S E R V I N G T H E L I B E R T Y, S T A L E Y, J U L I A N , C L I M A X A N D S N O W C A M P A R E A 1Royal HarmonizersStory Continues ...50th AnniversaryPage 2The Liberty LeaderFree Community Paper By The Community And For The CommunityRandy HandMeet another new writer ...check back next month for his columnPage 4Lake Juno SeasonsRead about history and see conclusion of a great seasonPage 111955 Class Reunion55 years later... they walk the same halls..Page 18Free Monthly NewspaperSEPTEMBER 2010 Volume 6 * Issue 9THERES A NEW LOOK Check Out The New Look For The Leader6 Years And GrowingThank You Community For Helping Us Keep A Free Paper To The CommunityOn August 28, 2010, I was blessed to be able met the Royal Harmonizers on their 50 Anniversary. The day before I was across the street at Hurricane Janes singing karaoke. My friend , Nat and I went for a walk not knowing that the LORD had a plan for us. Nat turns as we are about to pass the Grand Garden ( formally known as Fiddlers Cove) and with suspicion was looking through the window and said, Whats going on in there. Not knowing what he was talking about , I moved closer. As I looked through the window at the children of GOD moving to the joyful sound arising out of the speakers, the Holy Spirit within urged me to get closer. Nat thought I was crazy as I pulled on the doors hoping to break free the sound. Thank you Jesus, I said as the door ew open with only one good pull. As I walked in , my soul began to rejoice as the songs were being sung. Standing by the stage the enemy spoke saying, You dont need to be in here, their going to think your crazy. Then I replied, I am crazy and crazy enough not to care what people think. Just then a sweet lady,Clara Shoffner,came over and greeted my brother and I with open arms. Talking with her,we soon found out that the Royal Harmonizer, the gospel group,have been together for 50 long years. Seeing the family on stage had me thinking back on the times when my brothers and I , hadour gospel group called the Hopson Brothers. I thought back on what I was taught, to do unto others as you would want them to do unto you. I could not allow twenty ve dollars stand in the way of me receiving a blessing. We left with what I would call the GOLDEN TICKET. Royal Harmonizers ,I pray that GOD willkeep using you all to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now I leave the night of the event toKevin Bowman. For you see, we both received such a blessing that night we both wanted to share our thoughts. You can read more about the Royal Harmonizers and their Pre- 50th Anniversary Celebration on page. 2 Story By Miles Lee HopsonThe Royal Harmonizers 50th Anniversary David GarvinNew writer...meet him and read his rst storyPage 19INSIDETHE NEWLIBERTY LEADERCongratulations Royal Harmonizers On Your 50th Anniversary Keep On Signing Gods Praises!!From The Liberty Leader NewspaperMiles HopsonNew face helping with the Liberty Leader ... get to know himPage 21Liberty ShowcaseSee the pictures of the Re-opening of the theaterPage 9Much More InsideT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R2The Royal Harmonizers As Miles mentioned, we both eagerly wanted to put our thoughts into words. There is so many, I do not even know where to begin. The night began with family and friends passing through the doors of building that Saturday night to here laughter and smiles at every turn. The group was overwhelmed at the people that showed up at the door without tickets in had to be part of the memorial night. Randy Shoffnercould not turn one away, so the next thing you know the buffet was taken down so the tables could be used for dining tables. People slide closer together as to make room for one and all. The thing that jumped out to me through out the entire night was an aspect I know our Great Lord loved. You see the greatest of all commandments is to Love. That is what the Royal Harmonizers and their family did. They loved on everyone in the room, but it did not stop there. You see this was their night to shine, since it was their 50th anniversary, but what did they do? They put on the servant role. They were more worried about everyone getting a place to eat, making sure they had rells, making sure their tables were cleared and the list goes on. A servants heart... that is what God wants from his children and they set a great example to live by.The night continued with a true man of God lifting HIM on high. That would be master of ceremony, Rev. Michael K Storm. He helped create an environment for the Holy Spirit to move that night.The Price Family of Asheboro opened up the singing with great singing. FollowedThe Sons Of Soul from Burlington. The night also was highlighted by recognizing several special guest. A tribute to A J Shoffner, the father that started the whole Royal Harmonizers. The most touching night for me was when the children called their mom, Clara Shoffner on stage to present her with owers and a thank you for always being at all their events, always being truthful with them and mostly being a woman of God.The Liberty Mayor, Jim Parker, presented the group with a letter from NC Governor Perdue thanking them for all the years of service. The Liberty Town Manager, Roger Davis, presented the group a proclamation from the Town, stating that October 10th would be the ofcialRoyal Harmonizers Day in Liberty from this year on. Randy asked did that get him out of speeding tickets with a chuckle. This group did deserve this great honor. I am so thankful that God has allowed me to get to know the family for they are a true blessing to me and several others in our great community. So what is the history behind this group? The quartet was organized in 1960 under the leadership and vision of late A J Shoffner. The quartet was originally named the Spiritual Jubilees and later changed their names to the Royal Harmonizers on their rst anniversary. Their ministry is still very much alive, honoring the wishes of their father, brother, husband and friend, Brother A J to keep the quartet together.They sing in and around the state of NC sharing the good news of Jesus through song. Today they give God all the honor and glory for allowing them the opportunity to be used by Him. It is their prayer that God would glorify and that through their ministry, men and women would accept God as their Lord and Savior.Story By Kevin BowmanStory Courtesy Of Liberty ChamberT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 3A New ChangeHURRICANE JANES is located in Downtown Liberty at 161 S Greensboro St. On Friday Nights starting at 8:00 p.m. there is live music and karaoke. Get away from the stress of the week by coming out to have fun, and fun you shall receive. I love the beach and at Hurricane Janes you would think you stepped out the back door and there you were. On the outside there is a replica of a board walk with running water, a huge painting of a beach from the waves to the shore line. Talking about the beach have you ever had ashrimp burger? You probably are wondering whats a shrimp burger? A shrimp burger is a calabash style popcorn shrimp, comfortable nestled between two soft buns, and our choice of cold coleslaw or crisp lettuce.... Ummmmm ( Thats slap your momma good ?;-) On a Hot day stop by and enjoy a ice cold beverage... See you there soon I hope.Story By Miles Lee Hopson[4]MarkYourCalendarsServe n Swerve Lock-OutFriday October 15thTheAn all-night event combining service to others and fun togetherMore info coming soon...freedomstudentgroup .comBEN SUGGSMINISTER TO STUDENTSCell: (919) 548-0350Email: risenradio1@ gmail.comjoin the Freedom Family Church grouptwitter.com /freedomstudentsKeep up with us online...The goal of the Freedom Student ministry: Although itshard tosum up everything into one shortstatement; the basic goal of our group istodeveloprelationshipswithGodandeach other. By learningaboutthe Bible and choosing to live our lives like Jesus Christ, we can make adifference in the lives of people aroundus. We do that through many different types of events. Weekin andweekoutwe dive intoGodswordandgure outhow itappliesto our livesand howwecanuseittobecome closertoJesus.Wetake tripsandexperience things together so that we can build healthy and happy friendships and enjoy life as followers of Jesus. We also go out into the world and show the love of Christ by serving those in need. All of these things are important if we are to live our lives as God has intended. !So if you are ateenager reading this, we hope you know this isnt just a place to be soyourenotgettingin trouble or aplace tomake youfeelguilty.Thisisagroupof encouragingfriends helpingyou gureoutthose toughquestionsinlife.We alsoare living proof that being a Christian teen doesnt have to be boring! If you are a parent reading this, we hope you realize how important it is for your teen tohavetheaccountability andinuence thatcomeswithagrouplike this.Youhave strong men and women ofGod prayingandserving your family, because that is what God has called us to do.So ask questions, get involved, and trust God! CHECK OUT WHATS HAPPENING AT FREEDOM FAMILY CHURCHStarting September 25th Open Saturday Nights 5 to 9 T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 4USA MAPA father wanted to read a maga-zine but was being bothered by his little girl. She wanted to know what the United States looked like. Finally, he tore a sheet out of his new magazine onwhich was printed the map of the country. Tearing it into small pieces, he gave it to her and said, 'Go into the other room and see if you can put this together. This will show you our whole country today... 'After a few minutes, she returned and handed him themap, correctly tted and taped together. The father was sur-prised and asked how she had nished so quickly..Oh,' she said, 'on the other side of the paper is a picture of Jesus. When I got all of Jesus back where He be-longed,Then our country just came together.' Sooo........ When we get Jesus back where He Belongs--Our country will come togetherNew Column Writer For Liberty LeaderFFCs Pastor- Randy I am proud to say Im apart of Free-dom Family Church and the body of Christ JESUS.Weve talked about the youth and whats been going on at Freedom Family Church, but we haven'tlet you know about the man that GOD has placedover HIS sheep. His name is Randy Hand. Ive had the great honor in not just meet-ing him, but also being able to build that brother to brother bond. Randy Hand was born October 2, 1970,in Greensboro, NC. He attended Col-lege at Campbell University, study-ing for his Bachelors in religion. Randy completed half ofa Masters Degree in counseling at southeastern Seminary School. He has worked in church, since 1992 and to the present. Mr. Hand has been a youth & children's minister and also a senior Pastor. Randy is married to a beautiful woman of GOD by the name of Jennifer, I am sorry but the woman of GOD part says it all. Randy. Also has three cool JESUS Freaks. The oldest being Joshua , who is as strong as an ox, and when he comes to the new members class I always see him with a note pad listening carefully and taking notes. The second oldest is Rose, she sung to her Dad for Father's Day and let me tell you readers , she can sang. Now the youngest of them all is Jessica , she always wears those glasses that make her look very smart, I dont know a whole lot about her but I can say she is Gods little angel. Randy is teaching not just by telling me, but showing me how to bea husband and father, to my wife that GOD has for me in the future andsonwho GOD has blessed me with. Pastor I thank you for letting God use you to be the man that you are today. I love you brother?;-)Lets get to know Randy a little more. So what lead you in this career Pastor Randy? Randy commented, Call from God at age 17, specic call from God in 1996 to the Family, specic call from God to start a church in 2008. As you can see the Lord has used Randy in a mighty way. I asked Randy did he have a favorite role model in life. With a condent answer, Randy replied, Chuck Swindollgreat preacher, communicator that still has fun today. I asked Randy what makes his day.With a great big smile, When me, my family & church love God & others like were capable of. Wow, what a great model for all of us to live by. In conclusion, Kevin has al-ways said he likes to ask the people he interviews, this one specic question and taking his lead, I asked away. That questions would be, what is the best piece of advise you can give others. Focus on God & His plan for your life and stop caring what others thinktheyre more screwed up than you real-ize., Randy replied. Wow, I understand now why Kevin likes to as these questions, you do get some good advise you can use. In conclusion, what has been your best memory in this career. Baptizing people at Lake Juno and in a pond off Hwy 49, theres just something awesome about it.Randy added. Well, me being one of those baptized meant even more to be with this state-ment. Well, we spotlighted the pastor from Freedom Family Church because he is going to start righting guest columns for us here at the Liberty Leader. I look forward to seeing what his column will be next month. Story By Miles Lee HopsonResponding to Tough TimesPROVERBS 3:5-6Tough times have a way of separating the "wheat" from the "chaff." That is, when two people face similar dilemmas, one grows closer to God, bears spiritual fruit, and becomes more peaceful. The other, meanwhile, becomes anxious, bitter in spirit, and full of secret doubts about the Lord's faithfulness. The differ-ence has to do with how each one responds to hardship. We all know that hardship is part of life. Becoming a Chris-tian does not change that fact (John 16:33). What shifts is our understanding of God's sovereigntynothing touches our lives unless He permits it. The Lord allowed a murderous king to pursue David for years (1 Sam. 23). But the fugitive responded to adversity with faith and called God his stronghold and refuge (Ps. 59:16). We are confronted with challenges for many reasons. God intends for them to grow our faith, change our perspective, or deepen our com-passion. Sometimes believers reach heaven before they un-derstand why they've had to endure suffering. But whatever the trial or God's intention for it, He is available to help us in our afiction (Ps. 46:1). We can turn toward Him for comfort, guidance, and support. Or we can get angry and that we are not being rescued from our shadowy valley (See Ps. 23:4). When afiction strips away every crutch, one has only the Lord to depend upon. Can you think of a better position to nd yourself in than to be undergirded by our faithful and sovereign God? Though some people are destroyed bythat kind of situation, others are built into stalwart believers.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 5Nurses Notes September 2010Dates to remember: Satur-day October 23 from 9 am-2 PM Free Health Fair with blood drive . The American Red Cross will be at the First Methodist Church doing a blood drive while the health fair is going on.Look for iers for information on when to call and set up an ap-pointment.This an important time for the American Red Cross for it is just before the Holidays when they normally have a shortage of blood.So, Liberty come out and help your fellow man you just may save a life.The other vendors at the health fair will be: Jo Ellen Needham will there with information about Medicare Part D and Ad-vantage Plan changes for 2011.A Note all changes to both Pre-scription plans and Advantage plan must be done between Nov. 15 and Dec. 31 ONLY cancella-tions can be done after the rst of the year but you cannot change plans.Social Security will have a table Chatham Hospital will be there offering free Stroke screen-ings. Home Instead and home health agency. Loins Funeral Home will be there with a table on to properly pre-planning your nal expenses. Celebrate Libertys Children will have a table on what they have to offer you and your child. There will be other information also at the health fair, not all vendors have con-rmed, but I will send out more information next month after all vendors have been conrmed.Lori Ann Cobb RN, FCNBy Lori Ann Cobb RN, FCNHealth CornerLiberty Public Library239 South Fayetteville Street 336 622-4605Preschool StorytimeTuesdays at 11 AMJoinUs ! September14 Welcome, Welcome Everyone21Dont Forget Your Lunch28Who Lives HereOctober5 Happy Birthday Winnie the Pooh12Itsy Bitsy Spider19Pumpkin Time26Lets Pretend* Wear your favorite costume* RefreshmentsOver Exceeding the Goal Blood DriveWe have successfully completed another of the Paul Shepherd Me-morial Blood Drives on Satur-day,August 28,2010. The goal this year was l40 units and we collected 166 units. I am pleased with this drive and the American Red Cross is also. With the great need of blood at this time of year these donations will help 498 people I want to thank each and everyone who helped with the drive with donations,working,putting out posters and donating. I could not have done it alone. This is AWSOME,AWSOME. Now we have the year to get ready for the next one.Thank You Helen Shepherd"Battle of the Bands" Providence Grove H.S. Marching Patri-ots' rst annual marching band competition. Satur-day 9/25 @ PGHS football eld, 5555 Mack Lineberry Rd, Climax, NC 27233. Gates open at 11:30 a.m. Public is invited! Admission $6 for school-aged children & adults. $3 for children under 5 years old. Thousands are expected to attend! www.providencegroveband.comMark Your CalendarsSat - Sept 25T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 6Letter To The Editor: The 1955 graduating class of Nathanael Greene School met August 6 at the school. The class toured the school and some for the rst time after 55 years.The school had denitely changed over the years. It was a well kept for the years.The picture, the rst grade was on display in the hall. Everyone enjoyed the tour.The group spent rest of the time catching up with everyone at the Back Yard Grill in Climax. Present wasEli Hauser, Ely Jones, Sandra Eaton, Emily Stafford, Lucille Bryly, Ellen Linberry, Faye Cox,Nancy Routh, Max Clapp, Clayotn Ingold, Fred Flinchum, Glen Shaw, Robert Bowman, Dan Garrett, Leon Holt, and Ther-man Hyat. Thanks Ellen LinberryN.C. ZOOS FEMALE LION LOSES BATTLE WITH CANCERA female lion was euthanized at the North Carolina Zoo Friday morning after veterinarians determined that mammary cancer had spread to the point that she would not recover. The 12-year-old female had been at the N.C Zoo since 2002 after being transferred from the Sedgwick County Zoo in Kansas. According to Zoo Senior Veterinarian Dr. Ryan DeVoe, the lion has only been diag-nosed with the problem two weeks ago, but her condition had declined rapidly. The cancer had metastasized to the lungs and she was suffer-ing, DeVoe said. There was nothing we could do for her. Meanwhile, the zoos nine-year-old male lion remains on exhibit and in good health. Efforts to nd a replacement for the female have not yet begun. There are currently no other lions in the collection. The zoo is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Re-sources, Dee A. Freeman, Secretary; Beverly E. Perdue, Governor.Calf Born In Climax WithSix LegsA farmer in Climax, North Carolina was shocked when he discovered one of his cows gave birth to a six-legged calf. Mike Fields, a farmer who raises cows in Climax, said the calf was born on his farm two weeks ago. Fields said it's one of the strangest things he's ever seen. "It's a pretty crazy looking thing," said Fields. "It's healthy though." The two extra limbs are near the head of the calf and came with fully formed hooves. Fields said the calf has no side effects from the birth defect. Fields said his grandkids have grown close to the calf, giving it the nickname 'Four Legs' because it has four hooves on the front. He said despite several offers, he plans to keep 'Four Legs' and raise him on his farm. Six-legged calfs are rare but not unheard of. In May, a calf dubbed "Mr. Miracle" which was born with six legs in New York.Quote from a friendWhen I was a kid, my par-ents would often to to drop me off to spend the weekends with my grandparents. Man, I hated the cemetery. Trafc Light Gone BadI was driving when I saw the ash of a trafc camera. I gured that my picture had been taken for ex-ceeding the limit even though I knew that I was not speeding. Just to be sure, I went around the block and passed the same spot, driv-ing even more slowly, but again the camera ashed. Now I began to think that this was quite funny, so I drove even slower as Ipassed the area once more, but the trafc camera again ashed. I tried a fourth and fth time with the same results and was now laughing as the camera ashed while I rolled past at a snail's pace. Two weeks later, I got ve tickets in the mail for driving without a seatbelt.You know, you just can't x stupid!Liberty Parks & RecHost Football TournamentThis past month the football eld at Liberty Elementary School was full of cheering, passing and kicking. The Parks And Recreation hosted a football tournament that last from early early in the morning to the last set of games starting at 5:30pm. It was so much fun for all to have. The team also was found in the concession area, but this team was of volun-teers that worked hard all day providing much needed nourishment.The volunteer-ing does not stop here. For it takes coaches and their sup-port staff to give of their time to make this work. Make a point to thank the volunteers that give freely of their time to help with the town recrea-tion. T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 7Two Dorothy Oh My! Lions & Witches Oh My In August at The Liberty Reitzel Senior Center,Sharona Warren, Marie Warren, Kaffy Kivett, and Laurel Ramos volunteer and staff, at the center, are all dress up for The Wizard of Oz Day. Wait, where is Toto, the little dog...maybe he is under the table chewing on the ruby red slippers. This us just a small taste of all the fun to be had at the Liberty Senior Center. Wilson Meredith Meals-On-WheelsSummer Volunteer. The Reitzel Senior Cen-terpresented Wilson Meredith a Certica-tion ofAppreciation for his dedicated serv-ices ofdelivering meals to home bound sen-iors during the summer. Marie Warren Nu-trition Site Aide.A table full of busy ladies: Laurel Ramos, Lessie Pickett, Erline Kennedy, Nell Murray, andSarah Cheek. Busy LadiesBeatrice Rodgers celebrated her 102 birthday in August. Happy Birthday !!!!!! Volunteer SpotlightAvis Coco and Louise Buchanan are decorat-ing ower pots with sea shells during beach Why dont you follow the yellow brick road to all the fun at the senior center!!!Evelyn Williams, Alvenia Cheek, Lessie Pick-ett, and Mary Murphy are enjoying a jewelry making class taught by Amber Currrin.Jewelry MakingEverybody Has Fun At The Liberty Senior CenterLiberty Senior CenterCenter oI Excellence128 S Fayetteville Street Liberty. NC 27298For Lunch/Activity Reservation: Call the center(336)-622-5844Calendar oI ActivitiesSeptember. 2010National Senior Center MonthMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Closing & Games Day Exercise Day Music/Craft Day Lunch & Learn Bingo Day Special Events9:30 KoIIee Klatch Club/Facts Irom the Past w/ Laurel10:00 Chair Tai Chi10:30 Fitness Room/Board Games/ 13th: Faith Community Nurse-BP 11:0012:00 Scrabble27th 9:30 Birthday Party10:30 Randolph Hospital Home HealthBP6:00 pm Hatha Yoga9:30 KoIIee Klatch ClubTrivia/Stretch & Wiggle 9:4510:00 Fitness Room & Shopping10:30 Chair Yoga12:00 Table Tennis1:00 Walking/ShuIIleboard-Freedom ParkTai Chi 4:00 & 6:00 pmSampler Dance 7:00 pm9:30 KoIIee Klatch Club/TVBible Study Club 9:45 10:00 Fitness Room/ CraIt Class:8th Jewelry Making ClassSummer/Fall Concert Series: 10:301st Betty Craven 8th Classical Music Concert15th Alex Roncat22nd Jazz Concert29th Betty Allred12:00 Spite & Malice1:15 Book Club9:30 KoIIee Klatch ClubBrain Aerobic w/ Amy 9:3010:3010:00 Fitness RoomLunch & Learn: 2ndHospice9th Grandparent Day Celebration 16th

Senior Nutrition23rd Johnny Appleseed Day30th Pirate Day12:15 Line Dancing1:15 Chat & Crochet9:30 KoIIee Klatch Club/Word Games 9:45 What is Jeopardy?10:00 Fitness Room/ Chair Aerobic10:30 Bingo:10th Bingo with Home Health24th Dog Day Bingo12:00 Canasta12:15 Walking Club6th Center Closed Ior Labor Day511 National WaIIle Week8th Jewelry Making Class 10:00 am9th Grandparent Day Celebration15th Hat Day17th Beach Party ( Archdale23rd Johnny Appleseed Day National Dog Week 24th30th Drop In Activities:Exercise room. card & board games. table tennis. books. and video libraryT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R81Drivers Needed: To volunteer call the center at 622-5844. The Reitzel Senior Center needs volunteer drivers for Meals-On-Wheels route.The route would consist of delivering meals to homebound seniors in the Liberty area. Visit Debbies For All Your NeedsFREEHunterSafteyCourseAt Staley Fire DeptSept 8,9,106:00pm to 9:30pm622-7494 or 420-7006Eagle Scout ProjectFor Tanner BoltonT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 9With the grand re-opening of the Liberty Showcase, the crowds lled the house last month with 252 people on the opening night. The Blender group that has Chad and Kristi Gaines was overwhelmed at the turnout for this rst show since they have been back. The night had some special guest...all the returning favorites. The Liberty Showcase is now operated by Ron and Betty Staley of Liberty. They have a new website where you can nd the latest shows posted. It iswww.libertyshowcase.netmake a point to visit it regularly. Well pic-tures are worth a thousands words, so I will leave it up to them to nish the story.Home For Sale"Southern Charmer for only $255,000 - This beautiful home on 0.94 acres features 4 bedrooms with full baths in each + a half bath for guest. It is 3,246 s/f with a screened in porch, formal areas, 2 replaces, family room, eat-in kitchen, hard-wood oors and 2 car attached garage in Fogleman subdivi-sion near Freedom Park. Please call Bob Blanchard, Broker, 919.217.3032 or Sandy Fielding, Broker, 336.212.3202 to see this fantastic home! CB/HPW". Look forward to hearing from you!Liberty Showcase Packs Full House On Re-OpeningT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 10Why Earth Visions? Here's why...... As a woman wanting balance, peace, and well-being in my life I found it in many forms. One of those is in the form of exercise. Not just "exercise", but movement. Ilearned how to move my body, my mind, and my spirit. About six years ago I discovered Earth Visions, Sam, Novella, and a group of the best friends in the world. What I expected was to get t and feel better. What I didn't expect was the transformation that happened to my spirit and soul. It was that transformation that brought the peace and balance I wanted and needed. It's not just exercise it's a way of life. -----Teana Kivett You say you will never forget where you were whenyou heard the news On September 11, 2001.Neitherwill I was on the 110th oor in a smoke lled room with a man who called his wife to say 'Good-Bye.' Iheld his ngers steady as he dialed. I gave him thepeace to say, 'Honey, I am not going to make it, but it is OK..I am ready to go.'I was with his wife when he called as she fedbreakfast to their chil-dren. I held her up as she tried to understand his words and as she realized he wasn't coming homethat night.I was in the stairwell of the 23rd oor when awoman cried out to Me for help. 'I have beenknocking on the door of your heart for 50 years!' I said. 'Of course I will show you the way home - only believe in Me now.'I was at the base of the building with the Priest ministering to the injured and devastated souls. I took him home to tend to his Flock in Heaven. He heard my voice and answered. I was on all four of those planes, in every seat, with every prayer. I was with the crew as theywere overtaken. I was in the very hearts of the believers there, comforting and assuring them that their faith has saved them.I was in Texas , Virginia , Califor-nia , Michigan , Afghanistan . I was standing next to you when you heard the terrible news.Did you sense Me?I want you to know that I saw every face. I knew every name - though not all knew Me. Some met Mefor the rst time on the 86th oor.Some sought Me with their last breath.Some couldn't hear Me calling to them through thesmoke and ames; 'Come to Me... this way... takemy hand.' Some chose, for the nal time, to ignore Me.But, I was there. I did not place you in the Tower that day. Youmay notknow why, but I do. However, if you werethere in that explosive moment in time, would you havereached for Me? Sept. 11, 2001, was not the end of the journey for you. But someday your jour-ney will end. And Iwill be there for you as well. Seek Me now while I may be found. Then, at any moment, you know you are'ready to go.' I will be in the stairwell of your nal moments.During the next 60 seconds, stop whatever you aredoing, and take this opportunity. (Literally its only 1 minute.) All you have to do is the following:Stop and think and appreciate God's powerin your life, for doing what you know is pleasing to Him.'Yes, I love my God. He is myfountain of Life and My Savior. He Keeps me going day and night. Without Him, I am no one. But with Him, I can do everything which is pleas-ing to Him. JESUS CHRIST is my strength.''MEET ME IN THESTAIRWELL'Remember9/11....Get Your Flag ReadyOn Saturday, September 11th, 2010, an American ag should be displayed outside every home, apartment, ofce, and store in the United States . Every individual should make it their duty to display an Ameri-can ag on the anniversary of one our country's worst tragedies. We do this honor of those who lost their lives on 9/11, their families, friends and loved ones who continue to endure the pain, and those who today are ghting at home and abroad to preserve our cher-ished freedoms. In the days, weeks and months following 9/11, our country was bathed in American ags as citi-zens mourned the incredible losses and stood shoulder-to-shoulder against ter-rorism. Sadly, those ags have all but disappeared. Our patriotism pulled us through some tough times and it shouldn't take another attack to galva-nize us in solidarity. Our American ag is the fabric of our country and together we can prevail over terrorism of all kinds.Liberty Masonic LodgeThrough a rafe, the Liberty Lodge #714 of Liberty, NC raised a total of $1728 for the charities they support. $864 went to the Oxford Orphanage and $864 went to the White Stone, Masonic and Eastern Star Home. Each member sold $5 rafe tickets. The master of the lodge, Mike Bruchon do-nated the prize, to the lodge so that the lodge could then donate the pro-ceeds to the masonic charities. The many masonic charities, relieve fami-lies in need, of the nancial burden, as well as supply a network of in-valuable support systems, when facing times of unexpected hardship. The prize, a Remmington 870 Turkey gun, went to Danny Bruscino, a volunteer reman from Climax. The Liberty Masonic Lodge meets on the rst Thursday of every month at 7:30.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 11Lake Juno Celebrates 40 YearsEveryone in area knows about Emerald Point's Wet & Wild, but you'd be sur-prised a short drive down the road there is a similar water-park free of long lines, and expensive admission rates. The Water Park is called Lake Juno Water Park, and is located just south of Greensboro. Lake Juno Water Park is areas premiere family destination for now over 37 years. Lake Juno features a full day of fun for the en-tire family whether you make a splash in the cool blue waves, take a thrilling ride down any of the water slides, or just pad-dle boat around the lake. The Water Park has acres of ac-tion packed attractions, with something fun for everyone. With a large lake, pool, and water slides available. You'll be sure to have a fun day at lake Juno. The park includes, a picnic area, paddle boats, and camping. There are a total of 40 campsites and all include water/electric and sewer. You can bring your own tent or camper for $20 per day (additional for air) or if you want to rent one of the many permanent camp-ers for $150 a week. All this in the beautiful country side, with clear blue skies hailing down upon its patrons. Lake Juno Water park is owned and operated by a local family. Jun-ior Jenkins, owner and op-erator, says this is his life. I asked him how this all came into being. Well he said, Back over 40 years ago a group of about 5 families from Liberty, Greensboro, Statesville and Graham would all come to-gether several times a year at White Lake for get together. At that time two things was play-ing through my mind. One why can we not have a place closer to home for all of us and second, my parents getting on up in years needed help on the farm. That was the birth of the idea. I was lucky my par-ents, George Jenkins Sr and Iris Hill Jenkins was able to see my dream come true when I open it. While building the park, I continued to help on the fam-ily farm. Mainly being a tobacco farm but also rais-ing numerous other crops. Jun-ior continued to ex-plain, I have had two chances to sell but at both times I just could not, as I said this is my life. The Water Park is continuously up-graded and im-proved to create an even more exciting experience every time a guest returns. Maintenance is a priority and they provide very a safe environment. The park is supervised by quality staff. Admission is inex-pensive and a whole family can easily have a day of fun here for under 40.00 dollars which often is the ad-mission for just one person at the larger water parks. The cost for age 11 and under is $4 and ages 12 and over is $11, which gets you in the park. Food, indoor game room and some rides are for additional cost. The park is open most days during the sum-mer (hours being 7 days a week and opens at 10am daily with closing to until), and the campground areas are open throughout the year. Church retreats, and other functions are common at the Lake so call ahead of time for gate opening times and operating hours. There are fa-cilities separate for private parties. Lake Juno is located at 243 Lake Juno Road (Just off Old 421 South ) , Liberty, North Carolina 27298 .Telephone: (336)685-4334 or (336)314-4396.Lake Juno Ends A Great SeasonLobster Bake - Sept. 17th To Benet The Randolph Arts GuildDo you love the Arts?Do you love eating Lobster?Then come on to , the Randolph Arts Guild Lobster Bake Benet courtesy of Dwight Hol-land and Phyllis Holland.Help make a difference Sept. 17th at 6:30pm for the arts in Randolph County while feasting on 1 1/4 pound of lobster (chicken available by request), corn on the cob, potato salad, dessert, beer an' wine an' tea an' coffee.Only 100 tickets are available.Tickets are $50 each.For those who have never been to Dwight's house before, getting a chance to see his pottery-collection is worth $50 by itself - these tickets will go fast!Get yours today!Save the Date for Christmas Concert to be held by Local MusiciansHigh Point's musically acclaimed and award winning native sons, Anthony D. Griffey and Warren Jones will present a Christmas Concert that will bene-t Open Door Minis-tries of High Point. The gracious duo will share their talents to celebrate the season at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, beginning at 7:30pm on Tuesday, December 21, 2010. A reception for Christmas Concert Spon-sors will be held following the concertThere will not be an admission fee for the event, but a love offering is encour-aged! Sponsorship opportunities are available. From addi-tional information, please contact Tom Terrell at336.378-5412 or tom.terrell@smithmoorelaw.com.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R12A little nostalgia 'APRONS' For those of us OLD enough to remember the aprons that our Mothers and Grandmothers wore, this will bring back lots of memories. For those of you that AREN'T, just read and use your imagina-tion!Remember making an apron in Home Ec? Read below:The History of 'APRONS' I don't think our kidsknow what an apron is.The principal use of Grandma's apron was to protect the dress underneath, because she only had a few. It was also because it was easier to wash aprons than dresses, and aprons used less material.But along with that, it served as a potholder forre-movinghot pans from the oven.It was wonderful for dry-ing children's tears, and on occasion was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.From the chicken coop, the apron was used for carrying eggs, fussy chicks, and sometimes half-hatched eggs to be nished in the warming oven.When company came, those aprons were ideal hiding places for shy kids.And when the weather was cold, grandma wrapped it around her arms.Those big old aprons wiped many a perspir-ing brow,bent over the hot wood stove. Chips and kindling wood were brought into the kitchen in that apron.From the garden, it carried all sorts of vegetables.After the peas had been-shelled, it carried out the hulls.In the fall, the apron was used to bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.When unexpected company drove up the road, it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust in a matter of seconds.When dinner was ready, Grandma walked out onto the porch, waved her apron, and the men folks knew it was time to come in from the elds to dinner.It will be a long time before someone invents some-thing that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.Send this to those who would know (and love) the story about Grandma's aprons.REMEMBER:Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool.Her grand-daughters set theirs on the window sillto thaw.They would go crazy now trying to gure out how many germs were on that apron.I don't think I ever caught anything from an apron - but love...Workshop for FamiliesCreating Love MemorialsAre pictures sitting in a box with journals, recipes, or other handwritten memorabilia of loved ones passed? Bring your keepsakes to create beautiful works of art with your own hands, where no ex-perience is necessary and all supplies are com-plementary. Just a Cloud Away, Inc. Journal and other local organizations are sponsoring the rst Creating Love Memorials Workshop for families. Feel free to bring any 2 dimensional pa-pers, fabric or tags to incorporate, whether from a loved one or beloved pet. Professionals will be onsite in the craft area to assist children in creat-ing paper keepsakes. Adults will have the oppor-tunity to design an awareness ribbon for the cause of their choice.A Love Memorial is a keepsake or sympathy gift, going beyond the typical cards, owers or food. It is a thoughtful creation showing compas-sion for each specic situation. Many samples will be provided, including; pressed owers, metal, jewelry, scrapbooking, woodwork, decoupage, gardens, stone, glass, photography and photo montages. Community resources will provide literature on babysitting classes, support forums and more. Also joining us are local animal rescue groups with adoptable pets. Our re and police departments will share safety tips. After school food and beverages will be served. Energy work sessions will be offered, and music performed by Jennifer Cockman during the workshop. See Cre-ating Love Memorials ad for more information.Bring and share your own memorial keepsakes. These may be an inspiration to someone else.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R 13NAPA AUTO PARTS 420 S Greensboro St Liberty, NC 27298phone# (336) 622- 7885 Hr: Mon to Fri7:00 am to 6:00pm Sunday CLOSED Sat 7:30 am to 4:00pm 420 S Greensboro St Liberty, NC 27298phone# (336) 622- 7885 www.libertyshowcase.netBrunswick StewMacedonia Baptist Church7881 Old 421 Rd., Liberty,N.C.$6.00 per quartPre-order sales by calling 685-9592 or emailing paul452@yahooGrays Chapel UMC5056 NC 22 N- FranklinvilleAnnual Womens BazaarSat Sept 18th - 10am to 1pmFeaturing canned vegtables, pottery, baby items, aprons, satin pillowcases, gift bas-kets, frozen casseroles, bake sale and much more.Ticket for a hand made Christmas quilt will be sold. Hotdogs and des-serts will be sold all morning and break-fast items will b e available starting at 9:30 am. Pat Hurley Helps Get Tanks RemovedA special thanks goes out to our State Repre-sentativePat Hurley. She worked hard with our town manager to get the state to get the under ground takes at Liberty Tire and Auto removed to insure our water well at that lo-cation. Make a point to thank her for work-ing on Libertys behave. T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R14At the WellAt the center of the Village is a deep well of life-giving water where the townspeople meet.As they draw water their voices blend in the culture, society and wisdom that they share.Each month meet here at the well to hear those voices. A new voice is shared this month.As I was walking toward the central gathering spot today, I noticed that the group was listening intently to a man that I had not seen before.There were no other side conversa-tions, just this man answering someones question.He seemed to be an authority on some subject but it took a while for me to get caught up on the topic.Apparently, he had been a scientist at a university and was explaining some-thing about food.As I got closer, it became clear he was talking about our food system and how it is affecting our health in bad ways.Someone then asked why is this happening since our government is supposed to be protecting us from bad things getting into our food.His answer was very broad and quite alarming to me.The scientist explained that food processing is an industry, meaning that they are in it to make money.And since they are a very large industry, they have the nancial support to inuence our leaders to allow many things to happen that should not.Of course many of us in our Village have talked about our elected leaders before, how-ever this scientist was possibly indicating that our food might not be as healthy as our ofcials lead us to believe.Weve all heard that fast food may not be healthy for our bodies but I always thought that the food in the grocery stores was the good stuff.I listened further.The food companies typi-cally hire a food chemist that specializes in creating chemically the tastes and desires that will hook people so they keep buying those foods.And those chemicals are not even food.They also work on ways to make the processing of the foods less costly so the sales of the food provide better prof-its.He began by using the soft drink beverages as an example.Essentially everything in a soft drink is a processed chemical.Although some of these chemicals are made from natural sources, they are still changed and no longer resembling a natural ingredient.This is a very disturbing piece of in-formation since the labels on foods and drinks can often indicate that the product has something natural in it.Therefore a soft drink does not pro-vide our body with any useful nutrition, just empty calories and chemicals that need to be ushed out of our bodies.Recently, some of the soft drink companies began offering some products that no longer contain the high fructose corn syrup and have gone back to sugar.So we need to realize that both the sugar and the high fructose corn syrup are highly processed and not resembling a natural ingredient.Often the diet drinks are the most dan-gerous since they have replaced the sweetener with another man-made chemical that tricks the body.When the body gets tricked by these chemicals, the metabolism processes change and the effects can go unnoticed for a long time.We are mistak-enly led to believe that the fewer calories, the better the drink.Opps they didnt tell us that the nutrition also went down!At this point, the scientist asked the group a ques-tion.How many of us know what is really in our foods and how these ingredients change our bod-ies?As expected, no one raised a hand.One per-son commented that it is far too complicated to understand what is happening to our food and so we expect the government to protect us.Hmmmm.. are we right back where we started?More on this thought soon!Do you have something you would like to ask or say?Send your question or story to the editor of your paper.You may be next months voice, At the Well!The Debbie Clark Captain's Choice Charity GolfTournamentSaturday October 9th Starting at 8:00am@ The Sandy Creek GolfClub$50 per playerMulligans, Tee-Busters, and 6 Strings available for $5 eachCash Prize For First PlaceAll proceeds will go toward Debbies ght against cancerCall Chris @ 336-233-1219 or stop in Big Daddys PizzaA Special Thanks To Our Sponsors:Ramseur Quick Lube - Ramseur Police Department - W.B. Trucking Big Tims Towing - Ramseur B-Line - Napa Auto Parts ofRamseurCheek Septic Service - Ramseur Pharmacy - RWB LeasingSportsman Supply & Grocery - Silver Dollar Gun & PawnLiberty Oil/Sports Attic - Ultimate Tanning Salon - Welch AutomotiveLoflin Funeral Home - McMasters Repair Shop - Doss AutomotiveFranklinville Fire Department - Brown Brothers Well DrillingCE & W Enterprises - Lowes Foods ofRamseurRandleman Cleaners - Transitions Salon & Spa& The Ramseur ReviewGirl Scouts Unveils New National Brand InitiativeGirl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA), one of the most well-known and well-loved organizations in the nation, is revitalizing and reenergizing its brand to reach out to a new generation of girls.After extensive research and development, Girl Scouts has launched a brand cam-paign designed to reacquaint the country with the iconic organization and communicate the power girls have to change the world through Girl Scouting. The branding, in the works as part of the organization's comprehensive transformation that began in 2004, is composed of a new visual identity, which includes a distinctive trefoil mark, revised color palette and refreshed logo. In addition, the initiative also includes plans for a 360-degree marketing program that taps the online, place-based and traditional media. Research revealed that while many girls and par-ents knew about Girl Scouts, they had a very limited view. The new work is designed to let people know about the new and exciting things girls do every day as Girl Scouts. "The brand is refreshed and will bring girls' and their parents' attention to the wonderful leadership experiences and learning opportunities that Girl Scouts offers girls," said Susan G. Ratcliff, Interim CEO of Girl Scouts Carolinas Peaks to Piedmont. The Girl Scout Leadership Experience, which features a series of 15 out-comes or benets, helps every Girl Scout learn to dis-cover her own values, connect with her peers and adults and take action to improve her community. "We con-tinue to give every girl access to life-changing experi-ences that inspire her to achieve her dreams," Ratcliff said. "We're simply repositioning Girl Scouts with a mes-sage that is relevant to girls and the lives they lead to-day." The campaign, known by the tagline What Did You Do Today?, is also key to boosting the number of girls and adult volunteers who participate in Girl Scouting annually. "The campaign not only asks girls to consider how they spend their time, but also our volunteers, who give an incredible amount of time. We're asking girls, their parents and volunteers to consider how they spend their days, and what they can do to change their world," Ratcliff said. "A revitalized and energized brand is abso-lutely essential for us and our future growth," said Kathy Cloninger, Chief Executive Ofcer of GSUSA. "About one out of every 10 girls participates in Girl Scouting, and that's a tremendous number when you think about it. But that also means that we have a great opportunity to grow, even after almost 100 years.""We have literally revamped our entire organization to appeal to that 90 percent of girls who arent beneting from the Girl Scout Leadership Experience. And with our new brand work, we think we have the right message at the right time," Cloninger said.As part of the What Did You Do Today? campaign, Girl Scouts also has developed Spanish-language advertising to target the Hispanic market, one of the fasting-growing girl populations in the country.With this new campaign and the projected growth in overall girl population in the United States, Girl Scouts expects to see its membership increase over the next few years. The campaign will also pave the way for a major effort to gain exposure during the organiza-tion's national centennial celebration in 2012.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R The Liberty Leader Newspaper 15Come toThe Bargain Shop(Thrift store operated by the Liberty Assoc ofChurches)125 S. Greensboro Street, LibertySee us for fall clothing, baby equipment, toys, household furnishings, back packs for school, dcor items and many unique finds! Best Value in Town!Thursday 91Friday 95Saturday 91 Your dollars spent here help your neighbors in needLIBERTY PARKS & RECREATIONTENNIS LESSONS The Liberty Parks & Recreation Department is offering beginning tennis lessons this fall on the courts at Freedom Park.There will be a class for ages 6-12 and a class for ages 13 & above.Registration forms may be picked up at Libertys Town Hall, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., or on the towns website www.Liberty-NC.com.The classes will be twice a week for 3 weeks at a cost of $30 payable to Liberty Parks & Recreation.You should register and pay for your class by the deadline at the Liberty Town Hall, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.There is a minimum number of registrants required to hold these classes so pre-registration is necessary to insure that the class will have enough participants to be held.The tennis class instructor will be Carol Melton, girls tennis coach at Eastern Randolph High School, who has been teaching tennis for eight years.Tennis rackets and balls will be provided.BEGINNING TENNIS - YOUTHThis class is for ages 6-12 and will be an introductory class for beginners.Please be at the courts at least 15 minutes prior to the class. DAY TIME DATE COSTDEADLINETuesday & Thursday 6-6:30 p.m.September 14-September 30$30 9/10/10BEGINNING TENNIS - ADULTThis class is for ages 13 and up and is for beginners or rusty former players looking to get back into playing the game.Please be at the courts at least 15 minutes prior to the class so that you are warmed up and ready for the start of class.DAY TIMEDATE COSTDEADLINETuesday & Thursday 6:45-7:15 p.m.September 14-September 30$309/10/10Liberty American Legion Post 81 Fall Golf Tournament atSandy Creek Golf Club5454 Whites Chapel Rd., Staley, N.C. (off 49 S toward Ramseur from 421 in Liberty)Saturday October 23, 2010 Fundraiser for American Legion Programs. Bring your own Teams$160.00 (4) per TeamCaptains Choice FormatRegistration12:30p until 1:00pShotgun Start 1:30 P.M. 1st Prize $300.00 2nd $200.00 3rd $100.00Prizes, Food, & Cold Beverages-Eat after TournamentRegistration Form.Deadline Before October 16, 2010Phone 336 622 1802 (H) 336 685 4183 (C) 336 707 8177LIBERTY PARKS & RECREATION & REITZEL SENIOR CENTERFALL 2010 CLASS SCHEDULEThe Liberty Parks & Recreation Department and the Reitzel Senior Center are offering the following adult (ages 14-up) evening classes.Registration forms may be picked up at Libertys Town Hall, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the Reitzel Cen-ter Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, or on the towns website www.Liberty-NC.com.Both sessions will be for 6 weeks at a cost of $33 payable to Liberty Parks & Recreation.You should register and pay for your class by the deadline at the Liberty Town Hall, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.There is a minimum number of registrants required to hold these classes so pre-registration is necessary to insure that the class will have enough participants to be held.It is not required that you attend Session I to be able to attend Session II.TAI CHITai Chi is a low impact, weight bearing, and gentle exercise.It develops strength and flexibility, improves balance, and reduces stress.The class is taught by Stephen McClain, a certified instructor who has ten years experience in Tai Chi and attributes his medi-cation free, good health to the terrific health benefits of this ancient Chinese art.Comfortable shoes and clothing recommended.This class is held at the Reitzel Center, 128 S. Fayetteville Street.Minimum number of participants each session is five.CLASSDAYTIMEDATECOSTDEADLINE Session I Tuesday6-7 p.m.September 14-October 19$339/10/10Session IITuesday6-7 p.m.November 2-December 7$3310/29/10NOTE:In order to introduce what exactly Tai Chi is there will be a free class scheduled for Monday, September 7, 2010 at 6 p.m. at the Reitzel Center.HATHA YOGAThese classes are designed to improve circulation plus strengthen and tone the entire body while relaxing the mind.The class is taught by Danny Hoback, a certified and experienced instructor.Participants will need to wear clothing that allows them to stretch and bend, should be prepared to practice barefoot, and need a yoga mat or something on which they can lie on the floor.This class is held at the Reitzel Center, 128 S. Fayetteville Street.CLASSDAYTIMEDATECOSTDEADLINESession IMonday6-7 p.m.September 13-October 18$339/10/10Session II Monday6-7 p.m.November 1-December 6$33 10/29/10 Call Us 404-9791For InfoT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E Rwww.libertynewspaper.orgThe Liberty Leader Newspaper 16On Sunday, September 19 at 3:00 PM the Asheboro Community Choir will be presenting a concert of mostly southern gospel plus some contemporary music at Liberty Friends Meeting, 316 Greensboro Street, Liberty, NC. This concert is free and open to the public.Don't Worry, Be Prayerful!There was a popular song called, "Don't Worry, Be Happy." It had a catchy tune, but it's advice was pretty empty. When you are going through a tough time, being told "Be Happy" isn't a lot of help! Philippians 4:6 is the key verse that has much better advice: "Don't Worry, Be Prayerful!" "Don't be anxious about anything, but in everything, present your requests before God..." Phil 4:6But do we really believe God means, "Any-thing" and "Everything?" Or do we live as though there are some exceptions to this verse? I mean, God wasn't including the blanks on our volunteer rosters at church, was He? Or that leader at church we wish would resign, or that parent that drives us nuts or that kid who sucks up precious time and energy? Really? Anything and Every-thing?Your dependence upon God is reected most clearly by the amount of time you spend in prayer asking for His help and support. If you don't pray, you are telling God by your actions that you don't really need His help. And if you worry, you insult Him, for you are calling Him either late or a failure.When is the last time you were on your knees? And I don't mean that guratively.Just something to think about as you head into walk of life with needs and "impossi-ble" things to accomplish.Don't Worry, Be Prayerful!Story Provided By Karl D. Bastian Jeremiah 32:27: "I am the Lord, the God of every per-son on the earth. Nothing is impossi-ble for me."ST. PAUL HELP ME HOLY GHOSTMISSION BAPTIST CHURCH251 N ASHEBORO STREET - LIBERTY, NC 27298Sunday School...............................10:00 amMorning Worship...........................11:00 amBible Study - Wednesday.....7 pm - 8:30 pmCommunion First SundayPastor Isaac Fortune, Sr. - 336-501-3306Motto: A Place were you are greeted with Love, were theSpirit of God rules and reign through Our Lord and SaviorT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R O B I T U A R I E S 17Arthur Washington "A.W." McElhannon Sr.CLIMAX Mr. Arthur Washington "A.W." McEl-hannon, Sr., 80, died Sunday, September 5, 2010.A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, Septem-ber 7, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel. Sidney G. ShoffnerLIBERTY Mr. Sidney G. Shoffner, 92, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Clapp's Nursing Center. A graveside funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. at Smithwood United Church of Christ Cemetery. The family will receive friends following the serv-ice in the church fellowship hall. He was the son of the late Sid and Bettie Shoffner and was also pre-ceded in death by his wife, Mildred Crutcheld Shoffner and one daughter, Shirley Shoffner Fra-zier. Surviving are two daughters, Betty Shoffner Kirkman of Climax and Ruby Shoffner Kirkman (Wayne) of Pleasant Garden; one son, Barry Shoff-ner (Debbie) of Liberty; two sisters, Rebecca Shoff-ner McDaniel of Siler City and Sarah Shoffner Ellis of Mt. Holly; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Loin Funeral Home of Liberty has the honor of serving The Shoffner Family.Everett Enoch ShueJULIAN Everett Enoch Shue, 79, of Mt. Hope Church Road went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at Moses Cone Hospi-tal. He was a native of Randolph County and a loving and devoted husband of 58 years to Sara Noah Shue. Everett worked for many years with Western Auto and was later employed for 27 years with Gulf Oil Corporation and retired from BP. He served in the National Guard and was the rst Fire Chief of the Mt. Hope Volunteer Fire Department where he served in various capacities for many years. Everett was a longtime member of Mt. Hope United Church of Christ and the Gleaners' Sunday School Class. He served for many years as assis-tant scout master for the Boy Scout troop at Mt. Hope. He enjoyed the outdoors and working with young people. Everett was the founding member of the Mt. Hope Camping club. He was a talented cook and he spent many happy hours playing golf with his grandson. Survivors include his wife of the home, Sara Noah Shue; sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen Lynn Shue and his wife, Linda of Jul-ian, Stanley Everett Shue and his wife, Sheila Franklin of Maryville, Tennessee; grandchildren, Matthew Shue, Peyton Eggers, Traci Eggers and Jackson Shue; sister, Betty Richardson of Julian and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Riley Phillip and Eula Fer-guson Shue; brothers, Edgar, Ernest and Ervin Shue. The family would like to express their ap-preciation to Everett's Doctors and Nurses for all their kind and compassionate care. The funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at 4 p.m. at Mt. Hope United Church of Christ by Rev. J. Lloyd Spencer and the burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. on Friday at Lowe Fu-neral Home and Crematory, Inc. and other times at the home. Members of the Mt. Hope Fire Station # 38 are asked to serve as honorary pallbearers for the service.Memorials may be made to the Mt. Hope U.C.C., 2400 Mt. Hope Church Road, Whit-sett, NC 27377 or Mt. Hope Volunteer Fire De-partment, 6651 Holts Store Road, Julian, NC 27283John Flynt SmithLIBERTY Mr. John Flynt Smith, 82, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2010 at Moses Cone Hos-pital. He was a member of Pleasant Union United Methodist Church, was a US Army veteran and was retired from Acme McCrary in 1998. A grave-side service will be held on Monday, September 6, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Gilmore Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Sunday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home.He was the son of the late Will Maurice and Mary Etta Flynt Smith and was also preceded in death by his wife, Lois Sawyer Smith and by three sisters and four brothers. Surviving is his daughter, Sheila Smith Coble and her husband, Tommy and one granddaughter, Kristen Coble. In lieu of owers, memorial contributions may be made to In Touch Ministries, PO Box 7900, Atlanta, GA 30357-9979.Loin Funeral Home of Liberty has the honor of serving The Coble Family. Carlos H. WelchSNOW CAMP Mr. Carlos H. Welch, 72, died Thursday, August 19, 2010. The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Graham on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 4 p.m.Crop Walk will be distributing ma-terials on Saturday, September 11th from 12 pm to 3pm at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church . (The coordinators do not have to stay that entire time, but we would like to meet everyone and share fundraising ideas and pro-mote the collection of food for the LAC food pantry, so..)For any additionalinformation please contact us (336)622-2124 T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 18Bush Hill Heritage Festival Archdale, N.C.Archdale Trinity Chamber of Commerce Bush Hill BashAt the Festival SiteFri. Sept 10 - 6pm to 9pmBush Hill Heritage FestivalSat. Sept 11 - 9am to 4pm230+ Vendors 25,000 PeopleThe fun-filled free family fair festival event in North Carolina.Can't you just smell those hot dogs smothered in onions, barbecue dipped in some hot Southern sauce or just taste the homemade ice cream? Music, events, crafts, barbecue, homemade ice cream all southern sty-le!This festival was born in 1986 as the bicentennial celebration of the Quaker settling known as Bush Hill.The heritage is proud and strong and carries with it a tradition of excellence in all this community has become. The festival explodes with the hopes and dreams of this community - from a chamber of commerce which works passionately to ensure its viability to children laughing and adults devouring homemade ice cream and barbe-cue. It's wonderful. The streets have changed just a bit since 1986, but the people remain the steadfast in friendship and faith. Keep the tradition alive and enjoy meeting friends you haven't seen since last year's festi-val. Last year's festival had 230 vendors lining the streets of Archdale with their wares. This year, the Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce is expecting over 260 vendors who will be selling all types of food, home-made crafts, artwork, raffle tickets, pottery, baskets and more.NC man receives 9-12 years in prison for 2007 drowning of longtime girlfriend A 53-year-old North Carolina man has been sen-tenced to up to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to drowning his longtime girlfriend. The News & Record of Greensboro reports Wednesday that Clarence Stone Jr. of Climax pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in the Septem-ber 2007 death of 46-year-old Denise Collins Ball. Her severely beaten and bruised body was found near a pond in Pleasant Garden. Prosecutors say the two had been a couple for more than 18 years in a relationship marred by drugs, alcohol, and his physical and verbal abuse.NATHANAEL GREENE CLASS OF 1955 CELEBRATES 55TH YEARA tour of the old Nathanael Greene School located near Liberty started the weekend activities for the 1955 graduating class thanks to Elizabeth Bowman Hauser.The school was one of several Guilford County schools housing all twelve grades until the early 60s when consolidated schools were introduced.At rst glance it was the same building with its steep steps leading to the main entrance. Comments ourished like Look at these beautiful hardwood oors not like the oil-treated ones we remember or What happened to the Science Lab its a storage room!The old auditorium with its burgundy drapes was now the Media Room.Our treasured desks with true-love carvings were replaced by child size desks.Picture-taking, ever-present teasing and laughter lled the old hallways as reminiscing and story-telling began.Many a red cheek was seen among the grey-haired graduates as old memories were retold.Afterwards the group enjoyed real home cooking at a Climax restaurant.Although only twenty-strong, the Class of 1955 can claim its share of successful graduates.Among the group included teachers, builders, business owners, farmers, bank vice-president, corporate supervi-sors, store manager, party caterer, den-tist, CPA, long-distance truck driver, expert furni-ture maker, secretaries and those from the technical, computer and textile elds.Six members, including one female Marine Sergeant, served in our Armed Forces.A few remain actively employed claim-ing it kept them young!!The ofcial Reunion Night was Saturday, August 7th planned by Faye Lambert Gunter in Siler City.The story-telling and reminiscing continued but most important the group was brought up to date on the new grandchildren, great-grandchildren, weddings, an-niversaries and traveling since last year.This group meets annually and YES, these 70+ young-at-heart friends will convene in 2011 with new updates.Story By: Sandra Welch EatonT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 19OL DBOOKS HOL DCRE ATE TAL E SThe other day I ventured into the Liberty Public Library in search of a book.I sought something old and timeless, a classic you might call it.I left the library with an old favorite I was supposed to read in high school, John Steinbecks Of Mice and Men.When I got home and opened the book a pungent smell hit me.A musty, choking odor steamed up from the pages. How old is this book? I wondered.The only date I could nd on the book was recorded in the copyright information: 1937.Since the novel was rst published in 1937, I guess its possible that I held one of the rst copies.After doing a little more research, I learned that the publisher of this copy is no longer in business.I found the price printed on the dust jacket: $2.45 a copy.I wonder how long ago it was that a hardback book cost $2.45?Nevertheless, I held in my hands an old, used, and seasoned book.Thinking of books, I had a similar experience once while cleaning the Pastors Study at church.As a rst step in an attempt to transform the study into a prayer room, I undertook the challenge of cleaning the study-turned-storage room.(Lest you think the pastor no longer studies, the pastors studying is now done in the ofce at the parsonage!)As I sorted through paperwork from the late 70s and 80s, Sunday school lessons, and canned food (yes, food in mason jars) I stumbled upon an old Bible.The spine was cracked, the pages were yellowed and dog-eared, and the cover was faded.But it was a Bible nonetheless.What is it about old items such as library books and Bibles?They are so fascinatingso intriguingso mysterious.As I read through the library book I noticed underlined words, coffee stains, and watermarks.Who made these marks?Was it a student?Was it someone famous?A scholar, perhaps.Or maybe a factory worker.Likewise, as I held the old Bible in my hands I wondered who owned the Bible.I reected upon the lives the book affected throughout the years.Who carried this Bible to church every Sunday? Who drew their inspiration from this particular collection of scriptures.Whose life did this book transform?How had the soul of this Bible touched the soul of its readers?I wanted to know the story behind the printed copy of the greatest Story ever told. Do you own old books such as these?Do you ever stop to wonder about the history of these books?Where they have been?Who has owned them?What inuence they possess?Our churches and homes are lled with these old, curious, and alluring books.Book, hymnals, and Bibles rest on bookcases waiting to share their history with someone, waiting to inspire the next pair of hands who pulls them from the shelf.Story By:David GarvinPastor, Shiloh United Methodist ChurchLets Meet New Columnist,David Garvin David approached the Liberty Leader Newspaper about his in-terest in writing a monthly col-umn. David use to write for this school newspaper and loved get-ting his thoughts out to the world. I had the pleasure of seat-ing down with David Garvin and talking to him about what lead him in the ministry during our initial meeting. To get to know him more lets see what his story shares. David wasBorn December 31, in Louisville, KY.He is currently going to school for his Mas-ters, at Duke University Divinity. He is currently serving at rst church appoint-ment at Shiloh UMC, serving his church since December 2007. David enjoys read-ing ( anything with words on it, theology, newspapers, ction, biography, non-ction), writing, exercise, University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball ( GO BIG BLUE!) He has been married to Miranda Garvin for 3 years. Miranda is in graduate school at Elon University pursuing her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Mr and Mrs Garvin are expecting their rst child in January 2011. Its a baby girl! David says in excitement.So I eagerly dove into getting to know David more. I asked David what lead you into this eld. David replied, I did not intend to be in ministryactive in church while growing up in Louisville, KYu-pon graduation from high school I went to St. Louis, MO to attend college pursing a career in law, political science, econom-icsexperienced Gods tugging on me to enter some form of ministry while away at college in St. Louis and decided to transfer home (Louisville, KY University of Louisville) to complete undergraduate studiesMiranda and I moved to NC in August 2007 so that we could both attend graduate school. My motive for ministry ows from my love of God and desire to use the gifts God has given me for Gods glory.Through my gifts I wish to extend Gods grace to others.I recall a moment when I was a troublesome seventh grader. My pastor took it upon himself to visit my teachers.He then spent an afternoon in conversation with me, offering guidance and love.In my ministry I am motivated to be for others what that pastor was for me: an instrument of Gods grace. In con-clusion I asked Who was your favorite role model and why: St. Francisfor his dedication to the highest Christian ideals and genuine desire to live his life as the hands and feet of Christ (which is what the church is called to be today- the hands and feet of Christ) I enjoyed talk-ing with David and allowing Liberty Leader Newspaper readers to get to know who is the true man behind the words of the column. David and family we the readers are praying you and the family. Hopping GOD will use your gifts and talents to up lift the hearts of the all read-ers.Story By Miles Lee Hopson David and Miranda Garvin.T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 20Equal Rights For Broadband In Rural Areas Let Your Voice Be HeardContact your Senatoror Representative U.S. House of RepresentativesDear Senator or Representative!!!!I am a board mem-ber of Randolph Telephone, a small, rural telecommuni-cations company located in North Carolina.We serve approximately 13,000 customers and provide a wide-array of communica-tions services includ-ing local exchange, toll, calling features and most impor-tantly, we are capa-ble of providing broadband service to 100% of our customer base.Being a community-based communications provider, Ran-dolph strives to provide high-quality, affordable service to our customersyour constituents. Many small busi-nesses in my community depend on access to afford-able, quality broadband service to serve their custom-ers, to remain competitive with businesses in more ur-ban areas and from around the world, and to expand their business to new markets and customers.Without the deployment of broadband with robust speeds, I fear our rural community will fall behind in terms of eco-nomic development, educational opportunities, ad-vances in health care, and quality of life.Thats why I am extremely concerned with the FCCs National Broadband Plan. The plan will have serious negative consequences for consumers living in rural America by creating a digital divide. This divide will be created because the plan calls for broadband speeds of 100 mbps to 100 million homes in urban areas while only supporting 4 mbps in rural areas through the Connect America Fund.This large disparity is unacceptable, and I urge you to contact the FCC to tell them so.Qual-ity broadband service is fundamental to sustaining and bringing high-paying jobs to our rural communities, and the FCC plan should not undercut the investment and commitment Randolph has already made to deploy broadband service to your constituents.The National Broadband Plan also proposes to eliminate the compen-sation paid to Randolph by other telecommunications providers who use its network.This is a signicant revenue source for small telecommunications compa-nies. The National Broadband Plan offers only the abil-ity to increase the Subscriber Line Charge, which is al-ready $6.50 per month, and to raise local rates to re-cover the revenue shortfall.People in our rural area are already struggling in this time of economic uncertainty and cannot afford large increases in their telephone bills.The uncertainty concerning the National Broad-band Plan is stiing investment in rural areas.Compa-nies such as Randolph cannot continue to invest in pro-viding even better services if it has no hope of being able to earn a return on that investment.Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter, and I look forward to hearing from you.Sincerely, [Your Name]LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARDTour Of Tables At Mount Pleasant Baptist ChurchThe Acteens of Mt Pleasant Baptist Church of Staley/Liberty plan to attend conference next summer in Or-lando. Sue Garnercame up w/the idea and was the driving force from beginning to end. The funds raised will help get the Acteens to Orlando for their trip. Tickets where bought prior to the event for a great meal on tables that words can not describe. Church members took different tables to transform the tables into a work of art that the Biltmore Estate in Asheville would be jealous of. This was a class act from start to nish. Just look at all the girls...white shirts and per-sonal monogrammed aprons. This is like dining at a ve star restaurant. We will let the pictures nish talking, for words will not do it justice. These are only a few if the tables. T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E RNullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 21New Face Added ToLiberty LeaderSometimes, God moves in mysterious ways. I have been overloaded for several months on the newspaper and build-ing of websites. I was not look-ing for no one, but God knew I needed help to keep the minis-try of paper going. That is when he placed Miles Lee Hopson in my path. Miles started attending church at Freedom Family Church with me and his love for the Lord is contagious. He has a heart of pure love to please the Lord. Little did I know while our friendship grew at church, God was working on a new helper for the newspaper. Well, I felt lead to ask Miles to pray about coming to work with me and learn the business and see if he had a desire to help out. Well, after prayer, Miles said, lets give it a shot. I love seeing his excitement as he works on the paper, talk to customers for ads or interview people for a story. I look forward to Miles helping with the paper and hope you will enjoy his writings. Well, I am sneaking this story in, so Miles... gotta yah...Well lets get to know Miles a little bit more.Here is what Miles has posted about him on Facebook and I could not sum it better myself. To know me you most know God. To know God you most know His Word. Holy Bible...A book that until the end of age, will never stop teaching, for God is our teacher. It is amazing how we can read a passage from the Word of God more thin once, and every time its read we get a new revelation. What man can give you life? None of this world. Jesus Christ came so that we would have life and have it more abundantly. Why must we question God as if He is one of us? Born into sin He is not. But it is He who should be asking us. why?but there is no need for He knows all. Amen!!Why when given the map to eternity do we still go threw life lost? As if God is no where to be found. People of this world need signs, even from Christ Jesus. People spoke of the miracles of Jesus, but the rabbi still didn't be-lieve. I need not ask for a sign, for GOD has given me life ev-erlasting! I could have been dead and gone, but my LORD has let me live on. So I give my life to Jesus for He has made me NEW.Miles has a favorite quote, Love, Joy, Peace, Long-suffering, Kindness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-controlMiles lives in Staley with all this family of brothers and sis-ter, mom and grandma. His strong love for family just warms my heart. If Miles is not talk-ing God, he is talking about his family that he loves dearly.Miles has a 2 year boy, Javon An-thony Hopson that he prays for daily. Wow...a praying father..we need a few more of them. Well, be on the lookout for Miles as he makes his way around. Be careful...you will smile while he is around...and it is contagious. Miles I look forward to where God leads you and look forward to working with you. Miles helped make our paper have a new look. If you need a website, we now have someone on board that can help ll that need. Give us a call.So What Is Spoon JewelryTo learn about spoon jewelry, you have to talk to Lysa Ricks, who is the artist behind this fast selling new items at Awesome Finds. Lysa stated, My fascination with glass began many years ago when I learned the craft of stained glass. Since then, I have explored several areas of the glass arts including mosaics, fused glass, glass blowing, lamp work and glass jewelry. Although, still working in all these areas,todaymypassion iscreating glass and metal jewelry ranging from blown pendants to recycling vintage silverware into unique jewelry. A variety of my handmade creations can be found at Awe-some Finds in Liberty. I think it is truly remarkable to be able to take an everyday utensil and transform it into a beautiful work of art. What more amazing is, what history does this old utensil hold. We will never know, but you can create new history with it, by buying a piece for you or a friend. A new heirloom maybe. Stop in at Awesome nd and see what this great new artwork looks like. Now selling professional hula hoops, By Richard Hughes, and vintage look spoon Jewelry By Lysa FranksAlso Featuring Items From Other CraftspeopleLarge selection of Halloween CostumesT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 22Police Identify Remains Found InJulian Earlier This YearDeputies have identied the skeletal remains found near Julian in April. The remains were found on April 10th near a wooded area off Mt. Hope Church Road in Julian. On Friday, deputies identied the remains as those of Jahela Lucero-Menor, 19, of 1024 Pine land Street in Greensboro. Lucero-Menor was reported missing to the Greensboro Police Department on De-cember 23, 2009. No other information was provided. The sheriff's department is asking anyone with infor-mation related to this case to call Crime stoppers at 373-1000.RCC Kicks Off Cultural Arts Series With Art in the Park September 14The Randolph Community College Cultural Arts Committee is kick-ing off its 2010-11 Cultural Arts Series with Art in the Park on Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 4-7 p.m. in the Azalea Park on the Asheboro Campus. Admission is free. Patrons can stroll through RCC's Azalea Park (located behind the Administration/Education Center) and enjoy the work of area artisans and crafters. Some items may be for sale. The show will feature the paintings of renowned area painter and former RCC Interior Design instructor Lenton Slack and the photographs of ne art photographer Ashley Fetner, who is also an instructor in RCC's Photo-graphic Technology program. Other displays will include jewelry by Lisa Durbin, pottery by Adam Wiley, and many more. Light refreshments will be served. Upcoming events in the series include Laurelyn Dossett in Concert on Oct. 13; a Holiday Concert & Tree Lighting on Dec. 1; "The History of Black His-tory Month" lecture with Robert Barnes on Feb. 11; and "Hansel and Gretel" by the UNCG Theatre and the North Carolina Theatre for Young People on March 31. For more information or to reserve seats for any of these free events, go to http://www.randolph.edu/newevents/culturalarts.php.Randolph Community College's Asheboro Cam-pus is located at 629 Industrial Park Avenue. Take the McDowell Road exit off of U.S. 220 Bypass/I73-74 and follow the signs.Happy Birthday Kopper Top!20 Years--August 1990-August 2010Happy birthday Kopper Top! This month marks our 20th anniversary--hard to believe it has really been that long! Time ies when you are having fun! We are very grateful to all who have been a part of our farm throughout the journey--old friends who have watched us grow through the years, and new friends that have come alongside and supported us so won-derfully in recent years. Kopper Top could not exist in and of itself--we rely on YOU, our riders, our vol-unteers, our donors, our fans. It is because of your belief in what we do that we exist. Here's to the next 20 years--may they be even better!!Strider Buick-GMC, Inc.1011 E. Dixie DriveAsheboro, NC 27203Phone (336) 308-0035Strider Buick GMC Subaru , Welcomes Bruce Ewing From Liberty To The Team.We are inviting his friends and neighbors to allow him to help with their automotive needs. Welcome Bruce Ewing!T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E RNullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 23LETTER TO THE EDITOR:From: Walter G. ( Jerry) MoonPhone: 919-793-0194E-mail: jerry@moonfamily.comMessage: My branch of the Moon Family left the Orange County area to go toward Georgia about 1770. The family legends say they left to go in the direction of Columbia ( then Washington) County GA).I understand that some Moon family members stayed in the area ( Quakers). I suspect that my people moved to get out of the way of the pending Regulator actions at Alamance River. I saw that an annual celebration is held on July 4 at Snow Camp. I'd like to connect with other's ( especially Moon's) who may be able to help me "pick up the threads"Thanks. Jerry Moon ( now in Raleigh After Months Of Wait Marias Back Open With A Familiar FaceAfter closing down, a familiar face has resur-faced at Marias. That would be the operator of Mariasduring 2002 to 2007. When the landlord kept raising the lease on the building he was forced to leave. Lady luck has allowed him to come back and operate this business again. So Marias is back to being locally owned and op-erated.The theme they are striving for is Back To The Town With Our Famous Old Style They put all things back to the way the people liked before. But the inside and outside is not the same as before. The whole kitchen was totally renovated which allowed them to receive a 100+ on their health score. You may remember before,how hot it would get in the building, well no more, they have new HVAC. They have re-molded the outside, with cleaning up of the wa-ter fountain and creating and outdoor covered smoking area.They ofcially reopened up on July 5th. Did you realize they have been able to keep the same phone number for 25 years. They offer dine in, pick up or delivery. Stop in and check them out and do not forget to bring the paper to get 10% of your meal. See you there. Story By Kevin BowmanLiberty American Legion Post 81Aug 2010 Meeting A meal of chicken, pork, potatoes, green beans, vegetable salad, rolls, coffee, tea & lemonade was served and brownies with whipped cream for dessert. The meal was prepared by Earl Morin, Perry Marbert and the brownies were furnished by Doris McMasters. The meeting was opened by Com-mander Tommy Parham, after saluting the colors, POW/MIA Ceremony by Donald Moore, & the Pledge of Allegiance by Terry Stutts. The Commander did a roll call of Ofcers and a quorum was declared. The Adjutant read a letter from Eli Routh one of our Boy State attendees. Eli and his family were at the meeting and Eli made a short report on Boys State and thanked the Post for allowing him to go. He said that it was a very interesting week and he learned a lot. Cary McMasters volunteered for the week at Catawba College for The North Carolina Tarheel Boys State. He also said it was very interest-ing and learned a lot about local government and the out-standing boys that attended from across the state. Terry Stutts talked about a new program in Liberty CARS. It has volunteers that take people from the Liberty/Staley area for medical visits. It was started to help people that needed trans-portation for doctors appointments, etc. Adjutant McMasters read the minutes from the May Meeting. Terry Stutts moved to accept the minutes as read, second by Earl Morin. Motion Carried . A letter from the Randolph County Veterans Council was read and it is time for our Annual Dues ($75.00) and do-nation for the parade. Harvey Burgess moved to pay the $75.00 for dues and support for the Veterans Day parade in Asheboro. Seconded by Earl Morin.Motion carried. The Commander of the Randolph County Veterans Council Rob Wilkins was on hand and talked about the Veterans Council activities. Commander Wilkins also talked about some things he would like to do in the future. He thanked us for the meal and allowing him to speak to our Legionnaires and guests. Terry Stutts gave a report on Legion College that was held in July in Clemmons, N.C. The College teaches American Legion Ofcers how to do their jobs and all about the Ameri-can Legion. The Post did not meet in June and July BUT was very active in the American Legion Convention in July, Boys State in Salisbury, Legion College in Clemmons, Legion Baseball Ban-quet was at Post 81 in July, and attended Raleigh for the mailings. The next ftenth District meeting will be 12 Sep-tember 2010 at Asheboro Post 45 with a meal at 1p. The next Division III meeting will be at Liberty American Legion Post 81 on 20 November 2010. Helen Shephard announced that the Paul Shephard Memo-rial Blood Drive will be at the Liberty American Legion Post 81 on 28 August 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Call her for more information/appointments.685 9592. The monthly mailing was covered, including Scouting, American Legion Baseball, Pull Tab Program, Sweepstakes 2010, Law Ofcer, Commander, & Adjutant of the Year. It was reported that The American Legion Baseball Team, Post 36 from Kernersville had won the State Baseball Title. The Post 36 team will travel to Spokane, Washington for the World Series.Sick Call :P.P. Pike Family, L.T.Smith, Harold Coley, Jeff Cole, Arthur Coble, Kenny Overman, and Arlie Culp. Several Certicates of Appreciation were given to Post Members for volunteering at Department Headquarters, Tommy Parham, Perry Marbert, Ritchie York, and Cary McMasters. The 50/50 was won by Joe Hornaday. He do-nated it back to the Post. The 50/50 is how we offset the cost of the meals that everyone enjoys each month. A brief meeting of the Board of Trustees after the meeting was for information only. No action was taken on items. With no further business and after the closing prayer the meeting was adjourned in due form by Commander Tommy Parham. Respectively Submitted, Cary A. McMasters, PDCBack To The Town With Our Famous Old StyleBring This Ad Coupon Receive 10% Off Menu ItemKeep The Story Ideas ComingPh 336-404-9791Emaillibertynewspaper@aol.comT H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 24Liberty American Legion Post 81 At 604 South Greensboro Street BAR B QUE Sale Saturday, November 13, 2010 EAT IN or TAKE OUT11:00 a.m.--------7:00p.m. $6.00 per plate or $7:00 per lb. BBQ, Baked Beans, Slaw, Chips, RollsD Coffee, Tea, & LemonadeAssorted dessertsProceeds go to American Legion Programs American Legion Baseball, Boys State, Oratorical Contest,Boy Scouts of America Saturday,!September!11,!2010!!!!!!!!10:00!AM!"!12!Noon!!Location:!Windsor!Recreation!Center!1601!E.!Lee!St!Greensboro,!NC!More!Info:!(336)!274"1507 In!partnership!with!Windsor!Recreation!CenterGuest!Speakers!Dr.!Lisa!Campbell,Duke!University!Prostate!Cancer!&!the!ProCare!Study!Dr.!A.W.!Hakeem:!Prostate!Cancer!Prevention!from!a!Natural!Perspective!Rod!Lattie,!NC!Prostate!Cancer!Society:!A!Survivors!Story This project is funded in part by the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission.Any opinion, finding, conclusion or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view and policies of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission. Come visit us at our new location. We have moved to 728 S. Greensboro St Liberty(Former Video Villa Location)T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 25T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E R Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 26Federal Energy Tax Credit up to $1,500 - Expires 12/31/10 - Do Not Miss SPECIAL - Goodman 16 SEER At The 14 SEER Pricing!!!!T H E L I B E R T Y L E A D E D RNullam arcu leo, facilisis ut 27RCC Student Leadership Academy Application Deadline Oct. 4 Randolph Community College is soliciting applications for its fourth annual Student Leadership Academy, a dynamic, intensive student leadership experience. Par-ticipating students are selected to attend the Student Leadership Academy through a competitive application process.The Student Leadership Academy will offer stu-dents the opportunity to learn about leadership from local and regional leaders. Participants will have the chance to identify their own leadership styles and learn how to use these styles effectively. Students will create a personal portfolio, which will be reviewed by Human Resource professionals who will give feedback to assist in developing a more professional polish. One evening will be de-voted to leadership and ethics. In addition, students are asked to participate in a Student Leadership Project.The Student Leadership Academy sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8:30 p.m. throughout the school year. The dates for 2010-11 are Oct. 26, Nov. 16, Jan. 25, Feb. 22, and March 29. Participants are expected to attend all sessions. Interested stu-dents must ll out an application form and ask an RCC faculty member to submit a letter of refer-ence that addresses their leader-ship potential. Faculty members may write reference letters for more than one applicant. Any stu-dent enrolled in a curriculum pro-gram at RCC is eligible to apply. Randolph Early Co