If anyone had ever told me when I was baking bread back in the 1970s that these nutritious whole grains would eventually make me very sick, I would not have believed it. During college days, I belonged to a back-to-nature group and we made our bread from scratch and bought our milk from a local farmer and turned it into butter, cottage cheese and yogurt. We took the idea of food as our medicine very seriously and would have never suspected that the whole wheat we endorsed could actually be poison to the body. We harvested some vegetables and bought others from growers in the community and ate large salads and fresh bread every day.
“in the beginning … God created man … male and female He created them ... and said to them be fruitful and multiply.” — Genesis 1:1, 27 & 28
The late Carl Goerch (1891-1974) was known as “Mr. North Carolina.” He excelled in several fields: as the long-term reading clerk for the North Carolina House of Representatives, as a popular broadcaster, newspaper columnist, author of several books and a widely sought speaker. He also founded the popular magazine known today as Our State.
• Skyler Joel Jefferson, born April 21, son of Darita McAllister and D’Angelo Jefferson of Lillington. Grandparents are David and Annette McAllister of Lillington and Tina Jefferson of Sanford. (CCH)
LEE SENIOR CLASS OF 2003
The 10-year reunion of the Lee Senior Class of 2003 is scheduled for July 13 at the Elks Club. Tickets will be $25 per person or $40 per couple. Deadline May 1. Please make checks payable to Lee Senior 03 Reunion and mail to: P.O. Box 563, Sanford, NC 27331. Email your contact information, including name and mailing address, to: lcsh2003reunion@gmail.com. Also check out the Facebook page.
ABUNDANT LIVING MINISTRIES
Fifth Church Anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday. Guest preachers will be Apostle James and Pastor Beverly Prince from Walk By Faith Christian Center in Carthage. Gospel musical program at 3 p.m. Various musical artists. Address: 2607D Fayetteville St.
WANT TO GO?
* What: The Sanford Arts & Vine Festival
Central Carolina Community College honored 87 outstanding graduating students May 1 at its 18th Annual Academic Excellence Awards program at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.
Young people in Sanford who want to learn an instrument — or who want to improve their skills or simply need an activity over the summer — will be able to sign up for a new community band on Saturday.
While living in Ireland, I discovered something truly magical. I’m not speaking of pots of gold, leprechauns or four-leaf clovers. I’m speaking of the magical concoction that is banoffee pie.
Agriculture is North Carolina number one industry. And in order for our farmers to do their job they must move their equipment on public roads, which they are legally entitled to travel. In North Carolina, 51 percent of all crashes involving farm equipment results in an injury or death.
Summer lawns that have been dormant all winter have greened up and begun to grow, and winter lawns are beginning to slow their growth before the heat of the summer.
Boomer, Senior, Family Caregiver and Veteran events for the Week of May 1-7, 2013
Rufus is an 8-month-old hound mix who weighs about 45 pounds.
ROTARY CLUB OF SANFORD
President Alan Dossenbach called the April 16 meeting of the Rotary Club of Sanford to order and called on Sam Sillaman to lead the Rotary Prayer. Tom Spence led the singing of “America” to honor victims and injured in the Boston bombing and Dossenbach called for a moment of silence.
What emerges when an expert on health gets sick and can’t get well?
“So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying. When Jesus saw their faith…” Mark 2:4b-5a
Hypocrisy is an ugly word. It is even uglier when it moves beyond being just a word to describe a person’s lifestyle. Hypocrites are pious pretenders who preach by the yard and practice by the inch. They never intend to be what they pretend to be. We see them in every area of public life — in the business world, in politics, in education, service institutions, etc. But they are especially odious and destructive when they are found in churches. Paul said, “They have a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof” (II Timothy 3:5).
• Lucas Robie Riddle, born April 16, son of Kathryn Virginia Pulito and Ashley Shawn Riddle of Sanford. Grandparents are Donna and Phillip Rice, Lisa and Brian Phillips, and Gary and Danielle Riddle, all of Sanford; and Rick and Cindy Pulto of Minnesota. (CCH)
APRIL 15
• Russell Bennett Ingram Jr., 30, of Sanford and Jessica Shenea Thomas, 25, of Sanford.
NAME: John Ramsperger
AGE: 44
Name: Christina Allegretto
School: Deep River Elementary School
