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Davie County Enterprise Record 12-14-2023USPS 149-160 Number 50 Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 28 Pages 75¢ All Wet Davie swimmers making progress 89076 3821260Page B6 Earn Cash Last chance to pick the football winners Cooleemee Christmas Parade Saturday, Dec. 16, 2 p.m. Celebration after parade at Zachary House Page B2 By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record If Jessie Elmore is on your Christmas gift list, getting the present will be a breeze.Just make a donation to the Habitat for Humanity of Davie County.“I don’t need any presents,” the executive director of Davie Habitat said.Elmore sees first-hand the needs in Davie County, from homes literally falling in on elderly people, to young fam-ilies unable to afford or navi-gate through the home-buying system.Now, Habitat is scheduled to start a new construction next year, but it needs sponsors.COVID shut the Habitat ReStore down, which was Davie Habitat for Humanity Director Jessie Elmore stands in front of the ReStore in Bermuda Run. Sales at the store help fund construction of new homes for families in need. - Photos by Mike Barnhardt The back of her shirt says it all. Building hope Habitat Davie getting back on its feet; funds needed for next home how the agency raised money to build homes (The homes are actually sold to recipients, who also must take part in the construction process.).And now that a new Re-Store (It may be the largest in the country.) has opened in Bermuda Run, it is estimat-ed to be another two to three years before revenue can fund builds. The goal is to build two new homes a year, she said.“We’re in a re-start up phase,” she said. “We had to get settled in here to make that next step to start building again in 2024.”With a background in Hab-itat construction, building homes is close to her heart.She started with Habitat in Please See Habitat - Page 4 By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record Races for local offices are heating up, as more candidates threw their rings into the hat prior to the noon Friday dead-line.All Republican incumbents for county commissioner filed for re-election last week - Mark Jones of Mocksville, Richard B. Poindexter of Ad-vance, and Terry Renegar of Bermuda Run. Also filing for commission-er last week were Craig Myers of Mocksville, a Republican, and Justin Vocke of Mocks-ville, a libertarian. Republi-cans Mike Butero of Mocks-ville and Dustin Smith of Advance filed on opening day.Four seats will be up for election on the Davie County Board of Education. Filing so far are Republicans Jeff Jones of Advance, W.G. “Dub” Potts of Mocksville and Stephanie Hurst of Mocksville.Potts is the only incumbent school board member to file so far; the other seats are held by Paul Drechsler, Wendy Horne and Cammie Webb.A primary election is sched-uled for March 5 to pick can-didates for the general election in November.Filings must be made at the Davie Board of Elections of-fice at 161 Poplar St., Mocks-ville (lower level, back of Brock Building). Fees: 30th State Senate District and 77th State House District, $139.71; Davie Register of Deeds, $580; Davie commissioner, $68; and school board, $36, all payable to the Davie Board of Elections. Race heats up for county board 0% (980) 270-5444 | 1011 Folger Drive • Statesville | I-77 • Exit 49-B | www.RandyMarionMitsubishi.com Price includes all rebates and incentives. Plus tax, tag and dealer fees including $899 admin and $880 Resistall. Not all buyers will qualify for all rebates. O.A.C. See dealer for full details. Vehicle shown for illustration purposes. Expires 11/30/23. THE KING OF PRICE! 2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023Editorial Page USPS 149-160 171 S. Main St., P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 (336) 751-2120 Published weekly by Salisbury Newsmedia LLC John Carr.....................................Publisher Mike Barnhardt............................Managing Editor Ray Tutterow...............................Advertising Director Brian Pitts....................................Sports Editor Mocksville Enterprise 1916-1958 Davie Record 1899-1958 Periodicals Postage Paid in Mocksville, NC 27028Subscription RatesSingle Copy, 75 Cents$32.03 Per Year In Davie CountyPOSTMASTERSend Address Changes to:Davie County Enterprise RecordP.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028 Cooleemee Journal 1901-1971 The Enterprise Record welcomes letters from its readers on topics of local, state, national or international issues. An effort will be made to print all letters, provided they are not libelous, vulgar or in poor taste. The editor reserves the right to edit letters for grammar and for space. Letters should include the name and address of the writer and a signature. A telephone number, not to be published, is requested. Have letters in the newspaper office no later than noon Monday of the week to be published. Enterprise Record P.O. Box, 99, Mocksville, mike.barnhardt@davie-enterprise.com. Tell us what you think The Literary Corner: Renegade Writer’s Guild Elisabeth Strillacci Sometimes, just laugh Please See Renegade ‑ Page 11 Revolutionary War PatriotsBy Linda H. BarnetteIn order to qualify for membership in DAR, Daugh-ters of the American Revolution, one must have extensive documentation of kinship with an ancestor who fought in the war. In other words, the relationship must be proved. Many kinds of documents can be used, such as wills, deeds, marriage records, Bible records, and information on gravestones. Last year I was approved through my relationship to one Zachariah Jacobs, whose son Amos married Elizabeth Summers and had a daughter, Jerusha Jacobs, who married James Ledbetter Bowles and was the mother of my great-grandmother, Lovie Belle Bowles Dwiggins.Although each DAR chapter has registrars who will gladly help members with research, I naturally decided on my own to look for other family members who also fought in the Revolution.One such individual was Richard Hartley, who was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, around 1735 and died in Rowan County sometime around 1800. His is one of the most interesting genealogies that I have ever worked on. Most people agree that he was born in En-gland and came to Maryland where he married one Abigail Becket around 1750. Although I’m not sure exactly when they came to North Carolina, I do know from the Rowan County Deed books that he bought 300 acres of land on Potts Creek in what is now Davidson County in the area of Jersey Church. I also know that he served as the keeper of the Salisbury jail during the war, thus qualifying for a pension. But I am missing the necessary documentation to prove his relationship to me.One more patriot in my group was Benjamin Bowles, who is actually related to my great-grandmother. He was born in Virginia around 1760 and came to Montgomery County where he enlisted in the army and became some-what of a hero. One of my grandmother’s cousins had a monument in his honor placed in the cemetery of his buri-al in Montgomery County. Again, I have not been able to document my relationship to him.Thus, all of this just gives me another project to work on!! Holiday MemoriesBy: E. BishopAnd the Christmas mouse race begins for those of us who believe. No perfect holiday exists for everyone; this time of year can be extremely painful and lonely for some people so let’s remember those when we come together with friends and family to celebrate. Dr. Suess’s quote about this time of year is a favorite “Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.” Think of ways to go hand in hand with those less fortunate and spread the love while creating memories for yourself and others. Memories enrich our lives whether we realize it or not. We never know when the simplest thing will be the most memorable in years to come. What’s under the tree will not always be it either. The smells, the excitement, the anticipation will transport you back to childhood when all things seemed much simpler and beautiful. Growing up on a farm in a two-story house using wood stoves for cooking and heating helped form my childhood memories for sure. Several things come to mind. Our mother always baked a coconut cake; she was an expert in baking with that wood cookstove. Do you know how dif-ficult it is to crack a whole coconut (how do monkeys do it)? First, you have to beat it with a hammer until it cracks, then punch a hole in the eye, drain the milk out which will be poured over the baked cake, peel/cut off that covering and then grate the coconut. Watch out or you will slice a Sometimes you just have to laugh.I was at dinner with friends at an event, and got a text from one of them that was so clearly not meant for me.I leaned forward and asked, quietly, “Was that text for me?”The fellow sitting next to her burst out laughing when my friend looked confused, and then mortified.It was not a terribly personal text, certainly nothing offensive, but the best thing we could all do, and did, was laugh. I think there are times when we goof that we can make much too big an issue of it.Instead, maybe those times, the best thing we can do is laugh, at ourselves and the fact that sometimes, we are just not perfect.We hold ourselves, and often by extension others, to such high standards sometimes that the world can lose its fun, its sense of joy.When that happens, the days of work become so dreary, our stress levels rise, we forget to be kind and more importantly, we forget to be patient.Most of us, I know, are doing the best we can with what we have, where we are, and that’s no small accomplishment. And we hope that if we do make an unintentional mistake, others will be understanding, will accept that it was genuine and will, if we can get there, laugh with us.On a first date many, many, many years ago (yes I’m that old), I knocked my cup of iced tea over. For a split second, I wanted to crawl under the table. I could feel the tears of embarrassment forming. But the fellow I was with saved the day by saying “Well thank God you did that and saved me – I always do something silly so you’ve let me off the hook.” And he smiled, and though I was still stung by my clumsiness, it kept the moment from being a horrible memory.We’ve all had those moments where, depending on how others react, we want to disappear, or we can shrug it off.Not that I think we should laugh if it would hurt or make the embarrassment worse, but I trust that we know the difference.We are coming into the Christmas season, and I know that we all can put pressure on ourselves to have a perfect holiday, buy all the right gifts, attend the best parties, get the whole month of December just right. But it shouldn’t be such a stress. And if two people buy you the same gift, it’s okay to laugh about it. Not to mention it’s won-derful that two people who love you enough to buy a gift know you well enough to get it right twice.And the medical field has long told us laughter burns a load of calories, so laughter can give you room for a bit more indul-gence.Therapists say that when you smile, even if it starts out as forced, it’s hard to remain unhappy.And laughing at ourselves is one of the best lessons in humility and self awareness.Besides, it makes you an absolute pleasure to be around.May your December be filled, then, with lots of smiles, laughter and joy. Elisabeth Strillacci is a former editor of the Salisbury Post. finger or two. But, it was so worth it. Walking the farm to collect holly, running cedar, mistletoe and the perfect cedar tree to decorate will always be a favorite memory of mine. I still love to get out and walk in the woods. Of course, the Christmas Eve church service with a bag of goodies and riding around looking at lights was wonderful. One year, I made the mistake of looking in the barn loft for presents. Found that babydoll but was it as spe-cial come Christmas morn? Can’t remember; probably was though. Another year, I stole a very special pint jar of golden honey from the cupboard. My father had just robbed the beehives that fall, and I happened to think this one certain jar would make a wonderful Christmas gift for my most favorite teacher, Ms. Agnes Sanford Leary. Ms. Leary gave up being a commercial artist when she got married, came back to Davie County and taught second grade at Cooleemee School for 25 years. Who else has memories of this sweet lady?The past few years have been more difficult to get to-gether with all of our extended family and friends. But no matter, we have those lasting memories from years past. Hope we all will continue to cherish those, make new ones and remember that the message of Christmas is timeless - He came to give us love, hope and joy. The Lady of the HouseBy Stephanie Williams DeanI’m grateful to see such a fine Federal-style home as the Jesse A. Clement House preserved and shared with our community. Amazing are the many artistic endeavors and forms of skilled labor that it took to build such a property and to maintain it afterward. I like to believe Jesse built the home in 1828 for his lovely bride, Melinda Nail, as they married the same year. I see a big smile on Ms. Melinda’s face in anticipation as Jesse carries her over the threshold and into their newly built, Federal-style home. I also imagine Ms. Melinda might have been instrumental in a few of the decisions relating to the design and décor of the home. I suspect that the soon-to-be-married lady might have visited the homesite and watched the gathering of straw and yellow corn to mix with water to make bricks. She must have taken great delight in seeing pigs churn the mix-ture to create the mud that later formed the more decora-tive of those bricks. It could have been Ms. Melinda’s idea to consider building two more decorative, Flemish-style walls that faced guests as they dropped by to visit. Most likely, aesthetics would be high on a woman’s priority list! I see Mr. Jesse riding home to his 200-acre plantation in the country after a long day of politics – turning into a grand entrance of maple trees flanking the path leading from the road to the house. Ms. Melinda opens the door and always greets him with a pleasant smile – and as a dutiful wife, always has a warm supper ready on the fire. And any guests that might have arrived for a holiday – in the darkness, they would have seen a comforting view of roaring flames reflecting through those multi-paned, old ‘Twas the night before ChristmasAnd all through the townMotorists were drivingRound and around.Finally complete, they could only wonderWhy this roundabout so simpleCould be such a blunder. They built one on I-40, just a few miles awayHow long did it take them, maybe a day?Problems here they told us, and problems thereBy golly, we’ve got problems, everywhere.No, not August or September, or even October.We’ll not be done, until we decide the work is over. Then one day, I heard such a clatterI raced from Hospital StreetTo see what was the matter.There they were, going round and aroundVehicles in the roundabout, nowhere bound.I just had to come, I just had to seeBut where do I exit, too many choices for me. Then, what does my wandering mind hearMore minions in offices, plotting I fear.They’re platting too, and planning on paperMore roundabouts here, is their primary caper.Farmington Road and US 158, That would be a great notionTo keep all this traffic, in perpetual motion. Oh, but then I see them, and they become clearIt must be Santa, and all his reindeer.“Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now Prancer and Vixen!On Comet! On Cupid! On Donder and Blitzen!To the top of Miller’s! To the top of Auto Zone!We’ve got to get through! To reach all those homes!” So into the new roundabout they flewWith Rudolph leading, casting a red hue.Which way do I turn, which way do I go?Poor Rudolph was country, he didn’t know.So he took a right turn, thank goodness they sayBut he was going too fast, for a fully loaded sleigh. The toys they rattled, all gathered in a clusterAs Santa held on, for all he could muster.Rudolph charged on, his nostrils getting wetterGoing around and around, not knowing any better.Then Santa yelled “Turn right, turn right I say”And Rudolph veered, on that very day. Then Santa winked, and twisted his headTo let us all know, we have nothing to dread.He said not a word, but went straight to his workAnd filled all the stockings, and turned with a jerk.And laying his finger aside of his noseAnd giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. 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The decision to move forward was made.“This is a very giving, resilient community. I was brought in to help get construction going.”Going it did, with a woman and her children moving into the latest build last year in Mocks-ville. Habitat ... The Davie County Public Library has a book locker inside of the ReStore. Habitat Davie Director Jessie Elmore stands in the expansive Re-Store. “I’ve found my pas-sion,” she said. “I get to work with families. I get to work with volunteers. It just feels great when we’re out there physically doing things. The volun-teers make it special.”She can go on and on about the volunteers.On the last build, she made lasting friendships - including the new home-owner. “We have become really good friends. We’re having a Christmas lunch to figure out how to help the community.”While the new house construction hasn’t start-ed, Habitat has received grants to help with critical repairs to current homes.One woman lived in a home with roof leaks, and had no idea of how to get it repaired.Another woman had no electricity in her bath-room, and carried a lamp attached to a cord to see. She got a new bathroom floor, handicapped acces-sories and lighting.Yet another Davie resi-dent’s bathroom was in such bad shape that they were at risk of falling through the floor.None were physically able to do the repairs, nor did they have any money.“Most people don’t know their neighbors are about to fall through their bathroom floor,” she said. “There’s a lot of need out there.”Habitat works with other agencies on taking donations and helping residents. While Habitat doesn’t take clothes do-nations, A Storehouse for Jesus does.The 27,000 square-foot ReStore is off US 158 in the Bermuda Quay Shop-ping Center, open Mon-day-Friday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It is filled with new items, and gen- There are plenty of all types of chairs in the store. Need a sofa? The Habitat ReStore may be able to help, even with section- als. tly used items. Now, there are a lot of chairs, and so-fas.Donations are accepted through the front door, even a 150-200 pound boat anchor someone dropped off earlier this year. “It’s amazing what people will donate.”That January or Febru-ary start for the new home build may have to be put on hold if donations don’t increase.“The only hold up is funding,” Elmore said. “The Re-Store will even-tually fund construction, but we’re still getting the word out about that. The Habitat model is we need community involvement and sponsorships.”MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 • Chains• Bracelets• Earrings DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - 5 At the October 2023 meeting of the Davie County Branch of the NAACP, the group paused to listen to the origin and reflect on the 70 years of work locally. The national NAACP was organized by an interracial group in 1909; among others issues, lynchings were an atroc-ity addressed at the time. Across the years, since 1953, the Davie Branch has also worked for jus-tice.In response to a court trial 70 years ago in Mocksville, John Adams Smoot said: “We need a local branch of the Na-tional Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).” Knowing the history of all-White juries in the South at the time, justice was not expected when some white males, who were accused of assault on a colored female, were brought before judge and jury.Being the historian that she is, it’s not surprising = FREE AIRPODS with purchase of $799 Mattress Located just off I-40 in Bermuda run, NC Mattress Apple Airpods = FREE AIRPODS with purchase of $799 Mattress Located just off I-40 in Bermuda run, NC Mattress Apple Airpods = FREE AIRPODS with purchase of $799 Mattress Located just off I-40 in Bermuda run, NC Mattress Apple Airpods Magalene H. Gaither would know the story. What is astonishing is she has first-hand knowl-edge since she was an eye witness in the bal-cony where, as custom would have it at the time, African-Americans were relegated in court houses. She was the only young adult in the group.Some others in the balcony named by Mrs. Gaither were: the Rev. George W. Campbell, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Mrs. Minnie Campbell, his wife; John Smoot, a member of Mocksville 2nd Presby-terian Church and Dewey Parks, who owned several businesses on East Depot St. Of the respected lead-ers, Rev. Campbell, being the most outspoken, was chosen as the first pres-ident of the new organi-zation. Of the 10 or 12 African Americans at the trial, Mrs. Gaither is the only one living today.Mrs. Gaither, as much as anyone else, has kept up with what the Davie County Chapter had done and is doing; she’s told the history and document-ed it. For example, in a 1976 article in the Davie Enterprise-Record, she shared the names of char-ter members and officers over the years. One name that stands out is Connie Y. Cambell.At 92, Mrs. Campbell has also been a longtime active member of the NAACP. She has served as vice president, president, and chair of The Freedom Fund Committee that plans the Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. An infor-mative speaker, music, humanitarian awards and recognitions of service often take place during the banquet. This is the largest fundraiser, but the January Martin Luther King Cele-bration Program each year is the largest community event. The program committee has worked with the Davie County Senior Services in collaboration on Black History Month Programs and Juneteenth.A portion of the mem-bership dues and fund-raising, that includes The Mother of the Year Com-petitions, also help support state and national activism for civil rights and social justice: environment, edu-cation, healthcare, wealth gap and voter issues. Over the years, The Mebane Foundation, Back From left: Barbara Rumple helps Connie Campbell get her voter ID in a Davie NAACP “At The Polls” event; Martin Luther King Jr. celebration speakers the Rev. T. Tnthony Spearman, former state NAACP president; and Anissa Scott, a Davie NAACP Mother of the Year winner.Davie NAACP celebrate 70 years of local work Houses, Decks, Driveways Gutter Cleaning, Roof Wash to School Empowerment Fund, scholarships, youth activities, get-out-the-vote activities and holiday din-ners have been examples of local benelovence.To this day, in addition to educational programs and speakers at monthly meetings, chairs still keep members informed about community and branch involvement: housing, veteran’s affairs, legal redress, youth initiatives, education, programs and political action. 6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023Public Records ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Dec. 9: David Gomez Argueta, 35, of Riverside Drive, Cooleemee, domes-tic violence prevention or-der violation. Dec. 8: Nathaniel Lee Hamm, 32, of US 64 W., Mocksville, third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor; Amber Kaylyn Vaughn, 31, of Foster St., Mocksville, failure to ap-pear in court; Hayley Rob-ertson, 21, of Howardtown Circle, Mocksville, shop-lifting.Dec. 7: Sherelle Deanne Carter, 37, of Woodleaf, failure to appear in court; Ernest William Holland, 66, of Buck Hill Road, Mocksville, felony proba-tion violation, possession with intent to sell cocaine; Crystal Dawn Horne, 46, of Milling Road, Mocksville, non-support of dependent spouse/child; Kenneth Eller, 49, of Yadkinville, shoplifting.Dec. 6: Frankie Dale Bolen Jr., 44, of Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville, non-support of child/de-pendent spouse; Shannon Dale Jones, 45, of Mr. Henry Road, Mocksville, non-support of child; Shasta Anne White, 72, of Crabtree Road, Mocksville, worthless check. Dec. 5: Miranda Dil-lard Head, 40, of Creason Road, Mocksville, felo-ny probation violations; Samuel Dean James, 43, of Mocksville, injury to property; Elia Kollock, 20, of Winston-Salem, under-age possession of alcoholic beverage. Dec. 4: Kaleb Chris-topher Lee Evans, 24, of Walnut Cove, domestic violence prevention order violation, driving while li-cense revoked; Ronald Eu-gene McKnight-Leonard, 27, of Yadkinville Road, Mocksville, probation vi-olation; Sabrina Danielle Pettitt, 25, of Calvin Lane, Mocksville, obstructing justice; Anthony Renteria Jr., 41, of Milling Road, Mocksville, failure to ap-pear in court; Braylane Tyrek Robinson, 20, of Winston-Salem, resisting an officer, communicating threats. Dec. 3: Christopher Shawn Atkins, 31, of Mark-land Road, Advance; fail-ure to perform work after being paid; Eric Thomas O’Neal, 56, of Center St., Cooleemee, domestic vio-lence prevention order vi-olation. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Dec. 9: suspicious activ-ity, US 601 N., Mocksville; fraud, LaQuinta Drive, Advance; domestic dis-turbance, Sheffield Road, Mcoksville; domestic dis-turbance, Liberty Church Road, Mocksville; larceny, Hobson Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Sonora Drive, Advance; illegal dumping, NC 801 S., Advance; custody issue, Mockingbird Lane, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Mocksville; larceny, Farmington Road, Mocksville; larceny, yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; disturbing the peace, Morn-ing Glory Circle, Mocks-ville.Dec. 8: disturbance, Sain Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Marginal/Duke streets, Cooleemee; disturbance, Angell Road, Mocksville; trespassing, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; do-mestic disturbance, River-side Drive, Cooleemee; do-mestic assist, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; distru-bance, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; larceny, Coo-per Creek Drive, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, S. Madera Drive, Mocks-ville; fraud, Ligonier Drive, Advance; harassment, S. Davie Drive, Mocksville; fraud, S. Main St., Mcoks-ville; domestic disturbance, Jim Frye Road, Advance; larceny, Brentwood Drive, Advance; larceny, Farm-ington Road, Mocksville; larceny, Ijames Church Road, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Northridge Court, Mocksville.Dec. 7: disturbance, Halifax Lane, Coolee-mee; damage to property, I-40MM 164; trespassing, US 601 S., Mocksville; lar-ceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; nuisance com-plaint, Marginal St., Cool-eemee; harassment, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Foster St., Mocksville; distur-bance, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, NC 801 S., Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, US 601 S., Mocksville; harassment, US 64 E., Ad-vance; fraud, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Tutterow Road/US 64 W., Mocksville.Dec. 6: suspicious activ-ity, Griffith Road, Advance; disturbance, Camden Point Court, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Winding Creek Road, Mocksville; burglary, Old Farm Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Farmland Road, Mocksville; fraud, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; fraud, Government Center Drive, Mocksville; assault, War Eagle Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Cooleemee.Dec. 5: suspicious ac-tivity, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; fraud, Spillman Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Eastridge Court, Advance; domestic disturbance, NC 801 N., Mocksville; do-mestic disturbance, Grana-da Drive, Advance; distur-bance, Fork Bixby Road, Advance; assault, Gem-stone Lane, Mocksville; suspicious activity, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; fraud, James Way, Bermuda Run; suspicious package, Sain Road, Mocksville; dam-age to property, Joe Road, Mocksville; fraud, Fork Bixby Road, Advance; sex offense, US 158, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Essic/Bonkin Lake roads, Mocksville; larceny, Yad-kinville Road, Mocksville.Dec. 4: suspicious activ-ity, N. Main St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cem-etery St., Mocksville; do-mestic disturbance, Gwyn St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, I-40MM180; lar-ceny, Gladstone Road, Mocksville; domestic disturbance, S. Main St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Redwood Drive, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Sparks Road, Ad-vance; larceny, US 64 E., Advance; runaway, Foster St., Mocksville; suspicious activity, Commerce Drive, Bermuda Run; burglary, Hemlock St., Mocksville; larceny, Barney Road, Ad-vance; missing person, Pine St., Mocksville; burglary, Whitney Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, New Hamp-shire Court, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; larceny, Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Livengood Road, Advance; suspicious activ-ity, US 64 W., Mocksville; harassment, Burton Road, Advance; suspicious activ-ity, Coventry Lane, Mocks-ville; harassment, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; suspicious activity, NC 801 N., Mocksville.Dec. 3: domestic distur-bance, US 64 E., Mocks-ville; suspicious activi-ty, Eatons Church Road, Mocksville; disturbance, W. Maple Ave., Mocks-ville; disturbance, Barney Road, Advance; runaway, Foster St., Mocksville; disturbance, Neely Road, Cooleemee; burglary, Ben Anderson Road, Mocks-ville; domestic assist, Center Circle, Mocksville; larceny, Farmington Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Whitney Road, Mocksville; trespassing, Center St., Cooleemee. Building PermitsThe following building permits were issued in Da-vie County, listed by appli-cant, type of construction, estimated cost, and loca-tion.- Richard Meredith, mo-bile home, $25,000, Ever-hart Rd., Mocksville.- All Star Mobile Home movers, mobile home set-up, $3,800, LaQuinta Dr., Advance.- Richard Meredith, mo-bile home, $25,000, Valhal-la Trail, Mocksville.- Accuset Transport Services, mobile home, $40,000, Bear Creek Church Rd., Mocksville.- Shelton Construc-tion General Contractors, new commercial building, $500,000, Interstate Dr., Mocksville.- Warlick Laine Byers, addition, $90,000, 501 Wil-kesboro Street, Mocksville.- Jason Speer, new com-mercial, $25,000, Bethel Church Rd., Mocksville.- Randy Grubb Construction, remodel, $150,000, 5346 U.S. Hwy. 158, Bermuda Run.- MasTec Network Solu-tions, addition, $28,465, Cornatzer Rd., Advance.- Connie Brinkley, handicapped ramp, $2,500, NC.801 S., Advance.- Freddy Cothren, metal building, $14,000, Danner Rd., Mocksville.- Wollman Brothers Decks & Porches, deck, $2,551, Little John Dr., Ad-vance.- D.R. Horton, single family dwelling, $181,575, Carriage Cove Cir., Mocks-ville.- D.R. Horton, single family dwelling, $197,700, Carriage Cove Cir., Mocks-ville.- D.R. Horton, single family dwelling, $181,575, Carriage Cove Cir., Mocks-ville.- McPherson Builders, single family dwelling, $300,000, Mocks Church Rd., Advance.- Shugart Homes, single family dwelling, $170,355, Morning Star Dr., Advance.- D.R. Horton, single family dwelling, $155,325, Carriage Cove Cir., Mocks-ville.- Wollman Brothers Decks & Porches, deck, $8,249, Hagen Rd., Ad-vance.- John D. Yarbrough, single family dwelling, $660,000, Towery Rd., Mocksville.- Transous Rooter and Plumbing, outdoor bath-room, $28,428, James Way, Bermuda Run.- Shugart Homes, single family dwelling, $189,402, Morning Star Dr., Advance.- Shugart Homes, single family dwelling, $201,132, Morning Star Dr., Advance.- Ramon Cubas, single family dwelling, $150,000, Main Church Rd., Mocks-ville,- Stillwater Homes, single family dwelling, $45,000, Meeting House Lane, Advance.- Greg Parrish Builders of NC, single family dwell-ing, $325,000, Danner Rd., Mocksville.- Sedgewick Homes, single family dwelling, $327,950.95, US 601 N., Mocksville.- Shugart Homes, single family dwelling, $163,489, Morning Star Dr., Advance.- Victoria Olive, metal building, $9,460.62, Coun-ty Line Rd., Harmony.- WJH, single family dwelling, $111,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, Lsingle family dwelling, $111,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $111,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- WJH, single family dwelling, $101,000, Ariel Ct., Mocksville.- Pilcher Custom Build-ers, Insingle family dwell-ing, $600,000, Deadmon Rd., Mocksville.- James/David Hutchins, detached garage, $30,000, Farmington Rd., Mocks-ville.- Ismael Rodriguez-Am-aro, storage building, $900, Stone Wood Rd., Mocks-ville.- R.L. Riddle Construc-tion, single family dwell-ing, $620,000, Speer Rd., Mocksville.- Daniel Moxley, ad-dition, $24,850, US 158, Mocksville.- BYLD, solar panels, $12,000, Shadybrook Rd., Mocksville.- CKJ Building & De-sign, renovation, $42,250, Pepperstone Dr., Mocks-ville.- Dixon Builders,addi-tion, $210,740, Cornatzer Rd., Mocksville.- Freedom Solar, solar panels, $31,150, Park Ave., Mocksville.- Kristopher Lipscomb, handicapped ramp, $1,000, Whitney Rd., Mocksville.- Enrique Rodriguez Barraza, awning/roof over door, $4,500, Windward Cir., Mocksville.- Jamey Phipps, deck work, $1,000, NC 801 N., Mocksville.- Groundworks North Carolina, installation of wall anchors, $6,348.41, Country Lane, Mocksville.- BRS Field Ops, solar panels, $3,410.32, Whitney Rd., Mocksville.- BYLD, solar panels, $21,000, Ijames Church Rd., Mocksville.- Michael L. Poe Build-ers, Inc., cabinet replace-ment, $92,000, 293 N. Hid-denbrooke Dr., Advance.- Edwin Robertson, swimming pool, $20,000, US 64 W., Mocksville.- Infinity Pool Construc-tion, replace existing pool with concrete pool and spa, $134,400, Buck Seaford Rd., Mocksville.- Tommy Harris, swim-ming pool, $40,000, Glory Ct., Advance. Notice of Davie County Tax Listing All property on hand Jan. 01, 2024, both real and personal, is subject to taxation regardless of age and sex of owner. During the normal listing period taxpayers must list any vehicle that is not licensed (doesn’t have a current registration) or that has a permanent multiyear tag as of Jan 01, 2024. Other property you must list is as follows; mobile homes, boats and motors, jet skis, aircraft, farm equipment used to produce income, tools, assets and supplies of a business, furnishings owned and rented by a landlord. Taxpayers should also report any new buildings or any improvements built on real estate, or any changes to real estate. 2024 listing forms will be mailed to taxpayers that listed personal property in 2023. If you do not receive a listing form and need to list property or report changes to real property please contact the Tax Assessor’s Office. Forms are available online. The county does provide electronic listing for business personal and individual personal property. Exclusions – must be 65 or older OR totally and permanently disabled to apply 1. Elderly and Disabled Exclusion •Income must be $36,700 or below •Must be 65 or older OR totally and permanently disabled •Reduction of $25,000 or 50% of value of home and 1 acre of land 2. Disabled Veterans Exclusion •No income cap •Must be honorably discharged •Must have a 100% service related disability •Reduction of $45,000 in value 3. Circuit Breaker •Income must not exceed $55,050 •Must be a legal North Carolina resident and have owned and occupied property as your permanent legal residence for five years If you are currently receiving an exclusion you do not need to reapply. If you would like to apply you may request an application from the Tax Assessor’s office. Applications are also online. Place to list: Tax Assessor’s Office, Administration Building, 123 South Main Street, Mocksville NC 27028 Ways to List: In person, on-line or by Mail. Hours to List: 8AM – 5PM Monday – Friday Listing Period: Jan. 01 – Jan. 31, 2024. Listing forms must be received by or have a U.S.P.S. Postmark of Jan. 31, 2024 or before to be considered on time. Late listings are assessed a 10% penalty. Tel: 336 753-6120 Web: daviecountync.gov then select Departments, Tax Administration and Forms. Davie County Tax Administrator Jamon Gaddy 1744768 1484 Hwy. 64 West, Mocksville, NC 336-751-3372 1328733 “Serving Davie County Since 1973” •Brakes • Tires • Batteries • Alignments • Scheduled Maintenance • Complete and Professional Auto Repair (336) 751-2304 MILLEREQUIPMENTRENTAL WINTER IS COMING! Bobcat, aerator, core plugger & more for rent today!ForAll YourRental Needs DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - 7District Court The following cases were disposed of during the Nov. 9 session of Davie Dis-trict Court. Presiding: Judge Jon Welborn. Prosecuting: Pearce Dougan and Eric Farr, assistant DAs.- Xavier T. Allsbrooks, resisting public officer, $100, cost.- Randall Alexander Ber-ry, 2 counts simple assault, dismissed.- Drew Douglas Crav-er, misdemeanor larceny, sentenced to 120 days, sus-pended 18 months, $43.99 restitution to CVS, stay away from CVS, cost, $270 attorney fee.- Timothy Terrell Davis, speeding 93 in a 70, reduced to 79 in a 70, $300, cost.- Roberto C. Delgado, simple assault, dismissed.- Aaron Casey Duche-min, misdemeanor larceny, injury to personal property, dismissed at request of pros-ecuting witness.- Nicholas Davis Duls, speeding 88 in a 70, reduced to improper equipment, $100, cost.- David Bradford Dun-away, injury to personal property, domestic violence protective order violation, dismissed.- Nygil Terrell Geter, speeding 87 in a 70, reduced to improper equipment, $50, cost; driving/allowing vehicle to be driven with no registration, expired/no in-spection, dismissed.- Andrew Davis Har-ris, driving while license revoked DWI revocation, prayer for judgment contin-ued, cost.- Hannah Jayne Hollo-way, reckless driving to en-danger, failure to maintain lane control, dismissed.- Anthony Lee Holman, assault on a female, dis-missed.- Andrew Arthur Jeffers, driving while license re-voked not DWI, $25, cost; possession/display of al-tered/fictitious/revoked li-cense, dismissed.- Annie Maria Martinez, simple assault, dismissed.- Michael J. McCaf-frey, driving while license revoked DWI revocation, reduced to failure to notify DMV of address change, $500, cost; driving while license revoked DWI revo-cation, dismissed; 3 counts probation violation, proba-tion terminated.- Gerald Jerome Rivers, assault inflicting serious in-jury, dismissed.- Mari Gomez Sandoval, simple assault, dismissed.- Harold T. Simmons, resisting public officer, sen-tenced to 60 days, suspend- ed 12 months, obtain sub-stance abuse assessment, $100, cost, $270 attorney fee, $20 install fee.- William G. Surratt, misdemeanor larceny, pos-session of drug parapher-nalia, dismissed; simple possession of a schedule IV controlled substance, $100, cost.- Jerry Donald Watkins, possession of stolen goods/property, dismissed; driv-ing while license revoked not DWI, $100, cost, $205 attorney fee, $20 install fee.- Amanda Sue Wheeler, resisting public officer, sen-tenced to 45 days, suspend-ed 18 months, obtain sub-stance abuse assessment, no contact with victim, $25, cost, $270 attorney fee; sim-ple assault, dismissed.- Dana Lynn Zondory, simple assault, dismissed. The following were in-dicted by the grand jury during the Dec. 4 session of Davie Superior Court.- Luigi Carciati, 3 counts first-degree sexual exploita-tion of a minor, 10 counts second-degree sexual ex-ploitation of a minor, 20 counts third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, 10 counts secret peeping.- Matthew Phillip Crisco, child abuse inflicting seri-ous physical injury, 2 counts each assault inflicting seri-ous injury by strangulation and assault on a female.- Robert David Gibson, possession of methamphet-amine, sex offender unlaw-fully on premises.- Devon Lamar Heggs, habitual felon, fleeing to By Mike BarnhardtEnterprise Record A forensic exam of elec-tronic devices led to the ar-rest of a Mocksville man for multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.Nathaniel Lee Hamm, 32, of US 64 W., had al-ready been released on bond on marijuana and child ex-ploitation charges when the new charges were filed last week. Judge John Welborn issued a $75,000 bond on the new charges.The case came to the at-tention of the Davie County Sheriff’s Office on Sept. 25, when officers received a re-port that Hamm was having an inappropriate relation-ship with a minor.After an interview with the victim, officers met Hamm on Oct. 24 at his attorney’s office, at which time Hamm handed over one electronic device, said Sheriff J.D. Hartman.That device revealed that Hamm likely had other de-vices containing illegal con-tent, Hartman said. A search of his residence the next day found multiple devices hid-den in a vehicle registered to Hamm, as well as mari-juana and marijuana para-phernalia.On Oct. 25, he was charged with taking inde-cent liberties with a minor 118 Hospital st. • Mocksville, Nc 27028 • 336.751.6289 “Because you should want to see your dentist” Accepting Most Major Insurances | RiversFamilyDentistry.com Andrew J. Rivers, DMD Dr. Rivers’ Dental Tip of the Week “Need to satiate that sweet tooth? stick to chocolate or ice cream. saliva will rinse these away. avoid sticky things that will bond to teeth and damage them for longer periods of time.” Fork Baptist Church Sunday, Dec. 24 at 5:00 P.M. 3140 US Hwy. 64 EastHwy. 64, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 801 For more informationcall 336-998-8306 Rev. Robert Garrett, Senior Pastor 5th AnnualChristmasGathering 5th AnnualChristmasGathering Sunday, December 17th 5:00 P.M. Fork Children’s Choir Presents “Born Unto Us” Followed by Food, Live Nativity, Special Guest, Crafts & Games for Kids Sunday, December 17th 5:00 P.M. Fork Children’s Choir Presents “Born Unto Us” Followed by Food, Live Nativity, Special Guest, Crafts & Games for KidsFork Baptist Church 3140 US Hwy. 64 East, Mocksville, NC 27028Hwy. 64, 1/4 mile west of Hwy. 801For more information call 336-998-8306 and second-degree exploita-tion of a minor. He received a $75,000 bond. On Oct. 27, he was charged with felony maintaining a vehicle for a controlled substance, pos-session with intent to sell marijuana, and the bond was increased by $4,995.He was released on bond on Oct. 30.The forensic review of the devices led to charges of 10 counts of sexual ex-ploitation of a minor on Dec. 8. These charges are related to additional minors and not the original victim, Hartman said.The case is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 336-751-6238 or sheriff@dcsonc.com. More child exploitation charges filed Nathaniel Lee Hamm elude arrest with vehicle, assault on a government of-ficial, possession with intent to sell/deliver cocaine, pos-session with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine, possession with intent to sell/deliver fentanyl, pos-session of drug parapherna-lia.- Ronald Eugene McK-night-Leonard, possession with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine.- Cordell Lamonte Press-ley, possession of heroin. - Steven Tyler Smith, 2 counts taking indecent lib-erties with a child, statutory rape of a child by an adult.- Brendon Gerard Steele Jr., possession with intent to sell/deliver methamphet-amine. Grand jury indicts Carciati, seven others Local news. In your inbox. For free. Sign up for the Davie County Enterprise Record weekly newsletter. Visit www.ourdavie.com & click on Services It’s that easy. 8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023Scenes from the 2023 Advance Christmas Parade MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 DIAMONDS • All Sizes• All Shapes• All Qualities 63 rdYear DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - 9 Photos by Mike Barnhardt SALE! SALE! SALE!DiamondEarrings or Ruby, Emerald, or Sapphire. YOUR CHOICE! $2495!A Christ m a s Tradition S i n c e 1 9 6 0 MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean This gift keeps on giving A subscription to the Davie County Enterprise Record is only $32.03 per year in Davie County. Call Today! 336-751-2120 Let’s get this party started – with a celebration of his-tory. Christmas marks a day in history – one that honors and celebrates the anniversary of the birth of Jesus Christ. A study of history teaches us – the past informs, awakens, and reveals to us. Last week was one for past reflections of history. Host-ed by the Forsyth Preservation Society, a holiday party with a tour was held at the two newly restored and fes-tively decorated historic homes in Winston Salem – the Benjamin J. and Rosa H. Sheppard House and Jacob L. and Myra H. Ludlow homes on Summit St. in the West End area.The large parcels of history were salvaged after a group of investors bought the two con-demned properties slated for demolition and refurbished them into bed and breakfast inns, col-lectively named The Summit Inns. Recently, this project re-ceived a commercial award from Preservation Forsyth for their comprehensive rehabilitation of the homes. Guests were offered glasses of wine with a variety of meats, cheese, and other finger foods from an artfully arranged char-cuterie board. Decorated for Christmas, the homes glis-tened in sparkling white lights, festive gold bows, and swags of ribbon-wrapped greenery. The impressive cozy bedrooms with mega chrome baths sparkled. At dusk, I marveled over those glorious stained-glass windows with light gleaming through. And then on Saturday, I marinated in local history while enjoying a tour of the Jesse A. Clement House in Mocks-ville hosted by the Davie County Historical and Genealog-ical Society. Celebrating a history of 200 years, the home was open to guests, and refreshments were served follow-ing the tour. Beautifully decorated, the home reflected the simple elegance of the period.I love everything of vintage eras – and completely sup-port all restoration, remodeling, and rethinking of spaces. I support the care of anything and everything that reflects the past. My heart goes out to those who preserve history – especially to those who steward old homes. When you have a heart for history, you want to see as much of it pre-served as possible. But it’s not just about architecture but the personal stories, as well. Family traditions, foods, and holiday rit-uals – they all make up our stories. But people are the most important – it’s all about the folks. Whether it’s Aunt Doodie's Christmas menus, my friend, Dot Ann’s favor-ite cranberry recipe, Mamma's fudge cake, or my grand-mother’s Raggedy Ann doll collection – the past tells us stories. I hope you will always keep your people and your memories, alive. That brings me to our elderly – they might be aged but they’re still with us. They’re vital to our society, have a wealth of knowledge, and are full of wisdom. They should be upheld and esteemed, as such, for the lives they have lived – and the stories they long to share with us. Many of our old folks are suffering greatly through the holiday season from loneliness and isolation – especial-ly those shut in without transportation. I challenge you to make a pact with an elderly person you know and be their holiday Santa – their sled full of gifts and reindeer with blankie lights. Bring comfort by sharing the reason for the season – a shining light in someone else’s darkness. Please consider that God came to us through a birth – and in the form of a baby. The Gospel of John tells us, “The word became flesh and lived among us.” We were to care about Him. We are to protect, preserve, and share His words and stories.History teaches us. SALAMI WEDGES36 thin slices of salami8 oz. softened cream cheese2 Tbsp. horseradishDashes of hot sauceIn a bowl, combine cream cheese with horseradish and hot sauce. Make 3-decker sandwiches by spreading 1 slice of salami with about 2 tsp. of the cheese mixture. Top with another slice of salami; spread with cheese mixture, and put a final slice of salami on top. Chill for at least 1 hour. Cut into quarters and spear with toothpicks. Makes 4 doz-en. BACON CRACKERSClub crackers1 lb. lean baconGarlic powder or saltFreshly grated Parmesan cheeseCut bacon slices in thirds. Wrap raw pieces of bacon around a cracker. Place on baking sheet with the end piec-es downward. Fill the entire baking sheet with crackers. Sprinkle garlic and grated cheese over entire baking sheet of crackers. Cook in a preheated 200-degree oven for 2 hours. Allow to cool. BRIE WHEEL WITH COGNAC GLAZE1 small round of brie cheese1 cup chopped pecans2 cups brown sugar2 Tbsp. CognacRemove rind from a small round of brie cheese. In a bowl, combine pecans, sugar, and Cognac. Top the cheese with the mixture. Bake in a preheated 300-degree oven for 10 minutes. REUBEN DIP6 oz. finely chopped corned beef1 lb. drained sauerkraut1 cup Thousand Island dressing12 oz. shredded Swiss cheeseIn a bowl combine the chopped corn beef, drained sauerkraut, thousand island dressing, and shredded Swiss cheese. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 min-utes. Serve with Rye chips. A savory Brie Wheel with is topped with a sweet Cognac sauce made from brown sugar, chopped pecans, and cognac. Party gets started with a celebration of history The Steamed Shrimp is boiled in beer and served with a creamy horseradish/ketchup sauce. STEAMED SHRIMP & SAUCE2 lbs. large shrimpBeer1 tsp. hot sauce3 Tbsp. seafood seasoningSauce:¼ cup horseradish¾ cup ketchupIn a pot, place rinsed fresh shrimp. Fill pot 1/8th full with beer. Add to the pot, the hot sauce and seafood sea-soning. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes. Turn shrimp sever-al times while cooking. Drain and serve hot or cold with sauce. For the sauce, combine ingredients. HAM AND CHEESE HOT WHEELS8 oz. pkg. crescent dinner rolls¼ cup hot mustard1 ½ cups minced, cooked ham1 ½ cup grated sharp Cheddar cheese1 tsp. grated onionUnroll pkg of rolls and press every 2 triangles together to form a square. Spread each square with mustard. In a bowl, combine the ham, cheese, and onion. Evenly sprin-kle cheese and ham mix on top of mustard on each square to cover. Roll up each square in a jelly roll fashion. Chill for a couple of hours. When ready to bake, cut into ½-inch, bite-sized pinwheels, and place on cookie sheet. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 12-12 minutes or until hot. BOURSIN CHEESE DIP8 oz. whipped salted butter16 oz. softened cream cheese2 cloves garlic½ tsp. each salt, basil, marjoram, chives¼ tsp. each thyme, freshly ground pepper1 tsp. dillTo a processor, add butter, cream cheese, and remain-der of ingredients. Blend until smooth. Store in refrigera-tor and when ready to use, take out to soften for at least 30 minutes prior to serving. Serve with crackers. Suitable for freezing. The Bite-Sized Crab Quiches are easy to as- semble and bake in small or medium muffin pans. BITE-SIZED CRAB QUICHES3 oz. cream cheese¼ lb. salted butter¼ tsp. salt1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plusFilling:Squares of deli thin sliced hamSquares of Swiss cheese3 oz. drained crabmeat2 large eggs1 ½ tsp. all-purpose flour¼ tsp. salt¼ tsp. ground mustardDash of cayenne1 cup half and halfFor the pastry, in a mixer bowl, cream butter, and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Beat in salt and flour at low speed. Pinch a ball of dough and if it is still sticky, add a little more flour. Press balls of dough into small-sized muffin tins. For the filling, into each uncooked shell, place a small square of ham, cheese, and crab meat. In a bowl, beat eggs, flour, salt, mustard and cayenne. Add half and half and pour over the meats. Beat in a preheated 400-de-gree oven for 10 minutes and then reduce oven to 350-de-grees and cook 15 additional minutes. Form the Ham and Pecan Roll into a roll or ball, and add chopped parsley to pecans and fruit, such as pineapple, to the filling if desired. HAM AND PECAN ROLL8 oz. softened cream cheese1 Tbsp. premium mayonnaise½ cup chopped chutney1 cup ground cooked ham1 cup chopped pecansIn a bowl, combine cream cheese and mayonnaise. Add chopped chutney and ground ham. Shape into log form. Sprinkle chopped nuts on waxed paper and roll log in nuts. Wrap in aluminum foil and chill until firm. Serve cold with crackers. CRAB MEAT COQUILLES1 lb. drained, fresh crab meat1 cup premium mayonnaise1 cup whole milk1 cup crushed stuffing, plus1 Tbsp. chopped onion1 tsp. each mustard and WorcestershireIn a mixer bowl, combine crabmeat with mayonnaise, milk, stuffing, onion, mustard, and Worcestershire. Pour into a lightly greased baking dish. Top with additional crushed stuffing and dot with butter. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 30 minutes. Can be made in individu-al shells. Serve with bagel chips for dipping. BAR B Q CHEESE CRESCENTS1 Tbsp. olive oil1 lb. ground chuck½ cup tomato sauce1 cup BBQ sauce2 Tbsp. dry onion soup mix2 pkgs. refrigerated crescent rollsSharp cheddar cheeseIn a skillet, brown ground beef in oil. Add tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, and dry onion soup mix. Bring to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Unroll and separate the crescent rolls. Spread 1 Tbsp. beef mixture on each roll. Roll up as for crescent rolls. Place on a cookie sheet and top each with thin slice of sharp cheddar cheese. Bake in a preheated 375-degree oven for 12-15 minutes. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - 11Renegade ... Continued From Page 3wavy glass windows. Warm fires with glowing embers was stoked in each of the seven, hand-built, wood-surrounded fireboxes with an atten-dant coming in periodically throughout the day and night to kindle, restoke, and add more logs to keep those home fires burning. And Jesse was smart enough, no doubt, to choose to fall and lumber trees that would make good burning firewood.I wonder who came to visit and what foods Ms. Melinda chose to feed her guests. Maybe a slave or two helped in the kitchen to prepare a meal of cooked beef, potatoes, and carrots – all that came straight from an outdoor garden – with cured meats from the old smokehouse. Imagine the excitement when Jesse re-turned home from hearing circuit preacher, Charles Moorman, make an impassioned plea to win souls at Bethel Church – and the Holy Spirit that stirred within Jesse! And later, the sharing and conversations with Ms. Melinda of his conversion – and the support he must have received from her. Maybe she was with Jesse and heard the preaching – and she was instrumental in their sharing of a spiritual life together. Ms. Melinda supported the opening of her and Jesse’s home for church services – and later the couple donated lumber off their property to build the first Methodist Church in downtown Mocksville. What a gracious and generous woman Ms. Melinda must have been! Jesse took part in building roads lead-ing from Mocksville to Lexington – and maybe one that led to his older brother The Jesse Clement House is owned and taken care of by Mike and Mar- garet Cevasco. John’s home, as John had a plantation home close by. Jesse was the youngest of seven children – the two brothers must have re-mained emotionally close to one another to build homes so near. The brothers and their families may have frequented each other’s homes, possibly celebrating holidays and special family occasions together. Jesse’s brother, John, was instrumental in presenting a bill that separated Davie County from what was then part of Rowan County. Jesse followed in his big brother’s footsteps, also serving in the NC House of Commons from 1838-39. Jesse most likely discussed the day’s events with Ms. Melin-da. Being so wise, her opinion was impor-tant. And, Ms. Melinda was a smart woman – smart enough that she chose to marry a respectable man! But then difficult times came. Know-ing Jesse chose to fund and organize Cal-vary Company F, the Davie Grays, I picture Ms. Melinda standing stoically in the front doorway of their home waving goodbye with tears flowing. As her husband and sons rode off to participate as soldiers in the war – how faithful and brave Ms. Me-linda must have been to remain supportive in such uncertain times. But the hard work and support from slaves can never be mini-mized in Ms. Melinda’s ability to carry on in the absence of her husband! Jesse fought in several locations, includ-ing Fredericksburg and Harpers Ferry. I can see Ms. Melinda sitting at a desk beside a window from which she stares out to the front lawn – possibly imagining the men’s return. She sits and writes many letters to emotionally support both her husband and two sons. Baxter Clegg and Jesse Lee also fought for the Confederacy and ended up as prisoners of war until after the war ended. The faith of Ms. Melinda and Jesse must have been very instrumental in helping them get through such a difficult time in their lives. And what a vivid scene I envision dur-ing the war when George Stoneman’s troops arrived at the Clement house hop-ing to steal provisions – only to discover the uncooked slabs of marbled red meat from the smokehouse were spoiled. The soldiers were drooling thinking of the sa-vory tastes they might soon enjoy. Surely it was Ms. Melinda who outsmarted those boys. Right away the soldiers discovered the meat had turned all white and was no longer edible. Yet, when the boys departed so disappointed, those in the home dusted the flour away from the meat – and began to prepare it for cooking in celebration of their retreat! What hearty snickers Ms. Melinda must have tried hard to conceal as the men departed! Just imagine a woman left alone to keep up a 200-acre plantation during that time – all on her own and both physically and emotionally demanding. Even with a staff so helpful, Ms. Melinda had to be a strong-willed and independent woman with a good Ryan Christopher Trudeau of Advance and Kaila Nicole Tannery of Garner were united in mar-riage on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The wedding and reception were held at Moore’s Spring Manor, Westfield. The outdoor wedding officiant was Pas-tor Michael Tolar of Mount Moriah Baptist Church.The bride is the daughter of Jerry and Brenda Tannery of Garner. She had her two sisters as matrons of honor, Kimberly Lewter and Kelly Mitchell, and as maid of honor, Rebecca Pearce.The groom is the son of Steven and Pamela Trudeau of Advance. He had his brother, Evan Trudeau, as best man.Bridesmaids were Jordan McCarty, Savanah Smith and Sage Hatten. Grooms-men were Evan Kaylor, Foster Drug 495 Valley Road, Mocksville, NC 27028 www.fosterdrug.com (336) 751-2141 Bionutra & Nutrameltz Supplements NOW AVAILABLE AT sound mind – and instinctual survival skills! And when Ms. Melinda’s family re-turned home – what a celebration and homecoming that must have been! I know Ms. Melinda and her help must have cooked up the biggest feast ever to serve those tired and hungry men! Oh, the stories I wish we knew – and the folks we knew more about. The Clem-ent family – and the dutiful slaves and their families. The comings and the goings of the affairs of that era. Today, with the help of NC Preserva-tion, the Jesse A. Clement House has been restored to its current, beautiful condition. The home was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Walking through the house, I could feel, see, and hear many stories that the histori-cal home begs to share with guests – tales from a bygone era that warm our hearts. We leave profoundly humbled by the hardships of their era and yet, the simple, beautiful way folks faced difficult days and still man-aged to succeed – despite them.The structure stands in honor of the folks of that era, the customs, the architec-ture, and the historic preservation that came later. It’s important to the history of Davie County. Trudeau-Tannery couple married at Moore’s Spring Josh Cockman, Will Baskin, Stephen Daniel and Robert Daniel.The bride’s niece, Say-lor Mitchell, and nephew, Sterling Mitchell, acted as flower girl and ring bearer.Special guests were the couple’s grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. William Rhodes of Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Trudeau of Putnam Station, N.Y.The couple enjoyed a honeymoon at the Sandals Resort in St. Lucia. They are making their home in Greensboro. Kaila Nicole and Ryan Chrisotpher Trudeau DAVIE PROUD: SHOP LOCAL Learn more DavidsonDavie.edu Since 1963, when community leaders pursued a bold vision to begin a skills-centered educational institution focused on occupational training, Davidson and Davie counties have supported a unique force of positive change for students, families, and our local economy. Today, with a total yearly enrollment of almost 12,000 students, over 40 degree and certificate programs, and over half a million alumni, Davidson-Davie Community College is fulfilling its commitment to real-world student success—staying true to our core mission while evolving alongside transformations in industry, manufacturing, and technology. As one of the best community colleges in the nation, we are proud of our history and excited about the future. 12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 2503 Lewisville-Clemmons Rd. Clemmons, NC(beside Lowes Foods) (336) 766-8505 30-50% OFFWatches Citizen Gradsand Dads! Congratulations By Meredith RatledgeWord Master Media Group Cognition Davie Chil-dren's Museum is commit-ted to providing enriching experiences for individuals of all ages. One initiative shines. In collaboration with the Mebane Foundation, STEAM Storytime at Cog-nition is making strides in Storytime a natural fit.Larry Colbourne, presi-dent of the foundation, un-derlines the commitment to Cognition and its impact on the community. “Cognition does really good work around here. So ever since they opened their doors, we’ve been engaged with them on some level,” Colbourne said. “It’s a place for community and families to come together. Not only is Cognition educational, it’s a good social outlet.” In 2022, Cognition ap-proached the founda-tion with its proposal for STEAM Storytime. The program hit the founda-tion’s sweet spot, given the primary focus is funding lit-eracy initiatives for pre-K to fifth graders.“STEAM Storytime brings young families to-gether and brings books to life. Some kids thrive on that multi-sensory engage-ment. The opportunity to engage with both the child and the parent is pretty cool. Any opportunity to make a kid excited about reading is important. This program fits in well with what we do and what we’re after,” he said.Colbourne also elabo-rated on why programming like this is so crucial.“If you can’t read at a third-grade level by third grade, you’ll probably struggle in life. It’s going to be very difficult. But if you make reading fun for a young child, that will stick with them. And when that sticks with them, it achieves what this foundation is try-ing to do: enable young kids to read at a good level and, in this case, make it even more fun,” he said.The positive feedback and consistent attendance reflect the program's suc-cess in cultivating a fun and beneficial learning experi-ence, Jessica said. “We have really hit our stride with the program-ming. There was a learning curve regarding what the kids like to do, what they’re able to do, and what the par-ents can help with. We ini-tially started with a smaller group, but within the last two months, we expanded the number of tickets we These guys take home copies of “There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow.” Making antlers and eyes were part of “Going On a Moose Hunt” at the Cognition STEAM Storytime. - Photos courtesy CognitionSTEAM and storytime go together at Cognition Cognition Educational Center Manager Becca White leads a storytime session. early childhood literacy in Davie County.The STEAM Storytime program merges science, technology, engineering, art, and math activities with storytelling. Events unfold with a reading session tai-lored for children aged 3 to 5, transitioning into related STEAM activities or crafts. The experience culmi-nates with playtime in the museum's main exhibit area. Sessions accommodate up to 12 children, and each family takes home a copy of the featured book. While the museum's play area sparks enthusiasm for STEAM concepts, the Cog-nition staff emphasizes the importance of integrating STEAM with reading. The emphasis lies on the process rather than the product, al-lowing children to exercise creative thinking skills and encounter new ideas.Site coordinator Jessica White and educational cen-ter manager Becca White shared their insights. “Being exposed to sci-ence themes and vocabulary at a young age correlates with later success in those fields. Do 3-year-olds under-stand the concept of a phase change and the complexity of what’s actually happen-ing? No, but if you put it out there, it will be more famil-iar when they start studying it in school and easier for them to grasp,” Jessica said. The themes at Storytime sessions range from explor-ing dinosaur bones to creat-ing Thanksgiving turkeys. At one session, a bilin-gual Spanish book, “Pal-etero Man,” featured a man and his popsicle stand. Chil-dren explored the concept of phase changes and made their own popsicles. At the end of playtime in the main exhibit area, the popsicles were ready for kids to enjoy. At one event, attendees dug for plastic dinosaurs amid an excavator site - a small sand-filled kiddie pool. Most recently, kids mixed vinegar, baking soda, and food coloring in a small plastic bag to create “turkey bombs.” Exposure to chem-ical reactions accompanied the Thanksgiving book "Turkey Trouble,” while the excavator site was inspired by "Here We Go Digging for Dinosaur Bones.”A critical element is the financial support from the Mebane Foundation. “We tried to introduce similar programming in the fall of 2021 when we reopened after COVID. It was originally called ‘Little Cogs Read,’ but it got too pricey, and we couldn’t sus-tain it with the books we were giving out," Jessica said.A grant from the founda-tion enabled the museum to relaunch the program in Oc-tober of 2022. “The Mebane Founda-tion has made this possible. They’ve allowed this to be free, so we don’t have to charge families for the event, enabling us to reach more people and ensuring we can give books out to every family,” Becca said.The foundation’s mission is to prepare children for life through literacy, work-ing to ensure children read at or above grade level by the end of the third grade. This made funding STEAM The children “mine” for gemstones. have for each event, and we’re still filling up. So just being able to grow with this is exciting.“The best feedback we could possibly get is that so many of those kids continue to come back every week. You know you’re doing something right when you have regulars, but you’re also still appealing to new-bies.”Cognition and the Me-bane Foundation express eagerness to continue col-laborating on similar pro-gramming.“We value our relation-ship with the Mebane Foun-dation. We appreciate their support and look forward to possibilities of future partnerships,“ Jessica said. “We’re so excited to con-tinue this program in the future, and we have some other ideas that we think align with both our mission and the Mebane Founda-tion’s that we look forward to sharing with them. “STEAM Storytime at Cognition Davie serves as a testament to the power of community collaboration in early childhood education. As the program continues to flourish, it sets a model for targeted literacy initia-tives that not only ignite a passion for reading, but also lay a foundation for a brighter future in our next generation.” DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - 13Obituaries Death NoticesMrs. Elaine Marie Scullin Mathis, 75, of Ad-vance, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.•Mrs. Helen Dhue Dunn Jarvis, 87, of Advance, died Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.•Minister Clayton Garthrell, 66, of NC 801 S., Advance, died on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Mayra Gabriel MauldinMyra Gabriel Mauldin, 82, of Mocksville, N.C., passed away on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023 at Mocksville Senior Living in Davie County.Gay, as she was so lovingly known as, was born on Oct. 22, 1941 in Stanly County, N.C., the daughter of the late Clyde Ben-ton Mauldin and Mary Roena (Austin) Mauldin. In addition to her parents, Gay was preceded in death by: a son, James Darrel Mauldin; and a brother, Donnie Clyde Mauldin.In life, Gay graduated from Stanly County schools. Later, she chose a career in the service in-dustry where she worked as the manager of The Waffle House for many years until she retired. In her free time Gay enjoyed watching TV, read-ing, listening to music, and dancing. Of all the things Gay loved, her favorite was her Sunday family dinners and spending time with her family.Gay leaves behind to cherish her memory: 2 daughters, Ondie Mauldin Brewer (David), and Tanya Mauldin Stan-ley; a son, Claude Thomas Mauldin III; a brother, Bobby Mauldin; 3 sisters, Sandra Goodlett, Sylvia Walton, and Carol Kirkman; 3 grandchildren, Steven James Stanley, Zachary Spencer Stanley, and Thaddaus Franklin Leonard; and 6 great-grandchildren, Baydon Alexander Stanley, Easton James Stanley, Denver Lee Stanley, Wyatt Spencer Stanley, Wesley Scott Stanley, and Brooks Miller Goins.On Sunday, Dec. 17, a Celebration of Life gathering was held at Steven Stanley’s home at 600 Woodwind Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27103 at 12:30 p.m.In loving memory of Gay please consider a donation to Mocksville Senior Living.We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. Wanda Lee Hendricks BryantMrs. Wanda Lee Hendricks Bryant, 94, of Park Avenue, Mocksville, formerly of Carthage, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.She was born on May 6, 1929 in Davie County to the late Wil-liam Paul and Novia Marie Sum-mers Hendricks. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Arthur Bryant; and sib-lings, Cornelia Hendricks, Bill Hendricks, Worth Hendricks, Donald Hendricks, and Charles Hendricks.Survivors include: nieces and nephews, Kathy Slye of Mocksville, Randy Hendricks of Mocksville, Tamra Kesler (Steve) of Salisbury, Marty Hendricks of Dallas, Richie Hendricks (Carol) of Mocks-ville, and Suzanne Hendricks of Mocksville; numerous great, and great-great nieces and nephews; and sisters-in-law, Wink Hendricks of Mocksville and Mary Hendricks of Mocksville.A graveside service was conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at Rose Cemetery with Rev. Lori Anne Bowen of-ficiating.Memorials may be considered for First United Meth-odist Church, 310 N. Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Ronnie Eugene ChapmanMr. Ronnie Eugene Chapman, 79, of Pine Valley Road, Mocksville, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023 at Harris Hos-pice Center in Charlotte.He was born on Sept. 6, 1944 in Cabarrus County to the late Clarence Franklin Chapman Sr. and Ivetus Eugenia Thompson Chapman.Mr. Chapman was a long time member of Cooleemee Unit-ed Methodist Church and more recently attended First Baptist Church in Cooleemee; he served in many roles at both churches. He also served on the board of the Cooleemee Food Pantry and en-joyed his volunteer service there. He enjoyed fishing and playing golf and was a very loving hus-band, father, and grandfather, who loved his grandchildren very much.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a brother, Clarence Franklin Chapman Jr.; and a sister, Brenda Kay Chapman.Survivors include: his wife of 53 years, Barbara Ann Dunn Chapman; 2 sons, Allan Chapman (Amy) of Crouse and Brad Chapman (Sarah) of Advance; 5 grandchildren, Charlie Chapman (Chelsea), Parker Chapman, Morgan Chapman, Zeb Chapman, and Carsten Chapman; a sister-in-law, Brenda Eisenhower Chapman of Locust; 1 niece; and 3 nephews. A funeral service was conducted at 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 at First Baptist Church in Cooleemee with Rev. Allen Mullins and Rev. Wade Childers officiating. Interment followed in Legion Memorial Park. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the church.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for: Cooleemee Food Pantry, PO Box 682, Cooleemee, NC 27014.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Candace ‘Candy’ April Darnell CollettMrs. Candace “Candy” April Darnell Collett, 48, of Dogwood Lane, Mocksville, died suddenly Monday, Dec. 4, 2023 at her home.She was born on May 1, 1975 to Lester Franklin Dar-nell Jr., and Christine Lea Boden-heimer.Her kids were her world. She coached cheerleading for many years and enjoyed watching her children dance. Candy was a car-ing, giving soul, who always saw the best in everyone. She enjoyed shopping and loved animals, es-pecially her fur babies, Nala, Gavin, Bella, Thai, Roxy, and Kitty Baby.She was preceded in death by: her paternal grandparents, Lester Franklin Darnell Sr. and Kathleen Southern Darnell; a ma-ternal grandfather, Elon Bodenheimer; and an aunt, Kathy Darnell.Survivors include: her husband of 18 years, Lanny Col-lett; 3 children, Kirstan Taylor Miller, Tristan Lilly Collett, and Cameron Lance Collett; her father, Lester Franklin Darnell Jr. (Rhonda); her mother, Christine Lea Boden-heimer; 3 brothers, Jason Michael Darnell (Kelly), Josh-ua Franklin Darnell (Jessica), and Jacob Tyler Darnell; 3 nephews, Hayden Michael Darnell, Jackson Liam Darnell, and Brody Franklin Darnell; a family-friend who helped raise her, Rhonda Smith; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and other relatives.A funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 at Eaton Funeral Chapel. Interment followed at Westlawn Gardens of Memory in Clemmons. The family received friends for one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be considered for: Humane Society of Davie County, 162 Webb Way, Ad-vance, NC 27006.Online condolences: www.eatonfuneralservice.com. Mildred Cartner BeckMildred Cartner Beck, 95, of Statesville, N.C., entered her heavenly home on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023.Mildred was born on Oct. 31, 1928 in Iredell Coun-ty, N.C. She was the daughter of the late Richard Clayton Cartner and Lois (Boger) Cartner. In addition to her parents, Mil-dred was preceded in death by: her husband, Harvey Lee Beck; and 2 sons, Tommy and Ricky Beck.In life, Mildred attended school in Harmony and later worked as a cashier for Walmart for many years until she retired. She was a member of Clarksbury Church, the Christian Woman’s Group, the United Methodist Woman’s Senior Sunday School class, and had been an active member of the civil air patrol. She leaves behind to cherish her memory: 2 daughters, Kathleen Foster and Frances Daniels (Steve); brothers, Carl Cartner (Margaret), Clinton Cartner (Beverly), Andy Cartner (Beverley); sisters, Ann Cline, Alice Waugh, Wil-la Wootton (John); grandchildren, Tonya Gittins (Lance), Mechelle Trivette, Greg Beck, Shannon Beck, Chad Fos-ter, Lee Trivette, Shaun Foster;14 great-grandchildren; and 2 great great-grandchildren.On Tuesday, Dec. 12, a graveside service was held at Clarksbury Church Cemetery. Pastor Charles Curtis offi-ciated the service. In memory of Mildred please consider a donation to: Clarksbury Church Building team, c/o Richard Brazel, 620 Oak Hollow Rd, Union Grove, NC 28660We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. John Henry CaudleMr. John Henry Caudle, 97, of Farmington, died Sun-day, Dec, 10, 2023 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 10, 1926 in Davie County to the late Robert Lewis and Reba Ger-trude Allen Caudle. Mr. Caudle was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps having served during WWII. He was a very active member of Farmington Method-ist Church, and of his community his entire life. Mr. Caudle had re-tired from Ingersol-Rand. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a daughter, Patricia Wood; and sib-lings, Evelyn Lankford, Glenn Caudle, Lelia Mae Smith.Survivors include: his wife of 79 years, Rose Ella Tay-lor Caudle; children, Linda Smeltzer (Jim) and Robert Caudle (Kay); son-in-law, Taft Wood; grandchildren, Amy Burrows, Melissa Plamer, Kevin Caudle, Allen Smeltzer, and John Wood; great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Burrows, Kyla Burrows, Berkley Caudle, Emily Wood, Jill Wood, Lily Palmer, Blake Oliphant, Tyler Nichols, Hunter Nich-ols, Braxton Caudle, and William Wood. A funeral service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m., Sat-urday, Dec. 16 at Farmington Methodist Church with Rev. Joey Yokley officiating. The service will be available to view on the Lambert Funeral Home website. Interment will follow in Farmington Community Cemetery with mil-itary honors. The family invites friends to visit with them in the fellowship hall immediately following the service.In lieu of flowers, please consider memorials to: Farm-ington Methodist Church, 1939 Farmington Road, Mocks-ville, NC 27028.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Barbara Ann Sain HellardMrs. Barbara Ann Sain Hellard, 86, formerly of Will Boone Road, Mocksville, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at Mocksville Senior Living.She was born on June 14, 1937 in Rowan County to the late Ernest Everette and Bessie Belle Call Sain.Barbara was a member of Turrentine Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was always a strong believer in God and was the example of what a godly woman should be. She loved gardening and enjoyed the simple things in life like sitting on the porch while watching the hummingbirds. She always had a quick witted joke and a smile. To know her was to love her and she always was so joyful and sweet. Through every trial in her life, she was joyful through it all, and full of life. She was very loved and will be greatly missed.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Fred Gray Hellard; 3 sons, an infant, Timothy Hellard, Dickie Hellard, and Kenny Hellard; and siblings, Faye Hinkle Danby, James Everette Sain, and Nellie Davis.Survivors include: her daughter-in-law, Cindi Hendrix Hellard of Statesville; her granddaughter, Morgan Lee Hellard; and several nieces and nephews.A funeral service was conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10 at Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Fred Carlton offi-ciating. Interment followed in Turrentine Baptist Church Cemetery. 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Plus tax, tag and dealer fees including $899 admin and $880 Resistall. Not all buyers will qualify will qualify for all rebates. O.A.C. See dealer for full details. Vehicle shown for illustration purposes. Expires 11/30/2023 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - B1Sports By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Davie and West Rowan wrestling teams got their first real challenges of the season when they collided in a big-time matchup in front of a juiced-up crowd at Davie on Dec. 7. The Falcons, a well-oiled jug-gernaut in 3-A, had smoked its first seven opponents by a 70-10 margin on average. The War Ea-gles, who have state champion-ship ambitions in 4-A, were 9-0 after roundhousing their first nine opponents by an average margin of 67-12. West broke out to a 15-3 lead. Davie went on a 20-6 run to take the lead. The Falcons reeled off the next 15 points and had reason to feel mighty good when they walked off with a 36-29 victory. It was a failed test for the War Eagles, but it was not the final exam. A battle like this in Decem-ber can do nothing but help them down the road in February. “We’re not going to see many teams as tough as that, honestly,” coach Josh Stanley said after suffering his first loss as Davie’s coach. “That’s probably one of the top teams in the state. So I feel like if we can hang in there with those guys, we can do pretty good.”The loss overshadowed an electrifying buzzer-beater by Bry-sen Godbey, who came up with a takedown as the clock hit zero in the third period. The 4-3 decision in the second weight class at 215 cut West’s lead to 6-3 and lifted Godbey’s record to 17-2. “Their guy got called for stall-ing and we had 12 seconds when they went back to the center,” Stanley said. “It was one of the By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Down by 14 in the fourth quarter, it was like the Davie varsity boys basketball team was just waiting for the moment when it absolutely had to turn it on. In a game they easily could have lost, the War Eagles rallied for a 62-53 home win over Alexander Central on Dec. 8. Earlier in the week, they raced past North Davidson. The wins kept Davie perfect at 5-0. Davie 72, ND 58When Davie and North Da-vidson met in Welcome a week earlier, there were 14 lead changes and the War Eagles trailed in the fourth before they fought back for a 76-72 win. In the rematch in Mocksville on Dec. 5, Davie ripped through the Black Knights. “I think (the keys to the decisive win were) being locked in on de-fense and being patient on offense and sharing the ball,” coach Josh Pittman said. Pittman has the pieces, has plenty of depth, but you never know from game to game how the pieces will fit. The tone-setters in this one were two reserves - Ethan Driver and Elliott Erlandsson. Davie was behind 5-2 before it stormed to a 28-8 lead. Driver and Erlandsson were everywhere during that flurry. Driver, who played a starring role for varsity football as a soph-omore, showed out on the court for the first time. He had 11 of his team-high 16 points in the decisive first half. He simply couldn’t miss, going 6 of 7 overall from the floor and 4 of 5 from 3-point range. Boys rally, stay perfect Driver was averaging 2.3 be-fore this explosion. “He’s been poking at it for a while,” Pittman said. “He’s been practicing hard. Coming off football, he really didn’t have his rhythm yet, but Ethan is a dog. When Ethan and Braddock (Cole-man) are locked in defensively, that’s one of our better defensive units. I watched Ethan all summer before he banged up his back. I think he can play defense and offense. He’s got good hands, and I think he can really contribute to this team.”Erlandsson was electric in his first non-starting game of the year. He had a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) on 6-of-10 shooting. He eclipsed his previous varsity high (10 points in a game last year) in the first half, when he had 11 and helped Davie build a 38-17 cushion. “Elliott came off the bench with a spark,” Pittman said. “We wanted to match up with the guards, and I thought (bringing him off the bench) helped us out a lot because when we played over there, their guards were a lot the way they were moving and penetrating and kicking.”The War Eagles put up 18 more shots than North in the first half because they destroyed the visitors on the boards. Jackson Powers had eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Coleman Lawhon had six points, five assists and three steals. Bryson Mickey had five points and three assists. Davie had 11 scorers in all, including Gavin Williams (nine), Landon Waller (four), Coleman (three), Adam Brown (two), Landon King (two) and Ethan Ratledge (two). Davie 62, AC 53In the first half on Dec. 8, the War Eagles attempted 13 3s and clanged 10. In the third quarter, they missed nine of 11 field goals. By contrast, visiting Alexander Central was shooting well over 50 percent for three quarters. When the third ended, Davie was staring at a 47-33 deficit that felt larger than that because of the Cougars’ personality. They are pa-tient offensively. They don’t take bad shots. They don’t turn it over. (They would finish the night with five turnovers.) Even with Central’s slow pace, Davie somehow managed to pull a Houdini and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Pittman said: “I told them: ‘We’re gonna have to figure out a way to sit down and play defense. We’ve got to stop worrying about offense. The offense will come, but we’ve got to stop somebody.’ We cut it to nine or 10, they called timeout and I said we’ve got to pick up fullcourt man, something I’ve never seen a Davie team do. I said: ‘Before it gets to five minutes left in the game, we have to have their lead right around the five-point mark. If we can do that, that’s going to put enough pressure on them to probably get us back in this game.’ I think it was 5:38 when we cut it to four. I said: ‘We’ve got to roll up our sleeves, we have to communicate, and we have to turn them on defense.’”Davie started well enough. Williams, Mickey and Powers sparked the home team to a 10-4 lead, but Central answered with an 11-0 spree. Please See Rally - Page B4 Davie wrestlers suffer 1st loss Please See Loss - Page B5 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The 11-point loss to unbeaten Alexander Central was under-standable. The five-point loss to North Davidson was reason for pause. Davie’s varsity girls basketball team fell twice last week after starting 3-0 for the first time in 14 years. Yes, North Davidson was an unexpected downturn after beating the Black Knights by 23 in the first meeting, but Davie did take a step in the right direction against Central. “It sucks, but it is growing pains,” coach Lindsey Adams said. “I want results now, but it’s part of the process.”ND 58, Davie 53The home game on Dec. 5 was disheartening because Davie had blasted North Davidson 47-24 a week earlier. The first three quarters were mostly wreckage. Davie spotted North a 25-5 lead. The War Ea-gles climbed back to 34-24, but twice North missed the second free throw but managed to get the rebound and score for a pair of three-point possessions. In the first meeting, Davie limited 6-0 junior Madison McNair to two points; this time she scored a team-high 14. As you would expect, the out-come hit a nerve. “In varsity basketball, people make adjustments,” Adams said. “North Davidson did a good job; Tough week ‘part of process’ for girls Please See Process - Page B5 Ethan Driver hit four 3s against North Davidson. - Photo by Marnic Lewis Freshman Emmie Burris flips up a shot against the Knights. - Photo by Marnic Lewis B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Now Offering Congratulations to this week’sFOOTBALL CONTEST WINNERS! First Place = $20.00 to Bryan DavisSecond Place = $5.00 to Fred R. Voreh Our contestants had to really put on their thinking caps last week with all of those lower division NCAA playoff games but several did pretty well. Congratulations to long-time contest participant Bryan Davis who missed on 2 games to claim First Place. Another veteran of the contest came in Second Place as Fred R. Voreh missed just 3 games.This is the final week of the contest for 2023 and we’ve given you a full slate of NCAA Bowl Games to keep you challenged over the next month. We will announce the winners in January after all the bowl’s have been played and the entries tabulated. GOOD LUCK! We wish all of our contestants a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Michigan vs. Alabama CONTEST RULES Anyone can enter except employees of the Davie County Enterprise Record and their families. Only one entry allowed per person per week. All entries must be on original newsprint or fax to 336-751-9760. Games in this week’s contest are listed in each advertisement on this page. Fill in the contest blank and submit or mail the entry to the Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, NC 27028.The first entrant of the season correctly predicting the outcome of all games in a week will receive a bonus of $200. One Bonus Prize awarded per season. Weekly prizes are $20 for first place and $5 for second place.. In case of ties, the entrant who came closest to the total number of points in the tie breaker wins. If a tie still exists, awards will be divided equally among the winners. Entries must be delivered to the Enterprise Record before 5 pm Friday each week. The office is located at 171 S. Main St., Mocksville, NC. Winners will be announced following each contest. Decisions of judges will be final. A new contest will be announced each week. Enter Weekl y f o r Your Chance t o WIN! $200 BONUS PRIZE For the Season’s 1st Perfect Entry! $20 WEEKLY 1ST PRIZE $5 WEEKLY 2ND PRIZE 1. Michigan vs. Alabama 2. Washington vs. Texas 3. Miami (Ohio) vs. Appalachian4. Troy vs. Duke5. Air Force vs. James Madison 6. San Jose St. vs. Coastal Carolina7. UNC vs. West Virginia 8. Louisville vs. Southern Cal. 9. NC State vs. Kansas St. 10. Oklahoma vs. Arizona 11. Penn St. vs. Ole Miss 12. Ohio St. vs. Missouri 13. Clemson vs. Kentucky 14. Notre Dame vs. Oregon St. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 ‑ B3 The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has proposed changing regula- tions for catching striped bass of hybrid bass on Kerr (Buggs Island) and Mountain Island reservoirs and Lake-Thom-A-Lex. The N.C. Wildlife Re-sources Commission has announced a series of pub-lic hearings next month to discuss proposed changes to hunting and fishing reg-ulations for the 2024-25 season.The Piedmont Region meeting will be Tuesday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., Southwest Randolph H.S. auditorium, Asheboro.A virtual Zoom meeting will be Thursday, Jan. 18, 7 p.m. Pre-registion required at https://ncwildlife-org.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_JQp6XDn-8QSCXBrvDJJf3Bg#/reg-istration or by calling 877-853-5247 or 888-788-0999, Webinar ID 161 386 3150.Comment on propos-als will be accepted online at https://ncwildlife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d7mDopIMdeyGSBU, by emailing regulatdions@ncwildlife.org, or by mail to Rule-Making Coordinator, 1701 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, 27699-1701.The majority of regula-tion changes affect moun-tain trout, simply because of the number of streams. Primary among those is removing sections of the Little River in Alleghany County, Helton Creek in Ashe County and the East Prong Roaring River in Wilkes County.The commission pro-poses to remove the de-layed-harvest section of the Little River in Alleghany County and reclassify the lower 1.2-mile section to hatchery supported waters. The result is removing 1.3 miles of water from public fishing because access to private land has been re-stricted. It proposes remov-ing .7 miles of water on Helton Creek because the private property through which the stream runs has been posted. The commission also proposes removing .7 miles of the East Prong Roaring River from the public trout waters program, making the lower boundary the Low Meadows Lane bridge below Stone Mountain State Park. Again, posted private property is forcing the commission’s hand.The commission pro-poses changing the size limit on striped bass and its hybrids on Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake, prohibiting the possession of fish larg-er than 26 inches from Oct. 1-May 31. The size mini-mum will remain 20 inch-es. This proposal matches one made public by Virgin-ia, which handles the lead management role on the 49,500-acre border reser-voir. The commission wants to eliminate the 16-inch size minimum for striped bass and hybrids on Moun-tain Island Reservoir and Lake Thom-A-Lex. Strip-ers and hybrids are no lon-ger being stocked on these two reservoirs.One proposal targeting largemouth bass basical-ly tells anglers they have been correct in complain-ing about the decline of the bass fishery on Shearon Harris Reservoir near Ra-leigh. Instead of a 16- to 20-inch slot limit, the daily 5-fish limit will allow two fish less than 14 inches.The commission pro-poses eliminating harvest of American shad on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River ba-sin upstream of Blewett Falls Dam and prohibiting harvest in the Roanoke River upstream from Roa-noke Rapids Dam.A final freshwater pro-posed rule change would remove the daily creel lim-it of 20 fish and minimum size limit of 8 inches for crappie in Ramseur Lake because the population has become stunted.The commission pro-poses reducing the daily creel limit for flounder from four fish to one fish, with a Sept. 1-14 season open in Joint and Inland waters. This makes regula-tions in those waters match those in Coastal waters.As far as proposed changes to hunting regula-tions go, the commission wants to move the ant-lerless season on the por-tion of the Yadkin River Game Land in Montgom-ery County from moderate to maximum. This allows those lands to have the same regulations as the rest of the game lands and sur-rounding private lands.The commission also wants to shift the black-powder and gun deer sea-sons in the Western region so blackpowder hunting begins on the second Sat-urday before Thanksgiving and runs until gun season opens the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It would also move the one-week and one-day antlerless sea-sons to Thanksgiving week.Last, the commis-sion wants to designate a 4,830-acre portion of the R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Lands as the Caswell Small Game Focal Area, which will require hunt-ers to draw permits for all quail and woodcock hunt-ing and point-of-sale per-mit hunting only for rabbit and squirrels outside the usual three-days-per-week format. Make your opinion known on proposed regulations BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT- An AFFORDABLE marketing choice! 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They did it the first play of the game and I looked at (assistant) Will Tibbs and said we’re gonna be in for it tonight because I knew we did not pay attention to what was on the board.”Ratledge got an and-one and Brown banged a 3 to give Davie a 22-17 advan-tage, but Central ended the half with a 13-3 run and carried a 30-25 lead to halftime. Early in the third, Williams sank a pair of 3s to pull Davie within 32-31, but Central scored 15 of the last 17 points in the quarter to take the 47-33 lead. “I thought it might just be one of those nights where it’s not clicking for us,” Pitt-man said. “We were settling way too much for 3s. I told them the 3s will be there in transition or we have to pen-etrate and kick to make the zone move. They are good at playing the zone. I mean, the zone is played through their whole program - JV girls, JV boys, varsity girls, varsity boys. So they are good at the zone. We shot way too many 3s in the first half. Teams play zone because they want you to shoot contested 3s, and we fell right into it. We fell in love with it.” And then: “They have two legit, solid bigs. They’ve got decent guards and everybody else plays their role. Up 20 or down 20, they’re always going to play the same way. It was a good test for us because they are a legit team; they play team basketball. They don’t have one guy that goes berserk, but No. 30 (6-5 senior Chad Lasher) is a player.”The remarkable rally started with Powers’ of-fensive rebound/tip-in. Ratledge hit a 3. Lawhon corralled a defensive board, pushed the ball and buried a mid-range jumper. Ratledge scored as he was fouled. After Mickey stole a pass, Lawhon scored as he was fouled. Ratledge passed in-side to Powers, who scored. When Powers hit two free throws, it was suddenly 49-49. Ratledge proved his met-tle, finishing with 15 points and four rebounds on 5-of-6 shooting from the floor and 4-for-4 foul shooting. Pittman: “I told Rat-ledge: ‘You’ve got to tame that live dog. You’ve got to front the post, be physical with him, don’t let him get it and do the best you can.’ And he did a heck of a job in the fourth quarter.”Powers (13 points, 10 rebounds) delivered his third double-double as he converted 6 of 8 foul shots. Pittman: “I told Jackson: ‘You keep picking and pop-ping on the zone. If we’re going to be successful, you have to get to the block.’ He got to the block in the fourth quarter and got himself to the free-throw line.”The spectacular stretch kept snowballing on the Cougars. When Lawhon’s 3 provided a 52-49 lead, it was Davie’s first lead since 22-20. Central made it 52-51, but Powers converted both at the line, Mickey scored through contact, Lawhon assisted a Ratledge basket and Driver got a steal, drew a foul and hit both to make it 60-51. Davie had reeled off a 27-4 run. After shooting 11 of 36, including 5-21 from 3, through the first three quarters, the War Eagles went a sizzling 9 of 11 in the fourth. They also went 9 of 11 from the line in the fourth. Lawhon had 10 points, seven assists and five boards. Mickey had seven points and four assists. The other points came from Wil-liams (10), Brown (three), Driver (two) and Erlandsson (two). Driver added three steals and two blocks, and Erlandsson contributed four boards and two rejections. “We had to keep search-ing until we found a lineup that was going to listen and start getting downhill and penetrate and kick,” Pittman said. “When we penetrate and kick in practice, we shoot 50 percent from 3 because we practice it every single day. The catch-and-shoot 3s, that’s not really us unless we’ve got somebody that’s hot in that moment.”Notes: Central slipped to 3-4. ... The Cougars shot 48 percent (20-41) from the floor. ... Pittman will continue to write the game plan on the board. “I’ve Rally ... been preaching that since last year.” With a chuckle, he added: “I’m hoping it will sink in one of these years.” ... The build-up has begun for Friday’s Central Pied-mont Conference opener. It should be a great environ-ment in the Davie gym for East Forsyth. It will be the first of many prove-it games in the fierce league. Davie will try to snap a six-game losing streak in the series, including losses by 10 and by one in overtime last year. “People are already whis-pering, people are already chatting and saying we ha-ven’t played anybody,” Pit-tman said. “They’re saying once we get to conference, we will start losing. This is a game to help define your program - East Forsyth at home on a Friday night. If it’s in God’s plans, we will go into that game 6-0 and we’ve got them at home in the first conference game. Those are the type of things that define your program. (If Davie wins), then people will leave and say: ‘OK, this team is for real.’” By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The season opener for Davie’s JV girls basketball team was miserable. North Davidson bolted to a 16-2 halftime lead and buried Davie 36-15. The rematch a week later at Davie was amazing. It was a Maddie Ratledge-in-fused win of 33-29. After Ratledge only managed five points in the first matchup, the freshman was immense in the 25-point swing at home. Ratledge’s nine-point second turned a 6-3 deficit into a 16-15 halftime lead. Davie trailed by two going into the fourth, but Ratledge and Vivian Vaughters com-bined for nine and Davie got payback. This was the school ball career high for Ratledge, who last year averaged 6.9 points for North Davie with a high of 13. “She had a fantastic game,” coach Lamar Russell said after Ratledge banged three 3-pointers. “She has taken the role that we want her to take. She’s been prac-ticing with varsity. When we played North Davidson the first time, she was kind of timid. It seemed like she didn’t really want to take any shots. We talked and she said: ‘What do I need to do to get better?’ I said: ‘I need you to take over. Be the captain, lead the team and if you’ve got a shot, I need you to take it.’ She did just that. She said: ‘I know this team is not better than us and I know we can take care of them.’”Britany Hernandez had nine, Vaughters four and Zahmirah Summers one. AC 43, Davie 26In a home game on Dec. 8, Ratledge and Hernandez did everything they could, scoring 12 points each, but it wasn’t nearly enough against high-octane Alex-ander Central. “That’s a well put to-gether team,” Russell said of Central. Ratledge nailed a pair of 3s, and Hernandez hit three triples on the way to a season-high output. But the only other Davie scorer was Jaylene Rivera (two). “We are working on (Hernandez’s) dribbling,” he said. “She can be one of the most dominant play-ers if she can improve her handles. She can turn the corner and beat anybody to the basket.”Notes: This is Russell’s third year as Davie’s coach. Hope Grimes is back as an assistant, and Ashley Collins has joined the staff. Grimes and Collins were teammates at Forbush. “Ashley has come in and filled in per-fectly,” Russell said. Ratledge leads JV girls to payback win Ethan Ratledge lets a 3 fly. In middle, Bryson Mickey shows some fancy ball handling. At right, Elliott Erlandsson battles for a rebound. Ethan Driver (22) scored 16 against North. At right, Coleman Lawhon finds an opening. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Cam Owens tries a 3. DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - B5 Continued From Page 1top five 12-second flurries that I’ve ever seen from a high school kid. Brysen just continued to attack from the whistle for 12 seconds. When I looked up, it was one second or under a sec-ond. It was right there on the edge. It was fun to be a part of.”But the Falcons just had some magic on this night. Four matchups felt like coin flips and West emerged on top in three of the four, in-cluding a white-knuckler at heavyweight. Ryder Strick-land was behind by one point late in the third period before he was pinned. The junior was 16-0 before that. “Obviously we thought we would win that one; you always do as a coach,” Stanley said. “But I know their kid is good. He’s real tough in the power half position. I think we had to go under him. Ryder is tough at getting up. I knew if he got up, it was going to be big. Ryder needs to feel that. He had not really been gut-punched yet; everything has fallen his way. We’ll see how he responds, but I know he will step up.”In the next weight class at 106, freshman Stephen Jacobs had clicked off eight straight pins before falling short 6-4. “Stephen was in posi-tions to beat him,” Stanley said. “But Stephen had not heard a crowd like that. The other kid was wrestling the same match. Don’t get me wrong, I’m taking nothing away from him. We stayed on our knees too long. If we drive through the hips and find a half ... it’s easily coached after (the fact). We’re still growing in a couple of those weights.”Down 15-3, this is when Davie began its surge. Loss ... Continued From Page B1 they made an adjustment to our box-and-one and they hit open shots, which changed our game plan. I don’t think our (players) were expecting me to change the game plan, and they did not know how to adjust.”Then: “We’ve got to play defense and rebound, and in the first half we did not do either. And then: “I can take losing, but I’m not fine with getting outplayed and that’s what happened.”But Davie did battle back furiously, even though it wasn’t quite enough in the end. After falling behind 50-35, Davie put together an 18-6 run. Avarie Martin scored, Emmie Burris hit a 3-pointer and Malayka Rankin canned six straight free throws. Madison Process ... Daugherty scored twice in the lane. After the second one, Davie trapped, Peyton Spaugh came up with a turn-over and Burris was fouled after snatching an offensive rebound. She hit one. Then Burris stole a pass and fed Spaugh for a layup. Just like that, Davie was down 56-53 with :46 remaining. “In the last four minutes of the game, we played Da-vie basketball like we did for the first three games,” Adams said. “Malayka, Em-mie and Madison Daugherty (showed toughness). Madi-son stepped up and took the ball to the hole. That was big for her.”Thanks to a steal by Spaugh, Davie had a chance to force overtime. Burris made a skip pass to the left wing to an open Daugherty. Her 3 missed at :17 and North hit two free throws to seal it. But Adams liked the ex-ecution in a pressure situ-ation. “We called a play and Somer (Johnson) actually won us a game off of it multiple times,” she said. “Sometimes shots fall, sometimes they don’t. Three years from now, that girl (Daugherty) is going to have confidence where it’s 100 percent going to fall.”Burris finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, five steals and three assists. Spaugh had 11 points, five steals and four rebounds while going 6-6 at the foul line. Rankin scored 11 by hitting 7 of 8 foul shots, and she added six boards. Daugherty had 10 points. Martin had eight points, five rebounds, three blocks and two steals before fouling out with 4:28 left. Notes: The last time Da-vie started 3-0 was 2009- 10, when Debbie Evans’ team opened 7-0. ... North missed 11 of 15 second-half shots, but it compensated by hitting 7 of 8 free throws in the fourth. AC 55, Davie 44On paper, Davie was outclassed by Friday’s op-ponent. Alexander Central had hammered its first six opponents by an average of 26 points. But when the Cougars visited the Davie gym on Dec. 8, it was anything but one-sided. Davie gave Ad-ams everything she could have wanted in defeat. “We gave them a run for their money,” she said. “Nobody had held No. 20 (Meredith Wike, a Divi-sion-I recruit) under 16 points. She had seven; we took their leading scorers out. (Wike) was averaging 25 points and shooting 48 percent from 3.”Davie trailed just 25-24 at halftime. Its staying pow-er was due in large part to Daugherty, who hit three of her first five attempts from 3-point range. The War Eagles started strong in the third. Spaugh finished a fast break for a 27-25 lead. Martin hit back-to-back buckets to provide a 31-29 advantage. Davie’s momentum fi-nally fizzled shortly after that. Senior Kirstyn Herman saved Central’s bacon by hitting five 3s. “Obviously, I’m very proud of them,” Adams said. “I feel like they finally showed their potential to a home crowd. I think the other home games we had fans haven’t been able to see the potential that I was talking about all summer.”Martin (13 points, 11 re-bounds, two assists) posted a double-double. Daugherty (10) scored in double figures for the third straight game. Burris had eight points and eight rebounds. Bailey Aderhold had six points and four rebounds. Spaugh had five points, seven rebounds and two charges on defense. Rankin had one point, five rebounds, three steals and three assists. Vivian Vaugh-ters had one point. “It shows what we’re capable of,” Adams said. “(But) in the second half, our inexperienced showed up against six seniors. We were 14-year-olds going up against 18-year-olds.” Notes: The 7-0 Cougars have won 20-plus games the past two years. ... 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Brett Foster was 17-0 at 144, but he bumped up to 150 and dropped a 7-2 decision. “The kid that Brett wres-tled (junior Stetson Collins) is No. 2 in the state,” Stanley said. At 157, West squeezed out a 5-4 decision over Elliott Gould. At 165, West decisioned Jerred Alexander and took an insurmountable 36-23 lead. West clinched before Da-vie could get to its biggest weapon, unbeaten Hunter Testa at 175. Testa (14-0) wasted little time pounding out his ninth pin of the season, but that was in-consequential because the Falcons won almost all the close matches earlier. “Both teams did a lot of bumping around,” Stanley said. “When that happened at heavyweight, we had to do something. We bumped Glass from 120 to 126, and that shifted our whole lineup all the way up to 157.”Notes: Earlier in the night, Davie had an easy 83-0 win over East Forsyth. Christian Boswell, Strick-land, Jacobs, Szewczyk, Glass, Thao, Davis, Foster, Gould, Javon Carter and Alexander had pins, and Braxton Hunter won by tech fall as Davie moved to 2-0 in the Central Piedmont Conference. East forfeit-ed to Testa and Godbey. ... Senior Reid Nail, who started 4-1 at 132, has been out since Nov. 18 with an injury. He’s missed three duals and two tournaments. “He’s balancing a knee and trying to get his lungs back,” Stanley said. “If he can get his knee better, then he can really focus on his gas tank.” ... The Davie girls beat East 30-24. All five Davie wins were forfeits. DAVIE COUNTYSPORTS PHOTOS by Marnic Lewis • High School Sports • Youth Sports • Rec. League Sports Preserve your athlete’s Sports Memories! To VIEW Photos & ORDER PRINTS visit: mlewisphotography.smugmug.com Bailey Aderhold looks to drive. In middle, Malayka Rankin goes on the attack. At right, Madison Daugherty fires a 3. - Photos by Marnic Lewis B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Davie swim coach Lance White could not be any hap-pier. North Davidson trav-eled to the Davie YMCA on Dec. 6, and the War Eagles dominated. The Davie girls claimed all 11 events for a 111-58 victory. The boys took 10 events and rolled 102-63. Logan White (200 IM at 2:41.89, 100 breast at 1:17.86) and Brady Sheek (500 free at 6:44.14, 100 back at 1:11.69) led the way for the girls, winning two individual events apiece. Sophia Brady (200 free at 2:20.75), Sarah Rajacich (50 free at 28.11), Kayden Richardson (100 butterfly at 1:17.90), Lilli Seats (100 free at 1:06.92) had the other individual wins. Sweeping relays were Seats, White, Rajacich and Brady in the 200 medley relay at 2:09.65; Rajacich, Brady, Seats and White in the 200 free relay at 1:55.22; and Sheek, Samara McDaniel, Olivia Dufur and Addy Buchanan in the 400 free relay at 4:29.79. “All of the coaches love to see the team growing and building each year,” White said. “And to think several years ago this team struggled to fill three lanes at practice; we’re close to 30 swimmers now.”For the boys, Aiden Da-vis (200 IM at 2:14.59, 100 breast at 1:12.87), Earnhardt Harris (50 free at 22.82, 100 free at 50.44) and Zach Hi-rata (100 butterfly at 54.43, 100 back at 55.29) had two wins each individually, while Logan Zuleger (200 free at 2:16.56) and Ethan Diemer (500 free at 6:55.50) won one each. Davis, Zuleger, Hirata and Harris won the 200 medley relay at 1:43.53, and Harris, Bryce Harnsberger, Zuleger and Hirata captured the 400 free relay at 3:39.98. “I believe this year’s team is deeper talent-wise with our larger roster, and the newbies continue to push our upperclassmen,” White said. “After all, com-petitiveness should not only exist in the upcoming meet or the next team you face, it should exist as you build on fundamentals and prac-tice between those meets. In any sport or game, you are making yourself better or the team stronger if you practice at high levels. In the pool or in school, we expect our swimmers to be respectful and work hard. I believe coaching high schoolers is an extension of the classroom and just that old saying: ‘It takes a village to raise a child.’ As coaches, we are extremely proud of their success thus far, but we are more proud of how they conduct themselves in and out the pool.” Reach your audience wherever they are:on desktops/laptops, tablets & smartphones. Put your message in front of your potential customers today! Call 336.751.2120to learn more! Reach Potential Customers While They Are Online WithTARGETED DIGITAL MARKETING Swim program growingFreshman Zach Hirata won the butterfly and the backstroke. Senior Logan White won the 200 IM and breast. Sophomore Logan Zuleger took the 200 free. Freshman Addy Buchanan helped Davie claim the 200 free relay. At right, senior Earnhardt Harris was a part of four wins. Junior Sarah Rajacich won the 50 free in the last meet against North Davidson. Senior Aiden Davis was a double winner (200 IM, breast) individually. MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 • Chains• Bracelets• Earrings DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - B7 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Davie’s JV boys basket-ball couldn’t do anything right in the first quarter against visiting North Da-vidson on Dec. 5, but it weathered the storm and rallied for a 55-42 victory. In the sluggish first quar-ter, Brady Vallance had By Brian PittsEnterprise Record North Davie’s wrestling team fell at West Rowan by a narrow margin, but the Wildcats atoned for that with a convincing win over Ellis. North edged West Row-an 54-48 on Nov. 13, but the Bulldogs flipped the script on Dec. 4 by defeating North 58-48. A major loss to injury was a big reason for the reversal in fortunes. In the first meeting, Jaden Dillard recorded one of North’s seven pins, but the unbeaten 160-pounder suf-fered a season-ending injury a couple of weeks ago and North sorely missed him as it watched its nine-match winning streak come to an end. North actually had more pins (7-6), but it had to forfeit three weight classes. The pinners were Dominic Ishuin (83), Graylan An-derson (106), Taylor Shen-berger (132), Isaac O’Toole (145), Peyton Jordan (160), Nathan Smith (195) and DJ McCaskill (250). ND 66, Ellis 36 At North on Dec. 6, the Wildcats responded bril-liantly to their first loss in weeks. They grabbed 12 of 18 weight classes and beat Ellis for the eighth time in a row. “Our eighth graders re-ally stepped up and an-swered the bell,” North coach Jamey Holt said after his team closed the regular season at 11-2. “I challenged them that the match would By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Gracie Shore had a per-formance for the ages, and one of the hottest teams on Earth soared to the most wins by a Davie middle school girls team in 11 years. Shore racked up 30 points as Ellis pummeled visiting Mooresville 66-16 Dec. 4. Her numbers includ-ed three 3-pointers, 13-of-16 shooting, 7 steals, 7 assists and 4 rebounds. She broke the school record of Emma Slabach, who had 29 in a game in 2013-14. She had the most points by a Davie By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The Tigers were a little wobbly in the final minutes at Selma Burke, but the South Davie boys basketball team did enough to continue its season for the ages. A game at West Rowan Nov. 29 was a 70-40 snooze for the Tigers. Draeton Nance (28 points) posted his sixth game of 28 or more and Noah Dulin (23) put up at least 20 for the fifth time. William Martin was next with 13, followed by Anderson Branham with 5 and Cam Holland with 1. One day later, South han-dled visiting Mooresville 56-35. Nance (17), Martin (15) and Dulin (12) out-scored the Red Imps by themselves. Holland (7), Owen Parker (3) and Ty Cozart (2) also contributed to the offense. SD 39, Burke 38A marquee matchup was held at Selma Burke Dec. 4. The first half was tight, but South survived to close the regular season at 14-0. It’s the most wins in four years and the longest win-ning streak in 10 years. (The 2013-14 team went 17-0.)The Tigers came in av-eraging 64 points, but they had to grind this one out. Nance and Dulin combined for 12 points and Branham banged a 3-pointer as South assumed control in the third quarter at 31-25. That’s after it was down 17-15 at halftime. The Bears were the only team to challenge South in Whisenhunt No. 5 lefty pitching prospect Starting pitcher Carson Whisenhunt, who had success across three levels in the minor leagues in 2023, is the MLB Pipeline’s No. 70 overall prospect and the fifth-best lefty pitching prospect. He was shut down in July with a left elbow strain, but he did not require Tommy John surgery and the Giants organization believes he’ll be ready to go by the time Spring Training arrives. The lefthander posted a 2.45 ERA and struck out 83 in 58 innings over 16 starts in Single-A, High-A and Double-A. He was one of only nine pitchers in the minors to throw 58-plus innings and achieve an ERA below 2.50 and a K/9 of at least 12.7. Red Sox interested in Merrifield Could Whit Merrifield’s next home be Fenway Park? It’s possible as the Boston Red Sox have reportedly expressed interest in the free agent. Last season Merrifield, who can play second base or anywhere in the outfield, hit .272 with 11 homers, 67 RBIs and 26 stolen bases. Caleb averaging 11.5 for Heat Caleb Martin is again thriving as one of the first subs off the bench for the Miami Heat. He is averaging 11.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2 assists. After playing 19 minutes in the Oct. 25 season opener, he missed 10 games with an injury. He returned Nov. 16 and has turned in scoring games of 14, 22, 14, 14, 18, 24 and 15 points. In a Dec. 6 contest against Toronto, Caleb had 24 points, 12 rebounds and three assists in 31 minutes. Twin brother Cody Martin is still recovering from a knee injury. He appeared in just seven games in 2022-23 and he hasn’t played at all in 2023-24. But Cody is expected back on the court within the next month or so. Upcoming Games Wednesday, Dec. 13Davie swimming vs. Parkland/East Forsyth at East at 7:30Thursday, Dec. 14Davie wrestling at Reagan at 6 Friday, Dec. 15Davie JV/varsity basketball at home vs. East Forsyth at 4/5:15/6:30/7:45Wednesday, Dec. 19Davie JV/varsity basketball at Alexander Central at 4/5:15/6:30/7:45Davie wrestling at home vs. Mallard Creek/Hickory Ridge at 6 • Sports Briefs • Davie’s only two points and the War Eagles were down by nine. “We got some good lucks and could not make them,” coach Tracey Arnold said. “We took some shots that we probably should not have taken. I took my starting five out and put my second five in about halfway through the first half, and they could not do anything.”Vallance’s impact on this game was immense. He had a seven-point second to trim Davie’s halftime deficit to 21-15. He hit all of Davie’s 3-pointers (three) and car-ried his team with 18 points. It was quite an outburst for a sophomore who came in averaging 3.3. “He had been shooting the lights out before the season started,” Arnold said. “But then he lost confidence in his shot and was been struggling - maybe pressing. But he can shoot.”The War Eagles increas-ingly regained their form as the game progressed, whipping North 40-21 in the second half. After scoring four in the first half, Ben Reid (13 points, three as-sists) had nine in the second half. CJ Coleman (10) went scoreless in the first half, but scored eight in the third. After going scoreless in the first half, Jake Runge put up nine in the second half. George Sakai and Brax-ton Bowling had two each and Colson Sink had one. “We went fullcourt and sped up the game,” Arnold said. “We started jump-trap-ping and eventually we wore them down. Our depth was the difference in the game.”Davie 41, AC 36The War Eagles pulled off another second-half rally against visiting Alexander Central on Dec. 8. After trailing 23-19 at halftime, they limited the Cougars to two points in the third and ran their record to 5-0. Reid (12) hit double fig-ures for the fifth time, but the biggest boost came from fellow freshman Cam Knox, who scored 11 after aver-aging two in the first four games. Knox had all six of Davie’s points in the second quarter. The 10-2 run in the third was fueled by Reid, Vallance and Knox. Vallance finished with seven, Coleman four, Aiden Horton three, Ian Patton two and Jayden Warren two. Vallance catches fire for JV boys North bounces back, beats Ellis wrestling be won from 106-152, and my crystal ball did not lie.”Getting pins for North were Chris Gonzalez (76), Ishuin (83), Jacob Sides (120), Shenberger (132), Jack Greer (145), O’Toole (152), Jailen Westmoreland (160), Smith (220) and Mc-Caskill (250).“Sides’ pin at 120 was definitely a plus,” Holt said. “I thought that match could go either way, but Jacob comes out and hits a head-lock and had it locked up tight.“We didn’t know if they would match up (Allen) Moxley with Isaac, but Isaac went out there and was committed to his attacks and solid with his technique. He has a bright future ahead of him.”Anderson (106) and Ja- son Riddle (126) were de-cision winners. “Jason got down a few points but worked back and took the lead late in the second period,” Holt said. “He couldn’t get his cradle locked up, but he rode out the third period to close it out. Big win for us there.”For Ellis (7-6), Austin Eggers (90), Conner Cor-natzer (98), Daniel Hen-nessey (113) and Finn Sink (182) produced pins. But the only other two wins were forfeits and this marked the Jaguars’ third straight loss (not counting a forfeit from West Rowan). Two days before traveling to North, Ellis lost for the second time in six days to Mooresville. SD 90, Burke 18Five days after mashing the Bears by 72 points, South Davie enjoyed anoth-er breezy win over visiting Selma Burke. Zion Lyons (120), Dreighton Lunnerman (126), Xander Proctor (152), Caleb Edwards (160), Col-sen Dulin (182), Colten Beck (83), Rico Evans (98) and KJ McClelland (106) had the eight pins as the Tigers pushed their winning streak to three. At this point, three Tigers were still perfect: Paster at 11-0, Evans 10-0 and C. Dulin 7-0. Paster has flourished as an eighth grader, and Evans has been wildly impressive as a sixth grader. “Brandon’s one of our leaders,” coach Russell Hil-ton said. “He has wrestled for three years, and his hard work is paying off this year. “Rico is very athletic. He can get on your legs and take you down anytime he wants to. He’s just relentless on top with a half.”Edwards was 10-1 at this point. Proctor, Jason Voss and Lunnerman were all 8-2. WR 60, SD 48The Tigers watched a 30-0 lead evaporate and they fell to 1-6 in matches decid-ed by 12 points or less. But there was no shame in losing to visiting West Rowan on Dec. 7, not after getting blown out by 63 points in the first meeting. Edwards (160), Bran-don Paster (195), Kason Dozier (220), McClelland (106), Lunnerman (132) and Proctor (152) came through with pins for the Tigers (5-9), who built the 30-0 lead from 160 through 220. West ripped off 36 unanswered points between heavyweight and 113. South was within 48-42 late, but missing two starters proved too much to overcome. Evans was sick and Jack Nail is out with a broken hand. “I think Rico beats their 98-pounder,” Hilton said. “We didn’t make weight at 113.”C. Dulin won by injury default at 182. Edwards’ pin was particularly impressive because he bumped up a weight class to 160. “Caleb beat a really good kid,” Hilton said. “Caleb was like: ‘I’ve got it, I’ll wrestle him.’ He put him on his back in the first period and pinned him in the sec-ond. That’s the confidence that he has. He wants to beat the guy that is good.” Shore scores 30; Ellis girls notch 14th win female middle schooler since South Davie’s Mak-enzie Gentry had 32 in a 61-20 win over North Davie in January of 2022. “Gracie gives the ball up willingly, which makes her a great teammate,” coach Su-san Jones said. “She could have had this record a cou-ple times already but always looked to get the ball to the younger girls who she said, ‘work so hard in practice’ and she ‘wants to see them score.’ That is the type of player she is all the time.”As usual, the Jaguars saw stellar efforts from the other two captains. Gracyn Coleman had 14 points and 3 steals, and Olivia Smith had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists as El-lis (13-0 at the time) broke the school record for wins. Shore/Coleman/Smith com-bined to hit seven 3s. “Gracyn was shooting well from the outside, and her and Gracie combined defensively to push up and make it impossible for Mooresville to get the ball inside or even much beyond the 3-point line,” Jones said. Carter Ward and Layla Hazlip contributed 4 points each, and Zoe Summers col-lected 4 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. “One player (for Moores-ville) was really good on the inside when they could get the pass inside to her,” Jones said. “Our lower defenders - Olivia Smith, Zoe, Layla and Sydney Ward off the bench - made sure to keep her in check (after she had = success in the first quarter).”Ellis 46, ND 9Shore recorded a dou-ble-double and Ellis pro-vided an exclamation point to a 14-0 regular season by overwhelming North Davie onDec. 6. This represents the most wins by a Davie middle school girls team since Trish King’s 2012-13 North Davie squad went 17-0. “This was a special night for our team as we recog-nized and celebrated our eighth graders playing their last home game together,” Jones said. “Emily Hernan-dez and Olivia Rareshide started alongside our three eighth-grade captains (Cole-man, Shore and Smith).”Shore piled up 17 points, 13 steals, 6 assists and 4 blocks. Smith put up 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Coleman pep-pered the stat sheet with 7 points, 6 steals and 4 assists. “Gracie was a one-wom-an wrecking crew on de-fense,” Jones said. Also contributing were Olivia Rareshide (4 points), S. Ward (3 points, 3 re-bounds, 3 steals), Hazlip (2 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals) and Summers (4 steals, 2 rebounds, 2 assists). “Although Zoe did not score, she was very active on the floor,” Jones said. The North points came from Callaway Spillman (4), Zariya Oliver (3) and Mabyn Morris (2). Burke 24, SD 16The Tigers played their hearts out against Selma Burke - the margin was much closer than the 41-22 spread on Nov. 13 - but it wasn’t enough as South Davie (5-9) suffered their fourth loss by single digits. “This is rough,” coach Julie Snow said after South’s losing streak swelled to four. “I swear these girls can do it, but they just don’t have the experience.”The South scorers: Sa-kariah Allison 4, Sarenity Miller 4, Akiela Young 3, Clara Parsley 2, Karissma Stockton 1, Scarlett Brock 1, Allie Cothren 1. Notes: North Davie lost 53-8 to visiting West Row-an. Spillman (4), Jaynie Patton (2) and Morris (2) had the points. ... The West Division standings, from top to bottom: Ellis, West Rowan, Mooresville, Selma Burke, South Davie, North Davie. the regular season. In the first meeting, South won 65-57 after leading by 15 at halftime. All the other opponents have been evicted by at least 21 points. Nance (12) had his few-est scoring total in 11 games, but Dulin came through with 16. Martin (3), Branham (3), Malachi Miller (3) and Aiden Houser (2) helped the cause. “It was exciting, but we both played sloppy,” coach Germain Mayfield said. “I think they went up about five or six at one time, and we went up about seven or eight at one time. So it was back and forth all game.”Ellis BoysIt was an agony/ecstasy final week of the regular season for Ellis. After beat-ing Mooresville by seven on Nov. 13, the Jaguars lost 64-44 at home to the Red Imps on Dec. 4. Ouch. It was Ellis’ fourth straight loss (not counting a forfeit from West Rowan). Cannon Smith did his part with a season-high 15, but he was the only Jaguar in double figures. The other scorers: Zaheim Reese 7, Mason Driver 7, Brandon Forrest 6, Seager Brooks 4, Brady Hall 3, Westen Barefoot 2. But get this: Two days later, the Jaguars crushed visiting North Davie 54-24 - after losing by 13 to North on Nov. 16. Driver went crazy, scoring 16 after coming in with a 3.9 av-erage. Forrest added 11 as Ellis improved to 8-6. We note that North did have Carter Cornett in the first meeting, and he went off for 23 points. But in that game, he was lost for the season by injury. The other Ellis scorers: Brooks 6, Smith 6, Tay Settecasi 4, Reese 3, Bow-man Blakley 3, Barefoot 2, Ayden Chilton 2, Hall 1. North’s points came from Edarius Oliver (9), Nolan Allen (5), Blaze Sanders (4), Wyatt Harwood (2), Kellan Wiles (2) and Rafael Lozano (2). Two days earlier, the Wildcats took an 18-10 lead over visiting West Rowan in the first quarter. Unfortu-nately, they flamed out and lost 67-49. “We came out of the gates and played hard,” coach Trevor Gooch said. “But we got worn down by getting beat on the boards and not getting back on de-fense. Once we get behind, we start pressing on offense by making turnovers and missing layups.”Harwood (18) posted 18 or more for the third time. Oliver was right behind him with 16. Isaiah Hernandez had 8, Allen 3, Reynolds Tomlinson 3 and Sanders 1. “Both Wyatt and Edarius played well,” Gooch said. “Isaiah keeps improving, but we must have other players step up to compete.”Notes: North (3-10) lost its last five regular-season games. ... The West Divi-sion standings, from top to bottom: South Davie, Mooresville, Selma Burke, Ellis, West Rowan, North Davie. South boys’ dream season stays alive B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Old Fashion Service with Modern Technology Stephen Beatty Owner (NC-Lim EC) Licensed and Insured (336) 940-8196 Advance, NC Vintage Electrical Services Residential or Commercial Electrician Services from Generator Installs to EV Charging to Service Upgrades or Kitchen and Bath Remodels. WE DO IT ALL! GIVE US A CALL TODAY! 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In addition to the day trip, Senior Services of-fered Puzzle Frenzy, a fun afternoon competition of putting together a puzzle in teams. The winning team got to take home a prize. Christmas is near, so Su-san Connors taught a fun and easy Christmas Cook-ie Cutter Wreath Class on Nov. 15. Everyone got to take a cute wreath home to hang on doors. The Brock Gym was filled on Thursday, Nov. 16 for the Cornhole Singles Tournament. The winners were Peggy Evans, Wayne Randleman, and Roger Hall. This was also the day that Senior Services said farewell to their two in-terns, Kinlee Shea from UNC-Charlotte, and O’Niel Seme from Winston-Salem State. On Nov. 17, Senior Ser-vices visited the library for another fun Crafternoon of rock painting.On Nov. 19, the The-atre Club visited the Green Room Theatre in Newton The winning team at Puzzle Frenzy at Davie Senior Serviceswith their completed Christmas Orna- ment Puzzle. Del and Cathy Smith at the Southern Christmas Show. First place winner, Peggy Evans, and second place winner, Wayne Randleman, at the Corn- hole Singles Tournament. Members of the Davie Senior Services Theatre Club enjoys a trip to see “Elf the Musical “at the Green Room Theatre. for a showing of “Elf the Musical.”Have you ever won-dered what to do when the lights go out? On Mon-day, Nov. 20, Davie Fire Marshall Cameron Webb shared information about disaster planning and what to do.Senior Services held the client favorite What’s Cooking: Foods, Fads, and Helpful Home Hacks on Nov. 27. This session talk-ed about potatoes – uses for different varieties and they also tried English Jacket Potatoes and “The World’s Best Mashed Potatoes.”Senior Services closed November with a crowd at bingo sponsored by Eaton Funeral Service. Benita Finney and Brooke Davie represented Eaton. Friends enjoy making Cookie Cutter Christmas Wreaths together. 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B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Sheffield-Calahaln By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Birthday wishes to: Tanner Atkins on Dec. 15; Nancy Peacock on Dec. 19; Chance Goforth and Hilda Keaton on Dec. 21. Happy anniversary to: Randy and Amanda Keller on Dec. 14 and Bill and Brenda Reeves on Dec, 21. If you would like a birthday or anniversa-ry listed, let me know.New Union Method-ist will be busy in coming weeks: this Sunday, there will be a Kids Christmas Party at 3:30 p.m. and a Youth Christmas Party at 6; Wednesday, Dec, 20, the Kid’s Christmas Play will be held at 7 p.m.; and on Sunday, Dec. 24, there will be a Christmas Eve service at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is in-vited to join for the Christ-mas play and Christmas Eve service. New Union welcomes everyone to Sunday School at 9 and worship service at 10 each week. A Blessing Box is full and ready for those in need. Kids Power Hour is each Wednesday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Ijames Baptist Church’s worship service is each Participants in the Advance Christmas Parade include Junior Dunn representing WDSL (left); Klaire Allen, Shef- field-Calahaln firefighter (top left); and Mark Howell, Mark Campell, Tom Cornatzer and Brad Wood representing Advance Masonic Lodge. week at 10:30. Ijames is collecting non-perishable items for a Blessing Box on the church grounds. Any-one in need may take what they can use. Ijames Team-Kid for ages 3 years to 5th grade and the Youth Group, ages 6th-12th grades will meet each Sunday from 5-6. Adult Bible Study is Sunday evenings at 5. Everyone is invited. Children’s Choir for ages 2-12 meets Sun-days from 4:30-5 p.m. A time of prayer is held at Liberty Wesleyan Church each Sunday at 9:30, fol-lowed by Sunday School at 10 and Worship at 11. Choir practice is each Wednesday at 7.Vauda Ellis and Renae Lail want to thank every-one for joining them the past two Saturdays at Pop-lar Springs Christmas Open House. They wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and the happiest of New Year.Several folks from our area and surrounding areas were seen in the Advance Christmas Parade on Satur-day. Some were Klaire Al-len with the Sheffield Volun-teer Fire Department, Junior Dunn, who is well known for his radio show on WDSL and his music; and members of the Advance Masonic Lodge. One of the original members of the lodge was 91-year-old Tom Cornatzer, and the Lodge Master, Mark Howell. 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Elm Street, Graham, NC 27253 (336) 228-8800 Four Locations to Best Serve You DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 - B11 County Line At Society Baptist’s live nativity, Mary gives birth to Jesus in a sta-ble in Bethlehem where she and Joseph had gone for tax registration (left); and Wiseman of the East see the star from afar and follow it until they find the young child with his mother, and give him gifts. By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent It is only 7 more days until daylight begins in-creasing and only 11 more days until Christmas. Last Saturday evening our first church Christmas program this year was held at Society Baptist. As photos show, the youth presented a drive-in of the "The Christmas Story." Our community has more events this week.Saturday, Dec. 16, Piney Grove AME Zion Church will host a "Men's Break-fast" at 9 a.m. Piney Grove men invite others in our community for this break-fast as they celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.Piney Grove Awill have the church Christmas pro-gram after the 11 a. m. worship Sunday, Dec. 17. After the service there will be a Christmas dinner. Ev-eryone is invited.Calvary Baptist Church will present a Christmas cantata at 5 p.m. Sunday followed by fellowship and finger foods in the church fellowship hall. Church members invite everyone for this time of worship and fellowship.The Young at Heart of Society Baptist will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19. The group invites other senior adults.Society Baptist will have no prayer and Bible study service Wednesday, Dec. 20, Upcoming community events: Christmas program followed by refreshments with Santa Saturday, Dec. 23 at Clarksbury Method-ist; Christmas cantata "The Greatest Story" at the 10 a.m. worship Sunday, Dec. 24 at Society Baptist; and country ham and sausage breakfast sponsored by the V-Point Ruritans from 7-10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at the V-Point Building.Our community extends sympathy to the family of Mildred Cartner Beck, who died unexpectedly Satur-day at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. The oldest of 11 children, she was born in Iredell County in 1928 to the late Clayton and Lois Boger Cartner and was reared on Old Mocks-ville Road near Cartner Road. She attended Clarks-bury Methodist with her family and attended Har-mony High School.In 1946 Mildred married Harvey Lee Beck of Reavis Road in Iredell. The cou-ple lived in several places while rearing their four children before moving back to Iredell and mak-ing their home on the Beck Cantata Sunday at Calvary Baptist Church family homeplace on Rea-vis Road. The couple again joined in worship at Clarks-bury Methodist Church.In life Mildred was a homemaker and lat-er worked as a cashier at Walmart for many years until she retired. She was a dedicated member of Clarksbury Methodist, where she was active in the United Methodist Women and Sunday school. She had also been an active member of the Civil Air Patrol.A graveside service cel-ebrating her life was held Tuesday at Clarksbury Methodist Cemetery; she was laid to rest beside her beloved husband Harvey, who died June 2005.We send get-well wish-es to Jake Koontz, who had open-heart surgery at For-syth Medical Center Thurs-day of last week. Kanen Snow has improved and is recuperating at home. Caleb Williams continues medical treatments at Wake Forest Brenner Children's Hospital. Caroline Jones continues treatments at Chapel Hill. Alice Waugh remains in rehab at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon the above residents and others who are having health problems. Pray for the Lord's bless-ings and comfort upon the family of Mildred as they deeply miss her in life.For news and memories to share, please call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com. By Betty Etchison WestCana/Pino Correspondent Christmas is coming, the Fellowship Hall at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church is decorated and the delicious food will be ready from 6:30-10 a.m. Satur-day, Dec. 16. ou are invit-ed to come to breakfast and to spend time visiting with friends. The menu includes country ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, grits, red-eye gravy, sawmill (white) gravy, baked apples, home-made biscuits, jelly, juice, and coffee. We hope you will come to Wesley Chap-el, which is three miles west of Farmington, just off of NC 801 North on Pino Road for a good Christmas country breakfast. No set charge. Donations are ap-preciated.The Wesley Chapel Women of Faith still have some nuts for sale. These pound bags of nuts make great last-minute gifts be-cause they are absolutely delicious. Also, they will add the perfect taste to your Christmas baking. The nuts are $15 for the pound bag—really a bargain. Pecan halves and pieces, cashews, chocolate-covered-peanuts and raisins are still avail-able. Call any of the Wesley Chapel women if you want to buy nuts.The extended West family had good news this week when Gideon Hen-ry Alvarez was born. The proud parents are Autumn Spillman Alvarez and Pe-ter Alvarez. Autumn is the step-daughter of Hen-ry West, who is certain-ly a proud grandfather of Gideon Henry. The mother and baby are their home in Yadkinville after suffer-ing some difficulties. The whole family is happy that Gideon Henry has arrived, especially Uncle Alexan-der, who is the twin brother of the baby’s mother, Au-tumn.Everyone in the Pino was saddened last week when news was received that Nathan Keto, the 18-year-old grandson of Bob Ellis, had died sud-denly. Nathan spent time with Bob and Kathy here in Pino each summer and people in our communi-ty were always glad to see Nathan, who always seemed to have a smile on his face. He loved to spend time with his grandparents. Bob and Kathy went to be with Bob’s daughter, Amy, and her husband as soon as they got the news. The family lives near Jackson-ville. Fla., and Bob and Kathy stayed with Nathan’s family for more than a week. They attended Na-than’s funeral on Thursday. About 300 people attended which showed the love and respect the people in his school and community had for Nathan and his family.Rick and Judy Wilson and Judy’s mother, Vio-let Coursey, have returned after spending a week at North Mrytle Beach. Bob and Kathy Ellis were vaca- tioning with them until they received the news that their grandson had died. The book, “The Struc-tures and the People of the Pino Community in Davie County, North Carolina” is back from the publish-er. The book is about the buildings and people in the area from Bonkin Lake Road to Cedar Creek Road on NC 801 North, the Cana Road from 801 North to Dale Latham’s driveway, and all of Pino and North Pino roads; in other words, it covers the Pino commu-nity which has no official boundaries. Research found that people who grew up in that area did amazing and inter-esting things. One family produced a medical doc-tor, two dentists, a college professor, several teachers and the list goes on because there were ten or 12 chil-dren in the family. How was a farming family able to get so many children educated? A member of another family was a pro-fessor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for 26 years. This lady was probably the world greatest authority on ter-mites because she traveled 998 Yadkinville Rd., Mocksville (Beside Mocksville Tire & Automotive) (336) 753-1388 25% OFF Blinds and Shades Light Fixtures Baskets Curtains Used Sheets & Spreads Antique Glassware (carnival) Buy One, Get One FREE On “No Name” Socks (includes toe socks) 50% OFF Glassware (not bakeware) New Spanx M&M/Racing Collectibles Pocket Books/Purses Framed Pictures & Mirrors Lamps & Shades DVD & VHS Movies All Used Kitchenware (Plastic) All Used Shoes Bells, Angels, & Birds 75% OFF All Holiday Items All Clothing Cana/PinoBreakfast Saturday at Wesley Chapel Methodist around the world studying those little creatures.Mapleshades, the house on Cana Road that was home to James and Lelia Essic’s family for many years, has been sold. Pino people hope the new own-ers will keep the old house as it is because it is such a landmark in the communi-ty. It is believed that the house was built in 1914 by Mr. John Swing, who lived there with his wife, Josephine, for the rest of his life. Both of the Swings were very special people who contributed much to the community and Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church. Oak Grove United Methodist Men WILL HOST THEIR MONTHLY Breakfast Fundraiser Saturday, December 16, 20237:00 AM – 10:00 AM MENU:• Eggs• Biscuits & Gravy• Sausage• Country Ham• Grits• Apples No Set PriceDonations Only Oak Grove UMC 1994 US Hwy. 158, Mocksville SALE! SALE! SALE!DiamondEarrings or Ruby, Emerald, or Sapphire. YOUR CHOICE! $2495!A Christ m a s Tradition S i n c e 1 9 6 0 MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 B12 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023 Dateline Fundraisers Friday, Dec. 15Jerry’s Port A Pit Chicken, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., drive-thru, Hardison Church, 1630 Jericho Church Rd., Mocksville. Half chicken, baked beans, slaw, roll, dessert, $12. For tickets, call Ann at 336-909-3790. Pro-ceeds for local nursing home gifts and party. Saturday, Dec. 16Community breakfast, Oak Grove Methodist, 1994 US 158, Mocksville, 7-10 a.m. Eggs, grits, biscuits, gravy, sausage, country ham, apples, beverages. Donations. Reunions Thursday, Dec. 28Davie High School Class of ‘60, 11 a.m., Mocksville Fam-ily Restaurant, Yadkinville Rd. Wednesday, Jan. 3Davie High School Class of ‘61 get-together, 1 p.m., Southern Kitchen and Pancake House, 218 NC 801 N., Bermu-da Run. Special Events Saturday, Dec. 16Cooleemee Christmas Pa-rade, 2 p.m., elementary school to Zachary House where there will be music, stories, games, fellowship, free food, s’mores and Santa and Mrs. Claus. OngoingScout Troop 9555G, 6:30 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, Center Methodist, 1857 US 64 W.Tech Tuesdays/Thursdays, Davie County Public Li-brary, 371 N.Main St., Mocks-ville. Get assistance with tech devices, 10 a.m.-noon and 2-5 p.m. Contact rnelson@davie-countync.gov, 336-753-6033. ourdavie.com ACROSS 1. End of a huge fishhook 5. (K) “Under the ___” (“The Little Mermaid” song) 8. (K) Thing that needs cleaning up 12. (K) Popular cookie brand 13. 252 wine gallons 14. (K) Humpty Dumpty-shaped 15. (K) Any 13-year- old 16. The-lower-the- better pitching stat 17. (K) Prevent 18. Relatives with the same 27-Across, e.g. (2 words) 21. Lithium-___ battery 22. (K) Like acne- prone skin 23. Gray with age 26. (K) Live-show equipment 27. (K) Late June honoree 30. (K) Persuade 31. (K) Laugh? Oh, no, no, no. 32. Frilly, like a doily 33. (K) Hair application goop 34. (K) “See you tomorrow” 35. Line on a check 36. (K) Symbol on a smartphone 38. (K) “Have a seat” 39. Razor in a barbershop 44. Survey findings 45. (K) The Batmobile or Mystery Machine 46. Horse with a brownish coat sprinkled with white 47. (K) Neck-and- neck 48. (K) Enjoyed pig’s feet 49. In the middle of 50. (K) “Where ___ you?” 51. (K) Was the frontrunner 52. (K) Camera part DOWN 1. (K) Those two 2. Section, as of a city 3. (K) Fishing gadget 4. Celebratory blaze 5. Back on the ocean? 6. Money not used in the U.S. 7. Physical body of a human being 8. (K) Fashion show VIP 9. (K) Commonplace 10. ___ serif 11. Cunning 19. (K) Lad 20. (K) Joint above the femur 23. (K) What “o” in “xo” means 24. Groundbreaking discovery? 25. Like glistening beads 26. (K) “Where ___ you?” 28. (K) Important card 29. (K) Easter-egg colorer 31. Sneering 32. Kind of pass in football 34. (K) Snake that squeezes its prey 35. (K) Part of a cherry 37. (K) Construction site hoist 38. Make an important work document unreadable, say 39. (K) Rescue 40. (K) Boarding place in an airport 41. (K) Massive curved roof 42. “No pain, no ___” 43. (K) Brings to a conclusion 44. Glistening morning grass stuff 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? Didn’t go fast? Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker December 18, 2023 The (K) Clues Are for Kids New walker’s two feet? 37-D) HEIGHT Previous riddle answer: BoTyme Jam, country, blue-grass and gospel music, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Thursdays, Farm-ington Community Center, Farmington Road, Mocksville. $3, musicians admitted free. Meetings OngoingSheffield-Calahaln Vol. Fire Dept., Monday nights at 7.NAMI family support group for confidential support for fami-lies with persons with diagnosed mental illness. Via Zoom second and fourth Tuesdays, 6-7:30 p.m. missjulieysl@gmail.com.Disabled American Veterans Davie Chapter 75, first Mon-day of each month, 6 p.m., DAV Building, 1958 US 601 S., Mocksville. 336-749-8347. SeniorsAll events are sponsored by Davie Senior Services. For more information or to register, call 336-753-6230. The main cam-pus at 278 Meroney St. is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The health and fitness center at the Brock Recreation Center at 644 N. Main St. is open from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Fridays. Friday, Dec. 15Crafternoon: Gumball Ma-chine Ornaments, 2 p.m. with Rachel Nelson at public library. Week of Dec. 18Christmas Spirit Week, dress for the season:ed and green for Merry Monday; accessory or hat (think lights) for Twinkle Tuesday; winter scarf for Win-ter Wonderland Wednesday; holiday sweater or shirt for Tree-Mendous Thursday; and snow outfit for Frosty Friday. Monday, Dec. 18Monthly movie, 1 p.m. with popcorn. Tuesday, Dec. 19Tech Tuesday with Rachel Nelson of public library. Bring devices for advice.Memory Cafe, 2 p.m., social gathering for those with Alz-heimer’s or dementia and their caregivers. Thursday, Dec. 21 Senior Book Club, 2 p.m. at public library with Genny Hinkle.Armchair Adventures: Ice-land, 1-3 p.m. Learn about country, snacks. Thursday, Dec. 28Good Health Club, 1 p.m. with Stacey Southern, nutrition coordinator. Friday, Dec. 29Bingo, 1 p.m., sponsored by Allegacy Federal Credit Union. OngoingBrock Senior Steppers, s Brock Gym, open 8-10 each morning and other times with no pro-grams. Register and count steps for monthly and yearly prizes.Coffee & Caregiving, Tuesdays 10 a.m. via Zoom. Interact with other caregivers, ask staff mem-ber Kelly Sloan questions. Open to caregivers of all ages.Quilting, Tuesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. Bring own suppliesCrocheting, Wednesdays, 9-11 a.m. with Theresa Manak and Sara Cioffi. Bring own supplies.Woodcarving, Wednesdays, 9-noon with Tim Trudgeon, $8.75 for new students to cover initial supplies.Art Class, Mondays, 9 a.m.-noon with Jo Robinson. Begin-ning to advanced. Live Music FridaysBluegrass, 6-8 p.m., Maw-Maw’s Kitchen, 2076 US 601 S., Mocksville. Friday, Dec. 15Tin Can Alley, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Dec. 16Adam & Avery, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Thursday, Dec. 21Darrell Hoots, 6-9 p.m., Tan-glewood Pizza, US 158, Ber-muda Run.Bluegrass Church, Eaton’s Baptist, Eaton’s Church/Ritchie roads, Mocksville. Dinner at 6, followed by music then jam-ming. Featured artists: Marissa Colter, Danny Bowers, Greg Jones, Jonathan Essick. The Town of Cooleemee will host its annual Christ-mas parade at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16.The parade will begin at Cooleemee Elementa-ry School at 136 Marginal St. and end at the Zachary House at 131 Church St.Families will gather on the grounds of the Zachary House after the parade for music, stories, fellowship, and free food. Bring your S’Mores sticks and enjoy roasting marshmallows by the fire.Of course, Santa and Mrs. Claus will be on hand for a chat and pictures with the children.Want to enter a float, car, bike, or walk in the pa-rade? Simply show up at the school beginning at 1 p.m. to join in the fun. There is no fee, and pre-registration isn’t necessary.For more information, contact Steve Corriher at 336-284-2141 or scorri-her@cooleemee.org. Cooleemee parade to be followed by food, s’mores & more Give Santa a break! A subscription to the Davie County Enterprise Record is only $32.03 per year for local residents, and the gift lets them know you care every week of the year. Call Today! 336-751-2120 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dce. 14, 2023 - B13 Philanthropy Phyllis spent last week learning about options for college and the opportunity that IGNITE DAVIE (ID) of-fers Davie residents. She is thankful to those who are working to make ID permanent and enjoyed thanking some of them in person. After looking at her research and giving it some thought, Phyllis has decided to apply to ID and Davidson-Davie Commu-nity College.At the community col-lege, Philanthropy Phyllis can explore careers to find the area that is her best fit. She can even transfer to a four-year school af-ter receiving her associate degree to finish her educa-tion. She is excited to com-plete the ID application. She found the application online through the D web-site, ignitedavie.com. Even though she has plenty of time beforethe June 1 deadline, Philan-thropy Phyllis is starting the process to be sure she gets everything done on time.Phyllis is also applying to Davidson-Davie Com-munity College to get that process started. One of the requirements for ID and Philanthropy Phyllis thanks employees at local restaurants for supporting the Ignite Davie chal- lenge, including: Davie Tavern (above); Tan- glewood Pizza (top, right) and Restaurant 101 (right, bottom). many other colleges and scholarships is completion of the FAFSA. When she went online, she found that the 2023-24 FAFSA Form is supposed to be available in December. She talked with Carolyn McManamy to be sure this was correct. She will get it completed as soon as it is available. In the meantime, she went to the Davie Com-munity Foundation website to complete the scholarship application. It is due March 15 and she wants to get it finished while she is on break for the holidays. Philanthropy Phyllis took time to stop by each of the restaurants which sup-ported ID through IGNITE Your Appetites - Restau-rant 101, Tanglewood Pizza Company, and Davie Tavern. PShe enjoyed pos-ing with the restaurant staff and enjoyed a small snack at each location.On Dec. 5, Philanthropy Phyllis heard the news that the Davie County commis-sioners approved $50,000 for ID. Adding the contribu-tion from the county and donations by commu-nity friends, ID is within $123,882 of the $3 million goa. Philanthropy Phyllis feels sure the $3 million goal will be reached by Dec. 31.If you haven’t supported ID and want to help put the program over the fin-ish line, make a donation online at www.daviefoun-dation.org/donate, choose IGNITE DAVIE from the drop-down menu or send a check payable to Davie Community Foundation to PO Box 546, Mocksville, NC 27028. You should note IGNITE DAVIE in the memo line. Philanthropy Phyllis isn’t waiting. She contacted Carolyn McManamy to get directions, then started applying for Ignite Davie, college admission and financial aid. 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Sinclair a/k/a Robert Sinclair, Robert Lemuel Sinclair, late of Davie 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 the office of their attorney at 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27103-1958, on or before the 18th day of March, 2024 or this notice will be plead- ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 14th day of December, 2023. Sue H. Sinclair, Executor Estate of Robert L. Sinclair Craige, Jenkins, Liipfert & Walker, LLP 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, NC 27103-1958 Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 2024. No. 1741679 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Execu- trix of the Estate of LARRY DEAN MYERS 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 February 23, 2024 being (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 November, 2023. Ellison Armfield C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law 284 South Main Street Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 11/23, 11/30, 12/07, 12/14, 2023. No.1752879 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS DAVIE COUNTY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE - GENERAL INSTALLATION Davie County is requesting proposals for installing a relocated existing generator at the Davie County Vehicle Mainte- nance building at 132 Government Cen- ter Drive , Mocksville, NC. The work will include installation of a relocated existing generator, new transformer, and new automatic transfer switch. All bids shall be sent to Davie County Development & Facilities Services, at- tention: Brian Whitley, Facilities Super- visor at 298 E Depot Street, Suite 100, Mocksville, NC 27028, by 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 20th, 2023. In- terested contractors should contact Bri- an Whitley at bwhitley@daviecountync. gov or 336-753-6050 in order to obtain information on the project. Plans and specifications are available at www.scol- linseng.com. Davie County reserves the right to ac- cept or reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities therein. Brian Whitley, Facilities Supervisor Davie County Development & Facilities Service Publish: Davie Enterprise, 12/14, 2023. Public Notices No. 1746718 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executrix of the Estate of JAMES C. JORDAN late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before March 2, 2024 being three (3) months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice , or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. Today’s date 11/30/2023. Frieda W. Jordan, C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP, Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law, 284 South Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 2023. No. 1740271 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Gerald Alexander Talley, 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 March 1, 2024. 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 11/23/2023. Carole M Talley, as Executor of the Estate of Gerald Alexander Talley, deceased, At- torney at Law, Bryan C Thomp- son, Robinson & Lawing, LLP, 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 200, Win- ston-Salem, NC 27103. Publish 11/23/23, 11/30/23, 12/07/23, 12/14/23. No. 1742367 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator for the Estate of KENNETH ED- WARD PEACOCK, deceased of 114 Sycamore Park Lane, Bermu- da Run, NC 27006, Davie County 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 February 23, 2024. 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 November 23, 2023. Rosanne B. Peacock, 114 Sycamore Park Lane, Bermuda Run, NC 27006, as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Edward Peacock, de- ceased, File #23E392. Attorney at Law, James M Deal Jr. DEAL, MOSELY & SMITH, LLP, PO Box 311, Boone, NC 28607. Publish 11/23/23, 11/30/23, 12/07/23, 12/14/23. No. 1752751 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the Es- tate of Robert L. Sinclair a/k/a Robert Sinclair, Robert Lemuel Sinclair, late of Davie 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 the office of their attorney at 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, NC 27103-1958, on or before the 18th day of March, 2024 or this notice will be plead- ed in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This 14th day of December, 2023. Sue H. Sinclair, Executor Estate of Robert L. Sinclair Craige, Jenkins, Liipfert & Walker, LLP 110 Oakwood Drive, Suite 300 Winston-Salem, NC 27103-1958 Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 2024. Public Notices No. 1745471 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of HAL P COCKERHAM, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 6, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 11/30/2023. HAL P COCKERHAM, JR., 2033 EN- GLEMAN CT., BURLINGTON, NC 27215, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of HAL P COCKERHAM, deceased, File #23-E-418. Publish: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 2023. No. 1752704 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of IRVIN EDGAR NAYLOR late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to present writ- ten claim to the undersigned on or before March 14, 2024 (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 14th day of December, 2023. Brent A. Naylor, C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP, Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law, 284 South Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028. Publish: 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 2023 & 1/4, 2024. No. 1752646 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Co-Executors of the Estate of NORMAN RUSSELL SMITH late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpora- tions having claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before March 14, 2024 (being three (3) months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 14th day of December, 2023. Matthew Ryan Smith, Kimberly Sloan Smith, C/O FLEMING & WILLIAMS, LLP, Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law, 284 South Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028. Publish: 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 2023 & 1/4, 2024. No. 1752733 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Executor of the Estate of TANYA JEAN JOHNSON late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against said estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before March 14, 2024 (being three (3) months from the first day of publica- tion of this notice), or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms, and corporations indebted to said estate will please make immedi- ate payment to the undersigned. This the 14th day of December, 2023. Joshua An- drew Wesley, C/O FLEMING & WIL- LIAMS, LLP, Brian F. Williams, Attorney at Law, 284 South Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028. Publish: 12/14, 12/21, 12/28, 2023 & 1/4, 2024. Real Estate Condos & Townhomes Clemmons Riveroaks Across from Tangle- wood,3 BR, 2BA 2 half baths, 2 car garage, $2,000/month. Please call 336-287-4132 for more info Public Notices Public Notices No. 1745471 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of HAL P COCKERHAM, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations hav- ing claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before March 6, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All per- sons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immedi- ate payment. Today’s date 11/30/2023. HAL P COCKERHAM, JR., 2033 EN- GLEMAN CT., BURLINGTON, NC 27215, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of HAL P COCKERHAM, deceased, File #23-E-418. Publish: 11/30, 12/7, 12/14, 12/21, 2023. 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