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2 OCTOBER 17, 2008 THE HERALDThis week in local history:2003Huntersville ElementarySchool’s mascot, Buddythe Bulldog, surprisedchildren by showing upin neighborhoods for amorning ride on variousschool buses. It was partof a campaign sponsoredby the school’s PTA toencourage more busridership and decreasethe carpool congestion Buddyaround the school.2004A New York man wanted for molesting his granddaughterin Huntersville and Cornelius turned himselfin to authorities. The surrender of John PatrickConelly, age 73, of Rochester, N.Y., culminated a sixweeklong investigation by Huntersville and Corneliusdetectives. Conelly was charged with three counts offirst-degree sexual offense and six counts of indecentliberties with a minor.2006Cornelius police chief Ron McKinney made it official,announcing he would retire at the end of thecalendar year. His retirement capped a 37-year careerin law enforcement that included stints as a CMPDofficer, chairman of the criminal justice department atCleveland County Community College and 12 years atthe helm of the Cornelius Police Department.2007The athletic directors for Bradley and Bailey middleschools upped the ante by agreeing to brand therivalry the “Battle on the Lake,” playing for a trophythat will stay with the winner until the next year’sgame. The Bailey Broncos won first honors, toppingthe Mavericks in a 14-12 upset. Bradley Middle principalCarol Owen and athletic director Ron Stephanydelivered the trophy during morning announcements.Wanted: dead or aliveA young man named Chuck, moved toTexas and bought a donkey from a farmerfor $100. The farmer agreed to deliver thedonkey the next day. He drove up the nextday, but without the donkey. He lookedChuck in the eye, and, shaking his headsadly, said, “Sorry son, but I have some badnews. That donkey you bought … well, hedied.”Chuck nodded and said, “well, then justgive me my money back.” The farmer said,“Can’t do that. I went and spent it already.”Chuck nodded again and said, “Okay, then,just bring me the dead donkey.”The farmer’s brow wrinkled up in a quizzicalexpression. “What? What do you wanta dead donkey for? What are you gonna dowith him?” “I’m going to raffle him off,” saidChuck.The farmer laughed. “You can’t raffle offa dead donkey!” he said. Said Chuck, “youjust watch me. I just won’t tell anybody he’sPAGE 2Soup is finally onThe Angels & Sparrows SoupKitchen, a brand-new ministrystarted by Huntersville residentSandy Tilley, finally opened it’sdoors last week, after somelonger-than-expected wranglingwith zoning inspectors and thelike.Left, volunteers are pictured inthe kitchen with Angels & Sparrowsfounder Sandy Tilley (farright).The non-profit soup kitchenoffers free, hot meals (though notalways soup) Monday throughFriday in a newly constructed building next to NewTUCKER MITCHELLFriendship Presbyterian on Highway 115 in Huntersville. A sampling from last week’soffering: pasta featuring Italian sausage, salad, hot bread and apple cobbler for dessert.New Friendship is south of Ramah Church Road and north of Church Street. Thekitchen is accessible by car or bus form Highway 115 (a transit stop is less than ablock away) or by foot from Church Street. It is open to everyone.The kitchen opens daily at 9 a.m. Lunch is served at 11 a.m. The kitchen, which isrun by volunteers, closely promptly at 1 p.m.Volunteers, and especially donations, are still needed. To find out more about thekitchen, including information on each day’s menu, contact Tilley at 704-875-1189, oremail her at angels&sparrows@gmail.com.HERALDhumor usdead.”A month later, the farmer saw Chuck,sidled over and asked, “Say, there youngfeller. Whatever happened with that deaddonkey?” Chuck said, “I raffled him off. Isold 500 tickets at two dollars apiece andmade a profit of $898.”The farmer got that quizzical look again.“Didn’t anyone complain?” “Just the guywho won,” Chuck said. “So I gave him histwo dollars back.” Not long afterward,Chuck landed a nice government job.Got a joke or other humorous materialyou would like to share? Send it to us atjokes@huntersvilleherald.com.InsideAround Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25Classified. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55Crime report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15Crossword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Free Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Managing Editor: Tucker MitchellSales Manager: Kim ClarkSenior Editor: Andrew WarfieldAssistant Editors: Lori Helms, CynthiaWittigStaff Writers: Andrew Batten, ChrisHunt, Heather SomervilleGraphics Director: Ashlie DeCaronGraphics Artist: Julie AustinContributing editorial staff: HaroldBales, Ann Fletcher, Pam Goley, LewisGuignard, Darlene SchaeferAccount executives: Phyllis Rozzelle,Fran Hook, Lynn MarshallSales Coordinator: Wendy BalotBookkeeper: Kathy BauerIntern: Emily ReillySpecial Advisor: FXWThe Herald is a division of Carolina WeeklyNewspapers. 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