BY LINDA BURCHETTE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

It was almost too coldto breathe Friday evening,but that didn’t stop deter-mined carol singers at theannual lighting of thecommunity Christmas treein West Jefferson’s Back-street Park. They heldonto their hats in the briskwind and gripped theircups of hot chocolate in aneffort to ring in the holi-day season with good spir-it.

The singers were joinedby Santa Claus along withRudolph and Frosty theSnowman characters andchildren were invited toride on West JeffersonFire Department’s antiquetruck. Shops stayed openlate and the town had adefinite feeling of Christ-mas.

The fun continues onFriday, Dec. 3 as carolersroam the streets dressed incostumes from ‘CharlesDickens: A Christmas Car-ol’, and participatingshops will again be openuntil 8 p.m. A horse-drawnwagon for rides aroundtown is planned.

Events continuethrough Dec. 17 with thefollowing:

Saturday, Dec. 410 a.m.: Run for the

Wreath with Blue RidgeEndurance LLC organiz-ing a new 7.2 mile race tothe summit of Mt. Jeffer-son and back. Runners be-gin and finish at AsheCivic Center. Visitwww.NewRiver-Marathon.com for more

information.10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Santa

Claus at Ashe CountyFarmers Market on theBackstreet. Bring a can offood and have your phototaken with Santa by An-gelia Shepherd. Home-grown and handmade prod-ucts for a unique Christmasgift.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Openhouse at the Ashe ArtsCenter with Santa visitingfor photos ($2 per child)and story time with Mrs.Claus along with milk andcookies and holiday crafts,and visits from Rudolphand Frosty the Snowman.Call 846-ARTS.

12-3 p.m.: Photos ofyour pet with Santa atBackstreet Yoga. $12group sitting. Enjoy hotcider and fresh-bakedgoods. Call 982-4297.

1-3 p.m.: Open houseat the Chamber of Com-merce including artistBessie Clay signing this

year’s holiday ornamentfeaturing Cascade Falls.Call 846-9550.

Sunday, Dec. 5 7:30 p.m., the Ashe

Choral Society presentsthe annual holiday concertat Ashe Civic Center withboth secular and sacredmusic, under the directionof Grady Lonon with ac-companiment by MichaelBell. Admission is $12 foradults and $5 for students.Call 846-ARTS.

Friday, Dec. 10Hometown Christmas

Social - come to down-town West Jefferson andenjoy hot chocolate andpurchase goodies for yourholiday entertaining orgift giving. Proceeds go toAshe Really Cares. Judg-ing for the ‘Old Home-town Decorating Contest’sponsored by The Moun-tain Times. Participatingshops open until 8 p.m.

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NewsBriefs

Cute kids picswanted forPost calendar

The Jefferson Post islooking for photos of cutekids throughout the countyfor inclusion in the 2011calendar.

Your cute kid could bechosen to be the photo ofthe month. Photos can beof children of any age andin any season – spring,summer, fall, winter – andcan include more than onechild or pets.

Do you have a favoritephoto of your child, grand-child or great grandchild?Is he or she decked out inthe cutest or weirdest cos-tume at Halloween? Or sit-ting on Santa’s lap? Orsplashing in the pool orcreek? Tossing leaves orriding a bike? Playing witha pet or making a mess atdinner? How about play-ing school sports or march-ing in the band? We’relooking for all kinds ofphotos of all kinds of kids.

You can email yourphotos to lburchette@jef-fersonpost.com ortlaws@jeffersonpost.com,or bring by a photo and wewill scan it. Deadline forsubmission is Thursday,Dec. 9. For more informa-tion, call 846-7164.

WJ baby among nation’s mostbeautiful

Avery cute photo of Jo-celyn Paige Calhoun,daughter of Steve Calhounof West Jefferson andLindsay Cooper of Mouthof Wilson, VA, finished inthe top 55 out of more than200,000 entries sent to the“LIVE! with Regis andKelly’s Beautiful BabySearch.” Her picture ap-pears on page 134 of theDecember/January 2011issue of Parenting maga-zine (early years) on thestands now.

Maternal grandparentsare Ronnie and DonnaCooper of Mouth of Wil-son, VA, and paternalgrandparents are Larry andCarolyn Calhoun of WestJefferson. Jocelyn Paigehas two older sisters, CariCarson and Brooke Cal-houn.

Jocelyn loves the out-doors, as witnessed in thephoto of her playing in fallleaves. She also loves todance with her sisters andgo to Midway BaptistChurch to play. “She is avery sweet and lovingchild,” according to hergrandmother Carolyn,“and her family andfriends are very proud ofher.”

Winner of the contestwas 3-year-old MaggieSue Romeo of Georgia,who is on the cover of themagazine and won$125,000 toward college(courtesy of Gerber).

• Hugh McCoy• Margie Greer Johnson

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Man jailed onassault charge

A Crumpler area stab-bing Nov. 23 put one manin Baptist Hospital in seri-ous condition and anotherman behind bars.

At 10:56 p.m. last Tues-day, the Ashe CountySheriff’s Office received areport of a stabbing at 125Tahoe Drive in Crumpler.When the deputies arrivedon scene they foundDaniel Puerta, 21, withmultiple stab wounds tothe stomach and abdomen.

Puerta was transportedto Ashe Memorial Hospitalby Blue Ridge Medical,and later flown by AirCare to Baptist Hospital inWinston-Salem, accordingto a sheriff's office report.

As of Sunday, the vic-tim was still listed in seri-ous condition.

A short time after ar-rival on the scene, Leoca-dio Gomez Vargas, wastaken into custody a shortdistance from the locationwhere the stabbing tookplace, the sheriff's reportsaid. Vargas is betterknown as “Cayo.” He is 36years old, and lives at

2979 Hwy 16N in Crum-pler.

Vargas was chargedwith assault with a deadlyweapon inflicting seriousinjury with intent to kill.

He is currently beingheld in the Ashe CountyDetention Center on a halfmillion dollar securedbond. He was scheduledfor a first appearance hear-ing in court last Friday.

The Ashe County Sher-iff’s Office was assisted bythe Jefferson and West Jef-ferson Police Departments.

Leocadio Gomez Vargas

Holidaysoff to coldstart in WJ

Post photos/Linda BurchetteIt seemed almost as cold as the North Pole Fridayevening in West Jefferson as Santa made a stopto visit along Jefferson Avenue and at the lightingof the community Christmas tree in theBackstreet Park. Hot chocolate, carols and rideson West Jefferson’s fire truck helped offset thecold and shoppers stayed late downtown to dosome Christmas shopping.

See Holiday, Page 5

Creston family making a difference in TanzaniaBill and Nannette Ross

own a house in Creston,but they now have a biggervision.

It is so easy in Americato get caught up in the dayto day things and the issueof making a living. TheRoss family wanted tomake a difference in theworld. There are stillplaces where widows haveto trade favors with the lo-cal men to get an outhousebuilt, where orphans livealone in bark houses with-out proper food and cloth-ing, and where congrega-tions still meet out in theopen under banyon trees.

The Ross family leftCreston about two years

ago. They bought a woodcooking stove, a hand-cranked washing machine,a sewing machine, and afew other essentials andshipped them in a bigoverseas crate to their newhome at Kibidula Missionin Tanzania. The Rossfamily members are mis-sionaries with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Justa few years ago Bill was apot-smoking, dreadlock-wearing, rock musician.Then Jesus changed hislife. Now he is raising hisfamily where elephantssometimes have to be runout of the corn patch and

See Creston, Page 14

Landfill expanding,new recycling lawcoming in JanuaryBY LINDA BURCHETTE

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Commissioners hope thecounty can be using part ofthe new landfill cell nextmonth. They toured the siteearlier this month to seeprogress on the 7.5 acrecell that County ManagerDan McMillan said is aboutone-third lined.

“We’re running a littlebehind on the lining andhope to begin using thelined part within the nextmonth,” McMillan said lastweek. “There are aboutfour and a half acres left tocomplete.”

The new cell, namedD&E cell, is expected tolast the county about 18years, McMillan said. Costis about $2 million, to bepaid through the solidwaste tipping fee chargedto county residents, about$75 per household per year,$60 per ton commercial,$50 per ton industrial LCIDand $40 per ton commer-cial/industrial.

Annual revenue fromsolid waste fees is about$1.2 million household and$500,000 commercial. Oth-er revenue is earnedthrough recycling of scraptires, white goods and othermaterials. This money hasbeen used for hauling trashoutside the county for dis-posal until the new cellcould be completed.

At the last commission-ers’ meeting, the boardheard from EnvironmentalServices Director ScottHurley about a new recy-cling law going into effectin January 2011. Hurleysaid that as of Jan. 1, smallelectronic equipment canno longer be disposed of inthe landfill. It must be recy-cled.

McMillan said the coun-ty has worked a deal with acompany to set up recycleboxes at the county con-venience centers where res-idents can deposit theirelectronic equipment suchas computers, cameras,

See Landfill, Page 14

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The Ross family ofCreston has beenspending the past twoyears in Tanzania inAfrica as missionariesfor the Seventh DayAdventist Church. Theyhelp provide materialsto build “one daychurch” facilities.

Alcoholic energydrinks have been makingnational headlines andfour states to date havebanned their sale follow-ing reports of blackoutsand unsafe behaviors, es-pecially among collegestudents. These actionsare encouraging to WakeForest University BaptistMedical Center emer-gency physician MaryClaire O’Brien, M.D.,who conducted ground-breaking research into thedangers of the manufac-tured drinks.

The addition of caf-feine to alcohol has neverbeen approved by theFood and Drug Adminis-tration (FDA). Last yearthe FDA issued a mandateto the manufacturers ofalcoholic energy drinks

(AEDs) to produce safetydata related to adding caf-feine and other stimulantsto their products. O’Brienapplauds the FDA investi-gation but is frustrated byits lengthy delay in recall-ing these products.

“Manufactured alco-holic energy drinks aredangerous, and becausethey are cheap, they at-tract young drinkers,”said O’Brien, associateprofessor of emergencymedicine and publichealth sciences at WakeForest Baptist. “Caffeinehas the ability to mask theaffects of alcohol; it im-pairs the ability of thedrinker to tell that theyare drunk. The caffeinepermits the drinker to bestimulated and stay awakein order to drink more,well beyond the amountthey would otherwise beable to tolerate if theywere only drinking alco-hol. But an awake drunkis still drunk.”

Alcoholic energydrinks, or caffeinated al-coholic beverages, are aclass of alcoholic bever-ages that have added caf-feine and other stimu-lants, such as guarana,which metabolize as caf-feine. AEDs are a fast-growing segment of thealcoholic beverage mar-ketplace, with surgingsales and market growth,particularly among youth.Just last week, severalstudents at St. Joseph’sUniversity in Philadel-phia were hospitalized af-ter consuming FourLoko, a caffeinated maltbeverage containing 12percent alcohol and thesame amount of caffeineas a cup-and-a-half ofcoffee. The same productmade headlines lastmonth after nine CentralWashington Universitystudents who consumed itat a party were hospital-ized after either blackingout or becoming serious-ly sickened. Similarproblems with caffeinat-ed alcohol have been re-ported recently in dozensof college newspapers.

Over the last couple ofyears, there has been agrowing national move-ment among state attor-

neys general, law en-forcement agencies, col-lege and university offi-cials, and public healthgroups, who have calledupon the manufacturersof AEDs to take them offthe market. A food addi-tive is presumed “unsafe”unless its particular usehas been approved byfederal regulation or isgenerally recognized assafe under the conditionsof its intended use, saidO’Brien.

“In combination withalcohol, caffeine is notgenerally recognized assafe, and it has neverbeen approved for use inmanufactured drinks oth-er than in colas,” shesaid. Therefore, she adds,the burden of proof is onthe manufacturer to provethat it is safe for its in-tended use based on pub-lished scientific litera-ture.

O’Brien’s researchfound that college stu-dents who reported con-suming alcohol mixedwith energy drinks alsohad significantly higherprevalence of alcohol-re-lated consequences suchas riding with a drunkendriver, sexual assault, andserious injury. Last yearshe was part of a group ofexperts who reviewed theexisting scientific litera-ture on caffeinated alco-hol, determining that“there is no scientificconsensus that theseproducts are safe,” shesaid.

The safety issue ofAEDs is also being raisedoverseas. On Nov. 9,O’Brien participated in anews briefing via telecon-ference for Scottish Par-liament. Scotland’s Shad-ow Health Secretary Jack-ie Baillie has called forsupport of a bill amend-ment that would imposelimits there on the amountof caffeine that may beadded to alcohol.

“There is no law andno precedent that permitsthe addition of caffeine toalcohol, period,” O’Briensaid. “There is no scienceout there to support that itis safe to add caffeine tomanufactured alcoholicproducts.”

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OBITUARIES

Hugh McCoyCreston, NCJune 8, 1916

November 27, 2010

Hugh McCoy, age 94, ofCreston, died Wednesday,Nov. 24, 2010 at his home.

Funeral services wereheld Saturday, Nov. 27, at2:30 p.m. at the BooneFamily Funeral HomeChapel with the Rev. Dar-rell Graybeal and the Rev.Kirby Herman officiating.Burial followed in theAshelawn Memorial Gar-dens Cemetery.

The family receivedfriends from 1:30-2:30p.m. on Saturday, one hourprior to the funeral service.

Mr. McCoy was born inAshe County on Thursday,June 8, 1916 to the lateQuincy and Emma Pen-nington McCoy. He was alogger in the timber indus-

try.He was also preceded in

death by two brothers, J.D.McCoy and Ray McCoy;and a sister, Gail Price.

Mr. McCoy is survivedby his wife, Emma Os-borne McCoy of Creston;two daughters, NancyBarker and husband, Gairl,of Creston and KayRichardson and husband,John, of Mountain City,

TN; four sisters, JoannOwens and husband, Jay, ofCreston, Ester Taylor andhusband, Paul, of West Jef-ferson, Ruby Weaver ofWest Jefferson and MyrtleRuth Porter of Amanda,OH; two grandchildren,Sandy Richardson of Gas-tonia, NC and TimothyHugh Barker of Woodside,NY; and several nieces andnephews.

Flowers accepted or me-morials may be made toHospice of Ashe, P.O. Box421, Jefferson, NC 28640

Friends may call any-time at the home at 1875Big Laurel Road, Creston,NC 28615.

You may give the familyyour condolences at ourwebsite www.boonefuner-alhome.com

Boone Family FuneralHome of West Jefferson isin charge of these arrange-ments.

Margie GreerJohnson

Boone, NCAugust 14, 1939

November 23, 2010

Margie Greer Johnson,age 71, of Boone, former-ly of Creston, died Tues-day, Nov. 23, 2010 atGlennbridge Health andRehab Center in Boone,NC.

Funeral services wereheld at 11 a.m. on Satur-day, Nov. 27, at the BooneFamily Funeral HomeChapel with the Rev. Rus-sell Hart officiating. Bur-ial followed in the PineyCreek Methodist ChurchCemetery.

The family receivedfriends on Friday, Nov. 26,from 7-9 p.m. at theBoone Family FuneralHome.

Margie was born inWatauga County on Mon-

day, Aug. 14, 1939 to thelate Fonce and Lola MayGreer.

Mrs. Johnson is sur-vived by two daughters,Yvonne Calhoun and hus-band, Mike, of Lansing,Lin Bove Fannon and hus-band, Luke, of Avondale,PA; a brother, CharlesGreer of Mountain City,TN; four sisters, BettyComer and husband, Don-ald, of Elkton, MD, EdnaWallace of Mountain City,

TN, Jean Neal of ShadyValley, TN, Mary Robin-son of Mountain City, TN;three grandchildren, TimBove of Avondale, PA,Miranda Bove of Avon-dale, PA, Chelsey Calhounof Lansing; a great-grand-son, Dylan Doyle of Penn-sylvania; and severalnieces and nephews.

In addition to her par-ents, she is preceded indeath by her husband,John D. Johnson; a broth-er, Roger Greer; and a sis-ter, Iva Lee Mahala

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made toMeals on Wheels, in careof Rev. Rob Brooks, 295Chestnut Creek Road,West Jefferson, NC 28694.

You may leave yourcondolences at our web-site at www.boonefamily-funeralhomecom

Boone Family FuneralHome of West Jefferson,NC is in charge of thesearrangements.

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HEALTH

Give your medicinecabinet a makeover

When you start tosneeze or cough, the firstthing you probably do ishead to your medicine cab-inet looking for somethingthat can relieve yoursymptoms. But side effectwarnings, expiration datesand possible drug interac-tions can make you thinktwice about what's in thatcabinet.

You may need a medi-cine cabinet makeover.Here are six ways you canmake over your medicinecabinet this winter:

1. Check expirationdates on both over-the-counter (OTC) and pre-scription drugs. Medicineslose their potency overtime, so remove them ifexpired. Check to see ifthe medication haschanged color, consistencyor smell.

2. Start purchasing sin-gle-dose drops wheneverpossible to avoid contami-nation, or having thepreservatives break downin the medication.

3. Scan the drugs forwarnings about potentialrisks from certain ingredi-ents. Visit the Food andDrug Administration'swebsite,www.fda.gov/Drugs, forspecific drug informationand warnings. Remove anymedications that don't havelabels or are not stored intheir original containers.

4. Re-stock your medi-cine cabinet with essentialhomeopathic medicineslike Boiron's Oscillococ-cinum for flu-like symp-toms, Coldcalm for coldsymptoms and Chestal forcoughs. These medicinesare safe and don't causeside effects like drowsi-ness. They also won't in-teract with other medica-tions or mask symptomsthat might indicate a moreserious condition.

5. Reorganize the med-ications in the cabinet sothat those you use morefrequently are within easyreach. Group togethersimilar medications, andkeep an emergency con-tact information list nam-ing the medications,known drug allergies andother important informa-tion on the inside of thecabinet. Here it can be ac-cessed quickly by para-medics and other emer-gency personnel.

6. When disposing ofunwanted or expired med-ications, don't dump themdown the toilet, unless thepatient information tellsyou to do so. Instead, mixpills with undesirable mat-ter like kitty litter or cof-fee grounds before placingin a sealed plastic bag forthe trash. Also, remove all

personal information fromthe bottles. Contact yourlocal government to see ifthe community has a drugtake-back program.

"Since you never knowwhen the first sneeze orcough will strike, it paysto be prepared," says Dr.Bernardo A. Merizalde,former president of theAmerican Institute ofHomeopathy and attend-ing physician at the MyrnaBrind Center for Integra-tive Medicine at ThomasJefferson University Hos-pital in Philadelphia.

"Reviewing the con-tents of your cabinet andrestocking it with safehomeopathic medicinescan make it much easierfor you and your familywhen cold and flu-likesymptoms appear."

Courtesy ARA Content

Photo submitted

Check your medicines before taking them to pre-vent possible complications.

Researcher hopes for FDA actionagainst alcoholic energy drinks

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What do you want to be when you grow up?Students in 6th, 7th and 8th grades at Ashe County Middle School attendedthe school’s annual Career Day on Nov. 23. More than 50 businesses fromacross the High Country participated to talk to students about what they doto make a living. The range of employers included law enforcement, animalcontrol and the humane society, banking, and interior design. The JeffersonPost had a booth showing off its different publications.

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CNA class graduates from WCC Ashe CampusCongratulations to the seven students from the Ashe Campus of WilkesCommunity College who received their Nurse Aide I certificates onOctober 21, 2010. Pictured from left to right (front to back) are: TonyaHarris, Regina Woods, Lisa Eldreth, Brittany Roten, Randal Phipps,Roxa Ann Mash, and Roland Johnson. If you are interested in becominga CNA, please call Wilkes Community College for more information at(336) 846-3900.

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Mt. Jefferson Park is a revenue sourceEmails are flying. Cof-

fee houses are astir. Gov-ernment and Chamber ofCommerce boards are pass-ing resolutions, organizingletter writing campaigns,building arguments and di-aling telephones.

The issue is a proposalthat might close Mt. Jeffer-son State Natural Area,more casually known asMt. Jefferson State Park.So far the closure proposalis simply a trial balloonfrom the governor’s officewe are told.

Proposals range from 5percent to 15 percent cutswith varying degrees of ef-fect on operation of thestate-run recreation areathat overlooks the easternend of Ashe County anddraws thousands of visitorsto the area each year.

The reason for the pro-posal is a state revenueshortfall because of theeconomy and dropping taxrevenues. Our newly-elect-ed representatives to theGeneral Assembly will par-ticipate in making the deci-sion on $4 billion in budgetcuts starting in January. It

will not be an easy deci-sion. I wouldn’t want to beJonathan Jordan or DanSoucek.

Budgetary cuts have al-ready affected DOT proj-ects and schools. Localschools are going to haveto deal with an anticipated$1.2 million in state fund-ing cuts in the coming year.Many organizations will bevying for fewer dollars. Iwouldn’t want to be schoolSuperintendent TravisReeves or the school boardeither.

Rep. Cullie Tarleton

and Sen. Steve Goss lost inthe recent election. As ourcurrent representatives,they have weighed in onthe importance of the Mt.Jefferson Park. Goss foughta similar battle last year toprotect Rendezvous Moun-tain State Park in WilkesCounty, which he also rep-resents. He was successfullast year.

Tarleton and Goss havecontinued their roles repre-senting us and seeking theanswers.

In January Jordan andSoucek will take over,bringing their persuasiveabilities, business knowl-edge and hard work to thetable.

The perceived answer toeconomic success themedin the recent election wastax cutting. The idea is thatwith lower taxes, business-es will invest, and hire andspend money to grow theeconomy.

Re-investing has notbeen the habit of business-es recently when they had afew extra dollars to spend.They have been more like-ly to sit on the reserves and

see what the future holds.I like to have a few extra

dollars lying around asmuch as anyone, but you’llhave a tough time convinc-ing me that cutting imme-diate revenue sources --taxes – is the proper courseof action when we arelacking at least $4 billionfor the state budget al-ready. In the coming reap-portionment of property,we may well see a declinein county revenue sourcesalso.

It seems more likelythat tax cuts are going toleave people hurting if wetake away more dollarsfrom already hurting enti-ties like schools and healthdepartments.

Does it make sense totake away dollars from Mt.Jefferson State Park thatbrings thousands to AsheCounty who buy things inour shops, eat in ourrestaurants, buy fuel in ourservice stations. Those at-tributes of Mt. JeffersonState Park make it – in mylimited understanding – arevenue generator for thecommunity.

Lonnie Adamson

North Carolina prosecutor becomes a felonIt was a compelling and

unprecedented moment inNorth Carolina politics.

Mike Easley – a two-term governor, two-termattorney general, and for-mer district attorney –stood before a Wake Coun-ty judge and entered a pleaof guilty. He answered thejudge’s questions clearly,but his voice shook as heuttered the words thatmade him a felon.

For Easley critics anddefenders alike, it was bit-tersweet. While the formergovernor was ending hispublic career as a felon,things could have gone farworse for him. Indeed,some had predicted Easleywould face indictment onvarious state and federalcharges, facing the possi-bility of massive fines anda prison sentence. Instead,as part of his plea bargain,Easley will be convicted ofjust one felony, pay a$1,000 fine, and lose hislaw license, perhaps per-manently.

Thus some critics areoutraged. Given what Car-olina Journal, the RaleighNews & Observer, and oth-er media outlets have re-ported about Easley’s po-litical and personal behav-ior, how could he end upwith a single convictionand a nominal fine?

Easley defenders, ad-mittedly a much smallergroup, are also upset. Theyclaim that the governorwas the victim of unfair

treatment by a hostile me-dia and “shills” for his po-litical enemies. The caseended with a “whimper”rather than a “bang,” saidEasley’s defense attorney,because he was never thecorrupt politician his crit-ics said he was.

Unless state and federalprosecutors choose to ex-plain more about the nego-tiations that led up to theplea bargain, it is difficultto know for certain whyEasley received the deal hedid. But judging by whatstate District Attorney BillKenerly and U.S. AttorneyGeorge Holding did say,here’s how I think theagreement should be un-derstood.

First, no one shouldever make the mistake ofequating wrongdoing withcriminality. Many actionscan be inappropriate, un-ethical, and corrupt with-out rising to the level of an

act meriting prosecution.The mountains of evidencethat Mike and Mary Easleyderived personal financialbenefit from politicaldonors cannot be disinte-grated by the vociferousdenials of high-priced de-fense attorneys.

The governor clearlygot a sweetheart deal on alot in Cannonsgate. But thecoastal development didn’tprove to be sufficiently at-tractive to other buyers, sothe land deal went southand he pocketed no gain. Itis also quite possible thatprosecutors lacked enoughevidence to prove a quidpro quo, thus rendering theepisode unseemly and un-ethical but not criminal.

The governor alsopulled strings to get hiswife a job at N.C. StateUniversity, a job in whichshe was overpaid and un-derperformed. The chan-cellor and provost losttheir jobs as a result. Itwas a gross waste of tax-payer resources – butagain, that’s not necessari-ly a crime.

As to violations of cam-paign-finance law, thestate board of electionshad already concluded thatthey occurred and finedthe Easley campaign$100,000, most of whichwas never paid. In callingEasley to testify at itshearings, however, theelections board triggeredan odd state law that ap-peared to give the former

governor criminal immuni-ty on matters about whichhe testified at the hearing.

In his statement, Kener-ly referred to the electionsboard’s action as playing arole in his decision to offerEasley a plea to a singlecount of failing to report adonated helicopter flight –a flight that, unlike otherfree flights, had not beenthe subject of Easley’s tes-timony and thus arguablywouldn’t have been cov-ered by any immunity.

Sometimes criminalsuspects aren’t charged, orif taken to trial aren’t con-victed, because law en-forcement screws up.That’s the most charitableexplanation for why theelections board failed totake the necessary steps tokeep Easley from claimingimmunity in a later crimi-nal proceeding, which hislawyers were apparentlyprepared to do.

In short, some ofEasley’s misconduct whilein office was improper butnot prosecutable given thelegal situation. But hefaced indictment on othermatters, so he copped aplea.

Try as they might,Easley’s defenders can’tspin their way out of this:North Carolina’s formergovernor is a felon.

Hood is president of theJohn Locke Foundationand publisher of Carolina-Journal.com.

John Hood

Statesmanship notbudget gamesmanship

When Governor Perdueasked state agencies to pre-pare budgets reflecting 5, 10and 15 percent reductionsfrom current spending, wewere hopeful agency lead-ers would make good faithefforts to comply. The re-sponse to date has been dis-appointing in many in-stances, ranging from out-right refusal to gamesman-ship.

We are weary of threatswe will have to close astate-supported university,lay off thousands of teach-ers, shut down programsand deny thousands of chil-dren the care they need. Yes,there is the real likelihoodpeople will lose jobs andprograms will be eliminat-ed, but those projectingworst case, doomsday sce-narios often do so in antici-pation that interest groups,employees or constituentswill be sufficiently fright-ened as to flood leaders withdemands their pet programbe spared. We assume thosemaking these claims arewell intentioned but they areserving neither their con-stituents nor the public well.

This is no time for budg-et games. It is a time for ourleaders and our citizens toface the reality of 2011. Weare still suffering from TheGreat Recession and all eco-nomic projections indicateour state is unlikely to re-bound strongly next year.Without the federal bailoutand revenues from the expi-ration of the temporary salesand income tax increases,our state budget for the fis-cal year starting July 1 willbe at least 3.2 billion dollarsfrom being balanced. Ournew legislative leadershiphas made no secret theyplan to balance the budgetby cutting spending insteadof raising taxes, resulting ina 15 percent reduction fromcurrent spending levels.

Governor Perdue hascorrectly asked those whorun agencies and who knowtheir programs best to pro-vide their good-faith effortsin establishing spending andservice priorities. It is unre-alistic to expect part-timelegislators to be intimatelyfamiliar with every agency’sprograms and their effec-tiveness. When elected orappointed leaders refuse toseriously participate in

budget reductions or priori-tization of services, the re-sultant action is oftenacross-the-board budgetcuts, a terrible choice thatassumes every program hasthe same level of priority.

A case can be made thatour state budget has growntoo large over the past twodecades and is long overduean overhaul. Many are notexcited about facing such amonumental budget cut. Iftax increases are off thetable we have but twochoices: either view our cur-rent situation as doom andgloom or recognize it as anopportunity to reestablishthe mission and prioritiesfor our state. We hope ourleaders choose the latter op-tion, recognizing the needfor cooperation and meas-ured decision making. Wefurther hope one of thosedecisions will be to institutezero-based budgeting sothat North Carolina will notcontinue to face these boomand bust budget cycles.

Leaders do not oftenhave the luxury of choosingthe times in which theyserve. They do, howeverchoose the course they willtake in those times. Optingout and refusing to partici-pate is not the course of atrue leader. Neither is thedemagoguery of exaggerat-ed threats of beloved pro-grams. Now is the time forstatesmanship not games-manship.

Tom Campbell is formerassistant North CarolinaState Treasurer and is cre-ator/host of NC SPIN, aweekly statewide televisiondiscussion of NC issues air-ing Sundays at 6:00am onWLOS-TV. Contact him atwww.ncspin.com.

Tom Campbell

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7:30 p.m.: The NightBefore Christmas Carolat Ashe Civic Center. Wit-ness this solo drama pres-entation by EBZB pro-duction telling the storyof the writing of Dickens’famous novel. Admissioncharged, reserved seating.Call 846-ARTS.

Saturday, Dec. 1110 a.m.-4 p.m.:

Christmas at Florence,celebrating Florence’scollection of antique dollsand paintings. Free eventwith refreshments at thePaul and FlorenceThomas Memorial ArtSchool on Trading PostRoad in GlendaleSprings.

Friday, Dec.17Last Minute Shop-

pers Extravaganza! Par-ticipating stores will offerspecial sales while Santa,Mrs. Claus, elves and

reindeer dash about thestreets filling last minutewish lists, shops open un-til 8 p.m.

Steve and Lisa Will-ingham of The Artist’sTheatre on Main Streethave joined with otherdowntown merchants tocreate “HometownChristmas in West Jeffer-son” to encourage folks toshop locally, keepingtheir money at home andenjoying what the localcommunity has to offerduring the holiday season.Mayor Dale Hudler do-nated the small trees yousee around town, and thetown crew worked hardputting up the Christmaslights and banners.

This is also Chooseand Cut season as localtree farmers welcome vis-itors from near and far tochoose their perfect

Christmas tree. Supportyour local tree growersand set up a real AsheCounty grown Christmastree, and choose freshlymade wreaths, decorativegarlands and greenery.There are 22 growers par-ticipating. Get a mapfrom the Ashe CountyChamber of Commerceon Jefferson Avenue indowntown West Jeffersonor call 846-9550 for moreinformation.

You can also enjoysome truly uniquely deco-rated Christmas trees atthe Ashe Arts Center dur-ing Tree Fest throughDec. 29. Visit Mondaythrough Friday, 9 a.m. to5 p.m., and Saturday, 10a.m. to 4 p.m., to see sev-en themed trees and theChristmas Miniatures ex-hibit along with paintingsand photography.

Post photo/Lonnie AdamsonEveryone clapped and cheered as the Community Christmas Tree was litFriday evening in the West Jefferson Backstreet Park. The frigid tempera-tures led to a quick retreat following the lighting, but some folks stayed toshop late downtown. Festivities continue each Friday and on the weekendsthrough Dec. 17.

WASHINGTON —The Postal Service is thetop choice for customerswho want to go green andsave green this holidayseason.

“We want customers toknow they can trust theirholiday cards and pack-ages to USPS. We’re oneof the greenest mailingand shipping companiesin the world,” said SamPulcrano, vice president,Sustainability. “Withmore than a half billioneco-friendly shippingsupplies, free packagepickup and holiday cardsprinted on recycled paperavailable in 1,600 PostOffices, the Postal Ser-vice is setting a green ex-ample.”

USPS offers customersoptions to help reducetheir carbon footprints,just as it consistentlyseeks ways to reduce itsown environmental im-pact.

“We have a fleet offeet delivering mail the

greenest way possible, bywalking,” Pulcranoadded. “More than 9,000of our carriers will be de-livering holiday mail onfoot this season. And wealso have 80,000 ‘parkand loop’ routes, wherecarriers will drive vehi-cles from the post officeto neighborhoods andthen deliver those holidaypackages and cards bywalking.”

Green PackagingUSPS is the only mail-

ing and shipping compa-ny in the world to haveearned Cradle to CradleCertificationCM for theenvironmentally friendlydesign of both its PriorityMail and Express Mailsupplies, and a majorityof ReadyPost boxes, en-velopes and labels. Priori-ty Mail and Express Mailsupplies are free to cus-tomers and can be deliv-ered at no charge by or-dering from the Post Of-fice that’s always open 24hours a day at

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products, includingstamps, personalized en-velopes and stampedpostal cards, are now Cra-dle to Cradle Certified-CM — designed to besafe and environmentallyresponsible. Festive holi-day stamps add just theright touch to seasonalgreeting cards. Find alarge assortment of holi-day stamps and cus-tomized holiday cards,visit the Postal Store atusps.com/green_postal-store_holiday stamps andthe card store atusps.com/createmail/cardstore

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shipping supplies canhelp customers save fuelthis Yule by going onlineto order free shippingsupplies, print shippinglabels and pay forpostage, all from thecomfort of home or of-fice. The Postal Servicewill pick up packages freethe next business day andsend them on their merryway to cheer loved oneswherever they are. Skipthe trip and save time,money and fuel this holi-day season.

Green DeliveryThe Postal Service will

deliver 15.8 billion cards,letters and packages be-tween Thanksgiving andChristmas Eve using thelargest civilian fleet in theworld — 216,000 vehi-cles. Among them are arange of alternative fuel-

capable vehicles, includ-ing three-wheeled electricvehicles with zero gasemissions that operate ata cost of only 2 cents amile, as well as vehiclesthat can operate on com-pressed natural gas,propane, ethanol, and fuelcell. We’ll also have 30large all-electric trucksdelivering holiday mail inManhattan.

RecyclingThe Postal Service has

made recycling a priority.Secure recycle bins inmore than 10,000 PostOffice lobbies make iteasy for customers toread, respond and recycle

their PO Box mail duringthe holidays, and helpedcustomers divert 56,000tons of paper from land-fills last year. The PostalService recycled 225,000tons of paper, plastics andother waste in 2009,which avoided more than700,000 metric tons ofgreenhouse gas emis-sions. Customers can goto usps.com/green to findone of 100,000 recyclingcenters around the coun-try.

The Postal Service haswon more than 75 envi-ronmental awards, includ-ing 40 White House Clos-ing the Circle, 10 Envi-

ronmental ProtectionAgency WasteWise Part-ner of the Year, ClimateAction Champion, DirectMarketing AssociationGreen Echo, and thePostal Technology Inter-national EnvironmentalAchievement of the Year.

For more informationabout going green withUSPS, visitusps.com/green and thegreen newsroom.

The Postal Service re-ceives no tax dollars foroperating expenses, andrelies on the sale ofpostage, products andservices to fund its opera-tions.

West Jefferson Post-master Drew Martin hasbeen appointed Editor ofthe National Associationof Postmasters of theUnited States [NAPUS].The organization, whosemembership includes sev-enty percent of the na-tion’s Postmasters, heldthis year’s annual con-vention in Grand Rapids,Michigan, where NAPUSPresident Robert Rapozaannounced that Martinwill assume the role inJanuary.

Martin, who has heldthe title of Postmaster lo-cally since 1993, hasserved his fellow Post-masters at the state andnational level in numer-ous positions within NA-PUS in recent years,working as a nationalphotographer and as As-sociate Editor of the orga-nization’s national maga-zine, the PostmastersGazette, a title he current-

ly holds. Elected officeshe has held include NorthCarolina Chapter Editor,Vice President, and Presi-dent. He’s also served asPublic Relations Chair-man, State ConventionCoordinator, Parliamen-tarian, Postmaster Repre-sentative, and as a leadingmember of PostmasterAdvisory Councils inboth of North Carolina’s

two Districts of the U.S.Postal Service.

Before coming to AsheCounty, Martin worked asa Communications Man-ager for the Postal Ser-vice in California, NewJersey, and Pennsylvania.He also acted in variouscommunications jobs inother parts of North Car-olina and California, aswell as at USPS Head-quarters in Washington,DC. Prior to joining thePostal Service, Martinworked in broadcast jour-nalism as a bureau chiefand reporter for aRaleigh area televisionstation.

Martin says he is hon-ored to have been select-ed for such a prominentrole. “It’s humbling,” hesays. “I view this as anopportunity to serve myfriends and fellow Post-masters across the coun-try, especially duringsuch a challenging peri-

od.” Referring to the un-precedented fiscal crisiscurrently facing thePostal Service, he prais-es the hard-workingmanagers who run postaloperations at the localcommunity level in smalltowns and big citiesthroughout the nation.“We strive every day tomake sure people aretreated right, that theyget their mail on time,and we do it efficientlyand safely.”

“Postmasters are someof the finest folks Iknow,” Martin says. “I’mproud to hold the title.”

Drew Martin lives inJefferson with his wife,Barbara, who works as apre-K teacher’s assistantwith Ashe CountySchools, and his threechildren – Jeff, a juniorat ACHS, and Jessicaand Anna, both of whomattend Appalachian StateUniversity in Boone.

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Visit the Museum ofAshe County Historythrough the holiday sea-son. An old-fashionedChristmas tree is decoratedin the gift shop and theVeterans Day exhibit isstill in place along with theother exhibits. Hours areMonday through Saturdayfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 305-7 p.m.: High Coun-

try Hospice Open House.Come to the hospice officeto find out more about hos-pice services and how youcan help support the mis-sion by volunteering. Re-freshments will be servedand staff will be availableto answer your questions.For more information call336-246-6443.

Saturday, Dec. 48-10:30 a.m.: Pancake

and Waffle Breakfast &Books Too! At FleetwoodCommunity Center, High-way 221 South in Fleet-wood. Price for breakfastdepends on what youchoose, but nothing over$5. Parking off RailroadGrade Road. The centerneeds your support.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: AsheCounty Farmers Market‘Holiday Market’ withgreenery, handmade craftsand homemade foods tomake great gift ideas willbe open on the Backstreetin West Jefferson.

10 a.m.-2 p.m.: Satur-day with Santa at AsheArts Center in West Jef-ferson. Photos with Santa,refreshments, arts & craftsand more. Free admission.

10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Holi-day Open House at AsheArts Center in West Jef-ferson. Call 846-ARTS.

11 a.m.-3 p.m.: Christ-mas at Camp New Hope.Free hayrides, Christmascookies, marshmallows,bonfires, fun for the entirefamily. Tour the camp andmeet some of the campers.Located at 734 PhilmoreMiller Rd. in West Jeffer-son. For directions, callRandy at 704-796-6641,Mike at 919-622-5066,Steve at 336-469-6614 orJeff at 336-469-6613.

12-3 p.m.: Photos withSanta at Backstreet Yogaon the Backstreet in WestJefferson. $12 per group -receive a CD with photos.

Proceeds benefit Ashe Hu-mane Society.

1-3 p.m.: In conjunc-tion with the annualChristmas Tree Choose-n-Cut season, the AsheCounty Chamber of Com-merce will host an orna-ment signing featuringartist Bessie Clay at theChamber’s Visitor Centerlocated at the corner of Jef-ferson Avenue and MainStreet in downtown WestJefferson. This year’sChristmas ornament,which is the 18th edition inthe Limited Edition Series,features The Cascade Fallson the Blue Ridge Parkwayin celebration of the75thanniversary of the scenicbyway.

5-8 p.m.: SpaghettiDinner and Silent Auc-tion fundraiser for Chari-ty Water to build a well forclean drinking water for avillage in a developing na-tion will be held at High-lands Community Church.Plates are $8 adults, $5children. Eat in or get it to-go. Everyone is welcome.

Sunday, Dec. 51-5 p.m.: Piney Creek

Dirty Finger Club XmasHistorical House Tour ofRob Mangum cabin, Joe BCox House (GraysonCounty), FA MitchellHouse etc. Refreshments atRiver Country Estates. Fortickets/info call SaraMcMillan 336-359-2285.

7:30 p.m.: Ashe ChoralSociety presents the annualholiday concert at AsheCivic Center with both sec-ular and sacred music. Ad-mission is $12 adults, $5students.

Monday, Dec. 66 p.m.: Peak Creek

Ruritan Club will sponsorits Annual CommunityChristmas Party at thePeak Creek CommunityCenter, Hwy. 88 East, Lau-rel Springs. Turkey andham dinner will be fur-nished with gifts for all anda visit from Santa. Christ-mas music and carols willbe led by Jerry Smith,Family, and Friends. Allcommunity residents areinvited. For more informa-tion, call 982-9538.

Tuesday, Dec. 71-3 p.m.: Agricultural

Quality Control Work-shop to inform agriculturalproducers of the laws andregulations concerningthem and the environment

will be held at the Agricul-tural Service Center in Jef-ferson. This workshop willfeature speakers from theDepartment of Environ-ment and Natural Re-sources including WaterQuality and Air Quality.For additional informationregarding the AgriculturalQuality Control Workshopplease contact the NorthCarolina Cooperative Ex-tension, Ashe County Cen-ter at (336) 846-5850.

Thursday, Dec. 96 p.m.: Blue Ridge Op-

portunity Commission,Inc. (BROC) will hold itsBROC Board Retreat atBROC Wilkes ConferenceRoom, 710 Beech Street,North Wilkesboro. Pleasecall Wilkes Office at 667-7l74, Ashe Office at 384-4543 or Alleghany Officeat 372-7284 for additionalinformation.

Friday, Dec. 107:30 p.m.: Ashe Arts

Council presents the‘Night Before ChristmasCarol’ at Ashe Civic Cen-ter. Join Charles Dickensin his study for a very spe-cial night. On this eveningin 1843 he creates hisghostly little classic, ‘AChristmas Carol.’ Davidzum Brunnen portraysCharles Dickens and 17 fa-miliar characters from thefamous Christmas carol.Renowned Dickens schol-ar, author, playwright, andlecturer, Elliot Engel hascrafted a work that is his-torically accurate, highlyhumorous and full of hap-py holiday fun! Tickets are$12 adults, $5 students.

Sunday, Dec. 125 p.m.: Love Light

Tree lighting ceremonywill take place in the lobbyof Ashe Memorial Hospi-tal. To purchase LoveLights (to honor or remem-ber a loved one) from theAMH Auxiliary, contactPat Cooper at 846-0702.

Church Events

Tuesday, Nov. 306-8 p.m.: High Coun-

try Christian Women’sClub will meet at Deer-field Fellowship Hall onDeerfield Road in Boone.All women of the area areinvited. Catered meal allinclusive for $10, and fea-tured will be a Holiday

Fashion Show and speakerfrom Tennessee. For reser-vations and cancellations,contact Kay at 828-264-3195 or Norma at 828-264-1210.

Sunday, Dec. 5Holiday Meal at

Beaver Creek BaptistChurch on Mulatto Mt.Road. Join them for wor-ship service and a covereddish lunch afterwards inthe church fellowship hall.

11 a.m.: New RiverBaptist Church will pres-ent a Christmas Cantata“Behold Emmanuel”. Aplay entitled “The Star”will be presented at 6 p.m.Pastor Rev. Wayne Jonesand the congregation inviteyou to attend.

6 p.m.: Mt Olive Bap-tist Church will have aChristmas play. Refresh-ments will follow in thefellowship hall. Pastor GuyTesterman and congrega-tion invite you to attend.

Sunday, Dec. 12Landmark Baptist

Church will have their an-nual Christmas Dinner fol-lowing the 11 a.m. worshipservice. The pastor Rev.Charlie McCoy and thecongregation invite every-one to attend.

7 p.m.: Beaver CreekBaptist Church will host aChristmas program featur-ing “A Perfect Tree,” ameaningful story of for-giveness and acceptance.Watch the characters ofthis play learn how to for-give and accept others asJesus does. Rev. JohnnyGoodman and the congre-gation welcome everyone.

Sunday, Dec. 197 p.m.: Landmark

Baptist Church will pres-ent their Christmas Pro-gram titled, “He Came forGrace.” The pastor Rev.Charlie McCoy and thecongregation invite every-one to attend.

Friday, Dec. 317 p.m.-midnight:

Landmark BaptistChurch will hold a WatchNight Service with a breakaround 9 p.m. Refresh-ments and finger foods willbe served in the fellowshiphall. There will be specialsinging and speakers in-cluding Bro. Wayne Jonesand Bro. Tony Potter. Thepastor Rev. Charlie McCoyand the congregation inviteeveryone to attend.

Optimists’ Club honors ACHS studentsThe local Optimists’ Club recently honored Ashe County High School students with a dinner atSmoky Mountain Barbecue. The evening allowed the students to talk about what they have doneand what they plan to do after graduation. Recommended by high school staff were Tyler Gilbert,Kristen Clarke, Ala Miller, Zachariah Hudler, Zachary Emerson, Nicole Wagner, Melanie Potter, JoeWeaver, Mariah McVey, Deva Brooks, Rachel Ferguson, Denise Calhoun, Courtney Walls, TylerThomason, Lizzie Hanes, Chandler Christensen, Courtney Bowers, Ashley Honeycutt and MatthewSpencer.

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Wrestlers edge past Mitchell in season openerBY NATHAN HAM

SPORTS WRITER

For the second straightyear, the Huskies openedthe regular season with awin over the MitchellMountaineers, this timetaking a 39-30 team vic-tory last week.

Ashe picked up a for-

feit victory in the 103-pound division giving Ja-cob Weaver his first winof the young season. TheHuskies were then forcedto forfeit matches in the112 and 119-pound class-es.

In the 125-pound divi-sion, Mitchell’s ColtenMcKinney defeatedMichael Elliott by a 11-4

decision. The Moun-taineers’ other victoriescame in the 135-poundclass where Sejiro Little-ton defeated Dakota El-liott by a tight 4-3 deci-sion, the 152-poundclass where JubalChurch pinned AnthonyTrivette in the firstminute of the match, andthe final win for

Mitchell came in the215-pound divisionwhere Dustin Byrdpinned Michael Baldwinat 1:02 into the match.

The rest of the match-es went the Huskies way,including decision victo-ries for Juan Barrientos,Jeremy Caffey, and Dy-lan Lewis in the 140,145, and 160-pound di-

visions. Ashe won four other

matches on the eveningall via pinfall. Jacob Hol-man pinned Davis McK-inney in the 130-pounddivision in just over oneminute. Blake Huffmanalso earned a pinfall vic-tory over fellow 171-pounder Dillon Ledfordin 4:30 while Sherman

Gilbert also pinned hisopponent at the five-minute mark. Finally,Josh Wineberg earned thefinal victory of the nightfor the Huskies when hepinned Hunter Robertsonjust under three minutes.

Up next for the Huskygrapplers will be anotherhome match this Fridayagainst Avery County.

ACPR Industrial League Volleyball standings

*As of 11-23-10

The Ballers 9-2AEV 8-2Mountaineer Storage Barns 8-3Black Ice 5-5Blue Ridge Air 3-7Ashe Auto Brokers 2-8JMG 1-9

Remaining games:Tuesday, Nov. 30JMG vs. Blue Ridge Air, 6 p.m.Ashe Auto Brokers vs. AEV, 7 p.m.Mountaineer Storage Barns vs. Black Ice, 8 p.m.

ACPR Junior League Volleyball standings

Lewis Construction 9-1Sheet’s Grocery 6-4New Beginnings CDC 5-5LifeStore 4-6Pizza Plus 1-9

ACPR Volleyball standings

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Sheet’s Grocery finished in second place in theACPR Junior League Volleyball standings. Teammembers are: Maggie Knight, Meagan Faith Price,Brooklyn Sheets, Adrienne Eller, Haley Miller,Kiana Osborne, Cassandra Cox, Hannah Seatz,Brianna Bowers, Emma Shepherd, Brooke Jones,Brooke Galloway, Morgan Shatley and RaynaBlevins. The blue team was coached by AnitaTaylor, Erin Hayes and Susan Poe.

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Third place in the ACPR youth volleyball leaguewent to New Beginnings CDC. Team membersare: Rachel Ellis, Faith Moretz, Sadie Cole, BaileyCole, Laci Poe, Ashley Surber, Ashley Nava,Kaylie Fernandez, Macy Spencer, Alayne Spencer,Emily McDonald and Erica Lang. The team iscoached by Roxanne Severt, Claudia McDonald,Tasha Eldreth and Hope Carpenter.

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LifeStore finished fourth in junior league volley-ball action. Team members are: Amanda Steele,Taley Dunnagan, Hannah Barker, Caty Young,Kelsi McKiddy, Kayla Ritchie, Karissa McClure,Lyndsi Holman, Gabby Gilley and Jourdan Taylor.The team is coached by Melody Sell, Pam Barkerand Vicky Young.

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A champion was crowned in the junior league volleyball division as the green team sponsored byJimmy Lewis Construction took home the title. Team members are: Marley Eller, Brooklyn Pruitt, CoriRichardson, Lauren Robinson, Avery Winterton, Morgan Church, Brooklyn Flanagan, Melissa RamosChapuz, Amanda Jane Gambill, Lyndsi Goodman, Lindsay McGinnis, and Anna Vannoy. The team wascoached by Trish Church, Connor Lewis, and Kendra Blevins.

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Fifth place went to the pink team sponsored byPizza Plus. Team members are: Madeline Jones,Olivia Townsend, Antonia Contreras, CadenceBlankenship, Kylie Scarborough, Makala Reed,Daisy Chapuz, Regan Eldreth, Lindsey Jenkins,Faith Hope Hicks and Annabelle Taylor. The teamis coached by Amanda Elliott, Tonya Roark andCaitlin Elliott.

Presley, Moore highlight ASU’s SoCon honoreesBY APPALACHIAN SPORTS

INFORMATION

Headlined by OffensivePlayer of the Year DeAndrePresley and Coach of theYear Jerry Moore, Ap-palachian State Universitydominated the SouthernConference football coach-es’ 2010 all-conferenceteams and specialtyawards, which were an-nounced by the league of-fice on Tuesday afternoon.

In addition to Presley,Appalachian’s sixth SoConOffensive Player of theYear in the last seven sea-sons, and Moore, who ex-tended his record numberof SoCon Coach-of-the-Year awards to eight, 13Mountaineers garnered all-conference recognition. Of-fensive tackle Daniel Kil-gore, defensive end JabariFletcher, linebacker D.J.Smith, defensive backMark LeGree and place

kicker Jason Vitaris joinedPresley on the first teamwhile running back/returnspecialist Travaris Cadet,offensive linemen OrryFrye and Brett Irvin, tightend Ben Jorden, wide re-ceiver Brian Quick and de-fensive back Ed Gainey re-ceived second-team hon-ors. ASU’s all-conferencehonors totaled 14, as Cadetwas named second-teamall-SoCon as both a run-ning back and return spe-cialist.

Additionally, defensiveback Patrick Blalock, whoarrived at Appalachian inAugust as a walk-on, is amember of the SoCon’s all-freshman team.

In his first season asASU’s starting quarterbackand one year removed fromspending most of the 2009campaign playing wide re-ceiver, Presley earnedrecognition as the SoCon’stop offensive player after

accounting for 2,976 yardsof total offense (2,223passing, 753 rushing) and29 touchdowns (18 pass-ing, 11 rushing) during theregular season. He ranksamong the nation’s top 15in points responsible for(180 — t-eighth), passingefficiency (148.26 —ninth) and total offense(13th) while being the onlyplayer in the SoCon to fin-ish among the conference’stop five performers in bothpassing (third) and rushing(fourth).

Presley joins ArmantiEdwards (2008 and ‘09),Kevin Richardson (2006),Richie Williams (2005) andDaVon Fowlkes (2004) asMountaineers to win theaward in the last seven sea-sons and the only ASUhonorees since the SoConcoaches began voting forhonors in 1990.

Moore led Appalachianto a sixth-straight SoCon

championship with a 7-1record in league play (9-2overall), matching GeorgiaSouthern’s SoCon recordfor consecutive conferencetitles (GSU won six SoConcrowns in a row from1997-2002).

In being named the So-Con Coach of the Year forthe eighth time, Moore notonly extends his own con-ference record (no othercoach has ever received thehonor more than threetimes) but also becomesonly the second coach toever win the award three-straight years, joining hispredecessor at ASU,Sparky Woods, who wasthe SoCon Coach of theYear from 1985-87.

ASU’s 14 total all-con-ference accolades weretwice as many as the next-closest competitors, Geor-gia Southern and Chat-tanooga, which both boastseven all-SoCon honorees.

2010 JuniorVarsity roster

10 Amber Hare11 Chelsea Eller14 Olivia Thore15 Sarah Gentry20 Sammi Greer21 Madison Little22 Chelsea Reavis23 Destiny Shepherd30 Taylor Price32 Emily Flanagan40 Mary-Austin Tug-

man

7th grade boys

Mason McNeilBradley RitchieKendall RichardsonKendall WagonerStanton Moore

Austin BlevinsJoseph LowderMichael RolandGabriel BledsoeAlex Richardson

7th grade girls

Ashton LeeBekah BowersCandice GoodmanBrianna McCoyHannah AndrewsAvery TaylorTaylor HudlerSavannah BrooksBrooke PriceBrooke HoggMaddie Spainhour

ACMS 8th grade boys

Drew Baldwin

Brandon BlevinsJacob BlevinsConnor BowersJosh GoodmanBradley LucasDalton LylesEvan OwenAustin PriceKaleb SextonThomas SextonParker SheltonAlex Spencer Corbin WinebargerGavin Woodie

Coaches: Harry Cal-loway, Mitchell Mash

8th grade girls

Hallie Brown

Abby LoppMorgan HudlerTyler EllerVictoria ReedPaige SpellHaley CooperAspen GreerLaura HodgsonAlexis Parks

Freshman basketball

Alex LawsEvan WalkerZak LawrenceGrayson GilleyMason HamiltonMatthew LeeDevan SheetsBrandon JonesDylan Carter

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Varsity cheerleadersKaitlyn Hahn, Kristie Baldwin, Tori Rash, Kelsey Spears, Megan Neaves, Tia Keagy, Eden Elliott, KatieBrooks, Haleigh Hogg, Amber Lane, Ashley Roark, Bobbie Jean Williams, Cagney Reeves, KK Little,Summer Neaves, Autumn Poe and Sara Ellis.

JV CheerleadersMegan Miller, Michaila Russell, Doris Rios, Ella Copeland, Tiffany Carrasco, Molly Hart, SantanaTrainor, Mollie Davis and Kayra Osborne.

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2010-2011 JV/VarsityBasketball ScheduleJV girls start at 4 p.m. with JV boys, varsity girls,

and varsity boys to follow unless otherwise noted

Tuesday, Nov. 23 AT North Iredell JV Boys5:30, Varsity Boys 7:00

Saturday, Nov. 27 Alexander 2:00,3:15, 4:30, 6:00

Tuesday, Nov. 30 AT Wilkes CentralFriday, Dec. 3 AT ForbushTuesday, Dec. 7 Starmount

Wednesday, Dec. 8 North Wilkes JV Girls6:00, Varsity Girls 7:30

Friday, Dec. 10 East WilkesTuesday, Dec. 14 AT WataugaFriday, Dec. 17 AT Elkin

Tuesday, Dec. 21 North Wilkes JV Boys6:00, Varsity Boys 7:30

Dec. 18-22 Mary Garber Holiday Tip-Off Clas-sic Varsity Girls

Dec 27-29 Frank Spencer Holiday ClassicVarsity Boys

Tuesday, Jan. 4 AT West WilkesThursday, Jan. 6 Watauga

Saturday, Jan. 8 Reagan 1:30, 2:45, 4:00,5:30

Tuesday, Jan. 11 AT AlleghanyFriday, Jan. 14 Wilkes CentralFriday, Jan. 21 AT StarmountTuesday, Jan. 25 AT East WilkesFriday, Jan. 28 AlleghanyTuesday, Feb. 1 ElkinFriday, Feb. 4 AT North WilkesWednesday, Feb. 9 ForbushFriday, Feb. 11 West Wilkes

Feb 14-18 Mountain Valley 1A/2A Confer-ence Tournament Ashe County HS

Feb. 21-26 NCHSAA SectionalsFeb. 28 – Mar. 4 NCHSAA RegionalsMarch 12 NCHSAA 2A State Championship

BY APPALACHIANSPORTS INFORMATION

Vanderbilt broke open atie game mid-way throughthe second half to put downAppalachian State Universi-ty men's basketball, 86-73,on Saturday afternoon atMemorial Gymnasium.

The Mountaineers (2-2)opened a 56-52 lead in thesecond half before a Com-modore (5-1) surge brokeopen a 61-61 stalemate. Thehome team took off on a 23-8 run late in the period to putthe game out of reach.

Four ASU starters scoreddouble-figure points, led byDonald Sims' 27 points on 9-of-19 shooting with fourtreys. The guard added twoassists, two steals and tworebounds. Omar Carter

added 17 points on 6-of-14shooting with eight reboundsto lead the squad.

Petey Hausley avoidedfoul trouble to post a career-high 11 points on 5-of7shooting with four reboundsin 34 minutes. Joining him inthe post, Andre Williamsonadded 11 more points to ac-company six rebounds, twoblocks and an assist.

For the game, ASU shot47.3 percent from the fieldand 46.7 percent from down-town against the stout Vandydefense. The Dores owned a37-30 advantage on the glassand dished out 20 assists toASU's 12. Both teams turnedthe ball over 12 times whilethe Apps swiped eight stealscompared to just three forVanderbilt.

Appalachian overcame a

slow start to rally from a six-point deficit to take its firstlead at 16-15. The Moun-taineers then extended theiradvantage to as many as fourpoints before the intermis-sion, behind 10 points fromCarter and nine from Sims.The lead changed handseight times in the game andthe Mountaineers never ledby more than four points inthe game.

After starting 1-of-4 fromthe field, ASU shot 53.6 per-cent in the first half, includ-ing a 4-of-8 mark fromdowntown. The visitorsstruggled from the freethrow line at 14-of-23, whileVU connected on 9-of-12shots from the foul line.

Mitch Woods came oneassist shy of a season best asthe freshman dished out sev-en to go along with three re-bounds and a steal.

John Jenkins provided abulk of the Dores' offense,with 21 points on 8-of-11shooting. Festus Ezeli madehimself comfortable in thepaint with 18 points andLance Gouldbourne added17 points and eight re-bounds.

The Mountaineers' roadtrip continues in Tennesseeas the squad opens SouthernConference play on Thurs-day at Chattanooga.

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Thursday, Dec. 2 AT Johnson Co., TN 7 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 5 AT Watauga 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 8 AT Carroll Co., VA 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11 AT Reagan 10 a.m.

Saturday, Dec. 18 Alexander 11 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 8 Reagan 12 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 10 Hampton, TN 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 12 Carroll Co., VA 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 15 Mt. Tabor 11 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 17 Watauga 6 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 22 AT Alexander 11 a.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 25 AT Mt. Tabor 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 27 AT Hampton, TN 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 29 Johnson Co., TN 11 a.m.

Head coach: Wes RousseauAssistant coach: Kevin Nichols

Vanderbilt pulls away late againstAppalachian State University

SPORTS QUIZBY CHRIS RICHCEEK

1. When Kansas City'sZack Greinke led the Ameri-can League with a 2.16 ERAin 2009, it was the lowestA.L. leader since 2000. Whohad a lower ERA then?

2. Three major leaguershave won the Sporting NewsPlayer of the Year award inback-to-back years. Nametwo of them.

3. When Tom Brady be-came the New England Pa-triots' all-time passingyardage leader in 2009,which signal-caller did hesupplant?

4. Name the last time be-fore 2010 that NorthernIowa's men's basketball teamwon a game in the NCAATournament.

5. Who was the last NHLplayer before Detroit's JohanFranzen in 2010 to have asix-point playoff game?

6. In 2010, Jamie Mc-Murray became the secondNASCAR Cup driver to winboth poles in the same sea-son at California's Auto ClubSpeedway. Who was thefirst?

7. Name the last Frenchtennis player to win theFrench Open men's singlestitle, and what year did he doit?

Answers

1. Boston's Pedro Mar-tinez, with a 1.74 ERA.

2. Ted Williams (1941-42), Joe Morgan (1975-76)and Albert Pujols (2008-09).

3. Drew Bledsoe, whohad 29,657 yards.

4. It was 1990, when thePanthers beat Missouri.

5. St. Louis' Geoff Court-nall, in 1998.

6. Kurt Busch, in 2006.7. Yannick Noah, in 1983.

2010 Varsity Girls10 Lizzie Hanes - Senior / Guard, 11 MacKinsey Johnson - Junior /Forward, 12 Mallary Clay - Senior / Guard, 14 Kayla Spears - Junior /Guard, 20 Chandler Christensen - Senior / Forward, 21 Sierra Wilson -Junior / Forward, 22 Courtney Bowers - Senior / Guard, 24 Haley Maloney- Soph / Guard, 32 Mariah McVey - Senior / Guard and 42 Tiffany Cozart -Junior / Forward.

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ACMS Wrestlingschedule

Friday, Nov. 19 Elkin ACMS 5:30p.m.

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Friday. Dec. 3 Alleghany ACMS4:30 p.m.

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Tuesday, Jan. 4 Starmount ACMS4:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 6 West Wilkes ACMS4:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 11 AT Forbush 4:30p.m.

Friday, Jan. 14 AT Alleghany 4:30p.m.

Friday, Jan. 21 AT East Wilkes 4:30p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 27 North Wilkes ACMS4:30 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 4 AT Central Wilkes4:30 p.m.

Ashe County Basketball2010-11 Varsity Boys Roster

# Player Class Height Weight 3 Joe Weaver Sr 5-9 160 4 Dylan Carter Sr 6-1 190 11 Nehemiah Stafford Soph 5-11 17012 Matt Nichols Sr 6-0 19522 Andrew Lopp Jr 6-1 15023 Sam Gammons Jr 6-0 15024 Chris Hamby Sr 6-3 17025 Tyler Stuart Jr 6-2 21530 Eli Gambill Soph 6-2 170 32 Bryson Payne Sr 6-2 190 33 Zach Richardson Sr 6-3 19042 Zeb Richardson Jr 6-7 180

Head Coach: Marc PayneVarsity Assistant Coach: Dwight FurchesJV Head Coach/Varsity Assistant: Scott GrubbJV Assistant: Justin GrubbFreshmen Head Coach: Wesley RousseauFreshmen Assistant: Kevin NicholsStatistician: Larry DollarStatistician: Patrick DollarManager/Videography: Noah StaffordScorekeeper: Landon GrayAthletic Trainer: Adam Elliott

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FROM THE FRONT

CrestonFrom Page 1

cobras are shot near thecompound, but life doeshave its risks.

Bill was once a con-struction worker in Boone,building vacation homes.But now he is installingwhat is known as a One-Day Church. He has putup about a hundred ofthem. The One-DayChurch Project is a uniqueprogram, the brainchild ofMaranatha church build-ing volunteers, who sawthe need for a fast con-struction method. It is anall-steel building, with ametal roof. One-DayChurches are made in theUnited States and shipped

overseas. The applicationsare endless. Volunteerworkers can install achurch literally in one day.It is great for short-termmission trips and thebuildings can be even bejoined and used forschools, hospitals, orhouses. Maranatha volun-teers sent many of them toHaiti just after their earth-quake.

Bill loads about nine ona flatbed pickup and awaythe crew goes. He sayssometimes they have tocarry them into remote ar-eas, such as where the Ma-sai tribal people live. Togive the local people own-

ership, Bill and his crewjust put up the walls androof. The local congrega-tion does the rest.

You can see the work ofthe Kibidula mission byvisiting www.kibidula.orgor you may want to lookup One-Day Churches andsee the work this organiza-tion is doing. Seewww.onedaychurch.comfor more information. Orbetter yet, consider goingon a mission trip yourself.A group is leaving fromBoone in April to visitKibidula. Call Wayne Plat-tleter at 828-260-0264.

(Story and photos cour-tesy of Joann Brown)

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One-Day Church buildings, fabricated in Dodge Center, MN, are bundledinto a kit and assembled in a box weighing 1,300 pounds, engineered forwind and earthquake forces. The kits are packed into containers and sentby ship to staging areas for distribution. Bill Ross from Creston loads thekits into a flat bed pickup and delivers them and sets them up — the outsideframe and roof only. The local congregations have to finish it and that givesthem a sense of ownership. With two or three people, a church can be con-structed in seven hours.

LandfillFrom Page 1

video cameras, radios, etc.The company will collectthe electronic equipmentand take it apart to recycleany usable parts or metals.That is where they willmake their revenue,McMillan said. Neither thecounty nor the residentswill have to pay to disposeof these materials and thecompany doing the recy-cling will not charge thecounty.

The following materialscan also be placed in the re-cycling bins at the conven-ience centers and landfill.They must be separated bytype and put into the appro-priate containers.

• Cardboard – corrugat-ed cardboard only. Non-Corrugated cardboard can-not be accepted

• Newspaper – newspa-pers, magazines, telephonebook, hard back books(cover must be torn off)

• Glass – clear glass,brown glass, green glass,no glass from windows,baking dishes, or drinkingglasses.

• Plastic – clear plastic(no food wrap) with recy-cling numbers 1 thru 7

• Aluminum – aluminumcans such as soda pop andsome cat food cans

• Steel can/metal such ascoffee cans, some dog foodcans, soup and vegetablecans

According to state law,no person shall knowingly

dispose of the followingsolid wastes in landfills:used motor oil, yard trash,white goods, antifreeze,aluminum cans, wholescrap tires, lead-acid batter-ies, commercially requiredrecyclable beverage con-tainers, recyclable rigidplastic containers such asmilk jugs, juice and sodapop bottles, lotion andshampoo bottles, and othertypes of recyclable plasticcontainers not includingthose used in the sale ordistribution of motor oil.

Following is a list ofseven types of plastic con-tainers that are recyclableand are accepted at countyconvenience centers andthe landfill for recycling.They are the following ma-terials with the noted recy-clable label:

for polyethylene tereph-thalate, the letters ‘PETE’and the number 1

for high density polyeth-ylene, the letters ‘HDPE’and the number 2

for vinyl, the letter ‘V’and the number 3

for low density polyeth-ylene, the letters ‘LDPE’and the number 4

for polypropylene, theletters ‘PP’ and the number5 for polystyrene, the let-ters ‘PS’ and the number 6

for any other, the lettersOTHER’ and the number 7.

Wooden pallets used incommercial business arenot accepted for disposal at

the convenience centers orlandfill. They also cannotbe burned. Residents canbring wooden pallets to thelandfill where they will beplaced on a trailer andhauled to a site in Charlottefor rebuilding or disposal.

Hazardous materialssuch as pesticides, paint,antifreeze and gasolinecontainers can be taken tothe recycling center onDoggett Road in West Jef-ferson. Used motor oil andfilters can be taken to anyof the convenience centersfor recycling.

There are also specialcontainers at the conven-ience centers for recyclingcompact fluorescent light(CFL) bulbs. These bulbscontain small amounts ofmercury and should be dis-posed of in a proper con-tainer if unbroken. Hurleywarns that if one of theselights is accidentally bro-ken, leave the room for fiveminutes, then return andsweep up the broken partsand dispose with regulartrash. Only if unbroken dothey need to be disposed ofin the special container.

Students around thecounty are also learningabout recycling through theuse of recycle bins placedat each school by the coun-ty.

For more information,contact Scott Hurley at846-3721 or county man-agement at 846-5501.

COMMUNITY

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Girl Scouts ‘Make a Difference’Westwood Elementary Daisy and Junior Girl Scouts helped make a dif-ference on National ‘Make a Difference Day.’ With the help of othertroops in the county, and the community, Daisy Girl Scout Troop 10336,grades K-1, and Junior Girl Scout Troop 10381, grades 4-5, gatheredapproximately 60 "Welcome" kits for A.S.H.E (A Safe Home forEveryone). Each kit contained personal care products such as tooth-paste & toothbrush, comb, deodorant, shampoo & conditioner, and evencoloring books & crayons for the kids. Other items donated were clean-ing products and winter hats and gloves. The Girl Scouts would like tothank A.S.H.E for allowing them to do this project for them, LowesFoods in Ashe for allowing them to set up outside of the store to acceptdonations, the community, and all of the other troops who helped gath-er kits.

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