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Davie County Enterprise Record 12-21-2023USPS 149-160 Number 51 Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 28 Pages 75¢ Jaguar Power Ellis girls complete perfect basketball season 89076 3821260Page B1 Early Deadlines For the Dec. 28 and Jan. 4 editions Noon on Friday for all ads and news items By Jeanna Baxter WhiteWord Master Media Group Joe Scott's story is one of remarkable survival against the odds. On Nov. 3, his heart sud-denly stopped while walking his dog, rendering him clin-ically dead for two to three minutes. In the United States, around 350,000 people experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, with 90 percent not surviving.Yet, on Dec. 9, just five weeks later, Joe, accompanied by his wife, Joyce, walked into Davie County EMS Station 1 with homemade cookies to express gratitude to the emergency services team who saved his life.“God was guiding every one of you that day, whether you know it or not. You are all heroes. I mean that from the bottom of my heart,” Joe said. “My wife and I want you guys to know that you didn’t just save one life that day; you saved two. I am my wife’s primary caregiver, and a lot would have had to change for her without me.”Having served as a volun-teer EMT in the late 70s and early 80s, Joe understands the magnitude of his good fortune. Davie County EMS boasts a resuscitation rate well above the national average, earning gold or platinum awards for their outcomes from the North Carolina Of-fice of Emergency Medicine. Joe Scott hugs Taylor Mohat from the Mocksville Fire Department, one of the first responders who helped to save his life. - Photo by Jeanna Baxter White Merry Christmas Thank you, EMS Man gives back to crew that saved his life “We follow different guide-lines which have improved our outcomes. Be glad you were in Davie County and not another place,” said Brian Blunkall, Davie County EMS shift supervisor.The Scotts attribute Joe's survival to a series of small decisions, starting with a change in his walking route that day. Living at the corner of Gwyn and Tot streets, Joe usually took a different path. However, on that fateful day, he walked down Valley Road for the first time.“God was putting you out there where someone could see you,” Joyce said.Mocksville firefighters Ryan Hall and Taylor Mohat, who happened to be on the way back from lunch, heard the call come across the radio and raced to the scene with-out waiting to be dispatched, saving minutes. A bystander had called 911, but no one had started CPR. While Hall checked for a pulse, Mohat quickly started chest compressions. Fortu-nately, he regained a pulse before they had to shock his heart. Soon, Davie County Rescue Squad’s Blunkall and Kevin Hendrix arrived to help, as did Davie County EMS. EMT Colby Sanders, who was driving the ambulance, raced him to the hospital while paramedics Jake Smith and Jennifer Meuser treated him in the back.Joe spent a week in the hos-pital and received a combina-tion pacemaker/defibrillator. “Next time I pass away, I’ll still have a heartbeat,” he said. He didn’t have a heart attack or a stroke. Doctors at Baptist still don’t know what caused his heart to stop spon-taneously and are continuing to study his case. His only side effects have been a little short-term memory loss that Please See Lifesavers - Page 4 Talk about choices - Davie Republicans will have plenty in the local races when they go to the polls to pick candidates in March for the November general election.Ten candidates - including the three incumbents - have filed for nomination for a seat on the Davie County Board of Commissioners.Republican incumbents are Mark Jones of Mocksville, Terry Renegar of Bermuda Run and Richard Poindexter. The GOP challengers are Mike Butero of Mocksville, Dustin Smith of Advance, Craig My-ers of Mocksville, Charles O. Williams of Mocksville, Bill Vaughn of Mocksville and Douglas Rivers of Mocksville. Justin Vocke filed as a Liber-tarian candidate.There will also be plenty of choices for four seats on the Davie County Board of Education, with only one in-cumbent, W.G. “Dub” Potts filing for re-election. He is be-ing challenged by Jeff Jones of Advance, Stephanie Hurst of Mocksville, Ray Wright of Advance, Michael Hunter of Mocksville and Jeff Plott of Mocksville.Wendy Horne, Cammie Webb and Paul Drechsler did not file for reelection.Kelly Funderburk of Mocksville is running unop-posed to retain the Davie Reg-ister of Deeds job.N.C. House Rep. Julia Howard of Mocksville is run-ning unopposed for the Dis-trict 77 seat in the Republican primary; and will likely be challenged in November by the only Democrat candidate, Kashmir R. Sibby of Mocks-ville.The same is true for the N.C. Senate District 30 seat, with Republican incumbent Steve Jarvis of Lexington the only candidate, as is Tina Royal of Thomasville on the Democrat side and Daniel Cavender of Lexington on the Libertarian side.Republican Superior Court Judge Lori Hamilton of Mocksville is unopposed. South Mocksville voting site movingWhen ballots are cast in March, voters in the South Mocksville precinct will do so at the Davie Community Park, 151 Southwood Drive. 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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 Is home really where the heart is? Christmas Tree ScrapbookBy Marie CraigCome sit down beside me, and let’s look at this scrap-book. I started it when I was a child to remember all the wonderful memories of Christmas and the trees we deco-rated. I know, being a teenager, that you probably won’t understand why I want to share this time with you. Hope-fully, you will catch some of my special feelings about this season of the year.I don’t have pictures of all the trees throughout my life, but my parents improvised and worked hard to make the house festive and special for us. I have a picture in my head whether it’s printed out or not. Most of the years, my dad cut down a pine in the woods near our home. That was fine with me; I thought each one was beautiful. My mother was very particular about the way the tree was em-bellished. She took such care with storing and keeping the glass balls that I actually still have some of them. They are magic, and when I look at them and through them, I get this strong nostalgic reaction. They are probably very old. I’ve never seen any more like them.Here’s a black and white snapshot of our tree that sat in the corner where the drop leaf table usually stayed. I’m not sure where they moved the table in our small home. The black dog in the photo was named Blackie, a very creative name. You’ll see in that picture that we put lots of tinsel on the tree. I think people don’t do that very much anymore. About that same time, our next door neighbors had bubble lights on their tree. I marveled at those and couldn’t understand how they worked. I still don’t know.The next photograph was when I was a little older, about 10. We would drive from Black Mountain to Ashe-ville to shop. Eckard’s Drug Store was where we took our rolls of black and white film to be developed and printed. Then we’d go back a week later and pick the prints up. A few weeks before Christmas when we were in this big drug store, I saw a large stuffed Panda Bear. It just cap-tured me in desire. I begged for it, but my mom told me I was too old for something like that. However, somehow, they worked some magic, went to Asheville, bought the bear, stored it at the neighbor’s house, and retrieved it for Christmas morning. When I ran to the tree that morning, I was so happy to see that bear and named him Andy. I am embarrassed to admit that I still have him. He went with me to college but he didn’t graduate. This next picture was during my senior year of high school. It was a little bittersweet knowing that it was my last Christmas as a full time resident with my parents. They bought me a typewriter which was a great help during the next years of composing assignments in college and recording information as I went from college to math teacher and then to wife and mother. Recording images of Christmas trees changed to taking color slides and then sending the roll off to be returned as positives in cardboard frames. Our projector came out, the lights turned off, and the amateur pictures began to be shown. Oops, that one got put in upside down, but you can turn your head. These next black and white snapshots were developed and printed in our darkroom that we created in our bath-room on that long counter. Here are our sons under the tree as toddlers. We had a cut tree that created many tears from the youngest son when we threw it beside the street to be picked up as trash. For a few years after that, we dug up a live tree in the front yard, put it in a wash tube and hauled it in the house. We had a ceremony later to replant it. The next year, we chose the second tree to give more time for recovery. Luke 2:1-20In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room avail-able for them.And there were shepherds living out in the fields near-by, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host ap-peared with the angel, praising God and saying,“Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.•Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.•Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; be-cause there was no room for them in the inn.•Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Be-hold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.•John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.•Luke 2:11For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.•Luke 1:26-38And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth ...•Luke 2:21And when eight days were accomplished for the cir-cumcising of the child, his name was called Jesus, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.•Matthew 2:1Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,• Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law ... The birth of Jesus Years went by as we took color photos of decorated trees. They and the years run together as I remember spe-cial times. This year, I’ll celebrate with my multi-genera-tion family, and we’ll take images with our smartphones. But I still need to get prints to put into this scrapbook. Thanks for helping me remember all the good times. I hope you’ll have your own memories and images of Christmas trees and the families who make this season so wonderful. Goodbye SiblingsBy Gaye HootsI am the oldest of three children. My younger sister, Faye, passed away this June, just a few days short of her seventy-sixth birthday. She had been in declining health for several years, and her husband had cared for her. It was still a shock to lose her, and I have not fully grasped that she is gone. This is the first Christmas without her.My brother, Phil, was the baby of our family, and a lot of his health problems were due to smoking. He kicked the habit about fifteen years ago, but much damage had been done. His health declined sharply this year, requir-ing his wife to care for him. He began Hospice care a few weeks ago but sounded good when I spoke with him, and I believed he had months ahead of him. I may have sensed subconsciously that time was short because I reached out to his childhood friends, and they had contacted him. He told me how happy he was to reconnect with them. The call that he was dying was hard to accept.I am sitting in the home of my sister and her husband, built on the farm I grew up on in Advance. The memories of farming this land with my parents and siblings are warm and rich. I can close my eyes and relive so many of them. Being the oldest, I felt a responsibility for them and did not anticipate that they would precede me in death.Earlier this week, I had lunch with several friends from my graduating class, and many had lost husbands and sib-lings. Our conversations centered around adjusting to the changes in our lives, adapting to our losses, and making the most of our remaining time on this earth.This week, I visited a friend who has dementia and had to adjust to losing her husband and entering a facility geared toward dementia. I watched her struggle with that and emerge with the ability to appreciate everything life still offers her. She assists her peers, enjoys the activities, especially the music, celebrates a new great-grandchild, and enjoys outings with her family. I saw her at a restau-rant a few nights ago, and she recognized me. Her face lit up like the sweet girl I remembered from childhood.When I visited her at Cadence, I saw a schoolmate sit-ting in the lobby. He still looks healthy but is now blind. He managed to have a positive attitude and seemed accept-ing of the changes in his life. I also went to the visitation at Eaton’s of a friend who has lost his wife. and he proudly I’m having a hard time with where home is this week. We have started the process of selling the place that was our home for 11 years, and while intellectually I know the time is right, and that it’s really not home anymore, this is hard.I have dreamed all of my life of living at the beach. I spend summers at Cherry Grove, and in the back of my head, I held on to the idea that some day, I would find a way to end up looking out at the water, somewhere.My husband and I actually made that dream come true when we retired (the first time) at the end of 2011. We found a small but beautiful third-floor condo that looks out over the IntraCoastal Waterway or ICW in Little River. SC. It was, in fact, the only place we even looked at. We went out on the screened porch, fell in love and made an offer that was accepted that night.We spent a lot of time making it our own. It was pink when we moved in – carpet, paint, curtains, you name it. We put in hardwood floors, replaced appli-ances, placed our favorite furniture pieces we collected together, and it became a haven, a peaceful place that was our refuge from the world.At the time we moved in, we got to know everyone in the small development. And we were some of the very few full-time residents. For most, this was a second home. We loved it, and our dogs did, too.But several years ago, I came back to Lexington, to help with family. I was more than happy to do it, and at the time, found a wonderful little spot to rent that, once again, I made a home for us. Jim was still working a second ca-reer in North Myrtle Beach, so I and the dogs spent time with family and stalked estate sales and antique shops and little by little, made that apartment a cozy haven as well.Four and a half years later, the owner decided to sell the duplex. We thought about buying it, but it needed a lot of serious work and we decided not to take the leap. Instead, we found another place to rent, but at the time, it was a challenge, since the market for rentals was scarce and we only had 30 days to find it and move.We have, during all this, realized that as much as we love the beach condo, it’s just not home anymore. In the last three years, I have been down five times, and only once for more than a night. Jim retired, again, two years ago, and he doesn’t go unless I do except for a den-tal appointment, and that he does in a one-day trip.The time is right to sell – we will make some profit on our investment, and it will al-low us to perhaps do some traveling we have wanted to do.But as I sit in this place that was our home, that the two of us worked so hard to put to-gether, it is hard to prepare to say goodbye. So many memories within these walls, so much love, so much heart.And so it brings me back to my original question. If home is where the heart is, can I really let this go? I can. It hurts and it’s hard but I know this is a part of life. My home is in Lexington now, and I’m okay with that. Little River is not the town it once was. A tremendous building surge has meant increased traffic and more than tripling of the population, and not everyone new is adapt-ing to the southern warmth. And if one of us is left alone, I think being in a community where folks know us and we know them is a happier place to be than a beach develop-ment where the residents we used to know and love are, for the most part, not here anymore.And more than all of that, my heart, steady and true, is anywhere Jim is, and that is home. Please See Renegade ‑ Page 3 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - 3 Continued From Page 2showed me his beautiful daughter and twin granddaugh-ters. It is reaffirming to see those able to recognize the things we have, even amid loss.While waiting to hear the final arrangements for my brother. I attended a gender reveal for my granddaughter. She has a beautiful daughter, a senior in high school, and a dedicated student and is now expecting a baby girl. This will be the first girl in her husband’s family in fifty years.There are so many mixed emotions it is hard to express them. The older we get, the more losses we experience, but we also continue to live and celebrate all the happy events with our family and friends. May we always be able to appreciate God’s many blessings and find comfort in Him during our losses. A Life Well LivedBy Julie Terry CartnerHis obituary came out this week. Those who read it had to be impressed. Dale Keiger was a man to be admired. His first step into adulthood was a stint in the army, followed by the traditional pattern of the time. He married Gail, the love of his life, moved to China Grove, and opened The Young Men’s Shop, which later became Dale’s Sporting Goods. Few people in Rowan and Davie Counties, and other neighboring counties, didn’t know Dale and his busi-ness. Married for over 68 years and a business owner for over 66 years, Dale was the epitome of the Silent Gener-ation. Dale’s non-work contributions to China Grove and Rowan County read like a Who’s Who of local business-men. On the board of directors of one bank, a member of the local Civitan club, actively involved in his church in many roles and responsibilities, Dale exemplified what our fathers were, what our husband are, and what our sons and grandsons aspire to be: a good man. Dale was well known locally for his support of the Little League program as well as the South Rowan athletic and band programs.Beyond the obituary, however, was a man: a family man, a godly man, a friend, a leader, a motivator, a man who gave out help and advice as easily as he gave out pep-permints. His store was the mecca of China Grove. It was rare to go into the store and find it empty; people loved to pass the time in this place that always felt welcoming.Who knows how many ideas percolated behind those walls? Dale was one of those people who could see what roles would fit people, and he wasn’t hesitant to gently “suggest” someone take on a new responsibility. I can’t di- BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT The BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT- An AFFORDABLE marketing choice! 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When any of us needed help, the fastest way to get the word out was to call Dale’s store, and soon the troops would arrive. One time the back of a dump truck released an entire load of gravel at the base of our driveway. We couldn’t get out, and with two of us shoveling, we couldn’t clear it on our own. I called Dale’s, and we soon had all the help we needed.As a coach with a limited budget, I could go to Dale and tell him what I needed, and he’d help me find the best deals, and for students with financial concerns, he’d make sure they were taken care of.As a mother, I herded my five children through Dale’s more than once, and Dale never failed to make my kids feel special. That’s what he did. He had the skill to make every person feel like he or she was the most important. Our children absolutely believed that Dale sat at his store, just waiting for them to come by for a visit, ready to pass out peppermints and roll them around on his stool. Renegade ... When we moved to Davie County, we would often go back to China Grove to visit. If any of the children were with me, they would always ask to go see Dale and Gail, knowing they’d be warmly welcomed, as if we’d never left.Dale leaves behind a huge legacy of accomplishments, but as one of his many fans, I see his greatest legacy as a human being, a caring, compassionate man, a friend, and a surrogate father and grandfather to more people than he would ever realize.The words, the end of an era, have been overused per-haps, but in the passing of Dale Keiger, we truly have reached the end of an era. May Dale’s legacy of kindness and service carry on for future generations. “Well done, my good and faithful servant.” Well done, indeed. 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. 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Thank you to all of our patient s a n d f r i e n d s f o r your continued support. Dr. Andrew J. Rivers DMD 118 Hospital st. • Mocksville, Nc 27028 • 336.751.6289 “Because you should want to see your dentist” Accepting Most Major Insurances | RiversFamilyDentistry.com saving his life but renew-ing his faith in God. He explained that at 19, he was sent to Vietnam and saw things no one should have to see. He was the only one of his five-member recon team to survive. “I felt like God wasn’t there. I couldn’t believe it, even though I tried. In the hospital, I realized God had been there the whole time. It took what you did to bring God back to me.” Joe ended the visit by offering his support. “I think the public has to go through something like I did to understand your full value. If there is anything I can ever do for you, just ring my number, and I will be here for you like you were here for me.” The visit from Joe Scott brought joy to the first responders, who rarely witness such positive outcomes.“It’s not very often that we get to have an event like this,” said Blunkall. “Getting to see Mr. Scott from the start of the issue to such a great outcome is wonderful.” Losing weight is about more than just dieting. It’s about making changes to your lifestyle that result in a better, healthier version of the amazing person you already are. At Family Care Center of Mocksville, we work with you to help you create a plan that is sustainable and realistic, offering support and guidance every step of the way. Put your trust in us. You’ll be glad you did. Family Care Center Kaleah Hendren, FNP-C 336.753.0800 fccmocksville.com Weight management?We can help Firefighter Ryan Hall echoed these sentiments, emphasizing the rarity of such positive encounters in their line of work. “It’s heartwarming to meet someone on the good side of a situation. When we shut the ambulance doors, it’s usually the end of it. We may hear that a patient made it out of the hospital, but seeing him, talking to him, and know-ing that our hard work made a difference in his life is awesome.” SHOP LOCALMOCKSVILLE 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. 21, 2023 - 5 = 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 Continued From Page 1for outstanding service to the Piedmont Triad Re-gional Council.“Rick has been an ad-vocate in our 12-county Piedmont Triad Region, and it was my privilege to be part of the luncheon where he was honored,” said Rollins, who was one in a long line of those who have worked with or seen the impact Cross has made in the town since join-ing the planning board in 2016, followed by being elected to the council in 2017 and then mayor in 2019.“One word that brings to mind during Rick’s tenure was perspective,” Rollins said. “He constant-ly sought perspective and divergent viewpoints and was never one to tell any-one anything other than trying to bring consensus. I really appreciate May-or Cross sticking to his viewpoint for what good government is all about, and that’s listening to all people.”Rollins also brought along a parting gift – a special chair noting a popular local bakery and meeting place where Cross conducted plenty of “un-official business” with the following inscription:Mayor Rick Cross2019-2023Maddie Cakes Diplomacy ChairMike Brannon, who was sworn in as the new mayor, handled calling up those present to the podi-um and others who sent along messages paying tribute to Cross – which took up the largest portion of the meeting. That in- Cross ... cluded Davie’s State Rep. Julia Howard, who noted his “humble heart” and that it was “truly a pleasure to work with you” in her brief comments.Howard then present-ed Cross with a flag flown in his honor along with a certificate recognizing his leadership and service.Terry Bralley, the pres-ident of the Davie County Economic Development Commission, talked about the commitment of Cross on looking beyond the bor-ders of the town.“Thank you for your leadership and bringing Bermuda Run into the fold and not just looking at this region or this county but for the greater good of the state,” Bralley said. “What was good for one was good for all. You brought that at-titude, that work ethic.”Andrew Meadwell, who took over as the new town manager replacing Rollins in the summer of 2022, said: “Without you, I would not be in this position that I am today as one of the key reasons that I chose to come to Bermuda Run was based on conversations that you and I had. I told you about my belief in relation-ships and partnerships and I got from you that was the way I would feel in this or-ganization. You’ve heard a lot of common themes about this man.” Meadwell said he learned in the fall about the application process re-garding the Grady Hunter Award for outstanding ser-vice to the regional coun-cil and immediately knew Cross was the ideal candi-date as a true public servant who was soft-spoken but commanded respect with his approach while being engaged in every possible way.Brannon, who has worked closely with Cross during the last year in an-ticipation of trying to fill “those big shoes,” conclud-ed the comments portion by saying, “We’ve heard from several distinguished guests and could have filled the Blue Heron Trail with many other people who would have lined up tonight and echoed those same sentiments.“Let me conclude by saying, thank you for your sacrifice and thank you for your service on behalf of myself, the council, staff and all the people you represent. Thank for your leadership, thank you for partnership, and personal-ly, thank you for your men-torship.”Besides accepting the flag from Howard and the chair from Rollins, Cross sat quietly in a chair among staff members up front during all the flatter-ing remarks before taking his turn.“I will be very brief,” said Cross, who earlier in the meeting thanked and recognized each of the council members and staff. “This has been way too much about me. And it should be focused on these folks (who are leaving) and these folks right here (who were elected). It’s about the future. I’m touched to have heard all of this. “It’s been an honor to serve this community and a privilege to represent this community for the past four years as the town’s mayor. She’s going to hate me for saying this, but who I want to thank most is my wife, Sue. She has been my inspiration and my energy and for all that I have done, thank you for being there with me. That’s all I’ve got to say.”Earlier in the meeting, the council recognized the efforts of Curtis Capps and Heather Coleman, who both served as council members for four years but chose not to seek re-elec-tion.Both were presented with shadow boxes and admitted it has been the fastest four years of their lives along with praising the staff and what an honor and pleasure it has been to serve.Brannon, who ran unopposed for mayor, then took the oath of office before the recog-nition for Cross. The two new council members, Rae Nelson and Jeff Tedder, who were the two top vote-getters in November’s mu-nipal election, then were admin-istered the oath of office and were seated up front with returning council members Mike Ernst, who was voted again to serve as mayor pro tempore, and Melinda Szeliga.With the coun-cil seat belonging to Brannon be-coming vacant, it will be the role of council to appoint someone as his replacement after he was elected mayor.“We will be working to fill that aggressively and want the process to move quickly,” Brannon said.In another comment at the end of last Tuesday night’s meeting, Brannon said that the annual Christ-mas in the Town of Bermu-da Run celebration on Dec. 5 continued to grow with crowd estimates of more than 2,000 turning out. Rick Cross received a flag flown in his honor from N.C. Rep Julia Howard in his last meet- ing as mayor of the Town of Bermuda Run last Tuesday. - Photos by Jim Buice Cross was given a “Maddie Cakes Diplomacy Chair” by former town manager Lee Rollins for all the time he conducted “unofficial busi- ness” at the local bakery in his four years as the mayor of Bermuda Run. MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 • Chains• Bracelets• Earrings 6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023Public Records ArrestsThe following were ar-rested by the Davie County Sheriff’s Office.Dec. 15: Trishena Quar-trese Bolt, 35, of Concord, driving while license re-voked, giving fictitious information to an officer, identity theft; Charles Rob-ert Hall, 32, of Lois Lane, Moksville; assault on a government official, mali-cious conduct by a prison-er; Jonathan David Yjhasz, 62, of Oak Grove Church Road, Mocksville, assault with a deadly weapon. Dec. 14: Kenneth David Decamp Jr., 42, of High Point, DWI, assault on a female; Matthew S. Gur-ley, 35, of Pleasant Acre Drive, Mocksville, expired vehicle inspection, expired registration, driving while license revoked; Patrick Stephon Watson Jr., 36, of Winston-Salem, failure to appear in court. Dec. 13: Robert William Berry Jr., 47, of Howard-town Circle, Mocksville, possession of metham-phetamine; Jamie Franklin Koon, 44, of Howardtown Circle, Mocksville, posses-sion of methamphetamine; Deanne Lynn Muir, 42, of Styatesville, multiple counts failure to appear in court; Jerry Glen Selph Jr., 36, of NC 801 S., Advance, possession of controlled substance on jail premises, possession of drug para-phernalia, possession of methamphetamine; Tammy White, 54, of Marconi St., Mocksville, trespassing, larceny.Dec. 12: Emily Rose Long, 26, of Salisbury, multiple counts failure to appear in court; Alice Ma-rie McGilvary, 74, of White Oak Lane, Mocksville, failure to appear in court; Jacob Dale Whitaker, 29, of Liberty Church Road, Mocksville; assault, assault ona female, domestic vio-lence prevention order vio-lation, false imprisonment. Dec. 11: Tina Marie Craig, 37, of Drum Lane, Mocksville, multiple counts failure to appear in court on felony and misde-meanor charges; David Eu-gene Dick Jr., 23, of Win-ston-Salem, felony larceny; Matthew David Saylor, 48, of Main Church Road, Mocksville; Stephon K. Smoot, 29, of Legion Hut Road, Mocksville; non-support of child.Dec. 10: James Doug-las Cartner, 49, of Vaughn Mill Road, Statesville, fel-ony possession of cocaine; Dwight Kendall Davis, 50, of Lumber Bridge, assault; Hunter David Scott, 25, of Statesville, attempted lar-ceny. Sheriff’s OfficeThe following are from Davie County Sheriff’s Of-fice reports.Dec. 16: disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; trespassing, Twin Creeks Drive, Advance; disturbance, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Country/Ivy lanes, Mocksville; tres-passing, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; damage to property, Madison Road, Mocksville; trespassing, US 601 N., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, Camden Point Court, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Brushy Mountain Trail, Advance; burglary, Mountview Drive, Mocks-ville; missing person, US 601 S., Mocksville; larce-ny, NC 801 S., Mocksville; trespassing, Ken Hoots Lane, Advance; trespass-ing, Meadow Ridge Road, Mocksville.Dec. 15: trespassing, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; sus-picious activity, Fork-Bix-by Road, Advance; assault, Green St., Mocksville; dis-turbance, Bootleg Alley, Cooleemee; fraud, Fairfield Road, Mocksville; run-away, NC 801 S., Advance; domestic assist, Oak Grove Church Road, Mocks-ville; harassment, NC 801 S., Advance; runaway, E. Depot St., Mocksville; harassment, US 158, Ad-vance; fraud, Wills Road, Advance; larceny, Fostall Drive, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, US 158, Advance; disturbance, War Eagle Drive, Mocksville; assault, Oak Gove Church Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Farmington Road, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, US 601 S., Mockville; suspicious activity, Salisbury Road, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Valley Road, Mocksville; harassment, Fork Bixby Road, Advance.Dec. 14: disturbance, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; domestic disturbance, Oak Tree Drive, Mocksville; missing person, Edward Beck Road, Mocksville; assault, US 601 S., Mocks-ville; suspicious activi-ty, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, East Lake Drive, Mocks-ville; disturbance, US 158, Bermuda Run; fraud, N. Hiddenbrooke Drive, Ad-vance; harassment, William Ellis Drive, Advance; larce-ny, Keswick Dive, Advanc; nuisance complaint, US 158, Bermuda Run; domes-tic disturbance, S. Clement St., Mocksville; harass-ment, Farmington Road, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Baltimore Road, Advance; harassment, Wil-liam Ellis Drive, Advance; disturbance, Calahaln Road, Mocksville; domes-tic disturbance, Pierce Way, Mocksville; disturbance, Ashley Furniture Way, Ad-vance; suspicious activity, Sheetz, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Valley Road, Mocksville.Dec. 13: assault, Twins Way, Bermuda Run; domes-tic disturbance, Bowden Road, Advance; larceny, Powell Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 158/ Allen Farm Lane, Mocks-ville; trespassing, US 601 S., Mocksville; domestic disturbance, NC 801 S., Advance; trespassing, Mill-wright Court, Mocksville; damage to property, Shag-gy Bark Lane, Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; noise complaint, Sunset Drive, Mocksville; sexual assault, Guinevere Lane, Mocks-ville.Dec. 12: disturbance, Eatons Church Road, Mocksville; harassment, US 601 S., Mocksville; trespassing, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; tres-passing, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; harassment, Cana Road, Mocksville; harassment, Hank Lesser Road, Mocksville; sus-picious activity, US 601 S., Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Pinebrook School Road, Mocksville; larceny, Whitney Road, Mocksville; harassment, Turrentine Church Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Sheffield Road, Mocksville; domestic dis-turbance, Camden Point Court, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Fork Bixby Road, Advance; distur-bance, NC 801 S., Cool-eemee; harassment, S. Salisbury St., Mocksville; domestic assist, Jack Booe Road, Mocksville; harass-ment, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville; disturbance, Farmington Road, Mocks-ville; fraud, Bermuda Run Drive, Bermuda Run; ha-rassment, Martin Luther King Jr. Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, US 601 N., Mocksville.Dec. 11: suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; runaway, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; ha-rassment, William Ellis Drive, Advance; larceny, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Guinevere Lane, Mocks-ville; trespassing, Yadk-inville Road, Mocksville; larceny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Odell My-ers Road, Advance; fraud, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; trespassing, Bermu-da Village Drive, Bermuda Run; suspicious activity, Yadkinville Road, Mocks-ville; bruglary, Valhalla Trail, Mocksville; larce-ny, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; disturbance, War Eagle Drive, Mocks-ville; trespassing, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; larceny, Salisbury Road, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, US 158/Country Lane, Mocksville; trespassing, US 601 N., Mocksville; harassment, Yadkinville Road, Mocksville.Dec. 10: suspicious ac-tivity, Cooper Creek Drive, Mocksville; runaway, Culloden Drive, Mocks-ville; suspicious activity, Fairway Drive, Bermuda Run; harassment, Car-avan Lane, Mocksville; disturbance, Twins Way, Bermuda Run; domestic assist, Government Cen-ter Drive, Mocksville; ha-rassment, Gladstone Road, Mocksville; fraud, NC 801 N., Bermuda Run; custo-dy issue, Nellwood Court, Mocksville; suspicious ac-tivity, Williams Road, Ad-vance; trespassing, NC 801 S., Cooleemee; harassment, LaQuinta Drive, Advance; larceny, Gwyn St., Mocks-ville; domestic disturbance, Village Road, Mocksville; suspicious activity, Cem-etery St., Mocksville; sus-picious activity, Milling Road, Mocksville; suspi-cious activity, Kilbourne Drive, Bermuda Run. Land TransfersThe following land transfers were filed with the Davie Register of Deeds, listed by parties involved, acreage, location and deed stamps purchased, with $2 representing $1,000.- Nancy Glass to James Taylor and Laura Taylor, 1 lot, Forest Glen, Mocks-ville, $884.- Mintz Farm Enterpris-es to Southeastern Property Holdings, .6 acre, Milling Road, Mocksville, $8.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Carolyn Elaine Bowman, 1 lot, Twinbrook Village, Mocksville, $495.- Eleanor B. Butler to Jorge Luis Padilla and Iris Judith Padilla, 1 lot, Kinderton Village, Bermu-da Run, $574.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Brie Elizabeth Bishop, 1 lot, Twinbrook Village, Mocksville, $488.- Ronald W. McDaniel to Eunice Paulson, 24.51 acres, Jerusalem Township, $400.- Lucy Shaffer McClam-rock to Teresa Draughn, 2 lots, Craftwood, Mocks-ville.- Lucy Shaffer Mc-Clamrock to Hunter Jacob Boger, 1 lot, Farmington Township.- Scott Carter Dixon and Lori Dixon to Jeffery T. Miller II and Glenda B. Miller, 2 lots, Hickory Hill, Shady Grove Township, $1,030.- CMH Homes to Jona-than Eugene Walsh and Ad-die Keeton Walsh, 5 acres, $525.- Jamie Carter Grun-ner and Liam Lofberg to Jeffrey Lee Williams and Abigail Christine Williams, 1 lot, Baltimore Trails, Ad-vance, $2,178.- Vestal George Prim Jr., trustee to Medford Brent Shoaf and Carolyn Hahn Shoaf, 15.04 acres, Farm-ington Township, $306.- Mary Ferris to Steven M. Norman and Elizabeth T. Norman, 1 villa, Lake Louise, Fulton Township, $817.- Easystreet Properties to Greg Parrish Builders, 1 lot, Danner Place, $100.- Kip M. Miller and Denise P. Miller to Zach-ary Sheek Miller and Joy Renee Miller, 5.78 acres, Calahaln Township.- Kip M. Miller and De-nise P. Miller to Mitchell Parrish Miller, 5.78 acres, Calahaln Township. - Morgan Keith Chaf-fin and Carolyn Elizabeth Arnold, and Bryan Chaf-fin and Karlene Chaffin to Thomas Kyle Smith and April Lynn Smith, tract, Calahaln Township and part in Iredell.- Diversified Invest-ment Property to Max Land Holding, 1.24 acres, Peachtree Road, Advance, $930.- Twin City Capital Investments to Imogene Comer and Karen Comer, 2 acres, Clarksville Town-ship, $600.- Boyden Dean Melton and Leigh Shoemak-er-Melton to Wende Moore Forbes, 1 condominium, Bermuda Village, $338.- Robert L. Potts to C&H Real Estate Holdings, 1.08 acre, $222.- David Raldon Purkey and Constance Marie J. Purkey to Patrick Damian Brake and Sierra A. Brake, 1 acre, $532.- Benjamin Philip Gates to Nicholas Boughton and Christen Boughton, 3.09 acres, Farmington Town-ship, $1,250.- Comfort Quality Homes to Mason Jeffrey Wilson, 1 lot, Shady Grove Township, $700.- Ronnie C. Sidden and Sandra W. Sidden to Eric Orren Compton and Tammy Ann Rollins, tract, $400.- James L. Foster and Sandra L. Foster to Smith Group Holdings, tracts, Farmington Township, $700.- Lee LaPorte to Lee LaPorte and Kelly Ha-zelwood Gravelyn, 1 lot, Marchmont, Advance.- Kit Edwards and Betty Jane Edwards to Thomas N. Booe Jr., 1 lot, Bermuda Run, $1,070.- Jeffrey W. Cline and Gena Walker Cline to Jus-tin Andrew Wright, Judy Queen Holcomb and Ma-randa Taylor, 2 lots, Mocks-ville Township, $600.- Kathleen Michelle Deringer to Bethany Ellen Roe, 6.54 acres, Rainbow Road, Advance, $1,150.- Christopher A. Cave to Bryan Archibald and Jen-na Richie, 1 lot, Redland Place, Farmington Town-ship, $920.- Jesse Bennett Thornton and Sonni Jo Ann Thornton to Chrisotpher Cave and Brooke Wiles, 9.26 acres, Sparrow Lane, Mocksville, $1,030.- Pfaff Enterprises to Manuelo M. Noa Jr., tract, $200.- Jack Anthony Nay-lor and Christine Swanson Naylor to Corey James Bentley and Morgan Bent-ley, tracts, Calahaln Town-ship, $720.- Colonial Estates to Rawley Raymond Mc-Bride Jr. and Cynthia B. McBride, 1 lot, Mocksville Township, $127.- Julia Lynne McCann and Mark Alan McCann, and Donald Lindsay Sny-der Jr. and Shari Crangle Snyder to Bryan Chase Al-der and Claire Alder, 26.09 acres, Spillman Road, Mocksville, $800.- Douglas Arthur John-son and Gay Baade John-son, trustees to Elizabeth Thomerson and Timothy Thomerson, 1 lot, Spyglass Hill, Bermuda Run, $720.- WJH LLC to Hannah Leigh Bodenheimer and Gestin Denard Miller, 1 lot, Charleston Ridge, Mocks-ville, $500.- CG2 Homes to Mat-thew Pennington and Jen-nifer Pennington, 1 lot, Fulton Township, $964.- Tomasz Lewtak and Jolanta Lewtak to Thomas Wayne Singleton and Mi- chael Lee Singleton, tract, Singleton Road, Mocks-ville, $290.- WJH LLC to Andrew Nudd and Mary R. Saun-ders, 1 lot, Ridgemont, Mocksville, $490.- Juan Antonio Perez and Alina Gomez to Yanela Doural Perez, 11.35 acres, Juney Beauchamp Road, Advance.- Joshua S. Calamusa and Melissa A. Calamusa to Joshua S. Calamusa, 1 lot, Summer Hill Farm.- Reliant Homes to Ancil Theodore Jones and Nancie Carol Jones, 1 lot, Arrow-head, Shady Grove Town-ship, $1,190.- BRD Land & Invest-ment to Meritage Homes of the Carolinas, 17.44 acres, Country Lane, Mocksville, $16,852.- Carolyn Sain Richard-son, Dorothy Sain Marklin, and Glenda Sain Thompson and Michael Layne Thomp-son to Roger P. Spillman, 5.2 acres, US 158, Mocks-ville, Mocksville, $300.- Dianna Marie Greetan to Dianna Marie Greetan and Alia Elaine Le Blanc, 6 acres, Shady Grove Town-ship.- D.R. Horton Inc. to Deborah Joanna Early and Maria Eugenia Reyes Ri-vera, 1 lot, Twinbrook Vil-lage, Mocksville, $598.- Brittany Bryant Mitch-ell to Adam Daniel Waddle and Morgan Renee Waddle, 1 lot, Heritage Oaks, Fulton Township, $740.- Randell L. Tesh and Ruth A. Tesh to Clinton David Little and Quinn Tesh Little, 1.31 acres, Hearthside Lane.- Wesley Bailey, trustee to Dianne Smithdeal Hodg-es, half interest, 1 lot, We-stridge.- Dianne Smithdeal Hodges to Foss T. Smith-deal Jr., half interest, 1 lot, Westridge.- Foss T. Smithdeal Jr. to Foss T. Smithdeal Jr. and Debra J. Smithdeal, 1 lot, Westridge.- WJH LLC to Jas-mine Kenise Jones and Cory JaMelle Jones, 1 lot, Charleston Ridge, Mocks-ville, $526.- Clayton Properties Group to Andrew Squires and Hayley Squires, 1 lot, Brayden Place, Bermuda Run, $875.- Charlotte O. Long to Danny Lee Orren, interest in tracts, LaQuinta Drive, Advance, $2.- Charlotte O. Long to Danny Lee Orren and Char-lotte O. Long, interest in tracts, LaQuinta Drive, Ad-vance.- Madeline L. Stephens to Paul G. Keeton and Dawn E. Keeton, 1 lot, Oakmont, Shady Grove Township, $930.- Barry LaMont Spry (and as administrator of es-tate of Andrew Steven Spry, and Linda G. Spry to Victor Manuel Bonilla Alvarez, 1 lot, Jerusalem Township, $50.- WJH LLC to Tyler Nelson, Judy Richmond and Veda Richmond, 1 lot, Ridgemont, Mocksville, $440.- Clark Venture Group to Domus Holdings, 5 lots, $278.- Jarvis Kennedy Cus-tom Homes to Robert C. Schwarz (75%) and Cath-erine S. Hefler (25%), 1 lot, Ashley Way, Jerusalem Township, $524.- WJH LLC to Samantha Jacqueline Coppedge and Tracey Lamar Coppedge, 1 lot, Ridgemont, Mocks-ville, $470.- WJH LLC to Taletha Atkinson and Brenda Johnson, 1 lot, Charleston Ridge, Mocksville, $543. 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 RANDY MILLER& SONS 295 Miller Road • Mocksville(336) 284-2826 • We Pump Septic Tanks • SEPTIC TANK SERVICE Septic SystemsFootingsLoader Work Skid Steer WorkTrencher WorkHauling StateCertifiedInspector DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - 7 District Court 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. A Davie writer earned an award of excellence for about the historick Shallow Ford.The N.C. Society of His-torians (NCSH) conduct-ed its 81st Annual Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 11. Founded in 1941, NCSH has recognized ex-cellence in preserving and perpetuating North Carolina history every year since its inception, except for one in which the US was involved in World War II.“Historic Shallow Ford in Yadkin Valley,” written by Marcia D. Phillips and published by Arcadia Press in 2022, earned the Award of Excellence for its qual-ities of being well written and beautiful, according Maxine McCall, president of the NCSH. This honor is awarded for valuable contri-butions toward the preser-vation and perpetuation of North Carolina history.The book can be pur-chased at the Davie County Public Library where the author is often available on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Book earns award from historians The following cases were disposed of during the Nov. 16 session of Davie District Court. Presiding: Judge Jon W. Myers. Prosecuting: Jus-tin Freeman and Eric Farr, assistant DAs.- Asad A. Abdi, failure to wear seat belt, dismissed in the interest of justice.- Harley C. Anderson, misdemeanor larceny, sen-tenced to 30 days, suspend-ed 12 months, $78.93 res-titution to Walmart, cost, attorney fee; misdemeanor probation violation, admits, willful violation.- Peter A. Bellasalma, speeding 90 in a 70, reck-less driving, dismissed per plea; no license, reduced to failure to notify DMV of address change, $200, cost.- Blake James Bishop, felony identity theft, dis-missed; obstructing justice, sentenced to 4 days to run concurrent with any sen-tence now serving, cost, at-torney fee.- Samuel Lee Brown, shoplifting, dismissed, in compliance.- Brian Keith Bryant, communicating threats, dis-missed, prosecuting witness failed to appear.- Jose Dela-Cruz Cor-tez, driving while license revoked DWI revocation, reduced to failure to notify DMV of address change, $200, cost.- Mallory M. Crabtree, simple possession of a schedule VI controlled sub-stance, possession of mari-juana paraphernalia, license plate frame/cover violation, dismissed in the interest of justice.- Zakelo Staton Duren, probation violation, proba-tion terminated.- Alhassan Faisal, speed-ing 90 in a 70, reduced to 79 in a 70, $50, cost; reckless driving, dismissed per plea.- Ricky Clifton Hodges, assault on a female, in com-pliance, dismissed.- Jimmy Ray James, hit/run failure to stop after causing property damage, dismissed, civil matter.- Micheal C. Kelly, as-sault on a female, sentenced to time served, submit DNA sample, cost, attorney fee; 2 counts misdemeanor child abuse, dismissed per plea.- Philip Justin Kitts, mis-demeanor probation viola-tion, probation terminated; first degree trespass enter/remain on premises, dis-missed, prosecuting witness failed to appear.- Corey Joseph Levesque, assault on a female, 12 months probation, complete abuser program, obtain sub-stance abuse assessment, comply with any recom-mended treatment, do not receive any new charges, do not assault/threaten/harass victim, case to be reviewed in 12 months, cost.- Amy Lynn Lilly, felo-ny possession with intent to sell/deliver marijuana, dis-missed; possession of mar-ijuana up to one-half ounce, sentenced to time served, cost, attorney fee; maintain-ing vehicle/dwelling/place for a controlled substance, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, dismissed per plea. - Richard Ricco Long II, misdemeanor larceny, sen-tenced to time served, cost, attorney fee.- Michael A. Merritt, in-jury to personal property, possession of stolen vehicle, 3 counts second degree tres-pass, misdemeanor larceny, dismissed per plea.- David Lee Mullins Jr., assault on a female, sen-tenced to time served, do not have contact with vic-tim, cost, attorney fee; ex-pired registration, resisting public officer, driving while license revoked not DWI, fleeing to elude arrest with vehicle, dismissed per plea.- Kayleen Mignon Mur-phy, driving while license revoked DWI revocation, reduced to failure to notify DMV of address change, $200, cost.- Billy Shoffner Jr., sec-ond degree trespass, domes-tic criminal trespass, dis-missed, prosecuting witness failed to appear.- Reginald C. Sim-mons, DWI, sentenced to 24 months, suspended 18 months, 150 days contin-uous alcohol monitoring, obtain substance abuse as-sessment, surrender license, not operate vehicle until li-censed, $500, cost; failure to heed light or siren, two counts driving while license revoked, dismissed per plea.- Sergio Alberto Uroza, no license, reckless driving to endanger, failure to main-tain lane control, dismissed per plea; DWI, sentenced to 60 days, suspended 18 months, 24 hours commu-nity service, credit for sub-stance abuse assessment, surrender license, not op-erate vehicle until licensed, $200, cost.- Andres Perez-Vicente, DWI, sentenced to 60 days, suspended 18 months, 24 hours community service, credit for substance abuse assessment, surrender li-cense, not operate vehicle until licensed, $100, cost; speeding 86 in a 70, no li-cense, reckless driving, fail-ure to maintain lane control, unsafe tires, possession of open container/consuming alcohol in passenger area, dismissed per plea.- Samantha J. Villegas, 2 counts misdemeanor child abuse, dismissed; tat-tooing a person under age 18, sentenced to 30 days, suspended 12 months, 24 hours community service, enroll in and complete age appropriate parenting class, comply with terms of any custodial order, cost, attor-ney fee; tattooing a person under age 18, sentenced to 30 days at expiration of pre-vious sentence, suspended 12 months.- Jessica N. Williams, cyberstalking, dismissed, prosecuting witness failed to appear. 336-751-0052 891 YADKINVILLE ROAD MOCKSVILLE, NC 27028 MANAGED BY EXCEL PROPERTY MGMT., INC. 1004 Bullard Ct., Ste. 106, Raleigh, NC 27615 • 919.878.0522 RENT & INCOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY HAPPY HOLIDAYS from the Staff and Residents at Willow Pond Senior Living Now accepting applicationsfor placement on wait list. Macedonia Moravian ChurchChristmas Eve Lovefeast& Candlelight Service Everyone is invited to join us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord this Christmas Season! 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And yes, Santa Claus made an ap-pearance to help hand out gifts to Cooleemee’s senior citizens after they had filled their plates with barbecue, fried chicken side dishes and cake.“I want to thank every-body who helped,” Webb said. “It takes a lot of vol-unteers to make this hap-pen.”The party has been on-going for more than 20 years, but Webb said some new blood is needed. Most of the volunteers are senior citizens, themselves. Let’s celebrate Cooleemee seniors continue tradition “Trusted Jewelers Since 1960” Expert Jewelry Repair WE BUY GOLD! LAYAWAYS! MOCKSVILLE CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 766-1800Near Tractor Supply • 751-3747 DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - 9 BERMUDA RUN - Bermuda Village hosted 26 Cooleemee Elementary School fifth graders on Dec. 13.The children sang Christmas songs and read “‘Twas The Night Before Christmas” before work-ing with residents to build Christmas ornaments. There is more to this visit than meets the eye. Mary Lou James, a former resident at Bermuda Village, learned of the financial needs of students at the school years ago and raised money at Bermuda Village to make sure the students would leave for summer break with five books to read. She knew that children who read at least five books over the summer break are more successful the next school year. Twice a year Bermuda Village residents col-lect financial gifts for the school. In August the school received $6,400 from Bresidents for the school supply drive. The Christmas program gives the children and staff an opportunity to show gratitude. Courtney Forest and Alison Lewis, the Bermuda Village Activities Team, put together a craft event where the children custom made a tree ornament. They were seated with resi-dents in the dining room and engaged the residents as they ate cookies, drank lemonade and worked. “The residents and chil-dren enjoyed the experi-ence and when it was over the children got to take a short field trip through the Resident Memorial Japanese Garden and were thrilled to see the huge Koi fish,” said Dr. Joyce Jones, an event organizer. “The children love to learn. When asked what they liked most about reading class, one of the students said: “We are studying Christmas around the world. When we get back to school today, we are going to read more about Russia and have some Russian food. I am told it is spicy but I am Dr. Joyce Jones (center) chair of the Cooleemee Book Drive Club, is sur- rounded by students Skylar Nichols, Alyssa Allen, London Moore, Evelyn Williams, Molly Rae Myers, as well as Alison Lewis, Bermuda Village Ac- tivities Assistant, Emily Moore Cooleemee assistant principal and Court- ney Forest, Bermuda Village Activities Director. Students enjoy looking at the koi from the bridge in the Japanese Garden. Cooleemee students meet Bermuda Village benefactors Cooleemee Elementary students Karmen Burges-Walker, Jai Wright and Molly Rae Myers show off their star ornaments made with Bermuda Village residents. going to try it anyway. On Friday we will read about Germany and then France and so on. I like reading because it takes me where I can’t go.” Each student shared their favorite class with the group of residents. When asked why math was such a popular class it was clear the teacher made the subject fun to learn. Another child said: “I am learning how to be organized and how to ac-complish my goals.” “Hats off to the Coolee-mee school teachers and leadership team,” Jones said. “It takes a village to raise a child and the resi-dents at Bermuda Village enjoy helping these won-derful children and staff.” *Annual Percentage Yield (APY) eective as of the publication date. 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The bouquets, each wrapped in Christmas fab- ric and tied with a colorful ribbon, were delivered the following day to recipients by Meals on Wheels volun-teers. Each of the 160 bou-quets featured the gift of a red rose, which, according to legend, has become a symbol of love, hope, and everything beautiful. Club creates bouquets for meal recipients It’s unlikely that anyone aspires to be a last-minute holiday shopper.Putting off holiday shopping until the last min-ute can make for a stressful home stretch to the season, and there’s no guarantee store shelves won’t already be picked clean or that gifts purchased online will ar-rive on time. Despite how unappeal-ing last-minute shopping can be, it’s still a fact of life for millions of holiday shoppers. As the clock winds down this holiday season, shoppers can look to these ideas for inspiration.• Gift cards: Gift cards may never earn a distinc-tion as the most sentimen- tal item to give a loved one during the holiday season, but they are surprisingly sought-after. In fact, a sur-vey from the National Re-tail Federation found that 54 percent of participants identified gift cards as the most-wanted gift of the holiday season. • Food/beverage: The holiday season is a popu-lar time to indulge in some great food and wash it down with a favorite wine or another adult beverage. That makes food and bev-erages a great holiday gift. Shoppers can take a loved one out to a favorite restau-rant, prepare a homemade treat or purchase a favorite dish from a local specialty grocery store or eatery. Pair the food with an appropri-ate beverage.• Tickets: Tickets to a movie, sporting event, live theater performance, or concert are another gift idea that likely won’t be gobbled up by early bird shoppers. People of all ages enjoy experiences, and a 2022 survey from the travel booking platform GetYour-Guide found that 50 per-cent of survey respondents indicated they would enjoy tickets to a concert or show.• Books: Books make an ideal holiday gift for ev-eryone from young kids to grandparents. Traditional print books, E-books and audiobooks are great choic-es.HL23A352 Many adjectives can de-scribe the holiday season, including festive, jolly and religious. Another word that may come to mind is tradition. Traditions factor heavily into holiday cele-brations of faith and family.According to The Pub-lic Religion Research In-stitute’s “2020 Census of American Religion,” 70 percent of Americans iden-tify as Christian. Data from the Pew Research Center indicates that 55 percent of Canadians identified as Christians in 2018. Mil-lions of Christians will be celebrating Christmas, and many of those celebrations will feature traditions. Here are some popular Christian holiday traditions.• The word “Advent” is derived from Latin and means “coming forward.” Advent is the four-week pe-riod preceding the Christ-mas celebration. Advent wreaths and calendars typ-ically are part of Christmas.Advent wreaths have four candles (three purple and one pink). One is lit each Sunday of Advent. The evergreen wreath signifies continuous life.• A nativity scene places Try these last-minute gift ideas the focus on Jesus Christ. One tradition involves moving nativity figurines closer to the manger lead-ing up to Christmas, and placing the infant Jesus in the manger Christmas Day. Some churches and towns put on living nativ-ities, in which adults and children dress up, and to-gether with live animals, depict the manger scene.• Caroling has a long history and was originally tied to winter solstice cele-brations. Christians started singing carols to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Many of the songs carolers sing are traditional religious hymns. During Advent, carols will herald the coming of Jesus. After Christmas, carols are even more joyous. • Midnight Mass is a special celebration that takes place in the late hours of the evening on Christ-mas Eve. It is the first litur-gy of Christmas that begins at midnight. It originated in 430 AD under Pope Six-tus III in the Basilica of St. Mary Major. The populari-ty of Midnight Mass grew by the 12th century, when the celebration of three Masses on Christmas day was granted to all priests. Midnight Mass is treated as a solemn High Mass, which involves singing and pray-ing by the light of candles. 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Lafon Air Force Brenda Belton 1 Marcus Fountain Air Force Brenda Belton 1 Ronnie York Navy Brenda Belton 1 All Veterans All Branches David and Patsy Smith 1 Mr. Bobbo Whitaker Army David and Patsy Smith 1 325 North Main St., Mocksville, NC 27028(336) 751-2148 www.eatonfuneralservice.com Serving the community since 1951 We Wish You A Merry Christmas and a Safe, Happy New Year There’s a reason the tree at the Mocksville Downtown Park is covered with American flags. Each one represents a veteran that either called Davie County home, or means or meant something special to a Davie resident. The Town of Mocksville sponsors this event each year, selling flags to folks to want to remember their loved ones who served their country in the military, or to honor those who are serving now or who served and are still alive. Proceeds at donated to Davie Veterans Services. And thank you to all of our veterans. Downtown tree honors veterans Regular Hours: M-F 8:30-8 • Sat 8:30-1 • Sun 1:30-5 495 Valley Road • Mocksville • 336-751-2141 www.fosterdrug.com PARTICIPATING PROVIDER Christmas Pajamas by hello mello & Select Christmas Items1/2 Price! Select Candy 2 for $1 Limit 4 Novelty Items 99¢ ea. Limit 4 Assorted STOCKING STUFFERS DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - 13Obituaries Kenneth L. Allison Sr.Kenneth L. Allison Sr., 76 of Mocksville passed away on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 surrounded by family after a lengthy battle with leukemia.Ken, as he was so lovingly known as, was born on Feb. 7, 1947,in Tryon, NC to the late Ker-mit and Miriam Allison. In addition to his parents, Ken was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Allison ,and a brother-in-law, GH Goforth.He was a proud retiree from the US Army after two tours in Vietnam and 20 years of service. His favorite pastimes were riding the mountain trails with his horse and buggy, fish-ing with family and friends, camping, and meeting new people.Ken is survived by: his wife of 33 years, Jane Taylor Allison; children, Kenneth Allison Jr. (Kaye), and Angie Priddy; stepchildren, Robin McDaniel (Beverly), Rhonda Brock (Neil), and Rodney McDaniel; 2 sisters, Gail Davis (Richard), and Lucy Goforth; a sister-in-law, Margaret Al-lison; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.A visitation was held at Davie Funeral Service on Sun-day, Dec. 17. A private interment followed on Dec. 18 at the National Veterans Cemetery in Salisbury.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. Lore Ema TrompLore Ema Tromp (born on June 23, 1932, as Hanne Lore Erna Osterode) passed away peacefully on Dec. 3, 2023 at age 91 in her home at Willow Pond apartments in Mocksville. Known affectionately by those who loved her as Omi, Lore was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, in the pre-war era to Kurt and Era Osterode. She was one of four children and had fond memories of childhood summers on the Baltic Sea collecting amber. Lore loved to look back at scrapbooks from this time and remember those sum-mers. Her family was dis-placed during WWII, moving from town to town until set-tling in Mansbach, Germany. After the war, Lore became a waitress in Lucerne, Switzerland before coming to the United States as an au pair to her sponsors. She settled in Florida, married, and became a U.S. citizen in 1966. Lore earned her Realtor's license in Florida and North Car-olina. She always dreamed of having her own decorating business and made that dream a reality by starting Anilore Creations. Before fully retiring, she also enjoyed working with the Davie County Men's Group Home. Lore moved to Winston-Salem in 1979 when her daughter, Anike, was accepted into Guilford College. Shortly after, Lore joined Parkway Presbyterian Church and the Triad German Club. She loved her church family and was actively involved in many areas of church life. Lore volunteered often with the German Club's popular Oktoberfest, making pounds of potato salad every year. In the early ‘80s, she moved to Farmington to renovate an old farmhouse and "find her roots." From there, she relocated to Spring Street in down-town Mocksville and later to the Willow Pond apartments, where she has lived for the past nine years. Lore loved her view of the pond and the fact that she could spend evenings on her balcony talking to the moon. In her re-tirement, Lore joined the Mocksville Garden Club and for many years loved her water aerobics group at the YMCA. She was also a survivor of breast cancer and spent time in-volved in Mocksville's Relay for Life. Lore's greatest joys were flowers, well-presented food (alongside a just-right piece of salmon), and her friends and family.She is preceded in death by her sister, Ingrid; Ingrid's daughters, Doris and Marion, and her parents, Kurt and Era.Lore is survived by: her daughter, Anike Fuller; son-in-law, John Fuller; her 2 granddaughters, Morgan and Karli Fuller; and by 2 siblings in Germany, Barbel Weithe and Andreas Osterode and their families, whom she loved very much.Lore's service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, Dec. 29 at Parkway Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem.In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to: Parkway Presbyterian, 1000 Yorkshire Rd, Win-ston-Salem, NC 27106; or Mocksville Garden Club Schol-arship Fund, c/o Jean Harpe, 295 Old Towne Dr, Advance, NC 27006.Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Sarah Ann Scott CrabbSarah Ann Scott (Williams) Crabb of Salisbury left this earth on Dec. 7, 2023 to be with her Heavenly Father and loving family that preceded her in death. She was born in New Albany, Ind. to the late Charles Mank-er Scott and Ruth Eliza Bartle Scott. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, P. Clark Williams IV.She spent 90 years on earth. She was a member of Park Chris-tian Church and a graduate of New Albany High School. Mrs Crabb left behind: her children, Scott Williams (Barba-ra), P. Clark (Buddy) Williams III (Marcheta), Allison W. Lee (Norm) and Charles F. Crabb; 9 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild. Mrs. Crabb was a musician who studied with an opera maestro in New York City. But her greatest love was art. She loved to paint and was an extraordinary seamstress and flower gardener. Mrs Crabb spent 60 years helping members of the community fight addictions. She came to Mocksville and married Fred T. Crabb at Mocksville 1st Presbyterian Church in 1969. After Mr Crabb's passing, she met her companion of 10 years, Mr. Roy Anderson, where they were members of the Espiscopal Church. Mrs. Crabb will be buried next to her husband at a family grave site in New Albany, Ind. with a private family gathering in the spring. Madeline Boger SheltonMrs. Madeline Boger Shelton, 89, formerly of Mocks-ville, died Dec. 3, 2023 at Clemmons Village II. Mrs. Shelton was born in Da-vie County on Dec. 16, 1933 to the late Thomas Reid Boger and Evelyn Wall Boger. She graduat-ed from Mocksville High School and was married for 65 years to the love of her life, Von Caswell Shelton. Mrs Shelton loved en-tertaining in her home. She was the ultimate hostess and always served wonderful meals at her parties. The more guests the mer-rier. Never meeting a stranger, she would always find something to chat about. Most of all, Mrs. Shelton loved her family! Left to cherish her memories are: daughters, Cindy Mc-Lean (Bart) of Charleston, S.C., Sandra Shelton of Mocks-ville, and Dawn Shelton of Clemmons; a son, Ken Shelton (Loye) of Advance; grandchildren, Kara Anderson, Jor-dan McLean, Jana and Amanda Hughes, Ryan and Parker Shelton; and a brother, Sherman Boger. Internment at Salisbury National Cemetary was private. Estelle Covington KluttzEstelle Covington Kluttz, 86, of Mocksville, N.C. de-parted this world on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.Estelle was born on June 21, 1937 in Stokes County, N.C., daughter of the late Willard Cov-ington and Nancy Jane (Melton) Covington.In life, Estelle graduated from Daughn Business School. Later, she chose a career working with the Department of Social Ser-vices. She worked for the state for over 20 years before retiring. Estelle was a Christian woman and attended North Main Street Church of Christ.Estelle leaves behind to cher-ish her memory: 3 sons, Arthur Rupard, Howard Rupard, and Tracy Rupard; a daughter, Melinda Rupard; and 4 grandchildren.On Friday, Dec. 29 a visitation will be held at North Main Street Church of Christ at 1 p.m., followed by a me-morial service at 2 p.m. with Brother Gary Dull officiat-ing. Burial will follow at Jericho Church Cemetery.In the loving memory of Estelle, please consider a do-nation to Carolina Bible Camp.We, the staff at Davie Funeral Service of Mocksville, are honored to serve the family. Bradford WinstonMr. Bradford Winston, 75, of Mocksville, died Thurs-day, Dec. 14, 2023 at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center. He was born Sept. 23, 1948 in Miami-Dade County to the late Albert Phillip and Jean Ziegler Winston. Mr. Win-ston was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served during Vietnam. He had retired from Miami-Dade County School system as a special education teacher. Survivors include: a brother, Ronald Winston (Sandi); neph-ews, Sean Winston (Karen) and Joshua Winston (Sherry); and great-nephews, Jacob and Dominic. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 22 at Lambert Funeral Chapel with Rev. Christo-pher Burcham officiating. A private interment will follow in Salisbury National Cemetery. Online condolences: www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com. Peggy Rogers KingPeggy Rogers King of Advance, 91, passed away on Dec. 14, 2023 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Win-ston-Salem, N.C. She was born in Marion, (Smyth County) Va. on March 2, 1932 to mother Grace Ross Rog-ers and father Junius Signal Rog-ers. She was also pre-deceased by her husband, William Bryan (Bill) King Sr. Survivors: a sister, Jean R. Per-kins; sons, William Bryan King Jr. (Scott) of Columbus, Ohio and Kevin Patrick King (San-dy) of Advance; 2 granddaugh-ters; 6 great-grandchildren; and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Peggy’s pursuit of a writing ca-reer began when she won a TIME magazine writing con-test as a college senior. After stints at advertising agencies in Roanoke, Va. and High Point, N.C., she joined the Long, Haymes & Carr agency in Winston-Salem. There she be-gan as a junior writer and eventually became a company vice president. Along the way she managed accounts for the region’s top companies, chiefly R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, Hanes Ho-siery/HanesBrands, Winston Cup Racing and many others. Many considered Peggy a pioneer in an industry then dominated by the opposite sex. She won numerous adver-tising awards, including the Addy in 1979 and the Telly in 1984. One highlight of her creative and persuasive tal-ent came in 1974 when she convinced football star Joe Namath to don pantyhose in a successful L’eggs hosiery ad campaign. The campaign won awards, gained national attention and merited her a mention in Namath’s official autobiography. After retirement, Peggy continued to lend her talents to projects across the state. Her promotional campaign for the refurbishment and restoration project for the battleship USS North Carolina in Wilmington sparked one of the most successful fundraisers in state history. Peggy and husband Bill loved and were truly devot-ed to Augsburg Lutheran Church in Winston-Salem. She was a senior choir member and served on church com-mittees over the years. In 1992 she completed the writing and editing of a book which chronicled the church’s first 100 years. Peggy and Bill traveled extensively around the world but were happiest at their home in Davie County on the banks of the mighty Yadkin River. There she enjoyed cooking, decorating and gardening. A Memorial Service will be held at the Augsburg Lu-theran Church Columbarium at 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22. The family thanks the staff and volunteers of the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. A special thanks to caregiver Mikei Pinnix. Memorials: Augsburg Lutheran Church, 845 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Nancy Elizabeth Tutterow TutterowNancy Elizabeth Tutterow Tutterow, 99, of Greenhill Road, Mocksville, passed away on Monday, Dec. 18 at her home.She was born on Jan. 22, 1924 to David George Tutte-row Sr. and Ida Belle Bowles Tutterow. She was also preced-ed in death by: her husband, James Clay Tutterow Sr.; 2 sons, George Luther Tutterow and James Clay (Jim) Tutterow Jr.She is survived by a son, Ray Charles Tutterow of the home.Funeral arrangements are not complete, but a service is tentatively planned for Sat-urday, Dec. 30. A full obitu-ary with arrangements will be printed next week, and online at www.lambertfuneral-home.com, and www.ourdavie.com. Paul ‘Wayne’ MyersMr. Paul “Wayne” Myers, 92, of Boonville passed away peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023 at Willow-brook Health Care of Yadkinville. He was born May 30, 1931 in Davie County to the late Earl Anderson and Emma Phelps Myers. Mr. Myers was a veteran of the US Navy serv-ing in the Korean War. He re-tired from Western Electric with 34 years of perfect attendance, was an active member of Mocks United Methodist Church in Da-vie County until he moved to Yadkin County and then attended faithfully with his family to their church. Mr. Myers was an avid sports fan, especially college bas-ketball with Duke University, and baseball with the Atlanta Braves. Mr. Myers was known through-out the country for his training of beagles, in field trials and rabbit hunting. He always loved being a “Beagler”, training litters of his own, for others, and being involved in many field trials. The devo-tion he gave to the beagles, enabled him to have numerous wonderful relationships with other “Beagler” friends that spanned many years and generations. He loved spending time with each of them at his house, in the field, or any-where they could fellowship. He always made time for his family and loved playing Rook with them, competing in checkers with them, fishing with them and being the of-ficial fish counter, and especially just being with them for any family activities. After suffering a stroke in the later years of his life, his ability to communicate became more difficult. When he couldn’t find the words to say, laugh-ter would quickly follow. His joy for life and the ones he loved shined through his contagious laugh. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his brother, Alden Fletcher Myers. Surviving are: his beloved daughter, Lynn Salmons and husband Darrell; his granddaughters that he loved more than anything and especially called them “His Girls”, Mil-lie Salmons, Morgan Salmons; his brother, Frank (Carlius) Myers; his special friends whom he loved very much, John Sharpe and wife, Ellen; George Vestal and wife, Hattie; and his special caregiver, Shannon. The family received friends from 2-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. His funeral service followed at 3 p.m. in the Gentry Family Chapel by Rev. Jimmy Lancaster. Interment followed in the Mocks United Methodist Church Cemetery with Full Military Honors by Yadkin VFW Post 10346. Online condolences: www.gentryfuneralservice.com. 14 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 More recipes atwww.ourdavie.com Bless Your Spoon By Stephanie Williams Dean With a full slate of musical performances, Mona Jo & Friends are spreading joy with church families all over town. When performing, Mona Jo reminisces about her many friendships formed through church – and days past with her extended family. With another holiday season upon us – we’re reflecting on memories close to our hearts. And Mona Jo has hers – ones so close that she vows to protect them. Hoping never to forget, the singer/songwriter recently wrote a new song she hopes to play soon titled, “Please Don't Let Me Lose the Memories.” The years have been good to Mona Jo – and she has lovely recollections that inspire her song-writing. Raised Mona Jo Canupp in the town of Cooleemee with two sisters and a brother, she was the youngest of four children. Mona Jo now resides in Mocksville with David Paul Griffin, her husband of 55 years. The couple raised two children– a daughter named Jill and a son, Shea. Listening to Mona Jo’s stories of growing up in a small town stirs the heart. Back then, everybody knew everybody and helped one an-other – people were nice. Of-ten folks visited in each other's homes, bringing and sharing food – especially during holidays. And church played a big part in Mona Jo’s life. Many of us can relate to her reflection of not just attending church – but being “dragged” there. But we were all the better for it.Later Mona Jo became fully indoctrinated when her dad-dy, Otis Canupp, retired from the cotton mill and became an ordained minister – truly bringing church home. When Otis was in his late 60s, he preached at East Side Baptist in Salisbury and also at Woodleaf Baptist for a while. She and David were married at North Cooleemee Baptist and later became members of Edgewood – where her daddy filled in sometimes. Memories of church are some of her most special. And we know that where there’s a church – there’s some good food. Mona Jo remembers her mamma’s cooking – especially her baking. Iona Canupp always baked – especially dur-ing the holidays. She’d start baking weeks ahead – mostly cakes and pies. To keep everything cool until Christmas, Iona kept confections on top of an old freezer in her utility room. One of Mona Jo’s favorite memories is when Iona’s friends would get together and bake cakes in the basement. Just like one big family – those ladies loved being together. Back then everyone got along. Even if folks had differ-ent opinions, they were still cordial – friendships remained intact. It was an age of hospitality – with folks visiting fre-quently in one another’s homes.Looking back, Mona Jo thinks about all the desserts her mamma made. Her family enjoyed homemade Coconut, Red Velvet, Plum, and Pig Pickin’ cake. Her daddy, Otis, loved her mamma’s Banana Cake. Her mamma also made delicious Chocolate and Pound Cakes – and had perfected an assortment of sweet and delicious pies like Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Chocolate, Coconut, Buttermilk, Chess, and Pecan Pies, to name a few.But what Mona Jo remembers most is her mamma's Tur-key and Homemade Dressing that Iona served on Thanks-giving and Christmas. “It was better than any I ever had,” claimed Mona Jo. Even though Iona was a great baker, Mona Jo still says if she had to choose her last meal – surely, it would be her mother’s Dressing with Turkey. And she especially loved her mamma’s Fried Chicken. With a garden in the yard – Mona Jo relished all the fresh vegetables grown on their land. She’s kept her mom’s cookbook collection and vin-tage recipes – including ones Iona made up. Many of her favorite recipes come from her mom’s books and considers old church cookbooks the best. A well-versed cook in the kitchen, Mona Jo doesn’t use canola or vegetable oils – she prefers olive oil which is just as good but better for you. She might add a little salt when it doesn’t call for it – making changes like these according to her “liking.” And after adding a “little more of this or that,” she writes down her edits – making notations in her cookbooks. “I never go exactly by a recipe – just like with rules or directions.”Like her mamma, Mona Jo’s good at writing new reci-pes and heartfelt songs for the band. She’s a lady with her own way of doing things! And meals and music go great together. Even though Mona Jo grew up with a piano in her home and listening to music from the radio, it wasn’t until after leaving home that she began to play music. She got a guitar when she was 16 years old, started playing it at 19 – and later bought a banjo for $25 at a pawn shop in Winston-Salem. “It was always my dream to play the banjo.” She even took a few lessons from David Severt from Sheffield when in her 20s. And even though Mona Jo plays guitar and autoharp – she loves that banjo! It was some-thing meant to be – a God-given talent. With both a grandmother and brother who played some piano and guitar – music ran in Mona Jo’s veins. When grown, she and her family would get together for Christ-mas supper. Before eating, Mona Jo and her brother, Ger-ald, dubbed “Sharp,” would play guitar and piano together.“He sounded just like Floyd Kramer on the piano.” All the family would be in the family room playing mu-sic while their mamma was preparing food in the kitchen. Mona Jo can still hear her mamma’s voice like it was yes-terday. “We could hear her singing in the kitchen.”About her mother, Mona Jo tenderly spoke, saying, “Es-pecially at the holidays, I miss her so much.” These memories were the inspiration behind her song “Please Don’t Let Me Lose the Memories.” In 2004, something especially fortuitous happened to Mona Jo. Her path intersected with another singer-song-writer who would become a best friend and musical men-tor. While at a Lewisville Arts Council event, Mona Jo met country crooner, Roni Stoneman, from the Hee Haw TV show. The two took the stage together, and Mona Jo picked a song with Roni. That moment turned into a life-changing experience – they’ve been best friends ever since. Since then, Mona Jo and Roni have played on stage together many times. The Stoneman Family was a well-known, musically blessed group – with Roni’s sister, Don-na, playing mandolin and brother playing fiddle – on his back, through his legs, and every other way possible. That family had so much talent. Roni is now 85 years old and lives outside Nashville in Donelson Tennessee. Once. after praying and asking God what to do with her musical talents – Mona Jo received an answer right away. That very same week, she received phone calls with re-quests to play music from three different churches. And she’s been pickin’ and croonin’ ever since. She gives God the glory – still sharing her talents at church events, nurs-ing homes, and civic clubs. A crowd favorite is her song, “My Bible and My Old Banjo.” Music keeps Mona Jo going. “People say they don’t know how I go like I do, but the music keeps me going – I guess I’ll just keep going as long as He lets me.”The book of Proverbs tells us that even though we might plan our course, it is the Lord who determines our steps. Vintage, handwritten recipe cards reminds the cook that there are, “No calories if you eat with friends.” At right Mona Jo Griffin enjoys performing with her long-time friend, country crooner, Roni Stoneman, a member of The Stoneman Family. Holiday music stirs memories of family & food MONA JO’S 3-LAYER BUTTER PECAN CAKE2 2/3 cup chopped pecans1 ¼ cup softened, salted butter, divided2 cups sugar (1 ¼ granulated & ¾ light brown)¾ cup sour cream (optional)4 eggs2 tsp. vanilla extract3 cups all-purpose flour2 tsp. baking powder1 ½ tsp. salt1 cup whole milkButter Pecan Frosting1 cup softened, salted butter8 cups confectioners sugar1 can evaporated milk2 tsp. vanilla extractRemaining nutsToast pecans in ¼ cup butter for about 20 minutes and set aside. In a mixer bowl, cream the remaining butter (1 cup), granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to creamed mixture while alternating with milk. Stir in 1 1/3 cup of the toasted nuts. Pour into 3 well-greased and floured cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven to completely cool. Frost cake when cool. For the frosting, in a mixer bowl, combine softened butter, sugar, milk, vanilla, and remaining toasted nuts. COW PIES12 oz. milk chocolate chips1 Tbsp. Crisco shortening½ cup raisins½ cup chopped slivered almondsIn a double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Remove from heat and stir in raisins and almonds. Drop mixture by Tbsp. into waxed paper. Chill until ready to serve. Mona Jo’s 3-layer Butter Pecan Cake and Icing is made with butter-toasted nuts for the deca- dent flavor burst of buttered pecans. MONA JO’S CHERRY POUND CAKE1 cup softened, salted butter½ cup Crisco shortening3 cups sugar6 eggs10 oz. Maraschino cherries (juice reserved)3 ¾ cup sifted, all-purpose flour2 cups chopped cherries1 tsp. vanilla extract½ tsp. baking powder¾ cup whole milk1 tsp. almond extract½ cup pecans (optional)Cherry Icing1 stick softened salted butter8 oz. cream cheese1 box (3 ½ cups) powdered sugar1 tsp. almond extract5 oz or more Maraschino cherriesIn a mixer bowl, cream butter and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well between each addi-tion. Reserve cherry juice and set cherries aside. Add flour, and baking powder to the butter mixture while alternating with milk and the reserved cherry juice. Add chopped cher-ries, extract, and nuts. Mix well. Bake in a well-greased and floured tube pan in a preheated 325-degree oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake tests done. Allow to completely cool and then frost. For the frosting, in a mixer bowl, combine the butter, cream cheese, sugar, almond ex-tract, and cherries. Mix well. Spread over cooled cake. * No calories if you eat with friends! MJ’s REESE’S BARS2 sticks softened, salted butter1 ½ cups graham cracker crumbs1 ½ cups peanut butter1 box confectioner’s sugar½ tsp. salt Topping12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips½ cup peanut butterIn a skillet, melt butter. Combine butter with cracker crumbs, peanut butter, confectioner’s sugar, and salt. Mix well, and press into the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Chill. For the topping, in a double boiler over simmering water, melt the chocolate chips with the peanut butter. Evenly pour over the cracker crumb mixture. Chill until firm. Cut when at room temperature. The pretty in pink, Cherry Pound Cake recipe calls for reserving the Maraschino cherry juice and later chopping the cherries. 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But just when a seventh straight loss to East seemed like a distinct possibility, the explosive tandem of passer Bryson Mickey and shooter Jackson Powers led a 37-point assault in the fourth, propelled Davie to 74-69 victory and kept the War Eagles unbeaten. After sitting for awhile with the fouls, Lawhon returned and sealed the deal with clutch free throws. Powers’ 16-point fourth quarter and an electric atmosphere in the Davie gym were early Christmas presents for coach Josh Pittman. “This is huge,” Pittman said. “We had lost six straight to East. When we’ve got this kind of crowd, we have to give them something to keep coming back. Tonight that is what we did. The energy was perfect. The commu-nity was perfect. You cannot ask for anything more than a packed gym.”Davie 81, N. Iredell 70At North Iredell on Dec. 12, the War Eagles showed some ragged edges on defense but they handled business against an overpowered nonconference opponent. Pittman was not pleased with a 29-25 first quarter, when the Raid-ers (2-5) hit five 3-pointers and traded buckets. But he didn’t have many complaints with the middle quarters. Davie led by as many as 24 (69-45 late in the third) before allowing North to close the gap in the inconsequential fourth. “I was kind of upset with the first quarter,” Pittman said. “They shot the ball well, but again, I don’t think we paid attention to Wrestling beats defending state champs By Brian PittsEnterprise Record The humbling seven-point loss to West Rowan seemed like ancient history when Davie’s wrestling team knocked off Foard in the powerhouse program’s gym on Dec. 12. After failing to meet the chal-lenge against West, the War Eagles were intent on getting better. Five days later, they got their swag back by dispatching a program that has captured four of the last 10 state dual titles in 3-A (2014, 2016, 2022, 2023). “We looked better,” coach Josh Stanley said of the 40-30 win over the Tigers. “We are growing and you can see the things coming through that we are trying to teach. West Rowan maybe showed us some issues we were having.”Davie wrestled three matches at Foard. Bandys and East Gaston got bullied by the War Eagles. The first one was a 51-13 win over Bandys. Davie rolled up four pins (Aidan Szewczyk, Tiaj Thao, Brett Foster and Jerred Please See Beats - Page B6 By Brian PittsDavie Enterprise Record West Rowan scared the bejee-bies out of the Ellis girls basketball team in the Tri-County Conference Tournament championship game, but the Jaguars did what they had to do to complete a legendary 17-0 season. With a hairbreadth escape (48-47), the Jaguars joined a short list of 17-0 teams in Davie County’s 31-year middle school history. “We knew this was going to be a challenging game because even when we played them the first time, it wasn’t decided until late in the third when we made a run that they couldn’t recover from,” coach Susan Jones said. “So we never expected this game to be easy.”Ellis 46, NR 17In the quarterfinals at China Grove on Dec. 9, the Jaguars had an easy time eliminating fourth-seeded North Rowan. With Olivia Smith and Gracie Shore scoring nine points apiece in the first quarter, it was 24-2 and the margin kept growing in the middle quarters. “We told the girls we wanted them to make it clear to (North) why we were 14-0 and the No. 1 team in our division,” Jones said. “We wanted our girls to go out focused and jump on them fast. Defensively we did exactly that.”Shore (17 points, seven assists, six steals), Gracyn Coleman (10 points, four steals), Smith (nine points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals, two blocks), Zoe Sum-mers (eight points, eight rebounds, two steals) and Sydney Ward (two points, two steals) shared the pro-duction. “Olivia played a solid well-rounded game,” Jones said. “Zoe’s toughness and speed en-abled her to be strong inside the paint.”Ellis 48, Moor 19For the 16th time this season, Ellis steamrolled. The headliner in the Dec. 11 matchup with No. 3 Mooresville was Smith, who scored 20 points, hit six 3-pointers, piled up 12 steals and snatched five boards. “Smith played lights out,” Jones said after the semifinal game at Corriher-Lipe. “Her read on the ball and arm span just prevented most of the inroads Mooresville tried to make into the paint.”While Shore (14 points, seven steals, three assists) played a typ-ical starring role, Coleman (seven The Jags did it Ellis girls basketball finishes 17-0 Please See Jags - Page B4 By Brian PittsEnterprise Record Noah Dulin did everything in his power to make 17-0 happen, but Mooresville spoiled the South Davie boys basketball team’s bid for perfection in the championship game of the Tri-County Confer-ence Tournament. Top-seeded South got a 40-burger from the lefthanded eighth grade guard, but the Tigers were undone by a scorching hot shooting performance by the No. 2 Red Imps, who won an 83-74 shootout as South settled for 16-1. South 81, SE 31In the quarterfinals at Corri-her-Lipe on Dec. 9, the Tigers crushed Southeast. Draeton Nance and Dulin had 23 and 15 points, respectively ... by halftime, at which point the margin was 58-10. Nance finished with 25 while hitting four 3-pointers. Dulin bur-ied five triples on the way to 21. The other South scorers: Tate Sechrest 8, Ty Cozart 8, Talon Andrade 4, William Martin 4, Wyatt Tucker 4, Cam Holland 4, Anderson Branham 3. South 58, Burke 51The earlier meetings against Selma Burke were the marquee matchups of the regular season. The Tigers survived those by eight and one. In the semifinals at Corri-her-Lipe on Dec. 12, the dream of a perfect season lived on as South knocked off the Bears yet again. But it wasn’t easy. South faced its most serious adversity to date at the end of the first quarter, when third-seeded Burke was ahead 21-12. “We came out with a bunch of nerves and just got off to a bad start. And they played well,” coach Germain Mayfield said. “That was the best I have seen them play all year.”Nance and Talon Andrade keyed a South rally in the second, and it was tied at 26 at halftime. Andrade’s minutes went up when Owen Parker went down with an injury at the end of the regular season, and he took advantage. Dulin scores 40; but South falls Please See Falls - Page B5 Powers to the rescue Big man has 3-point flurry in the fourth Please See Flurry - Page B7 Olivia Smith looks for a teammate before stepping out. - Photo by Marnic Lewis Brysen Godbey and coach Josh Stanley jump for joy during Stephen Jacobs’ clinching pin. - Photo by Ashley Bowden B2 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 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Marine Fisheries Commission decided to change its plans mid-stream and give more of the annual allotment of flounder to commercial instead of recreational fishermen, I wondered what the economic impact might be on the state’s tourism industry, what with the commission allowing fishermen to catch one flounder per day for 2 weeks in September.How many people who loved gigging flounder would quit taking trips to the coast? For how many people would it be the straw that broke the camel’s back – already limited to four speckled trout and one redfish per day – that would send them to waters other than those off the North Caro-lina coast to fish?I thought about that again this past fall, when part of our family decided not to take a week’s vaca-tion on the Outer Banks and instead spend a week at the flounder capital of South Carolina, Murrells Inlet, where two good fishermen could still fill a cooler with the flounder allowed in a day’s fishing. I figured, well, some property owner in Dare County loses a bunch of money not getting that week’s rental fees; the real estate company that rents the property misses out on its fees, which trickles down to less money for the people that clean the cottage before our arrival. And what kind of money did we spend at a Kroger on US 17 just across the bridge from Murrells Inlet instead of the Food Lion in Avon? Factor in what the restaurant community in Murrells Inlet got that would have gone to sim-ilar places on the OBX. I figure easily $3,000 to South Carolina instead of North Carolina. Wonder how many families mir-rored ours, and how much the total cost of a short, almost useless flounder season is to There are people who can actually put dollar-value numbers to those kinds of activities, economists who deal in things like multipliers and travel dollars and the like. While I haven’t seen any study on how the flounder fiasco has affected North Carolina tourism, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently released a report on the economic impact of mountain trout fishing in the Tarheel State.The numbers are stag-gering. From a survey of 25,000 anglers done ear-lier this year – a random sampling of resident and non-resident trout anglers – the commission discovered that fishing for rainbow, brook and brown trout in North Car-olina’s mountain streams has an annual economic impact of $1.38 billion dollars. That’s “billion” with a “B.”The survey showed that 370,000 anglers spent 4.6 million days on North Carolina waters in pursuit of trout – 322,000 resi-dents and 48,000 non-res-idents. The average angler took nine fishing trips for trout each year, for a total of 12½ fishing days. 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 Marketing Solutions for YOUR business Newspapers • Special Sections OurDavie.com • Digital Marketing Business Card Directory Including: SEO, SEM, Targeted Marketing, Social and Reputation Management, Website Design, AND MORE. For more information contact us at: 171 S. MAIN STREET • MOCKSVILLE, NC(336) 751-2120 For All Your Tire & Automotive Needs MICHELIN, COOPER, HANKOOK & TOYO TIRE DEALER 1083 Salisbury Road • Mocksville (Appx.1/4 mile from the Old Davie High School) (336) 753-8090 Hours: 8am-5:30pm Mon.-Fri. All of the Osborne Family Wishes to Thank You for Your Business. The average daily fishing trip – travel, lodging and all other expenses combined – cost $240. That comes to $587,553,393 for all trip-related expenditures – with lodging, vehicle and boat fuel and meals leading the way – and $770,000,000 on equip-ment expenditures. And the economists who contributed to the survey reasoned that for every one of those dollars spent, the state economy got a $1.93 return. The report said trout fishing supports 11,808 North Carolina jobs.The commission high-lighted the differences between the 2023 study and a study published in 2015 that reported a $383 million economic impact. Why the huge difference? Start with a 29% average increase in the cost of living, but add in a 53% increase in the number of fishing license holders, and an increase in the number of trout anglers among total anglers from 18.5% to 32%.Ten percent of anglers responding to the survey said they did most of their fishing in Ashe County, with Watauga, Avery, Jackson and Haywood rounding out the top five as the most-popular coun-ties for trout fishing in North Carolina. That’s an interesting note, because it shows that the coun-ties closest to the state’s biggest population centers get the most fishermen – not the counties consid-ered to contain the state’s best trout waters.Hatchery Supported Trout Waters (58%) were the most-popular waters fished, with Delayed Har-vest Trout Waters (26%) coming in second.Doug Besler, the commission’s fisheries supervisor for the moun-tain region, said, “Given the recreational impor-tance of trout fishing, it’s important … to under-stand public perceptions on management of trout and expenditures on trout fishing. These surveys put an economic value on the resources we manage and help focus our program and infrastructure, such as capital investments in modern fish hatcheries.”So, I wonder if there’s a really sharp grad student in some univer-sity business program that would do a survey to determine the value of those flounder to the state’s tourism industry and overall economy. How much of that money has been lost over the past 10 years as marine fisheries managers have consistently valued the commercial fishing industry over recreational fishermen? Flounder regs hurt economy Economists say the mountain trout industry has a $1.3 billion impact. B4 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 Continued From Page B1points, 7 steals), Summers (5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 2 assists) and Layla Ha-zlip (2 points, 3 rebounds) helped Ellis advance to the title game. “Gracie and Gracyn were on point defensively, cre-ating their usual chaos and giving frustration to anyone bringing the ball up the court or holding the ball in their hands,” Jones said. Jags ... Ellis 48, WR 47Ellis’ final victory un-folded in an unfamiliar way. After outscoring the first 15 opponents (one win was a forfeit) by an aggregate 768-246, after winning ev-ery game by 19 or more, the Jaguars had to huff and puff to close the deal on 17-0 perfection. The wild and wooly es-cape over No. 2 West Rowan at Corriher-Lipe on Dec. 13 was a classic case of all’s well that ends well. How did West make the Jags sweat? Shore was whis-tled for three fouls in the first quarter, she barely played in the first half and her team was out of sorts. The Bull-dogs, who lost to Ellis by 20 on Nov. 8, led 8-4 after one quarter. They still led by four (16-12) at halftime. “Gracie picked up three quick fouls, forcing us to sit her for the end of the first quarter and all of the sec-ond,” Jones said. “Through-out the rest of the half, we had to adjust our defense for playing without Gracie, who is the tip of our spear defensively. “We also took into ac-count the court being a little shorter, which played to the advantage of West Rowan, who is quick and runs the ball. This hindered our quick steals and con-versions because they could get back on defense faster. While our defense was not generating the turnovers we are accustomed to creating, West was moving the ball well. West is much taller and played an aggressive 1-2-2 defense that pushed out on our shooters.“But our girls battled and found a rhythm in the clos-ing minutes of the second quarter.”The Jaguars kept their cool and surged to a 32-31 lead at the end of the third. Shore returned to the court in a big way, scoring eight of the 20 in the third. “The girls came out fired up in the third, with our defense pressuring the ball hard,” Jones said. “And it wasn’t long before Olivia Smith lit the fire by dropping her first 3. This defensive surge in turn caused West to make multiple turnovers, al-lowing for 10 of our girls’ 15 steals to happen during this quarter. Gracyn dropped a 3 of her own in the stretch.”Shore and Smith did the heavy lifting on offense in the fourth. Ellis charged to a 48-42 lead with 1:20 to go and held on. “Gracie and Olivia Smith played a huge factor, giving us the lead we needed and the momentum,” Jones said. “West’s No. 24 (who had 21 points) was also on fire. So with three minutes to go, we called timeout and switched defenses, giving Gracyn the instructions to not let 24 touch the ball, while Gracie (playing with four fouls) was given the duty to deny the point guard the ball. The rest of the girls held the paint tight and we forced West to use their other players to beat us. That switch helped us stave off West from hav-ing a successful rally.”Shore (16 points, 8 re-bounds, 6 steals, 4 assists) and Smith (13 points, 8 re-bounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks) filled the stat sheet. Then Coleman (7 points, six steals, 2 assists), Hazlip (6 points, 5 rebounds), Sum-mers (5 points, 3 steals) and S. Ward (1 point, 2 blocks) held up their end as Ellis be-came the third girls team in the county to run the table. Shelia Tribble’s South Davie eighth-grade team went 17-0 in 1998-99. Tim Kenney’s South Davie sev-enth-grade team went 13-0 in 2001-02. Trish King’s North Davie team went 17-0 in 2012-13. Shore, who scored 30 in a game to break Emma Slabach’s single-game re-cord, shattered the mark for scoring average at 18.7. But it was a three-headed mon-ster that made Ellis all-time great. Smith averaged 12.1 and Coleman 10.7. The top averages in Ellis history: Shore 18.7, Slabach 14.4 in 2014-15, Bailey Aderhold 14.1 in 2021-22 and Slabach 13.6 in 2013-14. Smith’s 12.1 is good for fifth place. Amy Steller averaged 10.7 in 2008-09, and Coleman’s 10.7 is tied for sixth. Notes: Fifth-seeded South Davie fell in the first round at No. 4 Selma Burke. The Tigers dropped their last five games and finished 5-10. ... No. 6 North Davie lost 39-28 at Mooresville in the first round. Jaynie Patton and Callaway Spill-man had nine points each. Zariya Oliver had eight and Mabyn Morris two. North went 1-14. The Davie sports calen-der will be light over the holidays. Davie swimming will compete in the annual Rob-ert Sawyer Invitational Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. For the second year in a row, the Davie varsity bas-ketball teams will compete in the Davidson/Randolph Christmas Tournament from Dec. 27-29. Coach Josh Pittman’s boys are the de-fending champions. Davie boys defending tourney champs Zoe Summers takes the ball into the lane. At right, Gracie Shore (left) and Gracyn Coleman celebrate the perfect season. Gracie Shore maneuvers arond a West Rowan defender. At right, Coleman concentrates on the rim. Coaches Susan and Jeff Jones stand proudly with their 17-0 Jaguars. - Photos by Marnic Lewis DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - B5 Continued From Page B1“It’s kinda been someone different every game,” May-field said. “Ty Cozart and Talon gave great minutes in the last two games, so their minutes most definitely went up.”Dulin and Martin carried the offensive load in the third, but South was still in a dogfight with seven minutes remaining. Its lead was 40-38. “They had already start-ed to believe they could win, so I knew we were in for a game,” Mayfield said. South pulled away in the fourth, and the differ-ence-makers at crunch time were the ones you would expect: Nance, Dulin and Martin. The trio was respon-sible for 16 of the 18 points. “William might have been the best player on the floor most of the second half - until Drae and Noah took over,” Mayfield said. South was down by one in the fourth when Dulin produced the best flurry of the season. “Noah attacked and got an and-one,” Mayfield said. “He got a steal, pulled up for a 3 in transition and made it to put us up five with less than two to go. It was one of the biggest shots in the mo-ment in South Davie history. It was just big-time.”Dulin (20), Nance (17) and Martin (13) came up big as always. Holland and An-drade chipped in four each. Moor 83, South 74Coming into the cham-pionship game at Corri-her-Lipe on Dec. 13, the Ti-gers had enjoyed an absurd level of domination. They had outscored 16 victims by an aggregate 1,009-523. They had ripped through Mooresville 64-33 and 56-35 in the regular season. They were one step from becoming just the second middle school boys team from Davie County - the middle schools were formed in 1993-94 - to achieve 17-0. But the dream of joining the 2013-14 South squad went up in smoke against the No. 2 Red Imps. May-field knew Mooresville was dangerous because it had defeated Burke twice in the regular season. It was utterly heartbreak-ing to watch Mooresville bomb in 12 3-pointers. “They shot the (lights out),” Mayfield said. “We played tired. We missed 12 free throws (and went 9 of 21 for the game) and a bunch of shots we normally make. But they just outplayed us. It happens. They made 12 3s, which was the difference in the game.”The game began in night-mare fashion. At the end of the first, Mooresville had a 22-8 lead as it buried five triples in the seven-minute stretch. “Their first basket was a dead-in-the-corner 3 that somehow banked in,” May-field said. “I told Darius (Wilson) then: ‘If they are gonna make those kind of shots, we’re in for a long night.’”South got back in the game in the second quarter because Dulin delivered a wrecking-crew game. He went for 40 points, including 15 in the second when the Tigers pulled within 34-30. But this was a day when the Red Imps were clicking on all cylinders. They broke out to a 56-41 lead in the third, and not even Dulin’s 16-point fourth could stop the bleeding. “We could have easily quit because we went down 16 in the first quarter, missed three out of four free throws and turned it over on the last two possessions (with a chance) to take the lead at the half,” Mayfield said. Dulin did something im-mortal by scoring 40. It marked the most points by a Tiger in 32 years. Now there’s a tie for the pro-gram’s single-game record; Josh Ward had 40 in a 1991-92 game. Nance had 17, Martin nine, Holland five and An-drade three. The Tigers did not become the fourth mid-dle school boys team to run the table, but they could still stand tall and proud for going 16-1. There’s only been three other 16-win teams in South history - the 17-0 team from 2013-14 and 16-1 finishes in 2007-08 and 2009-10. Nance (22.1 points per game) and Dulin (18.4) are the most dynamic duo in South annals. In fact, Nance broke the school record for scoring average. Drew Absher averaged 22.0 in 2004-05 and Cooper Wall averaged 21.4 in 2012-13 and 20.6 in 2013-14. Notes: With 157 points in the final, this was the high-est-scoring game in South’s history as a middle school. ... Brent Wall and Mayfield coached the 17-0 team in 2013-14. Two more Davie boys teams have gone unde-feated, although they played far fewer games. Tracey Ar-nold’s 2016-17 Ellis squad went 11-0, and Ted Boger’s 2017-18 crew went 9-0. ... Nance, Dulin and Martin (10.5 ppg) accounted for 78 percent of South’s points. Ellis 51, WR 45In the first round at home on Dec. 7, No. 4 Ellis won a nailbiter over No. 5 West Rowan. Despite only having five players, the Bulldogs were ahead by two at halftime and down by two at the end of the third. But Brandon Forrest, Zaheim Reese and Bowman Blakley made clutch baskets in the fourth to enable Ellis to advance. After only managing 20 points across the previous three games, Forrest came through with 16. Reese broke out of a similar slump with 10. Brady Hall contrib-uted a season-high eight. Mason Driver had seven, Westen Barefoot four, Blak-ley three and Cannon Smith three. Ellis 56, Erwin 48In the quarterfinals at China Grove on Dec. 9, the Jaguars knocked out the top seed. Smith and Blakley helped Ellis build a 23-18 halftime lead. Smith was the main man in the third, when the Jags extended it to 38-30. Ellis ended up winning comfortably and pushing its winning streak to three. Smith, who was averag-ing 7.4, picked a wonderful time for a season-high 18. Forrest had nine, Hall sev-en, Blakley six, Driver six, Reese six, Tay Settecasi two and Ayden Chilton two. Moor 48, Ellis 47In the semifinals at Corriher-Lipe on Dec. 11, the Jaguars fell just short against eventual champion Mooresville. It was the rubber match between the teams. Ellis beat Mooresville 46-39 on Nov. 13, and Mooresville thumped Ellis 64-44 on Dec. 4. But Ellis (10-7) re-grouped from the 20-point loss and made a heck of a run in the tournament. Burke 71, North 34Selma Burke bounced No. 6 North Davie in the first round on Dec. 7. The host Bears sped to a 16-1 lead in the first quarter and kept adding to the margin. North’s scorers were Edarius Oliver (16), Wyatt Harwood (nine), Nolan Al-len (three), Carson Nichols (three) and Isaiah Hernan-dez (two). Harwood averaged 13.3 a game, followed by Oliver (12.0) and Allen (6.7). Car-ter Cornett was fourth at 6.2, but he missed the last six games with a Nov. 16 injury. North lost all six of those games to finish 3-11. Falls ... “We played tired. We missed 12 free throws and a bunch of shots we normally make.” - SD Coach Germain Mayfield Cam Holland shoots inside. - Photos by Marnic Lewis Holland and Draeton Nance (4) trap the ball handler. Noah Dulin goes in for two of his 40 points in the title game. In middle, Nance fires a 3. At right, William Martin prepares to shoot a foul shot. B6 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 Continued From Page B1 Alexander), three major decisions (Stephen Jacobs, Elliott Gould and Hunter Testa) and three decisions (Jamarius Pelote, Brysen Godbey and Ryder Strick-land). Then came the test against an elite program. “It was intense,” Stanley said. “It was a barnburner, that’s for sure.”Szewczyk (pin at 113), Cayden Glass (major at 120) and Thao (decision at 126) got Davie off to a flying start at 13-0. Then it was the Tigers’ turn to cheer. They took five of six weight classes from 132-165 to put Davie in a 27-16 hole, the only exception being Foster’s 4-3 decision at 144. “We did not have Andy Davis, and Andy is pretty tough,” Stanley said. “It was a little hard to overcome that. They are a good team. They’ve won like nine state titles, (counting the state individual tournament) in recent history. They’ve had a really good middle school program feeding them, a system like you would not believe.”With the pressure on, Testa, Godbey, Strickland and Jacobs provided electric wins down the stretch. Testa got a 24-3 run going with a first-period pin. “(Foard’s 175-pounder) is a tough kid, but he’s young,” Stanley said. “The way that Hunter is going, I’d hate to be standing across from Hunter myself.”After Foard won a deci- Beats ... sion at 190, Godbey pinned his 215 opponent in the first period to pull Davie within 30-28. “Brysen is coming on strong, and when he has confidence, he is hard to beat,” Stanley said. “In those duals, you build con-fidence knowing the team is rallying behind you. I knew he was going to take care of business.”Davie completed the comeback when Strickland pinned in the second period. “Heavyweight is always scary - big bodies flying around out there - but I feel like Ryder is getting in shape now,” Stanley said. “He’s been in the fire a little bit and I feel like he outlasted that guy. He softened him up and kept grinding on him.”With one match to go, the War Eagles were leading 34-30. They needed their 106-pound freshman to put Foard away. Jacobs wasted little time answering the bell, pinning in the first. “I talked to him about en-joying the moment,” Stanley said. “When I came up, we did not draw weight classes. It’s a dream; it’s kind of like the walk-off homer run. It’s a dream for a little guy because we never got (the chance to close a match). I told him: ‘You never know if you’ll get this shot again, so enjoy the moment.’ (After the pin), he was flexing at the coaches and we were flexing back at him. He’s worked really hard to get down to weight, so it was really, really cool to see. He’s going to go up a level from this, you can see it.”Davie’s third match of the night was a smooth glide, 66-15 over East Gas-ton. Glass, Thao, Foster, Testa, Christian Boswell, Ja-cobs and Szewczyk pinned their Warriors and Davie accepted four forfeits to post the finest record through 13 matches (12-1) in six years. Two days later, the War Eagles had a Central Pied-mont Conference cakewalk at Reagan. Rocking out 12 pins were Jacobs, Leigh-ton Reavis, Thao, Reid Nail, Davis, Foster, Gould, Pelote, Testa, Boswell, God-bey and Strickland. It was a cool moment for Reavis, a freshman who pinned in his varsity debut. Alexander got a decision as Davie captured 13 of 14 weight classes and improved to 3-0 in the league. Notes: Glass (18-0), Tes-ta (18-0) and Szewczyk (14-0) are still undefeated. Other top records belong to Foster (21-2), Godbey (21-2), Strickland (20-1), Thao (18-1), Davis (18-1), Gould (14-6), Pelote (13-7), Jacobs (12-2), Boswell (12-7) and Alexander (10-9). ... The Davie girls, getting a pin from Arwyn Brungardt at 132, took down Rea-gan 32-12. Four of Davie’s five victories were forfeits. Reagan pinned at 138 and 145. There were five double forfeits. Sophomore Tiaj Thao is 18-1 at 126/132. At right, Elliott Gould works in an tough 4-3 loss at 150. He is a sophomore starter at 150 or 157. Junior Christian Boswell has provided 12 victories at 190. Junior Cayden Glass is still unbeaten (18-0) at 120/126. Brysen Godbey helped the comeback with a pin at 215. He is 21-2. Ryder Strickland pins to up his record to 20-1. Freshman Aidan Szewczyk got things started with a pin at 113. He is 14-0. Hunter Testa wasted little time pinning his Foard counterpart at 175. The senior is still perfect at 18-0. - Photos by Ashley Bowden DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 - B7 Continued From Page B1detail. I put on the board that two guys would shoot the majority of their shots. Giving up 25 points to that team, in my opinion, was too much. To their credit, they shot the ball well in the first quarter. “In the third quarter, we played extremely well.”Mickey (18 points, 4 3s, 3 assists), Gavin Wil-liams (15 points, 3 3s, 6 re-bounds), Powers (14 points, 6-8 shooting, 7 rebounds, 4 assists) and Ethan Driv-er (12 points, 4-5 shoot-ing, 3 steals) all scored in double figures. An un-der-the-weather Lawhon managed 7 points, 4 re-bounds and 3 assists. Thir-teen players saw action, including Ethan Ratledge (6 points), Isaac Swisher (4), Elliott Erlandsson (4) and Landon Waller (1). Brad-dock Coleman was out sick and Gavin Reese missed his third game with an injury. Davie 74, EF 69After jumping to an 11-6 lead, the War Eagles found themselves in trouble as East stormed to a 24-17 lead. They trailed 29-25 at halftime and they failed to solve their shortcomings in the third, making just 5 of 13 shots and going 1 of 6 from the arc in the quarter. Davie was down 40-34 late in the third and Pittman was looking for answers. “He did (yell at halftime), but I’m not going to go into details,” Powers said. “We were trying to do too much one-on-one,” Mickey said. “We shot too many 3s in the first half that were one-pass 3s.”But in the fourth quarter, Davie rode a raging Powers. Before the big man took over, Lawhon scored on an offensive rebound to cut East’s lead to 40-39. Davie missed a layup and East drained a 3 at the other end, but Powers came through with a fallaway shot in the paint. By Brian PittsEnterprise Record After shooting 21 percent in the second half and suf-fering its third loss in a row at North Iredell, the Davie varsity girls basketball team righted all the wrongs and picked up a win it desper-ately needed. In the Central Piedmont Conference opener, Mad-ison Daugherty came out smoking, three freshmen combined for 49 points and the War Eagles celebrated a head-turning 72-45 win over visiting East Forsyth. “We told them this week that we’ve got to decide,” said assistant coach Debbie Evans, who filled in as head coach for the East game with Lindsey Adams away because of a death in her family. “We were searching. It was on them to make a change and they did. They responded.”North 61, Davie 49In a nonconference game at North Iredell on Dec. 12, the War Eagles had a strong start, only to fade and find themselves at 3-3 after a 3-0 start. Bailey Aderhold got in a zone in the first half. The sophomore was the catalyst for a 21-10 lead. At that point, she had 11 points while sinking 3 of 4 3-point shots. Meanwhile, the Raid-ers were shooting 25 percent (4 of 16 overall, 1-8 from 3). But everything changed after the 21-10 lead. North (5-2) outscored Davie 51-28 the rest of the way and extended its winning streak to four. Davie did manage to hang around in the third quarter. Daugherty nailed a 3 and Malayka Rankin/Aderhold converted seven straight free throws to keep By Brian PittsEnterprise Record North Davie’s Chris Gonzalez and Isaac O’Toole and Ellis’ Carter Hoots and Finn Sink rose to the top in the Tri-County Conference wrestling tournament at Davie High on Dec. 9. O’Toole treated his 152-pound opponents like a rag doll all season, he pounded out three pins in the tourne and wrapped up a 16-0 eighth grade season. “He’s got some strength and explosiveness, but his technique is solid and he rarely puts himself into bad positions,” North coach Jamey Holt said. “He didn’t get three periods all year, DLL looking for sponsors for ‘24 Davie Little League is calling all sponsors. Support local and advertise your business with Davie LL for the spring 2024 season. There are several different sponsorship levels. Learn more at www.daviell.com or email Leighst-impson003@gmail.com. Youth Basketball Week 1 Recognitions The Mocksville-Davie Recreation basketball season began Dec. 9. The rec department will recognize players, coaches and teams each week. Here are the honorees from week one. K-1 Division: player - Safyia Brown; coach - Brittany Tugwell; team - Megalodons. 2-3 Division: player - Owen Heggerick; coach - Jeremy Stanley; team - Stampede. 4-5 Girls Division: player - Rhaelyn Stephens; coach - Jay Brown; team - Catamounts. 4-5 Boys Division: player - Cameron Collett; coach - Savannah Raby; team - Gamecocks. Catching up with ... Jaden Conner (wrestling)When you were growing up, what did you want to be? Police officer. The biggest pet peeve I have is when: People smack while chewing.If I could have one super power, it would be: See the future.What’s the funniest moment in your sports career? When I forgot my football jersey the day I had a game in Youth League.What’s the proudest moment in your sports career? When I won conference in middle school. If you could turn back time and witness one event, what would it be? When Michael Jordan sunk a jump shot against the Utah Jazz to win his sixth title. Who is the funniest teammate? Brysen Godbey. Which teammate is happiest after a win? Tiaj Thao. Hobbies: Playing Fortnite with the boys, fishing, playing pool. Athletes I most admire: Tiger Woods and Julio Jones. Interesting fact about myself: I love Hot Pockets and ranch. What I like most about Davie High: The sports atmosphere, especially the Crazies. If I could do one thing better, it would be: Try not to hurt my shoulder and miss weeks of wrestling. Person I’d most like to meet (dead or alive): Michael Jackson or Adam Sandler. Fantasy job: A cop or high end welder. I can’t live without: My family. Post-high school ambition: Becoming a welder. If you hit the lottery, what’s the first thing you’d do? Retire my mom and buy her a pony (her dream animal). Senior Profile • Sports Briefs • Girls basketball gets much-needed win the visitors within striking distance at 43-36. But Avarie Martin fouled out with 6:56 remaining and North scored 15 of 21 points in the fourth to win going away. Davie shot 5 of 23 in the second half. By contrast, North hit 14 of 33 shots (42 percent). Aderhold had a varsity career high of 13 points to go with five rebounds and two steals. Rankin had 10 points, six rebounds and three assists. Martin had seven points and Daugherty six. Emmie Burris had six points, four boards and four steals. Londyn McDowell had five points and three re-bounds. Peyton Spaugh had two points, six rebounds, five steals and two assists. The best part of the sec-ond half was seeing Mc-Dowell on the floor. This was the freshman’s first high school game after dis-locating her knee on Sept. 23. She hit 2 of 3 field-goal attempts and became the sixth freshman to see varsity action this season. Davie 72, EF 45The CPC opener on Dec. 15 saw quite a transfor-mation from the War Ea-gles, who blew East Forsyth off the floor and won their league opener for the first time in nine years. In the opening minutes, Davie drew inspiration from long-range gunner Daugh-erty. On the first offensive possession, Martin passed to Daugherty in the right corner. Her 3 was money. On the second possession, Daugherty decided to try the left corner. She took a pass from Aderhold and buried the trey. East missed its first seven shots and watched Davie race to a 12-0 lead. Daugherty’s third straight 3 created a 17-3 bulge. Then Martin connected from deep to make it 20-3. Daugherty opened the second quarter with anoth- er 3. When Martin sank a 17-footer, it was 29-9. “Madison came out hot to get us going,” Evans said. East found its footing and got within 37-28. Davie, though, restored its momen-tum with a 15-5 run. Burris drove and hit a tough layup. Daugherty buried a short jumper. Martin’s 3 splashed. Spaugh converted a reverse layup. Spaugh cut down the lane and scored twice, both times receiving nice passes from Rankin. “We felt like we could run our five-out offense against their man,” Ev-ans said of the Rankin-to-Spaugh plays. “They made the reads and they made the cuts.”East wasn’t ready to fold, cutting Davie’s lead to 53-40. But this is when Davie put East away for good. Burris drove for two. Daugherty drained her fifth triple. Rankin got a steal in the backcourt and laid it in. Burris banged a 3. Then came a beautiful fast break off a Burris steal: Burris to Rankin to Burris to Spaugh, who finished with a layup as those three moved the ball as if it were a hot potato. The 13-0 run made it a 66-40 rout. “They weathered the storm,” Evans said. “They recognized what they need-ed to do on offense and turned up the defensive intensity.”Two backup freshmen put the cherry on top. With Davie using its delay game in the final minutes, Mc-Dowell got a pass in the paint and immediately fed Vivian Vaughters for a layup. In terms of scoring bal-ance, Davie was as good as it could possibly be. Burris had a season-high 18 on 8-of-13 shooting, as well as four steals and three assists. Daugherty had a season-high 17 on 5-of-8 shooting from beyond the arc. Spaugh had a season-high 16 with five rebounds, four assists and three steals. Martin had 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. Rankin had six points and Aderhold one. “We shared the ball the whole game,” Evans said. The freshmen who were responsible for 49 points were Burris, Daugherty and Martin. “Emmie is a fighter,” Evans said. “She keeps plugging defensively. She’s been good taking the ball to the basket. She’s relentless. She goes in there among the bigs sometimes and is able to finish.”Notes: East (2-6) has lost 6 straight. ... Davie’s hot shooting converted 26 of 57 field goals, including 8 of 20 3s. East shot 32 per-cent (17-53). ... With Adams attending a funeral, Davie was in the hands of Evans, Davie’s head coach from 2006-07 through 2009-10. O’Toole finishes 16-0 for North wrestling but Jaden (Dillard), our 160/170-pounder, pushed him in practice all year, which prepared him for any tough matches.”Gonzalez went 12-1 as a sixth grader at 76. He went pin-pin-pin in the tourna-ment. “I could tell by the way Chris tackled at Pine-brook (football) practice that he’d be good on the mat,” Holt said. “He’s got some natural abilities and has picked up wrestling quickly. Plus, he doesn’t like to be on the mat very long. He wants to pin and get his hand raised as soon as possible. He’s got the itch; he’s already asking about wrestling in the offseason.”North’s Dominic Ishuin went 2-1 at 83 to finish second, his perfect season ending in the finals. The eighth grader went 15-1. Teammate Peyton Jordan finished second by going 2-1 at 160. Finishing third for North were Graylan Anderson (3-1 at 98), Taylor Shenberger (3-1 at 132) and Nathan Smith (3-1 at 195). The Wildcats, who fin-ished fifth out of 11 teams, were without two eighth-grade horses - the injured Dillard at 10-0 and DJ Mc-Caskill, who went 9-0. For Ellis, Hoots pinned two of three opponents to take the title at 138. Sink posted back-to-back wins to finish first at 182. Daniel Hennessey (2-1 at 113), Allen Moxley (1-1 at 145) and Henry Butler (2-1 at 220) finished second for the Jaguars. Brodie New-man (2-1 at 250) was third. Although South did not have any champions, it put four guys in the finals. Rico Evans (2-1 at 90), Caleb Ed-wards (2-1 at 152), Colsen Dulin (2-1 at 170) and Bran-don Paster (1-1 at 182) were runner-ups. Colten Beck (2-1 at 83) was a bronze medalist. Davie’s squads placed fifth, sixth and seventh. Team scoring: China Grove 172, Erwin 171, West Row-an 169, Mooresville 139.5, North Davie 137.5, Ellis 121, South Davie 104.5, Southeast 88, Corriher-Lipe 63, Selma Burke 26, North Rowan 18. Flurry ... For the next several min-utes, Mickey and Powers put on a show. Mickey found Powers in the left corner. He was fouled on a 3-point attempt and buried all three free throws to give Davie its first lead (44-43) since it was 13-12. A whistle at the 6:10 mark forced Pittman to sit Lawhon, and then Davie failed to convert a fastbreak layup. Matters were com-pounded when East scored on the ensuing possession. But Mickey backed his man down and scored in the lane to put Davie in front 46-45. After it was 50-50, Mick-ey did several ridiculous Mickey things and Pow-ers’ 3-point barrage began. Mickey attacked the lane, drew two defenders and dished to the left corner to Powers. Splash. Davie was back ahead. Moments later, the same thing happened: Mickey drew attention as he broke the fullcourt press, and zipped a pass to the left corner to Powers for a 3-ball that made it 56-50. This play was a sight because Powers was wiping sweat off his hands when the ball was in play. When Coleman was inbounding at the far end, Powers was at the other end standing near the Davie bench asking for a towel. A teammate tossed him the towel as Driver received Coleman’s in-bound pass. As Driver split a double-team and passed to Mickey, Powers threw the towel back, slid to the corner and prepared to get the ball. Then it was swish, 56-50. Pittman: “That’s Jackson for you.” Powers: “It is Tracey (Arnold, assis-tant coach) at the beginning of the game and then I throw it back. Whoever ends up with the towel, I say, ‘towel me,’ and then they throw it at me. It might’ve been Adam Brown. Pittman walked up to me and said: ‘Get in the corner, get in the corner.’”On the next possession, Mickey got the ball near midcourt. He dribbled for several seconds, worked his way into the lane and made yet another delivery to the left corner to Powers. For the third straight time, he drilled it. The flurry of 3s did not even move the net, and Davie had a 59-52 lead. Mickey’s savviness, ball handling and basketball IQ were on full display. “I saw (the secondary de-fender) was helping a little too much when I beat my man,” Mickey said. “It was chemistry between me and Jackson. We were down and the crowd helped us by giving us energy.”“In games like that, you’re never going to be able to really run plays. You just have to make plays for your teammates,” Pittman said. “That’s just old-school, knowing how to handle the ball, knowing how to protect it and keeping your defender on your hip. We work on ball handling every day, but that is (Mickey’s) thing; that is one of his attributes. We are trying to help him do better, but that’s one thing he does that makes him so effective. They were between a rock and a hard place because the floor was spread.”Landon King, who closed the third with a 3 when East had the momentum at 40-34, won a loose-ball scrum on the East end and got it to Mickey, who scored as he was fouled to make it 61-54. Lawhon beat the press and assisted a Ratledge bucket. A Lawhon drive-by resulted in two. Lawhon whipped through the press and set up a Powers basket to make it 70-58. “We had big-time contributors off the bench - Landon, Braddock and Ethan Driver,” Pittman said. “Although they did not score a lot, they still maintained their presence in the game.” Lawhon’s assist to Pow-ers appeared to ice the game, but certain victory began to unravel in the last minute. East got a four-point play. East got a stop and hit two free throws to chop the mar-gin to 70-67 at :14. But Lawhon’s two free throws made it a two-pos-session game, Powers drew a charge and Lawhon made two more from the foul line. Ballgame. “We have faith in each other, and we knew we could rally together,” Mick-ey said. Powers had 27 points and 7 rebounds. The junior made 10 of 13 field goals and was 2 points shy of his varsity career high. Mickey had 13 points and 4 assists. Lawhon battled sickness and fouls to put up 12 points, 4 steals and 3 assists. Ratledge had 10 points and 3 assists. “It was a good experi-ence for me,” Powers said. “I kept wanting to backdoor cut, and Pittman was like: ‘Stay there, stay there.’ It means a lot. Last year we went 0-2 (against East) and Will Gray hit a buzzer-beat-er. It’s a great victory and everybody played a part.”Notes: Davie (7-0) is enjoying its best start in five seasons (10-0 in 2018-19). ... Davie trailed at half-time for the fourth time, but again, it found a way. “I told them at halftime the M.O. on us is play us physical, push us, hold us and we will start settling - and that’s what I thought we did in the first half,” Pittman said. ... East, which finished first and tied for second in the CPC the past two years, fell to 1-5 while playing a brutal schedule. ... Williams had five points, King three, Driver two and Erlandsson two. King and Coleman had two steals each. ... Reese is out with an injury from foot-ball season. ... In the fourth quarter, Davie shot 10 of 15 overall and 3 of 4 from 3. B8 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 County Line Folks from area churches including Harmony Mayor Shawn Turner enjoy a breakfast buffet and fellowship Saturday morning at the Piney Grove AME Zion men's breakfast. By Shirley ThorneCounty Line Correspondent This Monday is Christ-mas Day - the day kids of all ages have been anx-iously awaiting to see what Santa Claus brought them. As photos show, folks are also enjoying church fel-lowship meals.Most importantly, our community focuses on celebrating the birthday of Jesus Christ, who was born in Bethlehem of Judea. Our community has two events celebrating His birth this weekend.Clarksbury Methodist Church will have the an-nual children's Christmas program at 7 p.m. Sat-urday, Dec. 23. Church members invite everyone for this special service fol-lowed by refreshments and fellowship plus a visit with Santa before he begins his world-wide trip on Christ-mas Eve.The Society Baptist Church sanctuary choir will present the cantata "The Greatest Story" during the 10 a.m. worship service Sunday, Dec. 24. Everyone is invited. There will be no Sunday school and no eve-ning worship service.Upcoming community events: country ham and sausage breakfast spon- sored by the V-Point Ruri-tans from 7-10 a.m. Satur-day, Jan. 6 at the V-Point Building and Women's Bi-ble study at 6 p.m. Sunday, January 7, at Clarksbury Methodist.Our community extends sympathy to the family of Alice Cartner Waugh, who died unexpectedly Wednes-day of last week at Davie Nursing and Rehabilitation. The 10th of 11 children, she was born in 1945 in Iredell County to the late Clay-ton and Mildred Anderson Cartner of Old Mocksville Road near Cartner Road.Alice attended Clarks-bury Methodist with her family and helped on the family dairy and crop farm. In 1963 Alice graduat-ed from Harmony High; where she was a bus driver and active in Future Home-makers of America, Future Teachers of America, 4-H, and Future Business Lead-ers of America. In March 1976 Alice married Bobby Ray Waugh of Iredell, and the couple settled on the Cartner fam-ily farm. He joined her in attending and supporting events in our community. Alice was a dedicated entrepreneur. She owned and operated Expressions Florist off Davie Avenue in Statesville for many years. She was then director of the non-profit Matthew 25 Ministries of Harmony and managed fundraisers for a new larger building. She became disabled and had to retire before the new build-ing opened.A service celebrating her life was last Sunday after-noon at Clarksbury, where she was a lifetime member and had served as youth leader and on committees. She was laid to rest in the church cemetery beside her beloved Bobby, who died September 2012.Jake Koontz has im-proved and is recuperat-ing at home. Caleb Wil-liams continues medical treatments at Wake Forest 330 S. Salisbury Street • Mocksville, NC 27028(336) 751-3538 • www.howardrealty.com Brenner Children's Hos-pital. Caroline Jones has completed her chemothera-py treatments and will be-gin radiation treatments at Chapel Hill. Join us in prayer for the Lord's divine healing and blessings upon the above residents and others who are having health prob-lems. Pray for the Lord's blessings and comfort upon the family of Alice as they deeply miss her. Remember in prayer Paul and Shirley Brendle; his sister Lucille Clemmons moravian ChurChChristmas Eve Lovefeast 2:00 PM • 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM Doors will open 35 minutes prior to each service. 3535 spangenberg ave., Clemmons, nC (336) 766-6273 Clemmons moravian ChurCh Brown died Dec. 6 at Jur-ney's Assisted Living 15 days short of her 100th birthday.Here's wishing everyone a blessed and safe Christ-mas filled with the peace, joy, and love of the birth of Jesus Christ that Holy Night in Bethlehem. 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 Society sanctuary choir to present cantata DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 ‑ B9 Sheffield-Calahaln Some of the scenes from the drive-thru Nativity at Ijames Baptist Church: Mary (Sydney Mc- Daniel) and Joseph (Hunter McDaniel) and baby Jesus; the announcement of Jesus’ birth by Mary (Abbey Swisher) and an angel (Sam Cozart); and the three wisemen, Todd McDaniel, Eddie Mitchell and Andy Yoder. Carolers from New Union sing for the res- idents at Davie Nurs- ing & Rehab and oth- er nursing homes on Sunday afternoon, to the delight of a shut-in member of the church. By Brenda BaileySheffield-CalahalnCorrespondent Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope this Christmas holiday fills your home with joy and peace and your heart with love. Love to all.Birthday wishes to: Tan-ner Mildred Keller on Dec. 23; and Phyllis Williams and Brenda Reeves on Dec. 26. Happy anniversary to: Wayne and Frieda Dyson on Dec. 22 and Johnny and Hilda Keaton on Dec. 28. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.A Christmas Eve service will be held at New Union Church at 7:30 p.m. Every-one is invited. New Union members went Christmas caroling last Sunday af-ternoon. It was not only a blessing to those in the nurs-ing homes and the shut-ins, but to those who participat-ed in the caroling. Thanks to Pastor Tim Lowery and others for the photos. Ijames Baptist had a wonderful drive-thru Na-tivity with live characters and animals on Dec. 8 and 9. They want to thank ev-eryone who participated and the many people who drove through. There were over 500 in attendance the two nights. Thanks to Sharon McDaniel and Pam Bran-ham for the information and photos this week.Local musicians perform each Friday evening from 6-8 at MawMaw’s Restau-rant off US 601 S., Mocks-ville. Prayer requests contin-ue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tam-my Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Liven- good, Milton Tutterow, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Betty Godbey, Em- ily Brown, Marsha Gobble, Mary Teague, Eddie Por-ter, Janie Williams, Larry Richie, Maria Knight, Vio-let Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Wade Stroud and Suzonne Stratton. Our sincere condolences to the Alice Cartner Waugh family. Submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, mes-sage me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than Thursday. New Union plans Christmas Eve service MOCKSVILLE Near Tractor Supply • 336-751-3747 CLEMMONS Across from Hip Chics • 336-766-1800 DIAMONDSGOLD SILVERWATCHES Great Selection at Great Prices! Make this a Christmas to Remember! Thanks toYou!63rdYear B10 - DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 Now that Philanthropy Phyllis has completed her applications, she is spend-ing her holiday break from school visiting the IGNITE DAVIE (ID) Employers of Choice to thank them for supporting the promise and to ask questions about the types of jobs/careers they offer.Phyllis remembered Fuller Welding stories from her father, Philanthropy Phil, and stopped by to speak with Phil and Darlene Fuller about their business. She also had an interest-ing conversation with Jes-sica Yarbrough and Wesley Johnson at Johnson Insur-ance Services. As she left, Phyllis decid-ed to stop in at the new Al-legacy Federal Credit Union in Mocksville. She enjoyed meeting their friendly staff who even let her sit at a desk and count some money.The next day, Phyllis de-cided to visit some of the local companies who em-ploy workers in a variety of trades. Avgol allowed her in the plant area and let her test her skills on a forklift. The workers there were so friendly, and all seemed to enjoy their jobs.The staff at DEX shared lots of information about their company and allowed Phyllis to test her skills in answering the phones at the call center. Webb Heating and Air Conditioning let her drive the service truck.The staff at Computer Guys brought their families in to met Phyllis in person since they had seen her pic-ture in the paper.Before returning to Mocksville, Phyllis head-ed to Winston-Salem to talk with Brian Nicolay at FLOW Automotive Group. Brian shared the require-ments for a sales position and showed Phyllis how to read a listing sheet for a new vehicle. As her last stop, Phyllis visited Davin Brown at Meg Brown Home Furnishings in Bermuda Run. Davin was happy to show Phyllis the furniture offered at Meg Brown. Phyllis was excit-ed about the idea of a new recliner for their home and plans to talk with her par-ents about it.As Phyllis ended the week, she realized there are many jobs available in her local community that she had no idea existed. She plans to make an effort to visit all of the Employers of Choice while on holiday break. Phyllis is excited to tell her peers about the wonder-ful companies in our area that are looking for employ-ees and will be interested in hiring ID graduates.“What a wonderful op-portunity Davie County is offering their young people; a college education debt free and local jobs that offer competitive salaries,” she said. The only thing left to en-sure the ID College Prom-ise exists for Philanthropy Phyllis’ young siblings and cousins is to meet the $3 million endowment goal.The fundraising efforts are $113,334 away from suc-cess!Give online at www.da-viefoundation.org/donate, choose IGNITE DAVIE from the drop-down menu or send a check payable to Davie Community Founda-tion to PO Box 546, Mocks-ville, NC 27028. Note IG-NITE DAVIE in the memo. Philanthropy Phyllis visits with Ignite Davie Employers of Choice, businesses that support the college promise program. At left, she meets with Davin Brown at Meg Brown Home Furnishings in Bermuda Run. And she tries her forklift driving skills after meeting with friendly employees at Avgol. ‘Phyllis’ learning about Davie jobs The staff at Computer Guys in Bermuda Run brought their families in to meet Phyllis. Phyllis gets behing the wheel of a delivery truck at Webb Heating & Air. Phyllis visits Johnson Insurance Services in Mocksville. 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Gold and white are also the liturgical colors of the Christmas season, while the tree itself symbolizes the eternal life that Jesus provides.Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1913 U.S. 601 S., Mocksville, has a Chris-mon tree displayed in the sanctuary. These ornaments were made by members of the congregation over the last several decades and are hung on the Christmas tree every year. With its white lights and Chrismon orna-ments, the tree is a story of the life of Jesus Christ.The Holy Cross Luther-an Church Christmas Eve worship service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 24. This will be a ser-vice of scripture reading, carols, and candlelight.All are welcome to wor-ship on Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. The congregation wor-ships every Sunday at 9 a.m. and all are welcome. 635 Wilkesboro St. • Mocksville, NC(336) 751-1100www.lambertfuneralhomenc.com From Our Family To Yours Holy Cross Chrismons: Special service Dec. 24 Members of the Piecemakers Quilting Group presented a quilt to the latest owner a Davie Habitat for Humanity home. The label on the back of the quilt reads, "Congratulations on your new home to the Gwyn family..." The event was coordinated by Jesse Elmore of Habitat. The quilt was pieced by Elaine Cannon and quilted by Martha Fitzgerald. Picturedm from left: Jesse Elmore, Jessica Gwyn, Jean Shipley and Elaine Cannon. Not pictured: Lianne Smalley. - Photo by Maggie Moe Quilting for Habitat Chrismons adorn the tree at Holy Cross Luther- an Church in Mocksville. 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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. Religion Sunday, Dec. 24Christmas Eve program, 2-4 p.m., Mocksville Second Presbyterian, 400 Pine St., all invited. OngoingKidZone, Mocks Church, Wednesday nights, 5:30-7. Dinner, games, worship. Ages 4-18. Kickoff with water party on Sept. 6. Fall session con-tinues through October. 523 Beauchamp Road, Advance. Special Events 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.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. 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. 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. Tuesday, Jan. 2Blood pressure screenings, 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 4Veterans Social, 8:30 a.m., also sponsored by Veterans Services and Trellis.Chat with Sr. Tar Heel dele-gate, 10 a.m.Chess group, 1 p.m.Diabetes and Nutrition class, 1 p.m. with Kathy Crotts of Kidney Nutrition Care Center. Friday, Jan. 5Bunco, 1 p.m.Bingo, 1 p.m., sponsored by Yellow Butterfly Home Care. Monday, Jan. 8Bowling Lunch, 1 p.m. Teams to be picked. Wednesday, Jan. 10Advance Care Planning Work-shop, 1 p.m. with rep from Trellis.Crafting Extravaganza, 1 p.m., bring own craft supplies, no formal instruction. Thursdays, Jan. 11-Feb. 1Beginning Knitting, 9-11 a.m. with Danny Cartner. Thursday, Jan. 11Voter ID info, 10 a.m. with Davie Elections Director Me-lissa Parker.Friday, Jan. 12Foot care, by appointment with nurse, Kathy Jajdek, 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m., Brock Campus. Not a pedicure.Crafternoon - Moons & Stars, 2 p.m. at library with Rachel Nelson. Create shiny moons and stars to hang in windows.Tuesday, Jan. 16Spa Day, 10 a.m. with Monice Morrison. Mini-makeovers to first 15 who register. Thursday, Jan. 18Senior Expo & Shred Event, 1-3 p.m., Brock Campus.Senior Book Club, 12:30-2 p.m. at library with Genny Hinkle. Monday, Jan. 22What’s Cooking: Foods, Fads, Helpful Hacks, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24Caring With Cards, 1 p.m. with Tara Harper, social work-er. Create handmade cards for homebound meal recipients.Grief support group, 2-:3:30 p.m. with Holly Sluder of Thom-asville Hospice. 9 week walking through grief video series. Thursday, Jan. 25Partners Cornhole Tourna-ment, 1 p.m., Brock Campus. Bring own partner. Friday, Jan. 26Crafternoon: Yarn Birds, 2 p.m. at library with Rachel Nelson. Make a bird out of yarn. Monday, Jan. 29Monthly movie, 1 p.m. with popcorn. Tuesday, Jan. 30Hearing screenings, 10 a.m., with rep from Beltone. Thursday, Feb. 1Veterans Social, 8:30 a.m., also sponsored by Veterans Services and Trellis. 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. 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. Friday, Dec. 22Allyn Raney, 6 p.m., The Sta-tion, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, Dec. 23Carolina Shreds, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.Russell Henderson, 6 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Thursday, Dec. 28William Kiley, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Friday, Dec. 29Rachel Pinson, 6:30 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville. Saturday, Dec. 30Dasher, 6-9 p.m., Tanglewood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run.Marte Maney Good Time Music, 6:30 p.m., The Station, Downtown Mocksville.Saturday, Jan. 13SoundKraft, 6-9 p.m., US 158, Bermuda Run. Saturday, Jan. 20Whiskey Mic, 6-9 p.m., Tangle-wood Pizza, US 158, Bermuda Run. Friday, Jan. 26Karaoke, 7:30 p.m., O’Cala-han’s, Downtown Mocksville. ACROSS 1. Send away as punishment 7. Small, poisonous vipers 11. Aural pain 12. 1,000 in Paris 14. (K) 10-year-old, e.g. 15. (K) Hunts 16. Bank’s savings offering 17. California place that starts with Santa 19. (K) Insect that builds hills 20. (K) What many Christians do on 36-Across 24. (K) Ocean relative 25. (K) Word of the past 26. Firstborn of the bunch 28. (K) Large amounts of land 31. The “1” in Matthew 2:1 32. Grad student’s major project 34. (K) Cheap metal material 35. Just a little bit 36. (K) What Dec. 25 is 41. Curved path in the sky 42. (K) Have some spaghetti and oysters 43. “___ the only one seeing this?” (2 words) 44. Workbench thing 47. Made sheep sounds 50. Person saying, “Welcome to the company!” 51. Straightest possible pathway 52. (K) Part of a ruler 53. (K) Place with plenty of beach DOWN 1. Ballet school handrail 2. “You are in for ___ treat!” (2 words) 3. Legendary singer “King” Cole 4. (K) Slip-and-fall cause 5. Sheep clippers 6. Reddish-brown hair dye 7. (K) Plug your guitar into this 8. (K) “Mister” alternative 9. With “crowd,” a great entertainer 10. Fox’s clever trait 11. Grand or majestic 13. A manor is on it 18. (K) Already had the spaghetti and oysters 21. (K) Mamas saying “maa” 22. Word before “cable” or “training” 23. Singing legend from Graceland 27. (K) Bike-hitting- a-car-door result 28. (K) Fasten with a paper clip 29. (K) Brown with the famous dog 30. (K) Soccer’s “Get out of here!” indicator (2 words) 33. (K) The girl with the candy cane 34. (K) What all books have 37. Jewish synagogue leader 38. Bird’s morning song 39. Change a bill, as in Congress 40. (K) One of three on a triangle 45. Small RAM unit 46. (K) “School” or “historic” starter 48. (K) Skinny electric swimmer 49. Pie ___ mode (dessert with ice cream) 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? It looks like a C for carpenter? Look for the answer in next week’s paper. Created by Timothy E. Parker December 25, 2023 The (K) Clues Are for Kids Didn’t go fast? 48-A) ATE Previous riddle answer: DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dce. 21, 2023 - B13 Father and Son Remodeling No job too big or small we can do them all. Call 980-234-2483 for a free estimate. USPS 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! Give the gift of Davie County news. $30.00 for 12 Mos. + $2.03 TAX $32.03 TOTAL Public Notices NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF RAYLEN VINEYARDS, INC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RAYLEN VINEYARDS, INC., a North Carolina corporation, was dissolved on December 8, 2023. All creditors of and claimants against the corporation are required to present their respective claims and demands immediately to the corporation so that it can proceed to col- lect its assets, convey and dispose of its properties, pay, satisfy, and discharge its liabilities are obligations, and do all oth- er acts required to liquidate its business and affairs. With respect to all claims, please take notice of the following: 1. Claims must be in writing and include the name of the claimant, the amount of the claimm, and a short sum- mary of the basis for the claim. 2. Claims should be mailed to the corporation at 3055 Heather Meadow Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27106. 3. A claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the publication date of this notice. This the 6th day of December, 2023. RAYLEN VINEYARDS By: Joyce R. Neely, President Publish: December 21, 2023. No. 1756873 LEGAL NOTICE South Davie Voters Permanent Transfer from First Presbyterian Church to Davie County Community Park The Davie County Board of Elec- tions passed a resolution to per- manently transfer all voters from the South Mocksville precinct located at the First Presbyterian Church to the Davie County Com- munity Park located at 151 South- wood Dr., Mocksville NC. This transfer is permanent and effective immediately. Please contact the Elections of- fice if you have any questions 336- 753-6072. Publish Davie Co. Enterprise-Re- cord: 12/21/23. Public Notices No. 1756465 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of MICHAEL WIN- TER aka MICHAEL JAMES WIN- TER, late of 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 MARCH 27, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are noti- fied to make immediate payment. Today’s date 12/21/2023. BRYAN JAMES THORNTON, 145 OATES RD, MOORESVILLE, NC 28117, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of MI- CHAEL WINTER aka MICHAEL JAMES WINTER, deceased, File #23-E-443. Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 1/11, 2024. No. 1756466 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS HAVING QUALIFIED as Co-Executors of the Estate of Betty Frost late of Davie County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to present written claim to the undersigned on or before Marh 21, 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 13th of December, 2023. Tim Ellis, Co-Executor Brent Ellis, Co-Executor c/o Henry P. Van Hoy, II Attorney at Law MARTIN VAN HOY & RAISBECK, LLP, Attorneys at Law 10 Court Square Mocksville, NC 27028 Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 1/11, 2024. 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. 1754457 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as EXECUTOR for the Estate of GEORGE FOLLETT WILSON JR, GEORGE F. WILSON JR, GEORGE FOLLETT WILSON, GEORGE F. WIL- SON, late of Davie County, NC, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo- rations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the under- signed on or before MARCH 27, 2024. This notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corpora- tions indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. Today’s date 12/21/2023. GEORGE FOLLETT WILSON V, 905 N W MAYNARD RD, CARY NC 27513, as EXECUTOR of the Estate of GEORGE FOLLETT WILSON JR, GEORGE F. WILSON JR, GEORGE FOLLETT WILSON, GEORGE F. WIL- SON, deceased, File #2023-E-000405. Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 1/11, 2024. 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. 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. 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. Public Notices Public Notices No. 1756460 NORTH CAROLINA DAVIE COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as ADMINISTRATOR for the Estate of GENIA FAYE RIFE, late of Davie County, NC, this is to no- tify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before MARCH 27, 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 12/21/2023. RAY JUNIOR RIFE, 385 BUCK SEAFORD RD, MOCKSVILLE NC 28028, as ADMINISTRATOR of the Estate of GENIA FAYE RIFE, deceased, File #23-E-428. Publish: Davie Enterprise 12/21, 12/28, 2023 and 1/4, 1/11, 2024. 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. 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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Please call 336-287-4132 for more info B14 ‑ DAVIE COUNTY ENTERPRISE RECORD, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 2021 HYUNDAIACCENT SE 33/41 MPG, BLUETOOTH, SUPER CLEAN #150M $14,438 2021 MITSUBISHIOUTLANDER SPORT LOW MILES, 24/30 MPG, SUPER CLEAN #108M $17,485 2015 CHEVYSPARK LT 30/39 MPG, BLUETOOTH, CLEAN #197M $8,977 2016 FORDEDGE SEL AWD, MOONROOF, NAVIGATION #225M $17,481 2020 FORDF-150 XLT 4WD, NAVIGATION, LOW MILES #124M $36,167 2022 TOYOTATACOMA SR5 4WD, WI-FI HOTSPOT, MUST SEE #161M $34,414 2012 CHEVY SILVERADO2500HD LTZ 4WD, NAVIGATION, LOADED #199M $42,971 2022 RAM 1500 BIG HORNLONE STAR QUAD CAB, BLUETOOTH, MUST SEE #166M $30,515 2016 CHEVYSILVERADO 1500 LT SIDE STEPS, NAVIGATION, MUST SEE #224MA $23,499 2020 INFINITIQX60 LUXE NAVIGATION, SUNROOF, LEATHER #171N $26,180 2021 HONDAPILOT EX 3RD ROW SEAT, HEATED SEATS, CLEAN #217M $26,827 2021 MAZDA CX-30 TURBO LOW MILES, AWD, SUNROOF #133MA $24,918 2021 CHEVY EQUINOX LT POWER LIFT GATE, SUPER CLEAN, 26/31 MPG #137M $19,612 2022 TOYOTA CAMRY SE 28/39 MPG, ALLOY WHEELS, MUST SEE #136M $21,158 2021 CHRYSLER PACIFICA TOURING L 3RD ROW, LEATHER, REMOTE START #162M $22,356 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2.0T SE NAVIGATION, MOONROOF, LEATHER #139M $18,726 USED VEHICLES 36 months AND NO PAYMENTS FOR 90 DAYS 0%APR FOR On ALL NEW 2023 or 2024 OUTLANDER 980-270-5444 1011 Folger Drive • Statesville I-77 • Exit 49-B www.RandyMarionMitsubishi.com 2024 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS ES #MT0052 $25,740 2023 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SPORT 2.0 SE #MT0024 $26,590 2023 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV SE #MT0069 $46,750 2024 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER SEZ #MT0051 $36,765 Price includes all rebates & incentives. 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 1/2/2024