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30 UCW OCTOBER 7-13, 2009 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM OCTOBER 10 OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD Depart from Concord Baptist Church at 10 a.m. The group will ride to Moore's Creek Battle Grounds and return to the church by 2 p.m. Proceeds go to purchase shoebox gifts for OCC the world's largest Christmas project. $20 per biker, $5 per passenger. Sheriff's Dept. will escort the ride. 990-1932. OCTOBER 10 JIM MCCLURE NATIONALS Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC. Admission $50 for weekend pass. Active & Reserve Military free. 336-924-2095, www.ahdra.com OCTOBER 10 UP FOR A RIDE Escort the Union Pines High School Marching Vikings (Cameron NC) to their competition at Southview High in Fayetteville. Cookout, games, raffle & fun. $20/bike. 910-947-5511, www. unionpinesband.org OCTOBER 11 KAREN CHANDLER BENEFIT POKER RUN Departing from Legends Pub. In conjunction with the Karen Chandler Beach Music Festival. Contact Legends for more information, 867-2364. OCTOBER 17 ROYAL FLUSH POKER RUN FOR DANA ROYAL M&M Leather and Custom Cycles hosting. Reg. 11 a.m., first out 12 p.m. $10/single, $15/double rider. Proceeds to Dana's 4 yr old son. 910-487-6815 OCTOBER 15-18 17TH ANNUAL BIKETOBERFEST Presented by Daytona Beach Area CVB. World-class builders, bike shows, demos, vendors and more. 866-250- 6183, www.rideto.biketoberfest.org IT'Z Honors Harold Ingle by TAKEEMA HOFFMAN If you've ever stopped in for a bite at Pig N Chicken on Legion Rd., or spent an afternoon at IT'Z absorbed in a football game with a cold mug and some hot wings, you've been touched in one way or another by the spirit of Harold Joseph Ingle. Day Manager of IT'Z Entertainment City Sports Bar and former proprietor of Pig N Chicken, he was a fair, kind-hearted, and popular man. He was the kind of person peo- ple tended to gravitate toward. "Harold was a very good manager here at IT'Z, and a lot of cus- tomers would come and talk to him for hours. I only knew Harold for the last seven or eight years but during the course of those years he became like family to me, and was always there when I needed him," says good friend and fellow manager Mitchell Monsour. On all accounts, Ingle did many things well. He was an enterprising busi- ness man, a champion athlete, a won- derful cook, trustworthy friend, and lov- ing father to his three children Jennifer, Lauren and Joseph. Daughter Jennifer Jenkins says of her father, "The love he had for us....he was busy, he worked, he owned a restaurant, he was gone a lot... but when we needed him, he was there." Born into a military family, Ingle spent a portion of his youth in Berlin, Germany. There he played in the 1960 Little League World Series and was recipient of Europe's Most Valuable Player Award. Just a year later, his family moved to Ft. Bragg and he set numerous Little League records there as well. As a young man he was crowned prom king and a star basketball player at Fayetteville High School, competing in the 1966 State Championship. He played both basketball and baseball dur- ing his years at Campbell University, and earned the title of top defensive player as a shortstop for the Campbell Camels. After graduation, he was drafted by the San Francisco Giants circuit and played for the Great Falls Giants pioneer league team. Ingle's impressive athletic ability is a trait shared by his youngest son Joseph who plays basketball, baseball, and golf. Surprisingly, Ingle's children did not know the full extent of his sports achievements until recently finding photo albums created by Harold's mother in storage. "I knew he was athletic...growing up I heard all the stories," Jenkins says, "but looking at all this really brings it to life, like wow that's my dad." Yes, Ingle lived a robust life rich with outstanding accom- plishments, but he also lived with heart disease. In his early thirties he suffered a heart attack, and had undergone several bypasses since then. Jenkins says that even when Ingle had to be hospitalized, no matter how bad he felt, he still retained his sense of humor and could not wait to get back to work. "He loved being here. He would get out of the hospital and later on that day he'd be back here," she said. Sadly, Ingle ended his battle with heart disease August 17th. "This last time he went in, a stent blew and there was nothing else they could do," Jenkins explained. Hosting large scale tailgate par- ties on the patio of IT'Z Sports Bar is something Ingle had wanted to do since 2006. Full schedules and busi- ness obligations kept the concept on the back burner, until this year. On Sunday October 11, IT'Z will be hosting their 1st BIG Tailgate Party in Ingle's honor. "This year he said he was finally going to do it," says Monsour, "so he went out and found a pig cooker he liked and was making preparations to begin having tailgate/pig-pickings this football season." His prized pig cooker, which was given to IT'Z by Ingle's family, will be used to prepare food for the festivities. "He did get to cook one pig on his cooker, and it was excellent...delicious." Monsour recalls. IT'Z, along with Ingle's friends and loved ones, wel- come those in the community to come and join them in the spirit of joyous celebration and commemoration of an incredi- ble man's life. Doors open at 11 a.m, with free food served from THE MAJORS 2009 Daytona Biketoberfest • Oct. 15-18 2010 Daytona Bike Week • Feb. 26-Mar. 27 Myrtle Beach Bike Week • May 7-16 Laconia Bike Week • June 12-20 *Sturgis Black Hills Rally • Aug. 2-8* * Want to go? Call 910-391-3859 THIRSTY THURSDAY $1. 00 OFF ALL DRINKS 12 p.m. until 2 p.m., and the Panthers vs. Redskins showing patio side on the big screen at 1pm. There is going to be games and prizes all day, as well as dynamite drink specials and appearances by the Monster Girls. Those who attend the tailgate will also have free admission to Comedy Zone, which will be held in IT'Z nightclub at 7:30 p.m. When asked her feelings about the tailgate, Jenkins eyes welled with tears. "There's so much love, and it means so much that everybody here cared so much about him — and loved him. They were his family and I couldn't ask for better people — these guys are awesome they really, really are." For more information or details about the event please contact IT'Z Entertainment City at 910-826-4635. Harold Ingle at IT'Z, his home away from home. Harold Ingle, Europe's Most Valuable Player TAKEEMA HOFFMAN, Contributing Writer COMMENTS? 484-6200 ext. 222 or editor@upandcomingweekly.com

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