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Earlier this week,Starmount High Schoolstudents showed theiryounger counterparts fromYadkin County’s elemen-tary schools a ‘world’ ofknowledge and opportuni-ty.

Starmount held its sec-ond annual InternationalFestival on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday. Inattendance to tour the festi-val were over 650 pre-Kindergarten through sixthgrade students from nearlyall of the county’s primaryschools.

As young studentsdelighted in watching highschoolers’ presentations onforeign countries and unfa-miliar cultures, it was obvi-ous that the Starmount stu-dents had just as much funacting out their roles – withmany wearing their coun-tries’ traditional dress – and

becoming a part of the les-son they were teaching.

Starmount Theater Artsteacher and festival coordi-nator Nanette Shover said

that she is pleased to seenot only more than doublethe number of elementaryschool students at theInternational Festival this

year, but also her own stu-dents’ interest in the fairgrowing.

SCC to hostEmployment Fair

Surry CommunityCollege will sponsor anemployment fair for thegeneral public and SCCstudents from 10 a.m. to 1p.m. Thursday, April 7.The fair will be held in thecollege gymnasium at 630S. Main St. in Dobson. Thecollege expects 30 to 40employers to be on hand tohighlight employmentopportunities with theirbusinesses and to acceptapplications. Nursing andCNA employers are beingadded this year. For thefirst time in several years,healthcare employers withcurrent vacant positionswill participate in the fair.

Job seekers should dressappropriately, bring aresume, and be prepared tocomplete applicationsusing their best interviewskills. For more informa-tion, contact Anne MarieHardy, SCC director ofcareer services at 386-3247, or Rachel Hiatt,coordinator of career serv-ices at 386-3291.

Wine Festivaltickets on saleTickets are now on sale

for the 10th Annual YadkinValley Wine Festival thatwill be held 11 a.m. until 6p.m. Saturday, May 21,2011 at the Elkin MunicipalPark. Nearly three dozenYadkin Valley wineries willbe on hand offering sam-ples of their wines. Livemusic, arts and crafts andgreat food will also be partof the fun. Purchase ticketsfor just $16 by visitingwww.yvwf.com, your localLowe's Food Stores or stop-ping by the Chamber officebetween 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.Monday through Friday.

If you wish to volunteer,please call Misty Matthewsat 336-526-1111. You willreceive a free T-shirt, tast-ing band and $5 foodvoucher for your service.

Elkin/Jonesvillerecycling

Elkin recycling collectionfor east Elkin is Monday,April 18. Collection for westElkin and downtown isWednesday, April 6.

Jonesville recycling col-lection is Tuesday, April 19.

For more information,call Elkin Public WorksDepartment at 835-9818 orJonesville Public Works at835-4068.

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The YadkinRiverkeeper DeanNaujoks began hismonth-long, 185-milejourney promoting acleaner Yadkin RiverApril 3, and will soonpaddle his way intoElkin.

“I encourage people tojump on our April 9 tripin Elkin where we paddleand visit the local wineryand watch some blue-grass,” Naujoks said.“It’s just a great opportu-

TRIBUNE/Photo courtesy of Christine RuckerFather and son duo Hugh and Holt Hanchey participate in the Tour de Yadkin. Hugh Hanchey is a partner with Jon Swaimin SuperFly Outdoor Sports, the new Wilkesboro outfitter who helped kick off the Tour de Yadkin.

Tree uprootedby destructivestorm

TRIBUNE/Peter CookThis pine tree was blown overand uprooted on BrookwoodDrive just north of N.C. 268in Elkin during Monday nightstorms that left a trail of de-struction across N.C.

Paddle and party during annual Tour de Yadkin

TRIBUNE/Photo courtesy of Christine RuckerThe Tour de Yadkin kicked off April 3 and will last through April 30. The Yadkin RiverkeeperDean Naujoks aims to promote a cleaner river and involve community members in the funduring his month-long, 185-mile journey.See TOUR, page 9

STAFF REPORT

Elkin Town Hall andDobson’s Surry CountyGovernment Center hostedrecent public hearings atwhich dozens of citizensand community leadersexpressed support forProject Clear.

Town of Elkin and SurryCounty commissioners con-vened special sessions onMonday night to hear thepublic’s opinion of two sep-arate proposed incentivepackages being offered tothe manufacturing companywhose name is yet to beannounced.

At the first of the twomeetings, Elkin town offi-cials listened to approxi-mately 15 speakers, all ofwhom attended the publichearing to voice support forthe economic developmentproject and the town’s pro-posed incentive package.

While many speakersexpressed reservationsabout the general principleof incentive packages, theconsensus of the speakerswas that the opportunity toattract the company was toogreat to pass up.

The Town of Elkin’s pro-posed incentive packageincludes adding 20.05 acresof undeveloped land adja-cent to the property topotentially be purchased bythe county.

Town of Elkin EconomicDevelopment DirectorLeslie Schlender said theland will revert back to thetown if not developed to itsentire value within 12 years.

The incentive packagealso offers the company upto 80 percent reimburse-ment of its property taxesover the course of eightyears. Schlender describedthe incentives as “self-fund-ing.”

“This deal is over a phas-ing process, so each year,we’ll look at if they havemet their benchmarks,” shesaid. “If their thresholdsdrop down, our incentivesdrop down. They have toperform for us to be able toreimburse that tax.”

Said Elkin MayorLestine Hutchens:“’Nothing is up-front,’ iswhat we’re trying to sayhere.”

Several Elkin communi-ty leaders praised the incen-tive package’s self-fundingfocus.

Elkin City School BoardChairman James Freemansaid, “I think no one likesincentives but I commendthis board for doing this sothat the incentives are basedon performance.”

In his remarks, Freemanalso recognized the poten-tial residual benefits of theproject – namely, anincrease in the town’s taxbase, which would ultimate-ly increase funds forschools.

Yadkin Valley Chamberof CommercePresident/CEO LauretteLeagon, speaking on behalfof her organization’s 338members, also noted thepotential indirect advan-tages of Project Clear.

She said not only wouldthe company help create alocal tax base of $85 mil-lion, it would also increasethe town’s potential cus-tomer base, help the townwith its excess water supplyand increase constructionjob opportunities.

“It will tell the countrythat Surry County is openfor business development

TRIBUNE/Brett WillisStudents from Mrs. Collins’s Pre-Kindergarten class at Jonesville Elementary School form thebody of a papier mache dragon commonly used during Chinese festivals. Starmount studentsRebecca Aplin and Emily Spicer researched the Chinese culture as part of the high school’srecent International Festival.

Starmounthosts annualInternationalFestival

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“This is a small way ofsharing the rest of the worldand having fun at the sametime,” said Shover.“Hopefully, as the studentsget older, they’ll remember

this and have a better under-standing of the world.”

Shover explained that157 Starmount student-vol-unteers were responsible fororganizing the entire festival– from researching the tenfeatured countries, to build-ing props and creating dis-plays, to coordinating theelementary school visits toeach station and activity.

“The students plan every-thing. This really gives themthe opportunity to be a leaderand reach out to the commu-nity,” said Shover.

Most importantly,according to Shover, stu-dents’ increased involve-ment in the InternationalFestival indicates a changingtide in the Starmount studentpopulation’s perception ofthe outside world.

Shover said that the festi-val was started last year asStarmount took on an inter-national-themed academicfocus to combat what sheand the high school’s admin-istration saw as a lack oftheir students’ awareness ofa global society.

“We saw a problem in thestudent body at school thatstudents didn’t understandand accept other cultures,and as a result, they weren’tprepared to compete withkids from other countries inan international job market,”said Shover.

Shover said that extend-ing an invitation to all of thecounty’s elementary schoolswas an effort to prepareYadkin County’s youth tojoin an ever more globallyconnected educational arena,

labor force and culture.“We said, ‘Let’s not wait

until our students are in highschool to teach them aboutthe importance of being in aglobal society. Let’s startthem at a young age,’” saidShover. “The bottom line isthat those (elementaryschool) children are the oneswho will have to competewith citizens of other coun-tries. They’re the onesaffected by what’s going onall over world. If they can’tunderstand and accept othercultures, then they can’tcompete with them.”

Among the Starmounthigh schoolers teachingyounger students the impor-tance of global connectionswere Alex McLellan andKaleigh Steelman.

McLellan and Steelmanwere among a group of 18Starmount students whotraveled to Denmark earlierthis school year to visitStarmount’s sister highschool, RoskildeGymnasium.

At their station, the twoshared with elementary stu-dents mementos from theirweeklong trip to Roskilde,Denmark, where they stud-ied, toured and lived withDanish families.

Starmount launched itssister school program withRoskilde Gymnasium in2008, and the schools havesince annually exchangedstudents.

Just last week, studentsfrom Roskilde visitedBoonville and stayed for aweek with the families ofStarmount students.

Shover said that having asister school also has openedStarmount students’ mindsto what it means to live in aglobal community.

From the program, shesaid, many of her studentshave built lasting friendshipswith people their own ageacross the world, practicedcooperative, internationaleducation and shared com-mon experiences.

Above all, Shover saidthat events such as theInternational Festival and theDanish sister school pro-gram have encouragedStarmount students – andtheir families – to view theworld with a sense of won-der rather than fear.

“Many students and par-ents were afraid of going outof the country before,” saidShover. “Now, they’re say-ing they’re not afraid any-more.”

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TRIBUNE/Brett WillisStarmount High School students Alex McLellan (background)and Kaleigh Steelman (foreground) show Jonesville Elemen-tary students from Mrs. Brooks’s Kindergarten class mementosof their trip to Roskilde, Denmark. McLellan, Steelman and 16other Starmount students traveled to Denmark earlier thisschool year to study at Starmount’s sister school, RoskildeGymnasium, as part of a student exchange program.

TRIBUNE/Brett WillisFlashy with his footwork off the field too, Starmount star run-ning back M.J. Bryant (left) teaches students from Mrs. Nor-man’s Forbush Elementary fourth grade class traditionalAfrican dance during the school’s International Festival.Helping Bryant with the lesson are Starmount students AngelJohnson and Andrew Hurt (on drums).

TRIBUNE/Brett WillisFor his International Festival presentation on Egypt, Star-mount student Todd Wolfe designed a pyramid to representthe country’s ancient history. Here, he shows his creation toMrs. Hall’s Forbush Elementary third grade class.

and expansion,” saidLeagon.

Hugh ChathamMemorial Hospital CEODavid Loving secondedLeagon’s comments.

“I think this gives us anopportunity to show thebusiness community if yourelocate to Surry, it’s a goodplace,” said Loving.

Loving said that theproject would positivelyimpact the health care sys-tem as more people wouldbe employed and havehealth insurance benefits.

Altogether, Loving sug-gested the project fits wellfor Surry County becauseof the solid workforcealready in place.

“I believe Elkin is thebest place for this companyto come because of thequality of the workforce,”said Loving.

Speaking for SurryCommunity College, Vice-President of Corporate andContinuing Education Dr.George Sappenfield andBusiness and IndustryServices Director KevinKimrey said their organiza-tion was “in full support” ofthe initiative and that SCCcould help to train theworkforce for the newindustry.

Kimrey said that NorthCarolina has already com-mitted a $500,000 work-force-training grant for thisparticular project.

Bobbie Wessling, man-ager of the Surry CountyEmployment SecurityCommission, said that2,400 jobs have been lost inthe county since 2006, andfew have been gained orreturned.

“We’re sending the laborforce outside of the countyinstead of keeping themhere,” she said. “In some ofthese instances, we’re justseeing people relocatebecause they don’t want tocommute.

“What we need now isbold action.”

Elkin realtor Don Clarksaid, “I get to brag on thistown a lot by being a real-tor, and nothing lights peo-ple up like saying, ‘Here’s anew industry. They’regoing to employ people.’”

Surry County EconomicDevelopment PresidentTodd Tucker said, “If we’re

looking for the perfect com-pany for Surry County,we’re never going to find it.Incentives. It’s an interest-ing topic. I look at it as aninvestment. Is it fool-proof?Nothing is ever fool-proof.”

At the conclusion of thepublic forum, the Elkincommissioners thanked thespeakers and the audiencefor their show of support.

Elkin CommissionerTerry Kennedy added,“Any endeavor that’s worthdoing – there’s someamount of risk. I thinkLeslie, Todd and the othersinvolved have done a goodjob of minimizing thatrisk.”

County public hearingproduces limited opposition

Surry County commis-sioners held their publichearing to consider anincentive package in whichthe county would purchasea vacant facility and proper-ty on Candle Wycke Lanein Elkin for $6.5 million fora manufacturing companylooking to locate here. Inreturn, the company wouldhave to agree to create 260

jobs, invest $85 millionover several years, and payback $2 million to the coun-ty for the property. Prior tothe public hearing,Assistant County Managerfor Budget and FinanceChris Knopf also stated thatthe county expects toreceive a Golden LEAFFoundation grant of around$2 million for the project.The decision should bemade by the foundation onThursday.

People spoke both forand against the project,with the majority speakingfor it.

The hearing began withKnopf and County ManagerDennis Thompson readingletters submitted by citi-zens. One letter was fromformer county commission-er Craig Hunter. In his let-ter, Hunter advised thecommissioners to make theincentives performancebased with measurable per-formance thresholds andclear check and balancesystems and to trust countydepartment heads andadministration.

He also advised, “Itwould be a mistake to chasenew industry and offerincentives and turn aroundand cut other county servic-es ... Even in tough budgetcircumstances and in tougheconomies it is more impor-tant than ever to adequatelyfund public services tomake our county attractiveto prospective companiesand industries.”

Throughout the night,many other people alsooffered suggestions to thecommissioners or askedquestions. Some simplystated their support.

Gambill Aldridge, a real-tor and former Elkin towncommissioner, said, “Thiscounty and town of Elkin,they all need some stronger

consumer confidence, and Ireally think that seeing thiscoming into the heart of thecommunity is going to be aboost for all business own-ers and the public to feelmore confident that there isthe recovery going on, notjust in other parts of thecountry, but there’s a recov-ery going on in their com-munity.”

There were several peo-ple who had serious con-cerns for the project,though. H.W. Golding ofMount Airy drew someapplause at the end of hisremarks. He voiced disap-proval of the $6.5 millionproperty purchase, also ask-ing questions about howmany people would bebrought in from out of state

to work at the plant.He told the commission-

ers that he voted for all ofthem but was being thrownback into the lion’s denwith people asking himwhy he voted for the com-missioners now after seeingtheir proposal for ProjectClear. He warned, “There’sanother election coming, soI’m going to give you a fairheads up warning. Thosepeople are still out therethat voted for you, and theycan change their minds.”

Lanelle Alsip of Siloamsaid, “We cannot afford thiskind of money. Do youhave this kind of moneylaying around? No. Youhave to borrow it.” She, like

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Another N.C. Presidential CandidateWill a

N o r t hC a r o l i n i a never have achance to bee l e c t e dPresident ofthe UnitedStates?

One of us, John Edwards, came close twice.But, as Duke and Carolina can attest, just makingit to the Sweet Sixteen or Elite Eight does notmake you a champion.

North Carolina has not had a president itcould claim since Andrew Johnson left office in1869. We claim Andrew Jackson, but most out-siders think that he was born across the line inSouth Carolina. James K. Polk was certainlyborn in our state, but he and the two others leftNorth Carolina behind, settled in Tennessee, andcalled that state as home long before they made itto the White House.

So, if we want to be honest about it, we arestill looking for the first someone who callsNorth Carolina home to win the Presidency.

I think we might have a candidate--or futurecandidate. You decide.

Let me tell you about him in the context ofwhat can make a great presidential candidate.Whether you like Barack Obama or not, youprobably agree that he was a superior presidentialcandidate: great public speaker, effectivefundraiser, likable, focused, comfortable withother cultures, successful writer, and well con-nected.

Let’s go down the list.Public speaking: After former Gov. Jim Hunt

heard our possible presidential candidate speak,he wrote, “an exceptional public speaker…aninspiring tour de force that concluded with astanding ovation."

About another speech, Barbara Rimer, dean ofUNC Gillings School of Global Public Health,said that he “electrified the audience. Never haveI seen the kind of positive, visceral

reaction…tears flowed freely.”Fundraising: The small non-profit that he co-

founded to fund programs in a slum in Nairobi,Kenya, has grown to a million dollar a year oper-ation, based largely on his smooth but aggressiveefforts. One of his fundraising targets character-ized him as “relentless.”

Likable: Notwithstanding his intensity, almosteverybody who has seen him in operation isbowled over by his charm. “He looks so nice,”one person told me after he had simply walkedby her desk.

Focused: He proved to be unwavering in thepursuit of his goal of building the Kenyan non-profit, when others, like me, would have givenup many times. He is also adaptable and ready tomake changes when obstacles come up.

Comfortable with other cultures: As a collegestudent studying the Kenyan slums, he not onlyvisited places where few other people are willingto go, but for several months he lived with theresidents of 10 x 10 foot shacks and talked tothem in Swahili. His mother, like Obama’s moth-er, is an anthropologist. Maybe their moms hadsomething to do with their shared respect for andknowledge of other cultures.

Successful writer: Whether or not his newbook, “It Happened on the Way to War: AMarine's Path to Peace,” turns out to be as suc-cessful as Obama’s “Dreams from My Father,” itis in the same league. It is an impressive andmoving memoir that is far and away better thanwhat we expect to read from political candidates.

Connected: On his current coast-to-coast booktour, he is making stops to see his friends atplaces like Google, the Gates Foundation, TargetHeadquarters, and the Soros Open SocietyInstitute. Any presidential candidate woulddrool.

Military: Obama had none. This potentialNorth Carolina candidate served three very chal-lenging overseas tours as a Marine Corps officer.

Who is he? UNC-Chapel Hill graduate,Charlotte resident, and Duke Energy employeeRye Barcott.

One problem about a presidential campaignanytime soon: Born in 1979, he will not be oldenough to run until the 2016 election.

But I can wait.———

D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s "North CarolinaBookwatch," which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. Formore information or to view prior programs visitthe webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch/

This week’s Sunday, April 10 guest is SuzyBarile, author of “Undaunted Heart: The TrueStory Of A Southern Belle & A Yankee General,”the story of the courtship and happy marriage ofUnion General Smith Atkins and Ella Swain,daughter of University of North CarolinaPresident and former Gov. David Swain.

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False choices threaten UNCCHRIS FITZSIMONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NC POLICY WATCH

If you happen to find yourself on the campus ofN.C. State or North Carolina Central University orany other UNC school in the next couple of weeks,

take a good look around. If the Republican leadershipin the General Assembly has its way with the statebudget this year, the campuses could look much differ-ent when students show up at school next fall.

There are persistent rumors in the Legislative Building that budgetwriters are considering much deeper cuts to the university system thanthe five and ten percent reductions that were previously predicted.University officials have said publicly they have heard that between 20and 30 percent reductions are not out of the question.

That possibility represents the greatest threat to North Carolina’snationally recognized university system since it was consolidated in1971.

Legislative leaders have set budget targets that would require slash-ing $760 million more from overall education funding than the $666million in cuts that Governor Perdue recommended.

Key Republican legislators said recently that they plan to do every-thing they can to protect public school classrooms from damaging cuts.That adds credence to the rumors about the devastating reductions toUNC. The cuts have to come from somewhere if legislative leaderscontinue to refuse to consider raising any new revenue or keeping the2009 temporary tax increase on the books for two more years.

UNC President Tom Ross told the Asheville Citizen-Times thisweek that the massive cuts would be catastrophic and that even cuts of15 percent would result in the elimination of tens of thousands of class-es and layoffs of many adjunct faculty members, which presumablywould make it difficult for students to graduate on time.

Members of the education budget subcommittee haven’t publiclydiscussed the deeper cuts. That must be happening in the after-hoursclosed door budget meetings at which Senate President Pro Tem PhilBerger says “reconciliations” are being made between House andSenate leaders.

But even the options for five to ten percent cuts that have been dis-cussed in open meetings would dramatically change the university sys-tem. They would mean laying off 1,900 faculty members and other per-manent employees, halting the opening of the new dental school at EastCarolina, and ending state funding for the Cancer Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

And the cuts won’t be the only thing students notice. Lawmakers areconsidering significant tuition increases too, even though tuition hasincreased more 150 percent at some campuses over the last ten years.

Students deserve better from state lawmakers than having to paymore for a less quality education.

Balancing the budget on the backs of college students and universi-ty faculty members doesn’t make any more sense than punishing at-riskkids by abolishing early childhood programs or slashing teacher assis-tants.

If legislative leaders are serious about making jobs their priority thissession, they to rethink their inclination to decimate the university sys-tem, one of the state’s most important economic engines.

Budget times may tough but the choice is not between saving pub-lic school teachers and protecting the core functions of the universities.Both are vital to the state’s future.

The real choice is between protecting both education at all levelsand human services for people who need them or blindly following aright-wing ideology and absurd anti-tax pledge that allow no room forcompromise.

There’s still time for legislative leaders to come to their senses, butit needs to happen pretty soon.

50 Years AgoApril 6, 1961The newly formed Jonesville Citizens

for Better Schools organization presents apetition with 479 signatures to the YadkinBoard of Education. The organizationhoped to use the petition to aid their requestfor the authority to hold a special electionin the Jonesville School District determin-ing public sentiments on a proposal to con-solidate Elkin and Jonesville schools.While the Board accepted the petition, theydelayed action until State Board ofEducation members could visit Yadkin tofurther examine the proposal.

Yadkin County Commissioners approvea purchase of $10,000 worth of radioequipment to be installed in the office andautomobiles of the Sheriff's Department,seven volunteer fire departments, twofuneral homes, and the Lula Conrad HootsMemorial Hospital to improve Yadkin'scivil defense setup. Half of the cost of theproject was matched in federal funds, while

the other half was paid for by various firedepartments and other organizations, cost-ing the county nothing.

25 Years Ago April 7, 1986Blueprints are completed should Elkin

and Jonesville town boards decide to takesteps to consolidate services. Steps for con-solidation of services and reorganization ofdepartments of the two towns were includ-ed in a North Carolina League ofMunicipalities study. A league staff mem-ber commented that Elkin and Jonesville,because of their cooperative history, shouldhave no trouble combining their services.

A poll taken by The Tribune revealsthat most of the citizens of Elkin andJonesville also favor a consolidation offire departments, police forces, and othermunicipal services. Over half the citizensof the two towns believed that a mergingof services would better serve them. Also,consolidation would result in a lower tax

rate in both towns, and would not requirea merger of the towns.

10 Years AgoApril 6, 2001Eddie Shore of Boonville emerges as the

victor of Madness 2001. It was a close race,with a tiebreaker between Shore and twoothers that determined Shore as the winnerand the proud recipient of $600. BridgeStreet Pharmacy also won a free full pagead in The Tribune for having been random-ly assigned Duke, the tournament winner,out of 65 of the competition's sponsors.

Arlington Town Commissioners stillface heat over the prolonged sewer projectthat led to multiple complaints by propertyowners that the construction workers on theproject did a sloppy job and caused proper-ty damage. Among the unhappy propertyowners was Commissioner Jerry Brown,who won $21,000 in a lawsuit concerningeasements for the project.

Five Years AgoApril 5, 2006In the annual school budget battle, the Surry

County School Board fights for a 13.2 percentincrease in per pupil funding for operations.Also, the board asked for a 53 percent increasein per pupil funding for capital outlay, notincluding an almost $1 million request in capi-tal needs. While members of the board were notconfident to be granted all of their requests,they urged the need for the extra funding.

With gas and food prices ever rising,Wilkes County School Board membersunanimously vote to increase lunch pricesfor the next school year. While other dis-tricts dipped into their savings to balanceout nutrition budgets, Wilkes decided toincrease elementary school lunches by 10cents per lunch and middle and high schoollunches by 15 cents per lunch, bringing in$87,000 in additional revenue.

Compiled by Jailen Wallis, an EastWilkes High School junior who is interningat The Tribune through May

D.G.MartinOp/ed

Rye Barcott’s favorite quotes:“Talent is universal, opportunityis not." From Margaret Mead:

“Never doubt that a small group of thought-ful, committed citizens can change theworld; indeed, it's the only thing that everdoes” (Barcott’s middle name is Mead,given by his mother in honor of the famedanthropologist.)

T.E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia)“Better the Arabs do it tolerably than thatyou do it perfectly.”

OPAL SHOFFNER WISHON

Mrs. Opal ShoffnerWishon of Elkin passedaway Tuesday, April 5,2011, at Hugh ChathamMemorial Hospital. Shewas 87.

Mrs. Wishon was bornSept. 15, 1923, in WilkesCounty to Marvin and AliceCarter Shoffner.

Mrs. Wishon retiredfrom Royall’s Soda Shopand was a member of CoolSprings Baptist Church.

In addition to her parentsshe was preceded in deathby her husband, ElbertWishon; a son, J.E. Wishon;a brother, Joe Shoffner; anda sister, MargaretBlackburn.

Surviving are a daugh-ter, Thelma Wall and hus-band Dennis of Elkin; twograndchildren, LereeMosteller and GrayBurchette and wifeMelinda; a great-grand-daughter, Mia Burchette; adaughter-in-law BonitaDurham and husbandCharles; her faithful caninecompanion, Lhasa Apso,C.J.; and several nieces andnephews.

Funeral services will beconducted at 2:30 p.m.Thursday April 7, 2011, atCool Springs BaptistChurch by Rev. David Keyand Rev. Rebecca Maynard.Burial will follow in CoolSprings Baptist ChurchCemetery. The family willreceive friends from 1–2:30p.m. prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, thefamily suggests that memo-rials be made to Cool

Springs Baptist Church,1467 Cool Springs ChurchRoad, Elkin, N.C. 28621,or to Mountain ValleyHospice and PalliativeCare, 401 TechnologyLane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy,N.C. 27030.

The family would like toextend a special thank youto Dr. Walker and his staff,Mountain Valley Hospiceand Betty Wallace andMagdalene Wishon for theloving care shown to Mrs.Wishon during her illness.

Online condolences maybe made at www.elkinfu-neralservice.com

Elkin Funeral Service isserving the Wishon family.

EVA EARLEAN KNOTTWILHELM

Eva Earlean Knott

Wilhelm of Jonesville,devoted loving mother,grandmother (Nanny) andgreat-grandmother (Gigi),passed away Saturday,April 2, 2011, at WoltzHospice Home. She was 97.

She was born Aug. 20,1913, in Yadkin County tothe late James Henry andEllen Poindexter Knott.

Mrs. Wilhelm was theoldest living member ofIsland Ford Baptist Church.

In addition to her par-ents, she was preceded indeath by her husband,William Ervin Wilhelm;sister, Beulah Lewis; andbrother, Sylvan Knott.

Surviving are her chil-dren, Linda Miller and hus-band Stephen of Lewisville,Faye Willard and husband

Thomas of Yadkinville,Kay Barker and husbandRichard of Huntersville,Mary Ruth Groce and hus-band Sam of Jonesville;grandchildren, Dr. BrianWillard and wife Heidi,Michael Miller and wifeTonya, Brad Willard andwife Andrea, AllisonBurnham, Melanie Ingooland husband Shane,Candace Whisenant andhusband Matt, PatrickGroce; great-grandchildren,Sarah, Madison, andZachary Willard, Carolineand Elizabeth Willard,Abbey and Madelyn Miller,Jim and Kaleigh Burnham,Cortland and Baby Ingoolto be born in June, GrahamElizabeth Whisenant;nephew, Ronnie Lewis andwife Daphne; and brother-in-law, Jim Wilhelm andwife Aline.

A funeral service will beconducted 11 a.m.Wednesday, April 6, 2011,at Gentry Family Chapel bythe Rev. Scott Caudill andthe Rev. Conard Hatfield.Burial will follow at IslandFord Baptist ChurchCemetery. The familyreceived friends at GentryFamily Funeral Service in

Yadkinville. Flowers accepted or

memorials can be made toWoltz Hospice Home, 945Zephyr Road, Dobson, N.C.27017.

The family would like toexpress their sincere grati-tude to Dr. Evan Ballard forhis care and compassionover the many years as Mrs.Wilhelm’s doctor andfriend. A special thank youto the staff at WoltzHospice Home in Dobson.

Online condolences canbe made at www.gentryfu-neralservice.com.

Gentry Family FuneralService in Yadkinville isserving the Wilhelm family.

MARTHA CAROLMORRIS

Martha Carol Morris ofLone Hickory Road,Hamptonville, passed awaySaturday, April 2, 2011. Shewas 61.

She was born Aug. 23,1949, in Concord to the lateIra and Imelda NealLaForce.

Ms. Morris worked withthe Austin Company forover 22 years. She enjoyedcollecting dolls and had aspecial love to help others

when needed. Surviving are her daugh-

ter, Kimberly Buelin ofTraphill; a son, Carl Morris,Jr. of Ohio; grandchildren,Jody Buelin and ToddMorris; her former hus-band, Carl Morris, Sr. ofOhio; three brothers,Clifford LaForce of EastBend, Tommy Measimer ofHamptonville, DannyMeasimer of Concord; fournieces and nephews,Jeremy Ayers, CrystalLaForce, RussellMeasimer, and JulieMeasimer.

Her funeral service willbe held 11 a.m Wednesdayat the Gentry FamilyChapel by Rev. JimmyBuelin and Rev. RalphCasstevens. Burial will fol-low in the UnitedFellowship ChurchCemetery. The familyreceived friends at GentryFamily Funeral Service inJonesville and at the homeof her daughter, 14357Traphill Road, Ronda.

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Sports Writer Chris Siers • [email protected]: 336-835-1513

Fax: 336-835-8742WEDNESDAYApril 6, 2011

STAFF REPORTS

On a blustery Mondayafternoon at Silo Run,MVAC golf teams con-verged for the first confer-ence golf match of the sea-son.

The teams competed in apair of nine-hole matches.

On the front nine, Elkinwas able to hold offForbush for the win.

The Elks collectivelyshot a 152, while Forbushwas just four strokes behindwith a 156. Starmount andEast Wilkes finished thirdand fourth, respectively.

Austin Holloway,Matthew Billings, TylerMoody and Taylor West ledthe way for the Elks, allshooting under 40 on thefront nine.

Holloway was themedalist, shooting a match-low 36. West wasn’t farbehind with a 38, followedby Billings and Moody whoboth shot 39.

Although the Elks heldon for the win on the frontnine, Forbush got itsrevenge on the back nine,and bested the Elks by 11strokes.

Taylor West had the lowscore of 40 on the back ninefor Elkin, followed byBillings, who shot 41,Andrew Combs, who shot a42, and Austin Hollowaywho shot a 43.

Matt Cain and CodyEller tied as match medal-ists on the back nine with ascore of 38.

East Wilkes andStarmount continued to bat-tle closely on the back nine.The two squads tied with a173 team score.

For East, Alex Wrighthad the lowest score on theback nine, shooting a 39.McKinley Johnson andJacob Adams both shot a44, followed by ZackFaircloth and Grant Tharpewho each had a 46.

Parker Gunnel shot a 40to lead the Rams on theback nine, followed by JoshHobson, who shot a 43.

Mason Winfrey repeatedhis performance from thefront nine, and shot 44,while John Boles and DrewVestal Each had a 46.

STAFF REPORTS

The Lady Cardinals held Forbush scoreless for threeinnings before the first runs of the game were scored dur-ing Friday’s conference game.

Although the Falcons jumped out to the 2-0 lead in thebottom of the fourth, East battled back and was able toscore one run in the top of the sixth inning.

However, that lone run wasn’t enough to mount thecome-from-behind win.

Forbush held on for the 2-1 win. Pitchers Shey Steelman and Shanisha White dueled

for the first three innings, each earning three strike outs.However, in the bottom of the fourth inning, Forbush

drove in two runs with two outs to jump out to the 2-0lead.

The pitchers continued to duel during the fifth inning,however East got a chance to drive in runs in the sixth.

After Ashley Wagoner and Hannah Brown hit popflies, Kendra Green settled in and safely made it to firstbase on a walk.

Kary Durham also made it on base after being hit by apitch.

With two outs, Shanisha White hit a line drive to cen-ter field driving in Green for the first Cardinal run of thegame.

However, East’s next batter, Payton Lyons, hit a pitchto the pitcher and was thrown out at first base for the finalout of the inning.

The Cardinals held the Falcons scoreless in the bottomof the sixth inning when White struck out the final Falconbatter.

Forbush’s defense made quick work of the Cardinalsin the top of the seventh, earning three quick outs to endthe game.

At press time, the Cardinals were scheduled to face theWatagua Pioneers on Thursday afternoon.

East Wilkes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0- 1 5 1Forbush 0 0 0 2 0 0 x- 2 3 1

TRIBUNE/Photo by Clint RenegarKary Durham (3) gets set to catch a throw and make thetag out at first base.

STAFF REPORTS

The Surry Community College Knights baseball teamimproved to 24-7 over the weekend and 9-4 in Region X.

The Knights’ record landed them 24th in the nation in theNJCAA Rankings.

SCC began the weekend with a double-header againstRockingham Community College.

In game one, the Knights blasted Rockingham 10-4, andheld on in game two, 4-3.

Leading hitters in game one for SCC were RafaelGonzalez, who was 3-3; Clarence Peace, who was 3-5 withthree RBI; and Daniel Whitecavage, who was 3-5 with fourRBI.

Seth Mahaffey picked up the win from the mound andimproved his record to 5-2 on the season.

In game two, the Knights were able to drive in a pair ofruns in the bottom of the seventh to rally for the 4-3 winover Rockingham.

Garrett Hickman picked up his second win of the seasonfrom the mound.

Blain Turner and Brandon Harrison led the Knights atthe plate.

Turner was 2-3 with an RBI, while Harrison was 1-3with an RBI.

After the close call in the second game on Saturday, theKnights drove in a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighthinning to rout Rockingham in the final game of the weekend.

Zach Fleshman was the winning pitcher, improving to5-2 on the season.

Whitecavage again helped lead the Knights to the win,going 2-4 with an RBI.

Shane Johnson and Tyler Carroll also were 2-4 from theplate in the final game.

The Knights will travel to Whiteville on Saturday to faceSoutheastern Community College and to Shallotte to faceBrunswick Community College on Sunday.

Elkin, Forbush tee offMVAC matches with wins

Front Nine1st-Elkin-152

2nd-Forbush-1563rd-Starmount-170

4th-East Wilkes-1725th-West Wilkes-1756th-North Wilkes-177

T7th-Ashe County-178T7th-Wilkes Central-178

Medalist - Austin Holloway- 36-Elkin

Back Nine1st-Forbush-1572nd-Elkin-166

T3rd-East Wilkes-173T3rd-Starmount-1735th-West Wilkes-181

T6th-Wilkes Central-183T6h-North Wilkes-1838th-Ashe County-200

Medalists - Matt Cain and Cody Eller - 38-Forbush

Elkin Front 9, Back 9Matthew Billings 39 41Taylor West 38 40Jonathan Stroud 40 46Austin Holloway 36 43Andrew Combs 48 42Tyler Moody 39 48Totals: 152 166

East Wilkes Front 9, Back 9McKinley Johnson 40 44Alex Wright 42 39Zack Faircloth 43 46Jonathan Sale 49 49Grant Tharpe 48 46Jacob Adams 47 44Totals: 172 173

Starmount Front 9, Back 9Troy Evans 43 48Josh Hobson 41 43Mason Winfrey 44 44John Boles 44 46Parker Gunnel 44 40Drew Vestal 42 46Totals: 170 173

TRIBUNE/Chris SiersMatthew Billings takes his tee shot on hole six during Monday’s matches at Silo Run. Billingsshot a 39 on the front nine and a 41 on the back nine.

TRIBUNE/Chris SiersTroy Evans tees off and finds the middle of the fairway of hole six during Monday’s confer-ence match at Silo Run. Evans finished the day with a 43 on the front nine and a 48 on theback nine.

Nationally-ranked Knights sweep weekend games

Falcons fend off Lady Cards

Game 1Line Score:R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Rockingham CC4 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0Surry10 18 3 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 x

Game 2Line Score:R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Rockingham CC3 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0Surry4 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2

Game 3Line Score:R H E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rockingham CC2 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Surry5 8 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 x

Strike out cancer nightStrike Out Cancer night will be April

19, at 6 p.m. during the Starmount-Forbush Softball game. This year's gameis being played in honor of formerStarmount student, Meme Brown.Donations will be taken at the gate anddoor prizes will be given away at thegame to those who buy tickets. Pre-orders for t-shrits can be paid for by April3. Costs for the shirts will be $10 foryouth small through adult extra large, and$15 for adult XXL and up. All donations

and proceeds will go to Meme Brown toaid in medical costs/expenses. Checkscan be made to Starmount Softball, 2516Longtown Road, Boonville, N.C. 27011.For more information, call StarmountSoftball Coach Heather Courts Tysingerat 336-468-2891 ext. 242 or email her [email protected].

Kicking clinicOn Saturday, April 9, the 19th

annual Starmount kicking clinic willbe held beginning with registration

and check in at 8:45 a.m. and con-cluding at 4 p.m. Lunch will be pro-vided and the clinic will be heldregardless of the weather.

The cost of the clinic is $45 forpunters and kickers and $40 for snap-pers. Registration forms can beobtained by contacting Coach Johnsonat the high school by phone 468-2891.The camp is open to grades 5-12 andwill be conducted by Coach White anda staff of local college players.

Call Coach Johnson at 468-2891with for more information.

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Real Estate & Personal Property of the late Thelma Mitchell. Located at 321 S. Swaim Street, Jonesville, NC. Directly behind Jonesville Elementary School.

Directions:In Jonesville at Merita Bread Box take by-pass to Swaim Street. Turn right and go to sale.Real Estate: Sold subject to confirmation. 2-3 bedroom 1 bath, paved drive, home with central air, oilfurnace, replacement windows, city water, city sewer, spacious lot, nice front porch, carport, out-building,and much more! This is a nice home located in an ideal location, with-in walking distance to JonesvilleSchool. Selling by deed description, Parcel Reference # 123406. Pin- 495011575411. Plat Book001/062. Go to Auctionzip.com

H&W Auction and Real Estate Co. Inc. working as sellers agents. Real Estate will be offered at 11:00am.

Personal Property: Kitchen table with 6 chairs; (2) china hutches; GE television; Frigidaire refrigerator;Sylvania TV; sofa; tables; Lazy Boy recliner; wardrobe; dresser; bed; glassware; washer; dryer; horsedrawn equipment; old school desk; crosscut saws; single trees; Emory wheel; washtubs; ladder-backchairs; 1/2 bed; old hand tools; and many other items!Terms: Real Estate: 10% down for day of sale with balance due in 30 days or at closing if sooner. Anytest or inspections that constitute a condition of sale must be completed prior to auction! Sold As Is.Personal Property: Cash or approved check. No out of state checks, unless accompanied by currentbank letter of credit. All property real and personal, sold as-is with no guarantee or warranties. Items sub-ject to additions and deletions. Any announcements on sale day will supersede all advertising. AuctionCompany not responsible for accidents.

Selling for Johnny Mitchell • No Buyers Premium!

AUCTION!!Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 am

Sale Conducted by:H&W Auction & Real Estate Co. Inc.Phone: 336-835-4845 Fax: (336) 835-6244

5729 Roby Lane • Jonesville, NC 28642 • N.C.R.E.F.L. 9833 • N.C.A.F.L. 3253

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Selling for the heirs of the late Elizabeth Reece.

Location: From Boonville at the intersection of Hwy 601 & Hwy 67 take Hwy 67West approximately .8 miles to Lake Drive. Turn left and go to property.

Current Foresters Report available.Selling by deed description. Parcel ref # 126351

PIN # 499000260010

Terms: 10% down with balance due in 30 days or at closing if sooner.

Note: H&W Auction and Real Estate Company, Inc. working as sellers agents. Property sold “AS IS”. Any announcements on sale day will supercede all advertisements.

Sale Conducted by: H&W Auction & Real Estate Co. Inc.Phone: 336-835-4845 Fax: (336) 835-62445729 Roby LaneJonesville, NC 28642N.C.R.E.F.L. 9833N.C.A.F.L. 3253 00392821

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nity to celebrate and bringattention to the river. Itwill be a lot of fun.”

Tour de Yadkin, spon-sored by outdoor gearretailer REI in Greensboro,kicked off April 3 at W.Kerr Scott Damn andReservoir.

Paddlers can kayak orcanoe for a few hours orwhole days with Naujoksleading the journeythrough April 30.

The “Paddle and Partyfor a Cleaner River” funincludes the followingupcoming events:

1 p.m. April 9 —Munchies, music and freewine tasting at CarolinaHeritage Vineyard andWinery in Elkin. Tap yourtoes to the Elkin CreekBoys Bluegrass Band.

8:30 a.m. April 16—Earth Day river clean-upwith REI starts at Old U.S.421 Park in Lewisville andcontinues to TanglewoodPark.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. —Paddleand picnic. Paddle fromHuntsville to TanglewoodPark in Winston-Salem topicnic on the river.

11 a.m. —Easter fun atTamarac Marina on HighRock Lake. An Easter egghunt will begin at 11 a.m.,and the river paddle beginsat 1 p.m.

April 30—Tour deYadkin’s final paddle day.Paddle the beautifulUwharrie River to MorrowMountain State Park. Thewrap-up celebration willbe at Badin Inn, with tast-ings from local wineriesand a picture presentationof the month-long Tourfrom Naujoks.

The events are offeredfree-of-charge; however,there is a $5 fee per personfor liability coverage foron-the-water activities.

Paddlers are encour-aged to provide their ownequipment, but may rentcanoes or kayaks directlyfrom Yadkin RiverAdventures, SuperFlyOutdoor Sports or God’sCountry Outfitters.

Naujoks said not toworry if you’re just abeginner.

“A lot of people are say-ing, ‘I don’t know if I’mready for the Yadkin,’”Naujoks said. “My six-year-old daughter paddledin a kayak the first day ofthe Tour. Beginners arewelcome!”

Can’t make it to anevent? Donate $10 tosponsor a mile in supportof Yadkin Riverkeeper’sefforts to promote riverpreservation and maintainclean water for future gen-erations.

Naujoks said the goalfor Tour de Yadkin 2011 is“to celebrate the river byencouraging public partici-pation in ‘on-the-water’recreation to help increasepublic awareness aboutrecreational opportunitiesand ecotourism opportuni-ties throughout the riverbasin.”

He hopes to raiseawareness of the YadkinRiver and its importanceas a public water supply, aswell as educate the publicabout numerous threatsfacing the river.

“Tour de Yadkin is agreat way to educate resi-dents about the threats totheir drinking water whileat the same time raisinggreater awareness that ‘weall live downstream,’ andeach community is havingan impact on water qualitydownstream in the nextcommunity,” said Naujoks.“We need public supportand citizen participationthat can only come withgreater public awarenessand programs that providecitizens the opportunity tojump on any part of theTour.”

The Yadkin Pee DeeRiver Basin spans morethan 18,000 square milesand is the second largestriver in the U.S. flowinginto the Atlantic Ocean,said Naujoks.

“The Yadkin River isthe life blood of theregion,” he said. “TheYadkin needs protectionand preservation if it is to

continue to encouragerecreation and nourish theTriad region with safe,clean drinking water.”

The YadkinRiverkeeper’s mission is torespect, protect andimprove the Yadkin PeeDee River Basin througheducation, advocacy andaction. It is aimed at creat-ing a clean and healthyriver that sustains life andis cherished by its people,said Naujoks. TheRiverkeeper program wasestablished in 2008.

Naujoks is a longtimewater quality advocate.His journey beginning in2001 when he became thefirst Upper NeuseRiverkeeper at the NeuseRiver Foundation and cre-ated and executed the Tourde Neuse. Naujoksreceived River Network’s2009 National “RiverHero” Award as a result ofhis efforts for cleanerrivers.

“There is a whole econ-omy built around theNeuse River, and (YadkinRiver) is just as pretty, andwe’re trying to encouragepeople to use it,” saidNaujoks. “It’s one of themost important waterresources we have, and wedon’t take care of it like weshould.”

Yadkin Riverkeeper is alicensed member of theWaterkeeper Alliance,which connects and sup-ports local Waterkeeperprograms to provide avoice and to championclean water for waterwaysand their communitiesworldwide.

For a list of updatedevents, general informa-tion on the Tour, to locatean outfitter, sponsor amile, or sign up to paddle,visit yadkinriverkeeper.orgor call 336-722-4949.

DORA JANE JENNINGS RING

Mrs. Dora Jane JenningsRing of Elkin passed awaySunday, April 3, 2011, atHeritage Healthcare inElkin. She was 96.

She was born Aug. 5,1914, in Carroll County, Va.to Alexander and NoraBurnette Jennings.

Mrs. Ring was a lovingmother and grandmotherand was a faithful memberof Cliffview Church of Godand attended Central FullGospel Church.

In addition to her parentsshe was preceded in deathby her husband, Joe Ring;son, Jim Lineberry; broth-ers, Jack Jennings andHenry Jennings; and sisters,Cora Bond, Alice Jennings,and Lucy Ring.

Surviving are daughters,Irene Jennings of HighPoint and Wilma Funk ofElkin; son, RichardLineberry and his wifeMary Lee of Elkin; ninegrandchildren, 16 greatgrandchildren, four great-

great-grandchildren, onegreat-great-great-grand-child, and two specialnieces, Gaynell Dillon andBetty Jean Williams.

Funeral services will beconducted 2 p.m. Thursday,April 7, 2011, at ElkinFuneral Service Chapel.Burial will follow in

Pleasant View BaptistChurch cemetery. The fam-ily will receive friendsThursday from 12-2 p.m. atthe funeral home.

The family will acceptflowers or memorials maybe made to an organizationof one’s choice.

The family would like to

extend a special thanks tothe staff of HeritageHealthcare of Elkin for theloving care given to Mrs.Ring during her illness.

Online condolences maybe made at www.elkinfu-neralservice.com.

Elkin Funeral Service isserving the Ring family.


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several others, asked whythe citizens couldn’t be toldthe name of the company.She also asked what thehurry was in the project.

Don Miner of Dobsonasked if this project wasgoing to turn into anotherFibrowatt. He also notedhow the Dell plant cameinto Forsyth County andthen was gone.

“I don’t want to see thathappen here, and I don’twant another Fibrowatt,”

Miner remarked.Billy Slate, a Mount

Airy business owner, saidthe county had no guaranteethat Surry County residentswould be hired. They couldjust easily be hired fromYadkin, Wilkes or othercounties farther away.

“Without knowing thosefacts, I don’t think you canspend the money wisely,”Slate remarked.

John Pritchard of MountAiry calculated the pur-chase price of the property,plus the adjoining tract,plus the Golden LEAFfunds that would have to beused for equipment, pluslost property tax for 12

years and estimated intereston the loan, which he addedup to a little more than $12million.

“I hope our board care-fully considers the potentialsize of our investment andthe many risks involved,”he stated.

Board Chairman PaulJohnson said later in themeeting that in talks withthe county finance director,the ultimate cost to thecounty over 12 years wouldactually only be $1.6 mil-lion, taking into accounttaxes on the equipment.

Pritchard also said dur-ing the meeting that the

median wage of the compa-ny would actually be$12.62, the $2 million fromGolden LEAF would haveto be used to buy equip-ment, and the company isactually a spin-off from a100-year-old company andnot that old itself. The firsttwo statements were con-firmed later.

Todd Tucker, presidentof Surry County EDP,answered several questionsduring the meeting, reveal-ing project details that hadnot yet been stated to thegeneral public. He startedoff by explaining that theproject has been in the

works for many months andhas not been a quick proj-ect, though the companydoes have a timeframe tomake a decision. Heexplained that people had tosign non-disclosure state-ments regarding the nameof the company, which isrequired of governments bystatute, he stated.

He revealed that thecompany is an automotivetier 1 original equipmentmanufacturer. He said carscannot leave the factorywithout the part this partic-ular company manufac-tures. Of the manufacturingprocess, he said, “Theprocess itself is not volatile... It is very equipmentintensive.”

He said while the countycannot mandate that thecompany use local contrac-tors and hire county people,“We can give them anopportunity, which is betterthan what we’ve got now.”

Tucker confirmed thatthe median or middle wage,meaning there are just asmany numbers below as

above that number, is$12.62. He said the lowestwage is not minimumwage. He said there aremore than 75 people whowould be making about$69,000 or above. And hestated that there would like-ly only be around five cor-porate people who wouldcome to the plant, many tocome for a short period oftime for the start-up of theoperation.

Tucker also explainedthat the $2 million fromGolden LEAF would beused to purchase equip-ment, which the companywould lease back withinterest. And the countywould use that money topay off debt. “The equip-ment is the vehicle to getthat money back to us,” hesaid.

The county commission-ers will deliberate nextMonday night at a specialmeeting at 8 p.m. to decidewhether to improve theincentives. Elkin will alsomeet that night at 7 p.m. toconsider incentives.


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