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Davie County Enterprise Record 3-02-2023USPS 149-160 Number 09 Thursday, March 2, 2023 20 Pages 75¢ Snow Ghost Pie Old advertisement includes clever story to sell chocolate 89076 3821260Page 10 Page B1 ‘Nitpicking’ War Eagle wrestler loses title hopes in controversy Brianna Chiles, Michael Cheek (director), Whitney Lynch, Abigail Skibsted and Judah Mitchell rehearse for Bright Star, which will be presented at The Brock by the Davie Players for the next two weekends. Inspired by a true story, and featuring the Tony-nominated score by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, “Bright Star” tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption, set against the rich backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.Davie County Arts Council’s Brock Players will present this powerful story at the Brock Performing Arts Center, with four night time performances on March 3, 4 10, & 11 at 7 p.m. and at two matinee performances on March 5 & 12 at 3 p.m.Michael Cheek is the director. He has a wealth of experience as an actor and director. Mocksville’s Vicky Zickmund is doing the work of assistant Bright Star Davie Players’ production at the Brock next two weekends Please See Bright - Page 5 Gettin’ Down Joseph Patterson hits the dance floor with substitute teacher Felicia Charles at the Cooleemee Elementary Valentine’s Dance, much to the joy of Piper Crotts, Jorja Rayne Burgess and Hallie Head. See more photos on page B8. - Photo by KC Smith The Davie Respect Initiative (DRI) is a challenge open to young people and groups 12-21 who have a project that will in-crease the amount of expressed respect in Davie County. In the beginning, quite a few people stated that 12 year olds should not compete with 21 year olds. Guess what? Not only has the DRI had many excellent applications and awardees from 12–14 year olds, but in the fourth quarter Young teens come up with ideas to show respect of 2022, all threewinning proj-ects were from middle school students. The celebration for the awardees was held Jan. 23 at Mocksville Town Hall with Mayor Will Marklin presenting the $1,000 checks, certificates, DRI t-shirts and hand crafted wooden medallions that say “Respect Matters.” Respect does matter to these middle schoolers.“When respect is shown, I feel that the individuals receiv- ing the respect feel a mutual connection with the other per-son; whilst, yes, they might be drastically different in some as-pects, the two of them are both human beings. In this, respect is formed—the knowledge that people are not all that different after all is what leads many to respect one another. Respect is human, and that display of hu-manity can change someone's day for the better, be it small or large.”That advice is from Sylas Johnson, age 12. Encouraged by their Beta Club Advisor, Lisa Prillaman of South Middle School, Sy-las and Scarlett Brock came up with the idea of reinstating Spanish language classes in el-ementary and middle schools. “Reinstatement of Spanish classes would inspire bilin-gualism,” Silas said. “Embrac-ing bilingualism will help tear down many lingual and racial barriers. If people understand not only the language, but per- haps even the cultural norms of other nations, tolerance would become much easier.” Scarlett said that she had not had Spanish class since kinder-garten and she loved it; to be able to speak to fellow students in their native language - even if just a few phrases, would help break down barriers and make them feel more welcome. These 12 year olds are plan-ning to take their idea to the Please See Ideas - Page 4 By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record Thanks, Russia.Mocksville is getting a $97 million industrial investment that will provide at least 52 jobs.Avgol America, which has been producing non-woven materials here for years, is ex-panding. The company also manufactures in Russia, China, India and Israel.The expansion was planned for Russia. The machine, which takes a year to complete, is being made in Germany.Germany doesn’t ship to Russia because of the Ukraine invasion.Next stop, Mocksville.“This is an opportunity for us to bring that piece of equip-ment to this location,” Terry Bralley said to county commis-sioners just prior to incentives approval.The jobs will pay an average annual salary of $55,467, Bral-ley said. Russia’s loss, Davie’s gain $97 million project switches continents By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record County commissioners may decide next week whether to approve a rezoning that would allow high-density housing on Board to decide on Farmington Rd. townhouse project Farmington Road.They delayed a decision last month on rezoning 19 acres from residential-20 and residential-agricultural to R8, Please See Townhouse - Page 8 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023Editorial Page In The Mail ... 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. 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Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 The Literary Corner Renegade Writers Guild Tell us what you think Don’t let those doomsdayers get you down Board ruins residential neighborhood To the editor:I read Mr. Schooler’s letter to the editor and decided to speak up as well. I attended the Feb. 7 Mocksville Board of Commissioners meeting on behalf of myself and my hus-band to speak in opposition to the zoning amendment. We live about 300 feet from the property in question.Despite raising our concerns (again) about the noise, fumes, tractor trailer traffic, and the possible storage of flammable materials on the property (with no fire hydrant nearby), and despite the town’s comprehensive plan and future maps showing our neighborhood remaining as open space residential and rural residential, not to mention spot zoning regulations, the commissioners voted to approve the zoning text amendment allowing rezoning of a 2.2 acre spot of a 17.048 acre lot. In addition, the town attorney decided to remove the “conditional” restriction that would apply to the applicant’s lot and rezoned it to “Building Contractors-Heavy” as the only permitted use for the 2.2 acres. So, if the property owner were to sell, any type of heavy construction business, including wrecking and de-molition contractors and highway, street, bridge and tunnel construction contractors (according to the town ordinance definition) could set up on the 2.2 acre lot. Two years ago, this was heard before the commission-ers and it was denied. Two years ago the commissioners believed it was spot zoning and that the heavy construc-tion business did not belong in the middle of a residential neighborhood. It is still the same ordinances, same spot zoning regulations – the only difference is the commission-ers. However, one of the remaining commissioners decided to vote for it this time.So, for those of us who wanted to live in a quiet resi-dential neighborhood without the possibility of a heavy construction business being allowed to operate, and with-out the noise of construction equipment, fumes and tractor trailer traffic on the street, the commissioners have now taken that away. They have set a standard now and this could be coming to your neighborhood. I am all in favor of supporting local businesses, but there is a place for everything. Our dead-end residential neigh-borhood road is not the place for a heavy construction busi-ness.If you do not like the direction the commissioners are taking regarding residential neighborhoods, please remem-ber we have a voice on election day.Peggy DelliSanti, Mocksville Kitchen is the Heart of My HomeBy Denise BellNo matter how big or how small the kitchen is, how big or small the get-together is, my family always manages to find their comfort zone right there in the kitchen. Sure, we mingle amongst ourselves here and there throughout the house. But conversations, the real memories I have of our gatherings throughout the years bring me right back to the kitchen.During my teenage years there was a group of us who would hang out in my mom’s kitchen playing cards and drinking Diet Pepsi for hours and hours throughout the summer. The simple mention of making gravy carries me back to the joy I felt while the aunts were in the kitchen, having partaken in a jelly jar of beer and giggling to no To the editor:You know, as I reread the newspaper article concerning the brouhaha with the Cana Road rezoning, some interest-ing thoughts come to mind.From the Enterprise Record online of Nov. 22, 2022: Commissioner Richard Poindexter then talked about the importance of industrially zoned properties. “Everybody seems to know the critical importance of having all the in-dustrial and commercial property that we can get in the county to offset the cost of residential property [empha-sis added] that’s building in the county,” Poindexter said . . . The property in question has long been identified as a growth area, and an area for industry, Poindexter said. . . If the board isn’t going to follow the county’s written and well-researched plan [emphasis added] that economic developers recruiting business to Davie also use, then it doesn’t need to go to the trouble of forming them in the first place.”This is an interesting quote since the same standard con-cerning a “well-researched plan” was not relevant (in fact, disregarded out-of-hand) vis-à-vis citizen’s concerns with the (now) Tri-West Business Park property zoning amend-ment. “Well-researched” should also include the citizen input used to develop the Comprehensive Plan. The way the “deep pockets” are getting away with this type of de-velopment is to have an “opportunity zone” map buried deep within the Comprehensive Plan (a long ways from the actual zoning at the front of the document, which is also published on the county website). It’s the “in” that needs to be removed from the plan to help forestall this sort of rezoning (the ability to overwrite the primary zoning without impunity, a means to read a conformity statement into legal proceedings – scrutiny of the overlay shows that it is ill conceived, seemingly a last minute addition, viz. the designation of an existing, plated subdivision as an industrial opportunity zone.). In fact, a careful reading of an “opportunity zone,” what one is, would include the uses the citizenry actually prefers, not just the developers’ preference. The economic development lobby interest seems to think that “residential property” is a losing investment, a bad thing. Maybe for them, but not the citizenry. Read the development of the Comprehensive Plan and the citizen input: industrial development does not even make the top 10, but affordable housing and mixed uses do (like medi-cal storefronts, etc.). So, the elected representative is not truly representing the desires of the citizenry when focus-ing ambivalently (regarding housing) on industry. The de-bate outlined in the article succinctly shows where the real interests lay, the real representation, and who thinks they “know better” than the citizenry. In a detailed analysis, when zoning ordinance 2021-22 was “pushed through,” I gave an economic analysis that showed mixed-use and housing could indeed provide more long-term benefit (tax revenue) than commercial/industry (using current public tax records showing taxes paid and encumbered acreage for some representative businesses). The mantra, the deflection, of the industrial develop-ment crowd is that industry pays the bill for schools (the oblique negative in the article concerning residential prop-erty). That’s an obfuscation - so do residential property taxes, personal property taxes, meals taxes, sales taxes, and lodging taxes (especially when the economic development incentives used to lure an industry routinely expire in 10 years and the industry leaves – look around the state for abandoned industrial sites). For industrial development, you can expect to have a good portion of the employment base to taking their pay-check back to another locality, i.e., no tax revenue in the county of employment. The bottom line is this, something that is not done by the planning folks: what is the best use for a parcel when evaluated through an economic analysis lens of the long-term financial impacts? Best land use eco-nomic analysis in conjunction with citizen input should be pro forma before a rezoning is approved. The only analysis performed is focused on the industrial aspect (property tax and a few jobs that may stay local). Developers can make as much, and even more, from other types of development. A myopic view of economic development is detrimen-tal to the county. Economic development also includes residential and related light commercial development, not just industry. According to the National Association of Counties, when discussing housing: “In counties that are relatively more affordable, there is an opportunity to get ahead of the [economic] curve and to sustain a high quality of life and a low cost of living [emphasis added] that creates a comparative economic advantage for the community” (https://www.naco.org/articles/housing-part-county%E2%80%99s-economic-development-strategy). This is exactly what the citizen’s conveyed when the Com-prehensive Plan was being developed, and since. All the effort seems to be in one direction and for the benefit of a select few. The “capital to deploy” stated in the article can also be used for things other than industry. This county is well po-sitioned to maintain a quality of life, a “come home to the country” ambiance, which is exactly what the citizenry de-sires.William VaughanMocksville Zoning seems to work for a select few end. I was lucky enough to have been assigned the duty of making the gravy and the dear Aunts toasted to the gravy lady with another jelly jar of beer. A scar on my wrist is a reminder of the wonderful time I had baking with my grandchildren at Christmas time. It was in my kitchen where my daughters and their friends laughed while they made chocolate chip cook-ies during their teenage years. The kitchen was where I learned my daughter was going to marry her high school sweetheart. It was there I learned was going to become a grandmother for the first time! I hold all my kitchen memories near and dear to my heart. The old ones and the new ones. After any event I hold at my house, while I straighten up the house and do the dishes, I look back at the events that had just unfolded. I reflect on the memories of the day, appreciating the com-pany that I have been blessed with in the hours prior. I gig-gle to myself at the remembrance of my 5-year-old grand-daughter who decided to present us all with her “dance of the scarves.” Commanding all to center all the attention on her performance. So many precious memories, safely stored in my head. As I wait for my family to gather once again, I am anxious for the new memories to unfold in the heart of my home, the kitchen. More ChangesBy Gaye HootsRenegade Writers has lost our second member, Shari Keller. You may know her from Artists on Main, the shop she ran, and where she gave art classes. She was a talented artist and a retired nurse. I remember her as a caring person who worked hard looking after her elderly father until his death. She worked hard to be sure we got the perfect cover for the last book our group published, which she designed. Once, I complained that my photos were not flattering, and she grabbed a camera, and snapped several shots which did flatter me. Isn’t that what we all want?A few weeks ago, I was in Mocksville and stopped by the shop where Sharri was in the back, busily preparing for an art class. She looked great, and we chatted for a few Please See Renegade ‑ Page 3 We’ve all been blessed by the joys of spring time in re-cent weeks.But it’s mid-winter. Mother Nature must be confused.Or, welcome to 2023 in Piedmont North Carolina.Blame it on global warming. You wouldn’t be the only one.I’ll agree that man is no friend to the environment, that we have done and continue to harm it for no other reason than our convenience. But to predict that temperatures will continue to warm because we burn too many fossil fuels, and that the warming is coming faster and faster and pretty soon, there won’t be any environment left.I can’t buy into that one quite yet.Remember the 1960s and 1970s?Back then, scientists were convinced that our love for fossil fuels was going to cause the next ice age. Those little particles left behind when such fuels are burned are fill-ing the atmosphere, blocking the sun, thusly decreasing the temperatures to the point we couldn’t grow food. Accord-ing to them, it should be happening by now. We should be sliding on glaciers, not golfing in short pants.A leading environmental expert in 1970 predicted that by 1980, all oceans would be dead and Americans would face food and water rationing.There are dozens of such examples. All seemed well in-tentioned and backed by scientific facts at the time. But all were wrong.It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t worry about the environ-ment. It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t continue to seek new ways to power our lives that cause less environmental harm.What it does mean is that we don’t have to turn our worlds upside down because of a scientific prediction. We do that way too often when someone makes a predic-tion that would in itself turn our worlds upside down. In response, we do it to ourselves.Doomsday predictions have been going on since the be-ginning of man. And we still fall for them. Remember Y2K? Many were convinced that a computer programming glitch would shut down every device in the world and we would be flung into chaos. We weren’t.One man, Harold Camping predicted the end of the world 12 times based interpretations of biblical numerol-ogy. He’s the one who predicted that on May 21, 2011, a date that he calculated to be exactly 7,000 years after the Biblical flood, the world as we know it would end. There’s a difference between scientific facts and scien-tific theories.Remember that.Some fool predicted in about 1970 that folks would no longer need or want newspapers, they would get all the in-formation they need from a “news tablet.”Not all doomsday predictions turn out to be false, either.Remember that, too.- Mike Barnhardt DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 3 www.ourdavie.com Renegade ... Presidential Mothers By Betty Etchison WestFor the Enterprise The mothers of the two presidents included in this article were alike in some ways. They were both wives of preachers, and they both were the mothers of nine children. Malvina Stone Arthur, The mother of Chester Ar-thur the 21st President of the United States, was the daughter of George Wash-ington Stone, a man of Welsh decent, and Judith Stevens Stone. She was born April 29, 1802, in Berkshire, Vt. In 1821, she married William Arthur in Quebec, Canada. William Arthur was a preacher, which meant that his family moved from place to place. When Chester Arthur, their fifth child, was born, the Arthur family lived in a very small ramshambled parsonage in Fairfield, Vt. Mrs. Arthur must have had a difficult time caring for the four older children and a baby in that small house, but she was a religious lady who probably felt it was her duty to carry on with- out complaining. She even taught Chester to read and write before he went to school. The Arthur family moved from Vermont to New York State, but that tiny house near Fairfield is recognized as the birth-place of Chester Arthur. The actual house in which Chester was born is not there, but there is a replica of the house on a little dirt road near Fairfield which is open to the public.Malvina Stone Arthur, Chester Arthur’s mother, was a religious lady, and she was sad that her son did not chose to be baptized. That was his choice so she had to accept it. The fact that Chester married into a slave-own-ing family was hard for the Arthur family because the Arthurs were strong abo-litionists. Chester Arthur joined the Union Army but he did what he could to help his wife’s family after the war.Mrs. Arthur, the mother not only of a president but also of eight other children, died in 1869 when she was 66. She died about 12 years before her son became president. She is buried in the cemetery where her son was buried less than 20 years later. That cemetery is the Albany Rural Ceme- tery in Menands, N.Y.•Ann Neal Cleveland, the mother of Grover Cleve-land the 22nd President, was born in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 4, 1806. Her parents were Abner and Barbara Neal. Ann Neal, whose father was a pub-lisher, married Harvard graduate and Presbyterian minister, Richard Falley Cleveland, on Sept. 10, 1829. The Clevelands, like the Arthurs, had nine children. When their fifth child, Grover, was born, the Clevelands were living in the Presbyterian manse in Caldwell, N.J. The manse where Grover was born The birthplaces of Presidents Grover Cleveland (left) and Chester Arthur. Both are open to the public. Arthur, Cleveland both had eight siblings was a nice two-story house. That house in Caldwell is open to the public, but, if you want to visit, call to get information about the hours when it is open.The Cleveland fami-ly moved from Caldwell to New York State. When Grover Cleveland was 16, his father died. Rev. Cleve-land’s death was devas-tating for his family. Mrs. Cleveland was left with four children under age 16. The older children helped, but it was still hard. Ann Neal Cleveland managed as well as she could, and one of her children became President.Ann Cleveland lived 29 years after the death of her husband. She died on July 13, 1882, when she was 76. She died only three years before her son, Grover Cleveland, was inaugurated as President. Mrs. Cleveland was buried at the Holland Pat-ent Cemetery in Holland Patent, Oneida County, N.Y., where her husband, the Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland, had been buried so many years earlier. The son of Rev. Richard and Ann Cleveland, President Grover Cleveland, was not buried near his parents. He was buried in Princeton, N.J., where he spent his last years. Continued From Page 2minutes. It never occurred to me that this would be the last time I saw her.Recently I got a summons to jury duty in Pamlico Coun-ty, where I now live. I had been selected several times in Davie County years ago but never had to serve. Pamlico County is smaller than Davie and has an old, cold court-house. There were 75 of us, and when we were sworn in we were asked if we objected to being sworn in with a Bible. Ten people raised their hands and did not place their hands on the Bibles. We watched a video with instructions for jurors. A re-tired judge who volunteered his time gave us a passionate talk about duty to our country and our responsibility to serve in military service or as a juror. He sounded sincere and made a good impression. They drew names for jurors and alternates and dismissed the rest of us. This was a grand jury case, and the jurors were to serve for a year. This week I got a check for $12 for my time.Recently the price of food jumped, which came when wages increased. The Bojangles ham and tomato biscuit, my favorite, is an example. I paid 35 cents initially for added tomato, and last week in Advance it was 35 cents, but the ones in this area last charged 69 cents and McDon-ald’s charged 89 cents for tomato on a cheeseburger. They were out of tea and charged $1 for a small cup of water.After paying $5 for that meal, I went to Food Lion and purchased two nice sirloins, a half-gallon of half-and-half milk, a box of Romaine lettuce, a box of cherry tomatoes, a large baking potato, and a large sweet potato for $25. This provided several meals of steak, salad, and potatoes for less than the burger at McDonald’s. The only differ-ence was I had to cook, which I am not fond of, but the steak only took about five minutes in a hot cast iron skillet and the potatoes were prepped for the microwave.I am not giving up my Bo biscuits, but I am decreasing the amount of fast food in my diet. I am also driving less to cut costs as my view at home is equal to any I see explor-ing the back roads, which I have always enjoyed, but I am not giving up my monthly trips to Advance, An Irish Tale, Part IBy Julie Terry CartnerMeghan skipped happily to the water’s edge. School was over for the day, and, though it wasn’t summer yet, the balmy day beckoned her to the seaside. With her moth-er’s warning, the same warning she heard every day that she went to the beach, “You can play on the shore, but do not get in the water.” “I won’t,” she called back even as she contemplated tak-ing off her shoes and socks and at least wading.“I mean it, Meggie,” Mom shouted. “I know you.”Smiling, Meggie sat to take off her shoes, then wiggling her feet in the warm sand, she looked longingly at the wa-ter. There was something about the ocean, the waves, the enticing sound of the water moving in, then retreating, “Come get your feet wet,” it seemed to say; “Come clos-er...” And yes, that’s exactly what Meghan wanted. She loved the water, in all its hues, moods, and conditions.Taking one last, longing look, Megan pulled out her flute and began playing, a skill she had picked up quickly only a few months ago. Even with no training, when she started playing, people would stop, entranced, just to listen to her hauntingly beautiful melodies. After some time had passed, Meghan paused to look at the sea, often her source for inspiration, her tunes emulat-ing the ebb and flow of the tides. Looking up, Meghan did a double-take when she saw someone swimming towards her. Surely her eyes were deceiving her. It was a log, she thought, or maybe a seal, but no, when the creature said, “Hello,” she had no choice but to accept the creature was human.“Hello,” she hesitantly called out, “who are you?” She wasn’t sure she’d get an answer; in fact, she wasn’t sure she wasn’t imagining the creature.“I’m Meara. Who are you?“M-m-meghan,” Meghan stammered, “but my friends call me Meggie.” And then, unable to help herself, she asked, “What are you? You look about my age, but it’s March, not swimming weather. The water’s too cold; I know, I’ve been testing it every day. Then she added sheepishly, “Mom would kill me if she knew.”With a light giggle, Meara responded, “Don’t worry. Your secret is safe. Sisters don’t tattle.”“Sisters?” Meghan asked. “What do you mean? We’re not sisters.”Coming out of the water, Meara explained, starting with a question. “Do you know what a changeling is?“Of course,” Meghan replied, “Everyone in Ireland knows what a changeling is. It’s a faerie child exchanged for a human baby. Why do you ask?”“Because,” Meara replied, “that’s what you are.”Meghan knew she’d never really fit in. She tried to be like others, but never succeeded. Her curly red hair, no matter what she did, always smelled somewhat salty. And how could she have red, curly hair when her siblings had stick-straight, brunette hair? And then, the freckles: She knew enough genetics to know parents with straight brown hair and unfreckled skin were very unlikely to give birth to someone with red, curly hair and freckles.Furthermore, she could outswim every kid on the beach and hold her breath for a ridiculous length of time. In fact, she had often thought, it didn’t feel like holding her breath; it seemed her skin breathed on its own. And then, there was her imagination. She could be sitting anywhere, then suddenly the dismissal bell would ring, or her mother would call out “Supper,” even though she’d be sure she’d just sat down. Looking at the clock she’d realize hours had gone by while she was lost in a world of underwater fan-tasies. But imagination was one thing, a changeling was another. “Tell me,” Megan demanded. And so, Meara did, a tale of a baby, Meara, daughter of Muireann, a Merrow, or sea faerie. Her baby, stolen at birth, was replaced by the human baby, Meghan. Impos-sible to determine, at first, Muireann realized the switch when she heard Meghan playing the flute, so beautifully, a skill associated with changelings. Combined with the fact that Meara seemed more human than faerie, Muireann had confronted her servants and learned a tale of jealou-sy, anger, and deceit, and babies switched at birth. (To be continued…) VerlieBy Marie CraigIn my big collection of old family photographs, there is a wonderful family portrait of my dad’s maternal grand-parents. They had ten children total with two dying of them under a year old. My grandmother was the oldest child. I’m dating this old photo to be about 1907. Only three children were left at home and in the picture with them. Standing at the left is Lee, about 14. My dad’s middle name was Lee, and we named our son Lee. Both were blessed with great musical talent. Standing at the far right is Becky, short for Rebecca. She is about 20 and proud of her huge hat she’s wearing. Her skirt and her mother’s are black and floor length. Becky’s son was the source of this photo. Sitting in the middle are my great grandfather, Frank, their daughter Verlie, and my great grandmother, Clarissa. The picture was taken outside with a steep bank at their backs. They lived in the mountains of Alleghany County, North Carolina. This is probably the only time the parents had their photograph taken. Verlie was about eight years old and seemed to have Downs Syndrome. At that time period, a lot of families would have a portrait made and not include a handicapped child. But in this case, Verlie is sitting between her par-ents, at the center of the picture which is significant. Clar-risa had dressed her in a pretty dress and put a bow in her hair. I was told by relatives that her parents were really kind to her, and the married siblings living nearby helped take care of her.My first response when receiving this was to think, “This looks like the Beverly Hillbillies.” But after I studied the family, my opinion changed from “a picture of poverty” to “a picture of love.” I show this image proudly now. Re-searching your family history can change your attitude. After her mother died, her father took her to Raleigh State Hospital to live with similar women. She was about 30. She lived to be 47. I wondered why he did this and was a little critical. But when I did the math, I realized that he was 79 and probably couldn’t take care of her properly. He died five months after she entered the home in Raleigh. 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Rivers, DMD Dr. Rivers’ Dental Tip of the Week “children should be weened off the pacifier at age 2. longer than this may lead to open bites in dentition.” 4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Continued From Page 1Davie County Board of Education; but meanwhile, they are working with Mrs. Prillaman and another Spanish speaking teacher to begin a Spanish club where students can begin to learn the language. Their goal is to break down the barriers created by language differences and form new friendships. •And let’s meet Grace Goodman, 14, another stu-dent from South Davie in-spired by Mrs. Prillaman. “For those receiving respect or acts of kindness, it makes them feel grateful and cared for and they have a sense of belonging and acceptance from others.” In her own words, Grace describes her idea.“My idea for the re-spect project is to set up a “Books Of Blessings Box” in the middle schools and high school for dona-tions of gently used books. These donated books will be sent to the local elemen-tary schools around Davie County for teachers to use in their classroom libraries. “I can start by donating my own books. Giving the Mocksville Mayor Will Marklin with the newest Ambassadors of Respect, from left: Sylas Johnson, Scarlett Brock, Ryann Davis and Grace Goodman. Ideas ... books to the younger kids will help inspire them to read and this will inspire them to share their books as well. This will also help the teachers, by freeing up their funds for other classroom resources. “Middle school and high school students will be able to give back to the commu-nity by donating their child-hood books.” Grace has already begun her project with Mrs. Prilla-man’s help. •Ryann Davis is an 13 year old from Ellis Middle School who has a concern about the amount of lit-ter she is seeing in Davie County. “Davie County is a pretty small county and I feel ev-eryone shows their appreci-ation differently. Recently, I have been noticing that we have many littering issues. We could be doing things that are not only good for the planet but also enter-taining. So that’s why I have thought about what I like to call the ‘clean for cou-pons.’ During the summers and breaks during the year, many camps that are active could take the campers and counselors on a field trip to do good deeds. Basically, participants would take 1-4 hours each trip to gather garbage and litter across Davie County for coupons to businesses. Not only would the par-ticipants see the issues they could be causing, but they also would be helping solve them. And an added bonus, businesses would provide small treat coupons to the kids for their good work. A win win for Davie County and the participating stu-dents.” Mayor Marklin was par-ticularly impressed with this project and offered that it would be great to have a cleanup before the Spring mowing began. For businesses interested in participating in “Clean for Coupons,” email initiatere-spect1@gmail.com to be connected with RyannDo you know a young person or Davie youth group between the ages of 12-21 “doing good, being kind, or showing respect” to people, animals or the envi-ronment? Empower youth by anonymously nominat-ing them at www.daviere-spect.com. Up to three new Ambassadors of Respect may be selected by the vol-unteer selection panel each quarter. The next quarter ends on March 31 and individuals and DC youth groups can apply on their own or af-ter having been nominated. Email comments or ques-tions to initiaterespect1@gmail.com. Davie County 4-H volun-teers Nelson Cowden and Jimmy Staley received the North Central 4-H District Volunteer Award at the an-nual leaders conference.Cowden is the founder of Tom Cowden Memorial Youth Shooting Sports and its 4-H Club which teaches youth firearm safety and skills. He founded the club more than 10 years ago and has given hundreds of youth the opportunity to practice and learn firearm, archery, and hunting skills, all at little to no cost. He leads the North Caro-lina 4-H Hunting Skills Team and hosts a training for 4-H volunteers on wild-life identification and orien-teering. Davie County 4-H Volunteers Nelson Cowden (left) and Jimmy Staley (right) stand with their North Central District 4-H Volunteer Awards alongside state 4-H program leaders Dr. Claudette Smith (center right) and Dr. Mike Yoder (far right) and NC 4-H Honor Club President, Becky Cason (left). Kaleideum, an experi-ential learning museum in Winston-Salem, and Ster-ling Events Group, an event management firm in Mocks-ville, formed a partnership to market and operate the new, reimagined Kaleideum for wedding, social, corpo-rate, and non-profit events.Kaleideum was formed by the merger of The Chil-dren’s Museum of Winston-Salem and SciWorks in 2016. The museum operates two locations in Winston-Salem, but will be mov-ing to a new 70,000 square foot building in the heart of downtown, opening in early 2024. The building is a fusion of art and innova-tive design grounded in the idea of experiencing spaces and places from diverse per-spectives - inspired by the geometric forms and trian-gulated shapes captured in a 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 Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash Losing weight is about more than just dieting. It’s about making changes to your lifestyle that result in a better, healthier version of the amazing person you already are. At Family Care Center of Mocksville, we work with you to help you create a plan that is sustainable and realistic, offering support and guidance every step of the way. Put your trust in us. You’ll be glad you did. Family Care Center Kaleah Hendren, FNP-C 336.753.0800 fccmocksville.com Weight management?We can help Davie 4-H volunteers earn district recognition “Nelson is a great mentor to new 4-H club leaders and has assisted several other clubs to form in various counties across North Caro-lina,” said Danny Lough, Davie 4-H Extension youth development agent.Staley has been a 4-H vol-unteer and shooting instruc-tor for eight years where he has taught archery, rifle, and shotgun disciplines. He is the North Carolina 4-H Shotgun coach and brings a team of 4-H youth from across the state each year to the National 4-H Shooting Sports Tournament in Ne-braska. “Jimmy has a great rap-port with the kids and gets them excited about shooting sports,” Lough said. “Nelson and Jimmy truly embody the 4-H motto of ‘Making the Best Better’where they actively work with youth and fami-lies to reach their highest potential. Our 4-H parents are grateful for the opportu-nities Nelson provides and appreciate the patience and leadership that Jimmy and Nelson exhibit when teach-ing new skills to youth. They both are phenomenal role models for our Davie County young people and these awards and state rec-ognition are well deserved,” Lough said. kaleidoscope. Opening with nine exhi-bition spaces, an expansive rooftop, and a first floor multipurpose room, the reimagined Kaleideum will serve as a colorful backdrop for a multitude of corporate and social events through-out the year.“We are so excited to be-gin this partnership,” said Wayne Thomas, president of Sterling Events Group. “We look forward to work-ing with Kaleideum to market and manage private events that help fund their mission to the community.”Sterling will focus on op-erational duties at the venue, providing clients with food and beverage services, au-dio-visual packages, event staffing, and a range of rent-al décor and soft furnishings through Sterling’s new divi-sion, Sterling Spaces. “We are very excited to partner with Sterling Events to increase and strengthen our reach in the event rental market,” said Elizabeth Dampier, Kaleideum ex-ecutive director. “Sterling Events Group has an excel-lent reputation for hospi-tality and success, and we know that clients who want to experience our new, ex-citing space will be in the absolute best hands to make their events run smoothly.”Since 1985, Sterling Events Group has served corporate meeting, trade-show, and incentive travel clients as a full-service event planner. Their Ster-ling Spaces division owns and operates WinMock at Kinderton in Bermuda Run and operates Triple J Manor House in Mocksville and The Holt House in Lexing-ton. Sterling partnering with Kaleideum DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 5 Continued From Page 1director and stage manager. Margaret Wages is the music director.With music composed by Grammy, Emmy and Acad-emy Award winner Steve Martin and Grammy win-ning artist Edie Brickell, “Bright Star” demonstrates how one secret can change the course of a story. Taking inspiration from the true story of the “Iron Mountain Baby” in 1902, the collaboration between Martin’s book and Brick-ell’s lyrics brings the story back to North Carolina at the end of World War II with flashbacks to 1923.The fact that it is a musi-cal makes one know before purchasing a ticket that there will be songs. This production is different. Audiences will hear bluegrass music being Cast members rehearsing for the upcoming show, from left: Angela Hodges, Mark Curran, Thomas Gushlaw, Melanie Weaver, Abigail Skibsted, Whit- ney Lynch, Ethan Wilson, Judah Mitchell, Nichole Gonzales, Heather Levinson, Donna Bissette, Steve Bissette, Emma Hinson, Tom Mitchell, Brianna Chiles, Brandon Lloyd Hicks and Sally Meeham. Not pictured: Bill Campbell. Bright ... performed by a live blue-grass band. Musicians not just well known in Davie County, but throughout the Triad and beyond, will be Mona Jo Griffin & Friends performing the Tony nomi-nated musical score. Ac-companying the band will be the accomplished pianist Kristin Sakamoto.Nichole Gonzales plays the strong-willed character, Alice Murphy. Ethan Wil-son does a splendid portray-al of Billy Cane. The other actor who plays a pivotal role is Brandon Lloyd Hicks as Jimmy Ray Dobbs. There are 21 actors in the production. Many are veter-ans of theatrical shows. Donna Bissette is re-turning to the Brock in the role of Mama Murphy, and her husband Steve Bissette makes his debut with her as Daddy Murphy. Mark Curran and Ethan Wilson take part in a dress rehearsal for Bright Star. When Dwayne Thomp-son was hired to help run a Habitat for Humanity Re-Store more than 20 years ago, he was told he was go-ing to be a used toilet sales-man.That wasn’t far from the truth.Fast forward to 2023, and Thompson is heading the development of Habi-tat for Humanity of Davie County’s newest ReStore in the Bermuda Quay center in Bermuda Run.Don’t expect to see used toilets. Expect to see 27,000 square feet of space of new and like-new items.The difference?“The new ReStore will be designed like a Home Depot and rooms to Go got mashed together,” Thompson said. “One side of the store will be a mixture of gently used donated products and new home furniture and decor. The other side will be the hardware sections where you will find new an dused Others returning to the Brock stage are: Angela Hodges, Tom Mitchell along with his son Judah Mitchell, and Bill Campbell, who has given past memorable per-formances at the Brock New to the Brock, but not theatrical productions, is Mark Curran, Abigal Skibsted, Brianna Childes, Whitney Lynch, Thomas Gushlaw, Heather Levin-son, Melanie Weaver, Sally Meehan, and Emma Hinson.Due to mature subject content, it is recommended that patrons be over age 16. Tickets can be purchased at the box office ( Monday-Friday noon-5 p.m.), 336- 751-3000, or online at www.daviearts.org. Base price of a ticket is $18 (plus tax) Senior/Student above 16 $15 (plus tax). If purchas-ing with a credit card, a sur-charge will be added. Home Depot meets Rooms to Go New Habitat ReStore to be regional hub tools, appliances and build-ing materials.”Davie Habitat is working with local companies to pro-vide new windows, cabinets and unique furniture that other stores may not have for sale.“The last unique thing that the new Habitat-Davie ReStore will be doing is that it will be a hub for the re-gion. By working with other regional ReStores, plus our central location, will ulti-mately allow more families to be served,” he said. “The new ReStore will become a clearinghouse for donations from around the country, which will then allow other ReStores to come go get donations so they can serve more.” Davie Habitat ReStore is accepting donations: work-ing condition washers and dryers, refrigerators, stoves, microwaves and small ap-pliances; clean and un-damaged furniture; home goods such as wall art, rugs, dishes, antiques, lamps and mirrors; and tools and hard-ware, including yard tools. Schedule a free pickup of items by calling 336-940-2028.Volunteers are also need- ed - to help build homes and to work in the ReStore. “Whatever a person’s God-given talent might be, Hab-itat-Davie can use that to further the mission.” Con-tact Jessie Elmore at jessie. elmore@davie-habitat.org.“The community can also be an advocate for us,” Johnson said. “Help spread the word that Habitat-Davie is back, we’re building and we need you.”Dwayne Thompson At the Davie Family Y, we teach young athletes more than just the fundamentals of sports. Our staff and volunteer coaches demonstrate what good sportsmanship and teamwork looks like. Questions? Please contact Zack Manley at z.manley@ymcanwnc.org. LEAGUES The YMCA’s Soccer (ages 5-14) and Flag Football (6-11) recreation leagues for kids include a weeknight practice and weekend game. Our supportive VOLUNTEER coaches will help players grow personally as they strengthen skills, establish work ethic, create lasting friendships and have fun. Seven total games scheduled. Participants receive a jersey. Games may be played at other local YMCAs for more competition and fun. ROOKIE SPORTS Rookie Soccer (ages 3-4) and Rookie Football (ages 3-5) are programs that will introduce participants to the game of soccer or flag football utilizing fun age-appropriate games along with skill development, drills, and individualized competition alongside a parent. Age-appropriate equipment will be used. Program consists of seven- 45 minute sessions each week. Each participant receives a jersey, ball and should come prepared with a water bottle. CHEERLEADING The Davie YMCA Cheerleading program is a fun way for young cheerleaders ages 5-12 to learn foundational chants and dances. Cheerleaders will develop showmanship skills, increase self- esteem and build character. We will cheer on our flag football teams. 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Shel-ton to Adam Lopez and Sarah Louise Lopez, 1 lot, Hickory Hill 5, $930.- Walter Glenn Myers Jr. and Betty Jean Myers, Bil-ly Todd Reavis and Patricia Ramsey Reavis, and Nancy Myers Reavis to Billy Todd Reavis and Patricia Ram-sey Reavis, 8.58 acres.- Sallie F. Richie and Paul W. Wagoner Jr. to Ricky L. King and Lisa R. King, 73.15 acres, $900.- Walter Glenn Myers Jr. and Betty Jean Myers, Bil-ly Todd Reavis and Patricia Ramsey Reavis, and Nan-cy Myers Reavis to Nancy Myers Reavis, 1 lot.- Walter Glenn Myers Jr. and Betty Jean Myers, Bil-ly Todd Reavis and Patricia Ramsey Reavis, and Nan-cy Myers Reavis to Walter Glenn Reavis Jr. and Betty Jean Reavis, 1 lot.- Steven Lee Garnett, trustee to Kevin D. Ham-ilton and Kristina L. Ham-ilton, 5.03 acres, Calahaln Township, $21.- Timothy Wayne Barnes to Timothy Chance Barnes, 3.7 acres, Crump Trail, Ad-vance.- Anita Morgan and Janet Carter to WEN Con-tracting, 1 lot, Twinbrook Acres, Mocksville, $58.- Sarah Ayers McFar-land and Michael McFar-land to Chrisopther Lee Burger and Rebecca Jane Burger, tracts, Jerusalem Township, $1,000.- Eric N. Dalton and Laura P. Dalton to Bruce Soukup and Christina Soukup, .61 acre, $5.- Connie Singleton Brin-kley and Larry D. Brinkley to CS Tucker Farm, tracts.- Peter M. McDevitt and Virginia A. McDevitt to Virginia A. McDevitt, 1 lot, Oak Valley, Advance.- Marshall T. Beck Jr., trustee to Dinah Lea Beck, tract, Calahaln Township.- Marshall T. Beck Jr., trustee to Samantha Lou-ise Beck and Shane Brown, 1.47 acres, Calahaln Town-ship.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Jordan Winkley and Ler-sonda Ellis, 1 lot, Highland Place, Mocksville, $635.- D.R. Horton Inc. to James Andrew Sewell and Kathleen Walton Sewell, 1 lot, Highland Place, Mocksville, $606. ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Feb. 25: Nicole Yvonne Milles, 36, of Salisbury, possession of drug par-aphernalia, felony pos-session of cocaine; Eric Thomas O’Neal, 55, of Center St., Cooleemee, as-sault on a female; Jonathan Shores, 30, of E. Maple Ave., Mocksville, commu-nicating threats. Feb. 24: Cory Dustin Holleman, 35, of Guine-vere Lane, Mocksville, trespassing, probation vi-olation; Adam Charles Myers, 40, of S. Madera Drive, Mocksville, resist-ing an officer, possession of methamphetamine, fel-ony probation violation; Earl Antonio Young, 49, of Clemmons, domestic violence prevention order violation.Feb. 23: David How-ard Bean, 27, of W. Maple Ave., Mocksville, false imprisonment, communi-cating threats, assault by pointing a gun, assault on a female; Robin Elyse Tayt-lor goodin, 31, of Cherry Hill Road, Mocksville, lar-ceny of vehicle; Lena Re-nee Reynolds Makas, 53, of Ijames Church Road, Mocksville, damage to property, assault; Michael Cameron Olive Sr., 64, of Leila Court, Mocksville, assault on a female; Dan-ielle Nicole Sizemore, 31, of Deck Circle, Mocks-ville, driving while license revoked. Feb. 22: Celena Cecelia Chantel-Kelly, 32, of Faith Lane, Mocksville, resist-ing an officer; Buddy Lee Frogge, 43, of Ralph Rat-ledge Road, Mocksville, assault inflicting serious injury; Christopher Antho-ny Lane, 23, of Lexingtin, simple possession Sched-ule VI controlled sub-stance, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony pos-session of cocaine, posses-sion of methamphetamine; Carlos Antwonne Red-mond, 40, of Village Road, Mocksville, non-support of child; Maria Leigh Taylor, 27, of Woodleaf, trespass-ing, larceny. Feb. 21: Jacquelyn Ar-rington, 33, of East Bend, probation violation; Randy Lee Cook, 32, of Calvin Lane, Mocksville, break-ing and entering, felony larceny; Ashley Leigh Hayes, 38, of Winston-Sa-lem, attempted breaking and entering a vehicle, re-sisting an officer, failure to heed light and siren, fleeing to elude arrest in a vehicle.Feb. 20: Jonathan Ray Ayers, 34, of Gordon Drive, Advance, felony probation violation; Thom-as Christopher Parker, 46, of Richlands, non-support of child. Feb. 19: Crystal Dawn Horne, 46, of Milling Road, Mocksville, pos-session of methamphet-amine, possession of drug paraphernalia; Jerry Dale Johnson Jr., 42, of Polaris Drive, Mocksville, posses-sion of methamphetamine, possession of drug para-phernalia; Ashley Jeanette McLaurine, 28, of Cedar Brook Lane, Mocksville, failure to appear in court; Sherwood Allen Mullis, 53, of Lakewood Circle, Mocksville, assault on a female. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Feb. 25: larceny, Coo-per Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; domestic distur-bance, White Oak Lane, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, NC 801 N., Ber-muda Run; assault, US 601 N., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, NC 801 S., Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Shirley’s Way, Mocksville; disturbance, Mountview Drive, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Center St., Cooleemee; missing person, Yadkin-ville Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Cooleemee.Feb. 24: suspicious activity, Michaels Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, I-40 MM 174, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Mill St., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, S. Main St., Mocksville; tres-passing, Sonora Drive, Ad-vance; assault, Joy Trail, Mocksville; fraud, Laurel Place, Bermuda Run; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Shutt Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Granada Drive, Advance; trepassing, Hobson Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 64 E., Advance.Feb. 23: larceny, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Leila Court, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 64 E., Mocksville; tres-passing, Swicegood St., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Pendleton Drive, Bermuda Run; dis-turbance, Swicegood St., Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Camden Point Court, Mocksville; larce-ny, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Bootleg Alley, Mocksville; harass-ment, US 64 W., Mocks-ville; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Juniper Cir-cle, Bermuda Run; fraud, Carter Lane, Mocksville; trespassing, Cabana Lane, Mocksville; harassment, Hardison St., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, as-sault, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; ha-rassment, Thousand Trails Drive, Advance; suspicious activity, Barney Road, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, War Eagle Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; do-mestic disturbance, Ijames Church Road, Mocksville.Feb. 22: domestic dis-turbance, Ijames Church Road, Mocksville; tres-passing, Crestview Drive, Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; harassment, Draughn Lane, Mocksville; miss-ing person, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; solicitation for prostitu-tion, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Honey Hill Lane, Mocksville; fraud, No Creek Road, Mocksville; fraud, Charlie Reeves Road, Harmony; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Baltimore Road, ad-vance; suspicious activity, Cherry Hill Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville; larceny, Meadowview Road, Mocksville.Feb. 21: assault, Ralph Ratledge Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Creekside Drive, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Shady Lane, Advance; sus-picious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; larceny, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Stroud Mill Road, Mocksville; harass-ment, NC 801 S., Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville; lar-ceny, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Jasmine Lane, Mocksville; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Raintree Court, Advance; suspicious activity, Yadkin Valley Road, Advance; do-mestic disturbance, Junc-tion Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Lagle Lane, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Caravan Lane, Mocksville.Feb. 20: suspicious ac-tivity, US 601 N., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville; fraud, Hardison St., Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, US 158, Advance; custody issue, Cornatzer Road, Mocksville; larceny, NC 801 S., Advance; sus-piciuos activity, Jerusalem Ave., Mocksville; damage to property, E. Depot St., Mocksville; larceny, Oak-brook Drive, Advance; harassment, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; harassment, Camden Point Court, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Deer Run Drive, Mocksville; bur-glary, Whitehead Drive, Advance; domestic distur-bance, Woodpark Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Clark Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Danner Road, Mocksville; burglary, Raintree Road, Advance; suspicious activ-ity, US 64 W., Mocksville.Feb. 19: suspicious ac-tivity, Gwyn St., Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Avon St., Mocksville; disturbance Pointe House Lane, Mocksville; ha-rassment, Swicegood St., Mocksville; trespassing, Cherry Hill Road, Mocks-ville; larceny, Wandering Lane, Mocksville; tres-passing, Doby Road, Har-mony; damage to property, Cummings Lane, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Park Ave., Mocksville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, North Field Drive, Bermuda Run; sus-picious activity, Trestle Lane, Mocksville; bur-glary, Morning Glory Cir-cle, Mocksville; suspicious activity, W. 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Snack Size BagsCHEEZ-ITor CHEEZ-IT SNAP’D2 for $1 Limit 4 ROSE CEMETERY FLOWER CLEAN UP The Town of Mocksville Parks Department requests that you please REMOVE any old or non-seasonal flowers or floral arrangements from the cemeteryby March 21, 2023. Any items that are left and may possibly be in the way or that may cause damage to the town’s equipment will be removed. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 7 This scripture message brought to you by these businesses who encourage you to worship at the church of your choice. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.(Hebrews 11:6) 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Mr. Richard Alvin Sheets, 81 of Yadk-inville, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his fam-ily, after a battle with esophageal cancer. He was born April 28, 1941 in Forsyth County to Garland “Pete” Spencer Sheets Sr. and Effie Wooten Sheets. He ful-ly embraced the Gospels later in life and was a member of Green Meadows Bap-tist Church. He was a hobby farmer and raised a large garden every year. He also made and baled hay for horses and cows for his mother for decades, and he loved tinkering with all of his nine tractors. He spent his life working at Forsyth Hospital as a supervising engineer of maintenance, from 1967-2005. Most of all, he was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. In addition to his parents, Richard was preceded in death by: his two twin sons, Stacey Sheets and Tracey Sheets; a grand-son, Gavin Sheets; and a brother, Garland Sheets Jr. Fundraisers Saturday, March 4Fish dinners, St. John AME Zion, 145 MLK Road, Mocks-ville, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Call 704-798-2391 or 336-751-5245 to place an order. Friday, March 10Chicken sandwiches & plates, hotdogs, desserts, Union Chapel fellowship hall, 2030 US 601 N., Mocksville, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Greater Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist building fundraiser. Saturday, March 11Community breakfast, First Presbyterian, 261 S. Main St., Mocksville, 7:30-10 a.m. Donations for Family Promise of Davie. County ham, bacon, sausage, eggs, grits, apples, biscuits, gravies, beverages. www.fpcmocksville.com. Reunions Thursday, March 23Davie High Class of 1960, 11:30 a.m., Mocksville Family Restaurant, 1122 Yadkinville Rd. Special Events March 6-10Storehouse for Jesus supply ACROSS 1. Tip, as your hat 5. A big spender may flash one 8. (K) Civil ___ (historical event) 11. (K) Qualified 12. Feature of many a prima donna 13. (K) Loafer or sneaker 14. (K) What a lion does 15. Many millennia 16. Fork point 17. A janitor may have a big one (2 words) 19. (K) Greenish- brown eye color 20. (K) Like frozen winter roads 21. (K) Animal lair 22. Search for water 25. Creamy candy or cake icing 29. Solemnly swear 30. (K) Cave dweller 31. Geometry calculation 32. What a boy attains after his bar mitzvah 34. Clean feathers 35. Historic time 36. (K) Grass patch 37. Disorderly struggle 40. Halftime delivery from a coach (2 words) 44. (K) Shape of a toy-train track 45. (K) Opposite of near 46. (K) Computer image to click 47. (K) Part of a camera or microscope 48. Predetermine the outcome 49. (K) Vein setting 50. (K) Opposite of start 51. Poetic form 52. (K) Sharp side of a knife DOWN 1. (K) Without light 2. (K) Musical wind instrument 3. TV chef Bobby 4. (K) Some amusement-park rides (2 words) 5. (K) Teeny-___ 6. Highly excited with anticipation 7. Nod backwards? 8. Expert 9. Top rating 10. Rod and ___ 13. Part of PST (2 words) 18. (K) Surface of some hockey games 19. (K) Fowl female 21. (K) “Don’t forget to ___ your I’s!” 22. (K) Beaver’s construction 23. Caesar’s eggs 24. (K) Was victorious 25. Short-lived craze 26. (K) “You ___ what you eat” 27. Birth name indicator 28. (K) It may be obtained from lying on the beach 30. (K) Deadly snake 33. Metal-bearing mineral 34. (K) How the weasel goes? 36. Twilled woolen cloth 37. (K) Skin mark 38. (K) Not odd 39. Settle on the tarmac 40. (K) Word on a receipt 41. Battery liquid 42. (K) Opposite of short 43. (K) Place for a football or soccer pad 45. To and ___ PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER © 2023 Timothy Parker Crosswords/Dist. by Andrews McMeel Syndication syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? Semi-colon? Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker March 6, 2023 The (K) Clues Are for Kids Stable environment? 23-A) STALL Previous riddle answer: Continued From Page 1 meaning a dwelling could be placed on an 8,000 square foot lot.The matter originally went to the county’s plan-ning board, who deferred a recommendation because some members needed more information, said County Planning Director Johnny Easter. Commis-sioner Richard Poindexter said the rush to a decision is in part due to an illness in the Robert Hendrix family, which is negotiating to sell the land.James McKnight, co-de-veloper, said that no more than 72 units could be constructed on the proper-ty because of topographic concerns and wetlands. The townhome-style du-plexes, triplexes and other Townhouse ... buildings would sell for $300,000 and up, he said.McKnight said that Ter-ry Bralley, Davie’s eco-nomic developer, told him the county has a housing shortage.“We love Davie County. They’re going to be sold to people who will live in your community,” McK-night said. Gerald Grant, an en-gineer who studied the property, said residential is the best use. It is locat-ed between the interstate and North Davie Middle School.Poindexter asked Grant if the sale of the property is dependant on gaining the rezoning.“Without it, the proper-ty would be unattractive to a developer,” Grant said. “There’s no need for us to spend any more money or time with R8.”“Close enough,” Poin-dexter said.Commissioner Brent Shoaf made the motion to defer the proposal back to the planning board for clarification, which passed unanimously.“This is not a stall tac-tic,” Shoaf said. “We need some housing of this tuype and I think this area is ripe for it. Conceptually, I’m not against this whatsoever.”“A few members of the planning board felt they didn’t have enough infor-mation,” said Commission-er Benita Finney.Building in an R8 zone would require access to public sewer, which could take a year or two for the developers to build the in-frastructure, Easter said. On Feb. 25, 2023, with her loving and devoted son Kevin by her side, Mrs. Kay Watkins Brown quietly slipped away in comfort and peace.Mrs. Brown was born on Jan. 14, 1947 to Lenora Watkins and raised by her loving grandparents, Pearl and Jo-seph Watkins.She was raised to be a generous and thoughtful woman. She carried these traits to every endeavor in her life. She worked for the U.S. Postal Service for 20 years in Clemmons. As a postal carri-er, every family and person on her rural route became her friend. She was a person they looked forward to seeing and having a chat with the elderly who sometimes only saw Ms. Kay during their day. She delivered kind-ness to many lives over her years of ser-vice. Her stories from her route were often shared with her many friends at College Barbecue in Salisbury. Kay had a green thumb and eye for beauty in nature that she freely shared. It’s a gift that she passed on and shared with her son. Even as she neared the end of her life, she did not for-get her devotion to the upkeep of the flow-ers of family members at Joppa Cemetery and Hardison Methodist Church Cemetery. She carefully considered every holiday and change in season. She wanted to show love and respect for those who awaited her in their eternal home. Kay's greatest title was Mother. Her most lasting legacy lives on in her beloved son. She instilled in him an unconditional love and support that sus-tains him today. Her greatest achievement is that her son has memories that comfort and sustain him in knowing that he had an advocate, friend, and mother who believed Kay Watkins Brownin him. Her love and kindness will never leave him. Kay was blessed with one of the best gifts we all may hope for in this life, close and true friends. Doris Cartner, Mare-tha Melton, Paula Allen, and Dee Wampler walked with Kay in the good times as well as the most difficult ones like the loses of their loved ones. Her friendship is a testament to the saying, "to have friends one must be a friend”. Her life is a testa-ment to the friendship she freely gave to so many over the years.She was preceded in death by: her grandparents; her mother, Le-nora Turner, and the love of her life, Bill Brown. Their love and companionship over 39 years of marriage is what we all hope for in a life well lived. They laughed and shared great moments during their marriage built on respect and trust. She missed her Bill, and we know they are together again.Her spirit will live on in: her son, Kev-in (Guy Hill) Edwards and a grand-dog, Mabel; stepson, Chuck (Bonnie) Brown; stepson, Mike Brown; stepdaughter, Cathy Brown; grandchildren; and many cousins and friends.Visitation with the family will be Fri-day, March 3 from 6-8 p.m. at Eaton Fu-neral Home, 325 N. Main St., Mocksville. A funeral service will be conducted on Sat-urday, March 4 at 1 p.m., at Eaton Funeral Chapel, with Mr. Dean Allen officiating. Interment will follow at Hardison Method-ist Church Cemetery.Donations may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Salem, NC 27103.Online condolences: www.eatonfuner-alservice.com. Richard Alvin Sheets He is survived by: his wife of 55 years, Patsy Ellis Sheets; a daughter, Susan Gar-dener; 2 daughters-in-law, Mailea Sheets and Loretta Sheets; 7 grandchildren, Am-ber Shoaf (Vic), Amanda Shoaf, Nathan Sheets (Miranda), Travis Sheets (Misty), Sawyer Sheets, Victoria Sheets, and At-ticus Sheets; 2 great-grandsons, Waylon Sheets and Kyler Sheets; 2 siblings, Gary Sheets and Cindy Holder; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at Green Meadows Baptist Church by Pastor Josh Greene. Burial followed in the church cemetery with military honors provided by US Army National Guard Honor Guard. The family received friends Sunday, Feb. 26, from 6-8 p.m. at Gentry Funeral Ser-vice in Yadkinville. Memorials can be made to: Green Meadows Baptist Church; or the Esopha-geal Cancer Action Network.Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadk-inville is serving the Sheets family. ObituariesDateline collection at Bermuda Run Town Hall, 120 Kinderton Blvd., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. Saturday, March 18Spring Fling Auto Show, Da-vie High School, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. More than 10 categories. Email, WooldridgeA@Davie.K12-nc.us. $5 admission, $20 per entry. Sponsorships avail-able. Benefits Davie High ca-reer/technical education. Meetings Thursday, March 2Mocksville Garden Club, 7 p.m., First Methodist. Donnie Brown of Dew Drop Farm to present program. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. TThursday, March 2Senior Writing Group, 2 p.m. with Marie Craig.Armchair Adventures - Ire-land, 1-3 p.m. Enjoy infor-mation about and tastes from Ireland. Friday, March 3Bunco, 1 p.m. Monday, March 6 Coffee With the Sheriff, 10 a.m., Davie Sheriff J.D. Hart-man will meet with and answer questions from seniors. Tuesday, March 7Blood Pressure Screenings, 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 8Advanced Care Planning Workshop, 1 p.m. with facil-itator from Hospice/Palliative Care.Papercrafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m. Bring own supplies, no formal instruction. Thursday, March 9Bingo, 1 p.m., sponsored by Trellis Supportive Care. Friday, March 10Crafternoon - Pebble Art, 2 p.m. at public library with Rachel Nelson. Live Music Thursday, March 2Sourwood Honey, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Friday, March 3Isaac Hickerson, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocks-ville. Saturday, March 4James Vincent Carroll, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - 9Obituaries William Ray ‘Billy’ CarterMr. William Ray “Billy” Carter, 64, of Cornatzer Road, Mocksville, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 at his home.He was born on April 12, 1958 in Davie County to Morrison Gray and Ruby Nell Everhart Carter of Advance.Billy was a member of Cornatzer Baptist Church and attended Freedom Baptist Church. He was a general con-tractor for over 40 years and was a retired firefighter with Cornatzer-Dulin Volunteer Fire Department. He traveled as a volunteer on mission trips with NC Baptist Men and with Samaritan’s Purse and also volunteered with Blaise Baptist Church Handyman and Disaster Relief Team. Bil-ly loved the Lord and walked with him daily and shared his faith with whomever he met. He had coached Little League and travel baseball and was an avid collector of antiques and sports memorabilia. He had a passion for cooking and often shared with others. The most important people in his life were his family and he was always a proud father and grandfather.He was preceded in death by: a sister, Sandra Cope; a niece, Kimberly Doby; nephew-in-law, David Mock; great-nephew, Hunter Tate; and father-in-law, Norman T. Smith.In addition to his parents, survivors include: his wife of 41 years, Vanessa Smith Carter; 2 children, Brennan Opanasenko (Paul) of Raleigh and Shane Carter (Court-ney) of Farmville; a granddaughter, whom he called “Pumpkin”, Nora Mae Opanasenko; 4 siblings, Morrison Carter of Mexico, Paul Carter (Tammie) of Advance, Ann Hardin (Terry) of Mocksville, and Karen Carter of Ad-vance; mother-in-law, Ella Smith of Mocksville; brother and sisters-in-law, Dwayne Smith (Lesa), Shanda Smith, and Taran Smith, all of Mocksville; and a host of nieces and nephews.A memorial service was conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23 at Freedom Baptist Church with Pastors Billy Louya, Justin Barkley, and Ken Furches officiating. The family received friends following the service. A private in-terment was conducted prior, in Cornatzer Baptist Church Cemetery.Memorials may be considered for: Blaise Baptist Church Handyman Ministries, 134 Blaise Church Road, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. John Kimbrough Naylor Sr.Mr. John Kimbrough Naylor Sr., 89, of Richie Road, Mocksville, died Friday, Feb. 24, 2023 at his home.He was born on March 5, 1933 in Davie County to the late Floyd and Sadie Benson Naylor.Johnny retired as part owner of J.P. Green Milling Company. He enjoyed eating at Miller’s Restaurant, going to the Sheffield Music Hall, and riding around and checking on his cows. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: his wife, Mary Lois Gaither Naylor; a daughter, Amy Naylor; a son, John Kimbrough Naylor Jr.; a brother, Benny Naylor; and a sister, Janie Cozart.Survivors include: 2 children, Dean Naylor (Teresa) of Harrisburg and Steve Naylor (Angela) of Mocksville; 5 grandchildren, John Thomas Naylor (Brittney), Mat-thew Naylor (Allyson), Stephen Naylor (Leigha), Austin Naylor, and Sarah Naylor; 5 great-grandchildren, Junior Romero, Luke Naylor, Emma Naylor, Eleanor Naylor, and Baby Matthew; a brother, Jack Naylor (Marcle) of Mocks-ville; a sister-in-law, Nan Naylor of Mocksville; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Ray Wheeler “The Cornbread Man”.A funeral service was conducted at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ken Furches offici-ating. The family received friends following the service. A private inurnment will take place at a later date in Rose Cemetery.Memorials may be considered for: Well Care Hospice, 5380 US 158, Suite 210, Advance, NC 27006.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. William ‘Bill’ Grady Ijames Jr.Mr. William “Bill” Grady Ijames Jr., formerly of West Church Street, Mocksville, passed away Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at Somerset Court.Bill, as he was known by his friends and family, was born on Oct. 19, 1940 in Guilford County to his loving parents, the late Sarah Elam and William Grady Ijames Sr.Bill spent his childhood in Greensboro and attended school in Guilford County until his fam-ily moved to Davie County when he was 15 years old. A graduate of Davie High School, he went on to complete his undergrad-uate and law school education at Wake Forest University. He served his country in the Army during the Vietnam War. After earning his law degree, Bill continued to serve his commu-nity as a lawyer and district court judge. He married Vera Gail Koontz, and together they raised their two daughters, Amy and Abby. Bill loved politics, college basketball, and being a part of the church of Christ. A fervent Wake For-est Demon Deacons fan, Bill tried very hard, and in vain, to make his daughters into Wake Forest sports fans. Even though they both ultimately chose UNC schools for their higher education, he was incredibly proud of his daugh-ters. Bill was also a prolific writer and authored several publications throughout his life, including ‘The History of the Jericho church of Christ in Mocksville’. He was a ded-icated member of the church of Christ and found comfort and purpose in the word of God.Bill was preceded in death by: his parents; his wife, Vera Gail Koontz Ijames; a brother, Charles Ijames (Bet-ty); brother-in-law, Wesley Inman; dear friends Harding and Margaret Lowry and Dennis Grafe, all of whom he considered family.Survivors include: his daughters, Amy Henkel (Pete) of Raleigh and Abby Moser (Artus) of Swannanoa; a grandson, Owen Moser of Swannanoa; a sister, Jacqueline Inman of Lexington; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other relatives. A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thurs-day, March 2 at Salisbury National Cemetery, with Dr. Tom Torpy officiating.Memorials may be considered for: Somerset Court of Mocksville Employee Appreciation, c/o Angell Parrish, 150 Ken Dwiggins Drive, Mocksville, NC 27028; or Jericho Church of Christ Mission Efforts, PO Box 354, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Rev. Yates King Wilkinson Jr.After a courageous battle with Parkinson’s and Demen-tia, Rev. Yates King Wilkinson Jr. transitioned to his heav-enly home on Feb. 22, 2023, hearing the words “well done thy good and faithful servant”. Yates was born in Lincoln-ton, NC, on Nov. 10, 1936. Yates graduated from Wake Forest Col-lege in 1959 with a Bachelor of Arts and Appalachian State Uni-versity in 1964 with a Master of Arts. After 10 years in education, he left the school system to return to a teenage call to the ministry and continued his education by completing his Master of Divin-ity at Southeastern Baptist Theo-logical Seminary in 1973.Yates was faithful to the pas-toral ministry for 40 plus years serving Baptist churches in North Carolina and Virginia where he influenced countless lives while communicating the gospel of Jesus Christ. After his years of service, he and Nelda became members of First Baptist Church in King where they especially enjoyed serving and minister-ing with the Young at Heart Seniors.He was active in the Baptist associations and ministe-rial groups serving in various positions while also active in aspects of the community. In his retirement, he enjoyed working with King Outreach where he was able to have a part in helping others. As a young person he received the Life Scout Rank, just one level below that of Eagle.Yates enjoyed working in the garden, yard, and spend-ing time with family; he was always proud to show his first tomato of the year. He enjoyed loving on many family pets over the years especially his current cat, Missy. He was an avid fan of Wake Forest sports, “Go Deacs!”.He was preceded in death by: his parents, Yates and Ethel; brother-in-law, Jim Ward; and sister-in-law, Linda Wilkinson. Surviving: his loving wife, Nelda Lawing Wilkinson, who has been his faithful helpmate in ministry and mar-riage for 60 years; 2 daughters Kimberly Wilkinson of King and Carol Wilkinson of Winston Salem; 2 sisters, Jane (Walter) Shrum, Kay Ward; 2 brother, Johnny and Richard; and several nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 5 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of King. Visitation to follow the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials made be made to: King Outreach Ministry, 221 Ingram Drive, King, NC 27021; or Trellis Supportive Care, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston Sa-lem, NC, 27103. Special thanks to Cindi Goins, caregiver Chris, Village Care, Trellis Supportive Care, and others who offered care and support. Serving the family is Cox Needham of Pilot Mountain. Bobby Ray BlackwoodMr. Bobby Ray Blackwood, 82, of Junction Road, Cooleemee, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023 after several months of declining health.Bob was born on June 7, 1940, in Cooleemee, the only child to David Ray Blackwood and Ruby Sedberry Blackwood.Bob grew up in Cooleemee attending Cooleemee Elementary and then Davie High School. In 1959, he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas where he and his wife, Loraine McDaniel Blackwood, started their family of what would be three children, Lisa Rae Blackwood, David Kenneth Blackwood, and Lorri Dawn Blackwood. Upon discharge from the military, Bob returned with his family to Cooleemee where he worked various odd jobs eventually landing with Ingersoll Rand Corporation, where he worked for 32 years. Bob earned his way into a sales position at Ingersoll Rand which allowed him to travel throughout the United States and Europe. He loved his career in sales, mostly because of the many friends he made with his work colleagues, his customers, and other industry folks. Bob loved to laugh and have a good time. His greatest treasures in life were his family, whom he dearly loved, his career and work associates, his land on Junction Road, his friends at the American Le-gion, as well as the people and town of Cooleemee. In his earlier years, Bob also loved to fish and hunt, play sports, spend time with family and friends at the beach, and was an avid lover of animals, especially his Boston Terriers. Bob was also proud of his service to his country through the U.S. Air force and was a 50-year member of the Post 54 American Legion in Cooleemee, where he served as post commander for many years.Bob was preceded in death by: his mother and father; his daughter, Lorri; and his son-in-law, Harry Salvaggio.He is survived by: his wife, Loraine McDaniel Black-wood; his children, Lisa Blackwood Salvaggio of Lake Wiley and David Blackwood of Southport; as well as his grandchildren, Tara Potts Kleaveland and her husband Jus-tin Kleaveland of Cooleemee, David Brett Blackwood of Advance, and Briana Blackwood Beasley and her husband Josh Beasley of Mount Airy.A memorial graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 8 at Salisbury National Ceme-tery. Military funeral honors will be conducted by the U.S. Air Force and the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. The fam-ily will receive family and friends at the home following the service.In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bob’s memory to the Humane Society of Davie County, P.O. Box 937, Mocksville, NC 27028.Condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com Betty Jay Moore PrevetteMrs. Betty Jay Moore Prevette, 97, formerly of Junc-tion Road, Mocksville, passed away Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 at Somerset Court.She was born on Oct. 15, 1925 in Forsyth County to the late Gentry Tanner and Ruey Lucinda Brooks Moore.Mrs. Prevette was a member of Hunting Creek Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro and attend-ed Hardison Methodist Church. She loved flowers, working in her yard, spending time with her family, and would frequently “check in” with her family and friends. Betty worked for a time at Autumn Care and was known for her baking, especially her poundcakes and biscuits.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, X.D. Prevette; a grand-son, Wesley Prevette; a daughter-in-law, Lynne Prevette; and 4 brothers.Survivors include: her 4 children, Jay D. Prevette (Gay) of Woodleaf, Doug Prevette (Sue), Tim Prevette (Carla), and Teresa Prevette Sain (Howard), all of Mocksville; 9 grandchildren, Sean Prevette (Deanna), Carmen Prevette Ogburn (Erik), Cyrstal Prevette, Ethan Prevette (Katie), Ashlee Prevette, Zach Prevette, Courtney Edwards (Brad-ley), Nick Sexton (Crystal), and Kellie Arroyo (Yovani); 9 great-grandchildren, Dylan Prevette, Leo Ogburn, Lynlee Prevette, Ayla Prevette, Cohen Prevette, Harper Jay Ed-wards, McKinley Sexton, Isaiah Arroyo, and Serena Ar-royo; a special niece, Sharrie Campbell; and several nieces and nephews.A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Ron Doub a officiating. Interment will follow at Lewis Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro.The family would like to extend a special thanks to the workers of Somerset Court and Well Care Hospice for the love and support shown to Betty in her final days.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for Cancer Services, Inc., 3175 Maplewood Ave., Winston-Sa-lem, NC 27103; or Well Care Hospice, 5380 US-158, Ste. 210, Advance, NC 27006.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Sell it in the classifieds 704-797-4220 (336) 751-2304 MILLEREQUIPMENTRENTAL SPRING IS COMING! Bobcat, aerator, core plugger & more for rent today!ForAll YourRental NeedsLocal obits ONLINE ourdavie.com 10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean It appears we’ve been ghosted by Old Man Winter with nary a frosty fleck of the powdery white stuff. To make up for it, Enterprise reader, Brenda Campbell, dropped off a few favorite recipes she’s prepared over her lifetime. One recipe was a vintage Hershey’s pie, the Chocolate Snow Ghost Pie – made without eggs. This pie and another old Hershey’s recipe, the Hand Me Down Cake, were published in Good Housekeeping Magazine. Accord-ing to Brenda, these desserts are “more than 45 years old.” Both recipes accompanied heartwarm-ing personal stories that would melt even the heaviest of snows – and hearts. The ingredient list for Snow Ghost Pie forecasts a wintery mix of rich, feathery, and frosty chocolate and cream that’s as pure and white as snow. Ever since I was a child, I’ve been captivated by the thought of scary, ghastly apparitions and goblins. Upon reading about Snow Ghost Pie – I concurred the recipe was more appropriate for a spirited Halloween party in Octo-ber. But as I gave the idea more thought, I realized there’s a Ghost that’s relevant to our everyday living – and not just for a single season of life. You see, I’m much more than captivated – I’m deeply in love with and in a relationship with the Holy Ghost. The Ghost is not just an illumination but a person – one just as real as God our Fa-ther or Jesus Christ his son. When found in the King James version of the Bible, the word Ghost means the living essence of a person. The words “breath” or “soul” were often used as synonyms of the word “Ghost” and were not intended to mean the spirit of a deceased person or paranormal apparition We’ve all heard the expression “giving up the Ghost” when someone dies. The phrase refers to a person’s final breath or exhalation at which time the Holy Ghost exits the body. As language evolved, the word “Spirit” became the standard term for living essence – often for the soul. This reflects a change in meaning over the years. In the book, The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, evangelist and Biblical Scholar, R. A. Torrey, describes at length the Holy Spirit as a person and the work of the Spirit – all important to know and understand. Torrey makes a pivotal point. If we think of the Holy Spirit as just power or influence in our lives, we will al-ways be wondering, How can I get more of the Holy Spirit? Trying to get more of the Spirit to use Him to our advantage – leads to spiritual pride and beliefs that we are superior. But if we consider Him, biblically, as a divine person, our thoughts will change to, How can the Spirit have more of me? Torrey encourages us to grasp the Holy Spirit as a divine person of infinite majesty, glory, holiness, and power who has, in “marvelous condescension” come into our hearts and made his home there. His purpose – to take possession of our lives and make use of them. A deeper understand-ing puts us “in the dust and keeps us in the dust.” Is there anything more humbling than to imagine a person of divine majesty and glory dwelling in our hearts – ready to use us? Consider the many people who have come from the humblest places in life who have testified to personal rela-tionships with the Spirit – followed by a complete transfor-mation of their lives as Christians. The Holy Spirit dwells in our hearts – ever present, ever loving, ever helping in all circumstances of life. That Snow Ghost – He’s an all-season Ghost. I get the drift. SNOW GHOST COCOA CREAM PIE½ cup Hershey’s cocoa1 ¼ cup sugar1/3 cup cornstarch¼ tsp. salt3 cups whole milk3 Tbsp. melted, salted butter1 ½ tsp. vanilla extract1 9-inch pastry shell or crumb crustSweet whipped creamCombine cocoa, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually blend milk into dry ingredients, stir-ring until smooth. Cook over medium heat, stirring con-stantly. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat. Blend in butter and vanilla. Pour into pie crust. Carefully press plastic wrap directly onto the pie filling. Cool and chill 4 hours. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream. HERSHEY’S “HAND ME DOWN” CAKE ¾ cup softened, salted butter1 ¾ cup sugar2 eggs1 tsp. vanilla extract2 cups all-purpose flour¾ cup Hershey’s cocoa1 ¼ tsp. baking soda½ tsp. salt1 1/3 cup waterIn a mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, thoroughly mixing be-tween each addition. Mix in vanilla. Beat in flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt while alternating with water. Mix well. Bake in 2 8-inch well-greased and floured baking pans in a 350-degree oven for 35-40 minutes. Completely cool, frost with your favorite chocolate frosting and pipe white icing in shape of a hand on top. LEMON MOUSSE PIE1 pkg. (2 crust) Pillsbury all-ready pie crust Filling:1 envelope unflavored gelatin½ cup fresh lemon juice¼ cup water1 tsp. grated lemon peel6-8 drops yellow food coloring8 oz. softened cream cheese 1 cup confectioner’s sugar2 cups whipped, whipping creamPrepare and bake pie crust according to pkg. directions for a one-crust pie. Allow crust to completely cool before filling. For a rope edge, press thumb at an angle into crust edge. Pinch dough between thumb and knuckle of index finger. Repeat around edge of pie. Use 2nd crust to cut out small bunny/chick shapes. Sprinkle with sugar. Bake shapes in a preheated 450-degree oven for 4-6 minutes. Set aside to use with piped topping. For the filling, in a sauce-pan, combine gelatin, lemon juice, and water. Allow to stand 1 minute. Stir over medium heat until dissolved. Stir in lemon peel and food color. In a mixer bowl, combine cream cheese and powdered sugar, and beat until smooth. Slowly beat in softened gelatin. Blend. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in whipped cream. Mix well. Spoon into crust. Chill 1 hour. Garnish chilled pie with piped whipped cream, lemon zest, and cookies. Keep refrigerated. SIMPLE FRUIT COBBLER¼ cup melted butter1 cup Southern Biscuit Complete biscuit mix¾ cup sugar¾ cup whole milk1 can pie filling3 Tbsp. melted butter2 tsp. ground cinnamonIn a 1 ½ quart baking dish, melt butter. In a mixer bowl, combine biscuit mix and sugar. Add milk to the mix and stir until completely mixed. Pour mixture over butter, and do not stir or mix. Brenda adds these steps: In a bowl, add some cinnamon to the flour mix. Combine pie filling with melted butter and cinnamon. Evenly spoon pie filling over the top of the butter, and do not stir. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 25 minutes or until center tests done and springs back. POPULAR MUFFINS1 beaten egg1 cup whole milk¼ cup Wesson salad oil2 cups all-purpose flour¼ cup sugar3 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. salt½ cup chopped pecansGrease sides/bottoms of a 12 muffin tin with 2 ¾ -inches in diameter. In a mixer bowl, beat egg. Stir in milk and oil. Add flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt just until flour is moistened. Batter should be lumpy. Stir in nuts. Fill muf-fin cups 2/3 full. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from pan. You can use self-rising flour and omit baking powder and salt. Serve hot from the oven or split and re-heat under a broiler. APPLE MUFFINS1 cup grated apple½ tsp. ground cinnamonNut Crunch Topping1/3 cup brown sugar1/3 cup chopped pecans½ tsp. cinnamonPrepare recipe for Popular Muffins using these addi-tions. Stir in the grated apple with the oil and add cinna-mon to the flour. For the nut topping, in a bowl, combine brown sugar, nuts, and cinnamon. Sprinkle tops with top-ping before baking for 25-30 minutes. IRON SKILLET UPSIDE DOWN PANCAKE4 chopped, cooked, drained bacon strips1 peeled, sliced large apple2 Tbsp. brown sugar½ tsp. ground cinnamon1 cup all-purpose flour2 Tbsp. sugar1 ½ tsp. baking powder1 beaten large egg¾ cup whole milk1 Tbsp. melted butter½ tsp. vanilla extractConfectioners sugarPure maple syrupIn an 8-inch cast iron or ovenproof skillet, cook chopped bacon over medium heat until crisp. Use slotted spoon to remove bacon to drain on paper towels. Reserve bacon drippings. Add apples to drippings. Cook while stirring over medium-high heat for 3 minutes or until crisp tender. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with chopped bacon, brown sugar, and cinnamon. In a mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, and baking powder. In another bowl, combine the beaten egg, milk, butter, and vanilla. Stir egg mixture into the dry ingredients and mix just until moistened. Pour over the apples. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Invert onto a serving plate. Dust with confectioner’s sugar and serve with maple syrup. Brenda amends this recipe using 1 cup Bisquick mix with ¾ cup whole milk, 4 Tbsp brown sugar, omits the white sugar, and no egg. She adds ½ cup chopped nuts and fresh blueberries to the mix. GOLD RUSH GRIDDLE COOKIES3 ½ cups sifted all-purpose flour1 cup sugar1 ½ tsp. baking powder½ tsp. soda1 tsp. salt1 cup butter or shortening1 beaten egg¾ cup whole milk1 ¼ cups raisinsIn a bowl, mix dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mix-ture is mealy. Add egg, milk, and raisins. Mix until all in-gredients are moistened and dough holds together. Dough is very stiff. Roll out on floured board to ¼-inch thickness. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutter. Heat griddle until drops of water dance on it. Do not overheat. Oil griddle lightly with shortening. Place cookies on it. As the cookies brown, the tops become puffy. Then turn with spatula and brown on other side. Serve warm. FRUIT AND NUT BARS¼ cup softened salted butter½ cup sugar½ cup light corn syrup1 egg1 cup whole milk2 cups all-purpose flour2 tsp. baking powder½ tsp. salt2 cups coarsely ground dried fruits1 cup chopped nutsConfectioner’s sugarIn a mixer bowl, mix butter, sugar, corn syrup, and egg thoroughly. Beat in milk. In a bowl, sift dry ingredients together; stir until moistened. Then mix in dried fruits and nuts using craisins, dates, raisins, or dates, etc. Stir in your choice of chopped nuts. Spread in bottom of a well-greased 13 x 9 baking dish. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30-40 minutes or until tests done. Turn out of pan and completely cool before cutting. Cut in 1 x 2-inch bars, and sprinkle with confectioners sugar. DOLE’S HONEY-LIME FRUIT TOSS20 oz. pineapple chunks, juice reserved15 oz. drained Mandarin oranges1 sliced large banana1 peeled, halved, sliced kiwi1 cup quartered strawberries¼ tsp. grated lime peel2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice1 Tbsp. honeyDrain pineapple. Reserve ¼ cup juice. In a bowl, com-bine pineapple chunks, Mandarin oranges, banana, kiwi, and strawberries. In a bowl, combine reserved pineapple juice, lime peel, lime juice, and honey. Pour over fruit sal-ad and toss to coat. BERRY GOOD COBBLERBerry Mixture3 cups fresh blueberries, raspberries, and/or blackberries½ cup sugar1/3 cup waterCrust1/3 cup softened salted butter7 oz. Martha White Strawberry/other muffin mix¼ cup sugar¾ cup whole milkWhipped creamFor the recipe, you can substitute 16 oz. thawed, drained, unsweet frozen mixed berries instead of fresh fruit. When using fresh fruit, gently stir berries, sugar, and water to-gether. Set aside. Place butter in 8 x 8 baking dish. Mi-crowave 1½-2 minutes until butter is melted. In a bowl, stir together muffin mix, sugar, and milk just until blended. Pour evenly over butter in baking dish. Evenly spoon berry mix over the crust mixture in baking dish. Do not stir. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly. Serve warm or cool topped with whipped cream. Snow Ghost Pie quite a story from Hershey’s In Brenda’s kitchen, red-handled, vintage cook- ing tools hang over a doorway. Vintage recipe clippings cover the inside kitch- en cabinets at the home of Brenda and Henry Campbell. Snow Ghost Cocoa Cream Pie is a 45-year-old recipe that was published in Good Housekeep- ing Magazine. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Hunter Testa was on a mission to become the 13th War Eagle to win a wrestling state championship. He was 46-0 as he took on Lumber-ton’s Jackson Buck in the 182 state semifinals. But his quest was stopped in the most excruciating fashion imaginable. With the score 2-2 and 65 sec-onds remaining in the third period, the referee hit Testa with four straight cautions. That was quite simply the difference as Testa suffered a 6-4 loss. That is how fast it can happen. The cautions changed the match. They also changed Testa’s junior season. He wound up set-tling for the bronze medal. From the perspective of Davie coaches and fans, Testa was hosed. In their eyes, his one loss in 49 matches will forever have an asterisk. “It’s hard for me to get over what happened (in the semifinals), with the official calling those cautions like he did,” coach Perry Long said. “I wasn’t really wor- ried about (the first one), but the guy kept calling them.”The state tournament was held at the Greensboro Coliseum Feb. 16-18. In the first two rounds, Testa didn’t mess around. He pinned Pine Forest se-nior Mathias Winston, and then he pounded out a tech-nical fall over Alexander Central junior Nate Dahl-strom. That matched the 46-0 Testa against Buck, the Lumberton junior who was also riding high at 47-1, in the semifinals. With the score 2-2 late in the third, this had down-to-the-wire drama written all over it. But instead of two explosive wrestlers slugging it out to the end, the official took over. From the first caution violation to the fourth, the clock stayed at 1:05 - but the score changed from 2-2 to 5-2 in Buck’s favor. Fans fumed at the calls. It was incredibly frustrating because a two-point lead in that kind of match, with that amount of time remain-ing, put Testa’s back firmly against the wall. ‘Nitpicking’ official costs Davie wrestler Please See Testa - Page B5 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record In the third quarter at Hopewell, the Davie boys basketball team electrified its fans by hitting seven 3-pointers and turning a six-point halftime deficit into a three-point lead. As the War Eagles head-ed into the fourth, they had visions of an upset win the first round of the 4-A playoffs. It wasn’t meant to be. The War Eagles were as ice cold in the fourth as they were scorching hot in the third, and the Titans could do no wrong in the last eight minutes, resulting in a 71-57 Hopewell win in Hunters-ville on Feb. 21. “We made a good run,” coach Josh Pittman said. “I was proud of the total effort. We really came to play. We played a heck of a game.”In the opening sec-onds, Davie jumped to a 5-0 lead behind a Hayden Williams 3 and a driving bucket by Coleman Law-hon. Hopewell shrugged that off and responded with a 21-4 run. After falling behind by 12, the War Eagles showed their grit by closing the half on a 17-11 run. After Williams hit a 3, freshman backup point guard Gavin Reese scored five straight for Davie with three free throws sandwiched around a floater. “Gavin was composed,” Pittman said. “He took care of the ball for the most part. He started to understand that the only way you can Boys run out of steam deal with front-on pressure is you’ve got to go by them, protect the ball and make a play.”The push at the end of the half included a 12-footer by Ian Koontz, a Williams 3, a Williams fast-break layup off a defensive rebound by Reese and an Ethan Rat-ledge putback. At halftime, Davie was within striking distance at 32-26. Williams carried Davie in the half with 12 points. Reese was Davie’s No. 2 scorer at intermission thanks to his lift off the bench, and Lawhon played an important role with five rebounds. Then came Davie’s awe-some third quarter. When Williams sank a 3 early in the third, the senior shooting guard had 15 of Davie’s 32 points. A 28-19 tear by the War Eagles featured two high-light-reel plays: Pushing the ball in transition, Lawhon used a stutter-step before faking a pass to his right. He finished with a layup. With five seconds left in the third, Lawhon took an inbound pass in the backcourt and sped down the floor. He knifed inside the arc and kicked to the left wing to Rosenbaum, who buried a 3 as the horn sounded. It was a beautiful moment that produced a 54-51 lead. Please See Boys - Page B4 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record With three future Divi-sion-I pitchers on its roster, East Forsyth’s baseball team looks like the prohibitive favorite in the Central Pied-mont Conference. Reagan and West Forsyth are always good. Last year East and Rea-gan tied for first place with 12-2 records. West was right behind them at 11-3. Davie (13-12 overall) was a distant fourth at 8-6, the second straight fourth for the local nine. Davie may be a year away from seriously con-tending for the league title, but don’t sleep on the War Eagles in 2023. There’s a lot to like about Joey Ander-son’s squad. By Brian PittsEnterprise Record East Forsyth captured the past two Central Piedmont Conference championships, but Davie’s softball team is a threat to rip the crown away from East in 2023. Nathan Handy has an onslaught of talent in his first year as Davie’s varsity coach. “Our No. 1 goal is to bring home the CPC cham-pionship,” he said. Last year the War Eagles went 15-9 overall and 12-2 in the league under interim coach Debbie Evans. They finished second to 14-0 East, which also ran the table in 2021. Players like Sydney Softball coach aims for title Dirks (Western Carolina commit), Summer Simpson (Appalachian State commit) and Leah Grimes (Mars Hill commit), the only three seniors on the team, are inspiring dreams of the first CPC title since 2018. Dirks has a shot to be-come Davie’s all-time home run leader. She has 14 career dingers, five behind Sierra Ferguson’s record. On top of that, she hit .549 last year to rank second on that sin-gle-season list. She also had 19 extra-base hits, 35 RBIs, 12 walks and eight stolen bases. Her sister London is a freshman softball player at Charlotte. Sydney will play second or third in the field. Baseball has 3 D-1 commits The tip of the spear is Coy James, who exploded onto the scene in 2022 and became the first freshman ever to hit .400. He is one of three War Eagles to commit to Division-I programs. James said yes to Ole Miss. Last year the shortstop/leadoff man hit .409 with 12 doubles, three homers, 33 runs, 16 walks and 10 steals. “Does he put too much pressure on himself this year?” Anderson, the sec-ond-year head coach, said. “Does he try to do too much? We always hope they’re go-ing to play the game (and not pitch around him), but obviously the other guys are going to have to protect him. If they put him on, he’ll be able to run.” Please See Aims - Page B7 Please See D-1 - Page B2 A pair of Titans try to contest Jackson Powers’ shot. - Photo by Marnic Lewis Hunter Testa turns an opponent to his back. He finished third in the state at 182. - Photo by Ashley Bowden B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Upcoming Games Wednesday, March 1Davie tennis at East Forsyth at 4:15Davie JV/varsity baseball at home vs. Carson at 4:30/7Davie varsity soccer in a tournament at West Forsyth Thursday, March 2Davie JV/varsity softball at South Iredell at 4/6. Friday, March 3Davie JV/varsity baseball at North Davidson at 4:30/7Davie varsity softball at North Davidson at 6 Davie girls/boys lacrosse at East Forsyth at 5:30/7:15Davie soccer at home in a tournamentMonday, March 6Davie tennis at home vs. Reagan at 4:15Davie golf at Pudding Ridge at 4Davie JV/varsity softball at home vs. Forbush at 5/7Tuesday, March 7Davie varsity softball at home vs. Reynolds at 6Wednesday, March 8Davie tennis at home vs. Mt. Tabor at 4:15Davie JV softball at home vs. North Lincoln at 6 Continued From Page B1Davin Whitaker, who last year hit .315 with 23 RBIs, 18 walks, 17 steals, three homers and 23 RBIs, is headed to East Carolina. He will man center field as a senior. While James and Whita-ker are known commodities, Davie has a freakishly tal-ented freshman for the sec-ond year in a row in Brady Marshall, who has already committed to high-profile Tennessee. He is slated for the hot corner. “He had two hits (in a scrimmage against Mt. Pleasant), but I like him in the seven hole,” Anderson said. “I put him down there so he could get adjusted to the (varsity) game. I know he’s played in big situations in travel ball, so I feel like he’s somewhat seen it, but it is still an adjustment.”Davie has a gifted catch-er in Drew Krause, who hit .255 in 47 at-bats as a freshman. “He was thrown in the fire last year, so he knows what to expect back there,” Anderson said. “I need him to basically control the whole field. He has one of the best arms I’ve seen.”Senior first baseman Parker Aderhold (.319, 20 RBIs, 20 walks, 11 steals, 22 runs), junior left fielder Ty Miller (.274, 17 walks) and senior second baseman Parker Simmons (.322) fig-ure to be a major part of the equation. “Aderhold will probably be in the middle of the line-up,” he said. “He’s not going to hit the ball out of the ball-park, but he’s going to put balls in play and put good at-bats together. I wish he was 6-5, but his glove gives By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Davie girls soccer has endured its share of pain over the years in the rough-and-tumble Central Pied-mont Conference, but sec-ond-year coach Corbin Ko-petzky sees enough gifted players to make him believe that brighter tomorrows are possible in 2023. Last year the War Eagles finished 6-9-3 overall and 3-8-1 in the CPC to finish sixth out of seven teams. They have made the play-offs eight times in 32 years, losing in the first round each time (1994, 1996, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016). Kopetzky would love Coaches loves to remind players that what they do when practice and games are over for the year are important. Mantras like “championships are won in the offseason” and “a winner works as hard out of season as in” are plastered on locker room walls and bellowed from coaches’ mouths more often than you can count. There is a reason for that - the sentiment behind them is absolutely true. It will likely never have been truer for the Davie boys tennis team than this season. Tennis is unlike some other sports in this context, in that most of the work in the offseason is done independently. Tennis academies, summer tourna-ments and the like mean the players are not “with their teams” when doing work in the offseason. Even right here in Davie County, ninth-year Davie coach Shane Nixon says, “Our kids go to (private) coaches and work out at places independent of a team setting.” Nixon recognizes the Soccer coach feels good about ‘23 playoff berth to make it nine. “Our goal is to make the playoffs,” he said. “We’re moving the ball very well. They’ve played some in-doors, seven on seven and they’re moving the ball a thousand times better than they did day one last year.”Davie could improve substantially because it re-turns No. 1 scorer Lexi Kulis, reliable goalie Avery Yount, defender Jaden Sink and a whole lot more. Sink is a sophomore who was a star the moment she showed up. “Jaden is just an all-star player,” Kopetzky said. “She plays at a high level. She’s crazy good.”Kulis, a senior, is coming off a 10-goal season. “She played club ball this year with Mya (McGowan) and Avery because she said she wants to have the best senior year she possibly can. I told her to work on her left foot in the offseason, and she’s shooting it well with both feet. She’s improved a lot. She can have a special year.”Yount is the senior goalie with a lot of big performanc-es on her resume. “Her save-to-goal ratio was outstanding last year,” he said. “She put in a lot of work in the offseason. She’s going to work hard and do everything she can. She can put the team on her back. She’s a good one.”Davie has a nice addition in junior Lauren Colamari- no, who was good enough as a sophomore to start at forward and center back for West Forsyth’s CPC cham-pionship team. “I’ll take her,” Kopetzky said with a smile. “I’m go-ing to use her at forward and midfield.”Seniors Emily Garner and McGowan and fresh-man Aubrie Pulaski will play major roles. “Losing (Katie) Shupe (to graduation) hurts,” he said. “There’s a hole in the middle, but I think we’re going to be able to patch it. Emily came up to me and said: ‘Coach, I know you need me on defense, but I want to do what’s best for the team.’ So she’s going to try to merge into that role (that Shupe played). Lauren and my forwards will jump around a lot. I’m trying to mold Aubrie into that posi-tion. She’s a keeper primar-ily, but this year I’m going to get what I can out of her in the field. I think I’ve got the right pieces to replace (Shupe) with Lauren, Aubrie and Emily.“Mya is going to be big for us. She’s going to hold down that wing. She’s a phenomenal player. For her size, she is very aggressive and can really help us when we play in big-time games.”Other players to watch: Junior Kimberly Torres and freshman Lanna Robinson. Both are forwards. “Lanna is legit,” he said. “She is the real deal. I don’t know what Kimberly’s reg-imen was in the offseason, but she has come back a different player. She said she wants to be more aggressive, and she’s done that at prac-tice. She’s been putting the ball in the back of the net very well. She’s made some crazy strides.”The roster includes se-niors Riley Almond and Bree Hart; juniors Holt Carter, Madison Hayes, Yuli Bustamante and Skylar Link; sophomores Monica Ramirez, Sarah Andrade and Rachel Ramirez; and fresh-man Fuller Kate Holt. The varsity assistant/JV coach is Collin Ferebee. Rosenbaum and Bailey to lead tennis team value of this type of offsea-son work. “Davie kids have a wonderful resource in Ber-muda Run Country Club. Head Pro Bill Appelt is maybe as big a ‘friend of our program’ as there is. He has made clinics available and affordable to members of the club and non-members alike. All our kids can get out there and participate.” And many, maybe even most, do. Some have other local coaches, some play in tournaments year-round. “All that has never been as important as it is going to be this spring,” Nixon says. “We need to see three or four guys come back to our courts, come back to a team setting, and to have vastly improved their games. It is that simple. If they have, then we might be contend-ers in the CPC, and if they haven’t, it could be a longer year than we’ve come to expect from our program.” Whatever else goes on with this team, two seniors will set the tone. Two-time defending CPC Player of the Year Burke Rosenbaum is the guy. Rosenbaum (along-side cousin and partner C Crenshaw, now graduated) made a deep doubles run in the state tournament last year. “Burke is a joy to coach, a joy to watch and a joy to be a teammate of,” Nixon said. “He genuinely likes being on the team. He’ll play with the kids who may not be as good skill-wise as hard as he does with those who might challenge him. We know, Burke knows, what we need from him. He will be what he’s been since he stepped on the court for Davie, the best No. 1 in the conference. That part is a done deal.” Rosenbaum should hold down the one seed, and al-most surely the one doubles, even with a new partner. Speaking of those who will challenge him and that new partner: “I like to be careful about using compari-sons, but if there is someone else in the CPC who has improved as much from freshman to senior as Bryce Bailey, I am not familiar with their work.” Nixon confesses to near-ly cutting Bailey his fresh-man year; he was the 10th man on the roster. But his progression from then to now has been remarkable. Bailey played mostly three seed last year, and went un-defeated and made all-con-ference from that slot. He will move up in seeding, likely to the two, and will be paired with Rosenbaum al-most surely at one doubles. “Both guys have played enough tennis this summer to be sharp from day one of our season,” Nixon beams. “I know what to expect at the top of my lineup.” It is after that where what has been done since last February will matter. Re-turning players like senior Jack Williams, junior Slade Keaton and a big sophomore class are going to have to play much better than any one of them did individually last year. “Jack, Slade, Hayden Key and Zach Hill all saw time in the top six (singles) or top three (doubles) last year and are just going to need to be better,” Nixon said. “That group makes me hopeful. I love my returning guys, even some of those who didn’t see a ton of time in the top spots last year. Barret Taylor, Sean Lee and Grayson Busse all are back and I see potential. I really think we could see one of these returning guys have a breakout year. We need that to be the case. Many of them have played a bunch of tennis, taken a bunch of lessons, done that offseason work we are talking about.“I saw all three middle school teams play last year and came in optimistic about the freshman class.” They’ll be at least one or two newcomers on the squad as well. Rosenbaum’s career re-cord is 68-6 (33-3 in singles, 35-3 in doubles). After go-ing 8-5 in singles at No. 6 as a sophomore, Bailey went 14-2 at the second and third seeds last year. Last year the War Eagles finished tied for third in the CPC. And while that is below the standard set in Nixon’s era as coach, they did produce the CPC doubles champions (Rosen-baum/Crenshaw), and that team advanced through the regional and won a match to finish in the top eight in the state tournament. It is hard to call last year a failure, but Nixon says that he and assistant coach Terri Eanes always want the kids to have high goals. “I was talking to coach Eanes the other day and we agree - it could well be kind of a rebuilding year for us,” he said. “But we also agree, if the work has been done, if we can get right to talking about team tennis and not spend our time on more ba-sic things, then who knows, a CPC championship could be out there to be had. With a CPC match right out of the gate and a schedule that includes nonconference matches against Grimsley and 1-A powerhouse Elkin, we’ll know pretty quickly how good our offseason was.” D-1 ... me a secure first baseman.”Anderson has so many capable outfielders that “it’s hard to pick” three starters. Jackson Sink is the leading candidate to start in right. Ty Goodson (.306 in 26 ABs) is a promising sophomore. Ju-nior Cooper Bliss is a utility player who could see time at a number of different spots. “Since Brady does pitch, I can always move Davin to third and put Ty in cen-ter,” Anderson said. “Ty is probably going to be my DH. He’s swinging the bat real well. Cooper can pretty much play anywhere. His arm strength has increased tremendously. There’s a chance he could throw some innings and he can possibly play infield. He could get in the outfield.“If they’re hitting, I’m going to try to find a place for them to play because de-fensively they’re all strong. I have a lot of options.”After watching Bayden Hazlip (8-3 record, 2.06 ERA) star on the mound in 2022, Davie’s new ace could be senior Jaydon Holder, who went 3-3 with a 3.68 ERA as a junior. “Jaydon has been there,” Anderson said. “He’s got the experience.”A mound emergence from juniors Braeden Rod-gers (2-1 record in 23 in-nings) and Cole Whitaker (12 innings) would go a long way to helping Davie com-pete for a top-three finish in the CPC. Rodgers looks like the No. 2 man heading into the season. “Cole is going to have to step up because we have three-game weeks,” he said. Anderson said Marshall, Connor Byrd, James and Bliss could see time on the hill. “Coy might see some innings in relief,” he said. “I have quite a few other guys that could give me some innings.”Notes • Dane Porter and Law-rence Hancock are at catcher and second base, respec-tively. • Anderson has added a pitching coach in Joey Cress, who pitched four years in college (two years at Wofford, two at Brevard) before playing profession-ally for a few years in in-dependent leagues. “I have a pitching coach, which is the first time in a long time. That’s been huge,” Ander-son said. “Joey’s worked real hard with them. Before it was: ‘This is what you’ve got to throw because this is what I couldn’t hit.’ But as far as fixing mechanics and understanding what they needed to do, it was hard for me to do that, plus coach the rest of the team.”• Ross Hoffner is back as a varsity assistant. Sam Wyrick guided the JV in 2022, but Davie has a new JV coach in Brandon Thala-sinos, who is known as “Coach T.”• Davie has 24 on the JV team. “There’s a few guys - like Hunter Daywalt - that could very easily be brought up,” Anderson said. “The reason we have 24 is they’re all pretty much the same. You look for the guy who’s going to work real hard and stand out. You don’t know what a freshman is going to do (three years down the road). He might turn out to be your next superstar.” Reach your audience wherever they are: on desktops/laptops, tablets & smartphones. Put your message in front of your potential customers today! Call 336.751.2120 to learn more! Reach Potential Customers While They Are Online WithTARGETED DIGITAL MARKETING DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 ‑ B3 If you grew up in the 1960s and 1970s like I did, and you were much of a fisherman, hunter and reader, you read the “Big Three” of sporting maga-zines: Sports Afield, Field and Stream and Outdoor Life.I read the one to which my father had a subscrip-tion and home, and I read the others while waiting for my favorite barber’s chair to open up about once ev-ery six weeks on a Saturday afternoon. The wait was long enough that I could read two magazines, cover to cover, before climbing into the chair and having the barber mention some-thing about my “double crown.”Fifty years ago, those magazines were as much about adventure as they were providing outdoors-men with tips on how to catch more bass and trout or kill more squirrels and deer. They were filled with stories about trips 99% of us would never make: Alaska for Dall sheep, Af-rica for lions and leopards and elephants, the Bahamas for bonefish and Manitoba for lake trout.I remember at least one story about pheasant hunts in Great Britain, referred to as “driven” pheasant hunts. They were usually on big, country estates belonging to the uber-rich, and they consisted of a handful of “drivers” walking across grain fields, flushing pheas-ants and “pushing” them toward hunters waiting a few hundred yards away.Those certainly weren’t the kind of pheasant hunts I heard about from hunters I encountered who were lucky enough to make trips to South Dakota, Iowa or Nebraska, where huge corn-fields were crisscrossed by hunters and dogs, either traditional pointing dogs like setters and pointers, or flushing dogs like Labs and golden retrievers, even springer spaniels.About 20 years ago, I was invited on my first “European” style pheasant hunt, at a hunting preserve near Henderson. Only they called it a “tower shoot.” A semicircle of hunters ringed one side of a hill on the property, and the preserve owner on the hill-top threw pheasants out of what looked like a tower stand for deer, roughly in our direction, and we tried to shoot them as they bar-reled over our heads, hop-ing to evade loads of No. 6 shot. As I recall, I took my young son, Andrew, with me, and he was absolutely stunned when I killed the first three birds that came my way. Suffice it to say, my wing-shooting went downhill from there.With Andrew becoming the owner of Buckshot, the world’s greatest black Lab, and 5½ years later, the al-pha male in Buckshot’s first litter of puppies, Boone – certainly not the world’s greatest yellow Lab – oth-er opportunities presented themselves. Most of them involved wood ducks and a tiny pond in the woods in Yadkin County, or dove fields on several properties around our home base.Another opportunity was last February, when members of a statewide conservation group showed up at Shady Knolls Game-bird Farm in Randolph County for a “European Pheasant Shoot.” Andrew got wind of this event; a dog trainer in the local chapter of the conservation group was looking for dog owners who wanted to get more bird work for their re-trievers and help the folks paying for the opportuni-ty to shoot to find all their birds. Last year, Andrew took Buckshot, who got almost 50 retrieves during 2-hour morning and after-noon shoot. After the hunt was over, dog handlers got to head for the corn stubble and woods and have their dogs find and flush some of the pheasants that had eluded all the lead-slingers earlier in the day. I think Andrew and another guy split 17 birds that Buckshot found or flushed that after-noon after the paying hunt-ers had departed.At Shady Knoll, stands are set up in a circle around a knoll from which fingers of pines and mixed hard-woods radiated, with plant-ed pea patches in between. On the knoll was, again, what looked like a tower deer stand. From the tower, pheasants were pitched in every direction, with hunt-ers moving from one shoot-ing location to another ev-ery 5 or 10 minutes.When time for the shoot rolled around this year – I made sure I got to tag along. With Buckshot clos-ing in on his ninth birthday, Andrew decided his old buddy probably couldn’t handle the all-day work-load and brought Boone to take the morning hunt. About a half-dozen other retrievers and their han-dlers were scattered around the shooting grounds.One immediate and overriding impression: I’m not nearly as bad a wingshot as I imagined. I saw more birds missed at more angles and ranges in the first 20 minutes than I ever could have imagined missing on my own. Sitting on a dove stool behind the shooters, with Andrew on another stool and Boone in between us, I kept looking at my son and whispering, “How did they both miss that bird six times?” and “Surely we’re better shots than this.” I remember watching one cock pheasant fly across a neighboring pea patch that held three or four shooters on two stands. It drew 13 shots and was still sailing along, untouched, when he cleared the treeline at the far end of the pea patch.But enough birds were brought to the ground that Boone and Buckshot each got at least two-dozen re-trieves each – Boone in the morning and Buckshot in the afternoon – and Andrew polished off four more pheasants in the hour after the hunt.Another immediate and overriding impres-sion: Buckshot and his boy Boone are both pretty good retrievers, but in different ways. Buckshot is great at marking birds; he was see-ing them at about the same time the shooters were, and he followed their flight as closely as the guys carrying the Berettas and Benellis. Quite a few times, when a bird was “puffed” 20 or 30 yards in front of us, Buck- shot was almost to the spot where the bird hit before it hit the ground. Very rarely did he have to use his ra-dar-guided nose to find one. Boone, on the other hand, didn’t mark birds nearly as well, but he worked out their eventual location by using his nose, quarter-ing back and forth until he found them.Andrew and I agreed that we’ll return every year to handle the dogs, as long as Shady Knolls keeps holding the hunt No spring flounder season for NC anglersA proposed six-week recreational season for Gulf and summer flounder isn’t going to happen, as the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries announced last week that despite only get-ting a month-long season and a one-fish daily creel limit in 2022, fishermen still caught too many sum-mer flounder, according to their statistics.NCDMF said recre- ational fishermen exceed-ed the summer flounder Total Allowable Catch for 2022 (159,706 pounds) by 25,000 pounds. The recre-ational quota for 2023 will be adjusted for the over-age, so a quota of around 135,000 pounds is expect-ed – which would likely reduce the 30-day fall sea-son to around three weeks. Season dates will be an-nounced later this year.NCDMF’s Southern Flounder Fishery Manage-ment Plan allowed a March 1-April 30 recreational sea-son for flounder in the At-lantic Ocean if the expected harvest would not hurt ef-forts to rebuild the species. Apparently, it would. Limited striper season set for Roanoke RiverThe N.C. Wildlife Re-sources Commission has set 2023 seasons for striped bass in the popular Roa-noke River Management Area, and it’s a far cry from years past.The Commission has set April 14-17 and April 22-23 for the harvest of stripers in the Roanoke River and its tributaries – the Chow-an, Middle and Eastmost – downstream from Roanoke Rapids Dam in Weldon to the Albemarle Sound.The daily creel limit is one striped bass, with a minimum size of 18 inches, and a 22- to 27-inch slot in which no fish can be kept.A 2020 stock assessment indicated that stripers in the Roanoke River and Albe-marle Sound were overfish and that overfishing was occurring. The Commis-sion set a harvest quota for 2023 of 12,804 pounds.Anglers can catch and release striped bass in the rivers throughout the spring. The Commission recommends anglers use a single, barbless hook or lures with a single barbless hook. 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All rights reserved. $100Get up to back by mail on a Bridgestone Visa® Prepaid Card Get with purchase of 4 eligible tires $70 when you use your CFNA credit card$30 B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 Continued From Page B1Davie hit 10 of 17 field goals in the third, including an incredible 7 of 9 from the arc. Rosenbaum had 11 points and three 3s in the third; Jackson Powers had nine points and two 3s; and Lawhon and Williams combined for the other eight points. The Titans, though, seemingly flipped a switch in the fourth, scoring 11 unanswered points to grab a 62-54 lead. When Powers took a pass from Reese and buried a 3, Davie had hope at 62-57 with 3:18 to play - but that proved to be Davie’s final points. The War Eagles went 1 for 9 from the floor in the fourth. “We were playing good defense, but eventually the other team is going to score,” Pittman said after Davie was outscored 20-3 in the fourth. Pittman called for a box-and-one on Hopewell’s fore-most weapon, 5-11 junior point guard Quay Watson, who entered with a 24-point scoring average. The strat-egy couldn’t have worked much better. In the first half, with Rosenbaum essentially wearing the same jersey as Watson, the Titan had zero points on 0-4 shooting, pick-ing up his third foul with 3:53 remaining in the sec-ond. After missing his first five shots, Watson found a little groove and finished with 11 points and three assists on 4-9 shooting with a pair of 3s. Rosenbaum guarded Watson most of the time, with Braddock Cole-man drawing the assignment periodically. “We held the main guy down,” Pittman said. “I was happy about that. We got him out of his comfort zone.” Boys ... Kamari Cooke, a 6-0 sophomore, got the first-half buckets that Hopewell need-ed to establish a solid lead. He scored 11 of his eventual 20 in the opening half. But ultimately, the big-gest difference-maker for Hopewell was Derrick Eley, a 6-0 junior. He scored 11 of his 20 in the fourth. “Those city guards know how to play,” Pittman said. “They attack and play one-on-one type basketball. They made that last push and we really didn’t have an answer for it. (Cooke) kept them ahead in the first half, and (Eley) killed us in the fourth.”The consolation prize for the War Eagles: Their two seniors went out with a bang. Williams connected for four treys and scored a team-high 15 points. Rosen-baum went 3 of 4 from deep and scored 13. “In spurts, both of them were two of the three best players on the court - for both teams,” Pittman said. “Hayden shot it well and was aggressive. He didn’t shy away from the moment. Burke just continued his progress from the last 5-10 games. They both became better leaders. They both became more vocal. I have nothing but joy and positiv-ity and prideful thoughts on being able to coach them in my first year here because both made a difference - with one (Rosenbaum) go-ing from not playing (as a junior) and the other (Wil-liams) going from being on the team but not playing. It shows the work that they put in.”Powers (six rebounds, four assists) matched Rosen-baum with 13 points. Law-hon had seven points, six rebounds and three assists. Reese had five points and two assists. Ratledge had two points, five rebounds and three assists. Koontz had two points and three boards. With Pittman and as-sistant Will Tibbs pulling the strings, several players made remarkable jumps. Af-ter averaging 2.7 points as a freshman, Powers delivered big all season and averaged a team-best 14.7. After av-eraging 4.8 as a sophomore, Lawhon climbed to 12.8 as a junior. After averaging 1.5 and only appearing in 12 games as a junior, Williams ranked third as a senior at 9.9. Ratledge averaged 6.7 in his first varsity season. Rosenbaum (6.4) became a big piece after starting the season as a reserve. The gym was bonkers for most of Davie’s 11 home games, and the War Eagles (17-9) did something they didn’t dream possible in November by becoming the 11th team in 68 years to finish with 17 wins. “You want your teams to get better as they go,” Pitt-man said. “The progression of our team was amazing and fun to watch. Before the season, the first thing I told Will is we’ve got work to do, but we’ve got the pieces to surprise a lot of people. I will say I didn’t expect us to improve and become as solid as we did so quickly. They competed and played hard to the best of their abil-ity, if not more.”It was obvious from the beginning that the War Ea-gles trusted and connected with Pittman. Williams and Rosenbaum will cherish the memories. “This season meant ev-erything to me,” Williams said. “Being able to play for coach Pittman and coach Tibbs was truly a blessing. There’s so many things I can take away on the court, but there’s much more I can take away as a person and bettering myself in that aspect. Both coach Pittman and coach Tibbs care just as much about bettering you as a person as they do as a player. This year meant everything to me, from exceeding people’s expectations, growing as a team and creating a culture with Davie basketball that has long been missed.”“This season meant a lot to me because I didn’t really know if I was going to play and didn’t know what to expect,” Rosenbaum said. “I had a lot of fun going to work everyday with those guys. Coach Pittman and coach Will (Tibbs) will not know how much I appre-ciate them for this season because they expect a lot from us, but they are great coaches and it showed this year. Playing for coach Pit-tman was amazing because he expects the same out of everyone no matter who you are, and he will never know how thankful I am that I got to play basketball under him.”Notes: Hopewell, seeded 14th in the 32-team West Region, improved to 15-11. Davie was the 19th seed. ... Davie has six straight winning seasons, a program record. ... Davie hit 26 of 53 3s in the last two games. ... The Central Piedmont Con-ference went 2-3 in the first round. East Forsyth (85-79 over Butler) and Mt. Tabor (83-43 over Porter Ridge) advanced, but West Forsyth lost 63-59 to A.C. Reynolds and Reagan lost 55-46 to Piedmont. In the second round, East won 59-52 over Lake Norman and Tabor beat Southwest Guilford 56-53. In the third round, East lost 88-55 to North Meck-lenburg and Tabor lost 57-53 to Chambers. ... Hopewell was routed 85-61 by No. 1 North Meck in the second round. ... Next year Pittman will be stocked with experi-enced depth. Workouts for next season will begin in late March, and he will hold a camp for rising third-ninth graders June 19-22. By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record The Davie girls bas-ketball team’s reward for snapping a six-year playoff drought was a date with an undefeated juggernaut. Davie drew the hottest team imaginable (Northern Guil-ford) in the first round of the 4-A playoffs in Greensboro on Feb. 21. While the margin was an unsurprising 63-36 in favor of the 26-0 Night-hawks, coach Lindsey Ad-ams could take solace in the fact the War Eagles gave it everything they had for 32 minutes and never trailed by more than 28, which amounted to a small victory for a Davie team that was seeded 30th in the 32-team West Region. The War Eagles faced a 33-8 deficit late in the first half. At that point, they 26-0 foe beats girls Please See Girls - Page B5 As usual, the Davie boys basketball team had plenty of support from its fans in a state playoff game at Hopewell. Unfortunately, Davie’s season came to an end. At right, coach Josh Pittman high-fives Burke Rosenbaum after his tiebreaking 3 at the end of the third quarter. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Lindsey Adams has guided the Davie girls to three, nine and 13 wins in her three years as coach. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2016. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 - B5 We Know Wood!If wood confuses you,call or come by...We’ll clear it up for you! 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That’s one point.”It got bad, then worse, then worst. “Then he said Hunter had a tight waist (for the third caution),” Long said. “He gave (Buck) another point.“Now we’re going to let him up and (try to) take him down because now (Buck’s) up by two. So we said let him up. Hunter tells the offi-cial optional start. That’s no problem; Hunter’s going to let him get to his feet. When Hunter tells him optional start, Hunter puts his hands on (Buck’s) back and the ref said he didn’t have time to tell the other kid it was optional start. So he hits him with a caution again and gave (Buck) another point. Now we’re down three. I’d never seen anything like it.”By this point, tensions are boiling over. From here, Buck had a relatively easy path to the finals. Long watched in disbelief. When it was over, he had a con-versation with Cecil Mock, the Assistant Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, to vent his angry feelings. “You never go to the ta-ble for cautions,” Long said. “It would be unsportsman-like and then I can’t question another call. It’s frustrating. Cecil Mock said: ‘You han- Testa ... dled it the right way because those are judgement calls.’ I can’t see if his hand is com-pletely on the elbow. I can’t see if he’s completely on the belly button.”To Testa’s credit, he had the perseverance to come back and get third. In the consolation semifinals, he beat Hickory Ridge se-nior Kyle Perry 5-2. In the consolation finals, he beat Mooresville junior Johnny Merriman 7-4. Despite the bitter loss, Testa still had one of the most impressive seasons you’ll see. He went 48-1 and finished third at 182 for the second year in a row. “He did what he was supposed to do (in the con-solations),” Long said. “I love Testa to death. I’m glad he came back and finished third. He should have been in the finals. It’s disappoint-ing for an official to take that from him.” Notes: Testa’s gaudy figures include a 110-7 ca-reer record and the No. 3 winning percentage in Davie history. Scotty Spry, who went 101-3 from 1992-95, and Neil Cornatzer, who went 106-4 from 1993-96, hold the top two marks at .971 and .964, respectively. Testa is currently next at .940. ... Buck wound up second as he was pinned by Laney senior Alex Hopper, who finished 49-1. Continued From Page B4could have waved a white flag and became the 10th Northern Guilford victim to fall by 40 or more points. But they played hard til the final horn and was only out-scored by four points in the second half (30-26). “In the first half, we were shellshocked,” Adams said. “We hadn’t been on that stage playing with that much pressure, so I think a lot of nerves got to us in the first half. “In the second half, I think we played a lot better. Parents and coaches from the other team mentioned that our girls played them as hard as they’ve been played all year.”Four players - Kenadi Gentry (11 points, six re-bounds, four assists, two steals), Peyton Spaugh (nine points, five steals), Lauren Colamarino (eight points, seven rebounds, two assists) and Malayka Rankin (five points, seven rebounds, three assists) - handled most of the production for the War Eagles. Somer John-son chipped in three points, three rebounds and two assists. This was a critical year for the War Eagles, who returned considerable ex-perience from 2021-22, and they responded with the most wins (13-13 record) in seven years. Their list of accomplish-ments is pretty long. They stopped a six-game losing streak to Reagan by winning 53-42 on Dec. 16. They pro-duced the longest winning streak (five) in eight years. They clobbered the eventual co-CPC champion, Reyn-olds, by 36 points, thanks to 28 points from Gentry, who scored the most by a Davie player in 131 games. Their 10 wins in a span of 12 games marked the finest 12-game stretch in eight years. They knocked off East For-syth 49-38 after losing the previous 12 meetings. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2015-16. It wasn’t the best finish - Davie went 1-6 between Jan. 27-Feb. 21), but Adams’ three teams have gone 3-9, 9-14 and 13-13. With four of the top five scorers being juniors, logic suggests that Davie will continue to ascend in 2023-24. “It was short of our team goals this year, but it was still improvement,” Adams said. “I’m very proud of how far we’ve come with our program in general. We have a huge freshman class coming in, so I think it’s just going to continue to improve from here on.”Notes: The top five scor-ers were Gentry (12.9), Johnson (9.1), Rankin (7.6), Spaugh (6.2) and Colamari-no (6). ... Johnson, Sydney Dirks and Keelyn Oakes played in their final Davie game. Johnson, who has committed to Brevard, fin-ished her career with 602 points. ... This was Davie’s first playoff game in seven years. It lost 60-56 at West Forsyth in the first round in 2015-16. ... The Night-hawks, who were seeded third, were winning by an average margin of 61-29 after beating Davie. ... The first round was rough as the CPC went 0-6. Parkland lost 61-60 in double overtime to Porter Ridge. East Forsyth lost 73-51 to Hickory Ridge. Reagan lost 63-33 to Char-lotte Catholic. West Forsyth lost 58-40 to Asheville. And Reynolds lost 60-50 to Northwest Guilford. ... After beating Hickory Ridge 58-40, the Nighthawks fell in the third round, 58-53, to Catholic. Girls ... Hunter Testa has control of this 182-pound match in the state tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum. - Photos by Ashley Bowden Fans root for the star junior who finished with a 48-1 record. At right, Testa goofs around with eighth-grader Aidan Szewczyk. Testa placed third for the second year in a row. At 110-7, he holds the No. 3 win percentage in Davie history. NOW OPEN! Fleet Feet CLEMMONS 6339 Jessie Lane, Clemmons, NC (Dairi-O shopping center) ph. 336.293.8660 www.fleetfeetclemmons.com • Locally owned and operated by Emily & Keith Davis • Offering shoe fittings complete with a 3D foot scan and pressure plate assessment B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 The senior swimmers, from left: Austin Boswell, Amber McCullough, Katy Cheek and Wesley Brooks. Brodie Smith is surrounded by family as he signs a football scholarship with Em- ory & Henry College. As a senior receiver, he had 65 catches for 946 yards and 12 touchdowns. Sitting with family, Willie Purvis signs to play football at Emory & Henry. He was a three-year varsity starter in the secondary. Senior Swimmers Emory & Henry Bound Receiver Signs Starting at /mo. 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While in Korea Mock was stationed at the very same Army base where his grand-father, Lee Mock, had been stationed exactly 70 years earlier during the Korean War. Michael Mock was also de-ployed assisting Afghan Allies in “Operation Allies Welcome”. Mock is presently pursu-ing a degree in ministry at Vintage Bible College and Seminary in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He lives in Mocksville and attributes his success in life and the protection he received while serving his country to his Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, as he gives Him all the glory. United States Army March 2018 – March 2022 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, March 2, 2023 ‑ B7 Continued From Page 1“She’s obviously got power in her bat,” Handy said. “She’ll more than likely be the cleanup hitter. We’re looking for her to be a leader offensively and defensive-ly.”Simpson, the shortstop, is coming off a huge season (.476, five HRs, 27 RBIs, 17 BBs, 15 SBs). “Summer is one of the best contact hitters,” Handy said. “It doesn’t matter where you pitch Summer, she’s dangerous. She’s got speed. She can bunt well. She’s just an all-around great offensive player. She’s got a great glove and great arm. Summer brings en-ergy. That kid never has a frown on her face. We can be running hills and she’s smiling.”Grimes is a highly-skilled first baseman who hit .327 last year. “Leah is like a vacuum at first,” he said. “She’s one of the best first basemen I’ve ever coached. She’s an exceptional player.”There’s a ton of good vibes because Handy has talent to go around that trio. Lankford is ready to handle the hot corner af-ter getting 30 at-bats as a freshman. “Raelyn has worked her butt off in workouts,” he said. “She is not timid about creeping in even with power hitters at the plate, and it takes that no fear for a third Aims ... baseman. She has a strong arm and her bat has explod-ed over the past year. In the first scrimmage, she went 4 for 5. She’ll probably be the leadoff batter.”Lankford was the staff leader in wins as a freshman, getting six victories in eight starts and 27.1 innings. But Handy hopes he doesn’t have to use Lankford in the circle this year. “She is a strong pitcher even though she doesn’t pitch a lot,” he said. “She’s just so good everywhere else that we can’t afford to put her on the mound a lot.”In regard to the circle, Handy is looking for big things from sophomore Ri-ley Potts, who made one start and eight relief appear-ances as a freshman. “Riley will definitely toe the rubber a lot this year,” he said. “She’s worked hard to get back to 100 percent after missing a big portion of last year. Her spin and speed are really good.”Hanna Steinour is a soph-omore catcher who has cre-ated excitement in batting practice. “She’s exploded. She’s done a complete 180 with her bat,” he said. “She’s got power. She makes contact. She’s a very solid hitter.”Another gifted soph-omore is center fielder Carleigh Croom, who hit .355 as an unfazed fresh-man. “She’s a fantastic, all- around athlete,” he said. “She can make amazing diving catches. Offensively, she’s got power. I think she’s going to fill the two spot (in the batting order) because she’s such a good contact hitter and she’s a very good bunter.”Jadyn Davis, who can play outfield, second or catcher, has unusual power for a freshman. “She’s a heck of a catcher and we are excited about her bat,” he said. “She has the power to hit it out. She will probably fill the five spot.”Carly Crouch and Cal-lie Jenkins are freshmen. Crouch could see time in the outfield, at first or at catch-er. Jenkins is an outfielder/middle infielder with good wheels. “Carly can play all three of those positions very well,” he said. “She’s got good power. She’s a good, all-around athlete. We’re excited to use Callie in multiple ways. When she’s not in the game, she’s going to be running bases (for the pitcher). She’s a good con-tact hitter and doesn’t mind bunting. She’s got a good work ethic.”Yes, there’s talent littered about this roster. Unfortu-nately, some of that talent is injured. Junior Audrea Fowler, a right fielder/DH, is tied for fifth with nine career homers and hit .466 last year. While she is capable of knocking the cover off the ball, she could miss several weeks with a back injury. “She was rock solid during tryouts,” Handy said. “She was obviously going to be a starter, and then she got hurt. She had a MRI and we’re not sure how long she’s going to be out. There’s nobody on our team that’s going to hit the ball harder than Audrea. In tryouts, she hadn’t swung a bat in probably six months and she hit one about 10 feet over our scoreboard. She almost killed somebody in our cages.”Another junior dealing with injury is junior pitch-er Addie Hendrix. Last year she led the staff with nine starts and 42 innings pitched. “She’s working hard to get back,” Handy said. “She’s definitely a very strong pitcher.”Notes: The roster in-cludes junior Ashley Bled-soe and sophomore Delaney Parsons. ... Handy moved up after serving as the JV coach last year. 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For the girls, dancing involved laughter, danc-ing alone, dancing with friends, holding hands while dancing in a circle, posing in front of a Valen-tine backdrop, and didn’t stop until it was time to go home.Boys were a different story. Don’t get me wrong, they had a blast too, just being boys. They liked to run a lot. They were smiling when running and were having a good time, but sometimes principal An-gela Burgess stopped the music to halt running so no one would get hurt. Some girls ran around, too. There were a group of boys that did dance togeth-er and had some unique moves. They were happy to get their picture made.Two boys actually came up and wanted me to watch what they could do which was squatting, kicking their feet out while down then standing up. I was im-pressed. Not all of the kids were on the floor. Some chose to sit on the bleachers, sang along with the songs and some danced on the bleachers. Pizza was served and they got to purchase candy. All in all they all had smiles beaming from ear to ear and seemed to not have a care in the world. Having fun at the Cooleemee Elementary Valentine’s Dance: Ari’yanna Braswell rocks her tutu; friends Ava Lane Whitaker, Kenzie Gales, Ellie Kate Stokes, Emersyn Stokes and LeeAnna Cornatzer; and Mikah McKee flashing some love and peace. - Photos by KC Smith Cooleemee students enjoy Valentine’s dance Nicholas Horton and Landen Spry show off some special moves, maybe they invented a new dance. Lillian Hicks practices a curtsy while Anna Ar- buthnot walks by. Henry Corriher, Malachi Wilson, Jatavion Vanderburg, Jorja Rayne Burgess & Kylan Dulin work on a dance together. Saliyah Moody and Izabella Peacock show some love. Ashley Flores and Jennifer Chavarría enjoy the pizza.Malachi Wilson, Braylen Simms and Kylan Dulin enjoy their friendship. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, March 2, 2023 ‑ B9 Tell us what you think with a letter to the editor Details Page 2 T. Kyle Swicegood, a member of the National Auctioneers Association Board of Directors, has been invited to speak at the South African Institute of Auctioneers on May 9 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Swicegood will present information about the Na-tional Auctioneers Associa-tion Education Institute and international relations.“I am honored to be se-lected as a speaker for the event,” Swicegood said. His presentation will cover the Public Notices No. 1593886NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as Ancillary Ex-ecutor of the Estate of William Olaf Mitchell, Jr., late of Guilford County North Carolina, the un-dersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Box 5994, Greensboro, North Caro-lina 27435, on or before the 17th day of May 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 16th day of February 2023. Mi-chael Cecil Mitchell, Ancillary Ex-ecutor of the Estate of William Olaf Mitchell, Jr., Jonathan M. ParisiAttorney at Law, Spangler Estate Planning, P.O. Box 5994, Greens-boro, NC 27435. Publish: 02/16/23, 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23. No. 1590471 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Adminis-trator of the Estate of Ronald Brent Dodson, late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claims to the undersigned on, or before, May 9, 2022, (being three [3] months from the first day of publication of this notice) or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to said Estate will please make immedi-ate payment to the undersigned.This the 9th day of February, 2023. Frances Marie Benge Dodson, Administratorc/o Spencer Newsome, Attorney at Law MARTIN, VAN HOY & RAIS-BECK, LLPAttorneys at law10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028(336)-751-2171Publish 2/9/23, 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23 No. 1596171 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONING AMENDMENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 160D-602 of the Gen-eral Statutes of North Carolina and Section 155.251 of the Davie County Code of Ordinances, that the Davie County Board of Com-missioners will hold a Public Hear-ing in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the Administration Build-ing located at 123 S. Main Street, Mocksville, NC on March 6, 2023 at 6:00pm to hear the following requests: Zoning Map Amendment 2023-03. Robert S. Hendrix has applied to rezone approximately 19.02 acres from Residential 20 (R-20) and Residential Agricultural (R-A) to Residential 8-Conditional (R-8-C). The subject properties are located at 409 Farmington Rd. The prop-erty is further described as Davie County Tax Parcel F500000038. The public is invited to attend the hearing at which time there will be an opportunity to be heard in favor of, or in opposition to, the above items. As a result of the pub-lic hearing, substantial changes might be made in the advertised proposal, reflecting objections, debate and discussion at the hearing. Additional information is available at the Development & Facilities Services Department on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or by telephone at (336) 753-6050. Johnny Easter Planning Department Publish 02/23/23, 03/02/23 No. 1598992 NOTICE Public Sale: Mocksville Mini Stor- age intends to sell the contents of the following units in an attempt to collect unpaid rent and expenses: 142 Chad Evans 82 Mallory Jackson 239 Carmen Johnson 155, 236 Larry Mullins 65 Tina Myers 432 Kenneth Phelps 11 Kathy York Household Items NO PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED Public Sale Dates March 3, 2023 at 12:00 Noon 124 Eaton Road, Mocksville (336) 751-2483 Publish: 03/02/2023 Public Notices No. 1597068NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of MICHAEL D. SAVOPOULOS, aka, MICHAEL DEMETRIOS SAVOPOULOS, 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 MAY 31, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay-ment. Today’s date 02/23/2023. HARRY DAVID SAVOPOULOS, 1161 MUIRFIELD AVE., CLEM-MONS, NC 27012, as EXECU-TOR of the Estate of MICHAEL D. SAVOPOULOS, deceased, File #2023E000050.Publish: 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23, 03/16/23. No. 1592608 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu-tor of the Estate of BONNIE N. BEEDING 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 May 16, 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 immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 16th day of February, 2023.Bobby Gray BeedingC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams, Attorney at Law284 South Main StreetMocksville, NC 27028Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 No. 1592576 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Rosario D’Larre late of Davie County, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 16, 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 corpora-tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 7th of February, 2023.Columba Butler, Executorc/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II, Attorney at Law MARTIN & VAN HOY, LLPAttorneys at Law10 Court SquareMocksville, NC 27028(336)751-2171Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 No. 1592581 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of Jimmy Gray Kea-ton late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 16, 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 corpora-tions indebted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.This the 7th of February, 2023.Brenda Kay Keaton, Co-ExecutorVirginia Faye Flynn, Co-Executorc/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II, Attorney at LawMARTIN & VAN HOY, LLPAttorneys at Law10 Court SquareMocksville, NC 27028(336)751-2171Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 No. 1593886NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as Ancillary Ex-ecutor of the Estate of William Olaf Mitchell, Jr., late of Guilford County North Carolina, the un-dersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at P.O. Box 5994, Greensboro, North Caro-lina 27435, on or before the 17th day of May 2023, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re-covery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 16th day of February 2023. Mi-chael Cecil Mitchell, Ancillary Ex-ecutor of the Estate of William Olaf Mitchell, Jr., Jonathan M. ParisiAttorney at Law, Spangler Estate Planning, P.O. Box 5994, Greens-boro, NC 27435. Publish: 02/16/23, 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23. Public Notices No. 1594281 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Lorene Branson, aka Gladys Lorene Branson, 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 May 24, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay-ment. This the 16th day of Feb-ruary 2023. Donna P. Walker, 152 Fork Bixby Road, Advance, NC 27006 as Executor of the Estate of Donna P. Walker, deceased, File #2023E000040. Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 No. 1599339 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of Becky Anne Ruiz, 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 June 7, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay- ment. Today’s date 03/02/2023. Eric Scott Woerz, 644 Gladstone Road, Mocksville, NC 27028, as Administrator of the Estate of Becky Anne Ruiz, deceased, File #2023E000065. Publish 3/2/23, 3/9/23, 3/16/23, 3/23/23 No. 1591504NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHAVING QUALIFIED as Execu-tor of the Estate of James Sheek Cornatzer late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before May 9, 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 immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 6th of February, 2023. Thom-as Randall Foster, Co-Executor, John Mark Newman, Co-Execu-tor, c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II, Attor-ney at Law, MARTIN & VAN HOY, LLP, Attorneys at Law, 10 Court Square, Mocksville, NC 27028, (336)751-2171. Publish: 02/09/23, 02/16/23, 02/23/23, 03/02/23. No. 1593711 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administra-tor for the ESTATE OF JOHN SHOFFNER COLLINS, late of Da-vie County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the Estate to exhibit same to the undersigned on or before May 29, 2023, or this notice will be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said Estate should make immediate payment.This is the 10th day of February, 2023.Catherine C. Stout, Co-Adminis-tratorChristina E. Aquilano, Co-Admin-istratorc/o J. Gregory Matthews, Attorney at LawP.O. Box 937Yadkinville, NC 27055Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 No. 1601774 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executrix of the Estate of KELLY N. WARD late of Davie County, this is to no-tify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before June 2, 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 corpora-tions indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 2nd day of March, 2023.Samatha WhitakerC/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLPBrian F. Williams, Attorney at Law284 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028Publish 3/2/23, 3/9/23, 3/16/23, 3/23/23 No. 1597068NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of MICHAEL D. SAVOPOULOS, aka, MICHAEL DEMETRIOS SAVOPOULOS, 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 MAY 31, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay-ment. Today’s date 02/23/2023. HARRY DAVID SAVOPOULOS, 1161 MUIRFIELD AVE., CLEM-MONS, NC 27012, as EXECU-TOR of the Estate of MICHAEL D. SAVOPOULOS, deceased, File #2023E000050.Publish: 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23, 03/16/23. Public Notices Public Notices No. 1591143NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of DONALD LEE HUFF, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to ex-hibit them to the undersigned on or before MAY 17, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/09/2023. DAVID KEVIN HUFF, 164 BILLS WAY, ADVANCE, NC 27006, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of DONALD LEE HUFF, deceased, File #23E42. Publish: 02/09/23, 02/16/23, 02/23/23, 03/02/23. No. 1596378NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executrix of the Estate of DAVID W. ANDER-SON, JR. 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 May 23, 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 immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 23rd  day of February, 2023. Tracey Y. Anderson, C/O FLEM-ING & WILLIAMS, LLP, Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law, 284 South Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028. Publish: 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23, 03/16/23. No. 1596386NORTH CAROLINADAVIE COUNTYNOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of JOHANNE P. POWELL; aka, JOHANNE LOU-ISE POWELL, late of Davie Coun-ty, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before MAY 31, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 02/23/2023. JEFFREY S. POW-ELL, 39 CLUB FOREST LANE, GREENVILLE, SC 29605, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of JO-HANNE P. POWELL, deceased, File #2023E000067. Publish: 02/23/23, 03/02/23, 03/09/23, 03/16/23. No. 1601769 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Beverly Dianne Hanes, aka Dianne Sapp Hanes, 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 June 7, 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 03/02/2023. Jeffery Scott Hanes, 228 Bobbitt Road, Advance, NC 27006, as Executor of the Estate of Beverly Dianne Hanes, aka Dianne Sapp Hanes, deceased, File #2023E000070. Publish 3/2/23, 3/9/23, 3/16/23, 3/23/23 No. 1594281 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Lorene Branson, aka Gladys Lorene Branson, 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 May 24, 2023. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora-tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate pay-ment. This the 16th day of Feb-ruary 2023. Donna P. Walker, 152 Fork Bixby Road, Advance, NC 27006 as Executor of the Estate of Donna P. Walker, deceased, File #2023E000040. Publish 2/16/23, 2/23/23, 3/2/23, 3/9/23 Deals & Bargains RCA 30” Range Free standing, good condition, just re-doing kitchen, white. 704-640- 8542 $200 Sink w/Delta Faucet Drop-in, SS, w/sprayer & mount- ing brackets. Good condition. $45.00 704-640-8542 Whirlpool Microwave 30”white over range, good condi- tion. Just re-doing kitchen. 704- 640-8542 $75.00 Farm Equipment & Supplies Gravely ProMaster Lawn Mower Front mounted deck. Excellent condition. $6,000. 336-666-1263 Pets & Livestock Pet & Livestock Supplies Use Happy Jack® Mitex® to treat ear canal yeast infections on dogs & cats. SMITHERMAN’S HARD- WARE 766- 9109 (www.fleabea- con.com) Notices Lost & Found Found lost dog at Ennis St and Avalon Dr in Salisbury. Please contact us at 980-257-6584. FOUND pig near Dan Nicholas park Call Jenna to claim. Must have paperwork. 843-819-9698 The Salisbury Police Depart- ment has created this notice for found property firearms. If you can provide within 30 days serial numbers and documentation that you own the firearm listed then you can claim the firearm upon completion of a back ground check. Firearms: New England 410 shotgun, New England 12ga shotgun, Ruger 22 rifle, Daisy 22 rifle, Winchester Model 67-22, Camo Night 50cal blk powder rifle, Stevens 12 ga double barrel shotgun, Stevens 12 ga 94 series shotgun, Reming- ton Model 582, Remington Arms model 41, Browning 270 Safari rifle with scope, Clerke 32, Italy 25cal, Ruger 357, Glock 27, North American Arms 22, Jennings 22, Bryco 9mm, Davis Industries 22, Ruger 9mm, Sportarms 213 9mm. Rentals Manufactured Homes For Rent new today Single Wide Mobile Home For Rent In Deer Run, Mocksville, 2BR, 2BA. $700mo. Includes trash pickup. 336-909-1871 Employment Job Opportunities Now Hiring! Available Positions: Warehouse Machining Supply Chain Assembly Engineering *Competitive Pay *Benefits First Day *Climate Controlled *Company Ownership *Matching 401k *$2/hour Shift Differential for 2nd & 3rd shift roles Apply Now at: https://careers.irco.com Call: 336-751-6409 or 336-751-2534 Auctions & Sales Garage Sales Advance, 951 Rainbow Road Yard Sale, Fri. 3/3 & Sat. 3/4 8am-until. Furniture, glassware, knitting yarn, Christmas items, toys & much more! Merchandise Deals & Bargains 1998 Mercury Mountaineer 4-Wheel Drive. Needs work. $400 704-278-9527 2000 Pontiac Sunfire Needs work. $400. 704-278-9527 2-Small Platform Rocking Chairs Excellent condition. $50 each. 336-998-8934 24pc. Milk Glass Collection $175, will sell separately. 704-630- 9286 2-Boxes, 4pc. Set of Richmond Glasses $15 or both for $8 each. 704-636- 5494 3 Rods & Reels $25 for all 3. 704-278-9527 7-1/4” Skilsaw w/ 4 extra blades. $30. 704-636- 5494 72” Sofa Dark fabric, excellent condition. $100 OBO. 336-998-8934 Adjustable Metal Bed Frame up to queen size. $20. Call 704-431-0381 after 5 pm. FREE Oak Dresser MIRROR Mirror w/ 2-side folding mirrors. 57” wide. 704-575-8441 GE Built-in Dishwasher White, used-good condition, just redoing kitchen. Salisbury Hwy 601 area.704-640-8542 $150.00 Honeybees. 3 pound package of honey bees. $115. Pickup 3/15/23. Mike at 704- 506-5390 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. 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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 letterPREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER © 2022 Andrews McMeel Syndication syndication.andrewsmcmeel.com Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle?You, long agoLook 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. Davie County Schools is hosting a “Drugs Uncov-ered Workshop and Exhib-it” for parents/guardians of children in all grade levels and adults who interact with youth of all ages. Through a partnership with the Davie County Health Department, the importance of continuing education for auction pro-fessionals and the role of international relations in the industry."I am excited to share the NAA knowledge base with the members of the South African Institute of Auc-tioneers," said Swicegood. "This is an opportunity to strengthen our global net-work and foster collabora-tion among auction profes-sionals around the world."Swicegood has more than a decade of experience in the industry. He holds the Certified Auctioneers Institute (CAI) designation issued at Indiana Universi-ty where he serves as chair of the CAI program and the NAA Education Institute.“The association is excit-ed to be having Kyle speak to our group. His insight into the NAA educational offerings will be a highlight of our conference,” said Joff Van Reenen, founder part-ner and lead auctioneer of High Street Auction Co. in Johannesburg. Swicegood to speak in South Africa T. Kyle Swicegood schools are offering this adults only workshop/ex-hibit.The free interactive pre-sentation, provided by The Poe Center, will be hosted at all three Davie County middle schools on three sep-arate days in March. Participants will learn about current drug trends, signs of substance abuse, and how to effectively talk with youth. Participants will explore a simulation of a teenager’s bedroom with typical hiding spots and learn how to identify the ways teens are using com-mon and unique items to conceal and use drugs, alco-hol and tobacco. The program is 6-8 p.m.: on March 8 at North Davie Middle, on March 13 at South Davie Middle, and on March 14 at Ellis Middle.Vsiit godavie.org for a registration link. The pro-gram is free. Learn to recognize signs of teen drug use Emery Rosenbaum of Mocksville was named to the College of Charleston Fall 2022 President's List with a 3.8 or higher grade point average. Rosenbaum is majoring in studio art. Rosenbaum earns President’s List honors at College of Charleston B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, March 2, 2023 County Line Sheffield-Calahaln By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Cale Baity on March 4; Addison Dillard, Roger Daniels and Addison Taylor on March 7, and Wendy Ramsey on March 8. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.The Men’s Group of New Union Church is sponsoring an “Appreciation Breakfast” to honor First Responders, Firefighters, EMS, 911 Dis-patchers, Sheriff Depart-ment and Highway Patrol. It will be held this Saturday beginning at 8 a.m. at the Sheffield-Calahaln Com-munity Center at 174 Tur-keyfoot Road, Mocksville. This event is open to the community. Hope you can come out in support of our service personnel.Anyone interested in be- Bill Vaughn, Dave Bermudez and Ellie Newman (right) were happy to see Steve Boger (left), who had not been at the Farmington music jam in several weeks. ing a firefighter and serving the community, please see Chief Gary Allen of the Sheffield-Calahaln VFD by coming by the department or calling 336-492-5791. He is anxious to share infor-mation. Ijames Baptist Church is continuing the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship sermons on the Ten Commandments. Bible Study is each Sunday evening from 5-6 and Team-KID is held each Sunday at the same time for children, ages 3 years to 6th grade. Ijames welcomes everyone to all services. Ijames Bap-tist is collecting non-per-ishable items for a Blessing Box placed on the church grounds. Anyone in need may take what they can use. A time of prayer is held at Liberty Wesleyan Church each Sunday at 9:30 a.m., followed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Ladies Bible Study will be held Saturday morning at 10. Men’s Bible Study will be held Thursday evenings at 7. Visitors are welcome.New Union and Pastor Brian Loper welcomes ev-eryone to Sunday School at 9 a.m. and worship service at 10 each week. Kids and Youth Night is held each Wednesday from 6:30-7:30. Community Covenant Church welcomes everyone to their Sunday morning worship service at 10:45. Rev. Ledford welcomes you to these services. If you like to play mu-sic or just enjoy listening and dancing, check out the Meatlocker Jam on Mon-days from 6:30-9:30 p.m. and/or BoTyme each Thurs-day from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information and loca-tion of these jams, contact me via Facebook or email. Kathy states Wesley Chapel UMC still has plenty of TerriLynn nuts available. For more information, call her at 336-830-5123. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Liven-good, Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Bob Ellis, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Betty Godbey, Ted Adams, Emily Brown, Mar-sha Tutterow, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Wil-liams, Larry Richie, Clyde Jordan, Maria Knight and Suzonne Stratton. Our con-dolences to the Johnny Nay-lor family, the Jeffrey Mark Smith family and the Roby Lee Luffman 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. Show emergency personnel you care at Saturday breakfast Sunday at Piney Grove AME Zion's "Black History" program, Molly Red- mond, who is holding her childhood doll, and daughter Cassandra Cuthrell show items from Molly's childhood home: fireplace shovel & poker, Prince Albert Tobacco tin & pipe, mini spinning wheel, lamp chimney, cookie jar, eye spectacles & case, tin dipper, meat grinder, and old books. Special items include two silver dollar coins (one dated 1889) and two half-dollar coins from the '40s and '50s. Old school books include a graded spelling book and a book of measurements. By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent County Liners have con-tinued to enjoy above aver-age day temps the past week. Some folks have begun their spring lawn mowing and are enjoying the beauty of but-tercups, forsythia, and other spring flowers.As photos show, last Sunday members of Piney Grove AME Zion Church recognized "Black History Month" with a program that included family items of the past from church members. The Clarksbury Method-ist Youth will have a "lock-in" Friday and then work at Matthew 25 Ministries in Harmony Saturday, March 4.The Baptist Men of Soci-ety will meet at 7 a.m. Sat-urday in the fellowship hall. The men invite others for breakfast and prayer. They will discuss upcoming proj-ects and community needs and will then work on the church grounds.The Women on Missions of Society will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday in the fellow-ship hall. The women will discuss mission work and needs in North America and ways to promote the Annie Armstrong Easter offering that supports such missions. The group invites others in-terested in North American missions.Calvary Baptist Church will have guest speaker, the Rev. Gene Tutterow, at the 11 a.m. worship service Sunday, March 5. Everyone is invited.The 12-session Bible study hosted by Clarksbury Church and led by Angie Revels continues Sunday at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Titled "Twelve Women of the Bible - Life-Changing Stories for Women Today," the study will feature Abi-gail on Sunday. Everyone is invited.Mildred Cartner Beck has moved from Peachtree of Statesville to Mocksville Senior Living - Room 406, 337 Hospital St. She enjoys visits and cards from friends and relatives. Mildred, all of us in County Line wish you happiness and well-being in your new home.Our community sends get-well wishes to Agnes Anderson Wooten, who has been at Davie Medical Cen-ter in Bermuda Run; she fell and broke her shoulder. Alice C. Waugh remains at Forsyth Medical Center. Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing upon these residents and others who are having health prob-lems.Remember in prayer Joe and Shirley Clendenin and family; her brother Bobby Ray Stikeleather Sr. died Thursday of last week at Gordon Hospice House of Statesville. Pray for Mildred as she adapts to her new home at Mocksville Senior Living. Keep former Presi-dent Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalyn in your prayers as he has now opted for hos-pice care at home. Continue to remember in prayer the families affected by the se-vere winter snow and rain storms that swept across our country, the devastation in Ukraine by Russian in-vasion, and earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.Call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. Twenty Davie students at Western Carolina University were named to the Fall 2022 Chancellor’s List with a min-imum grade point average of 3.8 or higher. From Mocksville - Isabel Bishop, Ethan Coble*, Eliza-beth Cruz, Logan Groff, Isabella Humphries, Emily Hun-ley, Fernando Gonzalez, Mary Grace Faircloth, Kaitlyn Fletcher, Carley Green, Joel McLaughlin, Christian Nice, Cindy Sanchez-Teran and Summer Thurlow;From Advance - Nicholas Childs, Lindsey Dingler, Hanna Hutchens; From Bermuda Run - Oliver Ingold, Robin Howard; From Cooleemee - Alayna Smith. Adam Szewczyk of Mocksville was named to the fall semester academic dean’s list at Lincoln Memorial Uni-versity in Harrowgate, Tenn., with a minimum 3.5 grade point average. 20 on WCU academic Chancellor’s List Szewczyk on dean’s list Owen McCormack of Advance was named to the Pres-byterian College, Clinton, S.C., President’s List with a 4.0 grade point average. McCormack earns honor Honor Students Piney Grove members share family heirlooms