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Every cloud has a silver

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Breakfast held

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Rare Super Blood Wolf

Moon eclipse seen in Wilkes

By REBECCA TRIPLETT-JOHNSON

The Record

Clear skies allowed for sky watchers to view the rare Super

Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse in Wilkes and other parts of

the world.

On late Sunday evening through early Monday morning,

many braved temperatures in the low 20's to watch the celes-

tial event that was visible by the naked eye.

Record photos Rebecca Triplett-Johnson

A total lunar

eclipse occurs

when the sun,

earth and moon

perfectly align,

to shadow the

moon. The

' s u p e r m o o n '

term refers to the

full moon phase

occurring at the

closest point of

orbit to the earth,

or perigee, creat-

ing a larger and

brighter view of the lunar surface. The 'wolf' term given to

full moons occurring in January was declared by indigenous

tribes of North America as the wolves intensely howled for

food during January.

A 'blood

moon' is the term

describing the

copper, orange

and red colors

that flood the

moon's surface

during a full

lunar eclipse as

most all of the

light to the moon

is blocked leav-

ing only faint

rays to slip

around the earth reflecting through bent particles in the atmos-

phere creating red and orange hues.

That all three of these astronomical events occurred simul-

taneously is why the Super Blood Wolf Moon lunar eclipse is

so rare. The next total lunar eclipse will be visible in North

America on May 26, 2021 and again on May 16, 2022, but

will occur during the moon's further orbit, apogee.

The Wilkesboro Dragway 2018 class of

champions crowned at Stone Center

Easton Teague, 9, won third place in the 2018

Jr. Dragster category. This is his first year of

racing. When asked why he decided to start

racing he said, “Well, my dad and grandpa do

it. Then I met Piper Corey (who won second

place this year in the same category) at a car

show and said to myself, ‘Well. I'm just going

to go live my dream. And I am.’” His parents

are Emily and Ron Teague. Record photo by Heather Dean

By HEATHER DEAN

Record Reporter

The Wilkesboro Dragway 2018 class

of champions was officially crowded at

North Wilkesboro's Stone Center

Saturday night. In Top ET, Mitchell

"Monster Man" McKinney drove his

Camaro to his second championship in

a row. Bobby McKinney finished sec-

ond with Jay Reins, Bobby Buchanan,

and Jr. Hodges rounding out the top

five. Neal "The Wrench Church now

should be called Dr.3peat as he took his

third Modified ET championship in a

row. Church bested the young up and

coming racer Austin Greer by a scant

four points with former Modified ET

champion Dennis Coffey finishing in

third; Jonathan Harrison and Terry

Coleman finished fourth and fifth. Jerry

Trivette took an early win in the Street

Division and never looked back to take

home the championship. Bubba White.

Charles Pendley, Jonathan Wise, and

2017 champion Hayden Brewer round-

ed the top five. Piper Corey celebrated

her second championship in three

years. Chandler Allen and third genera-

tion racer, Easton Teague made up the

top three.

52 Racers enter the points race in

2018 making for an exciting season.

Top 10 are:

1. Mitchell McKinney with one win,

and 93 points

2. Bobby McKinney with one win

and 86 points.

3. J Raines one win and 69 points

4. Bobby Buchanan with one win

and 57 points

5. Junior Hodges with 56 points

6. Brett Buchanan with 55 points

number

7. Kobe Hodges with 54 points num-

ber

8. Rodger Robertson with 50 points

and the $10,000 Summit Sportsman

spectacular winner

9. Jonathan Hicks with 48 points

10. Frank Aldridge with 48 points

In modified they were 24 entries.

Top 10 are:

See Dragway, page 3A

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Bobby Bare and Granddaughter Roxy

Winter Bare’s Story: Part 2 Editor's Note: This is a follow-up story to the minate. The first step was to leave Cowpens, S.C.; 28-

installment series, "Murder at Jumpingoff Winter and Roxxy moved about 29 miles northeast Place,"

published by The Record from September to the town of Shelby, where her father resided.

26, 2017 until April 18, 2018. The series details the "I was involved with a guy, Chris, at that time

murder of Sherry Hart how Richard Lynn Bare, the who had found work in Kings Mountain. I was able

brother of, Bobby Bare, was arrested and later to get a job at McDonald's in Shelby and eventual-

escaped from jail. Richard Lynn Bare continues to ly became a manager there," Ms. Bare recalled.

dodge arrest. However, like her mother, Yolanda, Winter found

that life in North and South Carolina was unpalat-

By LARRY J. GRIFFIN able.

Special Reporter for The Record But while she was residing in Shelby, she and

There comes a point at which you have to take her father, Bobby, managed to establish a sem-

control and assume responsibility for the choicesblance of a relationship. "I really didn't move there

that you make."-From an interview with Winter to be near Dad; but, it was easier to see each other

Bare occasionally. He would come over to see Roxxy

It was on the Tuesday after Christmas in 2006, and me-he loved Roxxy. And we talked as often as

that Roxxy Shyanna Bare was born in Spartanburg, we could."

S.C. Their relationship, however, was far from per-

"The birth of my daughter became a turning fect. Winter acknowledged their frequent conflicts,

point for me, and I knew that I had to change my divergent opinions, and an inability to find common

life," a pensive Winter Bare recalled. ground relative to almost any issue. "It was basical-

But the life-altering resolution did not effect the ly his way or the highway," she said of her father.

immediate change in course to which she aspired. Their differences notwithstanding, Bobby's daugh-

The "seed" did, however, take root and begin to ger- See Bare, page 3A

In Sports

West Wilkes’ Katie Nichols and

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The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - January 23, 2019 - A

Open Mic night at the 1915 in Wilkesboro

This past Friday, the 1915 on Main Street in Wilkesboro held an Open-Mic evening featuring several groups and individuals as well as tasty goodies from the The Artisan Café.

Dale and Michelle Isom were the hosts and Dale (above left) emceed. Plans are for this to be a monthly Third Friday event. Above right, Horse Play, a local group who have

appeared at several other venues consists of Chip Wiles, Dr. Bill Scarpa and Jim Sturdivant. Record photos by Carl White - Life in the Carolinas, and Ken Welborn - The Record

Young up

and com-

ing artist

Alex Key

closed out

Fridays

Open-Mic

at The

1915.

R. G. Absher and The New Grasshoppers played a variety of music including a tune from the Civil War era.

They are, left to right, Keith Hall, Chris Shore, and Absher.

Cali Johnson ,

a student of

Larry Skipper,

played the gui-

tar and sang

for the crowd.

The Acoustic Citizens from Statesville featured Eva Fritsch, known to many as the caller

for the First Friday Contra Dance which is also held at The 1915. Left is Peter Fritsch and

right is Michael Blevins.

Libby Harbour lit up the stage playing the fiddle while accompanied by her music

teacher Larry Skipper.

A Creative Force meet before it makes it to the screen. To add to the

excitement, you need to bal-

ance several stories at one

time, all of which are at var- ious stages of development.

It's sort of like the power

saw jugglers, if you don't

pay close attention an unde- sired result might develop.

And then there is the writing. Writing for TV and

writing for a column or a

book is considerably different. For the column we

paint pictures with words

Tellico at the Reeves Theater in Elkin

point. The venue is historic and with good entertain-

ment it makes for a perfect

night out. Dale and

Michelle Isom along with their music loving family

demonstrate their love of

rhythm and community.

Their creativity and attention to detail is evident and

passion runs deep in their

family. We do have a creative

force in the Carolinas. It

makes our lives better and for that I am grateful.

The creative energy that

flows through the Carolinas

is abundant and inspiring. Seldom are the days that

I am not made aware of the good work of an author, playwright, producer, film- maker, TV producer, editor,

actor, actress, painter, pot- ter, quiltmaker, woodcarver, glass blower, graphic designer, songwriter, singer, banjo player, dancer…well

you get the idea.

I can say from humble

experience that the work of a producer is never ending.

There is always another

story to tell. You must make

a lot of decisions on what comes next and there's

always a list of deadlines to

and feelings, I will often add one or two relevant photos.

For TV we must bring

our work to life so that mov-

ing pictures and words match in such a way that a

good story is told and

understood. When we work on a

story for broadcast, we look for topics with feelings and a nice upside. It's not to say

that all our stories are total- ly happy because they are not; however, if a story is about a troubling topic, we

always look for some hope to share. Getting the visuals and the words to comple- ment each other is always the challenge.

When we produced the

Life In The Carolinas spe-

cial "Remembering No

More" we shared a com-

pelling story about Alzheimer's which is by no

means a simple subject. We

introduced Vera Holder, a

charismatic Alzheimer's patient.

We then introduced the CART organization that

started by collecting coins

at weekly Rotary meeting.

Over the years the organization has granted millions of

dollars for Alzheimer's

research. The grants are to

help scientists who are trying new things and need

seed grants to test their

ideas. If they get traction,

they can then secure much

larger needed grants from

other sources.

In the special we looked

not only at the problem but

also at the people who are

doing something about it.

We found and shared hope. Vera's story has heart and it means as much today

as when it first aired. While working on a new

story for our Carolina's

Theatre Trail segments I

recently enjoyed an evening of entertainment at the

Reeves Theater in Elkin.

The talented group Tellico

from the Asheville area entertained an intimate

audience with a blended

folk sound. It was a good

night.

I spent time with Erik Dahlager and Debbie

Carson, co-owners of the Reeves. I consider them to

be the grand stars of the show, because they are the

ones who brought The Reeves Theater back to life. It was their creative vision

and hard work that made if possible, for this once vibrant venue to come to life again with a new and exciting look and feel; a

place where entertainers enjoy performing and a

place that the audience likes to support.

On the third Friday of

the month I visited The

1915 in Wilkesboro for the monthly open mic night.

The lineup did not disap-

I met a man on the street a few days ago. I said, "Hello sir, I hope you are doing well today." To which he replied, "Good enough!"

Carl White is the Executive Producer and

Host of the award-winning

syndicated TV show Carl

White's Life In The Carolinas. The weekly show

is not in its 10th year of syn-

dication and be seen in the

Charlotte market on WJZY Fox 46 Saturday's at noon

and My40. The show also

streams on Amazon Prime.

For more information visit www.lifeinthecarolinas.com . You can email Carl at [email protected].

CARL WHITE

Life in the Carolinas

During Monday evening’s meeting of The Rotary Club of North

Wilkesboro, which was held at the Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery in North Wilkesboro, the program was presented by this

Eiryn Reynolds and Tyler Dishmon, who gave a report on their recent hike of the entire Appalachian Trail. The trip was more than 2,000 miles,

through 13 states and took 189 days. Also, the club completed its peanut butter and jelly campaign for the Guardian Ad Litem program.

Club photo by Ryan Case.

N.W. Rotary News

http://www.lifeinthecarolinas.com/


Elks Lodge Hoop Shoot Winners

The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - January 23, 2019- Page 5A

8-9 year old girls: (L-R) 1st Place: Jaelynn Lenderman; Moravian Falls.

2nd Place: Eva Scott; Wilkesboro. 3rd Place: Hailie Wilmoth; Mt. View.

8-9 year old boys: (L-R) 1st Place: Peyton Gregory; Mulberry.

2nd Place: Jackson Absher; Wilkesboro. 3rd Place: Slater Meade; Mt. Pleasant.

10-11 year old girls: (L-R) 1st Place: Ralee Bare; North Middle.

2nd Place: Lauren Macemore; Ronda-Clingman. 3rd Place: Shalyn Bare; Traphill.

10-11 year old boys: (L-R) 1st Place: William Adams; West Middle.

2nd Place: Brady Scott; Central Middle. 3rd Place: Praden Hatley; Roaring River.

12-13 year old girls: (L-R) 1st Place: Zoe Cheek; East Middle.

2nd Place: Natalie Mathis; North Middle; 3rd Place: Faith Brown; West Middle. 12-13 year old boys: (L-R) 1st Place: Eli Shell; North Middle. 2nd Place: Brady Penland;

West Middle. 3rd Place: Chance Simpson; Central Middle

Wilkesboro Dragway Awards from front

•Top Sportsmanship

Award Barry Greer And

Andy Lunceford

•Modified Sportsmanship

Award Jeff Puckett

•Street Sportsmanship

Award Kevin Winebarger

•Coy McCloud got the

worst luck award (Toilet

Plunger)

•Stuffed Camel went to

Tom Lamby debuting his

new ride.

•Danny and Donna O'Day

for Appreciation over the

years and his retirement

•Joe Greene for 25 years at

Wilkesboro Dragway

•Mike Phillips was the

emcee for the evening.

The 2019 sched-

ule is out and jam packed

with high speed family

fun!Check it out at

www.wilkesborodrag-

way.com and plan you vis- 1.Neal Church with 106

points in two wins

2.Austin Greer with one

win and 102 points

3. Dennis Coffey with two

wins and 96 points

4.Jonathan Harrison with

one win and 85 points

5.Terry Coleman with 75

points

6. Jeff Puckett with 72

points number

7. Bubba White with 60

points

8. Philip Harrison with 54

points

9. Jerry Haynes with 42

points

10. Jonathan wise with 40

points

Top five in Street:

1. Jerry Trivette with 124

points

2. Bubba white with one

win and 70 points

3. Charles Pendley with 59

points

4. Jonathan

Wise with 44

points

5 . H a y d e n

Brewer with

30 points

Jr. Dragster Division

1. Piper Corey with 3 wins

and 73 points

2. Chandler Allen with

one win and 56 points

3. Easton Teague with 28

points

Special awards went to :

•Rising Star Award Coby

Hodges

•Top most improved

Shawn Corey

•Modified Most Improved

Jesse Teague

•Street Most Improved

Bubba White

its to Wilkesboro

Dragway. Wilkes County's

family playground of

speed!.

Wilkes Art Gallery

Bingo Fundraiser Join us

Saturday, March

16th for a night of

bingo fun! The cost

is $25 per person

and includes 6

bingo cards and

blackout game.

Additional cards

and blackout tickets

will be available for

p u r c h a s e .

Costumes are

encouraged and

prizes will be

awarded, including

the crowning of the

King and Queen of

Mardi Gras!

Festive lite fare and

green beer will be

served. Get your

ticket today!

Limited number

available. Call the

Gallery at

336.667.2841 to

buy your tickets or

contact a board

member today!

Photo L to R: Street champ: Jerry Trivette, Jr. Dragster champ Piper Corey, Modified ET champ, Mitchell McKinney Top ET champ Neal Church;

Track ower Phil Halbedel.

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7:30 - 10:00 p.m.

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Proceeds from the dances go to maintain the

post. with drinks and snacks available for

purchase.

JANUARY

26th: Black Water (Country)

FEBRUARY

2nd: Silver Eagle Country (Country Rock)


16th: Jeff Michael (Bluegrass)

23rd: Black Water (Country)

MARCH

2nd: Silver Eagle Country (Country Rock)


16th: Eric Ellis & Friends (Country)

The NW VFW post is located off of Highway

115, on Veterans Drive (Formerly Beech

Street) in North Wilkesboro.


William "Bill" Canie

Farrington, a loving hus-

band, father, grandfather

and step father, age 84, of

North Wilkesboro, passed

away Tuesday, January 15,

2019 at his home. He was

born June 26, 1934 in Open Tues-Sat 8-5

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Obituaries Free Listings The Record - North Wilkesboro, N.C. - January 23 , 2019 • A

Doris Bare, 77

Doris Elaine Bare, age 77,

of Elkin, passed away

Saturday, January 19,

2019 at Chatham Nursing

Center. She was born

October 12, 1941 in

Locust, N.C. Ms. Bare was

preceded in death by a

brother, Junior Simpson

and three daughters,

Tammy Mastin, Janet

Spark, Catherine Griffith.

Surviving are her

son, Ricky C. Bare and

wife Teresa of Hays;

daughters, Samantha E.

Branaman and husband

Ken of Bloomington,

Indiana, Lori Mastin and

husband Keith of Ronda;

and sister, Elaine Simpson

of Locust, N.C.; grandchil-

dren, Gage Branaman,

Jesse Walker, Jonathan

Walker, Cory Walker,

Kayla Mastin, Matthew

Mastin, Joshua Johnson,

Lauren Johnson, Dustin

Bare, Anthony Stone,

Bobby Sprinkle, Shannon

Arthur, Brent Couch,

Megan Eggers; and thir-

teen great grandchildren.

Memorial service

will be held 11:00 a.m.

Saturday, January 26,

2019 at Miller Funeral

Chapel.

William Barnes, 51

William Edward

"Chubby" Barnes, age 51,

of Roaring River, passed

away Saturday, January

19, 2019 at Curis Nursing

Home in Wilkesboro. He

was born January 25, 1967

to William Parker and

Sarah Barnes Jackson. Mr.

Barnes was a member of

Mt. Valley Missionary

Baptist Church in Ronda

and employed with Tyson

Foods for 28 years. He

enjoyed hunting, fishing,

the Pittsburg Steelers foot-

ball and Duke basketball.

Mr. Barnes was preceded

in death by his parents.

Surviving are his

wife of 22 years, Angela

Bailey Barnes; three sis-

ters, Mea Rosetta Barnes

of Taylorsville, Althea

Howell of Boomer, Saretta

Redmon of Wilkesboro;

three brothers, Dale

Barnes of North

Wilkesboro, Pete Barnes

and Vincent Barnes both

of Wilkesboro; several

aunts, uncles, nieces and

nephews.

Funeral service

will be January 24, at

Miller Funeral Chapel

with Pastor Casey Walker,

Pastor John S. Bailey II

and Rev. Ronald Howell

officiating. Burial will

follow in Mt. Valley

Missionary Baptist Church

Cemetery in Ronda. The

family will receive friends

at Miller Funeral Service

from 1:00 until 2:00 on

Thursday, prior to the

service. Flowers will be

accepted. Miller Funeral

Service is in charge of the

a r r a n g e m e n t s .

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Herbert Taylor, 89

Mr. Herbert Curtis Taylor,

age 89 passed away

Thursday, January 17,

2019 at Wilkes Senior

Village.

Funeral services

were January 20, at

Stony Hill Baptist Church

with Rev. Phillip Boyce

and Rev. David Testerman

officiating. Burial was in

the church cemetery.

Mr. Taylor was

born March 14, 1929 in

Ashe County to John

McKinley and Dorthy

Payne Taylor. He served

in the United States Army.

He was a member of Stony

Hill Baptist Church and

served as a deacon.

In addition to his

parents he was preceded in

death by his wife; Wilma

Whittington Taylor, a son;

Mark E. Taylor, a grand-

son; Jeremy T. Taylor, two

sisters; Della Faye Miller

and Nora Mae Cathey and

one brother; Ralph Taylor.

He is survived by

two sons; David Taylor

and wife Teresa of Purlear

and Scott Taylor and wife

Jennifer of Alpharetta,

GA, daughter-in-law

Pauline Taylor of Purlear,

seven grandchildren;

Christopher D. Taylor,

Amy T. Sidden, Sarah

Taylor, Seth Taylor, Nora

Taylor, and Benjamin

Taylor, three great grand-

children; Zack Taylor,

Megan Taylor and Josh

Taylor.

Flowers will be

accepted or memorials

may be made to Stony Hill

Baptist Church Cemetery

Fund, PO Box 97, Purlear,

NC 28665.

Veatrice Parsons, 90

Mrs. Veatrice Elizabeth

Anderson Parsons, age 90

of Wilkesboro passed

away Thursday, January

17, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services

were January 21, at

Reins-Sturdivant Chapel

with Rev. Allen Lunsford,

and Rev. Pete Parrish offi-

ciating. Burial was in

Piney Creek Methodist

Church Cemetery in

Alleghany County.

Mrs. Parsons was

born June 23, 1928 in

Wilkes County to

Lawrence W. and Martha

S. Shew Anderson. She

was a member of Gordon

Baptist Church.

In addition to her

parents, she was preceded

in death by her husband;

Leff Parsons, two sisters;

Oma Harrold and Stella

King, a step-daughter;

Cora Sue Wagoner and

three step-sons; Leff

Parsons, Jr., Jimmy

Parsons and Tommy

Parsons.

She is survived

by two daughters; Carolyn

Clark and husband Ewel

of Lexington, Judy Kay

Parsons of Wilkesboro,

two sons; Glenn Parsons

and wife Deborah of

Charlottesville, VA, Jack

Parsons of the home, two

step-sons; Billy Joe

Parsons and wife Judy of

Purlear, Jerry Parsons and

wife Bobbie of Winston-

Salem, eighteen grandchil-

dren, nineteen great grand-

children and two great

great grandchildren, five

sisters; Ethel Beshears and

husband Benny of Big

Ivey, Myrtle Parsons of

Lexington, Blanche Curtis

and husband Gib of

Wilkesboro, Rose

Lunsford and husband

Allen of Union Grove,

Jewel Parsons of North

Wilkesboro, four brothers;

Russell Anderson and wife

Nadine of Winston Salem,

James Anderson of Rural

Hall, Lawrence Anderson

wife; Odell of Statesville

and Earl Anderson of

North Wilkesboro.

Flowers will be

accepted memorials may

be made to Wake Forest

Care At-Home Hospice,

126 Executive Drive, Suite

110, Wilkesboro, NC

28697.

Owen Wagoner, 88

Mr. Owen Wagoner, age

88 of Millers Creek passed

away Tuesday, January 15,

2019 at Wake Forest

Baptist-Wilkes Medical

Center.

Funeral services

were held January 18, at

Reins-Sturdivant Chapel

with Mr. Steve Johnson,

Rev. Michael Church and

Rev. Ryan Penley officiat-

ing. Burial was in

Mountlawn Memorial

Park.

Mr. Wagoner was

born November 17, 1930

in Wilkes County to Con

Monroe and Molley

Cleary Wagoner. He was

self-employed as a logger.

In addition to his

parents, he was preceded

in death by his wife; June

Lane Wagoner and son-in-

law; Larry Brown.

He is survived by

three daughters; Rosie L.

Wagoner of the home,

Mandy L. Brown of North

Wilkesboro and Mary Jane

Johnson and husband

Steve of Millers Creek,

two sons; Robert L.

Wagoner and wife Loretta

and Thomas G. Wagoner

all of Wilkesboro, eight

grandchildren; Dale

Brown and wife Kristie,

Robbie Brown and wife

Jessica, Kristen Andrews

and husband Matthew,

Junior Wagoner and wife

Andrea, Heather Atkins,

Lindsey York and husband

Mitch, Olivia Wagoner

and husband Ramon

Valerio and Deana

Broyhill, sixteen great

grandchildren; Jesse,

Jacob, Drew, Jonah,

Addison, Luke, Abby

Holden, Ismael,

MacKenzie, Jackson,

Jaxon and Luke Andrews,

Turner Tate and baby

York.

Pallbearers: Dale

Brown, Robbie Brown,

Junior Wagoner, Jesse

Brown, Matthew

Andrews, Mitch York,

Tommy Spicer and Ramon

Valerio, and Jacob Brown .

Flowers will be

accepted or memorials

may be made to Mountain

Valley Hospice and

Palliative Care, 401

Technology Lane, Suite

200, Mount Airy, NC

27030 or Gideon's

International South Camp,

PO Box 323, Wilkesboro,

NC 28697

William Farrington, 84

Farrington. He was a

member of Oak Grove

Baptist Church; member

of the Lions Club; and

retired as Chief

Maintenance

Engineer from

Flavorich. Bill loved play-

ing country music. Bill's

favorite song, "Go Rest

High" will be performed

by special music guest,

Lloyd Church. Mr.

Farrington was preceded

in death by his parents;

and his first wife,

Emogene Cardwell

Farrington.

Surviving are his

wife, Evelyn Louise

Blevins Farrington; sons,

Garry Farrington and wife

Glenda of Winston Salem,

Michael Farrington and

wife Diane of North

Wilkesboro; grandchild,

Kristen Farrington of

North Wilkesboro; step-

sons, Bob Cold of

Atlantic, Virginia, Marty

Cold and wife Lorri of

Nacogdoches, Texas; and

brother-in-law, Wayne

Cardwell of North

Wilkesboro.

Funeral service

were January 19, at Oak

Grove Baptist Church off

268 East with Rev. Joel

Blevins officiating.

Entombment followed in

Mountlawn Memorial

Park Mausoleum. In lieu

of flowers, memorials may

be made to Wake Forest

Baptist Health Care at

Home Hospice, 126

Executive Drive, Suite

110, Wilkesboro, NC

28697. Miller Funeral

Service is in charge of the

arrangements.

Pallbearers:

Thomas Payne, Danny

Osborne, Gordon Vickers

and Bud Church.

Bob Wells, 80 Mr. Bob Lee Wells, 80, of

North Wilkesboro, passed

away on Tuesday, January

15, 2019.Bob was born on

March 18, 1938 in Dade

County Florida to Sidney

James Wells and Opal

Williams Wells. Bob

enjoyed exercising, weight

lifting, 50's memorabilia,

radio broadcast and read-

ing his Bible.

Bob is preceded

in death by his parents;

daughter, Brenda Joyce

Wells; sister, Oma

Johnson; brothers, James

"Chick" Wells, Gene

Wells, Jack Wells, Bill

Wells, Kenny Wells and

Richard Wells.

Bob is survived

by daughter Angela

Wheeler and husband, Bill

of Jonesville; sons, James

Wells and wife, Tina of

Hays, David Wells of

Hays, Daniel Wells and

wife Carey of Texas,

Michael Wells and wife,

Crystal also of Texas; sis-

ter, Darlene Coleman of

North Wilkesboro; broth-

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Pam of Leland NC; grand-

children, Daniel Holloway

of Traphill, Jonathan

Holloway of Cary, Justin

Holloway of Hays, Rachel

Carpenter of Dobson,

Nikki Brammer, Journeyy

Wells, Blake Wells, Aiden

Wells, J.J. Dean, Madison

Dean and 6 great grand-

children

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Service will be held at a

later date.

The family would

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Rhoades and the staff of

Rose Glen Manor for there

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Wilkes Community College’s Board of Trustees meet The Wilkes Community

College Board of Trustees

met on Thursday, January

10 at the John A. Walker Center.

Prior to the start of the business session, WCC

President, Dr. Cox and Vice President of Strategy, Zach Barricklow provided an update of WCC's Strategic Plan.

The business session

began with approval of the minutes from the

December 14, 2018 Board

of Trustees meeting. Recognition to outgoing

WCC Trustee Gene Faile

Dr. Cox and Terry Bumgarner, board chair,

recognized Gene Faile with

a plaque and resolution to

commemorate his service to the Wilkes Community

College Board of Trustees

during a meeting on Jan. 10. Faile has served on the

WCC board since July 2017 and was appointed by

the Wilkes County Board

of Education. Faile will be

relocating to Raleigh, upon his retirement as president

and CEO of Wake Forest

Baptist Health, Wilkes

Medical Center. The board

extended kudos to Faile for

his outstanding service to

WCC and Wilkes County.

Oath of Office to New

Student Government

Representative Cynthia Alford, execu-

tive assistant to Dr. Cox

and Board Liaison, gave the oath of office to the

board's new Student

G o v e r n m e n t

Representative (SGA), Greg Rosales-Navarro. As

SGA president, Roasales-

Navarro represents the

Bare Continued from front

ter loved her dad and

told him so. "And I know

that he loved me."

On Tuesday May 26,

2009, a second child - a

boy - was added to the

family. Gavin Christopher

Lee Rathbone was born in

Shelby. "His was a difficult

pregnancy and the doctor

put me off my feet for a

time. I couldn't work; and

so, we were relying upon

my boyfriend's income."

Winter's "significant

other," Chris, acquired

employment at Case Farms

in Morganton; so, they all

moved to Burke County.

"We lived in one of the

'millhouses' up behind the

plant. It really wasn't a

decent place for us and my

kids to live. I went back to

work at McDonald's in

Shelby. But, I couldn't

seem to get on my feet-no

matter how much I

worked. My kids and I

lived in Section-8 housing,

and there were times when

I didn't even know how I

was going to feed them."

With her life in disarray,

Winter decided to call her

mother, Yolanda. "I was

tired of being poor and liv-

ing like we were. So, I

called my mom who was

stationed at Fort Carson

[Colorado, near Colorado

Springs]; I told her that I

couldn't do this anymore.

So, we left North Carolina

and moved to Fort Carson

where I started to turn my

life around. I found work

and was able to buy a

house in 2014 with my

boyfriend, Josh; we have

been together for five years

now."

Impressively, Ms. Bare

is a government contractor

who collaborates with the

United States Postal

Service (USPS), Fed-Ex,

and UPS to fabricate mail

containers utilized to trans-

port mail and packages

aboard airplanes. She is

also working on her degree

in Business Administration

through Colorado

Technical University

(CTU), with an emphasis

upon human resources.

Back in January, 2018,

Winter made contact with a

first cousin-one with

whom, as it happens, she

shares common frustra-

tions and accomplish-

ments-Brandi Bare Going,

the only child of Richard

Lynn Bare and Dottie

Jenkins.

Both cousins are 35-

years-old, born in 1983-

Winter on Feb. 20, Brandi

on Oct. 23. Their respec-

WCC student body on the

WCC Board of Trustees. President's Report

Dr. Cox congratulated

the 2018 Outstanding Staff and Faculty Award recipi-

ents.

The 2018 Teaching in

Excellence Award went to

Lora Davis, instructor at

the Ashe Campus.

According to the nomina-

tion letter received, Davis

was nominated as a result

of her devotion, leadership,

professional attitude, and

apparent desire for teach-

ing. She first came to

Wilkes Community

College as an adjunct art

instructor in August 2009

and joined the college full-

time in August 2013. She

carries a varied teaching

load, ranging from arts and

humanities courses to serv-

ing as the primary ACA

instructor at the Ashe

Campus. As part of her

teaching, she has eagerly

embraced new ideas to bet-

ter serve her students, as

she was the first instructor

to use SKYPE to teach

between campuses and was

the instructor for the first

Summer Bridge program at

the Ashe Campus. In addi-

tion to her teaching, she is

recognized by her students

as an excellent advisor and

works diligently to provide

opportunities beyond the

classroom - to name a few -

she organized the Transfer

101 day with ASU, organ-

ized college visits to East

Tennessee State University,

UNCC, and ASU, she has

also chaperoned field trips

to the Renaissance Fair and

tive fathers are brothers

and sons of Richard Leon

and Lorene Bare-each son

has been accused of mur-

der and incarcerated.

However, their dads serve

as the common links back

to the Bare family whose

members consistently

ostracize the two cousins.

Each has lamented-in simi-

larly-worded sentiments-

that as far as the Bare fam-

ily is concerned-she does

not exist.

It is not surprising, then,

that the relationships

between daughters and

dads have been either

strained or non-existent. "I

have tried to get my dad

[Bobby] to come out to

visit me in Colorado;

though Dad promised he

would, he never has,"

Winter wrote in a brief

message to Brandi, who

has never seen her fugitive

father, Richard Lynn Bare.

Ironically though,

Bobby Bare is the only

family member with whom

either his daughter or niece

has communicated-albeit

infrequently. And not all

the interactions have been

pleasantly productive for

either young lady.

In July of 2018, Brandi

Bare had an unusual con-

versation with her Uncle

Bobby. "He told me that

he had something to tell me

and wanted me to contact

him," Brandi recalled dur-

ing an interview. "So, I

sent him a message on

Facebook, and we talked to

each other that way."

In a rather bizarre dia-

logue with her uncle,

Bobby attempted to con-

vince Brandi that his broth-

er, Lynn, was not her real

father. While messages

between uncle and niece

were being fired back and

forth, Brandi texted her

mother-Dottie Jenkins

Staley-who unequivocally

confirmed that Lynn Bare

was her birth-father. This

verification was shared

with her uncle who con-

ceded.

Consequently, when

that tactic failed, Bobby

stated that his brother was

dead. "I told him that if my

dad was dead, then the

family would have surely

made that fact known to

the public so all the atten-

tion focused on them

would stop….Bobby was

just trying to protect my

dad's whereabouts by dis-

couraging my attempts to

locate him," Brandi mused.

That conversation would

be the last substantive one

that she would have with

her Uncle Bobby Bare.

"The rest were very brief,"

visits to local synagogues

and mosques with her fel-

low instructors. Most

importantly, this instructor

fosters a love of learning

among her students which

is reflected in her evalua-

tions where students call

her classes "the best",

remark on how much they

learn, and how she "gen-

uinely cares about them",

all within a set of high eth-

ical standards that are

clearly defined and help

prepare students for life

after college.

The 2018 Outstanding

Staff Member of the Year

went to Faye Handy,

Senior Administrative

Assistant College

Readiness. According to

the nomination letter

received, Handy was nom-

inated for this honor

because she embodies the

term of "self-starter". From

the outset, she has applied

her intelligence, initiative,

common sense, and good

humor to the numerous

vital tasks of her job. This

employee starts her day

early to focus on tasks at

hand that keep the division

running smoothly and

makes herself available to

greet students and staff as

they arrive. Her expertise

has been instrumental in

the department's successful

audits, monitors, and eval-

uations over the years. She

was acknowledged for her

role by federal monitors as

one who kept impeccable

records. This employee is

actively involved in WCC

activities as she partici-

she noted.

Her uncle's messages

tend to be written in a

stream-of-consciousness

style, devoid of any punc-

tuation. When Bobby was

"trying to figure out" how

his phone worked, he sent

a 'test-message' to his niece

in which he observed,

…looks like you stay

really busy and active an

that good seems like you're

a good mommy with the

kids and that the way it

should be thank for the

test. [sic]

Though Winter and her

dad, Bobby, continued to

communicate from a dis-

tance across the last few

years, the interactions have

been less than satisfactory-

as far as she is concerned.

"…Our phone calls weren't

long enough," she wrote in

a Facebook post to her dad-

one that he would never

read. But she does recall-

vividly-the last couple of

messages which passed

between them before

Bobby died on Jan. 4. "We

talked at Thanksgiving and

Christmas. In fact, he

asked me to send pictures

of our Christmas-I didn't

get to do it."

The obituary for Bobby

Bare was posted on the

Burke Mortuary website.

It offered very few details

and no explanation as to

why Bare died at 61-years-

of-age. Notably, none of

the children he fathered are

mentioned under the head-

ing, "Left to Cherish His

M e m o ry … " - i n c lud i ng

Winter. Only a step-

d a u g h t e r - B r a n d y

Donaldson of Kings

Mountain-was acknowl-

edged. The succinct funer-

ary indicated that he had

two sisters who remain:

Brenda B. Bare of Concord

and Linda B. Copus of

Jefferson.

Curiously, there was no

mention of a brother-living

or dead-named Richard

Lynn Bare. But Lynn was

not listed among the sur-

vivors in the obituaries of

his parents-Richard Leon

and Lorene Bare. Likely,

these omissions were

attempts to protect the

family fugitive's where-

abouts from the law.

And, there was no pub-

lic memorial service

planned for the decedent-at

Bobby Bare's request,

according to family mem-

bers. Of course, the

absence of a service

sparked speculation-even

amongst Bare relatives.

Was this gesture Bobby's

final attempt to protect a

brother who has been run-

ning from the law and jus-

pates in the calendar com-

mittee, the web committee,

staff council, and the CCR

taskforce. She is defined as

exceptional and an inspira-

tion to all who know and

work with her.

Terry Bumgarner, chair of the WCC Board of Trustees, announced the next trustee

orientation/education ses-

sion scheduled for April in Raleigh. He also reminded

trustees of the April 16

deadline for filing the

annual Statement of Economic Interest (SEI)

with the N.C. State Ethics

Commission. Personnel Committee

The trustees reviewed

biographical narratives on

new employees who began work since the board last

met. They are Chris

Kearley, instructor for the Applied Career

Technologies division,

effective October 1, 2018l;

Amber Blackburn, purchasing agent for WCC,

effective November 1,

2018; Chris Cox, construc-

tion/maintenance techni- cian, effective November

1, 2018; Carolyn Cope-

Myers, counselor, Student

Services and Career and College Promise at the

Ashe Campus, effective

November 5, 2018; Adam

Parsons, data analyst for WCC, effective November

5, 2018; Craig Greer

Campus Police Officer,

effective December 1, 2018; and Thomas Schlitt,

Director of Sage, effective

December 17, 2018. Retirements announced

since the last board meet-

tice for 33-years?

"I find it odd that there's

not gonna be any serv-

ice…," Brandi Going

observed. It's crazy to me

that they have or will con-

tinue to go through such

extreme lengths to protect

my dad."

For Winter, the most

painful regret was not hav-

ing the opportunity to say

"goodbye" to a father she

barely knew but loved.

Others of her family noted

Winter's sorrow; one-an

aunt-became vocal about it

in a scathing post directed

at the Bare clan:

I hope you guys…burn

in hell for robbing my

niece…of the chance to tell

her dad goodbye before he

passed. Thank God she

was raised apart from

you…because she grew

into something far better

than any of you…could

ever aspire to be. You guys

are the lowest of thieving,

murdering criminals…F---

you and the rest of your

pathetic family.

And then in an apos-

trophic manner, the out-

raged aunt addressed the

late Bobby Bare:

…I'm glad I got to see

you again after all those

years. You helped create a

beautiful, thoughtful, and

loving person. For that,

I'm eternally grateful to

you. Rest easy.

When asked by

Daughter Winter if he had

ever regretted not spending

time with her and her kids,

Bobby Bare conceded that

if he had the chance to do

things differently, he

would. "I just wanted him

to see the way that I had

turned things around in my

life; that's why I invited

him to Colorado Springs.

But he never could seem to

make it out here. And I

just wanted him to be a

grandfather to my children,

you know?"

How easy it would have

been for Winter Bare to

have blamed the unfortu-

nate circumstances of her

formative years for her

subsequent poor choices as

a young adult. But-like her

cousin Brandi Bare Going-

she refused to "play the

victim" and has become a

successful, productive 35-

year-old businesswoman

and a caring, nurturing par-

ent to Roxxy and Gavin.

"You can only blame

your parents for so long in

your life. There comes a

point at which you have to

take control and assume

responsibility for the

choices that you make."

ing are Robert Doyle, lead

instructor, electronics/applied

engineering, effective

December 31, 2018 and Kim Barfield, purchasing agent,

effective December 31, 2018.

Buildings and Grounds

Committee

WCC's annual energy con-

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the State Energy Office shows

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2018. This includes usage of

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Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

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changes made by this new law

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actually reporting income and

deductions under this new law.

Some things changed, some

things didn't…so I thought I

would let you know if "it's still

deductible".

Let me first remind

you that most deductions are

taken on Schedule A as item-

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biggest changes from 2017 is a

significant increase in the

Standard Deduction. In 2017,

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single taxpayer was $6,350 - in

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WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — WILKES HERITAGE MUSEUM, BLUE RIDGE MUSIC HALL OF FAME, CAROLINA IN THE FALL, THE RECORD PARK, CHICKENFEST and AMERICANA DAY

OPINION

Every cloud has a silver lining...

On page 2A of this issue, there

are some photos of the Open-Mic

held this past Friday, at The 1915

on Main Street in Wilkesboro.

downhill ever since, but one of

Dale Isom's announcements about

upcoming events reminded me

about a weather story we can all

enjoy. Dale told those at the

Open-Mic that in September,

Carolina in the Fall would be in

Downtown Wilkesboro for the

fifth year--and that made me think

about the first one in Wilkesboro-

-which was held in 2015.

Anyone who has ever talked to

me about the weather and its

potential to affect whatever event

or gathering had been planned

would have probably hard me

say: "Well now, if I were in

charge of the weather, I surely

wouldn't have to worry about ped-

dling any advertising for a living-

stance (cloud), and that is simply

not a bad thing to do. Well, at each Carolina in the

Fall, the Rotary Club has looked after the sale of artists' merchan- dise as a community project. I was working the Rotary tent on that first Saturday evening, and, when it came time for Rhonda Vincent and The Rage to begin, I grabbed an umbrella and walked over to hear at least part of her show. It was beginning to get dark, and to say it was raining was clearly an understatement. The faithful were well bundled in rain- coats and tarps of many colors-- they came for the music and, By George, they were staying.

After one of their songs,

Rhonda Vincent took a few

played five one-hour shows a day

in Branson. One morning show it

was pouring rain and there was

not a person in the audience--not

one--she swore. Vincent said that

she and her young brother were

far less than excited about playing

to an empty venue, and said so,

wondering aloud why they should

even bother. Their father stopped

them cold in their tracks and

assured them that, while there was

no one there, they were being paid

to play five shows a day and that

they were going to do the best

show they could--every time--

regardless of the circumstances.

The family then went on to do

the show from start to finish, and to their father's satisfaction--

Opry who was in charge of book-

ing acts at the time, but I cannot

recall it here. At any rate, her dad

asked him how he heard about

their band and came to ask them

to play at the Opry. He told him

he was recently on vacation with

his family in Branson, Missouri.

While there, he happened to hear

a group play in the pouring rain to

an audience of empty chairs. He

told them he and his family were

around the corner under a bit of

shelter, and that he figured any

group that would put on that good

a show for no one, would certain-

ly play well for an audience. The

rest, as they like to say, is history.

My mother Cary would simply smile, and nod knowingly.

It was refreshing to see a vari- -now would I?" moments to thank those who were including her and her brother.

ety of musicians, from those

known very well, like R.G.

Absher, to fresh faced youths like

Libby Harbour and Cali Johnson,

playing for a group of people who

loved it all.

It was cold and windy Friday

night and the weather has gone

Well, the first Carolina in the

Fall was a wet one to say the least,

and the Isom's joined the ranks of

the Rotary Club of North

Wilkesboro in being able to break

a drought. My mother, Cary, how-

ever, would always look for the

silver lining in every circum-

hanging in there in spite of the

weather. She then recounted a

story of her days as a youth play-

ing with her father's group. As the

story went, they played weekends

in many places, but most

Monday-Friday's in Branson,

Missouri.

As I recall, she said they

Vincent went on to say it was-

n't long after that their group was

invited to play at The Grand Ole

Opry in Nashville and that expo-

sure got them lots of other oppor-

tunities, and was a tremendous

boost to their careers. She called

the name of the man from the

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Frank Bell: Thank you for the kindness and the beautiful songs

It broke my heart to learn that my neigh-

bor and cousin, Frank Bell, passed away on

Saturday, Jan. 12.

He was 85, and was the son of the late

Clay and Grace Bell. He was born on July

27, 1933.

During his younger years, Frank had

served in the U.S. Army and spent a long

career with the U.S. Postal Service.

Frank had been frail for years, but had

still managed to walk between his home

two doors from my house on Kite Road, to

see his son, Jerry Bell, who lived next door

to me. He and his wife, Fran, tended to

Jerry over the years because of his severe

diabetes.

Frank and Fran also had two daughters -

Kim and Donna along with grandchildren

and great-grandchildren.

Fran, who is a true angel on this earth,

was so vigilant in her care for Jerry - I sim-

ply couldn't count the times Fran pulled

into her sickly son's driveway each day to

check on his well being.

Franklin "Jerry" Fitzgerald Bell, 52,

died Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, at his home

due to complications of his diabetes. He

was born July 16, 1964, here in Wilkes to

Franklin (Frank) Delano and Frances

(Fran) Emaline Childress Bell.

I recall the morning that poor Fran

found her son deceased. I'm not sure I've

every seen a mother so sad.

The Bell family has always been part of

my family's life.

Frank's mother, Grace, was a sister to

my maternal grandfather, Thomas Everette

McNeil (b. April 24, 1895 - d. July 22,

1972), whose wife was Fairie Huffman

McNeil (b. Dec. 19, 1900 - d. Feb 21,

1965). Grace was married to Clay, a Navy

veteran of both World Wars and who had

participated in piloting a landing craft haul-

ing troops during the invasion of

Normandy during WWII.

Grace was one of the sweetest ladies I'd

Frank Bell

ever met. She had suffered from polio early

in her life and mostly sat in a corner of their

living room (then next door to our family's

house) beside a big heater to ease her pain.

I spent a lot of time in that house, mostly to visit with Clay. I loved his war stories. He could even speak some German he picked up overseas. And, if it wasn't war stories, it was scripture from his beloved Bible. I just liked hearing him talk - almost shouting at times, as he stirred my imagina- tion.

His son, Frank, was always kind to me,

especially as a child. My sister, Ellen, and

me were close to the same age as the Bell

children. We'd visit and play.

But, on very special occasions, Frank

would take out one of his guitars and start

picking. That was before I began taking

music lessons. His skill fascinated me as

he'd sit near the fireplace in their front par-

lor.

Frank also had a beautiful voice, partic-

ularly when he sang old hymns. He was one

of the few people I'd ever seen play an

instrument at that stage of my life. I can

easily reckon that he is one of the folks who

inspired me to play music. My prayers go out to the Bell family -

particularly Fran, Donna and Kim. Losing Frank is a harsh loss. Their faith, I have no doubt, will pull them through this tribula- tion.

As a side note, I want to thank Fran for

being so good to my dog, Chewy. Her kind-

ness to this animal goes a long way toward

showing the true soul of that family.

And, thank you, Frank, for the beautiful songs. I'll never forget them.

Jerry Lankford has been editor of

The Record since it began in 1999.

Contact him at 336-667-0134 or

[email protected]

Legislating for life, 46 years after Roe v. Wade

By U.S. Representative VIRGINIA FOXX

This week marks the 46th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that has forever changed the way our nation values life. Since that fateful decision, an estimated 60 million infants have

been killed in the womb in the United States alone. This is an unspeakable tragedy and as long as we allow abortion to continue, it degrades the moral character of our country.

Life is sacred, and the regard

with which we hold life defines

who we are as a society. While our unelected judicial system has

had an extremely detrimental

impact on the value of life in our

culture, the pro-life movement has responded resiliently with its

determination for change. The

reality is that we are not a pro-

abortion country. In fact, a 2017

Marist poll found nearly six in 10

Americans, including over a third

who consider it an immediate priority, want to limit abortion.

Given the significant percent-

age of Americans who morally oppose abortion, taxpayer money should not be used in any way to provide or subsidize abortions. Unfortunately, the new Democrat majority in the House of Representatives does not feel this way. One of its first actions in the 116th Congress was an attempt to repeal the Mexico City Policy

which prohibits taxpayer funding of organizations abroad that pro-

mote or perform abortions. It is imperative that pro-lifers take a stand against these attempts to dismantle such critical protec-

tions.

That's why I have introduced

two bills that will protect life and

ensure that Americans are not forced to subsidize abortions at

home or abroad. The Protecting

Life in Global Health Assistance

Act of 2019, unlike the Democrat party, recognizes the majority of

Americans oppose taxpayer fund-

ing of abortions in other countries

(83 percent according to the same poll). This bill codifies the

Protecting Life in Global Health

Assistance Policy (formerly

known as the Mexico City Policy). This policy prohibits U.S. foreign health assistance

funds from going to organizations

that promote or perform abor-

tions. Life should never be sacri-

ficed in the name of "economic

development" and the United

States should not be supporting

organizations that believe other- wise.

The other bill is the Title X

Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This bill would codify President Trump's Protect Life Rule to ensure that entities that perform elective abortions do not subsidize their operations with Title X Family Planning Program funds. The law already clearly prohibits "programs where abortion is a method of family plan-

ning" from receiving Title X funds. However, previous admin- istrations have willfully misinter- preted the law to fund programs that share the same facility, same

staff and same waiting room as abortion providers. My bill would draw a bright line between programs that receive Title X

funds and those that perform elec-

tive abortions. In Congress, I am determined

to advance pro-life policies and prevent any backwards steps. However, politics is often described as downstream from culture. My hope is that soon a culture of life will prevail in our country and the culture will

demand that our laws do more to protect the unborn. But until that day, I will continue to be an advo- cate for the cause of life and for those who cannot speak for themselves.

U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx repre-

sents North Carolina's 5th Congressional District, which

includes Wilkes County, and is

Senior Republican of the House

Committee on Education and

Labor.

‘Peace-building is treason’

At a time when the leadership

of the United States is engaged in

a contentious struggle over the

building of a security wall along

our southern border to help keep

us safe from terrorists and others,

the United Nations has opened its

doors wide for the president of the

Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud

Abbas a.k.a Abu Mazen, and the

government of the United States

of America has granted him a visa

to enter the country. What makes

this so shocking is the fact that

Mahmoud Abbas is himself a ter-

rorist who openly calls for the

destruction of Israel and the

United States, yet he was allowed

to enter our country and was wel-

comed at the U.N. as a dignitary

and leader of a nation. What? He

should have been arrested and

prosecuted!

Mahmoud Abbas promotes,

and funds acts of terror against

Israelis and Americans, pays life-

time financial benefits through his

"Pay for Slay" program to those

who murder Israelis and

Americans and defends this pro-

gram by saying those who commit

such acts are "sacred stars in the

sky." Furthermore, the

Palestinian people are not a

nation. They are a movement

which began with Yasser Arafat

when he and his band of thugs

were banished from Jordan for

being the primary national securi-

ty threat to that country. The

world is overlooking the facts in

favor of embracing the false nar-

ratives created by Arafat and his

successor, Mahmoud Abbas. The

PA justifies acts of terror against

Israel by calling them "illegal

occupiers" of the land. To support

this claim, they have invented ori-

gins for themselves that predate

the Jewish people's presence in

the Holy Land despite archaeo-

logical evidence and historic writ-

ings to the contrary.

The world seems to be buying

what the Palestinians are selling

and the U.N. is cheering them on.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is

fundamentally involved in terror

yet the international community is

not holding them responsible or

accountable. In fact, they are

being rewarded. In addition to

Abbas being welcomed at the

United Nations last week, he was

awarded the chairmanship of the

"Group of 77 and China." Most

have not heard of this organiza-

tion, but it is significant. The

Group of 77 and China is a coali-

tion of 134 developing nations

created to promote the economic

interests of its members and cre-

ate a significant negotiating bloc

within the United Nations. While

Abbas is serving as its leader, the

Palestinians will be able to

cosponsor proposals and amend-

ments, make statements and raise

procedural motions. Naturally,

Israel and the U.S. are opposed.

The Palestinians will look for

every opportunity to punish Israel

for some manufactured grievance

and will continue working at iso-

lating Israel and the U.S. from

Arab member states. With Abbas

at the helm of the "Group of 77

and China," there will be no peace

with Israel. Abbas recently pro-

claimed that "peace-building is

treason." By giving Abbas con-

trol of such a significant U.N.

organization, it seems the entire

world is acting collectively as

sworn enemies of Israel - the only

Earl Cox is an international

broadcaster and journalist who has

served in senior level positions with

four US presidents. Due to his out-

spoken support for Israel, he has

been recognized by Prime Minister

Netanyahu as a Goodwill

Jewish country in the world estab-

lished on land deeded to it by God

Himself.

Ambassador from Israel to the

Jewish and Christian communities

around the world and named the

Voice of Israel to America by

Israel's former Prime Minister Ehud

Olmert. Mr. Cox resides in

Charleston, S.C., and in Jerusalem.

Earl Cox Special to The Record

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Annual Martin Luther King, Jr., breakfast held Monday Rev. William Conrad

was the keynote speaker

during Monday morning's

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Breakfast

The event, which

packed the house in the

auditorium, was hosted by

Men In Christ Ministry.

"The Rev. Dr. Martin

Luther King Jr. wasn't just

a brilliant orator and

organizer. He was also an

activist, passive protago-

nist, a great thinker, and an

espouser of agape,"

Conrad began.

What follows are

Conrad's remarks"

"Dr. King is often

remembered for his soar-

ing oratory. But, when

you're looking at Dr.

King's actual thought,

there's simply no question

that he envisioned a

beloved community where

a people's social networks

and opportunities would

flourish, and it would not

be structured by race (and

certainly not a racial caste

system). He recognized

that to get close anything

like that, one would have

to put race into the fore-

front of all considerations.

He knew there would be

questions of corrective

justice, to remediate inher-

ited historical disadvan-

tages. There would be a

need for an aggressive

anti-discrimination effort

by the federal government,

by local governments.

There is a need for an

active public group, a civil

society organized around

preventing systematic

humiliation and discrimi-

nation in housing, in wel-

fare, jobs, social equities

and massive changes in

bureaucracies.

"Even King's vision of

power, greater than any

army capable of such a

revolt. It was in capsulated

in Rev. King's one-word

philosophy, LOVE!

"I think in our moment,

there is something quite

inspiring about being will-

ing to take unpopular

stands, particularly when

it is for the gain of our

own humanity, and in our

own community.

"So, again, understand-

ing King not just as some-

body who's a courageous

activist, whose courage is

exemplified only in

Birmingham or

Montgomery, but seeing

him as a courageous intel-

lectual committed to that

vocation of preaching

truth-telling of the love of

Jesus- even when he is

alone on a dangerous road

leading toward the end of

his life. His greatest asset

was the love he had on the

inside of him. That is what

captured the heart of

movement. It was the spir-

it of love that invaded

humanity.

"So, how do we make

love a dominating charac-

teristic of our lives?

"I. Make love a priority

Indeed, loving people

is difficult. Yet this is what the Bible commands. "For

second is like it: 'Love

your neighbor as your-

self'" (Matt. 22:37-39).

Love, then, is not a gray

area the Scriptures. Jesus

gave love priority over all

other Christian virtues.

Every thought, response,

and act of goodwill must

first pass through the fine

filter of love, or it means

nothing at all.

"In 'Strength to Love,'

Martin Luther King, Jr.,

encouraged us to realize

that "our responsibility as

Christians is to discover

the meaning of this com-

mand and seek passionate-

ly to live it out in our daily

lives." But why love?

What makes it so impor-

tant?

"II. Understand the

importance of love

When Jesus spoke to

the disciples regarding the

first and second greatest

commands, he explained

that, "All the Law and the

Prophets depend on these

two commands" (Matt.

22:40).

"To the people of

Israel, as well as for many

believers today, it would

seem more logical for obe-

dience to be the peg from

which the Law hangs,

since the point of writing a

law is adherence to it. And

simple. For if one loves

his neighbor, he will not

commit adultery with his

neighbor's spouse. If he

loves his coworker, he will

not lie to him. And if loves

his enemy, he will not

slander him. Love fulfills

the law, because if we

truly love every person

because he is a person, we

will not desire to hurt or

violate him or her, thus

never break the law. God

established love as the

impetus for obedience.

"III. Embody the distin-

guishing nature of love

"When we demonstrate

Christian love, it distin-

guishes Christians from

the rest of the world. Jesus

goes on to say, 'By this

[love] all people will

know that you are My dis-

ciples, if you have love for

one another' (John 13:35).

"A watching world will

be persuaded not when our

own values are promoted

but when they are incar-

nated, when we become

purveyors of love. It is as

though Jesus has given the

entire world the right to

judge whether or not one

is His follower simply on

the basis of their love for

fellow human beings. The

vivacious virtue of love

distinguishes the life of

Rev. Todd Williams Effley Howell

Special music was provided by Craig Tidline along

with Reba Graham and Pamela Cole

integration, I think, had so

much more teeth in it than

people tend to recognize.

They quote the piece of "I

Have a Dream" where it's

kids holding hands, but

King knew that you would

have to uproot the metro-

politan boundaries and

radically reorganize how

we do schooling, munici-

pal funding, mass transit,

the penal system, and

things like that, to bring

about the kind of integra-

tion that he thought would

be an ultimate good, and

more properly facilitate

justice in American socie-

ty.

"So, it's such a radical-

ly different vision than the

conservative's misappro-

priation of humanity and

good will for all peoples.

but that can only get off

the ground if there were a

massive revolt. But the

philosophical King under-

stood that there was a

this is the message you

have heard from the

beginning: we should love

one another" (1 John

3:11). We spend time on

what we deem important.

For many of us these

choices are valid: time

with family and friends,

work, prayer, serving the

poor, fighting for rights,

protesting wrongs. But as

the Scripture reminds us,

"And if I donate all my

goods to feed the poor, and

if I give my body in order

to boast but do not have

love, I gain nothing." (1

Cor. 13:3).

"Even though we have

the freedom to set our own

priorities, Jesus made a

point of defining certain

ones of them for us:

"'Love the Lord your God

with all your heart, with

all your soul, and with all

your mind.' This is the

greatest and most impor-

tant commandment. The

it is written, 'If you love

Me, you will keep My

commandments' (John

14:15). Yet Jesus also said,

'I give you a new com-

mandment: love one

another. Just as I have

loved you, you must also

love one another' (John

13:34). The Apostle Paul

goes on to tell us 'Love

does no wrong to a neigh-

bor. Love, therefore, is the

fulfillment of the law'

(Rom. 13:10).

"This may sound irrele-

vant to our generation that

depends on police depart-

ments, guns, and force to

uphold and fulfill the law.

Yet Jesus' simple com-

mand requires greater

strength than any of us

naturally possess - more

power than any man-made

weapon.

"The logic of Paul's

interpretation of Jesus'

command that love fulfills

the Law seems equally

Dr. King.

"From the very begin-

ning, Martin's plan was to

develop a people that

reflected this character.

"Martin said, 'I have

decided to stick to love.

Hate is too great a burden

to bear.

"Love is the only force

capable of transforming an

enemy into a friend.

"Darkness cannot drive

out darkness; only light

can do that Hate cannot

drive out hate only love

can do that

"In the end, we will

remember not the words

of our enemies, but the

salience of our friends

"The time is always

right to do what is right.

"Every man must

decide whether he will

walk in the light of cre-

ative altruism or in the

darkness of self-destruc-

tive selfishness.

"Forgiveness is not an

occasional act; it is a con-

stant attitude.

"Life's most persistent

and urgent question is,

what are you doing or oth-

ers?

"Man must evolve for

all human conflict a

method which rejects

revenge, aggression and

retaliation. The foundation

of such method is love."

"At the center of non-

violence stands the princi-

ple of love. "I believe that the

unarmed truth and uncon- ditional love will have the final word. This is why right, temporarily defeat- ed, is stronger that evil tri- umphant."

This was the 13th annu-

al commemorative break-

fast program hosted by

Men In Christ Ministry.

The prayer and blessing

of the food was by Rev.

Todd Williams of Pleasant

Hill Baptist. Scripture

reading was by Rev. Casey

Walker of Mount valley

Missionary Baptist

Church. Special music

was provided by Craig

Tidline along with Reba

Graham and Pamela Cole.

The crowd was wel-

comed by Rev. Richard K.

Watts of Rickards Chapel

AME Zion Church.

Recognition of dignitaries

was by Kenneth Turner of

First Baptist Church. The

Memorial Ceremony was

conducted by Paul

Robinson, president of

Rickards AME Zion

Church.

Reflections on Martin Luther King, Jr. was by Effley Howell and Luther Parks.

The introduction of the

keynote speaker was by

Sunny Golden of Pleasant

Hill Baptist Church. The

benediction was by Rev.

Michael Gillespie of

Denny Grove AME Zion

Church.

‘It was a dark and stormy night...’ but all was warmth and smiles at the VFW Post

Yes, the weather was cold and rainy but a remarkably good crowd of hardy folks got to enjoy music provided

by Keith Kirby and Friends at the regular Saturday Night Dance at VFW Post 1142's headquarters on Veteran's

Drive in North Wilkesboro. The band played on the stage and there were tables full of food to share as the third

Saturday is "Covered Dish Night" each month. There was one chocolate cake which, rumor has it, was so good

it could raise the dead. Clearly the band was enjoying themselves and kept the floor full of dancers. The are,

left to right, Keith Kirby on guitar and vocals, Mark Gentry on drums, Jerry Bowman on the banjo, and Hugh

Sipe on guitar and vocals. Record photos by Ken Welborn

Regulars at the Saturday night VFW event are Gary and

Wanda Gwaltney of Stony Point.

Margie

Mathis of

Purlear and

Jackie

Fender of

Millers

Creek danc-

ing to the

music of

Keith Kirby

and Friends.

Catching their breath after a series of dances were William and Martha Huffman of Purlear.

Rev. William Conrad Luther Parks Rev. Richard Watts

Paul Robinson, president of Rickards AME Zion

Church, presents Kay Dowell-Lomax a memorial

plaque dedicated to her late husband, Curtis

Lomax.

8A THE RECORD, NORTH WILKESBORO, NC -January 23, 2019

Wilkes County Pantry Partners meet at Historic Benton Hall On Saturday, at the annual meeting

of Wilkes Pantry Partners (WPP) a potluck

and donation dinner was hosted by Wilkes

Playmakers, who are part of the WPP . Wilkes Pantry Partners was formed

after the Little Free Pantry was placed at St. Paul's Episcopal church. When Wilkes Pantry Partners started, it began with a vision of pantries and blessing boxes being placed throughout Wilkes County.

Members of Wilkes Pantry Partners

voted to change the name to Pantry Partners,

allowing this movement to expand beyond

county lines. In 2018, over $1200 was raised

through fundraisers and pantries were installed at the following locations: •St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Wilkesboro; First Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro; Catherine Barber Homeless Shelter; Assembly of God's Word; CC Wright host of Hunter's House; Brushy Mountain Water on Curtis Bridge (hosting Hunters House #2); Red Horse Trading Post on Hwy 268.

There are pending pantries in

Miller's Creek, by Smoot Park, North Wilkes

Middle School, A Child's Life, and in down-

town North Wilkesboro.

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