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Photo courtesy of Michael Strider/Greensboro Coliseum 

Figure skaters from across the Carolinas perform at the opening ceremonies of the 2011 

U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Greensboro on Jan. 26. Skaters from Silver Star Figure 

Skating Club in Charlotte and Carolinas Figure Skating Club in Indian Trail participated in the 

event as performers, award presenters and sweepers. See story on page 16 

Jakob Clark, the 6-year-old St. Matthew Catholic 

School student mauled badly by his cousin’s 

pit bull, has returned home after staying more 

than a month at Levine Children’s Hospital. 

Cheering friends and a fire truck welcomed 

Jakob as police escorted him back home Friday, 

Jan. 28, Jakob’s father, Thomas Clark, wrote on 

his son’s Caring Bridge website. 

“Kids were screaming and chanting Jakob’s 

name,” Thomas Clark wrote. “It was a welcome 

that only rock stars get. It was unbelievable.” 

Jakob had been at Levine Children’s Hospital 

near Uptown Charlotte since the Dec. 22 attack 

in Mint Hill. He’s already undergone at least 10 

surgeries. 

Jakob was visiting his grandparents the day 

of the attack when Blue, a young, male pit bull, 

attacked. The dog also attacked Jakob’s grandmother, 

Muriel Price, when she ran to help 

him. Price suffered a broken arm and recently 

returned home from a rehabilitation center. 

The Clark family still needs help paying for 

Jakob’s medical bills. To donate, send a check, 

payable to Jakob Clark, to P.O. Box 78546, Charlotte, 

NC, 28271-7036. Find progress updates 

online or leave a message for Jakob at www. 

caringbridge.org/visit/jakobclark. q 

Ballantyne residents get look at revaluation numbers 

Ballantyne Zone 

by Sarah Gilbert 

sarah@thecharlotteweekly.com 

Mecklenburg County’s first tax revaluation 

since 2003 is under way, and homeowners 

across south Charlotte will 

likely see an increase in their property’s 

appraised value. 

Revaluation is a process through which 

officials reappraise property in the county 

to reflect current market value. Today, 

property in Mecklenburg County is valued 

as of Jan. 1, 2003, and the revaluation 

will reflect values as of Jan. 1, 2011. 

The state requires tax revaluations at least 

every eight years to adjust property values 

for changes in the real estate market. 

The assessor’s office calculated ratios 

reflecting how home values have changed 

since the 2003 revaluation for select 

neighborhoods throughout Mecklenburg 

County. In south Charlotte, the values 

averaged around 80 percent, which means 

(see Revaluation on page 12) 

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Page 2 • Feb. 4-10, 2011 • South Charlotte Weekly 

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South Charlotte-area restaurant 

health inspections: Jan. 21 to 28 

The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected 

the following restaurants from Jan. 21 to 28: 

Bottom scores 

• Fifty 1, 7715 Pineville-Matthews Road, 28226 – 76 (C) 

Violations include: Ice not scooped properly; items 

racked as “clean” still had grease and food on them; chemical 

sanitizing dish machine not working properly; mold inside 

ice machine; mold in soda machine dispenser nozzle; food 

not stored properly; spray bottles not labeled properly. 

• China Express/Ming’s Restaurant, 315 S. Polk 

St., Pineville – 80.5 (B) 

Violations include: Employee food not handled properly; 

food not stored properly; pans not washed properly. 

• Tasty Deli, 6701 Carmel Road, 28226 – 84.5 (B) 

Violations include: Food not stored properly; only one 

prep sink; utensils not washed properly. 

Others Scores: 

28134 

• Bi-Lo, 9101 Pineville-Matthews Road 

Meat Market – 99 

Produce – 98.5 

Restaurant – 95.5 

Seafood – 98.5 

• Bourbon Street Grill, 11025 Carolina Place Pkwy. 

– 90 

• Buca Di Beppo, 10915 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 95.5 

• El Veracruz Restaurant, 391 Towne Centre Blvd. – 

94.5 (re-inspection after 84 rating earlier in month.) 

• Great Steak & Potato Company, 11025 Carolina 

Place Pkwy. – 94 

• Los Alegres Compadres Mexican Restaurant, 

315 S. Polk St. – 96 

• McAlister’s Deli, 11025 Carolina Place Pkwy. – 

95.5 

• Sbarro Italian Eatery, 11025 Carolina Place 

Pkwy. – 98 

• Tony Romas, 9920 Leitner Drive – 92.5 

28209 

• Alexander Graham Middle School cafeteria, 

1800 Runnymede Lane – 98.5 

• Atria Merrywood nursing home, 3600 Park 

Road – 97 

• Chick-fil-A, 1540 E. Woodlawn Road – 97.5 

• George Pappas’ Park Lanes Restaurant, 1700 

Montford Drive – 98 

• Harris Teeter, 5030 Park Road 

Deli – 99.5 

Seafood – 100.5 

• La Commercial Mexicana, 3609-D South Blvd. 

– 98.5 

• Luisas Brick Oven Pizzeria, 1730 Abbey Place 

– 100 

• Overseas Food Market, 4603 South Blvd. – 93.5 

• The Steak N’ Hoagie Shop, 3401-C South Blvd. 

– 98.5 

28210 

• Pinkberry, 6908 Phillips Place Court – 98.5 

28211 

• Harris Teeter, 112 S. Sharon Amity 

Meat/Seafood – 102 


• Nordstrom Marketplace Café, 4400 Sharon 

Road – 98 

• Rama Road Elementary School cafeteria, 1035 

Rama Road – 101 

• Randolph Middle School cafeteria, 4400 Water 

Oak Road – 99 

• Shores Café, 301 Billingsley Road – 101.5 

• Smith Language Academy cafeteria, 1600 Tyvola 

Road – 100 

28226 

• Caribou Coffee, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road – 

99 

• Carmel Middle School cafeteria, 5001 Camilla 

Drive – 97.5 

• Charlotte Country Day School cafeteria, 5936 

Green Rea Road – 97.5 

• The Fresh Market, 7625 Pineville-Matthews Road 

Deli – 93.5 

Meat – 93.5 


• Panera Bread, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road – 

99.5 

• Rotelli Pizza, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road – 

97 

• Smoothie King, 7510 Pineville-Matthews Road – 

100.5 

• Urbana City Spa & Tea Bar, 7510 Pineville- 

Matthews Road – 99 

News 

28270 

• Harris Teeter, 1621 Sardis Road N. 

Deli – 101 

Seafood – 100 

Produce – 102 

• Pizza Hut, 9614 Monroe Road – 98.5 

• Red Radish of Charlotte, 1421 Orchard Lake 

Drive – 97.5 

• Smoothie King, 1636-125 Sardis Road N. – 99.5 

28277 

• Akropolis Kafe, 14027 Conlan Circle – 98.5 

• Ardrey Kell High School cafeteria, 10220 Ardrey 

Kell Road – 98.5 

• The Blue Taj, 14815 Ballantyne Village Way – 94.5 

• Brixx Wood Fired Pizza, 9820 Rea Road – 99.5 

• Buffalo Wings & Rings, 16715 Orchard Stone Run – 97.5 

• Fox & Hound Smokehouse & Tavern, 15235 

John J. Delaney Drive – 94 

• Harris Teeter, 15007 John J. Delaney Drive 

Deli – 99.5 

Market – 99.5 

• Lee Garden Asian Cuisine, 8200 Providence 

Road – 93.5 

• McAlister’s Deli, 8046 Providence Road – 96 

• Mexquite Mexican Eatery, 16646 Hawfield Way 

Drive – 98 

• Tokyo One Express, 8634 Camfield St. – 97.5 

About the grades 

Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90 

percent, B for 80 to 89 percent and C for 70 to 79 percent. 

The state revokes permits for restaurants that score below 

70 percent. Restaurants are eligible for two bonus points 

if an employee has completed a food service sanitation 

program within three years. Find more details on Mecklenburg 

County restaurants at the health department’s website, 

http://Mecklenburg.digitalhealthdepartment.com/. 

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The Crime Scene 

This week’s bulletins from south Charlotte-area 

police and fire departments 

 

Man fires shot in 

home invasion 

A south Charlotte man is OK and two men 

are in jail, charged with kicking in the door of 

an apartment on Poppy Hills Lane Monday, 

Jan. 31, and escaping after the resident shot 

at them. 

Police say 25-year-old 

Brantley Grey Stallings 

awoke around 11 p.m. 

Monday to the sound of 

someone kicking in his 

front door at the Marquis 

of Carmel Valley apartment 

complex near the 

Derrick Brooks 

Sherrod Pauley 

corner of Pineville-Matthews 

and Carmel roads. 

Stallings grabbed his 

gun and began walking 

out of his room when he 

encountered a man, who 

kept walking toward him. 

Stallings shot at the 

intruder but missed, and 

the man ran out of the 

apartment and into a Ford 

Explorer waiting outside. Police say officers 

later stopped the Explorer and arrested Derrick 

Brooks, 20, and Sherrod Pauley, 22. 

For Pauley, this is his 13th arrest in Mecklenburg 

County since 2008. His first arrest 

came in February 2008, when police charged 

him with felony larceny and breaking into a 

vehicle, according to the Mecklenburg-County 

arrest log. His most recent arrest prior to this 

week came Jan. 4, when Pauley was charged 

with driving with a revoked license and fleeing 

to elude arrest, according to the arrest log. 

Brooks’ first arrest in the county came at 

the age of 17, according to the arrest log. In 

August 2007, investigators charged him with 

a number of crimes, including robbery with 

a dangerous weapon, second-degree kidnapping 

and first-degree burglary, according to 

the arrest log. 

Both men are being held in the Mecklenburg 

County Jail under $75,000 secured 

bonds, according to the jail log. Police have not 

identified which man entered Stallings’ apartment 

and who drove the getaway vehicle. 

Stallings could not be reached for comment 

by South Charlotte Weekly. 

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police 

Department reported the following incidents 

in South Charlotte Weekly’s coverage 

area on Jan. 30 and 31: 

Home break-ins 

• 7000 block of Creekwood Quorum Drive: 

GPS unit and jewelry, worth $3,200 total, and 

$300 cash stolen. Jan. 30. 

• 2000 block of Houston Branch Road: Two 

men ran away after being confronted trying 

to enter through an open garage door. 

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Education Reporter 

Sarah Gilbert 

Arts & Entertainment Reporter 

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Production Manager 

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Managing Editor 

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News 

riefs 

B 

Route 19 to stay after 

public meeting 

Officials with the Charlotte Area Transit 

System will not make serious changes 

to south Charlotte’s Route 19 following a 

public meeting last year on the subject. 

Officials had considered eliminating service 

to SouthPark Mall on weekdays. But 

after people spoke out at a Dec. 14 meeting, 

transportation officials decided to pursue 

only some small changes to the route. 

Route 19 will operate every 20 minutes 

during the morning and evening rush 

hours, and every 30 minutes at midday on 

weekdays between Fairview and Uptown. 

The schedule adjustment takes effect 

Monday, Feb. 7. q 

Free legal advice 

Saturday 

The Young Lawyers Division of the 

Mecklenburg County Bar will help Charlotte 

residents with free walk-in legal 

advice Saturday, Feb. 5, at the main branch 

of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg library, 301 

N. Tryon St. 

Volunteer attorneys will offer brief consultations 

on any type of legal issue and 

possible referrals for low-cost legal services 

to members of the community. 

The clinic lasts from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 

p.m. Attorneys will meet with clients on 

a first come-first served basis. For more 

information, contact Mary Jordan M. 

Samuel, director of lawyer volunteer and 

community services, at 704-375-8624, 

ext.115, or mjsamuel@meckbar.org. q 

Local meeting nears on 

transportation plan 

South Charlotte residents will get their 

chance to give feedback on the city’s 25-year 

Transportation Action Plan on Feb. 10, a 

Thursday, at the Tyvola Senior Center. 

The plan provides a comprehensive list 

of the city’s transportation-related policies, 

programs and projects necessary to help 

address Charlotte’s transportation challenges 

and opportunities. 

The Tyvola Senior Center is located at 

2225 Tyvola Road, next to the Marion 

Diehl Recreation Center. The event lasts 

from 6 to 7:30 p.m. q 

South Charlotte Weekly 

Letter 

To the editor 

Reverdy Lane-N.C. 51 needs stoplight 

Editor, 

I read with interest the article regarding 

the potential for a traffic light being placed 

at the corner of Reverdy Lane and N.C. 

51. It has recently come to my attention 

that accidents themselves are not enough 

to warrant a light. Now, we must categorize 

the accidents by type of crash. I have 

Annual woodcarving 

show coming to south 

Charlotte 

The annual show for the Charlotte 

Woodcarvers Club is coming to south 

Charlotte this month. 

More than 500 carvings will be on display 

in numerous categories during the 

Feb. 19 and 20 showcase. A panel of five 

judges will vote on the best pieces. 

Tom Wolfe, a professional carver from 

Grandfather Mountain and author of 

more than 50 woodcarving books, will 

host carving competitions. 

The show is free and lasts from noon to 4 

p.m. Feb. 19, a Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 3 

p.m. Feb. 20, a Sunday, at the Marion Diehl 

Recreation Center, 2219 Tyvola Road. 

Anyone with questions should call Ray 

Branch at 704-544-2417. q 

Father/Daughter Day 

coming at SouthPark 

Mall 

Fathers can take their daughters out on 

On April 1, Carolina Weekly Newspaper 

Group, of which South Charlotte Weekly 

is a part, will launch its seventh newspaper 

with the debut of the Denver Weekly. 

“The Denver Weekly is the logical next 

step for our newspaper group to take in 

offering complete coverage to residents 

on all sides of Lake Norman and its individual 

communities,” Alain Lillie, owner 

of Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group, 

said. “We will now offer the residents of 

Denver, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson, 

Mooresville and the Mountain Island area 

newspapers that focus individually on 

their communities as well as the strength 

of four newspapers working together, a 

product unmatched in the Lake Norman 

market.” 

a “Date Night” full of arts and crafts Feb. 

11, a Friday, at SouthPark Mall. 

Dads and daughters can enjoy dinner 

while spending time listening to live music 

while creating Valentine’s cards, playing 

games and enjoying treats. SouthPark 

Kidgits Club and Chick-fil-A are hosting 

the activities, which last from 5:30 to 7:30 

p.m. The event is free, but children must 

be Kidgits Club members to attend. An 

annual membership is $5. Call Lauren 

Kidder at 704-295-0975 for more information. 

• Also Feb. 11, Girl Scouts with the Hornets’ 

Nest Council will start selling their 

cookies at the mall, 4400 Sharon Road. 

The Girl Scouts’ will operate a booth from 

6 to 9 p.m. Friday, noon to 9 p.m. Saturday 

and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Cookies 

are $4 per box. q 

Microchip clinic coming 

in February 

People can get their pets microchipped 

while enjoying a quick lunch Feb. 25 in 

south Charlotte. 

Local newspaper group 

launching Denver Weekly 

Carolinas Weekly Newspapers adds seventh publication 

personal experience of the types of accidents 

that occur there. 

In July of 2007, my 17-year-old daughter 

was attempting to turn left off Reverdy 

Lane onto N.C. 51. There were two cars 

traveling east on 51. Both were in the 

right-hand lane. The first car put on the 

blinker indicating a right onto Reverdy. My 

daughter pulled out, and at that moment, 

the second driver accelerated into the lefthand 

lane and plowed right into the front 

of my daughter’s Cavalier. 

If she had been 6 inches further into the 

intersection, he would have T-boned the 

driver’s side. As a nurse, I know she would 

have been killed instantly. 

Additionally, I really can’t believe no one 

has mentioned the schools that are within 

a half-mile of this intersection: Providence 

(see News Briefs on page 10) 

The group’s three southern weeklies – 

South Charlotte, Matthews-Mint Hill and 

Union County – provide the same sort of 

local coverage that connects communities, 

Lillie said. 

Together, the seven newspapers will 

have an audited circulation of 114,000. 

Find more information at the group’s website, 

www. carolinaweeklynewspapers. 

com. 

Courtney Price, currently assistant editor 

of the Herald Weekly, will lead news 

coverage as editor of Denver Weekly, and 

Chris Hunt, the longtime sports writer 

for the Herald, will serve as sports editor. 

The mother-daughter team of Phyllis and 

April Rozzelle will serve Denver-area businesses 

with their advertising needs. q 

High School and the schools of Carmel 

Baptist Church. That intersection at 6:45 

a.m. is a nightmare. At the minimum, a 

light should be installed that is timed for 

peak school traffic and any other peak 

traffic times (Sunday morning church 

services). 

A light here would be an asset to the 

safety and well being of our students and 

the community. It would not only aid our 

inexperienced drivers, but also our business 

people trying to get to work during 

rush hour and the carpooling parents. 

Please do not think of this only in statistics. 

If, God forbid, it is one of your own 

loved ones involved in an accident, statistics 

do not matter. 

Julie Wright, Matthews 



Aldi building third south Charlotte location 

Grocer, other additions fill 

Park 51 Shops Center 

by Frank DeLoache 

frank@thecharlotteweekly.com 

The Aldi grocery store chain will open 

its third store in the south Charlotte 

area this summer at the Park 51 Shops 

Center, across from Carolinas Medical 

Center-Pineville. 

Crews are constructing the store now 

at the Park Road entrance to the center, 

10707 Park Road, in front of the Blacklion 

furniture and design center, which 

leases space to individual merchants. 

Blacklion and the land reaching to 

Park Road is a separate parcel from the 

rest of Park 51 Shops, and Aldi is buying 

the entire parcel from Blacklion building 

owners Bob and Nita Emory. As part 

of the contract, Blacklion signed a longterm 

deal to continue leasing its building 

from Aldi, Bob Emory said. 

Besides ongoing expansion at CMC- 

Pineville, the Aldi building is one of 

the first new commercial construction 

projects taking place in Pineville since 

2008, town Planning Director Kevin 

Icard said. In 2007, the Pineville town 

board placed a moratorium on commercial 

building projects while it revised its 

zoning and building standards. 

The town adopted those new standards 

in 2008, and Aldi and town officials 

negotiated for about a year on the 

design of the building, Emory and Icard 

said, before the deal could finally close. 

At one point, when Aldi threatened to 

drop out of the deal, Emory said he told 

Pineville officials they not only could 

lose Aldi’s investment but also get saddled 

with “a large, dark, retail space” if 

Blacklion was forced to close or move. 

The two sides finally reached an 

agreement, and under the town’s new 

building guidelines, the front of the Aldi 

store will face inward toward the Blacklion, 

and Aldi will install a combination 

glass-and-brick façade at the rear of the 

building facing the street. 

“This way everybody wins,” Emory 

said. “Pineville wins, Aldi wins and the 

shopping center wins by getting a new, 

value-priced grocery store.” 

Julie Ketay, an Aldi spokeswoman, said 

the new store should open this summer 

and employ about 10 people. Aldi 

already operates stores at 5550 Old Pineville 

Road and 555 W. John St. (Monroe 

Road) in Matthews. 

“Aldi looks at a wide variety of factors 

when choosing a new store location, 

including population density, proximity 

to competition, cost of the property and 

traffic patterns,” Ketay said in an e-mail. 

“We want to be conveniently based 

where shoppers are located.” 

Other businesses join the center 

“We’re excited about the project and 

the benefit it could have to the whole 

center,” said Louis Asbury, whose firm, 

Cornerstone Property Advisors, manages 

the other part of the shopping center for 

South Central Oil Co. 

Even before Aldi’s announcement, 

Cornerstone had leased space to three 

new businesses in the past year – Himebaugh’s 

Sewing and Vacuum Centers, 

Robyn’s Fabrics and Custom Design 

Interiors and Yafa Market and Café. The 

center, which has entrances off N.C. 51 

and Park Road, currently has only one 

vacant space, Asbury said. 

“People are tired of big shopping centers 

and paying big rent and nobody 

answering the phone when they call,” 

Asbury said. 

Norm Himebaugh Jr., the third generation 

of his family to operate the sewing 

machine-vacuum cleaner business, said 

he’s pleased with his new location. The 

biggest advantage comes from people 

seeing his sign from busy Park Road. 

“When people see your store, they 

walk in,” Himebaugh said. “I’ve been in 

this area for years, and people say I just 

discovered your store.” 

News 

Construction has begun on a new Aldi grocery 

store in the Park 51 Shops Center, 10707 Park 

Road, in front of the Blacklion furniture store. 

The store will be Aldi’s third in the south Charlotte 

area and the first new commercial construction 

in Pineville in several years. 

Himebaugh moved from the larger 

McMullen Creek Shopping Center, not 

far away on N.C. 51, where the family 

business had operated for the past 18 

years. Though that center lost its Winn 

Dixie grocery store, the rent kept going 

up, Himebaugh said. “They kept charging 

more, like it was a dynamic center.” 

He’s happier now at Park 51 Shops 

because a number of his neighbors have 

been there for years and have an established 

clientele. He cited Park 51 Café, 

Classic Gamerooms, Monterrey’s Restaurant 

and Blacklion Furniture. 

And Himebaugh was pleasantly surprised 

when Cornerstone Property 

leased space to Robyn’s Fabrics soon 

after he arrived. Now the two nearby 

(see Aldi on page 8) 

Frank DeLoache/SCW photo 

Blotter 

(continued from page 5) 

Nothing stolen. Jan. 30. 

• 10700 block of Whitekirk Place: Two televisions, 

safe, laptop and accessories, jewelry 

box, pocket knives and prescription drugs, 

worth $6,663 total, stolen. Jan. 30. 

• 6000 block of Poppy Hills Lane: Man ran 

away after being confronted inside home. 

Nothing stolen. Jan. 31. 

• 5000 block of Landmark Drive: Nintendo 

Wii, Playstation 3 and four games, laptop and 

wireless card, worth $1,700 total, stolen after 

back door kicked in. Jan. 31. 

• 1000 block of West Sharon Road: DVD 

recorder, DVDs, Playstation 2, cell phone, 

clothes and identification cards, worth $730 

total, stolen after door pried open. Damage 

estimated at $100. Jan. 31. 

Car break-ins 

• 1000 block of Geneva Court: Wallet and 

contents, worth $200 total, stolen after window 

shattered and door pried open, causing 

$1,000 in damage. Jan. 30. 

• 4000 block of Rose Thorn Place: $200 damage 

to car in attempted theft. Jan. 30. 

• 8000 Monroe Road: Purse and contents, 

worth $45 total, stolen after window shattered, 

causing $400 damage. Jan. 30. 

• 5000 block of Old Pineville Road: $500 

handgun stolen. Jan. 30. 

Thefts 

• 6000 block of Birkdale Valley Drive: Laptop 

and wireless card, Nintendo Wii and accessories, 

make up and voice recorder, worth $875 

total, stolen. Jan. 30. 

• Lennar Carolinas, 10043 and 11039 Elizabeth 

Crest Lane: Two air-conditioner units, 

worth $2,600 total, stolen from homes under 

construction. Jan. 31. 

• 11100 block of Dundarrach Lane: $100 

package stolen from front porch. Jan. 31. 

• 4000 block of Cameron Creek Drive: 

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News 

Two south Charlotte Blockbuster stores closing 

Only Ballantyne Commons 

store will remain open 



Two of Blockbuster’s three remaining 

stores in south Charlotte are closing, 

as well as the Blockbuster in Wesley 

Chapel, store employees are telling 

customers. 

The Blockbuster stores in the Arboretum 

shopping center, 8016 Providence 

Road, No. 200; in the Providence Commons 

shopping center, 5130 Ballantyne 

Commons Pkwy.; and in Wesley Chapel, 

at 5924 Weddington-Monroe Road, no. 

B1, stopped renting videos Thursday, 

Feb. 3. 

One employee said the stores will 

remain open until March 13, while the 

staff manages sales of store inventory. 

The sales start Friday, Feb. 4. 

Shannon Mare, manager of the Arboretum 

store, said she could not comment 

on the closing and referred a South 

Charlotte Weekly reporter to Blockbuster’s 

corporate headquarters in Texas. 

In a two-paragraph press release, 

Blockbuster appeared to deny any stores 

are closing. The first paragraph said, 

“As part of the recapitalization process, 

Blockbuster will be evaluating its 

U.S. store portfolio with a view towards 

enhancing the overall profitability of 

the store operations. No decisions have 

been made at this time. Currently, all 

3,000 of the company’s stores in the 

U.S. will remain open. Decisions will be 

made on a store-by-store basis over the 

next several months. More information 

is available at http://www.blockbuster. 

com/recapitalization.” 

Blockbuster employees said one south 

Charlotte store will remain open in the 

Ballantyne Commons shopping center 

at 15235 John J. Delaney Drive, off 

Johnston Road. 

Employees at several locations also 

said Blockbuster stores will remain open 

in Matthews, at 9600 E. Independence 

Blvd., and Indian Trail, at 13719 Independence 

Blvd. 

Blockbuster sought protection in 

bankruptcy court last September, seeking 

to rid itself of $1 billion in debt while 

also trying to better compete with rivals 

like Netflix, which allows consumers to 

get videos by mail or streaming on the 

Internet, and RedBox, whose low-cost 

kiosks seem to have sprung up everywhere. 

The New York Times reported Blockbuster 

was the “dominant force in the 

movie rental market” for 25 years but 

failed to anticipate how technology would 

change the industry. Apple, which sells 

and rents films and TV shows through 

iTunes, and cable TV providers that have 

their own on-demand services also contributed 

to Blockbuster’s woes. q 

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businesses provide “a nice handshake of 

businesses,” he said. 

“I’ve been doing this business 33 years, 

and I’ve always heard ‘location, location, 

location,’” Himebaugh said. “But to me 

that no longer means the highest dollar, 

busiest place. It doesn’t matter if there 

are ivory pillars or big gates. You have to 

go where your customers are.” 

Himebaugh brings his own sense of 

tradition to Park 51 Shops. His grandfather, 

L.N. Himebaugh, founded the 

business, and his son, Norm Himebaugh, 

took over. 

Norm Himebaugh Jr. was 15 years old 

when his father died, and while he was 

still in high school, Norm Jr. helped his 

mother keep the business going. He’s 48 

now and has a son, Kyle. 

“If he wants to come in the business 

he can,” dad said recently, “but I’m not 

going to pressure him.” q 

Find out more about the shopping center 

at its website, www.cornerstoneproperty 

advisors.com/Park_51_Leasing_Flyer_ 

v2.pdf. 



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Sonny’s Bar-B-Q moving from South Blvd. to Arboretum 

Chick-fil-A also undergoing 

big overhaul 



The Charlotte company that operates 

13 Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q franchises 

in the Carolinas and Florida has closed 

its restaurant on South Boulevard, near 

the southern end of Charlotte’s light-rail 

line, and plans to open a new branch in 

the Arboretum shopping center. 

The 10-year licensing agreement on 

the 9500 South Blvd. location expired in 

December, and Sonny’s officials already 

had indicated they would not renew the 

license for that location because of inadequate 

sales, according to Theresa B. 

Randall, president of Tricor Inc. 

The store closed Jan. 2, and Tricor 

hopes to open in the Arboretum by April 

1, she said. 

Tricor operates five Sonny’s in the 

Charlotte area and eight more in the 

Tampa Bay, Fla., region. Ed Tubel is 

the owner and CEO of Tricor, and the 

company’s office is located at Carmel 

Road and N.C. 51. Locally, Tricor operates 

Sonny’s restaurants in Rock Hill, 

off Interstate 77, exit 82; at 440 Tyvola 

Road, off I-77, exit 5; in Mooresville, 

off I-77, exit 36; and in Concord, across 

Interstate 85 from Concord Mills mall. 

Knowing Sonny’s corporate position 

on South Boulevard, Theresa Randall 

said Tubel and she looked for a replacement 

location in south Charlotte. “We 

just wanted to really stay on the southside,” 

she added. “Without South Boulevard, 

we had no presence in the south 

and southeast, and we knew that a large 

part of our business had come from this 

side” of Charlotte. 

They looked at a space in the Arboretum 

previously occupied by the Good Ol’ 

Days restaurant, on the N.C. 51 side of 

the shopping center. The space had been 

vacant “well over a year,” Randall said, 

and Arboretum management “made it 

very appealing to us.” 

Patrick Russell, who handles leasing 

at the Arboretum for American Asset 

Corp., did not return calls for comment 

from the South Charlotte Weekly. 

By the time the South Boulevard location 

closed, the staff stood at 30 to 35 

employees. The company dispersed all 

those employees among their other four 

stores, until they can finish a complete 

renovation of the Arboretum space. 

Richard Randall, Theresa’s husband, is 

in charge of operations and will manage 

the opening of the new restaurant. 

“We hope to bring most of those 

employees back to south Charlotte,” 

Theresa Randall said. Many of them live 

in this area, and we will give them the 

opportunity to do so.” 

Tricor expects to increase the staff of 

the new store to 85 at the start and eventually 

settle that number down to about 

50, she said. But they do expect much 

higher sales at the new location. 

In addition, Tricor will be testing a 

new interior model for Sonny’s that has 

not been used in restaurants that are 

part of a shopping center, rather than 

stand-alone buildings. 

“We’re going to be one of the tests for 

a new layout for Sonny’s, not like anything 

you’re used to seeing,” Theresa 

Randall said. “It’s more sectional, more 

cozy. It’s not as wide open and a little 

darker, more modern.” 

“Concord is our largest volume store,” 

she said, “but we hope our south Charlotte 

location will give Concord a run for 

its money.” 

Renovations for Chick-fil-A 

Though work hasn’t started on the 

Sonny’s, many visitors to the Arboretum 

already have noticed the Chick-fil-A restaurant 

shut down for renovation. 

But this is no ordinary renovation, 

according to Marketing Director 

Paige McKinney. This Chickfil-A 

is 20 years old and was the first 

stand-alone Chick-fil-A built outside 

Atlanta, where the chain is based. The 

Arboretum restaurant, owned by Art 

TerKeurst, has remained very popular 

and has $4 million in sales annually. 

At each store’s 20th anniversary, the 

chain itself pays for a complete gutting 

of the interior “all the way to the 

studs,” McKinney said. Inside, workers 

are installing new walls, bathrooms, furniture 

and lighting, and outside, crews 

will install new landscaping and repave 

the parking lot, complete with a new 

drainage system and oil trap. In all, 

the rebuilding project will cost about 

$500,000, she said. 

Unlike some other Chick-fil-As, the 

one at Arboretum doesn’t have enough 

room to get a double drive-through. 

McKinney said the restaurant would 

have to eliminate too many parking 

spaces. 

Possibly the best part will come the 

week of Feb. 14, when the Chick-fil-A 

staff expects to reopen for business. Following 

a longstanding custom for reopening 

rebuilt Chick-fil-As, the company 

will hold a campout the night before the 

store reopens, most likely the night of 

Feb. 16. The first 100 people to register 

on Feb. 16 for the campout and remain 

on the store property until it reopens the 

next morning will get a free Chick-fil-A 

combo once a week for a year. 

Plus, McKinney said, the party and 

activities make the campout itself 

worthwhile. The location brings out 

food, including Chick-fil-A shakes; gives 

kitchen tours and organizes lots of games 

and other activities. 

“It’s a blast,” McKinney said. q 



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Animal Care & Control will microchip 

pets for a $10 donation from 10 a.m. to 2 

p.m. Feb. 25, a Friday, at the Petco at 9515 

South Blvd. The time is aimed at allowing 

people to drop in over their lunch break. q 

The Golf Club hosting 

tournament seminar 

The Golf Club at Ballantyne will host a 

seminar Feb. 28, a Monday, to help people 

in their planning of a successful golf tournament. 

A team of experts from the club will 

cover all aspects of executing a professional 

golf event, including building an 

effective golf committee, registering more 

golfers, planning an awards reception and 

incorporating all the other enhancements 

people may look for. 

The free program lasts from noon to 

4 p.m. and includes lunch. Registration 

is required, and space is limited. E-mail 

Noelene Grosso at ngrosso@golfballantyne.com 

by Feb. 21 to register. q 

‘Hope, Love and Ice 

Cream’ to honor 

child’s life 

Members of Cookies for Kids’ Cancer 

are asking people to come to Ben & Jerry’s 

Ice Cream locations in south Charlotte on 

Valentine’s Day to honor the life of Liam 

Witt. 

Liam died Jan. 24 at the age of 6 after 

battling pediatric cancer for a number of 

years. His parents, Gretchen and Larry 

Witt, created Cookies for Kids’ Cancer 

in 2007 to help raise money for pediatric 

cancer research through local bake sales. 

People will celebrate Liam’s life on Feb. 

14 from noon to 9 p.m. at Ben & Jerry’s 

locations at 1600 E. Woodlawn Road, 

7800 Fairview Road, 8200 Providence 

Road and 5070 Providence Road. Locations 

will donate 25 percent of the day’s 

net sales to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer in 

honor of Liam. 

Find more information or make a donation 

online at http://cookiesforkidscancer. 

kintera.org/charlottencgoodcookies/. q 

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Chef Joe Carey, who works at the senior 

retirement community Carriage Club 

Charlotte, won a regional culinary honor 

during Ultimate Chef 

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over spinach and bean ragu, with a mango 

salsa; and grilled vegetables with garlic 

vinaigrette. Carey prepared a grilled 

fresh harvest fruits with gorgonzola cream 

dessert. q 

Rotary club needs 

donations 

After donating a number of baskets full 

of household cleaners, tool kits, linens 

and kitchen supplies to families in need 

earlier this month, the Charlotte-South 

Rotary Club is calling on area residents to 

do their part. 

People can donate items or money, 

which will go to help families in transition 

and those just emerging from homelessness 

as they work to obtain safe, decent 

and affordable housing. Visit www.charlottesouthrotary.com 

to find out more on 

how to help. 

The club meets Mondays at 12:30 p.m. 

at Zebra Restaurant, 4521 Sharon Road, 

in SouthPark. Guests are welcome. q 

Nominations needed 

for police awards 

People can now nominate a local police 

officer for the 32nd annual Police Community 

Relations Awards. 

Awards recognize officers and work 

teams from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg 

Police Department who have made outstanding 

contributions to the improvement 

of police community relations in 

the region. Officers are judged on their 

involvement in helping the community 

understand the police function and the 

citizens’ role, including extraordinary 

efforts in crime prevention and aiding 

neighborhoods in handling their special 

problems. 

To nominate an officer, visit www. 

charmeck.org and complete a form online. 

The deadline is April 1, and officers will 

be honored at an awards ceremony May 

20. q 

Four named to Jacob’s 

Ladder Job Center 

board 

Dr. Gloria Campbell-Whatley, Vincent 

Davis, Emmanuel Choice and Brian P. 

Willis are the new members of the Jacob’s 

Ladder Job Center Board of Directors. 

Jacob’s Ladder Job Center is a nonprofit 

aimed at helping unemployed and underemployed 

people find and keep living 

wage jobs. Find more information at the 

organization’s website, www.jacobsladder 

charlotte.org/. q 

Local insurance group 

names senior partner 

The Howell Insurance Consulting 

Group, which has an East Coast office at 

13850 Ballantyne Corporate Place, recently 

named Tim Dargusch as senior partner. 

Dargusch, who has more than 25 years 

of business, financial and risk-analysis 

experience, will oversee business operations 

and serve as the business and financial 

analyst. Dargusch also serves as secretary 

of the Ballantyne Rotary Club. q 

Local groups need 

blood donations 

The American Red Cross and Community 

Blood Center of the Carolinas are 

calling on Charlotte residents to help fill a 

void in blood donations for the year. 

The Red Cross reported severe weather 

forced cancellation of more than 3,200 

blood and platelet donations, while the 

Community Blood Center of the Carolinas 

said its donations dropped 20 percent 

in January for the same reason. 

Those wishing to donate blood or platelets 

to the Red Cross can make an appointment 

online at www.redcrossblood.org or 

call 1-800-733-2767. 

The website for the Community Blood 

Center of the Carolinas is www.cbcc.us 

or call 704-972-4700. The Community 

Blood Center’s south Charlotte location, 

at 4447 South Blvd., is open Sunday, 

Tuesday, Friday and Saturday from 7 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., and Monday, Wednesday and 

Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. q 

Goodwill to help in tax 

preparation 

Goodwill Industries of the South Piedmont 

is hosting a Volunteer Income Tax 

Assistance program at the company’s 

Career Development Center in Charlotte 

this tax season. 

The site will provide free tax preparation 

to workers earning low or moderate 

incomes and individuals with disabilities. 

The site is open each week through 

April 18. Walk-ins are welcome on Saturday 

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. People need 

appointments to go on Monday, Tuesday 

or Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. 

To schedule an appointment or see if 

you qualify for the free tax service, call 

704-916-1685. q 

Registration begins for 

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Registration opened Monday for Mecklenburg 

County Park and Recreation 

Department baseball leagues. 

Children 4 to 12 years old can play in the 

spring leagues for a $65 fee, which includes 

league play and uniform. Registration ends 

Feb. 25, and space is limited. Practice starts 

in March, and league play runs from April 

through June. A birth certificate is required 

to establish proof of age. 

To register, call 704-432-4963 or contact 

your closest recreation center. 

Recreation officials also need youth 

baseball coaches, who can commit at least 

an hour a week to practice plus games on 

Saturdays. All coaches undergo a background 

check and are trained and certified 

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can call Lori Saylor, volunteer coordinator, 

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The assessor’s office estimates how home 

values in Mecklenburg County have changed 

since the 2003 revaluation by calculating the 

ratio of a neighborhood’s median assessed 

value in 2003 to the home sales in the last 

six months of 2010. Lower ratios mean that 

home values have risen since 2003. For example, 

a home owner in the Glen Eagles 

neighborhood, which has a ratio of 86 percent, 

can expect to see an increase in their 

home’s value of approximately 14 percent in 

the 2011 revaluation. 

Maps courtesy of 

Mecklenburg County Assessor’s Office 

Revaluation 


property owners can expect a roughly 20 

percent increase in their assessed values. 

Ratios for 20 south Charlotte neighborhoods 

are shown in the maps to the left. 

During the 2011 revaluation, the 

county assessor’s office will appraise 

approximately 350,000 properties and 

mail assessments to property owners 

beginning in early February. 

Revaluation is done to ensure property 

values reflect the current market so 

the tax burden is distributed equitably 

throughout the county, but property owners 

won’t immediately know the effect the 

process will have on their tax rate. 

“When you get an assessment of the 

value of your home, you will not get your 

tax rate,” Jim Pendergraph, vice-chairman 

of the Board of County Commissioners, 

said at a Jan. 27 meeting of the Ballantyne 

Breakfast Club. “We (commissioners) 

won’t know it either until probably 

the middle of June.” 

The focus of the revaluation is not 

property taxes, but how the real estate 

market has changed since the last revaluation. 

“For a number of years, property values 

were appreciating considerably, 

but somewhere in 2007 or 2008, that 

changed,” Garrett Alexander, the county 

tax assessor, said at the meeting. “We 

were ready to do the revaluation in 2009, 

but we decided to postpone to study the 

decline in the real estate market. Now, we 

think we have captured the market and 

its changes.” 

County officials calculate property values 

based on two factors: equity and fair 

market value. 

The office defines equity as ensuring 

that “properties are assessed in fairness 

so that no property or group of properties 

is undervalued or overvalued relative to 

other properties.” 

(see Revaluation on page 13) 

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Revaluation 


The assessor’s office defines fair market 

value as “the most probable price it would 

bring in an open market with a typically 

motivated buyer and a typically motivated 

seller, without any other stimulus.” 

Traditionally, foreclosures are excluded 

from appraisals because they do not fit the 

definition of fair market value. However, 

county officials say they will be included 

in this revaluation. 

“It’s been emphatically stated that we 

ignore foreclosures,” Chuck Hicks, the 

tax appraiser for the tax assessor’s office, 

said. “Historically, that has been true… 

This year, Catawba County is excluding 

foreclosures from their analysis because 

they don’t meet the definition of fair market 

value. Rock Hill in South Carolina is 

doing the same thing. We’re had so many 

that we are incorporating them into our 

analysis.” 

According to the department website, 

foreclosures are factored into assessments 

when they total more than 15 percent of 

total sales in a neighborhood. 

“The number of distress sales has risen 

dramatically,” Hicks said. “In some Mecklenburg 

neighborhoods, they are the only 

sales happening.” 

To give property owners an idea of what 

to expect in the revaluation, the assessor’s 

office published an estimate of how 

much property values have changed since 

the 2003 revaluation for select neighborhoods 

across Mecklenburg County. 

The assessors represented the change 

in property values with the ratio of the 

assessed value in 2003 to the sale price. 

The ratio is calculated by dividing the 

property’s assessed value by the median of 

actual sale prices in the neighborhood. 

“The median is the standard measure 

used by the appraisers to assess value,” 

Hicks said. “The mean is the average of 

properties that may not be comparable… 

Using the median cuts out the outliers 

and allows us to keep apples together and 

oranges together.” 

In neighborhoods where prices have 

risen since 2003, the median ratio will 

fall below 1.00. Where prices have not 

changed since 2003, the ratio will hover 

around 1.00, and where prices have fallen 

since 2003, the ratio will rise above 1.00. 

In the maps displaying the selected 

neighborhoods, the ratios are presented 

as percentages. For example, the Park 

Ridge neighborhood’s ratio is listed as 83 

percent, which means that the median 

assessment-sale ratio in Park Ridge was 

0.83. This means sale prices for homes in 

Park Ridge rose approximately 17 percent 

since 2003. 

Neighborhoods with ratios closer to 

1.00 had less change in their property 

values, and residents can expect little 

change in their 2011 appraisals. Neighborhoods 

with lower ratios can expect 

increases in their 2011 appraisals. 

The assessor’s office cannot predict 

the change residents will see in their 

taxes because county commissioners are 

charged with setting the new tax rates. 

“If I have anything to do with it, there 

will be no tax increases,” Pendergraph, a 

Republican, said at the meeting. 

The office will mail the new assessed 

values to property owners beginning 

Monday, Feb. 7, and the public has the 

right to appeal their appraisal within 30 

days of receiving the information. 

The assessor’s office will post the sales 

used to calculate the assessed values on 

301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28202 

their website so property owners can 

compare their assessments with those of 

similar properties in their neighborhood. 

“It’s information that may give you 

an idea of what fair market value is all 

about,” Hicks said. “What we hope you 

will see is that our value closely reflects 

what your house should sell for on January 

1, 2011.” 

If property owners disagree with the 

stated value of their home, they should 

return the form included with the assessment 

along with any information they 

believe alters the assessed value. 

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In 2003, the office received approximately 

3,600 appeals, and about 2 percent 

resulted in changed assessment values. 

This year, the assessors “anticipate 

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Local seniors embrace exercise 

SilverSneakers, senior 

center programs provide 

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by Kara Lopp 

kara@thecharlotteweekly.com 

Sarah Purvis used to think of exercise as 

a chore. 

But since the 72-year-old Mint Hill resident 

had a heart attack in February 2008, 

exercise has not only become part of her 

routine but an enjoyable part – thanks to the 

SilverSneakers program. 

The program, an arm of Franklin, Tenn.- 

based Healthways, is available to seniors 

through health plans nationwide, including 

Medicare patients or retiree groups. 

Through the program, seniors can attend 

exercise classes and receive free or discounted 

gym memberships at participating 

fitness centers. 

Purvis attends classes – for free – at least 

three times a week at Matthews’ Lifestyle 

Family Fitness, 9915 E. Independence Blvd. 

Some Snap Fitness locations also offer SilverSneakers 

classes: 5716 Wyalong Drive, 

near Mint Hill; 1310 Wesley Chapel Road, 

Indian Trail; and 4805 Park Road, Charlotte. 

“I really didn’t like exercising, and now it’s 

just a part of me,” Purvis said. “It’s become 

built in me. At 11 a.m., I head over to Lifestyles. 

I tell people this is something I have 

to do. I have to make sure that this is a priority.” 

Since joining Lifestyles in September 

2008, Purvis has seen a huge improvement 

in her agility and strength. And she’s glad. 

After all, she has to keep up with a husband 

who jogs an average of 30 miles a week. 

“Before, when I’d get on the floor to get 

into the cabinets, I’d barely be able to get 

up. I just come right up now,” she said. 

On the move 

At the nonprofit Levine Senior Center in 

Matthews, exercise is an important part of 

the program. With more than a dozen exercise 

classes, ranging from aerobics and yoga 

to ballroom and hula dancing, there’s no 

reason for area residents not to get moving, 

Dahn Jenkins, the center’s executive director, 

said. In November, Jenkins became a 

certified arthritis exercise instructor through 

the Arthritis Foundation and now teaches 

free arthritis classes that are open to the 

public. The center also has a pool and offers 

water classes. 

The center, at 1050 DeVore Lane, offers 

exercise classes “to keep seniors healthy and 

active and keep their independence for as 

long as possible,” Jenkins said. “With consistent 

exercise, there’s less chance you’re going 

to have a fall because it can improve your 

balance. Plus, they feel good afterward.” 

Dee Dec, 66, of Mint Hill can attest to 

that. She’s been taking tai chi at the center 

for at least four years and says she’ll even 

do the moves at night if she’s having trouble 

sleeping. 

“I just love the moves, the way it flows,” 

February is National Heart Health Month 

Heart Disease is the leading killer 

in the United States, killing 1 in 3 people 

Members of a Levine Senior Center tai chi class in Matthews warm-up. The class is taught by 

Marcia Heedick (far right), a physical therapist and certified tai chi instructor. 

she said. “There’s no exertion to it. It’s just 

slow and rhythmic. It’s like a dance, really. 

If you have a rough day, it helps get you 

through it.” 

Jeanine Golden of Monroe says she continues 

taking tai chi after two years of classes 

for the improvement she’s seen to her balance 

and memory. 

“I’m 76 years old, and it’s important to do 

this,” she said. In tai chi, “you cannot have 

another thought because the minute you 

start to have another thought, your foot is 

on the wrong step.” 

Charlie Dosé, 80, of Indian Trail, agrees. 

He’s coming back to tai chi after an illness 

kept him away from the exercise for 

months. 

“I had seen it on TV and the Internet, and 

I’d heard about the benefits,” he said. “It’s a 

challenge for me. It’s primarily helping my 

balance but, hopefully, my memory, too. If 

you forget something, though, you can look 

to the person next to you.” 

‘Start low, go slow’ 

Dr. Lakshmi Chalavadi of Presbyterian 

Senior Healthcare said exercise, even in small 

amounts, is essential for all adults, especially 

those 50 and older. Chalavadi works 

with senior patients to eat healthier and 

move more. Those basics can prevent serious 

illness and even falls or hospitalization, 

she said. 

“Physical activity also improves that mental 

activity,” she said. “No matter what age 

you are, I encourage some form of physical 

activity, especially in the elderly population. 

That’s when you start falling down, or you 

start slowing down.” 

As people age, “the muscles are trying to 

weaken slowly, and the bones are slowing 

down,” she said. Seniors who don’t exercise 

regularly “lose most of their muscle mass 

and bone mass, too.” 

For those who’ve been out of the exercise 

scene for a while, Chalavadi tells her 

patients to “start low, go slow.” She recommends 

starting with five to 10 minutes of 

walking each day and then increasing that 

amount and eventually including aerobic 

exercise and working with small weights and 

even a resistance band. Exercise can even 

fend off anxiety and depression, she said. 

“A little bit of exercises will eventually 

show their effect,” she said. “I want (seniors) 

to be persistent, go slow and don’t give up. If 

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Task force not leaning toward tax for libraries right now 

Citizen survey shows 

support for libraries, 

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A special tax to support the library 

is probably not the best solution for its 

current funding problems, given the 

continuing economic problems the state 

and local governments face, according 

to a committee of the task force studying 

the county library system. 

But Dr. Jim Woodward, chairman of 

the task force, said Tuesday he hopes 

the group can show county commissioners 

they need to spare the library system 

any more budget cuts – which will leave 

library leaders no choice but to close 

library branches. 

Woodward, a former chancellor at the 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 

said he hopes research collected by 

the task force will convince commissioners 

to at least maintain the library’s current 

budget until the economy recovers. 

The task force got some ammunition 

from two sources Tuesday – the Urban 

Institute at UNC Charlotte and a recent 

poll of Mecklenburg residents about 

their support for the library system. 

At the request of the task force, Urban 

Institute researchers gathered information 

on cuts that 13 other comparable 

library systems around the country have 

taken since the recession hit in 2008. 

The researchers reported the Charlotte- 

Mecklenburg library system already has 

absorbed possibly the most drastic budget 

cuts among those library systems, 

including some in North Carolina. They 

found: 

• The Charlotte-Mecklenburg library’s 

share of general fund dollars dropped 

the most – 44 percent – of any of the 

14 systems between 2007-08 and the 

current year of 2010-11. The Dallas, 

Texas, library system saw the next largest 

change – a 39 percent drop in its “share 

of general fund” dollars. 

The average change among those 14 

library systems was a 13 percent loss. 

• Charlotte-Mecklenburg saw the 

second largest percentage change in its 

revenue – a cut of 36 percent. Only the 

Dallas library saw a larger percentage 

cut – 39 percent. The average percentage 

cut for all 14 library systems was 14 

percent. 

At the same time, a scientifically valid 

survey of Mecklenburg residents shows 

87 percent of those surveyed feel the 

library is either extremely important or 

very important to the community, and 

90 percent of those surveyed said funding 

for the library system should be 

increased or kept “at the same level it is 

now.” 

Only 6 percent of respondents favored 

more cuts for the library, and 4 percent 

said they didn’t know. 

Dr. Nancy Burnap, of Marketwise 

Inc., conducted the telephone survey for 

the task force and delivered the results 

at the task force’s Tuesday meeting. The 

residents polled also said they’ve noticed 

cuts to the libraries. Asked to rate the 

library system before cutbacks began, 80 

percent of respondents rated the system 

“extremely good” or good. But judging 

the library since it cut staff and operating 

hours and closed three branches, 

only 31 percent of respondents rated the 

system extremely good or good. 

Though task force members don’t 

appear to favor calling for a dedicated 

library tax now, 59 percent of the residents 

surveyed said they are “strongly” 

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or “somewhat in favor” of a dedicated 

library tax or fee. But Burnap cautioned 

that only 22 percent “strongly” favored 

the tax or fee, and in surveys, respondents 

generally “overstate” their support 

for such initiatives. 

Armed with that type of information, 

Woodward told task force members 

he hopes to give commissioners a reasonable 

target for maintaining library 

funding. As an example, the task force 

might recommend commissioners at 

least match the per capita funding for 

library systems serving a comparable 

population. 

The task force already has seen statistics 

showing Charlotte-Mecklenburg 

libraries’ per capita funding was $41.98, 

compared to the median per capita 

funding of $42.94 for other library systems 

serving a population of 500,000 to 

1 million. But those figures don’t reflect 

the past year of cuts to all those systems 

– and the most serious cut to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg 

system, which lost a 

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The Charlotte-based 

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also sent representatives to 

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“Being able to participate 

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our girls,” Theresa Haney, 

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Ellie Nedrich and Haley Renkiewicz 

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“We had girls earn spots as sweepers, 

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sweet to get to participate because we 

had a skater of our own competing.” 

Alex Aiken, a 20-year-old skater and an 

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trains in Indian Trail under Paul Wylie, 

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Hoctor’s 8-year-old daughter Kyra was 

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performed in the opening ceremonies, a 

role they began rehearsing in October. 

For the performers, the opportunity to 

share the ice with their heroes was a powerful 

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“It was a phenomenal experience 

because they idolize these skaters,” Hoctor 

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autographs, but they also got to see that 

they’re real people. They saw how they 

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Anne Nicole Bourgeois 

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Martha Bradley 

Joshua Wade Clark 

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Hannah Lee Hague 

Megan Joy Hoffman 

Ashley Nicole Ludwig 

Om Mainali 

Karah Nicole Martin 

Asia Simone Yvonn Patterson 

Caitlyn Nicole Perrell 

Corey Austin Shefter 

Ericka Reachelle Sibby 

District Superintendent Peter Gorman 

gave the commencement address at both 

ceremonies, offering congratulations and 

advice to the graduates. 

“Take advantage of every opportunity 

you can find,” Gorman told the students. 

“Learn all you can. Find the thing you love 

to do, and then work hard and work smart. 

Find your opportunity and follow it.” 

The graduates of south Charlotte’s high 

schools are listed as follows: 

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Elnie Margarett Tran 

Fred Lawrence Williams 

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Kevin Eric Accomazzo 

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Kevin Bruce Barreto 

Kelsey Anne Curren 

Alexander Ryan Halt 

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Julius Darryl Lowery 

Zachery Emil Munroe 

David Gasner Nicolas 

Mariah Joy Thomas 

Evan Bruce Tillery 

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Dalia Mahmoud Badr 

Guy William Cilento 

Karl Joseph Heckert 

Nancy Hernandez 

Cameron Vernon Hopkins 

Marcus James 

Richard Kyle Lopez 

Diamond Nicole Mackey 

Ricardo Maldonado 

Sanjana Mehra 

Taylor Tremayne Ramsey 

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This year, Kennedy Public Charter 

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and tools to accelerate student learning. 

William Stubbs has served as principal 

of the south Charlotte charter school 

since July 2010, and he’s already seeing 

results from the administrative and curricular 

changes he implemented. 

Kennedy Charter, which serves approximately 

235 students in kindergarten 

through 12th grade, has held a charter 

since 1998 but has been in operation 

much longer. Kennedy Charter is located 

at 1717 Sharon Road West, less than one 

mile from the Quail Corners Shopping 

Center. 

“Elon Homes for Children started in 

the early 1900s to address foster homes 

and families after the war and into the 

Great Depression,” Stubbs said. “A lot 

of churches created foster home entities 

for children. Elon Homes has morphed 

since its inception to having five different 

entities, including Kennedy Charter.” 

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Stubbs, who came on board in July, 

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change in the school’s climate. 

“Last year, we had five school resource 

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teacher ratio of 15:1. 

“This is my first year here,” Kavaun 

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said. “I used to go to Garinger, but ever 

since I’ve been here, it’s been a lot easier 

to balance school and life at home.” 

Both of Truesdale’s parents are deaf, 

and he is responsible for much of their 

care. 

“The bus ride to school takes an hour,” 

Truesdale said. “I think it’s worth it, 

though, because I’m taking some classes 

online, and I’m more able to do what I 

need to do. Since I came here, things 

have been a lot simpler.” 

As graduation approaches, Truesdale is 

looking forward to attending college and 

continuing his education. 

“I want to go to (the University of 

North Carolina at Charlotte) and study 

art,” Truesdale said. “I’m also interested 

in audio engineering.” 

Sanchez Williams, a junior, has 

attended Kennedy Charter for three years 

after a difficult freshman year at Mallard 

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clouded by fights and violence to one 

driven by learning and growth. 

“Mr. Stubbs has made some really good 

changes,” Williams said. “Before, people 

would hear you went to Kennedy Charter 

and think it was a bad school but not 

anymore. Mr. Stubbs has a no-nonsense 

rule. You can’t mess around, or you go 

somewhere else.” 

Earlier this year, Stubbs personally sat 

down with Williams, who wants to study 

law, to discuss the courses he needs for 

college. 

“A lot of people take school for granted,” 

Williams said. “I have to plan for the 

future. The now is constantly changing, 

but you can choose a route to go the best 

way in the future.” 

Stubbs is spearheading a movement 

toward expansion and development. The 

students have begun learning with tools 

such as virtual classes, new technology 

and language immersion, and the administration 

is adding new courses, including 

vocational courses, and gradually raising 

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Education 


School 

NOTES 

Registration open for first-ever 

Ardrey Kell Dance Marathon 

Students at Ardrey Kell High School 

have kicked off registration for the 

school’s inaugural dance marathon, 

scheduled for March 17 from 3 to 9:30 

p.m. 

Students will stay on their feet for the 

duration of the marathon to raise money 

for the Levine Children’s Hospital. 

For more information regarding registration 

or business sponsorships, go 

online to www.akforthekids.com or contact 

Karen Stuart at karen.stuart@cms. 

k12.nc.us. 

Charlotte Christian theater 

team shines at competition 

Members of the Charlotte Christian 

School Act 1 Drama Team won multiple 

individual and group awards at the 

Christians in Theatre Arts Secondary 

Theatre Festival held Jan 14 to 16 in 

Greenville, S.C. 

Cory Wagener won the solo musical 

theatre category; Pete Crawford and Jay 

Putnam won the duo scene category; 

Claire and Polly Hilton won the duo 

musical theatre category; AJ Calhoun, 

Pete Crawford, Mozelle Cox, Claire Hilton, 

Bethany Klinect, Shelley Leazer, Jay 

Putnam, Lynn Putnam, Cory Wagener 

and Zach White won the multiple musical 

theatre category and Daniel Armbrust, 

Erin McNaughton, Brewington 

Rosenblatt and Kyndall Sutherland won 

the multiple actor scene category. 

Judges presented the top awards of 

Best Overall Actor and Actress to Pete 

Crawford and Polly Hilton. Brewington 

Rosenblatt won a Theatrical Courage 

Award. 

The members of the audition-only 

competition drama team also participated 

in workshops led by theater professionals. 

Michelle Long, director of fine arts, 

and Mindy Damon, upper school choral 

music and drama teacher, direct the 

team. 

Anuvia presents free program 

for students and parents 

Anuvia, a Charlotte substance abuse 

prevention program, has partnered with 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to 

offer families a free presentation called 

“Guiding Good Choices.” 

A facilitator will discuss issues like 

peer pressure with parents and students 

Feb. 7, Feb. 14 and Feb. 23 from 6 to 

8 p.m. 

All of the presentations will be at 

Myers Park High School, 

To register, contact Jenny Wade at 

(704) 927-8875 or jenny.wade@anuvia. 

org. 

Providence Day administrator 

honored 

The National Business Officers Association 

awarded the 2011 Kenneth A. 

White Jr. Distinguished Business Officer 

Award to Paul Ibsen, the assistant 

headmaster for finance and management 

at Providence Day School. 

According to a Providence Day news 

release, the award “recognizes those 

exceptionally active and inspiring individuals 

who have dedicated their careers 

to the help and support of others in 

independent school business officers.” 

Ibsen has worked at Providence Day 

since 1996. 

Alpha Lambda Omega 

sorority accepting scholarship 

applications 

Alpha Lambda Omega sorority is 

accepting applications from minority 

high school students in Mecklenburg 

County attending college in the fall. 

To qualify, students must have a grade 

point average of 2.5 or higher, a combined 

Math and Critical Reading SAT 

score of at least 750, demonstrated 

leadership and community service experience 

and evidence of financial need. 

The scholarship is worth $1,000 for 

students attending a four-year college or 

university and $500 for students attending 

community college. 

The application consists of an essay, 

transcript, two letters of recommendation, 

SAT scores, a copy of the student’s 

college acceptance letter and a photograph. 

Applications are due April. 2. To 

download an application form, go online 

to www.alphalambdaomega.org. 

Robinson art students earn 

honors at competition 

Art students from Jay M. Robinson 

Middle School won awards at the Mid 

Carolina Regional Scholastic art competition. 

Students competed against more than 

2,300 entries from seventh and eighthgraders 

from public and private schools 

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counties. 

Judges selected 70 pieces to award 

gold, silver and honorable mention 

awards, and six belonged to Robinson 

students. 

Charlotte Ulehla and Ann Hu earned 

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Education 

Honor roll 

South Charlotte Weekly runs honor rolls of 

students who get straight A and straight A/B 

grades each quarter in the paper’s coverage 

area. Honor rolls are compiled and submitted 

by area schools. Submit your school’s honor roll 

to education@thecharlotteweekly.com. 

United Faith 

Christian Academy 

Second Quarter Honor Rolls 

A Honor Roll 

Third grade 

Andrea Abraham, Luke Adams, Cole Hepler, Hannah 

Knight, Caroline Magee, Grant Martin, Molly 

Simpson, Colin Smith and Ashley Wielechowski. 

Fourth grade 

Gaylen Allen, Laura Duerrich, Amelia Hacker, Casey 

Roffler, Ava Sorrentino, Abby Stoiano, Jared Urick 

and Daniela Williams. 

Sixth grade 

Mark Abraham and Megan Morales. 

Seventh grade 

Lilly Mannon, Tiffany Neckles, Nathan Singleton 

and Kaylin Woods. 

Eighth grade 

Hannah Adams, Amanda Bruner and Su Choi. 

Ninth grade 

• Cum Laude (3.5 GPA): Ashley Magee and 

Michael Ziozios. 

• Magna Cum Laude (3.75 GPA): Lacy Lockhart 

and Stephanie Perez. 

• Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA): Taylor Bagwell, 

Timothy Goncharov, Liz Hall, Nora Hill, Sarah 

Kang, Stephen Lee, Tiffany Lee, Victoria Neckles, 

Chloe Power, Lexi Vankoughnett and Tristan 

Woods. 

10th grade 

• Cum Laude (3.5 GPA): Bruno Beca, Nick Lover, 

Steven Keretses and Marina Malak. 

• Magna Cum Laude (3.75 GPA): Brooke McMillan 

and Robyn Taylor. 

• Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA): Matt Current, 

Courtney Leighton, Changbin Lim, Aaron Plocharczyk, 

Terry Shin, Sedona Simpson, Chloe Stephens 

and Ciana Urick. 

11th grade 

• Magna Cum Laude (3.75 GPA): Anne Hall 

• Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA): Alex Goncharov, 

Nick Siragusa, Austin Tepper 

12th grade 

• Cum Laude (3.5 GPA): Paris Roberts-Campbell, 

David Megenis, Eric Miller and Amy Wooten. 

• Magna Cum Laude (3.75 GPA): Chris Brown 

and Gabby Catanzaro. 

• Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA): Heather Costello, 

Rachel Dearson, Mackenzie Doerstling, Jordan 

Feather, Becca Fincher, Brandon Firooznia, Savannah 

Grandy, Evan Harville, Elena Keretses, Sang 

Lee, Lawrence Miller and Haobo Zhang. 

A/B Honor Roll 

Third Grade 

Matthew Bajorek, Austin Bessire, Ashley Boulware, 

William Francis, Danielle Hathaway, Christian Hinkle, 

Kelly Hrischenko, Tycen McKelvin, TC Merrill, 

Sydney Moses, Mikayla O’Brien, Alex Ohren and 

Luke Roffler. 

Fourth Grade 

Ethyn Baker, Carter Hinkle, Leigh Hrischenko, Matthew 

Morales and Joshua Nelson. 

Fifth Grade 

Hunter Bessire, Jamil Hornesby, Ashley Lang, Victoria 

Marafioti, Peter Perumatti, Lauren Smoot, Sophie 

Stephens, Kathryn Thurston and Chase Wheeler. 

Sixth Grade 

Will Adams, Carli Ashcraft, Rachel Gritsay, Shawn 

Lee, Adam McDowell, Reese Moses, Hannah Schmitt, 

Juliana Singleton, Brett Swilling and Michael Tilson. 

Seventh Grade 

Clara Campbell and Vincent King. 

Eighth Grade 

James Brewster, Greyson Campbell, Julie Ebert, 

Sarah Farina, Abbey Feather, Lacey Grandy, Catherine 

Harrell, Chase McMillan, Brian Sa and William 

Thurston. 

Kennedy 


“We’re increasing technology and capacity 

as well,” Stubbs said. “We hope to enroll 

300 to 350 students next year. Things are 

looking really good around here.” 

A key aspect of Kennedy Charter’s next 

chapter involves diversifying a population 

that is currently 85 percent African American, 

Stubbs said. 

“We’re the only charter school in the 

Charlotte area that is K-12 and provides 

transportation,” Stubbs said. “You limit 

the population by not providing transportation. 

Our teachers and staff are diversified, 

and now we want to go into nearby neighborhoods 

where kids could walk to school 

and diversify our student population.” 

Kennedy Charter has partnered with 

organizations across Charlotte to support 

and expand the school’s facilities. Keller 

Williams Realty is heading fundraising 

efforts for the school’s library, and Home 

Depot built the school’s playground and 

campus garden. 

“We’ve also partnered with Teach for 

America,” Stubbs said. “They help us fill 

openings when we need new teachers, 

and they come on site and help us out 

with professional development. Our partnerships 

help us grow, and we’re excited 

about where we’re going.” 

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Gearing up 

for prom 

Church ministry needs 

formal wear to help girls 

go to prom 

by Virginia Franco 

news@thecharlottweekly.com 

For all those who still have their old 

prom dress hanging in the closet, it’s 

time to let go of the past and help make 

a girl’s future a bit brighter. 

“It is so exciting to see a girl find that 

special dress,” said Nancy Janes, emergency 

needs coordinator at Southbrook 

Church. And one of Janes’ main 

emergencies right now is ensuring girls 

across Mecklenburg and Union counties 

get a chance to experience the feeling 

of finding the right dress in time for 

this year’s proms. 

Cue Prom Closet, a Southbrook 

project that looks to collect gently used 

prom dresses and accessories and give 

those items to girls who can’t afford the 

expensive dance attire. 

“Last year we had over 350 dresses,” 

said Janes, who also was able to hand 

out a gift bag full of beauty products to 

each girl. Janes and others with Prom 

Closet hope to have similar success 

this year. 

“Last year every girl left with a beautiful 

dress, shoes and jewelry,” she said. 

Prom Closet started last year, the 

brainchild of Janes and Southbrook 

Church Closet Ministry sorting coordinator 

Lynn Mabe. They saw the need 

for clothing firsthand, as many in the 

church group have teen daughters. 

“We didn’t want someone not having 

an outfit to keep them from going to 

prom,” Janes said. 

March 5, a Saturday, Janes will open 

the Prom Closet at the church’s Monroe 

campus, 1410 Skyway Drive. Junior 

and senior high school girls can pick 

amongst the selection of dresses and 

accessories from 1 to 4 p.m. The event 

also includes a jewelry table, full mirrors 

and dressing rooms to make sure 

everything is perfect. Area beauty salon 

experts will be on hand to provide hair 

and makeup tips, while a special guest 

speaker will talk about self-esteem and 

how important each girl is. 

To make all that happen, Prom Closet 

still needs some help. The ministry will 

accept donations of dresses and accessories, 

including formal shoes and 

handbags, hosiery, jewelry and door 

prize items, up until March 5 at the 

Monroe campus and the one in Weddington, 

at 5607 Monroe-Weddington 

Road. Monetary donations also are 

accepted. 

Girls must register before the event 

by filling out a form online at www. 

theclosetministry.com. Click on the 

“events” section. q 

About the 

Closet Ministry 

The Closet Ministry is a clothing 

bank committed to providing quality 

used and new clothing, shoes 

and linens to families facing financial 

stress. Established in 2009 and 

originally run out of a person’s 

home, the ministry has grown by 

leaps and bounds. The Closet Ministry 

holds free shopping days several 

times a year, and also is open by 

appointment. For more information 

about The Closet Ministry, call 704- 

916-9043 or send an e-mail to southbrook@theclosetministry.com. 

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Closet questions can be answered at 

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Religious 

NEWS & NotES 

Jewish Federation looks at “Iran: 

Addressing the Nuclear Threat” 

The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte 

will host a panel discussion Thursday, 

Feb. 3, on the nuclear threat posed by Iran. 

The panel includes Jonathan Berkey, professor 

of Middle East history at Davidson 

College, Dr. Jack Caravelli, former Central 

Intelligence Agency and National Security 

Commission expert on nonproliferation and 

nuclear terrorism, and David Ibsen, police 

and coalitions director for United Against 

Nuclear Iran. 

The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Sam 

Lerner Center for Cultural Arts at the 

Levine Jewish Community Center, 5007 

Providence Road. 

RSVP if possible to the Jewish Federation 

at 704-944-6757. 

Winter session of Faith Academy 

nears 

The winter session of the Faith Academy 

kicks off Wednesday, Feb. 9, at Myers Park 

United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens 

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St. John Neumann Church, 8451 Idlewild 

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Christian sportsmanship and teamwork. 

People can join a league by visiting the 

church Feb. 12, 13 or 19. There are teams 

for boys and girls from 5 to 16 years old. You 

do not have to be a church member to play. 

Contact Dave Maher at 704-442-1201 for 

information. 

Orchestra coming to South Meck 

Presbyterian 

The Ballantyne Chamber Orchestra will 

play Feb. 25, a Friday, in the sanctuary of 

South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church, 

8601 Bryant Farms Road. 

The program will include Bach’s Brandenburg 

Concerto No. 6 with Karen Hite Jacob 

on harpsichord, Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, 

and Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll. 

Tickets are available at the door for $25. 

Students and seniors are $22. For more 

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Born Oct. 28, 1924, in Long Island, N.Y., 

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Fey Levy. He served in the Navy during World 

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Survivors include his wife, Jane; daughters, 

Wendy VerMeulen and husband, Phil, 

Jennifer Lowell and husband, Bill Arigi, 

Laura Kilpatrick and husband, Todd; son, 

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Services were held Sunday, Jan. 30, at the 

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Army before going to the University of Oklahoma 

to study journalism. He was a member 

of the school basketball team that reached 

the National Collegiate Athletic Association 

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member of Providence Baptist Church. He 

was ranked in the Top 10 nationally in the 55 

to 60 age group for doubles tennis for four 

consecutive years, winning 15 North Carolina 

state championships and five Southern 

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Survivors include his wife, Hazel Geneva 

Fletcher; daughter, Susan Diane Jones, 

Charlotte; sons, Kirby Jones and wife, Susan, 

of Roswell, Ga., and Bobby Jones and wife, 

Tess, Charlotte; five grandchildren and three 

great-grandchildren. 

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Feb. 

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Thursday 

Ballantyne chamber luncheon, 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

Amy Wartham, director of corporate training for the 

University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Extended 

Academic Programs, will speak at the next meeting 

of the Ballantyne chapter of the Charlotte Chamber 

of Commerce at the Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge. Cost 

is $20 for chapter members who register online or 

$25 for members at the door. Non-members must 

register online for $45. 

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2.8.11 

Tuesday 

SouthPark chamber luncheon, 

11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

SouthPark chapter meeting of the Charlotte 

Chamber of Commerce holds its regular meeting 

at Maggiano’s Little Italy. Cost is $20 for chapter 

members who register online or $25 for members 

at the door. Non-members must register online for 

$45. 

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2.10.11 

Thursday 

Living in a cash-based economy, 

6:30-7:30 p.m. 

Tom Bartholomy, president of the Better Business 

Bureau of the Southern Piedmont, will talk about 

growing and protecting your cash at the South 

County Regional Library. Learn how to find hidden 

cash and how to recognize and steer clear of bogus 

quick-cash schemes and scams. 

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2.12.11 

Saturday 

Ballantyne Breakfast Club, 9 a.m. 

The club, meeting at the Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge, 

will host elected officials from the local, county and 

state governments, along with key leaders from 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, schools, district attorney’s 

office and Chamber of Commerce. Each will 

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Charlotte Woodcarvers, Tuesdays 

Interested in learning to carve wood Visit and carve 

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15 to 25 meet weekly – men, women and youth 

– to carve on various projects. Newsletter, instruction 

and annual shows of woodcarving. Carving kits 

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information, call Ray Branch at 704-544-2417. 

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The American Dream is built on the 

idea that people can come from anywhere, 

work hard and become successful. 

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first national touring company of the wellreceived 

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Center next week, is an actress with Carolina 

ties. Genny Lis Padilla, who spent 

her formative years in Columbia, S.C, 

plays Vanessa, a young woman who is the 

first in her family to go to college. She’s 

attending Stanford University on a scholarship, 

but when she comes back to visit 

the old neighborhood she shares how difficult 

she finds it assimilating into a much 

larger world. 

Padilla says it’s a role tailor made for 

her. 

“There are lots of similarities I have 

with the character,” she said on the road 

touring with “Heights” in Rochester, N.Y. 

“Both my parents are from Puerto Rico, 

but I went to middle and high school 

in Columbia, just down the road from 

Charlotte. My dad started a dental lab 

and worked hard to send me to (New 

York City) where I could study dance and 

drama. That experience definitely made 

me not want to disappoint my family and 

motivated me to keep moving forward and 

make them proud.” 

Relying on a mixture of faith, 

hope and optimism 

The actress had her big break when a 

casting director saw her during a mock 

audition at the esteemed New York Academy 

of Drama, where she was studying, 

and invited her to audition for the Broadway 

cast of “Rent.” 

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“I fell in love with the show and got cast all different races and nationalities – but 

for this huge ensemble piece,” she said. I was coming up from a very calm, all- 

“This was literally the best way to get my American high school, I drove to school 

feet wet… I got to travel and see so many and there were parades and rallies so it 

cities.” 

was a bit of a culture shock. But I always 

Padilla decided to put some permanent 

knew I wanted to sing, act and dance and 

roots in New York City, which was a this was the place to do it. So why not” 

big shift from her adopted hometown in 

South Carolina. 

Starting from scratch 

“Don’t get me wrong,” she added. Padilla says the process of putting 

“There’s nothing like New York – it’s fast together the national tour for “Heights” 

paced and a different beast in and of was unique. “When we were hired, the 

itself with all different spectrums from 

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Arts Beat 

A snapshot of arts-related news items 

Culinary Corner returning to 


The readers of South Charlotte Weekly 

have spoken, and we’re listening. 

You said you missed Charles Jenkins’ 

regular restaurant reviews and tips about 

the best places to go, and we’ve asked him 

to bring his Culinary Corner feature back 

to South Charlotte Weekly twice a month, 

starting the week of March 4. 

South Charlotte’s hometown restaurant 

critic began working in restaurants at 

the age of 15 and continued for the next 

15 years to hold just about every position, 

including several years as an owner. He 

moved his family to south Charlotte in 

1995 and has seen the amazing growth, 

including restaurants. In 2003, Jenkins 

began weekends on WBT 1110 AM with 

his food program, “This Show Is Cookin’” 

and can be heard on Sundays at noon. 

For five years, he has written restaurant 

reviews, food and travel articles in several 

publications. 

“For 15 years, south Charlotte is my 

home, especially the restaurants and food 

scene,” Jenkins said. “I have so much to 

share with you!” 

Culinary Corner will appear in the first 

and third issues of the month. 

KnightSounds series continues 

with “Tangos & Tapas” 

The Charlotte Symphony will bring 

a night of Latin entertainment to the 

Knight Theater on Friday, Feb. 4, with 

“Tangos & Tapas.” 

The 7:30 p.m. concert, the latest in the 

group’s KnightSounds series, will feature 

the colorful music of Argentina, Brazil, 

Mexico and Puerto Rico. Metropolitan 

Ballroom dancers Clement Joly and Tatiana 

Kazakova will perform the mambo to 

Leonard Bernstein’s dance from “West 

Side Story.” The concert also features two 

special guest artists, conductor Maximiano 

Valdes, music director and principal 

conductor of the Puerto Rico Symphony, 

and violinist Elena Urioste, who made 

‘Heights’ 


director and choreographer basically said, 

‘You’re not getting hired as dancers first; 

you are getting hired as actors first. Something 

about you has shone through and 

convinced us you could play the part,’” 

she said. “I loved that it was very much 

seeing us as individuals.” 

The actress says it’s those close ties that 

has led the group to bond. 

“We’re very much a family, and all these 

people have grown up together because 

we were hired in that mold that it’s inevitable 

we would fit that mold,” she said. 

“We love each other and support each 

other always and it’s been a wonderful 

experience. Not every cast works this 

way.” 


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her symphonic debut at the age of 13 

with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 

That is followed by a post-concert salsa 

dance party from 9 to 11 p.m. at the Mint 

Museum Uptown, 500 South Tryon St., 

featuring the salsa band Orquesta Mayor. 

Tickets for the concert are $30. Call the 

Symphony ticket office at 704-972-2000 

or visit www.charlottesymphony.org/. 

Folk Society readies for Young 

Talent Showcase 

The Charlotte Folk Society is getting 

ready for the ninth annual Young Talent 

Showcase. 

The Feb. 11 event will highlight the talents 

of young acoustic musicians, which 

this year will range in ages from 8 to 19. 

A number of people, along with featured 

performer Isabelle Young, will perform. 

For more information, visit www.folksociety.org/. 

The concert, at the Great Aunt Stella 

Center at 926 Elizabeth Ave., starts 

at 7:30 p.m. It is free and open to the 

public. 

Choir to put on A Knight to 

Remember 

The Charlotte Children’s Choir Youth 

Chorale and Chamber Ensemble will put 

on an evening of love songs Feb. 12 ranging 

from contemporary popular music, 

jazz standards and favorite arias as part 

of A Knight to Remember at Pritchard 

Memorial Church, 1117 South Blvd. 

Tickets start at $25. The concert begins 

at 7 p.m. For more information or to get 

tickets, call the Choir office at 704-374- 

1892, ext. 22, or visit www.charlotte 

childrenschoir.org/. 

Auditions for “Chess” 

The Queen City Theatre Company will 

hold auditions for the musical “Chess” on 

Sunday, Feb. 6, and Monday, Feb. 7, in 

uptown Charlotte. Auditions will consist 

of a singing audition and dance audition. 

“Chess” involves a romantic triangle 

between two top players, an American 

and a Russian, in a world chess championship, 

and a woman who manages one 

and falls in love with the other. 

Sunday’s audition is at 4 p.m., and 

Monday’s is at 7 p.m. Auditions are in 

the BB&T Room at Spirit Square, 345 

N. College St. For more information, visit 

www.queencitytheatre.com. q 

Just because the story is about one culture 

and boasts a sizzling score that’s sure 

to make audience members move their 

feet to the beat doesn’t mean it has a limited 

appeal. 

“You don’t have to be Latin to enjoy this 

show,” Padilla said. “A lot of people can 

relate to the fact of what it takes to start 

from the beginning and try to make something 

of their lives. It could be you, or your 

parents or even your parent’s parents. 

“No matter who you are or where you’re 

from, everyone has a hometown they connect 

to and people they love. This is a 

story that lives in everyone’s heart. ” 

“In the Heights” will be at the Belk Theatre 

from Feb. 15 to 20. To purchase tickets 

or learn more, visit www.blumenthal 

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Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart 

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‘Rabbit 

Hole’ 

by ryan Hill 

movies@thecharlotteweekly.com 

“Rabbit Hole” is the kind of film 

that’s an actor’s dream. Its two leads, 

Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart, are 

provided with the opportunity to carry 

heavy emotions in performances that 

require a lot more than just reacting 

to computer-generated images in that 

rarest of movies in theaters today: the 

adult drama. 

Kidman and Eckhart play Becca and 

Howie, a married couple whose 4-yearold 

son was recently killed in a car accident. 

Still very much in the grieving 

Grade: HHH out of 4 

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for mature thematic 

material, some drug use and language 

Cast: nicole kidman, aaron Eckhart, 

dianne wiest 

Genre: drama 

Studio: lionsgate 

process, they attend support groups 

while trying to return to some kind of 

normalcy in their lives. They’re also 

drifting further and further away from 

each other. 

Becca has internalized her grief 

and closed herself off from her family, 

including her increasingly frustrated 

husband who’s beginning to move on 

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the world that she even gave away the 

family dog. 

Becca becomes even more distant 

from Howie when she secretly begins 

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killed her son in an attempt to help 

the boy – and herself – come to terms 

with what’s happened. 

“Rabbit Hole” is about as heavy a film 

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Director John Cameron Mitchell 

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from his Pulitzer Prize winning play. 

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claustrophobic, but Lindsay-Abaire 

wisely opens the locations up enough so 

the film isn’t trapped in one location the 

entire time. 

Both Eckhart and Kidman, who was 

nominated for an Academy Award for 

her performance, are absolutely riveting. 

Eckhart’s cool charm, which can 

turn into anger at the drop of a hat, was 

perfect for his role as Two-Face in “The 

Dark Knight” and here it acts as the 

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8008 Providence Rd. 

704-643-3456 

SANCTUM 3D (R) - No Passes 

Fri. - Sat. (2:30) 5:00 7:40 10:10 

Sun. (2:30) 5:00 7:40 

The Roommate (PG-13) 

Fri. - Sat. (2:40) 5:10 7:25 9:40 

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Fri. - Sat. (2:15) 4:55 7:45 10:20 

Sun. (2:15) 4:55 7:45 

The Mechanic (R) 

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Sun. (2:50) 5:15 7:50 

No Strings Attached (R) 

Fri. - Sat. (2:25) 5:05 7:35 10:00 

Sun. (2:25) 5:05 7:35 

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Fri. - Sat. (2:00) 4:45 7:30 10:05 

Sun. (2:00) 4:45 7:30 

True Grit (PG-13) 

Fri. - Sat. (1:55) 4:30 7:00 9:45 

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The Fighter (R) 

Fri. - Sat. (1:50) 4:35 7:15 10:00 

Sun. (1:50) 4:35 7:15 

Black Swan (R) 

Fri. - Sat. (2:20) 4:50 7:20 9:55 

Sun. (2:20) 4:50 7:20 

The King’s Speech (R) 

Fri. - Sat. (1:45) 4:25 7:10 9:50 

Sun. (1:45) 4:25 7:10 

Tangled (PG) 

Fri. - Sat. (2:10) 4:40 7:05 9:25 

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127 Hours (R) 

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Fri. - Sun. (2:00) 4:50 7:30 10:10 

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Fri. - Sun. (2:40) 5:10 7:40 10:00 


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Black Swan (R) - ID REQ’D 

Fri. - Sun. (2:10) 4:40 7:10 9:30 

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Fri. - Sun. (1:50) 4:30 7:00 9:50 

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704-688-2400 

Sanctum (2D) 

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No Strings Attached 

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FRI/SAT: 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 SUN: 12:40, 3:40, 6:45, 9:20 

MON-THURS: 1:30, 4:10, 6:45, 9:20 

The Fighter 

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MON-THURS: 1:50, 4:20, 6:55, 9:25 

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Biutiful (NR) 

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Rabbit Hole (PG-13) 

Fri. - Sat. (2:40) 4:55 7:10 9:40 

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Offense 

FIRST TEAM 

Position name school class 

Quarterback Marquise Williams Mallard Creek Senior 

Running back Jahwan Edwards Butler Senior 

Running back Justus Pickett Ardrey Kell Senior 

Running back Scoot Simmons West Charlotte Senior 

Wide receiver Kevin Asante Mallard Creek Senior 

Wide receiver Travis Hallman SouthLake Christian Senior 

Tight end Brent Spisak Mallard Creek Senior 

Lineman Nick Davidson Ardrey Kell Junior 

Lineman Devin Flowers Mallard Creek Senior 

Lineman Patrick Shoaff Charlotte Catholic Senior 

Lineman D.J. Humphries Mallard Creek Junior 

Lineman Brandon McNeely Butler Junior 

SOUTH CHARLOTTE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

Justus Pickett, ardrey kell running back 

MECKLENBURG COUNTY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

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eams 

Ardrey Kell senior Justus Pickett is the 2010 South Charlotte Offensive Player of the Year. 

SECOND TEAM 

Quarterback: Morgan Roberts, Charlotte Country Day 

Running backs: Steven Bevilacqua, Charlotte Catholic; 

Josh Covington, Providence Day; Jela Duncan, Mallard Creek 

Wide receivers: Adisa Batten, Independence; Germone Hopper, Berry 

Linemen: Pablo Alva, Vance; Darius Robinson, West Charlotte; 

Nick Sansotta, Butler; Mark Harrell, Charlotte Catholic; 

Ward Showalter, Charlotte Country Day 

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Myers Park senior Miller Snyder is the 

2010 Mecklenburg County Special 

Teams Player of the Year. 



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Group’s 2010 Football Super Team 

Defense 

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FIRST TEAM 


Lineman Jimmie Gipson Independence Junior 

Lineman Alex Glover Mallard Creek Senior 

Lineman Britton Grier West Charlotte Senior 

Lineman Collin Parsons Butler Senior 

Linebacker Stephen Amoah Butler Senior 

Linebacker Kris Frost Butler Senior 

Linebacker David Jackson Ardrey Kell Senior 

Linebacker Andrew Yost North Mecklenburg Senior 

Back Mark Bridges Butler Senior 

Back Calvin Hunter Vance Senior 

Back Michael Russell Hopewell Senior 

Back Austin Stewart Butler Senior 

SOUTH CHARLOTTE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

Chris Shaffer, Providence 

MECKLENBURG COUNTY DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

Kris Frost, Butler 

Providence senior Chris Shaffer is the 2010 South Charlotte Defensive Player of the Year. 

SECOND TEAM 

Linemen: Adam Farley, Charlotte Catholic; Tyler Hamilton, Vance; 

Tevin Stevenson, Hopewell; Latham York, North Mecklenburg 

Linebackers: Denzel Heath, Hopewell; Peter Kalambayi, Butler; 

Roy Mewborn, Independence; Colton Walls, Charlotte Latin 

Backs: Justin Beatty, Vance; Matthias Farley, Charlotte Christian; 

Wake Hamilton, Charlotte Country Day; Chris Shaffer, Providence 

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FIRST TEAM 


Kicker Miller Snyder Myers Park Senior 

Punter Tommy Hibbard Butler Senior 

Kicker returner Nick Johnson Charlotte Catholic Senior 

Punt returner Preston Earle Harding Senior 

COACH OF THE YEAR 

SOUTH CHARLOTTE: 

Bob Witman, 

Charlotte Country Day 

SECOND TEAM 

Kicker: Jesse Roy, Charlotte Catholic 

Punter: Nathan Deering, Hough 

Kick returner: Ardy Holmes, West Charlotte 

Punter returner: Demario Johnson, South Mecklenburg 

SOUTH CHARLOTTE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

Miller Snyder, Myers Park 

MECKLENBURG COUNTY SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: 

Miller Snyder, Myers Park 


MECKLENBURG COUNTY: 

Phil Culicerto, Vance 

Bob Witman led the Bucs to a 10-2 

record and their first state championship 

since 2004. 

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Sports 

Basketball notes 

Mitchell content after making her college choice 

by C. Jemal Horton and Aaron Garcia 

sports@thecharlotteweekly.com 

Before Tiffany Mitchell ever played a 

game as a freshman for the Providence 

Day girls basketball team, she had college 

scholarship offers from big-time 

programs. And for the following two-plus 

years, she was peppered with dozens 

more offers, as college recruiters constantly 

tried to woo the standout guard to 

their teams. 

Last week, Mitchell, who is the nation’s 

39th-ranked player in the Class of 2012, 

according to ESPN.com, finally put an 

end to all the recruiting by announcing 

she will play for the University of South 

Carolina Gamecocks. 

Now, Mitchell said, she can exhale. 

“It’s a relief,” she said. “I can just focus 

on school and getting better as a basketball 

player. I don’t have to worry about 

going into the summer thinking about 

that decision day in and day out. Now it’s 

over. I can basically live my life now.” 

Mitchell said she chose the Gamecocks 

after also considering Kentucky, 

Louisville, Georgia Tech and Virginia. 

At South Carolina, Mitchell will get 

to play for one of her childhood idols, 

Dawn Staley, the former point guard for 

the now-defunct Charlotte Sting. Staley 

is in her third season coaching the 

Gamecocks, who compete in the grueling 

Southeastern Conference. 

Although South Carolina doesn’t have 

the lofty reputation of some of the other 

programs that recruited her, such as Duke 

and North Carolina, Mitchell said she’s 

confident she made the correct decision. 

The Weekly Super 10 

BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS 

Team 

Last week Record 

1. Olympic 1 19-1 

2. West Charlotte 2 14-2 

3. Butler 4 15-3 

4. North Mecklenburg 6 15-2 

5. Charlotte Christian 3 18-5 

6. Berry 5 15-2 

7. Vance 8 12-5 

8. Waddell 7 13-7 

9. West Mecklenburg Not ranked 11-7 

10. Myers Park 10 10-9 

Also receiving votes: Providence Day (14-8), South Mecklenburg (9-11) 

Dropped out: No. 9 Rocky River (12-7) 

NOTE: Records as of Jan. 31 


Tiffany Mitchell 

“It just felt right,” she said. “I’ve been to 

the school more than four times. Other 

campuses I visited, I liked, but I just had 

a strong connection with the coaches and 

other players at USC. 

“I have a lot of faith in Coach Staley 

and the program. I think the program is 

coming up. They just beat Georgia (last 

week), so the program is improving. I’m 

just trying to help them get there. I’m 

recruiting other players so we can change 

the SEC.” 

Providence Day coach Josh Springer, 

who was a college assistant before he 

took over the Chargers three years ago, 

knows firsthand what Mitchell endured 

during the recruiting process. That fact 

that she emerged unscathed says a lot 

about his star’s character, he said. 

“I don’t know if the average person 

understands the amount of pressure 

that a young man or a young lady goes 

through in making that (college) decision, 

especially in the sports 

of basketball and football – 

from the faxes to the e-mails 

to the Facebooks to you name 

it,” said Springer, formerly 

the recruiting coordinator for 

the Belmont-Abbey women’s 

basketball team. 

“Tiffany’s been very fortunate, 

and I’m proud of the 

way she’s handled that situation. 

I’m happy that she gets 

to play for a legendary player 

and coach in Dawn Staley, 

and I’m confident she’s going 

to have an outstanding career 

there. All of us in the PD 

family are extremely proud of 

her.” 

Providence girls still 

scorching 

Things didn’t start that 

great for the Providence 

High girls basketball team 

this season. But after starting 

the season with an 0-5 

record, the Panthers had put together 

their second four-game winning streak 

of the campaign, heading into a Feb. 1 

game against Myers Park. 

In all, Providence has won 11 of its last 

15 games. In addition to an 11-9 overall 

record, the Panthers are 7-3 in the 

Southwestern 4A conference, where they 

sit in third place. 

However, the Myers Park contest 

kicked off a rough three-game stretch for 

the Panthers, who also face showdowns 

with undefeated Butler (Friday, Feb. 

4) and the league’s second-place team, 

Ardrey Kell (Friday, Feb. 11) in matchups 

that could determine the top four positions 

in the conference. A top-four finish 

would earn Providence a coveted state 

playoff spot. 

Casey Rieger leads the Panthers with 

12.2 points, 3.3 blocks and 1.8 steals 

per game. Emily Frankline averages a 

team-best 9.6 rebounds, and Alyson King 

scores 7.1 points with 3.1 rebounds each 

outing. 

Bucs upend Providence Day, 

control second place in CISAA 

It’s been a roller coaster of a season for 

the Charlotte Country Day boys basketball 

team. At one point, the Bucs enjoyed 

a five-game winning streak, sandwiched 

by four- and five-game slides. 

But coach Dwayne Cherry’s team has 

won three of its last five games, including 

a 66-55 win over rival Providence Day 

on Jan. 28. The win improved the Bucs’ 

record to 9-11 overall and 2-1 in the 

Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic 

Association standings, good for second in 

the conference. 

“(This win) gives us energy 

and hopefully we can build off 

of it,” said junior Ben Simons, 

who led all scorers with 20 

points. 

According to Cherry, the 

recent success can be attributed, 

in large part, to the presence 

of players who also were 

members of the school’s state 

championship-winning football 

team. Cherry estimated 

that the Bucs have played 

about 10 games without either 

guard Wake Hamilton or 

guard/forward Morgan Roberts, 

who have each been on 

several recruiting trips since 

football season ended. In the 

win over the Chargers, Roberts 

scored 18, while Hamilton 

chipped in 13. 

“I told the guys early in the 

season that once we got all of 

our pieces, we were going to be 

tough to stop,” the coach said. 

“Now you’re seeing us gel, we’re getting 

practice and game time together, and the 

chemistry is developing, so I’m very optimistic 

about the rest of the season.” 

The Bucs stifled the Chargers with a 

relentless full-court press, but Cherry 

also credited Simons’ hot hand as a catalyst 

in the win. 

“Once (Simons) knocks one down, his 

confidence gets going and he feels like 

he can shoot it from anywhere, which he 

can,” said Cherry. 

United Faith gains big 

wins, national ranking 

It’s one thing to garner statewide attention 

for your success, said United Faith 

boys basketball coach Shaun Wiseman. 

But earning that same respect on a 

national level provides a different kind of 

confidence. 

On Jan. 17, the Falcons faced Oak Hill 

Academy (Va.), then the No. 1 team in 

the nation, according to ESPN Rise’s Fab 

50 rankings, and came away with a 90-88 

win. According to Wiseman, it was the 

first time a Mecklenburg County team 

had beaten the Warriors. 

“Our confidence is at an all-time high,” 

Wiseman said. “We’ve always been a 

confident program, and we consider ourselves, 

year in and year out, the best team 

in the area and one of the best teams in 

the state. Then, to beat the No. 1 team 

in the nation just solidifies what we’re 

doing.” 

That momentum has carried the Falcons 

to five consecutive wins, including 

two over last year’s private-school 2A state 

(see Notes on page 35) 

The Weekly Super 10 

GIRLS BASKETBALL RANKINGS 

Team 

Last week Record 

1. Butler 1 19-0 

2. Mallard Creek 3 17-3 

3. Providence Day 6 16-4 

4. Charlotte Christian 2 16-2 

5. Berry 4 15-2 

6. Hopewell 5 16-2 

7. Ardrey Kell 7 16-3 

8. Harding 9 14-5 

9. West Mecklenburg 8 15-3 

10. SouthLake Christian Not ranked 16-4 

Also receiving votes: Myers Park (12-6) 

Dropped out: No. 10 Myers Park 

NOTE: Records as of Jan. 31 


National Signing Day 2011 

Country Day’s 

Roberts ready for 

Clemson challenge 

Feb. 2, also known as National Signing 

Day, was an important milestone for high 

school athletes throughout the nation, 

and Charlotte Country Day senior football 

player Morgan Roberts was no exception. 

Roberts, a quarterback, 

led the Bucs to 

the N.C. Independent 

Schools Athletic Association 

3A title this past 

season while compiling 

1,968 passing yards and 

22 touchdowns, along 

Morgan Roberts 

by Aaron Garcia 

aaron@thecharlotteweekly.com 

with 706 rushing yards 

and 14 more scores. 

Late last month, Roberts accepted an 

offer to play at Clemson University. 

Roberts explained that he first built a relationship 

with the Clemson coaching staff in 

the summer of 2010, when assistant head 

coach Danny Pearman made contact. 

“After that, I met (head coach Dabo) 

Swinney, and we have a great relationship,” 

said Roberts. “I enjoy spending time with 

him as a person. He’s a great family man.” 

Roberts received scholarship offers from 

Ball State, Marshall, Old Dominion, Elon, 

Dartmouth and Harvard, but he said he 

never found as good a fit as he did with 

the Tigers. 

“I really enjoy the feeling that you step 

into Clemson, and you’re part of a family,” 

explained Roberts, who said he’s had 

a similar feeling while attending Country 

Day since pre-kindergarten. 

“It’s amazing that you can have that feeling 

on the Division I level, where (football 

is) your job. That’s definitely the reason I 

chose Clemson.” 

Roberts received a grayshirt offer from 

Clemson, meaning he’ll be responsible for 

paying his own way during the fall semester 

but will earn a scholarship next January. 

Country Day football coach Bob Witman 

said Roberts has the skills and fortitude 

needed to succeed, even though he won’t 

be on scholarship his first semester. 

“Morgan, obviously, has a lot of talent,” 

said Witman, who added that Roberts 

is the first Country Day quarterback to 

sign with a major-college program. “He’s 

a really confident young man. The big, 

bright lights of Clemson don’t intimidate 

Feb. 2, National Signing Day, was a major occasion for several south 

Charlotte high school athletes. The following local athletes signed to play 

college sports: 

BASEBALL 

Name High school College 

William Frazier Charlotte Country Day Western Carolina 

BOYS BASKETBALL 


Alex Kilmarten Charlotte Catholic UNC Wilmington* 

FOOTBALL 


Derek Battle Providence Delaware 

Steven Bevilacqua Charlotte Catholic Appalachian State* 

Kyler Brown Charlotte Christian Duke 

Josh Covington Providence Day Wingate 

Adam Farley Charlotte Catholic Richmond 

Matthias Farley Charlotte Christian Notre Dame 

Garrett Huneycutt Charlotte Christian Campbell 

Price Litton Providence Day Towson 

Simms McElfresh Charlotte Christian Appalachian State* 

T.J. Olsen Charlotte Catholic Catawba 

Drew Owens Ardrey Kell South Carolina 

Morgan Roberts Charlotte Country Day Clemson 

Mac Sanders Providence Day Towson 

Miller Snyder Myers Park North Carolina 

Jack Taylor Providence Day The Citadel 

Colton Walls Charlotte Latin Clemson 

BOYS GOLF 


Al Dickens Charlotte Country Day East Carolina 

Wilson Trent Charlotte Country Day Centre College 

BOYS LACROSSE 


Thomas Armstrong Charlotte Latin Hampden-Sydney 

Adam Hebert Charlotte Catholic Presbyterian 

him at all. He knows his competition 

there, he knows he’s going to have to really 

do things right and do well to play down 

there. He has full confidence, and I do, 

too. He can do it. He’s athletic.” 

Roberts said he’s excited about the 

opportunity, considering Clemson was his 

first choice all along and he relishes the 

opportunity to play for a major program. 

“(New offensive coordinator Chad) Morris 

came in (after being hired from Tulsa), 

and we started trying to work things out and 

just try to find a way (for me) to be on the 

team,” said Roberts. “That’s where I wanted 

Sports 

to be, and I feel like I had a great relationship 

with the coaches. I had a lot of other 

stuff coming my way, but luckily (Clemson) 

was the first (Atlantic Coast Conference) 

team and big school to break through.” 

At Clemson, Roberts will join his good 

friend Colton Walls, a Charlotte Latin 

linebacker. Walls also was expected to sign 

a National Letter of Intent with the Tigers 

on Feb. 2. 

“Off the field, we’re good buds,” said 

Roberts. “He’s a great guy; we have similar 

work ethics, and I think that’s going to 

lead us a long way at Clemson.” q 

SOUTH CHARLOTTE SIGNEES 

GIRLS LACROSSE 


Loren Shealy Charlotte Country Day North Carolina 

BOYS SOCCER 


Matt Brown South Mecklenburg Virginia 

Alex Chu South Mecklenburg UNC Asheville 

Jonathan Grad Charlotte Latin Bucknell 

Jake Keating South Mecklenburg Charlotte 49ers 

Conor Keeley Charlotte Latin Bucknell 

Matt Pacifici Charlotte Catholic Wake Forest 

Harper Williams Charlotte Latin Middlebury 

GIRLS SOCCER 


Liska Dobberstein Ardrey Kell Clemson 

Emilee Engelhaupt Ardrey Kell East Tennessee State 

Anna Lail South Mecklenburg Army 

Nicole Steyl Ardrey Kell Appalachian State 

GIRLS SWIMMING 


Haley Weaver South Mecklenburg Gettysburg 

BOYS TENNIS 


Andrew Gores Charlotte Country Day North Carolina 

GIRLS TRACK/CROSS COUNTRY 


Haylee Dawe Charlotte Latin Elon 

Emily Zizzi Myers Park Furman 

WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL 


Caitlin McDermott Ardrey Kell Alabama 

NOTE: * means preferred walk-on 

Panthers, Knights seek more swim championships 

by Aaron Garcia and C. Jemal Horton 

sports@thecharlotteweekly.com 

On Saturday, Feb. 5, the Providence 

High School boys swimming and diving 

team will begin defense of its 2010 Class 

4A state title when it competes in the 4A 

Western Regional meet at the Huntersville 

Family Fitness & Aquatic Center. 

The Ardrey Kell girls squad also is looking 

forward to this weekend, entering the 

meet fresh off winning its first Southwestern 

4A conference title. 

For the Providence boys, the regional 

event comes on the heels of a dominant 

performance in the Southwestern 4A 

meet, where they won 10 of the 11 events, 

drubbing second-place Myers Park by 

scoring 649.5 points, compared to 431 by 

the Mustangs. 

In last year’s state title meet, Providence 

won four events to overwhelm North 

Mecklenburg, 257-188, but Panthers 

coach Sandy Martin cautioned her team 

about becoming complacent despite its 

recent success. 

“They are real confident, and that can 

be a good thing or that can be a bad 

thing,” Martin said of her swimmers and 

divers. “You can’t be overconfident. What 

we stress with the boys – and they’re really 

good about this – is, ‘Yeah, you’ve done this 

so far, but this doesn’t mean anything. The 

only thing that matters is what happens 

(Saturday). Then, after that, the only thing 

that matters is what happens on (Friday, 

Feb. 11, at the Class 4A state meet).’ We 

can’t rest on our laurels; we have got to be 

prepared to prove it in the pool. 

“If the boys do what they’re capable 

of doing, then we’re in good shape,” said 

Martin. “We should win.” 

At least the Panthers can rely on the 

experience gained from past successes, 

right 

“I wouldn’t say it helps them because 

you have a big target (on your back after 

a state title),” Martin said. “Everyone now 

is looking at us and evaluating us and figuring 

on gunning for Providence. (Our 

swimmers and divers) cannot let down 

their guard. They have to continue to do 

what they have to do, because one slip-up 

and you shoot yourself in the foot, and you 

don’t have a chance.” 

Martin expects strong performances 

from a number of swimmers, including 

Kip Darmody, who won the 100-yard 

backstroke (51.81 seconds) and 200 freestyle 

(1 minute, 47.84 seconds) conference 

titles; Kyle Darmody, who claimed 

the 50 freestyle (21.96) and 100 freestyle 

(49.40); Austin Snyder, who won the 500 

freestyle (4:45.82) and the 100 butterfly 

(53.99); and Kevin Glenn, who won the 

200 individual medley (1:57.58). 

The Panthers also have stellar relay 

squads. Peter Seo, John Ferretti, Glenn 

and Snyder won the 200 medley relay 

(1:40.54). Ferretti, Kip Darmody, Garrett 

Webster and Kyle Darmody won the 200 

freestyle relay (1:29.44). And Kip Darmody, 

Glenn, Snyder and Kyle Darmody 

took the 400 freestyle relay (3:23.79). 

The Providence divers are paced by 

Andrew Emery, who finished fourth in the 

conference. Myers Park’s Sazzy Gourley 

was the league champion, while Ardrey 

Kell’s Jack Kramer was third. 

The Ardrey Kell girls are riding a wave of 

momentum heading into the regional meet. 

The Knights, after all, ended Providence 

High’s 20-year run of winning girls conference 

titles, taking a slim 568-565 victory. 

The Knights are powered by junior 

Shannon Foreman, who won individual 

conference titles in the 50-yard freestyle 

(24.40) and the 100 freestyle (54.56). 

Freshman Sam Benson won the 100 butterfly 

(1:02.26), and teammate Linda Fang 

was first in the 100 backstroke (1:02.97). 

Foreman, Benson, Hannah Voso and 

Jordan Pierpont won the 4x100 relay in 

3:41.53. 

Pierpont is a senior captain who is looking 

to qualify for the state meet for the 

fourth consecutive season, Foreman went 

undefeated during the regular season. 

This is the Knights fourth season under 

coach William Keith, a former standout 

for the Providence boys team. Keith 

has helped the program make a steady 

climb up the Southwestern 4A’s ultra- 

(see Championships on page 36) 



Sports 

2010 DEFENSIVE player of the year 

Shaffer a playmaker at any position 

by C. Jemal Horton 

jemal@thecharlotteweekly.com 

During the 2010 season, Chris Shaffer 

was one of the most versatile defensive 

players in Mecklenburg County. 

He started at strong safety for Providence 

High School and developed a reputation 

as one of the hardest hitters in the 

state, leading the talented Panthers in 

tackles with 110. Midway though the season, 

when Providence cornerback Xander 

Maddox went down with an injury, 

coaches asked Shaffer to shift to cornerback 

for a game or two. No problem. He 

simply collected two interceptions in his 

first start at that position and wound up 

ranking first on the squad with four pickoffs 

on the season. 

When the Southwestern 4A all-conference 

team was announced in December, 

Shaffer was an obvious choice in the 

defensive backfield. 

He also is Carolina Weekly Newspaper 

Group’s 2010 South Charlotte Defensive 

Player of the Year. 

Although he had the physical gifts to 

play multiple positions – he’s 6 foot 2, 185 

pounds and runs the 40-yard dash in 4.5 

seconds – Shaffer prefers to be at safety, 

where he can play to his greatest strength: 

smashing into people. 

by C. Jemal Horton 

jemal@thecharlotteweekly.com 

Miller Snyder has always believed he 

had what it took to be the best, and last 

month it became official: The Myers 

Park senior was one of the best – not just 

in Charlotte, but in the nation. 

On Jan. 8, Snyder was in San Antonio, 

Texas, competing in the U.S. Army All- 

American Bowl, widely considered the 

country’s top high school football allstar 

game. Snyder helped the East team 

to a victory by punting four times for an 

average of 39.8 yards per attempt. It all 

took place before a national television 

audience. 

“That was incredible,” Snyder said. “I 

met so many tremendous athletes, tremendous 

people. I learned a lot from 

them. The experience of playing at that 

caliber all week is something very valuable 

that I’ll take away. Every single kick 

mattered. They expect you to be an All- 

American every single time, and that’s a 

big step.” 

Not that Snyder needed validation 

before he went to Texas. 

During the 2010 season, Snyder booted 

roughly 90 percent of his kickoffs into 

the end zone for touchbacks. He averaged 

40 yards per punt. He also made 

“(Cornerback) wasn’t for me,” he said, 

“because you’re kind of out on an island. 

You’re not really in a place where you can 

tackle, and I like to run up and hit people. 

That’s why I like safety. 

“I’ve just always liked hitting people. I 

have that mentality. Coach (Randy Long) 

always tells me I have a linebacker mentality 

at safety. I just enjoy it. And when 

colleges looked at my film, they really 

could see I’m a physical player.” 

As National Signing Day approached 

this week, however, Shaffer still didn’t 

know where his college home would be. 

Last weekend, he took an official visit 

to Appalachian State, where he has the 

opportunity to be a preferred walk-on 

player. However, he has a scholarship 

offer from Charleston University in West 

Virginia, and he’s slated to visit Gardner- 

Webb. The University of Delaware and 

Tennessee-Chattanooga also have shown 

interest. 

Long, the Providence coach, figured 

even more colleges would’ve knocked on 

Shaffer’s door by now. Long compares 

Shaffer favorably to former Providence 

safety Damon Magazu, who recently 

completed an impressive freshman season 

at East Carolina. 

“Last year, Magazu had been the guy 

back in the secondary,” Long said. “But 

2010 special teams player of the year 

Snyder kicks his way to fulfilled dreams 

five of his seven field goals, including 

a long of 45 yards, and his only missed 

extra-point attempts were blocked. 

Another thing separating him from 

most kickers/punters in the nation is 

the fact that he will be on a full athletic 

scholarship at the University of North 

Carolina this fall. He chose the Tar Heels 

after considering Harvard and turning 

Chris Shaffer led Providence with 110 tackles and four interceptions during the 2010 season. 

when you looked back there sometimes 

this season, (Shaffer) almost looked like 

Magazu back there. 

“Yeah, I’m surprised he doesn’t have a 

few more offers. But I think he’s going to 

end up being where he wants to be anyway. 

It’s going to work out for him. He’s 

arriving at the right time. I really think his 

best ball is ahead of him.” 

But again, Shaffer’s so versatile, some 

colleges envision him changing positions. 

Miller Snyder sports a jacket he received while participating in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl last 

month. 


down a full scholarship from N.C. State. 

Those are among the many reasons 

Snyder also is Carolina Weekly Newspaper 

Group’s 2010 Mecklenburg County 

Special Teams Player of the Year. 

“None of this happened by accident,” 

Myers Park coach Greg Taylor said. “Several 

years ago, he decided he wanted to 

be as good a kicker as he could be. He 

“(Appalachian State and Delaware) 

see me as a safety, and (Chattanooga and 

Elon) see me as an outside linebacker,” 

Shaffer said. “They said coming in, I’d 

probably redshirt and get up to about 

205. 

“From linebacker, you don’t really get to 

cover the pass as much, even though you 

do get to hit more. I kind of like a good inbetween 

game. But I’ll do what I have to 

do. I just want to get to the next level.” q 

threw himself into camps, and he put in 

a lot of work. The end result is being an 

All-American and receiving a scholarship 

to kick in college. 

“It’s just nice to see everything pay off 

for a kid who put so much into it.” 

Taylor was one of the nearly 10 people 

who made the trip to San Antonio 

to watch Snyder perform in the Army 

All-American Bowl. Snyder said he was 

relaxed during the game, even though he 

was fulfilling a dream. 

“During the game, it didn’t occur to 

me that, ‘Hey, I’m on national television 

with the best of the best,’” he said “You 

have to have the mentality that it’s just 

another game. Sure, it’s the All-American 

game, and that’s huge. But you have 

to be humble about it and perform in 

the game like you’ve done the past four 

years.” 

Now, he moves on to his other career 

goal: kicking in college. 

“(Tar Heel coaches) really think I can 

be the guy to win the kickoff job from 

the beginning,” Snyder said with a grin. 

“It’s really exciting. It’s been a dream of 

mine for a long time, and I’m going to 

be out there on national television every 

Saturday showing the world what I can 

do. Not many people get to do that, and 

that’s just an amazing feeling.” q 




Notes 


champ, Victory Christian, as well as a 

90-51 win over 1A rival Davidson Day on 

Jan. 25. Davidson Day opened the season 

as a contender for the 1A state title. 

Since the win over Oak Hill, United 

Faith has climbed to No. 27 in the 

national poll, while Oak Hill dropped to 

No 9. But don’t expect their lofty ranking 

to distract the Falcons. 

“With our conference and state teams,” 

said Wiseman, “we want to make a statement 

to them that we’re still one of the 

top teams in the NCISAA 1A Division 

and (for anyone else) to win a state championship, 

we’re going to be a tough out. 

“We want to dominate our area, and I 

think we’re proving that.” 

Country Day girls squad 

learning to play with lead 

Despite his team’s 61-49 loss to Providence 

Day on Jan. 28, Charlotte County 

Day girls basketball coach Andre Haston 

said the Bucs have learned some valuable 

lessons during the past few weeks. 

Against Providence Day, the Bucs 

actually held a 27-23 lead at halftime but 

couldn’t withstand the Chargers’ secondhalf 

charge. But Haston liked his team’s 

effort, especially after dropping a 70-49 

decision to Charlotte Christian on Jan. 

21, a game in which the Bucs only trailed 

by five at halftime. 

“It was a heavyweight fight,” Haston 

said. “We knew (Charlotte Christian) was 

going to come out of the gates and try 

to get back in the game and just give us 

war. We’re so young that I don’t think our 

team was used to that kind of mentality.” 

Beth Erb led Country Day team with 

12 points and four assists. For the season, 

Erb averages 13.3 points per game. 

Haston also commended the effort of 

forward Courtney Stutts, who grabbed 

six rebounds in the loss. 

“(Stutt’s) speed and quickness give 

people fits,” said Haston. “She’s a true 

asset.” 

The Bucs host Charlotte Christian on 

Tuesday, Feb. 8. 

Chargers strive for postseason form 

Entering its Feb. 1 game against Davidson 

Day, the Providence Day girls basketball 

team sported a 17-4 record – a mark 

most squads would love to have. 

But the Chargers, who have won five of 

the last six Class 3A private-school state 

championships, always face higher expectations, 

from fans and media members. 

But Providence Day coach Josh Springer 

said the fact that his team has played one 

of the toughest schedules in the state – 

with games against teams with national 

profiles, such as Oak Hill (Virginia), Oak 

Ridge Military (N.C.) and Dr. Phillips 

High (Orlando, Fla.) – is more about the 

long run than the here and now. 

“I’ll just say this: Our general 

philosophy is to schedule as tough as we 

can,” Springer said. “That’s why we’ve 

had Oak Hill on the schedule at Oak Hill, 

we played a couple of nationally ranked 

teams over Christmas, and we played the 

Australians twice. 

“We want to challenge ourselves every 

single game. And might we lose a couple 

of those games Sure. Our losses are by 

one, three, five and seven (points). Am 

I happy about those Absolutely not. 

Could we have won every single one of 

those games Absolutely. But my philosophy 

is, ‘We’ll be a better basketball team 

as a result of having been through some 

of those battles.’ 

“We played the No. 1 team in Florida 

(Class) 6A, and we led them with a 

minute to go,” Springer continued. “We 

missed free throws, they made them, and 

we lost to them down in Atlanta by one 

(point). I wish we would have won, but I 

think that game will make us better down 

the road.” 

Right now, the Chargers are pretty 

good, though. 

The squad is led by nationally ranked 

junior guard Tiffany Mitchell, who 

paces the squad in scoring (18.3 points 

per game), assists (4.1) and steals (4.8). 

But there have been other key contributors, 

including 6-foot-3 freshman Jatarie 

White who averages team-bests of 8.3 

rebounds and 1.6 blocks to go along with 

her 9.8 points and 1.3 steals. 

Senior Sarah Burnick registers 8.3 

Sports 

points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals each 

night. Junior forward Olivia Parker puts 

up 7.3 points and 5.9 assists, and sophomore 

guard Jada Brayboy averages seven 

points and 2.6 steals per game. 

And Springer, who has won two state 

titles in his three seasons as the Chargers 

coach, believes his players can do even 

better. He certainly isn’t backing down 

from the challenge of facing tough teams 

and helping his squad improve. 

“You’re right – the bar is really high,” 

he told a reporter, when asked about the 

high expectations at Providence Day. 

“And I keep raising it. We need to challenge 

ourselves as players, as a team, as 

a coaching staff to get our program better 

and better. I mean, boy, we had two 

dogfights in the conference this week. 

I think people sometimes undersell our 

conference, but if you look around right 

now, obviously (Charlotte) Christian is 

very strong, Country Day is really strong. 

We’re going to have our work cut out 

for us in the conference and going into 

the state tournament at the end of the 

month. 

“The thing our team needs to understand 

is that we need contributions from 

everybody – everybody. I’ve said this a 

hundred times: It’s not about me, it’s 

not about any one player. Sure, we have 

certain people that put up great numbers, 

but we need everybody to defend, 

we need everybody to rebound. If we do 

those things, we’ll be successful.” q 

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sports shorts 

Bucs grapplers split with Knights, Chargers 

by Aaron Garcia 

aaron@thecharlotteweekly.com 

Charlotte Country Day recently split 

matches against Charlotte Christian and 

Providence Day at the Charger Duals. 

Country Day defeated Charlotte Christian, 

36-27. Bucs Jay Hanckel (130), 

Will Plyler, Akanimo Eyo (140) and Sam 

Wishnek (152) each picked up wins by 

forfeit, while Seth Premo (125) pinned 

Mark Selah. Country Day’s other individual 

winner was 160-pounder Jacob 

Satterfield, who pinned John Elwood. 

Charlotte Christian’s Matt Zitsos (103), 

Alex Kellogg (112) and Daniel Goldstein 

(119) each won by forfeit. Knight Mike 

Lenahan (189) scored a 4-1 win over 

Charles Haddock, while 215-pounder 

Brett Cherry pinned the Bucs’ Carter 

Touma. 

In their final match of the day, Country 

Day fell to host Providence Day, 60-12. 

The Bucs managed three wins, including 

Plyler, who outscored Nick Duncan, 4-2; 

Wishnek, who edged Andy Nguyen, 5-4; 

and Satterfield, who won by forfeit. 

Providence Day’s individual winners 

included Arthur Linne (103), Parker Barlow 

(119), Peter Ryan (145) and Alan 

Marshall (285), who each won by forfeit; 

Amit Naik (112), who pinned Tom 

Hunter in 30 seconds; Matt Plaus (125), 

who pinned Premo; Paul Heacock, who 

pinned Hanckel; Evan Rodbell (140), 

who pinned Eyo; Robert Stack (189), 

who pinned Haddock; and Max Lawrence 

(215), who pinned Thomas Campbell. 

Baseball camp at Charlotte Christian 

Sports That Serve will host its second 

annual baseball camp on Saturday, Feb. 

12, at Charlotte Christian School from 

8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

The one-day camp, for youths ages 7 to 

14, includes instruction from Charlotte 

Christian baseball coach Greg Simmons 

and former University of North Carolina 

star Reid Fronk, among others. Current 

Minnesota Twins pitcher Kevin Slowey 

will be the featured speaker. The cost is 

$75. 

Proceeds from the camp will benefit 

Sports That Serve, a non-profit that seeks 

to use athletics to develop the character 

of America’s youth while raising funds for 

the world’s impoverished. 

To register, visit www.sportsthatserve. 

org or send an e-mail to reidfronk@sports 

thatserve.org. q 

Championships 


competitive ladder, going from seventh 

place in 2007, fourth in 2008 and 2009, 

third in 2010 and, finally, leading the team 

to its first conference crown last month. 

Until that point, the Providence girls 

hadn’t lost a league title since 1989. The 

Knights are looking forward to seeing what 

they can do in this weekend’s regional 

competition. 

“We’re obviously excited about getting to 

compete at the next level,” Keith said. “This 

is always such a competitive meet, and with 

state-championship qualifications up for 

grabs, it will certainly add to the intensity. 

“We have a great group of captains and 

senior leaders who have been through this 

type of meet before, and I know that we will 

rely heavily on their leadership and experience. 

I know the girls are very determined 

to build on the great season we have had 

so far and to set a new standard for our 

program. And, as their coach, I’m thrilled 

to be along for the ride with them.” 

The Providence girls team also has 

a good opportunity to perform well at 

regionals despite its runner-up finish in 

the conference meet. After evaluating her 

team’s performance, Martin said her girls 

could have provided a much different finish 

to the league championships. 

“Some of my girls didn’t swim as well as 

they could have,” said Martin. “Had they 

scored their better times, it would’ve been 

a 29-point difference, so they know what 

they have to do to score more points, and 

they know what they have to do to make 

it to states.” 

Providence should receive valuable 

points from swimmers such as Susie 

Raichle, who won the Southwestern 4A’s 

200 individual medley (2:12.72) and was 

on the Panthers’ first-place 200 medley 

relay squad with Landon Welsh, Paige Ritger 

and Becky Jegier (1:54.13). 

Providence’s diving team also will contribute 

heavily, led by conference champion 

Madaline Keely and runner-up Jessica 

Doolittle. Anna Cook and Hannah Croxton 

also are strong divers for the Panthers. 

The narrow defeat for the Providence 

girls served as a bit of a wake-up call, 

admitted Martin. 

“But I don’t want to take anything away 

from them because (Ardrey Kell) is very, very 

good this year,” she said. “It always comes 

down to who does their best that particular 

time when we’re in the pool. Really, we’re 

pretty even. It all depends on who shows up 

and how much time they put into it.” 

Other local girls swimmers who could 

have strong showings this weekend include 

Myers Park’s Ashley Frith, who won conference 

titles in the 200 freestyle (1:58.32) and 

500 freestyle (5:16.70), while teammate 

Chloe Carr claimed the 100 breaststroke 

championship (1:08.33). Frith and Chloe 

Carr also swam on the Mustangs’ winning 

200 freestyle relay with Taylor Guardalabene 

and Allison Carr (1:43.73). q 



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ability to meet firm deadlines, work independently 

and have reliable transportation. This is 

a 1099 contract sales position with generous 

commissions. Please email resumes to info@ 

todaysautoguide.com 021811 

Vastika, Inc. seeks Computer Systems Analyst 

to customize applications using skills per project 

requirements. Must have knowledge and 

experience in Oracle Database Administration, 

SQL Server Database, Database Programming, 

Java/J2EE, SQL,.NET/C#, Share Point. Must 

have at least Master’s Degree. Job location 

will be in Charlotte, North Carolina and travel 

may be required. Apply at Vastika, Inc., 1200 

W. Walnut Hill Lane, Ste. 2200, Irving, Texas 

75038 020411 

FULL-TIME FRONT OFFICE position available 

for busy medical practice in the Mountain 

Island Lake area. Will involve some travel 

to our Huntersville location. Medical office 

experience preferred but not necessary. Competitive 

salary & benefits. Please fax resume to 

704-987-9589. 021111 

NEEDED ASAP – HIGH SCHOOL MATH 

tutor comfortable with pre-calculus, calculus, 

algebra II, etc. Flexible scheduling. Located 

on Highway 16 in Denver. Call Ginny at 704- 

489-4888 or e-mail resume to ginny@mentaur 

learning.com 020411 

NATIONAL INTERMODAL TRUCKING 

Company looking for Qualified Owner Operators 

in the Charlotte, NC Area to help us grow. 

Qualifications: 25+ Years Old. 2+ Years verifiable 

CDL driving experience within the most 

recent 2 years. Good MVR and Background 

Check. Must be able to pass DOT physical 

Drug/Alcohol test. Tractor must be 2000 year 

or newer with good maintenance history. Monday 

through Friday work week. Home every 

night. Haz Mat recommended. TWIX card 

recommended. Pays 74% of the load revenue. 

75% After 90 Days. 76% After one Year. FSC 

plan offered. Please call Gary or Steve at 704- 

347-2494 Monday through Friday between the 

hours of 9am and 5pm ONLY. 021811 

CHARLOTTE SWIM CLUB Management is 

HIRING Pool Managers & Lifeguards! Will 

be responsible for daily operations and supervision 

of pool patrons. LG’s: adhere to guidelines 

ensuring safest/cleanest environment. 

MANAGERS: responsible for operations of 

facility including daily management tasks 

associated with pool, including maintenance, 

scheduling and even coordination. Employees 

must obtain lifeguard certification. Applications 

available at www.cscmpools.com. 

031111 

SALES REPRESENTATIVE WANTED 

Selling Windows, Doors, Siding and Garage 

Doors for the Nation’s #1 Replacement Window 

Company. Work is based from Charlotte, 

NC, but the territory covers the entire Charlotte 

DMA+. Previous experience with selling 

these products, or similar construction experience 

would be helpful. The right person must 

have presentable and dependable transportation, 

as well as excellent communication skills 

– both written and oral. Integrity and honesty 

will be part of the required characteristics for 

this person. The pay is by commission. Interested 

applicants should email their resume to 

tim.wow@att.net 020411 

CERTIFIED CNA’S or PHA’S NEEDED 

Visiting Angels has positions available Now! 

Must have 5 years experience working with 

the elderly in health or homecare. CNA, 

PHA’s only. Serving the entire Lake Norman 

area. PART-TIME to LIVE IN opportunities. 

Send resume/work history to LKNangels@ 

visitingangels.com or call 704-892-8886 ext. 

13 022411 

THE JOB FOR YOU! $500 Sign-on-bonus. 

Travel the US with our young minded enthusiastic 

business group. Cash and bonuses 

daily. Call Paula 1-877-539-8673 today. 

SAPA 

EXPERIENCED GYMNASTICS COACH 

needed for competitive team in Huntersville. 

Position is part time. Friendly working 

environment in air conditioned facility. 

Must have positive attitude and confidence 

in coaching all ages and levels. Call (704) 

896-1090 for an application. 020411 

TRUCK DRIVERS Wanted – Best Pay and 

Home Time! Apply Online Today over 750 

Companies! One Application, Hundreds of 

Offers! www.HammerLaneJobs.com SAPA 

GET STARTED ON a New Career at Superior 

School of Real Estate. For adult learners, 

fun, informative, convenient locations and 

schedules. Top State Passage Rates; Most 

Recommended by Realtors®. 877-944- 

4260 www.superiorschoolnc.com\weekly 

021111 

TOTAL MEDICAL COMPLIANCE A 

leader in the medical and dental compliance 

consulting business, is looking for a Business 

Office Manager for our new office in 

Indian Trail. TMC provides OSHA and 

HIPAA compliance services to medical and 

dental practices in the Southeast. Responsibilities 

will include supervising & training 

office staff, coordinating schedules of consultants, 

providing backup for calls in a call 

center, handling client proposals and general 

management of a business office. Successful 

candidates will be responsible and dependable, 

and have strong communication skills. 

Candidates must have office management 

experience. Knowledge of OSHA and/or 

HIPAA is desirable. Salary is commensurate 

with experience. Further detailed requirements 

answered through application submittals. 

TMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Please send resume to employment@ 

TotalMedicalCompliance.com. 020411 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 

SALES CAREER 

Build a business for yourself, 

not by yourself, with: 

-Unlimited income potential. 

-Extensive benefits package. 

-Solid backing from a fraternal financial 

services provider over a century old. 

Modern Woodmen of America is looking for 

self-motivated individuals with or without 

sales experience in Charlotte 

and the surrounding area. 

Call 704-458-7595 or send resume to Bobby 

Sutton, 10744 Fairway Ridge Rd., Charlotte, 

NC 28277 or Bobby.R.Sutton@mwarep.org. 

102911 

INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATES 

Looking for IBA’s to join our team. Dynamic 

opportunity to join a company whose CEO 

is John Rochon, former CEO of Mary Kay. 

Patented, EPA-registered products. Incredible 

organization and management team with 

a compensation plan second to none. Check 

us out at www.sskinner.iv7direct.com Call: 

704-443-7183, 704-905-1451 or email info to 

slskinner1048@gmail.com and we will mail 

packet. 030411 



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To advertise, email classifieds@carolinaweekly 

newspapers.com or call 704-849-2261. 

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training. www.12bestbiz4u.com $75k+++ 

Leads Leads Leads. Mort. Prot. Ins. Call 

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING Train for high 

paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA 

approved program. Financial Aid if Qualified 

– Housing available. Call Aviation Institute 

of Maintenance. 1-866-724-5403. SAPA 

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local candy route, 25 machines and candy 

all for $9995.00. All major credit cards accepted. 

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Build Your Own Sales Unit! Earn Bonuses and 

Online Income in Addition to Products. Online 

Appointments Only! Call: 1-863-326-3444 or 

Email: Floridasjb@aol.com SAPA 

LOW COST JANITORIAL Business! 

Become your own boss. Only $2400, 

Customers waiting. Training & Support. (704) 

503-7141 www.jantizefranchise.com 070811 

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST home based business 

you will ever see. Nothing to sell, no 

inventory, no paperwork, set your own hours. 

Anyone can do this business and everyone 

needs what we have! Give us 30 minutes of 

your time and you will see how this business 

can change your life and your financial future. 

Call Today. 24hr. 704-625-0711 021111 

30K IN 30 DAYS! No Selling, No Explaining, 

No Convincing. Just Count The CA$H! 1-952- 

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EARN YOUR HIGH SCHOOL Diploma at 

home in a few short weeks. Work at your own 

pace. First Coast Academy. Nationally accredited. 

Call for free brochure. 1-800-658-1180, 

extension 82. www.fcahighschool.org SAPA 

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA FROM HOME 

6-8 weeks. Accredited. Get a Diploma. Get a 

Job! Free Brochure. 1-800-264-8330. www. 

diplomafromhome.com. SAPA 

SERVICES 

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 


For Residential & Commercial Installations: 

Ceiling Fans. Light Fixtures. Receptacles. 

New Construction. Renovations. Service 

Upgrades. Outside Lighting. Electrical 

Trouble Shooting. Repairs. 

“Call Allen Anytime @ So/Lo Electric 

Company 704-622-0654.” Your Dependable 

Electrical Contractor. For Reliable Low Cost 

Electrical Installations. Please Note: 

We Can Meet & Beat Other Written 

Legitimate Estimates. 031111 

R. SIMON’S LAWNCARE 

Spring Pruning. Leaf Removal. 

Yard Clean-ups. Full Service Maintenance 

Company. Weekly, Monthly, Yearly contracts 

available. We are licensed and insured. B.B.B. 

Accredited. Call 704-849-8075. email – 

rjs2155@localnet.com – 

www.rsimonslawncare.com 042211 

WINDOW & GUTTER CLEANING Interior, 

Exterior, Sills, Screens & Frames Cleaned, 

No Streak Guarantee. All Done By Hand. 

Residential or Commercial. Gutter Cleaning 

Starting at $75.00. Gutter Repairs, Gutter 

Guards Installed, Roof Debris Removal, Pressure 

Cleaning Up To 3300 psi. Whole House 

Specials & Package Deals Available. Free 

Consultations & Estimates. Fully Insured. 14 

Years Experience. Call Tony Grooms @ 980- 

329-4410. 030411 

MISSION CLEANING A local Christian 

owned and operated house cleaning service 

providing affordable home cleaning with a 

professional touch. Mission Cleaning gives 

back to the community through local and 

worldwide humanitarian aide projects. Let us 

make your life easier, while together making a 

difference. Please call 704-723-9476 for a free 

in home estimate and ask about our free home 

cleaning promotion. 030411 

DRYWALL You hang it, we’ll finish it or we’ll 

hang it & finish it. Bonus Rooms. Garages. Kitchens. 

Bathrooms & more. Call Frank @ 704-430- 

9769. 021811 

TAX RETURNS as Low as $75 for New Clients! 

www.Charlotte-Tax.com No Out of Pocket Costs. 

Same Day Service – Walk-Ins Welcome. Located 

at the corner of Mallard Creek Rd. & Prosperity 

Church Rd. Call Today! 704-944-5547 031111 

J & S LANDSCAPING and Pressure Cleaning. 

Residential/Commercial. Installation, 

maintenance and mowing, leaf clean-ups. 

House washing, driveways, decks and fleet 

trucks. Deck Installation. Free estimates. 

Call Jim at 704-724-4915. 021111 

HOUSEKEEPER Are you looking for the most 

experienced, honest and reliable housekeeper 

Best cleaning at affordable prices! Plenty of experience 

and references! Call Mariya for a free 

estimate. 704-728-1923 021811 

MISS GINGER’S CHILDCARE 

Flexible hours to meet your schedule. Immediate 

opening. Very competitive pricing. Starting at 

$150/week. 23 years of childcare & development 

experience. For additional information Call 704- 

947-0177. 030411 

1-800-LAWN-GURU Aqua Sun Lawn of Charlotte. 

We are a legit business serving our clients 

since 1999. Offering anything from basic lawn 

mowing to full service grounds maintenance. We 

offer competitive rates, and even better service. 

Are you tired of the fly by night guys, and would 

prefer someone you can communicate with Then 

give us a call today! 704-430-6459. 040811 

ELDERLY CAREGIVER/COMPANION Kind, 

caring, Christian woman in Mint Hill/Matthews 

area to provide care & companionship day or night. 

Excellent references. 704-814-8795. 020411 

ROTTENWOOD REPAIR SPECIALIST & 

LEAKS Window Sills, Rotten Plywood, Exterior 

Walls, Interior Walls, Door Frames, Roof Rafters, 

Termite Damage, Water Damage – Licensed & 

Insured. 704-280-4993. 021111 

RESTRETCH & CLEAN YOUR CARPET 

BEFORE YOU BUY NEW!! 

20 Years Experience – We Accept Cash/Check/ 

Credit Card. Your Friends Will Swear You 

Bought New Carpet! Call Kent or Dawn at 704- 

960-0187 or 704-960-0186 022511 

KIDS PARTY ENTERTAINMENT! We come 

to you! Invite your child’s favorite Look-A-Like 

character to their party to entertain! Ages 1-10. 

Clowns, Characters, Wow WowWubbzy, Yo 

Gabba Gabba, Dora, Sponge Bob, Storybook, 

Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Tinker 

Bell, Rapunzel, Frog & Fairy Princesses, Superheroes, 

Spiderman, Star Wars, Ben 10, Pirates, 

Toy Cowboys, Train Themes too! Face Painters. 

Balloon Twisters. Tattoos. Magic & Puppets. 

Games. Moonwalks. Birthdays. Church Socials. 

Open Houses. Grand Openings. HOA Festivals. 

Easter Bunny. www.WishUponAStarParties.com 

704-780-4300. 031111 

GW & SONS HOME IMROVEMENT & 

REPAIRS, ETC. Foundation Floor Repairs. We 

Do ALL Types of Remodeling. 24 Hour Plumbing. 

No Job Too Small, No Job Too Big! We Can 

Do It All!! Very Affordable Guaranteed! Call 

Greg – 704-989-6860 021811 

TILE AND FLOORING Installation, high quality 

for low price. Tile. Travertine. Marble. Mosaic. 

Backsplash. Shower Pan. Pre-finished Hardwood. 

Laminate Floor. Call Adrian at 704-773-2835. 

Free Estimates. For pictures visit www.aditanasetc.vpweb.com 

021111 

CANFIELD PLUMBING Commercial & Residential. 

Licensed & Insured. 35 yrs experience. 

New construction remodel & repair. Water heaters, 

tank less water heaters, water/drain lines, gas 

lines, gas log installation. Call 704-847-2195 or 

704-560-2695 (cell). 021111 

CAN SEEKING PRIVATE Duty Work. 10 years 

of experience. Good references. 704-598-9345. 

Ask for Chris. 021111 

WE BUY JUNK & UNWANTED VEHICLES 

with or without titles. We remove abandoned 

autos also. Bellinger Wrecker Service – 704-891- 

7829. 021111 

ALL STEEL BUILDINGS Save Money On 

Your Steel Building Project with Arbor Construction 

Group. Sizes available 30’ x 30’ to 210’ x 

500’. Call today for a free estimate at 704-361- 

8489. 021111 

MARTHA’S HOUSECLEANING Treat yourself 

to the Luxury of a warm and clean home. 

Very Dependable and Trustworthy. With 25 

years experience in cleaning homes and offices. 

Call 412-452-4258 in Indian Trail area. 

020411 

GREG HANDYMAN SERVICE Dependable 

& Affordable. Ask About Discounts. Seniors 

Discounted 15%. 20 years of Home Building 

& All Around Repairs. You Need It, I Can Do 

It!! References Available. Free Phone Estimate. 

Call 704-900-4835. 061711 

DOG TRAINING A Dog’s Best Friend Training 

offers obedience training in a group or private 

setting. Lessons taught by certified trainer 

Ruth Wenzel. www.adogsbestfriendtraining. 

com 704-992-2175 020411 

AFFORDABLE HANDYMAN SERVICES 

Painting. Drywall Repairs. Carpentry. 

Installation of Hardwood, Tile, Travertine, 

Showers, Backsplash, Stone, Paver Patios, 

Fire Places & Brick Masonry. Tear Offs. 

New Roofing. Lick Repairs. Warranty. 

Licensed & Insured. 

www.anythingcustomconstruction.com 

Francisco Escobar 704-400-6455. 020411 

A CLEANING SOLUTION 

has been serving the Lake Norman and 

surrounding areas with excellence since 1989. 

We have an A rating with Angie’s List. For 

a quote call Anne at 704-564-0781 012811 

HUNTER’S CARPET CLEANING 

Any 5 rooms for $120. Any 3 room for $75. 

Car interiors for $25. Licensed & Insured. 

Call 704-577-7282 or 704-756-5249 

020411 

BILL’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Quality 

home repair and remodeling. Wood Repair. Tile. 

Decks. Flooring. Kitchens. Baths. Drywall. 

Painting. Framing. Carpentry. Repairs. Honey- 

Do-List. Call Bill: 704-430-7219. 021811 

ESTATE CARPET CLEANING LLC 

is running an end of the year special until 

1/31/2011. 3 rooms steam cleaned for $90.00. 

Give us a call to schedule your 

appointment today @ 704-254-9127 or 

www.estatecarpetcleaning.com 020411 

LOOKING FOR CHILDCARE Is CHILD- 

CARE TOO EXPENSIVE Would you like a 

warm, loving environment where your child 

gets individual attention with flex schedule 

Call 704-728-2831 for more information. 

Thanks! 

GREEN HOME MAID We are small and local. 

Home and small office Cleaning Services. 

Not spray & mop, we mean, fresh & well done 

cleaning. Average $40/1000sf. Call 704-241- 

8032 Mrs. Deal/Free Estimate. 022511 

$50 FOR 90-MINUTE MASSAGE 

by Julie Dean. ~Valentine’s Day Gift Certificates 

Available!!~ Lake Norman Location. 

16501-D Northcross Drive, Huntersville 

(Across From Outback Steakhouse) 

704-502-5695 or 704-990-5533 

Licensed~Professional~Therapeutic~Completely 

Nonsexual~Swedish~Deep Tissue~ Prenatal. 

15 Years Experience. [LICENSE #2096] 

WWW.JULIEDEANMASSAGE.COM. 

21111 

BETTER HOUSE CLEANING We Will 

Make Your House Sparkle! 100% Satisfaction 

Guaranteed! 15 Years of Experience. References 

Are Available. Apartments starting @ 

$50. Houses starting @ $85. Call For Your 

Free Estimate! Renata 704-743-6339. 021111 

VALUE PAINTING – HUGE DISCOUNTS 

$79 Per Room every day all the time. Value 

Painting is Charlottes premier painting 

company. Fully licensed and insured. 

We are skilled professional painters and do 

paint every day. Services include painting, 

drywall, wallpaper, and pressure washing. 

Interior and exterior. Commercial and 

residential we paint for everyone. 

Free Estimate 704-261-4875. 040111 

SENIOR CARE 

OFFERING PRIVATE DUTY for In Home 

& Facilities. 16 yrs. Experience Lic. CAN. 2 

Yr. Degree in Gerontology. Serving the North 

Mecklenburg/Lake Norman Area. References 

available upon Request. Please Call 704-564- 

3114. 031811 

CHILD CARE 

INFANT DAYCARE 

Two infants only daycare provided in my 

empty nest home. Very close to Sun Valley 

Schools. Please Call 704-225-7572. 021111 

DAYCARE Retired Teacher with MANY 

years of Experience wishes to take care of 

children 3 months to 5 years old. Matthews 

Area. For more information, please contact me 

at 704-841-1052. 020411 

REAL ESTATE – RENT/LEASE 

2BR 1 BA COTTAGE with Oversized 

Garage~Large Yard~Central Heat & 

Air~Laundry Room~Screened Porch~ Close 

to 485 & Mt. Holly Rd. $725/month plus 

Deposit~Available March 1st or possibly 

sooner~ Please Call 704-398-1109. 021111 

ROOM FOR RENT $500 (Great Location) 

Within walking distance to Jetton Park, Lake 

Norman, Grocery Store, Restaurants, etc. All 

utilities & W/D included. Light Cooking!! 

704-995-4456 or dawn4189@mi-connection. 

com 020411 

HUNTERSVILLE – 1 BEDROOM DUPLEX 

on Fifth Street. Like new. Includes Blinds, 

Ceiling Fans, Refrigerator, Stove, Laundry 

Closet and Lawn Maintenance. 1 year lease. 

$550 Rent/$550 Deposit. Pet deposit $550. 

704-607-9643. 040111 

2BR, 2.5 BATH 1380 Sq ft townhouse. Avail 

Feb/March. Oakhurst area near Lake Norman 

in Huntersville. Ceramic tile floors in kitchen/ 

baths. New kitchen appliances. Master BR 

Garden Tub. Double Sinks. Walk-In Closet. 

Fully Covered Porch. Landscaped Back Patio. 

Pool/Sidewalk Community. $1000/month 

rent. $1000 sec deposit. Call 843-224-1034 

021811 

BEAUTIFUL CONDO in DOWNTOWN 

Cornelius, NC! Two bed/bath. Partially furnished. 

Includes washer/dryer, refrigerator, 

microwave, dishwasher/disposal. Newly renovated 

& available now! $775.00 per month 

plus $775 deposit. Contact Brian @ 704-960- 

9681. 021111 

OFFICE RENTALS 

SIMPLE AFFORDABLE SPACE for your office, 

your meeting & your art. Flexible office 

& co-working environment. Comfy Lobby. 

Conference/Media Room. Meeting Room. Art 

Gallery. Kitchen. All utilities. Hi-speed internet 

& coffee included. Downtown Davidson 

location. Packages starting from $150/month. 

Call 704-896-0094 or visit: www.southmainsquare.com 

for details. 021811 

REAL ESTATE - FOR SALE 

DANE WARREN REAL ESTATE 

List Your Home. Only 3.55%. Full MLS 

Exposure. 16 Photos. 15 Years Experience. 

1500 Closed Transactions. Full Time Closing 

Broker. 1000 Plus IDX Web Sites. 

704-821-9000 www.RebateRealty.net 

email: Dane@DaneWarren.net 040111 

HOME LOANS Call today while rates are 

great! FHA, VA, Streamlines, 90% LTV 

Purchase and Refinance with no PMI! Joe 

Cugliari/American Federal Savings Bank 704- 

557-0638 or 704-999-3444. 021811 

ARIZONA BIG BEAUTIFUL Lots! $99/mo., 

$0 down, $0 interest. Golf Course, Nat’l Parks. 

1-hour from Tuscon Int’l Airport. Guaranteed 

Financing. No Credit Check! 1-800-631-8164 

Code 4050 www.SunsitesLandRuch.com 

SAPA 

FREE FORECLOSURE LISTINGS Over 

400,000 properties nationwide. Low Down 

Payment. Call Now! 1-800-498-8619 SAPA 

VACATION/TRAVEL 

CAVENDER CREEK CABINS Dahlonega, 

North Georgia Mountains. *Winter Special: 

Buy 2 Nights, 3rd Free* 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom 

Cabins with Hot Tubs! Virtual Tour – www. 

CavenderCreek.com Call Now! Toll Free 

1-866-373-6307. SAPA 

BRING THE FAMILY! Warm up with our 

Winter and Spring specials at Florida’s Best 

Beach, New Smyrna Beach. See it at www. 

NSBFLA.com / Specials or Call 1-800-541- 

9621. SAPA 

MISCELLANEOUS 

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR 


For Residential & Commercial Installations: 

Ceiling Fans. Light Fixtures. Receptacles. 

New Construction. Renovations. Service 

Upgrades. Outside Lighting. Electrical 

Trouble Shooting. Repairs. 

“Call Allen Anytime @ So/Lo Electric 

Company 704-622-0654.” Your Dependable 

Electrical Contractor. For Reliable Low Cost 

Electrical Installations. Please Note: 

We Can Meet & Beat Other Written 

Legitimate Estimates. 

031111 

FREE HD FOR LIFE! Only on DISH Network! 

Lowest Price in America! $24.99/month 

for over 120 Channels! $500 Bonus! 1-800- 

580-7972. SAPA 

BLOWN HEAD GASKET State of the are 

2-part carbon metallic chemical process. Repair 

yourself. 100% Guaranteed. 1-866-780- 

9038 www.RXHP.com SAPA 

TOP CASH FOR CARS Call Now For An Instant 

Offer. Top Dollar Paid. Any Car/Truck. 

Any Condition. Running or Not. Free Pick-up/ 

Tow. 1-800-443-0812 SAPA 

AAAA** DONATION Donate Your Car, 

Boat or Real Estate – IRS Tax Deductible. Free 

Pick-Up/Tow Any Model/Condition. Help Underprivileged 

Children. www.outreachcenter. 

com 1-800-597-8311 SAPA 

ATTEND COLLEGE ONLINE from Home. 

Medical, Business, Paralegal, Accounting, 

Criminal Justice, Job placement assistance. 

Computer available. Financial Aid if qualified. 

Call 1-877-206-7665 SAPA 

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTIBLES 

& ANTIQUES 

Held the first full weekend of every month at 

Metrolina Tradeshow Expo. 

Show Dates: February 3-6, 2011 ~ March 

3-6, 2011 ~ March 30-April 3, 2011 is The 

Spring Classic. The tradition continues, in 

Charlotte, where treasures await you! 

7100 Statesville Road, Charlotte, NC 28269, 

visit www.icashows.com - 704-714-7909 

Liquid Pleasure Concert held Friday, April 1, 

2011 from 5pm-8pm 

PETS 

CONSIDERING A NEW PET Take a look at 

what’s available at the Lake Norman Animal 

Shelter. Visit www.lknshelter.freeservers.com 

to view pictures of dogs and cats available for 

immediate adoption. TFN 

HUMANE SOCIETY UNION COUNTY- 

Wanna feel needed, make a difference, meet 

friends Furry & not! Volunteer! Foster/web 

help/fundraise/photos. Fellow animal lovers, 

our dogs/cats need YOU. Please e-mail 

hsuc@hs-uc.org. 

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 

THE GREAT DANE Rescue of the Carolinas 

is 100% funded and ran by public donations 

and volunteers. The GDRC helps place 

Great Danes and all size mixed breed dogs in 

their forever homes. Please visit our website 

at www.greatdanerescue.org. You can visit 

with our wonderful orphans the 1st and 3rd 

Sunday of each month from 1-4pm at 10425 

Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road, Huntersville. 

“We Find Great People For Danes, Not Great 

Danes For People.” 

CAROLINA P.A.W.S. (Pet Adoption & Welfare 

Society) has an urgent need for foster 

homes to continue rescuing animals from 

abuse and potential euthanasia. Please call 

(704) 916-9138 if you can help! 



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