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Volume 8, Number 38 • Oct. 2-8, 2009 www.huntersvilleherald.com An independent and locally owned newspaper
Moving money
Who goes first?
From Afghanistan to
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page 6
It came from the deep
page 12
The Blue Line in south Charlotte, left, a light-rail line along South Boulevard, is the first leg built of
what will become the metro region’s centerpiece for public transportation. As money dries up, other
portions, including the North Corridor line have no timetable for completion.
(Right) Train tracks being built along U.S. 115 in the Brighton development would be used for the
North Corridor commuter train line, a 12-stop, 25-mile track that will connect north Mecklenburg County
with the heart of Charlotte. See story, page 18.
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Inside
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Classifieds ...................... 45
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Sports ............................. 32
Doctor charged
with misconduct
by Josh Lanier
josh@huntersvilleherald.com
HUNTERSVILLE – A local alternative medicine doctor will
have a second chance to defend himself against misconduct
charges that he duped cancer patients with expensive, ineffective
treatments and a new allegation he treated an autistic child
through the mail.
The N.C. Medical Board charged Dr. Rashid Buttar, 43, in
2007 with misconduct, accusing him of treating four cancer patients
with expensive, under-producing treatments. The charge
was filed after a patient and families of three other cancer patients,
who have since died, made the allegations, medical board
documents said.
The original case ended last year in a mistrial, but the medical
board renewed its allegations again last week. A second allegation,
claiming Buttar’s clinic treated an autistic girl in Michigan
(more on page 8)
Day-Care Heroes
campaign nears
fundraising goal
Board hires interim director,
names task force
DAVIDSON – Approximately 200 families and 10 churches
have responded with commitments of more than $50,000
to keep the nonprofit Davidson-Cornelius Day Care Center
open through the end of the year, day-care officials said.
Those commitments bring the struggling day care at 242
Gamble St. much closer to the $64,000 goal of its Day Care
Heroes Campaign.
At the same time, the day care’s board of directors appointed
Courtenay O’Neil as interim director. With a bachelor’s
degree in early child development, a master’s in in-
(more on page 17)

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Cupcakes: New life for an old friend
by Lauren Verlander
news@huntersvilleherald.com
They’re small, they’re sweet and they’re
everywhere.
Cupcakes quickly have become the
must-have item at weddings, corporate
events and birthday parties. And Three
new independent businesses – all run by
women – are hoping to cash in by bringing
their version of “gourmet cupcakes” to the
Lake Norman area.
But these aren’t your mama’s cupcakes.
The Cookies and Cream cupcake at
Sweetcakes in Cornelius, has crushed
Oreo cookies in the batter and is topped
with more crushed Oreos in the icing. “It’s
one of our most popular cupcakes,” said
Brenda Lord, who along with her daughter,
Heather Allen, runs Sweetcakes, at
20017 N. Main St.
The bakery features 12 different flavors
daily and rotates seasonal cupcakes,
such as Key Lime, Apple Spice, Pumpkin,
and Peppermint. The ladies are not
bakers by trade but always enjoyed cooking
together and have relied on family
recipes while testing cupcakes for the
shop.
“This truly is a family affair,” Lord said.
In matching white aprons, the motherdaughter
team does all the baking while
Lord’s husband, Bill, handles the deliveries.
The Lords’ son, Matthew, and Heather’s
husband, Bryan, also pitch in, and
Lauren Verlander/Herald photo
Brenda Lord and her daughter, Brenda Allen, offer
cupcakes in bouquets at Sweetcakes, their new cupcake
shop in Cornelius.
family members sell their cupcakes at the
Davidson Farmer’s Market on Saturday
mornings.
MJ Bowman, of MJ’s Sugar Shack
in Davidson, describes her cupcakes
as “comfort food.” Bowman’s creations
range from the decadent Chocolate Peanut
Butter Delight to the savory Pumpkin
Spice. She’s still working on the recipe
for Lavender and Honey cupcakes.
“People love our icing,” Bowman said.
She sprinkles a touch of salt in her toppings
to combat the sweetness of the cupcake.
The Mooresville resident, who
is married to a Davidson College
information technology engineer,
said business has exploded. The
cupcake boutique, located inside
LaDeeDa’s, at 202 S. Main St.,
spends no money on advertising
and relies heavily on the “mom network,”
a word-of-mouth chain of
local parents.
The store’s proximity to Davidson
College also has proven a boon for
business. MJ’s sponsors the athletic
department and provides cakes for
Wildcats Kids Club birthday parties.
They also take care of the students.
Cupcake deliveries are
commonplace during birthdays
or near exam time, when anyone
could use a cupcake or two. Parents
can call in an order, and MJ’s takes
care of the rest.
Pastry lovers in the university area
can call on Aryn Keogh of Delish
Gourmet Cupcakes. Keogh, who sold
cookies door-to-door in high school,
turned down a scholarship to Johnson
& Wales University before realizing
her passion for baking. The Vance
High School graduate now bakes out
of a commercial kitchen and delivers
her cupcakes throughout the Charlotte
area.
Not only are they prepared for taste, but
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Delish cupcakes also resemble edible art.
Keogh focuses on presentation because
“cupcakes are very chic.”
Her Amaretto cupcake, which Keogh
describes as “vanilla with a kick,” is a favorite
with Delish customers.
So why the sudden popularity of cupcakes?
“Movies are expensive,” Keogh said.
“Friends can go out for cupcakes, spend
time hanging out and not break the
bank.”
Bowman calls the cupcake phenomenon
“very nostalgic and more approachable
than cake.”
When Lord and Allen make a delivery to
a wedding, they stand back and watch how
people respond to the cupcake display.
“They’re very social. They stand around,
comment on the different layers, and caterer’s
love cupcakes because there’s nothing
to cut.”
Caterers aren’t the only ones who
love cupcakes. They’re a big hit with the
3-year-old crowd as well. After a successful
first week of pre-school, Cornelius
resident Cole Henry gazed into the
case at MJ’s Sugar Shack trying to decide
which treat he wanted. After pointing
to all of them, he settled on a yellow
cupcake with a perfect swirl of chocolate
icing and a blue fondant butterfly.
Henry had the best explanation for the
cupcake craze.
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News
Land panel preparing
‘business friendly’ changes
Group wants comprehensive
sign study, enforcement
of banner rules
by Frank DeLoache
editor@huntersvilleherald.com
CORNELIUS – A panel reviewing the
town’s zoning and planning regulations
thinks that sidewalks leading nowhere
are silly.
The panel is recommending changes
to town rules that would eliminate those
marooned sidewalk sections and make
other changes to cut the cost and paperwork
required to do business with the
Town of Cornelius.
The Board of Commissioners asked
the Land Development Code Review
Committee to review the town’s codes
for “business friendly” changes. Commissioners
also wanted the panel to
address the sensitive topic of signs and
banners that businesses say they need
to attract customers, but many residents
feel are cluttering the landscape. Mayor
Pro Tem Susan Medlin, who sits on the
committee, said the group believes the
banner rules are adequate, just not enforced
well.
The town needs a study of its signs,
however, Medlin said.
Medlin brought a draft of the “business
friendly” changes to the town board
Sept. 21 and explained a number of the
proposals, including:
• Eliminating a requirement that a developer
install sidewalks that begin and
end on the developer’s land and lead to
nowhere. The panel also would drop a
requirement for sidewalks that would
likely be removed by a later road widening.
Instead, the town could require developers
to contribute to a sidewalk fund
that would enable town officials to add
sidewalks when an entire section can be
finished, Medlin said.
• Giving the planning director discretion
to reduce a business’s required setback
from adjacent property lines, Medlin
said.
• Eliminating the requirement for curb
and gutter on state-maintained roads,
since most state roads in the town – including
U.S. 21 and N.C. 115 – don’t have
a curb and gutter now. Under the current
rule, business owners have to install the
curb and gutter that are often ripped up
when state officials widen the road, Senior
Planner Jason Abernethy said.
(more on page 10)
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Tutoring Center on its
way to Lake Norman
DAVIDSON – A private-tutoring center
for children in grades K-12 is expected to
open Nov. 9 at 624 Jetton Street.
The Tutoring Center will work with
children on improving reading, math and
writing skills, teach concentration and
motivation improvement and better testtaking
skills among other lessons, a news
release said.
The center will begin giving free diagnostic
assessments for kids on Oct. 12.
“We are very proud of this new afterschool
learning center,” said Deirdre Buzzacco,
center director, “but we are most excited
about the potential it represents for
the residents of this community. We have
done something important that will improve
children’s lives for years to come.”
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News
Briefs
Girl Scout advocates for nuthatch
Kids barred from
hospital visits
Courtesy of Carol Dannahower
Danielle Dannahower, a senior at Hopewell High School, recently completed her Girl
Scout Gold Award project. Danielle designed a project to create more awareness of the
brown-headed nuthatch and contributed more than 65 hours of work. The nuthatch is a
unique bird – it is the only bird that travels down a tree head first – that is indigenous to the
Southeastern United States. But its numbers have declined by 45 percent in the past 50 years.
For her project, Danielle created and distributed 200 brochures detailing humans’ impact on
its habitat and ways to counteract that harm. Along with volunteers, she built 19 nest boxes
the Latta Plantation Division of Natural Resources will use as replacements. Danielle’s adult
leader is Nancy Tarte of Hornets Nest Council Troop 1751.
HUNTERSVILLE – In an effort to
curb the spread of flu, Carolina Health-
Care System and Novant Health hospitals
and facilities have barred kids from visiting
the hospitals unless seeking medical
treatment.
The new policy, which began Oct. 1,
bars anyone under the age of 18 from visiting
the hospitals as a proactive step to
safeguard patients, staff and other visitors,
a news release about the policy said.
“We know this change poses an inconvenience
to families with patients in area
facilities,” Dr. Stephen Wallenhaupt said,
“but it is important to make this change
effective now to limit the spread and impact
of flu. Many patients, particularly
newborns, pregnant women and patients
with suppressed immune systems, are particularly
vulnerable. It is vital that we take
every precaution to protect them.”
Anyone with flu like symptoms is asked
to avoid hospitals until they are fever free
for 24 hours. Most people with flu-like
systems can be treated with over the counter
medication.
Affected Carolina HealthCare System
hospitals include Carolinas Medical Center
and Levine Children’s Hospital, CMC-
Lincoln, CMC-Mercy, CMC-NorthEast,
CMC-Pineville, CMC-Randolph, CMC-
Union, CMC-University, Carolinas Rehabilitation,
Carolinas Rehabilitation-Mount
Holly and Anson Community Hospital.
Affected Novant hospitals include Presbyterian
Hospital, Presbyterian Hemby
Children’s Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital
Huntersville, Presbyterian Hospital Matthews,
Presbyterian Orthopaedic Hospital
and Rowan Regional Medical Center. q
Huntersville residents
get CPA license
HUNTERSVILLE – State officials recently
licensed two Huntersville residents
as certified public accountants.
Shelly Marie Clark and Eric Randolph
Ritz received their state licenses Sept.
21, along with 83 other people across the
state.
To get the CPA license, a person must
pass the Uniform Certified Public Accountants
Exam and also “satisfy the
education, work experience and moral
character requirements” of the N.C. State
Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners.
Each licensed CPA must get 40
hours of continuing education, including
an ethics course, annually. The state has
more than 17,750 active certified public
accountants. q
Mental health director
named Champion
for Children
CHARLOTTE – Grayce Crocket, of
Cornelius, a Mecklenburg County area
mental health director, was named last
month the Champion for Children for
her work on children’s issues and mental
health initiatives by the Council for Children’s
Rights.
Crocket was presented with the award
at the group’s 30th annual luncheon Sept.
21.
“It’s really humbling,” Crockett said
in a news release. The council does
“so much for kids in this community.”
Each year, the Council for Children’s
Rights seeks to identify individuals who
exemplify the spirit of the organization’s
efforts. q
Huntersville
commissioner gets
county rep
endorsement
HUNTERSVILLE – Town Commissioner
and Mayor Pro Tem Brian Sisson
has received the endorsement of Mecklenburg
County Commissioner Karen
Bentley in his bid for town mayor.
“Brian provides solid, consistent leadership
and will bring business acumen
to the mayor’s office, which will present
Huntersville with a more professional
presence to other municipalities as well
as businesses looking to relocate to Huntersville,”
Bentley, District 1 commissioner
said. “Additionally, Brian’s laser focus on
the fiscal health of the town is important
to me as a citizen of Huntersville.”
Sisson, an eight-year commissioner, accepted
the endorsement last week. q
Presbyterian
Huntersville nurse
honored
HUNTERSVILLE – A nurse at Presbyterian
Hospital Huntersville has been
named to the Great 100 list of N.C. nurses
for 2009.
Pat McKinney, a registered nurse in the
outpatient care unit, is one of four nurses
in Presbyterian system in Charlotte named
to the list.
The Great 100 is a grassroots organization
that acknowledges 100 North
Carolina nurses annually for excellence
in patient care and their dedication to
the nursing profession. The four nurses
were nominated by their peers and chosen
for this award. These nurses join an elite
group who will be recognized at a gala on
Saturday. q
(more on page 14)
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through the mail from 2006 until 2007
without holding a license to practice medicine
in that state, was also filed.
Buttar’s clinic specializes in treating
cancer, autism, cardiovascular diseases,
various cases of toxicity and metabolism
disorders through intravenous therapies,
detox and chelation, among other treatments,
the clinic’s Web site states.
Buttar stands by his treatments.
“Our treatments are so effective that
even the North Carolina Medical Board is
trying to suppress the truth,” the clinic’s
Web site said.
Buttar and officials at his clinic did not
respond to messages seeking additional
comment.
All four cancer patients went to Buttar’s
Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical
Research for treatment and state officials
claim he took advantage of them.
The patients “desperate for any hope to
combat their disease, came to Dr. Buttar
because of Dr. Buttar’s representations that
the therapies he offered would be effective
in their battle against cancer,” medical board
filings said. “Dr. Buttar’s representations
were false and were made by Dr. Buttar with
full knowledge of their falsity.”
The allegations also claim Buttar
charged “thousands, sometimes tens of
thousands, of dollars” for those ineffective,
sometimes unnecessary treatments
to drive up medical costs.
Parents of the autistic Michigan girl,
whose name was not released, told the
medical board the child’s condition worsened
when she was treated by Buttar and
improved after she stopped.
Buttar denies all of the state’s allegations
and has created a Web site (www.DrButtar
Truth.com) proclaiming his innocence
with video statements from the doctor and
itemized rebuttals to charges made against
him.
“With regard to the NC Medical Board’s
charges against me, the entire case was so
ridiculous it should be humorous, were it
not for the fact that they are intentionally
trying (and that is the operative word …
trying) to block patients from all over the
world from accessing us,” Buttar said on
the Web site.
The site also includes a video testimonial
of his treatment’s efficacy and the names,
treatments and timelines of the patients
who filed the original complaints.
The case will be heard in Wake County
Superior Court, but no date has been
set, a spokesperson for the N.C. Medical
Board said. If Buttar is found guilty, he
could lose his license to practice medicine
in the state.
Currently, Buttar is allowed to practice
medicine without restrictions.
Buttar is a graduate of the University
of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences,
College of Medicine and Surgery
in Iowa. He trained in general surgery and
emergency medicine and served as Brigade
Surgeon and Director of Emergency
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the clinic’s Web site said. Buttar has been
licensed in North Carolina since 1995. q
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Solace responds to rocket blast injury
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Najib’s father tried unsuccessfully to get medical care for his son, who was injured by
a Taliban rocket Aug. 20. A British journalist and Davidson-based Solace for the Children
came to the family’s aid. Najib’s brother was killed in the rocket attack.
DAVIDSON – A Lake Norman area-based nonprofit has reached halfway across the
world to help save the eye of an Afghan teen wounded Aug. 20 by shrapnel from a
Taliban rocket.
Fifteen-year-old Najib was riding a bicycle to a polling station on national election
day in Afghanistan when the rocket exploded within meters of him and his brother.
His brother died, and a 3-mm piece of metal lodged in Najib’s left eye, according
to Patsy Wilson, project coordinator for Solace for the Children, the nonprofit that
brings dozens of Afghan children to the Lake Norman area each summer for medical
care.
Najib’s father, a traveling shoe cobbler, tried unsuccessfully to obtain medical
care for his son in Kabul. British journalist Jerome Starkey was at the scene of the
explosion and arranged a NATO hospital to care for the boy. The hospital wasn’t
equipped, however, to remove the shrapnel.
“Jerome began sending e-mails asking for help from both England and America,”
Wilson said. Solace received one and partnered with Piedmont Medical Center in
Rock Hill, S.C., where Dr. Arman Farr removed the shrapnel two weeks ago. Najib is
recovering in the Lake Norman area and will likely regain his sight.
Solace’s work is gradually expanding to year-round activities. Two young girls are
recovering from open-heart surgery at Solace’s first branch location in Jacksonville,
Fla. A 9-year-old boy is living with a Mooresville host family and receiving life-saving
blood transfusions, and another young woman awaits funding for heart surgery at
Duke Medical Center, which is donating 90 percent of the cost.
“There have been so many extra needs,” Wilson said. Tax-deductible donations to
help can be made online at http://www.solaceforthechildren.org or mail to P.O. Box
65, Davidson, NC 28117.
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Cornelius
(continued from page 5)
• Reduce the landscaping requirement
if adjacent properties already have
existing trees or shrubbery. The panel
wants to eliminate duplicate landscaping,
Medlin said.
• Eliminate the requirement that
small businesses in downtown must
provide rear parking. Instead, the businesses
could pay into a parking fund
the town could use for parking decks or
other parking areas. Businesses in other
parts of town would be allowed to use
gravel driveways and parking areas in
the rear.
• Allow the town’s transportation planner
to determine if a business needs to
pay for a Transportation Impact Study.
In many cases, the town staff knows
that small businesses will not generate
enough new traffic to require street improvements,
Medlin said. In the same
way, the panel wants the town to define
small businesses – that won’t generate
a lot of traffic – and allow town staff to
approve the business plans administratively.
Oakhurst asks for more speed humps,
traffic markings
Another Cornelius community also is
concerned about protecting children from
traffic.
The Oakhurst Homeowners Association
has sent a report to the town asking for
about nine additional speed bumps, almost
70 painted stop bars at intersections
throughout the community and about
nine painted crosswalks.
Town Manager Anthony Roberts said
residents are concerned that drivers cutting
through the community between
Bailey and Washam-Potts roads, as well
as some Oakhurst residents, are ignoring
speed limits on straight-aways. The town’s
staff is evaluating the request and try to do
as much as possible.
Homeowners Association President
John Carpenter said the community has
been waiting four years to get more traffic
markings and other traffic control devices
on its streets as traffic has increased.
Some drivers roll through – or don’t stop
– at stop signs.
Residents are particularly concerned
about children crossing Bailey Road to a
shopping center, Carpenter said. q
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Salvage company
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by Frank DeLoache
editor@huntersvilleherald.com
LAKE NORMAN – A team of divers
took about six hours Friday to raise
a 45,000-pound trackhoe about 88 feet
from the Lake Norman floor.
“It’s out. It went very smoothly,” said
Rick Glenn, owner of Glenn Environmental
Services, which conducted the salvage
operation. The operation avoided any spill
of fuel, hydraulic fluid or engine oil, Glenn
said.
Because strong winds and rain moved
into the area Friday evening, the salvage
crew moved the excavator close to shore,
and let its tracks rest on the lake bottom
in shallow water overnight. Workers then
towed the trackhoe about five miles to the
headquarters of Lake Norman Dredging
& Marine Construction, which owns the
machine and who hired Glenn’s company
to raise it.
The operation went as well as anyone
could expect, according to David
Caldwell, environmental supervisor with
Mecklenburg County Land Use & Environmental
Services. He credited Glenn
and Lake Norman Dredging with having
a cleanup company at the scene with
a boom encircling the work area had a
spill occurred.
Courtesy of Glenn Environmental Services
In late August, the trackhoe fell off a
barge in the main channel 300 to 400
yards from Beatty Ford Access Area. Mecklenburg
County water quality officials and
Duke Energy, which owns the lake bottom,
had insisted that Lake Norman Dredging
get the machine out of the lake.
Glenn said a team of seven, all qualified
divers, raised the trackhoe using 1 1/2-
inch steel cables and several air bags that
inflated like balloons. The divers tied a
cable around the trackhoe arm so it would
remain closed and then attached other
cables to both ends and the middle of the
machine.
The cables were linked together in 20-
foot sections, and one airbag was inflated
at the surface first to stretch the cable.
Then, another air bag was inflated below
the surface to raise the excavator slowly,
one section of cable at a time.
Glenn explained that if they had inflated
the bags at the lake bottom and brought it
up, the air would have expanded quickly
as it neared the surface and the pressure
decreased, thus increasing the speed the
closer it got to the surface. “We didn’t want
it to come rushing to the surface” and risk
losing control of it again, he said.
The company also had a decompression
chamber on hand to assure the divers’
safety, Glenn said. q
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Consignment entrepreneur: Customers are also her suppliers
by Frank DeLoache
editor@huntersvilleherald.com
HUNTERSVILLE – Tonya Runions
and her husband, Keith, drove from Belmont.
Wendy John came all the way from the
Lake Wyle area of South Carolina.
They both ended up one sunny afternoon
at D.J. Kukuruda’s rented warehouse
in Huntersville, searching through
a sea of kids toys, clothing and furniture.
You name it and Kukuruda probably has it
at Kids Consignment Warehouse, another
locally grown business that took root in
the recession.
“Especially with the economy, people
just can’t afford to buy things new,” said
Kukuruda, as more women wandered into
her warehouse at 105 Parr Drive, on the
south side of busy N.C. 73, 100 yards east
of the Norfolk Southern rail line.
Hang around the consignment business
long enough, and you’ll see people
park in front who are shopping for a bargain
and others in the back to drop items
off for sale.
The business really began 14 years
ago, a short time after Kukuruda, a single
mom, moved to the Blue Stone Harbor
community in Cornelius from California.
She started putting together “semiannual
sales” of used clothing she collected
through a network of moms she
built through the years. To get some extra
spending money, she rented the American
Legion building in Cornelius for two
weeks twice a year and sold as much used
clothing as she could.
Kukuruda has thousands of people on
her e-mail list who have bought items at
her sales and also sold items through her.
“The great thing about the consignment
business is customers and suppliers are
the same – buying one day and selling the
next as their children grow up and their
needs change,” Kukuruda said.
At the semi-annual sales, “I’d see people
every year,” she said. “I’ve had people with
me through the years, and people kept
telling me, ‘You need to open a new store,’
and that’s what I’ve done – combine the
store with the semi-annual sale.”
She moved into the Huntersville warehouse
in May. She still has her full-time
job – 26 years with U.S. Airways at Charlotte-Douglas
International Airport.
She has three part-time employees who
keep the shop going when she’s at her
other job, but Kukuruda is still the engine
driving Kids Consignment.
She said she’s conscientious about offering
great deals. She gets some items
in that have never come out of the box,
but they’re automatically half off. She
tells people placing merchandise with
her that they’re better off pricing to sell.
She’s used small advertisements, but
many of her customers hear through word
of mouth or online networking groups,
such as Lake Norman Mommies.
Tonya and Keith Runions were shopping
for a crib, and they spotted one, a
three-in-one crib-bed never taken out of
the box – when they walked into Kids
Consignment. “We’ve been everywhere,”
Keith Runions said. Most places, even
on clearance, wanted $400 or more, he
said. The best price they had seen was
$100 more than Kukuruda’s price.
Wendy John, 33, recently found out
she’s pregnant. Her other child is 16, so
“I have nothing – no crib or mattress,
no toys, no clothes,” she said as she
browsed. She saw Kids Consignment
mentioned on the Internet and thought
the prices were worth the drive from
Lake Wylie.
With the response she’s gotten, Kukuruda
sees room for growth. She’s
started getting more ladies purses and
some clothes
for sale, and,
like any good
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Lions Club to raise
money for the blind
Members of the Huntersville Lions
Club will hand out candy (with parents’
permission) Saturday at two Huntersville
Food Lion stores to raise money for Camp
Dogwood for the Blind. The Lions will
accept donations for the camp, which is
located on Lake Norman. The volunteers
will raise funds from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Food Lions at exits 23 and 25 off
Interstate 77. For more information, call
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Meyers endorses
Mayor Swain
HUNTERSVILLE – Mayor Jill Swain
has picked up the endorsement of Matthews
Mayor Lee Meyers in her re-election
bid, a news release said.
“During my 18 years of service as
Mayor of the Town of Matthews, I have
encountered a lot of elected officials,” said
Myers. “One who has impressed me has
been Jill Swain, Mayor of Huntersville.
Jill’s level-headed business, but personable,
approach to issues and challenges in
the region is a characteristic that benefits
her and Huntersville.”
Meyers and Swain have worked together
on the Metropolitan Transit Commission,
which Meyers is co-chair.
“Mayor Myers has brought invaluable
expertise to our regional discussions regarding
transportation and certainly he
continues to be among those I will continue
to seek counsel as we move forward,”
Swain said. “I’m honored to have his recommendation.”
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Editor,
In a recent interview with Joe
Vagnone in the Lake Norman Citizen,
Joe suggested that the Town of Cornelius
should consider reducing its overwhelming
debt at a rate of nearly $3
million per year. The self-proclaimed
“leader of the board” of Cornelius town
commissioners reacted in an e-mail salvo
by saying “That is just not possible.”
Such a broad and foolish statement
of “just not possible” reveals to me that
some of the present board is simply too
comfortable with governing from the
same, tired, old, fiscally outdated mindset
of tax-and-spend politicians. Apparently,
they have never seen a dollar they
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to borrow the dollar. While most of our
commissioners fancy themselves as a
conservative, I tell you that their words
do not match their actions.
According to the town’s finance director,
when this and other commissioners
came on the board in 2001, our
town was holding approximately $9 million
in debt, which carried with it debt
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Huntersville couple brings big hopes to small N.C. winery
by Hugh Fisher
news@huntersvilleherald.com
When Darin and Naomi Griffin of
Huntersville left the U.S. Army, they began
looking for a good investment.
“I’ve always had an interest in owning
my own business,” Darin said. “My father
owned several different businesses
over the years and I believe he passed on
his entrepreneurial spirit.”
Now, a different kind of spirit – fine
wine – will shape the Griffin family’s future,
as they work to make a small North
Carolina winery into a name known
around the region.
The Griffins are the new owners of
Old Stone Winery, located off U.S. 52
in the town of Granite Quarry, outside
Salisbury.
Old Stone currently makes 19 wines.
Their best-sellers are sweet wines made
from North Carolina’s well-known native
muscadine, or scuppernong, grapes.
But the winery also offers merlot, cabernet
sauvignon and many blends. Their
seasonal peach, blackberry and cherry
wines, made with North Carolina-grown
fruit, are also popular.
After working for SABIC Innovative
Plastics and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals,
respectively, Darin and Naomi are
learning a new trade from an expert, and
forging a future for their new business.
It hasn’t been easy. Since June, the
couple has had to take care of their two
sons, Kenlee and Sander, while gaining
knowledge on the job.
“What really excited me about the
winery was the challenge of not only
running and growing a local business,
but learning the art of making wine,”
Darin said.
It’s far from a simple task, especially
now. Grapes are coming in by the ton
from around Rowan County – Old Stone
uses only locally-grown fruit – and the
2009 vintage is being prepared.
Their office, not far from the showroom
where wines are on display and
tastings are held, looks like a laboratory.
Samples of the grapes coming in from
the fields, soon to be pressed for wine,
rest in plastic containers. There are
pieces of equipment that will be used to
check the sugar and alcohol levels of finished
wine – hundreds of gallons of it –
now aging in barrels and tanks nearby.
“Taking over during the grape harvest
season has meant some long
hours, but it’s been incredibly rewarding,”
Darin said. “I’m looking forward
to taking my first wine from the vine to
the bottle.”
The Griffins are entering an industry
that’s growing in spite of a down economy.
According to N.C. Department of
Commerce statistics, the state’s grape
and wine industry provides 5,700 jobs
and brings in $813 million each year.
But Old Stone, as a small family-run
operation, has plenty of room to grow.
Its wines are known generally around
Rowan and Cabarrus counties.
And the winery, which offers tours
and tastings, lacks some of the tourism
punch of larger brands.
“We get calls asking if we have reception
facilities,” Darin said.
But although Old Stone can’t compete
directly with the multi-million dollar
Biltmore and Richard Childress labels,
there’s plenty of room to grow.
One of the first steps Darin and Naomi
have taken is expanding the market
reach of Old Stone’s wines.
“We definitely want to try marketing
and advertising more in Mecklenburg
County,” Darin said.
Right now, the Griffins are researching
different methods of distribution to
try and bring Old Stone wines to bars
and restaurants around the Charlotte
area.
And Darin said they’re in discussions
with “major grocery store chains” to put
Old Stone wines on the shelves. He declined
to name the stores in question
since talks are still underway.
But he also said the winery will keep
its local focus. The grapes grown for
Old Stone wines all come from Rowan
County, and Darin said they plan to keep
it that way.
Darin also hopes to maintain the blend
of varieties that the winery is known for.
“With 19 wines, we have something for
everyone,” he said.
There will be some minor changes as
they work with new grape varieties and
try new blends.
But as they grow, the Griffins maintain
a personal, friendly touch.
“We have already contracted with the
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Darin Griffin pours wine for tasting at Old Stone Winery, with an array of their selections on
display for customers to sample.
National Breast Cancer Foundation to
donate a portion of all sales from our
Wild Horse (blush) muscadine wine
to them for the month of October,”
Naomi said. October is Breast Cancer
Awareness month, and “blush” pink
ribbons are the awareness movement’s
symbol.
They’re also updating their Web site
and working to relaunch an official Old
Stone wine club, she said.
“I enjoy interacting with people, particularly
those that are still developing
their taste for wine,” Naomi said.
“Wine can be intimidating and I want
to make sure that every customer who
walks through our door feels comfortable.”
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This week’s bulletins from north Mecklenburg-area
police and fire departments
Gunman robs Grab N Go No. 3
HUNTERSVILLE – Police are still looking
for the man who flashed a handgun
Friday and robbed the Grab N Go No. 3
at 11116 Mt. Holly-Huntersville RoadThe
clerk at the store was not injured, and no
one else was in the store during the robbery,
which occurred around 8:30 p.m.,
Huntersville Police Lt. Ken Richardson
said.
The man came into the store and brought
an item to the counter. He then showed
the clerk a handgun and demanded all the
cash in the register. The clerk did, and the
man got in a black Jeep Cherokee, driving
west on Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road,
Richardson said.
The clerk told police the suspect is a
black man, 5 foot-5 to 7 inches tall and
200 to 250 pounds. He was wearing black
jeans and a black T-shirt, and his hair was
plaited in thick braids, some red and some
black, Richardson said.
Police ask anyone with information
about the robbery to call the department
at 704-875-6542.
Huntersville Fire Department
gets Firehouse Subs grant
HUNTERSVILLE – A $13,500 grant
from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety
Foundation will buy 20 self-contained
breathing tanks for the Huntersville Fire
Department.
Assistant Fire Chief Jim Dotoli said the
new equipment will replace 20 cylinders
that go out of date in 2010. Shelf life on
these types of tanks is about 15 years, Dotoli
said.
Firefighters wear the gear to be able to
breathein dangerous environments. Without
the bottles, the firefighters wouldn’t
be able to enter into smoke-filled environments
“putting their life on the line
and not being able to help the citizens of
Huntersville and surrounding areas when
the time calls,” Dotoli said.
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
was created to ease the burden on
fire departments, law enforcement and
other emergency agencies that often
lack adequate tools to serve their communities.
Police reports
HUNTERSVILLE – Excluding routine citations,
the Huntersville Police Department
reported the following arrests, including
the place and date of the arrest, between
Sept. 22 and 28:
• Donald Francis McDermott, 16, misdemeanor
disorderly conduct, at 11201 Old
Statesville Road, Sept. 22.
• Arturo Benitez-Franco, 33, misdemeanor
driving while impaired, at 299 Columbia
Drive, Sept. 23.
• William Jackson Keziah, 28, misdemeanor
possession of stolen property, at
11999 Swansboro Lane, Sept. 23.
• Marcus Devode Miller, 30, cited, speeding
in a school zone, Ranson Road near
Timberview Lane, Sept. 23.
• Marion Moses Flowers-Funderburk,
62, cited, speeding in a school zone, Ranson
Road near Timberview Lane, Sept. 23.
• Maxwell Porter Johnson, 18, felony,
nonforcible breaking and entering, at
16317 Statesville Ave., Sept. 24.
• Marsha Gale Honbarger, 51, cited,
speeding in a school zone, Ranson Road
near Timberview Lane, Sept. 24.
• Kathleen Raftery Anderson, 41, cited,
speeding in a school zone, Ranson Road
near Timberview Lane, Sept. 24.
• Cody Robert Hammond, 16, misdemeanor
resisting arrest, at 11201 Old
Statesville Road, Sept. 25.
• Bryan Mitchell Bowles, 31, cited, speeding
in a school zone, Ranson Road near
Timberview Lane, Sept. 25.
• Joshua Matthew Ayers, 21, misdemeanor
possession of marijuana, at 14600
Rockhouse Court, Sept. 26.
• Edward Charles Williams, 28, misdemeanor
assault using aggravated physical
force, at 9205 Hambright Road, Sept. 26.
• Jenny Suzanne Roberts, 26, misdemeanor,
physical, nonaggravated assault;
at 9205 Hambright Road, Sept. 26.
• Trevor Anthony Abernathy, 18, felony
obtaining property by false pretense, at
1905 Hambright Road, Sept. 26.
• Marc Delette Mason, 39, misdemeanor
possession of marijuana and driving on
wrong side of the road, at 16600 N.C. 73,
Sept. 26.
• Joshua Matthew Ayers, 21, misdemeanor
possession of marijuana and no
valid driver’s license, Gilead Road near Reese
Boulevard, Sept. 26.
• Jennifer Dawn Brown, 24, misdemeanor
possession of marijuana, at 16815
Caldwell Creek Drive, Sept. 27.
• Michael Hardin Fitzharris, 25, cited,
possession of drug paraphernalia, Statesville
Road near Northcross Center, Sept. 27.
• Jon Gregory Jefferson, 20, cited, reckless
driving, Caldwell Creek Drive near
Glenhurst Lane, Sept. 27.
CORNELIUS – Excluding routine citations,
the Cornelius Police Department reported
the following arrests, including the place
and date of the arrest, between Sept. 21
and 28:
• Jarrod Michael Crytzer, 31, misdemeanor
failure to pay child support/abandonment,
at 21743 Aftonshire Drive, Sept. 22.
• Michael Brian Smith, 34, misdemeanor
driving while impaired, at 20500 Torrence
Chapel Road, Sept. 25.
• Sean Larry Dalton, 19, felony breaking
and entering, at 809 High Meadow Lane,
Charlotte, Sept. 25.
• Ricky Lee Propst, 38, felony breaking
and entering, at 20220 W. Catawba Ave.,
Sept. 25.
• David Lorenzo Sherrill, 20, felony, firstdegree
burglary (forcible entry), at 19710 S.
Ferry St., Sept. 26.
• John Travis Miller, 31, misdemeanor
communicating threats, at 20630 Queensdale
Drive, Sept. 26.
• Janet Nestler Butler, 55, misdemeanor
driving while impaired and stop sign violation,
at 7900 Dunmore Drive, Sept. 27.
• Colton Lamar Cloud, 20, felony, first-
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struction program concentration and
10 years’ teaching experience, O’Neil
“brings a new level of professional training
and development to the center,” officials
said in a press release. O’Neil
has taught in nursery and elementary
schools in Wisconsin and High Point
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at Four Program.
O’Neil’s credentials will go a long
way to improving the center’s state rating,
board member Eileen Keeley has
said previously. The center’s rating has
slipped from four to two stars.
“I am overwhelmed by the response
and support from the Lake Norman
community,” Board Chairwoman
Carol Higham said in the press release.
“Thanks to this generosity, we
are able to refocus and restructure.
Courtenay’s enthusiasm, passion and
experience will help revitalize the
center.”
The board also appointed a task force
to suggest how a new business model
will put the nonprofit center on sound
financial footing. The center, founded
40 years ago after the death of three
children in a house fire, has depended
for years on state reimbursements for a
portion of families who couldn’t afford
full tuition. In the recession, that state
support has all but dried up.
John Venzon, who has served as the
center’s interim controller for the past
30 days, will continue in that role and
also lead the task force. Venzon has
worked for two Fortune 50 companies,
and his company, JNV Financials, now
consults with charities and small businesses.
Besides Venzon and O’Neil,
other task force members are:
• Lib McGregor Simmons, pastor
of Davidson College Presbyterian
Church, who oversees her church’s
weekday preschool program.
• Jeff Ready, product service communications
and contracts compliance
manager for Lowes Corp.
• Lory Morrow, director of New
Leader for New Schools, a nonprofit
working with Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools, and a member of the day-care
board.
• Fuji Lozada, an associate professor
at Davidson College and parent of
a Davidson-Cornelius Day Care alumnus.
• Cindy Broadway, of Child Care Resources.
Venzon thanked John Woods and Jeff
Speakers and topics include:
Tarte, the mayors of Davidson and Cornelius,
for helping gain the support of
churches in the fundraising campaign
and assemble the task force.
The churches that have made commitments
of support are: Church of
the Good Shepherd, Davidson College
Presbyterian Church, Davidson United
Methodist Church and St. Alban’s
Episcopal Church, all in Davidson;
Cornelius Presbyterian Church, Bethel
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News
Funding questions surround North line
by Josh Lanier and Matt Collins
news@huntersvilleherald.com
The Blue Line has been a financial
boon for south Charlotte since it opened,
but with tax revenue drying up, the next
major piece of Charlotte’s mass transit
system may be more than a decade away.
That’s unless leaders from Huntersville,
Cornelius, Davidson and Mooresville have
their way.
Funding for the North Corridor commuter
train, a track system that will connect
the four northern towns with Charlotte’s
center city, has all but evaporated.
With no tax revenue to fund the project
and no federal money on its way, Lake
Norman leaders and Charlotte transportation
officials must find another payment
plan or watch the project slip in priority
behind the Northeast Corridor to University
City.
“Everyone wants it (North Corridor),”
said Jim Bensman, Cornelius commissioner
and Lake Norman Transportation
Committee member. “There are a lot of
ideas of how to pay for it, and we need to
find the best possible solution to get all the
lines built.”
That search for funds has left the project’s
future in limbo and sent local leaders
scrambling to meet with lobbyists, state
and federal representatives and engineers
to find cash or cut costs.
Originally, local officials expected the
Mecklenburg County Transportation Tax
would pay for the North Corridor commuter
train and the Northeast Corridor
light-rail line. As the economy went south,
so did the tax revenue.
That downturn left the project leaders
in a bind. The 25-mile, $375 million
North Line and its 12 stops could be
running in two years, but it doesn’t meet
ridership requirements for federal funds.
The 11-mile, $1.135 billion Northeast
Corridor, does meet federal standards
to cover 25 percent of the construction
costs, but it’s likely a decade away from
transporting a single passenger. With a
possible funding model, the Northeast
Line has moved to one of the top spots
on the to-do list for the Charlotte Area
Transit System, the agency that plans,
builds and operates local mass transit
service, including CATS buses and the
South Corridor light-rail line.
That thinking initially sparked an outcry
from mayors in northern Mecklenburg
who believe the North Corridor would
make an immediate economic impact,
which in turn could help raise money to
pay for the Northeast Line.
Although the fight over top billing has
quieted, and everyone agrees on mass
transit’s importance, the North Line could
be an immediate economic engine.
“This doesn’t need to be a political decision,”
Jeff Tarte, the Cornelius mayor
and a member of the Metropolitan Transit
Commission, said. “People seem to think
that it was an ‘us versus them’ mentality,
and that was never the case. We want the
Northeastern Line to be built as well as the
North Line. We just want the most cost efficient
decision, the smartest decision.”
The North Corridor is 90 percent designed,
with tracks in place that could support
the train. The Northeast Line is about
20 percent designed and won’t likely hit
30 percent until next year, Bensman said.
When either line will see its first passenger,
however, is anyone’s guess.
But there is still hope for the North
Corridor. The Metropolitan Transit
Commission, the policy-making body
with representatives from nine towns
around Mecklenburg County, could vote
to set new priorities for the transit system.
For instance, the board could order
a review of the current North Line
design to reduce the cost so it would
qualify for different federal funding. Or
the board could seek different ways to
pay for the train.
“There are several ways to get this
done,” said Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain,
who is also a member of the Metropolitan
Transit Commission. “We have to think
outside the box on this.
“We have to get everyone on board,
from our representatives in Raleigh, in
Washington D.C., and the MTC to really
get a solid consensus on how to move forward
and get it done. That’s what it’s going
to take.”
Where does the Northeast
project stand?
The plan for the Northeast Corridor is
taking shape.
The city of Charlotte held a public
meeting on its modifications to the light
rail plan that will connect to the existing
South Corridor – also known as the
Blue Line – in uptown Charlotte and run
through University City in the median of
North Tryon Street.
Major changes to the plan include
running the rail over W.T. Harris Boulevard
and keeping intersections fully
intact at Ken Hoffman Drive, site of a
fire station; at J.M. Keynes Drive, which
is the entrance to Carolinas Medical
Center-University; and at the entrance
to the Charlotte Research Institute, on
the North Tryon Street-side of the UNC
Charlotte campus.
After the rail passes over the driveway
to the Charlotte Research Institute, it will
dip underground and coast into the campus.
Plans call for a station near Laurel
Hall and the Student Union building, as
well as stations at Mallard Creek Church
Road and just south of Interstate 485.
The I-485 station will actually comprise a
five-story, 2,000-space parking deck, with
the train stopping on the third floor of the
deck.
The finish date of the line depends on federal
funds and sales tax revenue. If the economy
bounces back and the half-cent sales
tax generates enough money, the Northeast
Corridor could open in 2016. q
A map of the proposed North Line stops.
Courtesy of CATS
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degree burglary (forcible entry), at 19300
Smithville Lane, Sept 27.
DAVIDSON – Excluding routine citations,
the Davidson Police Department reported
the following arrest, including the place and
date of arrest, between Sept. 20 and 26:
• Kevin C. Sheil, 35, probation violation,
Delburg Street, Sept. 26.
Fire-rescue calls
• The North Mecklenburg Heavy Rescue
Squad responded to 42 calls for rescue service
between Sept 13 and 19. The department
said federal privacy law prevents release
of other information about the calls.
The calls are divided into the following
categories: allergic reaction, 1; assault, 2;
breathing problem, 2; cardiac arrest, 1; chest
pain, 6; seizure, 3; fall with injury, 1; laceration,
2; overdose, 3; psychiatric emergency,
1; sick person, 2; stroke, 2; traffic accident,
7; traffic accident with person pinned in, 1;
traumatic injury, 1; unconscious, 6; and pedestrian
struck, 1.
• Gilead Fire Rescue responded to six
fire-related incidents and 10 calls for rescue
service between Sept. 13 and 19. The
department said federal privacy law prevents
release of other information about
the calls.
Fire calls: fire alarm, 4; gas leak, 1; and
outside fire, 1.
Rescue calls: assault, 1; chest pain, 1; seizure,
1; fall with injury, 1; headache, 1; sick
person, 1; unconscious, 2; community service,
1; and medical alarm, 1.
The Huntersville Fire Department
responded to the following calls between
Sept. 14 and 28, which are listed in
chronological order:
• 9200 Edinburgh, dispatched and
canceled en route, 2:29 a.m. Sept. 14.
• Mile marker 22 on I-77 North, vehicle
accident with injuries, 3:44 a.m. Sept. 16.
• 9000 Hambright Road, vehicle accident
(general cleanup), 6:49 a.m. Sept. 16.
• 18626 Starcreek Drive, dispatched and
canceled en route, 10:24 a.m. Sept. 16.
• 12112 Mascot Lane, trash or rubbish
fire (contained), 10:08 p.m. Sept. 16.
• 7112 Sweetfield Drive, dispatched and
canceled en route, 11:43 a.m. Sept. 17.
• 9635 Denbolme St., smoke odor/scare,
7:45 p.m. Sept. 17.
• Mile marker 22 on I-77 North, vehicle
accident with injuries, 9:42 p.m. Sept. 17.
• Alexanderana Road, gasoline or other
flammable liquid spill, 10:18 p.m. Sept. 17.
• 702 Southland Road, lockout, 3:24 p.m.
Sept. 18.
• 10049 Switchyard Drive, dispatched
and canceled enroute, 4:08 p.m. Sept. 18.
• 12530 Pecan Hill Court, outside trash or
rubbish fire, 12:25 a.m. Sept. 19.
• 8003 Bytham Castle Drive, carbon
monoxide detector activated (none found),
2:03 a.m. Sept. 19.
• 15115 Norman View Lane, dispatched
and canceled enroute, 8:40 a.m. Sept. 19.
• I-77 South, extricating passengers from
vehicle, 4:01 p.m. Sept. 19.
• I-485 West, dispatched and canceled en
route, 9:03 p.m. Sept. 19.
• 13804 Cypress Woods Drive, dispatched
and canceled en route, 4:36 p.m. Sept. 20.
• 3819 Archer Notch, dispatched and
canceled en route, 12:04 p.m. Sept. 20.
• Gilead Road, vehicle accident (general
cleanup), 7:44 a.m. Sept. 21.
• Statesville Road, accident-potential
accident, 5:09 p.m. Sept. 21.
• 12701 Old Statesville Road, alarm
system sounded (malfunction), 8:52 p.m.
Sept. 21.
• 11400 Vanstory Drive, chemical hazard
(no spill or leak), 8:59 p.m. Sept. 21.
• 230 Columbia Drive, water or steam
leak, 8:24 p.m. Sept. 23.
• Mile marker 19 on I-77 South, steam or
gas mistaken for smoke, 10:48 a.m. Sept. 24.
• Mile marker 22 on I-77 North, vehicle
accident (general cleanup), 2:44 p.m. Sept. 24.
• Mile marker 22 on I-77 North, vehicle
accident (general cleanup), 10:22 p.m.
Sept. 24.
• 1304 Hunters Road, service call, 3:57
p.m. Sept. 25.
• 6907 Tanners Creek, dispatched and
canceled en route, 7:33 p.m. Sept. 27.
• Sam Furr Road, oil or other combustible
liquid spill, 10:36 a.m. Sept. 28.
• 6030 Colonial Garden Drive, system
malfunction, 7:47 p.m. Sept. 28. q
CORNELIUS – With all plans for Augustalee
delayed at least a year – some say
many years – just where are plans for widening
Interstate 77?
Nowhere in the next five years, according
to Jen Thompson, spokeswoman for
the Charlotte-area division of the N.C. Department
of Transportation. And after that
it’s anyone’s guess.
The state road agency’s bible for scheduling
projects is its Transportation Improvement
Program. The widening of I-77
– from Interstate 485 north to Interstate
40 in Statesville – is part of that program,
Thompson said. That’s about the only good
news for I-77.
The entire project is divided into several
sections. From I-485 to N.C. 73, officials
have already planned the widening
and don’t need to buy right-of-way, but no
money is allocated for design or construction.
North of N.C. 73, state officials have
stopped planning improvements because
they lack funds.
State transportations officials are trying
to trim the Transportation Improvement
Program from seven to five years. That
change means fewer projects on the horizon
but more realistic projections. Thompson
said. The State Board of Transportation
should approve a new five-year plan
next May, and Thompson said local engineers
don’t expect any part of widening for
I-77 to make it on that new version.
No. 10 on the local top 10
When setting priorities, state officials also
look to the Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan
Planning Organization to set priorities for
Charlotte-area projects, Thompson said.
The governing board of the Metropolitan
Planning Organization, comprised of
News
Don’t expect widening
on I-77 for 5 to 10 years
by Frank DeLoache
editor@huntersvilleherald.com
elected officials from both counties, has its
own list of road projects it would like to see
done first, according to Bill Coxe, transportation
planner for the Town of Huntersville
and vice chairman of the staff arm of the
Metropolitan Planning Organization.
The most recent priority list local officials
sent to the state placed I-77 10th
out of the top 10 projects, Coxe said.
And that’s just the first section of I-77,
widened from I-485 to N.C. 73, with two
lanes – one lane for general use and one
reserved for high-occupancy vehicles –
in each direction.
The next I-77 project places No. 21 on
the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s
hit list.
That project – whenever it gets done –
would widen the interstate from N.C. 73
north to Langtree Road in Iredell County.
All this ranking may be largely guess
work anyway, with the state and federal
revenues seemingly no closer to rebounding
from the recession, Coxe said. He
pointed to N.C. Secretary of Transportation
Gene Conti’s recent statement that
the current Transportation Improvement
Plan “is largely fictional.”
But Coxe, a transportation planner for
30 years, is willing to offer his “best guess”
for the future of I-77, not counting on Augustalee.
“I believe that absent Augustalee, we
will find a way to widen I-77 up to at
least Catawba Avenue – and maybe Griffith
Street (in Davidson) – in the next 5
to 10 years,” he said. But he believes an
extra lane in each direction will come with
a price. To get the most use of each lane,
drivers will either pay a toll to use them, or
the state will only allow vehicles with multiple
passengers to use them. Transportation
planners call this a “managed lane”
designed to offer drivers an option with less
congestion, Coxe said. q
Hurry in, offer expires 10/31/09.
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News
Ruth Mullen
HUNTERSVILLE – Ruth P. Mullen, 84, of
Huntersville, died Sept. 19.
A longtime Huntersville resident, Mrs.
Mullen retired from the real estate business
in 1998. A member of St. Mark’s Episcopal
Church, she served on the finance committee,
sang in the choir and chaired the Altar Guild
for decades.
Her husband, Thomas L. Mullen Jr., died
in 1978. Survivors include sons Tom Mullen
and wife, Diana, Mooresville, and Patrick Mullen,
Huntersville; a granddaughter; and three
stepgrandchildren.
A funeral service was held Sept. 24 at St.
Mark’s Episcopal Church, conducted by the
Rev. Sarah D. Hollar.
Memorials: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Raymer Funeral Home was in charge.
Carl Canipe
HUNTERSVILLE – Carl Richard Canipe,
62, of Charlotte, died Sept. 20 at Carolinas
Medical Center, Charlotte.
Born Feb. 8, 1947, in Mecklenburg County,
Mr. Canipe was a son of the late Carl Leonard
and Brenda Johnson Canipe.
He was a lifetime member of Independence
Hill Baptist Church and retired after 28 years
with Overnight Transportation.
The herald Weekly
deaths
His son, Robert Allen Canipe, preceded him
in death.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Virginia
“Ginger” Canipe; sons Carl Richard “Ricky”
Canipe Jr. and wife, Secret, Concord, Scott
Puckett and wife, Robin, Dallas, N.C., Robert
Puckett and wife, Wendy, Berea, Ky.; daughters
Kim Parsons and husband, Greg, Salisbury,
Melinda Hill and husband, Glenn, Davidson,
Melissa Adkins and husband, Scott, Cleveland,
N.C.; his brother, Dennis Canipe, Concord;
his sister, Ann Canipe, Matthews; and 13
grandchildren.
A funeral service was held Sept. 24 at
Raymer Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev.
Don Newell, with burial at Independence Hill
Baptist Church cemetery.
Memorials: American Diabetes Association,
222 S. Church St., suite 336-M, Charlotte,
NC.
Estalene Sherrill
HUNTERSVILLE – Estalene Mundy Sherrill,
80, of Mooresville, died Sept. 21 at Huntersville
Oaks.
Born March 14, 1929, in Mooresville, Mrs.
Sherrill was a daughter of the late Flake and
Zella Mundy. She retired after 36 years with
Bell South and was active in The Pioneers.
Her husband, Clifford Sherrill, preceded her
in death.
Survivors include sisters Tommie Ann Bost
and husband, Joe, and Joan Bustle, all of Cornelius.
A funeral service was held Sept. 23 at
Raymer Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev.
Mike Bailey, with burial at Iredell Memorial
Gardens.
Memorials: Mt. Zion United Methodist
Church, 10900 Zion St., Cornelius, NC
28031.
Sharon Brown
DAVIDSON – Sharon Kay Tucker Brown,
47, of Davidson, died Sept. 21 at her home.
Born Sept. 16, 1962, in Stanly County, Mrs.
Brown was the daughter of Lee and Joyce
Rhyne, Albemarle.
She was involved in the outreach ministries
of St. Alban’s Church.
Survivors, in addition to her parents, include
her husband, Mark Houston Brown, and sons
Kris and Dylan, of the home.
A memorial service was held Sept. 24 at St.
Alban’s Episcopal Church, conducted by the
Rev. David Buck.
Memorials: St. Alban’s Outreach Program,
P.O. Box 970, Davidson, NC 28036.
Raymer Funeral Home, Huntersville, was in
charge.
Helen Bumgarner
HUNTERSVILLE – Helen Margie Bumgarner,
82, of Huntersville, died Sept. 26 at
Old Knox Commons.
Born Feb. 19, 1927, in Mooresville, Mrs.
Bumgarner was the daughter of the late George
Richard Fleenor and Nancy Beulah Lee. She
retired from University Hospital.
Her husband, Doc Bumgarner, preceded her
in death.
Survivors include sons Billy Bumgarner and
wife, Pam, Union Grove, Gary Bumgarner
and wife, Ronda, Troutman, Tony Bumgarner,
Huntersville, and Mike Bumgarner and wife,
Debbie, Huntersville; her daughter; Nancy
Bumgarner, Wilmington; sisters Norma Cross
and Patricia Irvin, both of Huntersville, 11
grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service was held Tuesday, Sept.
29, at Huntersville Presbyterian Church cemetery,
conducted by the Rev. Rick Felts.
Memorials: Hospice of Lake Norman, 705
Griffith St., suite 203, Davidson, NC 28036.
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Letters to the editor
(continued from page 14)
service of slightly less than $900,000.
During this tenure of these un-frugal
commissioners, the anticipated debt
of Cornelius will have nearly doubled
by 2010 to approximately $17 million
with a debt service of approximately
$2.9 million. While some will call this
a necessary increase, no one will call it
fiscally responsible.
I did not understand the commissioner’s
bold statement of “just not possible”
until I studied the record on spending.
He is right. “It is just not possible” for
any commissioner who spends tax dollars
with the reckless abandon of the current
establishment in Washington, D.C.
It is because of the worn-out model
of political “business-as-usual” that
Cornelius needs new town commissioners.
I believe Cornelius needs to
find new and creative ways to provide
better leadership through a process of
fiscal responsibility.
– Robert J. Floyd Jr., Cornelius
For Holly Crest? Won’t get my vote
Your story “Holly Crest complex gets final
board approval” conveniently left out
the names of those town commissioners
that voted in favor of the 456-unit
apartment complex to be built adjacent
to the congested N.C. 73, Exit 25 corridor.
Please reprint their names so that
the frustrated Huntersville citizens who
live along or travel through that corridor
can clearly know who not to cast a
vote for at election time. I was especially
disappointed to decipher that Commissioner
Brian Sisson, who lives along the
corridor and is usually a loud advocate
for traffic reduction, quietly voted the
other way this time. Makes me wonder
why. The town is already at least 10 years
behind development with respect to road
infrastructure thanks to the lack of local
vision and leadership – and yes, funding
support from the state. So why vote to
pile on more? Let us citizens get a little
breathing room first. Or at least, hope we
will, before we get further boxed in with
yet another culture-depleting fast food
chain, shopping strip, drugstore, or apartment
complex in this case.
– Steve Pegram, Huntersville
Editor’s Note: “Holly Crest complex
gets final board approval” reported a
4-to-1 vote to approve Holly Crest, with
only Commissioner Ron Julian dissenting.
The four commissioners voting in
favor of the Bunker Land Group development
were Sarah McAulay, Brian Sisson,
Charles Jeter and Ken Lucas.
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He’s not planning
on fooling around
I have lots of friends who call things
to my attention that they think might
amuse or inspire me as I crank out this
cantankerous column each week.
One of my best sources wrote to tell
me about the death of the oldest person
in the world. She died Sept. 11 in
Los Angeles. Her name was Gertrude
Baines, and she was 115 years old. I did
a little research
southern fried and found that
preacher she was born on
April 6, 1894, in
Shellman, Ga. Her
grandparents were
slaves. I found a
picture that shows
her as a handsome
woman who looks
younger than me.
harold
bales
Guinness World
Records released
the announcement
of her death.
She received a letter from President
Obama. She voted for him in 2008 and
said she planned to vote for him again in
News
your life. I asked my old buddy Cicero
Fudd about it. He has always had an
old, worn-out car or two jacked up on
blocks in his front yard.
I said, “Cis, you’ve been fooling around
with old cars most of your life. Some really
old folk say one reason they’ve lived a
long time is that they didn’t fool around.
You’ve lived a long time. What do you
make of what they’re saying?”
He wiped his oily hands on his T-
shirt, spat a stream of tobacco juice
into an old upturned hubcap and said,
“Preacher, they ain’t talking about fixin’
broke down cars.” So I pressed him,
“Well, what are they talking about?” He
mumbled something like “too personal
a thing to discuss with a preacher.”
About then, his wife, Delilah, walked
out on the porch and got a dish of butter
out of the refrigerator. So I asked
her, “Why would folk who fool around
tend to live shorter lives than those who
don’t?”
As she turned to go back inside, she
said, “I reckon a lot of them would
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Her doctor reported she attributed include the simple principle: Don’t do
her longevity to the Lord and because anything that might provoke your mate
she “never did drink, never did smoke to jealousy, especially if he or she has a
and never did fool around.”
license to own a firearm.
I wish I could have known Gertrude Also, folks should be careful about
Baines. I’ve known lots of people who boozing and smoking. And while Gertrude
Baines preferred a diet of bacon
lived to a great age, and I asked most
of them “What enabled you to live so and eggs, I suppose the rest of us who
long?”
want to live longer need to go easy on
More often than not, they replied with that, too.
some version of, “I don’t smoke, and I Ms. Baines also credited the Lord for
don’t drink, and I don’t fool around.” her longevity. I’m pretty sure we can be
Which begs the question: Why is the safe in saying the Lord is the main cause
common idea that “fooling around” is a of our good lives, whether long or short.
threat to long life?
That’s what I’m counting on anyway.
I decided to conduct an unscientific
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Education
Three say they know the schools
by Andrew Batten
andrew@mountainislandweekly.com
HUNTERSVILLE – The three candidates
for the District 1 seat on the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
faced off Sept. 23 during a debate
hosted by Mecklenburg Citizens for
Public Education at the North County
Regional Library in Huntersville.
Below is a summary of the conversation
between candidates Gail Summerskill,
Rhonda Lennon and Robin Bradford.
Some questions were omitted because
of space limitations.
What criteria should be used when
deciding school boundaries?
Rhonda Lennon: This is such an
easy solution because the only rule that
should govern school boundaries is proximity
to the schools. We need neighborhood
schools in North Carolina. Studies
show that parent involvement increases
when the school is close to home, and
parental involvement is one of the greatest
influences on student outcome.
When you put students in a school that
is closest to home, the community can
rally around the school.
Robin Bradford: Neighborhood
schools are key, but we have to understand
that we have generational poverty
areas and we need to create a diverse situation,
not put them in a bubble. Each
child needs to be able to communicate,
work and be educated fairly, so we need
to look at the busing situation as well as
the feeder patterns and the neighborhood
as a whole.
Gail Summerskill: In terms of the
premise, the Board of Education is working
under their resolution – April 13,
2001. That resolution said that stability,
proximity, utilization and choice were
the four elements we should consider. I
just read an interesting article in Wake
Forest. Wake Forest has a 78-percent
graduation rate, and Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools only has 66 percent.
Since we really changed our schools in
2001 and they are looking at what to do
next, what they are looking at happens
when you start losing to 40-percent free
and reduced lunch. Once you go over
that, studies show that the biggest factor
in children changing their ability to
do well in school is socio-economics of
their school.
What are your views on equity in
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools?
Robin Bradford: It should be made
sure that each child receives a fair and
equal education, the same resources,
the same effectiveness of their teacher
and the school as a
whole. You do not want
a concentrated area of
highly effective teachers.
For instance, if my
situation changes because
of the economy
and I have to move to
District 2 or District 3, Bradford
why should my child’s
education suffer? If we
are paying taxes into the
whole pot, every school
should be able to teach
our children effectively.
Rhonda Lennon: I
think equity means allocation
of resources Lennon
to meet the needs of
students regardless of
where they live or what
their background is. It
means making sure we
have effective teachers
and teachers that are
offering the right type
of intervention programs
for students who
Summerskill
come to the schoolhouse and don’t start
where the rest of the children start.
Gail Summerskill: What it takes to
remediate one student may cost more
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than another student. Now I do agree
that I think that the school board should
have a registrar’s taskforce to look at
scheduling. I had an interesting meeting
with Superintendent Dr. Peter Gorman,
and one of the things he talked about
was that he feels strongly, and I agree
with him, that the new school board
needs to set a definition on what the
board believes is equity.
Should Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools fund charter school construction
needs?
Rhonda Lennon: I am a supporter of
charter schools. I thank God everyday
for charter schools in north Mecklenburg.
If we didn’t have all those charter
schools in this part of the county, we
would have so many of what Superintendent
Dr. Peter Gorman called “relocateable
classrooms.” We would be
busting out the seams if we didn’t have
charter schools. As far as capital dollars,
we don’t have enough to build what we
need now, but I do have concerns that
charter schools have to look to other
places for capital funding. They do get
operational dollars just like Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools does.
Gail Summerskill: There are currently
no definitive studies that show charter
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school students do any better than public
school students do. The jury is definitely
out at least in the educational literature
on that. There is just no money
at all. One of the things on the legislative
agenda for the 2009-10 legislative
action session proposed by the Board of
Education is taking a look at the state’s
fiscal responsibility to fund the schools.
In 1970, 52 percent went to education,
and in 2007 it was 39 percent.
Robin Bradford: We don’t have
money to build our own schools. I support
home schooling. I support charter
schools. I support choice. Bottom line is
we are talking about Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools and if we continue to drain
the school system. So charter schools
are great, but their capital should come
from other sources than Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools.
Why are you the candidate to bring
trust back to the Board of Education?
Rhonda Lennon: I think I can be the
leader because I have been the leader. I
started the group FUME (Families United
for North Mecklenburg Education).
We actually marched downtown and operated
just like I was the school board
member. I did everything that the school
board member would have done. I just
didn’t get elected. But, most importantly,
when I am representing the people who
have to know the whole county because
you are making decisions for the whole
county, I have lived in south Meck, east
Meck, University City and Huntersville.
Gail Summerskill: I think what
District 1 needs is someone looking
for multiple points of view. I think it’s
really important for us to do what I’ve
already done: visit every principal, go
to the PTAs, volunteer in the schools.
I’ve been a leader. I’ve been the director
of over 20 programs. I come from
a family of educators. It is everything
that I believe in.
Robin Bradford: Throughout the evening
a common thread of mine has been
about communication and talking to
people. I have been a community activist
for over 20 years. I have not just decided
in the last six months or a year to
just be a part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools as a school board member. I believe
in talking to the people. We need to
be able to communicate effectively. q
Th e He r a l d We e k ly
schools
NEWS
• Barnette Elementary: The school’s
book fair will run Oct. 8-15. The school’s
Fall Festival is Thursday, Oct. 8 from 6 to 8
p.m. and will feature a bounce house, face
painting, hay rides and more. Chick-Fil-A
dinners will be available for purchase. …
• Blythe Elementary: Fall picture day
is Thursday, Oct. 8. … … The school will
host Ready, Set, Read, a Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools Parent University seminar
to promote a love of reading in the home,
on Oct. 13 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
• Bradley Middle: Fall picture day is
Tuesday, Oct. 6. … The PTA Board meets
Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m.
• Cannon School: The school will dismiss
students early Tuesday, Oct. 6, to
enjoy time with their families. There will
be no homework, no practices or any afterschool
activities. Students dismiss at the
following times: lower school, 11:45 a.m.;
middle school, noon; and upper school,
12:15 p.m. … Middle school parents are
invited to visit with Head of School Matt
Gossaage Wednesday, Oct. 7, at 8:15 a.m.
in Taylor Hall.
• Cornelius Elementary: Tenders restaurant
will host Cornelius Elementary
night Tuesday, Oct. 6. A portion of the
night’s proceeds will benefit the school.
• Davidson IB: The PTSA board meets
Friday, Oct. 2, at 7:30 a.m. … Make-up
day for school pictures is Oct. 21.
• Huntersville Elementary: Parents
of children participating in the
school’s science fair will meet Monday,
Oct. 5, at 6 p.m. … Friendly’s Restaurant,
14220 Oak Hill Park Lane,
will host Huntersville Elementary Night
Thursday, Oct 8. A portion of the night’s
proceeds will benefit the school.
• J.V. Washam Elementary: McDonald’s,
16834 Statesville Road, will host
McTeacher’s Night Tuesday, Oct. 6, from
5 to 8 p.m. Teachers will work behind the
counter to raise money for J.V. Washam
Elementary.
• Lake Norman Charter: The school
sends progress reports home Wednesday,
Oct. 7.
• Lake Norman Christian: Max & Erma’s,
8700 Sam Furr Road, will sponsor
Lake Norman Christian Night Wednesday,
Oct. 7, with proceeds from that night’s
sales benefiting the school.
• North Mecklenburg High: The
North Mecklenburg High School class of
1984 will hold its 25th reunion Friday and
Saturday, Oct. 2-3. Alumni are invited to
the North Meck-West Charlotte football
game Friday. On Saturday classmates and
their guests are invited to dinner at the
Oehler Barn, 4503 Ridge Road, Charlotte,
from 6 to 11 p.m. For more information,
contact Jill Edwards Gazzaway at jegazzaway@hotmail.com
or 704-957-9854.
• McKinney Academy: The school will
hold a book fair Oct. 5-9. … The school
will hold a golfing fundraiser Oct. 10 at
the Birkdale Golf Club at 1 p.m. Tickets
cost $80 per player. For more information,
e-mail Tracy Zhiss at tracyz@bellsouth.
net.
• Phoenix Montessori: The last day to
turn in money for the Innisbrook fundraiser
and calendar sales is Friday, Oct. 2.
… The school will hold a parent meeting
Thursday, Oct. 8, at 6:30 p.m.
• St. Mark Catholic: The annual bingo
night for St. Mark families takes place
Oct. 9 at 6:30 p.m. … Standardized testing
takes place Oct. 5-13 for various grades.
• Southlake Christian: Fall break is
Oct. 5-9. … Junior varsity and middle
school sports picture day is Oct. 14.
• Torrence Creek Elementary: The
school’s fall book fair takes place Oct 2-8
from 8:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
— Compiled by Andrew Batten
www.huntersvilleherald.com

HUNTERSVILLE – Fire trucks.
Police cars. Dump trucks. Race cars.
These vehicles and many more will be
at this year’s Touch-A-Truck event Saturday
at North Mecklenburg Park in
Huntersville at 11:30 a.m. What began
in 2007 as a simple fundraiser for lung
cancer research for Cornelius resident
Bo Johnson is now celebrating its third
year and more than $30,000 in research
funds.
And today, Bo Johnson is still fighting.
More than 2,000 people are expected
to attend the event that will feature
more than 30 vehicles provided by local
companies and residents. Vehicles
include a bulldozer from Granite Construction,
boats from Lake Hickory
Marina, a tractor from Charlotte Tractor
Company and a SWAT vehicle from
Huntersville Police Department.
“It takes a lot of time and effort to
provide a vehicle for our event, and all
our vehicle owners do it with a smile,”
Tracy Greene, co-founder and project
manager for Touch-A-Truck siad.
The event is geared toward pre-school
and elementary-age children and will
include face painting with Bubbles the
Clown, a visit from Carolina Panther’s
mascot Sir Purr, pony rides and a silent
auction.
Proceeds from the auction and the
$3 admission benefit Addi’s Cure, the
nonprofit organization founded by Bo
Johnson and his wife, Christi, in 2006
to raise money for lung cancer research
and education.
The couple named the organization
after their 3-year-old daughter, Addison
who was 7 months old when Bo Johnson
was diagnosed in 2006 with Stage
4 Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, a form
of lung cancer – although he had never
been a smoker. He was given four to six
months to live.
“Bo felt that no child should have to
grow up without their father,” Christi
Johnson said. “If you asked him, everything
he has endured
has been
for her and to walk
her to kindergarten
and then the
momentous occasions
that follow.”
Events like
Touch-A-Truck aid
in raising awareness
and diminishing
the stigma
often attached to
lung cancer, Christi
Johnson said.
Addi’s Cure has
raised more than
$330,000 through
Touch-A-Truck
and its local spring
event Beating the
Odds, a casinoinspired
dinner for
adults.
“More people
are aware of lung
cancer, but more
importantly, more
people are aware
that you can fight
cancer. Cancer is
a horrible, hard
disease, but it is something you can fight
and hopefully beat,” she said.
Bo Johnson received six rounds of
chemotherapy from Duke University
Hospital and was placed on the clinical
drug Tarceva.
“He has always taken any treatment
they have thrown at him and even decided
to do the most radical and have
a double lung transplant to remove the
cancer,” Christi Johnson said.
Not receiving The Herald at home?
On June 1, 2008, two years to the day
when Bo Johnson was diagnosed with
cancer, he endured a second transplant.
This time, his new lungs conquered
the odds, and Bo Johnson became the
only person in Duke’s history to survive
a double lung transplant.
“Family is very important to me…I
also want my daughter to see that you
never quit fighting, no matter what the
News
Touching event spawned from battle with cancer
by Jenna-Ley Harrison
news@huntersvilleherald.com
Children have lined up to explore different vehicles for the
past two years at North Mecklenburg Park in Huntersville
as part of the annual Touch-A-Truck event.
odds,” Bo Johnson said.
That fight has taught him about cherishing
what time he may have left. He
is currently battling liver and spine cancer.
“Our current doctors and our belief
is that we do not know how long Bo
will live. That is between God and Bo,”
Christi Johnson said. “There is much
more hope to be found when you do not
worry about time.” q
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Church News
Faith groups needed to house homeless women
Forest Lake, Meadowlake
already participating
HUNTERSVILLE – In partnership with the
Salvation Army, two Huntersville churches
are hosting 12 homeless women for seven
days this month, and the Salvation Army
hopes other houses of worship will join the
effort.
Lake Forest welcomed a dozen women
Monday, Sept. 28, and will shelter them
through Monday, Oct. 4.
The Meadowlake Presbyterian Church
Outreach Team will provide overnight
accommodations from Monday, Oct. 5,
through Oct. 12. The Meadowlake team
is looking for volunteers to help with
transportation, serving dinner, staying
overnight and building relationships.
Contact the church office at 704-948-1600
or info@meadowlakechurch.org.
The Salvation Army Center of Hope needs
local faith groups to pick up a dozen homeless
women each day and shelter them for
seven consecutive nights through Dec. 1,
the period between the closing of the Salvation
Army’s Emergency Winter Shelter
and the reopening of the Room in the Inn
winter program operated by the Urban
Ministry Center.
The Salvation Army needs to find shelter
for at least 100 women. The program calls
for night accommodations only and does
not require hosting the women during the
day. Hosts are asked to provide dinner and
a light breakfast for the women during
their stay.
The herald Weekly
churchNews
Thousands of teens expected
at first Teens Only expo
CHARLOTTE – Organizers expect as many
as 5,000 teens and parents at the first For
Teens Only expo Saturday, Oct. 3, at the
Charlotte Convention Center, 501 S. College
St.
Huntersville’s New Birth-Charlotte church
and Girl Talk Foundation have organized
the event, and New Birth’s Bishop-Elect Terrell
L. Murphy and Cynthia Marshall, president
of AT&T North & South Carolina, are
featured speakers.
The one-day event lasts from 10 a.m. to
7 p.m. and features workshops, speakers
and recreation to address teen violence,
and self-esteem and teen-parent relationships.
Tickets are $10, and special VIP tickets
for teens are $20. Kids 5 and younger
get in free. Additional ticket information
is available online at www.forteensonly.
net.
Lake Forest Church hosts blues artists
HUNTERSVILLE – Lake Forest Church’s
Hope in a House of Blues four-week worship
series begins Oct. 11, featuring “Southern-bred,
rock-n-soul’er” Mike Farris, and
continues through Nov. 1 with electric blues
guitarist Larry McCray.
This annual blues worship event takes
place on four consecutive Sundays with
three services each, at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.
The Hope in a House of Blues series seeks
God in worship through a fusion of music
and art. For more information, visit www.
hopeinahouseofblues.com.
The church is located a mile west of Interstate
77 on Gilead Road. Its Web site is
www.lakeforest.org.
N.C. Presbyterian Historical Society meeting
in Davidson
DAVIDSON – Davidson College Presbyterian
Church will host a meeting of the N.C.
Presbyterian Society Oct. 10.
Jan Blodgett, archivist and historian of
Davidson College, will address the group,
which will also tour the antebellum college
campus and cemetery. Tickets to the event
cost $23, which includes a coffee break and
lunch. The meeting is open and registration
begins at 9 a.m.
Register in advance by contacting Arthur
Burgess at 1-828-322-2720 or go online to
www.ncphsociety.org.
Catawba Presbyterian fall revival
services start Oct. 4
HUNTERSVILLE – Catawba Presbyterian
Church USA, 11401 McCoy Road, will begin
its annual fall revival on Sunday, Oct. 4, and
continue through Oct. 6. The revival services
will begin at 7 p.m.
The revival speakers are: the Rev. Arthur
Canada, McClintock Presbyterian
Church, Charlotte, Sunday; the Rev. Vernon
Stinson, Hopewell AME Zion Church,
Huntersville, Monday; and the Rev. Larry
Hill, Woodland Presbyterian Church, Paw
Creek, Tuesday.
The church also invites the community
to its 51st homecoming Oct. 11. Dinner
follows the regular 11 a.m. worship service,
and the Rev. Gregory Davis, of Bellefonte
Presbyterian Church in Harrisburg,
will speak at a 3 p.m. homecoming service.
For information, call the church at
704-875-6248.
Habitat auction at Davidson
United Methodist
DAVIDSON – Davidson United Methodist
Church will hold silent and live auctions
Oct. 23 to raise money for the church
to sponsor a new Habitat for Humanity
house.
The church is trying to raise $35,000, and
items for auction include tickets to Panthers
games and NASCAR events, and use of condos
at the beach and mountains. The church
also is looking for families to host a dinner
at their home to raise more funds for the
Habitat campaign. Contact Roz Streeter at
704-896-2896 or rozstreeter@gmail.com, or
Shelley DiNatale at 704-948-7426 or shelley7_11@yahoo.com.
Grand opening for new
Journey Church facility
HUNTERSVILLE – Members of Journey
Church will hold grand opening services
Sunday, Oct. 4, for their new facility at
15711 Brookway Drive. The church will hold
services at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. q
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Around Town
Town designates Hoyle House historic landmark
by Frank DeLoache
editor@huntersvilleherald.com
CORNELIUS – Ken Forster really
wasn’t looking for a historic house.
He just wanted to find a quiet place
in what’s left of rural Cornelius. So he
bought the house at 11511 Smith Road
in December 2002.
In fact, Foster bought a house with
roots in the early days of the town and
connections to families whose names
populate the town today. Almost seven
years and thousands of dollars later,
Forster has restored and preserved the
Hoyle House to much of its origins,
eliminating the vinyl siding, restoring
the wood exterior and restoring a wraparound
porch that a previous owner removed.
At the Board of Commissioners’ Sept.
21 meeting, members of the town’s Historic
Preservation Commission commended
Foster for a “labor of love” and
asked the board to designate the house
as a historic landmark. Board members
agreed unanimously, making it only the
third private home with that historic designation.
“I don’t know if I’d call it a labor of
love,” Forster told commissioners. “It
was a labor.”
But he asked the commissioners
to support more efforts
to preserve historic parts of
Cornelius and to pay more attention
in general to the older
portions of Cornelius, east of
Interstate 77.
In May 1918, W.R. and Kate
Potts sold 22 acres to J.M. Hoyle
and his daughter-in-law Olive,
after Olive’s husband, the Rev.
Enoch M. Hoyle, died. The Rev.
Hoyle was pastor of Mount Zion
United Methodist Church, and
the Hoyle House sits not too far
from the church.
J.M. Hoyle later sold the house
and land to granddaughter Ruth.
She married Davidson College student
William A. Cathey, who later
opened Cathey-Hoyle Funeral
Home with brother-in-law Robert
Hoyle. Later, Hal Sharp, one of the
town’s first pharmacists and former
town board member, bought
the home. Sharp also served in the
Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire
Department. Sharp’s son-in-law,
James Barbee, is now chief of the
department, and Sharp’s grandson
Gary Barbee also serves in the department.
q
Courtesy Town of Cornelius
Ken Forster spent much time and money restoring the historic Hoyle House on Smith Road in Cornelius.
Family Eye Care
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Lisa Graybeal, od, pa
presents the
28 th Annual Folklife
Festival and Craft Show
OctOber
10 th - 11 th , 2009
10am - 4pm
Bring the family out to enjoy fall on the plantation. Shop with local
arts and crafts vendors, listen to live music, tour the plantation, see
demonstrations from historic interpreters, and more! Children can visit
the farm animals, listen to stories, explore the hay maze, and make crafts.
Make a day of it and enjoy a hot meal from the food vendor!
Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and students,
ages 5 and under free.
Historic Latta PLantation
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Rescue squad celebrates 50th anniversary
The North Mecklenburg Rescue Squad celebrated its 50th anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 26
at The Park in Huntersville. The events kicked off at 7 a.m. with a 7K run, a one-mile celebration
walk, and a 1K for children. A family festival started at noon, with a climbing wall, a
jumping castle, and free food including hot dogs, chips and salsa, ice cream, and cotton candy
provided by the rescue squad, Salsarita’s restaurant and Friendly’s restaurant.
Firefighters later gave a demonstration on life saving techniques as well as a vehicle extrication.
Rescuers used the “Jaws of Life” and saws to cut the top off of a wrecked automobile to
show how they save someone pinned inside.
Around Town
Trent Pitts/Herald photo
Firefighters removed top of a car with the “Jaws of Life” to simulate an extrication.
Uncle Bill the Fire Safety Clown makes balloon figures for several
children who attended the Sept. 26 anniversary celebration.
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Who Pays The Most
For Gold, Diamonds
and Silver?
Joe Gibbs
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team owner live and in person, signing copies
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6:30-8:00pm
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10.02.09
Friday
Davidson College chemistry lecture, 2:30
p.m.
The college is inviting the public to hear John
Brock, chairman of the Department of Chemistry
at Warren Wilson College, speak on “Human
Health and the Environment.”
The lecture is free. For information, call 704-894-
2307.
Martin Lecture Hall, Davidson College
10.03.09
Saturday
All-American Dog Show, 5-8 p.m.
The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation, & Culture
Department presents the ninth annual All-American
Dog Show, featuring dogs with pedigrees
and no degrees competing for prizes in contests
that range from Biggest and Best Dressed to
Most Ear-Resistable Ears. The event at Bailey
Road Park also offers children’s activities and
vendor booths from pet-related businesses and
industries. Registration the day of the show is
$8. For more information, call the PARC Department
at 704-892-6031, ext. 160 or go online to
www.corneliuspr.org.
Bailey Road Park, 11536 Bailey Road, Cornelius
Big Sweep, 9 a.m.-noon
The Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation is coordinating
the annual effort to clean up local waterways.
Report to one of 10 sites with sunscreen, hat, sturdy
shoes and water. Trash bags, work gloves and a
BigSweep T-shirt will be provided. Free lunch and
live music from 1-4 p.m. at Queen’s Landing. A list
of the reporting sites and more information is available
online at www.catawbariverkeeper.com or
www.ncbigsweep.com.
Bicycle Ride for fair housing, 7:30 a.m.
Davidson Housing Coalition invites area cyclists
to take a “Ride for Hope and Housing” using
one of four routes – 100K, 50K, 25K and a 5K
family fun ride. The coalition will provide support
vehicles, rest stops and food at the end. All
routes begin and end in the parking lot of Davidson
United Methodist Church. The longer routes
will wind through Cabarrus, Iredell, Mecklenburg
and Rowan counties. Riders can register online
at www.active.com or at 7:30 a.m. the day of
the ride. Registration is $25 for the 25K, 50K and
100K routes and $5 for fun ride. Those looking
for a rider to support or to make a stand-alone
contribution can go online to www.active.com/
donate/ride4hopeandhousing.
Davidson UMC, South Main Street
Rescheduled dog park opening, 11 a.m.
The Summers Walk community has postponed
opening of its new Bark Park a week. More information
is available online at www.summerswalk.com,
or by calling 704-439-4512.
Summers Walk Boulevard, N.C. 73 East
“Stars Over Birkdale Village”
photography exhibit
A limited engagement of The World at Night
photography exhibit visits the former Basketcase
space in Birkdale Village Oct. 3-18. Night sky
photographers from around the world contributed
images from Korea, Germany, Italy and South
Africa. Birkdale Village plans other activities
commemorating 2009 as the International Year
of Astronomy. Information is available online at
www.birkdalevillage.net.
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calendar
Sam Furr Road at Birkdale Commons Parkway,
Huntersville
10.06.09
Tuesday
Zumba Sculpt and Tone, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
The Davidson Parks and Recreation Department
is sponsoring this low-impact cardio workout that
incorporates strength training and toning using
the Zumba format with Latin-based music and
steps. Students should bring 1-pound weights,
water and a towel. Take the class Tuesday and/or
Thursdays through Dec. 3, except Thanksgiving
Day. The fee is $45 for one class a week or $80
for two. Sandra McQueen leads the class.
Davidson Parks and Recreation Department, 416
Armour St.
10.07.09
Wednesday
Kings Mountain National Military Park and
hike, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Davidson Parks and Recreation Department
is sponsoring a day trip to the park, which includes
a hike, picnic lunch and an 11 a.m. wreathlaying
ceremony. Bring a water bottle, walking
shoes and bag lunch. The $15 fee includes transportation.
Register online at https://activenet12.
active.com/drecs or call 704-892-3349.
Davidson Parks and Recreation Department, 416
Armour St.
10.10.09
Saturday
McDowell Creek Greenway grand opening,
10 a.m.
The Town of Cornelius is inviting the community
to the grand opening of the McDowell Creek
Greenway behind the Movies at Birkdale. The
1.5 mile greenway runs between Sam Furr and
Westmoreland roads.
16950 Birkdale Commons Pkwy., Huntersville
10.14.09
Wednesday
Joe Gibbs signing book, 6:30-8 p.m.
The NFL Hall of Fame coach and champion NA-
SCAR team owner will sign copies of his bestselling
new book, “Game Plan For Life,” at Lake
Norman Baptist Church. Copies of the book will
also be available for sale. For information, call
704-892-0143 or go to the church Web site,
www.lakenormanbaptist.com.
Lake Norman Baptist Church, 7921 Sam Furr
Road, Huntersville
10.16.09
Friday
events
Ghost tales at Latta Plantation, 7, 8 and 9 p.m.
Pick any of the three times on Oct. 16, 17, 23 and
24 for a tour of the plantation by candlelight and
hear real ghost stories from staff, volunteers and
previous ghost hunts. RSVP is required and the
cost is $12 per person (or $6 for members). Call
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704-875-2312, ext. 301 to register.
5225 Sample Road, Huntersville
10.20.09
Tuesday
older. The weekly classes continue through Dec.
17, except for Nov. 26, at Bailey Road Recreation
Center. Registration is $50 for town residents and
$58 for nonresidents. Register online at www.
corneliuspr.org/kadifitcardiodanceclass.html.
Recreation center, 11900 Bailey Road, Cornelius
10.24.09
Saturday
ONGOING EVENTS
Huntersville Farmers Market
Through Oct. 24, visit the Huntersville Farmers
Market, at 103 Maxwell St. Local farmers, bakers
and crafters sell their wares every Saturday and
Tuesday. Buy fruits, vegetables, baked goods, cut
flowers and potted plants. For more information,
call 704-766-2220 or visit www.huntersville.org.
Great Smoky Mountain Railroad day trip
8:30 a.m.-11 p.m.
The Davidson Parks and Recreation Department
is sponsoring a day trip on the Great Smoky
Mountains Railroad. The $80 ticket includes
transportation and coach seating on the train,
which crosses fertile valleys and river gorges.
Register for the trip online at https://activenet12.
active.com/drecs or call 704-892-3349.
Latta Plantation Great Outdoors Festival,
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Latta Plantation Nature Center is sponsoring
an exciting day of free fun for the family, including
FLW professional anglers, boat-ride
simulator, fishing, kayaking, canoeing, artsand-crafts,
a pumpkin patch, field games,
live animals and outdoor supply companies.
Manny Rashet art exhibit
The Cornelius Parks, Arts, Recreation & Culture
Department and the Community Arts Project
hold an opening reception at 7 p.m. at the Cornelius
Arts Center for the latest exhibit by local
artist Manny Rashet. His art will be displayed at
10.22.09
For more information, go to Mecklenburg the arts center gallery and Town Hall through
County Park and Recreation Department’s Oct. 30. A retired doctor, Rashet lives in Cornelius
Thursday
Web site, www.parkandrec.com, or call
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classes in his home studio. More information is
947-3069 or Stephen.Hutchinson@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov.
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www.huntersvilleherald.com The Herald Weekly • Oct. 2-8, 2009 • Page 31

SPORTS
North Meck’s Kuzmanovich
spends equal time
strengthening brain and game
by Chris Hunt
chunt@huntersvilleherald.com
There are times late at night when
workaholic Daniel Kuzmanovich does
push-ups while studying. He hovers over
his notebook or textbook, simultaneously
improving his mind and body.
But North Meck football’s 6-foot-2, 195-
pound lineman isn’t just multitasking.
Sometimes Kuzmanovich, whose
crowded schedule rarely allows more
than six hours of sleep a night, is just
trying to stay awake. Kuzmanovich uses
push-ups to fight off sleep and squeeze
a little more out of another challenging
day.
“If I get tired late at night, I just start
doing push-ups while I read,” he said.
There’s a TV commercial that describes
Kuzmanovich. It’s the Army advertisement
that states enlisted men accomplish
more before 9 a.m. than most do
all day. If that’s the case, Kuzmanovich
could give the soldiers a run for their
money.
By the end of his junior year, Kuzmanovich
was tied with cross-country
runner Katie Driest for the highest GPA
in North Meck’s Class of 2010. Last
May, his GPA stood at an impressive
5.25, soaring over the standard 4.0 scale
thanks to multiple Advanced Placement
classes and his participation in North
Meck’s International Baccalaureate program.
It also helps that Kuzmanovich
hasn’t accepted anything below an “A”
in any class since middle school.
Kuzmanovich earned his GPA without
sacrificing commitments to high school
football and a spring club soccer team.
He did so while still making room in his
schedule to squeeze in a little community
service every week. This fall, Kuzmanovich
also coaches a youth soccer
the BOTTOM LINE
FOOTBALL NIGHT
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Thanks to a strong work ethic, North Meck defensive lineman Daniel Kuzmanovich boasts a 5.25 GPA and ranks among the county’s sack leaders, with three.
team at the Lake Norman YMCA every
Wednesday night.
It’s a wonder he even has time to take
a breath.
North Meck coaches agree that Kuzmanovich
is one the most-prepared – if
not the most-prepared – and hardestworking
football players on the team.
Undersized at defensive end, Kuzmanovich’s
work ethic for each game
is a survival tool. His slender build isn’t
going to overpower opposing linemen, so
instead he tries to outsmart his opponent
INSIDE SPORTS WEEKLY
Super 10 rankings ................. 36
Statistical leaders ................. 37
High school football previews ........ 38
Staff football predictions ............ 39
CHRIS HUNT’S TOP 5
Greatest college football upsets
5. Boston College 47, No. 12 Miami 45 (1984)
4. Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (2007)
3. Temple 28, No. 14 Virginia Tech 24 (1998)
2. Kansas 23, No. 2 Oklahoma 3 (1975)
1. Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32 (2007)
with a relentless game plan.
“I guarantee you that no one works
harder than Daniel Kuzmanovich,” said
defensive line coach William Connelly.
“Other players may be more gifted, but
he’ll climb any mountain we ask him
to, or die trying. By the end of a game,
(larger opposing linemen) know they
had a fight on their hands.”
It takes a village
Speaking with Kuzmanovich is like
reading a book written by Mark Twain
SATURDAY, OCT. 3
College football: Virginia at
North Carolina, noon (WBTV)
College football: Alabama at
Kentucky, noon (WAXN)
College football: Washington at
Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. (WCNC)
College football: Auburn at
Tennessee, 7:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
SUNDAY, OCT. 4
NFL football: Baltimore
Ravens at New England
Patriots, 1 p.m. (WBTV)
– his words are peppered with witticisms.
Take, for example, Kuzmanovich’s
view on education.
Some people might think Kuzmanovich’s
lofty GPA is the result of
hours with a book in front of his face.
That might be true, but it isn’t the
complete story.
Kuzmanovich isn’t above learning
outside the classroom. He isn’t afraid
to ask questions of anyone. It could be
AIR PLAY
(more on page 40)
NFL football: Tampa Bay
Buccaneers at Washington
Redskins, 1 p.m. (WCCB)
NFL football: Dallas Cowboys at
Denver Broncos, 4 p.m. (WCCB)
NFL football: San Diego
Chargers at Pittsburgh Steelers,
8 p.m. (WCNC)
MONDAY, OCT. 5
NFL football: Green Bay Packers
at Minnesota Vikings, 8:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
Chris Hunt/Herald photo
Page 32 • The Herald Weekly • Oct. 2-8, 2009
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Gym Rat
Vikings’ volleyball standout
has attained success
through hard work
by Chris Hunt
chunt@huntersvilleherald.com
To the casual observer, North Mecklenburg
volleyball player Ali Cooke fits
the stereotype of a coach’s daughter.
Davidson College baseball coach Dick
Cooke’s daughter is tough, works hard
and is always one of the smartest players
in the game. Cooke’s father describes
her as a typical gym rat who spent
most of her childhood in the shadow of
Davidson’s Wilson Field, absorbing the
college’s sports scene.
But there’s also something that sets
Cooke apart from a typical coach’s
daughter.
Instead of following in her father’s
diamond footsteps and playing softball,
the Viking senior took her own path,
falling in love with volleyball years ago.
Cooke discovered volleyball as a
seventh-grader. One day, she stumbled
upon a Davidson volleyball camp, and
that was it. The high-paced action
of volleyball immediately caught her
attention.
Volleyball wasn’t like baseball, or even
soccer, a sport Cooke played growing
up; it didn’t have the slow, deliberate
pace of either sport. The volleyball players
at Davidson’s camp were always on
their toes, diving, jumping and attacking
the ball. The speed of volleyball
matched Cooke’s drive and energetic
personality. It was a perfect match, and
Cooke’s been engrossed with the sport
ever since.
“I saw (the Davidson volleyball campers)
playing, and I said, ‘Dad, that’s what
North Meck volleyball player Ali Cooke is a dedicated athlete who will play at Wingate University next year.
I want to do.’” Cooke recalled. “It was
more exciting and you got to touch the
ball more than a couple times a game.”
It appears that Cooke made the right
decision.
Cooke is one of the captains on North
Meck’s volleyball team, which is undefeated
after 14 games this season. And
she isn’t exactly just chipping in, either.
The all-conference outside hitter is
North Meck’s top offensive threat. After
a 3-0 victory over I-MECK opponent
Lake Norman on Sept. 26, Cooke leads
the Vikings with 166 points.
“She’s our go-to girl,” said North
Meck coach Sandi Skidmore. “If we are
down, we want the ball in her hands.
She could always bang the ball, but now
she can use her touch to find empty
spaces on the court.”
Cooke’s rise to become one of the
most dominant hitters in the I-MECK
4A conference is even more impressive
considering her height. At 5 foot
Sports
10, Cooke isn’t as tall as most offensive
standouts. She makes up for her
lack of size with a 28-inch vertical leap,
which allows more than enough height
to enable her to drive the ball down on
opposing player’s defenses.
But Cooke is more than a finisher;
she’s made a conscious effort to become
a well-rounded player. Not content with
being just an offensive weapon, her
hard work over the years on defense has
(more on page 35)
Chris Hunt/Herald photo
www.huntersvilleherald.com The Herald Weekly • Oct. 2-8, 2009 • Page 33

Photo courtesy of Robert Baer
Sports
SPORTS SHORTS
Highlanders Under-10
soccer strikes again
The FCCA Huntersville Strikers U10 Highlanders include
(front row, from left) Trey McAfee, Paul Basse,
Matt Baer and Connor Hahn; (middle row) Daniel
Steedman, “Shuggy” Chatham, Brandon Ellington,
A.J. Whisenant, Matt Venkus, T.J. Suber and Jackson
Raymer; and (back row) coach Lenny Govia.
The FCCA Huntersville Strikers Under-
10 Highlanders recently won the Under-
11 Classic Division championship at the
2009 PSA Furniture City Classic Soccer
Tournament in High Point, N.C.
The Highlanders have been successfully
competing in events against older
competition since they first started playing
together as a U8 team in 2007. The team
also has won the 2009 Seaside Classic in
Wilmington, the 2008 CESA Fall Classic
in Greenville, S.C., and the 2008 Lake
Norman Fall Classic.
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The Vikings, who played as an independent
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“We are in good shape,” said a
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the season is over).”
The Vikings’ top player, Katie Kirk, is
also in line to capture the I-MECK 4A’s
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North Meck, however, remained a factor
Goals hard to find at North Meck
Where have all the goals gone?
North Meck’s boys soccer team has
struggled to find the net in conference
play. The Vikings (7-4-2) have scored two
times in their first three I-MECK 4A conference
matches.
in the conference race, winning a defensive
struggle, 1-0, against a vastly improved
Vance squad on Sept. 28. Senior Spencer
Jackson scored in that match. Afterward,
the Vikings’ conference mark stood at 2-2,
improved by a forfeit after West Charlotte’s
soccer program canceled its season.
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said Kikta, whose team has managed only
25 goals in 13 matches this season. “We
are outplaying teams, but that doesn’t
matter if you don’t score. We could run
the table if we scored goals.”
Kikta’s squad also lost the services of
leading scorer Patrick Harrow (five goals).
The all-conference player is out for an
undetermined amount of time with mononucleosis.
Hopewell’s boys soccer team is off to
a rocky start. The Titans (5-4-1, 1-3)
would be winless in the conference if
not for a match scheduled on Sept. 14
against the now-defunct West Charlotte
squad. But as it stood after play on Sept.
28, Hopewell had lost three consecutive
games to the I-MECK 4A’s top three
teams – Mooresville (3-1), Lake Norman
(1-0) and Mallard Creek (4-3) – and sat in
last place in the conference.
Titan forward Adama Wakai has had
a strong season despite the team’s early
struggles. Wakai leads the team in scoring
and added two more against the Mavericks
on Sept. 28. Unfortunately for the Titans,
he was outscored by his brother Emmu,
who tallied three goals for Mallard Creek.
Hopewell had a Sept. 30 game against
Vance on its schedule this week. A showdown
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paid off. This season, Cooke’s frustrated
opposing hitters, too, leading North
Meck with 156 digs.
“The difference between this year and
last year is the improvement of her allround
game – especially on defense,”
said Skidmore. “She can read hitters
(where they are trying to hit the ball),
and that’s something you just can’t
teach.”
College coaches noticed Cooke’s
improvement, too.
On Sept. 22, Cooke made a commitment
to play at Wingate University, a
Division II school that competes in the
South Atlantic Conference. She chose
Wingate over Lafayette (Pa.) College
because of her familiarity with Bulldogs
coach Shelton Collier, the back-to-back
recipient of the SAC Coach of the Year
Award. During the offseason, Cooke
worked on her game with Collier at his
volleyball camps. His coaching style
matches her enthusiasm for the game,
she said
“I love the way he coaches,” said
Cooke. “He’s energetic and promotes a
positive atmosphere. His practices are
really high-paced.”
Even a possible position change didn’t
affect Cooke’s decision to commit to
Wingate. Cooke said Collier is considering
converting her into a setter next year.
Collier told North Meck’s top hitter she
has the hand-eye coordination to make
the transition after he watched her set
for her offseason club team. She did so
on a limited basis, but it was enough for
Collier to see her potential.
“Coach Collier has seen me set and
said I could be a highlevel
setter,” said
Cooke. “I’d rather
hit because it’s more
exciting, but at the
same time, a setter
has the most impact
on the court.”
Common ground
Even though Cooke
plays a sport different
from the one her
father coaches, they
still share a bond
built around athletics.
Maybe it was the
years Cooke spent
hanging around her
father’s baseball
practices. At the
time, she considered
Davidson’s baseball
players her big brothers.
But the years
spent near a baseball
dugout appear
to have given her a
Ali Cooke leads North Meck with 166 kills.
Sports
different perspective on volleyball than
most players. Through baseball-tinted
glasses, she and her father can see that
both games are actually quite similar.
“It’s weird, but every position I play
somehow relates to baseball,” said
Cooke. “The hitting motion of volleyball
and the throwing motion of baseball are
very similar.”
Her father agrees.
The eldest Cooke said he manages his
pitchers’ count the same way Skidmore
manages her hitters’ swings in practice
– both coaches are careful to prevent
overworking their players’ shoulders.
And when Cooke was battling shoulder
problems, the result of bicep tendonitis,
she could lean on her father for
advice. Her rehabilitation was similar to
her father’s pitchers’ therapy.
But more important, her father’s
involvement at Davidson has benefited
Cooke in more ways then one. She’s
always had access to a pick-up volleyball
game with older Wildcat volleyball
players, who took her under their wings
to show her how to play at the college
level.
She also spent time in the Davidson
weight room, picking up training tips.
Cooke and her dad have always shared
a bond centered around sports. Many
times, both could be found watching a
local American Legion baseball game
together or just talking about athletics
in general.
So does Cooke think her father’s profession
had an impact on her volleyball
career?
To Cooke, the answer is obvious.
“I think I do fit the stereotype of a
coach’s daughter,” she said. “We’re
wired athletically.” q
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Football Night
STANDINGS
I-MECK 4A
Conference W-L Overall W-L
North Mecklenburg 1-0 5-1
Mallard Creek 1-0 4-1
West Charlotte 1-0 3-3
Vance 0-0 1-3
Lake Norman 0-1 5-1
Hopewell 0-1 3-3
Mooresville 0-1 0-4
Last week’s results
North Mecklenburg 24, Lake Norman 20
Mallard Creek 41, Mooresville 21
West Charlotte 25, Hopewell 7
Providence 23, Vance 17
CISAA
Conference W-L Overall W-L
Charlotte Country Day 0-0 5-0
Charlotte Latin 0-0 5-0
Charlotte Christian 0-0 4-1
Providence Day 0-0 2-4
Last week’s results
Charlotte Country Day 56, Raleigh Ravenscroft 21
Charlotte Latin 52, Elkin 7
Cheraw (S.C.) 33, Providence Day 7
SOUTHWESTERN 4A
Conference W-L Overall W-L
Independence 1-0 6-0
Butler 1-0 5-0
Ardrey Kell 1-0 2-3
Providence 0-0 3-2
East Mecklenburg 0-1 4-2
South Mecklenburg 0-1 3-2
Myers Park 0-1 1-5
Last week’s results
Independence 35, East Mecklenburg 13
Butler 56, Myers Park 13
Ardrey Kell 47, South Mecklenburg 27
Providence 23, Vance 17
MEGA 7 3A/4A
Conference W-L Overall W-L
Olympic 1-0 3-2
East Gaston 1-0 3-3
Garinger 1-0 1-4
West Mecklenburg 0-0 0-5
Charlotte Catholic 0-1 2-4
Waddell 0-1 1-5
Harding 0-1 0-5
Last week’s results
Olympic 21, Charlotte Catholic 14
East Gaston 44, Harding 6
Garinger 27, Waddell 12
CENTRAL PIEDMONT 2A/3A
Conference W-L Overall W-L
Westminster Catawba 3-0 3-2
First Assembly 1-0 5-0
Forsyth Country Day 1-1 3-2
Hickory Grove 1-1 4-1
Northside Christian 1-1 3-2
Christ School 1-2 2-2
Asheville School 0-1 3-1
SouthLake Christian 0-2 2-3
Last week’s results
First Assembly 22, Christ School 14
East Lincoln 56, SouthLake Christian 6
Northside Christian 42, Asheville School 19
Forsyth Country Day 21, Hickory Grove 14
OTHER MECKLENBURG TEAMS
W-L CONFERENCE
Carolina Pride 5-1 Carolinas Independent
Berry 4-1 Rocky River 1A/2A
Last week’s results
Carolina Pride 37, Raleigh Titans 0
Berry 40, West Stanly 34
Linquan Jones/Herald photo
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The Weekly Football Super 10 week 7
Rank Team Record Last week This week
1. Independence 6-0 W, East Mecklenburg, 35-13 vs. Ardrey Kell
2. Butler 5-0 W, Myers Park, 56-13 Idle
3. Mallard Creek 4-1 W, Mooresville, 41-21 at Lake Norman
4. Charlotte Latin 5-0 W, Elkin, 52-7 at No. 6 Charlotte Christian
5. East Mecklenburg 4-2 L, Independence, 35-13 at Myers Park
6. Charlotte Christian 4-1 Idle vs. No. 4 Charlotte Latin
7. Providence 3-2 W, Vance, 23-17 at South Mecklenburg
8. North Mecklenburg 5-1 W, Lake Norman, 24-20 vs. No. 10 West Charlotte
9. Charlotte Country Day 5-0 W, Raleigh Ravenscroft, 56-21 at Victory Christian
10. West Charlotte 3-3 W, Hopewell, 25-7 at No. 8 North Mecklenburg
Notebook
Hopewell enters bye
week following loss
by Chris Hunt
sports@huntersvilleherald.com
Last week, heavy rain thwarted
Hopewell’s renewed passing attack in a
25-7 loss to West Charlotte.
Titans quarterback Cole Blythe, who
had thrown for more than 450 yards in
his first two starts of the season, seemed
to struggle with a wet ball. Under heavy
duress from a disruptive pass rush,
Blythe missed on nine of his 12 passes,
finishing with just 24 yards and an interception.
• After starting the first three games
at quarterback, Justin Avery has made
an immediate impact at linebacker. The
former quarterback has recovered two
fumbles in two games on defense.
Against West Charlotte, Avery made
Hopewell senior Darius MacKey (9), who had 12 solo tackles, was one of the few bright spots during the Titans’ 25-7
loss to conference rival West Charlotte last week.
10 tackles and assisted on four more.
That was second to teammate Darius
MacKey, who recorded 12 stops (four
assisted), which included a strip of Lions
star running back Jalen “Scoot” Simmons
to set up a Michael Russell fumble
recovery for a touchdown.
• Hopewell (3-3) enters its bye week.
It will play host to Lake Norman High
on Oct. 9.
The North Meck beat
All-conference wide receiver Chris
Moon made his season debut in a 24-20
victory over Lake Norman last week.
The speedy wideout was quarterback
Brad Clay’s favorite target
last season, but a
shoulder injury this summer
kept him out of the
Vikings’ first five games.
North Meck coach
Michael Bradley said
Moon passed a stress test
on Friday and was cleared
by his doctor to play.
Moon only saw a handful
of plays, however; he
had a touchdown pass
of more than 50 yards
called back because of a
penalty (ineligible player
down field).
“We didn’t play him
much,” Bradley said of
Moon. “We just ran him
on a few deep routs. He
never crossed the middle
of the field. He did not
take a hit on his shoulder,
but he seemed just as
explosive as last season.”
• The Vikings (5-1)
spent time this week
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MECKLENBURG STATISTICAL LEADERS
passing
Player School Comp. Att. Yards Int. TDs
Chauncey Concepcion Providence 88 148 1,323 5 15
Brad Clay North Mecklenburg 68 127 1,293 3 13
Ray Mallos Carolina Pride 81 123 1,235 3 14
Jonathan Weymann Myers Park 78 142 1,135 9 9
Sam Spence Charlotte Latin 49 89 790 3 10
John Kincaid Charlotte Christian 38 95 710 7 8
Lucas Beatty Olympic 44 73 683 3 8
Cole Blythe Hopewell 33 74 610 4 6
Price Litton Providence Day 29 84 527 11 0
Marra Ramsey SouthLake Christian 37 86 484 5 1
Danny Reyes Charlotte Catholic 26 64 384 2 4
tackles
Player School No.
Garrett Gysel Myers Park 61
Cameron Joe North Mecklenburg 56
Kelby Brown Charlotte Christian 55
Ryan Lemke North Mecklenburg 55
Travis Hallman SouthLake Christian 54
Robert Stack Providence Day 54
Darius MacKey Hopewell 53
Matt Sawyer Charlotte Catholic 52
Denzel Hooks Olympic 48
Will Smith Providence Day 48
Jake Flynn Providence Day 47
Jonny Peace North Mecklenburg 46
Toby Swimmer Providence Day 46
Ryan Mercer Myers Park 45
Donshae Joyce North Mecklenburg 43
Collin Manning Charlotte Catholic 40
Quacy Robinson Myers Park 39
Sean Hubbard Olympic 38
Kentril Washington North Mecklenburg 35
Latham York North Mecklenburg 34
Charlie Shoemaker Myers Park 33
Colton Walls Charlotte Latin 33
Matt Hall Charlotte Christian 32
Kevin Hart Hopewell 32
Thomas Ashcraft Charlotte Latin 31
Tyler De Stefani Carolina Pride 31
Tim Telzlaff North Mecklenburg 31
Antwan Alexander Myers Park 30
Anthony Bynum Hopewell 30
Paul Paschal Charlotte Latin 30
Alex Zimmerman Providence Day 30
Chase Carbone Charlotte Latin 29
Buddy Craft Charlotte Christian 27
Chance Miller Hopewell 27
Thomas Warren Charlotte Catholic 27
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receiving
Player School Rec. Yards TDs
Banks Jenkins Myers Park 31 582 4
Dasean Payton North Mecklenburg 22 466 3
Michael Haffner Hopewell 20 446 5
Jarrid McKinney Providence 14 371 4
Davis Austin Charlotte Latin 18 356 9
Raheim Jennings Olympic 10 284 3
Braxton Deaver Providence 20 283 2
Tim Litton Carolina Pride 20 280 3
Matthias Farley Charlotte Christian 5 274 4
Mike McConoughy Providence Day 13 267 0
Travis Hallman SouthLake Christian 13 259 0
B.J. Mosley Carolina Pride 15 258 5
Anthony Henderson Olympic 19 248 3
Greg Brignolle Carolina Pride 13 213 1
Deyonta Wright Myers Park 12 207 2
Hunter Westfall Myers Park 21 190 2
Damon Magazu Providence 15 177 7
Ty Linton Charlotte Christian 12 169 1
Brandon Braxton Providence 11 155 2
Zack Baughn North Mecklenburg 8 145 3
Xavier Joplin North Mecklenburg 11 143 3
Donshae Joyce North Mecklenburg 4 134 0
Bobby Wallace Carolina Pride 5 143 0
Demetri Allison SouthLake Christian 9 141 1
Brandon Bennett Hopewell 7 130 0
rushing
Player School Att. Yards TDs
Josh Covington Providence Day 119 955 9
Xavier Joplin North Mecklenburg 73 790 8
Deyonta Wright Myers Park 83 621 2
Mike Huff Olympic 60 593 4
Jalen Ross Charlotte Latin 67 567 12
Dondré Lewis-Freeman Hopewell 66 555 8
Zak Johnston SouthLake Christian 63 547 5
Angelo Acitelli Charlotte Catholic 92 511 7
Grant Nowell Hopewell 68 491 2
Ty Linton Charlotte Christian 52 312 5
Chris Williams Providence 77 303 4
Vince Campagna Charlotte Catholic 42 275 1
Brad Clay North Mecklenburg 55 264 6
Joe Piraino Charlotte Catholic 33 231 3
Sterling West Olympic 24 216 1
Bobby Wallace Carolina Pride 23 182 2
Jadarius Bruce Charlotte Catholic 42 156 1
Davon Cooper Myers Park 33 147 1
Nick Johnson Charlotte Catholic 22 147 2
Justin Avery Hopewell 7 125 4
interceptions
Player School No.
Toby Swimmer Providence Day 4
Robert Stack Providence Day 3
Jake Watson Charlotte Christian 3
Matthias Farley Charlotte Christian 2
Taylor Chiesa North Mecklenburg 2
Andre Diouf SouthLake Christian 2
Denzel Hooks Olympic 2
Cameron Hughes Hopewell 2
Trey Long North Mecklenburg 2
Dasean Payton North Mecklenburg 2
Jeremiah Rainey Myers Park 2
Matt Tomsho Charlotte Catholic 2
sacks
Player School No.
Latham York North Mecklenburg 6
Thomas Ashcraft Charlotte Latin 5
David Durham Charlotte Christian 5
Ty Linton Charlotte Christian 5
Alex Zimmerman Providence Day 5
Charles Hazzard SouthLake Christian 3.5
Chase Carbone Charlotte Latin 3
Tyler De Stefani Carolina Pride 3
Ryan Lemke North Mecklenburg 3
Daniel Kuzmanovich North Mecklenburg 3
Robert Stack Providence Day 3
Colton Walls Charlotte Latin 3
Stephen Bolten SouthLake Christian 2.5
Cameron Joe North Mecklenburg 2.5
Matt Sawyer Charlotte Catholic 2.5
Dillon Stevermer SouthLake Christian 2.5
Kelby Brown Charlotte Christian 2
Kyler Brown Charlotte Christian 2
Austin Caps SouthLake Christian 2
Myles Davis Olympic 2
Sam Fulginiti Charlotte Christian 2
Judson Hall Charlotte Christian 2
Johnathon Jones Hopewell 2
Darius Mayes Carolina Pride 2
Ashton Stroud SouthLake Christian 2
punting
Player School No. Yards avg.
Austin Long Myers Park 14 42.1
Ace Richardson Myers Park 11 41.2
Michael Haffner Hopewell 17 39.76
Tyler McMahan Olympic 16 37.2
Ross McAdam Hopewell 3 36.0
Wes Medeiros Charlotte Christian 7 35.6
Nick Funck Charlotte Catholic 15 34.7
Notebook
(continued from page 36)
preparing for their toughest challenge
of the season – a Friday, Oct. 2, home
game against West Charlotte.
Bradley said West Charlotte will be
the most athletic opponent the Vikings
have faced this fall. The Lions’ defense
shut out Hopewell’s offense, holding
the Titans to 171 yards total offense last
week. Hopewell’s only score came on a
fumble return.
Bradley doesn’t buy West Charlotte’s
pedestrian 3-3 record. The Lions’ three
defeats were at the hands of Super 10
teams Independence (No. 1), Butler
(No. 2) and East Mecklenburg (No. 5).
“Everyone predicted West Charlotte
to finish with Mallard Creek at the top
of the (I-MECK 4A) conference,” said
Bradley. “We’ll have our hands full, for
sure.”
• Running back Xavier Joplin played
more snaps at linebacker than tailback
against Lake Norman last week. Bradley
moved the 195-pound Joplin to defense
in an effort to counter the Wildcats’
oversized rushing attack.
The Viking offense lined up in an
empty backfield set for most of the first
half to keep Joplin fresh. The decision
paid off when Joplin sacked the Wildcats’
quarterback, thwarting a critical
fourth-quarter drive. On offense, Joplin
finished with 95 yards on 10 carries.
• North Meck safety Donshae Joyce
stripped a Wildcat ball carrier to set up
a Viking scoring drive. Defensive back
Taylor Chiesa picked off a pass in the
end zone to prevent a touchdown.
The SouthLake Christian beat
Last week against East Lincoln, for
the second consecutive game, South-
Lake Christian (2-3) turned the ball over
on its first three drives.
The Eagles fumbled three times
against Hickory Grove (Sept. 18) and
East Lincoln (Sept. 25), spotting both
teams 21-0 first-quarter leads. Both
games ended with SouthLake losses. The
Eagles fell to public school East Lincoln,
a N.C. Class 2A state finalist last year,
56-6. They lost to Hickory Grove 36-6.
• Linebacker/running back Travis
Hallman turned in another monstrous
performance against East Lincoln. He
topped the defense with six tackles and
an interception. This season, Hallman
has led the Eagles in tackles each game.
On offense, Hallman stood out again,
catching six passes for 103 yards. As
a team, the Eagles gained 111 yards
through the air.
• Against East Lincoln, running back
Zak Johnston scored his fourth touchdown
of more than 70 yards this season.
Johnston returned a punt 70 yards
against East Lincoln. He also has two
touchdown rushes of more than 90
yards and a kickoff return that tops 80
yards. The Eagle running back leads the
team with 547 yards rushing and five
scores. q
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Breaking down
this week’s games
West Charlotte at North Mecklenburg
Time: 7 p.m.
Records: North Mecklenburg 5-1, 1-0 I-MECK 4A conference; West
Charlotte 3-3, 1-0 I-MECK 4A
Last meeting: In 2008, West Charlotte won, 33-10.
Players to watch: West Charlotte: junior running back Jalen
“Scoot” Simmons, sophomore quarterback Isaiah Laster and
senior lineman C.J. Montgomery; North Meck: senior quarterback
Brad Clay, senior running back Xavier Joplin, senior defensive back
Donshae Joyce and junior lineman Latham York
The skinny: Is West Charlotte’s .500 record merely a product of
a stiff non-conference schedule against Super 10 teams Independence,
East Mecklenburg and Butler? Is North Meck’s stellar mark
the result of inferior competition? The answer lies in Friday night’s
I-MECK 4A showdown at Viking Valley. North Meck’s defense hopes
to slow down Simmons and a large, athletic offensive line. The Lions
will try to ground the Vikings’ explosive aerial attack that welcomed
back all-conference wide receiver Chris Moon last week.
– Chris Hunt
Southlake Christian at Asheville School
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Records: SouthLake Christian 2-3, 0-2 Central Piedmont Football
Conference 2A; Asheville School 3-1, 0-1 CPFC
Last meeting: In 2008, Asheville running back George Boston
rushed for 123 yards in a 21-14 win at SouthLake.
Players to watch: SouthLake Christian: junior running back Zak
Johnston, junior linebacker/running back Travis Hallman and junior
lineman Charles Hazzard; Asheville School: junior quarterback
Gabe Darab, junior linebacker Walker Szurek and sophomore running
back Malik Risher
The skinny: Turnovers have plagued SouthLake over the past two
weeks. Multiple fumbles led to 21-0 first-quarter deficits against
Hickory Grove and East Lincoln. To win Friday night, SouthLake
will have to establish Johnston and the rushing attack and hold
on to the ball. Asheville’s coming off its first loss of the season, an
eye-opening 42-19 loss to conference opponent Northside Christian.
In that game, the Blues defense surrendered 334 yards on the
ground.
– Chris Hunt
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WEEK 7 STAFF PICKS
Each week, our sports staff
predicts the winners of every
game involving Mecklenburg
County teams.
C. Jemal Horton
Chris Hunt
Aaron Garcia
Erica Singleton
Friday, OCT. 2
Charlotte Christian at Charlotte Latin
Charlotte Country Day at Victory Christian
Ardrey Kell at Independence
East Mecklenburg at Myers Park
Providence at South Mecklenburg
Mallard Creek at Lake Norman
West Charlotte at North Mecklenburg
Vance at Mooresville
Waddell at Harding
Charlotte Catholic at West Mecklenburg
Weddington at Olympic
East Gaston at Garinger
Berry at Monroe Union Academy
Concord First Assembly at Hickory Grove
SouthLake Christian at Asheville School
Westminster Catawba at Northside Christian
Charlotte Latin
Charlotte Country Day
Independence
East Mecklenburg
Providence
Mallard Creek
North Mecklenburg
Vance
Waddell
Charlotte Catholic
Weddington
Garinger
Berry
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his father, Zoran, his hero who teaches
English and film at Davidson College,
or it could be a friend or a blue-collar
worker.
In essence, Kuzmanovich believes it
takes a village to prepare a student for
life.
“You’re not going to learn about life
only on the pages of books,” said Kuzmanovich.
“You have to pick up your
head because life is going on around
you. If your head is stuck in a book, you
might miss it.”
Unlike many football players, Kuzmanovich
couldn’t afford to take weight
training as an elective – but not just
because the class is measured on a 4.0
scale and would bring down his GPA
even if he aced the curriculum. The
key reason is, Kuzmanovich knows he’ll
never be a Division I college football
player – although Division III isn’t out of
the question – so he chooses to workout
after school so he can prepare for a more
realistic future.
“I haven’t taken weight training
because the classes I do take are more
helpful for me in the long run,” said
Kuzmanovich. “I’m not going to be a
pro athlete, so I keep focused to reach
for what’s attainable. I’m never going to
be (Olympic champion sprinter) Usain
Bolt, (so why train for the 200-meter
race)? But I can be other things, and
that’s what I’ll focus on.”
Kuzmanovich’s philosophy is a sound
approach to life as well as academics.
It’s also the way he learned practically
every position on the North Meck offensive
and defensive lines. The Viking
coaching staff doesn’t issue a playbook;
they teach their system to players on the
field, and Kuzmanovich picked up their
lessons quickly.
Now, when in doubt, teammates come
to Kuzmanovich for help. What’s more,
coaches have required Kuzmanovich to
play several positions this season. His
primary position is defensive end, where
he’s collected three sacks. But he’s
played more along the offensive line, a
unit that’s been devastated by injuries
this season.
“He’s like a utility player in baseball
who’s unselfish enough to play every
position for the team,” said North Meck
coach Mike Bradley. “He knows every
responsibility, and his teammates ask
him for help when they have trouble
understanding their assignments.”
Kuzmanovich, however, doesn’t have
all the answers.
Although this is his senior year, he still
doesn’t know where he’s going to college.
It’s a decision he isn’t taking lightly.
Since the eighth grade, he’s visited 22
colleges. And while his grades could land
him entrance to almost any college in the
country, that doesn’t mean he’s bound for
an Ivy League school or any other highly
selective academic institution.
“It’s not about finding the best college
in the nation,” said Kuzmanovich, “It’s
about finding the best college for you.
It’s not just the place where I’m going to
spend the next four years; it’s the place
where I’m going to spend the best four
years of my life.”
Kuzmanovich is also indecisive when
it comes to bragging about himself. He
worries that his commitment to excellence
will be perceived as arrogance.
The real story, however, is he’s more
interested in downplaying his achievements.
Kuzmanovich seems happiest
chasing his goals instead of enjoying the
fruits of his labor.
“Coach Bradley talks about givers,”
said Kuzmanovich. “I just want to make
a difference (on the team). I don’t care
what position I play. I feel I’m fortunate
to be out there with my teammates who
are much better than me.”
Kuzmanovich also would rather credit
his family’s guidance for academic
and athletic success – particularly, his
mother Beth, who helps manage his
schedule like a movie actor’s business
manager.
“I would get nothing done without
her,” said Kuzmanovich. “She keeps me
focused on what’s important. Sometimes
she convinces me that it’s more important
in the long run to sleep six hours
than it is to stay up all night trying to get
something done.”
Brain versus brawn
On Sept. 25 at Viking Valley, Kuzmanovich
put his overachieving game
against his biggest challenge to date.
Lining up opposite his defensive end
position on that night was Lake Norman’s
6-6, 295-pound offensive lineman
Avery Ekren.
Before the game, Kuzmanovich
admitted his opponent was so big that
Ekren could’ve easily picked him up and
thrown him across the field. Heavy rain
on game night limited Kuzmanovich’s
quickness advantage.
But neither deterred Kuzmanovich’s
effort.
Play after play, he took on the biggest
athlete on the field, searching for a way
to contribute to the Vikings’ 24-20 victory
over the Wildcats. While he didn’t
record another sack, he did chip in
five tackles. North Meck coaches said
Kuzmanovich had his hands full with
Ekren.
But it was safe to say that Ekren had a
fight on his hands, too. q
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Arts & EntErtAinmEnt
From Lebanon to Paris to Huntersville
The art of Elie Bou Zeidan
by Ann Fletcher
entertainment@huntersvilleherald.com
After an unlikely transfer from Paris,
France, to Huntersville two years ago, Lebanese-born
artist Elie Bou Zeidan is still
convinced he made the right move. And
while his latest exhibition at Central Piedmont
Community College in Charlotte isn’t
exactly the Exposition au Chateau in Jambville,
France – where he’s previously exhibited
– it’s a powerful collaboration between
Bou Zeidan and Peggy Rivers, an instructor,
artist and gallery curator at CPCC.
Bou Zeidan didn’t come to North Carolina
for its art history, but rather its quality of life.
In Paris, he said, he worked in a cramped
2-by-6-foot “box” and paid an exorbitant rent.
Now he enjoys the expanse of a detached garage
he converted into his art studio within
feet of his Saussy Burbank home.
And although he’s far from the buzz of
Paris, there’s no shortage of creative energy
in the Bou Zeidan home, which hums from
the collective energies of a blended family
that includes wife, Kristin; her 19- and
16-year-old daughters, Emily and Miranda;
and Kristin and Elie’s two young sons,
Saeed and Marcelino.
It’s a colorful, modern-day picture of suburban
bliss – precisely what the Paris transplants
were seeking.
“We’re here for good. This is it for us,”
said Kristin Bou Zeidan.
Over the past year, Elie Bou Zeidan has
channeled his enthusiasm into 22 paintings,
ranging in style from French impressionist
to still lifes, cityscapes and landscapes.
Thirty paintings in all comprise his current
exhibition at CPCC’s Pease Gallery titled “A
French Perspective: Stills & Figures.”
As always, Bou Zeidan’s paintings reflect
his fondness for natural beauty and light.
Initially, Bou Zeidan supplemented his work
as an artist by opening Bou Zeidan Fine Art,
which specializes in artistic interior painting,
faux finishes and elegant murals. But as
housing starts and decorative interior painting
demand slowed, his focus turned to
earning his Masters of Fine Art (MFA) degree
and teaching private painting classes.
Art from turmoil, travel
Elie Bou Zeidan grew up as one of five
siblings in the village of Ablah, located in
the Bekaa Valley of Lebanon, a country of
both great natural beauty and devastating
civil war. To mentally escape the fighting, he
would paint.
By age 15, Bou Zeidan was invited to join
an exhibition with established artists in the
Casino of Lebanon in Juneah, and controversy
ensued because he was so young.
Undeterred, Bou Zeidan painted and exhibited
while war raged around him.
After earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy,
he received a scholarship in 1988
to earn an MFA in Italy. But before he could
leave, war reached a fevered pitch in Beirut,
and the embassy closed. His contacts fled and
his plans to pursue his MFA fell through.
Painting sustained the disappointed artist.
Eventually, a colleague invited him to live in
France, where Bou Zeidan stayed in a home
run by a Christian organization that took in
young Lebanese refugees. For six months,
he lived there, working odd jobs. Later, he
took a job as a manager for Haagen-Dazs for
five years, followed by a job with an Internet
café, where he learned the business.
In 2002, Bou Zeidan opened an Internet
café in Paris. It was there that he met
Kristin. The couple fell in love and married.
They talked of moving to the U.S., often
seeking the advice of American customers
at their café. Time and again, they’d get
recommendations to explore the Charlotte
area – more specifically, Huntersville, for its
fast-growing, affordable lifestyle.
Elie Bou Zeidan
The possibility of the Bou Zeidans making
a Paris-to-Huntersville transition became
reality when their Myers Park-based
real estate agent, whom they found via the
Internet, brought them to Huntersville to
house hunt. Twenty-four hours after they
arrived in the spring of 2007, they put an
offer on their current home.
Two years later, Bou Zeidan and his wife
will combine his art with her background as
a pastry chef to open a French chocolate and
wine shop in Cornelius. It will open later this
month, and will be located in the Chair Factory
Plaza. It will be called La Parisienne Fine
Chocolate, where – amid French chocolates
and wines, sparkling conversation, and Bou
Zeidan paintings – the artist will offer private
classes for youth and adults. q
(more on page 42)
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Arts & Entertainment
‘Christmas’ comes early
Disney’s ‘Carol’ train tour
pulls into nearby Spencer
by Sean O’Connell
sean@huntersvilleherald.com
You’ve no doubt heard about the Polar
Express? This season, a different railroad
will transport holiday cheer to Charlotte
and the surrounding area.
“Disney’s A Christmas Carol” train tour
stops in Spencer, N.C., Friday and Saturday,
Oct. 9-10, to offer visitors an exclusive 3-D
sneak peek from the upcoming animated
holiday movie, an adaptation of Charles
Dickens’ classic tale that stars Jim Carrey
and is directed by Robert Zemeckis.
In addition to a behind-the-scenes
glimpse at the making of the movie, the
train stop showcases movie artifacts and
character designs housed in real train cars.
The free family event will be held at the
North Carolina Transportation Museum,
Arts Beat
Davidson College Symphony Orchestra
kicks off ‘Concerts for a Cause’
The new “Concerts for a Cause” program
at Davidson College begins this week when
the school’s symphony orchestra performs
Wednesday, Oct. 7. Orchestra director Tara
Villa Chamra came up with the idea to collect
donations for charitable organizations
at concerts this season. “I knew that many
of my students are deeply involved with
community service, but have felt that the
student orchestra is isolated from other
events on campus,” said Chamra. “We
wanted a way to connect the two.”
The Oct. 7 concert will benefit Hole in
the Wall Gang Camps, founded by Paul
Newman in 1988 to provide fun camp
experiences for children with serious medical
conditions. The performance will begin
at 7:30 p.m. in Duke Family Performance
Hall and will feature Dvorák’s “Symphony
No. 8,” Torke’s “Ash” and Villa-Lobos’
“Choros No. 7.”
“The ‘Concerts for a Cause’ program may
also provide a broader audience for the students,”
said Chamra. “It will help people to
understand that orchestra is not just about
playing Beethoven, it’s about sharing an
experience.”
Art gallery grand opening in Davidson
Sanctuary of Davidson is hosting its grand
opening on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 7 to 9
p.m. at its new home, 108 S. Main St., in
Davidson. The gallery, owned by Davidson
resident Kristen Feighery, features fine art
and handmade crafts from local artists. The
Bou Zeidan
(continued from page 41)
Want to go?
“A French Perspective: Stills & Figures”
will be at Pease Gallery through Oct. 21.
The gallery is located at Central Piedmont
411 S. Salisbury Ave., Spencer, from 9 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
Spencer is just one of many stops on
the nationwide train tour, which will cover
more than 16,000 miles and pass through
40 cities in 36 states. At each stop, a winter
wonderland complete with holiday décor
and Christmas carolers will be set up for
visitors to enjoy. Guests can peruse artifacts
from the Charles Dickens Museum,
play interactive games, or morph their faces
into characters from the movie using HP
TouchSmart PCs. The latest details about
tour stops and scheduled events are available
at www.christmascaroltraintour.com.
As for Zemeckis’ film, it will use motioncapture
and 3-D animation to turn the
already rubber-faced Carrey into Ebenezer
Scrooge, who will be visited by three ghosts
on Christmas Eve. The movie opens nationwide
on Nov. 6, in theaters, Disney Digital
3D and IMAX 3D. q
A snapshot of arts-related news items
grand opening will include a silent auction
as a benefit for Davidson-Cornelius Day
Care Center. Gallery hours are Monday
through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.,
and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
‘Brew’ book a family affair
Huntersville author Ronald Woods will
hold a book signing for his children’s book,
“Suwannee the Witch and Her Toad Brew”
Saturday, Oct. 10, at Uncommon Scents,
9715 Sam Furr Road, from noon to 3 p.m.
Woods wrote the story in 1979, and his
15-year-old son (at the time) illustrated it.
“At the encouragement of family, friends
and educators, I self-published 1,000 of
the book last winter,” Woods said. “I am not
into marketing and really have no idea how
to go about marketing the book. I appreciated
the encouragement of those who have
read the book.”
Visual arts on display in Davidson
Davidson College invites the public to
view two exhibitions in the Belk Visual Arts
Center through Oct. 7. Professors Herb
Jackson, Cort Savage and Rebekah Tolley
are exhibiting new works in the William H.
Van Every Gallery, 315 N. Main St., Davidson.
In addition, the college’s Edward M.
Smith Gallery features a display of new
paintings titled “Cristina Toro: Alive on the
Intricate Earth Under Trees.” There is no
charge to view the exhibitions, which are
open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and
weekends from noon to 4 p.m. For information,
call 704-894-2519. q
Community College, 1201 Elizabeth Ave.,
Charlotte. Gallery hours are Monday-
Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A public reception
for the artist will be held Wednesday,
Oct. 7, 4-6 p.m. For more information, call
704-728-7766 or e-mail eliezeidan@gmail.
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reeldealby Sean O'COnnell
‘Whip It’
You could probably peg “Whip It” as
Drew Barrymore’s directorial debut even if
you weren’t aware of that fact going in. The
comedy on skates packs the same unfiltered
jolts of grrrrrly-girl empowerment Barrymore
likes to embrace in her acting gigs –
most notably in the “Charlie’s Angels” twofer
she did with Cameron Diaz and Lucy
Liu. But Barrymore’s spunky, fighting spirit
has been transmitted to the terrific Ellen
Page for “Whip It,” and the charming young
actress possesses an underdog quality of her
own that we instantly cheer.
I love Page. I’ve loved her since 2005’s
“Hard Candy,” when she blew me away playing
a not-so-innocent teenager turning the
‘Zombieland’
Even if you believe the zombie genre has
been done to (un)death, the madcap horrorcomedy
hybrid “Zombieland” is worth a visit.
First-time filmmaker Ruben Fleischer
imagines a desolate, postapocalyptic America
where 99 percent of the population has succumbed
to a sophisticated version of Mad
Cow Disease, turning them into brain- craving,
flesh-ripping lightning-fast zombies.
Through this wasteland walk four survivors,
who very well may be the last people alive on
the planet. Sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and
Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) rely on clever con
games to outwit the undead. Phobia-riddled
Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) lives by a list of
rules that have kept him alive in Zombieland
– always check the backseat of a car, beware
of bathrooms, maintain proper cardio so you
can outrun your relentless predator, and so
on. Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) has no use
for rules. He prefers semiautomatic weapons.
Though if he can get his hands on a Twinkie,
Grade: HHH out of 4
MPAA Rating: R for horror violence/gore
and language
Cast: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg
Genre: Comedy/Horror
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Drew Barrymore (left), Ellen Page and Kristen Wiig
tables on Patrick Wilson’s Internet predator.
Like most, I adored her Oscar-nominated
performance as pregnant teen Juno in Jason
Reitman’s comedy of the same name, even
while screenwriter Diablo Cody’s too-hipfor-the-room
jargon left me gagging. “Whip
It” proves what I already suspected: The talented
Page can make anyone’s dialogue sing.
And while the overrated Cody stumbled off
her inflated pedestal weeks ago courtesy of
her sophomore slumping “Jennifer’s Body”
script, “Whip It” reinforces Page’s status as
a bright, shining star.
Page’s character, Bliss Cavendar, is
an island of authenticity in a sea of
beauty pageant phonies. She tolerates an
it would really brighten his day.
Travel to Fleischer’s paranoid paradise and
you’ll find a carnival atmosphere of twisted jokes
and creatively gory kills. I mean this literally.
The film concludes in a California amusement
park where our heroes hang from rides and blast
wave after wave of vicious zombies with Uzis
and pump-action shotguns. “Zombieland” might
become the first film in a long time to inspire a
video game, and not the other way around.
Before we reach the grand finale, co- writers
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick fortify Fleischer’s
formula with morbidly funny gallows
humor. Marrying comedy to horror isn’t original,
but “Zombieland” discovers inventive
ways to entertain by placing its emphasis on
laughs over legitimate scares. Harrelson struts
away with the picture, buzzsawing through
scenes with reckless abandon and disrupting
any attempts at establishing dramatic tension
or a romance between Eisenberg and Stone.
There’s no room for that in “Zombieland.”
There’s only room for cinematic bravado, bad
attitudes and a whole lot of fun. And while I’m
hesitant to even mention the film’s hilarious
cameo – because the less you know about it,
the better – it has to be said that “Zombieland”
breaks off the year’s funniest line, and it has
to do with a certain lasagna-loving animated
cat. Enjoy. q
unsatisfactory existence in her tiny Texas
suburb to please her parents (Marcia Gay
Harden, Daniel Stern). But she doesn’t
feel complete until the night she attends a
Roller Derby competition in nearby Austin.
Intrigued, Bliss attends tryouts and scores
an invitation to the smashmouth sorority,
where The Hurl Scouts battle The Fight
Attendants for Roller Derby supremacy.
“Whip It” has five or six pivotal scenes, each
relying on different emotional pitches, and
Barrymore – the director – nails them all. The
film finds its groove after Bliss encounters the
Roller Derby girls for the first time and wakes
up to the fact that there are other people in
the world like her. Barrymore has a knack for
finding the right musical accompaniment for
her film’s soulful sequences. There’s a sweet
montage of Bliss shedding the perceived trappings
of her humble hometown as the bus
carries her to Austin, to her destiny. Stern
connects with Page during a tender scene
between father and daughter, in which they
share small secrets and sip beer over a Longhorns
football game. Barrymore whiffs on a
food-fight scene – which is too juvenile, even
for a comedy about Roller Derby chicks –
but rebounds with an underwater love scene
between Page and her alternative-rocker boyfriend
(played by Landon Pigg).
‘Toy Story’/‘Toy Story 2’
Pixar’s “Toy Story” masterpieces
are back on the
big screen! And they’re conveniently
packaged in an
old-school, double-feature
format! And they’ve been
modified with Disney’s Digital
3D technology!
Why are you still reading
this? Maybe you’ve already
gone and now you’re back.
Well, then you already
know that Pixar’s tribute
to adolescence, loyalty and
tolerance – as well as its
perfect sequel – looks better than ever in
the third dimension.
Mostly, it’s good. Rex the dinosaur roars
through the screen. Buzz’s first flight to
“infinity and beyond” soars higher than usual.
The eye-popping giddiness of Al’s Toy Barn
comes across more vividly than normal.
Once in a while, it’s bad. Sid’s room, a
laboratory of deformed playthings, appears
spookier in 3-D. And the horn-rimmed
glasses provided by the theater can get a
toy story
Grade: HHHH out of 4
MPAA Rating: G
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
Because these moments scattered
throughout “Whip It” resonate, it’s easier
to overlook the places where screenwriter
Shauna Cross, adapting her novel, “Derby
Girl,” drops the ball. Most plot contrivances
pile up in the film’s third act, when
Barrymore assumes her unconventional
coming-of-age flick suddenly requires
generic conflicts that can easily be resolved.
And “Whip It” also struggles through minor
pacing issues, which a veteran director
would clean up in the editing room.
But Barrymore’s learning on the job.
“Whip It” teaches us we have to learn to
skate before we can derby. By the looks of
this film, Barrymore’s got her legs stabilized
and her wheels on the ground. By her second
picture, she should be ready to fly. Or,
at least, to hip check her competition into
the boards. q
Grade: HHH out of 4
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content
including crude dialogue, language and
drug material
Cast: Ellen Page, Drew Barrymore,
Marcia Gay Harden
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
little heavy across the bridge of your nose
after 188 minutes of “Toy Story” goodness.
But in general, the double feature is reason
to celebrate. Brand-new Pixar shorts,
“Toy Story” trivia and interactive games
run on screen during the 15-minute intermission.
And as an added bonus, Disney
includes a never-before-seen trailer for next
summer’s highly anticipated “Toy Story 3”
at the start of the presentation, so get there
early and enjoy the show. q
toy story 2
Grade: HHHH out of 4
MPAA Rating: G
Cast: Joan Cusack, Kelsey Grammer
Genre: Animation/Comedy
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures
HHHH Instant ClassIC | HHH Worth Your $8 | HH rental, at Best | H BomB
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Fri. (300)700; Sat. - Sun. (1100 300)700
Whip It (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun. (1200 230)500 740 1015
Invention Of Lying (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun. (1150 215)440 720 945
Zombieland (R)
Fri. - Sun. (1230 240)450 730 940
Pandorum (R)
Fri. - Sun. (1220 255)525 800 1030
Surrogates (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun. (1225 250)520 755 1025
Fame (PG)
Fri. - Sun. (1155 230)510 745 1010
Oc: The Informant (R)
Fri. (1205); Sat. (235); Sun. (1205)1000
The Informant (R)
Fri. (235)505 735 1000; Sat. (1205)505 735 1000; Sun. (235)505 735
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)
Fri. - Sun. (1145 205)415 655 925
Love Happens (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun. (1150 220)445 715 935
Tyler Perry’s: I Can Do Bad All By Myself (PG-13)
Fri. (200)420 715 1005; Sat. - Sun. (1105 200)420 715 1005
All About Steve (PG-13)
Fri. - Sun. (1215 245)515 750 1020
Inglorious Basterds (R)
Fri. - Sun. (1240)350 650 955
The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13)
Fri. (135)355 710 930; Sat. - Sun. (1110 135)355 710 930
Julie & Julia (PG-13)
The Wizard of Oz
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Fri. (140)410 705 950; Sat. - Sun. (1100 140)410 705 950
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Fri. - Sun. (1210 225)455 725 955
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Fame (PG)
Fri & Sat 11:20 AM, 1:05 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:35 PM, 4:30 PM, 6:10 PM,
7:05 PM, 8:45 PM, 11:15 PM; Sun 11:20 AM, 1:05 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:35
PM, 4:30 PM, 6:10 PM, 7:05 PM, 8:45 PM, 9:40 PM; Mon to Thu 11:40
AM, 2:05 PM, 2:55 PM, 4:35 PM, 5:25 PM, 7:10 PM, 8:00 PM, 9:40 PM,
10:30 PM
Pandorum (R)
Fri & Sat 10:05 AM, 12:40 PM, 3:15 PM, 5:50 PM, 8:25 PM, 11:00 PM;
Sun 10:05 AM, 12:35 PM, 3:05 PM, 5:40 PM, 8:15 PM, 10:45 PM; Mon
to Thu 2:25 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:40 PM, 10:20 PM
Love Happens (PG13)
Fri to Sun 11:40 AM, 2:25 PM, 5:05 PM, 7:45 PM, 10:20 PM; Mon to
Thu 12:05 PM, 2:45 PM, 5:30 PM, 8:05 PM, 10:35 PM
Sorority Row (R)
Fri to Sun 12:05 PM, 4:35 PM, 9:05 PM; Mon to Thu 2:35 PM, 9:20
PM
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself (PG13)
Fri & Sat 11:25 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:05 PM, 2:55 PM, 5:35 PM, 7:15 PM,
8:15 PM, 10:55 PM; Sun 11:25 AM, 12:15 PM, 2:05 PM, 2:55 PM, 5:35
PM, 7:15 PM, 8:15 PM, 10:45 PM; Mon to Thu 11:50 AM, 1:40 PM,
2:30 PM, 5:10 PM, 6:55 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:25 PM
Gamer (R)
Fri to Sun 4:50 PM, 10:25 PM; Mon to Thu 4:25 PM, 10:00 PM
Inglourious Basterds (R)
Fri & Sat 10:20 AM, 1:35 PM, 7:10 PM; Sun 1:35 PM, 7:10 PM; Mon to
Thu 12:55 PM, 6:45 PM
RiffTrax: Plan 9 From Outer Space Encore (PG13)
DVD GIVEAWAY
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70th Anniversary
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Because we have a limited amount of DVDs, we can not accommodate all entrants.
We apologize in advance if you do not win.
Good luck, and thank you
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Thu 7:30 PM
Capitalism: A Love Story (R)
Fri to Sun 10:55 AM, 1:50 PM, 4:45 PM, 7:40 PM, 10:35 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:35 PM, 4:45 PM, 7:35 PM, 10:25 PM
Do Knot Disturb (NR-Not Rated)
Fri to Sun 10:20 AM, 1:15 PM, 4:10 PM, 7:05 PM, 10:00 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:30 PM, 4:20 PM, 7:15 PM, 10:05 PM
The Invention of Lying (PG13)
Fri to Sun 10:05 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:30 PM, 8:05 PM, 10:35 PM;
Mon to Thu 11:45 AM, 2:15 PM, 4:50 PM, 7:20 PM, 9:50 PM
Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3D Double Feature
(G)
Fri to Sun 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:55 PM; Mon to Thu 12:00
PM, 3:45 PM, 7:30 PM
Wake Up Sid (NR-Not Rated)
Fri to Sun 12:15 PM, 3:25 PM, 6:40 PM, 9:55 PM; Mon to Thu 12:30
PM, 3:40 PM, 6:50 PM, 9:55 PM
Whip It (PG13)
Fri to Sun 11:45 AM, 2:25 PM, 5:05 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:30 PM; Mon to
Thu 11:35 AM, 2:20 PM, 4:55 PM, 7:35 PM, 10:10 PM
Zombieland (R)
Fri & Sat 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:25 PM, 3:40
PM, 4:40 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:55 PM, 8:20 PM, 9:15 PM, 10:40 PM, 11:35
PM; Sun 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 1:20 PM, 2:25 PM, 3:40 PM,
4:40 PM, 6:00 PM, 6:55 PM, 8:20 PM, 9:15 PM, 10:40 PM; Mon to Thu
11:35 AM, 11:45 AM, 12:50 PM, 1:50 PM, 3:05 PM, 4:05 PM, 5:15 PM,
6:15 PM, 7:25 PM, 8:25 PM, 9:40 PM, 10:35 PM
Surrogates (PG13)
Fri & Sat 10:50 AM, 11:50 AM, 1:10 PM, 2:10 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM,
5:50 PM, 6:50 PM, 8:10 PM, 9:10 PM, 10:30 PM, 11:25 PM; Sun 10:50
AM, 1:10 PM, 2:10 PM, 3:30 PM, 4:30 PM, 5:50 PM, 6:50 PM, 8:10 PM,
9:10 PM, 10:30 PM; Mon to Wed 12:40 PM, 2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:15
PM, 5:20 PM, 6:35 PM, 7:35 PM, 8:55 PM, 9:55 PM; Thu 12:40 PM,
2:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 4:15 PM, 5:20 PM, 7:35 PM, 9:55 PM
What’s Your Raashee? (NR-Not Rated)
Fri & Sat 9:45 PM; Sun 5:20 PM, 9:45 PM; Mon to Thu 12:15 PM,
7:15 PM
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (DVS) (PG)
Fri to Sun 10:10 AM, 12:30 PM, 2:50 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:30 PM, 9:50 PM;
Mon to Thu 12:20 PM, 2:40 PM, 5:05 PM, 7:25 PM, 9:45 PM
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: An IMAX 3D
Experience (PG)
Fri & Sat 11:05 AM, 1:25 PM, 3:45 PM, 6:05 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:45 PM;
Sun 11:05 AM, 1:25 PM, 3:45 PM, 6:05 PM, 8:25 PM, 10:40 PM; Mon to
Thu 11:30 AM, 1:45 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:50 PM
The Informant! (R)
Fri & Sat 11:15 AM, 1:55 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:05 PM, 9:40 PM; Sun 1:55
PM, 4:30 PM, 7:05 PM, 9:40 PM; Mon to Thu 1:10 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:20
PM, 10:05 PM
Jennifer’s Body (R)
Fri & Sat 11:20 AM, 1:45 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:35 PM, 9:00 PM, 11:25 PM;
Sun 1:45 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:35 PM, 9:00 PM; Mon to Thu 1:00 PM, 3:20
PM, 5:45 PM, 8:05 PM, 10:30 PM
9 (PG13)
Fri & Sat 10:15 AM, 12:25 PM, 2:35 PM, 4:45 PM, 6:55 PM, 9:00 PM,
11:10 PM; Sun 10:15 AM, 12:25 PM, 2:35 PM, 4:45 PM, 6:55 PM, 9:00
PM; Mon to Thu 11:55 AM, 2:10 PM, 4:10 PM, 6:15 PM, 8:20 PM,
10:20 PM
All About Steve (PG13)
Fri to Sun 4:50 PM, 9:50 PM; Mon to Thu 4:30 PM, 9:35 PM
The Final Destination (R)
Fri & Sat 10:05 AM, 2:30 PM, 7:00 PM, 11:30 PM; Sun 10:05 AM, 2:30
PM, 7:00 PM; Mon to Thu 12:25 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:10 PM
District 9 (R)
Fri to Sun 10:25 AM; Mon to Thu 12:10 PM
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (PG13)
Fri & Sat 11:40 AM, 2:35 PM; Sun 2:35 PM; Mon to Thu 4:25 PM
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Fri & Sat: 10am, noon, 2pm, 4pm; Sun: 1pm, 3pm
Adventures in Wild California
Fri: 11am, 1pm, 3pm; Sat: 11am, 1pm, 3pm, 5pm; Sun: 2pm, 4pm
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Fame (PG)
Fri to Sun 10:40 AM, 1:20 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:40 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:20 PM, 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:40 PM
Pandorum (R)
Fri to Sun 11:20 AM, 2:00 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:15 PM, 10:00 PM; Mon to
Thu 2:00 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:15 PM, 10:00 PM
Love Happens (PG13)
Fri & Sat 11:00 AM, 1:40 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:20 PM, 10:10 PM; Sun
11:00 AM, 1:40 PM, 4:30 PM, 7:20 PM, 9:55 PM; Mon to Thu 1:00
PM, 4:00 PM, 6:45 PM, 9:20 PM
Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself (PG13)
Fri & Sat 11:00 AM, 2:10 PM, 4:50 PM, 7:40 PM, 10:30 PM; Sun
2:10 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:40 PM, 10:15 PM; Mon to Wed 12:40 PM, 3:15
PM, 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM; Thu 12:40 PM, 3:15 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:00 PM,
11:40 PM
Inglourious Basterds (R)
Fri to Sun 11:40 AM, 3:00 PM, 6:20 PM, 9:40 PM; Mon to Thu 3:00
PM, 6:20 PM, 9:40 PM
The Invention of Lying (PG13)
Fri to Sun 11:10 AM, 1:50 PM, 4:50 PM, 7:30 PM, 10:40 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:50 PM, 4:50 PM, 7:30 PM, 10:25 PM
Toy Story & Toy Story 2 in 3D Double Feature
(G)
Fri to Sun 10:00 AM, 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 9:55 PM; Mon to Thu 1:00
PM, 4:45 PM, 8:30 PM
Whip It (PG13)
Fri to Sun 10:20 AM, 1:15 PM, 4:10 PM, 7:10 PM, 10:10 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:15 PM, 4:10 PM, 7:10 PM, 10:10 PM
Zombieland (R)
Fri to Sun 10:00 AM, 12:10 PM, 2:30 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:20
PM; Mon to Thu 12:30 PM, 2:40 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:20 PM
Surrogates (PG13)
Fri to Sun 10:10 AM, 12:30 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:20 PM, 7:45 PM, 10:15
PM; Mon to Wed 12:30 PM, 2:50 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:35 PM, 9:45 PM;
Thu 12:30 PM, 2:50 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:35 PM, 9:45 PM, 12:00 AM
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)
Fri to Sun 10:30 AM, 1:20 PM, 3:40 PM, 6:40 PM, 9:15 PM; Mon to
Thu 1:20 PM, 3:40 PM, 6:40 PM, 9:15 PM
The Informant! (R)
Fri to Sun 11:30 AM, 2:10 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:20 PM; Mon to
Thu 2:10 PM, 5:00 PM, 7:50 PM, 10:20 PM
Jennifer’s Body (R)
Fri & Sat 11:50 AM, 2:40 PM, 5:30 PM, 8:00 PM, 10:30 PM; Sun
10:10 AM, 12:45 PM, 3:20 PM, 8:00 PM, 10:30 PM; Mon to Wed
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704-875-1513
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704-746-1200 Licensed Insured
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HUNTERSVILLE, CORNELIUS, DAVIDSON,
MOUNTAIN ISLAND AND UNIVERSITY AREAS.
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Residential &
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Over 500 service calls in the Peninsula,
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or call 704-766-2100

Classified Marketplace
circulation
of 112,000 weekly in the south
charlotte, huntersville, cornelius, davidson,
union county, matthews-mint hill,
mountain island and university areas.
to advertise, email victoria@carolinaweekly
newspapers.com or call 704-766-2100.
Vehicles for sale
BUICK LACROSSE CX, Taupe
4 DOOR SEDAN, 2009, $18888,
24387 miles, Stock # 12126Z, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
CADILLAC CTS, WHITE DIA-
MOND 4 Door Sedan, 2005,
$15988, 45794 miles, Stock #
12068Z, Randy Marion 1-877-370-
7788.
CHEVROLET 2500 WORK VAN,
WHITE Cargo Van, 2008, $13988,
36273 miles, Stock # 12168Z, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
CHEVROLET COLORADO X-
CAB, Beige PICKUP TRUCK,
2006, $15488, 53776 miles, Stock #
12175Z, Randy Marion 1-877-370-
7788.
CHEVROLET EXPRESSES 1500
WORK VAN, SUMMIT WHITE
Cargo Van, 2008, $12988, 49209
miles, Stock # 12169Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
CHEVROLET HHR LT, Silver 4
DOOR WAGON, 2008, $10988,
38881 miles, Stock # 12075Z, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 2500,
Burgundy 4 DOOR SUV, 2005,
$23488, 59134 miles, Stock #
12123Z, Randy Marion 1-877-370-
7788.
$40 Lexmark p4350
$75 hp Laserjet 1300
Printer
$150 hp Laserjet 1000
Printer
$100 hp Laserjet 2200d
ContaCt ViCtoria at 704-766-2100
CHEVROLET TAHOE LT, Beige 4
DOOR SUV, 2007, $29988, 44217
miles, Stock # 12166Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
LT, Silver 4 DOOR SUV, 2008,
$18988, 14488 miles, Stock #
19770X, Randy Marion 1-877-370-
7788.
DODGE NITRO SXT 4X4, BLUE
4 Door SUV, 2008, $15888, 36382
miles, Stock # 12132Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
FORD EDGE SEL 4X4, RUST 4
Door SUV, 2008, $19988, 42727
miles, Stock # 12134Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
GMC ENVOY SLE, STEEL
GRAY METALLIC 4 Door SUV,
2008, $15488, 48740 miles, Stock
# 12170Z, Randy Marion 1-877-
370-7788.
GMC ACADIA SLE, Plum 4
DOOR SUV, 2008, $23988, 45502
miles, Stock # 12171Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
GMC ENVOY XL SLT, Silver 4
DOOR SUV, 2006, $17988, 44966
miles, Stock # 12128Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
GMC SIERRA, Silver EXT. CAB
TRUCK, 2007, $20988, 65908
miles, Stock # GM2506A, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
GMC YUKON DENALI, White 4
DOOR SUV, 2005, $20988, 57084
miles, Stock # 12062Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
HUMMER H3, SUPERIOR BLUE
4 Door SUV, 2006, $19988, 32895
miles, Stock # 12108Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
HYUNDAI ELANTRA, GRAY 4
Door Sedan, 2008, $12488, 38810
miles, Stock # 12141Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
HYUNDAI SANTA FE GLS,
Blue 4 DOOR SUV, 2008, $15988,
38597 miles, Stock # 12097Z, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LAR-
EDO SPECIAL EDITION, GRAY
4 Door SUV, 2004, $11988, 61333
miles, Stock # BU0548A, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
JEEP LIBERTY 4X2 SPORT,
BLACK 4 Door SUV, 2008, $14988,
42702 miles, Stock # 12131Z, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
JEEP WRANGLER UNLIMIT-
ED 4WD, SILVER 2 Door SUV,
2005, $17488, 19195 miles, Stock
# 12122ZA, Randy Marion 1-877-
370-7788.
LAND ROVER LR3 SE, Silver 4
DOOR SUV, 2006, $24488, 43077
miles, Stock # PT0870A, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
NISSAN XTERRA, SILVER 4
Door SUV, 2008, $18888, 45457
miles, Stock # 12133Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
PONTIAC VIBE, NEPTUNE 4
Door Wagon, 2007, $10988, 62021
miles, Stock # PT0863A, Randy
Marion 1-877-370-7788.
SAAB 9-5, Silver 4 DOOR SE-
DAN, 2007, $19988, 33179 miles,
Stock # 12119ZA, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
TOYOTA YARIS, DK RED 4 Door
Sedan, 2008, $11988, 37444 miles,
Stock # 12138Z, Randy Marion 1-
877-370-7788.
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, BLUE 4
Door Sedan, 2008, $13488, 38122
miles, Stock # 12096Z, Randy Marion
1-877-370-7788.
VOLKSWAGEN NEW BEETLE,
Yellow 2 DOOR COUPE, 2008,
$13988, 39488 miles, Stock # 12052Z,
Randy Marion 1-877-370-7788.
VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT LUX-
URY, Gray 4 DOOR SEDAN,
2006, $14988, 33259 miles, Stock
# 12165ZPA, Randy Marion 1-877-
370-7788.
2007 HARLEY DAVIDSON fatboy
softtail, adult owned, Perfect
condition, crisis low price $4300,
mail at: bb731t@gmail.com, 866-
594-3884. 100909.
2007 SUZUKI SV650, LIKE-new
condition, just 1,628 miles. Ramp
and tank bag included. $4,900. 704-
737-1672. 100209.
for sale
NEW PILLOWTOP MATTRESS-
ES, Have Both Queen $195, King
$265, Sealed in Original Plastic with
Warranty, Delivery is Available, Call
704-677-6643 if Interested, Frames
are an Option Also. 100209.
Service Directory
CIRCULATION OF 46,000 WEEKLY IN THE
HUNTERSVILLE, CORNELIUS, DAVIDSON,
MOUNTAIN ISLAND AND UNIVERSITY AREAS.
To advertise, email servicedirectory@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com
or call 704-766-2100.
LOCALLY OWNED
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL
The Bottom Line:
IF IT’S A DOOR,WE WORK ON IT!
mention this add
and receive a
10% PARTS
DISCOUNT
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Cody Homes, LLC
Make one call, we do it all
New Construction
Green Building, Remodeling,
Repairs, Additions
Over 19 years in the industry
704-363-4166
JOE
www.codyhomes.net
704-614-1102
TOM
Carolina
newspaper group
Advertise
Your Business Here
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e-mail servicedirectory@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com
or call 704-766-2100
Proformance
TURF
And
AERATIONATION
OVER SEEDING.
Free Fertilizer
with package.
704-201-4628
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circulation
Classified Marketplace Drivers Needed
Open Home Delivery Routes
Immediate Openings for
NEW MATTRESS SETS! Still in
factory Mountain plastic! Island K$175 Lake Q125 andF$99
T$88. Lake 2928 Norman Monroe Rd Areas 28205. 704-
You 332-8090. will need to New, have not reliable refurbs. transportationtops
proof K$285 of insurance Q$195 and F$145 a clean driving T$125!
Pillow-
record. Honest! Must Bring be available this ad! to pick 112709. up and
deliver papers on Thursdays, be able to
lift 2000 newspaper BAYLINER bundles weighing 2452 50-75 Ciera lbs Express,
be familiar 210 hrs, with the Camper route delivery Top, area. Wind-
and
lass, Full Swim Platform, New
Seating, If INteResteD New Toilet, pLeAse New propeller, cALL
Sleeps4, (704) AM/FM, 849-2261 Marine Radio,
GPS,
Lake
Fish Finder, Shore Power,
NormanHerald
Mountain Island
Battery charger, A/C, $15,575.00,
704-655-8922 pifphelan@msn.com
for photos. 100909.
HOTSPRING PORTABLE SPA
$1,999, Seats 6 Adults, Water capacity
425 gal, 26 Jets, 785 lbs, Grey color,
Everwood Skirt (redwood), New
insulated cover, Buyer must arrange
delivery - 704-361-2801. 100909.
ENGLISH/FRENCH ANTIQUES:
stagecoach trunk with original paper,
dressing table with 3 mirrors,
French day bed, secretary with
original leather, iron chandeliers,
and other household goods. 704-
274-5307 / cmgmeadows@gmail.
com. 100209.
ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS,
ROLL Top Desk, TVs, Bunk Beds,
Glass Front Cabinet Hutch, Recliner,
Antique Claw Table with 5 leaves,
Antique Chairs and Antique Secretarial
Hutch. Call 704 892-4333 for
more information. 100909.
SMOKER Cabela 7-in-1 S/S by
Masterbuilt. Stand, pot with steamer
basket, thermometer, manual,
cover. New regulator/hose. $150.00
704-995-6211. 100909.
help wanted
GREAT PAY, GREAT BENEFITS!
Randy Marion GMC has full-time
openings in sales & service. Contact
Kevin Davis at 704-659-7010
or email at kdavis.kingofprice@
yahoo.com. TFN-RM
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papers.com and click on
“Classifieds” for pricing and
to submit your ad! Deadline
is Monday at 10 a.m. Call
Victoria at, 704-766-2100,
with questions.
CRM ADMINISTRATOR/CON-
SULTANT- we are looking for individuals
to join our team of CRM
Consultants in a fast paced and
exciting company in north Mecklenburg.
The ideal candidate will
have the flexibility to work parttime/contract
or full-time hours.
Candidates should have previous
experience with Salesforce.com or
Microsoft CRM, strong technical
skills (some database and programming
experience), outstanding “client
facing” skills (highly organized,
excellent verbal and written communications),
enjoy working as part
of a team but also be able to work
independently. If this describes you,
please email us at careers@customer-connect.com.
102309.
LOOKING FOR MULTIPLE sales
reps. Exp. in closing needed. Commission
only. Assigned territory in
both Piedmont of NC and Northern
SC. Huge opportunity to grow
nationally. Send resume to: 516-D
River HWY, Suite 291, Mooresville,
NC 28117. 100209.
MOMS WORK AT Home business.
No inventory, parties or risk. Computer
and phone required. Ongoing
support and training provided. Join
our team of successful moms today!
www.HelpingMomsForLife.com.
100209.
SALON & SPA in Davidson NC is
seeking motivated stylists with clientele.
Also seeking nail techs and
Carolina
newspaper group
Rates
1Week
*No other rates regardless of frequency.
a massage therapist. Please apply
in person at 610 jetton street, suite
210, Davidson NC or send resume
to m.taylorsalon@hotmail.com.
100209.
TEXAS ROADHOUSE NOW
HIRING- Texas Roadhouse is a
dinner only steakhouse new to
the area specializing in hand cut
steaks, Homemade Side items and
salad dressings, Also award winning
fall of the bone ribs. We are
hiring for all positions in the dining
room and the kitchen. Some
of these positions include: Bakers,
Meat Cutters, Prep and Line
Cooks, Bartenders, Servers, and
Host. Full and Part time positions
are available and students are
welcome to apply. Applications
will be accepted starting September
21st. Please apply in person
@10450 E. Independence Blvd
Matthews NC 28105 the intersection
of HWY 51 and independence
Blvd. Interviews: 11:00 am - 6:00
pm Monday - Saturday 704-814-
0285. 101609.
WAFFLE HOUSE HIRING restaurant
Managers in your area. Fax
resume to: 877-878-0889; or call
404-732-7886 to set up interview.
Join our winning team! 100909.
AFTERSCHOOL. SITE COOR-
DINATOR/Lead Teacher position
available. Hours 2:00-6:00 Monday
- Friday. Minimum two years
college/AA Degree. Experience
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All ads must be paid in advance.
All ads must be submitted in written
form, by e-mail, mail, fax or in
person. Ad rates are based on the
number of words in an ad. Four sizes
are available: 30 words, 60 words,
90 words and 120 words. CWNG
defines words as follows: any group
of two or more characters, separated
by a space, counts as a word. All
groups of numbers count as one
word. Phone numbers count as one
word.
How to submit a classified
line ad:
To ensure accuracy, CWNG does
not accept classified ads by phone.
Ads may be placed on the website
(www.carolinaweeklynewspapers.
com). That will take you to a page
where an e-mailable and printable
form is available for both submitting
and purchasing marketplace ads.
Ads may also be faxed to 704-992-
0801, or may be placed in person
at the Carolina Weekly office located
at 501-B. S. Old Statesville Rd.
Huntersville, NC 28078 from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m, Monday - Friday.
of 112,000 weekly in the south
charlotte, huntersville, cornelius, davidson,
union county, matthews-mint hill,
mountain island and university areas.
to advertise, email victoria@carolinaweekly
newspapers.com or call 704-766-2100.
working with children ages 5-13
required. Fax resume to 704-875-
8801 or contact L. Horton at 704-
618-2886. 100209.
OUTREACH PARENT EDUCA-
TOR- Non-profit seeking fulltime
position in Davidson office working
with families of children with
disabilities. Require someone with
outstanding bilingual (English/
Spanish) oral and written communication
skills with knowledge
and experience in the special education
process, IEP’s, IDEA, early
intervention and public speaking.
Statewide travel required. Effective
communication skills: translation,
phone, computer and writing are
essential. We offer insurance, 401k,
11 paid holidays and paid time off.
Family members of individuals with
disabilities encouraged to apply to:
907 Barra Row, Suites 102/103, Davidson,
NC 28036 Attn: PTI Director.
100209.
LAWN MAINTENANCE/LAND-
SCAPING- Seeking clean cut leadership
quality with minimum 2 years
experience in the business a must.
Active Driver License and excellent
driving record a must. Send resume
to buchananservices@aol.com and
call 704-509-4425.0101609.
LIVE-IN CAREGIVER- Visiting
Angels is seeking compassionate,
experienced, dependable CNA
caregiver with high work ethics to
fill a 3 to 4 day a week live-in position
in Mooresville, NC. We accept
out-of-state accredited nurse-aide
training. Applicants email resume
LKNangels@visitingangels.com or
Phone 704-892-8886. 100209.
JOB IN HUNTERSVILLE area.
Hourly plus commission. Wednesday
through Sunday. Storage facility
for truck Rental and other work.
Need Computer knowable. House
available. No kids. Contact Bob
Watson 704 807 1733. 101609.
ORGANIST NEEDED: CHURCH
accompanist needed for two services
on Sunday and Wednesday night
rehearsal. Skills required on organ
and piano, moderate sight reading
ability necessary. Blended worship
styles include a range of music.
Submit resume to Unity Presbyterian
Church, Denver, NC at admin@
unitypres.org. 101609.
SALES: TILE/FLOORING, experienced
only. Top pay $$. Beautiful
new showroom. Based in Cornelius.
Plenty of leads. Reliable transportation.
Unlimited growth potential.
Call Kathy @ 704.309.5349 for interview.
101609.
business opportunities
BE YOUR OWN boss! Unlimited
income potential marketing a service
everyone needs with Pre-Paid
Legal. Low start-up costs. Call today!
Francis Pozzi, Independent
Associate, 704 628 0869. 100909.
Ad submission form
Classified Line Ads run in all 6 Weekly
newspapers. 112,000 Circulation!
Place ads online
for a discounted
price!
www.carolinaweeklynewspapers.com
Deadline for ads is 10 a.m.,
Monday before each Friday’s
paper
ALL MARKETPLACE ADS MUST
BE PAID IN ADVANCE
How to pay for an ad:
CWNG accepts cash, check, Visa,
Mastercard, American Express or
Discover. Payments must be made in
person, by mail or over the internet.
Our office # is 704-766-2100.
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Classified Marketplace
circulation
of 112,000 weekly in the south
charlotte, huntersville, cornelius, davidson,
union county, matthews-mint hill,
mountain island and university areas.
to advertise, email victoria@carolinaweekly
newspapers.com or call 704-766-2100.
BUSINESS LEADERS NEEDED-
Join the Beverage Revolution for as
little as $29.95. Great People, Great
Income, Great Products. www.blastcapworld.com.
For more info. Call
Steve at 305.926.9179. 102309.
BUSINESS DEVELOPER WITH
International Expanding Company
conducting interviews with Upper
End Professionals in Metro Charlotte
for the next 2 weeks. Seeking
Sharp, successful and Future Thinkers
concerned with the Economy &
how it will affect their Income and
their Family. Residual Income and
Highly Lucrative Bonus and Commission.
This is a 1099 Position.
Call Marcia @ 704-249-1095 or
800-505-4350. 102309.
ONLINE TRAINERS WANTED-
Tired of leaving your kids in daycare?
Learn to teach the Freedom
Project. Online training provided.
Flexible hours. www.zestyventure.
com. 100209.
services
PIANO LESSONS. Students 3 1/2
through adults. Learn to play by ear
and read music. Teacher has a music
degree from Oberlin Conservatory of
Music. 35 yrs teaching. Encouraging
and positive! 704-896-5695. 101609.
KIDS PARTY ENTERTAIN-
MENT! We come to you! Invite
your child’s favorite Look-A-Like
character to entertain! Ages 1-10.
Whether your child’s favorite travels
by cape, web, pumpkin carriage;
we are sure to have them! Clowns,
Characters, Princess Parties, HAN-
NAH, Superheroes, Face Painters,
Balloons, Magic and Puppets,
Moonwalks, Easter Bunnies, Birthdays,
Church Socials, Tea Parties,
Daycares, Summer Camps. www.
WishUponAStarParties.com 704-
780-4300. 101609.
MASTER ELECTRICIAN, NC Licensed,
no job too small, excellent
references, low rates, call Alan anytime,
day or night 704-622-0654.
Reliable service. 101609.
LAWN SHAPERS- QUALITY
Outdoor Services. Mowing. Edging.
Fertilizing. Pressure Washing.
Complete Lawn Care Maintenance.
Residential, Commercial.
Licensed Insured. Owner Operator.
Free Estimates. 704-497-5566.
103009.
$50 FOR 90 MINUTE MAS-
SAGE by Julie Dean, LMT 704-
895-1999. Professional, Nonsexual,
Therapeutic Licensed.
Swedish, Deep Tissue, Prenatal,
EmploymEnt Ads
without the
sticker
SHOCK!
Advertise in the Carolina Weekly
Newspaper Group Classified Network
shockingly low prices
with a circulation
of 112,000!
Classified ads run in all six weekly newspapers:
Mountain Island
University City
For More Information Contact Victoria:
e-mail victoria@carolinaweeklynewspapers.com
or call 704-766-2100
Gift Certificates. 15 Years Experience.
Across from Outback Steakhouse
License 02096. www.juliedeanmassage.com.
100209.
DEPENDABLE CLEANING
GUY - Exclusive - personalized
house cleaning. Excellent references.
Since 1979. Vacuum and
supplies included. Appointments
weekly - bi-weekly. Please call
Steven @ 704-385-8472. Serving
Union County, Matthews, Mint Hill
areas. 112009.
COULWOOD’S PIANO TEACH-
ER now has openings. Adults or
children. Call 704-399-5040 or
www.gospelpianostudio.com.
100209
RESIDENTIAL MOWING SPE-
CIALIST: Licensed with 14 years
experience. Service area: Mountain
Island, Mount Holly, Belmont,
Huntersville, Stanley, and Cornelius.
Service includes mowing,
trimming, edging, and blowing
clippings. Free estimate call 704-
650-2525. 100209.
PERFORMING WEDDINGS,
HOUSE Blessings: InterFaith.
Quick weddings at my place,
beautiful library country setting.
We provide 2 witnesses for additional
fee. Call 704.562.0061
- leave a message with numbers
available both day and evening.
Repeat telephone number clearly
so we do not miss your call. You
may email me at cbedwards@aol.
com. 100909.
PROFESSIONAL TILE INSTAL-
LATION. Best quality and best
price for tile, travertine, backsplash,
shower pan, prefinished hardwood
and laminate floor, call Adrian for
free estimate (704) 7732835,see
pictures at www.aditanasetc.vpweb.
com. 100209.
HOME REMODELING/
HANDYMAN repairs/bathrooms,
decks, kitchens, windows, doors,
fixtures, fans, sheds sheetrock,
siding interior exterior hi quality
professional at your service licensed/insured
ref avail. 704-766-
0568. 100209.
PREMIER PAINTING SERVICES
Inc. $100.00 walls bedroom 10x10
one coat Faux Painting, Wall paper
removal, drywall specialists,
carpentry repairs, commercial and
residential. Licensed and Insured.
704-400-6455. 100209.
AFFORDABLE HOUSECLEAN-
ING by Karyn- Since 1998- w/references.
Serving- Statesville thru
Huntersville. Professional, trustworthy,
dependable & thorough-
(approx) estimates @ $42.50 per
1000 sq ft (w/supplies). Call Karyn
@ 704-360-4645. 100209.
RESIDENTIAL PAINTING SER-
VICES Interior and Exterior No
job to big or small dependable and
affordable Free estimates call today
704-359-7573 or brushnrollpainting@yahoo.com.
110609.
DOMESTIC: HOUSEMAN
AVAILABLE, Detailed Cleaning,
Laundry, light cooking, driving.
Excellent references. For Charlotte
area. Please contact 404-587-5777
ask for Phil. 100909.
LICENSED ARCHITECT can help
you though design and construction.
Renovations or new construction,
no job too small. Sustainable consultation
also available. Call Steve
(704) 743-6088. 102309.
MINI-FACIAL, SKIN Analysis
and Gentle Ultrasonic Exfoliation.
Special Introductory Offer
$15.00. Certified at Aveda Institute,
NC License 704-839-1388.
GRAND
OPENING
NOW OFFERING
MOHAWK CARPET &
BRUCE HARDWOODS
Laminate flooring Installed starting at $2.99
Prefinished Hardwoods Installed starting at $4.99
704.525.3914
3402 South Blvd.
Mon.-Fri., 7am-5pm *Sat., 7am-12pm
www.theflooringdepot.net
Spa Facials at Sky Spa and Nail,
Matthews, NC www.myglospa.
com. 100209.
AERATORS, TRENCHERS &
AUGER rentals and more! Call 704
573 2188 or 704 545 5198. $ 7.50
discount if you bring this advertisement.
www.minthilltoolrental.com.
100209.
CASH NOW! Shelese Funding
Company Pays cash for ownerfinanced
mortgage, court settlements,
annuities, and lottery payments.
Call today! 704-493-7190.
10230.
COMPUTER SERVICE- Home or
Office. Respectful, Knowledgeable,
Efficient and Affordable. Call for
appt. 704-605-4950. www.peritusit.
com. Randall C Fullerton. info@
peritusit.com. Save 25$ with ad.
103009.
WEATHERIZE YOUR HOME-
Possible tax credit up to 30% of
the job. Exclusive Improvements
Ltd. can seal those leaky doors,
add insulation, replace windows
and make your home more comfortable.
Save on your energy
bills. We also do all types of cosmetic
improvements. Doors, trim,
crown, base, painting and general
repair. Call today 704-999-8093
Visa Mastercard and Discover accepted.
Insured. 101609.
CASH NOW!!! Cash paid for owner-financed
mortgage & business
notes. Free professional consultation.
Fast closing. Toll Free: 1-800-
846-6738. Local Calls: 704-846-
2459. Google: www.caplinggroup.
com. 121809.
TILE AND FLOORING installation,
best quality, best price, tile,
travertine, backsplash, shower pan,
prefinished, unfinished hardwood,
laminate floor, free carpet-vinil removal,
call Adrian (704) 772835, to
see pictures visit www.aditanasetc.
vpweb.com. 102309.
Are you worried about layoffs
or insufficient income? Are you
baby boomers not ready to retire
or just not being appreciated?
We can introduce you to over
300 pre-screened successful franchise
business opportunities.
Take charge of your future.
Invest in yourself!
For a free consultation
call 704-858-1158
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Classified Marketplace
circulation
of 112,000 weekly in the south
charlotte, huntersville, cornelius, davidson,
union county, matthews-mint hill,
mountain island and university areas.
to advertise, email victoria@carolinaweekly
newspapers.com or call 704-766-2100.
child care
MISS GINGER CHILDCAREflexible
hours to meet your schedule.
Opening in fall 09 + Feb 2010.
Very competitive pricing. 23 years
of childcare & development experience.
For additional information
Call @ 704-947-0177. 102309.
BABYSITTER- 23 YEAR old female
looking to baby-sit. Reliable
vehicle. Can help with homework,
cooking and lighthouse work. Great
references. 704-264-7717 ask for
Jessica. 100209.
CHILDCARE AVAILABLE
STARTING 9/25 in my home or
yours. Various hours to meet your
needs. Before and after school care
also available. Call Nikki at 980-
253-1098. 100909.
CHILD CARE- MATURE, loving,
experienced nanny, will care
for you’re children, any age.
Flexible hours and days. Reliable
with references. 980-226-6600.
100909.
garage sales
COMMUNITY YARD SALE
- Saturday, Oct 3, 8am-1pm,
Courtney Development, enter at
Chaphyn Lane off Trade Street
(next to MARA Park), Matthews.
Furniture, household items, kids
clothing, toys, and more!! 704-
841-7666. 100209.
COMMUNITY YARD SALE- October
10th Saturday 8:00am-1:00pm
at Alexander Chase. Watch for
Signs off Westmoreland between
Catawba and Rt.21 in Cornelius.
Behind Clubhouse/pool 19700 Deer
Valley Dr. Something for Everyone!
100909.
YARDSALES- WESLEY CHA-
PEL- Oct. 3rd, 7-12, Toys, furniture,
baby items, clothes, kitchen,
household goods and more! Wesley
Oaks subdivision is off of Billy
Howey Road. Look for posted
signs! 100209.
events
INTERNATIONAL COLLECT-
IBLES and antiques, held the first full
weekend of every month at Metrolina
Tradeshow Expo. Show dates:
Oct. 1-4. The tradition continues,
in Charlotte, where treasures await!
7100 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC
28269, visit www.icashows.com 704-
714-7909. 092509-100209.
miscellaneous
ELECTRICIAN, NC LICINSED
for residential, commercial, industrial,
no job too small. Call anytime,
Alan 704-622-0654 for reliable service.
110609.
I PAY CASH for diabetic test strips.
Up to $10 per 100 count. Must be new
& in-date. Local pick-up and fast pay.
Call Sam 828 577-4197. 100209.
real estate- rent/lease
2417 SQUARE FOOT home in
Cornelius for lease or lease purchase.
Upgraded countertops, 42 inch cabinets,
stainless steel appliances. Large
Bonus Room. Two car garage. $1425/
month. (704) 728-9775. 103009.
MOUNTAIN CABIN RENTAL
Vacation- this fall in West Jefferson
NC, just 2 hrs from Charlotte. 2BR/
1BA fully furnished. $95/night;
$550/wk. www.oldtimecabin.com.
Call Beth 336-246-3633; 336-977-
3012. 102309.
ROOMMATE TO SHARE Condo-
3 Br 2 Bath, walk to UNCC, utilities
included, washer, dryer, cable
and internet included, seeking neat
organized male or female. $365/mo
+ $100 deposit. Call 704-910-3700
or 704-622-4466. 100209.
LAKEFRONT Mountain Island
Lake, 3BR, 2BA, central air, clean
doublewide, no pets, $950 and deposit,
704-617-7185. 100209.
$995.00/MONTH. OAKDALE
WOODS Sub-division. 3 + 2 home.
Cul-de-sac. Close to interstates &
mall. Gardener included. Deck.
OS 9.2 eMac
$100
OS10.4 eMac
$300
OS 10.3 eMac
$200
ContaCt ViCtoria at 704-766-2100
Stove/oven. Call 704-907-8119.
Available Oct. 100909.
CONDO: 3BR/2BTH, 2nd floor end
unit with elevator. Schooner Bay
overlooking Lake Norman. Cable,
gas fireplace, water, and appliances
included. Available 10/10/09. 704-
895-5008/704-604-4448. 102309.
IMMACULATE, FRESHLY
PAINTED inside & out located in
Huntersville. 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath,
Family room w/soaring ceilings
& gas fireplace. Huge master suite
complete with large walk-in closet,
bath with separate shower & garden
tub. Private back yard including
pergola covered with wisteria, large
deck & dry creek bed. Two car garage.
$1350 704-968-1013 1/2 off
deposit if rented by 10-15. 100909.
real estate- for sale
CONCORD, Reconditioned 3 BR
1.5 BA, $83,000. CORNELIUS, 4
BR 2 BA brick duplex, $215,000.
DAVIDSON Potential Homesite, ¾
acre lot w/useable house, $275,000.
BEATTIES FORD ROAD/LONG
CREEK, 4.14 acre wooded lot.
$200,000. JUNE WASHAM
ROAD, 5.1 acres. $500,000. I-
77/HAMBRIGHT ROAD, 5.98
acres, zoned Corporate Business.
$780,000. HAMBRIGHT ROAD,
6 acres, Business. $800,000. HAM-
BRIGHT ROAD/HWY 115, 71
acres, near I-485 interchange,
$7,990,875. Huntersville Real Estate
704-875-3999. TFNTD
NEW NC GOVERNMENT Program!!
Up to $14,900 for 100%
financing. If you buy a foreclosed
property!! Hurry, act now before the
programs end! For free information-
1stTimeHomeBuyers.org. 101609.
LARGE 2700 SQ. home in Cornelius.
Four bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms.
DOCTORS
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
NOW IS THE
RIGHT TIME!
Why give $$ and profit to a landlord?
Owning your building is
smarter than renting
Realty & Development
Nick O’Shaughnessy
704-506-4149
Fenced in back yard. New paint and
carpet throughout. Two car garage.
Too much to list. $209,995 (704)
728-9775. 103009.
FOR SALE OR lease by owner-
Near Huntersville, Cornelius &
Birkdale Village. 3 bdrms, 2.5 bath,
new paint, carpet and hardwood
floors, nice porch, lease $1,050, sale
$159,00. 336-918-2000. 101609.
GET FREE FORECLOSURE
Lists! Buy from the bank, Mecklenburg,
Cabarrus, Iredell and Lincoln
Counties. Charlottemetroforeclosures.com.
101609.
LUXURIOUS, PRISTINE, SUPE-
RIOR Saussy Burbank home 13003
W Douglas Park Huntersville 3 Ba 2
Ba, SS appl, Subway tile, Granite in
kit + ba, Hardwoods, Berber, Marble
tile, Calif. Closets, Recessed lights,
Nickel hardware, Fireplace, Sunroom,
2 Car garage, front Porch, back
Deck, Storage. Open House Sun Sept
20, 2-5:00. Please call Knox Realty
704 892 0196. 101609.
NEW RETIREMENT HOME
ready for your finishing touches!
Fabulous golf community in
the Carolina mtns. Short drive
short drive from Asheville. Just
$199,900. Call 866-334-3253,
x2377. www.scgolfhome.com
100209.
OPEN HOUSE Sundays 10/4/09
& 10/18/09 2-4pm 4018 Winedale
Ln. 3BR/1BA full brick,
fenced yard, new carpet and vinyl,
fresh paint, more updates coming!
$99,900. Hillary Serwatka,
Coldwell Banker United 980-322-
4474. 100909.
office rentals
HUNTERSVILLE INDIVIDUAL
OFFICE for lease in Rosedale, exit
23, across from Presbyterian Hospital.
Ideal if downsizing or new business.
For information call George
704-589-6111 or Doug 704-578-
0933. 100909.
pets
TRI-COUNTY Animal Rescue has
animals for adoption at Pet Smart
in Gastonia. Hours are Friday 6-9,
Saturday 12-6 and Sunday 2-6. 704-
263-2444. TFN
MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT
Paying Too Much?
Age 65 Age 70
Plan F $83.25 $96.87
Plan G $70.76 $82.34
Rates quoted: Female, North Carolina Rates, 7% discount for couples
Gene Tucker 704-488-7237
genetucker101@hotmail.com
GOING INTO FORECLOSURE?
Free rental/home search!
Let me help you sell your home
and find you a new one!
FOR
SALE
704-840-4137
Your Foreclosure
specialist!
Rod Potter
(704) 840-4137
Broker/Realtor ® licensed in NC & SC
Wilkinson & Associates
www.RodPotter.com
www.huntersvilleherald.com The Herald Weekly • Oct. 2-8, 2009 • Page 51

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