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TUESDAY DECEMBER 11 2001 Paternity test: Blood type suggests family secret Ann Landers Page 2E Our lives: Susan Byrum Rountree on a dearth of holiday spirit Page 2E Check it Out Comics puzzles Television Movie listings Page 2E Page 6E Page 4E Page 51 Action heroine: Actress Teri Hatcher says it's about time Page SE10 COMINO INELINESDAY No need to break the bank for a holiday party Life etc newsobservencomilife THE NEWS 200nn 1 i Aife et 0 The human drama as we live it from birth to death every Tuesday A visit to honor friends Children aren't getting enough shuteye and Sexperts call on parents to crack down Sleepyhe d1 71 in BY KAREN UHLENHU'rH KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS WSPAPERS 407-CCJI 11111'''I'''10 I 121 di011f Jva 1Z 740 I lib-4 11 tli tAok ts N1 -Np Anit (90 1 44e4r "I'' on 1r ('Ii44'11 NJ 1 fi- 61 1) 1 hi lr---r--s------'N tit I 0' i I -mogi 0 titin) ----744 0 I lts 44-17( 1 SA 't 0- 0 ISI I 1 I 4 4 'r rJ Ar KANSAS am MO edtime in the Godfrey household goes something like I 1 this- As 9 pm approaches Allison and Rick round up their daughters and start herding them toward their bedrooms 0011 Claire 9 seldom offers any resistance Gen- erally she's asleep vvithin minutes of climb- ing under the covers Twelve-year-old Katrina however is another matter "Sometimes she's getting up asking for water or telling me things she 0 forgot to tell me anything she can think of" Allison said "Usually it takes her 30 minutes to an hour ie I tt to get to sleep" And that of course can have 171i ramifications the next morning Not very pleasant ramifications I Too many children in this coun- 11 ii try don't get enough sleep it 1 i seems and the National Insti- 1 A 1 tute of Health is sufficiently concerned that it has launched i 4 i a campaign to urge parents 1 1 1 teachers and pediatricians to make sure that children par- ticularly those 7 to 11 years old get more shuteye "Whatever children do they (1 4 will do it better if they are well die c't 441 rested" said Carl Hunt elirec- Ato 1 tor of the NIH's National Center on Sleep Disorders In the -110-r last fewyears he noted research data suggest that chronic sleep deprivation is taking its toll among the nation's children "This information is not widely appreciated by the public and by health-care providers" he said Through its campaign Hunt said the NIH hopes to enlist the help of pediatricians and teachers to persuade parents to take a firmer stance ensuring that their children get enough sleep It's pretty clear that most elementary-school age children need at least nine hours of sleep nightly to function optimally Hunt said However several small studies suggest that many children sleep between seven and eight hours most nights SEE SLEEPYHEADS PAGE 3E KANSAS am ma ousehold goes something like Allison and Rick round ance Gen- tnd start herding them 00-' )fclimb- ar-old ten ing Fie 0 Pi I Fil VII 1 A Ni i i 1 I i iii itsiii tts p1774 Ato Ni Nigh Tata suggest taking its toll among A it far as hallowed spots go 's not ground zero But the ield I visited last week in an empty corner of Southern Wake County is first cousin to it Ten years ago late on a freezing Friday night a helicopter crashed in that spot It y--- Its to had i traveling been gn from I Wilmington to li cz Durham and was carrying four people: a iii 'l j'l pilot and three employRD Geanno ees of televi sion station WM All of them except sports reporter Tony Debo died Debo who was sitting next to the pilot was thrown through the helicopter's windshield still strapped to his seat The impact knocked him out When he regained consciousness helped by the pungent smell of leaking aircraft fuel which had a smelling-salt effect Debo discovered that his friends were dead He was wet with fuel his ankle was fractured his right arm was gashed and his face was bleeding He had no idea where he was There was-a lone light shining in the distance a half-mile away so he limped toward it It was a house Its occupant a young woman at home alor was terrified by the sight ot a bleeding man pounding on her door She wouldn't let him in Instead and with Debo's shouted encouragement to do so she called the Sheriff's Department "I guess I looker pretty scary" Debo acknowleages today Deputies arrived A rescue crew soon followea Paramedics worked on Debo while others searched for the crash site When they found it they confirmed what Debo already knew He alone had survived The paramedics asked him if he wanted to be transported by helicopter to Duke Medical Center He said no He recalls that he attached some bad language to his refusal Debo was out of the hospital within a couple of days He visited the site on the first anniversary but had never returned again until last week 10 years to the day after the crash Actually no one is certain which day the crash occurred The crew was returning from a high school football game which had been played on the evening of Dec 6 1991 But Debo recalls that it was close to straight-up midnight when a light on the helicopter's instrument panel started flashing and a warning horn sounded The crash happened just a minute or two later Debo who has all the votes on this matter has declared that it was after midnight when they hit the ground So Dec 7 last Friday was the day Debo and I spent pushing through the brambles and brush that have grown up in that still-remote field He carried roses After searching for a while he selected a spot to place them The site wasn't chosen at random but neither was it the exact spot of the crash Nature and time have teamed up to hide the precise location forever Debo had a rose for each friend Ten years ago they were four bachelors all of them engaged all of them returning to their girlfriends that night Today there is only Debt) Only he got to marry his girlfriend and father two sons He's 42 years old now but he possesses an old man's wisdom "Sports is always measured by the bottom line" the sports reporter said as he stood on his hallowed ground "Did you win or did you lose? Well folks it's a game Sure you wanted to see I your team win But it could be a I lot worse" I ii Columnist GD Gearino can be reached I at 8294802 or dangnewsobservercom These strategies can help you get your child to bed at a reasonable hour: III Establish a bedtime and stick to it II Build some "deceleration time" into your children's evening routine Turn off the television video games and computer and either read to your children or have them read to themselves Do not let your children to consume caffeine after dinner That means no caffeinated soda or chocolate Turn off the lights in your child's room There should be nothing more than a nightlight on at bedtime III Make sure your child is not too hot or too cold KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS CONCERT REVIEW ARTS Wolves saved from extinction A Mass fit for a king BY GEOFF EDGERS STAFF WRITER BY ROY DICKS CORRESPONDENT I 1 '1 i '--'i 0 -''k' ---7s' 3 i 1 it' 't i' i'llrcf14 i 1 1 oe -7 4 "11 lc "4 t- i -c 1 :7 4ti 1 I TVoi'4A0 4: 1 tfrew -tart -1048 '--2'--t 0-ii Al 7 4- 1 0 1411 la 4(---(: -75- 4 lie pi $-- 0i4 l'tii 4e P4 o-- 07 i 14 kV (1'''4f1 4 1'4 'f ytvk 4 I tT ilikv re A- r- Vit 4Ci o4 4 'i4 '''2-it "i'-24 4- -i -i1' i--4 li 's i It -4 -1---A '7 I Akf0: i's '1 s'? kt 4 t--'i '7- '40r: '-i'''" k' -4''s "4i- 4 A i 'f 4 RALEIGH musical detective and explorer Paul Conway delights in finding out-of-the-way choral works for presentation by the Hi Dyer Community Chorus He often gives the pieces their first hearing in the United States Sunday's concert at Hi llyer Memorial Christian Church was no exception offering the national pretpiere of the Breve" by Francois Giroust Louis XVI appointed Giroust director of music for the Royal Chapel at Versailles in early 1775 The Mass was composed for Louis' coronation at Rheims Cathedral on June 11 1775 Giroust mindful of the many hours coronations usually took kept the composition under a half-hour In that short time Giroust covers the Kyrie Gloria Credo Sanctus and Agnus Dei with sweeping melodies in grand fashion suitable for the festive nature of a coronation There is little contemplation or introspection but the work's sunny atmosphere and glorious energy conjure images of such an opulent event The 78-member chorus gave full voice to the soaring outbursts filling the sanctuary ringingly the RALEIGH There are no plans for snow globes Table lamps calendars and T-shirts are not in the works But the Raleigh Red Wolf Ramble does have a new lease on life and a chance at an afterlife With the City Council vote to extend the public art project until spring the Raleigh Arts Commission might have time to consider a merchandise plan for the event says Linda Rae Hall the commission's executive director The most likely artifacts are a book or miniatures of the fiberglass forms which will remain on view until they're sold at auction in April as an art and charity fund-raiser For now Hall is just happy that the wolves won't go into hiding later this month as originally planned "I've got people calling me that say 'I'm taking pictures of my child with every wolf and we can only get around to five or 10 on the weekend We hope you'll extend the exhibit' Hall says The plan is to keep the wolves out through the winter In March wolves meant for auction will be taken off the streets to be repaired and stored The auction will be held at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences with half of the money going to a charity and half to the arts comLission SEE WOLF PAGE 3P Simone Rivera 2 makes the Sloan Wolf howl in the lobby of Memorial Auditorium STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS SEWARD SEE MASS PAGE 3E ii 1.