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Davie County Enterprise Record 7-21-2022USPS 149-160 Number 29 Thursday, July 21, 2022 20 Pages 75¢ Helping others Couple retires, but still working to help keep us healthy & happy The Streak 89076 3821260Page 10 Page B1 Merrifield’s consecutive games for Royals ends Mocksville turns into Fairy Town, USA By Jim BuiceEnterprise Record BERMUDA RUN - When it came time for the town to start the search for a new manager, it town didn’t have look far.In fact, Andrew Meadwell has been to quite a few town council meetings in his role as senior planner and director of Davie County Develop-ment and Facilities Services for the past 18 years. So when longtime manager Lee Rollins decided to step down in May, Meadwell - with his experi- ence and familiarity with the community – was an obvious candidate. “When Lee made the de-cision to walk away and do something different, my name kind of surfaced as, ‘hey, this would be a good fit,’ ” he said. “And I think a lot of it had to do with my involvement with the town over the last 10 to 15 years just being involved, mostly on the land use side of it, but that’s probably land use and transportation at the top of the hit list now.”Meadwell, 51, who grew up in King and graduated from UNC Greensboro with a de-gree in urban planning, held previous positions as assistant planning director for Stokes County and then subdivision administrator for Wake County where he was based in Raleigh. He was in his role for nearly two decades in Davie County but admitted he had been con-sidering something different in recent years.He said that said Rollins’ de-parture caught him by surprise.“Lee announcing wanting to take a new path, it was kind of out of the blue,” Meadwell said. “Lee and I talked in gen-eral about a succession plan. He knew I wanted to do some-thing different, but it had to be the right situation because I was happy in Davie County. Someone asked me the other day how’s it going, and I said, ‘well, it’s the same seat, just different kinds of issues’.”In addition to his relation-ship with Rollins and wit-nessing “the great leadership and when I looked at coming here from mayor down to the elected board and mayors and boards of the past,” Meadwell added, “it’s a very stable mis-sion they want to accomplish and a close-knit knit kind of group around here.”As for what he considers the biggest challenge ahead in Ber-muda Run, he said, “I think it’s the continued land-use issues and transportation.”And in last Tuesday night’s meeting, when he was sworn in as the new manager, Meadwell listened to a couple of residents address that subject in the pub-lic comments portion of the By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record A county fire department chief and former EMS director told county commissioners that the emergency medical ser-vices in Davie is in trouble.“It is a mess,” said Mark Hancock, former director. “Ya’ll know the problem, I don’t. I’m not internal. I put my heart and soul into that place for 32.5 years. When I left, it was a well-oiled machine. What has happened? The train has jumped the track.”Hancock said he has had more than one former co-work-er visit. “They sat and cried, like little babies, because of the way they’re being bullied, intimidated, a hostile work en-vironment. It’s unacceptable.”He brought up an SBI inves-tigation. “A lot of people have been dragged through the mud. It will be interesting to find out what that’s about.“Please, fix the problem. It’s probably complex, but you can do it. I’ve got faith in you.”Rodney Miller, Advance fire chief, agreed that prob-lems with EMS need to be ad-dressed. He was the Advance chief when the county sudden-ly withdrew EMS crews there.“We’ve got to do something with EMS and the public safe-ty sector in this county,” Miller told commissioners. “It’s bad, and when I say it’s bad, it’s getting worse. I don’t know if ya’ll have seen it or are just overlooking it, it’s getting to the point that decisions have got to be made by somebody.“We’ve got guys that won’t even talk to us out in the field. Everybody is scared to death with all of these allegations going on. I don’t know where we’re at on it, but we’ve got to do something, OK.”Miller said he’s not sure the problem can wait until a new county manager takes over in August. Hundreds of little girls dressed as fairies descend- ed on Downtown Mocksville on Saturday to take part in the fairy stroll, one of the first events spon- sored by the newly-formed Downtown Mocksville Collaborative. Businesses and offices offered pro- grams or treats to the little fairies. For more pho- tos, please turn to page 4. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record The plight of the farmer came up again before county commissioners this month - still in regard to an upcoming decision on a rezoning request that would allow Farmington Meat Processing to stay at its present site on Nikki’s Way.Commissioners made no comments, but delayed that rezoning decision at least un-til their meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 6.Henry Walker, local life-time farmer, said the county’s agribusiness rules need to be addressed because they hav- en’t been revised in 15 years. Since then, the last dairy farm in the county closed and tobac-co farms are few.He said an article about the meat processing facility - that sells North Carolina based ag-ricultural products - upset him, because it wasn’t the intent of the agribusiness rules. He also said that if the county votes against the business, it could face a lawsuit.“We need to go back and get a group of farmers (to help re-write the ordinance),” he said. “There are mistakes in it. We need to re-do this. Coopera-tives can sell products from other farmers.” Walker also said that all county roads started as did Nikki’s Way, as a private drive with public access.Brad Friesen, an attorney representing George Martines, also mentioned a lawsuit - but it was if the county votes to allow the facility to stay at its present site.“If the Longs (Farmington Meat Processing owners) in-vest a bunch of money into de-veloping that property further, and two years later the court of appeals reverses that de-cision, it will leave them in a jam,” Friesen said. “They have a good plan, they need a good location.” He told the board they took an oath to uphold the law. “Sometimes that means you must make an upopular deci-sion. This may be one of those things, where the popular deci-sion is in conflict with the law.”Martines said: “Approving this amendment will make this private road a public road, and have substantial impact on the value of our residential homes in this neighborhood.”The Longs asked for the re-zoning at the advice of coun-ty planners after a complaint about the business operating outside of zoning regulations was received. Lawsuits mentioned - by both sides Farmington Meat Processing decision delayed until September New manager familiar with town’s needs EMS in turmoil? Former director, fire chief say workers afraid Please See Manager - Page 7 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022Editorial Page In The Mail ... Letters Welcome The Enterprise Record welcomes letters from its readers on topics of local, state, national or interna- tional issues. An effort will be made to print all let- ters, provided they are not libelous, vulgar or in poor taste. 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I want to thank each of you and your families for trusting your eyecare needs to me and my staff. It has been a wonderful pleasure to be your eye doctor. I have many fond memories and have made many friends along the way. Helping folks see properly has been a blessing as a career. Fortunately, I leave you and all of Mocksville in good hands. As many of you know, Mocksville Vision Center merged with Summit Eye Care a few years back. Dr. Vic Khemsara is the owner and surgeon; and under his guidance, a new first-class clinic now exists with state-of-the-art visual equipment. Two full-time optometrists, Dr. Peter Rogaski and Dr. Theresa Watt, are here for all your visual needs. Both doctors are well trained and have extensive knowledge of eye care. Simply put, they will take wonderful care of you. I can say this with confidence as these doctors provided care for me before and after my recent cataract surgery performed by Dr. Khemsara. Again, thank you for allowing me to be your eye doctor. This decision to retire has been difficult, but the time has come. I’m sure I will see many of you around town, at church and other places. Please say hello, and if I can be of assistance, just ask. I wish the best for all of you. Dr. Steven G. Laymon, Mocksville To the editor:Biden says he's creating jobs; but for who? Nobody wants to work. The U.S. government is paying people not to work. We don't need more jobs. We need people to fill the ones we already have.Biden has caused the terrible increase in the cost of gas. He shut the pipeline down with the stroke of the pen on his first day in office. Instead of the US selling oil, Biden is now trying to buy oil from other countries; all the while the cost of a gallon of gas in the USA has skyrocketed. Biden is trying to cram electric cars down our throats. If we do go that route just think of how much it's going to cost in taxpayer dollars to purchase them for use by all the personnel who have government cars. We could save a lot of fuel and taxpayer dollars if Biden would park Air Force One and Marine One, the helicopter he uses, as well as all the large SUVs used by other government employees. They don't operate on a dime.Biden and his Democrat buddies are constantly refferring to the Constitution in connection with our rights, namely abortion and the right to bear arms. Abortion is not mentioned in the Constitution. If willing participants don't want to take the chance of an unwanted pregnancy then they should use reliable birth control or abstain from having sex. However, the right to bear arms is clearly one of our rights as set forth in the Constitution. Yet Biden is trying KindnessBy Julie Terry CartnerWe were poor. Not the kind of poor that necessitates sleeping in a car and foraging for food, but the kind of poor where nothing is wasted. Clothes passed down from one child to the next, regardless of gender, shoes were worn until they sprouted holes, gardening was a necessary chore and canning and freezing were a must, and all leftovers were eaten. Waste not, want not was a family adage.So, for us to go on a vacation, even a day trip, was a rare occurrence. But one day, when the desire to broaden our educations overrode normal frugality, Mom and Dad took us to a Seminole Village in the Florida Everglades. I was young, not more than five or six, so my memories are sketchy, but I do remember the events that had the biggest impact on me.We watched a man wrestle a crocodile, or was it an alligator? Either way, I was fascinated and terrified. I just knew the man was going to lose an arm or his head when he placed both in the animal’s mouth. But, even though the wrestling was an event that caused my heart to pound, that is not what I remember with the most clarity.I love animals of all kinds, and monkeys really fascinated me. They were so quick, so agile, and so smart. In this village there were monkeys chained to trees. The chains were long enough to let the monkeys climb up and down and run around the yard. Dad bought us hot dogs for lunch, and, as I was eating mine, I walked closer and closer to the monkeys. Mom told me not to get too close, but truthfully, it was, and still is, almost impossible to keep me away from any animal. As I took a bite of my hot dog, apparently, I took one step too close. In a flash, a monkey scampered down a branch near me, reached out and grabbed my hot dog right out of the bun, then retreated swiftly to a perch well above my short stature. Chattering down at me as if to say thanks, he ate the hot dog with the greatest of enjoyment.Now, you might think that was the story that made such an impact on me, but that’s not the case. I was torn between laughing at the antics of the monkey or crying at the loss of my hot dog. Instinctively, I knew Dad couldn’t afford to buy me another one, so I was about to eat the bun sans hot dog. A man, who had seen the whole thing happen, gently took the bun from me, went to the concession stand and bought me another hot dog. Explaining to me that the bun to take away the rights of gun owners. If you think taking away everybody's gun will make you safer, you need to think again. Criminals will continue to have access to guns. Biden blames Putin for practically everything that's happening. I've got news for him. It's not Putin's fault. The blame lies with Biden and most of the Democrats. He must think that he's fooling the American people. Some of them, maybe. But not all. He would probably like to take away our freedom of speech. That's about all we have left. But before that happens, we should use that freedom and remove Biden from office.I believe that Biden thinks he's pulling the wool over everybody's eyes, especially where his son, Hunter, is concerned. I can't believe that he just keeps on lying to the American people and we keep on letting it slide. I don't know how he keeps on showing his lying face day after day after day. He's too spineless to be president of the greatest country on earth, the United States of America. Biden said he was going to unite us. Instead, he's tearing us apart.He's also the force behind the terrible inflation. We don't really have a United States anymore. Biden has messed it up in slightly over a year. He's the sorriest president we've ever had and he needs to go. Brenda S. Burton Advance Biden ‘sorriest’ president in country’s history To the editor:I want to express my appreciation to all law enforcement, fire personnel, rescue workers and first responders here in the county. These men and women are out there at all hours to help us when we need them. Some go above and beyond what their duties are.One particular incident I witnessed a few weeks back and I’m sure there are lots more. There was a female officer who delivers meals on wheels to our complex. Upon arriving to deliver the meals to some of us. The officer noticed a child, accompanied by an adult walking outside. There were her to visit someone in the complex. The officer wnet to her car and got out a stuffed animal and handed it to the child. The child was so excited to receive it. That was a heartwarming moment for all.God bless our county.M.J. BrownMocksville Davie emergency personnel worthy of praise might not be clean from the monkey’s paws and a fresh hot dog would be safer for me to eat, he accepted my thank you, smiled, and suggested I might want to stay back out of the monkey’s reach. Then he left, not wanting to make a big deal out of the whole exchange.Kindness. It’s such a wonderful trait. And kindness with no expectation of a reward, even more so. Whoever that man was, I’m sure he had no idea of the impact he had on my life, so much so, that over fifty years later, I still remember the incident. The thing about kindness is that it doesn’t have to cost anything and often takes just a little bit of time. Compliment someone on his or her appearance, help load someone’s groceries, take fresh vegetables to someone who doesn’t have a garden, or offer to take a cart back to the stand. It really doesn’t matter. The exact action may be forgotten, but the act of kindness can last a lifetime. DiscrepanciesBy Marie CraigMy great grandfather, Thomas “Tommy” Jasper Richardson, had six brothers and two sisters. They lived in Sheffield, Davie County. His father and a brother served in the Civil War, and a recently discovered obituary in the Please See Renegade ‑ Page 7 I understand where she is coming from.I’ve dealt with other people’s dogs for most of my life.For longer than many of you reading this have been alive, I’ve jogged, bicycled, walked or driven on just about every road in this county (That doesn’t count subdivisions, although I used to like to ride a bicycle through the ones under construction - before all the asphalt and vehicles took over.).So I know about dogs in Davie County.So does Kathleen Deringer. And she’s only lived here for about five years. “Never did I expect the years of issues I was to have from neighbor’s dogs, from defacating on my property to growling at me when I go to my mailbox to having them block the street ... to chasing them off my porch at 4 in the morning,” she told county commissioners, asking them to adopt a leash law. Drivers have stopped and yelled at her for the behavior of her neighbor’s dogs.Those same dogs also chase her horses. Last September, she was on one of those horses, with dogs along the fence line chasing. She was bucked off, suffering among many injuries a broken neck, concussion and brain bleed.Wow.She’s got a point here, folks. She bought her property and moved her family here because she wanted to blend in with the peaceful country life. What happened is an ongoing nightmare that isn’t over.I’ve heard the same things she hears when she calls animal control to complain about the dogs. “We don’t have a leash law in Davie County.” Take photos to document the dogs on your property, she was told. She did, and animal control did take the dog owners to court, declaring the animals a nuisance. They were kept up for a while, but now get out weekly, she told commissioners.“Please, commissioners, put a leash law in place,” she said. “Establish an ordinance to control loose dogs and constantly barking dogs. It should never have had to come to this. My dream home has not turned out that way. It is time for a change. Davie County is growing and with more families desiring to move here, please make it a safe and enjoyable county for us all.”Amen.I’m not sure if the problem is better or worse than it was in the 1970s, when I started running the roads at all hours. I logged thousands of miles, but was never bitten, though one hound in the city limits of Mocksville did manage to get a tooth stuck in my sock once (He regretted that.). Come to think of it, my only other really scary encounter with a dog also came in Mocksville, where even then, there was a leash law. That shows you that a leash law in itself won’t be enough.Later in life, I turned to bicycling, and hit the back roads to avoid vehicles. Older and slower, I was an easy target, and was bitten by a dog. Now I live in a subdivision in the country; roaming dogs are common, and often a nuisance.It was a different administration, but animal control back then suggested I ride with a pistol and take matters into my own hands. Kathleen Derringer heard pretty much the same thing.Commissioners, she’s right. It’s time for some type of leash law be adopted. We’ve already had one person killed by a rampaging dog, we don’t need to wait for another.I understand that it isn’t always easy to control your dog. Believe me, I understand that. My dog is a diva, a prima donna who will do what he wants, when he wants. And that sometimes means he walks off our property. But if I thought he had ever caused a problem with a neighbor - real or perceived - he would immediately go to doggy prison. If all dog owners thought like this, there wouldn’t be a problem. But they don’t. And those of you with a lot of acreage, farmers with dogs, don’t worry. Unless your animals regularly get off your property and create mayhem elsewhere, you won’t have a problem. Remember that adopting the ordinance won’t be enough. It will have to be enforced, which likely will mean more staff for animal control. We don’t need another ordinance with no plans for enforcement.It’s a delicate balance between funding and our safety, commissioners. At the very least, take a serious look at adopting some type of enforceable ordinance to protect us.- Mike Barnhardt It’s time for county to adopt an ordinance with some teeth to it DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 3 Presidential sites Time to Talk about mental health By Betty Etchison WestFor the Enterprise The man who became the31st President of the United States, Herbert Clark Hoover, graduated from Stanford University and was a successful min-ing engineer. He worked in Australia and China as well as other countries and was a millionaire by the time he was 40. During World War I, he helped 120,000 Ameri-cans who were stranded in Europe. In 1917, he was appointed by Woodrow Wilson to become the U.S. Food Administrator and then as Head of the Amer-ican Relief Administration. In that role he is credited with saving millions of lives, particularly in Bel-gium. Hoover was appointed Secretary of Commerce by President Harding and con-tinued to serve under Presi-dent Coolidge. He was suc-cessful in that role. Hoover achieved success in every position he had served until he became President of the United States. Because he had been so successful, people thought he would be a great pres-ident but that was not the case. In 1929, the stock market crashed and the Great Depression followed. When people in America lost their jobs and families were going hungry, Presi-dent Hoover seemed to be doing nothing to relieve the pain. Hoover’s wife, Lou, said that her husband was working hard, but the American people could not see that he was doing any-thing to relieve their suffer-ing. A man, Walter Etchison, who lived in Cana, said that he was on an eleva-tor in New York when Mr. Hoover got on. Mr. Hoover did not speak or even nod to the people on the eleva-tor—the American people viewed him as being aloof just as he was in that eleva-tor when they needed help so badly during the Depres- sion. Mr. Hoover ran for a sec-ond term but was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The man, Herbert Hoover, who seemingly had so much potential and who had had so much success in life is rated by historians as number 36 of the 44 presi-dents who had served at the time of the survey. In other words, President Hoover is rated near the bottom of all surveys in which presidents are rated by historians.Herbert Hoover was born in West Branch, Iowa. A visitor to West Branch today can visit the small board and batten house where Herbert Hoover was born on Aug. 10, 1874. In that cottage, a visitor can still see the wooden cradle used by the Hoover chil-dren who later slept in a trundle bed. That bed was stored under their parents’ bed, which was a rope bed with a feather tick. A visitor can also visit the blacksmith shop owned by Hoover’s father. The tools used by his blacksmith fa-ther are still on display. Some of the other buildings in West Branch which are open to visitors including a school and the Quaker church. Hoover was raised a Quaker and the beliefs of the Quakers seemed to remain with him as a guiding force. There is also a Hoover Presidential Library/Museum in West Branch which opened in 1962. The former President Hoover returned to West Branch for the dedication of that building.President Hoover died Oct. 20, 1964. He is buried at West Branch. His grave and that of his wife, which is beside that of her hus-band, is covered with a sol-id white marble slab. The inscription on each marble slab only states the name and the date of the birth and death of the person bur-ied there. There is another marker in the area that in-dicates that the man buried there served as President of the United States. The book, “Cabins, Cottages, and Mansions” by Nancy and Christopher Benbow, provides the fol-lowing information: ”Every year during ‘Hooverfest’ weekend, a memorial cer-emony takes place at Pres-ident Hoover’s grave with some of his descendants attending. They gather in honor of a man who ac-complished much in his 90 years of life, including suc-cessful careers in engineer-ing and business during which he amassed a large fortune, but which never deterred him from devoting himself unselfishly to pub-lic service. He was a man who knew both praise and scorn, but whose tenacity would not allow him to re-tire from the arena of public life. He was a world states-man whose success in life was based on the lessons of honesty and hard work he learned from the place where he was born and where he was laid to rest.”Another site connected to Mr. Hoover is the Lou Henry House in Stanford, Calif. This is the house that the Hoovers built as their retirement home. It would probably be more correct to say that it is the house that Lou Hoover built be-cause she was the one who took care of even the smallest detail. The house is described in a 1929 copy of “Western Homes and Gardens” as follows: “At first glance the exterior of their residence suggests the Pueblo influence, but a closer study of the various elevations reveals the true motif, the Algerian, with every roof an outdoor liv-ing room, accessible by a staircase……the house is a mass of piled up blocks with terraces, outer stair-cases, and fireplaces every-where inviting freedom and comfort.” Evidently Mrs. Hoover wanted the house to remind one of a Hopi pueb-lo. The house was designed as a place to relax as well as a place to entertain. It had a swimming pool and an out-door fireplace. That house was the Hoovers’ principle home from 1920 until Lou Hoover’s death on Jan. 7, 1944, but they were away from the house for long periods of time. When they were living someplace else the house at Stanford was occupied by their sons or someone else.After Mr. Hoover left the White House at the end of his term which lasted from1929 until 1933, he lived in the Stanford house for two years, and, then, he moved to a suite in the Wal-dorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City where he lived until his death on Oct. 20, 1944. After Mrs. Hoover’s death, Mr. Hoover gave the house on San Juan Hill in Stanford to the Universi-ty. That house became the home of Stanford Universi-ty’s president, and it is used for that purpose to this day. Since the house is being used by the university pres-ident, it is not open to the public except by appoint-ment. Mr. Hoover lived for 30 years in a suite in Wal-dorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, which is report-ed to have cost him $32,000 per year. He hired five sec-retaries who helped as he wrote four books during retirement. Even though he lived in the high rent dis-trict in New York, he chose to be buried near the small village where he was born in a grave covered with a plain solid slab of marble and no other ornamen-tation. A docent at West Bend, Iowa, said he was influenced by his Quaker upbringing in which osten-tation had no part. President Herbert Hoover’s wife, Lou Henry Hoover, was first buried in California. Her body was moved after the death of her husband and was placed in a grave beside his in the Hubert Hoover National Historic District in West Branch. That district is ad-ministered by the National Park Service and the build-ings there are open daily except on holidays. For information, call 319-643-2541. It is 886 miles from Mocksville to West Branch, but for those interested in presidential history, the trip will be a worthwhile one. Hoover’s grave in Iowa makes no men- tion of him being Pres- ident. Herbert Hoover’s homeplace, and his father’s blacksmith shop in West Branch, Iowa. Hebert and Lou Henry Hoover. A rich man, Herbert Hoover’s burial site is plain By Glenda SmithFor the Enterprise GreenTree Peer Center is one of nine organizations in-cluded in the brochure, Piedmont Triad Mental Wellness Peer Support Groups. Founded in 2012 by Laurie Coker, GreenTree is a local non-profit peer-operated, self-help, mutual support com-munity wellness center, and a gathering place for people whose lives have been impacted by trauma, mental health, and/or substance use challenges. Located at 930 S. Broad St., Winston-Salem, individuals from outside Forsyth are welcome to participate in all that GreenTree has to offer.In Laurie Coker’s words, when her son Peter was about 15, he said: "I wish there were a place where people like me - people whose minds work differently - could just talk and be people together." Peter’s words resulted in aware-ness and motivation for Laurie. She came to the realization that people who experience mental health extremes could benefit by having more normalizing spaces that would provide opportunities for social connection. Focus is also given to self-help, wellness, resilience, and growth. Laurie’s follow-up searches led to her discovering that many states had peer operated social spaces that offered peer support, self-help classes, and a welcoming safe space for people to connect. Having been a psychiatric nurse, Laurie had seen first-hand how emotionally unsafe traditional treatment venues can be for people in need of help, even if they might benefit by inpatient treatment. Some of the educational and recreational activities held at GreenTree and/or virtually have included: meditation, yoga, music, WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan), recovery support groups, self-help/care, peer advocacy, resilience, positivity, wellness management, photography, managing personal finances, women's mental health, exer-cise, and physical health.In 2011, Laurie reached out to people she had known who had a psychiatric diagnosis; and they began meet-ing for coffee regularly to discuss finding a location for a peer social setting. By 2012, she found a vacant coffee shop-front building that had "GreenTree Community Cen-ter" written on its sides. Laurie contacted the church that owned the building. They were eager to share the space and to provide a safe, non-judgmental, and non-sectarian social setting. Initially, GreenTree opened its doors twice a week, then three, and eventually five days a week. During this time of increased need related to world events, economic troubles, impacts of COVID, and in-creased distress for young people, GreenTree has been working full time plus to respond to urgent community needs, providing Self-Help & Wellness Education Leading to Recovery and Resiliency.GreenTree Peer Support provides a safe space where people can exhale and re-group in a small, welcoming community setting. They offer wellness-promoting group activity, creative arts, and peer-to-peer support for indi-viduals needing more intensive assistance that empowers them toward resiliency and recovery. Staffed by peer sup-porters, their lived experiences enable them to engage and support people effectively toward solutions and progress.GreenTree’s peer supporters are able to quickly re-spond and support people who need assistance beyond the walls of the center. Transportation issues and just feeling overwhelmed by the systems that offer help can be barriers that peer support empowers people to overcome.GreenTree partners with local agencies to help ensure that folks are benefitting by the resources. They act as ac-cess facilitators, helping people to take steps they often will not do on their own. Peer Support is unique in this role of facilitating access, and many folks do not seek the help they are needing without this support and advoca-cy. GreenTree serves as a peer community hub that has become a springboard for connecting folks with other re-sources they need (health care, medication refills, mental health and substance use agency appointments, etc.).GreenTree offers crisis support at its Refuge House to those referred by hospital emergency clinicians and pub-lic safety officers. Assistance in engaging other important resources and ongoing support are offered. 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DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 5 Or come see us at one of ourthree convenient locations. (Bermuda Run, Mocksville, or Yadkinville) Call us today! 336.463.5022 ANY NEW MOBILE PHONE $1,000 OFF With eligible trade-in for any unlimited or shared AT&T plan that we offer. Qualified new or existing customers. New line required. $1,000 credit divided over 36-month installments. Offer may not be combined with any other promotion. See store for details. Only from By Jane SimpsonDavie Community Foundation Following the deaths of two young local men, their families and the community contributed to a scholarship to remember them and invest in future generations. Two members of the Class of 2022 are preparing to leave for college with one of those investments from their respective scholarship.Following are the information cards included with the student scholarship contracts. We believe young people need to know something about the people for whom their scholarships are named. Hopefully, they will feel even more motivated to succeed.Jim Bremer MemorialAs an honor student and Boy Scout, Jim was dedicated to his studies and community. At the time of his death, Jim was about to start his Eagle Scout project. He loved boating, fishing, and playing soccer and baseball. History interested Jim and he enjoyed visiting historical sites, especially Revolutionary War and Civil War battlefields. Classmates remember Jim by his animated and likeable personality; once someone met him, chances are they would become good friends. One classmate said: “When I think back on memories of high school, it is so easy to picture his face and feel the general good mood he invoked in everyone. He put others before himself and always wanted to ensure his friends were taken care of. I as well as others spent countless times with Jim waiting to be picked up from the church bus stop. He refused to allow anyone to wait alone.” Even as good of a student, athlete, friend, and son Jim was, he made a poor decision to take his father’s car without permission. Hurrying home, he ran off the road and hit a tree. He died the next day. When he had received his driver’s license, he decided to be an organ donor. Even in death, he continued to help others. That is why this scholarship was established, not only to honor Jim, but more importantly to help those who need assistance in furthering their education.Austin Ryan Carter MemorialIt was obvious Austin was gifted from an early age. He was slow to walk but quick to speak. He was selected by Duke Universities TIP program in sixth grade. He took his first SAT at 12 years old and scored well. It seemed Austin had a bright future. Instead, in June of 2008, he found himself at a crossroad. That summer he learned his mother had terminal cancer. He also realized that due to poor attendance he was going to have to repeat eighth grade. It was a harsh reality check for Austin that could not be ignored.After many days and many phone calls, Austin found himself in the office of Jinda Haynes, then principal of the Davie County Early College High School. Mrs. Haynes and counselor Teri Davies recognized the unique circumstances and allowed Austin to join the Phoenix family at the school. He was allowed to forgo eighth grade and became the first new kid at DCECHS. It was a turning point. Austin threw himself into his work and blossomed. He had found his school, his friends, and his place of comfort. With the support of his new friends and the staff at the early college, Austin was able to continue and ultimately graduate from Appalachian State University in May of 2014. It was because of the love and acceptance he found at the Early College that this scholarship bears his name and recognizes one of its students. It was his dream to return one day and establish it himself. Despite his death, the scholarship has become a reality because of Austin’s drive, hard work, kindness, and thrift. It encourages anyone that finds themself struggling, to hold tight to their dreams and never give up.To learn more. contact Simpson at (336) 753-6903 or jsimpson@daviefoundation.org or visit www.daviefoundation.org. Scholarships honor memories Jim Bremer Austin Carter 6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022Public Records Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.July 16: suspicious ac-tivity, Turkeyfoot Road, Mocksville; larceny, Cal-vin Lane, Mocksville; do-mestic disturbance, North Koontz Road, Mocksville; larceny, US 158, Advance; fireowrks, NC 801 N., Mocksville; harassment, Windsor Circle, Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, White Oak Lane, Mcoks-ville; larceny, Boxwood Church Road, Mocksville; larceny, Watt St., Coolee-mee; harassment, Juney Beauchamp Road, Ad-vance; damage to proper-ty, US 64 E., Mocksville; trespassing, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; sex of-fense, Tatum Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Softail Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Coo-per Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; harassment, Fairfield Road, Mocksville; do-mestic disturbance, Main Church Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Fred Lanier Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Hill-crest Drive, Advance; ha-rassment, Kilbourne Drive, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, N. Main/Cemetery sts., Mocksville.July 15: fireworks, Farmington Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, US 601 N., Mocksville; disturbance, Swicegood St., Mocksville; domestic assist, Government Cen-ter Drive, Mocksville; burglary, Junction Road, Mocksville; larceny, Coo-per Creek DRive, Mocks-ville; larceny, Sain Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Fred Lanier Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocks-ville; fraud, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Jericho Church Road, Mocksville; tres-passing, Coventry Lane, Mocksville; sex offense, Holly Lane, Mocksville; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; domestic dis-turbance, Swicegood St., Mocksville.July 14: larceny, US 601 N., Mocksville; bur-glary, Clark Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, US 158, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Mocksville; sus- picious activity, Patricia Way, Mocksville; damage to property, Liberty Church Road, Mocksville; suspi-cioius activity, Madison Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Salisbury Road, Mocksville; assault, Adams Road, Mocksville; domestic assist, Whitney Road, Mocksville; fraud, Yadkin Valley Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Advance; lar-ceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocsville; harassment, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Fork Bixby Road, Advance; assault, Enter-prise Way, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, US 601 N., Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville; sex offense, Milling Road, Mocksville; assault, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Bridgewater Drive, Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, US 601 N., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 601 N.,/Dakota Lane, Mocksville; suspious activity, US 158, Mocks-ville; harassment, Caravan Lane, Mocksville.July 13: damage to property, US 601 N., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Redland Road, Ad-vance; disturbance, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Sain Road, Mocksville; dam-age to property, Dianna Lane, Mcoksville; suspi-cious activity, NC 801 S., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; trespassing, Primrose Road, Advance; assault, I-40MM177, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Old Mill Road, Advance; assault, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Michaels Road, Mcoksville; distur-bance, Duke Whittaker Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Sain Road, Mocksville; fraud, Govern-ment Center Drive, Mocks-ville; harassment, Madison Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Park Ave., Mocksville.July 12: domestic dis-turbance, Peace Court, Advance; domestic dis-turbance, NC 801 S., Ad-vance; suspicious activi-ty, NC 801 S., Advance; harassment, Shuler Road, Mocksville; noise com-plaint, Wilkesboro St., Mocksville; harassment, US 64 E., Mocksville; disturbance, Sheffield Road, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Green-wood Ave., Mocksville; disturbance, Merells Lake Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Wilkesboro St., Mocksville; unautho-rized use of vehicle, Au-rora Lane, Advance; fraud, Dublin Road, Advance; domestic disturbance, Cal-vin Lane, Mocksville; lar-ceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, County Line Road, Har-mony; suspicious activity, Tarue Lane, Mocksville; damage to property, Peter Hairston Road, Advance; disturbance, US 64 W./Calahaln Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Hillcrest St., Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 S., Cool-eemee; suspicious activity, Old March Road, Advance; fraud, US 64 W., Mocks-ville; fraud, Gemstone Lane, Mocksville; assault, Calvin Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Rain-bow Road, Advance; dam-age to property, Cemetery St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Center St., Cool-eemee; suspicious activity, Country Lane, Mocksville.July 11: harassment, Shadybrook Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, County Line Road, Har-mony; dcomestic assist, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Bobbit Road, Advance; disturbance, Duke St., Cooleemee; larceny, Wil-kesboro St., Mocksville; disturbance, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; fraud, US 158, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, E. Lexington Road, Mocks-ville.July 10: larceny, Coo-per Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Caravan Lane, Mocksville; disturbance, Laird Road, Advance; suspicious activ-ity, Tatum Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, US 64 W., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Peter Hairston Road, Advance; suspicious activity, Point Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Davie Acad-emy Road, Mocksville; ha-rassment, Byerly’s Chapel Road, Mocksville; distur-bance, Watt St., Coolee-mee; trespassing, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksville. ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.July 16: Drew Douglas Craver, 49, of Shady Lane, Advance, assault on a fe- male, injury to property; Lauren Elizabeth Young, 30, of Lexington, injury to property.July 15: Daniel Preston Johnson, 34, of Rockwell, failure to appear in court; Timothy Scott Zimmer-man, 49, of Olin, probation violation, failure to return rental property.July 14: Devon Marie Brooks, 38, of Willough-by, Ohio, assault; Thomas Brian Bumgarner, 42, of NC 801 S., Mocksville, probation violations; Nata-sha Joann England, 30, of Statesville, probation vio-lations; Michael Dylan Mi-nello, 20, of Willoughby, Ohio, assault on a female.July 13: William Wade Disher, 59, of Fairway Drive, Bermuda Run, fail-ure to appear in court; Ja-cob Cathell Hawks, 23, of Buck Hill Road, Mocks-ville, driving while license revoked; Tammy Lynette O’Neal, 53, of Foster St., Mocksville, defrauding innkeeper.July 12: Ernest Lee Cain, 64, of Foster St., Mocksville, defrauding an innkeeper; Christina Renee Caudle, 38, of Hampton-ville, possession of mari-juana and paraphernalia; Jalyn Rose Chatman, 20, of Needmore Road, Wood-leaf, failure to appear in court.July 11: Frankie Dale Bolen Jr., 42, of Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville, at-tempted larceny; Cameron Dakota O’Neill, 25, of US 601 S., Mocksville, posses-sion of marijuana; Dono-van Andrew White, 34, of Cherry Hill Road, Mocks-ville, cyberstalking.July 10: David How-ard Bean, 26, of W. Maple Ave., Mocksville, assault on a female; Gregory Alan Cox Jr., 36, of Laird Road, Advance, assault on a fe-male; Jeffrey Todd Rennix, 45, of McCullough Road, Mocksville, stalking; Jacob Robert Webb, 21, of Salis-bury, driving while license revoked, reckless driving. Building PermitsThe following building permits were issued in Da-vie County and are listed by applicant, type of con-struction, estimated cost, and location.- Greg Baer, Sun-quest, Inc., in-ground fiber-glass pool, $45,000, 149 Fox Trot Lane, Advance.- NC Solar Now, so-lar array, $32,020, Triple Creek Trail, Mocksville.- Pilcher Custom Build-ers, addition, $95,000, Woodhaven Lane, Mocks-ville.- Spangler Restoration, renovation, $231,000, White Dove Way, Mocks-ville.- ADT Solar, solar pan-els, $37,247, Juney Beau-champ Rd., Advance.- Band of Brothers Con-struction, deck, $5,993, Sawgrass Dr., Advance.- Trent Adams Prop-erties, addition, $38,000, Hollybrook Dr., Bermuda Run.- Trent Adams Prop-erties, addition, $51,000, Warwicke Pl., Bermuda Run.- Matt Hind, accesso-ry structure, $11,700, N. Wentworth Dr., Mocks-ville.- Capote Builders & Development, accessory structure, Duke St., Cool-eemee.- Diano Trejo, deck, $6,000, Will Boone Rd., Mocksville.- Clayton Homes, off-frame modular home, $267,504, Liberty Church Rd., Mocksville.- Amerimex Homes, ad-dition, $191,340, Seaford Rd., Advance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, single family dwell-ing, $217,990, Baileys Chapel Rd., Advance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, single family dwell-ing, $193,043, Baileys Chapel Rd., Advance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, Inc., single family dwelling, $203,443, 1124 Baileys Chapel Rd., Ad-vance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, single family dwell-ing, $195,643, Baileys Chapel Rd., Advance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, single family dwell-ing, $213,990, Baileys Chapel Rd., Advance.- Sagamore Homes of NC, single family dwell-ing, $115,596, Baileys Chapel Rd., Advance.- Matt Hind, accesso-ry structure, $11,900, N. Wentworth Dr., Mocks-ville.- Ryan Noble Construc-tion, single family dwell-ing, $770,000, Delaware Ct., Mocksville.- Thomas Greer, addi-tion, $8,400, Rainbow Rd., Advance.- Brian Tansey, single family dwelling, $200,000, Boone Farm Rd., Mocks-ville.- Welcome Home Im-provement, renovation, $55,850, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville.- J. Reader Construc-tion, single family dwell-ing, $420,000, Old Dutch Rd., Advance.- Ramon Lomeli, ad-dition, $7,500, Sweetgum Dr., Mocksville.- True Homes, single family dwelling, $212,599, Sherwood Ct., Advance.- True Homes, single family dwelling, $185,460, Sherwood Ct., Advance.- Forrest Cranfill Con-struction, renovation, $90,000, Oak Valley Blvd., Advance.- Marisela Rodriguez, addition, $50,000, Stone Wood Rd., Mocksville.- Vernon Berghorn, fin-ish single family dwelling, $30,000, US.158, Mocks-ville.- Tommy Harris, in-ground pool, $28,645, Red Meadow Dr., Advance.- Rajeshkumar Patel, addition, $3,000, E. Carm-el Cove Dr., Mocksville.- Greg Loflin, manu- factured home, $150,000, Duke Whitaker Rd., Mocksville.- John Venable, single family dwelling, $350,000, Carters Ridge Rd., Ad-vance.- Anthony and Syl-van Pool, in-ground pool, $102,203, Greene Ct., Mocksville.- Jennifer Rock, above-ground pool, $5,699, Greenwood Ave., Mocks-ville.- Band of Brothers Con-struction, deck, $15,457, S. Hemingway Ct., Advance.- Groundworks North Carolina (Tarheel Base-ment Systems), renovation, $13,000, Cornatzer Rd., Advance.- J. Reader Construc-tion, single family dwell-ing, $400,000, Old Dutch Rd., Advance.- Shelton Construc-tion General Contractors, screened porch, $15,000, Fork Bixby Rd., Advance.- Eric Cook, swimming pool, $29,750, 352 Mc-Clamrock Rd., Mocksville.- Chad Forrest, shed, $9,000, Winding Creek Rd., Mocksville.- Walter Anthony Saw-yers, renovation, $43,000, 256 Boxwood Church Rd., Mocksville.- Davie Construction Co., single family dwell-ing, $350,000, Hubert Rd., Mocksville.- Andrew Saloma, Inc., single family dwelling, $500,000, Greenhill Rd., Mocksville.- Greg Baer Clear-Cut Building, renovation, $125,000, Fulton Rd., Ad-vance.- JD Etchison Building Co., single family dwell-ing, $130,000, Creekside Dr., Mocksville.- Marva Schaffer, ad-dition, $19,000, US 158, Advance.-Bob Kaine, garage with loft, $120,000, 205 Paso Forest Trail, Mocksville.- Morgan & Park-er Builders, addition, $15,500, Rabbit Farm Trail, Advance.- Luke Campbell, ren-ovation, $20,000, Godbey Rd., Mocksville.- Al Cujas, metal ga-rage, $28,000, Cana Rd., Mocksville.- Shannan Devine, single family dwelling, $135,000, Loblolly Trail, Mocksville.- Greg Parrish Builders of NC, single family dwell-ing, $490,000, Old Dutch Rd., Advance.- SunLife Inc., screen room and patio cov-er, $27,837, Fostall Dr., Mocksville.- Zach Brown, re-model retail phone store, $150,000, Cooper Creek Dr., Mocksville.- Shelton Construction General Contractors, Inc., canopy, $60,000, Quality Dr., Mocksville.- Trinity Baptist Church, modular classroom set up, $25,00, US 601 S., Mocks-ville.- Davie Construction, shell building, $440,681, Quality Dr., Mocksville.- Cianbro Corporation, temporary office trailer, 101 Bailey St., Mocksville.- McCrory Construc-tion, remodel, $1,966,000, Quality Dr., Mocksville.- Hayco Construction, remodel, $300,000, Valley Rd., Mocksville.- Windsor Contract-ing, new commercial, $16,059,120, Ashley Brook Lane, Mocksville.- Miller Building & Remodeling, restroom, $81,100, US 64 E., Mocks-ville. 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The obituary had the location of Coolee-mee for his residence, so I’m doubting the validity of his serving. It’s hard to believe that someone that young could have become a captain.I want to know more about his siblings and have attempt-ed to study them. Tommy had a younger brother, Joseph Columbus “Joel” Richardson, who was a Methodist minis-ter. Most of my family were farmers, so it was interesting to study a different vocation. My mother had said, “Uncle Joel was a preacher.” When I looked for Joel on FindAGrave.com, I found two pages for him. One said that he was buried in Moun-tain View Cemetery in Rutherford College, North Caroli-na. The other page listed him as being buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Statesville. I learned long ago that errors are common and will lead to confusion and much research to determine which an-swer is correct. The page with photos of his tombstone at Oakwood led me to believe that this is the correct an-swer. I looked for an online site with listings of burials at Oakwood but did not find one. I found an email address for the person in Statesville government in charge of their cemeteries, and she wrote me back quickly that he and his wife are both buried at Oakwood. She told me that their daughter, Lizzie, bought four cemetery plots and that he was buried 11 December 1935. I found his death certificate stating that he died in Rutherford College on 12 December 1934. I contacted a Methodist museum, and I was emailed 3 pages of a biography written about him. This gave the same death date and that he was buried at Mountain View. Evidently, he was buried at Mountain View and a year later moved to Oakwood. There is a vertical monument that says only “Richardson” on both sides. There are two flat monuments that have the couple’s names and dates. His has four lines: Rev. J.C. Richardson/ Dec. 5, 1858/ Dec. 12, 1935/ Age 76 Yrs. 7 Das. OK, math students, find the er-rors. First of all the death year is wrong. When he died, he had already had his birthday that year, so you can subtract to see how old he was. 1935 minus 1858 is 77, not 76. It seems that the foot stone had the date he was buried a year later instead of his actual death date.Another confusing fact is that his wife “Belle” has multi-ple spellings of her full name. Her tombstone says “Senath Isabel Richardson/ Feb. 17, 1858/ Nov. 12, 1944” which agrees with her death certificate. I found her name spelled Acenith, Cenith, and Senath. Her maiden name was Ward, and her parents were from England.I found their daughter Lizzie Ann on FindAGrave and linked to them. Someone had put notes that she was never married. However, I found that when she was 16 that she married in Harmony to a man who was 22. Her parents were listed as writing a letter of consent for her marriage at 16. Another minister married them; not her father, but he was listed as witness. They are listed as husband and wife on the 1910 US Census in Davidson County. He is a woodworker. But in 1920, he is married to someone else, living in Virginia with two little daughters. In the 1930 and 1940 census, Lizzie is back home with her parents with surname of Richardson. In the 1950 census, she is a patient at Broughton Hospital in Morgantown. Her death certificate lists her birthday year as 1877, but she was ac-tually born in 1887. FindAGrave says that she is buried next to her parents at Oakwood, but there is no marker. I visited there this week. Luckily I had the section number to narrow down the search at that huge cemetery. I can see blank space where she is probably located. Her parents were both deceased when she died, and there was probably no one and no money to put a marker. This was a confusing, full-of-mistakes search. The pos-itive parts are the wonderful tributes to Joel in his biogra-phy. He went to Davie schools and then taught five years. Then he started his religious study at Fairview College which was located at Traphill, North Carolina, and later the school relocated to Washington, North Carolina, and renamed Collegiate Institute. After graduation, he served churches in Traphill, Davie County, Chandler, Yadkin, Green River, Thermal City, Thomasville, Rosman, and Rutherford College. He was a minister for 40 years. The tribute was written in 1934 and had high praise for his min-istry and personal life. Photo MemoriesBy Gaye HootsCammie gave me a small packet of pictures that had be-longed to her father. The first three were of Norman Spry, one of him standing loose-limbed, arms at his side in the front yard of the home where he grew up. Another is of Norman and James Lester Tucker sitting in a swing on the front porch, and the third is of Norman with his back to the camera, wearing a black shirt with Shady Grove Motor-cycle Club Advance N.C. written on the back of his shirt.Roy had a picture of himself wearing a similar shirt with a motorcycle cap, a scarf around his neck, and a large mo-torcycle belt buckle along with black boots. He was stand-ing proudly in front of a black motorcycle. I have only a vague memory of the motorcycles, but many stories asso-ciated with them. The Potts’ boys and Harvey Zimmerman had motorcycles, as did others.A picture can trigger many memories. Bob and Norman Spry worked for my dad on the farms, helping get up hay and doing other farm chores. Brenda Spry and I started first grade together, and Doug was just ahead of us in school. I remember him cutting up on the bus rides to high school.My memories of Mildred, the older sister, are more re-cent. The Spry homeplace joined the home my mother was living in when she had a stroke. Mildred had traveled with Betty Potts, Doug’s widow, and they were friends of Mom. When Mom’s health started declining, Mildred would call her every morning to see how she was feeling; she also cooked meals for Mom and would bring them to the win-dow of her bedroom and pass them in through the win-dow, so Mom didn’t have to carry them through the house. Mildred was the one who alerted Faye that Mom was not answering her phone when she had her stroke.When Betty Potts was in a long-term care facility, I often took Mildred to visit her, and Mildred invited me to eat at times. The last time she asked me, she was so weak she had to call Doug to finish cooking the meal for us. Currently, I was living in the Hartman house and Brenda and Kenny Burton were near neighbors. Kenny had been a friend of Roy’s for many years.Mildred told me the story of Brenda’s birth; it was a home birth. Mildred was grown and working at a furniture plant in Lexington, but for some reason, the plant had to send the workers back home that day. Mrs. Grace Spry had a fire going under the wash pot when Mildred got home, and Mildred helped her hang the clothes on an outside line. When they finished, Mrs. Grace told her the baby was com-ing and asked Mildred to get her dad while Mrs. Grace got a bath. When Mildred returned home her dad went to fetch the doctor, and when he arrived, Mildred took the other children that were home down to a tobacco barn and kept them there until the baby, Brenda, was born. Hard to imag-ine the conditions women lived with then.The picture of James Lester Tucker reminded me that he had also worked for my dad, and Daddy must have liked him because when James was in jail for some minor of-fense, Daddy took me with him to visit. The visitation was in the yard inside a fence, possibly in Salisbury. Those with visitors sat with them around picnic tables in the yard. I had never seen anything like this before, so it made an im-pression.The other photos in the pack were of Roy’s graduating senior class at Shady Grove School. Four generations of our family have attended since then. I will do another arti-cle on the other photos. Renegade ... Continued From Page 1meeting regarding a rezon-ing request that was with-drawn in May, which has resurfaced, for 22.5 acres behind Lowes Foods for a proposed multi-family res-idential development with 270 units.“Our No. 1 concern is the zoning issue,” said Patricia Williams, who brought up the latest proposal of spot or conditional zoning for the project while addressing other issues in her remarks. Tim Deegan said that although Kinderton has not be contacted related to the development, “we have heard it through you folks. One of the concerns is that the company still wants high-density apartment complexes, and they still Manager ... TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing will be held before the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Mocksville, NC at 6:00 PM Tuesday August 2, 2022 in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room of Mocksville Town Hall at 171 S. Clement St., Mocksville NC, pur- suant to the provisions of N.C.G.S. § 158-7.1 to consider granting economic development appropriations (the “Incentives”) for the purpose of aiding and encouraging the expansion of an existing industry named Liberty Storage Solutions, Inc. (the “Company”) located in the Town of Mocksville, Davie County, N.C. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the Incentives being considered are for an Economic Development Project by the Company which in- volves the construction of a rail road spur to the facility thereby allowing the expenditure by the Company of $7.2 million dollars to expand the Company’s manufacturing facility at 163 Industrial Drive, Mocksville which will result in a minimum increase to the ad valorem tax base of the Town of $7.2 million and the creation of forty-five (45) new jobs at the facility. The incentives being con- sidered are a $350,000.00 grant from the N.C. Railroad to the Town to be paid to sub-grantee Company for the construction of a new railroad spur to serve the facility. The Incentive Agreement will provide remedies to the Town if the Company fails to create open the railroad spur and take a minimum number of deliveries by rail. TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the benefits to the public expected to be derived from the realization of the Economic Development Project made possible by the Incentives include, but are not lim- ited to; the increase in tax base of the Town by $7.2 million, the creation of 45 new jobs, the expansion of the facility in the Town of Mocksville, Davie County and the State of NC by the Company which might have located in another state but for the grant of the Incentives, and the opportunity for new industrial growth to be developed in the Town. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Town of Mocksville Economic Development 1481694 haven’t resolved the U-turn situation related to the two roads coming in.”Following the meet-ing, Meadwell said there’s been a lot of discussion in the community but no formal application for this conditional zoning for the previous request calling for rezoning the tract from Commercial Mixed (CM) to Village Mixed (VM). The project had been met by opposition by residents of Kinderton Village, and the planning board recommend-ed denial in its April meet-ing before Hillsdale Group withdrew its application on the day of the May 10 town council meeting.“Because they withdrew the former application, if they do ask for this new type of zoning, now it still may be Village Mixed, but it would be a conditional dis-trict Village Mixed,” Mead-well said. “It’s just like a brand new hearing going before the planning board, and they will make their recommendation to council and the town council makes the final decision.”In other highlights, the council:• Adopted a resolution designating the new town manager, Andrew Mead-well, as the designee to make recommendations to the N.C. Alcoholic Bever-age Control Commission on ABC permit applications.• Heard from Meadwell that work on the Kinderton Village access easement to RISE has started with it expected to be a 60-day job and that work is also scheduled to start on the wastewater treatment plant. In addition, he said that Ber-muda Run has been award-ed a $400,000 wastewater grant through the State Wa-ter Infrastructure Authority through NCDEQ with the money to be used to map the town’s existing waste-water system to see where problems are.• Heard from Meadwell regarding the proposed Chick-fil-A in Bermuda Run, saying he could verify they have applied for their building permits but have not obtained them yet. He said he has placed a couple of calls to check further on the status but has not heard back. • Heard from Mayor Rick Cross that Sam’s Ice Cream has opened beside Davie Tavern in the Food Lion shopping center on U.S. 158, and that the next concert on Town Square will be Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. with Trial by Fire Journey Tribute Band performing. • Prior to the meeting, the town’s Christmas Tree, which was purchased by the Bermuda Run Garden Club and installed last Novem-ber, was dedicated at the Town Center on Kinderton Boulevard. Stacy Cornatzer installed the plaque in a per-manent concrete mold. Community theatre is back at the Brock Perform-ing Arts Center.The Davie County Arts Council will hold auditions for Rogers and Hammer-stein’s “South Pacific” on Saturday, July 23 at 10 a.m. in the front lobby of the Brock. The musical features a World War II Army base on a South Pacific Island. Two love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. A spunky nurse from Arkansas falls in love with a mature French plant-er and father of two native children causing the Navy nurse to struggle with her extreme prejudices.Sharing in the romantic trouble is a strapping lieu-tenant who denies himself a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl. Meanwhile, American sailors are grow-ing restless and bored with-out combat to keep them active or women to enter-tain them in their downtime. ‘A classic Broadway musi-cal with well-known music such as "Bali Ha'i", "There is Nothing Like a Dame", "Younger than Springtime" and "Some Enchanted Eve-ning".Actors need to park in the rear of the Brock and go to the second floor lobby to register. Once there each ac-tor will fill-out paperwork. Bring a calendar to note any schedule conflicts. Be prepared to sing 16 bars of a favorite song and bring a CD for accompaniment. Be prepared to read from a script which will be avail-able at the time of auditions. If needed, call backs will be done during the afternoon hours on July 23. There is a dance portion of the audi-tions, so clothes and shoes that allow movement are necessary.The cast will consist of 15 men, 15 women and two children ages 11 to 13. People of Asian heritage are encouraged to audition for adult roles and roles of the two children.Performances are sched-uled to be performed onOct. 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 16. For more information, call 336-751-3112. Auditions for ‘South Pacific’ this Saturday The following were dis-posed of during the June 10 session of Davie DWI Court. Presiding: Judge Ro-salind Baker. Prosecuting: Steve Boone, assistant DA.- Michael Dean Col-lier, DWI, sentenced to 12 months, suspended 24 months, 120 days active, obtain substance abuse as-sessment, surrender license, not operate vehicle until li-censed, $1,000, cost, $530 attorney fee; driving while license revoked DWI revo-cation, not guilty. Appealed.- Ranesha Culbreath, DWI, sentenced to 60 days, suspended 18 months, 24 hours community service, obtain substance abuse as-sessment, surrender license, not operate vehicle until li-censed, $100, cost; speed-ing 84 in a 65, driving while license revoked not DWI revocation, dismissed.- Tonya Elaine Mays, DWI, sentenced to 60 days, suspended 18 months, 24 hours community service, obtain substance abuse as-sessment-credit, surrender license, not operate vehicle until licensed, $100, cost.- Nancy M. Nolasco, DWI, dismissed.- Zachary A. Rosenstock, speeding 99 in a 70, $600, cost; reckless driving to en-danger, DWI, not guilty.Failure to Appear- Cario Arrington, DWI, open container after con-suming alcohol. DWI Court 118 Hospital st. • Mocksville, Nc 27028 • 336.751.6289 “Because you should want to see your dentist” Accepting Most Major Insurances | RiversFamilyDentistry.com Dr. Rivers’ Dental Tip of the Week Andrew J. Rivers, DMD “Raw vegetables like carrots and celery are great snacks for your teeth. they help remove plaque from teeth, promote salivary flow, and have lots of good vitamins and minerals!”1299206 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 By KC SmithCooleemee Correspondent When I arrived at Earl and JoAnn Lester’s home on Saturday, July 16 as they were celebrating their family reunion, I found both driveways filled with cars, some parked beside the road and lots of people sitting at tables under big shade trees sipping on iced tea or soft drinks. They clearly had already eaten because they looked like they needed a nap and I was wondering what could arouse them to gather in the front yard for a group pho-to; then she came out the back door. JoAnn Lester may be short but you can pick her out of a crowd easy. Her big happy laugh, joyful face and that beautiful dark auburn hair is a dead give away. She gave me a big hug and looked fresh as the flowers growing in her yard. Put this woman in the kitchen and she can whip up some good cooking, not to mention some of her fa-mous cakes. Big crowds excite her, especially when it’s her family, and that’s where she shines the best.“Everybody, we’re go-ing to the front yard for a group photo so head that way.” The host had spoken and they followed. COVID put a stop to their annual gatherings each year so she and Earl were elated that many fam-ily members were able to come. Lots of children, hygiene/health Anti-bacterial liquid soap Adult wipes/towelettes Disposable underpads Women's incontinence pads (WADC and MOW) Incontinence guards for men (WADC) Men's and women's deodorant Small bottles of mouth wash (20oz. or less) Chap stick Body powder Body lotion and baby oil Body wash for men and women Denture adhesive and cleaner (MOW) Facial moisturizer (WADC) household helps Paper towels Toilet paper Laundry detergent Dish detergent (MOW) food Boost or Ensure (plain,vanilla or chocolate) Small canned hams Canned meat (chicken, tuna, salmon, Vienna sausage) Crackers/cheese crackers Canned fruit Peanut butter/peanut butter crackers Cereal Cranberry juice (plastic bottle) Macaroni and cheese Grape jelly (plastic bottle) Canned beef stew Single-serving fruit cups/applesauce Soup (vegetable/chicken noodle) Canned vegetables (peas, green beans, spinach, potatoes) Canned ravioli Pudding cups (regularand sugar free) WADC other Gift cards (pharmacy or grocery store) Colored dry erase markers and sharpies Mini hot glue sticks Activity trivia book for dementia Social distancing and isolation during the pandemic created heightened concerns and increased needs for many older adults. please help by making a financial donation at seniorservicesinc.org or by donating any of the following items to be distributed to senior program participants. Scan to learn more. Thank you for caring! deliver items to senior services at 2895 shorefair drive or to any forsyth county piedmont federal savings bank branch office. grandchildren, aunts, un-cles, and lots of stories were abound.I met their son Chris and his wife Suz. Their two children just walked part of the Appalachian Trail. in conjuction with the Davie County Enterprise Record Invite you to nominate an individual to be recognized as VETERAN OF THE MONTH A Veteran will be chosen from the entries and published in the Davie County Enterprise Record on the first Thursday of the month. sponsored by: Submit your nominationourdavie.com/veterans They will have great stories to tell their friends back home in California.Feel free to contact me at 336.250.1133 or www.cooleemeenews@gmail.com. Antiques and Collectibles 121 N. MAIN ST. MOCKSVILLE, NC 27028 336-753-8700 Hours: Wed & Thurs 11-6, Fri 11-7, Sat 10-4 OWNERS SALE Any Carnival Glass, Tupperware, Afghans, Quilts, Bedspreads, Table Covers, and Milk Glass BUY ONE of $15 value or higher and GET ONE 1/2 PRICE! Sale Ends July 30, 2022 Relatives of Earl and JoAnn Lester gather at their Cooleemee home for a family reunion. CooleemeeLesters host the family DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 9Obituaries Local obituaries ONLINE www.ourdavie.com Richard Dwayne GravesMr. Richard Dwayne Graves, 82, of Deadmon Road, Mocksville, formerly of Statesville, departed his earthly life on Tuesday, July 12, 2022 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.He was born on April 29, 1940 in Davie County to the late Kerr “Slim” Bailey and Bertha Monroe Jones Graves.Dwayne graduated from Davie County Consolidated High School in 1958, being the second class to graduate from the new school. After high school, he attended Draughn Business School. After a course in accounting, he accepted a position with R.J. Reynolds To-bacco Co. where he worked until his retirement at age 49. As a teenager, he was added to the Lord’s church being baptized at Jericho Church of Christ. One of his many en-joyments was shag dancing. With his late wife and dance partner, he enjoyed many trips to SOS at Ocean Drive, S.C. He and his late wife were members of the Statesville Shag Club. He enjoyed boating, skiing, traveling and wood-working. He and his granddaughter enjoyed painting a barn quilt together and were looking foward to painting another one before he became ill. Just like his dad, he en-joyed restoring old cars and sitting on the bank of the river watching the river flow by. He could be a prankster pulling pranks on his young sisters, daughters, and grandchildren. He enjoyed time spent with his children, grandchildren, and son-in-law, and dearly loved them all. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Connie Glover Graves.Survivors include: 2 daughters, Carla Howard, and Cherie Grubbs (Donald), all of Mocksville; 2 step-daugh-ters, Beth Gregory of Charlotte, and Allison Fagg of Mooresville; 5 grandchildren, Zachary Howard (Maci), Shelton Howard, Nathaniel Howard, David Howard (Lora Benge), and Carly Walser (Daniel); 2 step-grandchildren, Laura Gregory, and Matthew Gregory; 2 sisters, Betty Cassidy (Ken), and Dale Wall (Doug), all of Mocksville; nieces and nephews, Todd Cassidy, Lisa Rivers, Angela Mauldin, and Thad Cassidy; and special friend, Kay Mills of Stony Point. A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 16 at Rose Cemetery with Mr. Doug Wall and Mr. Donald Grubbs officiating. The family received friends from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at Eaton Funeral Home.Memorials: Gordon Hospice House, 2341 Simonton Road, Statesville, NC 28625; or to Carolina Bible Camp, PO Box 1234, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Nora Mae Wagner BaileyNora Mae Wagner Bailey, 90, of Mocksville, died Thursday, July 13, 2022 at her home.She was born Feb. 28, 1932 in Davie County to the late James Savannah and Stel-la Wofford Wagner. Nora was a wonderful homemaker and loved her family.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lester Bailey; and 9 siblings.Survivors include: children, Dennis Bailey (Susan) of NE and, Tina Spry (Rick) of Mocks-ville; grandchildren, Seth Spry (Ashley) of Mooresville, Tyler Spry (Savannah) of Mocksville, Cody Bailey (Missy) of NE, and Casey Bailey of WA; great-grandchildren, William Spry, James Spry, Michael Spry, Nora Mae Spry, Owen Spry, Lucy Bailey, Max Bai-ley, Eli Bailey, and James Bailey; and several nieces and nephews.A celebration of life service was conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 16 at Camp Manna with Tyler Spry offici-ating. A funeral service was conducted at 10 a.m., Tues-day, July 19 at Westlawn-Hillcrest Funeral Home Chapel in Omaha, NE, with Tyler Spry officiating. Interment will follow in Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park in Omaha.Condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Almie Louise Spaugh SweetMrs. Almie Louise Spaugh Sweet, 86, of Sweetwood Lane, Mocksville, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at her home.She was born on Dec. 10, 1935 in Forsyth County to the late Hen-ry Harrison and Minnie Whisen-hunt Spaugh.Mrs. Sweet retired from Thom-asville Furniture in Winston-Sa-lem after 30 years. She was a member of Gospel Baptist Church where she loved doing things with the church. She also enjoyed woodwork and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was a faithful wife and a very loving mother and grandmother.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: a grandson, Daniel Willard; a sister; and 7 brothers.Survivors include: her husband of 53 1/2 years, Skip Sweet; 3 daughters, Vickie Benfield (Gary) of Statesville, Della Willard (Troy) of Mocksville, and Sheila Hobson (Kevin) of Mocksville; a son, Henry Wood of California; 8 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great-grand-children; a sister, Cleve Binkley of Clemmons; and a brother, Harrison Spaugh (Faye) of Mocksville.A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, July 18 at Gospel Baptist Church with Rev. Chris Messick and Rev. Kevin Hobson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the church.Memorials: Trellis Supportive Care, 377 Hospital St., Suite 103, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Hezekiah Poag Jr.Hezekiah Poag Jr. transitioned into eternity on July 1, 2022 at the VA Hospital, Salisbury, NC—Hospice Care Unit. He was born on June 26, 1949, in Rowan County to the late Hezekiah Poag Sr. and Minetta Dianna Poag Jackson.He attended Henderson Grove Baptist Church as a child and was a member of El-Shaddai Power of Praise Ministry. He was a 1967 grad-uate of Price HS, Salisbury. Hezeki-ah served in the Armed Forces from 1969-1971 where he received an honorable discharge. While in the service, he earned several awards including: A Good Con-duct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and Vietnam Campaign Medal Award. Mr. Poag enjoyed fellowshipping with family and friends, viewing sports, and listing to music especially gospel and jazz. His most unforgettable childhood mem-ories were of the time spent in Mocksville on Hemlock Street with special friends—Elliott Wilkes, David Dalton and Richard Carter.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, James H. Poag. He is survived by: his loving wife of over 50 years, Val-erie Mayfield Poag; sons, Tyler T. Poag (Holly), Patrick E. Poag, (Wynona), Hezekiah Poag III (Lori), and Tooshea Featherson; daughter, Zsaquita L. Maxwell (Anthony); daughter-in-law, Charmaine Sturdevent (Fred); grandchil-dren, Jocelyn Poag, Raisa Poag, Ivan Poag, Sanaa Poag, Hezekiah Poag IV, twins Alexiah and Anthony Maxwell, and Ariyah Maxwell; brother, Ronald D. Poag, Lexington and sons Nevius and Ronald Jr.; sisters-in-law, Priscilla Williams (George), Syandra Mayfield, Bertha Mayfield; and a host of other relatives and friends.A memorial celebration was held on Saturday, July 9 at Shiloh Baptist Church, Mocksville. Edward Lee BowlesEdward Lee Bowles, 78, of Salisbury, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at Novant Health Rowan Medical Center in Salisbury. He was born Nov. 6, 1943 in Davie County to the late Lester and Ina Tutterow Bowles. Coach was a graduate of Davie High School where he played football and baseball. He was Captain of the Football Team, all conference Davie lineman, and played in the East-West All-Star game. Coach was a four year Davie catcher and all conference in baseball. Coach was a graduate of Western Carolina University. At Western he was a four year letterman in football, two year Captain and made all conference, all district and all area at WCU. He received his Master's of Education from Middle Tennessee Univer-sity in 1972.Coach taught in Atlanta, Ga., Gaffney, S.C., East Row-an High School and West Rowan High School where he helped coach the football team to three State Champion-ships. During his teaching career, Coach taught Health and P.E., Strength and Flexibility, World History and Psychol-ogy. He coached football, baseball, track (coached the hur-dles winner in the 1976 Olympics), golf and wrestling. In addition to his parents, Coach was preceded in death by his grandparents, Albert and Annie Bowles. Coach is survived by: his wife, Sandy Washam Bowles whom he married Dec. 20, 1975; brother, Bill (Cheryl)Bowles of Mocksville; nephews, Andy (Melissa) Bowles, and Allan (Kelly) Bowles; and close friends, Wayne and Stacey Kluttz. The family will greet friends and relatives on Thurs-day, July 21, 5-7 p.m. at Powles Staton Funeral Home, Rockwell. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 22 at Oak Grove United Methodist Church of Mocksville with Rev. Bob Summers and David Abernathy officiating. Coach will lie in state for 30 minutes prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery . In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to: Oak Grove UMC, 1994 US 158, Mocksville, NC 27028; or Faithful Friends Animal Sanctuary, 220 Grace Church Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147; or the Rowan Humane Society. Coach coached for over 45 years. His goal was to help students just as Jack Ward, Bill Peeler, Dan Robinson and Scott Young did.Powles Staton Funeral Home of Rockwell, honored provider of Veterans Funeral Care, is assisting the Bowles family. Online condolences: www.powlesfuneralhome.com. Hubert Donald BolesMr. Hubert Donald Boles, 79, of Georgia Road, Mocks-ville, died Saturday, July 16, 2022 at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.He was born on Oct. 17, 1942 in Roanoke County, Va. to the late Hubert and Elizabeth Jack-son Boles.Donnie was a faithful member of Bear Creek Baptist Church and retired from State Electric. He enjoyed woodworking, guns and his dogs. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his siblings, Cloyce Wallace, Bob Boles, Jim Boles, Barbara Culler, Shirley Simpson, and Patty Spillman.Survivors include: his wife of 59 years, Judy Ann Huff-man Boles; 2 children, Donald Boles (Cathy) of Woodleaf, and Kaye Wofford (Robert) of Greensboro; 5 grandchil-dren, Mark Boles, Randy Boles (Hunter), Grayson Wof-ford, Haley Wofford, and Chandler Wofford; a sister, Mary Norman, and a brother, Bill Boles, both of Mocksville; and numerous nieces and nephews.A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Wednes-day, July 20 at Bear Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Greg McEwen officiating.Memorials may be considered for :Alzheimer's Assoc., 4600 Park Road, Suite 250, Charlotte, NC 28209.Online condolences : www.eatonfuneralservice.com. HILLTOP ORCHARDMocksville, NC Hours:Monday–Sunday Daylight ‘til Dark 336-391-2060 Directions: From I-40 Exit 170 in Mocksville, take Hwy. 601 North, left on Ijames Church Rd., follow signs. Peaches NOW AVAILABLE While they last! Our crop was small this year so come early. We will to sell out FAST. Bring Your Own Containers Real Estate & Personal Property Saturday, July 23rd @ 10:00 AM 283 Torrance Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27106 Estate of Taylor “Bro” (Deceased) & Mary Miller (Living) Very Nice 3 BR–3 Bath Home in Desirable Area! 2 Car Garage, Storage Building, and Finished Family Room in Basement. Sold by 10-Day Upset Bid Process at 12 Noon.Excellent Real Estate Opportunity! PERSONAL PROPERTY: 1968 SS Chevelle 396 4-Speed (1 Owner) – 2012 Mercedes S550 – 2012 Nissan Quest Van – 1987 Mazda RX7 – Honda Jet Ski & Trailer – Designer Goods, Clothing & Accessories (Prada, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Chanel, Cartier, St. John, Versace, ETC.) – Anastasia Mink Coat – Glock Model 27 .40 Pistol (Permit Required) – NASCAR & RJR Collectibles – Milk Cans – Stereo & Flat Screen Televisions – Parasail – Rolling Toolboxes & Shop Tools – Patio Space Heater & Furniture – iMac Desktop Computer – Ski Gear – Washer & Dryer – RC Drone & Helicopter – Cultural Artifacts – Misc. Glassware – Riding Lawn Mower & Lawn Equipment – David Yurman & Cartier Wristwatches – Jewelry – Household Goods & Furniture – Aluminum Hitch Rack – Tennis Gear – Artwork – Kitchen Appliances – Leather Sofa & Loveseat – ETC! PAYMENT TERMS: LIVE FLOOR BIDDERS PAY NO BUYER’S PREMIUM! Real Estate Terms: 10-Day Upset Bid Process Through Forsyth County Clerk of Court. Close Within 30 Days after the Last and Final Bid has been accepted, or Delivery of the Deed. Sold “AS IS” WITH NO Warranties or Guaranties. Personal Property Terms: Pay with Cash – Check – Visa – MasterCard – Debit Card. Absentee and phone bids add 20% Buyer’s Premium. NC SALES TAXES WILL BE COLLECTED. 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 4 Door 4x4 Thunder Road Package 5.7 Hemi 61,000 milesEstate of Ruby Rumfield - Living 10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean I envision a portrait of humanitarianism when thinking of Beth and Joel Edwards. They are two people seeking to promote human welfare through healing and teaching arts. Their lives paint a picture of sensitivity and sensibility – having an awareness of and responding to the physical and emotional situations of others. Recently the couple retired and were celebrated at the clubhouse at Colin Creek Golf Club with an old-fashioned cookout – a grilled beefy burgers and dogs kind of event with all the fixin's and savory sides. And what goes best with beef – the crispy tater-tots and fries begged inclusion. A favorite meal for many – including myself. A variety of cookies were offered on trays – small bites of sugary sweetness followed the hearty meal. There was much to be relished – as well as celebrated. Dr. Joel Edwards is a household name in Davie County – having served the folks here for 43 years as a family physician. For the last 28 years, Joel has been with Davie Medical Associates. Beth has much of which to be proud, with a history of 30 years working with at-risk kids. She worked in Iredell County prior but served the last 16 years at Central Davie Academy. Both are considered artists in their own right – deeply involved in the healing and teaching arts. On being a teacher, Joel agreed and added: "Being a physician, not only am I a provider of direct medical care, but a doctor is always a teacher, too."The education of patients and communities about optimal personal health and healthy lifestyle was Joel's focus. As a teacher, he has worked with medical students, residency physicians, and physician assistants – all kinds of students in medical training programs. Joel's been a big part of their learning process. Since 2001, one of the places he focused on was medical missions. Joel's goal was to teach people about medical missions while teaching people in other countries about optimal care for their bodies. For Beth, teaching can't happen without healing. "The kids I've focused on in my 30 years are the ones who have the most significant risks in their life such as significant traumas – multiple things that have negatively affected their emotional state."Beth's mission focused on meeting students at the point where they were and then providing the support they needed to learn. "Students aren't equipped to learn core courses when they're not in a good place – they need love, support, and encouragement."The process was one of discovery. Why are students where they are? Beth saw her role as developing relationships so she could figure out the answer to that question. Her job was to get them back on track and change their academic experience. The Edwards have retired but not in the true sense of the word – they've left their jobs, but they won't cease to work. That's what they know – and what they do. An artist of any kind is both –a creative and visionary. Beth and Joel are moving forward with a park they envisioned years ago. A creative seed was the origin of their vision. When Beth and Joel met 12 years ago, after his wife, Linda, passed away, they talked about doing something in his wife's honor. They wanted to give back to the community and had talked about it for years. At that time, the couple had no foresight of buying a portion of a golf club. The couple's original thought had been to create and develop a safe outdoor place where individuals and families could participate in physical activities – while staying in touch with nature. When they bought the property – they knew they'd enjoy having some walking and biking trails and a playground.As a child, Beth had grown up with a community park near her home. Going to the park was inexpensive and fun – they'd pick up pizza and play for hours. When Beth raised her kids, their favorite thing to do was go picnic at a playground. There's no question that picnics and playgrounds go together – a favorite pastime for children. About 25-30 acres of land will be part of the Park at Lake Louise when it all gets rolled out, and the golf course will use another 54 acres. The park's new picnic shelter and bathroom are being built. Hopefully, by the time September arrives, everything will be ready for picnicking. Colorful picnic tables have been purchased that match the playground equipment. Lots of new landscaping will be planted over the next year or two. Another part of the vision is to develop a place for people to go fishing. In the future – maybe a boardwalk that runs along the water's edge and is part of a nature trail. Also, in the master plan – the possibility of a small pavilion that would allow for live performances. The couple has enjoyed each step along the way. However, the process hasn't always been a bed of roses. But they've patiently stayed on course – and jumped each hurdle along the way. There were a few issues to be worked out before seeing their vision come to fruition. For one, everything costs twice as much as before. In addition, there have been significant supply chain issues. Finding workers has been another – folks have been extraordinarily busy the last 18 months. It's been difficult getting projects completed. Moving forward, the Edwards aspire for the park to be better know and well utilized – they'd like to see more people get involved. Joel and Beth have shared with our community more than contributions from their professional careers. Joel recognizes the importance of people in his life, saying, "My greatest contribution has been a lifetime of providing healthcare to our community and involvement in multiple things like church and civic organizations – and developing positive personal relationships in the community over the years." On the importance of having good role models, Beth added, "I feel we model for the community compassion and care for others - whether Joel's focused on healthy living styles or I'm focused on mental health – or a family's basic good health needs – mentally, physically, and spiritually."Their love story is unique – but neither claims the vision of what would be their future. Their relationship blossomed similar to the way it did for the park – from a tiny seed. Joel's wife, Linda, was a retired school principal when Beth met her. Before the doors opened, she was the first volunteer on the doorstep of Central Davie Academy. Linda wanted to volunteer because she's always been passionate about at-risk kids. Feeling the need for a program like Beth was developing – Linda became Beth's professional mentor, volunteer, and good friend. Of their meeting, Joel added: "Over the years, I met Beth a few times, but I didn't know her well. I had no vision that any relationship would develop."Beth spoke at Linda's funeral, and afterward, she extended an invitation to Joel for dinner. She offered to help with anything he might need following his loss. Later, Joel called her up and invited himself for dinner – and then Beth had to figure out what to do. She was no cook. "It was terrible. But my kids were there – they entertained us at the dinner table. So there wasn't much attention to the food." As far as Joel was concerned, he agreed it was bad – but not bad enough that he didn't go back. The couple began spending a little time together, and Joel asked Beth to take dance classes with him. "We took ballroom dancing together and fell in love," Beth said. Joel and Linda had taken classes. As part of a healing process, he had started back to dancing but had no partner. On Beth's skills on the dance floor, Joel noted, "She's a much better dancer than I am." "I'm just not a good cook," responded Beth. So, how, when, and where did the couple know a marital union was ahead? The couple climbed Mt Kilimanjaro back in 2014. While Beth claimed to have no hiking skills, she agreed to attempt it with a stipulation: she made Joel promise that if she couldn't make it – he'd go on without her. He agreed. But she did make it – all six days it took to get to the top. Now that's true love and dedication. Guess what was waiting for Beth at the top of that mountain? "Before we climbed the mountain – I had already bought her a diamond ring – a surprise – and gave it to her at the top of the mountain."While it took two days to descend the mountain – I believe these two love birds have yet to come down off a high. Beth and Joel married in 2015 and, in retirement, spend quality time together – in sickness and in health. The couple agrees there was no marriage revelation early on, but Joel added, "Over time, it became clear that we were good for each other." Regarding insight from the Holy Spirit, the Bible tells us in John 16:13, "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come." (NIV)May we all rest in the Spirit of God's truth to better understand the wisdom He provides. BEEF BURGERS WITH SAVORY SEASONINGS1 lb. extra lean premium ground beef3 Tbsp. minced onion1 ½ Tbsp. Dijon-style mustard¼ tsp dried Italian seasoning¼ tsp. ground cumin¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper Sesame hamburger bunsBibb lettuceTomato slicesRed onion ringsIn a mixer bowl, combine ground beef, onion, mustard, Italian seasoning, cumin, pepper, and salt. Divide beef mixture into 4 portions. Form burger patties that are 4-inches in diameter and uniform. You can cook in a skillet or under a broiler. When broiling, place meat on a broiler pan rack 3-4-inches from heat source. Broil 8-10 minutes, turning one time. CORN FRESHLY ROASTEDFresh corn on the cobMelted salted butterIn a preheated 400-degree oven, cook corn in shucks for 45 minutes. Brush melted butter on corn. FOUR BEAN SALAD WITH BACON1 lb. can cut green beans1 lb. can cut wax beans1 lb. can lima beans1 lb. light kidney beans1 finely sliced med. onion1 chopped med. green pepper½ tsp. freshly ground black pepper¾ cup sugar2/3 cup apple cider vinegar1 tsp. salt1/3 cup Wesson vegetable oil1 lb. cooked, dried, cut baconDrain all beans well. In a bowl, toss beans with onion, green pepper, and pepper. Set aside. In a saucepan, combine sugar, cider vinegar, and salt. Heat until all sugar is dissolved. Add vinegar mixture to the bean mixture. Mix well. Pour vegetable oil over all and toss to coat evenly. Refrigerate in a large covered container for 8 hours or overnight. When ready to serve, fry bacon until crispy. Drain well on paper towels. Cut or crumble bacon and toss with beans. COLE SLAW WITH NUTTY CRUNCH½ cup coarsely chopped salty peanuts2 Tbsp. freshly grated parmesan cheeseSlaw3 cups finely chopped green cabbage1 cup finely chopped red cabbage½ cup finely chopped onion½ cup finely chopped green pepper1 cup finely chopped celery1 Tbsp. softened salted butterDressing½ cup premium mayonnaise½ cup sour cream1 Tbsp. sugar1 Tbsp. tarragon or white vinegarIn a skillet, melt butter. Add peanuts and brown them in the butter while frequently stirring to prevent burning. Remove from heat and stir in Parmesan cheese. Set aside to cool. Chop all vegetables, toss well, and chill. For the dressing, in a mixer bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, sugar, and vinegar. Mix well and chill. When ready to put slaw together, mix vegetables with dressing. Place a layer of the vegetables on bottom of bowl. Sprinkle with a layer of nuts mixture. Repeat until you have filled the entire container. Reserve some nuts to put on top. CARROT SPICE COOKIES½ cup softened, salted butter½ cup pure honey3 eggs1 ½ cup all-purpose flour2 tsp. baking powder2 tsp. cinnamon½ tsp. gingerDash of cloves1 cup raisins2 cups grated carrotsIn a mixer bowl, cream butter and honey until fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly between each addition. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Mix well. Fold in raisins and grated carrots. Mix well. If mixture is too dry, add a little milk. Drop by Tbsp. on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 minutes. WHOLE WHEAT SUGAR COOKIES½ cup softened, salted butter1 cup sugar1 large egg2 cups whole wheat flour1 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt½ tsp. nutmeg1 tsp. vanilla extract2 Tbsp. whole milk1 Tbsp. grated lemon peel2 Tbsp. sugar1 Tbsp. cinnamonIn a mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg thoroughly. Add flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, vanilla, and milk. Mix well. Fold in grated lemon peel. Mix well. Shape into 1-inch balls, place 2-inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Combine sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle cookies with sugar-cinnamon mixture. Bake in a 375-degree oven for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. SANGRIA FESTIVE PARTY PUNCH4 quartered oranges2 quartered lemons2 cups sugarSprite soft drink1 tub fresh strawberries2 pkgs. punch flavored Kool-AidHot waterTwo days before serving, peel and quarter oranges and lemons. Place in a bowl and pour sugar over them. Add just enough Sprite to cover. Keep well covered in refrigerator. When ready to serve, add Kool-aid to hot water and stir to dissolve. Pour over the refrigerated fruit. Then add enough cold water to make one gallon. Yield: 1 gallon. Couple’s vision of family park at Lake Louise a reality Beth and Joel Edwards are developing The Park at Lake Louise. Carrot Spice Cookies are healthier made with honey, grated fresh carrots, and raisins. Favorite vegetables such as cherry tomatoes, corn, and more can be added to the Four Bean Salad. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 - B5Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record When Whit Merrifield, the iron man of the major leagues since June of 2018, could not suit up for Kansas City’s game on July 11, the longest active consecutive games played streak came to an end. Merrifield played in a fran-chise-record 553 straight games for the Royals, the longest streak in the majors since Miguel Tejada had a streak of 1,152 games in 2007. He was playing second base on July 10 when he felt “a pop” while chasing a foul ball. He left the game after the fourth inning. Merrifield was diagnosed with a bone bruise and ligament swelling in his right toe, and the next day a streak that dated to June 25, 2018 came to an end. “It’s unfortunate it had to hap-pen this way,” Merrifield, who lives in Advance in the offseason, said. He graduated from Davie in 2007. “I’ve been lucky, but I put myself in a position to play every day physically. Mentality-wise, I’ve shown up ready to play no matter the circumstances, whether I was going good or bad. “It’s been a long run. I’m proud of it. I’m not sure it will be touched anytime soon by someone that plays the way I play. Maybe like a DH or a first baseman. But to bounce around, play multiple positions, run, steal bases, play in the weather that KC has to offer. I’m pretty proud of the number I put up.”If it was the left foot, Merrifield said he would have tried to play through the injury. “I think I’d be able to manage it if it was my plant foot,” he said. “But it’s my load foot. Hitting, you want a lot of weight on your backside. Try pushing off your backside while you’ve got a big toe that’s bothering you. I don’t see it being beneficial for anything that has to do with my swing. It’s going to take away bat speed. It’s going to make me fall and just put me in a bad position that, frankly, could create some bad habits. I’m finally getting good habits. I don’t want to go back to bad habits.”The 33-year-old infielder/out-fielder got off to a dreadful start in 2022, but he had played to his stan-dards since May 10. Since then, he was slashing .286/.342/.423. He had been especially hot in July, slashing .353/.436/.647 with five extra-base hits and five walks. The leadoff man’s totals through 84 games: .240 average, five homers, 36 RBIs, 45 runs, 14 steals. The two-time All-Star, two-time MLB hits leader and the stolen base champ from 2018 is wearing a walking boot for a few weeks. Merrifield hopes to return after the All-Star break, although he might have to play through some pain. Teammates and opponents sa-luted Merrifield’s amazing streak. “You’ve got to stay relatively healthy and you play through a lot of stuff people don’t know about,” Kansas City outfielder Andrew Benintendi said. “It’s definitely something that’s a big accomplishment.”Detroit manager A.J. Hinch said: “Obviously, I feel bad for him because the game needs its best players on the field at all times. Coming to Kansas City, Whit is in the lineup and is leading off and he’s playing some position and he’s going to do it well. Even in his days where he’s not swinging the bat particularly well, he’s a dif-ference-maker on the bases. When he’s not on base, he’s playing in-credible defense. The longevity of that needs to be respected because to do it here in Kansas City as long as he did, it’s sad to see it come to an end.”Kansas City manager Mike Matheny: “It was one of those things that I was aware of, but it just wasn’t a forced issue because he’s just a guy that was able to help us win every single day. The versa- Merrifield’s streak ends at 553 tility also plays into that where we know we can put him in different spots. DH - not very often - but that was helpful at times when he’d feel (it) a little bit. But overall to be able to continue to answer the bell ... One of the things about this game that makes it very unique is that day-in, day-out nature of it. He’s taken a lot of pride in pre-paring himself and being able to go out there every day.” By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Mocksville Legion base-ball team’s offense had an elec-trifying start in Game 2 against visiting Rowan County on July 13. It blazed in front in the bottom of the first. It answered a Rowan uprising by regaining the lead in the third. The rest of the game, though, inspired more groans than cheers. Mocksville spiraled and lost 16-6 as Rowan swept the best-of-three, second-round series in the Area III quarterfinals. “Our backs were against the wall (from the start of the series),” coach Charles Kurfees said. “We had already played three games (while Rowan had a first-round bye).”In the top of the first, Rowan’s Cole Johnson doubled and scored on a sac fly. Mocksville was not fazed, scoring three in its first at-bat. After Blake Little and Dan Loyd rapped singles, both scored on a Ryan Thiel double. Jackson Sink’s sac fly brought home a third run. Rowan rallied to tie things at 3 in the top of the third, but again Mocksville had the answer. Singles by Loyd and Thiel were followed by Hunter Daywalt’s bases-clearing triple. “For three innings, we played good,” Kurfees said. The 5-3 lead, though, was short-lived. Rowan sent 13 bat-ters to the plate in a soul-crushing fourth. Two hits was followed by an error that allowed two runs. Then came back-to-back bunt hits. Then came two walks sandwiched around an error. A three-run ho-mer capped Rowan’s eight-run marathon inning. When the dust settled, it was 11-5. And Rowan was not done yet, scoring in its last five at-bats.“They started bunting and we couldn’t field the bunt,” Kurfees said. Rowan, which improved to 30-7 with its 15 consecutive vic-tory, blended 13 hits with eight walks. A Mocksville meltdown - eight errors - contributed to its fate. Four Mocksville arms com-bined to throw 178 pitches. It was an uncharacteristic three-inning outing by ace starter Darren Shore, who had been scorching hot over his previous five starts (2.15 ERA across 26 innings). This was his shortest outing among 10 starts. “We ran out of pitching,” Kurfees said. “Darren didn’t have his good stuff and we didn’t get to use Cole Whitaker (who would have been eligible to pitch in Game 3).”Mocksville had success against Rowan starter Jake Blevins, who only lasted four innings. The Pfeiffer recruit had dominated Mocksville when the teams met on June 28. But the Burton brothers stifled Mocksville’s offense over the last three innings. Drew Bur-ton, who posted one of the lowest ERAs in West Rowan history in the spring, tossed two scoreless innings before Zander Burton closed the door. But Rowan’s biggest weapon was Casey Gouge. He was spec-tacular in both games. He did the pitching in Rowan’s 1-0 win in Game 1, and he swung a menac-ing bat in Game 2, swatting two homers, scoring four runs and knocking in four. Mocksville’s first five batters By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Dan Loyd did something amaz-ing in Game 1 of the second-round series against a top-seeded oppo-nent that entered with a 13-game winning streak. He pitched a three-hit shutout for six innings. Loyd provided hope for un-derdog Mocksville, only to be foiled by a seventh-inning run that spelled the difference. The final score at Newman Park on July 12 was Rowan 1, Mocksville 0. “It was a helluva game, but it was a tough loss,” coach Charles Kurfees said. “It was about as good a game as you’ll ever watch.”After lasting just two innings in his previous mound start, Loyd delivered an eye-opening perfor-mance in the first game of the Area III quarterfinals. He threw 90 gutsy pitches. Mocksville pitchers have two complete games this season, and Loyd owns both. The only run of the game was unearned. “Dan was lights out,” Kurfees said of the rising senior at North Iredell. “He went toe to toe with Casey Gouge. He pitched really good at Greensboro (on June 12), but he had been up and down. But you talk about a guy who has improved. His ceiling is so much higher now. He’s big and strong and he’s going to be able to play on the next level somewhere. He’s going to get a chance.”Gouge refused to let Rowan lose. The recent graduate from West Rowan went the distance as Loyd’s counterpart while walk-ing one and fanning nine. Both pitchers finished with five-hitters. Gouge, who is headed to Catawba, ran his record to 8-0. The game produced an inter-esting matchup when Rowan’s leadoff man came to the plate. Like Loyd, shortstop Cole Johnson is a rising senior at North Iredell. But Johnson plays for Rowan in-stead of Mocksville. Loyd walked Johnson to start the bottom of the first, but Ryan Thiel made sure that didn’t lead to anything by throw-ing him out trying to steal. From the top of the first through the top of the fourth, neither team sent up more than four batters in an inning. Rowan’s first chance to break through was the home half of the fourth when it reached with a walk and a one-out single. But Loyd got the next two to fly out. Mocksville threatened in the fifth. Jackson Sink singled and advanced to second on Lawrence Hancock’s bunt. With two outs, Parker Simmons singled to center. Kurfees had to gamble in a 0-0 game with two outs, but unfor-tunately for Post 174, Sink was thrown out at the plate. “I had to send him,” he said. “They were nervous. We had them on the ropes. Our kids played like they didn’t have a care in the world. We had nothing to lose and having nothing to hang our heads about.”Johnson walked again in the fifth, but Loyd struck out the next batter to end the inning. After the first batters were retired in the top of the sixth, Mocksville got something going. Loyd and Thiel had back-to-back singles. But with runners at the corners, Gouge got a strikeout. In the bottom of the sixth, Loyd worked around a leadoff double and the suspense mounted. Mocksville went down 1-2-3 in its final at-bat, and an all-time pitchers’ duel was finally decided in the bottom of the seventh. Rowan’s first batter singled. The next man put down a bunt. An errant throw at first allowed the runners to move up to second and third. The next batter ripped one down the third-base line. Jaylin Gwyn nearly snagged it, but it glanced off his glove and Rowan celebrated its fifth win over Mocksville in as many tries this season. Rowan moved to 29-7 with its 14th straight win. Fifth-seeded Mocksville walked away 10-18 and down 1-0 in the best-of-three series. “My third baseman dove and almost caught it,” Kurfees said. “It goes off his glove. He looked like George Brett or Mike Schmidt. If he catches the ball, he falls right across third for a double play. (Gwyn) was upset after the game. I said: ‘Dang man, that thing was smoked. It’s not your fault.’”Notes: Loyd hasn’t had any pitching luck. He fell to 1-5 de-spite a 3.62 ERA. ... Simmons (2 for 2) was Mocksville’s offensive leader. Loyd (1-2, walk), Thiel (1-3) and Sink (1-3) had the other hits. ... The matchup between old rivals drew the biggest crowd of the season. Thiel said: ‘I’ve never played in front of a crowd this big’,” Kurfees said. Legion falls short in pitchers’ duel Rowan ends M’ville season Please See Ends - Page B4 Whit Merrifield set KC record for consecutive games played. Mocksville catcher Ryan Thiel awaits a throw. - Photo by Regina Whitaker Cole Whitaker winds up. B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 All‑State, All‑District PlayersThree Davie softball players - senior London Dirks and juniors Sydney Dirks and Summer Simpson - were named to the all-state team. S. Dirks earned co-player of the year in the district. Four of her teammates were named to the all-District Section 7 team, including L. Dirks, sophomore Audrea Fowler, junior Melanie Gobble and Simpson. Davie Girls Basketball CampThe Davie girls basketball camp will be July 25-28 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. for kindergarten-8th graders. The cost will be $100 per camper. Register on the Davie Schools website and click “buy event tickets.” Contact coach Lindsey Adams at adamsl@davie.k12.nc.us. Davie Boys Soccer CampThe Davie boys soccer program will host a two-day camp for sixth-eighth grade boys on Aug. 10-11 from 6:30-9 p.m. Contact coach Marco Rebollar at 336-751-5905. At the spring meeting, the NCHSAA Board of Di-rectors addressed changes necessitated by the associ-ation’s agreement with the State Board of Education. The board took action on many items, including: • Sanctioned the addition of women’s wrestling for the 2023-2024 athletic year.• Sanctioned the addition By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Bradley Rudisill, who was Davie’s baseball coach from 2019-21 before re-signing last fall, has landed on his feet. He picked up his third head coaching job recently at Bunker Hill, in Claremont. 1484 Hwy. 64 West, Mocksville, NC 336-751-3372 1328733 “Serving Davie County Since 1973” •Brakes • Tires • Batteries • Alignments • Scheduled Maintenance • Complete and Professional Auto Repair Sports Briefs Former Davie coach Rudisill lands at Bunker Hill Rudisill, 33, has basi-cally returned home. He graduated from Bandys in 2007, and Bunker Hill and Bandys are 10 miles apart. Rudisill was an assistant coach at three stops at the beginning of his teaching/coaching career - at Watauga from 2011-13, at Bandys in 2014 and at Montreat Col- lege in 2015. His first head-coaching job was at South Pointe (S.C.) in 2018. He replaced Bobby Byerly as Davie’s coach in 2019, and he im-mediately caught fire with the War Eagles, who went 22-4, captured the confer-ence championship for the first time in seven years and marched to the third round of the playoffs. His next two Davie teams, though, went 7-11. Davie went 2-3 in the COVID-shortened season of 2020, and it finished 5-8 in the COVID-abbreviated season of 2021. Rudisill resigned from Davie in the middle of the 2021-22 school year and became a special education teacher at Bunker Hill. Last spring he was the Bears’ JV coach and varsity assistant. Todd Setzer stepped down after leading the Bears for four years, and Rudisill inherits a 2-A program that has gone 14 straight years without a losing record. Setzer will remain at Bunker Hill as an assistant athletic director. “He’s knowledgeable about the game and is will-ing to put in the work,” Bunker Hill athletic director James Byrd told the Hickory Daily Record. “He’s already started acquiring equipment and making contacts.”Rudisill, who is 43-27 in four years as a head coach, said he couldn’t have asked for a better opportunity. “The great thing is I’m not walking into a pro-gram that has a cupboard that is bare,” he told the HobbsDailyReport.com. “Coach (Marty) Curtis (who guided Bunker Hill for 35 years) and coach Setzer laid the groundwork for how this program should be run, and I am just trying to do right by them and all the former Bears baseball players. We hope the product we put on the field and the young men we are putting into the community is something everyone in the area can get behind. I’m very excited to see where this Bears pro-gram can go when we have the community backing it.” NCHSSA OKs womens wrestling of a 4-A Classification State Championship in women’s lacrosse, effective 2022-2023.• Approved a Five Quar-ter Rule for basketball, al-lowing students to partici-pate in five quarters of play in a single day. This was done to promote and sustain JV programs.• Approved a five-percent distribution from interest earned on the Association’s General Endowment Fund to member schools, includ-ing a 5.05-percent distribu-tion from the Education/Health and Safety Endow-ment Fund.• Approved Member-ship Fees remaining at $1 per pupil for 2022-2023. Board eliminated the $100 administrative fee, effective 2022-2023.• Revised NCHSAA rev-enue share to 20 percent for all fourth-round contests in all team and bracket-ed sports. The Association will receive its share in all rounds from the net rev-enues of all playoff and championships, rather than the gross receipts.Commissioner Que Tucker said: “Today has been a landmark meeting for the NCHSAA, on many fronts. As we celebrate the 50th year since the pas-sage of Title IX, our board was able to sanction a new women’s sport, women’s wrestling, and add a new championship classification in women’s lacrosse.“We are proud to pro-vide new opportunities for women to participate in education-based athletic programs, and are excited to see the many ways that these new programs will benefit the student experience in our state.” BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT Tell Our Advertisers You Found Them in the BUSINESSSPOTLIGHT Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash 6319 Cook Avenue, Suite 208 | Clemmons, NC 336-766-6488 cooleyroofs.com Providing Quality Roofing, Siding, and Windows Throughout the Triad. 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Not only did he pace Post 174 with a .367 average, he distinguished himself in the 40-year record book with 14 doubles. Connor Bodenhamer had 16 in 2012, Allen Bruce had 15 in 1987, Ryan Foster had 14 in 2012 and Patrick Usher had 14 in 2019. So Loyd is tied for third in that category. Thiel and Sink continued to swing hot bats. Thiel went 10-19 during a six-game hitting streak and closed at .337. Sink hit safely in the last four games to finish at .298. Kurfees had few com-plaints with how Mocksville played down the stretch. An 0-4 start, which extended its losing streak to nine dating to 2021, inspired confidence in no one. But it kept plug-ging. It dropped engine parts on the road as it endured los-ing streaks of four, six, three and three games. Mocks-ville kept plugging. It had a feel-good triumph over Ends ... By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record The Mocksville Legion baseball team trailed in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings in Game 2 against Foothills before pulling out the win in the 10th. Two nights later, Mocks-ville produced quite a se-quel. It faced a seventh-in-ning deficit in Game 3 at Foothills. Somehow, some-way, Mocksville won anoth-er game with high drama, 6-4. Whew. “The boys of summer have become the cardi-ac kids,” coach Charles Kurfees said. “Would you have ever thought we’d win 10 games (after an 0-4 start)? We pulled another one out.”The decisive third game was held at Surry Central High on July 11. By winning the best-of-three, first-round series, Mocksville (10-17) advanced to take on top-seeded Rowan County. It was a credit to hitters Ryan Thiel (4 for 4, dou-ble), Dan Loyd (3-4, homer, two runs) and Jackson Sink (3-4, two runs, two RBIs, double) and pitchers Hunter Daywalt and Sink, who was everywhere. Mocksville had a lead on the sixth pitch of the game, thanks to Loyd’s solo homer to left in the top of the first. It was just the team’s second bomb of the season and the first in 16 games. Loyd, Thiel and Daywalt had consecutive hits in the third, but a base-running mistake led to an out on Daywalt’s knock. Sink’s hit plated Loyd. It was 2-0 but it should have been more. “We screwed up four times on the bases,” Kurfees said. “We got picked off. A boy stole when we didn’t give him the steal sign. We got doubled up on a line drive to second. I held up a Quite a sequel: Legion rallies again in Game 3 runner at third and the run-ner at second kept coming.”It looked like the base-running blunders were going to be costly when Foothills began to rally. After the hosts failed to get a hit in the first two in-nings against Daywalt, they scored an unearned run in the third. Foothills seemed to be on its way to the second round when it poured across three runs on four hits in the fifth. “Nobody panicked,” Kurfees said of the 4-2 deficit. “Nobody got down. We just came back and won the game.”Mocksville got one back in the sixth. Sink jumped on the first pitch of the inning for a double. He scored on Logan Allen’s groundout. Down 4-3, Mocksville delivered a dramatic go-ahead rally in the seventh. The spark was Blake Little’s fullcount walk and Thiel’s double over the right fielder. Foothills made a throwing error on the double, which allowed Little to score on the play and tie the game. After Daywalt was hit by a pitch, Sink made a produc-tive out that pushed across the tiebreaking run. Then Lawrence Hancock, the walk-off hero in Game 2, provided some insurance with a run-scoring single. Just like that, it went from 4-3 bad guys to 6-4 good guys. Thiel’s four hits lifted his average from .287 to .328. Loyd’s three hits raised his average from .329 to .347. Sink, who was hitting a less-than-stellar .226 after Game 1, has flourished in the two wins over Foothills, a 6-for-8 hitting spree jacking his average all the way to .295. “Thiel stepped it up,” Kurfees said. “He works hard. He keeps working and getting better. If it wasn’t for him (at catcher and in the heart of the order), I don’t know where we’d be. Sink (a rising senior at Davie) could be a big-time player in high school, and he could go to college somewhere and play.”And then there’s the pitching. Before Game 3, Daywalt had made two mound starts and worked just 15 innings. He had gone two innings or less in five of his seven appearances. But he got the win in relief in Game 2 and he went five effective innings in Game 3. Amazing. “Hunter pitched a hel-luva game,” Kurfees said after the rising sophomore held Foothills to six hits and three earned runs. He walked one while throwing 50 of 75 pitches for strikes. “What a game he pitched. He’s one of the best young players in the county. He’s got some work to do - he’s got to get more athletic - but he can be a heck of a player. I really believe that.”Sink closed the fierce battle in two innings of relief. He got help from his defense in the sixth. Thiel threw to second on a back pick. Mocksville got the guy in a rundown and Loyd fired a bullet to Sink, who was covering third, for the third out. That kept Mocksville’s deficit at 4-3. Sink shook off a pair of walks in the bottom of the seventh. With runners at second and third and two outs, he blew away the No. 3 batter on three pitches to earn his first win. It was his third strikeout in two score-less innings. “We thought (Daywalt) was laboring, so we need-ed another jumpstart with Sink,” Kurfees said. “We figured it was time to (make a change). Hunter had done his job.” Kurfees said it was thrill-ing to watch his team over-come so much. It started the season 0-4. It suffered through one losing streak after another. It played this game and the last three games without Parker Ader-hold, the center fielder/leadoff man who was No. 1 in runs (20) and second in average (.325). “A lot of them have close to 100 at-bats for the sea-son,” he said. “That’s how you get better. We don’t have a senior. Blake Little and Logan Allen are two college-aged kids. The rest of them are rising juniors and seniors and a rising sophomore. We’re supposed to be sitting at the house and we won a first-round playoff series. Think about that. Now I’ve got to go home and wash my uniform and go to Newman Park tomorrow.”Notes: Parker Simmons went 2-3. Daywalt and Han-cock had one hit each as Mocksville outhit Foothills 14-7. ... Kurfees appreciated the fan support. “We had a good crowd up there,” he said. “A bunch of young boys from Davie came up to support the team. We had more there than they did.” Foothills in the first round as it scratched and clawed to a 10-19 record (10-13 if you throw out the matchups against top-seeded Rowan). “These guys really im-proved as the season went on,” Kurfees said. “They learned a lot. It was a chal-lenge at the first of the year. I didn’t know if we’d win a game and we wound up winning a playoff series. Not only that, we’re the youngest team in the whole area. We did pretty good. We worked them hard. When it was 90 degrees at 4:30 in the evening, we hit them 100 or more groundballs apiece. We did everything we could to try to get better.“We would like to thank everyone for the support - the players, concession stand ladies, coaches, PA announcer, scoreboard oper-ator, gate operators, grounds crew, sponsors and most importantly our fans and the community.”If everyone who is eligi-ble returns in 2023, Mocks-ville could be a contender. “If they’ll all come back and be committed and loyal to the program and we pick up a few more pitchers, we could be good,” he said. Dan Loyd stretches for the throw on a close play at first. At right, Loyd pitches in relief in a game at Mooresville. - Photos by Regina Whitaker Darren Shore and Loyd walk off following the third out. In middle, Shore fires to the plate. At right, Parker Simmons bats. The 2022 Mocksville Senior Legion baseball team worked through a slow start and advanced to second round. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 - B5 This scripture message brought to you by these businesses who encourage you to worship at the church of your choice. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.(1 Peter 3:15) B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 The Young at Heart group from Bethlehem United Methodist Church in Advance hosted its an-nual Independence Day Celebration on July 4 at the church picnic shelter. The American flag was presented by the church’s Boy Scout troop, Davie Sheriff J.D. Hartman led the Pledge of Allegiance, Commissioner Benita Finney sung the National Anthem and Chief District Judge Jimmy Myers spoke about the price paid to gain our country’s indepen-dence. Those attending en-joyed a covered-dish dinner with desserts and homemade ice cream. DJ Barry Rentz entertained. Many of those attending donated hygiene products to Storehouse for Jesus as part of Young at Heart’s ongoing effort to assist that program’s clients. The afternoon’s festivities concluded with a release of red, white and blue balloons in honor of U.S. Military personnel and in memory of all who sacri-ficed their lives to give us the freedoms we enjoy. Famil y Medicine Young at Heart celebrate the 4th DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, July 21, 2022 ‑ B7 By Neal EssicFor the Enterprise On Sunday, July 24, the Jericho Church of Christ will observe its 150th an-niversary with a day of celebration and special ac-tivities.The Jerico congregation is the oldest continuing congregation of the church-es of Christ in North Car-olina. It was founded by a preacher named William Lucius Butler, who left Da-vie County, his birthplace, and moved to Kentucky as a young man to seek his fortune. There he be-came acquainted with the Restoration Movement, a movement preaching the restoration of the New Tes-tament church and a return to the first principles of Christianity. “Back to the Bible” was the plea, and the Bible was upheld as the only authority for chris-tians in religious matters to the exclusion of sectarian doctrines that promote di-vision.Butler joined severl oth-er prominent men of his day in efforts to restore the New Testament church according to the Biblical pattern. He returned to Davie County in 1872 and preached a serious of meet-ings in the Jericho com-munity. On July 24 of that year, five people obeyed the gospel by being bap-tized into Christ in a nearby creek. These five were the beginning of the Jericho congregation. They met to-gether and studied and wor-shipped in the old Jericho schoolhouse, which was in what is now the front yard of the present church, near Jericho Church and Junc-tion roads.As the church grew, they left the old school building in 1884 when land was donated and a one-ro0om church building was con-structed. It stood just behind the present church build-ing. By the mid-1950s, the congregation had outgrown this building, even with some additions, so a sec-ond congregation on North Main Street in Mocksville was established. They met for the first time in the new building in December of 1957.Even with the planting of the North Main congre-gation, the 1884 building was soon again outgrown, so a new brick building was erected in 1969 in front of the old building, which was demolished. A Fellowship hall, completed in 2002, now stands in place of the old building.As a New Testament church, Jericho is non-de-nominational in belief and practice and is committed to preaching and living the faith that was “once for all delivered to the saints.” It seeks to follow the New Jericho Church of Christ celebrating 150 years Members of Jericho Church of Christ celebrate the groundbreaking for a new building - with the old one in the background. Below is an architect’s rendering of the new building that still stands at Jericho Church and Junction roads near Mocksville. Church founder William Lucius Butler. Testament pattern for the church in organization, work and worship. With Christ as the spiritual head, the congregation retains its’ local independence from any ecclesiastical ties outside of the congration. The mission: “The Great Commission: To preach Christ and him crucified as the only hope for man-kind.” Members seek to live as brothers and sisters in Christ looking to God as the Heavenly Father.In keeping with the Great Commission, Jeri-cho is very mission-mind-ed. Members endeavor to glorify God by going into all the world with the gos-pel message. In addition to supporting local, state and national mission works, the congegation also financial-ly supports missions in Chi-na, Cuba, Eastern Europe (especially Ukraine), Peru, India, Nigeria and Zambia. Radio broadcasts in several languages are beamed into places missionaries cannot go. Even though chruches of Christ are independent con-gregations, they cooperate on many fronts. Sitting next door to Jericho is a prime example. Congregations throughout North Carolain worke dto establish CAroli-na Bible Camp and Retreat Center where children and adults come for spiritual enrichment and fellowship. Churches throughout the country support children’s homes, disaster relief ef-forts, brotherhood publi-cations, educational insti-tutions and other causes as determined by their own local leadership.The July 24 anniversa-ry celebration begins at 10 a.m. with a period of Bible study and discussion led by Dr. Tom Torpy, former Jericho minister. A worship service begins at 11 with acapella singing, prayers, observance of the Lord’s Supper, the taking of an offering, and a message by Tony Forrest, retired minis-ter who grew up at Jericho. A photo of attendees will be made at 12:30 fol-lowed by a pot-luck fellow-ship meal for which Jericho is famous. From 3-4 p.m., there will be congregation-al singing.Members invite anyone to participate in any of the activities.Visit www.jeri-chotoday.com. Members first met at the Jericho Schoolhouse, shown here around a1904-1905, in the book “His- tory of Davie County Schools” by Marie Benge Craig Roth. 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Home: (336) 284-4817Cell: (336) 909-4027 B8 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 Dateline Fundraisers Saturday, Aug. 13Community breakfast, Farm‑ington Methodist, 1939 Farm-ington Rd., Mocksville, 7-10 a.m. Pork tenderloin, sausage, gravy, eggs, grits, stewed ap-ples, biscuits, mixed fresh fruit, breakfast casserold, coffee, OJ. Donations support church ministries. Reunions Saturday, Sept. 24Davie High Class of ‘62, The Farm at Oak Hill, Mocksville, social hour at noon, lunch at 1. Call Larry Smith, 336-905-9015. Saturday, Oct. 1Davie High School Class of ‘66 reunion, 5 p.m., Eaton’s Baptist fellowship hall, Eatons & Richie roads, Mocksville. Saturday, Oct. 8Davie High School Class of 1982, 40th-year reunion, 7-11 p.m., The Farm at Oak Hill, 186 Kent Lane, Mocksville. $40 per couple, $25 per person, paid to DHS Class of ‘82, c/o Shelia Walker Stanley, PO ACROSS 1. Act of deceit 5. (K) Queen or twin 8. Constant annoyer 12. (K) Abode 13. Type of loaf 14. Ancient civilization 15. Throat- clearing sound 16. Suffix for “Hallow” 17. Flabbergasted 18. Dollar or euro (2 words) 21. (K) Signal OK 22. (K) Wrinkle remover 23. (K) “What a ___ of money!” 26. (K) Hotel 27. (K) Have caramel- coated carrots 30. (K) Honda or Ford 31. Clockwork part 32. (K) Mexican money 33. (K) Place for birds 34. (K) “Ant-___ and the Wasp” 35. Chipper 36. (K) Swimming exercise 38. (K) Raced on foot 39. Most people (2 words) 44. Arizona city 45. Fond du ___, Wisconsin 46. (K) Yachting 47. Matted cotton sheet 48. (K) Moose relative 49. (K) Metal fastener 50. Church area 51. Letters for help 52. Jingle DOWN 1. Pillow covering 2. Kind of salmon 3. (K) Last word of a prayer 4. Souvenir 5. (K) Sandwich necessity 6. Observer 7. (K) Refusing to admit 8. (K) Instrument with keys 9. Train driver 10. Native bagpipe player 11. (K) “It” game 19. (K) Foot attachment 20. Coffee dispenser 23. (K) Existed 24. (K) Relative of a puffin 25. Hairdressers 26. Charged bit 28. (K) Question 29. (K) Plaything 31. (K) Homes of royals 32. Hanging jewelry 34. (K) Dashboard abbr. 35. (K) Cookware used to make hotcake 37. Marble type 38. (K) Magazine holders 39. Bring in, as a crop 40. (K) Angelic light 41. Biblical twin 42. (K) Brake, as a horse 43. (K) Shopping word 44. Marketing deg. PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER © 2022 Andrews McMeel Syndication syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? Word that can be mass produced? Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker July 25, 2022 The (K) Clues Are for Kids Volume set span stopping at the 16th letter? Answer: 16-A) A TO P Previous riddle answer: By Betty Etchison WestCana/Pino Correspondent Rick and Judy Wilson were honored on their 40th wedding anniversary at a reception given by their friends, Kathy and Bob El-lis, assisted by Chinera and Jim Latham, Ann Cline and Jody Hewell. The recep-tion was held at the Wesley Chapel Fellowship Hall on Sunday afternoon, July 10. Among the special guests were Rick’s son, Richard and his grandson, who is also named Richard, from Galax, Va.; his moth-er-in-law, Violet Coursey, who moved some time ago from West Virginia and now lives in Mocksville; and his daughter, Jody Howell, and her husband, Ronald of Ad-vance. Kathy and Bob Ellis’ grandson, Nathan Cato, of Callahan, Fla., arrived this week to spend some time with his grandpar-ents. Jayden Ellis, another grandson of Raleigh, has been with his grandparents for a few weeks and will probably stay until the end of July. Both boys enjoy spending time in Pino. I spent several days last week visiting my sister-in-law, Rachel Estes Etchison, in Siler City. We had not ever had a chance to sit and visit because of other obli-gations. We enjoyed sitting and talking about every-thing and nothing. Rachel was the wife of my brother, John Etchison, who died last year. I enjoyed so much just spending uninterrupted time with Rachel. My sis-ter, Marty Babcock, and her husband Bill, came from their home in Cary and took us to lunch in Siler City on Sunday.Betty went back to Cary with Marty and Bill and spent the next few days there. The first night she spent in Cary was the first night she had spent there in 80 years. Eighty years ago, when I was 9, my fa-thers’ sister, Annie Laurie Etchison, who was an army librarian stationed at Lang-ley Field, Va., came to Cana and took me on the train to Langley Field to spend a week. We got on a train in Mocksville and traveled to Virginia in a Pullman car. That was some trip for a little girl who had scarcely ever left the village limits of Cana. Sleeping on the train was certainly a big deal. I enjoyed the week at Lang-ley. Laurie took me to Vir-ginia Beach where we saw a huge convoy of ships, all painted gray, lined up ready to head to Europe. Even though I was young, I knew that those ships, dozens of them, were taking soldiers to fight in the war in Eu-rope. That was quite an ex-perience. At the end of the week, Aunt Laurie put me on the train to travel to Ra- leigh, where a cousin was to meet me. Aunt Laurie told the conductor to be sure that I got off in Raleigh. There was no one on that train but soldiers and sailors and they were kind. When the train arrived in Raleigh, my cous-in, Mossa Eaton, was there. Mossa had purchased tick-ets for us to ride the train on to Cary. That conductor almost put me off in spite of all because that was what he had been told to do, but Cousin Mossa finally pre-vailed, and we rode the train on to Cary. I spent that night in Cary with another cous-in, Rachel Dunham, and her husband, Shelton. I had not been homesick during the week at Langley Field, but, when I heard train whistles in the distance that night, they sounded so lonely that I really got homesick. I was going home to Cana the next day so I survived. Cana/PinoVisiting Cary’s Cana connection, some 80 years later Fast forward 80 years, I spent two in Cary with my sister, Marty, and her hus-band, Bill Babcock. Marty and Bill live at Glenaire Continuing Care Retire-ment Community, on land that was once owned by Marty’s cousins, Rachel and Shelton Dunham. When I was in Cary 80 years ago, there were only three or four houses and a farm on Kildaire Farm Road. Now that street is fully devel-oped—hotels, shopping centers, gas stations, a hos-pital, churches, etc. There does not seem to be a foot that is vacant. I think I liked Kildaire Farm Road better in 1941 when there was four houses and a farm, but Gle-naire is nice. When my cousins, the Dunhams, moved to Kil-daire Farm Road, they bought 30 acres. They kept that land for years. Mr. Dunham was an agriculture teacher at Cary High School, and he and his wife loved to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers, shrubs, etc. The rest was woodland except for a small pond. Before Mr. Dunham died, he sold 28 acres to the Presbyterian Church so they could build a retirement home. That home is Glenaire. My sister now lives there on land that once belonged to a girl who grew up in the Cana area. The people who operate the home know Marty’s con-nection to the Dunhams who are honored at the home. The dining room at Glenaire is the named The Dunham. Rachel Dunham lived in her home on the two acres of land that was left until her death and continued to tend her plants. There are prob-ably not many people living in Cary now who was there when I spent the night there in 1941. I enjoyed seeing Glenaire on Dunham land where about the only thing left is the Dunham’s pond. Glenaire, home to several hundred people, is on land that was once occupied by two people and then by four when the Dunham’s two children, Susan and Shel-ton, were born.Marlene Trivette re-turned home after spend-ing a week at Oak Island. Marlene and her husband, Calvin used to own a house on Oak Island so returning there was special. Marlene and her friend, Deurita Bolling of East Bend, went on a tour of sights where movies have been shot on the island—the area there has appeared in many mov-ies and television program, one being Andy Griffin’s Mayberry. Box 601, Mocksville. Details to be on class Facebook page. Religion July 20-22Vacation Bible School, Greater Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist, 2030 US 601 N., Mocks-ville, 6-8 nightly. Classes, fooed, fun for all ages including adults. Aug. 2-4Vacation Bible School, God’s Plan Ministry, 197 Main St., Cooleemee, 6-7:30 nightly. All welcome. Aug. 3-6Growing in Jesus on The Cornerstone Farm VBS, Cor-nerstone Church, 1585 NC 801, Mocksville, 6-8 p.m. Ages 4-12. Preregister at https://vbsmate.com/events/Corner-stonekids/2467. Direct questions to 336-998-0600 or corner-stonekids@gmx.com. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. Mondays Afternoon card games, new program, 1 p.m. First Monday, Uno; second, Skipbo; third, Rook; fourth, Rummy; fifth, Crazy Eights. Wednesday, July 20Grands Cornhole, 1 p.m., Brock Campus Bring grand-kids, great-grandkids to play cornhole. Thursday, July 21Senior Book Club, 2 p.m., pub-lic library with Genny Hinkle.Bingo, 1 p.m. Prizes, pre-pack-aged snacks. Monday, July 25What’s Cooking: Foods, Fads & Helpful Home Hacks, 1 p.m., cooking demos, tips, gadgets, more. Tuesday, July 26Coffee & Caregiving,10 a.m., a time for interaction with other caregivers.Veterans Social, 1 p.m., Mary Beth Young from Partners to discuss mental health services.Theatre Club, 1 p.m. with Mike Garner. Discussion of theatrical options and planning trips. Thursday, July 28Good Health Club, 1 p.m., with Stacey Southern, nutrition coor-dinator. Learn healthy eating tips and recipes. Monday, Aug. 1Bowling Lunch, 1 p.m., teams to be picked for next league; awarding of trophies from last season. Tuesday, Aug. 2Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4Senior Writing Group, 2 p.m. with Marie Craig. Learn how to improve writing. Tuesday, Aug. 9Coffee & Caregiving, 10 a.m., a time for interaction with other caregivers.Jewelry Making Class, 1 p.m. with Beverly Myers. $5. Learn how to make a necklace. OngoingBrock Senior Steppers, starts Jan. 3 at Brock Gym, open 8-10 each morning and other times with no programs. Register and count steps for monthly and yearly prizes. Live Music Thursday, July 21Phil Ray Music, 6 p.m.. 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Mark Russell Cooper Pro‑ductions, 6 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Mocksville.His & Hers, 6:30 p.m., O’Cala-han’s, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, July 22Back 40, 5:30 p.m., RayLen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville.Mark Russell Cooper Pro‑ductions, 6 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Friday, July 22Back 40, 5:30 p.m., RayLen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville. Saturday, July 23E180, 6 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.DJ, 4-7 p.m.; His&Hers, 7-10 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville, part of summer concert series. Sunday, July 24Joe’s Cousin, 2 p.m., The Sta-tion, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, July 28Michael Chaney Music, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.BWE (Brent Wall & Keith Bates), 6:30 p.m., O’Calahan’s, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, July 30Marte Maney, noon, RayLen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville. Sunday, July 31Jerry Chapman, 2 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, Aug. 4Down the Mountain, 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville. Friday, Aug. 5SoundKraft, 6 p.m., The Sta-tion, Downtown Mocksville.Susanna Macfarlane, 5:30 p.m., RayLen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, July 21, 2022 ‑ B9 1710 Jake Alexander Blvd W Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 773-8655 www.facebook.com/Everydayyardsalestore Everyday Yardsale Store Hrs: Mon. - Sat. 9am - 5pm Specialize in small appliances & cleaning supplies Public Notices No. 1478264 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having quali-fied as Executor of the ESTATE OF PHILLIP ANTHONY BEAU-CHAMP, deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and cor-porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned at 202 West Lexington Avenue, High Point, NC 27262, on or before the 14th day of October, 2022, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.This the 14th day of July, 2022.Vickie C. Beauchamp, ExecutorEstate of Phillip Anthony Beau-champMaxine D. KennedyAttorney at Law202 West Lexington AvenueHigh Point, NC 27262Publish 7/14/22, 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22 No. 1480788 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pur- suant to the requirements of Chap- ter 160D-602 of the General Stat- utes of North Carolina and Section 155.251 of the Davie County Code of Ordinances, that the Davie County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Administration Building locat- ed at 123 S. Main Street, Mocks- ville, NC on Monday August 1, 2022 at 6:00pm to hear the fol- lowing requests: Zoning Map Amendment 2022- 04. Miller Tree Service, Inc. has ap- plied to rezone approximately 6.77 acres from Residential Agricultural (R-A) to Highway Business (H-B). The subject properties are located at 327 and 337 Hillcrest Drive at the intersection of Hillcrest Dr and NC HWY 801 S. The properties are further described as Davie County Tax Parcel F800000069 and F800000068. Zoning Map Amendment 2022- 05. Delmar McDaniel has applied to rezone approximately 2 acres from Residential 12 (R-12) to High- way Business (H-B). The subject properties are located at 2519 and 2531 US HWY 601 S. The proper- ties are further described as Davie County Tax Parcel L5140A0021 and L5140A0022. Zoning Text Amendment. The Board will review a text amend- ment to the Zoning Ordinance in sections 155.001 Definitions. The public is invited to attend the hearing at which time there will be an opportunity to be heard in favor of, or in opposition to, the above items. As a result of the pub- lic hearing, substantial changes might be made in the advertised proposal, reflecting objections, debate and discussion at the hearing. Additional information is available at the Development & Facilities Services Department on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by telephone at (336) 753-6050. Adam Barr Planning Department Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22 Public Notices No. 1478997 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Adminis-trator CTA of the Estate of MON-TE LANIER BLACKWOOD late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un-dersigned on or before October 21, 2022 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Allpersons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 21st day of July, 2022.Christine Ann MotsingerC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 No. 1474353 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Nicki B Leon (also known as Nicki Berbakos Leon) late of Davie County, North Car-olina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned at the office of her attorney set forth below, on or before October 6, 2022 or this No-tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im-mediate payment.This the 7th day of July 2022.Jacqueline Anne LeonExecutor for the Estate ofNicki B LeonDavid W. Bailey, Jr., AttorneyBailey & Thomas, PA3069 Trenwest Dr. Suite 100P.O. Box 52Winston Salem, NC 27102Phone: (336)725-8366Fax : (336)725-9206Publish 7/7/22, 7/14/22, 7/21/22, 7/28/22 No. 1478856 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Martha S. Smith late of Davie County, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Oc-tober 21, 2022 (being three [3] months from the first day of pub-lication of this notice) or this no-tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Es-tate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 12th of July, 2022. T. Mark Smith, Co-Executor F. Brent Smith, Co-Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II, Attorney at Law MARTIN, VAN HOY & RAIS-BECK LLPAttorneys at law10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028(336)-751-2171Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 No. 1478264 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS The undersigned, having quali-fied as Executor of the ESTATE OF PHILLIP ANTHONY BEAU-CHAMP, deceased, late of Davie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and cor-porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned at 202 West Lexington Avenue, High Point, NC 27262, on or before the 14th day of October, 2022, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.This the 14th day of July, 2022.Vickie C. Beauchamp, ExecutorEstate of Phillip Anthony Beau-champMaxine D. KennedyAttorney at Law202 West Lexington AvenueHigh Point, NC 27262Publish 7/14/22, 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22 Public Notices No. 1479053 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Johnny Surfine Gar-retson, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2022. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/21/2022. Rebecca Lynn Gar-retson Thomas, 131 Dandelion Lane, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of John-ny Surfine Garretson, deceased, File #22E266. Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 No. 1477673 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu-trix of the Estate of JIMMY DEAN LOWERY late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present writ-ten claim to the undersigned on or before October 14, 2022 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediatepayment to the undersigned.This the 14th day of July, 2022.Tammy Jean McClamrochC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 7/14/22, 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22 No. 1467632 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Exec-utor of the Estate of Michael Lynn Fields late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present writ-ten claim to the undersigned on or before September 30, 2022 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.This the 20th of June, 2022.Elizabeth Morgan, Executorc/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II, Attorney at LawMARTIN & VAN HOY, LLPAttorneys at Law10 Court SquareMocksville, NC 27028(336)751-2171Publish 6/30/22, 7/7/22, 7/14/22, 7/21/22 No. 1478997 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Adminis-trator CTA of the Estate of MON-TE LANIER BLACKWOOD late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the un-dersigned on or before October 21, 2022 (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. Allpersons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 21st day of July, 2022.Christine Ann MotsingerC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 Public Notices No. 1478763 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Deborah J. Hen-nessey, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2022. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/21/2022. Wanda C. Bowles, 728 North Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Deborah J. Hennessey, deceased, File #2022E000271. Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 No. 1472033 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Fay Smithdeal Deans, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 12, 2022. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/07/2022. Sandra D. McCallie, 115 Medford Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30215, as Executor of the Estate of Fay Smithdeal Deans, deceased, File #2022E000120. Publish 7/7/22, 7/14/22, 7/21/22, 7/28/22 No. 1481722 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Frances Laverne Kelly, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2022. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/21/2022. Melissa Rebekah Kel-ly, 281 Riverbend Drive, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of Frances Laverne Kelly, deceased, File #2022E000279. Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 No. 1479053 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Johnny Surfine Gar-retson, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before October 26, 2022. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 07/21/2022. Rebecca Lynn Gar-retson Thomas, 131 Dandelion Lane, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of John-ny Surfine Garretson, deceased, File #22E266. Publish 7/21/22, 7/28/22, 8/4/22, 8/11/22 Deals & Bargains Older Yashica Camera Camera, 3 lenses and case. Pick up ONLY. If interested call or text 704-920-8246. $150.00 Rainbow Vacuum Cleaner $400. 704-798-4417 Rheem Gas Hot Water Heater Good condition. $150. 704-279- 3709 Toro Blower w/ cord. $20. 704-213-6201 Vera Bradley Purses $10-25. 704-798-4417 Wicker Rocker $30 704-798-4417 Walker w/ wheels Still in box, never used. $50 704- 638-8965, call anytime, leave a message if no answer. Pets & Livestock Domestic Pets Australian Shepherd Pupppies For Sale Ready to go July 17. Parents on site. 336-528-5364, Call or text. kanebuchanan@gmail.com Dachshund Minnie Puppy 8 weeks old male, piebald, beau- tiful marked, shots & wormed. $500 Call 352-304-4649 Rentals Pasture Land For Rent WANTED - PASTURE LAND FOR RENT IN DAVIE OR NEAR BY COUNTY FOR ANGUS CATTLE. WILL MAINTAIN FENCING AND LAND. 704-241-5058 Transportation Motorcycles & ATV’s 1991 Honda Nighthawk 750 34k miles, $3,000 OBO. 973-879- 7273 Public Notices Public Notices Auctions & Sales Garage Sales Advance, 729 Redland Rd. BIG Yard Sale - Mountain Cabin Clean Out, Sat. 7/23 9am-3pm. Antiques, home decor, household items, adult and kids clothes and so much more! Yard Sale for Special Olympics Davie County 644 N. Main Street Mocksville, 27028 Inside of Brock Gym, Sat. July 23, 8am-1pm. Infant to preteen cloth- ing sorted by size and gender ($1 per piece); toys; board games; small furniture; NIB kitchen items; shoes for adults and kids; jewelry; luggage; crafts & scrapbooking items; small electronics; lamps; purses; DVDs; books; home dé- cor; and much more! Cash only. Merchandise Deals & Bargains 2-6 Pack Coke Christmas Bottles 1995 & 1996, $10 each. 704-213- 6201 3 Spin Case Rods & Reels $25 each. 704-278-9527 4 Heavy Spinning Rods & Reels. Good for pier fishing. $15 each. 704-278-9527 Black & Decker Drill w/ case. $20. 704-213-6201 Extension Ladder 3-piece, multi-use. (Workzone) Extends up to 14’. Hold 225lbs. Extension/leaning/”A” Frame. $45. 336-998-1314 FREE Living Room & Bedroom Furniture To include, couch, love seat, TV armoire, white bedroom wicker armoire, & wicker bedside table. Will have to move yourself. 704- 202-8112 Golf Cart Hub Caps $20. 704-213-6201 Golf cart Body ONLY New Paint Blue Marble Club Car Precedent Body.704-920-8246. China Grove $350.00 James Bond 007 1950s vintage, Sean Connery 33”x51” beach towel. Good condition, never been used or washed. $25 336-766-5096 LOTS of Old Handmade Quilts $10 each. 336-998-8934 Men’s Tennis Shoes Size 8.5 W, black velcro straps. Never worn. Name brand. $25. 704-638-8965, call anytime, leave a message if no answer. Old Albums, Records, & Tapes $100 OBO. 336-998-8934 Oak Sewing Table w/ extensions for quilting. Never been used, good condition. $300. 704-279-3709 B12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, May 26, 2022 1710 Jake Alexander Blvd W Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 773-8655 www.facebook.com/Everydayyardsalestore Everyday Yardsale Store Hrs: Mon. - Sat. 9am - 5pm Specialize in small appliances & cleaning supplies Deals & Bargains Oak Dresser Solid oak. $480. 336-546-7408 Quart Canning Jars $8/dozen.704-298-4089 Deals & Bargains Family of Porcelain Dolls $100 704-209-1664 George Foreman Electric Grill Gently used. Personal size. Call 980-330-9613 $15.00 Deals & Bargains 2-Samsung Phones Perfect condition. $480. 336-546-7408 2-Wigs $50 704-209-1664 2-Zebco 33 Rods & Reels $25 for both. 704-278-9527 7.5 New Christmas Tree w/ 1200 lights. $225 Call 704-680-3114 or 336-816-1479 Cedar Glider 704-232-0881 $500 James Bond 007 1950s vintage, Sean Connery 33”x51” beach towel. Perfect condition, never been used or washed. $80 336-766-5096 English Walnuts FREE. 704-298-4089 Floor Lamp Very heavy, like new. $85 704- 680-3114 or 336-816-1479 Garage Sales Woodleaf, 1615 Powell Rd Multi-Family Yard Sale, ONE DAY ONLY Sat. 5/28, 7am-4pm. Raising money for summer trips! Clothes, shoes, bags, furniture, home goods, books, plants and technology! Merchandise Deals & Bargains 1972 Ford Pinto 2000 engine & c4 transmission. Runs but both need rebuilding. $250. 704-857-7186 2-Pair Brand New High Heels Size 9.5 & 10. $50 704-209-1664 Auctions & Sales Garage Sales Ridenhour Arbor Center Street Cooleemee Webb Yard Sale Yard Sale, Fri. 5/27 8am-1pm & Sat. 5/28 8am-noon. Men’s and women’s clothes, other good buys. Salisbury Rowan Co. Fairgrounds County Wide Antique & Yard Sale Fri. May 27 & Sat. May 28 8am-4pm & Sun. May 29, 9am-4pm. Over 150 booths. Fairground full of anything from yard sale items to antiques. For info, call 704-425-9838 RAIN OR SHINE! Employment Job Opportunities QST INDUSTRIES NOW HIRINGOperations, Manufacturing, Warehousing & Clerical. Com-petitive pay, complete vacation and holiday package. Health, dental, eye & life insurance. Contact Tony Phelps 336-936-8504 for additional information. E.O.E Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash NOW HIRING Apply in Person 251 Eaton Rd., Mocksville E.O.E. $14/hr. & up $500 Sign On Bonus Great Benefits • PAY & BonusesAll Shifts Available We’re Growing! ACROSS 1. (K) Talk to each other 5. Sharpen an ax blade 9. Place for Hemingway’s Old Man 12. Feeling fit and healthy 13. (K) “What do you ___ there?” 14. (K) Simple grain 15. (K) One thing to sail to 16. One of several on a bulleted list 17. Not “to,” but ___ 18. Printed and glazed cotton fabric 20. A sacred hymn 22. (K) Bonfire residue 23. (K) One way to be seen in the dark 25. (K) Came in first 27. (K) Shrek is one 29. Wading bird of warm regions 33. What “You can do it!” is 36. (K) Root ___ float 37. “American ___” (TV show) 38. (K) “___ day now!” 39. (K) Facial blemishes 41. (K) Biggest heater you’ll ever need 43. Swindler’s cohort 46. Friendship by mail (2 words) 49. Tween age 50. (K) Flow sluggishly 53. (K) Worst part of an apple to eat, you’d think 54. “Are,” way old 55. (K) Geometry class answer, sometimes 56. Collected charity 57. (K) “The Tigger Movie” character 58. Boat’s central structure 59. (K) An annoying bug is one DOWN 1. “That dress is tres ___!” 2. Corn beef dish 3. Coalition 4. (K) Young adults 5. Someone dazzlingly skilled in a field 6. (K) Thing blown off in the wind, sometimes 7. (K) Adam and ___ 8. (K) Something a drummer is responsible for 9. (K) Thing to lie or sit on 10. Marquis subordinate 11. (K) Smallest component of an element 19. Commandment word 21. (K) Type of suit that gets wet 23. (K) Elementary school division 24. (K) Toy company that’s all blocked up? 25. (K) What a spider makes 26. (K) Single number 28. Beam with your face 30. Old descriptor for a tall, skinny guy 31. Place with room service, maybe 32. (K) Pig’s home with a mud floor 34. Type of exam with no writing 35. (K) “Anybody ___ coming to the worm race?” 40. Robe relative 42. (K) Open, as a toothpaste tube 43. (K) One of trillions in the sky 44. (K) Last person standing in an action film 45. (K) “Spider-Man: ___ the Spider-Verse” 46. Sound, as big bells 47. (K) Muscular items, for many 48. “___ we forget ...” 51. Rock in stores? 52. Last letter PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER © 2022 Andrews McMeel Syndication syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? You, long ago Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker May 30, 2022The (K) Clues Are for Kids Get from yesterday? 7-D) GOT Previous riddle answer: FundraisersSaturday, June 11Breakfast, Farmington Meth-odist, 1939 Farmington Rd., Mocksville, 7-10 a.m. Pork tenderloin, sausage, gravy, eggs, grits, stewed apples, biscuits, mixed fruit, breakfast casserold, coffee, OJ. Donations support church ministries.ReunionsSaturday, Oct. 8Davie High School Class of 1982, 40th-year reunion, 7-11 p.m., The Farm at Oak Hill, 186 Kent Lane, Mocksville. $40 per couple, $25 per per-son, paid to DHS Class of ‘82, c/o Shelia Walker Stanley, PO Box 601, Mocksville. Details to be on class Facebook page. ReligionSunday, May 29George and Minnie Campbell Day, Shiloh Baptist, 544 E. Depot St., Mocksville, 11 a.m.June 5-8Vacation Bible School, Ea-tons Baptist, 6:30-8:30 each evening. For kids age 3-12. Concurrent adult class. 336-655-9656.Special EventsFriday, May 27Strawberry Jam canning workshop, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Extension Center, downtown Mocksville. $15. Reserve spot by May 23, 336.753.6100.Saturday, June 4Tea Party, Dulin Methodist, 897 Dulin Rd., Mocksville, 2-4 p.m. Put on party hat and joing the free fun. Write to church and tell them how many will attend. ThursdaysBoTyme Jam, country, blue-grass and gospel music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Farmington Com-munity Center, Farmington Road, Mocksville. $3, musi-cians admitted free. DatelineOngoingSmith Grove Farmer’s Mar-ket, Saturdays, 1-3:30 p.m., Smith Grove Methodist, 3492 US 158, Mocksville. Local produce, eggs, metas, honey, plants, baked goods, handcraft-ed gifts, food vendors, kids activities, music, non-profit booths. Visit Facebook or Ins-tagram.SeniorsAll of the following events are sponsored by Davie Senior Ser-vices. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main campus at 278 Meroney St. is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The health and fitness center at the Brock Recreation Center at 644 N. Main St. is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays.MondaysAfternoon card games, new program, 1 p.m. First Monday, Uno; second, Skipbo; third, Rook; fourth, Rummy; fifth, Crazy Eights.TuesdaysEmail basics, 10-11 a.m. With Davie Public Library.Thursday, May 26Good Health Club, 1 p.m. with Stacey Southern, nutrition coor-dinator. Learn health eating tips, share recipes, light exercises.Silver Arts Follies: Senior Games Closing Ceremonies, Awards, 6 p.m. Performing arts entrants and cheerleaders to perform. Silver Arts on display.Friday, May 27Move It or Lose It, 10 a.m., with Allegra Tucker from Da-vie Health Dept. Learn how to incorporate more movement in everyday life, learn benefits. Thursday, June 2Senior Writing Group, 2 p.m. with Marie Craig. Learn to im-prove writing skills. Friday, June 3Golden Anniversary Party, 1 p.m., for all couples married for 50 years or more. Luncheon with music by Benita Finney.Tuesday, June 7Blood Pressure Screening, 10 a.m.Wednesday, June 8Papercrating Extravaganza, 1 p.m. Bring own supplies, no formal instruction.Thursday, June 9Scams & Frauds Seminar, 10 a.m., with John Brown, outreach and policy advisor with NC Dept. of Justice.Friday, June 10Armchair Adventures - Ha-waii, 1-3 p.m., enjoy informa-tion and tastes of Hawaii.Crafternoon - Stencil Tote Bag, 2 p.m., public library. Materials provided.Tuesday, June 14Coffee & Caregiving, 10 a.m., for caregivers.Novant Health Seminar, 10 a.m., info on a health topic.Got Plans? Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. with facilitator from Hospits/Palliative Care.Wednesday, June 15Basket Weaving, 1 p.m. with instructor Cheryl Tilley, $15. Will make picket fence basket.Live MusicThursday, May 26Aaron & Ellen, 6:30 p.m., sum-mer music kickoff at O’Calah-an’s, Downtown Mocksville.Whiskey Mic, 6 p.m.. 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Saturday, May 28Jason Leake Band, 7 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Anwarotti Live, 4-7 p.m., Summer Lovin’ Concert Series.Nick Branscome, noon, Raylen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville.Sunday, May 29Sydney Rose, 2 p.m., The Sta-tion, Downtown Mocksville.Thursday, June 2Adam & Avery, 6:30 p.m., O’Callahan’s, Downtown Mocksville.Darrell Hoots, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Friday, June 3COIA, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville.James Vincent Carroll, 5:30 p.m., Raylen Vineyards & Winery, US 158, Mocksville.Saturday, June 4SoundKraft, 6 p.m., The Sta-tion, Downtown Mocksville. Sunday, June 5Nick Branscome, 2 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, June 9Michael Chaney, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.SoundKraft, 6:30 p.m.. O’Cal-lahan’s, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, June 11Karaoke Night, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Russell Henderson, 11 a.m., The Station, Downtown Mocks-ville.James Vincent Carroll, 6 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, June 16James Vincent Carroll, 7 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Josh Tenery, 6:30 p.m., O’Cal-lahan’s, Downtown Mocksville. Friday, June 17Darrell Hoots, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, June 23Dalton Allen Music, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Megan Doss, 6:30 p.m. O’Cal-lahan’s, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, June 25Summer Lovin’ Fest, 4 p.m., with music and vendors, The Station, Downtown Mocksville.SoundKraft, 6 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Te-resa Campbell on July 23; Tommy Dyson, Wesley Jor-dan and Yvonne Ijames on July 25; Christian Reeves on July 26; Eugene Reeves Sheffield-Calahaln Ellen and Mark Newman were a hit with their country and beach music at the Thursday night jam at the Farmington Community Center. Sisters Glenda Boger and Kay Morris enjoy the music at Farmington. Johnny Marion, Jimmy Holder, Roy Sowers and David Mode, members of Mode Grass at West Rowan Grill. It’s hotdog Saturday at New Union on July 27; and Tyson Wil-son on July 28. Happy an-niversary to the following couples: David and Jane Kimmer on July 23; Ed and Amber Thutt July 29; and Richard and Pam Williams on July 31. If you would like a birthday or anniver-sary listed in this column, please let me know.VBS “Monumental: Cel-ebrating God’s Greatness” will be at New Union Meth-odist Aug. 7-10 from 6:30-8:30 nightly. Hotdog Saturday at New Union is this week from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church parking lot at Sheffield and County Line roads. There will also be baked goods and RADA cutlery for sale. If interested in becom-ing a firefighter, Chief Gary Allen of the Sheffield-Cala-haln VFD invites you to come by the department or call 336-492-5791.Summertime JAM (Jesus and Me) is going on each Sunday from 5-6 p.m. at Ijames Baptist for children, ages 3 years-5th grade with Bible stories, crafts, games and snacks. The BoTyme Country Jubilee is Thursdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Please See S‑C ‑ Page B10 B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, July 21, 2022 Continued From Page B9 Community Center with a mixture of country, blue-grass and gospel music. Ad-mission is $3, musicians are admitted free. Keep Arnold Shirley, S-C ... This senior spotlight is a little different and special to me. This week's article is about my grandmother, Ann Wells. She was an amazing grandmother and I am honored to have gotten to know her before she passed away. She passed away on July 19, 2018. She had 3 siblings, 3 daughters and 5 grandchildren. She also had 2 great-grandchildren. She always loved gardening and was in touch with nature. She was always supportive of her hus- band, her kids, and her grandchildren’s dreams and goals and helped them accomplish them the best that she could. She de- voted many hours to the Storehouse for Jesus. She worked at Hall Drug and Davie County Hospital as a pharmacist for many years. She loved to quilt and was a part of the senior center quilt club. She always made the best mac and cheese during the hol- idays. I always enjoyed going over to her house and spending time with her. I will cherish those memories forever. Some valu- able things me and my siblings have learned from her is to “be present and thankful for what you have and get to experience because you never know when it will/ can be taken away from you'' - Daphne Bowman. Another valuable thing we learned was “how to live alone, dress to impress, if you wait to be last in line someone will usually do it for you, ask for help but always be independent, and always use the bathroom before you leave the house” -Olivia Bowman. She was a pioneer in her field and al- ways made sure her family knew they were loved and cared for. Ann Wells with her daughter, son in law and grandchildren: Dan- ny and Dina Bowman, Olivia Bowman, Daphne Bowman and Journey Bowman. Senior Spotlight By Journey Bowman Carly Etzkorn - associate in dental hygiene, Ca- tawba Valley Community College; Rilynn Bailey and Gunner Lassiter - William R. Davie kinder- garten graduates. Madelyn Kurfees - UNC-G bachelor/s degree in consumer apparell, retail studies & business. Riley Taylor - A Honor Roll, Perfect Atten- dance, IB Design & Technology Award rec- ognized for Crosby Scholars, Oakwood In- ternational Baccalaureate (IB) School, 6th Grade. By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent Summer vacation for County Line students will soon be over as public schools in Davie and Ired-ell begin next month. We are proud of our young folks and their educational achievements. This year we again recognize graduates and those achieving honors.• Rilynn Bailey, Wil-liam R. Davie kindergarten graduate, daughter of Casey and Bridgett Bailey, grand-daughter of Dan and Mar-lene Hutchens.• Claire Brown, “A” honor roll, 11th grade, Da-vie County High School, daughter of Paul and Ashly LaRoche Brown.• Jamaica Clement, Lex-ington Senior High School Class of '22, son of Junior Clement, grandson of Wil-lie and Brenda Clement, attending Central Michigan University in fall.• Jaycee Dickerson, South Iredell High School Class of '22, daughter of Grant and Susan Dickerson, granddaughter of Johnny and Claudine Bell, attend-ing Mitchell Community College in fall.• Carly Etzkorn, associ-ate degree in dental hygiene, Catawba Valley Community College, daughter of Dennis and Carrie Etzkorn, grand-daughter of Sue Jones and the late Allen Jones, cur-rently working as dental hy-gienist in Statesville.• Madelyn Kurfees, bach-elor’s degree in consumer apparel and retail studies, and in business, UNC-G, daughter of Charles and Kay Stroud Kurfees, grand-daughter of Jim and Imo-gene Stroud, working for Kontoor Brands of Greens-boro.• Gunner Lassiter, Wil-liam R. Davie kindergarten graduate, son of Michael County Line and April Lassiter, grandson of Dan and Marlene Hutch-ens.• Landon Lowtharpe, North Iredell High School Class of '22, son of Lou-ie and Lorri Lowtharpe, grandson of Betty Seamon Lowtharpe and the late Jerry Lowtharpe and Tom Perrow, attending the University of Mount Olive Agricultural School in fall.• Za'Haree Maddox, Da-vie County High School Class of '22, son of Ange-la Holland, grandson of Darlene Rivers, attending UNC-Asheville in fall.• Stella Muir, North Iredell High School Class of '22, daughter of Deanne Muir, granddaughter of Wes and Kim Muir, attending UNC-G in fall to study the-ater.• Riley Taylor, “A” honor roll, perfect attendance, IB design & technology award, Crosby Scholar, Oakwood IB School 6th grade, daugh-ter of David and Melanie N.Taylor, granddaughter of Johnny and Mary Elizabeth Nantz.• Caleb Williams, “A” honor roll, South Davie Middle School 6th grade, son of Perry and Vickie Williams, grandson of La-verne W. Williams Sullivan and the late William Junior "Sonny" Williams. Our community con-gratulates these students and wish them well in their endeavors. To those pursu-ing higher education, may you continue to excel in your future studies. Always remember: "Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly di-viding the word of truth."Society Baptist Church will have a Bible study for women at 7 p.m. today (Thursday on "Mary Mag-dalene." The group invites others. Upcoming communi-ty events: food booth sale sponsored by Piney Grove AME Zion Church at US Hwy 21 Yard Sale" Harmo-ny section July 29-30; Vaca-tion Bible School at Clarks-bury Methodist July 31 from 5:30-8 p.m. and Aug. 1-2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Vacation Bible School at Society Baptist July 31 from 6-8 p.m. and Aug. 1-3 from 6-8 p.m. with meal served at 5:30.Our community extends sympathy to the family of Carol Purcell Brazel, who died the evening of July 8 after suffering a heart at-tack. She was born in 1951 in Michigan to the late Bob and Bessie Purcell. She graduated from Ferris State College and then married Richard Brazel in March 1975. She had worked at Harger CPA and as financial secretary for Saint John's Lutheran Church. Carol and Richard joined in worship at Clarksbury United Method-ist Church; where she had served as Sunday school teacher, church secretary, and other positions. She enjoyed crocheting, knit-ting, and traveling. A ser-vice celebrating her life was held last Friday evening at Clarksbury. Burial will be in Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens in Lansing, Mich.We extend sympathy to the family of Charles Dwight "Jack" Stroud, who died Tuesday of last week. The fourth of six children, he was born in Davie Coun-ty in 1934 to the late Bruce and Mae Evans Stroud of County Line. He was reared on Stroud Mill Road, for-merly County Line Road, and attended Society Baptist with his family. He attended Cool Spring High School and married Mary Galliher in July 1955. After serving in the US Army from 1955 to 1957, Jack and Mary set- tled on Turnersburg Hwy in Iredell County and reared children Danny, Tim, and Vicky. The family joined in worship at Hebron Bap-tist Church, where he had served as a deacon. Jack worked at Southern Screw of Statesville for more than 32 years and was retired from Statesville Auto Auc-tion. A graveside service celebrating his life was held Sunday afternoon in the He-bron Baptist Church Ceme-tery; he was laid to rest be- side his beloved Mary, who died March 2001.Our community sends get-well wishes to the Rev. Brandon Gwaltney, who had femur/hip surgery at Ired-ell Memorial Hospital last Monday. Rayford "Tink" McDaniel continues to rest at home with palliative care. Alice Waugh remains in re-hab at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and bless-ings upon these residents and others who are having health problems. Pray for the Lord's com-fort and strength upon the families of Carol and Jack as they deeply miss their loved ones. Also, continue to pray for those affected by covid as its variants are highly contagious.For news and memories to share, please call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email to sdtlink@hotmail.com. guitar picker for David Mode and Mode Grass, who became ill playing on Friday night at West Row-an Grill, in prayer. Fairfield Bluegrass, a group of some of the best young pickers around, will perform this Friday. Thanks to Sue Clark for the photo.Each Monday evening from 6:30-9:30 there’s a jam session at the Meatlocker on Garden Valley Road off US 64 near Cool Springs. Bible Camp will be held each Friday in August from 6-8 p.m. at Liberty Wes-leyan Church, open to ages kindergarten-5th grade. Call 336-492-3000. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Naomi Wooten, Charles England, Greta England, Lincoln Dyson, Bob Ellis, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Mil-ton Tutterow, Nancy Pea-cock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Caren Morgan, Helen Bul-la, Rowan Fay, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry Mc-Daniel, Yvonne Richardson, Lynn Hicks, Betty Godbey, Emily Brown and Suzonne Stratton. Our sincere con-dolences to the Nora Mae Bailey family.Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call 336-837-8122 no later than noon on Thursdays. Students, graduates recognized for achievements RANDY MILLER& SONS 295 Miller Road • Mocksville(336) 284-2826 • We Pump Septic Tanks • SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Septic SystemsFootingsLoader Work Skid Steer WorkTrencher WorkHauling StateCertifiedInspector