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Davie County Enterprise Record 12-15-2022USPS 149-160 Number 50 Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 24 Pages 75¢ It’s Buzzing Boys bringing excitement to Davie High gym 89076 3821260Page B1 Page B2 Last Chance Pick those football winners to bring home some cash Happy Holidays Does a parade make people happy? Yes, it does, as these faces from Davie High Dancing Boots Savannah Dixon, Allison Hardin and Madie Keller prove at the Advance Christmas Pa- rade on Saturday. The parade made Jaden Smith smile, as well, but Cosmo isn’t so sure about all that noise all those strangers. For more photos of the Advance parade, please turn to page 8. - Photos by Savannah Ivey, Davie High Intern It’s going to be a busy week-end of holiday activites in Da-vie County, highlighted by the Cooleemee Christmas Parade on Saturday.Also on Saturday, members of the Cooleemee-Mocksville VFW Post 1119 invite area res-idents to take part in Wreaths for Veterans.Post members need help in placing 160 wreaths on the graves of veterans buried in Legion Memorial Park, across from the post home on NC 801 in Cooleemee. It starts at 9 a.m..A brief memorial service will start the morning.“Families, friends and anyone are invited to place a wreath on the graves of their loved ones or any veteran,” said Wayne Seamon, post com-mander. Parade Davie’s final Christmas pa-rade is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday in Cooleemee.The parade starts at the el-ementary school on Marginal Street, and will wind through town streets, ending at the Zachary House. Santa Claus is scheduled to be on site at the Zachary House to meet with children after the parade.To enter, just show up (dec-orated for the holidays, of course) at the school no later than 1 p.m.Santa in MocksvilleSanta and Mrs. Claus are scheduled to be at the Mocks-ville Town Park Saturday from 1-4 p.m. A DJ will provide mu-sic.Saturday evening, members of the Davie Community Band will stroll the sidewalks in Downtown Mocksville playing holiday tunes from 6-7 p.m. Wreaths for Veterans Help honor military Saturday in Cooleemee Advance Parade a blast By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record It isn’t easy being an elected official.In recent years, it really isn’t easy being a member of the Davie County Board of Edu-cation.Davie Schools’ Superinten-dent Jeff Wallace praised members of the board of education for “stay-ing the course” over the past few years at their De-cember meeting.That meeting also saw cur-rent board members Clint Junker, Lori Smith and David Carroll leave their seats. Sworn in as replacements were Marie Helms, Con Shelton and Joe Caudle.The new board then unani-mously selected Wendy Horne as the new chair, and Dub Potts as the new vice chair.“We’re better off today be-cause of you,” Wallace said to board members. “I commend all of you for the commitment an cohesive team effort to build and maintain a culture of trust.”The board stood firm amonst the challenges over the last three years, Wallace said.“You’ve kept students in the forefront of your decision mak-ing. Through times of consent, contention and opposing votes, you’ve portrayed true leader-ship while standing in the mid-dle of the fire.”He spoke to each outgoing board member.To Smith: “Your strong compassion to meet the needs of others has been contagious.”To Carroll: “Your in-depth thoughts have generated qual-ity questions. You’ve caused your colleagues and myself and staff to think beyond where we’re comfortable.”To Junker: “You were will-ing to step into the fire with conviction and grace. Your leadership facilitated respect and trust.”Junker had served for 10 years, the past five as chair. Smith and Carroll served four years each.•Wallace told board members that Covid numbers remain Wendy Horne Horne to lead BoE3 new members sworn into office Please See Schools - Page 7 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022Editorial Page In The Mail ... Letters Welcome The Enterprise Record welcomes letters from its readers on topics of local, state, national or international issues. An effort will be made to print all letters, provided they are not libelous, vulgar or in poor taste. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and for space. Letters should include the name and address of the writer and a signature. A telephone number, not to be published, is requested. Have letters in the newspaper office no later than noon Monday of the week to be published. Enterprise Record P.O. Box, 99, Mocksville, mike.barnhardt@ davie-enterprise.com. USPS 149-160 171 S. Main St., P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2120 Published weekly by Salisbury Newsmedia LLC John Carr.....................................Publisher Mike Barnhardt............................Managing Editor Ray Tutterow...............................Advertising Director Brian Pitts....................................Sports Editor Mocksville Enterprise 1916-1958 Davie Record 1899-1958 Periodicals Postage Paid in Mocksville, NC 27028Subscription RatesSingle Copy, 75 Cents$32.03 Per Year In Davie CountyPOSTMASTERSend Address Changes to:Davie County Enterprise RecordP.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 Please See Renegade ‑ Page 3 The Literary Corner: Renegade Writers Guild ‘Twas the night before ... Emergency responders all show respect To the editor:I would like to thank the 911 operator, Jerusalem Fire Dept., DCEMS, first responders and Brent Crotts. They were all so professional, and a special thank you to the Da-vie County Rescue Square They showed the utmost respect and sympathy to us during our recent tragedy.The residents of Davie County are fortunate to have such fine, caring people.Shelby Hilton and familyMocksville To the editor:I just had to write and set the record straight on Sleepy Joe because we don’t get that from the legacy media or any newspapers. Here are some President Biden’s lies.On May 12, Biden said when he took office there was no vaccine available. Remember both he and Kamala made a big show if getting the jab before they took office.In a July 2022 at a CNN town hall he told people “you’re not going to get Covid if you’re vaccinated.” (He got it twice in July and has had shots and boosters.Then remember his September 2022 “60 Minutes” inter-view, Biden said the pandemic “is over”. Yet the military is still requiring Covid shots and kicking people out of the service without them.In an economic speech in New York Biden said gas was down from the over $50 a gallon when he took office. It was $2.39At a Mack Truck facility, Biden said he “used to drive 18 wheelers, man.” He never did.On the fall campaign trail, Biden took credit for the com-ing 8.7% Social Security increase for 2023. It was his huge spending that caused all the inflation.Time and time again Biden has mischaracterized the Trump tax cuts as only helping the wealthy, when in fact the Tax Policy Center said 60-76% of taxpayers benefited.Biden, not Vice President Harris, have never been to the southernborder to see the problems they have caused, yet the White House press secretary keeps saying he has. (Fair Analysis estimates that 4.9 million illegal aliens have crossed our border since Sleepy Joe took office.On Oct. 23, he told young activists “that he had just signed the debt forgiveness act into law and he got it passed by a vote or two (Wrong, done by executive order.).Let’s not forget the ongoing tale of Hunter, his laptop and Joe saying he had no conversation with his son on any of those illicit business deals that put our country at risk. Remember, Joe is called “The Big Guy” all through the recorded conversations. Of course, the legacy media, Face-book and Twitter kept this from us on orders of Biden back in the fall of 2020. Now with Musk taking over at Twit-ter, all this corruption (way worse than Watergate) is being exposed.The job of White House press secretary would not be fun as they have to go into action every day right after Joe speaks. Usually they are backtracking from what he said but lately they have been caught up in the lying to the press as much as Joe. Must be the New Democratic Party.John Nelms, Advance Biden continues to have trouble with the truth Celebrate Christmas Every DayBy Stephanie Williams DeanMennie Morrison delivered a solid message to us on Sunday. I was among those who attended the almost sold-out Women's Luncheon at the Billy Graham Training Cen-ter, The Cove, in Asheville on Sunday afternoon. I was surrounded by strong Christian ladies who share one common trait – we are believers and followers of Christ. I reveled in Mennie's message – one carefully con-structed based on Biblical scripture. Her intent – to high-light the importance of the birth of Jesus. Mennie began by going back in time to look at how ba-bies' births were celebrated – the baby showers of the past. She pointed out how today's birth celebrations compare to those of yesteryear – those over-the-top and extravagant gender reveal parties. No more pick-up finger foods either – now more likely to be a fully catered meal. So I'll address the question she asked her audience: What are we celebrating? What's truly important and worth cel-ebrating? Not that babies aren't – but why not a grand cele-bration for the birth of Jesus? Jesus was the most important birth in all of history. Christmas should be about celebrat-ing Jesus Christ – the son of the living God. Because with-out Him, there is no Christmas. Mennie also pointed out the circumstances surrounding Jesus' birth. His birth didn't come with much celebration or fanfare – a lowly birth in a manger. But His mission and purpose were great. Jesus' birth is God's love story with the world – God's plan to redeem us back to himself. After the fall of man, we needed rescuing. Mennie carefully broke down scripture, starting in Genesis – where we get the first Biblical glimpse of God's redemption, and moved forward in the Bible. So let us never forget what our birth celebration is re-ally all about – God's love, reconciliation, and redemption. Christ had to be born in order to die – and He died for us. We were delivered from sin and atoned for our mistakes. Christ saved us. Doesn't His birth deserve to be celebrated every single day of our lives? As Mennie so appropriately stated, "No gender reveal on earth could trump this one." History of Diamond Engagement RingsBy Linda H. BarnettePeople in the jewelry business and the arts believe that the first diamond engagement ring was given to Mary of Burgundy by the Archduke Maximillian of Austria in 1477. A letter written to Maximillian stated, “At the be-trothal your Grace must have a ring set with diamonds and also a gold ring.” So apparently that was the beginning of the custom of giving and wearing rings when engaged and married.Diamonds even then symbolized fidelity and durability. As in the early days there was no way to cut the stones, jewelers mounted them so that they looked sort of like pyramids. A Renaissance painting shows the above-men-tioned Mary wearing what appears to be solitaire on her right hand as people then thought that the second and third fingers were connected to the heart by blood veins.In the 19th century, Queen Charlotte, wife of George III of England, was nicknamed the Queen of Diamonds be-cause of her diamond engagement ring and wedding ring both. And Prince Albert gave Queen Victoria a gold and gem-set snake ring for their engagement. It represented eternal love.Things changed in 1886 when the Tiffany company in-troduced its first engagement rings. Their ring design fea-tured prongs lifting a diamond above a slender gold band. The Tiffany setting was very popular then as it still is. Pres-ident Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his fiancée Eleanor a 3.4 carat diamond ring in 1904.Movie stars and royalty also adopted diamonds for wed-ding and engagement rings. In 1937 Prince Phillip gave Princess Elizabeth a 3-carat diamond engagement ring. Their fairy tale romance prompted other couples to get dia-mond rings too.I personally was fascinated by movie stars as a teen and spent my earnings from the dime store on movie maga-zines. I recall seeing pictures of the almost 30- carat dia-mond given to Elizabeth Taylor by Richard Burton and also the 10-carat diamond that Grace Kelly received from Prince Rainier.Today it is very common for women to get diamond en-gagement rings.However, the prettiest one I have ever seen was my Grandmother Smith’s ring from my grandfather long ago. It was a small diamond held in place by 6 prongs, and it looked very delicate. I wish I had a picture of it to share. The Thanksgiving MealBy David R. MooreIn the weeks before the big day, magazines, newspa-pers, and online sources are filled with ideas and recipes to make Thanksgiving dinner different and more exciting. Every year she ignored the calls for change using brining, To the editor:This is regarding the event on Thursday evening, “Cook-ies With Santa,” at the Davie Family YMCA. Smart Start of Davie gave each child a book and another corporation sponsored gifts, cookies and hot chocolate.When I arrived with my neighbor’s great-grandchild, the families were lined up at the door. The line moved ‘Cookies With Santa’ delights the children promptly and was well organized.When Deziray’s turn came to visit Santa, she ran and leaped into his arms. This was an awesome event for the children of Davie County.I want to say thank you to the sponsors for a nice affair. To see the joy on their faces was amazing.Millie Fulton, Mocksville ‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the countyDevelopers were counting, their boomtown bounty.The rezonings were hung, in the county building with careIn the hopes that prosperity soon would be thereThe people were nestled all snug in their bedsWhile visions of country scenes filled their heads.Commissioners in their kerchiefs and board members in their capsHad just settled down for a long winter’s nap.When out on the street there arose such a clatterThey sprang from their beds to see what’s the matter.Away to the windows they flew with a flashDevelopers were filling their pockets with cash.The moon on the breast of the now fallow landGave a luster of mid-day on bulldozers so grand.Then what to their wondering eyes should appearBut groups of residents, so lively, so clear.Well, they knew in a moment, they were in for some lipThese residents they came, heartfelt and hip.More rapid than eagles, they told them no moreWe’ve got industry aplenty, and apartments, tooWho’s making all this money, could it be you?Then they started calling out, all of their namesTrying to bring, some rezoning shame.Oh! Renegar, Oh! Poindexter and Blakley tooCan’t you all see what they’re trying to do.We’re not Clemmons, nor Winston nor Atlanta, GA We’re just little ole’ Davie, staying country, we prayBut no! Growth is good, more jobs and taxLess strain on your pocketbooks, so you can finally relax.And then, they all looked upward, commissioners and their foesAnd saw the fat man, that goes Ho! Ho! Ho!In his big sleigh, with eight reindeer so quickThey knew in a minute, it must be St. NickWe’re all in this together, so why do we fightEspecially today, on this special nightSo, get it together, you all want the same thingBetter lives for your families, it has a great ring.I’ll fill all your stockings, he said with a winkThen headed back up the chimney in a quick little blinkHe sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistleAnd away they all flew like the down of a whistleBut I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sightMerry Christmas to all and to all ... goodnight. My apologies to Clement Clarke Moore, the original author of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.”- Mike Barnhardt DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - 3 Renegade ... By Betty Etchison WestFor the Enterprise Many people say, “I re-member what I was doing when President Kennedy was shot or I remember what I was doing when the airplanes struck the World Trade Center in New York.” How many people in Davie County remember what they were doing when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor? I remember that day, Dec. 7, 1941, so well. I was a 9-year-old girl riding my bicycle around Cana when the words, “The Japanese are bombing Pearl Harbor,” were first heard in Cana. Everyone crowd-ed around a radio to try to hear over the terrible static what was happening above. (Electricity had just come to Cana two years before that attack so even the ra-dio was a new thing. It sure wasn’t a sophisticated in-strument, but it was all we had.) Soon it was clear that the Japanese were attacking the United States. News of the destruction at Pearl Harbor continued to come in and everyone eagerly waited for the Winston-Sa-lem Journal to arrive the next morning mail so they could learn more.The Japanese had at-tacked when many of the ships of the U.S. Navy were in port at Pearl Harbor. The destruction was unbeliev-able. Ships were sunk or damaged, and hundreds of sailors were dead, injured, or missing. Ships that were not sunk were having trou-ble getting by the dam-aged ships to get out to sea where they felt they would be safer because there was great fear that the Japanese would send a second wave of bombers. That second wave of bombers did not materi-alize, but the damage suf- fered by the U.S. Navy and to airplanes which were based at the airport in Ha-waii by that one wave of bombers was unbelievable. The President of the Unit-ed States signed the doc-ument to declare war on Japan, Germany and their allies and the next day. In a matter of hours, the United States was at war in Europe and in the Pacific.From that time un-til World War II ended in 1945, everyone supported the war effort by contrib-uting in whatever way that could. You never heard of anyone protesting the war or criticizing the way the government was handling the situation. Young men in the Cana area and in the county disappeared. They seemed to disappear in one fell swoop as they become members of the branches of the military. Some of those Cana young men “the Cana boys as we called them” were: the Ferebee boys, Jo-seph, Wayne, and Warren; the Popes, Roadman and John Henry; the Taylors, Willie, Clyde, and Roy; Robert Richie; the Cain relatives, John Boyce Cain, Grady Pulliam, and Frank Blackmore; Weymouth Howard and his cousin, John Henry Angell; and Joseph Leagans, the only Cana boy who was killed in action. Lt. Leagans was killed during the D-day in-vasion and was buried in France, but years later his body was moved to Eaton’s Baptist Church. James Walter Etchison, who was working for Pan American World Airways, was told that he would be considered a Navy man and to keep doing what he was doing. Years later, I asked Uncle Walter what his rank was. He said that he had no idea. He was told that he could go to a certain office and find that information. He said never bothered to go to that office because he was busy and he kept get-ting paid. He said that Pan American just kept flying across the Atlantic carrying government officials, and anyone else who needed to travel. He said they may have even carried spies without their knowledge.Everyone was behind the war effort from children to people too old or infirm to join the military. Every-one did what they could—collected scrap metal, bought war bonds, and sup-ported the troops by writing often and sending packages which may or may not have gotten to the intended re-cipient. If a person did not have the money to buy an $18.75 war bond, they would buy war stamps until they had enough stamps to convert to a bond. The American people also dealt with shortages and rationing. Rationing was hated but necessary. The items rationed were: sugar, tires, gasoline, meat, coffee, butter, canned goods, and shoes. Cana people like everyone else in the country carefully conserved ration stamps so they could have an item for a special occasion, such as sugar to make a birthday cake. Country people did not suffer as much as city people because they could produce items themselves such as butter.My father’s sister, An-nie Laurie Etchison, be-came an Army librarian in Special Services. She was first stationed at Langley Field, Va. While she was at Langley she came to Cana, got me, and took me on an overnight train trip to Vir-ginia. While I was at Lang-ley Field, Aunt Laurie took me out to Virginia Beach. We were the only people on the beach and we prob-ably were not supposed to be there because out on the ocean there was a convoy of ships. There appeared to be a hundred or more ships, all painted gray, and all headed toward Europe. Even though I was only 9, I knew that each ship carried young men and supplies to war. I was almost over-come. Overhead little airplanes circled around looking for enemy submarines, which were known to play along the Atlantic coast. The picture of that convoy has been etched in my mind for 81 years.After a week at Lang-ley Field, Aunt Laurie put me on a train by myself and told the conductor to put me off in Cary, where a cousin would meet me. There was no one on that train but soldiers, sailors, and Betty, and they were all kind to me and I made the trip without mishap.The war continued with the Americans and their allies fighting valiantly in in Europe and the Pacific. Each night my family and others in Davie County gathered around their lit-tle radios to listen to the latest news. The reporter, Gabriel Heather, would come on and say, “Ladies and Gentlemen, there is good news tonight on the Western Front.” Every-one would give a sigh of relief, but the next night he might say, “Ladies and Gentlemen, there’s baaad news tonight.” That terri-fying news—after all, our neighbor boys were there in harm’s way. The night-ly gathering by the radio continued until 1945 when Germany and its Allies sur-rendered. John Boyce Cain, who had been in Europe for years, was put on a ship with hundreds of other boys to head to the Pacific The-ater so they could the fight against the Japanese. That was when the young Davie County man, Bombardier Thomas Ferebee, dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. That bomb and another one made the Japanese decide they must surrender. When John Cain and the boys on that ship headed to the Pacific got the news the Japanese had surrendered, they celebrated so hard that they almost sank the ship. World War II was over and our boys were coming home; what a day of rejoic-ing that was in Cana and throughout our country. Annie Laurie Etchison was an Army librarian during World War II. Remembering Dec. 7, 1941 in Davie County Continued From Page 2frying, marinading, injecting, or whatever is the latest craze. Roasting a turkey in an oven at 325 °F using her mother’s roasting pan worked well for her. This year was her 49th year of cooking Thanksgiving dinner, and she wasn’t going to change a thing in her recipes based on her mother’s cooking. The meal consist-ed of moist turkey, freshly carved, mashed potatoes enriched with butter and cream cheese, green bean casserole, always us-ing the cream of mushroom soup, hot rolls, cranberry sauce, still wobbling from its can, stuffing, and gravy. Earlier in the morning, she baked her homemade apple pie. The stuffing recipe has remained the same, year after year. Onions and celery are sautéed in butter and added to dried bread cubes, moistened with chicken broth. The turkey’s front and rear cavities are filled with stuffing and closed fast with long metal pins. She carefully monitored the turkey’s roasting with periodic basting of its juices. When the bird was cooked and resting on the carving platter, she prepared a simple gravy from the juices in the same roasting pan, scraping up any remaining browning. The meal lasted 20 to 30 minutes as the food was inhaled, and after a rapid second round of helpings, the table was aban-doned, some going off to rest in front of a TV, knowing in an hour or so, apple pie would be served. A few helped her clear the table, stripped the rest of the meat off the bird, and secured the leftovers. As she handwashed the hundred-year-old China dishes, the younger generation told her the meal was “Okay.” She smiled and hoped they would return for her 50th year of cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Fifty YearsBy: E. BishopIt almost did not happen, or so some of us thought it was not going to. After all, large gatherings with covid still on our minds was a concern. Why should we have a high school reunion? Because it has been fifty years! And we all ask ourselves “how can that be possible?” Reunions are always just a bit awkward; nevertheless, everyone should make an effort to attend just for the simple fact and joy that we’re still alive. It should be an honor and a privilege. Class reunions offer us an opportunity to take a look at who we once were in com-parison to who we are now. Look at those goofy senior pictures in the yearbook and have a laugh at yourself. We are no lon-ger those young kids who worried about whether we fit in or not, whether we were smart enough, looked good enough or what other people thought of us. Those same people you thought were mean or stuck-up in high school turn out to be perfectly nice people now. After fifty years, we can let go of all those past insecurities and fears because hopefully we are all wiser because we’re definitely older. Time changes ev-erything. We are totally different from the 18 year- old we once were. The beauty of it is that everyone is a totally different per-son.So, should you go or not? Remember, it is a rare opportunity to socialize with a specific peer group, those people you grew up with in the same geographic area you did and in the same time period you did. You might want to reconnect with former friends and classmates and relive happy memories. It is a rare chance to reconnect with people that were once part of your life. So what if we all have to wear name tags to help us remember each other. We slapped our name tags on, wrote our names and addresses down in a book for future reference, had a group picture tak-en (that was fun), gave out awards such as who had traveled the farthest to attend the event, and who had the most grand-children, etc., took a moment to remember those classmates no longer with us and those who were not able to join us due to illness, and in general tried to re-establish a bond. It was a joy to see a lot of people I have not seen in a long time and to listen to some of the wild high school antics of some of those people.This was all made possible by a dedi-cated group of classmates, too numerous to mention, that have stepped up to the occasion time after time. Kathy and Pat-rick Miller of The Farmhouse at Gemini Branch so graciously made our reunion so very special with the decorations and great food. 1972 was a great year at Davie High. Next reunion, please consider larger letter-ing on the name tags. 4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 SHOP LOCAL The Davie County Fire Marshal's Office was awarded the 2022 Investi-gative Team Award from the N.C. Association of Ar-son Investigators at the 25th annual seminar for North and South Carolina Arson Investigators. This award is the result of teamwork and hard work shown during the 2018 ar-son and robbery of the Shop Mart in Clemmons which resulted in the conviction of two suspects.In addition to this award, several other fire profes-sionals have completed new Some things just belong together Save when you insure your home and auto with ERIE. You can have superb insurance coverage, outstanding service, great rates and discounts too. 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Clement Street, Suite 2 Mocksville, NC 27028 Davie Center for Violence Prevention To learn more, contact us at: MOST REQUESTED GIFT CARDS INCLUDE: • Grocery Stores • Gas Stations As we receive gift card donations, our agency will distribute to those in need. Thank you for your support! 62 nd Year Great Prices Throughout The Store! WE BUY GOLD! Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald, or Ruby EARRINGS SALE $19 99 Reg. $39.95 to $42.95 MockSvIllE Near Tractor Supply • (336) 751-3747 clEMMoNS Across from Hip Chics • (336) 766-1800 Expert Watch and Jewelry Repair Done In Store! CHRISTMAS MUSIC Wednesday, December 21 at 6:30 PM in the Church Sanctuary 390 N. Main St., Mocksville, NC With Special Guest Anita Cirba – Principle Trumpet from Winston-Salem Symphony FREE ADMISSION Featuring Handbells, Sanctuary Choir & Contemporary Worship Team Davie Fire Marshal Cameron Webb (left, photo on left) accepts an award from the N.C. Association of Arson Investigators. At right, Adam Howard completed fire investigation training.Fire marshal’s office recognized trainings and earned ad-vanced certifications. Adam Howard complet-ed his FIT (Fire Investiga-tor Technician) training at Stanley College. This train-ing consists of a two-week course to give the basis of fire investigations, cover-ing topics from fire chemis-try and dynamics to origin/cause determination and how to diagram a fire scene. AJ Burton completed his Standard Level 1 in fire code enforcement, an ele-ment in fire prevention pro-grams. Participants were taught the process of ensur- ing compliance with codes, ordinances, laws and other regulations. “AJ's achievement pro-vides him with knowledge that will assist our fire professionals with better understanding the source and cause of fire related accidents, but also prevent future fire incidents,” said Davie Fire Marshal Cam-eron Webb. A.J. Burton Katie Mills, a native of Advance, was recently initi-ated into the Campbell Uni-versity Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor SocietyStudents must be sopho-mores, juniors, seniors, or graduate/professional stu-dents in the top 35% of their class, demonstrate leader-ship experience in at least one of the five pillars, and embrace the ODK ideals. Fewer than five percent of students on a campus are in-vited to join each year. Samantha Smith of Mocksville has earned a bachelor’s degree in bio-medical engineering with highest honors from the Georgia Institute of Tech-nology in Atlanta. Smith earns GT degree Mills initiated into ODK OPENING SOON! Former Village Inn Pizza Location 1051 Yadkinville Road • Mocksville(Big Lots Shopping Center) (336) 936-9354 • Cups • Cones • Shakes Especially for Diabetics: NO SUGAR ADDED Butter Pecan & Vanilla Proudly ServingMayfield Ice Cream Plus: Finger Foods, Wings, Chicken Tenders, French Fries, and other items Featuring a: Children’s Arcade with many games! Changing the World 1 Child at a time — 1 Scoop at a time DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - 5 By Jane SimpsonDavie Community Foundation I have the best job in Davie County.The people I have the privilege of working with at the foundation office and in the community are the kindest, most gener-ous people with a heart for Davie County.In November I had the privilege of talking with an-other wonderful community group. I was invited to talk with 66 fourth grade chil-dren at William R. Davie Elementary about charities and about the Davie Com-munity Foundation. As you might imagine, talking to 66 9-and 10-year-olds was a bit scary. I spent days trying to figure out how to explain the commu-nity foundation on a level they would understand. It takes adults years to really grasp all that the commu-nity foundation does.We talked about the dif-ference in focus of for-prof-it businesses vs. non-profit businesses and charities. They seemed to under-stand that. Then we talked about the fact that generous people in the community give money to the Davie Community Foundation who then uses that money to make grants in areas of greatest need in our county. We discussed what those needs might be as we ap-proach the last month of the year. Together we created a list of the top five things: Shelter, Food and Water, Warm Clothing, Medicine, and Toys for Kids (after all, it is almost Christmas).The students were gath-ered into small groups and given an envelope of play money. They were encour-aged to talk to each other about how they should use the dollars they were given to make grants to help people. They could put all of the dollars in one bucket or split the dollars up to help with more than one need. Anyone walking by the media center that day probably thought it was a bit chaotic but making good decisions takes conversa-tion at any age.Once everyone had the chance to make their grants, we counted the dollars de-posited in each bucket. The results made me so proud of those children. Medicine received the largest grant with more than $24,000. Shelter and Warm Clothing received grants in the range of $3,500 and Food & Water received $2,700. The most shock- ing total was the amount of grant money awarded for Toys for Kids - $247. Our young fourth grade students understand that having the medicine you need, and basic food and shelter are so much more important than toys.I came away believing that kids may seem self-centered at times, wanting everything they see, but at the end of the day they know what’s really impor-tant. What a great message for the holiday season. You should take time to talk with some of Davie’s kids. You will find they are actu-ally kind and caring, and they know deep down that life isn’t just about toys.To learn more, contact Simpson at (336) 753-6903, jsimpson@daviefoundation.org or visit www.daviefoun-dation.org. 4th graders care; and know what’s really important William R. Davie Elementary fourth graders learned about philanthropy recently, and donated play money into the buckets they deemed as most important for a charitable contribution. 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Mecham to Daniel Thomas Testa, tracts, Clarksville Town-ship, $264.- Mona Ruth Fleming Swicegood to Wesley Alen Foster and Heather H. Fos-ter, 5.95 acres, $60.- William Dean Seaford and Cathy Seaford, and Darrell Thomas Seaford and Sharon Seaford to Phil-lip E. Fuller Jr. and Darlene S. Fuller, 1 tract, Mocks-ville Township, $739.- R. Jeff Williams and Kim C. Williams to Joseph M. Miles and Jane V. Miles, 2.27 acres, Jesse King Road, Advance, $77.- Alliance Development of the Carolinas to Third Generation Homes, 1 lot, Summerlyn Farms, Clarks-ville Township, $84.- Joan May Cress to Jo-seph Andrew Thurmond, tract, Cress Lane, $660.- Beth M. Mull to Diane Boomershine, 1 villa, Mill-ing Way, Mocksville, $360.- Christopher Brett Dod-son and Tara M. Dodson to Kiersten T. Nichols, 8 lots, $296.- Opendoor Property Trust I to Kasey Castevens and Stephanie Castevens, 1 lot, Potters Field, $420.- Brent Thomas Har-lan to Mary Kenney Har-lan, .74 acre, Greenwood Lakes.- Penny N. Welty to Tannhya Lyndsey Lane, 1 lot, Kinderton Village, Ber-muda Run, $726.- James Woodrow Sum-mers Jr. and Anne Hoffman Summers to Lillard Robert Sexton and Lillard Eugene Sexton, .72 acre, Mocks-ville Township, $78.- Bess K. Hatley and Gary E. Hatley to Brian J. Geary and Marcia C. Geary, 1 lot, Bermuda Run, $1,000.- McBride Investments to Rawley R. McBride II, Bailey E. McBride, Cyn-thia McBride, and Rawley Raymond McBride Jr., 2 lots, Park Ave., Mocksville, $700.- Truist Bank to Secre- tary of Veterans Affairs, 1 lot, Jerusalem Township.- Lifestyle Builders of Davie to Nicholas Ryan McCartney and Savannah Jo McCartney, 1 lot, Knoll Crest Estates, $780.- Sharon Elizabeth Pen-ninger to Janice Elaine Penninger, 1 lot, Jerusalem Township, $50.- Denys O. Cordon and Mari C. Arias to Duane Nolt and Lamar Zimmer-man Nolt, .37 acre, Mocks-ville Township, $450.- Robert J. Ehlers and Elizabeth M. Pohl to Al-lison Buckner Parker and David W. Parker II, tracts, Speas Road, $2,600.- Violet T. English and Thomas J. English to Charles Hall Jr., 1 villa, Bermuda Village, $340.- David Wayne Ander-son and Barbara Morrow Anderson to Gary Edward Hatley, tracts, Mocksville Township, $488.- Mohamed Eid Elbably to Mohamed Eid Elbably and Leydi Linares Re-sendiz, 1 lot, Windemere Farms.- Maura Marziano and Phillip V. Oakley to Donald L. Lamonds and Donna B. Lamonds, 1 lot, Bermuda Run, $450.- Stephen E. Rogers and Julie T. Rogers to Bailey Reichelt and Christopher Reichelt, 1 lot, Mocksville Township, $1,090.- John R. Grayson to Lynn Cribbs Davis and Ssuan Tutterow Frye, 1 lot, Shady Grove Township, $70.- Jane S. Vogler and John Clay Vogler, co-suc-cessor trustees to Elizabeth William Myers and Dennis W. Crater, 5 acres, Shady Grove Township, $12.- Larry James Staley and Patsy R. Staley to Richard H. Staley and M. Elizabeth Staley, .84 acre.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Carmen Julisa Carter Re-ichle, 1 lot, Highland Place, $620.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Keaira L. Smith, 1 lot, Highland Place, $645.- Tammy Puckett My-ers to Stratton Innovations, 1 lot, Green Brier Acres, Shady Grove Township, $80.- Tara Lynn Hupp and Charles Michael Hupp to Edgar Omar Serrano, tracts, Jerusalem Township, $200.- Trudy Jane Golding and Wesley Creed Goldo-ing to Ann Marie Flint, 1 villa, Milling Way, Mocks-ville, $380.- John Jepeway Hooks and Lisa Rutherford Hooks to IDR LLC, 1 lot, Shady Grove Subdivision, $636.- IDR LLC to Jessica Lynn Novak, 1 lot, Shady Grove Subdivision, $643.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Matthew Glenn Johnson and Caroline Boles John-sobn, 1 lot, Highland Place, $654.- Jennifer S. Rota and Paul A. Rota Jr., Jefferson B. Slagle and Nora M. To-coups, Callie B. Terry and Taylor F. Bailey to Miller Tree Service, 6.22 acres, Shady Grove Township, $140.- Vernon Kent Hoots and Terri Hoots to Reno-vated Homes, 4 lots, Sunset Hills, Mocksville Town-ship, $130.- Godbey Creek Farm to Mariam O. Wright, 8.76 acres, Calahaln Township.- Mariam O. Wright to Chesley Properties, 8.76 acres, Calahaln Township.- Hilo Enterprise to Joanne G. Mason, tract, Mocksville Township, $694.- Kenneth Waypa and Shirley Low Waypa to Shirley Low Waypa, tract, Mocksville Township.- Andrew John Win-tembergt and Wayne Jo-seph Winemberg, succes-sor co-trustees to Michael C. Rowe and Kathleen W. Rowe, 1 lot, Oak Valley, Advance.- Olivia Marie McIntyre to Kylie Ryane Johnson and Brandon Tyler John-son, tract, Neely St., $330.- VM Pronto to LAM-CO Asset Co., 1 lot, North Ridge, Mocksville, $579.- Tamara Morris to Charlene Tittle Crotts, 2.84 acres.- Steve A. Garner to Ann M. Jerome, 1 condomini-um, Farmington Township, $556.- Felicia W. Foster and Scotty Alvin Foster and Timothy Alan Williams to Melvin Ricardo Orellana Mira, tracts, Mocksville Township, $424.- Philip Allen Ivey and Sonja Carter Ivey to River Birch Enterprises, tracts.- Stillwater Homes to David Michael Recchion and Maryanne Lynn Rec-chion, 1 lot, Arrow Glenn Court, Advance, $1,092.- Grover Harris Ijames to Grover Harris Ijames (99%) and Terry Lee Ijames (1%), 2.81 acres, Clarks-ville Township, $1.- Ralph E. Minder and Christie P. Minder to Ken-neth Clark and Shannon Clark, tracts, $1,430.- B. Godfrey Homes LLC and Piedmont News Co. to McPherson Builders LLC, 1 lot, Magnolia Run, $100.- Eddie Lee Nuckols and Belinda E. Nuckols to Jessica Marie Midgette and James Edward Midgette, 2 tracts.- Ashley Lee Stan-ley and Joshua Stanley to MRSP Homes, 1.51 acres, Jerusalem Township, $420.- Larry Gray Cope to Darrin Durrell and Alisha Durrell, .81 acre, $10.- Melissa Louise Rock and Dan D. Rock to Chrisotpher C. Samlley, tracts, Jerusalem Township, $460. ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Dec. 10: Lucy Kirk, 30, of Winston-Salem, DWI; Christa Michelle Smith, 29, of Charleston Ridge Road, Mocksville, trespassing.Dec. 9: Telly Edward Dean, 45, of Yadkinville, trespassing; Xavier Quante Weaver, 33, of Greensboro, possession of marijuana, unsafe traffic movement.Dec. 8: Brad David Byers, 39, of Winston-Sa-lem, uttering a forged in-strument, worthless check, obtaining property by false pretense; Michael Dean Grubb, 60, of Becktown Road, Mocksville, failure to appear in court; Tra-cy O’Neal Lyons, 47, of Center Circle, Mocksville, failure to appear in court; MIguel Angel Visoso-Lo-renzo, 20, of Swicegood St., Mocksville, 10 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Craig Freddrick Wiand, 42, of NC 801 S., Mocksville, failure to appear in court.Dec. 7: Elizabeth Brock, 38, of Oakland Ave., Mocksville, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury; Justin Mi-chael Cooper, 25, of Thou-sand Trails Drive, Mocks-ville, failure to report an accident; Jesse Scott Wil-liams, 36, of S. Main St., Mocksville, non-support of child.Dec. 6: Kenneth Lee Brown, 39, of S. Angell Road, Mocksville, assault on a female; Michael An-thony Oliver, 36, of New-ton, injury to property, communicating threats, assault by pointing a gun, assault on a female, sec-ond-degree kidnapping; Angela Nicole Pilkington, 29, of Salisbury, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, possession of Schedulv VI controlled substance; William Christopher Wil-liams, 47, of Rosewood Lane, Mocksville, assault on a female; Michael Ed-ward Zimbardo, 28, of Will Boone Road, Mocksville, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana paraphernalia. Dec. 5: Michael Ray Creech, 53, of East Bend, failure to appear in court; Duffy Dawn Mazzeo, 43, of Winston-Salem, failure to appear in court, proba-tion violation; Christopher Jerome McMore, 39, of Forrest Lane, Mocksville, 3 counts larceny by em-ployee; Matthew Robert Smith, 18, of NC 801 S., Advance, failure to appear in court; Joshua Caleb Westmoreland, 19, of US 158, Mocksville, commu-nicating threats, assault on a female.Dec. 4: Dustin Will Watson, 31, of Pepper-stone Place, Mocksville, second-degree trespassing; Tracie Colleen Garlow, 48, of E. Lake Drive, Mocks-ville, failure to appear in court. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Dec. 10: suspicious ac-tivity, N. Hiddenbrooke Drive, Advance; suspicious activity, W. Kinderton Way, Bermuda Run; harassment, Madison Road, Mocks-ville; trespassing, Cov-entry Lane, Mocksville; domestic assist, Morning Glory Circle, Mocksville; larceny, Camden Pointe Court, Mocksville; assault, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Daniel Road, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, US 158, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, Windemere Drive, Advance; disturbance, Swicegood St., Mocks-ville; harassment, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; damage to property, US 64 W., Mocksville; fraud, Salisbury Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Wyo Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Getta Way, Mocksville; domestic as-sist, Daniel Road, Mocks-ville;.Dec. 9: suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Valley Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Poplar St., Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; larce-ny, Junction Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, McCullough Road, Mocksville; assault, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; fraud, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; assault, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; burglary, Old Towne Drive, Bermuda Run; domestic assist, Deadmon Road, Mocksville; assault, S. Davie Drive, Mocksville; harassment, Kae Lane, Mocksville; larceny, Yad-kinville Road, Mocksville; disturbance, County Line Road, Harmony; suspi-cious activity, Sheffield Road, Harmony; domestic disturbance, E. Lake Drive, Mocksville.Dec. 8: suspicious ac-tivity, Bing Crosby Blvd., Bermuda Run; harassment, Brookdale Drive, Advance; trespassing, Bear Creek Church Road, Mocksville; trespassing, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; suspicious activity, Ruffin St., Cool-eemee; damage to proper- ty, US 64 W., Mocksville; disturbing the peace, Wil-liam Ellis Drive, Advance; suspicioius activity, San-ford Ave., Mocksville; sus-picious activity, US 158, Mocksville; disturbance, Fonso Way, Mocksville; assault, Parkway Court, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, NC 801 S., Advance.Dec. 7: disturbance, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, Jas-mine Lane, Mocksville; larceny, Cross St., Cool-eemee; larceny, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksville; domestic assist, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; assault, Farmington Road, Mocks-ville; disturbance, Salis-bury Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Hardison St., Mocksville; trespassing, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; larceny, Duke St., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Salisbury Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Gray Sheeks Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville.Dec. 6: assault, Oak-land Ave., Mocksville; harassment, Swicegood St., Mocksville; domes-tic assist, Country Lane, Mocksville disturbance, Lutz Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Green-hill Road, Mocksville; fraud, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; assault, Farmington Road, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, No Creek Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Richie Road, Mocksville; larceny, US 64 W., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Swicegood St., Mocksville; trespass-ing, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksvillee; fraud, Thousand Trails Drive, Advance; suspicious activity, Junction Road, Mocksville.Dec. 5: domestic dis-turbance, S. Angell Road, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; harassment, Ken Dwiggins Drive, Mocksville, suspi-cioius activity, Avon St., Mocksville; solicitation for prostitution, River Hill Drive, Bermuda Run; dis-turbance, Windward Circle, Mocksville; disturbance, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Fonso Way, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Gildan Drive, Mocksville; harassment, S. Davie Drive, Mocks-ville; burglary, Fork-Bixby Road, Advance; domestic disturbance, US 601 S., Mocksville; larceny, Yad-kinville Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Circle Drive, Mocksville; suspi-cious acivity, Stone Wood Road, Mocksville.Dec. 4: domestic distur-bance, NC 801 S., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; disturbance, Marginal St., Cooleemee; harassment, Towery Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; harass-ment, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; burglary, Pineville Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, W. Kinderton Way, Bermu-da Run; suspicious activity, E. 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Last year, those numbers were 42 and 10, respectively.•Renovations to the “K” building at the old Davie High campus on US 601 South in Mocksville are on budget and on time, Wallace said, but that could change due to supply chain issues. The building will house the county’s virtual school as well as administrative of-fices now housed on Cherry Street.•Winners of the annual Christmas Card Contest for students were recognized by board members.Heidi Tifft, a senior at Davie High, was selected as the student artist whose work is featured on the front of the school system’s annu- al holiday card for 2022. Twelve students who submitted art in the contest were recognized. The win-ner’s work is highlighted on the front of the card, with others inside. Second place went to Makiah Faunce, an eighth grader at North Davie; and third went to Rylie O’Brien, a third grader at Shady Grove.Other artists were: • Cooleemee, Ashley A. Martinez, third grade; • Cornatzer, Landon W. 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These students are recognized by the board of education for their Christ- mas Card entries. - Director - Photos by Karen Jarvis, Davie Schools Marketing Director Serving Winston-Salem, Clemmons, and Surrounding Areas 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 Scenes from the 2022 Advance Christmas Parade - Photos by Savannah Ivey Davie High Intern - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - 9 Members of the Davie County High School Class of 1964 held their 58th-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 1 at Triple J Barn. About 50 classmates attended. Miller’s Restaurant was the caterer. A 60th-year reunion is being planned for 2024. - Photo by Hillary Wands Class of ‘64 gets together Actors who love to sing and dance are invited to audition for Davie County Arts Council’s production of “Bright Star.”Come prepared to sing 16 bars of a favorite song with your own CD or tracks. Au-ditions will be on Saturday, Dec. 17 at 10 a.m. with pos-sible call backs after 1 p.m. on that same date. “Bright Star” is a musi-cal written and composed by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell. It is set in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina in 1945–46 with flashbacks to 1923. The musical is inspired by their Grammy-winning collabo-ration on the 2013 bluegrass album “Love Has Come for You” and, in turn, the folk story of the “Iron Mountain Baby”. The story is of one wom-an at two points in her life: the first, when she is a wild young thing growing up barefoot and carefree in the Blue Ridge Mountains; the second, when she is a well-to-do magazine editor in Asheville, 22 years later. Her story is inevitably woven with that of an ide-alistic young man named Billy, with whom she shares a mysterious connection. As a young teen in Zebulon, Alice Murphy is hopelessly in love with small town heartthrob Jimmy Ray, the mayor’s son. Although their love was pure, it falls vic-tim to the interference of ambitious parents, and their infant son is whisked away before their happy ending could ever begin. More than two decades Steve Martin and Edie Brickell wrote the musical “Bright Star.” Auditions for the Davie County Arts Council’s version is Saturday at The Brock. later, Alice is the success-ful editor of The Asheville Southern Journal, and meets a promising young writer named Billy. Eventually they realize that they share a hometown, and when Alice sees the handmade sweater she knitted for her baby 20 years before in his personal belongings, she realizes that he is the son she lost so long ago. The Artistic Director will be Michael Cheek, with Margaret Wages as music director, and assistant direc-tor/stage manager is Vicky Zickmund. A feature of this produc-tion’s music is its bluegrass band. 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Paul was born in Davidson County to the late Burch and Minnie Jones, he was also preceded in death by: his son, Bobby Jones (Susan); a daugh-ter, Shirley McGee (David); a granddaughter, Wendy Keene; 5 sisters; and 6 brothers.Paul went to work when he was 15 years old in the furniture industry where he specialized in the Veneer division, after retiring he drove buses for Davie County Schools and later moved to Mock Place where he was a manager. He attended Mocksville Wesleyan Church for as long as his health permitted.Survivors include: his wife of 50 years, Ethel (Jordan) Jones; a daughter, Brenda Copely; sons, Ricky Jones (Sha-ron), and Roger Jones (Sheila); a sister, Magalene Mc-Dowell; 4 stepdaughters, Diane Earp, Karen Wall, Sandra Bost (Randy), Patricia Clinard (Charlie); and numerous grandchildren.A visitation was held Friday, Dec. 9 from 10:30-11 a.m. at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville. Following visi-tation Pastor Trent Patterson officiated a funeral service. Burial followed at Rose Cemetery in Mocksville.Memorials: Trellis Supportive Care of Davie at 377 Hospital St. Suite 103 Mocksville, NC 27028.We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. Walter Payne EtchisonMr. Walter Payne Etchison, 50, of Mocksville, NC de-parted this world on Dec. 5, 2022 at his home in Davie County.Walt, as he was so lovingly known as, was born on July 31, 1972 in Davie County, son of Billy Garland Etchi-son and the late Mary Elizabeth (Ijames) Etchison. In addition to his mother, Walt was preceded in death by his grandmother Jasper Payne Ijames and his grandfather Joseph Ijames.In life, Walt graduated from Davie High School with the class of 1991. Later, he chose a career as a foreman where he worked with Doosan for over 31 years. In Spring of 2018, Walt married his wife Crystal Lynn (Hunt) Etchison in Asheboro. They were blessed with nearly four beautiful years together. Walt en-joyed many things in life including R/C trucks and restor-ing Ford Mustangs. Walt is survived by: his loving wife, Crystal Etchison of Mocksville; 3 brothers, Billy Etchison (Kathaleen) of California, Joseph Etchison (Touloup) of Mocksville, Eric Etchison of Mocksville; a sister, Rebecca Allen (Kevin) of Advance; and a host of nieces and nephews.A visitation for Walt was held on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 11 a.m.-noon at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church in Mocksville at 291 Campbell Road. Following visitation, Rev. Eric Helton officiated the funeral service and Pastor Nettye Ijames-Barber was the eulogist. Walt was laid to rest in St. John AME Zion Church Cemetery.We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. Kenneth Russell BicknellKenneth Russell Bicknell passed away after a valiant battle with Esophagus Cancer. He was born June 15, 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio to Rich-ard Allen and Gayle Crawford Bicknell, who predeceased him as did his brother Jeffrey. He leaves behind: his loving wife, Anne Gould of the home; his brother, Rick (Linda) and niece Hannah of Tucson, Ariz.; his stepson-in-law, Leroy Owens of Edenton; his granddaughters, Maggie and Shelby Owens of Edenton, who he adored; and his best friends, Keith Hendrickson and John Crocker.Ken had a full life made bet-ter by his love of nature and the outdoors. He spent hours on his kayak fishing in local lakes and streams or in creeks in Eastern NC. He always had a retriever at his feet and ex-pects to meet his beloved Raider, Bubba and Scooter at the Rainbow Bridge.In recent years, he rediscovered a love of ice hockey and was referred to as the No. 1 Fan of the Carolina Thun-derbirds. He loved visiting Ocracoke Island over the years and was proud to have caught a red drum on a fly rod on Portsmouth Island.Ken lived extensively in Lenoir and Greensboro be-fore marrying Anne and moving to Mocksville in 2017. He was a 1978 graduate of Grimsley High School, and attended Chowan College. He had a diverse work history that included working as a charter boat captain, being a sound man for a rock and roll band before moving into retail. He worked his way up from a sales clerk to corpo-rate buyer for Brendle’s Department store before working for the High Point Merchant’s Association and forming/managing his own business Triad Employment Staffing in High Point. His last employment was with Lingo Staffing, who treated him like family.He was a good man, a loving, loyal friend who made peoples’ lives better. Ken never knew a stranger and was a loyal friend to all he encountered. He will always be my Pirate.The family would like to thank the doctors and staff at Novant, GAP, Bayada Home Health and the Kate B. Reyonolds home for his care.There will be no service at this time. Memorials can be made to: Horse Education and Res-cue Organization, PO Box 11045, Winston-Salem, NC 27106; or to Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, Inc. PO Box 695, La Plata, MD 20646, Attn: Fayetteville, NC in memory of Ken Bicknell; or to your local humane society. Jimmy Gantt HouserMr. Jimmy Gantt Houser, 80, of Charlottesville, Va., passed away Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 at Heath Village Nurs-ing Facility in Hackettstown, N.J.He was born on June 30, 1942, in Lawndale, NC, to Luther and Bessie Houser. He graduated from North-brook High School and then went on to complete his education at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. Jim worked as a teacher in NC, a District Manager of Sears in NC and VA, Walmart in VA, and finally retired from the University of Virginia Hos-pital. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church and Widow Sons Lodge #60 A.F. & A.M. in Charlottesville, Va.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his wife of 53 years, Gail Houser; and his sister, Wanda Lee Yarboro.He is survived by: his children, Jeffrey Houser (Jen-nifer) of Hackettstown, N.J., Melyssa Newman (John) of Huntersville, NC, and Justin Houser (Kelly) of Lynchburg, Va.; 9 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; and countless other friends and family.A funeral service was conducted at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 10 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bob Summers officiating. Masonic rites were conducted following the ceremony. Interment followed in Rose Cemetery. The family received friends one hour prior to the service, at the funeral home.Memorials may be considered for: Widows Sons Lodge # 60 A.F. & A.M., 22 Pine Crest Drive, Troy, VA 22974; or to N.C. Wildlife Federation, 2014 Washington St., Ra-leigh, NC 27605.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Death NoticesTyrone James, 46, of Mocksville, formerly of Baltimore, Md., died on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022.•Clarence Gary Gist, 70, of Mocksville, died on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.•James Lee “J.L.” Montgomery, 46, of Winston-Salem, formerly of Mocksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022.•Rex Lee Warner, 64, of Mocksville, died Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Donald IjamesMr. Donald Ijames funeral service will be Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 at 2 p.m. at New Jerusalem Apostolic Church, Mocks-ville, with a 30 minute visitation prior to service time. A public viewing is Wednesday, Dec. 14, 1-6 p.m., Roberts Chap-el-Mocksville. Roberts Chap-el-Mocksville is honored to serve the family. Online condolences: www.robertsfuneral.com. Rev. Charles McNeille Turner Jr.On Friday, Dec. 9, Rev. Charles McNeille Turner Jr. of Mocksville, beloved pastor, husband, and father, passed away after a brief illness.Born to Charles and Catherine Turner in Gastonia, Charles grew up on the family dairy farm in Reidsville, sur-rounded by 2 younger sisters, Mary and Rosie, and a younger brother, Jim. He graduated from Reidsville High and began his collegiate journey at N.C. State University before joining the U.S. Air Force. While stationed at McCoy Air Force Base in Or-lando, Fla., he met his true love, Constance Lee. The two were married the following year in 1963.Shortly after this marriage, he was deployed to Korea and then Vietnam, where he served as a Chaplin’s Assistant. After returning to the states, he com-pleted his undergraduate edu-cation at Pfeiffer College, before enrolling at Duke Uni-versity, where he graduated with his Master of Divinity. Following his ordination as a United Methodist minister in the Western North Carolina Conference – he served 11 churches over the course of 43 years.He had two children, Charles M. Turner III, who was born in Edinburgh, Scotland – while he was studying at the University there, and Christina Michelle Turner, who has born in High Point – while he was serving at his first church.Survivors include: his wife of 60 years, Constance Lee Turner; children, Chuck Turner (wife, Alex Rozansky) of Long Beach, N.Y., and Christy Thompson (husband, John Thompson) of High Point; siblings, Mary Sharpe, Jim Turner, and Rosie Chrisco; and grandson, Aidan Elliott Turner.A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Monday, Dec. 19 at Mitchell’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Boonville, with Rev. Rebekah Ralph officiating. Memorials may be made to: Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Betty (Yarbrough) BennettBetty (Yarbrough) Bennett, 84, of Mocksville, NC en-tered her heavenly home on Dec. 8, 2022.Betty was born on Jan. 9, 1938 in Forsyth County, daughter of the late Henry Co-lumbus Yarbrough and Lillie Kay Yarbrough. In addition to her mother and father, Betty was pre-ceded in death by: her husband, Walter Ray Bennett Sr.; a son, Walter Ray Bennett Jr.; 4 broth-ers; and a sister.In life, Betty chose a career in the Healthcare field where she worked as a nurse’s assistant for many years. She was of the Bap-tist faith and attended New Be-ginnings Baptist Church. In her free time Betty enjoyed knitting, especially when it was a blanket for her family, dancing, listening to Elvis, and spending time with her family.Betty leaves behind to cherish her memory: 2 daugh-ters, Bobbie Bennett Hendrix and Debbie Bennett Steele (David), all of Mocksville; a brother, Ford Yarbrough of Winston-Salem; a sister, Mildred Pierce (Keith) of Win-ston-Salem; 7 grandchildren, Candice Burton (Ryan), Melissa Kiser, Josh Hendrix (Karen), James Wilkins III, Magan Carter (Richard), Michelle Laughlin (David), Jen-ny Bennett Eure (Jared); 17 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; special friends, Jan Young, Kavita Maharaj, KJ O’Neal, David Daye; her dog, Sissy; and res-idents and staff at Mocksville Senior Living Community.On Sunday, Dec. 18, a visitation for Betty will be held from 1-2 p.m. at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville. Following visitation at 2, a memorial service will begin, also at Davie Funeral Service. Betty will be laid to rest in Salisbury National Cemetery on Dec. 19 at 11 a.m. Lorene Jordan Phillips BransonMrs. Lorene Jordan Phillips Branson, 82, of Fork Bix-by Road, Advance, passed away Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 at her home.She was born on May 5, 1940 in Davie County to the late Willie Raleigh and Ida Stew-art Jordan.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her first husband, Homer Lee Spry; second husband, James France Phillips; and third husband, Chester Lee Branson; a daughter, Tammy Huezo; a granddaughter, Tabitha Whitman; and 3 sisters, Lois Jordan Caudle, Ladeene Jordan Gaddy, and Elsie Jordan Simpson.Survivors include: her chil-dren, Renee S. Stoneman (Wayne), Donna P. Walker, and Vickey P. Young (Crawford); grandchildren, Adam Mc-Curdy (Andrea) and Kristi Stoneman; great-grandchildren, Alexis Dulin, Raelyn Whitman, Alanna McCurdy, Jack McCurdy, and Sydney McCurdy; several step-children and step-grandchildren; a brother, Clyde Jordan (Gail); 3 sisters, Ethel Jones, Doris Cartner (Joe), and Ruth Bran-nock; and many nieces and nephews.A graveside service was conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10 in Gospel Baptist Church Cemetery with Pastor Jack Kivett officiating.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Nell Marie LivengoodMiss Nell Marie Livengood, 98, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away on Dec. 4, 2022 at her home.She was born on Sept. 5, 1924 in Davie County, NC, to the late James Milton and Annie Foster Livengood. Miss Livengood was an amaz-ing person and led an amazing life. She worked her entire career at Crawford-Long Memorial Hos-pital in Atlanta as a nurse anes-thetist. She enjoyed snow-skiing and skied all over the world. Miss Livengood loved tennis, played with Martina Navratilova, and was an avid golfer, shooting her first hole-in-one at age 84 at Dru-id Hills Golf Club in Atlanta. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: a sister, Treva L. Spillman; and a nephew, J.R. Spillman.Survivors include: a niece, Ann Spillman Younts (Rich-ard); a great-niece, Stephanie Spillman Byrd (Barry); great-nephews, Ryan Spillman, Brent Younts (Julie), and Rick Younts (Allison); and several great-great-nieces and nephews.A graveside memorial service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17 in Fork Baptist Church Cemetery with Mr. Bryant Gates officiating.The family would like to extend a special thanks to her loving and caring neighbor, Rochelle Lewis, and caregiv-er, Angelia Boddie, for the love, care, and support shared with her in her final days.In lieu of flowers, consider memorials for: Fork Baptist Cemetery Fund, 3140 US 64 E., Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. 12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean More holiday side dish recipes www.ourdavie.com Take a basic recipe for Cherry Coconut Ambrosia and add other fruit, nuts, and mini marshmallows. You can prepare Beets with Orange Sauce and other veggie salads by dicing, slicing, or shredding the vegetable to vary presentation. A spread or dollop, stuffed or topped, make broiled Basil Toma- toes a complimentary side. The Advent season is upon us – less than a month to prepare for Christmas. Once again, I planned to simplify – make one small change. I promised myself there'd be no artificial decor except my skinny indoor trees. No more fake greenery, roping, or wreaths – I'd decorate using all fresh greens clipped from the yard. For the most part, I've kept that promise. My goal was to keep things simple – but why? It's a process I go through each year – to free up more time to focus on what the holy season is all about – the birth of our Saviour. The lyrics to a traditional, old English Christmas carol, "God Rest You Merry Gentle-men," keep dancing around in my head. So I retrieved my church hymnal and read all the verses. Great messages can be found in our traditional songbooks – let's make sure they stay relevant. The fourth stanza of the hymn reads, "Now to the Lord sing praises,All you within this place,And with true love and brother-hoodEach other now embrace; this holy tide of ChristmasAll other doth deface. O tidings of comfort and joy." Embracing one another in broth-erhood and with true love – isn't that what Jesus stood for? What better reason to simplify than to be more like Jesus and genuinely care for and love people? Weeks ago, the Spirit prompted me to call an elderly friend in my garden club. As far as I knew, she was in good health. But I got busy and didn't make the call. You know – it's not that I didn't have time – I didn't make time. And the next week, I found myself reading her obituary in the newspaper. Then I realized a small window had closed. It was too late to reach out to say hello, offer comfort, let her know I cared or could be of support if needed – the behav-iors of a servant. Now I ask myself the question we all need to be asking. Is the main course being served at Christmas? Or are we only preparing side dishes?These are the days when I feel no peace in Christmas preparations. I'm torn between upholding our family's Christmas traditions or being available for someone who needs me. It's everything on the side that drives us crazy. In other words, Christmas has become a frenzy of sideline busyness – decorating, cleaning, cooking, putting up lights, watering trees – there's no end to it. While I'm getting my decorations out and up, buying and wrapping gifts – my focus should be on serving people. We need to embrace the holy tide of Christmas – together.I resolved to conduct one good deed each day of the sea-son: call a friend I haven't spoken to in a while, drop in to visit with someone homebound, bake something for a neighbor, and end each day with a prayer for a different person. Satisfying a craving for peace comes from knowing we're doing the right thing – focusing on the main course – the message. Fundamental to the season is maintaining a spirit of hope, peace, love, and joy – while engaging in simple celebrations of a supernatural birth focused on the magnitude of the true meaning of Christmas. Those of us who know Jesus – understand the importance of His birth – and truly feel the joy to the world. These delicious sides, soups, and salads were chosen to tide you with comfort and joy while enjoying holiday din-ners at home. No southern sideboard would be faithful to its calling without at least one casserole or congealed salad. Serving includes entertaining loved ones at your table – and strangers, old and new friends. Be sure to serve the main course – share the birth of our Savior and the true meaning of Christmas. Jesus had to be born in order to die. Relish the time, your tribe – and celebrate the reason – God's everlasting love for us. BEETS WITH ORANGE SAUCE1/3 cup sugar2 Tbsp. cornstarch1/8th tsp. salt1 cup fresh orange juice1 Tbsp. salted butter3 cups cooked diced fresh beetsIn a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Add orange juice and butter. Cook for 5 minutes over low heat. Add cooked, diced beets and allow to stand for several hours. Serve hot. GREEN PEA SOUFFLE16 oz. green peas½ sliced onion1 cup heavy cream3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour 3 beaten egg yolks2 stiffly beaten egg whitesIn a saucepan, simmer peas with onion for 30 minutes. Remove onion and drain peas. Mash peas and add cream, flour, and beaten egg yolks. Beat egg whites until stiff. Then fold the stiff egg whites into the cream mixture. Pour into a well-greased mold. Bake in a 250-degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until the knife tests clean. CHERRY COCONUT FRUIT AMBROSIA1 quart drained mandarin oranges1 cup sliced bananas½ cup drained pineapple bits½ cup flaked coconut½ cup maraschino cherries½ cup chopped pecans1 cup sugarIn a mixer bowl, combine well-drained mandarin orang-es, sliced bananas, pineapple bits, coconut, well-drained cherries, pecans, and sugar. Gently mix thoroughly. Re-frigerate. KALE-CRANBERRY-APPLE SALAD1 lb. torn-up curly kale 1 cored, quartered, sliced Granny Smith apple1 cored, quartered, sliced red apple1 cup unsweetened dried cranberries1 cup toasted pecansSalt and freshly ground black pepper, to tasteBrown Sugar Bacon Dressing2 Tbsp. light brown sugar½ cup apple cider vinegar1 Tbsp. Dijon mustard½ lb. cooked, chopped baconFor the salad, in a large bowl, combine the kale, apples, dried cranberries, and toasted pecans. For toasted pecans, spread nuts out on a baking sheet and bake in a 375-degree oven for 6 minutes and then chop. For the dressing, in a skillet, cook bacon for 8 minutes or until crisp. Drain well on paper towels and crumble. Set aside. To the remaining bacon fat, add brown sugar and stir until dissolved. Stir in vinegar and mustard. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm over green salad. Sprinkle bacon crumbles over the top of served salad. You can use any favorite green to make this salad. ARTICHOKE AND RICE SALAD3 cups cooked long-grain or wild rice15 oz. undrained, chopped, marinated artichokes½ cup coarsely chopped red bell pepper¼ cup sliced ripe olives2 Tbsp. chopped red onion2 Tbsp. chopped fresh parsley3 Tbsp. chopped fresh basilDressing:½ cup extra virgin olive oil3 Tbsp. white wine vinegar½ tsp. Dijon mustard1 minced clove garlic¼ tsp .salt¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepperFor the salad, in a bowl, combine rice, artichokes, red pepper, olives, onions, parsley, and basil. For the dressing, in a processor, combine the olive oil, white wine vinegar, mustard, garlic, salt, and pepper. Pour dressing over the rice mixture and mix well. Refrigerate overnight. Keep re-frigerated. CREAMY CHICKEN AND VEGETABLE SOUP1 ½ cups half-and-half or whole milk1 cup fresh chicken broth1 condensed cream of potato soup1 condensed cream of chicken soup2 cups cooked turkey or chicken1/3 cup chopped green onions11 oz. undrained Mexicorn-Sweet corn½ cup fresh or undrained canned mushrooms½ cup fresh or drained canned chopped green chilies1 ½ cups shredded cheddar or other melting cheeseIn a large saucepan, combine cream, chicken broth, po-tato, and chicken soups. Mix well. Stir in chicken, green onions, corn, mushrooms, and chilies. Use fresh when you can. Mix well. Cook for 10 minutes over medium heat while occasionally stirring until thoroughly heated. Re-move from heat and stir in cheese until it melts. FRUIT AND NUT SOUFFLE SALAD1 envelope unflavored gelatin2 Tbsp. sugar¼ tsp. salt1 cup hot water½ cup premium mayonnaise2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice1 tsp. grated lemon rind16 oz. whole cranberry sauce 1 peeled, diced green apple¼ cup chopped walnutsSour Cream Dressing:¾ cup dairy sour creamFruit juiceIn a bowl, combine gelatin, sugar, and salt. In a sauce-pan, bring water to a boil and add gelatin mixture. Stir until gelatin and sugar have dissolved. Add mayonnaise, lemon juice, and rind. Beat with a mixer. Pour into a glass dish and quick chill in the freezer for 15 minutes or until it begins to set at the edge. Beat the mixture until fluffy. Then fold in the cranberry sauce, apple, and nuts. Pour into a single or individual molds, and chill until firm. Unmold on lettuce and top with a cream cheese dressing. Individual molds are pretty at the holiday. You can use fresh cranberries, but if used, put 2 cups fresh cranberries through a food chopper with ½ cup sugar and allow to stand for 15 minutes. For the dressing, blend sour cream with orange or other fruit juice. Serve over a congealed salad. SCALLOPED ASPARAGUS1 Green Giant can of asparagusCheese sauce¾ cup chopped toasted almonds½ cup buttered cracker/bread crumbsCheese sauce:3 Tbsp. salted butter3 Tbsp. all-purpose flour1 cup whole milk½ cup grated cheddar cheeseFor the cheese sauce, in a saucepan, melt butter. Add flour and stir to form a paste. Add milk and mix well. Cook while it thickens. When thickened, add cheese and stir until melted. In a baking dish, arrange in layers: first, the aspara-gus, then cover with cheese sauce, then sprinkle nuts even-ly over cheese sauce, and finally, evenly sprinkle bread crumbs over the top of all. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. GOOD LIMA BEANS1 medium chopped onion1 chopped green pepper2 Tbsp. salted butter1 cup cooked tomatoes1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce1 tsp. salt¼ tsp. freshly grated black pepper¼ tsp. cayenne pepper2 cups cooked//canned, drained limas1 ¼ cup grated butter cheeseIn a skillet, fry onion and pepper in butter. Add toma-toes and simmer all for 10 minutes. Add Worcestershire, seasonings, and well-drained beans. Mix well. In a butter-greased casserole dish, alternate layers of bean mixture with layer of grated cheese. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. OLD-FASHIONED WHITE BEAN SOUP1 lb. great northern dry beans2 quarts cold water1 tsp. salt2 ham hocks1 tsp. coarsely ground black pepperIn a large saucepan, cover beans with salted water. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to stand for 2 hours. Add ham and return to a simmer with-out stirring for at least 3 hours. Add more water as needed during cooking. Before serving, remove ham hocks and remove all fat. Chop the meat and add to the soup. Good with any chopped onion relish on the side as a condiment. Season to taste. BASIL TOMATOES8 small, ripe tomatoes8 Tbsp. fine dry bread crumbs2 tsp. chopped fresh basil8 tsp. melted, salted butterSalt and pepper, to taste1 cup grated Swiss cheeseCut tomatoes in half. Season with salt and pepper. In a bowl, combine the bread crumbs, basil, melted butter, cheese, and salt and pepper, to taste. Pile lightly on top of tomatoes. Broil until toasted on top. Soup, salads, and sides for a busy holy season DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Brandon Wood picked a great time for his first varsity win, Reid Nail spiked his breakout season and Davie’s wrestling team picked up two wins in its first dual team matches of the season. Shelby hosted a tri-meet on Dec. 6. In its first match, Davie made short work of Shelby, winning 62-18. Braxton Hunter (113), Ja-marius Pelote (152), Dylan Miller (160), Jerred Alexander (170), Powers hits late 3; boys survive CPC battle War Eagle wrestling beats Burns, Shelby Christian Boswell (182), Brysen Godbey (195) and Ryder Strick-land (285) gave Davie seven pins. Lawson Hire (132) and Elliott Gould (145) had major decisions, and Nail and Luke Miller received forfeits. The 42-33 win over Burns later in the evening was a good win on a day when Davie was without star Hunter Testa, who is 12-0 at 182. He was out sick and replaced by Boswell. Davie and the Bulldogs slugged it out. Burns jumped to a 12-0 lead. Davie rallied for a 15-12 lead. The teams were tied at 21-21 and 27-27 before Davie pulled it out. Nail stopped Burns’ early mo-mentum with a pin at 126. The junior is becoming a reliable weapon after going 2-3 as a fresh-man and 13-20 as a sophomore. He improved his junior record to 11-4, and coach Perry Long is not surprised. “He has gotten better - a lot bet-ter - but he wasn’t bad last year,” Long said. “It was just that people avoided Lane Hill and they would throw their best kids on Reid. So Reid caught all the bad boys that avoided Lane. I could tell last year that he turned the corner. Reid knew his job was to try to stay off his back. This year he knows his job is to be an offensive guy, and he’s got to be one of those guys that pins people.”Davie had run off 15 unan-swered points when Hire deci-sioned at 132 and Luke Miller pinned at 138. “Luke’s going to work hard,” Long said of the sophomore. “He’s not going to quit. He could be down 10-0 and he’s going to run his stuff and he’s going to eventu- ally get a pin or be in the match.”L. Miller wasn’t the only in-experienced varsity guy to make a splash against Burns. Pelote, a freshman, pinned at 152 to provide a 21-18 lead. “Jamarius was on his back,” Long said. “I looked at Marcus (McKnight) and said: ‘He’s getting ready to get pinned.’ As soon as I said that, he must have felt some-thing and wiggled out of there, flipped him over and had him on his back. That was a critical match, See Wrestling - Page B5 By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record This Davie varsity boys basket-ball team isn’t a timid bunch. In the Central Piedmont Conference opener against Reynolds in front of an electric home crowd Friday, the War Eagles became fearless. They didn’t worry when Jack-son Powers picked up his fourth foul. They didn’t fret when Cole-man Lawhon left with a cramp in his leg. (That’s the top two scorers we’re talking about.) They didn’t wilt when the Demons took their sixth four-point lead of the game late in the fourth quarter. Demonstrating composure, guts and poise, they won 64-58 in a finish for the ages - Powers hitting a go-ahead 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining, Hayden Williams stealing a pass on Reyn-olds’ final possession and screams of jubilation punctuating the night. “God is amazing,” coach Josh Pittman said after Davie improved to 4-0 overall. “The continuous grind and the work they’ve put in keeps showing up. They played hard and they stuck with it. They kept believing in each other, they kept making the extra pass and most importantly, they kept playing defense. I tell them if we keep teams under 60, our chances to win go up 10 times higher. We didn’t shoot it that great, so that’s a testament to our defense.”Davie raced to an 8-3 lead, but neither team could ever achieve any significant separation, and late in the second quarter the Demons had a 27-23 lead. Davie’s bench showed up again. Moments after checking in for the first time, soph-omore guard Braddock Coleman split a double-team - the athletic Demons full-court pressed all game - and fired a long pass to Ian Koontz, who finished inside. Sec-onds after entering the game for the first time, sophomore Landon Waller scored to cut Reynolds’ lead to 29-27. The War Eagles only managed 36-percent shooting in the first half, yet trailed just 31-27 at half-time. Powers, who came in aver-aging 17 points a game, had one point at intermission, but Koontz picked up the slack by scoring six. But Davie’s star of the game for the first three quarters was Law-hon. The point guard had Davie’s first 10 points of the second half. He stole an inbound pass and hit a breakaway layup. He scored after beating the press by himself. He scored inside before hitting a 3, his fourth straight successful shot providing a 37-36 lead. “As I continue to tell anybody that listens, in my vision Coleman is probably the best point guard in the CPC,” Pittman said. “They won’t say it and they won’t give it to him, and I told him he has to go earn it.”See Survive - Page B4 South beats North in wrestling match By Brian PittsEnterprise Record North Davie’s wrestling team ripped off a 30-6 run to erase South Davie’s 13-point lead. But the Ti-gers overmatched visiting North in the upper weights and celebrated a 59-46 victory on Dec. 6. South built a 23-10 lead behind a technical fall from Elijah Tatum (83 weight class) and pins from Brody Vaughn, Leighton Reavis (98) and Aidan Szewczyk (113). Then it was the Wildcats’ turn for some fun. Easton Stanley (120), Brayden Jenkins (132), Isaac O’Toole (138), Landon Carpenter (145) and Javon Carter (152) delivered pins as North scored 30 of 36 points in a span of six matches. “North is really good from 132-152,” South coach Russell Hilton said. “I knew we were going to give up some points right there.”“Stanley wrestled about as complete a match as you could,” North coach Jamey Holt said. “He controlled the pace, scored from different situations and kept attacking. It was a very solid effort. Carpenter wrestled well. His pin was big at that point in the match. He kept the momentum going from Brayden and Isaac’s pins.” Please See South - Page B6 Hayden Williams (10) and Gavin Reese chest bump after a thrilling win. At right, the Davie Crazies celebrate. - Photos by Marnic Lewis A Demon intentionally fouls Williams. Coaches Timmy Allen (left) and Jamey Holt get into the match. - Photo by Ashley Bowden B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 Now Offering Congratulations to this week’sFOOTBALL CONTEST WINNERS! First Place = $20.00 to Aaron NaylorSecond Place = $5.00 to Greg Voreh The games last week were certainly challenging. In fact most entries missed 7 or more games. But a couple always rise to the top and our congratulations go out to Aaron Naylor who earned First Place with only two missed games! Coming in Second Place was Greg Voreh with only three missed games. This week will be the final contest for this year and we have selected a large number of college bowl games to test your wits. We threw in a couple of NFL games at the end as well. The winners will be announced in January after the College Football Playoff National Championship Game is decided. GOOD LUCK TO ALL! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! College Football Playoff National Championship Game(played 01-09-23) CONTEST RULES Anyone can enter except employees of the Davie County Enterprise Record and their families. Only one entry allowed per person per week. All entries must be on original newsprint or fax to 336-751-9760. Games in this week’s contest are listed in each advertisement on this page. Fill in the contest blank and submit or mail the entry to the Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028.The first entrant of the season correctly predicting the outcome of all games in a week will receive a bonus of $200. One Bonus Prize awarded per season. Weekly prizes are $20 for first place and $5 for second place.. In case of ties, the entrant who came closest to the total number of points in the tie breaker wins. If a tie still exists, awards will be divided equally among the winners. Entries must be delivered to the Enterprise Record before 5 pm Friday each week. The office is located at 171 S. Main St., Mocksville, NC. Winners will be announced following each contest. Decisions of judges will be final. A new contest will be announced each week. Enter Weekl y f o r Your Chance t o WIN! $200 BONUS PRIZE For the Season’s 1st Perfect Entry! $20 WEEKLY 1ST PRIZE $5 WEEKLY 2ND PRIZE 1. Cincinatti vs. Louisville 2. Wake Forest vs. Missouri 3. Duke vs. UCF 4. Oregon vs. UNC 5. Florida St. vs. Oklahoma 6. NC State vs. Maryland7. South Carolina vs. Notre Dame 8. Tennessee vs. Clemson 9. Michigan vs. TCU 10. Georgia vs. Ohio St.11. Alabama vs. Kansas St.13. Pittsburgh vs. Carolina (NFL)14. NY Giants vs. Washington (NFL)12. Utah vs. Penn St. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 ‑ B3 When deer season ap-proaches and arrives, it’s always a great idea to get your ducks in a row. Figuratively, that is.Plant food plots, get trail cameras out in plenty of time to see what kind of deer are frequenting your land, make sure all of your stands are in good shape, decide what kind of deer you want to harvest – and how many – and make a checklist before you leave for the woods.I am guilty of failing to take several of those steps, and because of said mistakes, there is one more buck walking around in Forsyth County that shouldn’t be.For a number of rea-sons, including a huge kidney stone that took five procedures over 10 weeks to remove, and because of a house my son is building that is consuming all of his time, we didn’t plant any food plots, didn’t get our trail cameras out before the season, and we really didn’t spend much time in the woods in the offseason. We figured we’d just wing it this season and have ev-erything up and running in time for turkey season next spring.Those pigeons came home to roost this past weekend.I went through a check-list in my mind, but a few minutes before leaving for an afternoon hunt, I put my phone on charge to get the battery a little more juice, and I forgot to unplug it. I didn’t notice until I stuck my hand in my jacket pock-et to transfer the phone to a zippered pants pocket.It wasn’t there. Mistake No. 1.Mistake No. 2. The only info we had about this fall’s deer herd was from a friend of my son’s who was hunt-ing an adjoining property – he had trail cams out. And my son hadn’t really shared much of that information, chief among them the pres-ence of a big, 6-point buck, a mature deer that had reached its potential with-out growing a really im-pressive rack. My son said his buddy had designated that buck as a shooter. So at about 3:45 p.m., three does and the 6-point buck came bounding past my son, who was in a climbing stand about 400 yards up the ridge from me. He recognized the buck but couldn’t get a shot – they were motoring through the woods at a pretty good rate. They came by a buddy of mine a minute or two later, but he was carrying a cross-bow and they were out of range.Because I had forgotten my phone, neither of them could warn me about what was heading in my direc-tion – and my son couldn’t let me know that the buck was one we should kill – if possible.So at 4 p.m., I turned my head to the right and saw a doe trot across the end of my shooting lane. In a tri-pod stand, I swiveled my seat about 90 degrees, just about the time the buck entered the opening. I got my gun up, clicked off the safety, peered through the scope and tried to judge the buck’s rack as he walked across the lane, 85 yards distant. I only had a second or two, and I guessed him to be a decent 8-pointer, but one that could probably use another year of growth to reach his potential.So I let him walk.Ninety minutes later, at pitch-black dark, my buddy walked up from his stand to mine, and my son showed up on his 4-wheeler mo-ments later. That’s when I got the bad news. I hadn’t passed on an 8-point buck with plenty of potential, but a big 6-pointer that wasn't likely to get much bigger and should have been con-verted to sausage, steaks, chops, venison burger and jerky.You reap what you sow. Maybe I’ll get a chance in the next three weeks to fix that mistake.Vew hunting, fishing, trapping regsThe N.C. Wildlife Re-sources Commission has scheduled three public hearings and one online hearing to discuss proposed changes to hunting, fishing and trapping regulations for the 2023-24 season.Meetings, which begin at 7 p.m., will be held: Jan. 4, Craven County Court-house, New Bern; Jan. 12, Old Asheboro Courthouse, Asheboro; Jan. 17, Cedar Building, McDowell Tech-nical Community College, Marion; Jan. 19, virtual meeting. Register online at ncwildlife.org/pro- posed-regulations.Proposed changes to fishing regulations include changing 1¼-mile section of Dutch Creek in Watauga County from hatchery sup-ported regulations to wild trout regulations, removing four miles of Peak Creek in Ashe County from the mountain trout program. A proposal would also change the minimum size limit for crappie on popu-lar B. Everett Jordan Lake from 10 to 8 inches. And another would establish an 18-inch size minimum and 2-fish daily creel limit for striped bass on the Cape Fear River from Lock & Dam 1 to Buckhorn Dam. Three other changes af-fect fishing for striped bass in the Roanoke River Man-agement Area: allowing no fish longer than 22 inches to be creeles, requiring bar-bless, circle hooks for live or natural bait upstream of the US 258 bridge from April 1-June 30, and pro-hibiting trotlines, jug lines and set hooks in the same area of the river from April 1-June 30.One proposal would ad-vance the opening of trap-ping season from Nov. 1 to Oct. 1, allowing for an extra month of trapping furbearers.A handful of propos- Lack of preparation results in missing buck The one that got away. als would also change ei-ther-sex deer seasons in several counties. Madison County would go from a one-day either-sex season to a six-day either-sex sea-son; Burke, Yancey, Mitch-ell, Avery and Caldwell counties would move from a 6-day either-sex season to a 13-day either-sex sea-son, and Polk, Rutherford-ton and Cleveland counties would move from a 14-day either-sex season to a 28-day either-sex season.Sportsmen can also send comments on the com-mission’s website (www.ncwildlife.org) or by email at regulations@ncwildlife.org .) Girls on losing streakIt was a tough week for Davie varsity girls basketball. Against Atkins and Reynolds, it was a case of Davie not being able to get over the hump. In a 46-40 nonconference loss at Atkins on Dec. 7, the War Eagles forced ties at 23-23, 24-24, 32-32 and the seventh tie of the game at 39-39 when Somer Johnson hit two free throws with 3:42 remaining, the momentum growing when Malayka Rankin drew a charge at the other end. The Camels (4-3), though, scored the next seven points to take their biggest lead of the game at 46-39 - and that was that. Lauren Colamarino had nine points and nine rebounds. Johnson had eight points and six rebounds. Rankin had eight points and seven rebounds. Bailey Aderhold had seven points and nine rebounds. Kenadi Gentry and Peyton Spaugh had four points each. But the War Eagles shot miserably and did not hold a lead after it was 11-10 early in the second quarter. They shot 19 percent from the floor on a night when no one could find the range. The individual makes/misses from eight Davie players: 4 for 11, 2-10, 1-10, 2-9, 2-8, 1-8, 0-4, 0-2. “The defense was there,” coach Lindsey Adams said. “It’s time we step it up as a pro-gram and now become an offensive team on top of how well we play defense. It won’t happen overnight, but we should see the offense coming together in the next few weeks.”In the Central Piedmont Conference opener at home on Dec. 9, Reynolds had an answer for every Davie push and held on for a 55-47 decision. Spanning the third and fourth quarters, Spaugh hit a 3, Rankin took a charge and Spaugh scored inside on a nice pass from Johnson. At that point, Davie was within 38-34. But Reynolds nailed a deflating 3 at the other end. Several possessions later, Colama-rino scored inside to cut the deficit to 47-41, but that was Davie’s last gasp. Reynolds (7-1 overall) scored the next four points to put Davie away. Rankin had 16 points, Spaugh nine, Colamarino eight, Johnson six, Gentry four and Aderhold four. It was the third loss in a row for Davie (2-4 overall). Davie swims against WFEarnhardt Harris won the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.19 as Davie’s swim teams competed against West Forsyth on Dec. 8. Harris was Davie’s only winner. The Davie boys took second in four events - Harris in the 200 IM at 2:04.20, Bryce Harnsberger in the 100 free at 57.62, Colin O’Donell in the 500 free at 6:24.03 and Harns-berger, Logan Zuleger, Austin Boswell and Harris in the 400 free relay. Finishing second for the Davie girls were Elliot Newsome in the 50 free at 28.40, Am-ber McCullough in the 100 back at 1:13.86, Katy Cheek in the 100 breast at 1:25.39 and McCullough, Cheek, Newsome and Sarah Rajacich in the 200 medley relay at 2:09.54. The Lady Titans captured first in all 11 events. The West boys won 10 of 11 events. Women’s alumni game Dec. 21A Davie Girls Basketball Alumni Game will be held Dec. 21 at approximately 6:30 p.m. All players will be recognized at halftime of varsity girls game. Upcoming Games Wednesday, Dec. 14Davie wrestling vs. Chambers/Hopewell at Hopewell at 4:30North Davie wrestling at Ellis at 4:30Thursday, Dec. 15North Davie basketball at Summit at 4:30S. Davie basketball at home vs. Phoenix Academy at 4:30South Davie wrestling at Thomasville at 4:30North Davie wrestling at home vs. Summit at 4:30Ellis basketball at home vs. Wesleyan at 4:30Friday, Dec. 16Davie swimming at home vs. Parkland/Glenn at 6:30Davie varsity basketball at home vs. Reagan at 6:30/8Davie JV basketball at home vs. Reagan at 4/5:15Saturday, Dec. 17Davie JV girls/JV boys/varsity boys basketball at Watauga at 11/12:15/1:30Monday, Dec. 19Davie swimming in invitational meet at GACTuesday, Dec. 20Davie varsity basketball at Central Davidson at 6:30/7:45Davie JV basketball at Central Davidson at 4/5:15Davie wrestling at home vs. Atkins/North Iredell at 6 Wednesday, Dec. 21Davie varsity basketball at home vs. Starmount at 6:30/7:45Davie JV basketball at home vs. Starmount at 4/5:15 Just complete the local shopping survey then enter for a chance to win at pulsepoll.com/boone GET $1,000 TO FILL YOUR CART 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 Sports Briefs With parents Richard and Cath Fields by her side, Emerson Vanzant signs to play golf for Meredith College. Headed to Meredith B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 Continued From Page B1With six minutes left in the third quarter, adversi-ty struck the War Eagles. That’s when Powers picked up his fourth personal and headed to the bench. With three seconds left in the third, Lawhon suffered a cramp and had to limp off. He returned at the 7:28 mark of the fourth but left for good at 7:04. In three quarters of ac-tion, Lawhon poured in a game-high 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting, a new varsity career high, and made four steals. With the head of the snake sidelined, Davie needed somebody to step up. Several somebodies stepped up. Among them was Waller, who played six and a half straight minutes until Powers returned with 7:28 remaining. “I knew it was going to be tough, but I know the way they practice and the way they’re coached to play,” Pittman said. “It’s a team game, so it’s the next-man-up mentality. When you play and practice a team game with motion and swinging the ball, players can step up in those moments because it’s about everybody mak-ing big shots. I have told (Waller) you never know when your time is coming.”Ethan Ratledge and Burke Rosenbaum provid-ed a lift. Late in the third, Ratledge nailed a corner 3 to tie the game at 40. Rosen-baum’s first points came on a triple that gave Davie a 43-40 lead. At this point, things were bound for a photo finish. Reynolds (4-3 overall) had a four-point possession to regain the lead, but Lawhon answered with an and-one to put Davie ahead 46-44. A 3 produced a 51-47 lead for Reynolds, but Da-vie wasn’t rattled. Powers scored inside as he was fouled to make it 51-49. Reynolds went up 53-49, but Williams hit two free throws. When Trey Tisdale, a 6-5 senior, flew down the baseline for Reynolds’ sec-ond dunk of the night, the Demons had a 55-51 lead. But Davie kept fighting. Ratledge buried a 3 from the left corner with 2:25 to go to cut the margin to 55-54. That made the junior lefty 3 for 3 from deep. It was a massive boost from a guy who scored nine points across the first three games. “Coach told me to be aggressive in looking for my shot, so that’s what led to it,” Ratledge said. “Ethan’s shots were on today and we kept feeding him,” Powers said. “It was wonderful.”“It’s about him believing in what we’re telling him he is,” Pittman said. “Ethan can be one of the most dominant players on the court because he can do it all. People just don’t know he can do it all because he doesn’t show it. He started going downhill, moving, passing and coming to the ball. He was mak-ing the right pass, and that doesn’t always show up on the stats.”The terrific back-and-forth battle raged on. Rat-ledge dished in the corner to Rosenbaum, who was 1 for 5 until it was clutch time. His 3-ball splashed at 1:02 to give Davie a 57-56 lead. “It’s very rewarding to win those close games be-cause it’s difficult to win, especially in conference,” Rosenbaum said. “We work hard every day in practice to have a next-man-up mentali-ty, so whoever comes off the bench is ready to go.”“He’s still not shooting the way he’s going to even-tually,” Pittman said. “He’s still not knocking the lights out like I know he’s going Survive ... to start doing. He’s still get-ting basketball legs and still getting used to the moment. Once he really gets going, Burke is tough to deal with. He could be a pillar for us.”The see-saw affair saw Reynolds 6-10 senior Wy-att Mowery score from the low post to put the visitors in front 58-57 at :54. When Davie missed the front end of a one-and-one at :39, Reynolds was in the driv-er’s seat. During a timeout, Pitt-man ordered a 1-3-1 trap. Rosenbaum and Gavin Re-ese double-teamed the ball handler near halfcourt and forced a turnover, the De-mon stepping out of bounds at :26. Davie had new life. Following a timeout, Reese, a cool freshman, brought the ball upcourt. He drove left and got all the way under the basket. Just before running out of room, he threw a pass. Ratledge came to meet the ball in the lane and immediately swung it to the top of the key. The defender moved to the wing to cover Williams and left Powers open. Although he had only made one field goal all night, Powers drilled a go-ahead 3 that made it 60-58 at :15. It’s one of those moments fans will remember a long time. Powers will treasure it forever. “The guy was on my right side and the lane was open,” Reese said. “A guy helped and I saw Ethan open. They helped on Ethan and then Jackson was wide open. I knew Jackson would hit that.”“We kept doing the pene-trate-and-kick, and that was the idea on the last play,” Ratledge said. “I wasn’t shooting good at the beginning,” Powers said. “Coach Pittman be-lieved in me and said keep shooting, keep shooting. Finally I found my oppor-tunity.”Powers’ shot inspired a jubilant scene even though plenty of time remained for Reynolds to steal it right back. “That’s motion,” Pittman said of the game-winning play. “Jackson shot one earlier but he passed up four. I said: ‘Jackson, I believe in you. If you miss, you miss. But go down fighting. It’s going to fall.’ I knew when he caught it and set his feet it was going in. He probably understands now, I’m never going to say anything to you as long as you’re doing everything within the team framework. I don’t care if you shoot 30 3s. If you move, move, move and your feet are set, let it fly.”Then it was Williams who finished the Demons. The Reynolds dribbler rushed the ball down the court. He tried to feed the low post with a bounce pass, but Williams intercepted and sped the other way. A Demon caught him from behind and fouled at :06. The officials got together and ruled an intentional foul, meaning two foul shots and the ball. Williams hit both to make it 62-58. Reynolds fouled again and Williams hit two more. All four free throws barely touched iron. The horn sounded and the War Eagles did the jump-ing-and-hugging thing and beat their chests. They just made them-selves a threat against every CPC rival. “I’m proud of all of them for starting to see their po-tential and believing in themselves the way we be-lieve in them,” Pittman said. How did the War Eagles win a game that featured five ties, 17 lead changes and no lead larger than six? How did they beat the odds with Powers hampered by fouls and Lawhon hurting? How are they 4-0? Ball move-ment, a full commitment to playing for each other and an outrageously impressive coaching job by a staff that arrived last summer. “I feel like this team can compete and play with anybody because of the way we work, the way we prac-tice and I have 10 selfless guys that support each other through thick and thin,” Pittman said. “That’s the part I love.”And then: “We’re the best home court in the CPC. We have the best student body, we’ve got the best parents and we’ve got the best fans in the whole CPC.”Notes• Williams, who hit 7 of 9 free throws, was second for Davie with 12 points. He also had 4 steals. Ratledge had 9 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Powers had 6 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Koontz had 6 points and 2 steals. Rosenbaum had 6 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Waller had 2 points and 2 blocks. • Filling in for Lawhon, Reese had as impactful a scoreless-without-taking-a-shot game as you’ll find. Powers said: “There was a lot of pressure on Gavin, but he pushed through that pressure and got it to open guys.” Pittman: “Gavin ran point guard for the last 15 minutes and didn’t have a turnover.”What did Reese have to say? “At the start, it’s some nerves,” he said. “But once you get out there ... I try to make sure I’m locked in and not paying attention to the crowd. I just focus on facil-itating and helping us win.”• Even though he did not get in the game, CJ Phelps earned praise from Pittman. “He was huge be-cause he was on the bench yelling, being positive and clapping the guys up when they came out.” ... Davie had lost six of seven to the Demons, who had between 6-14 points from six players. ... Davie’s only other win over Reynolds in recent history was 61-59 last year when Lawhon hit a 3 with three seconds left. ... In the second half, Davie hit 11 of 23 shots, including 6-13 3s. ... When asked about Lawhon’s cramps, Pittman said: “I tell him that’s part of being a star player. You’ve got to take care of your body. I said: ‘I need to see everybody with a jug of water tomorrow.’”Davie 76, Atkins 53Instead of suffering a letdown the following af-ternoon, the War Eagles kept their foot on the gas in Saturday’s nonconference game at Atkins (0-7). They rose to 5-0 for the first time since 2018-19 when Wil-liams and Rosenbaum were eighth graders. Powers had 19 points, Lawhon 13, Williams 12, Waller 10, Koontz 8, Rosen-baum 6, Ratledge 5, Reese 2 and Coleman 1. Williams drained four 3s. Davie’s top three scoring averages are Powers’ 15.2, Lawhon’s 14.4 and Wil-liams’ 14. Braddock Coleman looks for a teammate. Coleman Lawhon shoots a fingerroll. Ethan Ratledge fires a 3. Burke Rosenbaum launches from deep. Ian Koontz surveys the floor. Gavin Reese beats his man. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Davie students compete in a dance contest at halftime. At right, students swarm Jackson Powers after his game-winning shot. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - B5 Continued From Page B1because if he gets pinned there, it throws everything off.”Alexander’s pin at 170 gave Davie a 27-21 lead, and Godbey did the same at 195 to put his team in front 33-27. That set up a big moment for Wood, a junior who entered with an 0-1 varsity record, the loss coming earlier in the night against Shelby. He provided a lift with a pin that created 39-27 separation. “Their kid’s job was not to get pinned, and Wood had to work really hard,” Long said. “He ran a half on him and turned him with a power half.” Since Davie always forfeits at 106, it needed Strickland to come through in the second-to-last match at heavyweight. The sopho-more did not disappoint as he prevailed 4-3 to put it out of reach, 42-27. “Ryder led the whole match,” Long said. “You can trip or anything and next thing you know that kid falls on top of you, so we were trying to circle and stay away from him.”Seven War Eagles went 2-0 for the day, including Pelote, Alexander, Godbey, Strickland, Hire, Nail and L. Miller. Pelote, Alexander and Godbey had two pins each. Wrestling ... By Brian PittsEnterprise Record In the first half of the Central Piedmont Confer-ence opener against visiting Reynolds on Dec. 9, Davie’s JV basketball team discov-ered that the Demons were not chopped liver. Awakened, the War Ea-gles were razor sharp in the third quarter and they sus-tained their perfect record with a 55-50 victory. After winning the first three games by 41, 51 and 43 points, the War Eagles played a substandard first half and faced a 28-23 half-time deficit. “At halftime, I told them we were getting outplayed,” coach Tracey Arnold said. “They weren’t a better team, but they wanted the game more than we did. They were playing a lot more aggres-sive. I told them we’re not going to put up 80 points every game. That’s just not realistic. Once we get in conference play, it’s going to be a whole lot tougher than Catching up with ... Leslie Newsom (tennis)When you were growing up, what did you want to be? An artist. The biggest pet peeve I have is when: people drive at excessively lower than the speed limit.If I could have one super power, it would be: te-lepathy. What’s the funniest moment in your sports career? When I had a breakdown during a match and everyone thought I was laughing. Ferebee came over super confused and I laughed really hard when he tried cheering me up. Now that match is still a joke through-out the team. What’s the proudest moment in your sports career? When Elliot (New-some, my doubles partner) and I beat the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament after coming back from our first loss and a rough start to the match. If you could turn back time and witness one event, what would it be? The French Revolution.Who is the funniest teammate? Brooklyn Lakey.Which teammate is happiest after a win? Elliot Newsome. Hobbies: playing tennis, listening to music, taking naps, shopping and hanging out with my friends and sisters.Athletes I most admire: Roger Federer and Naomi Osaka.Interesting fact about myself: I have been to Europe more than five times.What I like most about Davie High: The supportive environment of teachers and peers.If I could do one thing better, it would be: to stop procrastinating.Person I’d most like to meet (dead or alive): Taylor Swift.Fantasy job: sky-diving instructor.I can’t live without: caffeine. Post-high school ambition: Go to UNC Chapel Hill and eventually become a physical therapist.If you hit the lottery, what’s the first thing you’d do? I would call my sisters and see how they wanted to spend the money with me. Senior Profile 5-0 JV boys rally past Reynolds what we’ve been playing, and they got a taste of it tonight.“Reynolds came out to win and they kind of got us on our heels. It took us a half to realize we were in a dogfight.”The War Eagles restored order with a 21-7 run in the third. The eventual win was plastered with Adam Brown’s and Elliott Erlands-son’s fingerprints. Brown, who scored 23 points to go with six re-bounds, four steals and two assists, can do a bit of ev-erything. He hit 6 of 12 field goals and 8 of 14 free throws. He has gone from seven points in the opener to 11 to 13 to the highest total by a War Eagle this season. “I moved Adam to point after the first game,” Arnold said. “He’s naturally a wing, but he’s been doing a good job at point even though I don’t think he’d ever played point before. He scores, he passes, he defends, he rebounds, he pushes it. He can also shoot on top of it. He can drive and shoot the floaters and runners and finish at the rim.”Brown and Erlandsson accounted for 15 of Davie’s 21 points in the third. Er-landsson finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and three steals. He converted 5 of 6 free throws. “I’ve been on Elliott about getting off the 3-point line,” Arnold said. “He’s a good 3-point shooter and that’s where he wants to make his living. I said: ‘You’re 6-4 and you’re built like I don’t know what. Play closer to the basket at times.’ He’s really a stretch four, but he’s really good around the basket. I told him you’re not going to get fouled on the 3-point line and you don’t get putbacks. (In the second half), he got inside and banged and grabbed rebounds. So he rally came alive in the second half.”Davie got six points and three steals from David Patton. Cameron Owens had six points, Isaac Swisher four, Ethan Driver three and Wade Bomar one. Swisher was an unsung hero. “Isaac’s knees were both-ering him, so I didn’t know how much he was going to be able to play,” Arnold said. “But his length and his size was a presence when he got out there. They weren’t able to shoot and score over top of him.”Davie 90, Atkins 56After missing 12 of 14 3-point tries against Reyn-olds, the War Eagles re-gained their long-range touch in a road nonconfer-ence game on Dec. 10. Showing off their sub-stantial firepower, all 13 players cracked the scor-ing column in the 44-point thrashing. Erlandsson had 14 points and seven rebounds. Driver had 14 points, four steals and two blocks. Owens had 11 points and three steals. Patton had nine points. Lo-gan Vandeweerd had eight points, six rebounds and three blocks. Connor Hood had seven points. Brown had seven points, seven as-sists and three blocks. Jack-son Sulecki had six points, Swisher five and Thomas Essic three. Bomar had two points, seven assists and three steals. Brady Vallance and George Sakai had two points each. Davie (5-0 overall) made 13 of 16 free throws and 9 of 24 3s. The hottest shoot-ers from the floor were Erlandsson (6 of 7), Patton (4-4) and Vandeweerd (3-3), who combined for 13-for-14 shooting. We Know Wood!If wood confuses you,call or come by...We’ll clear it up for you! 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Meanwhile, North got pins from Jeremiah Her-nandez (76) and John Ev-ans (182) and a major de-cision from Hayden Potts (106). Evans is North’s only unbeaten at 7-0. “Hernandez is going to be a good one if he stays with it,” Holt said. “He was up 11-4 when he got pinned by West Rowan. He’s a sixth grader with tons of potential. Potts worked hard to get a ma-jor.”Notes: West Rowan beat both Davie teams in the tri-meet. ... South left with a 3-3 record. “But we should be 4-2,” Hilton said. “We should have beat West Alexander (it was a 60-48 loss on Dec. 1). I was missing three kids. If I’d had Leighton, we would have tied that match for sure. We’re getting there and we’ll be better at the end of January.” ... The Wildcats (3-2) are rebuilding with only three third-year team members: Jenkins, Carpenter and Carter. “We’ve got to get better, get tougher, get more physical and get in better shape,” Holt said. ... Hicks pinned for South at 220, but Holt was proud of DJ McCaskill’s effort. “DJ wrestled hard against Hicks,” he said. “He al-most fought off his back to give us a chance at heavy-weight to possibly win.” “We’re getting there and we’ll be better at the end of January.” - SD Coach Russell Hilton South ... South’s Aiden Szewczyk (113) hasn’t lost in two seasons. Easton Stanley pinned for North at 120. North’s John Evans is undefeated at 182. Javon Carter got a pin for North at 152. North’s Hayden Potts won by major decision at 106. South’s Elijah Tatum won by technical fall at 83. At right, South’s Martin Flores Roberts works toward an eventual pin at 160. South’s David Hicks is undefeated at 220. South’s other unbeatens are Szewczyk and Marcus Fortune. Steven Stanley (center) roots for his son Easton. - Photos by Ashley Bowden The Tigers go crazy following a victorious match during a battle against visiting North Davie. The Tigers won 59-46. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - B7 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record It wasn’t that the Ellis girls basketball team beat Phoenix Academy - the Jaguars have an experienced team that expects to win - it’s how it happened. Behind by nine in the third quarter, they looked destined for their second loss in three days. Remark-ably, they would win by eight. Emmie Burris and Gracyn Coleman willed Ellis to its fifth win in six games. “The home crowd was electric and fed the Lady Jags energy as we wore down an already tired Phoe-nix team, never allowing them to get the ball much past halfcourt the last three possessions,” coach Susan Jones said after a 36-28 win on Dec. 8. Two days earlier, the Jaguars fell flat at Summit, losing 44-31. The perfect record was over. Before this, Ellis’ closest margin of victory was 18. Before this, Ellis was allowing just 16.7 points per game. The Eagles topped that mark by 27. “This loss was a very frustrating game for a num-ber of reasons, but the one that really mattered and affected the outcome was the fact that we did not play our game offensively at all,” By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record There was a fireworks show in the South Davie gym on Dec. 5 when the Tigers hosted Millennium Charter in boys basketball, and the show had every- Jones said. “I am not taking away any of the credit to Summit. They are a good team. But they are beatable and our girls saw it. To win, we need all our girls scoring a few.”The loss overshadowed an offensive coming-out party for Coleman, who nailed three 3-pointers, scored 11 points and made six steals. She’s always been an absolute pain to face as a defender, but now we’re seeing vast improvement from her offense. She came in averaging 2.7 points, with a high of nine. Last year as a sixth grader, she scored nine points in 10 games. “Gracyn did a great job of containing their main scorer, and she was probably our one player who felt con-fident shooting,” Jones said. Kayden Richardson (11 points, 10 rebounds) had a double-double. Burris and Olivia Smith had six and three points, respectively. Summit was carried by one player who scored 24. Ellis 36, Phoenix 28Coleman’s big game at Summit carried over as she delivered nine points in the first quarter against visiting Phoenix Academy. “Gracyn came out smok-ing,” Jones said. Unfortunately for El-lis, it would trail 15-12 at halftime, partly because of Richardson’s foul trou-ble. Things got worse early in the third quarter, when Phoenix pushed the margin to 21-12. “We called a timeout to regroup, and this time the girls came out increasing their defensive intensity,” Jones said. From that point on, the Jaguars played fearlessly, especially Burris and Cole-man, who changed rain to sun as Ellis notched a heart-warming win. “Our defensive pressure amped up, led by Emmie and Gracyn,” Jones said. The Jags went on an 11-0 run in the last two minutes to wipe out a 28-25 deficit. When Burris got a steal and converted a difficult layup, Ellis had a 30-28 lead with 1:30 to go. “Emmie literally stole the game,” Jones said. Richardson’s layup made it 32-28. Smith supplied the icing on a pair of breakaway layups that were set up by Ellis’ defense. Coleman, who has earned the nickname “Honey Bad-ger” because of her tena-cious defense, finished with 12 points and seven steals. Burris, who was responsible for seven of Ellis’ 15 points in the fourth, had 10 points and five steals. “And Gracyn has done all this with an injury,” Jones said. “She refuses to rest until Christmas break. She did most of the heavy lifting defensively on their leading scorer, who has some handles and can ball. Gracyn held her to nine points.”Richardson had six points and Madison Daugh-erty four. Smith had four points and six rebounds. Kate Nicholson contributed six boards. SD 47, Millennium 34After dropping the first four games, South Davie had something to smile about during a home game against Millennium Charter on Dec. 5. Not only did the Tigers break through, they won with some oomph. “Man, they were so ex-cited,” coach Brandon Gen-try said. “They have the heart. The biggest thing is my team has a big heart. As long as they keep getting better everyday, they’re go-ing to be successful.”Londyn McDowell and Aryanna Warren were most-ly responsible for South’s renewed motivation. Com-ing off a career-high 13 points in a two-point loss to North Davie, McDowell set another career high with 18 against the Lions. How much has she improved? Her scoring high a season ago was five. “Londyn had her best game since she’s been play-ing basketball in the sixth grade,” Gentry said. “I’ve had her since the sixth grade and we’ve been trying to get Londyn to do what she did (vs. Millennium). She realized her potential down low. She took care of the ball. She was doing some great post moves. She was getting rebounds and putting them back in. She was doing everything you could ask for down low.”Warren was also coming off a career high (eight) against North Davie, but she took her game to anoth-er level with 17 against the Lions. Her best offensive effort last year was six. “We transitioned her from shooting guard to point guard, and she took it by storm,” Gentry said. “She handled the pressure, she brought the ball up and she was hitting pressure shots. She was basically running the show. I told her the point guard makes everybody around her better, and she took that and ran with it.”Vivian Vaughters had six points, Harmoni Alston four and Layla Perez two. SD 38, Canterbury 18The Tigers continued to redeem themselves at Can-terbury on Dec. 7. They took control in the second quarter and cruised to victory. Alston enjoyed her finest hour at South with 11 points. Warren also had 11. “Harmoni had a great game, and this is just the be-ginning,” Gentry said of the guard. “I told her to believe in herself, stay calm and you will do fine. She is starting to get the feel for the game.”Vaughters had six points. Scarlett Brock and Perez had three each. Alleson Cothren and McDowell had two apiece. Wesleyan 42, ND 27Wesleyan Christian Academy was never threat-ened by visiting North Da-vie on Dec. 6. North’s points came from Avarie Martin (nine), Maddie Ratledge (five), Hayden Gavura (five), Au-drina Bledsoe (four), Landry Parsons (two), Britt Carrier (one) and Maybn Morris (one). ND 51, Millennium 24The Wildcats took care of Millennium in the first quarter. Gavura, Martin, Ratledge and Parsons all scored at least four points in the opening seven minutes to stake North (3-2) to a 17-3 lead. Martin finished with 18, followed by Ratledge’s 10, Alyssa Hinson’s eight, Ga-vura’s five, Parsons’ five, Jaynie Patton’s three and Carrier’s two. Coleman, Burris spark comeback win for Ellis South’s Dulin scores 38 thing to do with guard Noah Dulin. He did something spe-cial, scoring 38 points, or two from the program re-cord that dates to South’s first year as a middle school in 1993-94. Not surprisingly, South throttled Millennium 79-5. (The Lions lost by 25 to North Davie and by 49 to Ellis.)Dulin went off for 25 points in the first quarter, hitting five 3-pointers in the seven-minute stretch. He was on an insane pace for 100, but coach Germain Mayfield wasn’t going to let that happen against a weak opponent. Dulin added six points in the second and sev-en in the third. He finished with six 3s and registered 19-plus points for the fifth time in five tries. Yes, South was facing flimsy competi-tion. But 38 is impressive no matter how you slice it. Oh, and by the way, Dulin drained 16 field goals in roughly 11 minutes of playing time. “He had that in less than a quarter and a half,” May-field said. “He played the first five minutes of the first, four minutes in the second and two minutes in the third - with a running clock (that started with one minute left in the first quarter).”Draeton Nance dominat-ed as well with 23 points. The other scorers were Wil-liam Martin (four), Cam-eron Knox (four), Jayden Warren (four), Brady Ever-hardt (two), James Mayfield (two), Anderson Branham (one) and Ean Click (one). See Dulin - Page B11 South’s Londyn McDowell drives against Maddie Ratledge. Avarie Martin shoots over McDowell. Ratledge guards South’s Vivian Vaughters. Owen Parker tries a 3. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Noah Dulin of the Tigers just missed the South scoring record with 38 points. B8 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 Sheffield-Calahaln Ijames Baptist children performing a Christmas program on Sunday, from left: front - Cayli and Riley Favre, Khloe Ruth, Lexie Patti, Mary-Ella Rose, Kestler Ruth Jr. and Gunner Connell; back - Atlee Yoder, Ryan Harris, Evan Hempstead, Reese Harris, Elise Hartness and Baylor Grace Patti. David Mode and Tim Condra performed some great classic country at the Monday jam. Bill Vaughn and Rich Downen had these folks enjoying a slow dance Thursday evening at the Bo Tyme Jam at the Farmington Community Center. Shorty Bowles shows off the photos from the Davie County Enterprise Record on the bulletin board at Farmington. Vauda Ellis and Renee Lail (top right) check out customers at the annual open house Saturday at Poplar Springs School. Folks of all ages enjoyed shopping and visiting with friends. By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Nancy Peacock on Dec. 19 and Hilda Keaton on Dec. 21. Happy anniversary to: Bill and Brenda Reeves on Dec. 21 and Wayne and Frieda Dyson on Dece. 22. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed, please let me know.Vauda Ellis and Renee Lail thank everyone for supporting Poplar Spring School’s Christmas event this year. They wish you a very Merry Christmas.Congratulations to the following 2023 officers of the Sheffield-Calahaln VFD: Chief, Gary Allen; Assistant Chief, Mitch Mas-esncup; Captain, Jay Lock-hart; 1st Lt., Bryan Willard; 2nd Lt., Matthew Mills; and Safety Officer, Jimmy Kinder. We also honor all the men and women who served the department in 2022 and thank each one for their service. A huge thank you also to all the firefight-ers who dedicate their time and talents to our communi-ty. We appreciate you more than words can express. If interested in becoming a firefighter, Chief Gary Allen invites you to come by the department or call 336-492-5791. A Christmas Eve service will be held at New Union Church at 6:30 p.m. There will only be a worship ser-vice at 10 a.m. on Christmas Day. Everyone is invited to these services. Bible Study on “Training for Service,” a basic Bible overview for every Chris-tian, is held each Sunday evening from 5-6 at Ijames Baptist. Sunday morning’s 10:30 worship sermons fo-cus on families and Jesus’ birth. TeamKID is held each Sunday evening from 4:30-6 for children, ages 3 years to 6th grade. Ijames welcomes everyone to all services. Ijames Baptist is taking donations for the Lottie Moonn Foreign Missions during December. Ijames is collecting non-perishable items for a Blessing Box, to be placed on the church grounds soon. There will be an outdoor service “Christmas Eve at the Crossroads” at Ijames Baptist on Dec. 24 at 6:30 p.m. The Christmas Day worship service will be at 10 a.m. and there will be no Sunday School. A time of prayer is held at Liberty Wesleyan each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., fol-lowed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Liber-ty is collecting canned food for Matthew 25. Liberty Wesleyan’s Fam-ily Christmas Celebration will be Sunday at 6 p.m. Silent Communion will be held on Dec. 24 from 6-7:30 p.m.Community Covenant will hold a Christmas Eve service at 6:30 p.m. in the old Zion Chapel. They in-vite you. They welcome you to join them each Sunday at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. for worship and on Wednes-day evenings at 6 for Bible study.Center Volunteer Fire Department is looking for volunteers. Stop by the sta-tion any Thursday evening at 7 or call 336-492-7649. Wesley Chapel UMC is selling TerriLynn nut products: pecan pieces and halves, cashews, deluxe mixed nuts, English wal-nuts, chocolate covered pea-nuts and chocolate covered raisins, $15 per one pound bag. For more information or to purchase, please con-tact Kathy at 336-830-5123.BoTyme Country Jubilee is held each Thursday eve-ning from 6:30-8:30 with a mixture of country, blue- grass and gospel music at the Farmington Community Center. Admission is $3 at the door, but musicians are admitted free. Each Monday evening from 6:30-9:30, there’s a jam session at the Meat-locker on Garden Valley Road off US 64 near Cool Springs. 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, Lincoln Dys-on, Chester Reeves, Ha-zel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Liven-good, Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Betty Godbey, Ted Adams, Emily Brown, Marsha Tutterow, Eddie Porter, Janie Wil-liams, Larry Richie, Clyde Jordan, and Suzonne Strat-ton. Our sincere condo-lences to the Lorene Jordan Branson family and the Paul Jones family.Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Friday. Officers elected at Sheffield-Calahaln Fire Dept. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 ‑ B9Cana/Pino GIVE SANTA A BREAK! We all know that Santa Claus is busy this time of the year, so why not give him a break. When shopping for that special someone, consider a gift subscription to the Davie County Enterprise Record and they’ll remember you every week of the year. It costs only $32.03 per year for Davie residents to have the newspaper delivered via U.S. Mail every Thursday. Call Today! 336-751-2120 By Betty Etchison WestCana/Pino Correspondent Breakfast will be served at the Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church Fellow-ship Hall Saturday, Dec. 17 from 6:30-10 a.m. Country ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, sawmill gravy, red-eye gravy, and baked apples, will be served with homemade biscuits, jelly, juice and coffee. Come and enjoy a good country break-fast at Wesley Chapel during this Christmas season.The Wesley Chapel Women of Faith met at the church fellowship hall Tuesday afternoon. After the program and business session, delicious refresh-ments were served to the ladies by Marlene Trivette and Kathy Ellis.The Farmington/Wes-ley Chapel Bible Study group meets each Monday morning at the Farmington Fellowship Hall at 10:. Ev-eryone in the community is invited to join the group to study the scriptures. The group is finishing a survey study of the Bible and will begin an in-depth study of a particular book in January. The group hopes you will join them as they begin a new study in January. BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT- An AFFORDABLE marketing choice! 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The Dull’s only living son, Jimmy, was not able to attend his family’s annual gathering because of health problems.The Wesley Chapel Unit-ed Methodist Women or Wesley Chapel Women of Faith, as it is now called, are continuing nut sale. They have pecan halves, pecan pieces, cashews and choco-late covered peanuts for sale as well some other specialty nuts. Get the nuts for your Christmas baking at the breakfast in the fellowship hall on Saturday or call 336-998-2921 or 336-998-3298. Wesley Chapel breakfast, nut sale Saturday B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022Dateline Fork Baptist Church Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5:00 P.M. 3140 US Hwy. 64 EastHwy. 64, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 801 For more informationcall 336-998-8306 Rev. 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Folder stick-ups 54. (K) ___. Fields cookies 55. (K) “Remain right there, Sparky!” DOWN 1. (K) Browns in the sun 2. Fake butter 3. (K) “I’ll trade this ___ buck” (2 words) 4. Perfect places 5. Streamlined 6. (K) Goals 7. Uncharged particle 8. Classic Christmas gift 9. Folk tale 10. Worst day for Caesar 11. (K) Veal or beef 19. (K) Put something into something else 23. Dessert preceder 24. (K) Deli pick 25. Band blaster 26. “Beg pardon?” 27. (K) Become married 28. “Roseanne” character 29. Globe or sphere 30. (K) Cloud’s place 32. Like some elections 33. Does a police officer’s job 37. Archipelago components 38. (K) Some things to ride down hills 39. Ferry or wherry 40. (K) Type of whale 41. Cutting remark 43. (K) Finished 44. Mine entrance 45. Star that goes boom 46. Three, to a card player PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER © 2022 Andrews McMeel Syndication syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? Important thing for fluid communication? Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker December 19, 2022 The (K) Clues Are for Kids You can’t untie knots in this? 58-A) TREE Previous riddle answer: Reunions Thursday, Dec. 29Davie High Class of 1960, 11:30 a.m., Mocksville Family Restaurant, Yadkinville Rd. Religion Sunday, Dec. 18Christmas Gathering, Fork Baptist, 5 p.m., 3140 US 64 E., Mocksville. Children’s Christ-mas program, live nativity, crafts for kids, meal, hot choco-late bar, letters to Santa, special guest. 336-998-8306. Saturday, Dec. 24Christmas Eve Candlelight Lord’s Supper service, 5 p.m., Fork Baptist, 3140 US 64 E., Mocksville. 336-998-8306.Mocksville Second Presby-teerian Christmas Eve pro-gram, 6 p.m. Special Events Saturday, Dec. 17Cooleemee Sr. Citizens Christmas Party, noon, VRFW Bldg., NC 801. Must have a ticket. Santa to visit at 1.Wreaths for Veterans, 9 a.m., Legion Memorial Park, NC 801, Cooleemee. Dec. 17, 18Garden Valley Luminaries, each evening at dusk. Neigh-borhood off Sanford Ave. in Mocksville decorates with lu-minaries throughout. Sunday, Dec. 18Christmas Cantata, An In-vitation to A Miracle, 7 p.m., Mocksville First Methodist, N. Main St. Includes combined choir with First Presbyterian. OngoingSmith 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 events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main cam-pus 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, computer basics, 10-11 a.m. With Davie Public Library. ThursdaysDavie County Singing Seniors rehearsals, 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 15Senior Book Club, 2 p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle. Friday, Dec. 16Armchair Adventures: Christ-mas Around the World, 1-3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 19Merry Monday, wear red and green.Monthly Movie, 1 p.m with popcorn. Tuesday, Dec. 20Twinkle Tuesday, wear your favorite accessory or hat, even better if it lights up.Tech Tuesday, 10-11 a.m. Bring devices and learn more. Wednesday, Dec. 21Winter Wonderland Wednes-day, bundle up in your favorite winter scarf. Thursday, Dec. 22Tree-Mendous Thursday, wear favorite holiday shirt or sweater.Good Health Club, 1 p.m. with Stacey Southern, nutrition coor-dinator. Learn tips for healthy meals. Light exercise. Friday, Dec. 30New Year’s Bingo, 1 p.m. spon- sored by Eaton Funeral Service. 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.Line dancing via Zoom, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. with Vickie Spivey. 55 and older.Yoga class via Zoom, Mondays, 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. with Kim Crawford. 55 and older.Coffee & Caregiving, Tuesdays 10 a.m. via Zoom. Interact with other caregivers, ask staff mem-ber Kelly Sloan questions. Open to caregivers of all ages. Live Music Thursday, Dec. 15Ea$y Money, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville.Bluegrass Church, 6 p.m., Ea-tons Baptist, 430 Eatons Church Rd., Mocksville, featuing Galax Fiddler’s Convention winners Eric Marshall, Greg Jones, Danny Bowers and Keith Dunn. Meal followed by music. Free. Saturday, Dec. 17Karaoke, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville. Thursday, Dec. 22Michael Chaney Music, 6 p.m., 601 Burgers & Brews, US 601 N., Mocksville. Thursday, Dec. 29SoundKraft, 6 p.m., 601 Burg-ers & Brews, US 601 N.. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 - B11 Continued From Page B1There are now 10 mem-bers in South’s 30-point club. The others: Josh Ward (40 points in a 1991-92 game), Derrick Wilson (39 in 1990-91), Drew Absh-er (37 in 2004-05), Cody Martin (35 in 2009-10), Nic Starnes (35 in 2011-12), Alex Ratledge (34 in 2015-16), Brent Wall (33 in 1987-88), Germain Mayfield (33 in 1987-88), Absher (31 in 2004-05) and Robert Jordan (30 in 2019-20). Dulin and Nance are averaging 24.2 and 18.8, respectively, for the Tigers, who improved to 3-2 after starting 0-2. Ellis 75, Summit 25After winning the pre-vious three games by an aggregate 111 points, Ellis had another easy win at Summit on Dec. 6. Braxton Bowling hit three 3s, scored 28 and pushed his average to 22.6. Zaheim Reese had 15, Ben Reid 11, Brandon Forrest six, Dashes DesNoyers five, Graham Weaver four, Ma-son Driver three and Max Cornatzer three. Phoenix 46, Ellis 42The Ellis gym was the site of a showdown of un-beatens on Dec. 8. While it Public Notices No. 1559794 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of SAMUEL HENRY HOWARD 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 March 15, 2023 (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 15th day of December, 2022.Benny Michael HowardC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 1/5/23 No. 1543622 Town of Cooleemee Mowing Contract The Town of Cooleemee is now accepting bids for the mowing of the town’s properties, trash pick- up, and leaf removal. The contract will start on February 1st, 2023, and end on January 31st, 2024. 1) Properties to be mowed are located at 131 Church St Zachary House grounds, the basketball court at Hickory st. and Neely Rd, 148 Riverside Dr. & 171 Riverside Dr., along Davie st. and Duke st. road- side to Hollar Park, point of Watt st. & HWY 801. Walkway clearing from Joyner st. to the shopping center. 2)Trash removal from cans at the basketball court at Hickory st. and Neely Rd, town park, and all cans on the grounds of the Zachary House. Trash bags are to be placed in the town dumpster at town hall. Trash bags are also purchased by the town. 3)Leaf pick up starting in No- vember and run till 3rd week of January once a week, with one week in January being Christmas tree pick up. *** Items above can be changed to additions or deletions**** You may bid on one item only if you wish, or bid on the whole package. Bids must be submitted to Aaron Thies either in person, by mail, or by email at the information below. All bids must be submitted by January 18th at 4:00 pm. 131 Church st. Cooleemee, NC 27014 P.O. Box 1080 Cooleemee, NC 27014 athies@cooleemee.org Must have a $1,000,000.00 insur- ance policy. For more information call Town Hall at 336-284-2141 or email athies@cooleemee.org Publish: 11/10/22, 11/17/22, 11/24/22, 12/01/22, 12/08/22, 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 01/05/23, 01/12/23. No. 1561697 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administra-tor for the Estate of Vikki Woods, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and cor-porations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 22, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti-fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 12/15/2022. T. Dan Womble, P.O. Box 1698, Clem-mons, NC 27012, as Administrator of the Estate of Vikki Woods, de-ceased, File #2022E000448. Pub-lish 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 1/5/23 Public Notices No. 1559490 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Exec-utor of the Estate of JOHN L. BARNETTE 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 March 15, 2023 (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 15th day of December, 2022.Stephen L. BarnetteC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 1/5/23 No. 1558509 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Co-Ex-ecutors of the Estate of BETTY SNIDER STROUD late of Davie County, this is to notify all per-sons, firms and corporations hav-ing claims against said estate to present written claim to the under-signed on or before March 8, 2023(being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this no-tice), or this notice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 8th day of December, 2022.Susan StroudGary Eugene StroudC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 12/8/22, 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22 No. 1549185 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Executor of the Estate of Ann L. Futrell, AKA Ann Marie Futrell, Deceased, late of Davie County, North Car-olina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 3, 2023, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their right to recover against the estate of the said deceased. All persons indebt-ed to said estate will please make immediate payment.This the 24th day of November, 2022.Bryan C. ThompsonExecutor of the Estate of Ann L. Futrell, AKA Ann Marie Futrell, de-ceased FREEDMAN THOMPSON WITT CEBERIO & BYRD, PLLC210 South Cherry StreetWinston-Salem, NC 27101(336) 725-8323Publish 11/24/22, 12/1/22, 12/8/22, 12/15/22 No. 1559794 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of SAMUEL HENRY HOWARD 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 March 15, 2023 (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 15th day of December, 2022.Benny Michael HowardC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 1/5/23 Public Notices No. 1554083 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 22 CvS 430 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY Davie County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. James Warren Tut-terow, Unknown Spouse of James Warren Tutterow, Unknown heirs at law of Billy Ray TutterowTO: James Warren Tutterow, Un-known Spouse of James Warren Tutterow, Unknown heirs at law of Billy Ray TutterowTake notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:Foreclosure sale to satisfy un-paid property taxes owing to Da-vie County on your interest in the property described as follows:PARCEL 1:Tract One:BEGINNING at an iron in the southern line of C. A. Tutterow’s 0.45 acre tract, a new corner to C. C. Dillard; said beginning corner being North 72 deg. 34 min. 24 sec. East 16.14 feet from an iron (found), the southwest corner of C. A. Tutterow’s 0.45 acre tract and also corner to C. C. Dillard; thence with a line to said 0.45 acre tract North 72 deg. 34 min. 24 sec. East 43.96 feet to an iron (found), the southeast corner of C. A. Tutte-row’s 0.45 acre tract and also cor-ner to another tract of C. A. Tutte-row; thence with another line to C. A. Tutterow North 72 deg. 32 min. 27 sec. East 82.90 feet to an iron (found), corner to C. A. Tutterow and Frozzie Coble; thence with a line to Frozzie Coble and James Hollins North 73 deg. 09 min. 37 sec. East 249.06 feet to an iron (found), corner to James Rollins in the line of J. W. Carter; thence with a line to J. W. Carter South 18 deg. 39 min. 15 sec. East 546.82 feet to an iron (found), corner to J. W. Carter in the line of Benny Daniel; thence with a line to Benny Dan-iel South 47 deg. 11 min. 09 sec. West 180.99 feet to an iron, a new corner to C. C. Dillard in the line of Benny Daniel; thence with a new line to C. C. Dillard North 37 deg. 06 min. 03 sec. West 665.66 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 3.738 acres, as surveyed by Snider Surveying Services, Wade T. Snider, Regis-tered Land Surveyor.Tract Two:BEGINNING at an old iron being the northeast corner of the within described tract common corner with Lot #3 of the M. L. Taylor property (Henry Head) in the line of C. A. Tutterow which iron is lo-cated South 25 deg. 31 min. East 215.43 feet, more or less, from an old iron in the right of way of N.C. 801; thence from the Begin-ning with the line of C. A. Tutterow South 25 deg. 31 min. East 239.64 feet to an old iron in the Southeast corner of said tract common cor-ner with C. A. Tutterow; thence South 72 deg. 00 min. West 60 feet to an old iron in the South-east corner of said tract; thence with the line of the John Charles Estate (now or formerly) North 37 deg. 44 min. West 222.35 feet to an iron in the line of said tract; thence with the line of Lot 17 of the M. L. Taylor Property (Plat Book 3, Page 54) North 33 deg. 54 min. West 11.90 feet to an iron being the northwest corner of said tract in the line of Lot 17 common corner with Lot #3 (Henry Head); thence North 63 deg. 03 min. East 108.31 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.45 acre, more or less and being Lot 16 and a portion of Lot 3 of the M. L. Taylor Property as shown on a survey recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which reference is made for a more perfect description.Tract 3:BEING LOTS NOS. 4 through 15, inclusive, of the M. L. Taylor Subdivision according to a Plat or Map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which refer-ence is hereby made for a more particular description.Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.Said three tracts also being identi-fied as Parcel ID# M5 030 A0 014, Davie CountyTax Office.Address: 7099 South NC Highway 801PARCEL 2:BEING LOTS NOS. 2 and 17 of the M. L. Taylor Subdivision according to a Plat or Map of said subdivi-sion recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. For further reference, see also the deed recorded in Book 866, Page 1007.Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.Said three tracts also being identi-fied as Parcel ID# M5 030 A0 016, Davie CountyTax Office.Address: 7121 South NC Highway 801Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than January 11, 2023 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.This day of November 23, 2022.E. Lauren Watson HubbardAttorney for PlaintiffCapital Center82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500Asheville, North Carolina 28801(828) 252-8010Publish 12/1/22, 12/8/22, 12/15/22 No. 1559490 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Exec-utor of the Estate of JOHN L. BARNETTE 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 March 15, 2023 (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 15th day of December, 2022.Stephen L. BarnetteC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams,Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 12/15/22, 12/22/22, 12/29/22, 1/5/23 Lost & Found Found in East Spencer Brown Poodle. 704-658-5704 Found Dog in Spencer Brown Terrier mix. Call 704-658- 5704 Transportation Recreational Vehicles 2016 Wildwood X-Lite Camper Sleeps 6, excellent condition. Call for price, OBO, 336-472-0105. Public Notices Public Notices No. 1554083 NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION FILE NO. 22 CvS 430 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY Davie County, A Body Politic and Corporate vs. James Warren Tut-terow, Unknown Spouse of James Warren Tutterow, Unknown heirs at law of Billy Ray TutterowTO: James Warren Tutterow, Un-known Spouse of James Warren Tutterow, Unknown heirs at law of Billy Ray TutterowTake notice that a pleading seek-ing relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows:Foreclosure sale to satisfy un-paid property taxes owing to Da-vie County on your interest in the property described as follows:PARCEL 1:Tract One:BEGINNING at an iron in the southern line of C. A. Tutterow’s 0.45 acre tract, a new corner to C. C. Dillard; said beginning corner being North 72 deg. 34 min. 24 sec. East 16.14 feet from an iron (found), the southwest corner of C. A. Tutterow’s 0.45 acre tract and also corner to C. C. Dillard; thence with a line to said 0.45 acre tract North 72 deg. 34 min. 24 sec. East 43.96 feet to an iron (found), the southeast corner of C. A. Tutte-row’s 0.45 acre tract and also cor-ner to another tract of C. A. Tutte-row; thence with another line to C. A. Tutterow North 72 deg. 32 min. 27 sec. East 82.90 feet to an iron (found), corner to C. A. Tutterow and Frozzie Coble; thence with a line to Frozzie Coble and James Hollins North 73 deg. 09 min. 37 sec. East 249.06 feet to an iron (found), corner to James Rollins in the line of J. W. Carter; thence with a line to J. W. Carter South 18 deg. 39 min. 15 sec. East 546.82 feet to an iron (found), corner to J. W. Carter in the line of Benny Daniel; thence with a line to Benny Dan-iel South 47 deg. 11 min. 09 sec. West 180.99 feet to an iron, a new corner to C. C. Dillard in the line of Benny Daniel; thence with a new line to C. C. Dillard North 37 deg. 06 min. 03 sec. West 665.66 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and containing 3.738 acres, as surveyed by Snider Surveying Services, Wade T. Snider, Regis-tered Land Surveyor.Tract Two:BEGINNING at an old iron being the northeast corner of the within described tract common corner with Lot #3 of the M. L. Taylor property (Henry Head) in the line of C. A. Tutterow which iron is lo-cated South 25 deg. 31 min. East 215.43 feet, more or less, from an old iron in the right of way of N.C. 801; thence from the Begin-ning with the line of C. A. Tutterow South 25 deg. 31 min. East 239.64 feet to an old iron in the Southeast corner of said tract common cor-ner with C. A. Tutterow; thence South 72 deg. 00 min. West 60 feet to an old iron in the South-east corner of said tract; thence with the line of the John Charles Estate (now or formerly) North 37 deg. 44 min. West 222.35 feet to an iron in the line of said tract; thence with the line of Lot 17 of the M. L. Taylor Property (Plat Book 3, Page 54) North 33 deg. 54 min. West 11.90 feet to an iron being the northwest corner of said tract in the line of Lot 17 common corner with Lot #3 (Henry Head); thence North 63 deg. 03 min. East 108.31 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING, containing 0.45 acre, more or less and being Lot 16 and a portion of Lot 3 of the M. L. Taylor Property as shown on a survey recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which reference is made for a more perfect description.Tract 3:BEING LOTS NOS. 4 through 15, inclusive, of the M. L. Taylor Subdivision according to a Plat or Map of said subdivision recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which refer-ence is hereby made for a more particular description.Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.Said three tracts also being identi-fied as Parcel ID# M5 030 A0 014, Davie CountyTax Office.Address: 7099 South NC Highway 801PARCEL 2:BEING LOTS NOS. 2 and 17 of the M. L. Taylor Subdivision according to a Plat or Map of said subdivi-sion recorded in Map Book 3, Page 54, Davie County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description. For further reference, see also the deed recorded in Book 866, Page 1007.Subject to easements, restrictions and rights of way of record, and matters of survey.Said three tracts also being identi-fied as Parcel ID# M5 030 A0 016, Davie CountyTax Office.Address: 7121 South NC Highway 801Plaintiff seeks to extinguish any and all claims and interests that you may have in the property, to have a commissioner appointed to sell the Property and to deliver to the purchaser a deed to said real estate in fee simple, free and clear of all encumbrances, and that the interests and equities of redemption of the Defendants in the property be forever barred and foreclosed.You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than January 11, 2023 and upon your failure to do so the party seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought.This day of November 23, 2022.E. Lauren Watson HubbardAttorney for PlaintiffCapital Center82 Patton Avenue, Suite 500Asheville, North Carolina 28801(828) 252-8010Publish 12/1/22, 12/8/22, 12/15/22 Pets & Livestock Domestic Pets Female mix, medium Size Very loving, housebroken, crate trained. Free to good home. Call for information, 704-792-7738 Pet & Livestock Supplies new today Use ToneKote® for dogs & cats to insure a warmy wintry coat, eli- miniate shedding, & doggy odor. Yadkinville Quality Hardware. 679-2049 (www.fleabeacon.com) Notices Community Events YVEDDI CSBG Facebook Live is presenting: NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR YVEDDI COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT FUNDS Yadkin Valley Economic Develop- ment District, Inc. gives the follow- ing Notice of Intent to File. A Facebook Live will be held on- line on December 14, 2022 at 11:00 AM, to consider the adop- tion of an application for Commu- nity Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program Funds to be submitted to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Of- fice of Economic Opportunity. YVEDDI operates a Self-Suf- ficiency Program designed to assist low-income families in Da- vie, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin Counties to rise above the DHHS Poverty Guidelines. Copies of the draft and final proposal may be re- viewed at the District Office after January 4, 2023. Oral or written comments may be submitted to YVEDDI by January 4, 2023 at the following address: Yadkin Valley Economic Develop- ment District, Inc. 533 N. Carolina Ave. Boonville, NC 27011 (336) 367-7251 new today Please Come & Celebrate a Candlelight Christmas at Shiloh Ford Baptist Church2440 Beroth Rd.Pfafftown Date: Friday, December 16 Time: 7pm Traditional Songs & Scripture Readings Everyone Welcome! Lost & Found DOG Found on Ryan St & MLK Jr Ave S., Brown, short nose, curly tail, friendly. White on Front paws. Please call 980-402-8321 Merchandise Deals & Bargains 1-Plot at Rose Cemetery $400. 336-909-8794 1985 Limited Edition Cabbage Patch Twins In original box w/ adop- tion papers. Blonde hair, blue eyes & blue outfits. $50 704-633-7307 16” Drink & Wet Betsy Wetsy Doll Perfect for little girl. New in box. Beautifully dressed. $20 980-234- 5059, LM. 2-Cinderella Plates w/ authenticity papers by Franklin Mint. Both for $25. 980-234-5059 3 Saltwater Rods & Reels $15 each. 704-278-9527 3-1950’s Vintage Bride Dolls w/ stands. Beautifully dressed, have been well cared for. All for $50. 980-234-5059 4 Freshwater Rods & Reels $25 for all. 704-278-9527 ACER 3-24-MONIT/VIVO STAND LN 704-279-4106 or 704-640-0662 $350.00 Antique 1974 Janex Cora Raggedy Ann & Andy Clock Very clean, needs work. $15. 980- 234-5059, LM. Beautiful Cherry 50’ Table w/ 4 Chairs Round. Excellent condition. $500. Call 336-816-1479 Celing fans Two ceiling fans for sale- $20.00 each 980-781-9502 Club Car Precedent PLASTIC BODY ONLY Been scuffed, not primed. If inter- ested, text 704-920-8246. $50.00 Daybed w/new mattress, comforter, sheets & pillows Asking $150. Call or text 704-223-0878 Firewood for sale Red & white oak seasoned. Ex qual- ity stacked in 6.5 ft trk bed/big load. Free del, 15 mi. $100. 704-495-5555 MK Powered Battery 12v ,for mobilty scooter. if inter- ested text, 704-920-8246. China Hrove $80.00 National Geographic Collection of over 760 units. $500 for all or will separate. 704-279-8000 Paint Sprayer Brand new. 704-279-4106 or 704- 640-0662 $175.00 Paint Sprayer Wagner Flexio w/ case. like new. 704-279-4106 or 704-640-0662 $130 Twin Bed 1926 iron bed w/ springs great cond 704-279-4106/704-640- 0662 $150.00 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. was a battle that could have gone either way, the Jaguars never could gain serious traction and suffered their first loss in six games. Phoe-nix Academy, meanwhile, ran its record to 7-0. Coach Daniel York be-moaned Ellis’ cold shoot-ing (1 for 13 from 3-point range). “They kind of had con-trol the whole game,” he said. “Bottom line is we just couldn’t hit shots. It was just one of those nights we couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.”Ellis had a chance in the final minute to put game pressure on Phoenix. It just wasn’t meant to be. “We had three or four chances to get it to a one-possession game,” he said. “We missed two free throws, we turned it over and we missed a layup.”The loss was no fault of Reid (20 points) or Bowling (13). “Ben played his tail off,” York said. “It was probably the strongest performance he’s had all year. We’ve got a couple kids injured, so he doesn’t get much relief from the bench. He had to pick up the slack and he did. He fought for a bunch of rebounds; I couldn’t tell you how many rebounds he had. “Braxton is definitely a leader. He gets everybody fired up. As far as handling the ball against pressure, he’s definitely grown a tre-mendous amount.”Ellis could have used Colin Harrison and Aiden Horton. Harrison missed his fourth game with an injury, and Horton, a starter, missed both games last week with a sickness. ND 52, Wesleyan 45After enduring 29- and 31-point losses, two wins last week helped North Da-vie forget those struggles. Edarius Oliver came up with 17 points and five steals as the Wildcats dispatched Wesleyan Christian Acade-my in High Point on Dec. 6. “A big road win,” coach Trevor Gooch said. “We played aggressive defense in the first half and got a big lead (38-19).”Will Carter had 10 points and five assists, fill-ing a void at point guard when starter Wyatt Har-wood (eight points) went down. Ty Greene had seven points. Blake French had four points and 11 rebounds. Carter Cornett and Reynolds Tomlinson had four and two points, respectively. “Edarius had a good game both defensively and offensively,” Gooch said. “He is our force man on our pressure defenses. Will stepped in for Harwood and had a nice game play-ing point guard. Ty hit two 3-pointers in the first half to get us going.”The bad news is Har-wood, who broke a hand in the second quarter, won’t be back anytime soon. North was already missing a key player in Ian Patton, an eighth grader who broke an arm during fall baseball. “We feel somewhat snakebitten,” Gooch said. ND 65, Millennium 41After leading by five at the end of the first quarter, the host Wildcats hit turbo and left the Lions in the dust on Dec. 7. Oliver was the main man again with 21 points. French had 11 points and eight re-bounds. Tannyr Carrier had nine points, drilling three 3s off the bench. Carter had seven points, Tomlinson six, Greene five, Chad Hardin four and Mack Ridenhour two. “Edarius is our defensive sparkplug for creating turn-overs and easy transition baskets,” Gooch said after North improved to 3-2. Dulin ... Employeeowned Established in1921 Globalmanufacturer Scan to viewour currentvacancies Hiringnow William Martin races down the court for South. B12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022 County Line Kwanzaa Queen KeEssence Holland of Piney Grove waves to the crowd during the Harmony Christmas Parade. Among the spectators is Pastor John Pheifer. Members of Piney Grove AME Zion Church ride in Harmony Parade Sunday of last week Piney Grove remembers the late Cedric Turner and his CT & Sons Racing now operated by his twin sons John and Rick Evans, who drive the race car and the hauler By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent Christmas is a favorite time of the year in County Line. School kids have only a few more days of classes this year and are looking forward to Santa's visit. As photos show, folks at Piney Grove enjoyed participating in the Harmony parade. But, most important to County Liners is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, God's only Son, that Holy Night in Bethlehem; folks of all ages are involved in programs celebrating His birth.Piney Grove AME Zion Church will have a cChrist-mas program at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 18. After the program, fruit bags will be given to all children and baskets of goodies will be given to all senior adults. Church members invite oth-ers.The Piney Grove Out-reach Ministry will serve a spaghetti lunch for the folks at Fifth Street Ministries of Statesville Saturday, Dec. 17.Society Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir will pres-ent the cantata "Prince of Peace" during the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday. Everyone is invited. There will be no evening service.Calvary Baptist Church Sanctuary Choir will pres-ent a Christmas cantata at 6 p.m. Sunday followed by a period of fellowship and snacks. Church members invite everyone for this joy-ous time.Clarksbury United Meth-odist Church will present a "Live Nativity" from 6 - 8 p.m. Sunday. Church mem-bers invite everyone tas they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Upcoming community events: Christmas program at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, followed by snacks and vis-it with Santa at Clarksbury Methodist; Christmas car-ol singing at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 23, followed by snacks and fellowship at Salem Methodist; and joint Christ-mas Eve service with Cen-ter and Salem Methodist at 8 p.m. at Salem.Our community sends get-well wishes to Nan-cy Henderson Cartner and Agnes Wooten. Nancy was hospitalized last week and is recuperating at home. Ag-nes has moved to Cadence of Clemmons; she enjoys visits and cards (1165 S. Peacehaven Road, Clem-mons, NC 27012). Margaret Ann Shew and Alice Waugh remain in rehab at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation.Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing upon Nancy, Agnes, Margaret Ann, Alice, and other resi-dents who are having health problems. Continue to pray for those affected by the flu, RSV, and Covid-19 and its variants as many of our hos-pitals are pressed for space.Word has been received of the death of Mildred Bur-dette Benfield, who died early last Sunday morning at home. Please remember her family in prayer. Davie Funeral Service of Mocks-ville (336-751-3111) is serving the family of Mrs. Benfield. Currently a me-morial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Calva-ry Baptist Church.Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville is also serving the family of Clark Young. Currently his funeral is scheduled at 2 p.m. Satur-day at Society Baptist with visitation from 1-2 p.m. at the church and from 6-8 p.m. Friday at Davie Funer-al Home. 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