maddy Myers scored two goals, one of which came off a corner kick. ‘Jo’ (Josephine Watson) cel-ebrated.

All 13 ladies made a difference. MaddyMyers and Leah Wright each had an as-sist. The defensive team of Ashton Allenand Abigail Byrd were protective of theirgoalie, Hannah Ryan, who sucessfully puta halt to three shots that made it near theWarrior goal.

The soccer schedule is posted at www.randolph.k12.nc.us/schools/whs.

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Emily Granthan scored the fi rst-ever goal for the Lady Warriors.

Archdale-Trinity Little League Basketball selected members of

its all-star teams.

BY ANGELA GRANTArchdale-Trinity Little League Basketball

The coaches from each age group meet after the regular season has ended. Each coach nominates one or more players. The coaches vote as a group based on the level of skill — defense, scoring and ball han-dling.

According to the League, the goal is to build a well-rounded team comprised of players who bring a variety of skills to the table.

Here’s a list in each division:

Major Girls Division All-stars include Kaitlyn Stephenson,

Katie Hodge, Jade Earnhardt, Hope Skip-per, Ramsey Luther, Dereka Barridge, Savannah Woolard, Shay Felder, Megan Echard, Mykaylah Klumb, Haley Wil-liams, Davey Albertson, Tiffany Stanley,

Elly Hicks, Allison Watkins, Jazmyn Mc-Ginnis, Kaitlyn Cox, Chelsea Davis, Kris-ten Jordan and Mikayla Lindsay.

10 and under boysAll-stars include McAllister Ingram,

Jacob Rowe, Takoda Thompson, Jake Grantham, Hayes Hardin, Ethan Misen-heimer, Ben Clements, Seth Hegler, Land-on Smith, Nate Byers and Morgan Warren.

12 and under boys All-stars include Ryan Grant, Justin

McCall, Collin Smith, Chris Myers, Hunt-er Miller, Will Misenheimer, Chandler Lambeth, Ty Miller, Gage Powers, Dustin Caughron and Matthew Jarrett.

Senior Division All-stars include Wesley Helmendol-

lar, Bradley Barnett, Cole Tickle, Graham Brown, Shane Smith, Jacob Gulledge, Ja-cob Self, Skyler King, Nate Hammett, Zak Lax, Corey Lewis, Mark Slack, Matt Bee-son, Chandler Hyler, Jordan Smith, Tyler Hill, Jordan Vick, Bo Lewis, Zack Jones, Ivan Ramirez and Steve Brincefield.

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As reported in last week’s NEWS, the Archdale Bass Club kicked off its regular season opener

Saturday, March 6, with its usual stop for breakfast at Rick’s in the thriving metropolis of Denton.

That may sound sarcastic until you realize Rick’s has served hundreds of thousands of hot breakfasts with friendly service to area sportsmen over the years, regardless of whether they were headed out for hunting or fishing adventures in the central part of North Carolina. Saturday morning a good meal was necessary.

Bass, being cold blooded crea-tures and the ultimate survivalists in the lakes and rivers around us, aren’t like their warm blooded hunters.

When the bass are cold, their metabolism slows down, they feed only when necessary and just wait it out.

While this bass hunter may have been fat, happy and ready to go, the water temperature was 39 degrees when I stopped the boat Saturday morning. That is at least 10 degrees colder than an average year and up to 15 degrees colder than the last few warm winters we’ve had.

Guess what? Mr. Bass cared less about our readiness

and wasn’t in a real hurry to chew on a chunk of plastic bait. But, as always, a few do.

Straight up, it was t-o-u-g-h. Sam Gunter brought in two fish for 4.36 pounds and a third place seat. “Hammer,” our Dwayne Roberts, brought in one fish at 4.48 pounds

to take second place and big fish honors.

Freddie House had two fish at 6.62 pounds, which landed him in first place.

And, like the children’s nurs-ery rhyme says, 10 other fisher-men cried wee- wee- wee and went home with none.

That is a tough day, but like my old acquaintance Mike Cross sings, “the important part of fish-

ing’s not the fishing but the fishing …” Well, I understand what he means. It is good to be off

the couch and chasing — even if it does not necessarily mean catching — fish again. I would not recommend the big water just yet.

Maybe a local pond until the water warms a little more.

As always, wherever you get a chance to chunk and wind, we’ll look forward to seeing you on the water.

2010 Yadkin Challenge

ABC’s Freddie House displays the two hard-found Badin fi sh for the win.

Bill Frazier

Archdale Bass Club

A t-o-u-g-h day on the lake

Archdale Bass Club in-vites the public to fish in the 2010 Yadkin Challenge one- or two-man team tour-nament trail, starting Satur-day, March 20.

Entry fee per team is $60 (one- or two-man team). All fishing is with arti-ficial lures from a boat with tourna-ment ready livewells capa-ble of keeping catch alive for release after weigh-ins. Penalties will be assessed for dead fish.

For every $60 entry fee received, the following will be paid back at the ramp:

• $20 — first place• $13 — second place• $7 — third place• $10 — big fishA membership fee of

$30 is required to fish these events, except for members of the N.C. BASS Federa-tion Nation — provide a member number at registra-tion to waive the fee.

Members of BASS can add membership in N.C. BASS Federation Nation

for an additional $10, which allows them to qualify for NCBFN benefits and for events qualifying towards the prestigious BASS Mas-ters Classic.

For more information, c o n t a c t C h u c k Murray at 1-919-853-6918 or leanliner@aol.com.

T h e Archdale Bass Club, it’s of-ficers and members, and the BASS organization are not responsible for any liabil-ity insurance or applicable taxes. Those are the respon-sibility of the contestants.

The limit is five fish ag-gregate for a one- or two-

man team. N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission creel limits apply.

Pre-registration is pre-ferred. For more informa-tion, call 880-0627. No reg-istrations will be accepted by phone.

Registration forms are available at Fishing Fe-ver on Fairfield Road, K&J tackle in Jamestown and at http://ncbfn.com/events/2010-yadkin-chal-lenge-2-man-team-tourna-ment-trail.

Mail completed registra-tion forms to William Fra-zier, Archdale Bass Club, 612 Liberty Road, High Point, NC 27263.

On-site registration be-gins 45 minutes before tournament time.

Speedway opens season March 14Caraway Speedway will rev up with its season opener

Sunday, March 14, featuring the Nascar Whelen Southern Modified Tour and the Nascar Late Model Stocks.

Grandstands open at noon. Adult admission is $20.Qualification rounds will be Saturday, March 13.Take the U.S. 220 Bypass to the Spero Road exit and

follow the signs. For more information, call the speedway office at 629-

5803 or visit www.carawayspeedway.com.

May 4 golf tournament to benefi t FoundationThe Cap and Mabel Burrow Foundation

in Asheboro will hold its first golf tourna-ment Tuesday, May 4, at Holly Ridge Golf Links in Archdale.

The event is captain’s choice format with 1:30 p.m. tee time.

Sponsorships are available.The cost for an individual player is $75.

A team of four is $300.

The Foundation works throughout the year to raise money to help meet the medical, housing, social, transportation, educational, vocational and other needs of people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases.

Therapeutic Alternatives Inc., whose patients benefit from the Foundation, oper-ates North Pointe in Archdale.

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There is a 50-boat limit. Launch will be in order

of registration.

Tournament Schedule• 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 20, at Badin Lake. Meet at

the Circle Drive ramp.• 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 10, at Tuckertown, Grave-

yard ramp.• 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 12, at High Rock, Southmont

ramp.• 5:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14, at Tuckertown, Grave-

yard ramp.• 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 9, at High Rock, Southmont

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Aviso de Junta PúblicaEste aviso es para informar al péblico sobre la junta acerca de la aplicaciñ del Programa de Transporte para la Comunidad que seré sometida al Departamento de Transportaciñ del Norte de Carolina no después del 31 de marzo de 2010. La junta se llevaré acabo el jueves 25 de marzo a las 5:00 p.m. ante la Mesa Directiva de la Asociaciñ de Adultos del Condado de Randolph.

Aquellos interesados en asistir a la junta y que necesiten ayuda o servicios auxiliaréos bajo el Acto de Americanos con Incapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en ingles) o un interprete, favor de contactar a Roger King, director de transporte de RCATS para o antes del 23 de marzo de 2010 al teléfono 336-629-7433 o por correo electrñico al rcats@triad.rr.com.

El Programa de Transportaciñ Comunitaria proporciona asistencia para coordinarprogramas de transporte ya en existencia que operan en los Condados de Randolph yMontgomery, Carolina del Norte. El programa tambiñ proporciona opciones de transporte y servicios para las comunidades dentro del Area de servicio. Estos servicios actualmente son proporcionados usando vagonetas para pasajeros y/o vehéculos de carga ligera (LTV’s). Los servicios son otorgados por Sistemas de Transportaciñ Area Regional Coordinada (RCATS por sus siglas en ingles).

La cantidad aproximada que ser’ pedida para el periodo del 1¬ de julio de 2010 al 30 de junio de 2011.

Proyecto Cantidad Total Porciñ local

Administrativo $ 359,696 $ 53,954 (15%)Capital (vehéculos y otros) $ 238,815 $ 23,882 (10%)Operativo (Sistemas pequeos regionales y urbanos) $ 0 $0 (50%)Total del proyecto $ 598,511 $ 77,836

Cantidad Total pedida Total de Porciñ local

Esta aplicacñ puede ser inspeccionada en Sistemas de Transportacñ Area Regional Coordinada (RCATS) oficina central 133 W. Wainman Ave., Asheboro, North Carolina 27203 de lunes a viernes de 8:0 0 am. a 5:00 pm. Comentarios por escrito deben ser dirigidos a Roger King, director de transporte de RCATS antes del 22 de marzo de 2009.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

This is to inform the public that a public hearing will be held on the proposed

Randolph Senior Adults Association, Inc. Community Transportation Program

Application to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Transportation

no later than March 31, 2010. The public hearing will be held on March 25,

2010 at 5:00 PM before the (governing board) RCSAA Board of Directors.

Those interested in attending the public hearing and needing either auxiliary

aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or a language

translator should contact Roger King, Transportation Director on or before

March 23, 2010 , at telephone number 336-629-7433 or via email at rcats@

triad.rr.com.

The Community Transportation Program provides assistance to coordinate

existing transportation programs operating in Randolph and Montgomery

Counties, North Carolina, as well as provides transportation options and services

for the communities within this service area. These services are currently

provided using vans and Light Transit Vehicles (LTV’s). Services are rendered

by Regional Coordinated Area Transportation System (RCATS).

The total estimated amount requested for the period July 1, 2010 through June

30, 2011

Project Total Amount Local Share

Administrative $359,696 $53,954 (15%)

Capital (Vehicles & Other) $238,815 $23,882 (10%)

Operating $0 $0 (50%)(Small fixed-route, regional, and consolidated urban-rural systems only)

TOTAL PROJECT $598,511 $77,836

Total Funding Request Total Local Share

This application may be inspected at the Regional Coordinated Area

Transportation main office, 133 W. Wainman Ave., Asheboro, NC 27203 from

8:00 AM until 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday. Written comments should be directed

to Roger King, RCATS Transportation Director before 5:00 PM, Monday, March

22, 2010.

End of Notice

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For a group of Archdale-Trinity Middle School students, the light

at the end of the recessionary tunnel may include a shadow.

While these students may not fully un-derstand the impact of Randolph County’s unemployment fi gures, they took a step to ensure a bright future for themselves and their community when they participated in a job shadowing experience throughout the Archdale-Trinity area on Tuesday, Feb. 23. According to Jandra Dillon, business ca-reer technical education teacher at ATMS, job shadowing is a career-exploration ac-tivity to help students determine a career path. Shadowing also helps students see how their textbook learning can be applied in the real world.

The event was sponsored by the Arch-dale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce, Com-munities In Schools of Randolph County,

Beverly Nelson

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of Commerce

Taylor Berry counts money under the watchful eye of Lisa Oliphant of Bank of North Carolina.

Archdale-Trinity Rotary Club and McDon-ald’s. These organizations believe it is im-portant to support our local schools in their efforts to prepare students for the world of work. The Chamber, CIS and Rotary orga-nized the event and recruited volunteers. Tony Delligatti, owner of the local McDon-ald’s, provided lunch for the students and teachers.

Thirty-eight businesses, government of-fi ces and community organizations hosted 71 students this year. Students were placed in beauty salons, church offi ces, auto repair shops, elementary schools, fi nancial institu-tions, daycare centers and restaurants. They learned how to calculate concrete footage, manufacture sample books, screen-print advertising items, fi ll a prescription, test soil, prepare a tax return, make mattresses and custom embroider.

They experienced many facets of lo-cal government — parks and recreation, the library, the police department, the fi re department, code enforcement, senior ser-vices — and came to understand the need for nonprofi t organizations.

They explored aspects of veterinary medicine, offi ce supplies, real estate sales and cus-tom machined parts.

They even discovered what the Chamber of Commerce does.

Law enforcement is a prime slot for the mid-dle schoolers to shadow. Archdale Police Chief Darrell Gibbs said this year’s students toured the department, learned about the operations center and how the various pieces of equipment work, then headed off for a ride-along with offi cers.

“I enjoy the kids and I’m sure the [offi cers] enjoy them, too,” said

Gibbs. This is Dillon’s second year of helping

plan the Job Shadowing event. “It is rewarding to see the excitement

of our students after they have experienced the work environment for the fi rst time,” said Dillon. “I am very thankful for a sup-portive community that cares about the fu-ture of our students.”

Participating students include Deniz Agar, Katelyn Bailey, Staley Barnes, Sam-uel Becker, Candace Bell, Andrey Bely-ayev, Taylor Berry, Dallas Billings, Laqua-sha Blackburn, Olivia Bryant, Chase Bulla, Austin Byrd, Sarah Cable, Angel Carrillo, Breanna Church;

Amanda Clark, Ben Cole, Matthew Conner, Alison Couse, Taylor Cuthbertson, Casey Davis, Callie Dean, Daniel DiPilato, Krissy Ezzell, Charley Fletcher, Stephanie Fortner, Madison Fountain, Kaitlyn Green, Lindsay Grimmett, Michael Guynn, Con-nor Harris, Ben Henderson, Shane High-fi ll, Coleman Hutchins, Randy Hutchens, Brooke Johnson, Jordan Johnson, Annissia Justice, Emily Keller, Jessica Krpejs, Zach-ary Lax, Corey Lewis, Clint Marsh, Brooke

Job shadow ensures bright future for students

Mauldin, Alex Mebane, Chad Morton, Kyle Mosley, Drew Mostoller, Nicole Murcia, Jordan Myers, Daniel Newcomer, Peyton O’Hara, Adam Peace, Lauren Pope, Julee Reitzel, Matthew Rice, Jarrod Rogers, Co-lin Rosenbaum, Cassidy Schobert, Rachel Somero, Jonathan Stevens;

Lauren Stewart, Brandon Stockwell, Jared Sumner, Jean Truong, Alexandra Velazquez, Caleb Vestal, Cassidy Wagner, Elizabeth White, Tanner Whiteford and Amna Zubair.

The following organizations hosted stu-dents: Ace Avant, Acme Sample/ASB Graph-ics, Allred & Company Realtors, American Graphics, Archdale Drug, Archdale Elemen-tary, Archdale Offi ce Supply;

Archdale Parks and Recreation, Archdale Police Department, Archdale Public Library, Archdale Senior Center, Archdale United Methodist, Archdale Friends Wee Friends Preschool, Archdale-Trinity Chamber, Bank of North Carolina, Blue Ridge Geological, City of Trinity;

Community Outreach of Archdale-Trin-ity, CommunityOne in Archdale and Trinity, Costa & Grissom, Dru’s Hair Fashion, Ed Price & Associate Realtors, Guil-Rand Fire Department;

Hauser Automotive, High Point Veteri-nary Hospital, Kathryn Hayes CPA, Kosta’s Family Restaurant, McDonald’s, Mommy & Me, Pioneer Family Restaurant, RBC, Sealy, Shear Perfections, Stan Byrd Realtors, State Employees Credit Union, Trindale Elemen-tary and Wet Whistle.

Gwen Taylor of CIS contributed to the writing of this story.

Brandon Stockwell watches as Darrell Holt of Haus-er Automotives performs an oil change.

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system in which Archdale police offi cers could communicate with additional agencies.

“If we got involved in a prolonged chase to another district, such as Charlotte, it would be nice to be able to go anywhere in the state and be able to talk to anyone just like you would your own agency,” said Gibbs. “Or, if we had a big emergency in this area, we would be able to provide mutual aid with other agencies here.”

The Federal Communications Commis-sion sees the incompatibilities of the com-munications systems as a serious safety is-sue. The FCC has mandated that by 2017 all agencies must be on an integrated VIPER (Voice Interoperability Plan for Emergency Responders) system.

The county has explored several options for upgrades.

“We can keep the equipment we have and pay for upgrades,” said Davis. “System up-grades may cost around $3.5 to $4 million. Or, we can go on the statewide VIPER 800 MHz system.”

The VIPER price tag is $8 million.The VIPER system would require the in-

stallation of communications towers. Ran-dolph County has one VIPER tower with three more under construction, all funded by the state.

If Randolph County opts to go on the VI-PER system, the state would foot the bill for additional towers, as well.

The radio system currently used by Emer-gency Medical Services cost $500 to $600

per unit to replace. “If we go to the [VIPER] system, it’s going

to affect every department,” said Davis. “They may have to replace all of their portable and mobile radios. That would be an expense of anywhere from $2,500 to $3,900 [per unit].”

Darrell Frye, vice chairman of Randolph County Commissioners, who was present at the exercise, said the cost of replacing the outdated communications system, whether the $3.5 million or $8 million option, poses a serious problem.

Neither amount is something that the county commissioners would be able to in-clude in the budget.

County commissioners have scheduled a meeting with Congressman Howard Coble to seek stimulus dollars to pay for the mandate.

Whatever the county decides to do, stay-ing with the current system is not an option.

“It is not something that we can choose to do or not do, we have to do it,” Frye said. “It’s not something that we can opt out of. It is a big problem for us right now.”

For Rutledge, the day also offered a con-fi rmation.

“It increased the camaraderie between the various agencies, and obviously the more we practice the better we get at it,” Rutledge said.

“Because of what the various agencies brought to the table, we were able to success-fully negotiate the release of the hostages, no one got killed and the kidnapper was coaxed to come outside and surrender himself. I was really proud of my people.”

EXERCISE From front

Commissioners’ meeting said it was not only the type of homes and smaller lot sizes they objected to. They wanted to protect the scenic byways and wildlife.

They added that the subdivision would increase traffi c on a steep and winding mountain road and be hazard-ous to horseback riders and wild ani-mals.

Residents also noted that 19 addi-tional wells could lower an already low water table. Grading the land could cause additional silt drift and erosion problems, especially near Little Cara-way Creek.

According to County Manager Rich-ard Wells, after the Commissioners de-nied the rezoning request they offered Earnhardt a chance to tweak his plan.

“They asked if he would change the plan to make it more compatible with the neighborhood,” Wells said. “Earn-hardt upped the (minimum) house size to 1,350 square feet, but the Commis-sioners said no.”

Wells added that it was probable the county would be contacted by another developer with a different proposal sometime in the future. That proposal likely would have larger lots and fewer houses.

“People out there have land, a house, some animals, a barn, maybe a horse track, they grow things,” he paused. “It’s just Randolph County.”

ROAD From front

Archdale may add three positionsAfter several years of keeping a tight

rein on hiring, the city of Archdale may add three new positions.

BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS

City Council decided at their annual re-treat, held Feb. 25-26 at Colonial Country Club, that next year’s budget will probably include a communications or marketing person, information technology support and a park ranger.

Marketing the city to new residents, businesses, highway traffi c and special events was the main topic of Thursday night’s portion of the retreat.

Does Archdale want new people and businesses? Larry Warlick answered that if the current population could afford in-frastructure and amenities by themselves, Council would be happy with the status quo. Businesses pay the bills, he said.

Councilmen Tim Williams and Roger Blackwell said that if they don’t start doing something to promote Archdale, it’s going to be a city of fast-food joints and sweep-stakes centres.

We need more business areas like Bon-nie Place, said Councilman Eddie Causey.

City leaders came up with marketing ideas, from branding (including a logo and a slogan) to social networking.

“That’s the way people are connecting, nowadays,” said Jeff Wells, planning di-rector.

City Manager Jerry Yarborough would like to see better communication with resi-dents. With social networking, they could get the word out quickly in cases like the recent water outage on Trindale Road.

Causey commented on how much time marketing takes. Council members agreed that the city may need a full-time marketing employee.

“I would look at that as an investment in the future,” said Council-man Lewis Dorsett.

During Friday’s staff reports, Financial Director Lori Nurse emphasized the need for IT support to maintain the city’s tech-nology. “You can have the best people in the world, but if they don’t have their com-puter, they’re not going to get much done,” she said.

Currently, Archdale relies on part-time IT service for emergencies.

Archdale has a fi rewall, but Nurse said the city needs a disaster recovery plan and increased data security. Utility customers can pay online, and the city has credit card, check and personal information. “We’ve got data that needs to be kept really se-cure,” said Nurse.

The police department needs computer support for their growing technology. One of their telecommunicators tries to trouble-shoot equipment, but it takes about 75 per-cent of her time from her duties, and they still need to call someone in for complex problems, said Chief of Police Darrell Gibbs.

Nurse explained that the IT position would be budgeted under administration

at City Hall, but would support the police and other departments.

Mike Shuler of Pub-lic Works also wants IT support for the SCADA system on the pump sta-

tions and the water tower system. SCADA provides monitoring and control, with a built-in alarm, that reduces the number of times workers have to check the pumps in person. “You can look at each station, it tells you exactly what’s going on at that station at any time,” said Shuler.

Mayor Bert Lance-Stone endorsed the need. “I’ve been hollering for an IT person for years,” she said.

Parks and Recreation Director Elaine Albertson requested a park ranger to pro-vide year-round security. Vandalism has gone up at the park, mostly during the win-ter months.

Creekside has gone through several se-

curity arrangements, from unarmed secu-rity companies to armed county offi cers.

Last year, Archdale-Trinity MiddleSchool’s school resource offi cer worked atthe park in the summer.

“Jeff Allred did a fabulous job,” said Al-bertson. “He knew the kids. He was verypersonable.” She wants to see that kind ofconsistency year-round.

When people see that Archdale uniform,it means a lot, said Yarborough.

The ATMS resource offi cer is no longerfunded through the city.

Albertson has asked Randolph Com-munity College to consider helping withfunds, since their Archdale center wouldbenefi t from added security.

The park ranger would be a memberof the Archdale Police Department. Gibbswould like to advertise the position now, because the selection process and train-ing could take three to four months. OtherArchdale offi cers would patrol the parkduring the ranger’s off-duty hours.

Archdale has only added one staff mem-ber since 2007 — a maintenance person forCreekside Park this year.

In 2007, the city hired a human resourc-es manager.

Gibbs and other department heads askedCouncil to consider hiring a mechanic inthe future, but Council did not discuss onefor this year.

The Council saved money by holding the retreat at Colonial Country Club. The story is on the back page.

THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 Archdale-Trinity News 5

At left, the youth hold up cardboard signs along Main Street. Tim Kennedy, right, helps the youthmake a cardboard city in the parking lot. The youth slept part of the night in the boxes. Photos submitted

30-hour famine teaches youth about hungerChurch newsPlace Brunswick stew orders

The United Methodist Women of Fairview United Methodist Church are selling their Brunswick stew as part of their semi-annual fundraiser. The cost is $6 per quart.

Pickup will be from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13. To reserve quarts, call 431-4214. If ordering on Saturday morning, call 434-5777.

The church is at 6073 Fairview Church Road in Trinity.

Friends seek auction itemsArchdale Friends Meeting seeks items for an auction

to be held in conjunction with the Wee Friends Preschool spring fling and the Quake, Rattle and Run 5K marathon and fun run set for Saturday, April 24.

Items sought include furniture, racing memorabilia, quilts and gift cards. To donate an item, or for more infor-mation, call 431-4147.

The meeting is at 114 Trindale Road.

Take Two sale starts todayArchdale United Methodist Church will hold its Take

Two children’s consignment sale today (Thursday) through Saturday, March 11-13.

The sale hours run from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday; from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday; and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Sale items include spring and summer children’s cloth-ing, uniforms, bedding, shoes, toys, books and maternity clothing. Proceeds benefit children’s ministries.

The church is on the corner of Main and Petty streets.

Community supper March 12Hopewell United Methodist Church will hold a free

community supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 12. The menu includes chili and a potato bar.

The meal is free, however, donations will be accepted to benefit the ministries of the church.

For more information, call 431-9507. The church is at 4540 Hopewell Church Road in Trinity.

Benefi t includes hot dog lunchFaith Baptist Church will hold a benefit for the pastor

from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 13. Breakfast will be sold from 7 to 10 a.m. and a hot dog meal from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is by donation.

The day’s event also includes a bake sale and yard sale. Various groups will sing throughout the day.

The church is at 2984 Rob Cruthis Road in Archdale.

Country breakfast March 13Fairfield United Methodist Church will hold its annual

old-fashioned country breakfast from 7:30 to 10 a.m. Sat-urday, March 13. All proceeds will go to mission projects.

The menu includes country ham, bacon, sausage, eggs, grits, hash browns, gravy, biscuits and beverages.

For more information, call 431-5743.The church is at 1505 N.C. Hwy. 62 in High Point.

Youth rally March 13Caraway Baptist Church invites area youth groups to a

youth rally at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 13. The speaker will be the Rev. David Harrison.

The event will include special singing. Call the Rev. Jim Honeycutt at 736-8579 for more in-

formation.The church is at 2928 Beeson Farm Road in Sophia.

About 80 students representing several denomina-tions and churches, including youth from Archdale

United Methodist Church, stepped out in faith to partici-pate in the 30-hour famine held from Friday, Feb. 26, to noon Feb. 27, at First Presbyte-rian Church of High Point.

The students fasted from breakfast on Friday until lunch on Saturday, surviving on water and juice only. They were rewarded with a small cup of hot soup.

As part of the experience, they built a cardboard city in the park-ing lot so they could learn how it feels to be homeless on a cold win-ter night. Later they were allowed to go inside a heated gym and sleep on the hard, but warm gymnasium floor.

Thanks to a translator, the students heard from two men who had grown up hungry in Africa. An American woman who had once been homeless also spoke.

Through a Skype hookup, the youth spoke with a youth pastor who serves as a missionary in Africa. He gave an

eye witness perspective on hunger and poverty. From Af-rica, he prayed over the group and praised God for theirwillingness to speak out against world hunger.

Saturday morning the youth played games of survival that included finding food or hauling drinking water over long

distances. Although just a game, they learned how difficult it was for somepeople to acquire the basics of life.

The youth finished their last halfhour by lining up and down alongMain Street and waving signs madefrom their cardboard housing. Driv-ers honked their horns and somestopped to give a donation.

During a candlelight vigil on Fri-day night, the students learned that a child dies every six seconds from starvation. Through this experi-ence, they realized that even a smallamount of food can make the differ-

ence between life and death of a child. The sign of one student reflected the lesson learned:“We will get to eat after 30 hours ... THEY WON’T.”

Tim Kennedy is Director of Children and Youth Ministries at Archdale Unit-ed Methodist Church.

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Walking in Faith

Faith Walkers to performLandmark Baptist Church will host the Faith Walkers

from Asheboro in concert at their regular second Sunday singing at 2:30 p.m. March 14.

The church is at 6055 Sunset View Drive in Archdale.

Sale benefi ts youth programsArchdale Friends Meeting will hold their semi-annual

consignment sale Thursday through Saturday, March 18-20. All proceeds will benefit youth programs.

The hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday; from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday; and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Sale items include gently used furniture, books, sports equipment, appliances, clothing, toys, electronics, linens, jewelry and more.

To obtain a consignor number and schedule a time to drop off items, call 431-4147.

Consignor numbers are required to drop off and sell items.

The meeting is at 114 Trindale Road.

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Errors in JudgementWe are all prone to errors of judgement. Psychologists and social scientists have been investigating the many and various forms of these errors for decades. Some of these are virtually built into the very structure of our psyches. Almost everyone has a self-serving bias. For instance, we simply cannot understand how others could think and feel the way they do when it differs so radically from our own ways

of thinking and feeling. At different times in our lives we are prone to particular errors of judgement. Prior to our brains being fully developed, which doesn t occur until the mid-twenties, we are not very good at risk assessment and more likely to be impulsive. Witness the high rate of car crashes among teenagers. At the other end of the age spectrum, older adults often place too much trust in their experience and thus they may fall prey to overconfidence in their judgements. The fact is, errors of judgement are a pervasive fact of life, and we would all do well to leaven our thinking with a moderate dose of humility. We have been wrong in the past and surely we will be wrong in the future, so we should not be too sure that we are not wrong now.

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Brown-Morgan couple to wed

Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Niven Pennell of Stamford, Conn. and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Dean Brown of Summerfield an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Jean Brown, to Dennis Wayne Morgan II, both of Greensboro.

The bridegroom-elect, a former Archdale resident, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wayne Morgan Sr. of High Point.

The couple will wed in July.

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Motleys celebrate 25th anniversary

One act plays March 12,13 at THS

Trinity High School will present the one act plays “Antigone” and “The Long View” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, March 12 and 13.

“Antigone” is the story of a young girl who pays the ultimate price by defying her uncle, the king’s, edict. Originally written by Sophocles, this 2,500 year old play has been reworked in modern poetry and prose in a 1920’s setting full of mobsters, grabs for power and manipulation.

“The Long View,” by Alan Haehnel, explores the repercussions of a single fight in a young person’s life through a series of short scenes and monologues.

“Both are extremely powerful and rich plays,” said theatre arts teacher Michael Johnson.

Tickets — $5 for adults and $3 for students — will be sold at the door.

Later in the month, theatre students will participate in the state theatre festival at N.C. School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.

Scott and Lisa Motley of Archdale celebrated 25 years of marriage Feb. 22, 2010, with a trip to Beaufort, S.C.

Their parents, Stan and Donna Russell and Clifford and Carolyn Motley, also hosted a family dinner at Messiah Too!! later in the month.

Mr. and Mrs. Motley were married Feb. 22, 1985, at First Baptist Church of Archdale. Mrs. Motley is the for-mer Lisa Russell of Trinity. The couple have two children, Tyler Scott Motley and Jacob Russell Motley, both of the

home.Mr. Motley, a graduate of Trinity High School and Da-

vidson County Community College, has been employed with Thomas Built Buses of High Point for 25 years.

Mrs. Motley, also a graduate of Trinity High School and Davidson County Community College, is a for-mer employee of Randolph County Schools. She is employed as a paralegal with Roberson, Haworth & Reese.

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Two local young women claimed ti-

tles in the Miss Thom-asville Scholarship As-sociation pageant held Feb. 13, 2010, at the T. Austin Finch Audito-rium.

Kayla Hollingsworth of Randleman was named Oustanding Teen. The 16-year-old Randle-man High School junior is the daughter of Ted and Debbie Holling-worth. She will compete in the N.C. Outstanding Teen Pageant to be held in June.

Tori Gross was named Thomasville Oustand-ing Little Miss Preteen. She is the daughter of Tim and Sharon Gross of Archdale.

Mallory Deanne Hon-eycutt won the title of Miss Thomasville 2010. She is a senior at the Uni-versity of North Carolina at Greensboro. Tori Gross

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A $10 ticket includes beverage, slice of bread and bowl of homemade soup, served in a ceramic bowl to keep. The bowls are glazed by the stu-dents.

Tickets must be pur-chased in advance. Call Brooke Sides at THS be-fore or after school. Tickets are limited. Call 861-6870 for more information.

The meal will be served from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thurs-day, March 18.

THS will hold a silent art auction, featuring do-nated work by students and local artists. Twenty per-cent of the proceeds will go to COAT.

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Truckers, seven days remain

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The driver and passengers in the fl ipped SUV escaped serious injury in the accident on N.C. 62. The passenger in the Nissan, pictured in the background, died as a result of injuries.

Man killed in wreck, others escapeAs of Monday, a driver involved in

an accident remains in fair condi-tion at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

BY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER

One man died and five others required medical treatment following the wreck at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at the inter-section of N.C. 62 and Hopewell Church and Turnpike roads.

According to a report from the N.C. Highway Patrol in Randolph County, Am-jad Khan, 31, of 2722 Allen Jay Road, High Point, was headed north on N.C. 62 in a 1994 Nissan.

When Khan attempted to make a left turn onto Turnpike Road, his vehicle col-lided with a 1997 Toyota SUV driven by Michael Aaron Smith, 20, of 521 Elliott St., Archdale.

The Nissan came to rest in the intersec-tion. The Toyota SUV overturned, trav-eled off the roadway and came to rest on the westbound shoulder.

Trinity property owners who wish to park their tractor-trailers within the city have only seven

more days to apply for a permit. After that, the mora-torium on a zoning ordinance which prohibits all tractor-trailer parking in the city will be lifted.

BY ROBYN HANKINS

“We need to hear from anyone who owns property on which a truck is parked, regardless of who owns the truck,” City Manager Ann Bailie told the NEWS. “They

need to call the city or come by our office.”

The city needs to hear from those property owners because at the Feb. 16 meeting, Trin-ity City Council ended a five-month debate on whether or not to allow tractor-trailers to park

within the city. They did so by approving a proposal from Councilman Kelly Grooms.

Under the terms of that proposal, truckers who park at home and property owners who allow trucks to park were given 30 days from the meeting date to apply for a permit that will allow them to continue parking.

“After that it’s over, zoning takes over from there,” Grooms said during the meeting. “Only the property own-er can apply for the permit. If they don’t pay taxes, no permit.”

This proposal, while allowing existing trucks to contin-ue parking in the city, would prohibit any future truckers from doing the same. There will be no fee for the permit. Replacement trucks may be allowed.

Also, the permit would not be transferable; if the truck-er moves to another location within the city, the permit

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Trooper R.O. Campbell said that the weather was clear, no alcohol or drugs were involved and all had on their seat belts.

According to the Highway Pa-trol, both vehicles had a green sig-nal, but Khan failed to yield the right-of-way.

As of Monday, no charges had

been filed.Taj Khan, 68, a passenger in the

Nissan, was transported to High Point Regional Hospital where he died soon after.

Lindsie Todd, 19, and two mi-nors, all passengers in the Toyota SUV, were treated and released from High Point Regional Hospital.

will expire. The permit is also not tied to the property past the life of the truck it grandfathers.

The city used a similar tactic with mobile home parks in 1998.

Bailie said that while truckers and property owners have until March 17, the city needs to hear from them sooner.

“We do not have a process set up for this,” she said Feb. 17. “We need to know who has a truck, then conduct visits, take pictures and talk to the owners.”

Council planned to discuss the process at its pre-agenda meeting March 9, too late for this edition of the NEWS.

Bailie noted that based on the wording of Grooms’ mo-tion, the permit likely will not restrict a truck’s hours of operation or include screening requirements.

However, during the meeting Councilman Robbie Sikes made a point to tell the truckers to talk to their neighbors, especially if they need to leave very early or come in very late.

“City Council can’t fix everything,” he told them. “If neighborhoods have deed restrictions (prohibiting trucks parking), it will trump this.”

Sikes said that in the future, Council should require developers to register any deed restrictions or restrictive covenants before the city gives final approval on the de-velopment.

To apply for a permit, call the city at 431-2841 or visit the office at 6701 N.C. Hwy. 62.

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Pamela Furr, executive producer and a host of TeamMorning Rush on Rush Radio 94.5 in Greensboro, willbe the guest speaker 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at ameeting of the Randolph County Republican Women.The meeting will be held at GOP headquarters, 122 Sun-set Ave. in Asheboro.

Bill Flynn is the other half of the morning show. Thetalk radio station carries the Rush Limbaugh, GlennBeck and other conservative radio shows.

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Rezoning request valid, says Trinity City Council

‘Quarter-cent’ sales tax effective July 1‘We expect the County Commissioners to en-

act the new sales tax on July 1, because the state requires at least 90 days from the day the results are certified,’ said Randolph County Manager Rich-ard Wells.

BY ROBYN HANKINS

“We can’t levy the tax in this fiscal year, we have to wait 90 days because the state has to have time to change receipts, calculators and all that before the tax could be lev-ied,” continued Wells. “We’re at the mercy of the state.”

Wells was referring to the quarter-cent ($0.0025) sales tax increase that Randolph County voters approved 2,302 to 1,929 on March 2. Voter turnout accounted for less than 5 percent of the county’s registered voters.

The quarter-cent sales tax was voted down in 2008.The newly approved tax will not be levied on basic ne-

cessities such as food, gas and medicine and is expected to generate $2 million per year. For the next four to five years, Randolph Community College will be the sole beneficiary of those funds. The college needs the money to pay for an expansion of the school and other capital projects to keep up with an increasing student population.

“We are going to take this support, and we are going to use it to give back to the county,” said RCC President Dr. Robert Shackleford. “I’m just incredibly grateful because

this is a very conservative county that does not easily raise taxes for anything.”

Currently, 44 percent of the county’s 8,000 unemployed workers are enrolled at RCC. Shackleford said the money generated by the sales tax will allow the school to physi-cally expand and add the infrastructure necessary to retrain those workers for different jobs.

The referendum illustrated more than just a change of heart in some county residents. Voter turnout was less than expected, according to Board of Elections Director Patsy Foscue.

“It was worse than usual. We generally get about 10 percent turnout with municipal elections, and I don’t think the weather helped either,” Foscue said, referring to the snow that fell on most of the county March 2.

Countywide, the 4,178 votes cast in the referendum represent less than 5 percent of the county’s 85,605 reg-istered voters.

While turnout was no better in the Archdale-Trinity area, all six of the areas precincts voted for the quarter-cent tax increase. The highest turnout for a precinct was Archdale 3, with 104 ballots cast. The lowest was Arch-dale 2, with only 32 ballots.

The closest vote was in Trinity East where 37 voted for the sales tax and 35 voted against.

RCC President Dr. Bob Shackleford said in a note to the NEWS, “It is noteworthy that the Archdale-Trinity area was one of the areas of the county that really sup-

The voteHere is a breakdown, by precinct, of how the

Archdale-Trinity area voted in the quarter-cent sales tax referendum. All results are unoffi-cial.Archdale 1 — 37 votes25 for, 12 against

Archdale 2 —32 votes21 for, 11 against

Archdale 3 —104 votes55 for, 49 against

Prospect —37 votes23 for, 14 against

Trinity East —72 votes37 for, 35 against

Trinity West — 65 votes35 for, 30 against

Early Votes — 1,006615 for, 391 against

Total ballots — 4,1782,302 for, 1,929 against

www.co.randolph.nc.us/elections

‘Like it or not, the request meets all the require-ments for the overlay and the land use plan,’

said Trinity City Councilman Robbie Sikes. This was the decision City Council reached after hearing from residents opposed to a rezoning request from devel-oper Gary Loflin.

BY ROBYN HANKINS

At the Feb. 16 meeting, Loflin told Council that it was always his intention to use the buildings as his office, and that he went door to door in the nearby residential neighborhood to ensure that there were no strenuous objections. Then, he approached the city and asked the property be rezoned to office-institu-tional.

Residents at the meet-ing protested that Loflin was asking for more than just zoning for professional offices. The zoning he re-quested included a laundro-mat and barbershop, some-thing not mentioned in his door-to-door campaign.

The property in question is on the corner of N.C. 62 and Meadowbrook View Drive, the edge of an older residential neighborhood. Loflin relocated two build-ings to that spot after they were moved to make way for Sheetz.

According to the city’s zoning ordinance, O-I in-cludes business and pro-fessional offices, service occupations and light com-mercial uses. Because these businesses are visible to the public, developers and operators are required to

provide an appropriate ap-pearance and parking area, as well as design egress in a way that minimizes traffic congestion.

“I have gone through all of the proper procedures, not one single thing did I not do,” Loflin said. “The workers hired were thankful for the work, in fact they’ve asked if I have more work (for them), and the neigh-bors all approve because of the increased visibility.”

Loflin was referring to the difficulty of making left turns onto N.C. 62 from Meadow-brook View Drive until he cut down part of a wooded area on the property.

He also added that of the 166 homes in the vicin-ity, 120 said they liked the change.

Stormwater Adminis-trator Rich Baker said an extensive review had been conducted of the area.

“There is no creek there, it’s a drainage ditch from the 1950s,” Baker ex-plained.

Baker went on to say that property was included in the 100-year flood zone because it was low-ly-ing, and that Loflin was in compliance with the city’s floodmaps and those of the Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency.

During the public hear-ing, nearby residents ex-pressed differing views on the proposed change.

“People used to use that lot for dumping and now the property looks 10,000 times better,” said Dwight McDowell. “I do not feel it detracts from my home or any other home.”

“As long as he keeps it classy, I’m all for it,” added Larry Barnes, another resi-dent.

“I don’t know if I’m for or against it,” commented Wanda Bristow. “If it’s only going to be his office that’s fine, but I don’t want to live behind a laundromat or barbershop.”

“Why do we need a busi-ness encroaching?” James Baker asked. “If it was just his office I thought it would be okay, but I don’t want the other businesses. I’m not denying what he’s done to the property, it looks good, but I say no to the businesses.”

Nickie Freeman was also opposed to the rezon-ing. “I’m opposed to busi-nesses in residential areas. An office might be OK. People here walk, their pets run around. It’s a residen-tial area, even if it’s not as pricey as Steeplegate or

Breckenridge.After the public hearing,

Council briefly discussed the issue.

Councilwoman Karen Bridges questioned why the lot size on the site plan dif-fered from the information obtained from Randolph County’s geographic infor-mation system (GIS).

“GIS is based on tax department records which are based on deeds, but you can’t take that as gospel,” answered City Attorney Bob Wilhoit. “The survey-or put his seal on (the site plan).”

Randy McNeil, city en-

gineer, concurred. “Surveys are usually more accurate.”

“How long will it take before he can occupy the building?” asked Coun-cilwoman Kristen Varner. “Would it be required to have curb and gutter?”

“As soon as he puts up buffers and barriers (he can occupy the building),” responded Adam Stumb, planning and zoning ad-

ministrator. “Curb and gut-ter is only required for newdevelopment.”

At this point Sikes notedthat the request was valid.Council approved the re-zoning 5-3, with Council-woman Linda Gantt andCouncilmen Tyler Earnstand Tommy Johnson op-posed to allowing the siteto be used for additionalbusinesses.

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The SWAT team inched forward as they prepared for the worst. Sixteen

hostages, fi ve of them children, were inside the old farmhouse as “Mr. Os-wald” ranted about being taxed to death, regulated to death. If something didn’t change, people were going to die.

BY LISA MOTLEY

The night before, a Hispanic woman was found passed out on N.C. 62. She was transported to Randolph Hospital, where test results revealed tuberculosis. Satur-day morning she tells offi cials that fellow migrant workers, many of them sick, were being held at gunpoint by Oswald.

Archdale police go to the site on Eng-lish Farm Road where Oswald shouts, “I’ll get you out two ounces at a time.”

The standoff begins.Archdale Chief of Police Darrell Gibbs

calls in the Randolph County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce, which in turn organizes emergency crews — haz-mat teams and fi rst respond-ers from Guil-Rand and Fair Grove fi re departments and Randolph County Emer-gency Services.

Not sure of what “two ounces at a time” meant, rews set up tents to decontaminate for possible biohazards. Medical workers assess exposure to TB. The SWAT team stands behind an armored personnel carrier inching up to the door. In the communi-cations hub, a second grade classroom at Trinity Elementary School, agency lead-ers set up laptops, radios, maps and tele-phones.

Detective Ed Blair begins negotiations. According to protocol, if shots are fi red,

the SWAT team will charge inside. This was a drill known as the “English

Farm Exercise.” The scenario was explained at a brief-

ing at Guil-Rand’s headquarters on Main Street before the exercise began. The pur-pose is to evaluate how effectively the

agencies work together. Incident commander Col. Fred Rut-

ledge of the Randolph County Sheriff’s Offi ce, told all the participants, “We want your opinions today. Whether this is your fi rst day on the job or if you have been here 40 years, you are important. If we work to-gether, we will make this a good event.”

The hostages in the situation were com-munity volunteers. Oswald was played by an employee of EnviroSafe Consulting and Investigations Inc., a fi rm hired to evalu-ate how effective the departments worked together. The exercise was funded through a Homeland Security grant.

The exercise in agency coordination was welcomed by Trinity Mayor Carlton Boyles.

“You know, this is like Murphy’s Law,” he said. “Something like this is going to happen. It is not a matter of if, it is a ques-tion of when.”

Guil-Rand Fire Chief Brian Cox echoed those sentiments.

“We are trying to work together for the good of the citizens,” said Cox.

However, the exercise did reveal prob-lems.

“We have a radio system that we can’t communicate with each other even within the county,” said Cox. “We hope through this exercise that our county and city of-fi cials see some of the issues we have with interoperability.”

Interoperability is the ability to ex-change and use information.

The communication problems men-tioned by Cox were evident to observers.

Those in command frequently had to switch to different channels. On occasion, those at the command center juggled be-tween the use of radios and Nextels.

While communication was diffi cult at times, the command center received word about lunch time that Oswald was willing to cooperate if he could get food.

Hot dogs were prepared by Big John (John Martin), a 15-year volunteer with the

When I heard about the emer-gency preparedness exercise

that was going to involve all of Ran-dolph’s fi nest — police, sheriff’s of-fi ce, Guil-Rand and Fair Grove fi re departments — I had to see for my-self how they would pull this off.

Randolph County Emergency Man-agement Director Donavan Davis ex-plained in a briefi ng that the annual requirement, mandated since Sept. 11, could have been fulfi lled with a tabletop exercise. Randolph County opted to do a full-scale hands-on operation. This is the fi rst time that an exercise of this na-ture was carried out in northwest Ran-dolph County.

I found out that they needed some hostages, so I signed up.

We met at the headquarters of the Guil-Rand Fire Department, where we went over “the plan.”

The room was full of the fi nest and bravest who showed up in uniform on their day off. Emergency responders were told there was a hostage situation and they would be judged by how all the agencies worked together.

Volunteer hostages were transported

to a farm, where an enraged farmer held us “migrant workers” hostage.

Everyone else moved into action. A joint command vehicle, generously

“donated” by drug dealers, decontami-nation tents and a lot more equipment than anyone would believe converged on English Farm Road. The APC or armored personnel carrier used by law enforcement certainly had an affect on negotiations, I might say.

During the exercise, I saw a big problem — the county’s radio commu-nication system. The system is outdated, which is dangerous for law enforcement offi cers, fi remen, for that matter all emergency responders because of fre-quent outages.

I spoke with Randolph County Com-missioner Darrell Frye, who seems to be everywhere when it involves this coun-ty, who said the communications sys-tem must be fi xed within the next few years. The price tag — $8 million. The cost shocked me. Like other equipment, technology ages and must be replaced — or worse things will happen.

Col. Fred Rutledge of the sheriff’s offi ce and Davis talked with us after we were rescued from our captors, and ex-

Guil-Rand Fire Department. After the meal was delivered, Oswald’s defenses began to weaken.

The children held as hostages were re-leased.

By 1:45 p.m. Oswald surrendered. Some hostages needed medical assistance for broken bones, respiratory and blood pressure problems.

No deaths were reported, said Rutledge. However, medical personnel tagged some hostages as deceased so specifi c protocols could be practiced.

So, is the Archdale-Trinity area safe should such a situation occur?

“The whole idea was to make sure we could all work well together if something like this really happened,” said Gibbs. “I think it went very well today.”

Cox agreed. “We had a few is-

sues at fi rst,” said Cox, “but they were correct-ed quickly. If we were to have such a situa-tion take place, we can work around the obsta-cles to make it happen, but we really all need to be on the same page,

especially when lives are at stake.”Getting to that “same page” may be dif-

fi cult with an outdated communications system.

According to Randolph County Com-missioner Darrell Frye, who observed much of the day, “it has been mandated by the FCC that we upgrade our communica-tion system by 2017. It is going to be ex-pensive, but we have to do it. We estimate the cost will be about $8 million.”

Debbie Hightower and Kathy Stuartcontributed to the writing of this story.

Archdale Chief of Police Darrell Gibbs, center, surveys the situation at thescene of the exercise.

Eddie Hightower

Guest column

plained that this exercise was paid for by a grant from Homeland Security to help unify emergency responders and to help them work together, smarter and safer.

I had a “broken leg” in this exercise, and during my rescue I was well cared for by sheriff and emergency medical personnel. I was even fed by Big John, the hot dog king of Archdale-Trinity and Sophia.

When I heard about this joint exer-cise I had preconceived ideas — an am-bulance, squad car and a fi re truck.

Instead, what I witnessed was an extraordinary large group of dedicated emergency responders, all professional in their actions and a real asset to this community.

Dedication of first responders evident in exercise

Although hostages did not ‘die’ in the exer-cise, fi rst responders treated some of the hostages as if they had died or been con-taminated by a biohazard.

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In this special report, four NEWS representatives witnessed a hostage exercise held Feb. 27 on English Farm Road. Lisa Motley covered the scene. NEWS staff member Debbie Hightower explored what offi cers learned from the exercise. That story is on the front page. Eddie Hightower, her hus-band, served as a community witness and volunteer hos-tage. Michael Hill took photos. More may be viewed at www.michaelofthecarolinas.com. Here is an insight into how the community’s protectors work together.

‘‘Mr. Oswald,’ who held migrant farm workers hostage, is taken into custody.

Photos by Michae l H i l l

10 Archdale-Trinity News THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010

Archdale Elementary School honor roll THS students praised

Six Trinity High School students have earned praise asstudents of the week, a project of the Character EducationCommittee.

The students, nominated by teachers, have shown out-standing character and citizenship.

Students who received the honor for the week of Feb.12 include Brett Kennedy, Emily Lumston and Tyler My-ers. Students named for the week of Feb. 19 include Kris-tina Johnson, Steffanie Strickland and Jace Walk.

School menus March 15-19Choose one entree and two fruits or vegetables. Fresh

fruit and milk are available daily.MONDAY — Nachos, cheese quesadilla, shredded let-

tuce and tomato, pinto beans, baked apples.TUESDAY — Country style steak with roll, chicken

tenders with roll, mashed potatoes, green peas, slicedpeaches.

WEDNESDAY — Spaghetti with whole wheat bread-stick, turkey deli sandwich with lettuce, tomato and pick-les, salad, steamed broccoli, mixed fruit.

THURSDAY — Pizza, loaded baked potato with roll,salad, buttered corn, fruit crunch.

FRIDAY — Toasted cheese sandwich, chicken fi lletsandwich with lettuce, tomato and pickles, tomato soup,veggie cup with ranch, sherbet.

Trindale Elementary science fair March 18Trindale’s third annual Sci-

ence Spectacular will be held Thursday, March 18.

The gym will overfl ow with in-dividual projects by third, fourth, and fi fth graders, with additional class projects by kindergarten, fi rst, and second grade.

Projects will be on display from 5:30 to 7 p.m. with winners announced at 6:45 p.m. The PTSA will sell a hot dog supper in the cafeteria from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. A Scholastic book fair will be held in the media center.

“It smells like new comput-ers in here!” exclaimed a student walking into the computer lab.

“Both students and teachers

are thrilled with the replacement of the lab and the creation of an additional fl ex lab with the older machines,” said media specialist Eve Keller.

“We appreciate the support of the Archdale-Trinity Tax Ad-visory Council, which provided $500 toward the purchase of each machine, and of our PTSA, which has helped us build our technol-ogy fund to pay the difference.”

Fathers of third, fourth and fi fth graders at Trindale Elemen-tary School fi lled the cafeteria on Feb. 12 with their students to en-joy “Doughnuts for Dads.”

Third grade teacher Tabitha Thomas explained Study Island,

a Web-based end-of-grade test preparation program.

On Jan. 29, Carol Motta of the Archdale Public Library spoke at “Muffi ns for Moms.” The group was open to mothers of third through fi fth graders.

Stars of the month for Janu-ary are Chris Hall, Aidon Conti, Samantha Cole, Aaron Ortega-Perez, Damion Spicer, Christian Duke, Josie Holmes, Kaylee Snel-len, Scott Tyree, Evan Somero, Kayla Cox, Tyler Moser, Maribel Vance, Haley Dennis, Alan Wood and Halle Manring.

Stars of the month for De-cember are Richie Linville, Julia Schultz, Griffi n Clements, Anna

Beth Shedden, Makenzie Walker, Desiray Therrell, Haley Neal, Sarah Thompson, India Benfi eld, Matthew Owens, Bryson Bartley, Muskan Shabbir, Katie Ortega, Jaren Davenport, Stephanie Her-ron and Ryan Johnson.

Fifth graders learned important health information at the health fair on Feb. 17. Students moved from station to station in small groups for two hours at the event spon-sored by Communities In Schools with assistance from school nurse Tember Blevins and physical edu-cation teacher Julie Dobias. Top-ics included blood pressure, hand washing, smoking and dental health.

Archdale police mentor students as ‘lunch buddies’Lunch time for Trindale Elementary School stu-

dents provides an opportunity to sit down, enjoy a nutritious meal and chat with friends. One day a week, lunchtime friends include offi cers from Arch-dale Police Department.

BY DEBBIE HIGHTOWER

Offi cer Anthony Cugino exchanges a high-fi ve with Seth Davis.

Student Jacob Hazelwood turns around, places his hands behind his back. “Take me to jail,” he says with a big grin.

“That’s not what I’m here to do today,” Cugino re-plies.

What he and Dispatcher Caroline Brown are there to do is to make that one-on-one positive connection. Offi cers on the day shift rotate visits at Trindale Elementary School as part of a lunch buddies program started by Communi-ties In Schools of Randolph County in October.

“When the fi rst idea of having them come visit us as volunteers came across my desk, I knew it was the right thing,” said Trindale Principal Dr. Terry Burgin. “It accen-tuates just how positively we need to view a police force that cares so much about its community.”

Cugino and Brown settle in Sharon Keever’s fourth-grade classroom to help three students complete an assign-ment on electricity and magnets.

Science is not Dakota Stacy’s favorite subject.“I think that I like it better when we are reading books,”

he told Brown.She turned that moment around.Faces brightened when Brown promised students a

dance session following the classwork assignment.“Good job,” said Brown when Kayla McClure found

the correct answer.When Dakota completed an assignment, Cugino said,

“You were all over that answer.”Dakota responds to their praises, “It’s really fun and it

helps me a lot,” he said.Buddies help students complete their academic assign-

ments, but it means more than that, said Communities In

Schools Executive Director Sandi Norman. “Everyone wants that one-on-one attention.”

After the students completed the work, Cugino honored his promise to learn a dance called the “Hoe Down Throw Down.” He mastered a slide and 180-degree spin, but had to admit that Dakota and Kayla were better dancers.

Another point of praise for the smiling students who mastered their science assignments.

While their mentorship helps students academically,

Brown and Cugino strive for a second goal:“I hope that it helps them learn something, feel better

about themselves, and maybe not be so scared of policeoffi cers,” she said.

Burgin agrees.“Our children are able to talk with the offi cers and see

them as people who provide service and take care of us,”she said.

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In the top photo, Offi cer Anthony Cugino gives a high-fi ve to Seth Davis. In the bottom left photo,Archdale police dispatcher Caroline Brown helps Dakota Stacy with a science assignment. As a re-ward, students are rewarded with a dance session, even with Cugino trying his best, too.

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The election is at 6:30 p.m.today (March 11) at Archdale-Trinity Middle School.

The candidates are NedBriley, Phillip Chadwell andincumbent Charles Eurillo.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 2010 Archdale-Trinity News 11

Albert Bundy Jr.Albert Reed Bundy Jr.,

81, of Archdale, died Satur-day, Feb. 13, 2010, at High Point Regional Hospital.

Born July 16, 1928, in Moore County, he was the son of Albert Reed Bundy Sr. and Abigail Lenoir Cole Bundy. He was retired from Carolina Container. In ad-dition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Joann Ensley Bundy in 1988; a daughter, Su-zanne Bundy; and a sister, Joann Shelton.

Survivors include three children, Julie Enochs and husband Michael of Arch-dale, Deborah Thomas and husband Danny of High Point and Richard Bundy of Wilmington; four grand-children ; four great-grand-children; and a sister, Doro-thy Bundy of California.

The family received friends Thursday, March 4, at Cumby Family Funeral Service in Archdale.

Dale Cooper Dale Cooper, 43, a resi-

dent of the High Point area all his life, died Thursday, March 4, 2010.

He was born Aug. 15, 1966, in High Point, a son of Don and Lynda Farlow Cooper. He was a self-em-ployed carpenter.

Surviving in addition to his parents are his sons, Langston and Jesse Cooper of the residence; maternal grandmother, Clara Farlow of Archdale; aunt, Doris C. Williams and her husband Bill of High Point; and an uncle Ralph Farlow and his wife Delores of Archdale.

The funeral was held Sunday, March 7, in the chapel of Cumby Family Funeral Service in Arch-dale with the Rev. David M. Emery officiating.

Memorials may be di-rected to the charity of one’s choice.

Online memorials can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com

Aleta F. KingAleta Finley King, 48,

of Kernersville, died Tues-day, March 2, 2010.

Born Aug. 9, 1961, in McDowell County, W.Va., she was a daughter of Char-lie Finley and Catherine Kennedy Finley. She at-tended North Pointe Pente-costal Holiness Church and worked for the Winston-Sa-lem Forsyth County School system. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandpar-ents, Corby Kennedy and Clarence and Allie Finley.

She is survived by her husband, Danny Lee King of the home; two sons, Samuel Lee King and Mat-thew Caleb King of the home; two sisters and four brothers, Bobby Finley and wife Wendy of Trinity, Michael Finley and wife Jackie of Baden Lake, Ker-ry Keene and wife Linda of Trinity, Donna Chessor and husband Eddie of Trin-ity, Michelle Mulenex and husband Billy of Trinity and Chris King and wife Rhonda of Denton; grand-mother, Edith Kennedy of Three Forks, W.Va.; and stepfather, Freddie Keene of Trinity .

The funeral service was held Friday, March 5, at North Pointe Pentecostal Holiness Church, with Pas-tor Darrell Greene officiat-ing. Interment followed in Lebanon United Methodist Church Cemetery. Cumby Family Funeral Service, High Point, assisted the family.

Memorial donations may be made to the College Trust for Matthew King, 5225 High Point Road, High Point, NC 27265.

Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com

Infant Kathyn LintonInfant Kathyn Iona Fay

Linton, of Trinity, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010, at home.

She is survived by her parents, Kimberly Lamp-kins and Kenneth Linton. She was preceded in death by a brother, Gabreal Anto-nio Linton.

A memorial service was held Saturday, March 6, at Guilford Memorial Park.

Condolences may be sent to Kimberly Lampkins, 6181 Welborn Road, Lot 1, Trinity, NC 27370.

June Marjorie Meyer Buck

June Marjorie Meyer Buck, 85, of Adams Farm Living in Greensboro, died Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010.

She was born April 12, 1924, in Buffalo, N.Y., the daughter of the late Fred W. and Louise Meyer. She gave her heart to the Lord as a young girl. She was a member of Trinity Church since 1974. She sang in the church choirs and in duets , led Sunday school classes and worked with children. She also led Ladies Bible Study for 30 years. She was a homemaker . She was pre-ceded in death by her hus-band of 66 years, Edward P. Buck Jr.

She is survived by four children, Amy Louise (Da-vid) Nichols of Amarillo, Texas, Bryan Edward Buck of Greensboro, Timothy Allen (Patricia) Buck of Asheboro, and Jo-anne Leslie Hildreth of Greens-boro; two grandchildren, Jonathan (Lindsay) Buck of Archdale and Sarah Buck of Cary; and a great-grand-son .

A memorial service was held Wednesday, March 3, at Trinity Church in Greensboro, preceded by a graveside inurnment in Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Church Cemetery in High Point. Forbis & Dick Guil-ford Chapel, Greensboro, served the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Church Missions, 5200 W. Friendly Ave., Greensboro, NC 27410 or Greensboro Youth for Christ, 824 S. Aycock St., Greensboro, NC 27403.

Condolences may be offered at www.forbisanddick.com

Susan ClarkSusan Joan Clark, 67,

of Archdale, died Monday, March 1, 2010, at the Hos-pice Home at High Point.

She was born Feb. 22, 1943, in Rome, N.Y., a daughter of Frederick Law-rence and Shirley Derenzy Davis. She was a former employee with High Point Regional Hospital. She was of the Methodist faith. She was preceded in death by her father and a brother, Rick Davis.

On August 13, 1960, she was married to Bobby Clark, who survives of the home. Also surviving are three daughters, Kim C. Coltrane of Trinity, Shirley C. Hilton and husband Dan-ny of Archdale and Debbie C. Dobbins and husband Brian of Trinity; two sons, Robbie Clark and wife Ve-lina of Trinity and David Clark and wife Yvette of Archdale; her mother, Shir-ley D. Davis of Rome, N.Y.; a sister, LaMoyne Ashlock and husband Bill of Granite Falls, Wash.; and 10 grand-children .

The family received friends Wednesday, March 3, at Sechrest Funeral Ser-vice in Archdale.

Memorials may be made to the Hospice Home at High Point, 1803 West-chester Drive, High Point, NC 27262.

Online condolences may be made at www.dignitymemorial.com

Adam FisherAdam David Fisher, 24,

of Trinity, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010, at High Point Regional Hospital.

He was born Aug. 13, 1985, in Guilford County, to Steven Wayne Fisher and Robin Van Patten Fish-er. He attended Randolph County Schools.

He is survived by his parents, Steven Fisher of Trinity and Robin Fisher of Archdale; daughter, Kaitlin Michelle Fisher of Arch-dale; fiancée, Brittany Mi-chelle Kearns of Archdale; brothers, Matthew and Justin Fisher of Trinity; sis-ters, Megan Fisher of Trin-ity and Sierra Halipilias of Archdale; and grandpar-ents, Jim and Bettie Fisher of Trinity .

A memorial visitation was held Tuesday March 2, at Thomasville Funeral Home.

Ruth LeeRuth Jones Lee, 87, of

Fair Grove Forest, Thomas-ville, died Thursday, March 4, 2010, at her residence.

She was born March 25, 1922, in Stokes Coun-ty, to James Sidney Jones and Bessie Lillian Snyder Jones. She was a supervi-sor with Sara Lee, formerly Adams Millis Corporation, for more than 40 years. She was a member of Fair Grove United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star.

On Aug. 24, 1945, she married Harry Austin Lee, who survives of the home. Also surviving are a daugh-ter, Betty L. Easley and husband Steve of Thomas-ville; two sons, Darrell Lee and wife Linda and Jerry Lee and wife Dianne, all of Thomasville; three grand-children, Stephen Easley and wife Brooke of Thom-asville, Jeffrey Lee of Jef-ferson and Tiffany Allen and husband Brent of Arch-dale; and two great-grand-children .

A funeral service was held Saturday, March 6, at the J.C. Green & Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Thomasville, with the Rev. David Noyes and Jane Ba-ity officiating. Interment followed in Holly Hill Me-morial Park.

Memorials may be di-rected to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3800 Sham-rock Drive, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220 or to Hospice of Davidson County, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington, NC 27292.

Online condolences may be made at www.jcgreenandsons.com

ObituariesJune M. Buck ......... GreensboroAlbert Bundy Jr. ....... ArchdaleSusan Clark .............. ArchdaleRichard Coltrane ......... SophiaDale Cooper ......... High Point

Adam Fisher .................. Trinity

Aleta F. King ......... Kernersville

Ruth Lee .............. Thomasville

Kathyn Linton .............. Trinity

Richard ColtraneRichard Paige Coltrane,

77, of the Cedar Square community, died Friday, March 5, 2010, at High Point Regional Health System.

He was born Feb. 17, 1933, in Randolph County to Joe L. and Eva Jones

Coltrane. A f t e r

g r a d u a -tion from Allen Jay

High School, he enlisted in the Army and served in Korea. He worked for the High Point Enterprise, managing the engraving department. He opened his own business, PhotoPlate. He sang with several gos-pel groups: the Rangers, Statesmen, Harvesters and Masters Five.

In addition to his par-ents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Smith, and son-in-law, Ste-phen Wilkinson.

On Jan. 26, 1980, he married the former Dianne Carruth, who survives of the home.

Also surviving are daugh-ters, Cynthia Saunders and her husband Michael, Can-dace Fenn and her husband William, Chavigny Dowdy and her husband Greg, and Kimberly Greene and her husband Rick; a step-daugh-ter, LeAnne White and her husband Keith; a sister, Becky Coltrane; brothers, Joseph Coltrane and his wife Mary, Eugene Coltrane and his wife Faye, Horace Col-trane and his wife Frances; grandchildren, Eric Dowdy and Courtney Lamb; step-grandchild, Leah White; great grandchildren, Austin Lamb and Makena Grace Dowdy.

A memorial service was held Monday, March 8, at Archdale Friends Meeting, with Dave Mercadante and Ben Hurley officiating. A graveside service followed at Ebenezer United Meth-odist Church. Cumby Fam-ily Funeral Service in Arch-dale assisted the family.

Online condolences may be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com

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Red Cross needs heroes

The American Red Cross seeks “heroes” who will help raise funds for emergency services. The “Heroes for the Red Cross” campaign runs through March, which is designated nationally as “Red Cross Month.” A “hero” is some-one who finds a way to raise $1,000.

In the past, Red Cross Heroes have raised their $1,000 by conducting din-ner parties for their neigh-bors, conducting yard sales, bake sales or car washes. Some businesses have sold $1 window cards to cus-tomers.

The staff of the Red Cross has raised more than $1,000 and, in return, the executive director, Bob Ziegler, allowed his head to be shaved. Participants are free to develop their own creative method to raise their $1,000.

To participate in the He-roes for the Red Cross fund-raising campaign, contact the High Point-Thomasville Chapter at 885-9121.

Caregiver seminar March 19Debbie Dalton of Brookdale Senior Living will discuss

why caregivers often don’t recognize their own needs, orsimply don’t know where to turn for help, at the next Med-ical Matters series.

The class will be held at noon Friday, March 19, at theFitness Center at High Point Regional Health System.

Seating is limited. To reserve a place, call 878-6221.

Free seminar on knee and hip pain

The Piedmont Joint Replacement Center at High PointRegional Health System will host a knee and hip pain sem-inar 10 a.m. Saturday, March 13.

The seminar will be held at the Millis Regional HealthEducation Center, 600 N. Elm St. in High Point.

The seminar will focus on advanced treatments offer-ing pain relief, information about medications, nutritionand exercise.

Registration is required. Call 878-6888.

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1:24 a.m. 3133 Ebb Shore Drive, rubbish fire.

7:12 a.m. 6181 Welborn Road, assist Emergency Medical Services.

7:39 a.m. 5008 Country Lane, assist EMS.

9:42 a.m. 6581 Thomp-son Road, assist EMS.

10:22 a.m. 3164 Sumner Road, assist EMS.

11:28 a.m. 4330 Eugene St., assist EMS.

12:26 p.m. 130 Gate St., assist EMS.

12:32 p.m. 4912 Hoover Hill Road, auto accident with property damage.

5:01 p.m. Interstate 85, auto accident with property damage.

6:16 p.m. Liberty Road at N. Main Street, auto ac-cident with injury.

8:41 p.m. 6821 Davis Country Road, assist EMS.

11:51 p.m. 6561 Thomp-son Road, assist EMS.MONDAY, March 1

6:48 a.m. 113 Pinecrest Drive, assist EMS.

2:38 p.m. 7035 Menden-hall Road, assist EMS.

6:08 p.m. 7226 Turnpike Road, service call.

7:18 p.m. 535 Archdale Blvd., false alarm.TUESDAY, March 2

1:36 a.m. 5286 Winde-mere Circle, assist EMS.

2:35 a.m. 10413 S. Main St., assist EMS.

4:02 a.m. 303 Aldridge Road, assist EMS.

5:49 a.m. 6655 Weant Road, assist EMS.

6:58 a.m. 5094 Jordan Valley Road, assist EMS.

7:34 a.m. 116 Lane Drive, assist EMS.

9:39 a.m. 10402 N. Main St., assist EMS.

10:01 a.m. 4064 Old Marlboro Road, assist EMS.

11:27 p.m. 4916 Marl-brook Court, assist EMS.WEDNESDAY, March 3

1:52 a.m. Surrett Drive

at Turnpike Road, auto ac-cident with injury.

4:08 a.m. Surrett Driveat Turnpike Road, assistpolice.

8:13 a.m. Surrett Drive,service call.

1:55 p.m. 4037 Wood Ave., assist EMS.

6:18 p.m. 6150 Pine-brook Drive, assist EMS.THURSDAY, March 4

10:23 a.m. 6088 Pros-pect St., assist EMS.

1:38 p.m. 306 LakeDrive, cooking fire, out onarrival.

4:00 p.m. 8613 HillsvilleRoad, assist EMS.

8:18 p.m. 4909 LakeDarr Road, rubbish fire.

10:49 p.m. 116 LaneDrive, cancelled en route.

11:10 p.m. 5194 OsbornSt., lock-in.FRIDAY, March 5

3:48 a.m. 6845 KennedyRoad, assist EMS.

5:38 a.m. 625 AshlandSt., false alarm.

7:08 a.m. 4145 Beau-mont Drive, assist EMS.

12:50 p.m. 5033 OldMarlboro Road, assistEMS.

2:30 p.m. 127 ColumbusAve., vehicle fire, out on ar-rival.

2:52 p.m. 5692 MuddyCreek Road, assist EMS.

7:34 p.m. 8517 HillsvilleRoad, service call.

10:04 p.m. 7448 CedarSquare Road, assist EMS.SATURDAY, March 6

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The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office has added the following four people to its fugitive watch list.

Jason Earl Bry-ant, 21, of 3865 Ar-bor Drive, Trinity, is wanted for failure to register as a sex of-fender. He is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds.

Grady Dean Moore, 26, of 1043 Henley Country Road, Randleman, is wanted for breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, possession of stolen goods and obtain property by false pretenses. He is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.

Stacy Shane Scalf, 40, of 989 Loflin Hill Road Lot 15, Trinity, is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds.

Samuel Lee Stone, 22, of 789 Loflin Pond Road, Asheboro, is wanted for larceny, two counts of possession of stolen goods, breaking and entering and larceny after breaking and entering. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 175 pounds.

Anyone who has information about their whereabouts should call 672-7463. Callers do not have to give a name; a code number will be assigned.

An Archdale man remains in jail under a $100,000 secured bond after police seized mari-juana and cocaine from his residence.

On March 1, the Randolph County Sher-iff’s Office Vice Unit and High Point and Archdale police de-partments searched a residence at 708 Brookwood Circle in Archdale.

During the search, detectives seized approxi-mately 16 pounds of marijuana, 58 grams of cocaine, packaging materials, drug paraphernalia and $6,275. The marijuana was pack-

aged in individual Ziploc bags, about one pound each.

Jose Abel Ramirez-Lopez, 32, of the resi-dence, was charged with trafficking in marijuana, trafficking in cocaine, possession with intent to

manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver cocaine and possession of drug paraphernalia.

DIRT BIKES STOLENA resident of the 100 block of

Erica Drive reported March 3 that his neighbor had seen two white men push two Honda dirt bikes,

valued at $1,800, from an open garage into an older model Chev-rolet pickup truck. CELL PHONE FOUND

A cell phone was found in the area of Bojangles on S. Main Street. For more information, call 434-3134.TRAILER STOLEN

A representative of CR Currin, 505 Aztec Drive, reported March 1 that an ATV trailer, valued at $1,200, was stolen from a dock inside the gated parking lot.WRECK

At 6:15 p.m. Feb. 28, David Neal II of Asheboro was travel-ling south on Main Street when the front passenger side of his 1993 Dodge was struck by a 1999 Dodge driven by Mart Teague of

Archdale. According to the Archdale po-

lice report, Teague had been trav-elling on N.C. 62 and ran the red light.

Both drivers and Neal’s three passengers were transported to High Point Regional Hospital by Randolph County Emergency Medical Services.

Damage to Neal’s vehicle was set at $3,000. Damage to Teague’s vehicle was set at $3,000.POSSESSION

Archdale police responded to a civil disturbance at the Inn-keeper, 10002 S. Main St., on Feb. 26. While interviewing those involved, the officer noticed a homemade drug cooking device.

In connection to this, David

Wayne Pegram, 53, of Randle-man, was charged with possessionof a schedule II substance and pos-session of drug paraphernalia.CHARGES FILED

Christi Lackey Thomas, 33, of3600-B Luck Drive, was chargedFeb. 27 with failure to appear.

James Stephen Pennell, 21, ofCleveland, was charged Feb. 27with driving while impaired anddriving left of center.

Robert Edward Hill, 47, of4475 Pliney Farlow Road, Trinity,was charged Feb. 28 with simplepossession of marijuana, driv-ing while impaired and failure tomaintain lane of travel.

Rico Demorris Titus, 35, was charged by citation March 1 withdriving while license revoked.

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office received a report Dec. 7 in regard to the ex-tortion of a high school student for nude photographs.

Inves t iga tors with the Inter-net Crimes Against Chil-dren Task Force iden-tifed the sus-pect as Doug-las Bryant Golien, 21, of 637 W. Wainman Ave. in Asheboro. Golien had been recently arrested for similar crimes in Guilford County.

Golien was charged Feb. 26 with felony extortion, cyberstalking and misde-meanor accessing com-puters. He was placed in the Randolph County Jail under a $10,000 secured bond. The case is still un-der investigation by the Piedmont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.DRUGS SEIZED

The Randolph County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit, along with Randleman Po-lice Department, searched a residence March 3 at 4577 Walker Mill Road in So-phia.

During the search, detec-tives seized approximately 28 grams of marijuana, nu-merous prescrip-tion medications including Diaze-pam, Alprazolam and Oxycodon, drug parapher-nalia, seven fire-arms along with ammunition and $2,929 in cur-rency.

In connection to this incident, Michael Edward Henderson, 43, and Rhonda Ed-ward Henderson, 42, both of the residence, were arrested. Michael Henderson was charged with five counts of possession of a firearm by a felon, mis-demeanor possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in the Randolph County Jail under a $27,000 secured bond.

Rhonda Henderson was charged with trafficking in opium or heroin, deliver-ing opium or heroin and conspiracy to sell opium or heroin. She was placed in the county jail under a $50,000 secured bond.THEFTS

A Farmall turning plow, valued at $250, was re-ported stolen Feb. 28 from a resident in the 2000 block of Ebenezer Church Road, Archdale.

An employee with En-ergy United reported Feb. 28 that someone was steal-ing power at 2621 Refuge Church Drive, Trinity. In connection to this incident, John Nathan Jackson, 44, of the residence, was charged with interfering with utility meter, failure to appear on

a charge alleging violation of un-suspended proba-tion and failure to appear on charges alleging driving while impaired, expired inspection and hit and run. FRAUD

A Sophia resident re-ported March 1 that he was a victim of fraud.HOMES ENTERED

A resident of the 6200 block of Old Mendenhall Road, Archdale, reported Feb. 27 the theft from his residence of a Glock 9mm pistol, valued at $500; tele-vision, $1,000; assorted gold necklaces, $3,000; assorted gold and diamond rings, $3,000; XBox sys-tem, $500; three games, $75; and television remote control, $20.

A resident of the 5500 block of Old Thomasville Road, Archdale, reported Feb. 27 the theft of a Dell computer, valued at $800, and television, $500.

A credit card and $520 in currency were reported stolen Feb. 18 from a resi-dent in the 10000 block of Archdale Road, Trinity.BUILDING ENTERED

A resident of the 5000 block of Walk-er Mill Road, Randleman, re-ported Feb. 27 the theft from his outbuilding of a circular saw, valued at $100; chainsaw, $400; generator, $500; railroad jack, $50; floor jack, $200; impact wrench, $100; antique gas pump, $1,000; socket set, $25; bench vise, $50; sawsall, $200; jigsaw, $150; two grinders, $400; electric drill, $150; chop saw, $200; tool

box and assorted wrenches, $400; and socket set, $200.SCHOOL ENTERED

An employee of Trin-ity High School reported Feb. 24 that someone en-tered the school and stole a digital camera, valued at $100; assorted THS ap-parel, no values listed; and cell phone, $150. Damages to the school were set at $300.

Several vehicles also were vandalized. Damages to the rear window on a 2002 Ford truck were set at $250; 1995 Dodge van, $25.CHARGES FILED

Henry Eddie Bowen, 69, of 3241 Katrina Drive, Thomasville, was charged Feb. 28 with injury to per-sonal property and commu-nicating threats.

Michael Coltrane, 40, of Liberty, was charged Feb. 26 with violation of elec-tronic house arrest.

Joyce Elaine Conner, 46, of 4324 Brown Loop,

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Bryant Moore

Scalf Stone

Golien

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Randleman, was charged March 2, with communi-cating threats.

Clinton Andrew Gaines, 19, of 1516 Rolling Road, Asheboro, was charged March 4 with driving while license revoked.

Sandra Lester Hoising-ton, 44, of 2161 Mill Race Court, Sophia, was charged March 2 with injury to per-sonal property, possession of stolen property and mis-demeanor larceny.

Heather Carico King, 32, of 4015 Evergreen Drive, Trinity, was charged March 2 with writing a sim-ple worthless check.

Rita Oxendine Lamp-kins, 45, of 6848 U.S. Hwy. 311, Sophia, was charged

March 2 with violation of inspection registration, driving while license re-voked and operating vehi-cle without insurance.

Christopher Andrew Mullins, 26, of 7133 Flint Hill Road, Sophia, was served March 4 with a civil order for arrest alleging non-payment of child support.

Billy Frank Ransom, 73, of 5773 Zelma Blvd., Arch-dale, was charged March 4 with carrying a concealed weapon.

Stephen Alexander Rose, 21, of 5637 Galli-more Town Road, Trinity, was charged Feb. 26 with second degree trespassing, communicating threats and breaking and entering.

Sheriff ’s Offi ce investigates cyberstalking caseChad Ryan Senters, 16,

of 4618 Colonial Circle, Trinity, was charged March 4 with trespassing with an all terrain vehicle.

Aaron Matthew St. John, 16, of 3383 Katrina Drive, Thomasville, was charged March 4 with assault and battery, possession of stolen property and misdemeanor larceny.

Carl Brian Tickle, 45, of 4143 Valley Ridge Drive

Extension, Trinity, was charged Feb. 27 with hav-ing an open container afterconsumption.

Esther Salgado Valdez,42, of 1336 Caudle Road,Randleman, was chargedMarch 2 with violation ofschool attendance law.

Laurali Brooke Winter,20, of 7474 Hughes GroveRoad, Thomasville, was charged March 2 with mak-ing a harassing phone call.sherif f ’s

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need some warmth on the cold nights.” Halo representatives simply asked that the blankets

be donated to people who need them, and not sold, saidBobby Smith, president of the United Way of Greater HighPoint.

“We knew that many of our partner agencies and othercommunity partners would be thrilled at the opportunity toget these nice blankets into the hands of their clients dur-ing this harsh winter weather,” said Smith.

Other agencies who received blankets include OpenDoor Ministries, Randolph County Senior Adults Asso-ciation, Helping Hand Ministry, Triad Health Project, theCommunity Clinic of High Point, Family Service of thePiedmont and Community Outreach of Archdale-Trinity.

United Way exceeds expectations United Way of Greater High

Point concluded its 2009 fundraising campaign Monday with a final talley of $4,336,572.

“We are so grateful to the Greater High Point community for its gener-osity,” said Leah Penry Price, 2009 Campaign Chairman. “After a dif-ficult year, we are incredibly proud of this community and its compas-sionate spirit, and we are thankful to a strong and dedicated group of vol-unteers from throughout High Point, Archdale, Trinity and Jamestown. They have worked exceedingly hard to get us to this point.”

The City of High Point remains the single largest employee campaign with employee contributions totaling $283,389, an approximate 9 percent increase over last year. Old Dominion Freight Line is the second largest do-

nor organization; its 2009 employee campaign, combined with its corpo-rate gift, raised $265,122.

In the 2009 campaign, the United Way of Greater High Point have 61 members of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society, which raised $729,772 in gifts of $10,000 each or more.

Other large donors include the Bank of America – Triad Center, Sealy, High Point Regional Health System, High Point Bank & Trust, New Breed Logistics, Advanced Homecare, Guilford County Schools, Dixon Hughes, Banner Pharmacaps, Cornerstone Healthcare, Aetna and High Point University.

Companies posting large increases in giving include BB&T, Lincoln Fi-nancial Group, Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills, River Landing at San-dy Ridge, Cornerstone Healthcare, Henredon, Kid Appeal Learning Cen-

ter, Greenpoint Insurance Group and Merz Pharmaceuticals.

Randy Brodd with Dixon Hughes will lead the 2010 campaign, which begins this summer and officially kicks off in September.

Greg York with Vann York Auto Group and Tim Ilderton with Ilderton Chrysler Dodge have agreed to lead the 2011 and 2012 campaigns, respec-tively.

The funds raised in the United Way of Greater High Point’s 2009 cam-paign will be distributed by more than 100 community volunteers to provide support to 70 health and human ser-vice programs at the United Way’s 29 partner agencies.

United Way partner agencies pro-vide a myriad of health and human services to children, families, and se-nior citizens throughout High Point, Archdale, Trinity and Jamestown.

BLANKETS Continued from front

Leah Price, 2009 United Way campaign chairman,was praised for her efforts in the campaign whichconcluded Monday. Randy Brodd will serve as the 2010 chairman.

Archdale keeps retreat local

Archdale’s City Council and managing staff sig-nificantly cut the cost of their annual retreat by

having this year’s event at Colonial Country Club.

BY ELIZABETH SAUNDERS

Archdale’s retreat is an annual, multi-day opportunity for elected leaders to get detailed reports on the city’s op-erations and to give employees direction and priorities for the coming year.

Mayor Bert Lance-Stone said, “We get lots of informa-tion to get ourselves in the mode to think about the budget process.” Council and staff also get to spend time together, which helps them work as a team.

The event had been held in Pinehurst, a resort area in central North Carolina, for the past decade. At the 2008 retreat, Councilman Larry Warlick had called the expense of that venue a waste of taxpayers’ money and encouraged Council to move the retreat closer to home. Last year, city leaders agreed that the pricetag for Pinehurst made them appear insensitive of the rough economic climate, but they could not cancel the reservation without losing most of the money. The 2009 retreat cost $7,200.

The retreat at Colonial Country Club, including the facil-ity and food, cost about $900.

The Country Club’s proximity not only saved money, but also helped city leaders who juggle busy schedules.

“Everybody makes a sacrifice to be here,” Stone said. She and Finance Director Lori Nurse came from another meet-ing to attend Thursday night’s session. To be at the meeting, Stone arranged for a caregiver for her husband Joe.

Williams drove 8 1�2 hours from Ohio, much of it through snow . Councilman Trey Gray took a day off of work.

Dorsett, a teacher at Trinity High School, came straight from an open house event Thursday, which would have conflicted with a meeting in Pinehurst. He paid a substitute teacher to cover Friday’s classes.

The retreat is important, Dorsett said, because it gives direction to city staff. Without this dedicated time, Council would have two or three budget meetings a week until June. Now, they meet a total of two or three times in the spring to work on the budget.

Participants of Southside Center in High Point cheered for all the communities as United Way of Greater High Point concluded its 2009 fund-raising campaign with higher than expected donations.

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