at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford the daughter of the late Joseph “Jody” and Rebecca Wallace Patterson Loretta was preceded in death by her husband Walter Worrell and wife Patty; granddaughter Jamie Patterson; 3 great nieces; 2 great nephews; 3 great-great nieces and 3 great-great nephews from 10:00 AM- 12:00 PM at O’Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home in Lillington  A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at Christian Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Lillington with Rev A private burial will be held in the church cemetery LILLINGTON — A former high school building in Harnett County was destroyed by a huge fire overnight Saturday and Sunday morning The fire was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m at the former Boone Trail High School on U.S 421 in the Mamers area between Lillington and Broadway Firefighters found heavy fire conditions when they arrived Harnett County assistant manager Brian Haney said Sunday afternoon that officials are asking the public to stay away from the area because the remaining structure is at risk of collapsing Firefighters prevented the fire from spreading to the neighboring Boone Trail Community Center and Library but activities in those buildings have been suspended until further “The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time,” Haney said “The Harnett County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.” Fire departments from five counties fought the blaze David Lewis of Harnett County said on Facebook the building was an important community landmark A video made by Harnett County Schools Superintendent Aaron L shows massive flames on the roof and a wall and coming from the windows Firefighters were pouring water onto the roof to try to knock it down The firefighters had trouble with the water supply in the fire hydrants at the school and close by so tanker trucks were requested to haul water to the site Haney said the building was built in 1928 and vacated in 2010 when the new Boone Trail Elementary School opened the County opened the Boone Trail Community Center & Library in the media center and gymnasium,” Haney said “The County was in the process of engaging Preservation NC to market the vacant portions of the property for redevelopment.” Preservation North Carolina is a private nonprofit historic preservation organization that seeks to protect historic properties Staff writer Paul Woolverton can be reached at pwoolverton@fayobserver.com child injured in Harnett County crashSaturday 2024Two people died and a child was injured in a crash Saturday morning in Harnett County.LILLINGTON (WTVD) -- Two people died and a child was injured in a crash Saturday morning in Harnett County along US-421 near Community Road in Mamers First responders arrived at the scene to find a two-car crash with two people pinned into the crashed cars First responders tried to get the pinned in people out A third person involved in the crash was under the age of 18 That person was rushed to WakeMed in Raleigh Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 92 of Sanford passed away Saturday September 18 Graveside services will be held Saturday October 2 at 11am at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery in Mamers Rogers was born to the late Neil Alex Cameron Edna graduated from Boone Trail High School in Mamers North Carolina and was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Sanford where she was a member of the Friendship Sunday School Class always going to great lengths to make everyone feel comfortable in her home Edna was a role model to all her grandchildren - teaching them to love unconditionally through the way she cared for her adoring husband Treating everyone around her with respect and kindness she was a blessing to all who knew her and the sweet grin that lit up her face every day will be greatly missed Rogers is survived by her husband of 72 years Thomas (Randy) of Morehead City; grandchildren Carr Thomas of Morehead City and Joseph Thomas (Carson) of Winston Salem; siblings and Gaynelle Rosser of Sanford; and a sister-in-law please wear a mask if attending the service Memorial contributions can be made to UNC Hospice Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors What: Flight of the Spokane Sun God exhibit What: “Low on Gas – High on Sky,” about Nick Mamer’s 1929 cross-country flight Jayne Singleton has learned several little-known facts from famed aviator Nick Mamer’s personal collection of documents While he was in the air during his historic five-day flight across the country in 1929 he and his co-pilot requested tomato juice and chicken dinners Mamer and his co-pilot were in the air for five days and their small plane The team’s meals and fuel were delivered midair and Mamer ordered his deliveries by dropping notes in weighted bags over predetermined spots along the flight path Thanks to a donation from Mamer’s grandchildren and months of work by Singleton are now available for the public to view at the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum which is great and surprising for that early,” Singleton said Museum visitors will be able to watch a video of Mamer refueling and read some of the notes he threw from the plane during the flight some of which describe the struggles Mamer and his co-pilot went through while staying in the air for five days Mamer and his co-pilot had to hand pump fuel from their central storage tank to the wings which took up much of their time in the air There is also an engine that is the same model as the one on the Sun God on display a joystick from that time and a flight suit from Mamer’s flight school Singleton said it could possibly be one of the suits he wore during his career Museum visitors will also be able to read many of the stories from Mamer’s life his career and his love story and marriage to his wife unlike many of the aircraft from historic American flights The company that owned the plane went bankrupt in the early 1930s and it was last seen at a Cincinnati airshow in 1932 “There will be a lot of people who will be very excited if it ever surfaces.” The Flight of the Spokane Sun God exhibit opened earlier this month and many of Mamer’s personal notes and photos as well as a newspaper clipping collection from his career in aviation will be on display until October The museum is also planning a book signing on Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m for the book “Low on Gas – High on Sky,” by J.B The book signing will be on the anniversary of when Mamer and his co-pilot and mechanic Art Walker took off 90 years ago Singleton said by the time Mamer took off from Felts Field for his historic flight he was already a well-known aviator who had served in World War I Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens © Copyright 2025, The Spokesman-Review | Community Guidelines | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Copyright Policy NC to the late Davis Brown and Lucille O’Quinn Brown.  He owned and operated BMF Tool and Die Company for over 40 years in Broadway A memorial service will be held 3pm Friday NC 27546.  A burial will follow the service in the church cemetery.   The family will receive friends 2pm – 3pm prior to the service at the church.      Luther and Linda O’Quinn of Mamers celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on December 15 at The Flame steakhouse with a dinner provided by their children The O’Quinns departed on December 15 for a cruise of the Caribbean with their family Bonnie O’Quinn of Chapel Hill and Brooks O’Quinn and wife Leanne of Mamers Department of Revenue as a revenue officer and is also retired from Harnett County as tax administrator Alice owned and operated Womack’s Grocery for 35 years She enjoyed making ceramics and later she enjoyed working with the children at Spring Hill Daycare Christopher Jay Womack of Lillington; 8 grandchildren and Angela Stone; 8 great- grandchildren; 2 brothers The family will receive friends from 12:00-12:45 PM Friday at O’Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home in Lillington A funeral service will follow at 1:00 PM in the funeral home chapel with Rev A burial will follow in the Womack Family Cemetery in Mamers Charlotte Carol Hester Brown passed away on January 31 2024, after period of declining health She was 83 years old. Carol was born on February 12 Carol was even on WRAL’s Tar Heel Traveler where they came to see Mabel’s Beauty Shop Carol enjoyed working with Sonny around the home She attended Antioch Baptist Church and was very active with her Sunday School Class She was always dressed in colorful clothes as she loved to shop with cousin Allie Mae Pearce She also made sure that Sonny was dressed appropriately also The family would like to especially thank Nancy Holder for the time she spent helping Carol Carol was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years She is survived by two children: Hamilton Brown and wife Samantha of Fuquay; Michael Brown and wife Lisa Brown of Lillington; six grandchildren: Spencer Brown and wife Taylor Brown and Cody Brown; and great grandchild Haze Brown; and sister Doris Smith The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:45 AM Friday A funeral service will follow in the sanctuary at 11:00 AM with Rev Entombment will follow the service in the Westview Cemetery Mausoleum in Lillington.  the family request that donations be made to Antioch Baptist Church the daughter of the late Leslie Carson Holder and Callie Mae Black Holder She worked as a supervisor in manufacturing for many years in Sanford she cleaned houses and enjoyed looking after family and close friends She was a faithful member of Woodside United Methodist Church Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren Nancy is survived by her son Clint Williams and wife Gina Leslie Paschal (Patrick) and Garrett Williams (Madison) and great grandchildren The family will receive friends from 1:00-1:45 PM Tuesday A funeral service will follow at 2:00 PM at the church with Rev memorials may be made to Woodside United Methodist Church the daughter of the late Wade Clarendon and Hassie Elizabeth Brown Mason Faye was preceded in death by her daughter Kay Upchurch (Bennie) and beloved neighbor Margaret Griffin O'Quinn Patterson Faye worked as a bookkeeper for Wilbourne Furniture and McDonald Furniture for many years and especially share cakes and fudge with friends and neighbors Faye was an active member of Spring Hill United Methodist Church in Lillington where she served in multiple capacities including the prayer shawl ladies especially her grandchildren who lovingly referred to her as “Nana” Faye is survived by her husband of 60 years Angie Upchurch Jordan of Mamers; 4 grandchildren Logan Elizabeth Smith (Nick Weaver) of Mamers Bradley Smith of Lillington; special nephews Al Upchurch (Brenda) of Broadway and Jason Upchurch of Lillington; special great-nephew The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:00 PM Sunday at Spring Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery in Lillington A graveside service will follow at 4:00 PM in the church cemetery with Rev memorial contributions may be made to Shirley Bullard C/O Boone Trail Auxiliary at 2370 Adcock Road passed away at home with her family by her side on Wednesday 1945 in Harnett County to the late Harold and Carrie Hanes Bryant.  She was a 1964 graduate of Broadway High School and worked with the US Postal Service in Mamers.  Clara was a member of Holly Springs Baptist Church in Broadway Clara is preceded in death by her husband of 57 years Jena Renee Stewart; four grandchildren; six great grandchildren; sister 2024 from 6-8 PM at O’Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home A graveside service will be held on Saturday 2024 at 2pm at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery Broadway 2022 at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh surrounded by her beloved family 1938 in Lillington to the late Bessie Turlington Black and William Henry Black Jr Sandra was preceded in death by two brothers William Henry Black III and Ronald Keith Black She is survived by her husband of more than 61 years Krista Page Pierce and husband Greg; her grandchildren Josh Currin and fiancé Hailey Fleming Andrew Pierce and Caroline Pierce; great-grandchildren Wyatt Butler Brenda Yarborough and Lynda Black; sister-in-law Helen Page Laugisch; one aunt Gilda Gray Turlington; and many special nieces and nephews The family will receive friends Wednesday April 27 2022 from 6:00-8:00 PM at O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home and other times at the home A funeral service will be held at 4:00 PM Thursday April 28 2022 at Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers with Rev A private burial will follow in the church cemetery memorials can be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, www.cff.org to the Hayes Barton TV Ministry at www.hbbc.org or by mail to Hayes Barton Baptist Church, 1800 Glenwood Ave the daughter of the late Amos Van and Elizabeth Puryear Dean She graduated from Boone Trail High School in 1960 and Campbell University in 1964 with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics She taught high school Geometry and retired after 30 years of teaching She enjoyed crafting which included gardening Patsy was a member of Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers Patsy is survived by her husband of 58 years Monica Stewart and daughter Kayleigh Stewart Magan Love and daughter Kensley Love; nephew Noah and Samson; Frances Thomas and husband The family will receive friends from 2:00-2:45 PM Thursday A funeral service will follow at 3:00 PM in the sanctuary with Rev of Lillington and Mamers passed away Tuesday Greg was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather Andrew “Connie” Smith and Fred Sexton and uncle The family will receive friends from 3:00-4:45 PM Monday A funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel at 5:00 PM memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice 2023 at his home surrounded by “his girls” NC to the late Lois Pearl Stanley Allen and James Talmadge Allen.  Growing up on a farm in Johnston County building and problem solving.  He worked as produce manager in the grocery business for many years and later was owner and operator of Special Occasions with The Master’s Touch Florist.  Jimmie loved God and his home with all his heart.  Jimmie was able to spend his last days surrounded by “his girls” and fulfill his wish to transition from the home he loved so much Jimmie is survived by his wife of 59 years A funeral service will be held 2pm Saturday with Pastor Richard Beacham officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  The family will receive friends 12pm – 1:45pm prior to the service at the church and other times at the home of Bobbie and Richard Newsome.  Memorials may be made to Antioch Baptist Church the daughter of the late James Henderson Brown and Nettie Loveday Holder Brown Ora was also preceded in death by her husband great-grandmother and great-great grandmother Ora loved to cook for family and enjoyed welcoming everyone into her home She was an active member of Antioch Baptist Church and the Doers of the Word Sunday School Class Ora was the oldest living member of Antioch Baptist Church until her death.  Marshal Clayton and wife Robin of Mamers; 8 grandchildren; several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; sister A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday 2020 at Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers with Rev The family will receive friends after the service and other times at the home of Marshal and Robin Clayton memorials may be made to Antioch Baptist Church the family understands if you are unable to attend Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers We are living through a period of unprecedented species extinction due to human-induced changes to the planet’s ecosystems This is not the first time human activities radically changed relationships between land and life Illustrated by a famous photograph of remains the extermination of bison from the North American West in the 19th century is one key example of catastrophic species loss As a visual studies researcher, I use photographs to analyze the impacts of colonization on human and non-human lives. Images of bison bones provide a window into the cultural and ecological relations that tie animal and human lives together. Through photographs, we can also think about bison extermination as part of a history of relationships Increased colonization of the West led to the large-scale slaughter of bison. The arrival of white settler hunters with their weapons, as well as growing market demand for hides and bones Most herds were exterminated between 1850 and the late 1870s The photograph shows the massive scale of this destruction. A man-made mountain emerging from the image’s grassy foreground, the pile of bones as appears part of the landscape. The image can be read as an example of what Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has called “manufactured landscapes.” What was taken from prairie land to make this manufactured landscape in Michigan The photograph has become an icon of this animal’s slaughter But this photograph is more than just a symbol of human-caused destruction and hubris Analyzing the image with multiple lenses illustrates a history of relationships The mound of skulls also indicates the abundance of bison life But what was life on the Prairies like before bison extermination What relationships did bison have before their deaths We know that Indigenous Nations and bison herds were closely linked The vast number of bison herds shaped the lives of Indigenous Nations by facilitating the formations of large politically and socially complex communities across the Prairies Many Indigenous scholars demonstrate the interrelation of Plains Indigenous Nations and bison herds For example, Cree political scientist Keira Ladner studied the non-hierarchical organization of Blackfoot communities and practices of collaborative decision-making These community practices are rooted in close relationships to bison herds which work as non-coercive collectives in which no single animal dominates Similarly, the Buffalo Treaty, an Indigenous-led effort to reintroduce wild bison first signed in 2014 describes the buffalo as a relative of Plains Indigenous peoples The treaty states: “Buffalo is part of us and we are part of buffalo culturally Through the lens of interrelationship, the photograph takes on additional meaning. As Dakota scholar Kim TallBear reminds us: “Indigenous peoples have never forgotten that non-humans are agential beings engaged in social relations that profoundly shape human lives.” The pile of skulls is not only symbolic of the destruction of an ecosystem It is also a symbol of the loss of relations Bison made the Prairies hospitable for many other communities. Each skull represents one 600-kilogram animal — bison are the largest land mammals in North America. Bison are not just massive in size, they are also a keystone species in the West, meaning they have a dramatic influence on an ecosystem no other species can fill its ecological role and the whole ecosystem changes as a result The skulls in the photograph do not just represent the loss of bison Each bison killed meant the end of grazing wallowing and migrating practices that make the land hospitable for other species For example, hundreds of species of insects live in bison dung, providing food for birds, turtles and bats. When bison roll in dirt, they create depressions called wallows, which fill with spring rain and provide homes for tadpoles and frogs habitats and food for these and many other species disappear The bison skulls are not alone in the photograph Two men in suits pose proudly with the skulls Their presence signifies another aspect of human-animal relationships: commodity or market relations Each skull was collected from across the Prairies and shipped east by train or steamship. Once they arrived at facilities like Michigan Carbon Works, bison bones were rendered as fertilizer, glue and ash. The bones produced commodities, like bone china, which were sold in European and North American cities. Crates — like the large one in the foreground of the image — were technologies of colonial capitalism moving bones from prairies to factories and then finished products to market There are currently 31,000 wild bison living in conservation herds in North America. The species is considered “near threatened” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List This indicates that conservation efforts have improved chances for bison species survival These remaining animals are the descendants of those few hundred bison who survived the 19th-century extermination. With the help of conservation projects, including the Indigenous-led Buffalo Treaty and InterTribal Buffalo Council As a close reading of the Rougeville photograph from multiple perspectives demonstrates that the scale of bison loss is dramatic Relationships on the Prairies were forever changed by the extermination of the species in its wild Danielle Taschereau Mamers, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, English and Cultural Studies, McMaster University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article Here are some things you can do if your romantic partner has gone down a conspiratorial rabbit hole The new initiative brings together a series of programs that give researchers the resources opportunities and connections they need to build on their discoveries to drive change McMaster University is committed to providing websites that are accessible to the widest possible audience © 2025 McMaster University MAMERS - Buried treasures usually come in worn wooden chests clinking coins of tarnished metal of untold wealth Patsy Taylor's treasure was discovered in soggy cardboard boxes in a dark room that hadn't seen daylight in decades But for the close-knit community of Boone Trail finding more than 100 long-forgotten high school basketball uniforms - including some which may have been worn in a historic contest more than 50 years ago - is an emotional treasure "I get calls from people saying things like 15 when he was at Boone Trail,'" Taylor said I have no way on Earth of knowing who wore what Enough to have kept the washing machine churning at her home near the now-abandoned high school for the past few weeks Passers-by have stopped to marvel at antiquated outfits drying in the late summer sun It's been nearly 40 years since a high school game has been played at the Boone Trail High School gym where the Pioneers were a small-school power And it's been more than 50 years since the school won the longest high school ball game in history a mammoth 13-overtime contest against cross-county foe Angier when Boone Trail High School was closed in 1978 Until rumors started circulating that the old school might be torn down Patsy Faircloth Taylor didn't go to Boone Trail She was one of the Harnett County "city girls." went to Lillington High School Class of '72," she said "Back then" was before the county began consolidating schools in the '70s Taylor married into the Boone Trail tradition They lived across the street from the imposing watching elementary school students come and go from the front porch "It's such a grand old building," she said The ball field was used for impromptu sporting events our local Ruritan Club was out cleaning up the ball field," Taylor said We stared talking about how nice it would be if the community could just take over the school and the field." A committee formed to discuss the future of the school with county officials during the summer Taylor and neighbor Heather Adams took a stroll around the building "Someone had forced open a door on the old ag building so we went in and looked around," she said We got closer and could see that they weren't clothes from some homeless people." They were basketball jerseys - old jerseys 'We need to get these out of here,' but it was getting late and dark I drove my old truck around to the back of the building and we started looking around." in a pitch-black storage room - "more like a dungeon," Taylor said with a laugh - the duo found musty It was sort of like an Indiana Jones adventure with potential traps lurking in every darkened corner There could have been 10,000 snakes waiting for us and here we were using our cellphones for flashlights "All of them came from Clarks Sporting Goods in Fayetteville They still had the labels stitched in them." After weeks of cleaning and line drying - "I didn't dare throw them in the dryer," Taylor said - most of the outfits are ready for game day - if game day was in the Eisenhower administration "You could put together a team and dress them right now." which look more like belt-buckled underwear than today's basketball trunks "I don't know that you'd ever get someone to actually wear pants like this now days," she said Many of the girls outfits had marks of multiple seams likely where moms of decades past re-sewed the jerseys to fit better There's no way to tell which uniforms were actually worn in the historic 1964 game Taylor plans to use the uniforms to raise money for the Boone Trail Recreation Center project Aside from a couple of outfits set aside for a future display the rest will be sold at a yard sale later this month "We got approval from the county to sell anything in the building as surplus," Taylor said "As long as the proceeds go to helping our recreation department." A larger question is how much to ask for the uniforms Ask too little and it cheats the fundraising efforts Ask too much and Taylor trudges home with bags of uniforms for a school that no longer exists "You look on eBay and prices are all over the place." who now runs Clark Sporting Goods in Fayetteville "Jack Clark passed away a couple of years ago and he was amazing with numbers like that," Keefe said "The look of uniforms has changed tremendously over the years But it's nice to know our product has held up so well all this time." It would help boost the value if a Michael Jordan or Lebron James might have played for Boone Trail Even the biggest "name" in that classic 1964 game "They were just a small school that won a lot of games," Taylor said Staff writer Chick Jacobs can be reached at jacobsc@fayobserver.com or 486-3515 Boone Trail High School outlasted Angier High School claiming the longest boys high school basketball game in history Here are a few facts about the game: It was almost left unfinished after the seventh overtime no sanctioned sporting event in North Carolina was allowed to be played on Sunday The game was for the Harnett County 1A boys championship It was held at Campbell College's Carter Gym but it had to be small: the gym held less than 1,000 people Both teams used their starting five players through the overtimes There was also not a lot of action - nine of the overtimes ended without either team scoring a point Boone Trail guard Frank Stewart led all scorers with 29 points - more than half his team total Stewart scored two free throws in the final minute for the winning margin #LaVuelta22 Stage 16 has just started so there’s plenty of time before the real action begins. Take a look back at last week through the eyes of @Mads__Pedersen & the rest of the team as we chase green 💚 Watch All Access: Chasing Green HERE 👉 https://t.co/OkKsNtjLch pic.twitter.com/FxrWfFyDcL — Trek-Segafredo (@TrekSegafredo) September 6, 2022 Charlie Harrison first rode with Trek when he was 14 The ice racing series which attracts world champions Now in its second season of fully electric regulations Photography by Bruno Bade & Grégoire Sigaud Words by The concept of ice racing is by no means new in the motorsport world but if there is one country that does it better than everyone else the Andros Trophy – now fully electric since 2020 – has drawn in fans and drivers from all over each one keen to soak up the very unique atmosphere against some of the most amazing scenic backdrops in racing Andros Trophy – renamed e-Trophy Andros in 2020 – has its origins in rallycross thanks to its creator Mamers established Andros Trophy in 1990 alongside title sponsor Andros’ president Frédéric Gervoson with the aim of bringing together some of the best drivers in the world and pitching them against each other in what Mamers labelled as “sophisticated cars due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent nationwide curfew in France at the moment the raucous band of highly knowledgeable Andros Trophy fans haven’t been able to congregate around the ski stations of Serre Chevalier Val Thorens or Andorra to watch the action because the racing has been sensational and the field as close as it’s ever been particularly since the main class of the championship made the switch from internal combustion power to electric cars for the 2019/20 season who won four consecutive Andros titles between 2016 and 2019 for his family-run team DA Racing believes that the championship has received a new lease of life thanks to the introduction of electric power “The championship is a lot closer now that we’ve moved to electric cars,” Dubourg told DirtFish you could have a bit more of an advantage if you had a better engine or better mechanics but now there is a lot less the mechanics can do with the car and it’s up to the driver essentially “Far fewer drivers are winning a lot of races this year… okay I’m maybe the exception because I’ve won three so far but that’s not often been the case in general The technical specifications of the new electric cars are a wondrous illustration of what can be done with battery-powered machinery as they add a unique dimension to the style of driving required to navigate the often tight and twisty nature of the tracks Such is the niche concept of racing on ice the characteristics of the car have to adapt to the conditions as well with not just four-wheel-drive but four-wheel-steering to aid rotation around the slippery Each car is also equipped with 250 studs per tire and is driven by a 340bhp battery which produces around 1180lb/ft of torque and Audi are represented through the battery powertrains the cars themselves are silhouettes built around the 1130kg common Andros Sport 01 chassis The tubular chassis is designed and manufactured by Exagon Engineering which is based in the Technopole within the Magny-Cours circuit in France adapting to the new electric cars was a difficult task in the beginning having been so accustomed to the internal combustion cars of previous years we received the cars just 15 days before the opening round of the season so it was really a short time for us to test it and understand how the car behaved,” Dubourg said but we worked with the car and exploited as much as we could from it in the first year and we’re starting to get the most out of it this season.” Dubourg is sitting pretty at the top of the standings heading into the final round of the season 25 points clear of nearest rival and reigning World Touring Car Champion Yann Ehrlacher Although a relative newcomer to ice racing Ehrlacher’s links to Andros Trophy is a lot closer than you think thanks to his fellow World Touring Car champion and uncle Yvan Muller who picked up a mammoth 10 titles on the ice Ehrlacher is a classic example of a talented driver quenching his racing thirst during the off-season the Alsacian is a fierce competitor and revels in the arm-wrestle nature of Andros Andros Trophy is a great way for me to keep racing in the winter,” Ehrlacher told DirtFish “It’s electric and that’s probably the way racing is going in the future so it’s good to learn about how these cars work and of course it’s similar to how we race in touring cars as well that’s what makes it really interesting for me it’s nothing like circuit racing so while Yvan is on hand to give all the advice he can I needed to make sure that my level was correct and thankfully the first year I did it Ehrlacher finished third in the standings in his first year not a massive surprise given he was already a title contender in touring cars at the time but it was demonstrative of the natural talent within the Frenchman who only started racing at the relatively late age of 16 Another reason why Andros Trophy is so popular with the drivers lies in the structure of the championship classes which caters for the professional driver as well as the amateurs Ehrlacher and Dubourg compete in the Elite Pro class while team-mates Natan Bihel and Gérald Fontanel drive the exact same car in the Elite class reserved for amateurs allowing for more equal competition between the drivers It’s the sort of format which has given amateur driver Clémentine Lhoste the chance to not only work her way up the ladder but turn heads around the paddock after becoming the first woman in the championship’s history to win a round in a main class car “I never did go-karting when I was younger,” says Lhoste who also took part in Set Promotion’s RX Academy in 2019 “My first experience was actually in Andros Trophy in the Sprint Car class which are like small buggies so I was around motorsport from quite early on and it gave me a good chance to enter the industry.” Lhoste’s progression up the ranks has been as impressive as it has been rapid Having graduated from Sprint Car into the second tier AndrosCar (now the ENEDIS Andros Trophy Electric) category Lhoste is now a leading light in the Elite class driving for Sylvain Pussier Compétition A mere 24 hours after claiming her first victory at Lans en Vercors last weekend Lhoste completed the clean sweep in the second race of the weekend at the same venue to become the first woman to win a round of Andros Trophy was amazing,” enthused Lhoste “The conditions were not easy because the temperature was a lot warmer on the Friday and there were places where it was full asphalt and not much snow That was hard because the grip was so changeable.” As much as the Andros Trophy is a winter-based championship which relies heavily on snow and ice it is not immune to mother nature’s intervention The penultimate round of this year’s campaign was hampered by unseasonably warm temperatures which meant that the snowy parts of the tracks were reduced to slushy wet corners with increasingly diminishing grip levels Similar conditions occurred at Super Besse at the back end of the 2020 season in which the circuit had almost no snow whatsoever It’s the sort of thing which affects the way even experienced drivers such as Dubourg approach the track lap after lap “It’s always complicated when the track conditions change [like that],” explains Dubourg “You don’t see the trajectory of the circuit and the proof was that we won on the Friday but were only seventh for the second race you really have to find the right balance with the car and get the set-up to match with the conditions and the changing nature of the track In the same way as the WRC crews gamble on the Monte Carlo Rally choosing the right set of tires for the – often capricious – conditions Andros Trophy teams must find a way to make their set-ups work for them these set-ups are often worked on and tweaked during the practice session consists of around two or three laps before heading straight into the qualification rounds although similar to rallycross in its basic form Drivers still receive points for being the fastest but they are alone for both Q1 and Q2 segments The cumulative three-lap times are added together with the fastest six progressing to a Super Pole shootout for Elite Pro only with the Super Pole drivers competing in the Super Final and the remaining six cars contesting the regular Final While Andros Trophy doesn’t quite have the level of panel bashing rallycross possesses Something which Ehrlacher not only used to “It’s true that to overtake it’s quite difficult in Andros,” Ehrlacher explains “But you need to be so precise off the start in the corners to not slide too much otherwise you can lose a lot of time “And the trick is knowing how much you can slide the car if you brake too late you’ve already missed the apex and you keep on sliding a good two or three meters too far you can very easily go off or hit the snowbanks the focus is on getting a good starting position and you do that by maximizing qualifying and getting into a good rhythm the racing can be close and a bit like touring cars so for me [and fellow WTCR regular Aurélien Panis the reigning Andros Trophy Champion] it comes quite naturally It might sound a bit silly that drivers of the highest quality would struggle with a sliding car in icy conditions as much as Ehrlacher explains particularly given the substantial torque of the electric motors and the studded tires a major change from the older non-electric cars has been the removal of the clutch and gearbox meaning drivers now have to approach tight hairpins in a completely different way they could use the clutch to slow the car down a bit and help with the rotation,” says Lhoste no gearbox so we have to do things differently We do have different engine mappings which we can alter to do the same job that the clutch would normally do “That’s the big difference between these cars and the old ones one which works well on certain kinds of circuits another which is quite efficient when there is some asphalt “The cars might be a little easier to drive right now but that means that it is the drivers who have to do more to be the fastest.” The equality of machinery and tinkering with the mechanics of the cars might not suit the teams who generally love to spanner and experiment with anything which makes their cars go quicker but it certainly goes down well with the drivers themselves Another reason why Andros Trophy is so well liked within France is down to its accessibility the races are held in ski resorts in the middle of vast mountain ranges and the drive to get to them is often long and arduous but we’re not talking about physical accessibility The openness of the championship is one of the highlights of Andros Trophy with fans able to walk the length of the paddock converse with drivers and have a bit of a ski while there at it – in a normal year the convivial atmosphere off track and the fierce competition on track is what makes it all worthwhile “Andros Trophy is an internationally famous championship and it attracts the very best in the world,” Dubourg adds “We’ve had so many different champions from various disciplines And it’s great to compete against these drivers during a period of the year where not much else happens “The environment in which we race also is magnificent The big names will still be on show for the season finale this weekend with Muller’s nephew Ehrlacher looking to mix it with Dubourg Nathanaël Berthon and series returnee Loeb for the victories Added to that list for the final round is former MotoGP star Randy de Puniet and Miss France 2018 Maëva Coucke who are competing in the VIP invitational class Indeed Andros Trophy has a knack of attracting stars from all walks of life And that’s really the best part of the championship: you just never know what you’re going to get Two rounds will be held again at Val Thorens with the action taking place over the course of Friday and Saturday afternoon before the long ice racing off-season begins once more Tags: , , , , , 2021 DirtFish https://dirtfish-editorial.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com/2021/01/trophee-018.jpg January 28 Sign up today and be the first to know about special offers Legal Over the past ten years, the Jackman Humanities Institute (JHI) in the Faculty of Arts & Science has hosted 35 postdoctoral fellows — 19 women and 17 men – with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation whose mission is to foster and support the arts and humanities as vital engines of democracy The breadth of work produced by these outstanding scholars has spanned the diverse range of the humanities with projects including everything from contemporary Middle Eastern literature to human-animal relations under settler colonialism to the politics of sex and gender in early 20th century Germany fellows from the final cohort look back on their time at the JHI and the impact the U of T community has had on their work and lives “I’ve had the opportunity to share my work with and to learn from incredibly bright and generous scholars across a range of disciplines,” says Danielle Taschereau Mamers a Mellon postdoctoral fellow from 2017 to 2019 whose research combines media studies political theory and critical Indigenous studies "What Mellon has made possible is truly an incredible gift." writing can be done anywhere,” says Taschereau Mamers the beautiful space at the JHI was an encouraging place to really build a writing practice — both alone in my office or in meeting spaces with writing groups that met throughout the year.” Former Mellon postdoctoral fellow Amir Khadem not only made strides in his academic and journalistic work at the JHI, but he also reached a vast community of people with his highly popular Persian-language podcast, “Reading Ferdowsi” — a cultural phenomenon that racked up more than two million downloads in one year The JHI and the Mellon Foundation were instrumental in giving me the freedom to expand my professional network gain new experiences and grow my scholarly knowledge which is all one can ask of a postdoctoral fellowship The final cohort of Mellon postdocs was rounded out by Mark Anthony Geraghty transitional justice and post-conflict nation building in Rwanda is based on four years of ethnographic fieldwork in the small yet densely-populated African republic Geraghty worked on his book manuscript as well as three articles for leading anthropology journals He will next take up a permanent lectureship at the Department of Anthropology at University College London In addition to the outgoing Mellon postdoctoral fellows now associate professor of history at the University of Washington whose research delves into the politics of sex and gender in the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany; Erin Soros short story writer and historian of literature and psychoanalysis who is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University; and Oisín Keohane a philosophy lecturer at the University of Dundee whose work in philosophy of language and political philosophy was encompassed in his JHI project on “cosmo-nationalism” – a strain of nationalism that uses cosmopolitan ideas to advance the aims of one nation “From mundane factors like the importance of having a pleasant room to eat together so as to better ‘digest’ ideas to more ethereal factors like having art on the wall to get the creative juices flowing I really do believe that a space which is inspiring stimulates great ideas,” says Keohane of his time at the JHI with the JHI gaining from the expertise and creative thinking of the scholars it has hosted over the years “As the JHI winds up ten years of Mellon postdoctoral fellowships,” says JHI Director Alison Keith “we are grateful for the immense contributions that our many cohorts of postdocs have brought to the intellectual and pedagogical life of the University of Toronto.” This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page MARION – McDowell senior Raekwon Miller felt like his adrenaline was tapped out Monday night as he ran up and down the court on wobbly legs Miller continued to pour in the points through six overtimes breaking his own single-game school record with 48 in the first round of the NCHSAA 4-A basketball playoffs Miller’s total included eight 3-pointers in a 111-104 win over visiting Ragsdale “It was a once in a lifetime experience for all of us especially to come out on the better end of a game like that,” Miller said But when we got to the fifth and sixth overtime Each overtime period in NCHSAA basketball lasts a total of four minutes That means that McDowell (13-10) and Ragsdale (15-10) played a total of 56 minutes or seven full quarters to decide a winner The game was tied 66-66 at the end of regulation and then 69-69 95-95 and 100-100 before the Titans outscored the Tigers by an 11-4 margin in the sixth overtime Miller’s previous record for points (43) came in a 89-59 regular-season win at Enka on Feb Miller shared the school record (42) with his coach Brian Franklin and two others Every player who scored for McDowell did so in double figures — Isaac Hillman (19 points) the Titans were behind by three points with less than 10 seconds to go in the overtimes James Stepp had a team-high 43 points for Ragsdale The game’s pace quickened in the third quarter when the teams combined for 53 points The score was knotted up at 50-50 entering the fourth quarter The NCHSAA record for overtimes in boys basketball is 13 and dates back to a 1964 game between Mamers Boone Trail and Angiers “I’ve been part of some special things in my career as a player and coach,” Franklin said “But I don’t know that I’ve ever been part of a game quite as exciting as that A lot of kids for both teams made some huge plays Usually our gym clears out pretty soon after a boys game they were all mingling and talking about what they just saw.” Brevard College and Gardner-Webb have stepped up their efforts to recruit Miller in recent weeks but he has not yet committed to play in college 9 McDowell travels to eight-seeded Watauga (18-9) for Wednesday’s second round of the 4-A playoffs The schools were together in a former version of the Northwestern Conference “They’re a good team and it’s always tough to play up there at Watauga,” Franklin said There’s something to be said for that in the second round of the playoffs.” This article was published more than 3 years ago The release of bison onto the Chief Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan is the first time bison have been on the land in over 150 years.David Stobbe The authors of the report found the Government of Canada had completed just eight of the 94 Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action I’m disappointed at how little has been accomplished in five years where the commissioners wrote that “reconciliation will never occur unless we are also reconciled with the earth.” The news article does not mention still continuing colonial violence or the difficulties of decolonization but it does describe bison as part of broader cultural and language revitalization projects and how the herd will nourish the Indigenous community — both literally and spiritually Elder Floyd Favel from Poundmaker described the herd’s historic return after a 150 absence as “a very spiritual feeling of completion.” The return of the bison raises questions of where they went in the first place The simple answer is that these animals did not merely disappear but were hunted to near-extinction by white settlers spurred by growing markets for bones and hides and colonial desires to destabilize Indigenous nations by decimating a species central to all aspects of plains life The land had been transformed from open ranges into fenced farms while Poundmaker and other Indigenous nations were forced to live without bison (a source of material cultural and spiritual sustenance) for more than a century When the last free-ranging bison in North America were purchased by the Canadian government and brought to live in confinement in national parks — first to Buffalo National Park and later to Elk Island National Park — it was an exercise of colonial power that divided up the world in order to remake it As I look at the article’s photographs of bison making their way out of shipping containers and onto open fields of Poundmaker territory I feel like I am looking at the negatives of much older photographs the last wild bison in North America were rounded up on Blackfeet territory in Montana The containers now are different — they are metal crates fitted for semi-trucks rather than wooden train cars — but the bison look the same These returning bison were born under the watchful eye of biologists screened for diseases common to bison and other ungulates such as elk and deer Their genes have been studied and declared “pure,” meaning their ancestors were kept away from breeding experiments to make cattle better suited to the harsh conditions of the northern plains The land the bison are returning to has also changed Treaties signed in their wake were used by the Crown to acquire and sell land to arriving settlers and to confine Indigenous nations to smaller and smaller reserves Settler colonization brought people from one country to another displacing and destroying existing communities to create new ones replacing flora and fauna with species from elsewhere beaver and cod were hunted to the brink of extinction transformation meant parceling land into private farms establishing towns that approximated European farming villages building railways and roads to connect farmers to markets remaking land over again into places oriented around oil All of this remaking was possible because wild bison herds had been exterminated an incalculable loss to plains Indigenous nations and to the ecosystem Reintroducing bison is not about returning to the past It is the possibility of creation in the future Their grazing habits impact plant diversity their wallowing creates temporary habitats for spadefoot toads their fur offers material for nesting birds and their dung supports a whole world of beetles and worms that in turn feed other creatures The bison that have arrived at Poundmaker Cree Nation much like the bison who have been reintroduced to other Indigenous territories in recent years They won’t bring back what has been lost in their absence but they can be a model for new beginnings on landscapes that have been changed and between human and non-human beings who have survived those changes Decolonial justice is a much bigger project which requires at minimum honouring treaties and ensuring safe drinking water and adequate housing and health care in Indigenous communities It requires redress for the thousands of children stolen from their families Reconciliation requires action on these fronts But bringing back bison is an effort to heal relationships and between animals and the land and rebuilding the connection between humans and bison and other Kainai First Nation elders and community members Living together in a good way — in a better way than settlers have made possible — can begin with bison and with finding the resources and building the relationships necessary to support their return Thinking about reconciliation with the land is not a nostalgic suggestion that believes that returns to a verdant past are desirable — or possible it is a way of materializing decolonial justice in communities and places violently disrupted by settler colonization Keep your Opinions sharp and informed. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions Margaret Toccoa Choate of Raleigh and James Rozell Patterson III of Greensboro were married November 11 Mary's College and Meredith College in Raleigh He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is currently employed as the executive chef at Cardinal Golf and Country Club in Greensboro Matron of honor was Robin White Mangum of Raleigh Attendants were Mary Campbell Miot Choate of Columbia Honorary Attendants were Lyllian Gray Scott of Florence Virginia Dial Kitchens of Columbia served as flower girl Groomsmen were Albert Jay Cottle III of Wilmington Program attendants were Hanna Paige Jernigan of Wilmington Genevieve Elizabeth Choate of Columbia and James Victor Stancil Jr OSHAWA — A man was transported to hospital after a double shooting in Oshawa Sunday night at 885 Oxford St the other is still in hospital in serious condition Homicided detectives are now investigating the shooting DURHAM — One man is dead and another is in serious condition after a double shooting in Oshawa Sunday night Police responding to the scene found two men suffering gun shot wounds OSHAWA — A funeral will be held this weekend for 22-year-old Courtney Browne-Charles The Whitby man died after a double shooting on Oxford Street in Oshawa on Jan Browne-Charles was Durham’s second homicide victim in 2018 The shooting started a little after 10 p.m 2018 when a Mazda 3 arrived in the parking lot of an apartment complex and the information within may be out of date OSHAWA -- A man was transported to hospital after a double shooting in Oshawa Sunday night at 885 Oxford St on a wintry Sunday night in 2018 when a Mazda 3 with three young men inside pulled into the parking lot of an apartment complex on Oxford Street in south Oshawa At least 10 shots were fired, several of them striking the Mazda, shattering its windows and puncturing the passenger side doors. A bullet struck a van nearby while another streaked across the parking lot and shattered a glass door in the building’s lobby pierced the window of a teenage girl’s bedroom on the fifth floor Two men inside the car – Courtney Browne-Charles, 22 He left behind an extended family that included several siblings and their families as well as aunts according to an obituary published a few days after the shootings but was left paraplegic as a result of his injuries The shooter escaped in the vehicle he’d arrived in To this date no arrests have been made in the Jan The incident bears the hallmarks of an ambush “They arrived only moments before they were shot,” Mamers said a suspect approached on foot and fired shots at the vehicle.” arrived to find residents of the building had rushed out to lend assistance to the shooting victims was located nearby and co-operated with investigators but provided no information that would identify the shooter “He provided a description of what happened “It was a very fast incident,” the detective added “It is plausible he wouldn’t have been able to identify the (shooter) even if he knew him.” and provided cops with what information they could But the circumstances of the shooting – on a gloomy night in a part of the lot that was not well-lit – didn’t allow for a clear suspect description Following the incident there was speculation that the shooting was drug-related but police have not concluded that’s the case No guns were found in the Mazda that carried the victims “I don’t think we can say definitively,” he said but we have no evidence they were there for nefarious reasons.” police received some information from callers to the Crime Stoppers tip line “Everything was within the first couple of weeks,” Mamers said Investigators believe there are people with more information who may be reluctant to come forward because they fear retribution “I believe there are persons who have not been forthright with what they know,” Mamers said “And we understand the difficulties and dangers they may perceive.” the detective hopes that someone will resolve to do the right thing and step up with information “The judicial system has processes in place to help protect witnesses and people involved in investigations,” he said Anyone with information is asked to contact Durham police. Mamers can be reached at 905-579-1520, ext. 5247. The Crime Stoppers number is 1-800-222-8477 is a former justice reporter for DurhamRegion.com Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account Durham Police have identified the woman slain in her south Oshawa home on November 2 and officially declared her death a homicide Ruth Humphries, 67, was found dead in her home on Phillip Murray Avenue by her grandson and immediately considered the death suspicious Forensic investigators quickly began to investigate the scene They are expected to remain at the house throughout the week An autopsy revealed “significant trauma” to her body “not consistent with accidental or self-inflicted wounds.” The Major Crime Unit is investigating Humphries’ death as Durham Region’s sixth murder of the year Anyone with information can call Detective Erik Mamers at 1-888-579-1520 ext 5247 or CrimeStoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) Subscribe to INsauga – Ontario Headline News’ daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Toronto Eaton Centre OR Sherway Gardens Get news delivered straight to your inbox.