Hundreds Turn Out For Cancer Run
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Hundreds Turn Out For Cancer Run
Cape Fear..9 S. Johnston....18 Inside Today: Triton....19 East Wake.....44 VOLUME 63, NO. 178 ANGIER BENSON DUNN, N.C. BUIES CREEK Central...0 Apex.....43 Midway....49 Hobbton.....0 MONDAY BUNNLEVEL COATS DUNN ERWIN S. Lee........23 Pinecrest...35 W. Harnett....6 Overhills.....14 FALCON AUGUST 26, 2013 GODWIN LILLINGTON LINDEN Hundreds Turn Out For Cancer Run By TYLER DOUGLAS Of The Record Staff It’s hard to miss Dunn’s Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation (ACCRF) 5k race each year. In the morning hours, before the trek begins, participants show up in brightly-colored running gear, while others sport wildly decorated socks as per tradition. The event, which steps off at the General William C. Lee Airborne museum, features runners from NEWTON GROVE This year’s ACCRF 5k male winner, Broadway resident Luis Majano Read, 20, crossed the finish line first with an impressive time of 17 minutes, 46 seconds. He extends his arms just before crossing the line and grabbing a much-needed bottle of water. around the state and beyond. The annual 5k began in 2007, folOn Saturday, music was blasting lowing Mrs. Hinshaw’s second difrom tall speakers as a large crowd agnosis. of more than 500 runners began to Since that initial diagnosis, Mrs. form. Hinshaw has had additional bouts More than $40,000 was raised with cancer, the most recent being with $85,000 to date being donated a tumor, later found to be osteosarto the ACCR Foundation. coma. Following surgery last year, This year’s run was one of the more tumors were discovered. most successful, said Carolina Mrs. Hinshaw continues to batTherapy Services owner and event tle cancer — she begins chemoorganizer Kim Schmidlin. Her sis- therapy today for her most recent ter, Kellie Hinshaw, was diagnosed with the rare cancer, ACC, in 2001. See Run, Page 3 Daily Record Photo/Tyler Douglas Harnett Hosts Regional Search, Rescue Two-Day Exercises Burglary Suspect’s Bad Luck Leads To His Capture 50¢ Some bad luck for a burglary suspect led to his apprehension following a break-in in Johnston County. Donna Sanders reported her home on Trail Ridge Drive, outside Benson, had been broken into and a digital camera and a large amount of jewelry was taken. A short time Sandy later, troopers in Harnett County responded to a single-vehicle accident near the Johnston County line. The driver had fled from the scene Commissioner Asked To Stop Social Media Posts By TOM WOERNER Of The Record Staff ment Services, and more, participated in the two-day event. As members of the Central Branch comprised of 33 different counties statewide —- participants from Northwest Harnett, Boone Trail, Flat Branch, Cleveland, Spout Springs, Charlotte, Shelby and other agencies — were debriefed in what officials set up as an Incident Command System. With maps, compasses and a A Harnett County commissioner involved in a lawsuit with the county he represents has been served with a cease and desist letter after multiple social media posts from him in recent days directed to staff members at the Harnett County Department of Public Utilities. Commissioner Gary House has repeatedly put posts up about the House Harnett County Department of Public Utilities in the last two weeks. Mr. House and former public utilities right-of-way agent Randy Rogers are being sued by the county for allegedly removing items from department computers. Mr. Rogers is accused of taking the documents during both regular working hours and after hours when he was not scheduled to be at the office. The county is seeking the return of documents it says were stolen from county computers and $2 million in damages allegedly incurred by the county. Mr. House posted a picture on Facebook Thursday of an envelope he received from the Lillington law firm of Bain, Buzzard and McRae. He marked the envelope with the words rejected and return to sender and put it back in the U.S. mail system. Mr. House said he made a conscious decision to start educating See Search And Rescue, Page 3 See House, Page 3 See Suspect, Page 3 $1 Million Bond Set For Drug Suspect Daily Record Photos/Kim Lambert As part of the weekend Regional Search and Rescue exercises in northwest Harnett, members of the Wilson County Mounted Search Team, from left, Randy Phillips, Moses Parker and his wife, Karen Parker study map coordinates to locate a missing person during a mock scenario at Camp Agape. Narcotics detectives with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office made a major drug bust Thursday afternoon. WTSB News reported officers Guin went to a home at 4676 Elevation Road, Four Oaks, and during a search of the residence, 12 ounces of cocaine, 9 ounces of marijuana, an undisclosed amount of cash and a stolen firearm were recovered, according to Capt. A.C. Strickland. Larry Wayne Guin Jr., 42, of the Hundreds Conduct Mock Ground, Water And Air Searches By KIM LAMBERT Of The Record Staff Numerous search teams were deployed this weekend after 38-year-old James Victor Smith — who was reportedly suffering some undisclosed medical issues —went missing. A Silver Alert was issued by the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office Friday, 13 hours after he was last seen. Such was the premise of Harnett County’s Regional See Drug, Page 3 Search and Rescue, a full-scale exercise conducted by participants across the state. Hosted by Harnett County Emergency Management officials, more than 100 agencies spent two days honing their responsive skills in the Cokesbury community in northwest Harnett. The pastoral setting at Camp Agape Camp and Conference Center transformed into the venue of a large-scale research and rescue training ground. Volunteers embarked on ground, water and air searches throughout the exercise. First responders from Buncombe, Burke, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, Wake and Wilson counties — among others — participated. Staff members from the N.C. Emergency Management, the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, Harnett County EMS, State Highway Patrol, the Fire Marshal’s Office, American Red Cross and Emergency Manage- New Principal Bringing New Ideas To Harnett Primary By BRIAN HANEY News Editor Students at Harnett Primary School in Dunn may be in store for a few surprises when they return to class toay. The school has a new principal — Dr. Sylvia Wilkins — who has promised a number of changes for the coming school year. Dr. Wilkins took over for Sabrina Hendley, who retired at the end of May after 12 years as principal at Harnett Primary. Dr. Wilkins has lived in Sampson County outside Dunn for 22 years and said when she moved to the area, she was em- Plain View resident Dr. Sylvia Wilkins is the new principal at Harnett Primary School in Dunn. Students across the area returned to school today. Daily Record Photo/Brian Haney State University. She also holds a doctorate of education in educational leadership, which she obtained from NOVA Southeastern University in May 2008. She said throughout her career she has always wanted to work at schools where she can make a difference. “Harnett Primary has such a good foundation,” she said. “I feel like I can add some additional enhancements.” Dr. Wilkins describes herself as a risk taker and someone who thinks outside the box. See Principal, Page 8 WEATHER CALL US ADVERTISING/BUSINESS/NEWS. . . . . SUBSCRIPTIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CLASSIFIED ADS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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All Rights Reserved Tuesday Monday 85 High 62 Low 90 High 70 Low Wednesday 91 High 71 www.mydailyrecord.com Low I-95 (Exit 73) & Hwy. 421 • Sales Mon.-Fri. 8am - 8pm, Sat. 9am-6pm Service/Parts Mon.-Fri. 7:30am - 5:30pm Chevy • 1-800-542-3060 Dunn, NC Chrysler • 1-877-604-3060 The Daily Record, Dunn, N.C., Monday, August 26, 2013 - House ACC survivors Nancy Kneer from Dallas, Texas, and Jim Steele from Washington D.C., traveled to Dunn this weekend for the ACCRF 5k run on Saturday morning held at the General William C. Lee Airborne Museum. It was an important event for the rare type of cancer, they said, a place for support and to raise funds for research. Continued From Page One Daily Record Photo/Tyler Douglas Run Continued From Page One tumor, but this weekend, surrounded by supporters and those who have bested the dreaded disease, she remained enthusiastic, focused on the 5k and its importance. “I love to see all these people. I get so excited when I see that this event is growing each year and it continues to do so,” she said. Above all, continued Mrs. Hinshaw, the event was for cancer survivors — an important celebration of the fight and a place where peers can interact and share experiences. “I was diagnosed in 2001, but I didn’t meet another survivor until 2009, after we started this race. It’s difficult for people to understand, I know they can see the outward scars, but until you’ve walked this road, it’s tough to know what it’s like,” she said. Extending A Helping Hand Mrs. Hinshaw said even though it’s not always easy, it was important for her to continue the ACCRF 5k to help others who have found themselves on the frightening end of a similar diagnosis. And she has, according to Washington, D.C. resident, Jim Steele. He was diagnosed in September of 2011 with ACC, but has since been given a clean bill of health, although he’s still under observation, he said. “This is my first race. I missed the last one, but as soon as I found the date for the this one I put it on my calendar,” he said. “It’s special what they’re doing here. For anybody that knows about ACC, this is a wonderful place to meet people and support research,” he said. Likewise, six-year ACC survivor, Nancy Kneer from Dallas, Texas, said she hasn’t missed a race yet. “I’m here for the weekend. I can tell you about every ACC event in the nation and there aren’t many. I love this race. It shows you that there is support. It seems like everyone in the entire town comes out,” she said. Mrs. Kneer is on the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Organization International (ACCOI) board and had a tent set up with information at the event. In addition to Mr. Steele and Mrs. Kneer, there were five other ACC survivors at the 5k from various locations around North Carolina — Holly Springs, Winston-Salem and Charlotte, among others. Kellie’s Krew This year’s race marked an important turning point for Mrs. Hinshaw and her family. Given her battle with another type of cancer, the yearly fundraising effort has expanded to include various types of cancer. A non-profit organization, dubbed Kellie’s Krew, has been set up to allow the race and other fundraising activities to touch even more lives. In addition to contributing to the Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Research Foundation, Mrs. Schmidlin said Kellie’s Krew would also support local cancer patients who are fighting like her sister. The organization seeks to help out cancer patients with gift cards and grant assistance, Mrs. Schmidlin said. In addition, the group will be involved in the community through helping students. Last week, the Krew gave out its first two scholarships to Midway High School senior Brett Butler and Triton High School senior Shel- by Tart. “It’s so great to see this response from the community. We have more than 80 volunteers here and it’s nice to see people not only give money, but their time as well,” Mrs. Schmidlin said. ‘The Best Support System Ever’ The ACCRF 5k opening ceremony could be heard throughout Dunn Saturday morning. Cancer survivors were recognized, special music was featured on the makeshift stage at the Airborne Museum and a letter from Mrs. Hinshaw, detailing her battles, was read. The letter mentioned her friend, Amy Pope McLamb, who was diagnosed with osteosarcoma around the same time as Mrs. Hinshaw found out about her ACC. Mrs. McLamb died in 2008, but not before leaving a long-lasting impression on Mrs. Hinshaw, who has since been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, just like her friend. “To this day, I will never forget how much she inspired me and all of those around here,” she wrote. “I have tried my best to be there for others and face each new day with confidence and courage. It is not always easy, but look around — I have the best support system ever!” Following the national anthem and a prayer, the starting pistol sounded into the air and the runners, who had already gathered at the starting line, were off. Winners Event emcees Terry Whittington and Renee Keith kept a close eye on the runners, announcing their numbers and cheering them on as they set out. Mrs. Hinshaw cheered them on in a golf cart that led the route — west on Divine Street, then along Layton Avenue, right on Godwin Street, right on McKay Avenue, left on Pope Street, left into the Canterbury subdivision, back out onto Watauga Avenue making another left onto Divine Street where the run continued until the final leg of the race heading up Divine Street and back to the General Lee Museum. There was no shortage of quick times this year. The top runners crossed the line seconds apart from each other, while the top three males and top three females in the 5k completed the run in less than 24 minutes. Twenty-year-old Luis Majano Read of Broadway was the first to cross the line. He clocked in at an impressive 17 minutes, 46 seconds. Barely out of breath, he said the last mile was a bit difficult. “That last stretch was a kicker. I saw the guy in front of me and I had to break away,” he said with a grin. That guy, Allen Badeour of Chapel Hill, placed second with a time of 17 minutes, 48 seconds. “(Luis) was too young for me, he has young legs. I passed him on mile two, but youth prevailed today,” said the 42-year-old Mr. Badeour. Third place in the men’s division went to Michael McLamb, 16, of Dunn, a cross-country runner at Midway High School, with a speedy 18 minutes, 13 seconds. In the women’s division, 17-yearold Benson resident Dava McLamb was first, clocking in at 22 minutes, 50 seconds. Behind her, Ashley Dean, 17, of Dunn crossed the finish at 23 minutes, 34 seconds, shortly followed by third place-runner Jen Bart, 32, of Coats with a time of 23 minutes, 37 seconds. A one-mile fun run and awards ceremony followed the 5k. DAILY DIGEST Harnett Back-To-School Highway Blitz Officials from the Harnett County Highway Patrol Office are hosting a Troop B Back-to-School Highway Blitz this week. As school students make their way onto local highways at the start of a new year, Harnett Highway Patrol officials will be out in force, ensuring the local roadways are safe. The blitz is being conducted throughout all counties within Troop B including Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson, Bladen, Duplin, Pender, Onslow and Columbus. Facebook users about what he and Mr. Rogers discovered during the investigation which they initiated on their own. “It is time for the people to know the truth,” Mr. House said. “I have lost faith that it will be handled by the county. The county has tried to limit my First Amendment rights and I will not turn my head. The truth has been held back too long.” This is not the first time Mr. House has dealt with the Bain, Buzzard and McRae firm. Attorney Tony Buzzard was the attorney for then county Commissioner Chairman Tim McNeill in a personal suit against Mr. House. That suit, in which Mr. McNeill claimed he was slandered by Mr. House, was eventually settled out of court. The terms of the settlement were not released. Mr. Buzzard is the town attorney for the Lillington Town Board. Lillington Mayor Glenn McFadden, the assistant public utilities director for the county, has been a consistent target of Mr. House’s. In an interesting twist to the bizarre story, Commissioner House posted a picture of himself last week with significant facial hair. He said his beard will keep growing “until this bogus lawsuit is settled or until Gina finds the clippers.” Gina House is Mr. House’s wife. He is referring in the post to the suit brought against him by the county. Mr. Rogers has had an active part in Mr. House’s social media dialogue of the last several weeks. At one point last week Mr. House posted about a first time opportunity to see a vulture on a kayak tour of the Cape Fear River. Mr. Rogers replied that, “You may have not been that close to vultures kayaking before, but you sure have set beside and been forced to interact with many of the ugly, smelly turkey vultures that feed upon the taxpayers of Harnett County.” Mr. Rogers has directly asked Board Chairman Jim Burgin to have the suit dropped against Mr. Rogers and Mr. House. In one recent post Mr. Rogers states that “Burgin needs to answer for not stopping this Act of Extorsion/ Civil Suit. Burgin needs to speak out and stop this act of waste, abuse of taxpayers and ratepayers funds being used to commit a criminal act.” Mr. House has made no indication on Facebook when he intends to end his barrage of posts. Drug Continued From Page One same address, was jailed under a $1,000,750 bond. Mr. Guin was charged with 14 offenses including trafficking cocaine, maintaining a dwelling to keep a controlled substance, possession with intent to sell or deliver a controlled substance, conspiracy and possession of a stolen firearm. Page 3 Mr. Buzzard was at meetings out of his office and was not immediately available for comment. Suspect Continued From Page One before troopers arrived, but officers located a large amount of jewelry in the car. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office conducted a search warrant on the vehicle and seized the items. Troopers were later called to a pedestrian walking beside the roadway hit by a vehicle. That man, authorities allege, was the burglary suspect. Ricky Lee Sandy Jr., 27, of Massengill Pond Road, Angier, was charged with felony breaking and entering, felony larceny, and felony possession of stolen goods. Mr. Sandy was booked into the Johnston County Jail under a $77,500 bond. — WTSB News Search And Rescue Continued From Page One Calling coordinates aloud, Mr. Phillips said, “That’s OK. We’ll still be able to find our victim hidden in these woods someplace.” Mrs. Parker agreed, saying, “It’s easier with our horses, but we’ll be all right. We always learn so much from these exercises.” Dozens of ground search teams covered hundreds of acres surrounding the Cape Fear River, trekking through heavy woods and mud, to track lost and/ or injured subjects in the mock scenarios. Local K-9 teams were deployed to help rescuers pinpoint their missing persons. Nearly a mile away in Captain’s Landing, volunteers — including Joe Ausley, Stephen Butts, Chris Peterson, Mitchell Prince, Tim Prince and Norwood Truelove — were executing a water search and rescue mission Friday afternoon. The scenario involved the water rescue of three boaters stranded on an island in the Cape Fear River. written scenario in hand, search teams were set in motion, looking for clues to find Mr. Smith and numerous other mock victims throughout the two-day exercise. The large conference room in Camp Agape’s Conference Center transitioned into a makeshift command post with various stations including planning, operations, incident, logistics, liaison and finance. The comprehensive training was hosted in Harnett, thanks to an N.C. Department of Public Safety grant issued for counties within the Emergency Service’s Central Branch. The weekend event culminated two years of planning, officials said. Harnett County Emergency Management Services Director Gary Pope said the exercises are successful in evaluating regional response and multi-agency coordination in case of future catastrophes. “We’ve never hosted a search and rescue exercise of this magnitude,” Mr. Pope said SatWater Rescues A Highway Patrol Bell 407 heliurday. “We As voluncopter transports mock victim teers returned were fortunate to receive this Tim Prince and N.C. HART techni- to the shore grant from the cian Darrell Adams over dense with their vicstate to conwoods and the Cape Fear River in tims in tow, duct this. medics quickly northwest Harnett. We’ve been assessed their able to coordicondition and nate with agencies in dozens of determined one had head injucounties, which helps us evaluate ries. all the resources we would have The stranded trio were safely available in case of an extreme transported to area hospitals for emergency.” further treatment. Early Saturday morning, the Missions Set Harnett County Underwater Among the dozens of search Search and Recovery Dive Team teams, participants from the Wil- — with officials from Angierson County Mounted Search Black River Fire including AssisTeam — Moses Parker, his wife, tant Chief Lee Marshall, Ken Karen Parker, and Randy PhilThomas, Raleigh Porter Jr., Donlips — embarked on their extenald Hales, Matthew Gilliam and, sive search in the densely woodfrom Anderson Creek Fire Deed campground. partment, Lyna Wilson, wife of Intensely studying their maps Chief Robert “Jim” Wilson — underneath a covered picnic were deployed. shelter, the three-person team During their timed mission to studied coordinates late Friday. search for the drowning victim, “We’ve been participating in their only clue was a T-shirt danregional searches like this for two years now,” team commander Mr. Parker said. “We are a mounted search team and are used to having our horses with us in the search, but weren’t able to ride them this week.” Daily Record Photos/Kim Lambert A mile away at Captain’s Landing, volunteers — including, from left, Norwood Truelove, Tim Prince and Chris Peterson — execute a water search to rescue three alleged stranded boaters on the Cape Fear River. gling from a pier. State and local officials were amazed the dive team required only a six-minute response time to find and recover their victim underneath the mirky pond water. Air Rescue Saturday afternoon, a Highway Patrol Bell 407 helicopter hovered over the dense woods, rustic cabins and river. After executing high-low maneuvers to assess the lilypad/landing site and point of recovery, technicians from the Raleigh Fire Department, the State Highway Patrol and N.C. HART (North Carolina Helo-Aquatic Rescue Team) extracted volunteer victims from Camp Agape woods. Organizers said the HART team is comprised of the best civilian rescuers with military and law enforcement aviation backgrounds. In executing numerous landair-land rescue missions, HART and Harnett County EMS officials observed local responders — including Randy Mills, Tim Prince, Norwood Truelove, Stephen Butts, Alice Gross, Chris Baker and Justin Walters — pose as potential victims being rescued from water to land. 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