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THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. August 14, 2019 And now to philosophy a bit M ayo i^go-ro u n d Raeford Mayor John K. McNeill and his grandchildren enjoy the new playground equipment at McLauchlin Park, (photo contributed by Linda Williams) Cancer (Continued from page 1) interested students in how to identify and respond to individu als experiencing a mental health crisis. For more information on Health Department programs, call (910) 875-3717. the options. The dirt road is also having flooding issues with as much as two feet of water sometimes collecting on the roadway, a resident said. Dirt road troubles near Stonegate Several residents who own property down the Morgan Drive/ Jackson roadway addressed com missioners about their concerns of damage to the road. The unpaved road is directly past the Stonegate shopping center, which does not have a direct turn-in from U.S. 401. Some drivers are going past the shopping center, realizing they missed the turn, and turning down the dirt road instead while trying to get to the parking lot, residents said. Drivers with four- wheel-drive vehicles sometimes cut through an open field to get to the development. It’s both tearing up the dirt road and causing a dangerous situation for the people who use the road on a daily basis, one resident said, especially given the small size of the dirt road and the 55 mile-an-hour speed limit on U.S. 401. Part of the problem is that there isn’t a right-lane turn-off for the shopping center. Commissioner Tony Hunt pointed out. The state Department of Transportation wanted the Stonegate developer to make roadway improvements of over $1 million to put up a stoplight and other changes, costs which the developer then would not be able to recoup, the com missioner said. However, another developer is currently interested in property in the area and could potentially work out a deal that would al low a new driveway in the area, commissioners discussed. The board agreed to send a letter to the second developer to talk about Public comment complaint During the public comment period, Hoke resident Sandra Goins spoke up about the number of large chicken houses being built in some areas of the county. A poultry company has been build ing them all around her property, Goins said. “That means r m going to have them on the right, the left and the back,” she said. Commission Chairman James Leach said he and the board sym pathized with Goins on the matter, but that it was out of the county’s hands. Underthe state agriculture exemption, local governments don’t have the authority to pre vent companies from building agriculture-related facilities like poultry houses. “As you ride down 20, they’re everywhere...certainly this board joins you in looking at those chicken houses, even though this local board doesn’t have any authority over agricul ture. It’s the state,” Leach said. “What we should do, and will do, is send a resolution to our representative up in Raleigh to the state as they do agriculture... tell them we feel like enough is enough. We will join you in a resolution the rules for how many can come. This board has no legal rights whatsoever.” Under the North Carolina General Statue 153A-340(b) (2), agriculture - including poultry farms, and any kind of home placed on property for workers to service farms - are exempt from local zoning re quirements or approvals. To be exempt, farms must obtain an exemption certificate from the Department of Revenue; a copy of the property tax listing show ing that the property is eligible for participation in the present use value program; a copy of the fam owner’s or operator’s Schedule F from the owner or operator’s most recent federal income tax return; or a forest management plan. “In the case of the poultry houses being put up along High way 20, the owners have farm sales tax exemption issued by the North Carolina Department of Revenue. While they do not go through any site plan or zoning approval process the construction must still meet any applicable North Carolina Building and Fire Code requirements,” County Planner Robert Farrell sent to the News-Journal in an email earlier this year. Other business In other business, the board approved an application for con ditional use permit submitted by Harold Brock for the use of Rural Home Occupation - Real Estate & Leasing Office at 7463 Rockfish Road; a road name change peti tion submitted by Melanie Scott to change the name of 360-foot- long private road Lupburg Drive to Gary Trail; and a text amend ment to the Chapter 13 Zoning Enforcement of the Hoke County Zoning Ordinance addressing unsafe commercial structures in Hoke County. The board members ap proved a six-item consent agen da including surplus property, such as HATS buses that have reached the end of their usable life cycle. The board heard a presentation from the Abejas Futbol Club regarding use of county facilities for the soccer program for youth. The commissioners did not have a closed session before adjourning. Commissioner Al len Thomas was absent from the meeting. Two charged with taking from dead person’s account Investigators with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office have arrested two people from Fayette ville wanted for allegedly stealing $20,000 from a dead person’s bank account. Deputies arrested Sean Mi chael Sullivan, 54, and Lisa Helen Ann Deskin-Williamson, 43, both of the 5500 block of Mesa Drive in Fayetteville, on felony charges of identity theft, obtain ing property by false pretense and conspiracy to obtain property by false pretense. Authorities received informa tion in June alleging that someone had taken more than $20,000 from a deceased person’s bank account between December 2018 and April 2019, according to a press release from the sheriff’s office. After an investigation, detectives identified Sullivan and Instead of being the Frog Hol ler Philosopher, I am often more of a commentator, too often letting myself get dragged into the mo rass of “news” which is presented with inflated importance and controversy. It takes very little to stir up disagreement. As a species, we just love to argue. Almost any brush with historical political con tent—documentaries, old news footage etc.—reveals that the di visive issues don’t change much, only the pages of the calendar. I have recently seen a docu mentary on Reconstruction, that period after the Civil War in which African Americans were to be granted equal rights. The issues were racial equality and economic injustice. I am now watching a PBS series on the quest for the moon landing. There, with a group of black protestors at the launch of Apollo 11, was civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy. Amid the excitement of the launch, they were protesting racial inequality and economic injustice. After 50 more years we are still having heated debates over racial equality and economic injustice. Is it not reasonable to deduce that these issues are constants? There are many such core issues that seem timeless and perhaps unsolv- able. My philosophical question is “Can these issues be permanently resolved ?” I am inclined to believe that they cannot or wifi not. This doesn’t mean that society should not strive to erode the barriers that divide us on these issues. Progress has been made in almost every area when compared to conditions that existed only 100 years ago. One hundred years is relatively brief when it comes to changing the norms of society. Perhaps 1,000 years would be a more reasonable time frame. Even so, I can imagine that in 1019 AD the basic issues were similar. Does man really want to get along? In some deep-seated way, I believe the answer is no. Wars are good evidence that we can’t live Frog Holler Philosopher Ron Huff with peace. The concept of Yin and Yang, that good is balanced by evil and that one cannot exist without the other speaks to this. What would happen if suddenly the movers and shakers of the economy decided that the little guy should be paid enough that all his needs were comfortably met? Would it be great, or would the little guys just want more or lose their ambition? At what point would there be satisfaction? Does humanity, in some uncon scious way, need both haves and have-nots? What would one be without the other? Is the desire for confrontation or superiority part of our successful evolution? I would like to think that en lightened humans would seek a good balance, but who is to judge? Who seeks enlightenment and why doesn’t everyone? It seems evident to me that not everyone can be happy. Do we all need at least some unhappiness? A little bit of closet racism would be more tolerable than overt racism, but are many just seeking confrontation? Is it necessary for some people to confront others to balance some perceived injustice and frustra tion? Does a desire for superiority push us to denigrate others? Are some brains just wired for hate and chaos? Are the fates of saints and sinners fixed from birth? Without the trials and tribu lations of life would its pleasures be greatly reduced? If too much sugar wasn’t bad for us would we like it as much? As a thought experiment, I have asked myself what being in heaven for an eternity would be like. Would euphoria be followed by boredom? Imagine doing exactly what you desire forever. Now imagine doing it again and again and again. Then Other stuff- Noise R Manutactur0d Unt ^ a LJi^U C kJA^i Deskin-Williamson as suspects in the case. Officers arrested the two sus pects August 7 without incident and transported them to the Hoke County Detention Center. They each received $3,000 unsecured bonds. The two suspects are accused of taking money from the estate of the late Anthony Darryl Roberts, according to the sheriff’s office. ( Continued from page 1) Bruce Cockburn), but another is Elton John. My parents way-uncharacter- istically splurged the Christmas of 1971 and gave me a top-of-the- line Lafayette RK-D40 cassette tape deck (with Dolby system), opening up a whole new quality of sound for me. The tape de re sistance—the one I played until wow and flutter took my precious tape deck, was “Madman Across the Water,” with its songs “Levon” and “Tiny Dancer.” Shortly after that was “Honky Chateau,” with “Rocket Man,” and my favorite, “Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters.” Even at age 13 1 recognized ge nius in the indecipherable chords and masterful progressions of Elton’s—we fans call him El ton—music. I never paid much attention to the man himself, just his music. If the movie is accurate, he was a miserable fellow. Drugs and alcohol nearly got him, and all because he did not feel loved. It’s an old story. In the words of Agur Ben Yakeh, (Proverbs 30), “Give me neither poverty nor riches.” We still want to win that lot tery, though we likely have what we really want. If you have someone’s love, even a parent’s—especially a par ent’s in his case—you are richer than Elton John ever was. If you do see the movie care ful with the carbs in the popcorn. what? Would a quick visit to hell suddenly give greater meaning to heaven? Yin Yang. The necessity to live with fellow humans has required that we try to get along. Norms evolved, religions were in troduced, governments were formed and laws were written; all imperfect. I suppose all we can do is continue to struggle, but maybe we should realize that our ideals are personal and not universal. I once wrote in a song: Don’t tell others what to think, they’ll hate you if you do - and don’t believe that right is right just ‘cause it’s right for you. That might be bordering on philosophy. We can rise above the fray if we put our minds to it. I believe that seeking knowledge, useful work and the production of most anything, especially art, feeds the soul and adds more Yin to balance the Yang. More later. Legal CREDITOR’S NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Before The Clerk COUNTY OF HOKE IN THE MATTER OF Linda Kay Russell 19 E 167 All persons, firms and corpora tions having claims against Linda Kay Russell, deceased, are hereby notified to exhibit them to Alphonso Russell, Administrator, of the estate of the decedent at PO Box 1713, Raeford, NC 28376, on or before the 16th day of November, 2019, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make im mediate payment to the above named Administrator. This the 14th dayofAugust,2019. Alphonso Russell, Administrator Of the estate of Linda Kay Russell POBox 1713 Raeford, NC 28376 24-27P CREDITOR’S NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION Before The Clerk COUNTY OF HOKE IN THE MATTER OF Mary S. Black 19E 151 All persons, firms and corpora tions having claims against Mary S. Black, deceased, are hereby noti fied to exhibit them to Mary Balch, Administratrix, of the estate of the decedent at 4204 Philippi Church Rd.,Raeford,NC28376,onor before the 26th day of October, 2019, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administratrix. This the 24th day of July, 2019. Mary Balch, Administratrix Of the estate of Mary S. Black 4204 Philippi Church Rd. Raeford, NC 28376 21-24NC PUBLISHED NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having quahfied as Executrix of the Estate of MeUssa Mechelle MedUn, late of Aberdeen, Hoke County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corpora tions having claims against the estate of said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Pinehurst Legal, 200 McCaskill Rd. East, Suite A, Pinehurst North Carolina, 28374 on or before the 17th day of October 2019, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations in debted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of July 2019. Jessica Marsh Attorney: Executrix of the Estate of Melissa Mechelle Medlin Sharlene Gilmer Anderson 200 McCaskill Rd. East Suite A Pinehurst, NC 28374 22-25C Hoke County Schools Career & Technical Education OFFERINGS AND NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE Hoke County Schools offer a wide range of Career and Technical Education programs to middle and high school students. These programs help prepare youth for a broad range of careers that require varying levels of education, from high school, apprenticeships, postsecondary certificates, and to college/university degrees. Hoke County Schools offers programs in the following career clusters: Agricultural Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Occupation, Marketing, Trade and Industrial, Career Development, and Technology Education. Students in Hoke County Schools also have the opportunity to receive national certifications such as: American Welding Society Certificates, Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications (Publisher, Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Access), ASE Automotive Service Technician, Autodesk, Career Readiness Certification, Certified Nursing Assistant, CompTIA A+ Essentials, CompTIA A+ Practical Application, North Carolina Cosmetology License, First Aid, CPR, ServSafe, Pro Start, and NCCER Core Certification (National Cen ter for Construction Education & Research) Services are available to assist participants who are considered special populations according to Perkins IV (originally passed in 1984, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act). In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Ameri cans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Hoke County Schools Career and Technical Education Programs does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, disability, military service or age in its activities and programs, including employment policies and practices. The following person(s) has/have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies; Dr. Freddie Williamson Dr. Chavis Superintendent CTE Director Hoke County Schools Hoke County Schools fwilliamson@hcs.kl2.nc.us dchavis@hcs.kl2.nc.us (910)875-4106 (910)875-2156 The mission of Career Technical Education is to empower all students to be successful citizens, work ers, and leaders in a global society. OFERTAS Y AVISO CONTRA LA DISCRIMINACION Las Escuelas del Condado de Hoke ofrecemos una gran variedad de carreras y programas de educacion tecnica a los estudiantes de las escuelas secundarias y preparatoria. Estos programas ayudan a preparar a los jovenes para una amplia gama de carreras que exigen varies niveles de educacion, desde la escuela preparatoria, practicas profesionales, certificados postsecundarios, diplomados y tftulos universitarios. El Condado de Hoke ofrece programas en las siguientes ramas de carreras: Ciencias Agricolas, Tecnologia en Informacion y Administracion, Familia y Ciencias del Consumidor, Profesiones de Salud, Mercadeo, Comercio e Industria, De- sarrollo Profesional y Educacion de Tecnologia. Los estudiantes tambien tienen la oportunidad de recibir certificaciones nacionales en las Escuelas del Condado de Hoke tales como: Certificados de la Sociedad Americana de Soldadura, Certificaciones de Especialista en Microsoft Office (Publisher, Power- point, Word, Excel, Access), Tecnico en Servicios Automotrices ASE, Autodesk, Certificacion de Preparacion Vocacional, Asistente de Enfermeria Certificado, CompTIA A+ Basico, Aplicacion Practica de CompTIA A+, Licencia en Cosmetologia de Carolina del Norte, Primeros Auxilios, RCP, ServSafe, Pro Start y Certificacion Basica del Centro Nacional de Educacion de Construccion e Investigacion (por sus siglas en ingles, NCCER); (por sus nombres en ingles, American Welding Society Certificates, Microsoft Office Specialist Certifications, ASE Automotive Service Technician, Autodesk, Career Readiness Certification, Certified Nursing Assistant, CompTIA A+ Essentials, CompTIA A+ Practical Application, North Carolina Cosmetology License, First Aid, CPR, ServSafe, Pro Start, y NCCER Core Certification (National Center for Construction Education & Research), respectivamente. Los servicios estan disponibles para ayudar a todo participante que este considerado como parte de la poblacion con necesidades especiales segun Perkins IV (pasada originalmente en 1984, El Acto de Educacion Vocacional Carl D. Perkins). Cumpliendo con el Tftulo VI del 1964, Seccion 504 del Acta de Rehabilitacion del 1973, Titulo IX de la Enmienda Educativa del 1972, El Acta de Discriminacion de Edad del 1975 y el Acta de los Americanos con Discapacitaciones del 1990, los Programas de Carreras y Educacion Tecnica de las Escuelas del Condado de Hoke no discrimina Los programas de carrera y educacion tecnica de las Escuelas del Condado de Hoke no discriminan en base a raza, religion, color, nacionalidad, genero, discapacitacion, servicio militar o edad en sus actividades y programas, incluyendo polfticas y practicas de empleo. La(s) persona(s) a continuacion ha(n) sido designadas para encargarse de consultas referentes a las polfticas que prohiben la discriminacion; Dr. Freddie Williamson Superintendente Escuelas del Condado de Hoke fwilliamson@hcs.k 12.nc.us (910)875-4106 Dr. Chavis CTE Director Hoke County Schools dchavis@hcs.kl2.nc.us (910)875-2156 La mision de la Educacion para Carrera y Educacion Tecnica es fortalecer a los estudiantes para que sean ciudadanos exitosos, trabajadores y Ifderes en una sociedad global.
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