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MISSION, ORE. -- Rachel Shahbaz (Fr., Portland, OR/St. Mary's Academy) shot an 82 on the second day of the Northwest Conference Fall Classic and finished in a tie for seventh place with a 36-hole score of 169, as the event concluded on Sunday, Oct. 21 at the Wildhorse Resort Golf Course. Medalist honors went to Brynn Hurdus of Linfield College, who shot a two-day total of 159 (82-77).
Pacific University won the team title with a score of 665 for an 11-stroke victory. Whitworth University was second at 676, with George Fox University in third at 702. Linfield took fourth place with a score of 712, while the University of Puget Sound was fifth at 720. Pacific Lutheran University placed sixth at 737 and Willamette was seventh at 848. Lewis & Clark College and Whitman College did not field complete teams.
Hurdus won the tournament by four strokes over Kelly Hartley of Pacific, who took second place at 163 (81-82). There was a tie for third place at 164 between Jasmine Ching of Pacific (87-77) and Angela Grossklaus of Pacific Lutheran (82-82). Fifth place went to Mariesa Stombaugh of Whitworth, who recorded 88-77--165 during the two-day event. Kaylin Carlson of Whitworth claimed sixth place by carding 82-85--167.
Shahbaz was joined in the tie for seventh place by two golfers from Pacific. They were Tami Park (88-81) and Valerie Kitamori (87-82), who equaled Shahbaz at 169.
Willamette's team score also included the efforts of Ashley Buchheit (Sr., Mt. Angel, OR/John F. Kennedy HS), Marianne Ward (Sr./Fr. elig., Sierra Madre, CA/La Salle HS) and Geneva Hale (Sr., Fr. elig., Shoreline, WA/Shorecrest HS). Buchheit scored a 198 overall (101-97). Ward, who is a first-year golfer, took 10 strokes off of her first round to card a 106 in the second round and finish at 222. Hale lowered her scored by 15 strokes on the second day to record a 122, as she ended the tournament at 259.
Willamette competed at the NWC Fall Classic without team leader Whitney Ueno (Jr., Hilo, HI/Hilo HS). Ueno is studying in Japan this semester, but will be back with the Bearcats in the spring.
The NWC Fall Classic counts as one-fourth of the overall Northwest Conference title. The NWC Spring Classic also counts for one-fourth, with the NWC Championship counting for one-half of the overall crown.


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To understand the grossness of the injustice currently being perpetrated against former EFCC Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, one has to appreciate the depth of his achievements. Ribadu's grievances are well known and do not need repetition.
Nuhu Ribadu was born on November 11, 1960 in Yola, Adamawa State. Prior to being appointed Chairman of the EFCC Ribadu served in the Nigerian police force. He obtained a law degree from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria in 1983 and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1984. After that he also obtained a Masters degree in law from ABU. Ribadu headed the legal and prosecution department of the Nigeria police before moving to the EFCC.
When Nigeria emerged from decades of corrupt, brutal military rule and returned to civilian democratic governance in 1999, it was saddled with a huge external debt of over $35 billion to foreign creditors. Foreign creditors resisted several attempts by Nigeria to have this debt forgiven or rescheduled. They eventually relented if Nigeria agreed to mount a genuine and serious fight against corruption. Enter Ribadu. When as head of the EFCC, Ribadu began arresting and prosecuting corrupt government officials, it gave Nigerians and the international community the impression that Nigeria was finally taking the fight against corruption seriously. Under an accelerated and generous debt repayment plan, Nigeria paid off its Paris Club debt (thanks in part to the prestige of Ribadu's anti-corruption war).
Ribadu made life extremely uncomfortable for corrupt government figures and before long was making enemies with his sustained pursuit and prosecution of them. He even extended the fight to corrupt individuals outside the government and investigated his own boss - the Inspector-General of Police Tafa Balogun. Ribadu's investigations revealed that Balogun had corruptly amassed over $150 million. The scandal led to Balogun's arrest, conviction on six charges of corruption, dismissal from his post, and jailing in 2005. The sight of the head of the police force being led into court in handcuffs was one of the anti-corruption war's most iconic images.
Ribadu's also had success against Nigeria's notoriously corrupt state Governors. The genesis of Ribadu's ordeal can be traced back to his concerted campaign against corruption and dogged efforts to prosecute corrupt state Governors. Being a state Governor in Nigeria is big business and a very convenient avenue for amassing wealth. Some state Governors have budgets that are larger than the entire national budgets of other countries. The Governors have shamelessly exploited their immunity from prosecution to loot their state treasuries. However the Governors found a stubborn enemy in Ribadu. Ribadu revealed that Nigeria had lost over $400 billion to corruption and looting by corrupt politicians. Ribadu became a symbol of accountability when he began to expose the shady dealings of the politicians and prosecuting them, and circumvented the Governors' immunity in Nigeria by having some of them arrested in foreign countries when they travelled abroad. It seemed that the Governors were not safe anywhere.
If allowed to continue, Ribadu's campaign could have drawn a line in the sand and been a watershed for Nigerian corruption. He was hailed internationally for his brave fight against corruption and became the darling of the local and international press who feted him. His anti-corruption campaign spurred investor confidence and gave Nigeria's anti-corruption fight legitimacy. A popular street phrase in Nigeria was that "the fear of Ribadu is the beginning of wisdom".
Inspired by Ribadu the EFCC investigated and arrested state Governors including Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha (Bayelsa state), Joshua Dariye (Plateau state), Orji Kalu (Abia state), Ayo Fayose (Ekiti state) and Reverend Jolly Nyame (Taraba State). Despite being a Reverend, Nyame was alleged to have illegally amassed over one billion Naira, and faced over 40 charges of stealing, illegal diversion of public funds, misappropriation of public funds, inflation of contract sums, criminal breach of trust and bribery. Nyame was so overwhelmed that he offered to repay the sums he stole. Ribadu took to his job with messianic zeal, working up to 18 hours a day to the detriment of his family life. His efforts against corruption led to over $5 billion in looted Nigerian funds being returned to Nigeria. He did not seem afraid of the powerful enemies he was amassing and simply replied "You are either dead or living" when asked whether the powerful men he investigated might seek to eliminate him.
However despite his successes Ribadu was accused by his detractors of prosecuting a "selective" war against corruption aimed only at former President Obasanjo's opponents. This is a shallow argument which does not recognise that many of those prosecuted by the EFCC under Ribadu were members of Obasanjo's PDP, and the Yoruba Inspector-General of Police (Tafa Balogun) appointed by Obasanjo can hardly be deemed an Obasanjo opponent. It also ignores the fact that it is utterly impossible for the EFCC to investigate EVERY corrupt Nigerian. If the EFCC undertook such a mammoth task, millions of the Nigerian adult population would end up in prison. Even western law enforcement and intelligence agencies with the combined efforts of the CIA, FBI, Secret Service, Mossad, Interpol, and MI5 have not been able to apprehend all culprits in their own respective campaigns against corruption, terrorism and money laundering. Yet nobody suggests that they are mounting "selective" wars against those vices.
Despite the protestations of "selective" prosecution, no one has ever alleged that any of those prosecuted by Ribadu was innocent or victim to a miscarriage of justice. So long as those prosecuted were genuinely guilty of the offences for which they were accused, does it matter whether or not they were political enemies of Obasanjo? The questions that need to be answered in respect of Ribadu are:
- Did he actually prosecute anyone that was NOT corrupt?
Did he arrest or jail any innocent persons?
The answer to both of the above questions is "no". So what has Ribadu done to merit the vitriol currently being directed at him by the Nigerian public? Nigerian societal values have been utterly destroyed to the point that the public pathetically cheered and defended corrupt government officials who stole from them (Ibori, Dariye, Alamieyeseigha, Kalu) and accuse the man who seeks to bring corrupt officials to justice and the return of the public's stolen funds, of deserving mistreatment and humiliation.
However the tide turned against Ribadu in 2007. When several of the Governors' term of office expired in 2007, their immunity from prosecution also expired. Ribadu then struck. He compiled a dossier on several corrupt Governors, had them arrested and began steps to prosecute them. Those arrested included the powerful Governors of Abia and Delta States respectively, Orji Kalu and James Ibori. He also had the powerful telecommunications tycoon Mike Adenuga, and Mohammed Babangida (son of former head of state Ibrahim Babangida) arrested and questioned. Ribadu had finally gone too far and stepped on the big powerful toes of those close to the top in Nigeria.
In other countries Kalu and Ibori would be regarded as Mafia dons or gangsters. Even though he earned an official salary of less than $25,000 a year, Ibori somehow managed to amass over $35 million of assets in Nigeria and overseas. Ibori's case was lurid. Despite the fact that convicted criminals cannot be elected to office in Nigeria Ibori somehow managed to be elected Governor of Delta state. Both Ibori and his wife Theresa had criminal records in the UK after they were convicted of stealing goods from the UK building store Wickes. His wife Theresa was a cashier at the store and she colluded with her then boyfriend Ibori to steal items from the store. Both of them were convicted of theft.
When Ibori became Governor of Delta State his small time theft turned into big time looting. In oil rich but impoverished Delta State, Ibori used state funds to acquire a personal fortune and ostentatious wealth. While the people of his state wallowed in poverty, Ibori used state funds to buy a fleet of luxury cars, a private jet, a solid gold mobile phone and luxury houses in opulent neighbourhoods of London. Despite this, Ibori was thought to be untouchable because of his political connections. Ibori is a prominent member of the ruling PDP and was a major financier of Presisent Yar'Adua's election campaign. When Ribadu dared to have Ibori arrested and mounted a shocking 103 count charge of corruption against him.
In August 2008, the Police Service Commission, (PSC),ordered the demotion of Ribadu and 138 other police officers promoted under the previous administration of President Obasanjo. Ribadu was demoted two ranks from Assistant Inspector General to Deputy Commissioner of Police. The fact that over 100 other officers were demoted with Ribadu shows how utterly petty and determined Ribadu's enemies were to punish him. They were willing to damage the careers of over 100 other people simply in order to humiliate Ribadu.
So what is Ribadu's crime? Quite simply, he did his job too well. Ribadu was sent away from the EFCC because he stepped on powerful toes in his anti-corruption campaign, and because he is in the process of prosecuting corrupt former Governors with close links to Nigeria's current leadership. It is that simple. Ribadu knew he was up a powerful leviathan: "those against whom we have laid charges use the resources they have stolen to fight back. They own radio and television stations and newspapers, and can hire the best lawyers."
It is no coincidence that Ribadu was deposed the week after his EFCC agents arrested the former Delta State Governor James Ibori. For those who do not know, Ibori has a criminal record (even though Nigerian law bars convicts from holding political office) is a close associate of President Umaru Yar'Adua and financed Yar'Adua's election campaign. He is also alleged to have embezzled millions of state funds which he used to buy among other things, an aeroplane, lavish cars and houses, and a mobile phone made of solid gold.
A key actor in Ribadu's travails is the Justice Minister and Attorney-General, Michael Aondoakaa. Aondoakaa took aim at Ribadu within a short space of time after the former was appointed Attorney-General. First Aondoakaa alleged that the EFCC was subordinate to his Justice Ministry and had to seek his approval before arresting suspects. When Ribadu resisted, Aondoakaa resorted to sabotaging planned EFCC prosecutions of corrupt politicians and businessmen. Next, Aondoakaa alleged that the EFCC's search of Globacom Chairman Mike Adenuga's residence was improper and not in accordance with "due proces". Then he sabotaged the London Metropolitan police's prosecution of James Ibori by refusing to co-operate with British authorities, and by writing a letter which stalled the prosecution and got Ibori off the hook in London. When an attempt was made to prosecute former House of Representatives Speaker Patricia Etteh for corruption, Aondoakaa applied to an Abuja High Court to dismiss the case.
This kind of pathetic shenanigans is the sort of affair that used to trigger military coups in Nigeria during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The fact that the military have not intervened is a testament to how successfully former President Obasanjo managed to defang the army, rid it of its politicised coup plotting elements and finally subordinate it to civilian authority.
The exit of Ribadu is the latest chapter in the attempt to protect Ibori and other powerful corrupt politicians. The man whose integrity is at stake here is not Aondoakaa or even Ribadu. Now is the time for President Yar'Adua to stand up and be counted. Now is the time for him to declare once and for all whether he is for or against the war on corruption. The honourable course of conduct is for Yar'Adua to fire Aondoakaa and order the continuance of the pursuit and investigation of corrupt public officers. However does Yar'Adua have the courage to bite the hand that fed him?
As Ribadu once said: "when you fight corruption, it fights back".
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Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
Olu Affairs posted on 12-03-2008, 15:41:15 PM
It's such a shame and sorry sight to watch as the parody unfolds. As the saying goes "The less their ability, the more their conceit. The smaller the mind the greater the conceit." Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC).
In a nutshell, these sentences sum up the bunch of fools in charge of the failed nation.
Not even the most backward society, deep in the amazon jungle that has not been touched by any civilisation or modernisation, can explain having the likes of Ibori, Kalu, Alao-Akala, Alams etc as governors.
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Nijalaw posted on 12-03-2008, 15:46:47 PM
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'Threat' to Nigeria ex-graft Czar
The former head of Nigeria's anti-corruption unit has had threats made against his life, US-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
Nuhu Ribadu was removed from his post at the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last year and sent on "study leave".
HRW says he has since been subjected to an "escalating campaign of harassment".
Mr Ribadu told HRW that his car had been shot at in September and he has received threatening phone calls.
HRW called on the government to protect Mr Ribadu.
A spokesman for the police said the force had not received any complaints or reports of threats from Mr Ribadu or the police bodyguards assigned to him.
Mr Ribadu was moved from his post to attend a course a few weeks after the EFCC arrested a wealthy former governor from Nigeria's oil producing region, James Ibori, who was instrumental in getting the current president elected.
Despite promises from President Umaru Yar'Adua that there was "zero tolerance" from his government to corruption, the sleaze watchdog has been "seriously undermined", said Georgette Gagnon, HRW's Africa director.
During Mr Ribadu's tenure at the head of the EFCC the anti-corruption agency brought charges against eight former state governors, a former inspector general of police and several high profile businessmen, as well as a number of advance-fee conmen, known as "419ers".
But critics said his management of the EFCC's prosecutions were selective, and that the agency was being used by former President Olusegun Obasanjo to punish his enemies.
Allies of Mr Obasanjo had escaped prosecution, it was claimed.
The BBC's Andrew Walker in the capital, Abuja, says Mr Ribadu's sacking may have been part of an attempt to remove the influence of the former president in government.
HRW said it is concerned at the direction the EFCC has taken since the new head Farida Waziri was appointed.
The agency's top investigators were returned to the police force, and have been reassigned to states where the men they investigated retain great influence and power, HRW said.
But a spokesman for the EFCC said there was nothing unusual about officers being reassigned, and it had little effect on their investigations.
Most of the officers reassigned were highly trained & chaff was brought in to repace them. For the past six months the EFCC has nothing to show under Waziri & Babafemi
"It's old news, and not an issue. In the police you don't stay in one place forever, and no one individual officer is so important they cannot be replaced," the EFCC's Femi Babafemi said.
Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
MrOneNaija posted on 12-03-2008, 17:13:43 PM
Another piece of hagiography that adds no value to the Ribadu debacle!
The thinking that is on display in the above quote is akin to the reasoning which says in effect that a military coup is justified because the stated objectives of its perpetrators is to rid the society of a corrupt and incompetent civilian administration and its sleazy leaders. That the author of the above article has failed to (forcefully) denounce the rampant lawlessness and impunity of Nuhu Ribadu and his fellow thugs at the EFCC speaks volumes.
The strange attempt to raise the spectacle of a military intervention around the self-inflicted wahala of the former EFCC chairman must be seen as quite unfortunate indeed. These Ribadu sidekicks should grow up! The world does not revolve around the indisciplined policeman from Adamawa.
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Ajimoh posted on 12-03-2008, 17:31:29 PM
Olu Affairs, thank you, you got it so right. Permit me to add briefly that the seriousness of this nation in making any meaningful progress in fighting corruption is amply reflected in the calibre of leaders we have, most of whom are rogues and vagabonds in power, e.g. the likes of David Mark, with his well-known pedigree, as a very corrupt person, as Senate President; Goodluck Jonathan [another EFCC indicted, together with his equally corrupt wife - also indicted by the EFCC] as Vice President; Senator Iyiola Omisore - responsible for the murder of Bola Ige [in conjunction with Obasanjo, Atiku & others] sitting in our upper house of legislators; and a morally inept leadership in the House of Representatives and the Senate. We are a joke but simply fail to see ourselves in the mirror. How will corruption fight corruption? It is rotten from the top, where the mandate is a stolen one so this democratic foray stinks to high heavens and will eventually lead us to nowhere. We have continuously been dancing in circles, fettered by feudal lords who do not see further than their own selfish interests. We need to erase what we have now and rebuild, making examples of all the untouchables presently holding us down! It will take time but we will get there in the end.
Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
AISAGBON OMOGIADE posted on 12-03-2008, 19:08:35 PM
Its time our brothers and sisters with golden pen did away with issue arising from Ribadu and his demotion.The chairman of the police service commission is a man of proven intergrity.Iam in full suport of the demotion of the officers who got their promotions through \"godfathers\".
I read an article in the Guardian Newspaper sometime ago written by a course mate of Ribadu in the Police College.Though Ribadu was already a CP then, the course mate was only a CSP and DPO in one of the small police stations in Lagos.The PSC as presently constituted, is trying to right the wrongs in the police force created by the last administration.There are no scape- goats or sacred cows.
Only Ribadu of all the officers demoted headed for the court.As I wrote in one thread few weeks ago,his actions since he went to court are tantamount to insubordination.Iam sure he is ready for the consequencies that no article-writer, no matter how prolific, can contemplate.
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Auspicious posted on 12-03-2008, 20:31:57 PM
I have just two prayers:
a]. Bless Nuhu Ribadu and those like Max Siollun, who recognize the progress and inspiration Ribadu represents in a land that is afflicted by this debilitating disease of corruption, enough to support him with their prayers and efforts.
b]. May my name NEVER be found amongst those whose actions and utterances support the humiliation of the single most obvious personification of official integrity and progress in tackling corruption in Nigeria in so many years.
To the above prayers, I say, Amen!
I am Auspicious.
Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
Maxsiollun posted on 12-03-2008, 20:35:19 PM
MrOneNaija, I think you may have misunderstood my article. Nowhere in my article do I call for or justify military intervention or call for a coup. If you disagree please let me know where in my article the words "army", "coup" or "military" occur....
You referred to "the rampant lawlessness and impunity of Nuhu Ribadu and his fellow thugs at the EFCC. Can you please give specific examples of such "rampant lawlessness"? Is arresting and prosecuting corrupt politicians and police officers against the law? Please clarify.
For reference, just over a year ago - Ibori, Kalu, Dariye, Alams, Nnamani and co were facing charges of massive corruption and were looking forward to jail terms for stealing YOUR money. A year later they are all free and NOT ONE SINGLE Governor is currently on trial for corruption despite the brazen theft that is going on. Are you happier with the situation today where corrupt politicians are using YOUR money to buy themselves lear jets, expensive cars and houses?
>>>Behold their "OneNaija"<<<
Auspicious posted on 12-03-2008, 20:56:10 PM
The so-called \\"OneNaija\\" fellow would rather run from pillar to post making inspecific, generic or sweeping remarks that hold virtually NO water whatsoever.
Such is typical with people who have NOTHING to run on; their sustenance rests on white-lies and exergerations, and once they start, they never stop.
Such is his forte. And none who knows his history here is surprised.
I am Auspicious.
Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
Tonsoyo posted on 12-03-2008, 21:47:50 PM
Since you are good at writing long epistles, why don't you just tell us some specific examples of laws trampled upon by him and how?
Your wild speculations and baseless conclusions will not add any value to your hopeless position.
Re: Ribadu: When You Fight Corruption, Corruption Fights Back
Employlawone posted on 12-03-2008, 22:12:23 PM
Really? No matter what is presented to you on this subject, it appears your mind seems to be made up in a cement like fashion. The writer offers a clear and objective piece, situated within the historical, based on facts and figures,
I therefore challenge you to offer a direct rebuttal to the facts laid bare, of cause laced with facts and figures and rooted in reality rather than fantasies.
This is a classic redherring and a diversionary tactic to throw people of the scent of your exposed and vacous position.
When exposed for what you are then revert to your default position of name calling of the juvenile variety
I am afraid that you simply have not risen to the mark.


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1. A farewell to Newt (New York Times)
Gingrich has no nutritional value, certainly not at this point, as he peddles his ludicrous guarantee of $2.50-a-gallon gasoline, a promise that would be made only by someone with his own bottomless strategic reserve of crude, says Frank Bruni.
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Postwar Italian politics has chewed up more than a few would-be reformers while career politicians and union leaders enjoy the spoils of power, says this editorial.
3. Politicians giving religion a bad name (Washington Post)
They jostle to claim a divine calling. They appear in the pulpit with pastors who talk ignorantly of America as a "Christian nation." Some, when they lose, hint darkly of anti-religious persecution, says Michael Gerson.
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Let's have another round in the debate about how centralized American government should be. Let's watch liberals and conservatives duke it out, writes David Brooks.
5. The US can make all the difference in Syria (Washington Post)
If the United States finally acts, Russia will throw a fit. Pity. But more importantly, so will Iran. Syria is virtually its puppet state, writes Richard Cohen.
6. Stony Brook calendar change need not fuel rhetoric on religion (Newsday)
In religious matters, all of us -- believers or not -- ought to slow down our I'm-offended reflex and lower the volume of our rhetoric, says this editorial.
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9. Obama's secret plan (Washington Times)
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The Boston Bruins love to play a physical, in-your-face style of hockey and Milan Lucic wasted no time landing the first cheap shot of this playoff series with Detroit.
Late in the second period, Lucic drifted behind Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser and delivered an obvious, dirty spear between DeKeyser's legs. The play happened in open ice, not far from a ref, but Lucic somehow managed to escape a penalty on the play.
Lucic may hear from the league in the form of a fine, though anything beyond that would be a surprise, particularly because DeKeyser stayed in the game.
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With a name like Fireside, you expect this winery near the Amana Colonies (and close to the Williamsburg outlet mall) to be welcoming and warm. It lives up to its name, with a cozy tasting area complete with a granite-topped bar and a dedicated room -- with a fireplace -- for enjoying a glass or two. The wines are made locally, using a blend of grapes from Fireside's vineyards and shipped from other states. The Cordovan ($15 a bottle), made from California Zinfandel grapes, is particularly nice: very fruity and juicy with a dry finish. Other wines have more fanciful names, such as Firefly, Storyteller and Hearthstone. And what's better than a glass of wine with friends? Wine with snacks. Fireside offers a variety of appetizers, including a creamy spinach-artichoke dip with whole-grain chips ($9). Depending on the day's selection you might also try warm Brie dip with bread and apples or a pesto sampler. The outside is designed with events in mind, including multiple fire pits surrounded by deck chairs. A nicely landscaped gazebo area makes a lovely spot for an outdoor wedding. Rows of tidy vines enhance the view of rolling Iowa farmland. A full calendar of entertainment events keeps people coming back. In summer and autumn months, the winery hosts entertainment on weekends, usually live music by local performers. Owners Bill and Rona Wyant started the winery as a legacy for their children, as way to pass on their farming heritage. The care with which they created Fireside is evident in the surroundings and the wine.


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Tama Superstar, Sabian, Saluda
Tama Superstar Hyperdrive. All birch, 10x6.5, 12x7, 14x12, 16x14, 22x18, and a 14x5.5 snare that I use for softer stuff. It sounds insane for a mid-range kit and will gladly tide me over until I buy some custom shells or a Guru. :) Plus, when I'm only using 4-pieces, I can separate the kit into a 10/14 coated head setup and a 12/16 clear setup. Anyways I have Coated Ambassadors as my tom resonant heads and clear Pinstripes or Super-2s as batter, a clear Controlled Sound or coated Ambassador on my snare with a Puresound Super 30, and two Powerstroke 3s on my bass.
The snare is a 13x5 Padauk stave shell I had built by Terry from DaVille Drumworks and put hardware on- sounds totally killer and has that body that the Superstar kit snare was missing. Die-cast top and a 2.3 triple flange bottom to open up the snare side a bit more since I like to keep it pretty tight, and the bearing edge is 45 on the inside with a rounded outside.
It's also got a little stripe of Brazilian Ebony and you can't see it here but I got the vent in a black nickel plating to match the stripe. Also have a DW MAG throwoff which is killer, though I think I still prefer the action on a Trick throw (or the OCDP throw which I can't remember the inventor of right now.)
Saluda makes incredible stuff. Usually I get my ideas from the big guys and modify them slightly for Saluda to make for me but I've been brainstorming a whole setup change to get every cymbal with a raw bell and two vent holes around the bell to dry out the sound while keeping the rest of the cymbal intact for a slightly trashy tone with quick decay, but for now I love these. The Tesla crash is perfect for every style of music- great ride, amazing, not overtly trashy crash, fairly bright, yet quick.
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Nice. I have the exact same kit in dark mocha fade; can't see your finish. I'm pretty happy with mine too. It took me a while to get the snare sounding usable, but now I'm even digging that (i have 3 others that still I use more frequently). I call mine "my drum set."
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Nice looking kit and setup, everything's tight and seems to be placed in a very comfortable and reachable way. Very much looks like it was built up around a 4 piece.
Obviously it's personal preference but if it was mine, I'd try to scooch the ride and china up towards the second rack tom a hair.
The snare sounds like it's got a good balance of snap and body, looks pretty too. I'm a big fan of 13s.
IMO, nobody can name your kit but you...leave it nameless until that day when it just pops into your head and you know that's what it is. :)
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Winger Jason Stokes expects Boston United to progress in FA Cup
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JASON STOKES has backed Boston United to avoid an FA Cup giant-killing at the hands of Tadcaster Albion, insisting the Pilgrims' superior quality and fitness should carry them through.
Victory at Tadcaster's 2inspire Park home will book a place in the fourth qualifying round and a potential date with one of the big guns of the Blue Square Bet Premier.
Stokes knows what to expect from the Northern Counties East League Premier Division outfit, having played against the Brewers during his days at Rossington Main.
He believes, provided United are professional, that a place in the final qualifying round is theirs for the taking.
"I've played against Tadcaster a few times. From my experience, they usually play with a big target man and play off him," said Stokes, who joined the Pilgrims in the summer after impressing on trial.
"We should beat them and progress to the next round without any troubles.
"I think they'll be more physical than normal because they'll expect us to be a passing side. They'll be told to get in our faces and make life difficult for us.
"But fitness will be key and so will the technical side."
Having spent much of his career playing at step five of the non-league pyramid – three levels below Blue Square Bet North – Stokes admits he is still working on his own fitness levels.
The 21-year-old has impressed since arriving at the Jakemans Stadium, becoming a regular starter down the left flank.
However, he admits he is frustrated to not have finished more games and was replaced after an hour in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Bradford Park Avenue.
"My fitness levels need to improve," he confessed. "That's why I keep getting dragged off after an hour. I need to do a bit more work myself after training.
"I don't like being off the pitch, it's frustrating.
"I'm pleased to be starting games and I'm getting into it, it's just my fitness. I didn't have to do this much running when I was at Rossington so it's still a bit new to me."
United are hopeful Spencer Weir-Daley will be fit for Saturday's clash after missing the Bradford defeat with an ankle injury.
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By Lou Coleman
Nelson Mandala said,-"I Am the Master of my Fate and the Captain of my Destiny"… It's true… The one thing in life which you have complete control over: You're thinking!
Unfortunately, I have heard parents tell their children they were stupid and would never amount to anything. Ten years later, the child does not work, is on drugs, and is an alcoholic with a wasted life. Those words got into the heart and spirit of that child and directed that life. Everything said, came to pass!
Hear me and hear me good. If someone says to you, "You will never be successful." "Your dreams will never come to pass" and you dwell on those words then by your own action you have given them life. Things people say about you cannot hurt you UNLESS planted, watered, and nurtured. What do I mean? You plant it by believing it. You water and fertilize it by dwelling upon it. If you do that, it will produce fruit. You must realize that YOU control your own destiny through the power of YOUR WORDS. You cannot control what people say about you, but you can control if those words take root and grow in your life. Don't you know that WHAT YOU SAY about yourself SUPERSEDES anything that anyone says about you? You need to begin saying about yourself what God says about you. God says, "You are more than a conquer" (Roman 8:37). God says, "You can do all things" (Phil 4:13). God says, "You are the head and not the tail. (Deut. 28:13.) God sees you, "healthy and prospering" (3 John 1:2). You are an overcomer (1 John 4:4). NOTHING CAN STOP YOU! Not even the Devil (1 John 2:14). Your attitude must be, "I don't care what anyone says about me, I am destined to win. God is on my side. He has a plan to prosper me and give me a hope and a future." Because if you are going to live a victorious life you must think victorious and not allow negative words to take root in your heart. Refuse them and begin speaking God's vision for you over your own life. God's plan for your life is so much larger than you have every imagined.
Remember David? He had a dream to be king of Israel. At every turn, people were negative. His dad left him out of the selection process when Samuel came to anoint the next King. With Goliath, David's brother Eliab was negative towards him (1 Sam 17:28), but can I tell you what David did? David just turned away and kept pursuing success (1 Sam 17:30). Your family may not understand but don't let that stop you. People in authority may not understand. David didn't allow that to take root either. David saw himself as God saw him – Victorious! You got to see yourself as God sees you. It doesn't matter what people say. I have been criticized in every way you can imagine, but I refuse to allow those words to take root. I refuse to allow those seeds to be planted. I am reminded of Isaiah 54:17 that says, "No weapon formed against thee shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment, thou shall condemn." Do you hear what I'm saying to you? We are the ones who are to condemn every tongue that accuses us. And yes, I know that some of you have had people do nothing but push you down and tell you what you can't do and what you will be. But I want to encourage and challenge you today. I want you to hear God saying, "You can do all things. You are destined to do great things. You are destined to sit on the throne." God has seated you in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Break free from every trap set by negative words. Change your way of thinking and see yourself as God sees you. Refute every negative word formed against you.
King Solomon said it best: "Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life" (Proverbs 4:23). This is necessary for three reasons. Your heart is extremely valuable. We don't guard worthless things. I take my garbage to the street every Wednesday night. It is picked up on Thursday morning. It sits on the sidewalk all night, completely unguarded. Why? It is worthless. Not so with your heart. It is the essence of who you are. It is your authentic self – the core of your being. It is where all your dreams, your desires, and your passions live. It is that part of you that connects with God and other people. If your heart is unhealthy, it has an impact on everything else. It threatens your family, your friends, and your legacy. I tell you, it is therefore, imperative that you guard it.
When Solomon says to guard your heart, he implies that you are living in a combat zone – one in which there are casualties. Many of us are oblivious to the reality of this war. We have an enemy who is bent on our destruction he not only opposes God, but he opposes everything that is aligned with Him – including us. Satan uses all kinds of weapons to attack our heart, even our on family and friends. For me, these attacks often came in the form of some circumstance that led to disappointment, discouragement, or even disillusionment. In these situations, I was tempted to quit – to walk off the field and surrender. This is why if you and I are going to succeed and survive as individuals, we must guard our hearts. It is more important than we can possibly imagine. If we lose heart, we have lost everything. Guard your heart. Don't limit God and don't limit yourself. God will take you to victory after victory. You will enjoy the abundant life that God has planned for you. Now give the Lord a shout. Amen!
Now to all you "Sanctified Christian, Wholly than Thou." You need to stop saying things that hurt, offend or are actually untrue. You need to stop engaging in unhelpful gossip, as well as using any put-downs or derogatory language. This behavior not only hurts others, but also corrupts you. You might say that sometimes things just slip out, but is that really any excuse? According to the principles of "guarding your heart", the answer is firmly "NO!" You need to think in appropriate Heavenly Kingdom ways, so that, as a result, you can speak in helpful and God-honoring ways. Now shout unto the Lord, Yes & Amen! "It's Your Thang Do Whatcha Wanna Do!"


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Turning 9/11 into State Worship
The 9/11 attacks are being corrupted into ideological propaganda to serve the nationalistic fervor so cherished by those who want to crowd out dissent and sober thinking. There are lots of reasons for it, but one of the consequences is that people are not able to have an accurate understanding of what happened that day.
Senator Chuck Schumer – among the most rabid, seething fiends in Congress – was on MSNBC's Morning Joe today grumbling self-righteously about how we lost the unity and brotherhood in Washington that prevailed after the attacks. We [Congress] "forged a solidarity and resolve within our government," he wrote in Politico, that was "pragmatic and nonideological." Now partisanship reigns, we a more divided than ever, and "too many in Congress think that paralysis will actually lead to success for them." Congress "can't get anything done." Where is the unity, he asks?
The unity he so dramatically yearns for is actually called fear and conformity. The fear and conformity was almost fundamentalist in its deference to authority, its unquestioning obedience, its chest-beating rally cries for war. It was the basis for the swift passing of the PATRIOT Act, an assault on the first and fourth amendments. It was grounded in the authorization for the use of force in Iraq – a deadly war of aggression. "People came together in a whole lot of different ways", Schumer said, "and in ways that, you know, made the country stronger and better."
Chuck actually mentions these himself. He transparently pretends that he discarded his reservations for both actions for the sake of unity and togetherness. "During the Iraq war [he voted for it], many of us came to be very much opposed," he said, "but we rooted for American to win." This would translate, if his little story were true, which it isn't, into abandoning your principles and beliefs to serve the directors of an unjust, criminal war. Oh, praise unity.
"Despite wishing the PATRIOT Act erred more on the side of civil liberties," Chuck writes, "most Democrats pledged to improve the law over time, rather than scuttling it." Again, same principle (or lack thereof). This is what we're supposed to be longing for in government? Consensus for the sake of it? Jettisoning debate and dissent in favor of goose-stepping along towards tyranny?
There are two fundamental fallacies in what this jerk and his MSNBC sycophants moaned about this morning. First, that, as Chuck said, "it's hard to imagine a time that our political system has been more dysfunctional." Please. The history of American politics from Independence has bee one of shooting political foes, beating fellow representatives with canes inside the Chamber of Congress, libelous name-calling, etc. The second fallacy is that unity is at all a good thing.
This is a political ploy by Schumer to single out his war party colleagues and push through legislation his party wants with a guilt trip. Using the tragedy of 3,000 dead souls from 9/11 to do that is pathetic and serves only to perpetuate the lie that Americans somehow transcended the natural tendencies of mankind to join together and overcome blah, blah, blah. And then it gets taught in our schools.
These poor kids, too young to know what happened that day, too innocent to have already had their minds poisoned by the nationalistic Chuck-Schumer-BS about unity and patriotism, are being indoctrinated by our government-run schools to respond to a terrorist attack by rallying around the flag, singing the national anthem, country pride, and idolizing the rescuers instead of criticizing the imperial policies that motivated the attacks. 9/11 is fast becoming another historical event treated with thoughtless, uncritical nation-worship, instead of an opportunity to learn the truth about the horrors of our own governing authorities.
The kids are already forced to pledge allegiance to the flag. Which seems mundane to most Americans, until they see the original intended ritual for honoring the flag during the pledge, which was written by Francis Bellamy.
Yeah, it's like that.
Update: The Washing Post's Dana Priest was on NPR today talking about her Top Secret America series, which is a Frontline documentary and now a book. Her very first sentence illustrates perfectly the kind of trouble Schumer's unity gets us into. Do listen.
17 Responses to "Turning 9/11 into State Worship"
9/11/01 spawned an entirely new 'pledge of allegiance' –
"We here are like mushrooms.
Kept in the dark and
fed bulls*@t!"
Schumer, probably NYs foremost "drug warrior" (those evil bath salts!!), has arranged/or is still in the process of pushing for the use of military radar assets and miltary drone aircraft (under the guise of "training"), to watch the NY-Canada border. Not to worry, the public has been told, these will not be used to snoop on the people of New York.
The most sickening thing about this coming Sunday will be the state-worship services, dressed up as "remembrance" services, that will take place in thousands of so-called "Christian churches" all over Amerika.
Let's make August 24 a holiday ! ( August 24 1814 the British burned the White House )
Since September 11, 2001, the U.S. Government has sunk to the depths of lawless depravity. That's why this country will inevitably fall.
Anyway, keep nullification and secession in mind. . . .
9/11 is better delivered as an international crime. The children will ask why US was attacked by such bombing. And if they know that root cause was Iraq war…then that's the problem. Why did US government attack Iraq without any right reason?
[…] John Glaser: Turning 9/11 into State Worship […]
Schumer ( D – Israel ) is a phony neocon douche warmonger who will sacrifice thousands of goy in the defense of Israel
Schumer is also a noted gun banner. I guess the lessons of his kinsmen in 1930s Europe didn't sink into his thick skull.
[…] Jason Ditz blogged about another media attempt to tie Iran to al-Qaeda. Jeremy Sapienza explained how the war on terror is not a uniquely American response and how much worse the battered country of Iraq is as a result of the U.S. war. Matt Barganier posted on the left's commitment to American exceptionalism, the pro-war response to 9/11 at the New York Times, and the questionable judgment of those who supported the Iraq War. Brian Beyer wrote about the strange U.S. policy of allying with al-Qaeda. John Glaser blogged about the U.S. crimes against Libya the first time around, escalating violence in the drug war, the myth that America is drawing down the empire, the escape from the rule of law in occupied Palestine, and how ideological propaganda is turning 9/11 into state-worship. […]
[…] John Glaser writes for Antiwar.com about the way that the Federal elites have used the tragedy of the 9/11 terrorist attacks to promote their agenda of consolidated power and public worship of statist power. The 9/11 attacks are being corrupted into ideological propaganda to serve the nationalistic fervor so cherished by those who want to crowd out dissent and sober thinking. There are lots of reasons for it, but one of the consequences is that people are not able to have an accurate understanding of what happened that day. […]
To make matters worse, the 'Pledge of Allegiance' was published in a magazine as part of a merchandising campaign to sell flags (and magazine subscriptions) to schoolchildren in the run-up to Columbus Day in 1892. That's right- it was pretty much the old-school equivalent of an advertising jingle. And yes, the 'Bellamy Salute' was in use for decades until Congress changed it officially in '42 for obvious reasons- I wonder who is game to renew that original salute?
Who benefited from the alleged attack on 911? The federal government was the primary benificiary of the events that occured on 911. Since 911 the scope and power of the federal government has increased at an exponential rate. Torture, warrantless spying, lifetime detention without due process of law by presidential fiat, and also capital punishment (again without due process of law) for those who the president suspects of participating in terrorist activites against the United States. When this is coupled with the mysterious collapse of WTC building 7 I do not think it can be so easily dismissed that 911 was an inside job.
If you do not think the criminals running the US government are capable of such an atrocity. Google operation northwoods. I assume everything that comes out of the mouth of a US government official (with the exception of Ron Paul) is a lie unless proven otherwise.
The imperial government in DC is the problem. Secession is the anwser.
[…] the partisan hugs with a misty picture, but he at least acknowledges their rarity. Al-Jazeera and Antiwar.com seem a little less than excited (the latter used Reason.tv's video on 19th century political […]
[…] ignorant public which is – on the whole – quite taken with nationalism, big government, and militaristic state-worship. With this, these (again, not stupid) individuals seem to swim with the tide and maintain their […]
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Carrot and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
I love soups. Mostly one-bowl complete meal kind of soups, but I have ventured out into some lighter soups as well. Thick soups, thin soups, chunky soups, pureed soups – what is there not to like?
I know some people don't like pureed soups. It reminds them of baby food.
Recently, I was visiting an old friend for dinner, where she made a nice carrot, sweet potato and orange soup which she also fed to her 1-year-old son. Suffice it to say, this kid had no taste! The hooting and screeching was incredible once he tried the soup, which my friend attributed to his aversion to garlic and onion. He was much happier with a macaroni salad, instead.
Not that I remember what baby food tastes like from my childhood, but simple ingredients can lead to a delicious soup. An old recipe of mine from university used 4 ingredients for a decadent butternut squash and roasted red pepper soup. I wonder if Baby T would like that soup (onion but no garlic!). :)
Sometimes, though, I want something a bit more edgy, a bit more complex.
Welcome this Carrot and Roasted Red Pepper Soup that I adapted from Color Me Vegan (original recipe also posted here). The name sounds similar to my old stand-by, and with roasted red pepper as a main ingredient, I knew I would like it. I just didn't know I would love it. Thankfully, while the ingredient list is longer, it is just as easy to make once you've got everything assembled. This is an adult soup, though.
I modified the original recipe slightly, choosing to roast my own red peppers (easy and tastes better) while I chopped and cooked the first couple of ingredients. I substituted a large sweet potato for the potato and only used 1 cup of soy milk to get my desired consistency. I also omitted the cayenne, but a dash of red pepper flakes would have been a great addition.
The result was a complex, but still light and creamy soup. The sweetness from the roasted red peppers works well with the carrots, and the pureed sweet potato adds a creamy sweetness as well. I found the sherry to be a welcome flavour, and a great way to cook the vegetables without any oil. But the secret ingredient was the miso. It really added a depth of flavour that had you begging for more. Baby T may not want it, but if you are older, you will.
This is my submission to Deb for this week's Souper Sundays, to this month's No Croutons Required featuring roasted vegetables, and to this month's Simple and in Season for June.
Carrot and Roasted Red Pepper Soup
3 carrots, peeled and chopped (around 400g)
2 onions, chopped
1 sweet potato, peeled and chopped (around 300g)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup dry sherry or white wine
1/4 tsp salt
2 large red peppers, roasted and coarsely chopped
1 tsp dried thyme
3 cups vegetable broth
1/3 cup light miso
1 cup soy milk
1. If roasting your own red peppers, preheat the oven broiler. Line a small roasting pan with aluminum foil. Place the pepper halves in the pan, cut side down, and place in the oven on the shelf closest to the broiler. Broil until the pepper skins are completely black, about 8-15 minutes. Remove from the oven, wrap the pepper in the foil and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Remove the foil and rub off the skins of the peppers. Slice the peppers into 1/2-inch-thick strips and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, in a soup pot, combine the carrots, onions, potato, garlic, sherry, and salt. Cook over medium heat until the liquid evaporates, about 10 minutes.
3. Add the roasted peppers, thyme, and vegetable broth. Cover and simmer until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
4. Use an immersion blender, or transfer to a blender, to blend the soup until smooth. Add the miso and 1 cup of the nondairy milk until it dissolves. Stir together. Add more milk to reach your desired consistency.
Serves 4.
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Beautiful colours and a combination I must try one day! I am sure every child would love this soup.
I have never understood why people say children don't like strong taste. Since I can remember I loved garlic, onion, chili and everything spicy (although I hated beetroot, spinach and in general most vegetables), but then, as soon as I started to eat everything my mother didn't cook separate bland dishes for me.
It's 95 degrees (F) here today and you want to know what I'm eating? SOUP! I've actually really come to love it in the past year and I'm highly suspicious that it's because your love of it rubbed off on me. Love the sound of the red pepper carrot combo!
Wat a flavourful and delicious soup,simply comforting..
So very tempting and delicious and perfect for my gloomy weather here :)
I really love the idea of the miso in this soup and it's so colorful too. Thanks for sharing it with Souper Sundays. ;-)
Delicious combo, red pepper and carrots! Looks amazing, I could eat soup any time of year.
Thank you SO much for entering this recipe into SImple and in Season, I really appreciate it! The round-up post will be published today, Ren
Excellent idea to swap out the potato for sweet potato! There are so many delicious sounding things about this soup and I'm not even a big soup fan!
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SANFORD — Janet Derosby, 48, died Wednesday (7/17/13) at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Miller-Boles Funeral Service.
SILER CITY — Maxine Bowden, 96, of 1315 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., died Thursday (7/11/13) at Genesis Health Care in Siler City.
She was a member of Corinth AME Zion Church.
Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Corinth AME Zion Church. Burial will follow at the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
She is survived by her children, Gwennette Johnson, Vernell Wright (Thomas) and Mildred Stokes (Leslie); brothers, Enos Graves (Joyce) and Alford Graves Sr.; daughters-in-law, Eleanor Siler and Flora S. Weaver; 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Arrangements by Knotts & Son Funeral Home in Siler City.
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Funeral Mass will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday at Saint Stephens Catholic Church with Father Robert Ippolito officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Reynaldo Lucas Romero; daughter, Jovanna Romero Marquez of Sanford; son, Octavio Romero Marquez of Broadway; sister, Letticia Perez Marquez of Mexico; brother, Zenovo Marquez Perez of Mexico and one granddaughter.
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Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.
FAYETTEVILLE — Moses Mathis, "The Bicycle Man", 76, of 624 Platinum St., died Monday (7/15/13) at home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be handled by Cunningham & Sons Mortuary Inc. of Fayetteville. Announced locally by Watson Memorial-Cunningham & Son Mortuary.
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PITTSBORO — William DeHart, of Fearrington Village in Chatham County, died Monday (7/15/13) in Oriental, N.C.
He was born to James and Lois Guffy DeHart in Durham, and grew up in Winston-Salem. In 1953, he was commissioned an Ensign at the U.S. Naval Academy, and subsequently served as a naval officer for 24 years.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Roberts DeHart; sons, Peyton (Jane) of Chapel Hill and William Jr. (Vickie) of Raleigh; a daughter, Sara Young (Scott) of Greensboro; sister, Jean DeHart Spach of Oak Ridge, Tenn.; five grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be conducted Tuesday, July 23, at 1 p.m. at Church of the Holy Family Episcopal in Chapel Hill with reception to follow. Interment of ashes will take place at a later date at a family plot in Concord.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a memorial to Church of the Holy Family or a charity of one's choice.
Online condolences may be left at www.hallwynne.com.
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SANFORD — Thomas Watts "T.W." Campbell Jr., 81, died Tuesday (7/16/13) at his home.
He was born in Moore County on April 1, 1932, to the late Thomas Watts Campbell and Flora Dula Campbell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Watts Campbell III, and sisters Marguerite Campbell Nagy and Gwyn Campbell Dixon. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and retired from civil service as chief of metrology (the science of weights and measures). He was a member of Barbecue Presbyterian Church.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Sullivan Campbell; daughters, Ethel Campbell of Pittsboro, Gloria Radkiewicz of Aberdeen, Md., April Annette Mason of Sanford, and René Oakman and husband Jason; sisters, Theresa Campbell Cocolin of Sanford and Billie Campbell Hickox and husband David of Callahan, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends today from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be held at Barbecue Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Friday with the Rev. Sandy Williams presiding. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.
Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com.
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SANFORD — Funeral service for Irene Hook Covington, 93, who died Sunday (7/14/13), was held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Jonesboro United Methodist Church by the Rev. Hunter Preston. Burial followed at Jonesboro Cemetery.
During the service, the congregation sang. Organist/pianist was Dr. Daniel Hester. The eulogy was delivered by Al Covington.
Pallbearers were Al Covington, Don Covington, Bob Covington, Frank Covington, Ray Covington and Brannon Dickens.
Memorials may be made to Elon University, Elon, N.C. 27244; Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 404 West Main St, Sanford, N.C. 27330 or to a charity of choice.
Online condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com.
Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home.
SANFORD — Marie Lloyd Harper died Wednesday (7/17/13). Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home.
Online condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com.
SANFORD — Chesley Reed Creech, 86, died Tuesday (7/16/13).
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