Times-News (Burlington, NC) back issues from September 2007:
Summit has 'great expectations'.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 1--Preparing students to compete in the global marketplaces and rallying the community to become involved in education will be two themes of an education summit planned by Alamance Citizens for Education. This is the second year ACE has held ...
Parks look to help immigrants feel part of the community.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 1--When Tony Laws sees Hispanic residents use Burlington's parks he notices they mostly keep to themselves. What he doesn't see are children playing in the city's youth soccer leagues. "I see a lot of Latinos using our parks," ...
Father, son meet in Elon versus S. Florida clash.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 1--TAMPA, Fla. -- While enjoying a cigar and a beer and a summer view with his father during a family vacation last year, Shane Burnham's cell phone chirped. His boss, Elon University football coach Pete Lembo, was on the line relaying the ...
Big plays doom Cummings: Reidsville explodes late to hand Cavaliers first loss.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 1--Late in the third quarter of Friday night's non-conference contest, Cummings High School held a one-point lead against a fellow Class 2-A heavyweight in visiting Reidsville. Despite his team's slim advantage, Cavaliers coach Steve Johnson didn't ...
Western Alamance picks up slack, takes down Williams.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 1--ELON -- Western Alamance had quick fixes for anything broken Friday night. Quarterback Donald Britt turned a couple of disastrouslooking sequences into big plays and the Warriors overwhelmed visiting Williams High School 54-14 in a ...
IT'S ALL BUSINESS: Demon Deacons start season with lots on the line.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 1--There's no easing into the season for the Atlantic Coast Conference champions. They open on the road. In a conference game. In a divisional game. Against a new coach. "That all sounds bad to me," Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe ...
O'Brien excited about home crowd in Wolfpack debut.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 1--RALEIGH -- A few of the logistics should change, but much of the glitz of a North Carolina State football game is fine with new coach Tom O'Brien. It's the atmosphere that helped lure O'Brien to the Wolfpack, so he hopes to soak some of it ...
Duke swings for fence in effort to turn things around.
Sep 01, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 1--STEPHEN_SCHRAMM@LINK.FREEDOM.COM DURHAM -- By his own admission, Duke defensive lineman Patrick Bailey isn't as much of a baseball fan as he used to be. But like many others, he spent part of his summer following San Francisco Giants slugger Barry ...
University tackling underage drinking.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 2--ELON -- Will higher fines, notifying parents, restricting student privileges and increasing counseling reduce excessive and underage drinking? Elon University hopes so. As the 2007-08 school year starts, the university has new ...
FOUNDATION IN FAITH: Many immigrants gravitate to area churches and find open arms.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 2--The group sang and worshipped during Iglesia de la Comunidad's one-year anniversary service in July. In English, the church would be called Community Church. It meets in a building it rents on North Church Street in Burlington. ...
Donations to Gulfport a 'real boost for morale'.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Isaac Groves Sep. 2--Two years ago hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast destroying homes, businesses, lives and in some cases, faith in our government and each other. Here in Burlington, a few people at first, and then a lot of people, stepped up to ...
Hispanic needs no strain for area charities: See results of our online poll about the importance of the immigration issue on page A2.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 2--Loaves & Fishes Christian Food Ministry in Burlington used to set aside time each Friday for Hispanic people to come in for help. Spanishspeaking volunteers were there to make communication easier. But Brenda Ingle, the organization's ...
County health director heads east: Dorothy Cilenti takes job at UNC.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 2--Dorothy Cilenti still cares about the health of Alamance County residents. She's just found a different way to express it. Cilenti, the county's director of public heath, has resigned to take on a new job the Institute of ...
Getting stronger against all odds: Angela Johnson suffered a stroke at the age of 33.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Keren Rivas Sep. 2--Two years ago, the unexpected happened to Angela Johnson. Then 33 years old, Johnson woke up one Saturday morning to find that the entire left side of her body didn't respond. "I got up and hit the floor ... kind of like a tree ...
Softball tournament a home run for local economy: Event expected to bring in more than $300,000.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Isaac Groves Sep. 2--The Amateur Softball Association men's senior slow-pitch national tournament may not sound like a major event, but this is the secondbiggest economic boost county hotels will see this year. It will be awhile before the Burlington-Alamance ...
Tracking down 'royal ancestry': Local residents could have ties to the Bonaparte family.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 2--This star-crossed teen romance enraged Napoleon and grabbed headlines nearly 60 years after it ended. The union was among the most famous of the 19th century, one that spawned two movies and hundreds of articles. But a mystery ...
Look for more than books at library friends' fall sale.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Rose Sep. 2--If you're searching for a good place to find some used books, look no further than the Friends of the Alamance County Public Libraries annual book sale, which takes place in the spring and fall each year. The fall version is set to run ...
Passion highlights new season at Triad Stage.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Brian Rose Sep. 2--GREENSBORO -- After a trying season of producing difficult plays such as Harold Pinter's "The Caretaker" and Erskine Caldwell's "Tobacco Road," Triad Stage artistic director Preston Lane hopes to inject a little passion into this new season. "We did ...
Softball players find way back to Burlington.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 2--Linwood Johnson had no trouble finding his way to Burlington City Park this weekend. Teammate Warnell Fletcher of the DHF Contractor team out of Tidewater, Va., was in a similar situation. They're regulars for senior softball tournaments in Burlington ....
Elon hangs tough in defeat at South Florida.
Sep 02, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 2--TAMPA, Fla. -- With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 103-foot, 43-ton replica of an early 1800s pirate ship anchored menacingly behind the north end zone, Elon University refused to walk the proverbial plank. South Florida gained second-half ...
Woman struck by car, killed.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Keren Rivas Sep. 3--A High Point woman was killed early Sunday morning while she and a friend attempted to help a driver involved in a single-car accident near the Rock Creek Dairy Road exit on Interstate 85/40. Sandee R. Cowan, 28, and Latoya Simmons, 23, ...
Independent school adds gym, activities building, 10th grade.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 3--Burlington Christian Academy's growth is visible in a couple of ways as the 2007-08 school year begins. For one thing, the independent school has a 10th grade for the first time. Last year, the school added a 9th grade as the first step in ...
REAL PEOPLE with Mike Wilder: Longtime service manager cashes in his mileage.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 3--Dennis Paschal knows there are consequences to bad customer service, maybe nowhere more than in the car repair business. "You do one customer wrong, he's going to go tell a hundred," said Paschal, who retired Friday as service manager of ...
Steve Trachsel: Focusing on the next pitch.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 3--On Sept. 8, 1998, Steve Trachsel gave up Mark McGwire's 62nd home run. The tomahawk shot to left field broke the single-season record for home runs that Yankee Roger Maris set in 1961. Long before Trachsel found himself at the ...
A BASEBALL TRINITY: Alamance County and the home run.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 3--Three men. Three milestones. One county. To put it another way, Alamance County is baseball's Bermuda Triangle of the home run. Two locals and a third who began his professional career here are linked to three of the most ...
BRIEF: Battle of the Bands rained out; groups divide cash.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Charity Apple Sep. 3--Jeanette Isley, owner of the Alamance County Fair, described Thursday night this way: "It was a gully washer. People were scattering everywhere, trying to escape the blowing rain." Unfortunately, the storm seemed to settle around the fairgrounds at ...
Kicker from Graham sets N.C. Central scoring record.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 3--DURHAM -- Brandon Gilbert waited almost an entire game before his chance came. A 22-yard field goal with 27 seconds remaining might appear rather mundane in the scoring summary of North Carolina Central's 17-0 victory against visiting ...
Southern Modifieds, King return to Ace.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 3--ALTAMAHAW -- From Tennessee to Virginia to South Carolina and throughout this state, Brian King always whips out a stopwatch to keep tabs on the contenders when he arrives at NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour events. This year he has ...
Riddle takes record from first start as Elon QB.
Sep 03, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 3--TAMPA, Fla. -- True freshman quarterback Scott Riddle established a school record for completions in his first starting assignment at Elon University. The benchmark came in an NFL stadium against a Division I-A team with 33,639 people in ...
Murder trial begins today: Durham man charged in death of 25-year-old.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Keren Rivas Sep. 4--GRAHAM -- Jury selection will begin today in the case of a Durham man involved in a Nov. 1, 2006, car accident that killed a Graham man. James Albert Schott, 56, faces a second-degree murder as well as a driving while impaired charge for ...
County's newest residents: FIRE ANTS: Community could soon be under quarantine.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Isaac Groves Sep. 4--Fire ants inspire fear and loathing wherever they turn up. Now, they've turned up here. The aggressive red or dark-brown ants build large, ugly mounds and deliver painful stings that smart or can cause serious reactions to ...
New police chief settles in: Head of Graham department gets used to the job.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Micah Flores Sep. 4--GRAHAM -- When Jeff Prichard began work as a reserve patrolman for the Haw River Police Department in 1991, he thought it was his life's calling. Not by a long shot. "I've been doing this 15 years," the 39-year-old Prichard ...
Taking some big steps against hunger.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Keren Rivas Sep. 4--During the past 28 years, the Alamance County CROP Walk has raised $1.6 million for the hungry here and around the world. Last year, close to 500 walkers, including 100 from Twin Lakes Retirement Center who decided to walk at a different ...
Burlington closes in on primary: Eight vie to get their names on the ballot.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 4--Labor Day traditionally signals the end of summer and the start of the county's political season. Municipal races are scattered throughout the county. The most crowded of the bunch is the race for Burlington City Council, where two ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 04, 2007 ... Sep. 4--Times-News, Burlington, N.C., Obituaries Leathie Bell Smith Moore GRAHAM -- Leathie Bell Smith Moore, 86, formerly of Hanover Road, passed away Monday, September 3, 2007, at the Hospice Home. She was the wife of the late John Willis Moore and the ...
Crushing the field: Brown cruises at Ace for Southern Modified victory.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 4--ALTAMAHAW -- The laps were dwindling and Tim Brown's lead was ballooning when his spotter radioed that minimal pressure lurked ahead at Ace Speedway. "He was like, 'Save something for a caution,' " Brown said. "I was like, 'Man, I ain't ...
Wolfpack changes QB, hopes to alter attitude.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 4--RALEIGH -- North Carolina State is changing starting quarterbacks. Coach Tom O'Brien hopes there's a general attitude change on the team as well. He said the Wolfpack's over inflated image of its talent is stifling progress. ...
Tar Heels search for more.
Sep 04, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 4--CHAPEL HILL -- An opening-night victory was a nice accomplishment, but it's far from putting North Carolina at the destination where coach Butch Davis wants to go. So he had put the outcome from his debut with the Tar Heels in his back ...
Western Alamance receives top vote in Class 3-A football poll.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 5--MEBANE -- For the first time in the school's history, Western Alamance will take the field Friday as a top-ranked team. The Warriors (3-0) were ranked first in Class 3-A by The Associated Press in its first batch of high school football ...
Top teacher will be named tonight.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 5--One pretended to teach school to her dolls. Others were in college before they figured out they wanted a career in the classroom. Six teachers in the Alamance-Burlington schools are finalists for the system's Gold Star Teacher ...
First day on the bench.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Keren Rivas Sep. 5--GRAHAM -- Tom Lambeth arrived at the Criminal Courts Building on Tuesday morning ready for court, just as he has done hundreds of times in the past. Only this time, the 48-year-old attorney was not going to sit at the attorney's table ....
Late president helped college's initial growth: William ?Bill' Taylor died Monday at 89.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 5--The first president of the institution that became Alamance Community College died Monday at age 89. William "Bill" Taylor became the school's president in January 1962. Martin Nadelman, the college's current president, said the school ...
County unveils revamped office annex.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 5--GRAHAM -- It's musical chairs, county government-style. On Tuesday, county officials cut the ribbon on the Alamance County Office Annex. The building is at 217 College Ave., about a block west of Main Street. Until about four ...
Board approves prescription drug card.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 5--This card costs nothing, doesn't require any paperwork and will save county residents an average of 20 percent on prescriptions. The catch? None, says Larry Sharpe, the chairman of the Ala mance County commissioners. On ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Sep 05, 2007 ... Sep. 5--A story in Tuesday's newspaper left Jim Butler out of a list of candidates for seats on the Burlington City Council this fall. To see more of the Times-News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.thetimesnews.com. Copyright (c) 2007, ...
After winning division, Bulls gear up for championship run.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 5--DURHAM -- The roster doesn't look nearly the same as in April, but several of the newer members of the Durham Bulls feel compelled to make the most of the postseason. "Obviously you want to get to the playoffs and to the championship," ...
King disappointed with outcome in return to Ace: Contact damages Gibsonville driver's chance to win.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 5--ALTAMAHAW -- Brian King clocked in exceptionally quick during qualifying and his fifth slot on the starting grid seemed to offer prime position for another crowning achievement at Ace Speedway. But the developments turned somewhat ...
Demon Deacons welcome Hodges as new quarterback.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 5--WINSTON-SALEM -- It's that time of the year again for the Wake Forest football team. Preparing for the second week of the season, the Demon Deacons introduced another starting quarterback Tuesday. Described to a degree like the ...
Duke ready to move on after another loss.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 5--DURHAM -- Duke's loss to visiting Connecticut on Saturday may not have been the most lopsided or unexpected setback of the Blue Devils' 23-game losing streak, but it may earn high marks when it comes to frustration. Against the ...
Williams, Eastern Alamance cruise to cross country titles.
Sep 05, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 5--MEBANE -- Williams cross country coach Brian Smith opted to rest five of his top runners at Tuesday's allcounty cross country meet at Eastern Alamance in hopes of keeping them fresh for an important meet this weekend. The remaining ...
Teacher of the Year: 'It's my calling'.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 6--Cathy Foust's students probably don't have the easiest road to success. At Eastlawn Elementary School, where she works, many of the students live in low-income neighborhoods. For others, English isn't their first language. To ...
To grandma, with love: Actress finds a good reason to audition for this Gallery Players production.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Charity Apple Sep. 6--Katie Jo Icenhower is fond of the Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate" and it's not just because her name is so similar to that of the leading character. "Before I auditioned for this show, my mother said 'You know that today would have been your ...
ACC teams not immune to I-AA upsets.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 6--Atlantic Coast Conference football coaches saw the result of the Appalachian State / Michigan game and said such an upset could happen again. Coach Chan Gailey of No. 21 Georgia Tech would prefer that it doesn't come this weekend. ...
Young revitalize 100-year-old church.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Mike Wilder Sep. 6--GRAHAM -- When Mark Ryman became pastor of Graham Friends Church in 2000, the youngest members were a couple in their 50s. The second youngest were in their 60s. As the church has slowly and steadily grown, that has changed. ...
Mother of wreck victim takes the stand.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Roselee Papandrea Sep. 6--GRAHAM -- Christine Johnson was working on a computer at her home on N.C. 87 just south of Graham when she heard a loud crash at about 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1, 2006. Johnson looked out her window and could see a truck going off the road ....
Graham has prospects for new city attorney.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Isaac Groves Sep. 6--GRAHAM -- The city still doesn't have a lawyer, but the council plans to meet with four candidates for the job later this month. Mayor Jerry Peterman and three of four council members plan to meet with the candidates on Wednesday Sept. 12 ...
Local bands unite for a good cause.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Charity Apple Sep. 6--David Eakes looks at life this way: "God gives you this talent. You have to give back (to your community)." Eakes, an Alamance County native, believes that those with musical talent should use their gifts for a greater good. That's why Eakes signed ...
Williams praises Tar Heels legend for Hall of Fame success.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 6--CHAPEL HILL -- Dean Smith, sitting alongside Roy Williams on Wednesday afternoon, continually shook his head. Smith, the legendary men's basketball coach, agrees with just about everything Williams, the current coach at North Carolina, has ...
Williams receives football victoryby forfeit.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 6--Williams High School got its first victory of the football season last week, though not in the manner the Bulldogs preferred. Roxboro Person had its season-opening 18-15 victory against Williams overturned due to the Rockets' use of an ...
Burlington annexes Davidson Park.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Robert Boyer Sep. 6--Joe C. Davidson Park has always belonged to Burlington. Now, it is in Burlington. On Tuesday, the city council annexed the park, which is named for Burlington's former recreation and parks director. The park opened in 1991 and ...
Obituaries.(Obituary)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Sep. 6--Times-News, Burlington, N.C., Obituaries Mr. Kinzel Seymour Wilkie GRAHAM -- Mr. Kinzel Seymour Wilkie, 80, of Graham, died at 4:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2007. Rich & Thompson Funeral and Cremation Service in Burlington is in charge of ...
Elon gains from trip, loss to South Florida.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Adam Smith Sep. 6--ELON -- In addition to a robust check of $300,000 for its appearance fee, the Elon University football team left last weekend's game at South Florida infused with a beefed up degree of confidence. Playing well enough to challenge a ...
Homers make history for Bulls in wild postseason opener.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Bob Sutton Sep. 6--DURHAM -- Home runs came in bunches faster than errors for the Durham Bulls in their International League playoff opener. The Bulls hit three home runs on eight pitches to start the bottom of the first inning off Toledo Mud Hens starter ...
Increased numbers bring Graham back to cross country scene: Sidelines.
Sep 06, 2007 ... Byline: Stephen Schramm Sep. 6--Graham cross country coach Garry Lipson has seen plenty of situations during nearly two decades of coaching the sport. But last season, Lipson found himself in a different spot. He found himself at home. "My wife was probably affected ...
Correction.(Correction notice)
Sep 06, 2007 ... Sep. 6--A story in Monday's newspaper misidentified the driver of a car that struck a Turrentine Middle School student. The driver's name, according to a police report, was Nicole Marie Laporto. To see more of the Times-News, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to ...