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A Bennettsville S.C. man was charged Monday with trying to kill his wife, au-thorities say.

Police say that Jerome Thomas, 38, had arrived around 2 a.m. at the Pine

St.home where his wife was staying with her mother. In what appears to be an on-going domestic situation, Thomas kicked in the front door, according to Laurin-burg Police Captain Kim Monroe.

After confronting his wife, Loretta Ann Thomas, he dragged her into a hallway where he struck her in the head multiple

times with a wrench, police say.After retrieving a knife from the

kitchen, Thomas proceeded to stab his wife in the upper body area, according to police. Upon leaving the house, Thomas was confronted by members of the Lau-rinburg Police Department, whom he led on a brief foot chase. When approached by police, Thomas cut himself, police say.

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In his annual report to the Rich-mond Community College Founda-tion, Richmond Community College President Dr. Dale McInnis said the college is strong and vibrant due to the perseverance and dedication of faculty and staff.

“For the second year in a row, we are the fastest growing community college in the state,” said McInnis. “Fall enrollment was up over 13 per-cent to an all-time record of 2,462 students.”

He added that RCC is one of 12 col-leges in the system to exceed all of the critical success factors.

“These measures include the suc-cess of our transfer students at four-year institutions, the high satisfaction of clients using our small business and industrial training, and our gradu-ates’ performance on licensure exams such as nursing and basic law enforce-ment.”

McInnis said new programs like Healthcare Business Informatics are up and running. Through the Workforce and Economic Develop-ment division, the college is working with Scotland Manufacturing, Plas-tek, Arvin Meritor, Cascades, and Service Thread to provide training

food drive to aid needyMary Katherine MurphyMMurphy@HeartlandPublications.comStaff reporter

A Laurinburg business has teamed up with Church Community Services to ensure that no dinner table goes bare this Thanksgiving.

From now until Thanksgiving, Papa John’s Pizza, at 1642 S. Main St., will collect non-perishable food items to donate to Church Community Services.

“We worked with Church Community Ser-vices last year and we did a toy drive for the Christmas Cheer program last year, and we thought it was really successful for the first time the store had done that - we collected around 200 toys” said Carol Locklear, Papa John’s store manager. “We were thinking that with Thanksgiving coming up, they probably need to stock their shelves.”

Anyone who brings in three items will re-ceive a free large pizza with the purchase of a large pizza at regular price.

Locklear has learned from experience the value of Church Community Services and the help they provide to those who are suffering

through financial difficulties.“When I was younger and I had just had my

oldest daughter, there were a few times that I went there because I was struggling,” said Locklear. “Along with help from my parents and my family, I was able to get help there when times were really bad.”

During the economic downturn, a greater number of families and individuals have come to genuinely need the kind of assistance Church Community Services provides.

“Church Community Services gets referrals from churches, social services, and people that just need help,” Locklear said. “With so many people out of work and factories shut-ting down, it’s really bad in Scotland County right now. There are a lot of families that are going to suffer this winter because of it.”

Everything collected during the food drive will be distributed within Scotland County.

“Whatever people bring in will stay in the area and the people that get it may be their neighbors,” said Locklear.

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Candidates swapping accusationsMary Katherine MurphyMMurphy@HeartlandPublications.comStaff reporter

The candidates for Lau-rinburg mayor are swapping accusations of campaign mis-conduct.

Each campaign has asked the county Board of Elec-tions to inves-t igate . The board said on Monday that it would for-ward the com-plaints to the state Board of Elections.

I n c u m b e n t Mayor Mat -thew Block sent a letter to the local elections board claiming that challenger Tommy Parker’s campaign is offering vot-ers “monetary awards.”

“It has been brought to my attention that a woman w o r k i n g for Tommy Parker has to ld voters that if they vote for Mr. Parker their light bill would be paid,” Block said in his letter. “I would hope that the election board will do everything possible to stop any candidate’s representa-tive from making statements that would give prospective voters the hope that there would be monetary rewards for voting a certain way.”

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Wade Hampton McInnis

Mr. Wade Hampton McInnis, age 93 of River Landing at Sandy Ridge and a former resident of Ternberry

R o a d in High P o i n t , d i e d Fr iday , Oct. 28 at Hos-p i c e H o m e at High

Point.A native of Scotland

County, Mr. McIn-nis was born Sept. 16, 1918 in Gibson, a son of the late Wade Hampton McInnis and the late Leila Liles McInnis. He was a graduate of Gibson High School, class of 1935 and attended Mars Hill College. He had been a resident of High Point for the past 63 years and was an active member of Wes-ley Memorial United Methodist Church. A devout Christian, his faith was manifested through his marriage, family, church, busi-ness and through his silent support of many char i tab le causes . Throughout his life he was involved in many community af fa irs , was a member of the High Point Chamber of Commerce, the High Point Kiwanis Club and was a member of the board of The House of Prayer and the High Po in t Communi t y Foundation. Wade and Marion were among the earliest residents of River Landing and once there became involved in making it such a wonderful place to live. Wade was proud to have been able to serve his coun-try during World War II, serving in the Army from February 1942 to February 1946. He was a Master Sergeant attached to the Head-quarters Battery 36th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group earning, among others, the Bronze

Star and the World War II Victory Medal. Over 60 years ago he founded and was as C.E.O. of Hunter and Company, a wholesale fabric and wall cover-ing distributor. In ad-dition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a grandson, Cory McInnis on Aug. 1, 2005. He was also preceded in death by four sisters and three brothers.

Surviving are his wife of 63 years, Mar-ion Howell McInnis of the home; his daugh-ter, Helen Rice and her husband Rocky of High Point; four sons, Wade Hampton “Mac” Mc-Innis III and his wife Vickie of Moravian Falls, Bud McInnis and his wife Jane of High Point, Stanley McIn-nis of Seattle, Wash. and Stephen McInnis and his wife Susan of Columbia, S.C.; eight grandchildren, Ryan Rice of Fort Mill, S.C., Rachael Cusick and her husband Brian of Chesapeake, Va., Erin McInnis of Nashville, Tenn., Leila McInnis of Winston-Salem, Ian McInnis of Chapel Hill, Ashley Garen and her husband Rodney of Hickory and Katie McInnis of Tivola, N.Y.; and three great-grandchildren, Tyler McInnis and Charlie Hooker, both of Hick-ory, and Will Cusik of Chesapeake.

Funeral services were held Monday in the Sanctuary of Wes-ley Memorial United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Al Ward, the Rev. Richard Howle and the Rev. Melvin Anderson of-ficiating. Burial was held in Floral Garden Memorial Park Cem-etery.

The family requests that memorials be di-rected to the Cory Mc-Innis Education Fund, % High Point Commu-nity Foundation, 501 N. Main Street, High Point, NC 27260.

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can be made at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Ar-rangements by Cumby Family Funeral Ser-vice in High Point.

Melba Blondell Tyndall

Melba Blondell Tyn-dall, 76 of Laurinburg, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tues-day at the McDougald Funeral Home and Cremator ium Cha -pel. Burial will follow in Hillside Memorial Park.

She is survived by a son, Richard Tyndall of Laurinburg; two daughters, Elaine Tyn-dall of Troy and Candy Tyndall of Laurinburg; a brother, Vernon Tin-dall of Aberdeen; a sister, Glenda Tindall of Laurinburg; eight grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Born March 11, 1935 in McColl, S.C. she was a daughter of the late Robert L. and Edna Prevatte Tindall. She was a retired su-pervisor with United Health.

McDougald Funeral Home and Cremato-rium is serving the family.

Emma Lee Langley Currie

Emma Lee Langley Currie, 93 of Laurin-burg, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.

A graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Tues-day at Hillside Cem-etery officiated by the Rev. Dechard Guess.

She is survived by her son, Butch Cur-rie (Linda) of Laurin-

burg; daughters Peggy Goodwin and Nancy Currie of Laurel Hill, Shirley Leach (Don) of Asheboro, and Vir-ginia Bates (Don) of Laurinburg; her stepmother, Dorothy Moore of Burlington; a half-brother, Ron-nie Langley of Rich-mond, Va.; half-sisters Joyce Ward (Arnold) of Burlington and Bon-nie Hester (Jimmy) of Richmond; a daughter-in-law, Janice Currie of Richmond; 14 grand-children; 24 great-grandchi ldren; and four great great-grand-children. She was pre-ceded in death by a son, Billy Currie, and a sister, Annie Webb.

Born Oct. 24, 1918 in the Snead’s Grove community, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Helen Jones Langley and widow of the late Shaw Currie. She loved gardening and farming and was a long time employee of J. P. Stevens.

She was also a long-time member of Old Laurel Hill Presbyte-rian Church.

Emma Lee professed a great love for her family and friends. As some fondly recalled, “Anyone who came to her home was fed be-fore they left.”

Memorials are re-quested for Old Lau-rel Hill Presbyterian Church, 15301 McFar-land Rd., Laurinburg, NC 28352 or Hospice of Scotland County, P.O. Box 1033, Laurin-burg, NC 28353.

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Clarence TurnerClarence Turner, 90

of Laurinburg, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 at the VA Medical Cen-ter in Fayetteville.

A graveside ser-vice will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Hillside Cemetery.

He was the last of 10 siblings in his fam-ily and is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Born May 12, 1921 in Person County, he was a son of the late Willie H. and Mollie Gentry Turner. They moved to Scotland County in 1937. Clar-ence was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and worked in farm-ing.

Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mc-Dougald Funeral Home and Crematorium.

Death Notices

Calvin MonroeCalvin Monroe, 88 of

176 Virginia St., Ham-let, formerly of Laurin-burg, died Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011 at Rockingham Manor in Rockingham.

Services will be an-nounced by McPhatter Funeral Home.

Katie Bell McMillan

Katie Bell McMillan, 91 of 8300 Wren Place, Laurel Hill, died Oct. 29, 2011.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Jackson Funeral Home.

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LAURINBURG – Joe Carpenter, of Carpen-ter Road, reported a larceny from his prop-erty on Friday, accord-ing to a sheriff’s report. Stolen was a quantity of pine straw valued at $150.

ROCKINGHAM – Christopher Rainwater, 38, of 151 Sleepy Hol-low Drive, was arrested Friday under an order for arrest for one count of failure to appear in court, according to a sheriff’s report.

LAURINBURG – Jeffrey Leviner, 27, of 14000 Keiser Road, was arrested Friday under a warrant for one misde-meanor count of break-ing and entering and one count of assault and battery, according to a sheriff’s report. Leviner was placed under a $5,000 unse-cured bond.

LAURINBURG – Murphy Brown Farms reported a breaking and entering and larceny on an Airbase Road prop-erty on Friday, accord-ing to a sheriff’s report.

Stolen were a skill saw valued at $50, a drill valued at $130, an impact wrench valued at $200, a side grinder valued at $75, a steel weed eater valued at $250, a walkie talkie set valued at $100, a socket and wrench set valued at $150, and a pair of bolt cutters val-ued at $50.

LAURINBURG – Ma-terial Handling Tech-nologies reported a larceny and injury to personal property on an Airport Road prop-erty on Friday, accord-ing to a sheriff’s report. A fence was cut and a quantity of scrap metal valued at $1,000 was stolen.

LAURINBURG – David Ratley reported a larceny from a prop-erty on Andrew Jackson Highway on Saturday, according to a sheriff’s report. Stolen was a quantity of copper wir-ing and tubing valued at $5,000.

GIBSON – Teresa Crosland, 22, of 13100 Church St., Apt. 1C, was arrested Sunday under an order for ar-rest for three counts of failure to appear in court, according to a sheriff’s report. Cro-sland was placed under a $2,400 secured bond.

MAXTON – Murphy Brown reported a lar-ceny from an Airbase Road property on Sun-day, according to a sheriff’s report. Stolen were a John Deere rid-ing lawnmower valued at $2,000, a camera val-ued at $180, and a SD card valued at $20.

Thomas was taken to Scotland Memo-rial Hospital’s emer-gency room, where his wounds were treated.

Thomas has been charged wi th a t -tempted murder, as-sault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious

injury, kidnapping, first degree burglary, and injury to personal property.

Loretta Ann Thomas is being treated at Scotland Memorial Hospital, but there are as of yet no update on her condition.

Thomas is currently being held in Scotland County Jail awaiting bond.

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necessary to help them remain competitive in a global market.

“Despite the difficult economic conditions we face, I remain optimistic about our future. We are building a competitive workforce that we can dem-onstrate is motivated and trainable. There are jobs available in our region. I get calls every week from companies seeking people ready to work in highly skilled, technical positions. Working together, our students can fill these positions, and we can prove to new companies looking at Richmond and Scot-land counties that we have the workforce that can meet their needs,” he concluded.

Foundation Executive Director Olivia Webb thanked the donors for their contributions that have made the past year so successful. With a portfolio of more than 100 need and merit-based scholarships, plus academic awards and emer-gency aid, the RCC Foundation will give more than $100,000 to deserving students by the end of this academic year.

“With federal financial aid programs on the chopping block, we have new challenges on the horizon,” said Webb. “We will need more scholar-ships. With another year of state budget woes, in which raises are not a possibility, we will need to

continue to help the administration keep faculty and staff morale up. With so many new and ex-citing academic programs coming into play, and classroom real estate shrinking by the hour, we need to focus on capital improvement, like the renovation and expansion of the Forte Building. I feel confident The RCC Foundation with stay strong and meet these challenges because of the people who make it run, the people who support it, and I know the people that it supports,” said Webb.

Vince Bateman of Laurinburg will be president of the Foundation for the upcoming two-year term. He replaces Wade Dunbar of Laurinburg. Lee Howell of Laurinburg was introduced as a new director.

Reading Instructor Angie Adams of Rockingham and Director of Public Information Anne Morris were recognized as Faculty and Staff of the year. Adams is an alumna of RCC and earned her bach-elor’s and master’s degrees from UNC Pembroke. Morris is a graduate of Appalachian State Univer-sity and joined RCC in 1979.

ID theft - The Scotland County Cooperative Ex-tension and Extension and Community Association (ECA) will host a free work-shop on Identity Theft - Pro-tect Yourself and Frauds &

Scams Standing Up - Fighting Back. The workshop speaker will be Rose White-Hearn, Outreach Specialist from the North Carolina Depart-ment of Justice. The workshop will be offered from 2 to 3 pm at Scot-land Place Civic Center. A repeat session will be offered from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Cooperative Exten-sion office at 231 East Cronly Street in Laurinburg.

Turkey and dressing plate sale - The North Scotland Fire Department in Wagram will hold its an-nual Turkey and Dressing Plate Sale from 11 a.m. - 7

p.m. Plates include candied yams with green beans and dessert. Dine-in, carryout, and delivery (10 plates or more) will be available. The cost will be $6 per plate.

Breakfast plate sale - The Gibson Fire Depart-ment will hold a breakfast plate sale from 7 to 11 a.m. Plates are $5 and in-clude eggs, bacon, sau-

sage and grits. Holiday Bazaar/Hot Dog Lunch

- The Lutheran Church of the Liv-ing Word at 1925 South Main Street (between Pizza Hut and Music Master) in Laurinburg will hold their 15th annual Holiday Bazaar/Hot Dog Lunch featuring quality hand made crochet and knitted items for babies, children and adults,

embroidered and cross stitched pillowcases, afghans, blankets, pil-lows, adult bibs, microwave bags, numerous art and craft items. “Great Christmas gifts” will be available. In addition, homemade baked goods using “Grandma’s recipes” and an all beef hot dog sale sponsored by the Men in Mis-sion will be featured. Drawings will be held for a loaded wine and cheese basket, a knitted ani-mal afghan, and a framed cross stitched 12 Days of Christmas pic-ture. Tickets are a $1 donation and will be drawn at noon on Nov. 5. You do not have to be present to win.

Military retirees’ meet-ing - The Scot land County Military Retirees’ Organization will hold its monthly meeting at Captain Larry’s Seafood restaurant. Social time

begins at 6:30 p.m. with the of-ficial meeting from 7-8 p.m. All members and any retired miltary personnel are invited.

Relay wrap-up - The Relay for Life wrap-up meeting will be held in the Dulin Center at Scot-land Memorial Hospital at 6 p.m.

Festival of Trees - Sand-hills Children’s Center will be celebrating its 15th Annual Festival of Trees, today through Nov. 13, at The Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst. Admission is

by any dollar donation. For infor-mation, contact Teresa Copper by calling (910) 692-3323 or visit our website at: www. Festival of Trees.org.

Chicken bog plate sale - The Gibson Fire Department will hold a chicken bog plate sale from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m at the fire sta-

tion on Highway 79. Plates are $6.

Free Thanksgiv-ing dinner - Those of all races, creeds, colors, and income demographics are invited to Oak Hill

Community center from 12:30-5 p.m. for a free meal of roast turkey, ham, dressing, collard greens, okra, pies, and more. No carryouts will be available. For more information, call Delores Alston at 369-2577.

Class reunion - The Fairmont High School Class of 1986 will hold their class reunion in Myrtle Beach, S.C. at the Landmark Resort

Nov. 25 - 27, 2011. For more infor-mation contact Rhonda Maultsby at 910-538-9466 or Carla Thomp-son-Denning at 919-422-0653.

Christmas Cheer - Christmas Cheer is getting ready to help Scotland County families cel-ebrate Christmas. They needs help with: Children’s new cloth-ing, coats, and shoes; teen and adult clothing; household items like – linens, kitchen items, dish sets, towels; canned goods. Closer to Christmas, the group will need collards, greens, hams and turkeys. The Church Community

Services building is at 108 Gill St., in Laurinburg. The number is 910-277-0026.

GED classes - Jerusalem United Methodist Church is offering free GED Class to adults. The classes may also offer an opportunity to improve reading, math and writ-ing skills. Classes are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-5:30p.m. The church is off 15/501 South in-tersection of Jerusalem and Johns roads, Laurinburg. Call (910) 384-1261 with any questions.

Free Wi-Fi - The Wagram Rec-reation center is now providing free Wi-Fi. Classroom space is available during center hours; Tuesday-Friday 9am- 7pm and Saturday 8am-5pm. People are encouraged to bring their lap-tops and I-Pads to check e-mails, complete homework, or browse the world wide web.

Scotland County JobLink - Funds are available at the Laurinburg Employment Security Commission for vocational training: commu-nity college, on-the-job-training, and work experience slots. Eligi-ble individuals should contact the Employment Security Commission at 276-4260, or at 303 N. Main St.

GED classes- Wagram Recre-ation Center will host free GED classes on Tuesdays and Thurs-days from 9am to 1pm. Wagram Recreation Center is providing the space. These classes are pro-vided by Richmond Community College. You can also brush-up in math, reading and spelling. Call 910-266-8146 or 910-369-0686 for information.

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Continuing a longstanding tradition, Laurinburg Presbyterian Church will celebrate St. Andrews Sunday on Nov. 6.

“We enjoy the opportunity to celebrate the con-nection between Laurinburg Presbyterian Church and St. Andrews University,” said Pastor Neal Carter. “We will include readings by members of the St. Andrews community as well as musical per-formances by the St. Andrews Choir and members of the St. Andrews Pipe Band.”

The church service begins at 11 a.m. and will fea-ture a sermon by Dr. Heath Rada, a 1966 graduate and former trustee of St. Andrews.

Rada received his master’s degree from Union/Presbyterian School of Christian Education (PSCE) in Richmond, Va., and his doctorate of education from North Carolina State University. He also holds certification in Leadership Studies from the Har-vard University JFK School of Leadership Studies.

Rada made history in the Henrico County, Va., school district as the first white classroom teacher in an all black school in the county, teaching the fifth grade. He also served as an instructor of Soci-ology and World Religions and Dean of Students at Southeastern Community College before becoming the first full time director of the North Carolina Center for Community Education at Appalachian State University. He was a guest faculty member of education at Brigham Young University. He served as president of PSCE for 12 years and retired in 2004 after 13 years of service as the president of the Greater Richmond Area Red Cross. He has also lectured and taught in Europe, Asia, South America and Australia.

In addition to serving on several boards, includ-ing the Advisory Board School of Education at VCU and the National Conference for Community Jus-tice, Rada has been honored as the Richmond Vir-ginia NCCJ Humanitarian of the year and was the first NC Community Educator of the Year.

He has written one book and published numer-ous articles. A frequent guest speaker, Rada has consulted and assisted in community development and education in many countries around the world.

Rada and his wife Peggy have retired to Mon-treat, close to their daughter Margaret, also a St. Andrews graduate.

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The Board of Directors of the Richmond Community College Foundation is composed of citizens from Richmond and Scotland counties who donate their time and talents to raise funds that benefit students and improve the quality of instruction and services at the college. Vince Bateman is the president for this year. Members pictured are: (l to r) Past President Wade Dunbar, Vice President G.R. Kindley, Treasurer Wiley Mabe, Secretary Patrick Chappell, Executive Director Olivia Webb, and RCC President Dr. Dale McInnis.

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Building at 201 McCaskill Ave. For more information, call 844-5231.

MCCOLL TOWN COUNCILMeets the second Tuesday of each month at the town hall at 6 p.m.

For more information, call 843-523-5341.

When the Fighting Scots beat Richmond Friday night, there may have been fewer young people who jumped in their cars and texted the news to family and friends.

That is because a big push last week by AT&T, along with Scotland High School and its Key Club to get out the word about the dangers of texting behind the wheel.

The group hosted tailgates parties, pep rallies and handed out special anti-texting “thumb guards. They also asked students to sign a pledge to drive safely. Just before the game, organizers were promoting driving safety with fans entering the stadium.

John Lyon, AT&T Regional Director for External Affairs, said teens and adults often overlook the risk of texting and driving. AT&T began its “Txtng & Drivng…It Can Wait” safety campaign in 2010.

“Win or lose, and especially when our team wins, there is a tremendous temptation to get to our cars and then send a quick text to spread the news,” he said. “While we are pleased our technology can help people stay connected anywhere they live and work, no text is so urgent that it is worth putting your life or someone else’s life at risk.”

According to a new study by the Texas Transportation Institute, when drivers read or send a text message, their reaction time is doubled.

When asked to respond to a flashing light while texting behind the wheel, drivers were more than 11 times more likely to miss the light altogether. And so far, this year alone in the U.S., there have been more than 1 million crashes involving drivers using cell phones and texting.

State Rep. Garland Pierce, one of the leading sponsors of the legislation which banned texting while driving in North Carolina, addressed a pre-game pep rally and urged the students to resist the texting temptation. A recent Pew Internet Research study, found that the average teen sends and receives five times more text messages a day than a typical adult.

“Even a very small car can be a dangerous weapon when the driver is texting,”Pierce said. “I believe young people today understand the danger and it is exciting to see teen-agers encouraging each other to avoid texting, just like you are doing here at Scotland High. Now let me encourage you to start educating your parents. Ask them to put down the office blackberry when they are driving. Tell them you want them around for your graduation.”

With the constant bickering and back-and-forth going on in Washington, it is easy to understand why people are surprised when they learn of moments of compromise in Congress. No matter how many polarizing or divisive issues our nation may face, the bottom line remains that Congress still has a job to do—a job that is both expected and owed to the people. I’m proud to report we had a small victory this week toward getting something done.

This week brought good news for the folks of Richmond County and our state as a whole. With the passage of the McK-inney Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act, legislation I introduced, we’ll return ownership of a much-deserved fish hatchery in Hoffman back to the people of North Carolina. The McKinney Lake Hatchery grows catfish used to stock lakes and ponds across the state as part of the Community Fishing Pro-gram of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.

You may wonder what business an otherwise small town fish hatchery has with the federal government, but this body of water and operation has been federally owned—yet run and maintained

by the state—for more than a decade now. The people of this community, and our state, want their fish hatchery back. I’m a firm believer in both state and individual rights, especially when it’s safely extracting something that benefits our North Carolina families out of the hands of the federal government.

Under full ownership of the state, the facility will have the additional freedom and flexibility to improve operations or expand, to ensure that our state contin-ues to work towards successfully sustained fishery management. This opera-tion is very important to the people of Hoffman, as well as folks across North Carolina.

This legislation received bipartisan support among the members of the North Carolina delegation in the House, where it passed unanimously. As for the next steps, I’m proud to have worked with Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) and Senator Kay Hagan (D-NC) to introduce a similar bill in the United States Senate, where I hope it will soon be brought to a vote. In coming together to work on this, regardless of political party or geography, it helps to identify the ways in which our elected officials can help keep North Carolina families working and keep our state great. This helps set a precedent for working together on bills that protect American Jobs, like my Textile Enforcement and Security Act and Buy American legislation that can bring manufacturing jobs back to our district.

I’m a firm believer that once we get folks talking and working together on seemingly small issues, we can finally get the big issues moving through Con-gress. We don’t have another moment to waste.

Kissell

No time to wasteU.S. Rep. Larry Kissell

A letter hOme

During a stop in Lumberton last week, Thom Tillis, the speaker of the state House and a Republican, brought some believability to the conversation about how North Carolina kicked away Project Soccer, the code name for a German tire manufacturer that considered bringing up to 1,600 jobs to this state that would have been in reach of Robeson County residents.

No, Tillis said, the state’s failure can’t be linked to politics as has been widely reported, but was instead a case of North Carolina not offering a sweet enough deal to bring Continental Tire to Brunswick County. South Carolina trumped our efforts, so gone were the jobs, their $38,000-a-year average wage, hundreds of millions worth of infrastructure, and an economic boost that would have quickly reached into the billions of dollars.

It’s not enough to say maybe next time.This state, with an unemployment rate stuck in the double-digits, needs to do

better, particularly for the Southeastern region, where the economy is always worse than it is elsewhere in North Carolina. But Continental Tire picked Sum-ter because our state’s lawmakers, particularly Republicans, balked at giving the company an upfront check for $45 million, a ransom that South Carolina decided to pay.

State Sen. Phil Berger, a Republican who leads that chamber, poisoned the conversation when, after seeing that Continental Tire was heading south, tried to score politically by accusing Gov. Beverly Perdue of cronyism — steering the plant to an industrial site that this county’s senator, Michael Walters, and two local businessmen who have supported Perdue with donations, share ownership in.

What Berger skips is that Walters recused himself from any conversations about Continental Tire, and that Perdue had no role in picking the Brunswick site for Continental. There was an opportunity for an injection of politics that could help the GOP with future elections, so the senator took a swing.

Credit Tillis for helping to expose Berger’s political ploy.Of more importance, at least now, is that the state prepare to do better next

time. Incentives to lure industry are widely loathed; that is a rare point of agree-ment between the Far Right and the Far Left, a disdain for what amounts to a bribe. But cash incentives have become an essential part of recruiting industry, and those unwilling to pay often don’t get a seat at the table.

AnOther view

Opportunity knockedThe Robesonian

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Miss Marlboro Academy this weekendJohn LentzJLentz@HeartlandPublications.com

Staff RepoRteR

Seventeen young women representing grades nine through 12 will compete for the title of Miss Marlboro Academy this coming week-end when the 43rd annual Miss Marlboro Academy Pageant takes place.

The event will be held Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. in the Marl-boro Academy school gym-nasium in Bennettsville, S.C.

Among the contestants will be two from Scotland County. They include junior Megan Quick, the daughter of Norman and Carol Quick of Laurinburg, and fresh-man Katherine Holmes, the daughter of Boyd and Vicky Holmes, also of Laurinburg.

Holmes said the event will be his daughter’s first pageant.

“She’s really excited and looking forward to it,” he said. “We all are.”

“Glee” will serve as the theme of this year’s pag-eant, which features the

music of the television se-ries. Kenneth Lynch will direct this year’s competi-tion, while the producer will be Emmie Beck. Crystal McInnis will be the chore-ographer.

Lane Ragsdale, former ex-ecutive director of the Miss Randolph County Experi-ence in Asheboro, returns to the stage with his “sharp wit” to serve as master of ceremonies for the ninth consecutive year.

The reigning Miss Marl-boro Academy Hannah Sweatt, Miss Marlboro Academy 2010 Emma Wells, the Crystal McIn-nis Dance Company, and emcee Ragsdale will pro-vide special entertainment during the program.

Other contestants include Sydney West from Hamlet, Elizabeth Haltiwanger from Rockingham, and Brooke Simmons from Hamlet.

Marlboro Academy is at 1035 Bennettsville Fire Tower Road, Bennettsville, S.C.

Oct. 28, also complains that someone has sent out a mass mailing critical of Block’s medical practice. The mass mailing concerns the 2008 consent order from the state Medical Board that accused Block, a cardiologist, of having his employees “admit to divert-ing controlled substances to a relative.”

Block does not link the mailing di-rectly to Parker, but said the “timing of this mailing makes it highly likely that it was done to influence the upcoming local elections.”

“The intent was malicious,” Block wrote. “The return address is the P.O. box of a large company in Raeford (House of Raeford) that was used to protect the anonymity of the sender.”

Block added that someone con-

nected with the election may be using undeclared funds.

“I am asking the election board to, at the least, consider asking each candi-date to make a sworn affidavit that they have nothing to do with this or to do whatever the election board sees fit to ensure that candidates are not spend-ing money on this election and not de-claring it,” said Block.

ParkerIn his letter of complaint — also dated

Oct. 28 — Parker said that Block has posted signs larger than 14 x 22 inches that do not disclose that the signs have been paid for by Block’s campaign.

Parker also complained that a letter sent out by the Block campaign lacks the proper disclosure statement.

Scotland County Board of Elec-tions President Dell Parker said if true, each charge constitutes an

election violation.She said that the investigations will

be conducted by the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

Parker said she could not comment on when the investigation may begin or be completed.

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It is especially important for those who have, like Locklear, been helped at some point by Church Community Services to re-member that the organization is still operat-ing and in need of support.

“Organizations that have helped you out and have helped your friends and neighbors out over the years can’t keep running unless people in the community help them run,” Locklear said.

After Thanksgiving, Papa John’s will switch gears from a food drive to a toy drive for Church Community Services’ Christmas Cheer program, collecting toys for children in need in the area.

“We’re going to do this canned drive and collect as much as we can, and after Thanks-giving we’ll do a buy one get one free if you bring in a toy,” Locklear said.

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“... Timing of this mailing makes it highly likely that it was done to influ-ence the upcom-ing local elections. The intent was malicious.”

—Matthew BlockMayor

Statue of Liberty celebratedNEW YORK (MCT) — New York

celebrated Friday the 125th anniver-sary of the Statue of Liberty, the giant iconic symbol of freedom for immi-grants entering the United States.

French and American officials met at Liberty Island in New York Harbour to kick off the day-long celebrations, which included the naturalization of 125 new US citizens from 40 coun-tries and a small flotilla of ships. A concert was held at the statue’s base.

The new US citizens came from countries that included Albania, Sen-egal, China, Italy, Haiti, Honduras, Croatia and the Dominican Republic, New York authorities said.

A fireworks display was to light up the skies in the evening, although the celebrations were on a small scale compared with the 100th anniversary in 1986.

The statue will be shut down on Saturday for renovations lasting a year and costing 27 million dollars. The last time the site was closed for a long period was after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Five webcams will be mounted 46 metres up on Lady Liberty’s torch that will provide a 24-hour view of the New York Harbour and renova-tion progress of the statue’s base and pedestal.

New York welcomed Lady Liberty on October 28 1886 with its first

ticker-tape parade, while some 300 vessels were in the harbour to greet the statue, a gift from France.

“The statue has evolved in meaning since she first graced our shores 125 years ago”, said David Luchsinger, su-perintendent of the statue and of Ellis Island, which was the point of entry

for millions of immigrants, mostly from Europe.

“She began as a symbol of friend-ship between France and the United States, evolved into a symbol of our great country, and is known today as an international symbol of freedom for people everywhere,” he said.

Contributed photo

A fireworks display lit up the sky, although the celebrations were on a small scale compared with the 100th anniversary in 1986.

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Laurel Hill carving contestStaff report

The creativity of the students of Laurel Hill Elemen-tary was on display recently as the school hosted its annual pumpkin-carving contest.

The contest featured over 40 entries from all grades.

“I am glad I don’t have to judge this competition,” said principal Jonathan McRae. “We have some great pumpkins here. The students and their families have done a great job.”

Taking first place were siblings Alexis and Matthew Patterson with their Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man entry. Lucas Sessoms claimed second place with his headless horseman entry. Rylee Reese’s Tin-Man fin-ished third.

Abigail Gibson’s turkey dinner entry and the “Pun-kin Donuts” entry of Madi Scott both received honor-able mentions.

Winners in Laurel Hill’s annual

pumpkin-carving contest were,

from left:Abigail Gibson (honor-able mention),

Madi Scott (hon-orable mention),

Alexis and Mat-thew Patterson

(first place), Rylee Reese

(third place) and Lucas Sessoms

(second place).

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‘Cookies for inmates’ drive plannedJohn LentzJLentz@HeartlandPublications.com

Staff reporter

An opportunity to bring a sweetened touch of joy to the lives of inmates will be avail-able this weekend to any who are interested in participating.

According to Greg Thompson of Kairos Ministries, a three-day event to distribute homemade cookies at Scotland Correctional Institution will take place beginning Nov. 3.

“(Everyone is) in-vited to join the re-gional Kairos Ministry team in reaching out to inmates and staff at the largest prison in North Carolina, Scotland Cor-rectional Institution located in Laurinburg,” Thompson said.

“(A gift of) home baked chocolate chip cookies is a tangible form of love through Kairos. The cook-ies are distributed throughout the prison, reaching every inmate and prison staff as an expression of love and concern to inmates and as a show of appre-ciation to the staff for their efforts.”

Pa r t i c i pan t s a re asked to deliver the cookies in cardboard boxes to Saint Luke U n i t e d M e t h o d i s t Church at 1501 Turn-pike Road, Laurinburg on Nov. 1 or 2 between 9 a.m. until noon and from 1 until 4 p.m.

“Several tens of thou-sands of cookies are needed to support this form of service at SCI, so the Kairos team is asking the Scotland County community to

help us in baking choc-olate chip cookies and delivering them to the drop point,” Thompson said.

“You don’t have to sign up for any certain amount; any amount is welcomed and appreci-ated.”

Saint Luke Admin-istrative Assistant Jo Ann McQueen said the Kairos project is a “great ministry.”

“All employees and inmates of the prison receive a box of one dozen chocolate chip cookies,” McQueen said.

“We at Saint Luke are already beginning to make and collect our share of the cookies to be distributed.”

Thompson suggests the following guide-lines should be fol-lowed in preparing the cookies:n Make from scratch

or readymade dough, keeping them at a max-imum of 2 1/2 inches per cookie in order to fit into a quart size sealable plastic bag.n Do not add nuts,

sugar, or any toppings: keep them plain.n Package one dozen

cookies in a quart size sealable plastic bag (note: sliding zip lock bags are not allowed in the prison).n Allow enough time

for the cookies to cool comple te l y be fore packaging so that they don’t crumble.

For questions con-tact Thompson at 280-0761.

Saint Luke United Methodist Church can be reached at 276-6821.

photo by SCott Witten

Restaurant openingLady Bug Family Restaurant owner Donnell Lindsay recently cut the ribbon for the grand opening of the business. He is joined by family members along with Gary Gallman, master of ceremonies and Dee Hammond, chamber chairman of the board, the Rev. Thomas Marshall and Mayor Matthew Block.

Writers sought for forumStaff report

Community writers are invited to share their work at the St. Andrews Writers Forum Thursday night.

Free and open to the public, the Forum begins at 8 p.m. in Orange Main Lounge.

“This tradition allows for all writers to have a chance to share with a community of their creative peers,” said Dr. Ted Wojtasik, faculty advisor of the forum.

Readers are asked to keep their selections to 5-7 minutes to allow for all interested to share. Student host for fall semester, Patrick Doyle, will keep a sign up list.

For information about the Writers’ Forum, cre-ative writing at St. Andrews or the St. Andrews Col-lege Press, call 910-277-5310 or email press@sapc.edu.

Matt SmithSportS Editor

Despite a bit of wet weather, the 2011 Chris McLean Memorial Junior Futures Tennis Tournament went off without a hitch this past weekend at the Scotland County Tennis Center, with a pair of Scotland High School players earning championships at the annual event on Oct. 29.

Scotland’s Munroe Buie and Sal-lie Wegner highlighted a competitive women’s field at the event, giving ten-nis fans in the region a chance to see some of the best up-and-coming tennis standouts in the area.

Buie finished first overall in the Girls 16-and-under bracket, topping Fayetteville’s Caroline Brown 4-0, 4-1 in straight sets, while Wegner came out victorious in the 14-and-under bracket with a 4-0, 4-0 sweep over Bryce Helms of Monroe, N.C.

“It was great to see two of our play-ers from the high school do so well in the tournament this weekend,” Scot-land County Tennis Center Director Tom Sheller said. “Overall, I think the tournament was a hit. It went really well. The kids and their families had great attitudes, even with the rain Sat-urday morning. Everyone was in good spirits and we saw some really good

tennis. Everyone that was scheduled to participate came and played and we had a fantastic time.”

While Buie and Wegner picked up Scotland County’s top finishes in the girls’ division, Laurinburg’s Jacob Blackman earned the top finish for the boys, placing second overall in the 14-and-under bracket. Blackman posted a runner-up finish in the tour-nament, falling to Fayetteville’s Leo Cho in the championship game 4-5, 4-2, 4-10.

Fayetteville’s Sarah Herring fin-ished first overall in the girls’ 12-and-under bracket, besting Raleigh’s Megan Thompson 3-5, 4-2, 10-5 in

three sets. Melissa Lu of Fayetteville finished first in the division’s consola-tion bracket.

Bryce Newsome of Harstville, S.C., finished first overall in the girls’ 10-and-under bracket, earning a 4-1, 4-0 win over Laurinburg’s Tabitha Modrell.

Fayetteville’s Kyu Lee and Pinehu-rst’s William Saye finished first overall in the boys’ 12-and-under and 10-and-under brackets, respectively.

“We had players show up from Ra-leigh, Cary, Fayetteville, Pinehurst and South Carolina,” Sheller said.

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Scots, Trojans clash in opening round

Matt SmithSportS Editor

Coming off a 41-7 victory over Richmond Senior to finish the 2011 regular season with a perfect 10-0 re-cord, the Fighting Scots varsity foot-ball team will begin their hunt for a state title on Nov. 4 against Central Harnett.

For earning their first confer-ence title since 2001, Scotland was awarded the overall No. 1 seed in the state’s 4A Football Championship, setting up a date with the Trojans in the first round of the playoffs.

“This will be new for me because I’ve never had a team selected to single-A,” Scotland head coach Chip Williams said. “All I know is that we have a lot of great teams to go through, regardless of which bracket we’re in. We don’t get to choose who we play, but we do have to get through those teams in front of us and we’re going to make the best of it.”

Scot land wi l l host Cen-tral Harnett at Pate Stadium

2011 North Carolina 4-A Football Championship Bracket

Locals find success at McLean Memorial Futures Tournament

Jacob Blackman sends off a serve at the 2011 Chris McLean Memorial Junior Futures Tournament this past weekend. Blackman finished second overall in the boys’ 14-and-under bracket.

Photos by Matt sMith

Sallie Wegner represented Scotland County with a first place finish in the girls’ 14-and-under bracket at the McLean Memorial Tournament on Oct. 29 at the Scotland Tennis Center.

Scots’ harriers improve at Regionals

Matt SmithSportS Editor

The Scotland High School men’s and women’s cross coun-try teams continued to show their improvement during the 2011 season this past weekend, as both teams posted strong showings at South View High School in Hope Mills, N.C., on Oct. 29 at the state’s 4-A East Regional Meet.

The men’s team finished 14th overall, three spots higher than their 2010 finish, while the women’s team posted a 17th Photo by Matt sMith

Sydney Faulk finished second for the Lady Scots and 73rd overall in the women’s regional meet.

Scots fall in sectional roundMatt Smith

SportS Editor

The Scotland High School varsity volleyball team saw their 2011 season come to a close Oct. 29, falling 3-0 to Hoggard in the sectional round of the North Carolina 4-A Volleyball Champi-onship.

Scotland fell 23-25, 21-25 and 14-25 in straight sets against the Vikings, fall-ing in the sectional round for third time

in four years.The loss marked the first defeat for

the Scots’ this season, as Scotland fin-ished as one of the final eight teams in the state with a 23-1 mark this year.

“It was great to go down there and see our girls compete,” Scotland head coach David Barnes said. “We were right in the thick of the battle. When you lose that close, especially in the

The Scotland High School varsity vol-

leyball team dropped their first contest

of the season this weekend on the road, falling to Hoggard in

straight sets to end their 2011 season with

a 23-1 overall record.

Photo by Matt sMith

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2011 - CLASS 4A

EAST#1 (2) New Bern 9-1

#8 (16) Clayton 5-5

#4 (7) Cape Fear 4-6

#5 (8) West Johnston 7-3

#3 (5) Southeast Raleigh 7-2

#6 (9) JH Rose 5-5

#2 (4) New Hanover 8-2

#7 (11) Hoggard 7-3

MIDEAST#1 (1) Scotland County 10-0

#8 (15) Harnett Central 5-5

#4 (10) Northern Durham 4-5

#5 (12) Southeast Guilford 6-4

#3 (6) Southern Durham 7-3

#6 (13) EE Smith 5-5

#2 (3) Hillside 9-1

#7 (14) Purnell Swett 5-5

MIDWEST#1 (1) Porter Ridge 10-0

#8 (14) High Point Central 5-5

#4 (6) Davie County 7-3

#5 (8) Dudley 5-5

#3 (3) Ragsdale 8-2

#6 (9) North Davidson 7-3

#2 (2) Mt. Tabor 9-1

#7 (10) Western Guilford 4-6

WEST#1 (4) TC Roberson 7-3

#8 (16) Hopewell 4-6

#4 (11) AC Reynolds 6-4

#5 (12) Sun Valley 5-5

#3 (7) Watauga 6-4

#6 (13) Alexander Central 5-5

#2 (5) Mooresville 8-2

#7 (15) East Gaston 4-6

“I think we had a great representation of tennis in the region. We had a lot of competitive matches and all of the different players brought their own style of tournament.”

Sheller said that the money raised from the tournament will go to help fund Scotland County Ten-nis Association projects.

“We want to continue to fund tennis programs in the school system, espe-cially by adding quick-start tennis sets at the elemen-tary school level,” Sheller said. “We’ve had pretty good success with that so far and it gives students a chance to experience the game at a younger level. By exposing them to the game early, it helps gets them into lessons and by the time they reach the high school, they already have a good foundation of how to play.

“We’ll also continue to use the proceeds to help fund our lessons at the Tennis Center and to host the high school’s confer-ence tournaments. We’ve

enjoyed having them here the past few times and we’re happy to host them. With the tourna-ment, we can continue to give children in Scotland County a place to get in-volved with the game, and so far, we’re pleased with the growth of the sport in

the region.”The Scotland County

Tennis Center will host another tournament this coming spring when the 2012 Chris McLean Me-morial Scotland County Spring Tennis Open makes it’s return to the center next year.

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in the opening round.Williams said that a first-round date

with the Trojans could be a tough one because of their style of play.

“I know they were leading one of the best teams in the state late in the game last Friday against Garner,” he said. “They throw the ball a lot and it’s going to be tough to defend. Most teams, if they’ve beaten them, have had to work to outscore them, so it will put a lot of pressure on our defense. We’re going to have to play well defensively if we want to win.”

Scotland was selected to the Mideast pod along with conference mate Pur-nell Swett.

Durham Hillside (2), Southern Dur-ham (3), Northern Durham (4), South-east Guilford (5) and E.E. Smith (6) join the Fighting Scots, Harnett Cen-tral (8) and the Rams (7) in the Mid-east pod.

Durham Hillside, the pod’s No. 2 seed and the East bracket’s No. 3 over-all seed, will open up against the Rams next week.

For the first time in conference his-tory, all six Southeastern Conference teams received playoff bids, with Scot-land and Purnell Swett receiving bids to the 4A bracket, while Richmond,

Lumberton, Pinecrest and Hoke re-ceived bids to the 4AA bracket.

“It’s not surprising to me that all six teams earned a bid,” Williams said. “I’ve talked all year about how strong our conference was. I think all of them are well deserving and will do a good job on the playoffs.”

The Raiders earned a No. 4 seed in the Midwest pod and will play North-west Guilford, who eliminated the Fighting Scots from postseason play in 2010, in the first round at Raider Sta-dium.

Hoke County joins the Raiders in the Midwest pod as a No. 7 seed and will face Butler on the road in the first round of postseason action. Pinecrest

rounds out the league’s representa-tion in the Midwest pod, earning a No. 8 seed and a date with the 4AA No. 1 overall seed in Page.

Lumberton will travel to Cary in the opening round of the playoffs, earning a No. 5 seed in the Mideast pod.

Harnett Central finished the regular season with a 5-5 overall record, falling in their final three games of the regular season to West Johnston, Knightdale and Garner Magnet.

The Trojans went 2-5 overall in the Greater Neuse River conference, with league wins over East Wake and Smith-field-Selma. The mark led the Trojans to a sixth place finish in the Greater Neuse River Conference.

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first two games, on the road, it is what it is. We got beat, but it was a very competitive match.

“We had a couple of miscues and some violations that were called that hurt us, but overall our ball con-trol and our defense really hurt us,” he said. “We had trouble receiving serves and getting our passes to target, which slowed down our offense big time. Sec-ondly, we’ve been working on a defense that we’ve already used a couple of times in the playoffs to pre-vent teams from tipping and rolling balls against us. against Hoggard, we didn’t execute it properly. They hurt us tipping balls to open spaces on the floor and we looked confused about how to handle it, even though we’ve practiced it. They hit the ball where people should have been and it was frustrating to watch knowing that we couldn’t, or wouldn’t, get in the right position. It’s bad enough to get beat when you don’t recognize how a team is beating you, but

it’s even worse when you do recognize it and you can’t execute well enough to stop it.”

Hailey Morgan led Scotland with seven serving point and 22 assists, while also recording three blocks.

At the net, Caroline Pridgen paced the Scots with 13 kills, while adding seven digs and six serving points.

Jessica Bowen finished the match with six kills, hit-ting .353 in the loss with no hitting errors.

Jonissa Monley posted a team-high 11-of-18 passes to target, while adding five kills and nine digs.

Greta Griswold finished with a team-high 13 digs in the match.

“Even though we were in the game, I was upset with how we finished because it was obvious we didn’t have everyone going 100 percent,” Barnes said. “Al-most everyone was prepared to go into battle, but some chose to bow out. That’s sad that it happened this late into the season in the tournament. We had our team ready to go to war. We needed everyone.

We didn’t have everyone.”The loss ends another stellar season for the con-

sistent Scotland program, as the Scots captured their seventh conference regular season title in a row, as well as their third straight Southeastern Conference Tournament title.

“Looking back at what we accomplished this sea-son, we did a very good job,” Barnes said. “We earned our seventh conference championship in a row, an-other conference tournament title and we were dis-trict champions. We finished as one of the top-8 teams in the state and we have nothing to be ashamed of. I just wish we would have carried all those great things into the finals.”

Scotland finished with an unblemished 10-0 mark during the regular season in the SEC, dropping just two sets during the regular season.

Scotland ran through the league’s post season tour-nament, topping Hoke and Pinecrest for their third consecutive tournament crown.

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place finish, four spots better than last season.Kendall Romaine and Cori Newton led their re-

spective Scotland teams in the meet, with both placing 57th overall for the men’s and women’s squads.

The men’s team posted a team score of 404 points at the meet, with an average finish of 18:37.96 at the 5k race.

“The boys finished their season Saturday with a strong showing at Regionals,” Scotland head coach David Brooks said. “They improved three spots from last year’s finish and improved their average time as a team by more than a minute. The future of the cross country program looks bright as five of the top-7 runners are underclassmen. Kendall Ro-maine and Brandon Gibson finished as the 15th and 23rd ranked sophomores overall. John Holloway, Jared Torgerson, and Logan Ward finished as the 11th, 14th, and 16th freshman overall Saturday.”

The women’s squad recorded a team score of 445 points with an average finish of 24:40.

“The girls also finished their season Saturday with a strong showing at Regionals,” Brooks said. “They improved four spots from last year’s finish and improved their average time as a team by 20 seconds. Although we lose two strong seniors in Cori Newton and Marina Baranik, the future of the girls’ program is bright, as they will be led next year by Sydney Faulk. Sydney ran the eighth best time by a freshman on Saturday.”

For the men’s meet, Romaine led the Scots’ charge with a time of 19:04.76, finishing just 37 seconds ahead of teammate Andrew Tietjen who placed 83rd (18:41.00) overall.

Gibson (18:44.00), Holloway (18:45.00) and

Torgerson (18:55.00) also scored in the Scots’ top-5, finishing 86th, 87th and 95th overall.

Asher Strickland and Logan Ward rounded out Scotland’s leading runners, posting finishes of 19:02 for Strickland for 97th overall, and 19:15 for Ward who placed 107th.

For the women’s team, Newton paced the Lady Scots’ field with a 57th place finish, running the meet in a time of 22:07.00.

Faulk was the only other Lady Scot to finish inside the top-100, placing 73rd with a time of 22:56.00.

Courtney Poole (25:06.00), Bree Johnson (26:19.00) and Marina Baranik (26:52.00) rounded out Scotland’s finishers with 104th, 121st and 127th place finishes.

The meet ends a 2011 season that saw both teams finish second overall in the Southeastern Confer-ence, with Brooks earning the league’s Coach of the Year honor for the men’s team.

Romaine, Holloway, Gibson, Newton and Faulk were named to the all-SEC team for their efforts this year.

Photo by Matt SMith

The Scotland High School men’s cross country team finished 14th overall this past weekend at the state’s 4-A East Regional Meet in Hope Mills, N.C.

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The following is an update on Parks and Recreation soc-cer action on Oct. 30:

U-8Hampton Inn 19, Bear’s Bandits 1

Hampton Inn topped Bear’s Bandits 19-1 in U-8 soccer play.

Jacob Icard, Gavin Stanley, Tabitha Williams and Tyler Ferguson were named Players of the Match for Hampton Inn.

Nic’s Pic Kwik 9, Hair-itage 3Nic’s Pic picked up a 6-goal win Sunday over Hair-itage,

winning 9-3.Keldon Clark and Eli McKoy were named Players of the

Match for Nic’s in the win.

First Bank 5, Norris Auto Sales 2In a close contest, First Bank edged Norris Auto Sales

5-2.Cadyn Graves, Hailey Adams Alex Yang and Drew Mar-

tin earned Players of the Match honors for First Bank, while Sebastian McEntire earned the honor for Norris.

Community Drug 7, Purcell Clinic 7Community Drug and Purcell Clinic played to a 7-7 tie.Keith Jessie, Dylan Tucker, Sammar Goraya and Mikayla

Tucker led Community Drug in the win, earning Player of the Match accolades.

WLNC 11, White’s Jewelry 3WLNC picked up a big 11-3 victory over White’s Jewelry

this past Sunday.Isabella Hopkins and Blake Wood were named Players

of the Match of White’s, while Dasan Leviner earned the honor in the win for WLNC.

U-10State Farm 6, Art by Design 2

State Farm picked up a 4-goal victory over Art by Design in a 6-2 win Sunday in U-10 soccer action.

DeAsia Robinson, Emma Herr, D’Angleo Crumell and Mariah Ford were named Players of the Match for State Farm.

Bryce Lytch, Halima Elbert, Nicholas Murphy, Andrew

Hartwell and Daniel Caudill earned Player of the Match accolades for Art by Design.

Scotland Motors 3, C.M. Studio 2Scotland Motors bested C.M. Studio 3-2 in U-10 soccer

play.Colby Caulder was named Player of the Match for Scot-

land Motors.Player of the Match honors went to C.M. Studio’s Madi-

son Williams in the loss.

Haney’s Tire 3, Eric Byrd Insurance 3Haney’s Tire and Eric Byrd Insurance played to a 3-3 tie

this past weekend.Desiree Tyson and Ethan Best were named Players of

the Match for Eric Byrd Insurance.

U-12/U-14Reaves Engraving 3, Scotland Dermatology 0

Reaves Engraving shutout Scotland Dermatology 3-0 in U-12/U-14 soccer action this past Sunday.

Matt Williams was named Player of the Match for Reaves.

Aubrey Graham, Katie Utter, Tripp Wells and Tray Arm-strong were named Players of the Match for Scotland Der-matology.

Dunbar Insurance 9, Harley’s Tuxedo & Gifts 1Dunbar Insurance earned an 8-goal win over Harley’s

Tuxedos and Gifts.Michael Tyson, Anna Blount, Tyler Snipes, Beau Bran-

don, Nicholas Blount and Michael Tyson were honored as Players of the Match for Dunbar Insurance.

Lisa Blalock Law 3, St. Luke 0Lisa Blalock Law ended the 2011 fall season with a 3-0

win over St. Luke.Hanna Gilliland and Sara Dean were named Players of

the Match for Blalock, while Donovan O’Donnell earned the honor for St. Luke.

This past weekend ended Scotland County Parks and Recreation’s fall soccer season.

Photo by Matt SMith

Community Drug (white) played the Purcell Clinic to a 7-7 tie this past weekend in Parks and Recreation soccer action.

Photo by Matt SMith

Scotland sophomore Ashley Barringer posted a first round score of 96 in the first round of the North Carolina 4-A Wom-en’s Golf Championships. Barringer shot a 47 on the front-9 at the Pinehurst No. 8 course, while shooting 49 on the second half of the course.

First round score of 96

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)HHHH Creativity helps you walk

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Family and/or a domestic

matter dominates your thoughts. Your ability to hop through problems marks nearly anything you do. A child or friend depends on this quality. Be willing to help another person learn or understand your resilience. Tonight: Be playful.

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refuse to get into unnecessary details. The smart move is to bypass gossip if you have any intention of completing your work. Touch base with a fam-ily member later today. You have an awful lot to discuss. Tonight: At home.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)HHHH Use the daylight hours

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Basketball registration ongoingMatt Smith

SportS Editor

Scotland County Parks and Recreation will continue youth basketball registration this week at the Scotland Place Civic Center located on Turnpike Road.

Registration began Monday, Oct. 31, and will run through this Saturday.

Registration time at Scotland Place Civic Center will be Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

“The first day of registration was pretty slow, but we’re expecting a good turnout because a lot of parents are inquiring about basketball registration,” Scotland County Parks and Recreation Assistant Athletic Di-rector Raymond Moody said. “We’re looking to have about the same number of teams we had last year participate this season.

“We’ll continue to hold registration all week,” he said. “Come down to the Senior Center, or the center closest to you, and sign your kids up. We’re looking forward to seeing you.”

There will be a $15 registration fee for Scotland County participants.

Parks and Recreation had 40 teams par-

ticipate in their basketball leagues during the 2011 season.

Residents in Laurel Hill and Wagram can register in their communities at the following locations and times: Laurel Hill Community Center Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Wagram Recreation Center Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Age groups for basketball include: Instruc-tional League for 6-year-olds, Rookie League for 7-8 year-olds, Little League for 9-10 year-olds, Midget League for 11-12 year-olds and Junior League for 13-15 year-olds. Any participant who reaches their sixth birthday before Jan. 1, 2012, and has not reached their 16th birthday before Jan. 1, 2012, will be eligible for basketball.

New participants must bring proof of age.Online registration will be available at

www.scotlandcounty.org.Basketball season will begin January 9.

Players will be contacted by their coaches by Monday, Nov. 28. Practice schedules, times and locations will be set by the league’s coaches. For more information, contact Parks and Recreation at 910-277-2585.

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Krazy Feet CloggersKrazy Feet Cloggers Mary Ann McGirt with students Katherine Holmes, Morgan Russell, Taylor Sims, Kyleigh Collins, Lauren Jernigan, Amyra Dial and Saige Polk. Team member Makenna Mitchell is not pictured. The group competed at the American Clogging Hall of Fame World Championships from Oct. 21-23, with their traditional line dance placing first in the category and earning them the title of Overall Grand Champion in Junior age category. Won highest score of the day in Traditional line on Friday against a total of 130 dances.

Knights battle with Seahawks in exhibition actionStaff rEport

Wilmington, NC - The St. Andrews University men’s basketball team trav-eled to UNC-Wilmington on Oct. 29 to play in their first contest of the season. The exhibition game at Trask Coli-seum on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington gave fans a good show as the Knights were within three points of the Seahawks with four minutes left in the game. UNCW managed to pull away in the end and finished the game with an 80-69 win over St. Andrews.

Senior Ryan Streater led the Knights with 19 points during the contest. Streater went 5-of-7 from the field and shot 50 percent behind the arc. Streater also set up under the basket to get 13 total rebounds for SAU. Chris Sumski and Michael Dunkins each added nine points apiece for St. Andrews against the Seahawks as the Knights shot a 32.5 field goal percentage, nine of which were from long range.

St. Andrews stuck with the Se-ahawks and came close to taking the lead several times, but could not seem to get ahead. UNCW always reacted to the Knights’ drive and pushed for more points to maintain their lead over SAU. Keith Rendleman led UNCW with 14 points, all of which came from inside the arc or at the line, while Donte Mo-rales contributed 11 points by going 6-for-10 in overall field goal attempts.

SAU out-shot UNCW from the line this weekend. The Knights hit 57.1 percent of their attempted free throws while the Seahawks hit 53.8 percent. St. Andrews also posted more assists on Saturday, with senior Aaron Chris-tian earning six assists to help the Knights stay in the game.

The Knights will head to Rock Hill, S.C., for their final exhibition game on Saturday, Nov. 5 against Winthrop Uni-versity.

Winthrop is set to host St. Andrews at 7 p.m.

Lady Knights win season finaleHartsville, SC - The SAU women’s soccer team

claimed their first Conference Carolinas win of the year in their final game of the season on Oct. 29 as they defeated the Cobras of Coker College.

Senior Olivia Taylor and sophomore Hannah Wil-son led the Knights to a 2-0 lead.

Only giving up one goal to the Cobras, the ladies of St. Andrews took control and finished with a final score of 2-1 over Coker. Scoring the first goal of the game, Taylor blasted a low ball into the back of the net after Wilson sent the ball into the box in between the Coker (1-10-1 Conference, 1-16-1 Overall) defend-ers. The Lady Knights (1-11, 2-15-1) sat on a 1-0 lead for the remaining 15 minutes of the first half. Katie Jaskulski nabbed four saves in the first period, keep-ing the Lady Knights’ advantage.

In addition to the point she earned for her assist, Wilson also added two points to her stats when she scored the Lady Knights’ second goal moments into the second half. Wilson managed to find an open spot to set up for a shot and sent a rocket past Cobras’ keeper Lizz Morris, who earned four saves in the game. The Cobras responded 10 minutes later as Cassie Callahan sent a shot at the goal that hit the crossbar and fell into the net. As the Cobras tried to even the score, Jaskulski and the SAU defense would not allow the ball to go into the net. Jaskulski pro-tected the goal and picked up four more saves, giving her a total of eight. The Lady Knights kept their com-

posure, stayed focused and regained control of the game. Chelsea Ross and Juliann Levesque added one shot on goal each, while Taylor took two additional shots at the keeper in an attempt to increase the Lady Knights’ lead.

Men fallThe St. Andrews men’s soccer traveled to South

Carolina for their final game of the season on Oct. 29, falling to Coker College 3-0 in Conference Carolinas action.

Corey Francis and the Knights’ (1-10 Conference, 3-13-1 Overall) defense worked hard to keep the Co-bras (10-1, 15-2) from scoring, but were unable to stop every shot. Francis got in front of 11 shots fired by Coker. The Cobras pulled a 1-0 lead at the half after Tyler Staub sent a header into the net from a free kick by teammate Carlos Recinos. Picking up the pace in the second half, the Cobras added another header to the books, this time from Noah Lascell. Lascell also jumped for a free kick and pushed Jordan Snell’s kick into the back of the net.

Posting the final goal for Coker, Niko Tirkkonen found an open spot beside the box and set up to re-ceive a pass from Tyler Staub. Staub charged the net, passed to Tirkkonen, and Tirkkonen caught Francis off-guard and put an untouchable ball into the goal.

The loss dropped the Knights to 3-13-1 overall, with a 1-10 final mark in league play.