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Steve Sedgwick is not an elite athlete. He has run 13.1 miles only once. He plans to do it again Sunday, this time in the Gateway Bank Half Marathon on the Outer Banks. He won't be dressed like the other runners, though. Sedgwick plans to sport a long-sleeved T-shirt that says "Blind Guy." That's because he is. The vision problems started in childhood and got progressively worse through the years, said Sedgwick, a 49-year-old from Vienna. He had to stop driving in 2003. By 2005, he couldn't see to read or work anymore. These days he has only peripheral vision in his right eye. Exercise, and lots of it, Sedgwick said doctors told him, would help stave off total blindness. He swam and lifted weights. But he needed a partner if he was going to run.
Monday, January 28
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Dreams, bullpen stressing me out
Mike Gonzalez is on his way back from Tommy John. The Braves haven't seen the real Gonzalez yet and maybe they will by midseason. Manny Acosta was probably the best of the young arms, which is why he's still here and not Ascanio. And Devine? Gosh, the nicest guy, a Wolfpack (how do you make that singular, NC State grads?), with first-round pick stuff. Personally I think his is one of the most poignant stories to come around for the Braves in a long time. I remember a fellow writer describing him after the playoff game in 2005 in Houston where he gave up the game-winning home run to Chris Burke in the 18th inning. This was after the grand slam debacle earlier in the season. The writer described seeing Devine in the dugout after the game with a tear rolling down his cheek. But I, for one, think the guy could use a fresh start.
LOVE, FRANKLIN-STYLE
FRANKLIN Four couples gave their significant others the gift of themselves for Valentine's Day.
The couples all township residents were married by Mayor Brian Levine on Thursday morning in a civil ceremony. Each had a different story to tell before exchanging vows in front of two witnesses and a handful of family members. For Donna Gower, 57, and Ernest Albert Hofer, 64, who live in the same housing development, it was about a year ago when they spotted each other on bicycles. "We lived in close proximity, so we saw each other bicycling, and so we started bicycling together," Hofer said. "One thing led to another." The couple chose to get married on Valentine's Day because two of Hofer's sons were born on Valentine's Day during different years. Next, they are planning a honeymoon trip in March to a ski resort out West and plan to travel to Africa in 2009.
Riding for Merle
Merle Dodge put two wheels under many of the poorest kids and adults in Ashtabula. Riding for Merle Fund-raiser will help pay funeral expenses for the man who put Ashtabula kids on wheels By CARL E. FEATHER - Lifestyle Editor - cfeather@starbeacon.com Star Beacon Merle Dodge put two wheels under many of the poorest kids and adults in Ashtabula. .
Flooded I-5 could open one lane tonight
It alleged that some of the center's 4,200 monkeys suffered needlessly at the hands of center personnel. The complaint was based on the observations of an undercover investigator for PETA, who took a job as a monkey handler at the center from April to July. PETA accused the center of violating eight provisions of the federal Animal Welfare Act, including failing to prevent monkeys from suffering trauma, behavioral stress, physical harm and unnecessary discomfort. The group also accused the center of failing to provide timely or effective veterinary care to monkeys suffering from chronic vomiting, kidney stones and other ailments. On Tuesday, Michael Conn, the acting head of the center's animal services division, said he thought reasonable people would take the word of USDA inspectors over unnamed animal-rights activists.
What's up in The Albemarle 02/16
Quilt Guild sponsors 'Make A Blanket Day.' The Colonial Quilt Lovers Guild will sponsor its 9th annual "Make a Blanket Day" at the Camden Senior Center today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Anne at 330-4447. Blood drives. The Greater Albemarle Chapter of the American Red Cross will host blood drives at the Up River Friends fellowship hall in Perquimans County, today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; in the lobby of Elizabeth City State University's New Student Center Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m.; and at New Hope UMC fellowship hall Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; and at Shiloh Baptist Church in Camden Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; . Perquimans Democrats to meet. The Perquimans County Democratic Party will meet at the county courthouse Monday at 5:30 p.m.
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