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Vol. 87, Issue 5 TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2012 $1.00

Shatley murder investigation still openBy Linda BurchetteAssistant [email protected]

Inez Reeves, the mother of murder victim Tim Shat-ley, will never give up try-ing to find out who killed her son six years ago in Crumpler.

Law enforcement offi-cials have a confession from a convicted murderer, but no proof he did it.

“My son, Timothy Shat-ley, was murdered on Nov. 19, 2005, and no one has been charged with his mur-der,” says Reeves in a let-

ter to the Jefferson Post. “Although we were told by law enforcement that Fred-die Hammer confessed to killing him, they couldn’t charge him until the gun that was used was found. They didn’t believe him because Freddie Hammer had lied so much about the other murders that he was charged with.”

Ashe County Sheriff James Williams agrees. He said he doesn’t have a case the district attorney will prosecute without proof.

“The D.A. can’t bring a case unless the confes-

sion matches the facts of the case that we know are factual,” Williams said. “And Hammer just can’t get across that line.”

Williams said Hammer has confessed to killing Shatley, who was found shot to death in his vehicle near the bridge on N.C. 16N in Crumpler. He said Hammer has told law enforcement where to find the gun, sev-eral times, but the weapon has never been found.

“We continue to keep that line of communication with Hammer,” said Detec-tive William Sands who is

investigating the case. “We follow up every lead he gives us, every lead we get from him.”

“The case is never closed,” added the sheriff. “We were back just a month or so ago to interview Fred-die. And we will be going back again.”

Hammer, formerly of Crumpler, is serving mul-tiple life sentences without chance of parole at Wallens Ridge State Prison in Big Stone Gap, Va. He was con-victed of the 2008 shooting of Ronald Hudler, 74, his son Frederick Hudler, 45,

and employee John Miller, 25, during a robbery on Hudler’s Tree Farm just

across the Ashe County line into Grayson County, Va.

Tim Shatley Freddie Hammer

Sold OutPolar Bear Pub Crawl hopes to

start recurring eventBy Adam OrrStaff [email protected]

Determined to make their own luck, and despite nasty mountain weather, West Jefferson banded together to host Saturday’s Inaugural Polar Bear Pub Crawl.

“We sold out,” said Event Coordinator Rebecca Lane. “I can’t believe it. I honestly thought we’d have a hard time selling 50 tickets for the event, let alone 100. It’s definitely got us thinking about the future.”

Designed to drum up business for all of West Jefferson, the Pub Crawl featured drink and menu

specials at Frasers, Brick-stone, and Blackjack’s from 7-10 p.m. Saturday night. $10 tickets were sold in advance to gauge potential support for the event and allay some of the costs of doing business at the three restaurants. Patrons started off the night Frasers Pub, moved to Brickstone after 8 p.m., and made their way to Blackjack’s after 9 p.m.

Big smiles and reconnect-ing with old friends was the theme of the night.

Though the restaurants were the centerpiece of the event, West Jefferson businesses showed their support by offering special

SkyLine awards grants to area schools for technology

Now in its sixth year, the SkyLine Membership Corporation’s Technology Education Grant Program has awarded grants to-taling $55,000 to school systems in the co-op’s five-county service area for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Ashe County Schools re-ceived $19,000.

For the past five years, the program’s focus has been to enhance student access to technology in the classroom through the placement of SMART Board systems and related equipment in media cen-ters, computer labs and classrooms. This year, the program is funding a va-riety of technology needs that range from SMART

Board-related equipment and iPad handheld com-puters to special programs tied to one-to-one initia-tives that may include In-ternet access.

“Technology not only impacts us as a commu-nications provider; it also impacts practically every aspect of our lives, includ-ing the educational arena,” said SkyLine Chief Execu-tive Officer Jimmy Blevins. “We value the partnership we have with our public schools and know that we support education, we’re making a sound invest-ment in our community’s future.”

In Ashe County, the Sky-Line grant of $19,000 will support the high school

as it ushers in the latest hand-held student applica-tion with the use of iPad devices in its social studies curriculum.

“Ashe County Schools is honored to partner with SkyLine to provide 21st Century technology tools for our students and teachers,” said Dr. Travis Reeves, Superintendent of Ashe County Schools. “We appreciate SkyLine taking an active interest in public education and supporting our community schools. The technology tools that we purchase with the grant money will enhance our students’ educational ex-perience with Ashe Coun-ty Schools and help them to be college/career ready

when they graduate.”Prior to this year’s

award, Ashe County Schools has received $92,500 in grant funds, which included the place-ment of multiple SMART Board systems, document cameras and student re-sponse systems in the three elementary schools, middle school and high school. SkyLine also coor-dinated teacher training sessions with SMART-cer-tified trainers at its corpo-rate office location through the equipment distributor, Smarter Systems, and SMART Technologies.

“From the beginning, we have tried to make the program as seamless

photo submittedPictured at the official grant presentation with SkyLine CEO Jimmy Blevins are representatives from area county school sys-tems. From left, seated: Dr. Mischelle Simcox, Supervisor of Secondary Instruction/Student Services (Johnson); Dr. Wayne Eberle, Executive Director of Learning Development (Watauga); Amy Walker, Director of Technology (Ashe); and Leslie Clark, Director of Technology and Accountability (Alleghany); standing, Dennis Brown, Director of Technology (Avery); Director of Schools Morris Woodring (Johnson); Dr. Marty Hemric, Superintendent (Watauga); Dr. Travis Reeves, Superintendent (Ashe); Dr. Jeff Cox, Superintendent (Alleghany); and SkyLine CEO Jimmy Blevins.

Blue Ridge Elementary embracing Universal Breakfast programBy Adam OrrStaff [email protected]

Blue Ridge Elementary School, embracing the idea that no child should go to class hungry, is offering free breakfast to its nearly 530 students through the re-mainder of the school year.

“Some of our kids go as many as 18 hours without food,” said Ashe County Schools Coordinator of Child Nutrition Angie Thompson. “If a child eats dinner at six the night be-fore, and doesn’t eat until noon the following day, that’s a long stretch. These students are missing out on key nutrients needed for health and academic suc-cess.”

BRES and the Child Nu-trition Program implement-ed the Universal School Breakfast Program Jan. 3 and it runs through the end of the school year. Its ambitious aim is to ensure no child begins their school day with an empty belly.

“We care about the health and well-being of all our

students,” said Thompson. “Ensuring each that each child eats a healthy break-fast every day is a small, but significant, step we can take as part of investing in their future.”

According to information provided by Thompson, “Students who eat break-fast have a longer attention span, demonstrate better behavior in the classroom, have improved attendance and less tardiness, and make fewer trips to the school nurse. Studies have also shown that children who eat breakfast on a regu-lar basis are less likely to be overweight.”

Thompson said Blue Ridge devised the idea last fall, under former Principal

Offers free breakfast to all students

Invest in the future, mentor a childJanuary is National Mentoring Month

By Adam OrrStaff [email protected]

If you’re thankful for the guidance, wisdom, advice, and support that helped you get where you are today, Kendra Perkins wants you to pay it forward by becom-ing a mentor for an Ashe County youth.

“It’s not earth-shattering stuff,” said Perkins, Ashe County Schools Mentor Program coordinator. “A mentor could introduce a young person to a different career, or give them a sup-portive person besides who-ever they live with. Mentors are great at imparting their decision making process, life skills, and just working with kids to ensure they have good influences in their life.”

January 2012 marks the

11th anniversary of Nation-al Mentoring Month, an annual campaign to recruit mentors and positive role models for young people.’

A proclamation issued on Jan. 3 by President Barack Obama reads, “Every day, mentors help young Ameri-cans face the challenges of growing into adulthood. By setting a positive example and sharing their time, knowledge and experience, mentors play an essential role in preparing our na-tion’s youth for a bright future. During National Mentoring Month, we cel-ebrate the contributions of all those who cultivate a supportive environment for the next generation, and we recommit to expanding mentorship opportunities across our country.”

According to informa-tion at nationalmentoring-

month.org, mentors “Play a powerful role in preventing substance abuse and youth violence, as well as boost-ing academic achievement and workforce readiness.”

Mentors help build young people’s character and con-fidence, and help them with the challenges they face on the journey to successful adulthood, according to the site. Despite the positive impacts, more than 15 mil-lion youth still need a car-ing adult mentor in their lives.

School program Perkins said the aim of

her program is to match kids with caring adults.

Perkins works with Ashe County Schools to recruit mentors to come into the schools during the school day to work with students in grades 4 through 8.

The program asks that

each mentor commit at least one year to the program for continuity purposes, and three hours per month.

ReferralsPerkins said youth refer-

rals for the program come from school counselors, principals, resource offi-cers, parents, and juvenile court.

“These are young people that, for whatever reason, they don’t necessarily have a support network at home,” said Perkins. “They might have had some kind of court involvement, disci-pline or attendance issues. Basically, they’re kids that could use a caring, support-ive adult in their life.”

Perkins said mentees aren’t troublemakers, or problem-cases.

“These aren’t bad kids,” said Perkins. “One of the students last year lost both

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Ruritan honors member, raises funds for scholarships

Todd Ruritan celebrated Ruby Trivette’s 97th birth-day on Friday, Dec. 2, as Ms. Trivette also lit the Todd Community Christ-mas Tree, and the ‘Light up a Life’ Scholarship fundraiser was part of this event. Trivette is a charter member of the Todd Ruri-tan Club.

The club raised about $1,300 dollars to help stu-dents in the Todd area that are planning to go on to col-lege this year. The lights on the Christmas tree were $5 each and this made a beau-tiful Christmas tree for the Todd community. Thanks to the donors of the ‘Light up a Life’ Scholarship fund-raiser, the Ruritan Club will again this year give several scholarships.

Trivette was given 17 red roses to honor her for each scholarship she has helped with since the start of this Todd Ruritan project in

1999. Many of her friends were there to help her cel-ebrate and eat a bite of her birthday cake.

If you would like to con-tribute to the scholarship

fund, send your donation to Todd Ruritan, P.O. Box 234, Todd NC 28684.

For more information, please call Barry Stevens at 828-964-1362.

Photo submittedRuby Trivette with Todd Ruritan Club lit the club’s fundrais-ing Christmas tree and celebrated her 97th birthday with club members and friends on Dec. 2.

Making Christmas merry

Photo submittedEach year the Todd Ruritan Club adopts a family to help for Christmas. This year the club adopted the Rob and Crystal Greene family. They have three children, Hunter, Kaleb, and Chloe. They received $400 from Todd Ruritan and chose to do their shopping at Walmart where they received clothes, shoes, and toys for Christmas, which was very special for the Greene family this year. Pictured is Rob, Crystal, Chloe, and Barry Stevens (at left), presi-dent of the Todd Ruritan Club.

Rotary welcomes special USDA guestsThe Jeffersons Rotary

Club was pleased to wel-come at the Jan. 12 meeting Randall Gore and Sandra Lawrence with the United States Department of Ag-riculture (USDA) Rural Development as guests of Rotarian Mitch Phillips. On Oct. 13, 2009, the Obama Administration announced that Randall Gore would serve as North Carolina State Director for Rural De-velopment at the USDA.

Gore joined USDA with nearly two decades of ex-perience working on behalf of rural Americans. Gore served as area director of Rural Development in Asheboro for 11 years dur-ing which he oversaw the construction of fire stations, town halls, clean water lines, and sanitation sys-tem. He also managed the processing of single family housing loans and grants that allowed hundreds of rural families in North Carolina to purchase af-fordable homes. Previously,

Gore served as a vocational teacher at Whiteville High School and West Brunswick High School where he ex-posed rural students to ag-ricultural issues and taught farming skills. He is retired from the Army Reserves and holds a Master’s De-gree from N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro. Lawrence serves as the area specialist for Ashe County. Her office is located in the Agricultural Services Cen-ter near the Ashe County Courthouse.

Rural Development ad-ministers and manages over 40 housing, business, and community infrastructure and facility programs as laid out by Congress through a network of 6,100 employees located in 500 national, state and local offices. These pro-grams are designed to im-prove the economic stability of rural communities, busi-nesses, residents, farmers and ranchers and improve the quality of life in rural America. Rural Develop-

ment has an existing port-folio of over $114 billion in loans and loan guarantees.

The club learned of the many ways USDA Rural Development assists com-munities. Locally, they have assisted with projects and individuals in West Jeffer-

son, Jefferson and Lansing.The Jeffersons Rotary

Club was chartered Aug. 20, 1938 and meets every Thursday at noon at the Club at Jefferson Landing. For more information about Rotary please visit www.ro-tary.org.

Photo submittedRandall Gore and Sandra Lawrence with USDA Rural Develop-ment visited The Jeffersons Rotary Club last week.

Individuals needing assistance with their tax filing, simple basic re-turns and beyond, can find that help for free at Ashe Senior Center.

From Feb. 2 to April 17, IRS-trained, AARP Tax Aide volunteer preparers will be assisting Ashe County residents file their tax

forms. Appointments will be taken for Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To make an appoint-ment, call 246-4347.

For your appointment, bring Social Security card for yourself, spouse and dependents, W2 form, 1099 forms, information on income

from Social Security, and brokerage, interest and dividends statements. Tax forms are e-filed.

Service is free for senior citizens and others. Sponsored by AARP.

Senior Center is located at Ashe Services for Aging off Ray Taylor Road in West Jefferson.

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Jefferson Post tuesday, January 17, 2012

ObituariesJanet Sue Wilcox

SturgillJefferson, N.C.June 30, 1940

January 12, 2012Mrs. Janet Sue “Jan” Wil-

cox Sturgill, age 71, of Jef-ferson, died on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 at the Duke University Hospital in Dur-ham.

Mrs. Sturgill was born on June 30, 1940 in Watauga County to the late Clifford and Deane Holman Wil-cox. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was very artistic and enjoyed cake decorating, gardening and cooking. Mrs. Sturgill was a Worthy Matron of the Eastern Star and President of the Marion Art League.

Mrs. Sturgill is survived by her husband, James A. “Jim” Sturgill of Jefferson; sons, Jeff Sturgill and wife, Becky, of Marion, Va., Logan Sturgill and wife, Lynne, of Wilmington, Del.,

Cliff Sturgill of Marion, Va.; and five grandchildren, Hal-ey Sturgill, Hannah Sturgill, Laura Sturgill, Sarah Stur-gill, and Chase Sturgill.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15, at Ashelawn Memo-rial Gardens Mausoleum of Prayer.

The family received friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, me-morials may be made to the American Cancer Soci-ety, c/o Lisa Bottomley, 87 Montivew Drive, Sparta, NC 28675 or to the Ameri-can Diabetes Association, 222 South Church Street, Suite 336M, Charlotte, NC 28202.

You may send and view condolences to the family through our website www.ashelawn.com.

Ashelawn Memorial Chapel & Gardens was en-trusted with Mrs. Sturgill’s arrangements.

The public is invited to attend a community forum hosted by the Golden LEAF Foundation and Alleghany County at 5:30 p.m. on Tues-day, Jan. 17, at the Sparta Elementary School cafeteria, located at 450 North Main Street in Sparta.

The purpose of the forum is to continue the Golden LEAF Foundation’s Com-munity Assistance Initiative process. The meeting agenda

will include a review of the proposal submission process.

The Community Assis-tance Initiative is a Golden LEAF grant-making pro-cess targeting economically distressed counties across North Carolina. If you have any questions or need further information please contact Pat Cabe or Calvin Allen by e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected] or by calling 888-684-8404.

Public invited to community forum

By Justin Moore

The North Carolina Value-Added Cost Share (NCVACS) program, ad-ministered by N.C. Marke-tReady, is now accepting applications for the 2012 equipment cost share fund-ing cycle. The program, funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, provides up to $50,000 to agricultural producers and processors seeking to pur-chase specialized equip-ment to start or grow a value-added operation.

A value-added agricul-tural product is a raw, ag-ricultural commodity that has been changed in some manner so that it no lon-ger can be returned to its original state. This change results in increased market value, allowing the produc-er to receive a higher price for these value-added prod-ucts compared to the origi-

nal commodity. Cheese (from milk), wine (from grapes) and bread (from grains) are a few examples.

The NCVACS program works hand-in-hand with the USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG) by reducing the costs of equip-ment purchases that are not funded by the USDA grant. The 2012 cost share cycle allows value-added producers and proces-sors to apply for funding to purchase new or used equipment. Equipment cost share awards will vary from 25 to 50 percent of the total cost of the equip-ment, up to a maximum of $50,000.

“The NCVACS program supports the development of North Carolina value-added agricultural opera-tions,” said Brittany Whit-mire, program coordinator for NCVACS. “NCVACS is one of the few cost share

funding sources for equip-ment, and we’ve seen many recipients grow their businesses and become more successful after be-ing awarded the funds.” (Award Recipient Bios)

Continuing from the 2011 funding cycle, the program’s expanded guide-lines for value-added prod-ucts include non-standard production methods (such as organic), physical prod-uct segregation – keeping genetically modified (GM) corn separate from non-GM corn, farm-based re-newable energy and some locally produced food prod-ucts.

Examples of equipment previously funded include an aging cooler for meats, pasteurizing machinery for goat milk, a seasoning applicator for roasted soy-beans and fermentation tanks for producing wines.

Applications for the NC-

VACS 2012 equipment cost share are available online at http://plantsforhuman-health.ncsu.edu/extension/cost-share. Applications are due by March 1, 2012. Guidelines and a list of fre-quently asked questions can be found on the web-site.

NCVACS is coordinated by N.C. MarketReady, the Cooperative Exten-sion outreach of the N.C. State University Plants for Human Health Insti-tute, located at the N.C. Research Campus. Funded by the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission, the cost share program was launched in 2009 and will have provided nearly $1 million in direct cost share assistance to value-added producers and processors throughout North Carolina by the end of 2012. Learn more at http://plantsforhu-manhealth.ncsu.edu.

Equipment funding cycle for agricultural operations now accepting applications

North Carolina Cooperative Exten-sion, Ashe County Center will offer-ing a training for anyone interested in Beekeeping from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. Pizza will be pro-vided for lunch from noon to 1 p.m.

The first session of this training will focus on new or beginning bee-keeping and the second session will cover options available regarding bee-keeping. Subjects such as bees, equip-ment, tools, queens, basic care, and

much more will be covered. There will be a fee of $15 to help cover the cost of training manual and lunch.

Everyone is invited to this train-ing from the beginner to the expert bee keeper. There will be a chance to learn and interact with bee keep-ers of all stages including the trainer and Certified Master Beekeeper, Bob Cole.

If you are interested in attend-ing this program please register

at the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center by Wednesday, Feb. 22. The Extension office is located to the right of the new Ashe County Courthouse beside the new Law Enforcement Center. Participants are not considered reg-istered until the registration fee has been received. The Extension office also has staff available to answer bee questions or concerns at 846-5850.

Beekeeping training offered

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tion will be held from 7 p.m. to midnight on Sat-urday, Feb. 11 at Jefferson Landing (regardless of weather).

Tickets for this event can be purchased at North Carolina Cooperative Ex-tension, Ashe County 4-H or Ashe County Partner-ship for Children ($75 sin-gle/$150 couple). Guest list is limited to 200. Seats will be reserved only after payment is received. Tick-ets will not be sold at the

door. This is not by invita-tion; everyone is welcome.

For more informa-tion regarding the event, please call North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Ashe County 4-H at 336-846-5850 or Ashe County Partnership for Children at 336-982-4588.

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Husky heroics beat Watauga, 54-53By Nathan HamSports [email protected]

In December, it was Sam Gammons that hit the heroic shot to knock off Watauga in Boone.

This time, Nehemiah Staf-ford was the big man on cam-pus, hitting two clutch free throws with 1.2 seconds left to beat Watauga, 54-53.

The victory marked the team’s 13th in a row and moved the Husky overall re-cord to 13-1.

Watauga held a 15-12 lead after the first quarter of play which saw the lead change hands three times and plenty of offense to go around.

Jake Pifer got the scoring started for Watauga with a jumper on the first posses-sion.

Ashe answered back by feeding the ball into the post for senior center Zeb Richard-son, who converted on three short shots in the lane that gave Ashe its first lead of the night at 6-3.

Pifer scored on a layup, and then both teams exchanged free throws with Richardson hitting one of two then Matt Proffitt hitting one of two for the Pioneers.

Watauga recaptured the

lead at 10-7 with jumpers from DeWayne Mackey and Allen Kopenhaver.

Gammons tied the score back up at 10 with his first three-pointer of the night.

After Richardson notched his ninth point of the quarter, Kyle Chambers nailed a long three-point basket to give the lead to the Pioneers after the first eight minutes of action.

The Huskies scored the opening four points of the second to take a 16-15 lead. Zeb Richardson hit a pair of free throws and Gammons scored on a breakaway layup. Following another jump shot from Proffitt, Nehemiah Staf-ford scored four straight to put Ashe out front 20-17.

Watauga responded in a big way, scoring the next eight points and nine of the last 11 to take a 26-22 halftime lead. Proffitt added four more and Pifer chipped in two as part of the run.

In the third quarter, it would be the Huskies that made the big run to erase the Watauga lead. The Pioneers excited the visiting crowd with a slam dunk from Prof-fitt to give the team its big-gest lead of the night at six points. After that, it was all Huskies, scoring 12 in a row to capture a 34-28 lead. Gam-

mons started things with two layups, then Stafford hit two more free throws to tie the score at 28-28. Husky nation was brought to its feet on the next play when Gammons lobbed a perfect alley-oop pass to Richardson for the slam. Stafford scored two more, and Andrew Lopp hit his first basket of the night, extending the lead to six.

Pifer buried two three-pointers in the final two min-utes, while Ashe got another dunk from Richardson and a layup from Lopp. Watauga got two more scores to tie the game up at 38 before the final quarter of play.

The Pioneers opened the fourth with baskets from Pi-fer and Jesse Chasteen. Rich-

ardson responded with four more points to knot the score at 42-42. Watauga jumped out on a 9-2 spurt, capped off by a Pifer dunk to put the Huskies in a seven-point hole at 51-44.

Stafford took the game over in the final three minutes. The savvy point guard drove to the hoop for a layup and was fouled. The junior con-verted the free throw to make the score 51-47. Following a Pioneer missed shot, Stafford pushed the ball again and got to the hoop for a layup.

With the score 51-49, the Pioneers got a clutch basket from Ben Margolis, who had not scored a single point until the fourth quarter.

With the time ticking down under a minute, Lopp

hit his biggest shot of the night, a long three-pointer that bounced off the rim and backboard before dropping through the net to make it a one point game at 53-52.

After a defensive stop, the Huskies could not get the go-ahead score and was forced to foul with under 10 seconds remaining. Margolis stepped to the line for the Pioneers, but missed the one-and-one free throw, giving Ashe one last chance.

Stafford took the ball up court, sprinted for the basket, and drew a foul with 1.2 sec-onds left. The junior hit two pressure-packed free throws to give Ashe the 54-53 lead. A desperation half-court shot by the Pioneers fell short,

and the students in the “Dog Pound” stormed the court to celebrate the victory.

Richardson led all scor-ers with 21 points. Stafford added 15, including a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line. Gammons added 11 points and Lopp rounded out the Ashe scoring with seven.

Pifer finished with 16 points leading the Pioneers. Proffitt added 11, Mackey ended up with six, Margolis finished with five as did Tyler Sturgill.

The Huskies will be off until Friday when they face the Starmount Rams. Ashe pounded Starmount 65-37 on December 6 and had three scorers reach double figures in the victory.

Post photo/Nathan HamHusky fans from the “Dog Pound” rush the court after beating Watauga 54-53.

Post photo/Nathan HamNehemiah Stafford calmly swished two free throws with 1.2 seconds left to give Ashe its second thrilling victory of the sea-son over Watauga.

Lady Huskies top Watauga, 35-31By Nathan HamSports [email protected]

Ashe County got back to its winning ways on Wednesday with its second victory in as many tries against Watauga, beating the Lady Pioneers 35-31.

It was a low scoring start

to the game with both teams scoring six points in the open-ing quarter. Morgan Hudler scored four of those points while senior MacKinsey John-son accounted for the other two.

The Lady Huskies began the second quarter with more points in the first three minutes than they had in the

previous quarter. Hudler hit a layup, followed by a jumper from Paige Spell, two free throws from Johnson and an-other basket from Hudler, all before Watauga scored a single point in the second. Ashe was now ahead 14-6 and hoping to add on to the lead. However, Watauga would answer back with a scoring run of its own.

Katie Eppley started things with a free throw, then Savan-na Wood buried two jumpers and Kaelin McNeill hit a shot of her own to bring the Lady Pioneers to within one point at 14-13. Ashe closed the quarter on a long three-pointer from Haley Maloney to take a 17-13 halftime lead.

Starting the second half, both teams continued to fight for control of the game. Ashe started the quarter with bas-kets from Emily Flanagan and Spell, as well as a free throw from Hannah Shipp. Watauga was quick to answer with jumpers from Jenna Woods and Savanna Wood. Margolis buried a long three-pointer to bring the Lady Pioneers to within two points at 22-20. On the next trip down, Shipp took the ball and drove to the hoop for an easy layup. Wood splashed another three-point-er, the second of the quarter for Watauga to narrow the deficit to a single point. The Lady Huskies remained on top to end the quarter at 28-23 following four straight points from Spell.

With the game on the line in the fourth quarter, two of the Lady Husky seniors took the game into their own hands to help the team hold on for the victory. Johnson scored four points in the quarter, and Spears hit three late free throws to clinch the win.

Johnson, Hudler, and Spell all tallied eight points to led Ashe in scoring. Spears scored all three of her points in the final quarter. Maloney and

Shipp each finished the game with three points and Flana-gan ended up with two.

For Watauga, Wood paced the squad with 12 points fol-lowed by Margolis with nine.

Ashe saw its record im-

prove to 5-9 overall. Up next for the team will be a rematch against Starmount on Friday. The teams battled back and forth early in December, but the Lady Rams came out on top 52-48.

Post photo/Nathan HamSenior point guard Kayla Spears drives by Whitney Dunnigan (5) last Wednesday against Watauga.

Post photo/Nathan HamSenior forward MacKinsey Johnson fires a jumpshot over Han-nah Margolis (12). Johnson finished the game with eight points.

Wrestlers come up short against BlackhawksBy Nathan HamSports [email protected]

West Wilkes continues to be the favorite to win the Mountain Valley Con-ference Championship this season after knocking off the Huskies last week, 44-27.

Ashe picked up victories in six matches against the tough Blackhawk squad, including wins from Jere-my Caffey, Michael Elliott, Justin Scarborough, Lucas Miller, William Miller, and Josh Wineberg.

106-pound: Brandon Reynolds (West) pinned Jacob Weaver (Ashe) at 1:33.

113-pound: Jake St. Germain (West) defeated Carter Calhoun (Ashe) by 10-1 major decision.

120-pound: Dustin Huff-man (West) pinned Bodi

Miller (Ashe) at 1:12.126-pound: Justin St.

Germain (West) pinned Joey Hixon (Ashe) at 1:24.

132-pound: Michael El-liott (Ashe) pinned Jorge Lima (West) at 1:36.

138-pound: JJ LaPlante (West) pinned Chase Con-ner (Ashe) at 1:11.

145-pound: Devin Fus-sell (West) defeated Dako-ta Elliott (Ashe) by 15-2 major decision.

152-pound: Jeremy Caffey (Ashe) defeated Tyler Hincher (West) by 7-1 decision.

160-pound: Justin Scar-borough (Ashe) defeated Wesley Blevins (West) by 8-4 decision.

170-pound: Hayden Sut-phin (West) won via for-feit.

182-pound: Lucas Mill-er (Ashe) defeated Joe Anderson (West) by 14-10 decision.

195-pound: William Miller (Ashe) pinned Joshua Kilby (West) at 1:41.

220-pound: Cody Lefler (West) pinned Jason Bak-er (Ashe) at 1:04.

285-pound: Josh Wine-berg (Ashe) pinned Eithen Sheets (West) at 1:19.

Individual records:Weaver, 18-16Calhoun, 10-16B. Miller, 13-15Hixon, 0-1M. Elliott, 27-7Conner, 3-14D. Elliott, 20-6Caffey, 2-0Scarborough, 21-6L. Miller, 21-9W. Miller, 11-7Baker, 4-23Wineberg, 28-0The wrestling team will

return to action on Friday at Starmount.

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Community CalendarCOMMUNITY10 a.m. Exercise classes

at senior center. Janet Man-chette will be hosting free (to anyone over 60 years of age) exercise classes at Ashe Senior Center. The class will meet each week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Call 246-4347 for more information.

Tuesday, Jan. 1710 a.m. Senior Center

Movie Day will feature John Wayne in “Rooster Cog-burn.” This event will be held in the Senior Center Multipurpose Room with popcorn and drinks. The movie will be given away to a viewer at the end.

Noon: Blue Ridge Op-portunity Commission, Inc. (BROC) will hold a public hearing on its Commu-nity Services Block Grant (CSBG) for the initial stage of the planning process for program year July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. The hear-ing will take place at the BROC Ashe Office, War-rensville Community Cen-ter, Warrensville. Please call the Ashe office at 384-4543 for additional information.

12:30 p.m. The Ashe County Public Library Board will be meeting a day later than usual in January due to the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday. All libraries in

the Appalachian Regional Library system, including Ashe County Library, will be closed on Jan. 16 and will reopen the following morning. The Ashe County Library Board will meet in the Library boardroom. The public is invited to at-tend.

7 p.m. Ashe County Little Theatre will hold auditions for the comedy “Harvey” at the Ashe Arts Center in West Jefferson. There are roles for 5 women and 6 men. “Harvey” is a fun, light-hearted comedy about a man whose best friend is an invisible, 6 foot white rabbit. The auditions will be excerpts from the script and the show’s director, Jim Williams, is hoping that both veteran actors and those new to acting will come and audition. Those interested in helping back stage are also welcome. For more information contact the Ashe County Arts Cen-ter at 846-2787.

Friday, Jan. 204-8 p.m.: Fish Fry to ben-

efit Ashe Outreach Minis-tries and Mobile Meals will be held at Riverview Com-munity Center. Cost is $10 donation for large portion of fish, fries, hushpuppies, slaw, dessert and drink. Take-out available. Live bluegrass music. Center is

located in the Clifton/Cres-ton community on N.C. 88. Look for the flashing Fish Fry sign. Call 385-1314 for information and take-out. Fish fry is held the first and third Fridays of each month throughout the year.

Saturday, Jan. 212 p.m. Animal Adapta-

tions Hike. Animal adapta-tions exhibit enable wildlife to endure the punishing winter on Mount Jefferson. Participants will learn how a bear and other animals survive the extreme con-ditions of the mountain. Hike is free and open to the public. Weather dependant. Meet at Mount Jefferson Picnic Shelter.

Sunday, Jan. 222 p.m. Mount Jefferson

Vista Viewing. Enjoy a view of the three states while learning the oral tradition associated with Mount Jef-ferson and its surrounding mountains. This program is weather dependent. Par-ticipants are encouraged to wear winter attire. Meet at the second overlook.

Monday, Jan. 23Ashe County Public Li-

brary is seeking volunteers to assist us in this year’s Volunteer Income Tax As-sistance Program. Begin-ning Jan. 23, income tax preparers are needed for Saturdays, Mondays, and

Tuesdays during the day. Computerized tax prepa-ration guides are needed for afternoon and evening hours Monday through Thursday. Appointment setters are need during regular library hours Mon-day through Saturday. Free training is provided for all positions. Call Kim Grin-drod (336) 846-2041, ext. 232, for more information.

Saturday, Jan. 282 p.m. Mount Jefferson

Geology. Three hundred million years ago colossal mountains may have tow-ered 15,000 feet above sea level. Today, Mount Jef-ferson is in the same loca-tion, but it is just a fraction of its original size. Come and explore the mountain that was ancient when di-nosaurs ruled the earth. Discover how ice and heat have changed an ancient landscape. Meet at the pic-nic shelter.

7:30 p.m. Ashe County Arts Council will present an evening of classical and Latin guitar music by Da-vid Burgess at the Ashe Arts Center. Admission is $10 adults and $5 students. Tickets are available at the Ashe Arts Center in ad-vance or at the door. Call 846-2787 for information.

Sunday, Jan. 292 p.m. Mount Jefferson

Plants, Birds, Rocks, and Things Hike with the rang-er and explore the intercon-nected threads that have built this mountain ecosys-tem. See for yourself why Mount Jefferson is a Na-tional Natural Landmark. Discover the world of win-ter plants, rock, and soil.

Tuesday, Jan. 319 a.m.-4 p.m. Social Me-

dia for Farmers workshop at Watauga Agricultural Conference County Center, 252 Poplar Grove Rd. in Boone. Snow date Feb. 7. Want to harness the power of Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to reach new cus-tomers and grow your farm business? You won’t want to miss this all-day hands-on workshop designed especially for farmers and taught by social media experts, Johanna Kramer and Cary and Grace Kanoy (GeoCore Films). Includes lunch. Limited to 25 partic-ipants. Cost: $10. Register by calling (919) 542-2402, emailing [email protected] or online at http://carolinafarmstew-ards.org/socialmediafor-farmers.shtml

Saturday, Feb. 117:30 p.m. The Appala-

chian Philharmonia, ASU Hayes School of Music’s premiere student/faculty ensemble, will perform

at the Ashe Civic Center. Tickets are $12 adults, $5 students, and are available at the Ashe Arts Center or over the phone at 336-846-2787. Seating is reserved. For tickets or more infor-mation please call 335-846-2787.

CHURCHSaturday, Jan. 21

7 p.m. Landmark Baptist Church will have a Satur-day night singing featuring guest singers the Roten & Arnold Family and Tony & Sherry Potter. The pastor, Rev. Charlie McCoy, and congregation invite every-one to attend. Landmark is located in the Silas Creek community.

Tuesday, Jan. 246-8 p.m. High Country

Christian Womens Club meets at Deerfield Fellow-ship Hall on Deerfield Road in boone. Catered meal, all inclusive $10. Reserva-tions/cancellations by Jan. 21. Call Lianne at 828-295-7624 or Norma at 828-264-1510.

Sunday, Jan. 2911 a.m. Landmark Bap-

tist Church will have Youth Sunday. Guest speaker will be Robert Ward. The pas-tor, Rev. Charlie McCoy, and congregation invite ev-eryone to attend. Landmark is located in the Silas Creek community.

discounts all day Satur-day. Ashe Custom Fram-ing & Gallery, Year Round Sports, Hobby Barn, The Artists Theater, The Honey Hole, Everything I Love, Backstreet Beads, Angel’s Touch, Bohemia, Sassa-fras, New River Trading Co., Browse About Books, and Sweet and Savory all offered discounts, up to 20 percent, for Pub Crawlers.

Good Old Days even of-fered free coffee, and a warm seat, from 7-10 p.m. to ward off winter’s chill as people headed to their next destination. Hampton Inn and Nation’s Inn each offered discounts, and Bub-ba’s Taxi Service was on hand with his own discount to ensure everyone arrived safely at their next destina-tion.

Frasers Pub Bartender Jared Yelton said the event was spawned after Lane ap-proached Frasers with the idea.

“We approached the town to see if we needed some

kind of approval to host the event,” said Yelton. “The town told us we didn’t, so we started planning.”

Yelton said the idea of planning an event around a central theme, the Pub Crawl, and involving many of West Jefferson’s busi-nesses was appealing.

“It’s not just about the restaurants,” said Yelton. “All the West Jefferson businesses were involved all day.”

Lane said all the busi-ness owners she ap-proached were positive about the idea.

“It’s January. It’s cold and there’s not a lot going on downtown,” said Lane. “We really hope we’ve fig-ured out a way to change some of that.”

Lane also hoped it was a chance to expose people to West Jefferson restau-rants and businesses they don’t normally frequent.

“Maybe people will say, ‘Hey, the food’s pretty good here. I’ll come back’,” said Lane. “Or, ‘I really like the atmosphere in this

place. If anybody gets any new business they might not normally have out of this, that’s a good thing’.”

When asked about the potential for alcohol in-duced problems, including DUI’s and accidents, Lane said, “I really wouldn’t promote something I think would harm my dad’s business (Ashe Cus-tom Framing & Gallery). I also don’t want to see any-more empty storefronts, however.”

Yelton agreed and said, though the event would in-clude drink specials, “It’s not really about the alco-

hol; it’s more about the food. We’re offering five or six half price pizzas, fish and chips, wings, and potato skins. We’re hoping people will take advantage of the menu.”

Lane said, following Sat-urday’s turnout, she hopes to plan another event for St. Patrick’s Day, March 17.

“We’ll likely try to pro-mote the next one a little better, and see if we can’t rotate between the three restaurants instead of ev-erybody just starting at one,” said Lane. “It should be fun.”

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Post photo/Adam OrrCrowds filled restaurants and businesses in downtown West Jefferson Saturday night for the Inaugural Polar Bear Pub Crawl.

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He was convicted in 2010 for the shooting murder of his nephew, Jimmy Blevins of Crumpler, who had been missing since 2007. Ham-mer confessed and told authorities where to find Blevins’ body in exchange for avoiding the death pen-alty.

As for any connection between Hammer and the shooting death of Tim Shat-ley, investigators do not have enough evidence at this point to support any charge against Hammer. But District Attorney Tom Horner said in 2010 that the case is not closed.

Hammer is also linked to the case of Julie Lovett, missing since March 2001. Lovett was 29 at the time she disappeared from neigh-boring Johnson County, Tenn., reportedly after an argument with a boyfriend.

She has a connection to Hammer through his step-son, Laramie, said Williams. Hammer and his stepson were doing construction in the area and she would come there, he said.

The sheriff said Hammer confessed to killing Lovett and told where the body was buried, but no body or evidence has been found. He said further investiga-tion may take place in the spring.

Sheriff Williams has said that Hammer is a psycho-pathic killer who enjoyed

killing and likes to play mind games with investi-gators. He said he seemed proud of what he had done. “I don’t think he’s ever had any remorse,” Williams said.

“He’s always said that he’s killed 17 people, but he’s not given us anything so far that we can go to the D.A. with,” said Williams. “He likes to play his mind games and stuff, but he’s truly given us nothing that says, yeah, Hammer is defi-nitely the killer. From a law enforcement standpoint, dealing with facts, we re-ally can’t do anything with what he’s told us. Either he didn’t do it, and he likes the notoriety, or he did, and just wants to jerk every-body around. If he did do it, eventually, maybe he’ll give us enough, but I can’t say if that will ever actually hap-pen.”

In the meantime, Inez Reeves continues to grieve for her son and plea for a conviction in his murder.

“I have waited 6 years for nothing so I’m back on the case,” she said. “I owe it to my son and his son. I want the one who killed my son to be charged. That’s all I’m asking, just that the one who did it be charged. You know who you are. This go-ing on the 7th year of Tim’s death and it’s also God’s number of completion. It just kills me cause he seems to have been forgotten.”

A mother’s grief

Inez Reeves said when she first heard about her son’s death, it was in the form of an accident report.

“The night Tim was killed his wife and I were told he was killed in a car accident,” she said. “His wife and his son heard he had been shot on a radio broadcast and I read it in the Winston Salem Journal, that my son had been shot. There’s no way anyone could imagine how we felt, finding this out the way we did.”

Reeves said she pored over the autopsy report un-til she had the details mem-orized, and she keeps wait-ing for someone to come tell her that somebody has been charged with the crime.

“All I’m asking is them to get out there and find who did it,” she said. “If they don’t believe Hammer, get out and find who did it.”

She has suffered a couple of strokes and heart trouble since that terrible night, Reeves said, and she wasn’t ready to look at the clothes her son had on that night, or go back over all the de-tails of the scene, but now she is. Now she is ready to take on the fight again, she said, to find out who killed her son.

“I don’t understand none of this,” she said. “I have my suspicions, but I don’t understand. I have more questions than they prob-ably care to hear.”

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Rick Powers.“When (new principal)

John Gregory took over, we ran it by him, and he said, ‘Go for it,” said Thompson. “The program really does have the full support of the faculty and administration.”

Success so far“We have already seen

an increase in the number of students who eat break-fast in our cafeteria,” said Thompson. “I know many of our parents are thankful for this opportunity.”

Thompson said last week, cafteria staff had already seen an increase in the number of children taking advantage of the Universal Breakfast, with a daily aver-age of 318 students eating breakfast. Before the pro-gram’s launch, BRES aver-aged roughly 275 students eating breakfast.

“The number of kids eat-ing breakfast is creeping higher, but it’s still a work in progress,” said Thomp-son.

Thompson said she hopes the program will ‘break-even.’

“The reimbursement, due to the percentage of children at Blue Ridge that are eligible for free and re-duced meals, is higher,” said Thompson. “The way its (reimbursement) struc-tured, the more students who take advantage of breakfast, brings the pro-gram closer to break-even.”

Thompson said inital faculty concerns have also been allayed.

“Our faculty has been great putting together the program,” said Thompson. “There were concerns that

students would show up for class with their uneaten food, and that does happen. But it’s really not been the distraction we thought it might be.”

Thompson said cafeteria staff have also bought into the program.

“It’s extra work for them, but they’ve been great about it,” said Thompson.

PromotionThompson said the early

increase can be attributed to better promotion of the Universal Breakfast pro-gram to students and par-ents.

“A lot of parents can’t believe we’re offering free anything right now,” said Thompson. “Once they re-alize the Universal Break-fast is for real, and won’t cost them anything, I think we’ll see higher participa-tion rates.”

Thompson said the key to boosting student partici-pation, though, is providing meals students enjoy.

“We’re asking a lot of kids what they want,” said Thompson. “We’re doing breakfast promotions and tastings, and trying to offer meals students enjoy.”

School meals make a dif-ference

Thompson said all school meals meet federal nutri-tion regulations based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Breakfast are designed to provide one quarter, or more, of the dai-ly recommended nutrients children need for growth, development, and good health. School breakfast provide protein, vitamins A and C, calcium, and iron and seek to minimize fat, sugar, and sodium.

Students who partici-pate in the National School Breakfast and School Lunch Programs consume more servings of milk, fruit and vegetables and fewer serv-ings of soda and fruit drinks, according to Thompson.

“Families depend on school meals to provide nourishing meals each day for their children. Students depend on school meals to provide the nutrition they need to succeed.”

All Ashe County Schools serve breakfast every school day that include a large va-riety of entrees, fruit or 100 percent juice, and low fat or fat free milk. Bread items are at least 51 percent whole wheat. Multigrain ce-reals are offered. Breakfast bars are made with whole grain oats and rice and bis-cuits are made from scratch.

Thompson said an impor-tant focus of Child Nutri-tion is focused on reducing sugar content in breakfast items.

Pilot program This is a pilot program

for Blue Ridge and, if suc-cessful, may be available to other schools in the future. Right now, there are kinks to be worked out including bus schedules and late ar-rivals.

“We’re testing it through the end of the year, and seeing how it goes,” said Thompson. “If it works, and we’re not losing money, we may even expand it out to other schools around the county.”

To find out more about the School Breakfast Program in Ashe County Schools, contact Angie Thompson, Child Nutrition Coordina-tor, at 336-246-7175.

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as possible,” said SkyLine Public Relations Adminis-trator Karen Powell. “From the application process, to equipment installation and coordination of training sessions for teachers, we wanted this grant program to make a positive and last-ing impact on our schools.”

Systemwide and to date, SkyLine has provided $330,000 in technology grants to area schools.

Based in West Jeffer-son, SkyLine Membership

Corporation is a member-owned cooperative which provides a variety of tele-communications services to customers in Alleghany, Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties in North Caro-lina and Johnson County in east Tennessee. Along with its current focus of build-ing a fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) network, SkyLine is committed to enhancing the quality of life across

the region through vari-ous charitable, educational and economic develop-ment programs. Its wholly-owned subsidiary, SkyBest Communications, offers de-regulated products and services, including local calling services, business systems and networking solutions, broadband Inter-net services, long-distance, security systems and digital TV service.

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their mom and their dad. This individual would just benefit from having some-body else. That’s impor-tant.”

Ideal mentors would have an interest in kids, be a good, nonjudgmental lis-tener, have a desire to give back, and time to invest, ac-cording to Perkins.

“We find that some of our best mentors had some-one that took an interest in them, and made a difference in their life,” said Perkins.

Perkins said program mentors have come from all walks of life. Some are re-tired, some are community business leaders, some have recently moved to the area, and some have children of their own.

“This isn’t a one-size fits all thing,” said Perkins. “We do our best to put together good matches.”

For interested potential mentors, Perkins said a background check is per-formed, and mentors take a short training session.

“I can schedule training as the need arises, so it can be completed at anytime

of the year,” said Perkins. “The student’s parents, the student, and the mentor all then sign permission forms that indicate they want to participate.”

‘Great relationship’“To say that I’ve had an

awesome experience as a mentor would be an under-statement,” said Kim Furch-es, a mentor who commit-ted to the program for the second consecutive year.

Furches, who is matched with the same mentee she was matched with last year, said she is excited about the experience.

“I’m really fortunate,” said Furches. “We have a great relationship, and I’m glad we were able to be matched again this year.”

For anybody considering becoming a mentor, Furch-es said, “Go for it. It does feel intimidating at first, but after a meeting or two together, you lose the jitters and really have a chance to build a lifelong bond.”

Furches said her own anxiety quickly subsided when she realized her role as a mentor was simply to be a source of support.

“I think oftentimes, adults feel out of place with a younger generation,” said Furches. “Maybe I put too much on myself to be en-tertaining, or a best friend, when your mentee is just looking for somebody to be a consistent person in their life.”

Furches is most thankful for the opportunity to give back to her community.

“It’s only three hours per month during the school day, and that’s important, so it doesn’t interfere with my own family,” said Furches.

“When you look at the big picture, three hours per month is a tiny sacri-fice when you think about someone’s future, or their lifetime,” said Furches. “I always feel refreshed after I’ve had my visit with my mentee. It’s a good feeling that, hopefully, my commit-ment will make a difference in a young person’s life.”

For more information, or to become a mentor, con-tact Kendra Perkins at 336-384-3591, or by email at [email protected]

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OFFICE ADMINISTRATORRestore Health Group is currently seeking a part-time office

administrator for the Respiratory Department in Ashe MemorialHospital located in Jefferson, NC. Applicants are required to

have a high school education or equivalent and a minimum of 1year general office experience. Knowledge of Microsoft, word,

excel and internet navigation is a must. Responsibilities includebut are not limited to maintaining and processing patient billing

information, creating P.O.s, ordering department supplies,secretarial duties as needed by the department and hospital,

coordinate communications between the hospital andrespiratory department, maintaining accurate timekeeping

records for respiratory staff, a general knowledge of shippingand receiving is preferred. This position requires excellent

communication and organizational skills and requires the high-est level of confidentiality be maintained. Hours are flexible and

availability and needs of the department will be discussedduring the interview process with qualified candidates as well asthe pay rate. Applicants should fax resumes to 770-563-8273 or

email to [email protected] Health Group is an EEO employer.

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IN THE GENERAL COURTOF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION09 CVS 646

NORTH CAROLINAASHE COUNTY

JAMES R. VANNOY & SONSCONSTRUCTION COMPANY,INC., Plaintiff,vs.KEITH F. SIMMONS, individu-ally, andBLACK DIAMOND CAPITALSOLUTIONS,LLC,Defendants.PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

NOTICE OF SERVICE OFPROCESS BY PUBLICATION

TO: KEITH F. SIMMONS TAKE NOTICE that a pleadingseeking relief against you hasbeen filed in the above entitledaction. The nature of said re-lief being sought is as follows:

Notice of Right to Have Ex-emptions Designated

A judgment has been en-tered against you in the casecaptioned above in which youhave been ordered to paymoney over to the judgmentcreditor/Plaintiff. The judg-ment creditor is now seekingto collect this judgment and ishereby giving you this notice ofyour rights. Under the Consti-tution and laws of North Caro-lina, you have the right to ex-empt from the collection of thejudgment certain of your prop-erty (in other words, to keep itfrom being taken from you). Ifyou wish to keep your exemptproperty, you MUST completea Motion to Claim ExemptProperty and mail or take it tothe Clerk of Superior Court atthe Ashe County Courthouse,150 Government Circle, Suite3100, Jefferson, NC 28649.You MUST also mail or take acopy to the attorney for thejudgment creditor at the ad-dress listed below. The lawgives you another option of re-questing, in writing, a hearingbefore the Clerk to claim yourexemptions. If you make awritten request for a hearing,you will be notified of the timeand place of the hearing whenyou may claim your exemp-tions.

It is important that you re-spond to this Notice no laterthan February 26, 2012 be-cause you will lose valuablestatutory rights if you do noth-ing. If you do not respond, youwill give up your right to statu-tory exemptions and the judg-ment creditor may be able totake any and all of your prop-erty to satisfy the judgment.You have certain constitutionalrights you may claim if yougive up your statutory rights.You may wish to consider hir-ing an attorney to help youwith this proceeding to makecertain that you receive all theprotections to which you areentitled.

Notice to judgmentdebtor/Defendant: There arecertain exemptions underState and Federal law that youare entitled to claim in additionto the exemptions listed in aform Motion to Claim ExemptProperty. These exemptionsmay include social security,unemployment, and workersʼcompensation benefits andearnings for your personalservices rendered within thelast 60 days. There is avail-able to you a prompt proce-dure for challenging an attach-ment or levy on your property.

You are required to make de-fense to such pleading no laterthan February 26, 2012 and,upon your failure to do so, thejudgment creditor will apply tothe Court for the relief sought.

This the 17th day of January,2012.

VANNOY, COLVARD, TRIP-LETT& VANNOY, P.L.L.C.Jay VannoyState Bar #19313Attorney for JudgmentDebtor/PlaintiffPost Office Box 1388N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659Telephone: (336) 667-7201Publish: 1-17; 1-24; 1-31

10 SP 143NOTICE OF FORECLOSURESALENORTH CAROLINA, ASHECOUNTY

Under and by virtue of aPower of Sale contained inthat certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted by H DANNY TURNER,AND PATRICIA R TURNER toSHAPIRO AND KREISMAN,Trustee(s), which was datedSeptember 13, 2006 and re-corded on September 25,2006 in Book 00353 at Page2264, Ashe County Registry,North Carolina.

Default having been made ofthe note thereby secured bythe said Deed of Trust and theundersigned, Trustee Servicesof Carolina, LLC, having beensubstituted as Trustee in saidDeed of Trust, and the holderof the note evidencing said de-fault having directed that theDeed of Trust be foreclosed,the undersigned SubstituteTrustee will offer for sale at thecourthouse door of the countycourthouse where the propertyis located, or the usual andcustomary location at thecounty courthouse for conduct-ing the sale on January 18,2012 at 10:00AM, and will sellto the highest bidder for cashthe following described prop-erty situated in Ashe County,North Carolina, to wit:

BEGINNING on the northeastcorner of Lot No. 5 and beingthe common corner of LotsNos. 5 and 6, fronting on "D"Street and proceeding in asoutherly direction along thewestern edge of "D" Street 75feet to a point, the commoncorner of Lots 5 and 4 frontingon "D" Street; thence S. 75-37W 143.33 feet to a point;thence N. 14-02 W. 43 feet toa point; thence N. 1-12 W. 80feet to a point; thence S. 85-30E. 146.32 feet to the point ofBEGINNING, and being all ofLot No. 5 of Buffalo MeadowsSubdivision as recorded in PlatBook 3, at page 94, Envelope185-A, Ashe County Registry.

This deed of conveyance ismade subject to all of the re-strictions, covenants, and af-firmative obligations set forthin a declaration of a RestrictionAgreement for this subdivision,which is of record in Book U-4,at page 463, Ashe CountyRegistry, to which recorded in-strument reference is herebymade for a specific recital ofsaid restrictions, and affirma-tive obligations.

Save and except any releases,deeds of release or prior con-veyances of record.

Said property is commonlyknown as 377 Buffalo Mead-ows Road, West Jefferson, NC28694.

Third party purchasers mustpay the excise tax, and thecourt costs of Forty-Five Cents(45¢) per One Hundred Dollars($100.00) pursuant to NCGS7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit(no personal checks) of fivepercent (5%) of the purchaseprice, or Seven Hundred FiftyDollars ($750.00), whichever isgreater, will be required at thetime of the sale. Following theexpiration of the statutory up-set bid period, all the remain-ing amounts are immediatelydue and owing.

Said property to be offeredpursuant to this Notice of Saleis being offered for sale, trans-fer and conveyance “AS ISWHERE IS.” There are norepresentations of warranty re-lating to the title or any physi-cal, environmental, health orsafety conditions existing in,on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale.This sale is made subject to allprior liens, unpaid taxes, anyunpaid land transfer taxes,special assessments, ease-ments, rights of way, deeds ofrelease, and any other encum-brances or exceptions of re-cord. To the best of the knowl-edge and belief of the under-signed, the current owner(s) ofthe property is/are H. DannyTurner and Patricia R. Turner.

An Order for possession of theproperty may be issued pursu-ant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor ofthe purchaser and against theparty or parties in possessionby the clerk of superior court ofthe county in which the prop-erty is sold. Any person whooccupies the property pursuantto a rental agreement enteredinto or renewed on or after Oc-tober 1, 2007, may, after re-ceiving the notice of sale, ter-minate the rental agreementupon 10 daysʼ written notice tothe landlord. The notice shallalso state that upon termina-tion of a rental agreement, thetenant is liable for rent due un-der the rental agreement pro-rated to the effective date ofthe termination.

If the trustee is unable to con-vey title to this property for anyreason, the sole remedy of thepurchaser is the return of thedeposit. Reasons of such in-ability to convey include, butare not limited to, the filing of abankruptcy petition prior to theconfirmation of the sale andreinstatement of the loan with-out the knowledge of the trus-tee. If the validity of the sale ischallenged by any party, thetrustee, in their sole discretion,if they believe the challenge tohave merit, may request thecourt to declare the sale to bevoid and return the deposit.The purchaser will have no fur-ther remedy.

Trustee Services of Carolina,LLCSubstitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCAttorneys for Trustee Servicesof Carolina, LLC5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 10-18699-FC01Publish: Jan 10th; Jan. 17th

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURESALE NORTH CAROLINA,ASHE COUNTY 11 SP 12

Under and by virtue of aPower of Sale contained inthat certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted by James L Rouse andSusan Rouse to Tim, Inc.,Trustee(s), dated November08, 1999, and recorded inBook 245, Page 106-113,Ashe County Registry, NorthCarolina. Default having beenmade in the payment of thenote thereby secured by thesaid Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, having been substi-tuted as Trustee in said Deedof Trust by an instrument dulyrecorded in the Office of theRegister of Deeds of AsheCounty, North Carolina, andthe holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness havingdirected that the Deed of Trustbe foreclosed, the undersignedSubstitute Trustees will offerfor sale at the CourthouseDoor in Ashe County, NorthCarolina, at 10:00AM on Feb-ruary 01, 2012, and will sell tothe highest bidder for cash thefollowing described property,to wit: BEING all of LOT 23,THE HIGHLANDS, as shownon that certain survey of Ber-kley-Howell & Associates, P.C.dated 3 April, 1998, and re-corded in the Ashe CountyRegistry in Plat Book 5, Page485. CONVEYED togetherwith, and subject to the Cove-nants and Restrictions of THEHIGHLANDS as found and re-corded in Book 228, Page1247-1251 and re-recorded inBook 228, Pages 1985-19859,Ashe County Registry. Futherconeyed herewith is a non-ex-clusive 60 foot right of way foringress and egress along thevarious rights of way as shownon said recorded plat leadingfrom and through said subdivi-sion to North Carolina StateRoad 1125. Said property iscommonly known as The High-lands Tract 23, off of StateRoad 1125, Jefferson, NC28640. Third party purchasersmust pay the excise tax, pur-suant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30,in the amount of One Dollar($1.00) per each Five HundredDollars ($500.00) or fractionalpart thereof, and the Clerk ofCourts fee, pursuant toN.C.G.S. 7A-308, in theamount of Forty-five Cents(45) per each One HundredDollars ($100.00) or fractionalpart thereof or Five HundredDollars ($500.00), whichever isgreater. A deposit of five per-cent (5%) of the bid, or SevenHundred Fi f ty Dol lars($750.00), whichever isgreater, will be required at thetime of the sale and must betendered in the form of certi-fied funds. Following the expi-ration of the statutory upset bidperiod, all the remainingamounts will be immediatelydue and owing. Said propertyto be offered pursuant to thisNotice of Sale is being offeredfor sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. Thereare no representations of war-ranty relating to the title or anyphysical, environmental, healthor safety conditions existing in,on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale.This sale is made subject to allprior liens, unpaid taxes, spe-cial assessments, land transfertaxes, if any, and encum-brances of record. To the bestof the knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the currentowner(s) of the property is/areJames L Rouse and SusanRouse. PLEASE TAKE NO-TICE: An order for possessionof the property may be issuedpursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 infavor of the purchaser andagainst the party or parties inpossession by the clerk of su-perior court of the county inwhich the property is sold. Anyperson who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewedon or after October 1, 2007,may, after receiving the noticeof sale, terminate the rentalagreement upon 10 days' writ-ten notice to the landlord. Thenotice shall also state thatupon termination of a rentalagreement, that tenant is liablefor rent due under the rentalagreement prorated to the ef-fective date of the termination.___________________________________ NationwideTrustee Services, Inc. Substi-tute Trustee 1587 NortheastExpressway Atlanta, GA30329 (770) 234-9181 Our FileNo.: 432.0938602NCPublication Dates: 01/17/2012& 01/24/2012

NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as Adminis-trator and Co-Administrator ofthe Estate of Don HunterTesterman, late of AsheCounty, North Carolina, this isto notify all persons havingclaims against said estate topresent them to the under-signed at 654 Cherry Avenue,West Jefferson, NC 28694, onor before the 27th day ofMarch, 2012, or this Notice willbe pleaded in bar to their re-covery. All persons indebted tothe estate will please make im-mediate payment to the under-signed.

This the 27th day of Decem-ber, 2011.

Michael A. Johnson & JulieHoppersAdministrator & Co-Adminis-trator for the Estate ofDon Hunter TestermanPublish: Dec. 27th; Jan. 3;Jan. 10; Jan.17

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified Executor ofthe Estate of Robert Joe Goss,late of Ashe County, NorthCarolina, this is to notify allpersons having claims againstsaid estate to present them tothe undersigned at 2305Mount Jefferson Road, WestJefferson, NC 28694 on or be-fore the 16th day of April,2012, or this Notice will bepleaded in bar to their recov-ery. All person indebted to theestate will please make imme-diate payment to the under-signed.

This the 17th day of January,2012

Dorothy T. GossExecutor of the Estate ofRobert Joe GossPublish: 1-17; 1-24; 1-31; 2-7

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executorof the Estate of Beulah W.McNeill, late of Ashe County,North Carolina, this is to notifyall persons having claimsagainst said estate to presentthem to the undersigned at949 Grover Reece Road,Trade, TN 37691 on or beforethe 16th day of April, 2012, orthe Notice will be pleaded inbar to their recovery. All per-sons indebted to the estate willplease make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of January,2012.

Donna W. OwensExecutor for the Estate ofBeulah W. McNeillPublish: 1-17; 1-24; 1-31; 2-7

NOTICE TO CREDITORSHaving qualified as Executorof the Estate of Shirley LRoupe, late of Ashe County,North Carolina, this is to notifyall persons having claimsagainst said estate to presentthem to the undersigned at410 Berkshire Court Joppa,MD 21085-4718 on or beforethe 27th day of March, 2012,or this Notice will be pleadedin bar to their recovery. All per-sons indebted to the estate willplease make immediate pay-ment to the undersigned.

This the 27th day of Decem-ber, 2011.

James P. RoupeExecutor for the Estate ofShirley L. RoupePublish: 12-27; 1-3; 1-10; 1-17NOTICE OF FORECLOSURESALE NORTH CAROLINA,ASHE COUNTY 11 SP 106

Under and by virtue of aPower of Sale contained inthat certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted by Ricardo Perez andMaria N Perez to TrusteeServices of Carolina, LLC,Trustee(s), dated November03, 2006, and recorded inBook 00356, Page 1355, AsheCounty Registry, North Caro-lina. Default having beenmade in the payment of thenote thereby secured by thesaid Deed of Trust and the un-dersigned, having been substi-tuted as Trustee in said Deedof Trust by an instrument dulyrecorded in the Office of theRegister of Deeds of AsheCounty, North Carolina, andthe holder of the note evidenc-ing said indebtedness havingdirected that the Deed of Trustbe foreclosed, the undersignedSubstitute Trustees will offerfor sale at the CourthouseDoor in Ashe County, NorthCarolina, at 10:00AM on Feb-ruary 01, 2012, and will sell tothe highest bidder for cash thefollowing described property,to wit: BEING all that certaintract of land, containing 5.552acres, as conveyed to Richard(NMN) Osborne and wife, Ra-chel Wagner Osborne, in Book217, Pages 2426-2427, AsheCounty Registry, and as re-corded in Book 245, Pages1123-1125, Ashe County Reg-istry, to which recorded refer-ence is hereby made for amore particular metes andbounds description of said5.552 acre tract. Said descrip-tion is hereby incorporated byreference as though fully setout herein. Being more particu-larly described as follows: Be-ing a tract of land located inLaurel Township, AsheCounty, North Carolina.Bounded by the lands of, for-merly of , or in possession ofon the west by Richard Hoo-sier, on the north by Lacey E.Perry, Jr. et-al, on the east byElsie Perry, on the south byNCSR #1320 and being moreparticularly described as fol-lows: BEGINNING on a pointin the centerline of NCSR#1320 (Roaring Fork Road),said point being the southeastcorner of the Richard Hoosierproperty (Book 176 Page1194) and the southwest cor-ner of the tract herein de-scribed, thence running withthe said Hoosier line north 18degrees 05 minutes 39 sec-onds west, (crossing existing1/2 inch conduit pipes at 19.20feet and 118.24 feet) for a totaldistance of 129.94 feet to apoint in centerline of an exist-ing soil roadway, thence run-ning with the centerline of saidroad the following nine calls: 1)north 81 degrees 21 minutes51 seconds west 28.71 feet, 2)north 61 degrees 03 minutes21 seconds west 19.96 feet, 3)north 25 degrees 41 minutes12 seconds west 27.67 feet, 4)north 16 degrees 59 minutes17 seconds west 68.27 feet, 5)north 08 degrees 07 minutes32 seconds west 45.45 feet, 6)north 05 degrees 28 minutes09 seconds east 122.63, 7)north 10 degrees 57 minutes24 seconds east 46.66 feet, 8)north 03 degrees 06 minutes29 seconds west 30.84 feet, 9)north 16 degrees 09 minutes51 seconds west 26.11 feet,thence leaving said road andrunning south 77 degrees 01minutes 16 seconds west,(crossing an existing 1/2 inchconduit pipe at 13.08 feet) fora total distance of 93.78 feet toan existing 1/2 inch conduitpipe, north 16 degrees 01 min-utes 00 seconds east 66.49feet to a new 1/2 inch rebar,said rebar being the southwestcorner of the Lacey Perry, Jr.et-al property (Book 160 Page1328), thence running with thesaid Perry line south 88 de-grees 34 minutes 07 secondseast 308.28 feet to a 1/2 inchrebar set at a marked post,north 82 degrees 41 minutes36 seconds east 307.91 feet toa new 1/2 inch rebar, said re-bar being a corner of the ElsiePerry property (Book 161Page 1826), thence runningwith the said Elsie Perry line,south 01 degrees 01 minutes42 seconds east 284.38 feet toa 1/2 inch rebar set at a fencepost, south 77 degrees 46minutes 42 seconds east,(crossing a 1/2 inch rebar setat 85.35 feet) for a total dis-tance of 115.35 feet to a pointin the centerline of NCSR#1320, thence running with thecenterline of said NCSR #1320the following six calls: 1) south69 degrees 24 minutes 18 sec-onds west 49.40 feet, 2) south65 degrees 55 minutes 55 sec-onds west 142.17 feet, 3)south 66 degrees 38 minutes06 seconds west 153.47 feet,4) south 64 degrees 33 min-utes 13 seconds west 97.10feet, 5) south 61 degrees 50minutes 56 seconds west77.32 feet, 6) south 56 de-grees 46 minutes 23 secondswest 86.83 feet to the point ofBEGINNING, containing 5.552acres, area by coordinatecomputations. Inclusive of theexisting right of way of NCSR#1320. According to a surveyby Billy W. Barr, RLS, L-3174,dated February 9, 1993, JobNo. 930204. Bearings are rela-tive to the deed recorded inBook 160 a t Pages1328-1331. The above de-scribed tract is subject to anexisting 30.00 foot road right ofway as described in Book 190at Page 1615 in the AsheCounty Registry. There is EX-CEPTED AND RESERVEDunto the grantors that certaintract of land containing 1.089acres as surveyed by Billy W.Barr, February 21, 2001, andbeing more particularly de-scribed as follows: BEING atract of land located in LaurelTownship, Ashe County, NorthCarolina. Bounded by thelands of, formerly of, or in pos-session of on the east by ElsiePerry, on the north and westby Richard Osborne, on thesouth by NCSR #1320 and be-ing more particularly describedas follows: BEGINNING on apoint in the centerline of NCSE#1320 (Roaring Fork Road),said point being the southeastcorner of the Richard Osborne5.552 acre tract (Book 245Page 1123) and a corner ofthe Elsie Perry 4.707 acre tract(Book 161 Page 1826), thencerunning with the said ElsiePerry line north 77 degrees 46minutes 42 seconds west,(crossing an existing 1/2 in re-bar at 30.00 feet) for a totaldistance of 115.35 feet to anexisting 1/2 inch rebar at afence post, north 01 degrees01 minutes 42 seconds west150.00 feet to a new 1/2 inchrebar, thence leaving the ElsiePerry line and running with adivision line of the Richard Os-borne property south 65 de-grees 28 minutes 09 secondswest 260.93 feet to a new 1/2inch rebar, south 25 degrees00 minutes 00 seconds east,(crossing a 1/2 inch rebar actat 185.00 feet) for a total dis-tance of 200.00 feet to a pointin the centerline of NCSR#1320, thence running with thecenterline of said road the fol-lowing three calls: 1) north 66degrees 38 minutes 06 sec-onds east 100.46 feet, 2) north65 degrees 55 minutes 55 sec-onds east 142.17 feet, 3) north69 degrees 24 minutes 18 sec-onds east 49.40 feet to thepoint of BEGINNING, contain-ing 1.089 acres, area by coor-dinated computations. Inclu-sive of the existing righ of wayof NCSR #1320. According toa survey by Bully W. Barr,RLS, L-3174, dated February19, 2001, Job No. 010207.Bearings are relative to thedeed recorded in Book 245 atPages 1123-1125, AsheCounty Registry. The abovedescribed property is subjectto an easement to a well lo-cated south 21 degrees 16minutes 19 seconds west183.71 feet from the northwestcorner of the above describedtract. There is also herein EX-CEPTED a 0.252 acre tractconveyed to Richard and Ra-chel Osborne in deed of re-corded in Book 329 at Page314 Ashe County Registry,said document incorporated byreference as though fully setherein. Being more particularlydescribed as follows: Being atract of land located in LaurelTownship, Ashe County, NorthCarolina. Bounded by thelands of, formerly of, or in pos-session of on the east by Rich-ard Osborne, on the north andwest by Patrick Musgrove, onthe south by NCSR #1320 andbeing more particularly de-scribed as follows: BEGIN-NING on a point in the center-line of NCSR #1320 (RoaringFork Road), said point beingthe southwest corner of theRichard Osborne 1.089 acretract (Book 245 Page 1123)and the southeast corner ofthe Patrick Musgrove property(Book 291 Page 280), thencerunning with the said RichardOsborne line north 25 degrees00 minutes 00 seconds west15.00 feet to an existing 1/2inch rebar, north 25 degrees00 minutes 00 seconds west78.12 feet to a new 1/2 inchrebar, thence leaving the Rich-ard Osborne line and runningwith a division line of the Pat-rick Musgrove property south55 degrees 24 minutes 08 sec-onds west 148.39 feet to anew 1/2 inch rebar, south 41degrees 48 minutes 02 sec-onds east 47.90 feet to a new1/2 inch rebar, south 41 de-grees 48 minutes 02 secondseast 22.54 feet to a point in thecenterline of NCSR #1320,thence running with the center-line of said road the followingtwo calls: 1) north 64 degrees33 minutes 13 seconds east72.96 feet, 2) north 66 degrees38 minutes 06 seconds east53.01 feet to the point of BE-GINNING, containing 0.252acres, area by coordinatecomputations. Inclusive of theexisting right of way of NCSR#1320. According to a surveyby Billy W. Barr, RLS, L-3174,dated May 3, 2005, Job No.050502. Bearings are relativeto the deed recorded in Book291 at Pages 280, Ashe County Registry. For source of titlesee those certain deeds re-corded in Book 217 Pages2426-2427, and Book 245Pages 1123-1125, AsheCounty Registry. Said propertyis commonly known as 3115Roaring Fork Road, Creston,NC 28615. Third party pur-chasers must pay the excisetax, pursuant to N.C.G.S.105-228.30, in the amount ofOne Dollar ($1.00) per eachFive Hundred Dol lars($500.00) or fractional partthereof, and the Clerk ofCourts fee, pursuant toN.C.G.S. 7A-308, in theamount of Forty-five Cents(45) per each One HundredDollars ($100.00) or fractionalpart thereof or Five HundredDollars ($500.00), whichever isgreater. A deposit of five per-cent (5%) of the bid, or SevenHundred Fi f ty Dol lars($750.00), whichever isgreater, will be required at thetime of the sale and must betendered in the form of certi-fied funds. Following the expi-ration of the statutory upset bidperiod, all the remainingamounts will be immediatelydue and owing. Said propertyto be offered pursuant to thisNotice of Sale is being offeredfor sale, transfer and convey-ance AS IS WHERE IS. Thereare no representations of war-ranty relating to the title or anyphysical, environmental, healthor safety conditions existing in,on, at, or relating to the prop-erty being offered for sale.This sale is made subject to allprior liens, unpaid taxes, spe-cial assessments, land transfertaxes, if any, and encum-brances of record. To the bestof the knowledge and belief ofthe undersigned, the currentowner(s) of the property is/areRicardo Perez and Maria NPerez. PLEASE TAKE NO-TICE: An order for possessionof the property may be issuedpursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 infavor of the purchaser andagainst the party or parties inpossession by the clerk of su-perior court of the county inwhich the property is sold. Anyperson who occupies the prop-erty pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewedon or after October 1, 2007,may, after receiving the noticeof sale, terminate the rentalagreement upon 10 days' writ-ten notice to the landlord. Thenotice shall also state thatupon termination of a rentalagreement, that tenant is liablefor rent due under the rentalagreement prorated to the ef-fective date of the termination.___________________________________ NationwideTrustee Services, Inc. Substi-tute Trustee 1587 NortheastExpressway Atlanta, GA30329 (770) 234-9181 Our FileNo.: 432.J1101438NCPublication Dates: 01/17/2012& 01/24/2012

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School JAM program in full swingBy Whitney DoddCooperative Extension

The JAM (Junior Appala-chian Musicians) program, brought by the Ashe Coun-ty Arts Council and 4-H Afterschool, is in full swing again. JAM is a program that is offered to students in 4th-6th grades and provides an opportunity for them to learn how to play the guitar, fiddle, or banjo; students learn about the music they are playing and some of its history as well.

Many students in Ashe County’s elementary schools participate in 4-H Afterschool to be part of the JAM program. Before

winter break, these talented students put on a concert at the schools they attend.

Blue Ridge 4-H LINK Afterschool hosted a JAM concert on Dec. 19, 2011, led by musician Martha Spencer. Approximately 50 people were in attendance to enjoy the musical tal-ents of students from both the 4-H LINK & IMAGINE JAM programs.

Mountain View 4-H LINK Afterschool also hosted their JAM concert on Dec. 19. Approximately 75 classmates, family mem-bers, and school faculty were in attendance for the concert performed by the 4-H LINK AND IMAGINE

JAM students.Westwood 4-H LINK

Afterschool hosted a JAM concert and Reader’s The-ater on Dec. 20, 2011. Ap-proximately 65 parents were in attendance in addi-tion to the students, peers and classmates for an eve-ning of storytelling and music.

If you would like addi-tional information on the JAM program or 4-H After-school you can contact the North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Ashe County Center at 336-846-5850.

Whitney Dodd is 4-H LINK director with the 21st Century Community Learning Center.

Photo submittedMountain View 4-H Afterschool JAM concert on Dec. 19 featured Bethany Bare, Timmy Barker, Adrianna Barnes, Ashley Barnes, Kaitlyn Brink, Mollie Brown, Daisy Chapuz, Josie Cooper, Mal-orie Eller, Skye Hiatt, Jacob Key, Haley Miller, Haylee May, Richard Osborne, Savannah Pruitt, Samuel Tsolis, Alexis Russell, Brittany Osborne, Alex Jones.

Martin on Dean’s List

Anna Leigh Martin of Jefferson has been named to the Dean’s List at Appalachian State University for fall 2011 semester. She earned a grade point average of 3.50 on a 4.00 scale.

To be included on this list, a student must either be enrolled for 12 to 14 hours of course work for which quality points are computed and attain a grade point average of 3.45 or better, or be enrolled for a minimum of 15 hours of course work and attain a grade point aver-age of 3.25 or better.

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WCC Endowment Corporation presents Valentine’s Dinner and Dance

Wilkes Community College Endowment Corporation presents a Valentine’s Dinner and Dance at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 in the Lakey Ballroom at the Walker Center. Proceeds from the dinner and dance will go to support the Automotive Technology Complex Capital Cam-paign.

The evening will open with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, along with dancing to a live band. A seated dinner, prepared by the WCC Culinary Department, will follow. After dinner, guests will be invited to continue dancing and socializing.

“We decided to have a Valentine’s Dinner and Dance after a number of community members expressed a desire for us to host an event where they can really get dressed up and have an excit-ing night out,” says Laurie Brintle, development and community resources specialist. “What bet-ter occasion to polish your dancing shoes and pull out all stops on glitz and glamor than Val-entine’s Day!”

The group Timeless will be providing en-tertainment for the evening. Timeless offers a “timeless” collection of music from all genera-tions, playing everything from Motown, funk, classic soul and ‘50s, ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s pop to beach, dance, big band, swing and more. The Greensboro-based group is an experienced 8-piece band with over 20 years in the entertain-ment industry.

Tickets for the event are $100 per person and may be purchased by calling 336-838-6158. There are a limited number of tickets available for purchase and the deadline is Feb. 1.

For more information on making a donation to the WCC Endowment Corporation or the Automotive Technology Complex capital cam-paign, contact the Wilkes Community College Development Office at 336-838-6491. Contribu-tions may be sent to WCC Endowment Corpo-ration, P.O. Box 120, Wilkesboro, NC, 28697.

Wilkes Community College, a member of the North Carolina Community College System, is a public, two-year, open-door institution serving the people of Wilkes, Ashe and Alleghany coun-ties and beyond.

Photo submittedTimeless band to perform at WCC Valentine’s Dinner and Dance.

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