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The Sampson Weekly
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 14
Week of April 1-7, 2016
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Local News
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Farming Tragedy NewBridge Bank’s
Clinton
Branch
Turned to Triumph
Set to Close
Entertainment
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Sports
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It is amazing to see the progress that Kyle Cashwell has made since his farming
accident. He is now back on the tractor and farming again.
*Cashwell Accident Re-enactment to Help With Training
On Tuesday, what could ultimately have been a horrific tragedy was turned into triumph when a re-enactment of the Kyle Cashwell farming accident was done in order
to make a training video for Duke Hospital.
It all started when Kyle Cashwell was approached by Duke Hospital to do a re-enactment and training exercise based on the farming accident that happened on October
20, 2014. The accident ultimately took Kyle’s arm and leg but not his spirit and his
faith in God. When you hear the family talk about that horrific day, they are all in
unison say that God saved Kyle’s life and they know without a doubt that God spared
him for a bigger purpose here on Earth.
CASHWELL, see P. 3
5th Biennial Ag Day Set for April 16th
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Customers of Clinton’s NewBridge Bank branch located at the corner of Sunset Ave and Shield St. in Clinton
were notified by letter- dated March 24, 2016, of the
proposed closing of the local branch. The local bank
is merging with Yadkin Bank and the closing of the
local branch here in Clinton is a fatality of this merger.
In the announcement, NewBridge Bank states the
effective date for the branch closing is set for June
27, 2016 at 2:00 pm. In the official statement, the
branch notified their costumers of the pending closing and the proposed transfer of all open accounts to
the Yadkin Bank Burgaw branch on this date.
According to NewBridge Bank’s website, “NewBridge
Bank is a full-service, state-chartered community
bank headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.
NewBridge Bank was formed in November 2007 in a
merger-of-equals transaction between LSBTheBank
and FNB Southeast – creating the largest community
bank in the 12-county Piedmont Triad Region of North
Carolina and one of the largest community banks in
the state, with assets of approximately $2.8 billion.”
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NewBridge Bank set to close Clinton location
The 5th Biennial Sampson County Ag Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 16
from 10am-2pm at the Sampson County Extension Center located on Hwy 421
South of Clinton. The event has been going on since 2010.
According to Ag Extension Director Eileen Coite, “Ag Day is for all ages!” In
2014, hundreds of adults and kids came out to join in on the fun!
This year’s event will include cow milking, egg candling,
AG DAY, see P. 3
In an official statement from Yadkin Bank, spokesperson Natasha Austin, CFMP-| Director of Public Relations and Corporate Communications, Austin stated,
“As part of our ongoing work to integrate NewBridge
Bank and Yadkin Bank, we remain focused on our
commitment to provide a branch network that is convenient and effective. Throughout our merger communication, we have stated that we would evaluate
our branches and consolidate them based on customer needs and market overlap. While the identified
branch consolidations are unfortunate, this process
ensures that we are meeting customer needs across
the Carolinas while striving to
CLOSING, see P. 4
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From the Desk of Senator Brent Jackson
I hope everyone is having a good week and had a nice Easter
weekend. The legislature was in session last Wednesday to pass
a bill dealing with Charlotte’s bathroom ordinance. I will go
over the bill in the Legislation Recap section below.
Question of the Week
Thank you to everyone who responded to last week’s question
about your experience showing a photo ID to vote in this past
primary election. This was the first election to be held in North Carolina where a photo ID was
required. I was pleased to hear that no one had any problems showing an ID. Some people did
mention that they noticed slightly slower lines, but nothing of significant inconvenience.
This week, I would like to get your opinion on the role of the Attorney General in North Carolina. Do you think that the Attorney General should be able to choose what laws they defend in
court? If so, then what guidelines should the Attorney General use when making that decision?
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me if I can assist you in any way possible.
Legislation Recap
Over the course of the interim, I have used this section of the newsletter to give a brief summary
of some of the substantial legislation that we passed this session. This week, I would like to go
over House Bill 2, which we passed last week during a special legislative session to handle the
gender identity ordinance that the Charlotte City Council passed a few weeks ago. The ordinance would have gone into effect April 1st of this year, and allows people to choose whatever
restroom they use based on their gender identity, not their biological sex. The ordinance was intended to accommodate transgender people who are biologically one sex but identify as the other
sex. However, this ordinance violated North Carolina’s existing trespass law, indecent exposure
law, and building codes. Not only was the ordinance inconsistent with state law, the city of Charlotte, or any municipality for that matter, does not have the authority to enact such an ordinance.
its session on Monday, April 11, at the Bryan Memorial Library, 302 Weeksdale St. The third
session is scheduled for Monday, April 18, at the Roseboro Public Library, 300 W. Roseboro St.
It will conclude on April 25 at Clinton’s J.C. Holliday Library, 217 Graham St. All sessions will
begin at 4:30 p.m. Sessions are geared towards 6 to 12-year-olds, but children of all ages are welcomed. In addition to planting, sessions may also include reading sessions related to gardening,
flowers and vegetables. For more information, contact the Sampson-Clinton Public Library at
910-592-4153.
District Spotlight
Sampson County growers Donnie and Alease Williams were named the 2016 North Carolina
Small Farmers of the Year by The Cooperative Extension Program at North Carolina Agricultural
and Technical State University during ceremonies last week on the campus. The couple and their
farm wsapplauded for more than 50 years of farm production and pastured hogs. The Williams
attributed part of their success to guidance from Sampson County Cooperative Extension and to
Cooperative Extension at N.C. A&T. Located in Autryville, the Williams have about 150 pigs
that are bred in a natural free-range operation and are fed without growth hormones or chemicals.
D&A Farms includes more than 140 acres in active production, including 12 acres for the hog
operation, and nearly 100 acres in corn, soybeans and wheat which are used for animal feed. The
couple and their family also raise goats and sheep. Small Farms Week recognizes the small-scale
producers in North Carolina who generate $250,000 or less, annually, in agricultural gross sales.
The Williams were presented with a plaque, monogrammed jackets and $1,500 during the Small
Farmers’ Appreciation Day program, which was the culmination of the 30th annual observance
of Small Farms Week. Workshops, farm tours, demonstrations and panel discussions were also
part of the series of events.
In Closing
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your representative in the North Carolina Senate. I read
every email that comes to my legislative account and I encourage you to reach out to me with
your thoughts and concerns. If you would like to stay informed of my actions in the legislature,
I encourage you to friend me on Facebook and/or follow me on Twitter
The bill we passed last week established a statewide standard dictating that people should use
the restroom or locker room labeled for their biological sex, which is defined as the sex on their
birth certificate, when in schools, public buildings, and other areas of public accommodation.
This closes a loophole created by the ordinance which would have allowed for a man to enter
a women’s restroom and claim immunity to criminal acts. It is important to remember that just
because a person is transgender does not mean that they are a pedophile or that they seek to
harm anyone, but Charlotte’s ordinance would have allowed pedophiles or sex offenders to go
unpunished.
The bill establishes a uniform statewide anti-discrimination policy on the basis of race, religion,
color, national origin, age, biological sex or handicap, which is stronger than federal law. The bill
also takes steps to prevent future situations like Charlotte’s overreaching ordinance by creating
statewide consistency for laws related to employment and public accommodations. Under this
bill, private businesses can still choose to make transgender accommodations in the form of a
single occupancy bathroom if they wish. This bill does not take away any existing rights that
North Carolinians already have. Some people have expressed concern that this bill may repeal
ordinances that localities have enacted to prohibit discrimination against people who have served
in the military. Discrimination against people for military service is already illegal under federal
law, so this should not be a concern.
Please let my office know if you have any questions pertaining to this bill.
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District Headlines
Sampson-Clinton Public Library Gardening Mondays
In addition to reading books at libraries throughout Sampson County, local children will have
the opportunity to get their hands a little dirty on Mondays in April. The Sampson-Clinton Public Library is hosting free planting and gardening lessons at branches throughout the area in
April. Each month, a different theme is used for its children’s program. For the month of April
the theme is “Planting Flowers.” The first session will take place on Monday, April 4 at the
Garland’s Miriam Lamb Memorial Library, 144 S. Church St. Next, Newton Grove will host
Rep. Rouzer To Host
Youth Leadership Conference
For NC-07 Students
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer will
be hosting a youth leadership conference for high
school juniors in the 7th Congressional District on
April 5, 2016. The first annual 7th Congressional
District Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurial Conference provides two juniors from each high school
an opportunity to meet with entrepreneurial leaders, discuss ways to achieve
entrepreneurial success and develop the necessary personal and professional
skills to achieve goals.
This conference is being conducted in coordination with the General Hugh
Shelton Leadership Center at NC State University as well as participation by the
UNC Wilmington Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. There will be a
lineup of speakers and engaging activities focused on values-based leadership
and the personal traits and qualities that lead to lasting success.
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Congressman David Rouzer stated, “Investing in our youth is critical to the future and success of our country. The first annual Youth Leadership and Entrepreneurial Conference introduces students from across the 7th Congressional
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CASHWELL, cont. from 1
On a hot Tuesday afternoon, in a rural corn field just outside of Garland, EMS workers,
Duke Life Flight, Garland and Taylors Bridge Fire Departments, the film crew from
Contrast Creative out of Cary and the Cashwell family gathered for the re-enactment.
On this day nearly two years ago October 20, 2014, Kyle Cashwell’s farming accident
not only changed his life but the life of his family and co-workers.
From this tragedy Duke Hospital is developing a training video to help first responders
to be better prepared for such incidents. The training film will take viewers through
Cashwell’s entire ordeal- from rescue to recovery; including interviews with Cashwell
and his family and emergency and medical professionals involved throughout the process.
The day began with the re-enactment of the scene in the corn field and ended behind
the Garland town hall when the Duke Life Flight crew landed to transport the victim to
Duke Hospital.
According to Kyle, who is a retired EMS worker himself, he learned about the film opportunity the latter part of last week and he was excited about the opportunity of getting
to help others learn from this tragedy.
Kyle stated, “The film will be used to show healthcare workers how their patient’s progress as they leave them and move on to different areas of recovery and life.”
And for those on the scene of the re-enactment, it was obvious that the filming was
intense and sometimes brutal under the hot sun in that rural corn field. “I decided to
do this re-enactment because everyone was so good to me at Duke and I wanted to
help others. Being a healthcare worker is hard and things like this make you see why
you do what you do. It was strenuous on my body to do the re- enactment but mentally
I was fine.”
Now, almost a year and a half later, Kyle is doing great! Kyle and Kristy have both
spoken at several churches and different events. They have been able to give their
testimonies of strength and courage and have helped people all over have faith that
they too can survive whatever their situations are. Kristy Cashwell speaks of their
opportunities to help others, “We think this has helped us all heal.”
Without hesitation, Kyle and Kristy give credit to God for seeing them through this
ordeal. Kristy stated, “The Lord has been what brought Kyle through the tragedy.
Without God, Kyle wouldn’t have made it out of the field, the doctors wouldn’t have
had the knowledge to save his life, he wouldn’t have had the will to live.”
Kristy stated that there were days when they did not think Kyle would pull through. “I
would lay on the hospital bed with him and I just kept saying to Kyle, ‘You’ve got to
pull through this. We have children to raise’.”
Kyle noted, “There are so many people that we’d like to thank for bringing me through
this tragedy. The Good Lord first and foremost, everyone who prayed. Prayers kept
me here. There are too many individuals to name. I can’t give enough thanks to every
person that came to me that day. Sampson County EMS, everyone from Sampson
County that responded from any department, Life Flight, Duke. Duke was amazing.
God guided them to help me live. Cape Fear Rehab, my prosthetist Dr. John Smith
and his nurses for helping me after I got home and having so much patience. Mine
and Kristy’s families. Kristy for staying by side me, even when it was hard. Our children, Larson, Gabe, and Lathen for helping me to have the will to live. The people that
brought my children to visit don’t know how much that meant to me. Larson and Gabe
made sure their mom brought them every Sunday! We’d also like to thank everyone
that donated to us, held fund raisers, bought items from the fund raisers. That was so
touching. People were so good to us. Our community really touched our lives forever.
They helped me heal. I know I’m going to forget someone, and if I did I’m sorry. There
have been so many people that have helped me heal, I’ll never be able to name them
all, or thank them enough.”
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“I’d like to add to Kyle’s part by thanking our jobs,” Kristy stated.“Sampson County
EMS was so kind to Kyle and they backed him all the way. They were his second
family. He still worries them on a regular basis! Southwood backed me all the way.
Going back to work was a healer for us both. By going back to work, Kyle had to learn
to be more independent and I had to learn to let him be. There are still more days than
none that someone asks me how he’s doing. It’s always a pleasure to tell people he’s
doing great! He makes me proud to be his wife!”
All of us would like to thank God for pulling Kyle Cashwell and his family through this
tragedy and making it end in “Victory”.
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baby chicks, hogs, sheep and goats, show cattle demonstration, horse demonstrations
and carriage rides, face painting, aquaculture (fish) station, soils, plants and gardening, water quality, healthy food preparation, Farmland documentary movie, dog
tricks, farm equipment, Hubbs Corn Maze train, tough as a farmer competition......
and lots more!
There is no cost to attend the event, which makes it a perfect day for a family outing.
There will be a FREE hotdog lunch sponsored by Smithfield Foods, FREE “Howling
Cow” - NC State ice cream sponsored by Farm Bureau if you milk the cow...popcorn
and other food snacks available. There will also be free smoothies at the health food
demonstration.
The event is sponsored by Smithfield Foods, Prestage Farms, NC Pork Council,
Farm Bureau, Cooperative Extension, NCDA, and the United Way. According to
Ms. Coite, other sponsors are still coming in.
When asked why this event is
important for the county, Eileen replied, “Agriculture, and
you know, is the foundation of
Sampson County being a $1.3B
industry. It is very important
for citizens and particularly
children of the county to understand the importance of farming and agriculture, where food
comes from, etc.”
“This event is very important
because only 2% of our US
population provides food for
our country. That means there
is a huge portion of our society
who does not know how their
food makes it to their plate.
Unfortunately, the general
public may have a tendency to
believe everything they read
on the internet & become concerned about the safety of their food. This event is a chance for the general public
to ask questions directly to our farmers and get a better feel for all of the safety
regulations they follow to provide a secure food supply. Also, as farmers, we take
advantage of the fact that we are around livestock on a daily basis. It is a great thrill
to see our visitors interact with the barnyard animals, many times being their first
time to see a sheep or dairy cow.”
Event coordinators are expecting around 600 people to attend this year’s Sampson
County Ag Day.
For more information, call the Extension Center at 910.592.7161 or visit their website at Sampson.ces.ncsu.edu or visit their Facebook page, Sampson County Ag Day.
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2016 Friends of Ag Rally a Huge Success
To that end, U.S. Rep. David Rouzer briefly addressed the large crowd in attendance
and stated, “It is a great honor to be here with the Friends of Agriculture. You all do a
tremendous job in terms of your support and promotion of agriculture.”
Rouzer added, “I like to tell people all over the country, when I get the opportunity
to travel, that if we can take care of three basic issues we can really make America
strong and prosperous, not only at home, but strong abroad. That is to have a strong
agriculture policy… A strong energy policy… And a strong infrastructure policy. If
we can get those three areas right, we can make this a very prosperous country.”
Keynote speaker, Ray Starling echoed that sentiment later in the evening when quoting William Jennings Bryan, he stated, “Burn down your cities and leave our farms,
and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass
will grow in the streets of every city in the country.”
Starling, who grew up on a Sampson County farm, is current Chief of Staff to U.S.
Senator Thom Tillis. He was welcomed back to his home state and county last week,
where he addressed the Friends of Ag Rally. In coming home, Starling commented on
hard work and common sense, joking that some of his Washington colleagues could,
“Benefit from a few years in Sampson County.”
“It was 20 years ago,” said Ronnie Jackson, “that we first began Friends of Agriculture, primarily to fight against things that were effecting the hog industry.” Now, 20
years later, the Friends of Agriculture rallied to support what has become one of North
Carolina’s leading economic sectors.
Agriculture in North Carolina contributes $78 billion to the state’s economy, accounts
for 17% of the state’s income, and employs 16% of the state’s work force. For Sampson County, agriculture brings in over $1.3 billion annually.
Starling addressed the crowd speaking mainly on the topics of burdensome regulations and the impact of government overreach. One point, brought by Starling, was
the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent attempt to expand its scope of
jurisdiction with the Clean Water Rule. “Regardless of our political leaning,” said
Starling, “it is a fact that there are limits on the power of the federal government.”
Sampson County Friends of Agriculture began with a vision to promote the long-term
economic viability of the agriculture community. Its mission, to help the agriculture
community, officials, and other decision makers generate informed judgement regarding agricultural production, processing, and marketing.
“On two previous occasions, the EPA has taken a very expansive view on what the
phrase, ‘Waters of the United States’ means.” Starling explained that the EPA has
twice, in 2001 and 2006, tried to expand its jurisdiction, only to have the courts reject
that argument.
“Both times,” states Starling,” the Supreme Court said to the EPA, you are trying to
go too far. You are trying to regulate more than Congress intended.”
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achieve our growth and efficiency targets. As we move forward, we will work with
our local market teams to minimize any negative impact to our clients.”
Starling goes on to say that now, a decade later, the EPA is once again circumventing
Congress and attempting to expand its own jurisdiction. “The concern remains that
depressions, created by farm equipment driving through a wet field which later filled
with pooling water, could be subject to permitting or the EPA’s jurisdiction.”
Austin continued, “The identified branch consolidations are not a reflection of our
team members. Yadkin Bank values its employees and throughout the branch
consolidation process, we will work with our impacted employees to find other
opportunities that may fit their needs.”
Starling explained that many agencies have come out opposed to the EPA’s overreach, including (DENR) the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
and the American Farm Bureau. “In fact, they a sued to stop this rule, at least for
now,” stated Starling.
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Yadkin Bank announced
its intentions of accruing NewBridge Bank in
October of 2015 at a
price of $456,000,000.
NewBridge Bank, formerly Capstone and prior
to Capstone was Patriot State Bank, has gone
through an evolution of
mergers over the past 7
years.
Yadkin’s acquisition of
NewBridge Bank will give
Yadkin Bank more than
110 branches.
Starling also commented on Senator Thom Tillis’ opposition to the current Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP).
Starling stated that while North Carolina would benefit in some areas of trade in both
proposed agreements, the agreements unfairly hurt tobacco farmers.
“That’s called picking winners and losers,” said Starling. “It’s ok if you’re a winner,
but not so much if you’re a loser.” Starling went on to add, “We would do the same if
it were our hog farmers, soybean farmers, or even a melon farmer from Autryville.”
The 15th Annual Friends of Ag Rally, meeting near its 20th anniversary, proved to be
highly successful. With one of its largest gatherings, the Sampson County Friends of
Agriculture remains dedicated to its original purpose, and is as vitally important and
strong as ever.
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date, please schedule an appointment with your child’s physician or your local Health
Department as soon as possible. These physicals are required by State Law to be
completed within 30 days of the beginning of school and no earlier than one year prior
to school enrollment.
At the present time, North Carolina State Law requires a Comprehensive Vision
Screening by a health care provider prior to beginning Kindergarten. If your child
fails the vision screening the health care provider will refer your child to an
ophthalmologist or optometrist for a complete vision exam.
**All children who reach age five on or before August 31 are eligible for entry into
Kindergarten.
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are much lower.”
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“We see more sexually abused victims,” says Blanchard. “We only saw 20 physical abuse victims
in 2015. So, those numbers have increased since we first started the Child Advocacy Center. Those
numbers have doubled in the amount of reported sex cases. When we first started in Sampson
County we were seeing about 60 to 70 cases, but since we started the center, like I said, we had
125 last year.”
Simmons next asks Assistant DA Gillis, if Sampson County was similar to other counties in the
4th district. Gillis replies, “Duplin is served by Teddy Bear, which is in Greenville. Onslow has
a CAC, and they also service Jones. Teddy Bear also serves Jones because it’s a relatively small
community and we see very few cases there. So they are covered by other counties.”
Next, Simmons asks Gillis to discuss the evidence needed to protect children from additional harm
after a reported case of abuse. Gillis replies, “Before the CAC it was very difficult prosecuting
these cases. One, you had multiple prosecutors handling them. No one really specialized in
handling these cases. And Mr. Lee was instrumental in making sure that they had a dedicated
prosecutor to be on this team.”
Shannon Blanchard and Arneatha Gillis with JW Simmons
Host of We Should Know
Tuesdays from 2:30 PM until 3:30 PM, J.W. Simmons hosts a radio show on 1170 AM called “We
Should Know”, and The Sampson Weekly will feature portions of the transcripts in our continuing
efforts to bring you more coverage of what is happening in our community. April is National
Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, and the guests for this week’s show are Shannon
Blanchard, Director of the Sampson County Child Advocacy Center and District 4 Assistant
District Attorney Arneatha Gillis.
JW Simmons begins the show by asking Shannon Blanchard if, since she first started working
towards a Child Advocacy Center in Sampson County 3 or 4 years ago, we are making a significant
difference in the lives of children.
Blanchard begins, “We are. When we first started in 2012, it was forming a multi-disciplinary team
to actually review these cases. We have now actually opened a Child Advocacy Center where we
provide forensic interviews for abused victims, and we also do medical exams and child advocacy
for those victims. So we’ve come a long way in the 4 years that we’ve been working on this. It
took some time, but we now have a center that is up and running, and serving victims of Sampson
County.”
Simmons asks if there needed to be more centers like this in the state, and Blanchard replies,
“There are 77 in North Carolina when we started looking at starting ours. And so now there are 78
with ours in Sampson County. There are 100 counties in North Carolina, and there should be one
in each county. That is the goal of Child Advocacy Centers is to have one in each county.”
Next, Simmons asks Arneatha Gillis to discuss the issue of child abuse as seen through the court
system in our state. Assistant DA Gillis replies, “A lot of the time, in court, what we see is a large
number of sexual abuse cases. Our physical abuse case numbers are relatively low. But when
we do see physical abuse, a lot of times they are more serious when they get to the felony level.
Bruising, choking, broken bones. Those sort of things are the more serious cases that we see, but
they are rare.”
“But prior to the CAC it was very difficult to make sure kids were properly interviewed, to get
the medical piece done. The cases were extremely difficult to prosecute simply because the
investigation was not there like it needed to be. And nobody was really talking as a team. Since
the CAC, we meet once a month and everybody from DSS, mental health, the medical piece, the
interviewer, the doctors that are doing our medical exam are all at the table talking about these
cases and gathering this information to make sure that once we go to court we have everything we
need. And we’re doing this prior to charging.”
Gillis adds, “We even have a foster care piece, and sometimes if the child is in foster care that
person is at the table. So they are looking at aftercare of the child and that mental issue of the
child that’s being taken care of. All just trying to come together as a community to try to put these
children back together.”
Next, Simmons says that North Carolina allocated $375,000 in 2004 statewide to help combat
child abuse. He asks Shannon Blanchard to talk about funding for the Child Advocacy Center
and how the center is meeting its needs. “Our primary source of funding is through the Governors
Crime Commission, and that is a large grant that we receive that is basically what helped us get
started.”
“We also do local fund raising events to try to raise money. There are things that the Governors
Crime Commission will not cover. And we are also a United Way partner in Sampson County. This
is our first year being one of their partner agencies. They fund this such as our forensic interviewer,
anything around forensic interviewing and our medical doctor that is providing services for us.”
“We are a one-man shop,” says Blanchard. “I wear multiple hats in the Child Advocacy Center.
I’m the director. I’m the forensic interviewer. I’m the child advocate. The secretary. I’m every
role for that agency. We would hope to increase our funds so that we could have more people that
are employed with the Child Advocacy Center that could pick-up and provide some of these roles
like child advocacy. I don’t have as much time to spend on that because I’m doing so much with
forensic interviewing.”
“But the child advocacy piece – that’s somebody who follows that child from the time the case
is initiated until the case goes to court. They prepare that child for court for what’s to come. And
that’s a very vital piece of the Child Advocacy Center. So we hope we’ll receive additional funding
in the future that can help fund a full-time position for that.”
“A lot of the cases that we do see are sexual abuse,” adds Gillis. “And those are some of the most
difficult cases to prove.
To view the entire broadcast of We Should Know please visit their YouTube channel at www.
youtube.com/user/WeShouldKnowEDU.
Simmons next asks if there has been a discernable increase in child abuse cases, and if the number
of cases actually reflects the true number of child abuse incidents. Shannon Blanchard answers,
“The 950 cases are the number of cases the Department of Social Services investigated in this
county. That includes sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect.”
The next “We Should Know” hosted by J.W. Simmons will air next Tuesday from 2:30 to 3:30 PM
on our local radio station WCLN 1170 AM. If you would like to reach “We Should Know” you
may call them at 910-592-8947 or email them with show ideas at [email protected]
or you can find them on Facebook.
“The cases that the Child Advocacy Center saw in 2015 was actually 125 cases. 102 of those cases
were sex abuse. The Child Advocacy Center doesn’t see all the cases that DSS has because we
only see children that have been severally physically abused, and as Arneatha said, those numbers
Autryville Easter Parade Is Back!!
The Autryville Easter Parade was held on
Saturday, after a 3 year hiatus. According
to event coordinator, Kathleen Squibb, the
parade was cancelled twice due to weather
and the third year to the illness of two very
key people in the coordination of the parade, Mrs. Joyce Autry and her son Travis.
Squibb gives the credit to the mother and
son duo, “They had coordinated the parade
for about 10 years.”
“The Micajah Autry Historical Society
sponsors the parades,” noted Mrs. Squibb.
“The Society became inactive for a couple
of years but members met last fall in conjunction with the Town of Autryville PlanPhoto By Jeff Maxwell
ning and Development Committee to discuss ideas to enhance the town and to re-activate the parade and other activities.”
Which is exactly what the committee did.
Continuing Squibb remarked, “The committees are made up of “kids” who grew up
in Autryville and remember the Micajah Outdoor Drama, parades and days filled
with fun activities. Their goal is to renovate the Vinson Memorial Theater so the
Town,community and local Churches can hold activities there.”
Saturday’s Easter Parade had 4 floats from local churches, 15 antique cars , approximately 30 classic cars, Girl Scout Troop 915, 12 beauty queens, the Shriners Sudan Temple Roadsters, 8 Rat Rods, clowns, Sheriff Jimmy Thornton, Mayor Larry
Autry , Autryville Fire Dept., antique tractor and the world famous Easter Bunny
and lots more.
The Autryville Easter Parade is unique due to the fact that it is the only Easter
Parade in North Carolina. Most towns have a 4th of July parade, a Christmas parade, but not Autryville, they chose to have something different, unique, an Easter
Parade.
After the parade, the 1st Annual Classic and Antique Car Cruz’In was held at the
Autryville School with 51 cars participating.
Later in the afternoon 32 excited children participated in the Town of Autryville
Easter Egg Hunt held at the Town Hall.
Squibb commented on the importance of the event, “The day’s activities were important to the Town of Autryville to provide the town and the surrounding community with a sense of unity, pride and family oriented fun and fellowship for all
ages.”
“We appreciate all the participants and volunteers who helped to make the day a
grand success.” Squibb also noted, “Please “like and share” the Town of Autryville
on Facebook to keep up to date on upcoming events and view photos of activities.”
In closing, Mrs. Squibb wanted to make sure to thank a special group that helped
to make the event a success. “The Town of Autryville would like to thank Sheriff
Jimmy Thornton and his wonderful officers for providing services at the parade.”
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Hwy 55’s Kenney Moore Releases Book
That Shares His American Dream
‘Behind The Drive’
works to inspire those seeking their own dream
When Kenney Moore opened the first Andy’s Cheesesteaks & Cheeseburgers,
now called Hwy. 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, in 1991 his first priority was to
taking care of his customers with delicious, fresh food.
In that first store, Moore, cooked every meal in full view of his customers
courtesy of an open grill. It wasn’t set-up that way; Moore simply couldn’t afford
a traditional restaurant kitchen.
But he quickly discovered something very important while cooking - Moore
began building a solid camaraderie with his customers, chatting with visitors
while putting out fresh meals in front of them.
Just over two decades later, Hwy. 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries, would be
spread over eight states, two countries and still continues to grow, all the while
delivering authentic hospitality and fresh food to those who enter the doors.
Through that success, Moore also founded the the 501(c)(3) Andy’s Charitable
Foundation, so that it could better serve more charities in the local area. The
foundation, which has raised over $1.3 million since 2000, recently held
their annual golf tournament (which was started to support the Make-a-Wish
Foundation) at Southern Wayne Country Club. In addition to the Make-a-Wish
Foundation, the organization supplies grants for the Miracle League and many
other worthy causes.
It is truly a story of the ‘American Dream’ and Moore was intent on making his
dream come to fruition.
In his new book, entitled, “Behind the Drive: A Story of Passion, Dreams,
Demons, and Hwy 55, the World’s Next Favorite Burger Joint,” co-written by
Brandon Sneed, Moore shares the story of his long-road to success with brutal
honesty, bravery and a clarity that is sure to inspire those who are searching
for their dream.
In a recent Q&A session, Moore explains his thought process on the book.
Sampson Weekly) I think “Behind the Drive”, is a great testament to hard work
and, truly, the American Dream. Why did you feel it was the right time to put
this out?
Kenney Moore) I felt the public perception had become that the American
Dream was dead, and I wanted to say that it wasn’t. Plus, I’m not getting any
younger, so I felt it was as good a time as any.
SW) Were you apprehensive about putting so much of your private life into the
book?
KM) Once I saw it all in print, yes, I was apprehensive. But the goal was always
to be honest. Biographies aren’t meant to show just your perfect side — you
want to provide an example warts-and-all.
SW) What was the reaction from your family, employees and customers?
KM) Yes, our customers and employees were excited when the book came
out. Many people who work with me weren’t aware of all we went through
during the financial crisis.
SW) Was there something that surprised you in the book? If so, what?
KM) I was surprised that people I don’t know very well were moved by the
book.
SW) in the book you talk a lot about following your gut “instinct”, do you feel
that has worked with you or against you in some situations? Has that changed
for you over the years?
KM) Ninety-five percent of the time, my gut feeling about a situation has been
correct. That hasn’t changed over the years.
SW) What do you credit for your drive/work ethic? Was it because of your
background that made you want to succeed that much more?
KM) Yes. I think failing and not giving my all while playing baseball in college
was a big driver. I wanted to do this without any regrets. My drive now comes
from a fear that it’ll all go away tomorrow. That keeps me going.
SW) You credit your wife, Karen, for her love and support, especially when you
were working for the insurance company in the late 80s. How crucial was that
source of support for you then? And now?
KM) It’s been vital throughout, knowing I had a partner who was honest and
could take care of the family, which allowed me to work like I needed to work.
SW) With the stress and struggles you went through to get Andy’s started, did
you ever feel like it would have just been easier to give in and give up? Why/
why not?
KM) I never even pondered giving up, not in the early days or throughout the
more recent battle with my bank. Perhaps I just want to win too badly.
SW) Although you had dreams of making Andy’s a success, could you have
ever dreamed that it would have grown to where it is today, especially with
locations as far away as Adu Dhabi?
KM) In the early days I saw 20 locations. I thought we could have a nice
Eastern North Carolina company of 20 stores or so. Now the sky is the limit,
and I’m curious to see how big we can grow it.
SW) You took a major risk in franchising Andy’s/Highway 55, why were you so
sure you would succeed?
KM) We have succeeded all along—the model had proven to be successful
over 20 years in North Carolina. Expansion outside of the state was a question
of finding the right people to be in business with.
SW) What is it about the 50s theme that touched you? Do you just like to
decor/music or is there something else that made you stick to the theme?
KM) Other than some social issues that needed fixing, the 50s are seen as a
simpler, less negative time. So, I like to go for that feeling when you step in
the store.
SW) You have touched so many lives by making your dream come to fruition,
how important is that to you? I am talking from employees to your incredible
fundraising events year after year?
KM) The reason I’ve had success is thanks to serving others through the
foundation or giving others opportunities by owning their own businesses.
Helping others is the most important thing we do.
SW) After 24 years, what keeps the business fresh for you? Why?
KM) There are new challenges every day. For as much as the restaurant
industry stays the same, there are different challenges now in figuring out how
to train people properly, open stores properly, sometimes thousands of miles
away. Logistically, things have changed.
SW) Where do you see the company headed in the next decade? What are
your hopes? Why?
KM) We should be in over 1,000 locations. My hopes are that we’ll continue
to have the same value set as we expand geographically. My hope is that
culturally we’ll stay the same.
SW) Throughout the book, it shows how determined you are to succeed in
spite of yourself at times, do you ever think you are going to slow down? And
if so, what do you plan on doing?
KM) We are developing future leaders, and I’ll cross that bridge when we get
there. But I never see myself totally leaving the company.
I’m very proud of the business, and most importantly, the people I get to work
with every day. I love seeing how they’ve grown within our value system.
Moore’s book, “Behind the Drive: A Story of Passion, Dreams, Demons, and
Hwy 55, the World’s Next Favorite Burger Joint,” is on sale at all of Hwy. 55
locations, as well as Amazon.com and at hwy55.com. You can also check
out at facebook.com/hwy55burgers. For more information click on to http://
behindthedrive.com/.
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Sampson County Health Department Offers BCCCP/WISEWOMAN Programs
By: Emily Spell, RN
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers diagnosed
in women worldwide. In the state of North Carolina, it is
estimated that 23 deaths per 100,000 women occurred in
2014 due to breast cancer. Unfortunately, breast cancer deaths
are 41% more likely to occur in African-American women.
Cancer is a disease in which abnormal cells in the body grow
out of control. Cancers are named after the part of the body
where the abnormal cell growth begins. Breast cancers are
cancer cells from the breast. When breast cancer cells spread
to other parts of the body, they are called metastases. Breast
cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for
women in North Carolina. Each year over 6,000 NC women
will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 1,000 will die
from the disease. Women in North Carolina have a one-ineight lifetime risk of developing breast cancer.
Different people have different warning signs for breast
cancer. Some people do not have any signs or symptoms at
all. A person may find out they have breast cancer after a
routine mammogram. Some warning signs of breast cancer
are: A lump or thickening in or near the breast or in the
underarm area—50% of such masses are found in the upper
outer quarter of the breast, A change in the size or shape
of the breast, An abnormal discharge from the nipple, A
change in the color, feel, or texture of the skin of the breast,
areola, or nipple (dimpled, puckered, or scaly). Keep in
mind that some of these warning signs can happen with
other conditions that are not cancer. If you have any signs
that worry you, be sure to see your provider right away.
Many question why there continues to be a breast cancer
health disparity among African American women. The Susan
G. Komen foundation proposes a few possible hypotheses:
1) genetic or biologic differences in tumors of the breast, (2)
prevalence of risk factors, (3) barriers to health care access,
(3) health behaviors, and (4) later stages of breast cancer at
time of diagnosis. Although African American women have
a higher mortality rate of breast cancer, Caucasian women
have a higher incidence rate of a breast cancer.
Breast cancer can happen to anyone regardless of age, race,
gender, or socioeconomic status. This is why early detection
is important in treating breast cancer. A three-part action
plan is ideal for women ages 40 and older: (1) Get your
annual mammogram, (2) Schedule your Clinical Breast Exam
annually, and (3) Perform Self Breast Exams at least monthly.
Women ages 20 to 39 should have clinical breast exams at least
every three years with their provider and perform self-breast
exams monthly. Women ages 40 and older should get annual
clinical breast exams along with annual mammograms.
When cancer starts in the cervix, it is called cervical cancer.
The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus. Also known
as the womb, the uterus is where a baby grows when a woman
is pregnant. The cervix connects the upper part of the uterus
to the vagina (birth canal). Each year more than 350 North
Carolina women are diagnosed with cervical cancer and over
100 die from the condition. The majority of these deaths occur
in women over age 45. Pap tests don’t just detect cancer, they
aid in cancer prevention by identifying any changes at an
early stage. A pap test (or pap smear) looks for cell changes
on the cervix that might become cervical cancer if they are
not treated. The Pap test is recommended for most women
between the ages of 21-65, and can be done in a doctor’s office
or clinic. Some warning signs of cervical cancer are: Abnormal
vaginal bleeding, increased vaginal discharge, pelvic pain, and
pain during sexual intercourse.
Most cervical cancer can be prevented. One way to prevent
pre-cancers is to avoid risk factors. Young women can delay
starting to have sex until they are older. Women of all ages
can protect against HPV by having few sexual partners and
not having sex with people who have had many partners.
The HPV vaccine also helps prevent disease. Another way is
to make sure you get your Pap Test done as recommended.
Most deaths from cervical cancer can be avoided if women
have regular, routine Pap testing. The Pap test is a quick and
simple, generally painless test that can detect abnormal cells
and changes in the cervix and is done at your provider’s
office during a pelvic exam. Women should begin having
Pap tests after they reach age 21 and are screened once every
3-5 years. Women should talk to their doctor about when to
begin having Pap tests, how often to have them and when to
stop having them. Changes and early cancers of the cervix
generally do not cause pain or other symptoms. Only a doctor
can tell for sure.
At Sampson County Health Department, the Breast and
Cervical Cancer Control & Prevention (BCCCP) program
is available to women who are uninsured, under-insured,
have a household income < 250% of the federal poverty
level, and are between the ages of 40-64 for breast screening
services or between 21—64 for cervical screening services.
Through BCCCP, a woman may be eligible for a free clinical
breast exam, cervical cancer screening, and/or a screening
mammogram, and necessary follow-up as may be needed.
Sampson County Health Department, in conjunction with
the NC BCCCP program, now offers the NC WISEWOMAN
program to eligible women residing in Sampson County.
This program allows women who are BCCCP clients to
be screened for cardiovascular disease and other chronic
illnesses. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death
in women in the United States. Through the WISEWOMAN
program, a woman is provided the following services: heart
disease risk factor testing, blood pressure measurements,
cholesterol and blood sugar testing, height, weight, and
BMI measurements, lifestyle interventions, and referrals
to health care providers. Health coaching is available to
women enrolled in the WISEWOMAN program to include:
education on nutrition, physical activity, and lifestyle changes
to improve one’s health and prevent, delay, or control chronic
diseases.
If you would like more information on the BCCCP or
WISEWOMAN programs offered at Sampson County
Health Department, please contact Emily Spell, RN at 910592-1131, ext. 4214. To schedule an appointment, please call
the Sampson County Health Department at 910-592-1131,
ext. 4001, 4220 or 4960.
April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
By Dr. Lashawn Strayhorn
The goal of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention
Month is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and to
educate communities on how to prevent sexual assaults.
Sexual violence is a major public health, human rights and social
justice issue. We need everyone’s help to end it.
What is sexual assault?
Sexual violence is any type of forced or coerced sexual contact
or behavior that happens without consent. This includes
kissing, exhibitionism, groping, rape and attempted rape, child
molestation, and sexual harassment or threats.
Sexual violence is a very serious public health problem that
affects millions of women and men. In the United States, 1 in
5 women is a survivor of rape, and 1 in 2 women and 1 in 5
men have experienced some form of sexual violence in their
lives (CDC).
Approximately 1 in 15 men have been made
to penetrate a perpetrator in their lifetime. Most victims first
experienced sexual violence before age 25. Approximately two
out of three sexual assaults are committed by an attacker that
the victim knows. Statistics underestimate the problem because
many victims do not tell the police, family, or friends about the
violence.
Our ultimate goal this April is to call attention to sexual violence
and stop it before it begins. Sexual violence impacts health in
many ways and can lead to long-term physical and mental health
problems. For example, victims may experience chronic pain,
headaches, and sexually transmitted diseases. They are often
fearful or anxious and may have problems trusting others. Anger
and stress can lead to eating disorders, depression, and even
suicidal thoughts. Sexual assault takes a collective toll on all of
us, and it is everyone’s responsibility not only to speak out, but
also to take action against this type of behavior.
Numerous people watch Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
(SVU) on television and can learn a great deal of information
concerning sexual violence. Many episodes follow the detectives
as they investigate rape and assault, in which a survivor assists
with the investigation. The survivors often display some of the
long-term physical and mental health problems secondary to
sexual violence. The show also features various situations and
environments where sexual assault could happen.
Why the month of April?
As early as 1976, Take Back the Night marches rallied women
in organized protest rape and sexual assault. These marches
protested the violence and fear that women encountered.
walking the streets at night. Over time these events coordinated
into a movement across the United States and Europe. In the late
1980s, the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCASA)
informally polled state sexual assault coalitions to determine the
preferred date for a national Sexual Assault Awareness Week. A
week in April was selected. By the late 1990s, many advocates
began coordinating activities and events throughout the month
of April, advancing the idea of a nationally recognized month
for sexual violence awareness and prevention activities. Sexual
Assault Awareness and Prevention Month was first observed
nationally in April 2001. In 2009, President Obama was the
first United States president to proclaim April as Sexual Assault
Awareness and Prevention Month.
It’s On Us
The “It’s On Us” is a public awareness and educational campaign
that was launched in 2014 to let people know everyone has a
role to play in preventing and effectively responding to sexual
violence. “It’s On Us” aims to shift the way we think about sexual
assault, by encouraging everyone to see it as their responsibility
to do something to prevent it. The campaign reflects the belief
that sexual assault isn’t just an issue involving a crime committed
by a perpetrator against a victim, but one in which the rest of
us also have a role to play. It’s on all of us to work for the
change we need to shift the attitudes and behaviors that allow
sexual assault to go unnoticed, unreported, and unpunished. For
more information concerning “It’s On Us” visit the website at
itsonus.org. During this National Sexual Assault Awareness and
Prevention Month, let us ALL make a commitment to do our part
in order to decrease sexual violence in our community.
U Care, Inc.
U Care, Inc. is a private non-profit corporation, which advocates
on behalf of domestic violence and sexual abuse victims in
Sampson County and other surrounding counties in North
Carolina. U Care offers a 24 hour hotline (910-596-0931 or
888-229-3320), sexual assault response team, emergency shelter,
court advocacy, transportation, counseling, referrals, education,
and training. In the past year, U Care provided assistance to
95 sexual assault victims and 1,085 domestic violence victims.
Becoming involved with U Care is an excellent opportunity
to help eliminate sexual violence and support survivors in our
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I used to have a real
problem with selfpity. Every time the
devil would throw
a pity party, I would
attend.—Joyce
Meyer
In life, you can blame
a lot of people and
you can wallow in
self-pity, or you can
pick yourself up and say, ‘Listen, I have to be responsible for
myself.’—Howard Schultz
I know not to do it but sometimes I do it anyway. Here is this
week’s story …
A few days ago I did it again. I had a pity party. Provoked
by physical exhaustion, I began thinking “woe-is-me” and
before long I was boo-hoo-hooing. . Mind you, it was not
the average sniffle-sniffle kind of crying that I was doing. No
indeed, for my crying was more like a “life’s not fair, poor
little me” guttural sobbing that shook my entire body.
To make matters worse the chorus to “It’s My Party” began
playing over and over in my mind … which caused me to
feel sorrier for myself. Then as if I wasn’t miserable enough,
I began singing the chorus … “It’s my party and I’ll cry if I
want to, cry if I want to, cry if I want to. You would cry too
if it happened to you.” The more I sang the song’s chorus the
more discouraged and depressed I became.
After moping around for a couple of hours I came to the
realization that feeling sorry for myself was not helping me
and that I needed to encourage myself in the Lord. Either that
or continue to feel down in the dumps for the rest of the day.
So even though at the time I didn’t ‘feel’ like praising God
(I really, really, didn’t feel like praising God) … I praised
Him anyway. And in no time at all my “woe-is-me” pity party
soon turned into a joyful celebration of life! That’s just one of
the benefits of praising God!
Wait
Guys resist the woe-is-me pity party mentality. Fight against
feelings of hopelessness and discouragement by encouraging
yourself in the Lord. May you be strengthened by the
following excerpt from Jeff Doles article, “How to Encourage
Yourself in the Lord.”
David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.—1 Samuel
30:6 KJV
“David and his band of soldiers had just returned home to
Ziklag, only to find that it had been burned with fire, and their
wives and children carried off by the Amalekites.
“Discouraged” is not a big enough word to describe the state
of their morale. The Bible says they wept bitter tears until they
simply had no more power to weep. For David, it was even
worse, for he was their leader, and his men were so consumed
by grief that there was even talk of stoning him. He was in
distress, and it might have destroyed him completely, except
for this: David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.
This required a definite resolve on David’s part, an act of his
volition. To default on this decision would only have deepened
his distress, and discouragement would have rendered him
helpless. What is more, the wives and children of him and his
men would have been lost forever.
So David chose encouragement, not only to be encouraged—
for there was no one around him who could, or would, do that
for him—but to encourage himself. The most important thing
to notice here, though, is that David did not encourage himself
in himself. Rather, the Scripture says that he encouraged
himself in the LORD his God. You see, this was not just about
David, for David had a covenant with God, and that made
this whole thing God’s business. Having thus encouraged
himself, David was then able to move on to the solution God
had prepared for this problem.
Before we go on and talk about encouragement, there are a
couple of things we need to understand about discouragement.
First, discouragement does not come from the Lord; it comes
from our adversary the devil. That is why David could
Acts 1:4 – Do not leave Jerusalem,
but wait for the gift my Father
promised, which you have
heard me speak about.
Most of us do not wait well. We live in a culture that promotes being ‘quick, fast and in a
hurry’ –micro-wave meals, fast food restaurants, express check-out, Instagram and Tweeter
tweets. Sometimes our impatience and actions are no different from small children, we want
instant gratification. We want what we want, and we want it now! If we don’t want it right
now, we certainly don’t want to wait too long to get it. There is something about waiting that
is a turn off for us; it seems to produce within us a spirit of frustration rather than a spirit of
faith. Waiting on answers to prayer or new possibilities is not always easy, but God has a plan
and purpose for our lives and God is always working while we wait. As difficult as waiting
may be, we must maintain a posture of peace and praise for therein lies our hope and strength.
But those who wait upon God get fresh strength. The spread their wings and soar like eagles,
they run and don’t get tired, they walk and don’t lag behind. Isaiah 40:31 (The Message
Bible)
When we look at the text, what do you think would have happened had the disciples on their
Sabbath’s day walk back from the Mount of Olives decided not to go into the upper room or
to wait in Jerusalem? How different do you think the Book of Acts would read? The days
waiting at the right light between the sacred moments of Jesus being taken up before the disciples’ eyes to the moment tongues of fire rested on each of them were critical to the fulfillment
of God’s purpose. Those days of waiting created the atmosphere for the promised Holy Spirit
to anoint them for the magnitude of the mission ahead – to extend the kingdom of God. Like
them, we too have been left with a commission to go and make disciples. We, too, each have
gifts, talents and abilities that God wants to use in the world. However, unlike disciples we
sometimes fail to wait for God’s presence, purpose and timing to marinate within us before
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encourage himself in the Lord, because the Lord was the
source of his solution, not the source of his problem.
Second, discouragement is an indication that we are walking
by sight, not by faith. Paul said, “We walk by faith, not by
sight” (2 Corinthians 5.7), and that was the source of his
stability and strength. When we walk by faith, with our
confidence in the Lord and his promises, it is impossible to
be discouraged. But when we walk by sight, trusting in our
senses, our feelings and our own understanding, we easily
fall prey to all the deceptions of the world, the flesh and
the devil. When we find ourselves in discouragement, we
discover where we have been placing our trust. The solution
is to put our trust back in the Lord.
Paul said that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the
Word of God (Romans 10.17). So when discouragement
comes and you find that you have been walking by sight
instead of by faith, head back to the Scriptures and let the
promises of God build your faith back up to strength.
Discouragement will tell you that you have nothing going for
you and everything going against you. Encouragement tells
you that you have everything going for you and it doesn’t
matter what you have going against you. God is on your side,
with the provision for every need and the answer for every
problem you may have. That is why Jesus came, and why,
like David, you too can encourage yourself in the LORD
your God.” © 2004 by Jeff Doles
Jeff Doles and his wife Suzanne are the founders of Walking
Barefoot Ministries. To read “How to Encourage Yourself
in the Lord” in its entirety, visit their website at www.
walkingbarefoot.com
Debra Joy Wallace is a Christian columnist
and speaker. Facebook page: Weight Loss
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Email: [email protected]
we run off to get busy doing stuff within our own strength.
Yes, sometimes God doesn’t seems to work as quickly as we want him to and waiting for
God to intervene on our behalf can be a bit nerve-racking; nevertheless, waiting at life’s red
lights is a necessary part of our spiritual journey. Red lights and stops signs serve as great a
purpose as every green light. For every red light and stop sign, God has a divine purpose, a
strategic plan, and a deeper revelation. God’s desire is not to keep us from moving forward,
God wants us to move only after God has completed his work behind the scenes and within
our hearts.
Waiting on a breakthrough? Waiting on a new opportunity? Waiting on an answer to prayer?
While you’re waiting, don’t curse the red light, confess your faith not frustration. Stand
Down. Don’t fret. Don’t move forward until you hear from the Lord. I know that you are
anxious to get things done, to get that job, to get the answer to your prayers; however, the
needs we are called to address are far too great for us to engage or move ahead without the
power of the Holy Spirit. Okay, so you are already involved in ministry, you already enjoy
the blessings of the new opportunity presented to you. That’s cool! Maybe now you need
to “give yourself permission” to be still, to get a fresh Rhema word from the Lord, to be
refreshed by God’s presence. The theology of waiting is about
becoming saturated in the presence of the Holy Spirit as wait, and
while we are working. Let’s do as the people did in the Upper Room; let’s sit still, until... until the promised Holy Spirit rest
upon us, renewing, reviving and re-energizing us for the purpose
for which we have be called –for the density God purposed for us.
Hymn #124 – Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me; Spirit of
the Living God, fall fresh on me. Break me, melt me, mold me,
fill me. Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on me. –Arr. By B.B.
McKinney, Spirit of the Living God, The New National Baptist
Hymnal, 1977
By Vanessa
W. Polk
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE DANDELION!
Although most folks think of daffodils as the first flowers of spring, there is another little yellow flower
that bursts forth with the very firs rays of semi-warm sunshine in the first breath of spring. It is the
dandelion. Some consider it an herb, some think of it as a wild flower. Children enjoy blowin’ away the
white feathery blossom of the dandelion into the wind and watching it float away.
Taraxacum Officale is the dandelion’s botanical name. It’s a member of the daisy family and a cousin to
chicory. Dandelion is French for “dent de lion” which means “lion’s teeth,” referring to the notched and
pointed leaves of the plant. Although there are twenty-five different species known in the world, three
thrive in America. The early colonists brought the dandelion to American with them knowing what a
valuable plant it was.
If you have ever paid much attention to the dandelion, you have no doubt noticed that the yellow flower
closes up at night and then opens back up in the morning. I noticed this very thing recently as I observed
the several renegade plants that sprang up in my fastly turning green front yard. Sitting on my front porch
swing in the mornings, the buttery yellow flowers were open, basking in the sun. Late in the evening, just
before dusk, the flowers were closed up. It surprised me that I had never noticed this before.
Beekeepers like the dandelion for its nectar and pollen. Wine and cordials are made from the blossoms
and the buds can be eaten.
Before the plants bloom the leaves are edible. Apparently, the “before the plant blooms” part is quite
important, because after the plant blooms the leaves turn tough and bitter. But when the leaves first pop
up, they are tender, a bit like spinach, and in some places, considered a delicacy and much sought after.
Some folks even put the raw leaves into salads and some cook them just like they cook other greens.
Even the roots of the plant can be used. They can be peeled, thinly sliced, boiled twice in different
waters, drained, buttered and salted like parsnips. The dandelion root contains a drug used for treating
liver ailments, and it is cultivated for this use. The roots can also be slow roasted until they shrivel and
snap when broken, revealing an inside of dark brown. At that point they are ready to grind up. After they
have been ground they must be tightly closed in a sealed container. It’s said you can make a good coffee
substitute with roasted ground up dandelion root, although it is somewhat bitter. You can also mix it with
coffee to make the coffee last longer, the same way some people do with chicory. The dandelion root can
often grow up to three feet long!
The green leaves contain vitamins A and C, and are rich in vitamin B and minerals. And if you are
looking for a low calorie dish, one-half cup has
only 45 calories! The dandelion greens can also
be frozen in your freezer, ready to eat year round.
Now I admit I myself have never eaten any part
of the dandelion, but I might be willing to try the
boiled greens, if ever I chance upon some cooked
by someone who has been cooking them “for a
spell.”
In the meantime, I decided to look through some very old cookbooks that I have to see if I could find
any dandelion recipes. And I did. Here they are, just in case anyone has a hankerin’ to try ‘em.
Dandelion Greens
2 lbs. Dandelion greens (pick before they blossom)
2-3 slices of bacon, fried crisp, Salt, pepper to taste
Cut off the roots, look the greens over carefully and wash well. Put them in a pot with just a little water and simmer until tender. In the meantime, fry the bacon and remove
from pan. When the greens are tender, drain them well and chop.
Add to bacon drippings and toss. Crumble bacon and add together with salt and pepper;
toss into greens.
Dandelion Gravy (Old Amish Recipe)
Pour some oil in frying pan. Add enough flour to make a smooth paste. Brown nicely.
Add some cold water, stirring until smooth. Add milk gradually and cook to thicken. Take off
burner and add salt to taste, some vinegar and honey. Finally, add a
few diced hard-boiled eggs and chopped fresh young dandelion greens to suit
your taste. This is good gravy for potatoes cooked in the skins.
Dandelion Scrambled Eggs
Break the egg in bowl; add a touch of milk; lightly beat; add a few clean
washed dandelion buds and mix well. Scramble egg as usual. So, the
next time one of those pesky little dandelions pop up in your yard, take
time to reflect--- it’s not JUST a weed after all!
Written by
Carolyn Horrell
Mintz
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Cod Parmesan with Zucchini Noodles
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
2 medium zucchini (5-6 ounces each), thinly
sliced
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon dried basil
1/8 teaspoon dried oregano
1/8 teaspoon onion powder
4 Alaska cod fillets (4-6 ounces each)
2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese,
divided
In nonstick skillet, saute zucchini slices in butter
and oil just until soft. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
Keep warm.
Heat oven to broil setting. Mix grated Parmesan
cheese, mayonnaise, lemon juice, basil, oregano and
onion powder together. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
Divide and spread topping onto the top of each fillet.
Place fillets on foil-lined broiler pan. Broil 5-7
inches from broiler element for 3 minutes, or until
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ow more than ever, food choices matter.
People want healthy, environmentally
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Substituting the traditional protein in your
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Seafood offers numerous health benefits. In fact,
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acids and essential vitamins and minerals, but low in
saturated fat and calories, several health organizations
recommend two servings per week.
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Salmon Marsala
Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
4 Alaska salmon fillets (4-6 ounces each)
salt and pepper, to taste
2 cups flour
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup Marsala wine
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
2 cups chicken stock
2 teaspoons fresh thyme
2 tablespoons cold butter
4 fresh thyme sprigs, for garnish
Season salmon fillets with salt and pepper, to taste.
On plate, season flour with salt and pepper, to taste.
Dredge both sides of each salmon fillet in seasoned
flour, shaking off excess.
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each piece of salmon in pan. Cook for 2-4 minutes,
turn fillets over and cook until almost done. Remove
fillets from pan; set aside.
Off heat, add wine to pan, scraping bits off the
bottom. Return pan to heat and add mushrooms.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and cook for
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by half.
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fish, until fillets are heated through. Remove fillets
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from heat and divide sauce evenly over salmon fillets.
Garnish each plate with 1 thyme sprig, if desired.
Smothered Cod or Pollock
Smothered Cod or Pollock
Serves: 4
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup red onion
2 teaspoons garlic, chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
salt and pepper, to taste
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup tomato, seeded and chopped
2 teaspoons fresh thyme
4 wild Alaska cod or pollock fillets
(4-6 ounces each)
2 cups mashed potatoes, warmed
4 fresh thyme sprigs, for garnish
In hot saute pan, cook olive oil, onion and garlic
for 1 minute. Add both peppers and salt and pepper,
and saute 2 minutes. Add flour and stir until flour
turns light brown. Add chicken stock and stir until
liquid smooths and starts to thicken. Add tomato
and thyme.
Season fish with salt and pepper, to taste, and place
into simmering sauce and cover. Cook 3-4 minutes,
carefully turn, cover and continue to cook until done,
3-4 minutes.
To serve, place 1/2 cup of mashed potatoes on
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and place on top of mashed potatoes. Evenly divide
sauce over each piece of fish. Garnish each plate with
1 sprig of fresh thyme, if desired.
Salmon Marsala
What’s in a name?
For many ingredients, substitutions are no problem. For example, pollock, which is a
member of the cod family and shares many of its attributes, including a firm texture, mild
flavor and snow-white fillets loaded with lean protein, works in any recipe calling for cod.
However, at the fish counter it pays to pay attention to names because the Food & Drug
Administration regulates what foods sold in the United States are called. This allows
consumers to know more about their origin and be confident in the safety and environmental
standards used to raise or harvest the product.
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species name, which meant pollock from Russia or China could be sold as Alaska pollock.
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Week of April 1-7, 2016
SPRINT CUP SERIES
SPORTS
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
XFINITY SERIES
Race: STP 500
Where: Martinsville Speedway
When: Sunday, 1 p.m. (ET)
TV: FS1
2015 Winner: Denny Hamlin (right)
Race: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300
Where: Texas Motor Speedway
When: April 8, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FS1
2015 Winner: Erik Jones
Race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Where: Martinsville Speedway
When: Saturday, 2:30 p.m. (ET)
TV: FS1
2015 Winner: Joey Logano
Sprint Cup drivers praise results of new aero package
After five straight weekends of racing, NASCAR’s Sprint Cup drivers and teams got a weekend off for Easter before getting back to
work this week at Martinsville Speedway.
The season so far has seen generally more competitive racing, due
in large part to a lower-downforce aerodynamic package being used at
most tracks this year. There’s a great contest underway for Rookie of
the Year. Jimmie Johnson has won two races and moved into seventh
place on the circuit’s all-time win list. And there are other compelling
stories as well.
The new aero package features among other things a shorter rear
spoiler (3.5 inches versus the earlier 6) and a shorter splitter edge on
the front (one-quarter inch instead of 2 inches).
Drivers one after another have had nothing but praise for the new
rules, with their only other comments being that NASCAR needs to
lower the downforce even more, so that more of a car’s performance
will depend on the driver’s input instead of an engineer’s tweaks to
the car.
“I’m really happy that NASCAR has made the steps they have,” Carl
Edwards said in a media session at Auto Club Speedway. “You’re seeing the results on the race track. It is more fun to drive. This package
is just simply more fun. The driver has more of an influence. The tires
fall off a little more. There’s more passing. I watched guys last week
really driving the race cars.”
Edwards, who grew up racing sideways on dirt tracks around his
native Missouri, said others with little dirt background are adapting
well, too.
“Dale (Earnhardt) Jr. was, I mean, just loose steering and it looked
like he was running on dirt out there the whole time,” Edwards said
of Earnhardt’s driving at Phoenix. “That’s fun. Me, personally, I like
that type of racing. So, yeah, that’s good.”
Edwards said, in somewhat of a surprise, that he of all people still
hasn’t gotten a good grip on the new package, despite finishing second by inches to Kevin Harvick at Phoenix.
“I just don’t have a feel for it yet,” he said. “I thought we actually
surprised ourselves a little bit, how well we ran at Phoenix.”
The Rookie of the Year contest so far is living up to the pre-season
hype, as the top two rookies, Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney, are
engaged in a seesaw battle for the lead. Blaney led heading into the
most recent race, at Auto Club Speedway, but had a flat tire and hit
the wall late in the race and lost the top spot to Elliott, who finished a season-best sixth. Blaney also has a best finish of sixth, at
Las Vegas, and the two are tied for 16th in Cup points heading into
Martinsville, with Elliott holding the edge in rookie standings, as his
second-best finish of eighth trumps Blaney’s second best of 10th.
The rookie battle is especially interesting to veterans of the Sprint
Cup garage who have known the two drivers all their lives. Elliott’s
father, Bill, drove for the Wood Brothers, who now field cars for
Blaney, whose father, Dave, was a Cup driver as well.
“I’ve known Ryan and Chase since they were little boys,” said Eddie
Wood, co-owner of the No. 21 Ford that Blaney drives. “Seeing them
race for Rookie of the Year is a lot of fun. It looks like it’s going to be
a great battle between them from week to week.”
Also in the running for the rookie title are Brian Scott, who is 14
points out of the rookie lead, and Chris Buescher, who is 16 back.
Jimmie Johnson already has two wins this season, at Atlanta and
Auto Club Speedway. The first, at Atlanta, tied him with the late Dale
Earnhardt for seventh on the all-time win list at 76. The Auto Club
victory put him ahead of Earnhardt.
The Auto Club victory also continued a recent trend in which Kevin
NOTEBOOK
Kurt Busch to skip 2016 Indy 500
Harvick finished second to Johnson.
Since Harvick moved from Richard Childress Racing to the No. 4
Chevrolet at Stewart-Haas Racing at the start of 2014, he’s finished
second 20 times — six times in 2014, 13 last year and once so far this
year. Eight of those runner-up finishes have come in races won by
Johnson.
As the circuit heads back to Martinsville Speedway this weekend,
there likely will be much discussion of the race there last fall and
the crash that saw Matt Kenseth intentionally wreck Joey Logano in
retaliation for an earlier incident at Kansas Speedway.
Kenseth, who won six races in 2015, was suspended for two races as
a result. Logano did not receive a penalty, but the incident cost him a
chance to compete for the championship after having won five races.
Both Logano and Kenseth say they’ve put those troubles behind
them, but neither has returned to his form of 2015.
Logano has fared better so far this season. He’s currently sixth in
the standings with a best finish of second, at Las Vegas, and an average finish of 8.4. Kenseth is 15th in the standings, with a best finish
of seventh at Phoenix and an average finish of 19.2.
Kurt Busch announced last week that he
would not be attempting to run the 100th
Indianapolis 500.
Busch had been contemplating a return to
Indy after starting 12th and finishing sixth in
the 2014 event.
Busch, who enters this weekend’s NASCAR
race at Martinsville Speedway seventh in the
Sprint Cup standings, made his announcement
through a statement on his website.
“I must say this was not an easy decision,
and it does not in any way reflect upon my
desire to compete again in one of the world’s
greatest races; it is based solely on a need to
maintain the focus and momentum we have
built early in this NASCAR season,” he said.
“My experience with Andretti Autosport and
its drivers was so very positive, and the way in
which the IndyCar fans and media welcomed
me, it is undoubtedly one of the highlights of
my career both personally and professionally.”
Busch went on to say that Andretti and the
IndyCar league have indicated they’d welcome
him back in the future.
Most NASCAR drivers who have competed in
the Indianapolis 500 in recent years have also
raced in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor
Speedway that same afternoon to preserve
their positions in the Sprint Cup standings.
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Laps led in the past 22 Sprint
Cup races at Martinsville
Speedway by Carl Edwards —
the fewest of any driver in the top 12 in
NASCAR driver ratings for Martinsville.
Carl Edwards says the results of the new aero package, which put
more of the driver’s results in his own hands, are showing on the
track. Here, he races Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Phoenix on
March 13.
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NASCAR hits Danica Patrick, Kyle Busch with penalties at Auto Club
Danica Patrick visits with fellow Chevy driver Ryan Newman (left) during qualifying
for the Auto Club 400.
Two drivers have been penalized by NASCAR for rules
violations at Auto Club Speedway.
Danica Patrick received the biggest penalty — a $20,000
fine and four-race probation — for walking down the track
after she wrecked her No. 10 Chevrolet. Patrick appeared
to be showing her displeasure with Kasey Kahne, whom
she blamed for her crash.
The rule against walking near oncoming cars was put in
place in an attempt to keep drivers from being struck by
oncoming cars.
Kyle Busch was fined $10,000 and placed on NASCAR
probation for the next four races for failing to meet his
media obligations after the Xfinity Series race.
According to NASCAR rules, drivers who finish second
and third are to report to the track’s media center for postrace interviews. Busch, angered that NASCAR officials did
not throw a caution flag on the final lap for his flat tire,
was a no-show in the media center. If the caution flag had
been displayed just as his tire blew, he would have been
declared the winner. Instead, he was passed by Austin
Dillon coming to the checkered flag.
Joe Nemechek puts aside his career in favor of his son, John Hunter
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In his relatively brief racing career, 18-year-old John Hunter Nemechek
has done some pretty amazing things. Behind the wheel of a Late Model
car, he’s won some of short-track racing’s premier events, including the
Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, and the
All-American 400 at Nashville (Tennessee) Fairgrounds Speedway.
In just 32 starts in NASCAR’s Truck Series, he’s already won twice,
most recently at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and he’s already locked in a
spot in that circuit’s new Chase.
When he’s not winning, Nemechek’s consistently finishing near the
front. In the final 10 races of 2015, he never finished below 11th, and
finished second in three of the circuit’s final four races, including the last
two.
He does it all racing for the NEMCO team owned and managed by
his father, Joe, who has essentially put his own career aside to focus on
building one for his son. As a driver, Joe Nemechek has four Sprint Cup
wins and 16 more in the Xfinity Series, as well as the 1992 championship
of NASCAR’s No. 2 circuit.
Truck Series racer John Hunter Nemechek took the checkered flag in
the Great Clips 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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The Nemecheks operate their team on a limited budget and have some
sponsorship, but have not been able to secure a high-profile primary
backer. That’s something that puzzles many in the sport, including Joe
himself.
“I ask myself that question all the time,” Joe said during the winner’s
interviews after his son won at Atlanta Motor Speedway — a track John
Hunter had never driven on before that race weekend. “The kid’s so good,
knows how to talk, how to act, knows what’s important. How can you not
have sponsors?”
While the Nemecheks and their small crew spend a lot of time working
on trucks, they also work the phones trying to secure sponsorship.
“We have some stuff in the works, trying to piece things together,” Joe
said. “We have a lot of good people behind us, but we have to get a main
sponsor on this truck.”
Joe Nemechek said sponsorship would not only improve the current
financial situation, but also provide the team with the tools and technology being used by their competitors who have more funding.
“We can make this team so much better,” he said.
But the Nemechek team, which includes veteran crew chief Gere
Kennon, plans to press on, beginning this weekend at Martinsville
Speedway, where the Truck Series returns to action after being idle for
four weekends.
“The business part of it, where we struggle on the financial side, is not
fun,” Joe said. “[Racing] is fun.
“We work and work and try to figure how to make our stuff better, and
we’re doing a pretty good job.”
For John Hunter, his win at Atlanta will make the rest of the upcoming
season more fun as well, because he knows he will be part of the championship-deciding Chase.
“Now I can run as hard as I can and go for wins and not worry about
points,” he said.
And what he lacks in technology he can make up for by picking his
dad’s brain.
“I can pull from what my dad has picked up in his 20 years in this
sport,” he said.
2,575
Laps led by Jimmie
Johnson in the past 22
Cup races at Martinsville
— tops among all drivers.
2
Xfinity Series regulars who have won
a pole this season: Daniel Suarez at
Auto Club Speedway, and Erik Jones
at Phoenix International Raceway.
3
Drivers in the top 10 in Xfinity Series
points who have not led a lap this
season: Brandon Jones in fourth
place, Ryan Reed in ninth place and
Brennan Poole in 10th.
SPRINT CUP STANDINGS
1. Kevin Harvick, 195
2. Jimmie Johnson, 184
3. Carl Edwards, 171
4. Denny Hamlin, 170
5. Kyle Busch, 170
6. Joey Logano, 165
7. Kurt Busch, 148
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 145
9. Brad Keselowski, 142
10. Austin Dillon, 139
Junior hopes to
donate his brain to
medical research
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has suffered concussions in racing accidents over the years,
indicated via Twitter over the weekend that
his final plans include a wish that his brain
be donated for concussion research, following the lead set by several NFL players also
concerned with concussions.
Earnhardt, who missed two races in 2012
due to concussion, at Kansas and Charlotte,
also said he planned to donate other body
parts as well.
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Clinton’s Callie Sumner
Passionate About Softball
Although the Clinton High School Softball Team
is only nine games into their season, one player,
Callie Sumner, has been leading the team in runs
scored and on base percentage.
So it comes as no surprise that head coach Todd
Slater nominated the 17-year-old junior for this
week’s Performance Auto/Sampson Weekly Star
Athlete of the Week award.
“Coach Slater told me that he nominated me for
the award,” the shortstop/pitcher said Tuesday
evening. “But to get it - I am just really surprised.
It feels good that he thought that much of me to
even nominate me.”
Although the Lady Dark Horses’ record does not
reflect the team’s talent - their sole win came
against Hobbton (11-10) in the third game of the
season - Sumner said she looks forward to the
second half of the season.
“We have a lot of talent,” she said. “We are not
that bad of a team, we just have to gel a little bit
more. I think we will as the season goes on.”
The Horses will return to action April 5 on the road
against Trask and will play at home the same
week (April 8) against West Bladen.
“We are a good team,” Sumner said. “It is just
going to take some time for us to play together.”
The Sampson County native began playing sports
at the Clinton Recreation Department when she
was able to play T-Ball. “I played T-Ball, softball
and then moved up to travel ball,” she said.
When she was in middle school, she was a
competitive cheerleader; around the same time,
Sumner began playing travel ball with the Stingerz Elite Travel Ball Club. “It was a great experience,” she said. “I went to California and New
York for tournaments ... I played for five years
straight and it was a lot of travel and my family
(Parents, Jamie and Terra; and brother, Wade)
was right there supporting me the whole way.”
Although she enjoyed her experience playing
travel ball, Sumner said she took a break during
her sophomore year to watch her brother play
sports.
“I love the intensity of the game,” she explained. “I
love the adrenaline rush of it ... I love being down
and putting together runs to fight back and I love
having the pressure on me. I just love it. The reward for the hard work is getting the win. I love
winning a battle and how good it feels to win.”
But not everyone is on a winning team.
“Well, I am really competitive,” Sumner admits.
“But my dad told me a long time ago that you can
only do what you can do. You just have to go out
there and give it 110 percent every game. And
that is what I do.”
True to her leadership nature, Sumner works on
helping younger, less experienced players when
she can.
“It is a family atmosphere here,” she said. “When
I came in (as a freshman) I knew the game because I had played travel ball ... So, I figured that
I should share what I know about the game. I love
helping others and it seems natural to help out
others by sharing what I have been taught over
the years.”
When asked if she has a piece of advice for upcoming student-athletes, Sumner said, “I would
tell them to study harder and to get out there and
try their best in whatever they do.”
Although Sumner has another year of high school
left, she already knows leaving the only school
system she has ever known will not be easy.
“I am going to miss my friends, of course,” she
said. “I will miss my teammates and my coach.
But I am also looking forward to going to college.”
Sumner said that she is not sure what college she
will attend, but is looking. “I have thought about
UNC-W and I went to a softball camp at Methodist
... But I haven’t decided anything yet. I am still
undecided about what I’ll study too. I have thought
about being a nurse, because there is some job
security in that and you can make a good salary,
but, honestly, I do not know.”
“He is 13 months older than I am,” she explained.
“He is a senior and I wanted to take a break and
watch him play. We are very close. He would stay
outside with me and throw the ball, playing catch.”
When asked if she plans on playing softball post
high school, Sumner is unsure. “Well, I always
used to think that I would want to play in college,”
she admits. “I think I could try to play at a Division
II school ... but everyone I have talked to tells me
how difficult the classes are, so I want to make
sure my grades are good. Right now, I am not
sure if I will play.”
Her determination to be better on the softball field
was something that grew with every game that
she played in.
But Sumner will have plenty of time to decide she still has to finish her junior year and senior
year in high school.
PERFORMANCE AUTOMOTIVE Salutes this week’s
She said that her favorite memory so far just recently happened - just before Spring Break - in a
game against Union on March 24.
“We lost the game (19-18),” Sumner said. “It was a
tough game and I was pitching. I was throwing my
change-up and fastball ... My momma came up to
me after the game and gave me a hug because
I was crying because I wanted to win the game.
But my daddy pulled me aside and told me that
was the game that I really became a pitcher and it
made me feel better.”
The love that Sumner has of the game is obvious
after just a few minutes of talking with her. Talking
about her future, she said that she would like to be
comfortable and not stressing with her husband
and children. “My kids will also be playing softball
and baseball for sure,” she adds with a laugh.
Sumner vows to be just as supportive to her future
family as hers was to her.
“I wouldn’t be anywhere without them,” she said.
“My parents and my brother have always been
there for me and I just can’t tell you what that has
meant to me.”
She also sends special gratitude and love to her
coach (“For always having my back,” Sumner
said. “And the bond that we have now”); Keonna
Hill; Lauryn Moore; Naomi Miller; Amber Strickland; and Craig Westerbeek.
“I am just grateful to have these people in my life,”
Sumner said. “I just really appreciate all of their
support.”
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Clinton Gets the Win Over Lakewood
The Lakewood Leopards baseball team lost Wednesday’s Jimmy Raynor Easter
Tournament game against Clinton by a score of 5-3.
Clinton’s scoring came from Charles Jordan with 2 runs Wednesday night followed
by Blake Davis with 1, Zack Parker 1 and Chase Jacobs with 1 score.
Clinton improves to 4-4 with Wednesday night’s tournament win.
Coach Thornton stated, “Bailey Spell pitched all 7 innings only giving up 6 hits. Bailey did a good job of keeping Lakewood off balance.” Thornton continued, “Bailey
was also strong at the plate going 2 for 2 and Zack Parker was strong going 3 for 3.”
Thornton stated, “Our boys have worked hard and turned it around, we started the
season with 4 losses and have won the last 4.”
The Clinton Dark Horses baseball team has an away conference game at Trask on
Tuesday, April 5 at 7pm.
Lakewood’s record falls to 3-6 overall.
The Lakewood Leopards baseball team has an away conference game at Neuse
Charter on Tuesday, April 5 at 5:30pm.
Midway Gets Big Win Monday
The Midway Raiders baseball team won Monday’s Easter tournament
game against Western Harnett by a score of 8-1. The Raiders got hot in
the fourth inning scoring all 8 of their runs. Western Harnett was able to get
one runner to home plate in the 5th inning.
The Raider’s lost Saturday’s opening tournament game against South View
by a score of 4-3.
Monday’s win puts the raiders at 3-7 overall for the season.
The Midway Raiders baseball team has an away conference game at
West Bladen on Tuesday, April 5 at 7pm.
Canady Awarded
Athlete of Week Plaque
Harrells
Crusaders
Lose 2,
Win 1
this Week
The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders baseball
team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game
against South Columbus by a score of 2-1. The
game was tied with 1 run each when in the 7th inning South Columbus brought one home.
The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders baseball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game
against East Columbus by a score of 7-1 and lost
Monday's neutral tournament game against West
Columbus by a score of 7-1
Alex Canady, a member of the Clinton High School ladies basketball team, was
recently awarded the Performance Auto / Sampson Weekly Athlete of the Week
Plaque. Danny Holland, Sales Manager at Performance Auto in Clinton presented
Ms. Canady her Athlete of the Week plaque.
The Harrells Christian Academy Crusaders baseball
team has an away conference game @ Arendell
Parrott Academy on Tuesday, April 5 @ 6pm. The
Crusaders record now stand at 6-7, 1-4 neutral.
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SCC Students Spotlight
RIBN Program Graduates
Week of April 1-7, 2016
based at the community college, along with one online course each semester
through UNCW. Upon successful completion of the first three years, a student
earns the ADN. After passing the NCLEX-RN, the student progresses to fourthyear nursing courses through UNCW to earn the BSN degree.
“I chose the nursing profession because I love caring for others. I wanted to make
a difference in others’ lives” claims Butler. “With many opportunities in the nursing field, I truly believe it is one of the most rewarding professions and I look
forward to being a part of the nursing profession”. Strickland adds, “Nursing is
not just a career, it’s a passion. Nurses not only provide care for patients, they
advocate for them, teach them, and encourage them to obtain their highest level
of functioning. Pitts includes, “It is my goal to take care of those that can’t take
of themselves! I feel that to be the Christian that I want to be that I was meant to
go into nursing to make a difference in the community, not just for health, but to
help spread his message of salvation!”
“I have had a wonderful experience at SCC. Every instructor seems to really care
about your education and works hard to help you in bettering yourself ” includes
Butler. Butler continues, “being a part of the nursing program has been so rewarding. I have had the opportunity to be the president of our class for both
years. This experience, in addition to the nursing education, has developed me
leaps and bounds as a person. I am very thankful for the opportunity.” Pitts adds,
“I love the fact that it feels like a family! I’m blessed that I get the opportunity to
work alongside my classmates!”
Sampson Community College is honored to recognize the first three SCC RIBN
graduates as this week’s student spotlight. DeShannon Butler, Kari Strickland and
Larry Pitts will graduate this May with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
and continue at University of North Carolina at Wilmington for their Baccalaureate Science Degree in Nursing (BSN). After graduation, all three will take the
NCLEX to become a registered nurse as they begin their nursing career.
Through this dual enrollment partnership between Sampson Community College and University of North Carolina at Wilmington, students are provided with
a seamless transition from an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) to a Baccalaureate Science Degree in Nursing (BSN). The first three years of study are home-
Butler closes, “Do not take the opportunity to go to college for granted. Work
hard and use the opportunity to its fullest potential. It will make a positive difference in your future, and you as a person.” Strickland adds, “There will be times
when you feel like giving up but motivate yourself by thinking how rewarding it
will be to reach your goals!”
Congratulations DeShannon, Kari and Larry for being this week’s Sampson Community College student spotlight! Thank you for including Sampson Community
College as a part of your educational journey! For more information about Sampson Community College and the variety of educational opportunities, visit www.
sampsoncc.edu or call 910-592-8081.
Clinton High Science Olympiad
By Lindy Bustabad
Yet another competition season for the Clinton High School Science Olympiad Varsity Team has concluded with immense success. This past Saturday,
March 19, 2016, the team travelled to Lenoir Community College in Kinston, North Carolina for the regional competition. The CHS team members,
coached by Mr. Alvin Antonio, worked diligently during and after school
many hours up until the day of competition. The CHS team competed on
the Varsity level against 19 other schools in the Division C, or high school,
category. In various sessions on Saturday morning and afternoon, the team
competed in a total of 23 events. At the awards ceremony, the team received 10 total awards out of their events, including: 1st place in Duct Tape
Challenge, 2nd place in Write It, Do It, 3rd place in Disease Detectives,
3rd place in Astronomy, 3rd place in Amazing Mechatronics, 4th place in
Air Trajectory, 4th place in Forensics, 4th place in Fossils, 4th place in Invasive Species, and 4th place in Wind Power. Of these events, 4 were building events requiring construction of a physical device for the competition,
and 6 were skills events requiring a written test or hands-on competing in a
laboratory or station-to-station format. For example, Duct Tape Challenge
was one of the building events, and Disease Detectives was one of the
skills events. CHS team members who received awards on Saturday are:
Alex Hales, Amaya Apolinario, Lauryn Worley, Lindy Bustabad, Lukas Jerez,
Marcos Resendiz, Nicole Spell, Parker Johnson, Thomas Paniagua, and Tina
Moore. After the judges calculated the total numbers of awards each of
the 19 schools received, the CHS team placed 6th overall out of all attend-
ing schools for the regional competition. The team left Kinston with great
pride and a sense of accomplishment, excited to start preparing for next
year’s competition. The CHS team will be losing several seniors this year,
and they will be dearly missed during the 2016-2017 competition season,
including: Anna Emmanuel, Edgar Valle, Kala King, Nicole Spell, Thomas
Paniagua, and Tina Moore.
As the captain of the CHS Science Olympiad Team for this year, I would like
to give a huge thank you to Mr. Antonio, our coach, for always pushing us
to work harder and exceed our greatest potentials. I have competed in Science Olympiad for 3 years, and it has been an unbelievably rewarding part
of my high school experience that has exposed me to different avenues of
science and engineering many students do not have access to in their high
school years. I am grateful for all of the support Mr. Antonio, Mr. Boyd, and
Coach Jordan provided the team with on Saturday and throughout this
competition season. Being able to learn, work, and grow alongside other
students at Clinton High that are passionate about science is an invaluable
opportunity rising freshmen should take advantage of as they begin high
school. Science Olympiad is more than just a team, it’s a family commitment, and I know I am speaking for the rest of the team when I say participating in Science Olympiad means more than just a bronze, silver, or gold
medal. I cannot wait to see what next year holds for the team and where
we will continue to go in the future.
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Crossword
Puzzle
CLUES ACROSS
1. Wound seriously
5. Record
9. Earnestly entreat
12. Dwarf buffalo
13. Manilla sea catfish genus
15. Picasso’s mistress
16. Chinese dynasty
17. Wet spongy ground
18. Wax glazed finish fabric
19. Diego or Francisco
20. In an implied way
22. Outward flow of the tide
25. Writer of poems
26. Stalks of a moss capsule
28. Electromotive force
29. “Phyllis” production Co. (abbr.)
32. Adult male human
33. Finnish island studded lake
35. Coach Parseghian
36. Helps little firms
37. 3rd largest Balearic Island
39. Disk to convert circular into linear
motion
40. Old world, new
41. Acid from oil
43. Health Maintenance Organization
44. Cathode-ray tube
45. Brew
46. Nostrils
48. A female domestic
49. S. W. Shoshonean
50. Social deportment
54. A rubberized raincoat
57. Olive genus
58. About ohms
62. Wild goat with backward curved
horns
64. Sharp point projecting backwards
65. Approaches
66. Indian frock
67. Search engine friendly
68. Description of design criteria
69. Pickerel genus
CLUES DOWN
1. Another word for mother
2. Cuckoos
3. New Rochelle, NY college
4. Attracts iron
5. River obstruction
6. Militant N. Ireland
organization
7. Title of respect
8. Make to specifications
9. Food on a fish hook
10. Br. peer above a viscount
11. Western author Zane ___
14. Allied H.Q.
15. Defunct phone company
21. Connecticut
23. NY Times political writer Matt
24. Bolivian river
25. Endangered
26. Heavy cavalry sword
27. Make into law
29. Papier-__, art material
30. Streetcars
31. Extinct black honeycreepers
32. Millisecond
34. Gets rid of
38. Indigenous race in Hokkaido
42. Feline mammal
45. Moses’ older brother
47. Relinquish a claim to
48. Of I
50. Disorderly crowds
51. Wings
52. Ball for safe indoor play
53. Snatch
55. Arabian outer garments
56. Scomberomorus regalis
59. A diagram of the Earth’s
surface
60. Anger
61. Reciprocal of a sine
63. Nineteen
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CRIME
ARREST REPORTS
03-26 Monica Lasha Smith, 19; 265 Hunt
Lane, Clinton; Failure to Appear-Carrying
Concealed Weapon; Secured Bond $1,000;
Court Date 04-15
03-26 David Allen Sessoms, 55; 212 Laurel Lake Rd., Salemburg; Failure to Appear-DWI; Secured Bond $1,500; Court
Date 04-19
03-26 Santos Eberto Acosta, 47; 302 Fairfax
St., Clinton; 2 Counts: Failure to Appear-No
Operators License; 2 Counts: Failure to
Appear- Expired Registration Card/Tag; 2
Counts: Failure to Appear-DWLR; 2 Counts:
Failure to Appear-DWI ; Failure to AppearUnauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle; Secured
Bond $16,000; Court Date 04-18
03-26 Anthony Scott Nabors Jr., 30; 404
South Railroad St., Dunn; Attempted Common Law Robbery; Assault on a Female;
Possess Marijuana up to ½ oz; Possess Marijuana Paraphernalia; Failure to Appear-DWI;
Failure to Appear-DWLR; Secured Bond
$22,500; Court Date 03-28
03-26 Boney Herra, 47; 234 Odom Ave.,
Garland; Drunk and Disruptive; Secured
Bond $1,500; Court Date 04-13
03-26 Santos Eberto Acosta, 47; 302 Fairfax St., Clinton; Fictitious Info to Officer;
Secured Bond $1,500; Court Date 04-18
03-27 Glenwood Earl Owens Jr., 22; 49
Tuckers Lane, Salemburg; Assault on a Female; Larceny; No Bond; Court Date 04-19
03-27 Joshua Lee Odom, 27; 3181 Hayne
Stretch Rd., Roseboro; Injury to Real Property; 2 Counts: Communicating Threats; Secured Bond $3,500; Court Date 04-26
03-28 Tyler Britt Strickland, 21; 4971 Mt.
Olive Hwy., Newton Grove; Threatening
Phone Calls; Simple Assault; Secured Bond
$1,000; Court Date 04-25
03-29 Reginald Bryon Jones, 54; 519
Seminary St., Kenansville; Failure to Appear-DWLR; Secured Bond $500; Court
Date 04-20
03-29 Ivonee Irazema Alba, 32; 105 Cotton-
Week of April 1-7, 2016
tail Lane, Clinton; Fraud-Worthless Checks;
Secured Bond $2,025 Court Date 04-05
INCIDENT/INVESTIGATION
REPORTS
03-17 Shanna Murphy reported a breaking
and entering and theft from an auto located at
203 E. MLK Blvd, Roseboro. Reported missing was a 24” gold necklace.
03-17 William Williams reported a burglary at his residence located at 405 Mary E.
Smith Rd, Newton Grove. Missing included a
32” TV, an assortment of jackets, DVD player
and an assortment of medications.
03-17 Theresa Esposito reported the theft
of a firearm from her residence located at 210
Hairr Ln, Salemburg.
03-18 George Thompson reported being
the victim of a Breaking and Entering and larceny. The incident occurred at 3071 Beamans
Woods Rd, Clinton. Items reported missing
included a 55” LED TV.
03-18 Sandra Willis-Marti reported a Larceny at her residence. Items missing included a riding lawn mower, craftsman grill, tool
box, assortment of tools cooler rack and clear
oval stone.
03-18 Deborah Owens reported the theft
of her Nissan Altima. The auto was reported
stolen from 112 Mulberry Ln, Clinton
03-18 Robert Blake reported a Breaking
and Entering at his residence located at 210
Summer Av, Roseboro. Missing included a
39” TV and cash and coins.
03-19 Nicole Polgar reported a breaking
and entering at her residence located at 2916
Tew Rd, Garland.
03-19 Marissa Jacobs reported a breaking
and entering and larceny at her residence located at 70 Boyhill Ln, Garland. Items reported missing included a LG 42” TV, and Westinghouse 32” TV.
03-20 Marlena Monroe reported a breaking
and entering and larceny at her residence located at 2175 SE Blvd, Clinton. Items missing
included a 6 string bass guitar, 15 watt bass
Marriage Certificates
-Dalton Kaine Padgett to Samantha Renea Johnson
-Michael Russell Vann to Kelly Lynn Hass
-William Smith Hutchens to Laura Kristin Bradshaw
-Pierre Wesbert Nelson to Jessica Sharon Monik Parker
-Jeffery Kirk Pope II to Tiffany Gray Townsend
-Bruce Graham West III to Heather Lynn Cunningham Blankenship
-Equy Pierre-Louis to Shella Francois
-David Luengas Guerrero to Selma J Lamb
-William Burton Heath to Kaitlin Marie Carr
-Jeremy Brandon Owens to Amanda Gray Clifton
-Michael Ray Hawley to Beverly Jackson Hawley
Deaths
-Margaret Lula Autry
-Lisa Ann Arrington
-Judith Ray Brewer
-Lorenza Baltazar
-Anthony Lee Hardison
-George Franklin Montague
-Merlin Dixon Naylor
-Elma Gray Owens
-David Elvin Smith
-Rosalind Deanna Smith
-Kathleen Tew
-John Henry Vann
-Dorinda Mae Williams
-Michael Kevin White
-Willie Wells Johnny Whitaker
Births
-Chelsie Morgan Gaither born on March 16, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Antoine Lavelle Gaither and Janet Devone
-Sophia Kellin Hernan born on March 17, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
William Edmund Hernan and Alyssa Ashley Jackson
-Brooklyn Monay Jones born on March 21, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Brittany Nichole Gurgainous
-Wyatt Abel Corbett born on March 25, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Daniel Josh Corbett and Amanda Estela Hernandez
-Cameron William Jones born on March 25, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Brian Casey Jones and Aleza Hudson Jones
-Kyler Javier Meraz Barahona born on March 25, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical
Center to Marcos Emilio Meraz Lopez and Yinda Iveth Barahona Banegas
-Luis Angel Castro Martinez Jr born on March 25, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical
Center to Luis Angel Castro Martinez and Enereida Capistran Flores
-Ariana Nicole Ramirez born on March 26, 2016 at Sampson Regional Medical Center to
Daniel Ramirez Santos and Erika Dayana Jimenez Ruiz
Land Transfers
-David Earl Raynor, Karen Cain Raynor to Connie Raynor Carter, David Braxton Carter35.71 Acres Tract 1 Newton Grove
-Andrew E Daniels, Paula Raynor Daniels to Connie Raynor Carter, David Braxton Carter-
amp and an electric scooter.
03-21 Han-Dee Hugo’s reported a Robbery on 03-21. Suspect entered store and
implied she had a weapon and ordered
clerk to give her money. $262 money/
cash stolen
03-21 Betty Lou Griffin reported Larceny- from Buildings located at 2520 Roseboro Hwy Clinton. Total stolen- $1,700
which included painting and wood working items.
03-21 Nicole Keith Kecia reported Burglary- Forcible Entry at 8356 Ivanhoe
Road Harrells. Items stolen assorted jewelry and shoes. Total- $2,900
03-21 Russell Wayne Register reported
Burglary- Forcible Entry at 379 Walter
Moore Lane Turkey. Stolen medication,
camcorder, stun gun. Total- $335
03-22 Royal Lane Apartments reported
Damage to Property. Flooring, Doors,
Stairs ad AC Unit. Total Damage $4,000.
03-22 Mary Spell Bullard reported Burglary- Forcible Entry at 4132 Hayne
Stretch Road, Roseboro. Total stolen
$400, video game.
United Methodist Church Mt Olive. Total
damage $300.
03-23 Catherine Lee Warren reported Criminal Damage to Property at Oak
Grove Church Road Dunn. $1,000 Damage.
03-23 Veronica Escalera Rodriquez reported Larceny- From Motor Vehicle. Total stolen $420.00, purse, sunglasses, etc.
03-26 Wal-Mart reported the Larceny of
Clothing from its 1415 Sunset Ave., Clinton location.
03-26 Murphy USA reported the Larceny
of Gasoline in theft by pumping gasoline
and not paying for the purchase before
driving off from its 1453 Sunset Ave.,
Clinton location.
03-27 Mellisa Evans reported a Larceny
at her residence located at 545 Aaron Rd.,
Salemburg. Items reported missing US
Currency and credit/debit cards.
03-27 Georgy Yarborough reported the
Larceny of his firearm from his Vehicle
located at 2048 N Salemburg Hwy., Salemburg.
03-22 Regina Barrett reported Larceny
from Motor Vehicle and Criminal Damage to Property at 13693 Garland Highway, Garland. Total damage and stolen$2,500.
03-28 Wal-Mart reported a Larceny located at 1415 Sunset Ave., Clinton. Items
reported missing included 2 desktop computers, mobile DVD player, dog toy, candles, dog food, clothing, and household
items.
03-23 Michael Ray Horne reported Burglary- Forcible Entry at 2519 Herring
Road, Rose Hill. Total stolen included
can drinks, computer/software, flashlight.
Value- $390.
03-28 Kenny Knowles reported the Larceny of his firearm from his residence located at 1481 Alex Benton Rd., Newton
Grove.
03-23 Scotchman of Roseboro reported
Found Property. The report states a Pistol 6.35mm black / tan grips was found
on top of a dumpster.
03-23 Derrek Tyler Melby reported Burglary- Forcible Entry at 133 Pemberton
Lane Newton Grove. Total damage $250.
03-23 Katie S Vann reported Larceny- From Motor Vehicle at Brownings
03-28 Willie Hunter reported a Larceny
located at 2134 Hunter Rd., Clinton. Items
reported missing included a homemade
engine, table, chairs and bench.
03-28 Sandra Konrad reported the Larceny of her Medication from her residence
located at 174 Balkum Rd., Rose Hill.
03-29 Christopher Hall reported the Theft
of his Four Wheeler from his residence located at 321 N Church Ave., Garland.
35.71 Acres Tract 1 Newton Grove
-T&W Development, Marshall Thornton/Gen P, Jimmy Warren/Gen P to Bertha Sanchez
Cruz, Octavio Guzman Rojas- Lot 4T&W Development Co Tract 1 South River
-Jarrett Daughtry to Sherri Bostic- 1 Acre Dismal
-James A Todd, Sandra A Vannoy to Carol Caton Todd, Jerry Neil Todd- 3.10 Acres Taylors
Bridge
-Linda Ann Sutton Anders/FKA, James Joseph Reeves, Linda Sutton Reeves, Alden Keith
Sutton, Angela Sutton, Linda Ann Sutton Anders/FKA to David Michael Brooks - Lot 4
Block Underwood Carter Subdivision
-Laura Beth Seabolt Phillips to James W Seabolt, Kristin Kay Seabolt- Parcel A 3.0 Acres
Plainview
-Ethel Delila Butler Hall to Brenda Jeanette Hall Nunnery, Michael Bennett Nunnery- 3.04
Acres Little Coharie
- Ethel Delila Butler Hall to Brenda Jeanette Hall Nunnery, Charles Michael Nunnery- 6.87
Acres Little Coharie
-Robert Ayers Strickland, Ronin L Strickland to Eddie H Strickland and Sandra W Strickland4 Parcels Halls
-Louis Matthew High Jr, Megan Renee High to Justin Cruz Turner- 0.53 Acres Halls
-Leticia Arellano, Domingo Nunez to Artemio Garcia-Garcia, Olga Elizabeth Martinez- Lot
18 Morgans Meadow Subdivision 0.71 Acres Halls
-Peggy Jean Spell West to Bradley Lee West, Peggy Jean Spell West- 2.21 Acres Lot 3 R
Maurice Holland Subdivision Little Coharie
-Amy Thomas Matthis Jr, Pamela Jackson Matthis to Amy Lynn Matthis- 10.04 Acres Tract
1 Taylors Bridge
-Alissa Dark Freudeman, Jason Fleming, Alissa Dark Freudeman to Betty U Creech, Laura
D Creech, Walter A Creech-Lot 19 Sandterra Subdivision Plainview
-Cape Fear Industries USA Inc, DMB Partners LLC, Karen T Suton/MGR to John Mark
Miller, Valerie S Miller- Lot 17 Timberlake Subdivision Section Six 0.92 Acres North Clinton
-Elaine T Jones, Thomas K Jones to Samantha W Guin, Steven R Guin- Lot 1 3.73 Acres
Mingo
-Jo Lynn Jones to Jamie Alan Jones- 0.75 Acres
-James Hubbard Butler Farms Inc to JMS Builders Group LLC- Lot 203 Butler Lakes
Subdivision Section Five 0.57 Acres North Clinton
-Freida B Pollock to Reverse Mortgage Solutions Inc- Lot Sampson
-Teresita Calixta Santiago to Fortino Ramirez Bautista- Lot 4 8.08 Acres Sampson
-Thornton Homes Company to Juan Cornejo Juanchi- Lot 70 of TM Sr and JA Ferrell
Subdivision
-Elmer Ray Williams Sr to Chanequa Lichelle Donna Williams – Lot Turkey
-Elmer Ray Williams Sr to Lisa Michelle Williams- Lot North Clinton
-Daniel Gray Baldwin, Juanita Marie Baldwin to Maria R Ramirez Bartolo and Eliseo D
Perez Vail- 0.58 Acres Lot 1 North Clinton
-Domingo Nunez Arellano, Leticia Arellano Martines/AKA, Domingo Nunez Arellano to
Jusdiva Berduo, Juan Rosas Dominguez - 2 Tracts Halls
-Shawn Paul Brigman/PR/TR, Thomas E Brigman Sr Estate, Thomas E Brigman Sr
Revocable Trust to Michael Paul Smith/TR, Thomas E Brigman Jr Trust- 17 Tracts w/
exceptions Sampson
-Jeffrey S Matthews/MGR, Matthews Family Properties LLC to James O Burch- 0.20 Acres
Lot 1 Turkey
-Felix W Ruiz, Olga Martha Ruiz to Olga Martha Ruiz and Wilfredo Juan Ruiz- 1.75 Acres
Newton Grove
-Glenn M Spearman, Minnie B Spearman to Amadeo Ramirez Correa- Lot 15 2.91 Acres
Lisbon
-Betty Lou Griffin, Judith T Griffin to Butler’s Heritage LLC- 0.62 Acres North Clinton
-Michael Raeford Fennell to Bladimir Alberto Mairena and Jessica Marie Mairena- 2 Tracts
Franklin
-Laura Warren Lee to William Todd Wilson- Lots 8 & 9 Block J Weeks Property
Week of April 1-7, 2016
VASS
George Alford Blackwell, Sr., age 73, of
Vass went to be with the Lord on Tuesday,
March 29, 2016 at his home, surrounded by
his family. A visitation will be held in the
family visitation rooms at Cox Memorial
Funeral Home and Crematory on Friday, April
1, 2016 from 6 until 8 and other times at the
home. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at
2:00 p.m. at Open Arms Community Church with Pastor John Brown
officiating. Burial will follow in the Johnson Grove Cemetery.
George was born in Columbus County on December 26, 1942 to
Hosea and Emma Martin Blackwell. He was a founding member of
Open Arms Community Church where he served as a deacon. He also
served the Town of Vass as Mayor and Commissioner. He enjoyed
spending time with his family especially his grandchildren and great
grandchildren. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and
friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Delores Blackwell; children,
Sondra Jones of Fayetteville, Paula Myrick (Tim) of Vass, JR
Blackwell (Bree) of Vass; sisters, Melba Turbdeville of Thomasville,
Ginia Cartrette of Tabor City, Alice Burns of Hope Mills; seven
grandchildren, Michael, Anthony, Brooks, Heather, Brittany,
Dixie Rae and Kaleb; three great-grandchildren, Gabe, Bentley
and Laykin. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hosea and
Emma Martin Blackwell; son, James Blackwell; sisters, Saddie and
Bett; brothers, Aldred, Rosier and Buddy. The family has entrusted
services to Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to Open Arms Community Church
Building Fund, 376 Hennings Drive Vass, NC 28394. Condolences
may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com Cox Memorial
---”Serving GOD, by serving families in a time of need.”
FAYETTEVILLE
Ms. Joyce Ann Corbett, 63, 520 Marion
Court Fayetteville, formerly of Clinton,
died on Saturday, March 26, 2016 at SECU
Hospice House in Smithfield, NC. Funeral
service will be held at 3:00 P.M. Saturday,
April 02, 2016 at Pilgrim Rest Missionary
Baptist Church by Pastor Marchelle Farmer.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Corbett is survived by three daughters, Sherita Sampson
(Mark) of Clinton, Sonya Corbett of Fayetteville, Sondra Peterson
(Dennis) of Clinton, one son Antonio Corbett of Fayetteville, two
sisters, Marva Beatty of Tomahawk, Geneva Williams of Clinton,
8 grandchildren Malik Corbett, Dejiah Corbett, Keith Peterson Jr.,
Jasmine Sampson, Danijah Corbett, Jada Sampson, Edwin Sampson
Jr., Angel Oats-Corbett, special cousin, Annetta Williams. The
public will be received Friday, April 01, 2016 from 1:00P.M-6:00PM
at Carter Funeral Home with family present from 5:00PM-6:00P.M.
Service by Carter Funeral Home in Garland. www.carterfh.com
HYATTSVILLE, MD
Edna Carroll Maynor Jones 71, of
Hyattsville, MD formerly of Fayetteville/
Delway Community, died Wednesday, March
16, 2016. She was born on July 17, 1944,
in Rose Hill, North Carolina. She was one
of ten children born to the late John Carroll
Maynor and the late Alberta Evans Maynor.
Edna accepted Christ at an early age and attended Oliver Institution
Church in Clinton, NC, and Saint James Disciples Church in Delway,
NC. She fellowshipped at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church at
home in Hyattsville, MD, and when visiting her hometown in
Fayetteville, NC, faithfully worshiped at Falling Run Baptist Church,
where she remained a devout member until the end of her life. Edna
graduated from Sampson County Public Schools in Clinton, NC,
and then matriculated at Virginia State University, where she earned
a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Edna was united in
marriage to Carter Richardson Jones of Wise, NC, on October 15,
1973. She began her career working as a Promotions Assistant
at WNJR Radio Station in New Jersey. In 1972, Edna accepted a
position with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) in Washington, DC, as a computer specialist, a position that
allowed her to travel around the world training personnel on how
to use computers. Edna also fulfilled an EEOC opportunity at the
White House under the Ronald Reagan Administration. Edna was
known for her dedication to community activities. Until her passing,
she served as 8th Precinct Civic Association President, and was a
charter member and past President of The National Coalition of 100
Black Women, Inc., Prince George’s County Chapter. Edna was a
woman of style who also long shared a mutual love with her poodles.
Edna was a fun-loving person who took on life and made the best of
it with an enduring smile. Edna had a tremendous amount of love
for family and friends, enjoying most of her holidays and vacations
with them throughout her life. Funeral service was held at 11:00 AM
Friday, March 25, 2016 at Falling Run Missionary Baptist Church in
Fayetteville. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Edna leaves
to cherish her memory Carter Richardson Jones, her husband of
42 years; brothers, Berl Evans and Douglas Maynor; sisters, Linda
Maynor, Yvonne Maynor, and Berthenia Maynor; cousins, nieces,
nephews, God-children, and a host of other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her sisters Johnnie Maynor-Harris,
Dianne Maynor-Brewer, and Debra Maynor, and her brother,
Donnell Maynor. Service by Carter Funeral Home in Garland. www.
cartefh.com
CAROLINA BEACH
Mr. Ashby Cleveland Lewis, 87 of Carolina
Beach and formerly of Wade, passed away
Monday, March 21, 2106 at the home of his
son. A graveside service was held 12:00
Noon Thursday, March 24, at Greenlawn
Memorial Park, Wilmington, with full
military honors. Mr. Lewis was born November 12, 1928 in New
Hanover County and is preceded in death by his parents, David Elton
and Gertie Lancaster Lewis; his wife, Geraldine Sessoms Lewis; and
daughter, Donna Koeferl. He retired from the US Air Force after 25
years of service and was a Veteran of WWII, the Korean Conflict,
and the Vietnam War. He retired as a heat and air mechanic from the
VA Medical Center in Fayetteville. He is survived two sons, Darrell
Lewis and wife Eileen, Sherrill Lewis and wife Tami, both of Wade;
five grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. The family received
friends from 6:00 to 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 23, at Butler
Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, and other times at
2922 Page Road, Wade. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home,
6535 Clinton Road, Stedman.
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OBITUARIES
STEDMAN
Mrs. Ethel Jane Nunnery, 88 of Stedman,
went home to be with The Lord on Tuesday,
March 29, 2016. A home-going celebration
will be held 3:00 pm Saturday, April 2, at
Stedman Church of God of Prophecy, with
Rev. Donald Baldwin, Rev. Louis Pender, and
Rev. Bryan Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in the Church
Cemetery. Mrs. Nunnery was born July 27, 1927, in Cumberland
County and was a homemaker. She is preceded in death by her
parents, Alexander and Larncy Johnson; husband, Jasper Love
Nunnery; three children, Howard S. Nunnery, Leslie Dale Nunnery,
Kathy Jeanette Blanchard; and two grandchildren. She was a member
of Stedman Church of God of Prophecy where she was a cornerstone
for many years. She is survived by six children, Billy A. Nunnery
of Garland, Ruby L. Williams of Salemburg, Alexander Nunnery of
Stedman, Harry L. Nunnery of Dunn, Mary “Judy” N. Simmons of
Garland, Marshall Nunnery of Benson; one sister, Mary Ann Roelle
of Stedman; 31 grandchildren, 49 great grandchildren, and numerous
great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends 6:00 to
8:00 pm Friday, April 1, at Butler Funeral Home, 401 W. Roseboro
Street, Roseboro, and other times at the home of Alexander Nunnery,
5409 NC Highway 210 S., Stedman. Flowers are welcome, or
memorials may be made to Stedman Church of God of Prophecy,
5371 NC Highway 210 S., Stedman, NC 28391.
SALEMBURG
Mr. Elma Gray Owens 69 of 513 Cooper
Rd. died Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 02, 2016 at First Baptist
Church Roseboro. Burial will follow in the
Roseboro-Snowhill Cemetery. Mr. Owens
is survived by three sisters, Issie Owens of
Clinton, Katie Melvin of Fayetteville, Rosie Davis of Roseboro,
lifetime friend Geneva Mack of Roseboro, and host of nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends. The public will be received, Friday,
April 01, 2016 from 3:00P.M.-5:00P.M. family present from 4:00PM5:00P.M. at Carter Funeral Home in Garland. www.carterfh.com
Service by Carter Funeral Home in Garland.
BENSON
Shirl L. Parker, Age-56, 592 Dragstrip
Rd. Benson, N.C. died Tuesday 3/22/16 at
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Funeral
services will be Monday 2pm 3/28/16, First
Missionary Baptist Church, Roseboro, N.C.
Interment in the Bearskin Church Cemetery.
Visitation Sunday 3/27/16, 3 to 6pm, family 5
to 6pm, Butler & Son Funeral Home, Roseboro, N.C.
CLINTON
Mrs. Lula Jane Pope, 77, of 51 Short
Cut Ln., passed away Friday, March 25,
at Sampson Regional Medical Center in
Clinton. A funeral service was held at 2
P.M., Monday, March 28, at Zoar Pentecostal
Freewill Baptist Church, 740 Zoar Church
Road, Salemburg, with the Rev. Ernie King
and Rev. Randy Barker officiating. Burial followed at Owen Grove
Cemetery. Lula was a native of Sampson Co. and was the daughter of
the late Emerson Cannady and Matilda Jane Williams Cannady. She
retired from Piggly Wiggly’s meat department and was a member of
Zoar Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by: her
husband of 59 years, Glenn Pope; two sons, Terry (Ruth) Pope of
Salemburg and Roger Pope of Bonnettsville; two sisters, Lib Allred
and Loanie Cole both of Asheboro; six grandchildren, Jessicca
(Eddie) Carter, Terri Pope, Savanna Pope, Lauren Pope, Keira Pope
and Lee (Victoria) Matthews; 3 sister-in-laws, Gail (Ray) Smith,
Annelle Mercer and Sue (Kenneth) Brigman. Friends were received
1PM at the church prior to the funeral or other times at the home.
Memorials may be made to the music ministry of Zoar Church, 740
Zoar Church Road, Salemburg, 28385.
HARRELLS
Kathleen Peterson Pridgen, 75, of Harrells
passed quickly and unexpectedly from her
earthly life on March 27, 2016 at her home with
her beloved family on this day, Easter Sundaythe day of observance of the resurrection of
our Lord, Jesus Christ. Kathleen was born
February 19, 1941 in Sampson County, the
daughter of the late Walter Allen Peterson and Eunice Peterson Lee.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, William Ryan Burns;
step-father, Walter Lee and sister, Eloise Carter. She is survived by
her husband of 56 years, Billy Pridgen; daughter, Ramona Pridgen
Burns (Edwin); son, Keith Pridgen (Amy); grandchildren, Samantha
Pridgen, Mariana Pridgen and Samuel Burns; several nephews
and nieces including a special niece, Pam Hurt. Kathleen was a
faithful member of Ivanhoe Baptist Church where for many years
she orchestrated all activities involving food and fellowship. Our
Kathleen was dearly loved and was a wonderful and blessed wife,
mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Billy and Kathleen created
a loving home in which they set an example and taught Christian
values to their children and grandchildren. After Ramona and Keith
married, Kathleen always said we now have four children. Kathleen
loved all of God’s nature, everything that grows with flowers
and vegetables being her favorite. Kathleen was grace giving,
compassionate, a fantastic cook, and faithful friend. Her sweet, sweet
spirit will be missed and never forgotten. Visitation with the family
was held from 6 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at QuinnMcGowen Funeral Home Burgaw. Funeral service was held at 11:00
a.m. on Wednesday at Ivanhoe Baptist Church with The Rev. David
Lancaster officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. In lieu
of flowers the family suggests that you consider a memorial gift to
Uttermost Evangelism for Missionaries Brian and Carla Tyndall, PO
Box 7, Pontotoc, MS. 38863. Shared memories and condolences
may be sent to www.quinnmcgowen.com. Quinn-McGowen Funeral
Home and Cremation Center of Burgaw.
STEDMAN
Christina “Tina” Kathleen Stalnaker, 42 passed away Saturday,
March 26, 2016. Tina was born December 28, 1973 in Cumberland
County. A memorial service will be held at 5:00pm Friday, April 1,
2016 at Butler Funeral Home Chapel, officiating will be Reverend
Bryan Strickland. She is survived by her husband, Duane Stalnaker
of the home; daughter, Paige Stalnaker and son, Larry Duane
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Stalnaker both of the home; father, Larry
Stump, Sr. of Missouri; mother, Kathleen
Brady of Sylvia, NC; brother, Larry Stump,
Jr. of Stedman; sister, Jamie Wilkes and step
brother, Mark Bacot. The family will receive
friends following the service at the funeral
home. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral
Home, 6535 Clinton Rd., Stedman.
VASS
Master Braylon Jace Willett, age 3, of Vass, went to be with the
Lord on Monday, March 28, 2016, at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill,
surrounded by family. A celebration of life will be held on Friday,
April 1, 2016 at 2:30 p.m. at Red Branch Baptist Church with Pastor
Scott McInnis, Tim Coe and Michael Stanley officiating. Burial will
follow in the church cemetery. Braylon was born in Sanford, North
Carolina on September 17, 2012. During his
three short years here on earth he touched
many lives and was loved deeply by family
and friends. Braylon is the son of, Hannah
Willett and Antwon Williams of Sanford;
half-brothers, Aidyn and Amari Williams;
maternal grandparents, Karen Boutin of Seven
Lakes and Lee Willett of Sanford; paternal
grandmother, Tonja Williams of Sanford. He was preceded in death
by his paternal grandfather, Albert Moore. The family has entrusted
services to Cox Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of
flowers, donations may be made to Braylon Jace Willett Memorial
Fund, Go Fund Me (Facebook) www.gofundme.com/braylonjace.
Condolences may be sent to www.coxmemorialfuneralhome.com.
Cox Memorial --- “Serving GOD, by serving families in a time of
need.”
WILSON
John Robert Bowden, age 70, of 3601 Columbia Ave. Wilson NC,
passed away Saturday, March 26th at his home. The funeral service
was held at 6:30 PM, Thursday, March 31st at Crumpler-Honeycutt
Funeral Home, with Pastor Scott Sauls officiating. John’s family
received friends and family immediately following the service at the
same location. John, born in Wake County in 1945, was the son
of the late Henry Bowden and Shelly Medin Hudson. He was an
accounts manager in the finance industry. He was preceded in death
by his wife of 45 years, Catherine Darden. He was survived by Doris
Bowden Mullins and husband Preston, Brenda Bowden Dunlavey
and Holly Lucille Kasch and husband Niels; and grandchildren;
John Michael Dunlavey, Mary Katherine Dunlavey and Carsten
Lucas Kasch. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Piney
Grove Cemetery Fund, 1818 N McCullen Road, Faison, NC 28341.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.crumpler-honeycutt.
com. Arrangements are by Crumpler-Honeycutt Funeral Home, 118
Fayetteville St., Clinton, NC 28328.
STEDMAN
Mr. Charles Douglas Bryant, 91 of Stedman, passed away
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at his home. Arrangements are
incomplete. Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535
Clinton Road, Stedman.
NEWARK, NJ
Ms. Shirley Temple Daughtry, 80 of Newark, NJ (formerly of
Sampson County) died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at her home. The
funeral service will be held at 1:30pm, Sunday, April 3, 2016 at
Cedar Point Disciple Church, Newton Grove, NC. Burial in Hillside
Cemetery. A Visitation at the Church will be held on Sunday, April
3, 2016 from 1-1:30 p.m. at the Church. Ms. Daughtry is survived
by her sisters, Margaret Bennett and Peggy Salters both of Whitsett,
NC and Wanda Joam Boykin of Piscataway, NJ; brother, Sylvester
Daughtry, Jr. of South Riding, VA. Online condolences may be sent
to www.worleyfuneralhomeinc.com. Service entrusted to Worley
Funeral Home, Inc. Clinton, NC
ROSEBORO
Harriett Virginia Hales, 73, a well-known educator of the Beaver
Dam Community, went to be with her Lord on Monday night,
March 28th 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Harriett
was born on November 2, 1942 in Cumberland County to the late
Kelly and Gladys Gardner Hales. In addition to her parents, she was
preceded in death by her sisters, Margaret Ray and Catherine Troje
Holmbeck; and her brothers, John W. Hales and Rev. Earl Hales.
Harriett graduated from Stedman High School in 1960 and from
Pembroke University, where she studied elementary education. She
taught in the school system for 25 years, spending her last years at
Beaver Dam Elementary School. She is survived by her sister-inlaw, Annette Hales of Roseboro; five nieces: Nan Chin of Virginia
Beach, VA; Cathy Gruidl of Eden Prairie, MN; Linda Klas of St.
Paul, MN; Susan McQueen of Charlotte, NC; and Priscilla Hales of
Knoxville, TN; her nephew, Rick Troje of Bloomington, MN and
several cousins. The family would like to express a very special
“thank-you” to everyone at Autumn Wind Assisted Living for the
loving care she received the fifteen months that she lived there.
Also, special appreciation to Worth & Linda Stephens for the many
acts of kindness they showed to Harriett. She was known to them
as “Ma Harriett”. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, April
1st at 2:00 pm at Peniel Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3681 Dunn
Rd., Roseboro, NC with Rev. Jeff Bartlett & Rev. James B. Brinkley,
officiating. Interment will follow in the Roseboro Cemetery. Family
will receive friends one hour prior to the service, beginning at 1:00
pm, in the church fellowship building. In lieu of flowers, please
make donations to either of the following: Falcon Children’s Home,
7569 Northwest St., Falcon, NC 28342; or to Gideons International,
711 Fairview St., Fayetteville, NC 28312. Royal-Hall is honored to
serve the Hales family.
CLINTON
Mr. Usher “Frank” Joyner, 69, of 409 Still Street, died March 29,
2016 at Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC. The funeral will
be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 3, at Union Grove Church of Christ
Disciples of Christ Church with Dr. Timothy Pepper officiating.
Burial will follow in Sandhill Cemetery. The visitation will be held
Saturday, April 2 from 4-6 p.m. at Worley Funeral Home with the
family present from 5-6 p.m. Mr. Joyner is survived by his daughter,
Traci Russell of Wilmington, DE; sisters, Addie Conley, Connie
Murphy and Ruby Fryar all of Clinton, NC; brothers, David Lee
Fryar, Ronnie Blue, Donnie Blue all of Clinton, NC and Horace Blue
of Garner, NC; one grandchild. Online condolences may be sent to
www.worleyfuneralhomeinc.com. Service entrusted to Worley
Funeral Home, Inc. Clinton, NC
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myRA AND my SOCIAL SECURITY CAN
HELP SECURE YOUR RETIREMENT
By Brenda Brown
Social Security Public
Affairs Specialist
in Fayetteville, NC
By Kaitlin Norris,
Executive Director
Clinton-Sampson
Chamber of Commerce
Achieving financial security is an important part of enjoying
a satisfying retirement. Social Security has many tools to help
you plan for your future.
April is such an exciting month. There is
warmer weather, flowers start to bloom,
and so does the community. We have
seen quite the bloom at the Chamber.
Members are hosting events, wanting to
get more involved, and really want to
get out in the community.
A great first step is to visit www.socialsecurity.gov/
myaccount. With a my Social Security account, you’ll get immediate access to
your personal Social Security Statement, your earnings record, and an estimate
of your retirement benefits at age 62, at your full retirement age, and at age 70.
You can also verify your earnings are correct, since we base your future benefits
on your earnings record.
Kick start your spring and come out to
our Member Of The Week on Monday, April 4th at 10:30am. Come connect and network at Kivett’s Inc. at 711 Southwest Blvd. in Clinton. These
opportunities to come out and network and get to know other businesses in
the community will be very beneficial to you and your business.
When you open a my Social Security account, we protect your information by
using strict identity verification and security features. The application process
has built-in features to detect fraud and confirm your identity. Your personal
my Social Security account can help you figure out how much more you might
want to save for your future, but it can do a whole lot more. For example, in the
District of Columbia and several states, you can request a replacement Social
Security card online — find out if you can at www.socialsecurity.gov/ssnumber.
In addition to using your personal my Social Security account, you can prepare
for a secure, comfortable retirement by visiting www.myra.gov. There, you’ll
find myRA, a new retirement savings option from the Department of the Treasury
for the millions of Americans who face barriers to saving for retirement. myRA
is a simple and secure way to help you take control of your future.
Come out and watch the Mayor bake a pizza at the Ribbon Cutting of
Dominos! If you have not been out to see the remodeling of Dominos then
I highly encourage you to make it Thursday, April 7th at 10:00am.
We are picking back up our Business After Hours in April! Come out to South
Eastern Outdoor Products April 28th at 5:30. They will have a small tour of
their facility, fresh squeezed lemonade, and hors d’oeuvres. This is a great
group of men and women, so come on out and get to know them!
I always encourage people to let the Chamber work for you, but what does
that really mean? It means to let us worry about giving you opportunities to
get more involved in the Chamber. Let us market your events for you. Let us
help put your business on the map. The Chamber is a family who supports
each other and who has the same overall goal of making our business
community a better place.
myRA makes it easy and affordable to start saving for retirement, even if you
can save only a little bit right now. It’s designed for people who don’t have a
retirement savings plan through work, or lack other options for saving. If you
already have access to a retirement savings plan, such as a 401(k), learn more
about that plan because it might offer matching contributions or other benefits.
myRA helps workers grow their money faster than they can with most traditional
savings accounts, and there’s no risk. Since it’s not tied to a particular employer,
workers can hold on to their myRA account when they move from one job to
another.
If you have any questions about becoming a member of the Chamber
then I encourage you to come out to one of our events. Contact us with
any questions at 910-592-6177, or email us at [email protected].
Congratulations
With your personal my Social Security and myRA accounts in place, you too
can prepare to reap the joys of a financially secure retirement. Learn more about
all of your choices at www.socialsecurity.gov.
Chamber Member of the Week
Job Whisperer
By Raquel Rosario
Action Pathways
ASPIRE Self Suffiency Program
Once in your lifetime, it is a huge possibility you become unemployed. It
will feel as if you are going to battle, so the better prepared you are the
better chance you have to succeed.
We are unemployed, it is time for battle, what do we do now?
*
Get your weapons ready- Update and prepare your Resume.
Research online to get the best style that fits your experience, education, skills, etc., and work on highlighting your strengths. Ask and look
for help if you need it.
Congratulations to our Chamber Member of the Week, International
Minute Press! Windy and David Schulte have been franchise owners
since 2005, International Minute Press also known as Minuteman Press,
Inc is rated #1 by Entrepreneur magazine as the #1 printing franchise in
the world. International Minute Press is a full-service printing facility that
includes digital color printing, business forms, letterhead and envelopes,
business cards, graphic design, rubber stamps and more. A Wedding and
Invitation Planning department is also available. Their services include
complimentary pickup and delivery. Contact them today for all your
printing needs! (910) 592-8163, visit their website impclinton.com or email
them at [email protected]
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Shop Sampson County’s Lowest Priced Pharmacy!
Shop Sampson County’s Lowest Priced Pharmacy!
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Prepare your attack strategy- You are going to need an action
plan that includes goals, and steps that will help reach each goal. This
will be your road map; it will show you exactly where you need to go
and the best route to get there. A goal without an action plan is just a
dream.
*
Study the battlefield- Job Search, and apply for jobs that you
are interested and qualified for. Don’t go into battle without fully preparing yourself. Job Search where companies are hiring using Job Search
engines such as Indeed, Monster Jobs, or the NCWORKS websites, and
attend Job Fairs. Keep a log that includes the name of the company you
applied for, the position you applied for, the date, and a space for any
notes you might want to take. Organization is extremely vital for a successful and not to mention a less stressful job search.
*
Recruit allies- Network, network, network! A large percentage
of individuals get jobs because someone they knew gave them the lead.
Let your family, friends, past coworkers, neighbors, etc., know that you
are looking for a job. Remember your online friends, such as Facebook,
Linderlink, etc. You need to brand yourself as much as possible by marketing yourself first.
*
Get ready to win the Battle- Enhance your interviewing skills
by practicing what you will say, how you will greet the interviewers, and
how you will sit. Remember there will be other people competing for
that job, so not only do you want to be the best applicant you can be,
you want to stand out and be extraordinary. Dress appropriate, study
the company, be prepared to answer questions, and to ask questions. It
shows you take initiative and are also inquisitive about them.
*
Follow Up- Send thank you notes to the people who interview
you and the people who helped you with the job search.
For more information about ASPIRE you can contact
Cumberland County-910-223-0116 or Sampson County 910-249-4805
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