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SEWING SCHOOL FOR KIDS on Page 2a BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS See Sports Inside CORRECTIONS TO HAWLEY HONORROLL On Page 7b Thursday February 28, 2013 Volume 49 Issue 20 www.butnercreedmoornews.org © 2013 GRANVILLE PUBLISHING COMPANY INC. • CREEDMOOR, NC Falls Lake Academy Opening In August STEW SALE Mt. Vernon Lodge #74 (PHA) is having a stew sale on Thursday, Feb. 28th from 11:30 a.m. until all is gone. The price is $6.00 per quart. They will be taking orders by phone for the stew: 919-691-2199 (Gorham) or 919-780-9897 (Johnson). Stew can be picked up at the old Burger King building on Lake Road, next to McDonald’s. DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING The Granville County Democratic Party will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, February 28 from 6:30 pm to 8.00 pm at the South Granville Public Library, 1547 South Campus Drive, Creedmoor, NC. Planning for the annual precinct meeting and convention will be the main agenda items. The guest speaker will be Sheriff Brin Wilkins. Everyone is invited. WINE, BEER SAMPLING Stovall’s Gifts, in downtown Oxford, will be holding their “monthly sampling” of wines, several new beers, refreshments, and will feature a sampling of Nephew’s BBQ Sauce & Rub Company on Saturday, March 2nd from 2 to 5 p.m. The event will also feature a demo of award winning sauces and rubs. LIBRARY CLOSED MONDAY All branches of the Granville County Library System will be closed on Monday, March 4, 2013 for a mandatory staff training day. Regularly scheduled hours will resume on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Though the branches will be closed, customers may still return books and materials in the outside book drops during this time. STRESS SEMINAR Dr. Cheryl Hanly will speak on “Ten Ways To Overcome Workplace Stress” at 12 p. m. Tuesday, March 5th at V ance-Granville Community College, Meeting Room #133, 1547 South Campus Drive, Creedmoor. RE-DISTRICTING MEETING A joint meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners and Granville County School Board will be held at 7 pm at The Granville County Expo and Convention Center to discuss the county re-districting [Continued On PAGE 7A] BY TRACY TEAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FALLS LAKE ACADEMY When we first met as a group of concerned parents well over two years ago, we all had the same vision. We wanted a choice in education where our children and all students in Granville County had an opportunity to be challenged and motivated to be successful leaders in our home community and be well prepared for making a difference in our Mary Jo Clark at left was honored Tuesday night at a Creedmoor Board of Commissioners regular meeting for her ten years of service as a communicator with the Creedmoor Police Department. Creedmoor Mayor Darryl Moss presented her a pin and plaque in recognition of her contributions to the city. Moss also praised her for her leadership role with the local Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). global society as well. We are thrilled that our vision for this school that started over two years ago is now a reality. Our school’s mission will be to create a challenging learning environment while we strive to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of our 21st century learners to prepare them for citizenship, leadership, and success in a rapidly changing world. We hope all our parents and students embrace this mission and are as excited as we are about the possibilities it brings to our students. With over 200 Granville County students currently attending charter schools in other counties, we felt there was a real need for a choice here in our county. We were very fortunate to hire a principal that is on Board with the mission and vision for our school. In January, Dr. Eddy Daniel was brought on as founding principal for Falls Lake Academy. Dr. Daniel has roots in Granville County. He was a teacher at South Granville High School early in his career and is most remembered as a successful band director from 1979-1990. Since leaving South Granville in 1990, “Dr. D”, as his students call him, has an extensive and impressive list of accomplishments. He served as assistant superintendent of public schools in Pulaski County, Va, and as superintendent of Brunswick County Schools in North Carolina. He has 16 years of experience as principal and has been the founding principal of two schools prior to Falls Lake Academy. Dr. Daniel has received numerous honors and recognitions, both locally and nationally, for his innovation in establishing programs to optimize student performance and for student leadership development. In his career, he was named Teacher of the Year in Granville County, Principal of the Year for North Carolina, and Boss of the Year. He is enthusiastic and ready to return to Granville County as the founding principal for Falls Lake Academy. Falls Lake Academy will open K-7 with annual expansion of one grade Main Street Location Likely Site For Walgreens Store There is a 99% chance that a Walgreens will locate on North Main Street, Creedmoor Assistant Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Administrator Mike Frangos told the Creedmoor Planning Board at a regular planning board meeting on February 21. The proposed site is located at the Northwest corner of Wilton Avenue and North Main Street. Gordon H. Kolb, Jr., a representative of G.H.K. Developments, Inc., the firm in charge of constructing the building, said the proposed Creedmoor store will be built according to a newer Walgreens design, like the stores in Ahoskie and Edenton. Kolb also said that the site plans call for a storm water retention pond as part of the company’s compliance with all the Falls Lake protection rules. He also said that the project will bring about 35 to 30 fulltime jobs to the area, as well as about 200 construction jobs. Following a public hearing on the proposed Walgreens siting, the planning board, functioning as the city’s Technical Review Committee, looked over the development company’s site plans. At the public hearing, two nearby business owners addressed the planning board. Denise Pipkin said that she owns a business on Wilton Mike Frangos, seated, Assistant Creedmoor Planning, Zoning and Subdivision Administrator, assisted members of the Creedmoor Planning Board, functioning as the city’s Technical Review Committee, and interested citizens, as they looked at site plans for a Walgreens that is likely to be located in Creedmoor. To the right is Gordon H. Kolb, Jr., with G.H.K. Developments, Inc., the company in charge of building the store. To Kolb’s right is Jonathan Allen, an engineer working on the project. Avenue and expressed concerns about traffic on “a busy, narrow street.” She said that her business lost some of its parking space when CVS was built on the Southeast corner of North Main Street and Wilton Avenue. Debbie Vaughn, owner of Simply Delicious, said that the building of CVS did not impact her property or parking at all. She said she is in favor of having the Walgreens built at the proposed location. Frangos said that any street changes that would deal with traffic flow would have to be done through the state Department of Transportation. “We cannot tell DOT what to do,” he said. Walgreens is a pharmacy retailing chain with about 8,300 stores in all 50 states, the District [Continued On PAGE 7A] Scott Michael Edwards of 1584-A Hwy 50 South, Creedmoor, has been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder and armed robbery in connection with the fatal stabbing of Needham Bryant Sloan, Jr., also of 1584-A Hwy 50 South, Creedmoor, shortly before 10:00 a.m. on February 20, the Granville County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release. Granville County Sheriff Brindell B. Wilkins, Jr., says that the two men knew each other. of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. It was founded in Chicago in 1901. The company headquarters are located in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield. A Creedmoor planning and zoning official says that there is a 99% chance that this site, at the Northwest corner of North Main Street and Wilton Avenue, will soon be the location for a Walgreens pharmacy. Update On Trooper Potts BY RALPH THOMPSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERGENCY CHAPLAINS NCSHP Trooper Michael Potts, who was wounded four times while making a traffic stop Trooper Potts" this past Monday, walked out of Duke Hospital on Thursday afternoon. That's a miracle. I am so glad that God is still in the miracle business. In the past 15 years, Mike has probably stopped a few thousand cars and walked up to speak with the driver...just like he did on Monday night. There was nothing unusual about the stop on Monday to cause alarm to Trooper Potts...nothing to tip him off that he was walking into an ambush. It happened in an instant. Mike may have been three feet away from the driver when the shots started. Good training kicked in automatically and even while he was under fire from near point blank range Mike was able to get an accurate physical description of his assailant. He was even able to identify the caliber of gun that was being fired at him. "I got a real good look at [the gun]," he told me the day after the incident. Mike was wounded in both hands, his shoulder and the worst wound was to his face. Shortly after arriving at Duke he was taken to surgery where they got his bleeding [Continued On PAGE 7A]

SEWING SCHOOL FOR KIDS

on Page 2a

BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS

See Sports Inside

CORRECTIONS TO HAWLEY

HONORROLL

On Page 7b

Thursday

February 28, 2013

Volume 49 Issue 20

www.butnercreedmoornews.org

Falls Lake Academy Opening In August

STEW SALE

Mt. Vernon Lodge #74

(PHA) is having a stew sale

on Thursday, Feb. 28th from

11:30 a.m. until all is gone.

The price is $6.00 per quart.

They will be taking

orders by phone for the

stew: 919-691-2199

(Gorham) or 919-780-9897

(Johnson). Stew can

be picked up at the old

Burger King building on

Lake Road, next to

McDonald’s.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

MEETING

The Granville County

Democratic Party will hold

its monthly meeting on

Thursday, February 28

from 6:30 pm to 8.00 pm at

the South Granville Public

Library, 1547 South

Campus Drive, Creedmoor,

NC. Planning for the

annual precinct meeting

and convention will be the

main agenda items.

The guest speaker will

be Sheriff Brin Wilkins.

Everyone is invited.

WINE, BEER

SAMPLING

Stovall’s Gifts, in

downtown Oxford, will be

holding their “monthly

sampling” of wines, several

new beers, refreshments,

and will feature a

sampling of Nephew’s BBQ

Sauce & Rub Company on

Saturday, March 2nd from

2 to 5 p.m.

The event will also

feature a demo of award

winning sauces and rubs.

LIBRARY CLOSED

MONDAY

All branches of the

Granville County Library

System will be closed on

Monday, March 4, 2013

for a mandatory staff

training day.

Regularly scheduled

hours will resume on

Tuesday, March 5, 2013.

Though the branches

will be closed, customers

may still return books

and materials in the

outside book drops during

this time.

STRESS SEMINAR

Dr. Cheryl Hanly will

speak on “Ten Ways To

Overcome Workplace

Stress” at 12 p. m.

Tuesday, March 5th at

V ance-Granville

Community College,

Meeting Room #133, 1547

South Campus Drive,

Creedmoor.

RE-DISTRICTING

MEETING

A joint meeting of the

Granville County Board

of Commissioners and

Granville County School

Board will be held at 7 pm

at The Granville County

Expo and Convention

Center to discuss the

county re-districting

[Continued On PAGE 7A]

BY TRACY TEAL

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

FALLS LAKE ACADEMY

When we first met as

a group of concerned

parents well over two

years ago, we all had the

same vision. We wanted

a choice in education

where our children and

all students in Granville

County had an

opportunity to be

challenged and motivated

to be successful leaders in

our home community and

be well prepared for

making a difference in our

Mary Jo Clark at left was honored Tuesday night at a

Creedmoor Board of Commissioners regular meeting for

her ten years of service as a communicator with the

Creedmoor Police Department. Creedmoor Mayor Darryl

Moss presented her a pin and plaque in recognition of her

contributions to the city. Moss also praised her for her

leadership role with the local Mothers Against Drunk

Driving (MADD).

global society as well. We

are thrilled that our

vision for this school that

started over two years ago

is now a reality.

Our school’s mission

will be to create a

challenging learning

environment while we

strive to meet the

academic, social, and

emotional needs of our

21st century learners to

prepare them for

citizenship, leadership,

and success in a rapidly

changing world. We hope

all our parents and

students embrace this

mission and are as excited

as we are about the

possibilities it brings to

our students. With over

200 Granville County

students currently

attending charter schools

in other counties, we felt

there was a real need for

a choice here in our

county.

We were very

fortunate to hire a

principal that is on Board

with the mission and

vision for our school. In

January, Dr. Eddy Daniel

was brought on as

founding principal for

Falls Lake Academy. Dr.

Daniel has roots in

Granville County. He was

a teacher at South

Granville High School

early in his career and is

most remembered as a

successful band director

from 1979-1990.

Since leaving South

Granville in 1990, “Dr. D”,

as his students call him,

has an extensive and

impressive list of

accomplishments. He

served as assistant

superintendent of public

schools in Pulaski County,

Va, and as superintendent

of Brunswick

County Schools in North

Carolina. He has 16 years

of experience as principal

and has been the

founding principal of two

schools prior to Falls Lake

Academy.

Dr. Daniel has

received numerous

honors and recognitions,

both locally and

nationally, for his innovation

in establishing programs

to optimize student

performance and for student

leadership development.

In his career, he

was named Teacher of the

Year in Granville County,

Principal of the Year for

North Carolina, and Boss

of the Year. He is

enthusiastic and ready to

return to Granville

County as the founding

principal for Falls Lake

Academy.

Falls Lake Academy

will open K-7 with annual

expansion of one grade

Main Street Location Likely

Site For Walgreens Store

There is a 99% chance

that a Walgreens will

locate on North Main

Street, Creedmoor

Assistant Planning,

Zoning and Subdivision

Administrator Mike

Frangos told the

Creedmoor Planning

Board at a regular

planning board meeting

on February 21.

The proposed site is

located at the Northwest

corner of Wilton Avenue

and North Main Street.

Gordon H. Kolb, Jr., a

representative of G.H.K.

Developments, Inc., the

firm in charge of

constructing the building,

said the proposed

Creedmoor store will be

built according to a newer

Walgreens design, like the

stores in Ahoskie and

Edenton.

Kolb also said that the

site plans call for a storm

water retention pond as

part of the company’s

compliance with all the

Falls Lake protection

rules.

He also said that the

project will bring about 35

to 30 fulltime jobs to the

area, as well as about 200

construction jobs.

Following a public

hearing on the proposed

Walgreens siting, the

planning board,

functioning as the city’s

Technical Review

Committee, looked over

the development

company’s site plans.

At the public hearing,

two nearby business

owners addressed the

planning board. Denise

Pipkin said that she owns

a business on Wilton

Mike Frangos, seated, Assistant Creedmoor Planning, Zoning

and Subdivision Administrator, assisted members of the

Creedmoor Planning Board, functioning as the city’s

Technical Review Committee, and interested citizens, as they

looked at site plans for a Walgreens that is likely to be located

in Creedmoor. To the right is Gordon H. Kolb, Jr., with G.H.K.

Developments, Inc., the company in charge of building the

store. To Kolb’s right is Jonathan Allen, an engineer working

on the project.

Avenue and expressed

concerns about traffic on

“a busy, narrow street.”

She said that her business

lost some of its parking

space when CVS was built

on the Southeast corner of

North Main Street and

Wilton Avenue.

Debbie Vaughn, owner

of Simply Delicious, said

that the building of CVS

did not impact her

property or parking at all.

She said she is in favor of

having the Walgreens

built at the proposed

location.

Frangos said that any

street changes that would

deal with traffic flow

would have to be done

through the state

Department of

Transportation. “We

cannot tell DOT what to

do,” he said.

Walgreens is a

pharmacy retailing chain

with about 8,300 stores in

all 50 states, the District

[Continued On PAGE 7A]

Scott Michael Edwards of

1584-A Hwy 50 South,

Creedmoor, has been

arrested and charged with

First Degree Murder and

armed robbery in

connection with the fatal

stabbing of Needham

Bryant Sloan, Jr., also of

1584-A Hwy 50 South,

Creedmoor, shortly

before 10:00 a.m. on

February 20, the Granville

County Sheriff’s

Department said in a

press release. Granville

County Sheriff Brindell B.

Wilkins, Jr., says that the

two men knew each other.

of Columbia, Puerto Rico,

and Guam. It was founded

in Chicago in 1901. The

company headquarters

are located in the Chicago

suburb of Deerfield.

A Creedmoor planning and zoning official says that there is

a 99% chance that this site, at the Northwest corner of North

Main Street and Wilton Avenue, will soon be the location for

a Walgreens pharmacy.

Update On Trooper Potts

BY RALPH THOMPSON

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

EMERGENCY CHAPLAINS

NCSHP Trooper

Michael Potts, who was

wounded four times while

making a traffic stop

Trooper Potts" this past

Monday, walked out of

Duke Hospital on

Thursday afternoon.

That's a miracle. I am so

glad that God is still in

the miracle business.

In the past 15 years,

Mike has probably

stopped a few thousand

cars and walked up to

speak with the

driver...just like he did on

Monday night. There was

nothing unusual about

the stop on Monday to

cause alarm to Trooper

Potts...nothing to tip him

off that he was walking

into an ambush.

It happened in an

instant. Mike may have

been three feet away from

the driver when the shots

started. Good training

kicked in automatically

and even while he was

under fire from near point

blank range Mike was

able to get an accurate

physical description of his

assailant. He was even

able to identify the caliber

of gun that was being

fired at him.

"I got a real good look

at [the gun]," he told me

the day after the incident.

Mike was wounded in

both hands, his shoulder

and the worst wound was

to his face. Shortly after

arriving at Duke he was

taken to surgery where

they got his bleeding

[Continued On PAGE 7A]

2a The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, February 28, 2013

Friends, Family

& Neighbors

When sewing instructor Carol Montague learned

o make her first stitches, clothing was expensive and

ashioning garments at home paid off when it came to

uality and economics. Fabric and pattern prices have

nly continued to rise over time. Even though some

eady-to-wear clothes are reasonably priced, they

ren't always made out of the best materials. Some

re even constructed in overseas factories with loose

abor laws.

Montague manages Hen and Chicks Sewing School

ut of her home near Creedmoor, NC. For the last 10

ears she has taught scores of children in the lovely

tate of Washington. Now in North Carolina she

elcomes children ages 8 and above to learn how to

ut fabric, thread sewing machines, and stitch seams

n modest clothing, bags, pillows and quilts.

Home economics courses helped a number of

tudents acquire sewing skills in school for decades,

ontague said, but along with budget cuts and

luctuating interests, more popular courses have taken

heir place. Women, traditionally the family

eamstresses, are working full time, leaving less time

o sew or teach their children.

"Sewing is a life-skill," Montague shares, "which

einforces reading, math, and following directions both

ral and written. Children and adults learn drafting

esign skills by making some of their own patterns,

utting skills, the value of precision work, and how to

ombine color." Students can pick up useful tools by

earning how to sew that will save them money over

ime. They will be able to identify quality

raftsmanship in ready-to-wear garments and spot

astily made clothing fashioned out of cheap materials.

One recent student, Emma, summed up her

xperience this way, "It was fun. I didn't know I could

ew that well."

An Open House for Hen and Chicks Sewing School

ill be held Saturday, March 16 from 10-12AM. At

hat time children may try the machines and learn

bout classes to be held for spring and summer.

An Introduction to Sewing Class will be held for 4

tudents at a time Saturday, March 23 and Friday,

arch 29 from 9-12AM. At that time students will

earn sewing safety, how to run the machine, and make

drawstring bag. Cost is $10 for 3 hours. Parents

rovide fabric and notions. (All machines, tools, and

nstruction provided.)

A Sewing Camp will be held the first full week of

pril from 9-12AM or 1-4PM. During the 15 hours of

ewing students will make clothes and crafts. Cost is

120. (Prerequisite: Intro to Sewing) Parents provide

abric and notions. (All machines, tools, and

nstruction provided.)

Please contact Carol Montague for more

nformation and supply list at 919-603-1921 She is

ocated near Tar River Road and Highway 15.

Annabell Arnes learns to use a sewing machine.

Masonic Home Makes Donation

In acknowledging their support of educational needs of

children throughout Granville County, the Masonic Home for

Children at Oxford again recognized the care, commitment,

and services of Granville Education Foundation. By way of

the Home’s Board of Directors, a donation from MHCO was

presented to the Foundation in recognition of their continued

work for students benefiting from Granville County Public

Schools. The mission of the Granville Education Foundation

is to enhance student performance by providing resources

and enrichment programs in partnership with the community

and Granville County Schools. The Masonic Home for

Children continues to support the Foundation’s mission with

donations and other in-kind contributions. The Home has

recognized the importance of the Foundation and its positive

effect on the students of Granville County giving this gift for

over sixteen years. Residents of MHCO attend Granville

County Public Schools, grades K through 12th while living at

the Home and as part of the Home’s mission to provide

educational opportunities for all in its care. Dan Rice,

Chairman of the MHCO Board of Directors and Oxford

Orphanage Alumnus, left, presents the Home’s annual

donation check to Mr. John Burns, President of the Granville

Education Foundation.

SOAP OPERA REVIEW

BOLD AND

BEAUTIFUL

A memorable evening

together resulted in Taylor

moving in with Eric. Bill

took that discovery as a

signal to try to persuade

Brooke to do whatever it

takes to gain control of

Forrester Creations. Rick's

growing closeness to Maya

was abruptly halted by

Caroline's arrival. Steffy

feared that Liam only

chose her because she's

pregnant. Hope asked

Liam for a special favor, a

request that stunned

Brooke. Coming: Taylor's

actions create more

opponents.

THE CARRIE

DIARIES

Maggie and Mouse

told Sebastian he needs to

make a major move if he's

interested in getting

Carrie back. A surprising

encounter in Manhattan

shook Carrie's world. Tom

joined Harlan on a double

date with surprising

results. Maggie steeled

herself to tell Walt about

her dalliances with Simon

before Donna beats her to

it. Coming: Sebastian goes

after his heart's desire.

DALLAS: Following John

Ross and Sue Ellen's

takeover of Ewing

Energies, Bobby enlisted

Gary's help to retaliate,

placing the family in a

standoff. Pamela was

caught between

Christopher and John

Ross, with a car race

determining who would

win it all. Coming: A

legend is lost.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Chloe brought her

mother, Nancy, back to

Salem to help her win back

Daniel, with better than

hoped for results. Stefano

returned home. John

unexpectedly turned up at

the DiMera mansion while

Brady and Kristen were

making love. Meanwhile,

Roman gave a distraught

Marlena a comforting hug.

E.J. and Sami plotted to

get rid of Nick, but Vargas,

an about to be released

prisoner, may strike first.

Coming: Will is furious

over Nick's hateful actions.

GENERAL

HOSPITAL

Laura was stunned to

see Anna and Duke in a

kiss, and intended to tell

Luke. As Todd's trial

began, he was determined

to win Carly back and

feared the arrival of

Johnny's associate.

Sabrina, crushed that she

won't graduate with the

other nurses, overheard

Patrick accuse Britt of

setting her up. Sonny

urged Kate to undergo

therapy that could

reintegrate her. Spinelli

tried to back out of his deal

with Tracy. Coming:

Connie isn't through

messing up Kate's life.

THE LYING GAME

Ethan's confession to

Dan threatened to shatter

their brotherly bond

forever. Sutton got a

mysterious phone call that

contained valuable

information. Emma's

feelings for Thayer were

tested when she was in

close quarters with Ethan.

Someone else discovered

the existence of the twins.

Coming: Added exposure

of the secret increases

danger for all.

NASHVILLE

On a rebroadcast,

Rayna had mixed feelings

when she discovered that

Deacon had joined

Juliette's touring band.

Juliette began to make a

musical shift, despite her

team's warning that it will

damage her success.

Gunnar made an

irresistible offer to a cashstrapped

Scarlett. Coming:

Rayna's family implosion

has widespread consequences.

90210

Matt's new business

venture became

complicated when he got

romantically involved with

his first investor. Naomi

tried to convince Mark to

stay in Los Angeles after

he received an enticing

offer from New York, while

Dixon convinced Silver to

direct Michaela's music

video before she gets

pregnant. Coming: Dixon

takes more of an interest

in Michaela.

ONCE UPON A TIME

Refusing to accept

defeat when it comes to

regaining their powers,

Cora and Regina

intended to secure the

one object that could put

them above Mr. Gold. In

the former fairytale land,

Rumplestiltskin made

what would become a

fateful deal with a

younger Cora when the

king ordered her to spin

straw into gold. Coming:

The residents of

Storybrooke face dark

times.

PRETTY LITTLE

LIARS

When Spencer was

nowhere to be found,

even by her family, Aria,

Hanna and Emily

frantically searched for

their friend, fearing that

"A" might have done

something to her. But

when Spencer did show

herself, it appeared that

she didn't want to be

found. Emily was

thrilled to meet gold

medalist Missy

Franklin. Coming:

Spencer may hold the

key to "A's ultimate goal.

RED WIDOW

Marta acted quickly

when her forced drug

smuggling assignment

hit an obstacle and was

surprised by her own

savvy. Marta's children

became unwittingly

involved in the FBI

investigation against

her. Boris recalled a

disturbing memory from

his father's murder.

Coming: With family

first, Marta stands up to

authority.

REVENGE

Deeply shaken by

Amanda's death, the

Hamptons community

mourned its loss, while

Jack was left totally

bereft. Still reeling from

the devastation, Emily

was even more

determined to exact

justice and revenge, as

she was bolstered by

support from the few

people she could trust.

Coming: Emily targets

those whom she holds

responsible.

SMASH

Julia's fears

intensified after Tom

shared his suspicions

about Peter. Jimmy and

Kyle dealt with their

own crisis of confidence

as "Hit List" was read for

the first time. Ivy

realized that her

triumph might not be

what she hoped for when

she met her co-star,

Terry Falls. Karen

wondered if she can trust

Jimmy. Coming:

Someone gets hurt when

an important decision is

made.

SWITCHED AT

BIRTH

In an all-ASL

episode, inspired by reallife

protests 25 years ago

at Gallaudet University,

the students at Carlton,

led by Daphne, protested

to prevent their school

from closing. As one of a

handful of hearing

students in the school,

Bay's attempt to become

involved in the campaign

was challenged. Coming:

Daphne's commitment

helps to decide her

future.

VAMPIRE DIARIES

Klaus tried to

control Jeremy by

putting Matt's life in

danger. Elena devised

her own plan when

danger from an

unexpected source

threatened Jeremy. Kol

made it clear that he will

stop at nothing to

prevent the search for

the cure. Shane's

responses to Bonnie's

questions about his

involvement in the

Founders' Council

deaths pushed Bonnie to

the edge of her powers.

Coming: Klaus picks a

side.

YOUNG AND

RESTLESS

Leslie told Neil

about her past. Nick's

encounter with Wheeler

led him to realize that

Leslie knows something

about Avery's case.

Summer arranged to get

an internship at Jabot

and convinced Jack to let

her work for Kyle.

Lauren regretted

becoming involved with

Carmine, who assured

her that it will stay

secret. When Cane got

home to find Tyler

working with Lily, it

propelled him and Lily

into an argument.

Coming: Nick acts on his

latest discovery.

Crossword Puzzle

Crossword Clues

Across

1 Word on a red

octagon

5 Tree-trunk

greenery

9 Channel

covering Capitol

Hill

14 Coif makeup

15 Queen Boleyn

16 Partner of well

17 Partner of

willing

18 Like tilted ltrs.

19 Moderated, with

"down"

20 Hullabaloo over

a sudden policy

reversal?

23 Ball supporter

24 Little mischiefmakers

25 Legendary

Chicago cow

owner

29 Attack from

above

31 __ Grande

32 Co. bigwig

33 Sign of table

tennis tendonitis?

37 Bushy coif

40 Half of a double

play

41 Inventor's germ

42 Bit of applause for

an equestrian event?

47 Big thing at

McDonalds?

48 Samaritan's offer

49 Game one

53 Meditation

instruction

55 Crossword hint

57 Inventor Whitney

58 Cry of frustration

about a Hostess

cake?

61 Montezuma, e.g.

64 Snug ... bug in ___

65 "Exodus" author

66 Musical pace

67 Easy pace

68 Waiter's handout

69 Cuts and pastes,

say

70 Iowa State's city

71 Stage accessory

Down

1 Great Pyramid

passages

2 One of two

Commandments

holders

3 More greasy

4 Make ready, briefly

5 Letter carriers

6 Winning

by Toby Goldstein

7 Velcro alternatives

8 Note to __

9 Book of available products

10 Hillside

11 Exemplar of neatness

12 Hail, to Maria

13 Composer Rorem

21 Fido's poodle amie

22 Pork cut

26 Military sch.

27 Actress Russo

28 Class using mats

30 For each one

31 Campus military gp.

34 __ Samaritan

35 Little Lab

36 Organ whistle

37 High point

38 Source of linen

39 Yummy but fattening

43 Parti-colored cats

44 Bank's claim

45 Sprawls, as by the pool

46 Take down __: humble

50 Less remote

51 Cause of odd weather

52 Equips for use

54 Highly capable

55 PC data disk

56 Gem grader's aid

59 Festive event

60 Trash destination

61 Ended a fast

62 Alphabet ender in England

63 1979 Pa. meltdown site

Your Week Ahead Horoscope

March 1, 2012 - March 7, 2013

by Lasha Seniuk

ARIES (March 21-

April 19): When you

don't have a box in the

first place, it's easy to

think outside of it.

Freedom from

possessions or

commitments may give

you a more lofty view of

the world and increased

objectivity this week.

TAURUS (April 20-

May 20): Your

companions don't

necessarily need advice.

They might merely need

someone to listen and

hold their hand. During

the upcoming week,

your sympathy and

kindness receive plenty

of notice.

GEMINI (May 21-

June 20): If you can't

give your best, don't give

anything. You may be

somewhat discouraged

in the week ahead when

others don't show the

expected level of enthusiasm.

Appreciation

may be delayed.

CANCER (June 21-

July 22): By all means,

mean what you say.

Making a commitment

in the week ahead may

mean that you will be

bound by rules and must

take on additional

obligations. Remain

budget-conscious in the

week ahead.

LEO (July 23-Aug.

22): You are too

determined to be

defeated. If you are

happy with your work,

your work will make you

happy. Remain doggedly

on the job in the

upcoming week, even if

doing so requires extra

organizational skills.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-

Sept. 22): Being strong

means you have the

ability to lift others up,

not put them down.

Loved ones might be

more affectionate in the

week ahead, so it is up

to you to be supportive

and sensitive to their

needs.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.

22): The ties that bind

need to be more tightly

bound. In the week to

come, what you are

looking for arrives when

you aren't looking for it at

all. Don't mistake

familiarity or a sense of

security for true love.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-

Nov. 21): There is a

reason a candle can only

be lit on one end. It is

necessary to have a stable

base to hold you up when

passions are burning. You

may be called upon to

follow through on

commitments this week.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.

22-Dec. 21): What you

seek is seeking you. While

the squeaky wheel gets

the grease, the ones that

don't squeak are doing

fine. Remember to

express gratitude to those

who are reliable in the

week ahead.

CAPRICORN (Dec.

22-Jan. 19): Do less and

produce more this week.

Getting organized can

make the difference that

prevents you from

working overtime and

gets you home in time for

dinner. Find time to

demonstrate your

affection.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-

Feb. 18): Cash in by being

caring and ready to

compromise. Take pride

in your ability to follow

through on duties and

commitments. You can be

trusted to keep your word

when partners are in a

bind.

PISCES (Feb. 19-

March 20): Your smile

can change the world.

Just don't let the world

change your smile. News

and media sources may

focus on depressing news,

but you shouldn't let it

dampen your high spirits

in the week ahead.

SOLUTION

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Upcoming Events And Activities

ZUMBA FITNESS

CLASSES

Families

Living

Violence Free is offering for

survivors and victims of

domestic or sexual

violence, Zumba Fitness

classes starting March 7th.

To register and for

more information, contact

the Director of

Empowerment Services,

Shirley Davis, at 919-693-

5700.

FOOD DRIVE

Union Chapel Church

will be having a food drive

for people in the community

who are experiencing

hardship.

They will be doing the

food drive every 2nd

Wednesday and 4th

Wednesday of each month.

The times are 12:00 pm to

1:30 p.m.

If you are in need, please

come to the food drive.

The Pastor is Rev. Allen

Moore.

MENTORING,

TUTORING PROGRAM

Union Chapel AME

Zion Church in Wilton

has started a mentoring

and tutoring program, to

be held every Monday

from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Contact Stanley

Smith at 252-430-9209

for more information.

NEW HOURS FOR

UNION FOOD PANTRY

Union Chapel

Missionary Baptist Church

Outreach Ministry director,

Mrs. Sarah Williams, has

announced a change in the

hours of operation for the

church’s Food Pantry.

The new hours of

operation, effective

immediately, are on the 2nd

and 4th Thursdays of each

month, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Families in southern

Granville and northern

Franklin counties who can

benefit from this ministry

are welcomed.

Union Chapel

Missionary Baptist Church

is located in Butner at 901

East F Street. Rev. Harold

F. Trice, Sr. is the pastor.

LIFESTYLE FITNESS

CLASS

LifeStyle Fitness,

located at 106 West C.

Street, Butner, will be

holding Zumba Fitness

classes on Tuesdays and

Thursdays beginning

October 23, from 6:00

p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and on

Saturdays beginning

November 17 from 9-10

a.m. and Zumba on

Mondays from 6:30-7:30.

Both events are free to

members and $5.00 for

non members.

For

more information,

call 919-575-

8441.

FREE TAX

PREPARATION

Mount Vernon

Missionary Baptist

Church in Creedmoor has

partnered with the IRS to

offer the Volunteer Income

Tax Assistance (VITA)

program in the Granville

area.

This service is FREE

and open to the public.

Beginning January 26th,

certified volunteers will be

available to help prepare

tax returns at the following

locations:

Mondays - 5 PM to 8

PM at S. Granville Branch

Library, Creedmoor,

Thursdays - 5 PM to 8 PM

at Granville County

Senior Center, Oxford

(919 693-1930)

Saturdays - 10 AM to

2 PM at Richard Thornton

Library, Oxford (919 693-

1121)

Anytime - 5 PM to 8

PM at Mount Vernon

Missionary

Baptist

Church,

Creedmoor (919 528-2715,

by appointment only)

You need to bring with

you: Social Security card

for you (and dependents);

valid picture ID; all income

information; and a copy of

last year's tax return.

For more information,

please call the church at

919 528-2715

EVENING OF LOVE

An Evening of Real

Love is scheduled to be held

on Thursday, Feb. 28th

from 6 to 8 p.m. at Darling

Presbyterian Church, 123

W. McClanahan Street in

Oxford.

The public is invited to

attend an evening of poetry,

music, and love in laughter,

along with healthy tips and

treats. Admission is free.

Rev. Dr. Omotolokun

Omokunde is the pastor of

the church. Contact Dawn

Marie Omokunde at (919)

690-0415 for more

information.

RECYCLING EVENT

A recycling event will

be held on Saturday,

March 2nd, at the

Granville County Expo &

Convention Center,

located at 4185 US Hwy 15

South, Oxford, from 9 a.m.

to 1 p.m.

For more information,

contact Teresa Baker at

919-725-1417 or email to

bakertd@gcs.k12.nc.us.

Vendors and what they

will be collecting include:

Metech Recycling

(electronics, computers,

household batteries, etc.

N. C. Dept. of

Agriculture (pesticides,

fungicides, insecticides,

fertilizers).

Re-U-Zit: (text books,

encyclopedias, clothing,

shoes, stuffed toys, and

toys.

Granville County

Sheriff’s Dept.:

(medications, inhalers,

sharps, ammo, flares).

Bio Fuels Center of

NC: (used cooking oil).

Sonoco Recycling:

(rigid plastics (ex. 5 gal.

buckets, toys, lawn

furniture, playground

equipment, etc.)).

Also accepting

fluorescent light tubes,

CFL’s, thermostats,

mercury containing

devices.

GOSPEL CELEBRATION

The 2013 Gospel

Celebration will be held

Saturday, March 2nd at the

Caswell County Civic

Center, 536 Main Street in

Yanceyville. Doors will

open at 4 p.m. and services

will begin at 5 p.m.

Among the featured

guests will be Grammy

award winner Joe Ligon &

The Mighty Clouds of Joy,

Bishop Darrell McFadden

& the Disciples, and The

Legendary Singing Stars.

For more information

you may call Larry Downey

at 919-482-5630 or John

Thorpe at 336-504-5936.

The emcees will be Dr.

George Pickard and Dr.

George Webb.

MARTELL BEING

HONORED

Local artist Stu

Martell is being honored at

a one day exhibition at

Outsider’s Art and

Collectibles, at 718-C

Iredell in Durham, on

March 2nd.

Art Outside the Frame:

the Work of Stu Martell

features a retrospective of

Martell's life-time of

artistic accomplishment

together with several new

works. Stu is a unique

artisan craftsman -

stonemason, woodworker,

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THE BUTNER-CREEMOOR NEWS

EDITORIAL PAGE

THURSDAY

Guest Editorial

by Ann Louise

Barrick, PhD

Stem

Everyday I’m

astounded by the

number of news stories

that include gun violence.

For example, on

February 20, in the News

and Observer, the front

page included a headline

that read: “Trooper, shot

4 times” and a story of the

diamond heist by

individuals with

automatic weapons.

Page three covered

Pistorius’ killing of his

girl friend who was

behind a locked

bathroom door,

reportedly thinking she

was an intruder. A page

four headline was:

“California shooting

spree leaves 4 dead.”

We’re inundated

daily by national and

international reports of

gun violence.

We must support

changes in our laws to

provide gun safety. More

guns is not the answer.

In the last 30 years there

have been at least 62

mass shootings in the

United States, and not

one was stopped by an

armed civilian.

February 22 was

National Day of Action-

Gun Violence, a

reminder that gun

violence is a national

issue.

Pause for a minute

today to remember the

victims of gun violence.

Then join in the effort to

improve gun safety and

stop the killings.

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Letters To The Editor

POLITICIAN DEGREE?

To The Editor

Republican Governor Pat McCrory says that in

order to continue funding higher education in the

great state of North Carolina, colleges need to educate

toward jobs. He suggested that colleges will be graded

on the number of jobs graduates get in order to

maintain state funding.

All this was said on the Bill Bennett radio show,

http://media.townhall.com/townhall/bennett/

GovMcCrory1.29.13.mp3. You know Mr. Bennett as a

leading voice for conservative moral values, all the

while he was a high-stakes gambler who reportedly

lost millions in Las Vegas. After the broadcast went

viral, the Governor backed off and said he was

misunderstood, at which point he repeated what he

said on the radio program.

Then, in support of the direction Governor Pat

McCrory wants to take in the area of education, the

legislature passed and the Governor signed a totally

worthless bill that requires the State Board of

Education to develop by the fall of 2014 a new diploma

that makes clear a student is ready for college, ready

for a vocational career, or both, as if grades, subjects,

and SAT’s do not.

I would like to make a suggestion. If any North

Carolina college offers a state funded degree called

politician, they are doing a lousy job and should drop

the major because I do not want to pay for it.

They can go to a private college. Then again, I do

not think anyone has ever graduated.

Gerald Hendricks

Creedmoor

WORLD NEEDS FIXING

To The Editor:

Skyfall? No, it’s too easy to point out the parallel

between the recent James Bond box office hit

“Skyfall”, and the just as recent bombardment of

meteors falling from the sky, thus skyfall.

It’s also too easy for the so-called experts to say,

“Don’t worry, the sky is not falling.”

What should be easy to acknowledge is the fact

that something is most definitely occurring that has

not occurred prior. We are already witnessing huge

snow storms, crippling cities.

There have been more recent reports of hail, much

larger in size than ever before. And, let’s not forget

the multitude of tornadoes that have destroyed many

of our cities.

[Continued On Page 7A]

An Old, Old Debate

Over Estate Taxes

It is a debate that

has been going on for a

long time.

In fact, politicians

were arguing about it

during the nation's

founding.

Estate and inheritance

taxes have

always prompted bitter

words.

On one side are those

who see the taxes as dual

taxation, an unfair levy

on the sweat of those who

spent a lifetime working

and saving. They argue

that the tax forces

families to split up family

businesses and family

farms.

Supporters of the tax

argue that only larger

estates are affected, and

only a fraction of estates

are ever subjected to the

tax.

Today, the Republican

-controlled General

Assembly is looking at

getting rid of the tax,

more than a decade after

dropping a separate

inheritance tax.

The difference

between the two is that

the estate tax is applied

to the estate before it is

distributed among heirs;

the old

inheritance

t a x

applied

to the

individual

i n -

heitances

of the

heirs.

Current

state

l a w

applies

the estate tax only on

estates valued at more

than $5.25 million. The

tax ranges from 0.8

percent to a maximum of

16 percent for estates

over $10,040,000.

The tax pulls in $52

million a year, which is a

drop in the bucket of the

state's $20 billion general

operating budget.

Still, those state

lawmakers who favor

rescinding the tax might

be a bit surprised about

how our forefathers saw

this business of taxing

estates.

A 1784 North

Carolina statute found

that abolishing some

forms of inheritance

would "tend to promote

that equality of property

A V IEW

F ROM

R ALEIGH

By Scott

Mooneyham

The Raleigh Report

The eerie quietness

of a once thriving island

Portsmouth where?

Maine? Virginia?

Like many North

Carolinians, my friend

had not heard of

Portsmouth, North

Carolina. He was

resisting my push to visit

Portsmouth in connection

with a planned trip to

Ocracoke Island to

participate in a program

for public school teachers

organized by the North

Carolina Center for the

Advancement of

Teaching, known as

NCCAT.

Take out a state road

map, I said, and look for

an island just south of

Ocracoke. You will see

Portsmouth Island, and

on it is marked the town

of Portsmouth.

Portsmouth is just a

small village with a few

old buildings: Houses, a

store, post office, church,

a former lifesaving

station, and a graveyard.

But no living people.

By the 1970s only

three people remained on

the island and they are

long since gone.

The buildings,

maintained

by the

National

P a r k

Service,

stand as

reminders

of what

Portsmouth

once was:

a thriving

and important

commercial

center.

Portsmouth lies to the

south of Ocracoke Island,

separated by Ocracoke

Inlet, which, according to

the late Dirk

Frankenberg’s recently

reissued classic, "The

Nature of North

Carolina’s Southern

Coast," is "the only inlet

on the Outer Banks that

has been open

continuously throughout

recorded history. It was a

major entry into North

Carolina’s coastal sound

and estuaries in colonial

times—first for pirates

and smugglers" including

Blackbeard, who was

killed at the inlet in 1718.

After the Revolutionary

War, "the inlet became

important as a trans-

T HE R ALEIGH R EPORT

which is

the spirit

a n d

principle

of a

genuine

republic."

Keeping

large

estates

together

f o r

several

generations

would give some

families "unequal and

undue influence in a

republic."

In other words, these

folks didn't want North

Carolina to turn into

merry old England, with

its landed aristocracy.

That radical Thomas

Paine went further. He

proposed an estate tax

that would be applied,

not to raise money for the

government treasury, but

to be redistributed to all

citizen at age 21.

Estate taxes became

an especially hot topic

during the Progressive

Era, as robber barontypes

amassed huge

fortunes.

By then, supporters of

the tax touted it on moral

shipment

site for

materials

used for

developing

the land

resources of

N o r t h

By

Carolina

D.G.

a n d

Martin

southern

Virginia."

The

village,

established in the 1750s,

Frankenberg wrote,

"played a major role in

the maritime commerce

of North Carolina for the

next century."

Local pilots were

necessary to guide oceangoing

boats across the

shallow inlet. Later,

facilities grew up to

accommodate the need to

transfer goods between

larger ocean-going ships

and the smaller boats

that delivered cargo to

local ports near the

Pamlico and Albemarle

sounds.

Over time a sand

build-up made the

Ocracoke Inlet more

tortuous, and

Frankenberg wrote that

it was "quickly

grounds. In their minds,

inheritances undermined

the national work ethic.

(It is an interesting idea

in light of current-day

arguments that the tax

itself penalizes frugality

and the work ethic of

One of those famous

robber barons, Andrew

Carnegie, wrote, "The

parent who leaves his son

generally deadens the

talents and energies of

the son and tempts him

to a lead a less useful and

less worthy life that he

Teddy Roosevelt made

considered, and finally

approved, the federal

estate tax in 1916,

opponents had a different

congressman noted that if

those amassing the

estate.)

enormous wealth

otherwise would."

similar comments.

When Congress

take.

One Nebraska

supporters "cannot

reduce the cost of living,

they demonstrate to the

public their ability to

raise the cost of dying."

Others called it class

warfare.

Somehow, this all

sounds kind of familiar.

abandoned for the

clearer channels of

Hatteras and Oregon

Inlets that were opened

by the hurricane of

1846."

My friend agreed to

add Portsmouth to our

trip. Our three-hour

ferry ride from Swan

Quarter got us to

Ocracoke just in time to

join NCCAT leader Alton

Ballance and his group of

teachers on a boat that

gave us a long, cold ride

across the inlet to

Portsmouth with guide

Rudy Austin.

Austin told us about

each building and the

people who worked and

lived there. But other

than his voice there was

no sound. The eerie

quietness surprised and

then delighted us.

Ballance told us

about once spending the

night alone in the

deserted village, feeling

the spirits of the dead

and departed villagers

and trying to imagine

what they were like and

how how they lived.

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EVENTS

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leather sculptor, house

carpenter, innovator in

glass and tile, slate,

copper, landscape architect

and his creations are

mostly part of people's

houses in Durham and

surrounding counties. His

family and friends have

put together this

exhibition to celebrate his

genius, which is also

documented in a limited

edition book.

The event on Saturday,

March 2nd is free and open

to the public from 1:00 -

3:30 and will feature live

music by Corn and the

Colonels and food from Pie

Pushers.

Martell's art, both

functional and decorative,

is in many local homes and

collections in the Triangle

Area, where his work

celebrates

natural

materials like stone, brick,

native woods, and fused

glass.

For more information

and a schedule of the

event, visit the web-site:

www. outsiders-art.com.

VGCC BACKYARD

CHICKEN CLASS

RESCHEDULED

A new Vance-Granville

Community College

Personal Enrichment

course on raising chickens

has been rescheduled.

The one-day

“Backyard Chicken Craft”

2013 RELAY

FOR LIFE

SCHEDULE

OF EVENTS

MARCH

8 BREAKFAST SUPPER, Mt. Zion Baptist

Fellowship Hall, 4:30 - 7 p.m., donations,

Mt. Zion Baptist Team

9 CCM YARD SALE, CCM Hut, 7:30 a.m. until

lunch, Mountain Creek Baptist Team

9 GOSPEL EXPLOSION, New Hope Granville

Church, 5 p.m., gospel choirs, groups, individuals.

Donations, New Hope Granville Church Team

11 TEAM CAPTAINS MEETING, First Baptist

Creedmoor, 6 p.m.

15 Survivors’ Dinner, you must pre-register.

Contact Gina to register, 919.603.7367, or

morrisg@gcs.k12.nc.us

23 SPAGHETTI SUPPER & SILENT AUCTION,

Amis Chapel Baptist, 6 p.m. Amis Chapel Baptist

Team

23 AUCTION, Gym, Masonic Home for Children, 6

p.m., preview - 5 p.m. Concessions,

All teams will have items. Contact a team and donate

an item. Contact Frances/Muffin at 919.693.2225

APRIL

6 CAR WASH, Auto Zone, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., New Hope

Granville Church Team

10 SPAGHETTI DINNER, First Baptist,

Creedmoor, Family Life Center, 5-7p.m. $8.

First Baptist Creedmoor Academy Team

15 TEAM CAPTAIN’S MEETING, Thornton

Library, Oxford, 6 p.m.

19-20 TRAIL RIDE & FOOD, Newcomb Farm,

Hwy 15S, Oxford, 10 a.m., $20 ticket, contacts: Frances

919.693.2225/Bucky 252.432.8296 Saddle Up! Clayton

Home Team

29 GEORGE’S RESTAURANT, bussing tables for

lunch/dinner for tips. Come dine with us. Mountain

Creek Baptist Team

MAY

4 BAKE SALE, STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL,

Stovall’s Gifts, Mountain Creek Team

17-18 COUNTYWIDE RELAY EVENT, Webb

track, Survivors’ reception, 4:30 p.m.,

Opening ceremony - 6 p.m.

RAFFLE: 2 - $100 gas cards, New Hope Granville

Church Team, call 919.693.4363

PEANUTS: $2. Bag, Mountain Creek Baptist

Team

class is now set to be held

on Saturday, March 2

from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

(including a one-hour

lunch break), with a

classroom component at

VGCC’s Main Campus in

Vance County and a

hands-on component at

instructor Mike Holland’s

farm on Lickskillet Road

in Warren County.

Holland will help

participants understand

if keeping chickens in

their own backyards is

right for them. “In this

course, I will teach firsttime

chicken-keepers

about how many and

what breed of chicken to

raise, and how to house

and care for your

chickens,” Holland said.

The cost of the class is $25

per person. The class is

scheduled to be offered

again in April in two

sessions.

Holland is also an

instructor for

“Beekeeping Basics,” a

course for which some

spaces are available.

For more information

and to register for one or

both of these classes,

contact

Theresa

Somerville at (252) 738-

3427 or SomervilleT

@vgcc.edu.

SPECIAL EVENT

A 12th preanniversary

for George

“Pee Wee” Davis will be

held Saturday, March

2nd, at the Community

Center, 125 Orange Street

in Oxford. Doors open at

5 p.m. and the program

will begin at 6 p.m.

Among the performers

appearing will be All the

Way Gospel Singers of

Henderson, Miss “Marth”

Gospel Comedy, Jean

Johnson, The Mighty

Pilgrims Harmonaires of

Henderson

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and

Inspiration of Oxford.

Food will be available.

“For more information

contact George “Pee Wee”

Davis at 252-339-8001 or

252-492-6215.

ZUMBA AT YMCA

Vance-Granville

Community College is

offering Zumba fitness

classes through a

partnership with

Henderson Family

YMCA.

The classes will meet

on Tuesdays and

Thursdays from 6 until 7

p.m. at the YMCA,

located at 380 Ruin

Creek Road in

Henderson. Sessions

consisting of eight classes

will begin on March 5,

and April 2. The cost for

each session is $40.

Pre-registration is

required. For more

information and to

Somerville at (252) 738-

3427 or e-mail

SomervilleT @vgcc.edu.

EXTRA HELP WITH

PRESCRIPTION DRUG

COSTS

Granville County

Senior Services and the

Senior’s Health Insurance

Information Program

(SHIIP) will assist eligible

Medicare beneficiaries in

signing up for extra help

for prescription drug costs

during a Relay for Extra

Help event.

This event will take

place on Tuesday, March 5,

2013 from 2:00 p.m. until

6:00 p.m. at the Granville

County Senior Center in

Oxford. Help may be

available to Medicare

beneficiaries with limited

income and assets to help

pay premiums,

deductibles and co-pays,

but beneficiaries have to

apply. The following

items are required to

complete the assistance

application: (1) Social

Security and Medicare

cards (2) income

information (3) bank

account information (4)

information on Individual

Retirement Accounts.

Individuals may also

apply on-line at

www.ssa.gov or by calling

SHIIP at 1-800-443-9354.

For more information,

please call the senior

center at (919)693-1930

LOCAL SONS OF

CONFEDERATE

VETERANS MEETING

Mr. Donny Taylor, the

site manager at the

Bentonville Battlefield

Site, will be joining the

local sons of Confederate

Veterans meeting for

their March program. Mr.

Taylor will be talking

about the Battle of

Bentonville, discussing

the events that led up to

March 19-21 1865, when

the quiet little village of

Bentonville, NC found

itself in the center of the

largest battle ever fought

on North Carolina soil.

General Joseph E.

Johnston was charged

with gathering

Confederate forces

scattered throughout the

Carolinas into a

concentrated force large

enough to halt General

William T. Sherman’s

army of Federals

numbering 60,000 men

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before it reached Virginia.

The resulting clash

between the two armies

lasted three days and

ended in a tactical draw,

with Johnston’s army

withdrawing from the

battlefield.

The battle was fought

over an area of 6,000 acres

with nearly 80,000 troops

engaged. More than 4,000

casualties were reported.

The Battle of Bentonville

marked the last

Confederate tactical

offensive of the war and it

would also leave an

unforgettable mark on the

history of the state of

North Carolina.

Mr. Taylor was raised

in Kinston, now living and

farming in Rosewood

North Carolina. He is very

knowledgeable in North

Carolina history, working

with North Carolina

historic sites since 1991.

Taylor received his

education at Mt. Olive,

and Lenoir Community

Colleges. Some of his off

duty activities include

Civil War reenacting,

living histories, and

photography.

As with all of our

monthly meetings, The

Lt. Bullock Camp invites

the public to attend. The

meetings are free of

charge unless you eat at

the restaurant. The

meeting will take place

Tuesday, March 5th at

Bobs Barbeque in

Creedmoor at 6:00, in

their meeting room.

Please feel free to come

and learn about some

important North Carolina

history.

“AFTERNOON TEA”

CLASS IN MARCH

V ance-Granville

Community College will

offer a course on “Afternoon

Tea,” the tradition that is

enjoying a renaissance as

fine hotels, inns and tea

rooms across the country

give guests an opportunity

to retreat from the hurried

pace of their lives.

The course, called “Let's

Have an Afternoon Tea,” is

offered by the college in

collaboration with The Old

North State Tea Society.

Classes will meet on

VGCC’s Main Campus in

Vance County, on Tuesdays

and Thursdays from 1 until

4 p.m., starting March 5.

The final class and

“graduation” ceremony is an

actual afternoon tea party

planned and facilitated by

the students at Magnolia

Manor in Warrenton on

March 18.

“Tea is good for your

health, and this fun,

informative class is a way

to recapture civility and

learn etiquette in a friendly

setting,” according to the

instructor for the class,

Constance Lue of Oxford,

who founded both the Old

North State Tea Society

and this class at VGCC in

2006. Lue has studied

under the foremost

authorities on Afternoon

Tea in Great Britain and

the United States.

Students will learn

about the history of tea; the

difference between an

afternoon tea party, a royal

tea party and “High Tea;”

and the proper way to make

the best pot of tea. They will

have tastings of a wide

variety of teas (black,

white, green, Oolongs and

herbal) at each class

meeting. Participants

might use what they learn

to hold their own tea

parties for children as well

as their adult friends.

Afternoon Tea also can be

a way to raise funds for

churches and clubs.

Completion of the

course guarantees

automatic membership in

the Old North State Tea

Society, which offers

opportunities to participate

in group visits to various

tea rooms and tea events.

The Society also conducts

charitable service/outreach

projects, visiting schools,

nursing homes and Boys

and Girls Clubs.

The cost of the course is

$45, which includes a

valuable resource manual

with recipes for tea time,

tips on flower arranging

and a section on etiquette.

For more information

and to register, contact

Theresa Somerville at (252)

738-3427 or SomervilleT@

vgcc.edu.

GENEALOGICAL

MEETING

Pam Thornton,

Director of the Granville

County Historical Society

Museum, will be the

featured speaker for the

March 7 meeting of the

Granville County

Genealogical Society at

6:30 p.m. in the large

meeting room of the

Richard H. Thornton

Library. Her presentation

will be an update on an

1860's Granville County

murder previously

discussed in a June 2009

program by GCGS member

Dick Taylor. Since then,

Thornton has uncovered

new information about the

case and the museum has

recently acquired

photographs of some of the

principals involved.

Born and raised in

Winston-Salem, Pam

Thornton attended

Wingate Junior College.

She married Tom Thornton,

also of Winston-Salem.

After collecting antiques for

a number of years, the

couple entered the antiques

business full-time. Tom

still sells antiques but is

also the owner of Thornton

Displays (working with

antique show promoters in

setting up the walls and

paper for shows). In 1978,

Pam and Tom restored an

1830's house in Wake

Granville County in 1988 to

Granville County, Thornton

became involved in the

Forest. They came to

restore Oaklawn

Plantation.

After moving to

Granville County

Historical Society. She was

serving as President when

the Society opened the first

museum in the "old jail" in

1996. In 1998, Thornton

became Interim Director of

the Granville County

Historical Society Museum

when that position became

available. She was

subsequently hired as

Director and has served in

that capacity ever since.

Under Thornton's

leadership, the museum

has attained many

significant milestones. The

Historical Society opened

the Harris Exhibit Hall in

2000. The jail was

renovated again and a

permanent exhibit of

Granville County's history

was installed, opening in

2006. The Harris Hall has

rotating exhibits pertaining

to science, art and history.

Thornton is currently

serving on the Board of

Directors of the N.C.

Grassroots Science

Museums Collaborative

which includes the

Granville County Museum

as one of 27 funded in

North Carolina promoting

the STEM (science,

technology, engineering

and mathematics)

Education Coalition

Program.

GCHS TALENT SHOW

Granville Central

High School PTO is

sponsoring a "GCHS Got

Talent" show on Friday,

March 8th. The show will

start at 7:00 p.m. and

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FALLS

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er year in order to

ecome K-12 in the 2018-

019 school year. The

riginal 7th grade class

ill be the first

raduating class in the

ear 2019. Our class size

ill target 20 students

er classroom.

As a charter school,

alls Lake Academy will

e tuition free and open to

ny student who wishes

o attend as long as they

re a North Carolina resient.

Falls Lake

cademy will operate

ndependently from the

raditional public school

istrict and will be

overned by its own adinistration

and Board of

irectors, which often

ncludes parents and

eachers. This personal

onnection will make us

ccountable to our local

ommunity. Having a

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ake decisions based on

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nd also allows for

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nnovative. Charter

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Later I remembered how

Michael Parker’s book,

"The Watery Part of the

World," set out a

fictionalized version of

the last three people who

lived on the island. In

Parker’s version,

university researchers

visited a couple of times

each year and asked

questions about history

and life on the island.

They recorded the

answers and preserved

Letters Cont.

We’re running around

now half terrorized by

the possibility of manmade

violence with guns,

while constantly

increasing our hate

factor instead of loving

our brother.

You may not be a

believer in God, but I can

assure you, He is a

believer in you. What

mankind is showing Him

now is we have pretty

much arrived again to a

place where previous

dynasties and empires

have been before — just

before they all tumbled.

A place where hypocrisy,

greed, and avarice rule.

A place where people

revere celebrities and

entertainers, but won’t

dare open a Bible. A place

where when looked down

upon, seems in need of

fixing.

Noah was able to

build an ark. If next time

the sky is falling, what do

we build? I think it’s time

people really begin to

think and pray.

John I. Mayo

Creedmoor

COLEMAN MISSED

To The Editor:

We cannot start the

2013 Relay for Life

season without

acknowledging how

much we miss Harry

Coleman. Members of all

the teams across

Granville County were

always aware of Harry’s

interest and support for

the activities we engaged

in with our fellow

citizens in our efforts to

raise money for research

and development in the

cure for cancer.

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periodically, and must

show positive academic

results and that they are

operating in a fiscally and

operationally responsible

manner.

Our school must meet

the same academic

standards that

traditional public schools

meet, but with no local

bond funds, no State

funds for buildings, and

no North Carolina

Education Lottery funds.

Because of this, we will

rely heavily on community

and parent involvement.

Parents and

students will be required

to complete volunteer

service hours in order to

maintain enrollment in

our school. There will be

many opportunities of all

kinds and at all times to

complete the required

volunteer hours so that

every person will be able

to contribute to the

success of our community

school.

Falls Lake Academy

will follow an educational

model centered around a

Project Based Learning

(PBL) curriculum. PBL

instruction has been well

researched and proven

successful as a

curriculum that engages

students in a higher order

the distinctive way the

threesome spoke. Their

answers were not always

totally honest, and their

brogues became more

pronounced for the

outsiders they called "the

Tape Recorders."

The history lessons

and the spur to

imagination that came

from our visit to

Portsmouth make such a

trip easy to recommend,

notwithstanding the

difficulty in getting

there.

But, says guide Rudy

Austin, be careful about

going in the summertime

when mosquitoes and

other bugs "will eat you

alive."

We knew through the

years that all our efforts

would receive great

coverage across the

Butner-Creedmoor News

area. Harry was always

interested in spotlighting

the strength of our

individual citizens as

they faced cancer in all

its aspects. We saw

Harry face cancer with

the same determination

and strength of

character.

Harry probably never

realized the extent of the

positive thoughts,

prayers and well wishes

sent his way from

Granville County Relay

members when he shared

with us that he had

developed cancer.

We wanted to share

with Harry’s family and

many friends that we will

deeply miss him and we

thank you for every effort

you make to help achieve

the ultimate goal, a cure

for cancer. However, as

we continue to work it is

very important that we

remember to encourage,

support and acknowledge

those who face cancer on

this journey.

To the Coleman

family, our deepest

sympathy at your loss,

and thank you for

sharing Harry and his

love of Granville County

and his special love for

the people and places of

southern Granville

County with us. The

fabric of our lives is richer

because Harry Coleman

is woven into it.

Annette Myers and

other members of

Granville County

Relay for Life Teams

of thinking process.

Students will have the

opportunity to learn

through real projects

within the community

around them. This will

develop skills in

collaboration and

communication that are

so important in students

seeking higher education

opportunities and in

joining the global

workforce.

Falls Lake Academy

will participate in

organized sports. The

Firebird Athletics

Program will be

organized and managed

by those parents who

wish to support it

through a parents’

booster organization.

Once that booster

organization is formed

and gets to work, the

athletics program will be

developed and FLA

students can start

playing.

Falls Lake Academy

will not have a

POTTS

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under control.

For me, the most

unsettling part about this

event is the complete and

blatant disregard for

The Butner Citizens

Planning Ahead

Committee met on

February 20th to continue

planning for the 19th

Annual Butner Chicken

Pickin’ Day. The date is

set for June 1, 2013 from

9:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

The festival will again

be held at the Gazebo

Park on Central Avenue

in Butner. Several

committees still need

workers.

If you would like to

help, please give Michel

Branch a call at 919-575-

5975.

There will be a Top

100 Car Show with

categories such as Best in

Show, etc, All Day Live

Stage Entertainment,

Barbecue Chicken Cook-

Off Contest, a Crowing

transportation system in

place, however we plan to

organize a car pool of

parents so that

transportation will not be

a stumbling block for any

student. After school will

be available and we will

address the need for

before school care after

we have our lottery

process and can assess

the needs of our students.

Admission to Falls

Lake Academy is based on

a lottery system. The

application process will

begin as soon as we

receive final approval

from the State Board of

Education Department of

Public Instruction which

is anticipated to be by

March 7th. Applications

may be filed electronically

through the link on our

website, brought to any

Public Information

Sessions or may be

mailed to the school at

P.O Box 651, Creedmoor,

NC 27522. Applications

will be accepted from

authority and for human

life displayed by the

assailant. To be quite

honest, as the shock is

wearing off...I'm pretty

ticked off.

You see, I'm Mike's

chaplain and he's my

friend. The very thought

that any citizen would

Butner Chicken

Pickin’ Planned

Contest and lots of

vendors with food, arts

and crafts.

To kick off “Chicken

Pickin’ Day”, the Chicken

Pickin’ Dance is planned

for Friday night, May

31st. The band for Friday

night will be The

Castaways. The

entertainment for

Saturday will be the Risse

Band of Eastcoast

Entertainment. The

entertainment for Friday

night and Saturday will

be free.

The next planning

session will be held on

March 21st at the Butner

Town Hall at 7:00PM. If

you have questions,

please contact Michel

Branch at 919-575-5975

or by email at

mdboasis@aol.com.

The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, February 28, 2013 7a

March 8th until April

19th. The planned date

for the lottery will be

April 27th. All dates are

contingent upon final

approval by March 7th as

anticipated.

Falls Lake Academy

will be located in southern

Granville County.

Additional details will be

publicized as they become

available. We will be

holding several public

information sessions to

meet our principal and

Board of Directors and

answer any questions

regarding Falls Lake

Academy. The first is

scheduled for Monday,

March 4th at the National

Guard Armory building at

105 Central Avenue in

Butner. The information

session will be from 6:30

p. m. to 8:00 p. m. with a

brief presentation at 7:00

p. m. We encourage all

persons interested in

learning more about our

school and the enrollment

process to please attend.

ambush a peace

officer...especially MY

friend... to avoid a ticket

or jail time....or

whatever...has really set

my blood to boiling.

While this event has

impacted me, I can only

imagine the impact that

it is having on Mike, his

family, his fellow Troopers

and every other Law

Enforcement officer close

to this case. Please join

me in praying for all of

them. Please pray for me,

too.

It would be easy to

focus on my anger and

other emotions but

instead my desire is to

focus on the fact that God

saved Michael Potts life

on Monday night. The

suspect was intent on

murder and there is no

logical reason that he

didn't succeed. But God

had other plans.

Right now, I don't

know much about what

the Lord is up to, but I

know that he spared my

friend's life for a reason. I

also believe that He is

going to take what one

man meant for evil and

use it for His good.

While Mike was in

surgery, we gathered with

his family, friends and

fellow officers and read

the 91st Psalm, known as

"The Soldier's Psalm of

Protection", and prayed

Members of Mrs. Erickson’s first and second grade class from Tar River Elementary

School, assisted by members of Scout Pack 401, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the

beginning of a regular City of Creedmoor Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night

at Creedmoor City Hall.

information sessions on

March 17th at the South

Branch of Granville

County library from 2:30

p. m. to 4:00 p. m. There

presentation at 3:00 p. m.

picked up or dropped off

The school will begin

the hiring of staff and

teachers immediately

approval from the State

Board of Education. For

details on employment

We will only be as

successful as our

community involvement.

We will also hold

will be a brief

Applications can be

at this information

session.

following the final

opportunities and

benefits, please refer to

our website.

We are excited to offer

a choice in education to

the students in Granville

County. For additional

and up-to-date

information as available,

visit our website at

www.fallslakeacademy.com.

for Mike's healing and

thanked God for

protecting him. The last

few verses say this:

[The Lord] will order

His angels to protect you

wherever you go.

They will hold you up

with their hands so you

won't even hurt your foot

on a stone.

The Lord says, “I will

rescue those who love Me.

I will protect those who

trust in My name.

When they call on Me,

I will answer; I will be

with them in trouble. I

will rescue and honor

them.

I will reward them

with a long life and give

them My salvation."

Sovereign Lord,

We say thank You

again for protecting

Trooper Michael Potts on

Monday night. Please

continue to heal Mike's

wounds and restore him

to health. Please continue

to watch over him, his

family and his brothers

and sisters who wear the

badge.

Those who would like

to make a donation to

Emergency Chaplains are

asked to send checks or

money orders to

Emergency Chaplains,

P.O. Box 14762, Durham,

NC 27703.

From The

Editor

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made necessary by a

2010 US Census

miscount.

REPUBLICAN ANNUAL

CONVENTION

The 2013 Granville

County Republican

Annual Convention will

be held at the historic

Granville County

courthouse in Oxford on

Thursday, March 7th.

Precinct meetings are

at 6:30 p.m. and the

convention begins at 7

p .m.

A proposed Walgreens store to be located at the Northwest corner of North Main Street and Wilton Avenue would be constructed

to look like this illustration.

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admission is $5.00.

The PTO will be

selling pizza, candies,

drink and water, starting

at 5:45 p. m.

INAUGURAL EVENING

EVENT

The Cornucopia

Cancer Support Center

has scheduled its

inaugural evening event

“Denim & Diamonds” on

Friday, March 8th.

Doors open at 5:30

p.m. With the purchase of

a ticket, guests will receive

a gourmet stationed

dinner, access to the live

& silent auctions, a special

dessert display

competition, two drink

tickets good for beer, wine

and signature cocktails,

and admission to the afterparty

with entertainment

and dancing.

The program begins at

7:30 p.m., immediately

followed by the live

auction.

Individual tickets are

$120 pre-sale (until Feb.

15th), $135 after Feb.

15th, and $1,000 for a

table of eight (8). The

event will be held at the

Brier Creek Country Club.

Honorary chairs are

Moyer and Jane Smith.

APPRECIATION

SERVICE

An Appreciation Service

for Thelma Bass and The

Faithfulaires of Durham

will be held Saturday,

March 9th, at 4 p.m. at Love

of God Missionary Baptist

Church, 803 Belvin Avenue

in Durham.

Many groups will be

performing. The event is

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