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Fire destroys old
Hildebran High School
‘‘
“The town of
Hildebran will
never be
the same.”
Marco Rubio
GARY D. ROBERTSON,
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Dawn Campbell Shelton
previous Hildebran School student
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North
Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis
endorsed Senate colleague
Marco Rubio in the Republican
presidential campaign Monday,
giving him another notable
mainstream supporter after the
GOP field was winnowed further
after the South Carolina primary.
The backing by Tillis also
comes three weeks before North
Carolina holds its own primary
on the same day as four other
states, including Rubio's home
state, Florida. North Carolina
GOP activists, however, chose to
distribute its delegates proporSee RUBIO, Page 3
O-N-E PHOTO BY DAWN CAMPBELL SHELTON
The fire at the Hildebran School House reportedly started around 5 a.m. on Monday morning. Flames completely engulfed the structure, according to witnesses.
BY CIGI SPARKS
O-N-E REPORTER
A historical landmark which has
been the heart of Hildebran over the
years has now been reduced to ashes
after a structure fire engulfed the
Hildebran School House early yesterday morning.
Around 5 a.m. on Monday morning,
fire departments from Burke, Caldwell
and Catawba counties responded to a
blaze that was reportedly overtaking
the Hildebran School House, located at
202 Center Street in Hildebran.
The fire reportedly started from the
lower part of the building and worked
its way up through the structure up to
the roof, causing flames to shoot up to
100 feet in the air at one point during
the blaze. The fire that began around 5
a.m. was not resolved and put out until
See FIRE, Page 3
Newton to hold public hearing on zoning
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
In effort to create a new and revitalized downtown that matches
Newton’s historical bones, the Newton Planning Commission will be
holding a public hearing to listen to citizen opinions in regard to proposed zoning changes for the downtown area.
“The purpose of the changes is to carry out the goals of the Business Advisory Board to create, maintain, and preserve downtown sot
hat is can be a vibrant, active focal point of the city,” according to a letter fro the city of Newton.
The proposed zoning changes include the “establishment of a zoning overlay district for the area and sort north of the square,”“the creation of appearance criteria for the downtown core that would require
See HEARING, Page 3
Students experience
life as arts
BY MICHELLE T. BERNARD
O-N-E REPORTER
O-N-E PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERNARD
Dancer and storyteller, April Turner, teaching St. Stephens sixth-grade students
about the language of West African dance.
St. Stephens Elementary students were treated to a new
learning experience upon entering the school Monday morning.
Sixth-grade academy students
were in the front lobby posed on
risers depicting wax figures of
famous African Americans.
Later in the day, the sixth-
grade students were gifted with a
read and love reading literacy
event provided by Life as Art
Productions featuring dancer
and storyteller, April Turner. A
private grant made it possible for
Turner and drummer, Allen
Boyd, to be able to share the culture, heritage, history, literature
and traditions of West Africa.
See ART, Page 3
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Obituaries
Local people
serving with dignity
and understanding
Viola Martin McKinney
Newton- Viola Martin
McKinney, age 83, of Newton, passed away on Friday,
February 19, 2016 at Brian
Center Hickory East.
She was born on May 15,
1932 in Catawba County to
the late Walter Martin and
Grace Huffman Martin.
Viola was a member of
Gethsemane
Baptist
Church in Newton. She
retired from Catawba Valley Medical Center in housekeeping after 13 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by two sons, Johnny Punch, Sr. and Jimmy Punch; brothers, Frank Martin and Sonny Martin; and sisters, Thelma
Keller and Ruth Shook.
Left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of
45 years, Bill McKinney; son, Fred L. Punch; grandchildren, Johnny Punch, Jr., Shelly Punch, and Gina Mathews;
great-grandchild, Isaac Punch; and a brother-in-law and
sister-in-law, Bryson Yelton and Bob Yelton.
A Service of Remembrance will be held at 1:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in the Chapel of Drum Funeral Home in Conover with Rev. Fred Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Eastview Cemetery in Newton.
The family will receive friends prior to the service
from 12:00 p.m. until 12:45 p.m at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial may be made to the American Red Cross, 2425 Park Rd., Charlotte, NC 28203 or
Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975 Robinson Rd., Newton,
NC 28658.
Condolences may be sent to the McKinney family at
www.drumfh-conover.com.
The McKinney family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover,
NC.
Brenda Gail Starnes Smith
Newton- Brenda Gail
Starnes Smith 64, of Newton, passed away Saturday,
February 20th, 2016 at .
Born December 9th, 1951,
She was the daughter of
Bruce Richard Starnes
and the late Elsie Mae
Baker. Brenda was a dedicated wife, mother, and
grandmother. She enjoyed
outside work, helping on the farm along side her husband. She loved gardening and spending time with
her grandchildren.
In addition to her Father Bruce Richard Starnes; her
husband of 45 years Jimmy Kay Smith; a daughter
Melinda Smith of Newton; two sons Freddy Smith and
girl friend Chantee of Newton, Robert Smith and wife
Julia of Newton; three sisters Betty Dyson of Bethlehem, Kathy Drum of Bethlehem, Shelia Brown and
husband Danny of Bethlehem; a brother Sonny
Starnes and wife Lecticia of Bethlehem; six grandchildren Ryan Bradberry, Antoinette Smith, Dylan Smith,
Cameron Smith, Brad Emory, and Allen Pyatte, all of
Newton Survive her.
The funeral will be 2:30pm Wednesday, February 24,
at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church in Newton
with Pastor David F. McHale officiating. Burial will
follow in Wesley Chapel Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 12:30pm,Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at the church.
Memorials may be made to Wesley Chapel United
Methodist Church
Address: 2613 Wesley Chapel Rd, Newton, NC 28658
Please sign the online guestbook at www.jenkinsfuneralhome.net. The Smith family has entrusted
arrangements to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton 828-464-1555.
Mary Pender Weber
Sherrills Ford- Mary Pender Weber (Libbie) age 87,
went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 19, 2016
at Hospice House of Sherrills Ford. Libbie was born
on December 20, 1928 in the Hickory Grove area of
Charlotte, NC
To honor Libbie’s wishes, no services will be held.
Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Weber
family.
Charles Raymond Leatherman
Catawba- Charles Raymond Leatherman, 65, of
Catawba, died Sunday, February 21, 2016.
The Funeral will be conducted at 1:30 pm Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at First Baptist Church of
Bostic. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with
Military Honors provided by the Rutherford County
Honor Guard.
A Visitation will be held from 6:30 pm until 8 pm
Tuesday at Startown First Baptist Church, Newton, NC
and a second Visitation will be held from 12:15 pm
until 1:15 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church of
Bostic. The body will lie in state during visitation
hours.
Washburn & Dorsey Funeral and Cremation Service
is in charge of arrangements.
[email protected]
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Max D. Caldwell
Udean Burke
Sherrills Ford- Max
Dempsey Caldwell, age 83,
passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at Sherrills
Ford Hospice House. Born
April 4, 1932 in Catawba
County he was the son of
the late Marion Miles
Caldwell and the late Mary
Caldwell Caldwell. Max
was a member of Mt.
Ruhama Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, four sisters; Inez C. Long,Vera
C. Green, Evelyn C. Morrow, and Martha C. Sites preceded him in death.
Left to cherish his memory:
Wife: Shirley Edwards Caldwell of the home.
2 Sons: David DeNeil Caldwell of Sherrills Ford; Tracy
Caldwell and wife Shannon of Sherrills Ford
1 Brother: Kenneth M. Caldwell of Claremont
Special Niece: Elaine Smith and husband Jim of Lincolnton
3 Grandchildren: Jake, Kinsey and Addison Caldwell
1 Great Grandson: Levi Rose
Loving Nieces and Nephews
The funeral service will be held Wednesday, February
24, 2016 at 2:00 pm at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in
Maiden with Rev. Michael Staton officiating.
Burial will follow at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church cemetery.
The family will receive friends prior to the service
from 1:00 to 1:45 pm at the church.
Memorials may be made to Mt. Ruhama Baptist
Church Building Fund, 3273 Mt. Ruhama Church Rd.,
Maiden, NC 28650 or Catawba Regional Hospice, 3975
Robinson Rd., Newton, NC 28658
Visit www.burkemortuary.com to register your condolences.
Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Caldwell
family.
Maiden- Elmer Udean
Burke, age 82, of Maiden
passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016, six months
after the death of his
beloved wife of 63 years,
Nancy Barringer Burke.
Born May 18, 1933 in Lincoln County, he was the
son of the late Elmer Preston Burke and Pinkie
Turbyfill Burke.
In addition to his parents and wife he was preceded in
death by his son, Timothy Dean Burke; and a brother,
Charles Ray Burke.
Udean married the love of his life, Nancy, on December
1, 1951. He graduated from Furman University in 1964
with a degree in Music Ministry and Education. He
returned to Newton as Minister of Music and Education
and worked at First Baptist Church in Newton for several
years. The Burke’s moved to Asheville in 1967 to serve at
Merrimon Avenue Baptist Church where Udean was Minister of Music and Education. In 1976, Udean and Nancy
founded Christian Tours and returned to their native town
of Maiden in 1982 to serve others in the tour business.
Among his many business ventures, Udean loved his
farming business and the gratification of making things
beautiful,as is evident in the land encompassing Christian
Tours and the Diddley-Dadburn Tree Plantation. Udean
loved people and his easy-going and tell-all personality
enabled him to touch many lives. He had a contagious
smile and never met a stranger. Above all else, Udean
loved the Lord. He was a member of Mt.Anderson Baptist
Church in Maiden. He will be greatly missed by all who
knew him.
He is survived by: Daughter: Mellonee Burke Owenby
and husband Sonny of Maiden
6 Grandchildren: Aaron Burke, Heather Owenby Paul,
Sundee Burke Jones, Melissa Owenby Jones, Jonathan
Burke and Evan Owenby
Daughter-in-law: Susie Roberts Burke of Maiden
Brother: Rondel Burke and wife Becky of Lincolnton
Sister: Rebekah B. Josey of Maiden
Sister-in-law: Carolyn L. Burke of Maiden
15 Great-Grandchildren, 1 Great-great grandchild
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:007:00 p.m. at Mt. Anderson Baptist Church in Maiden.
The Funeral Service will be held on Friday, February 26,
2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Anderson Baptist Church in Maiden. The family will be available to greet friends after the
service at Mt.Anderson Baptist Church Family Life Center.
A private burial will be held at Center View Baptist
Church in Maiden.
Memorials may be made to Gideon’s International.
Visit www.burkemortuary.com to register your condolences online.
Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Burke family.
Randy James Hollar
Claremont- Randy James Hollar, age 61 of Claremont
died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at Catawba Regional
Hospice in Newton. Born May 29, 1954 in Catawba County.
A service of remembrance will be held at 3 pm on
Thursday, February 25, 2016 at Bethel Lutheran Church.
The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 2:45 pm
prior to the funeral at the church.
The Hollar family has entrusted the funeral arrangements Drum Funeral Home in Conover, NC.
Paul H. Wilson
Monmouth Junction, NJ- Paul Henry Wilson, age 92, of
Monmouth, NJ, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016 at
Catawba Valley Medical Center in Hickory. He was born
February 8, 1924 in Catawba County.
The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church in
Catawba.Burial will follow in Smyrna Church Cemetery
in Catawba.The family will receive friends on Wednesday
from 2:00-3:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service.
Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Wilson family.
David Leon Withers
Maiden- David Leon Withers, age 62, passed away on
Saturday, February 20, 2016 at his residence. He was born
July 6, 1953 in Lincoln County.
The funeral service will be held Wednesday, February
24, 2016 at 11:00 am at Living Word Church in Maiden.
Burial will follow at Maiden City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends prior to the service
from 10:00 am to 10:45 am at the church.
Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Withers family.
Marjorie Vivian Lobb Rist
Hickory- Marjorie Vivian Lobb Rist, 81, passed away
peacefully and joined her Lord and Savior in the early
morning hours of February 20, 2016. She was born on
July 18, 1934 in Abington, PA.
A graveside service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, February 22, 2016 at Oakwood Cemetery in Hickory.
The family will receive friends on Monday, February
22, 2016 prior to the service from 1:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.
at Drum Funeral Home in Hickory.
The Rist family has entrusted funeral arrangements to
Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Hickory, NC.
Mary Ann Holden
Claremont- Mary Ann Holden 67, of Claremont passed
away Saturday, February 20th, 2016 at Conover Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 6th,
1949.
A Visitation will be held 4:00-5:00pm Thursday, February 25th, 2016 at Jenkins Funeral Home.
The Holden family has entrusted arrangements to
Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Newton
828-464-1555.
Community Calendar
DNDA Meeting
Feb. 23
The City of Newton and
Downtown Newton Development
Association
encourage businesses that
call downtown Newton
home to attend the DNDA
meetings.
The meetings are held
on the third Thursday of
each month at the DNDA
office above Marie and
Twannette’s at 6 p.m.
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DAR Membership
The Daughters of the
American Revolution was
founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve
American history, and support better education for
our nation’s children. Its
members are descended
from the patriots who won
American independence
during the Revolutionary
War. With more than
165,000 members in
approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one
of the world’s largest and
most active service organizations. To learn more
about the work of DAR,
visit www.dar.org.
Catawba County Cruz 4
President will be hosting a
drop-in get together at the
Red Barn behind the
YMCA in Conover at 6:30
p.m.
The event is open to any
supporters or volunteers.
There will be an opportunity to sign up to volunteer
at the upcoming N.C. primary election on Mar. 15.
Refreshments will be
served. Refer questions to
[email protected].
T-shirts, hoodies and
yard signs will be for sale.
Feb. 29
Exhibit Preview
The Historical Association's newest exhibit opens
March 1st, but we invite the
public to a special preview,
Monday February 29th, 57pm. Sponsored by Duke
Energy, attendees will get
the first glimpse of the
North Carolina Dept. of
Natural and Cultural
Resources (NCDNCR) traveling exhibit "So Great the
Devastation: the 1916
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Flood." This educational
exhibit in the 1924 Catawba
County Courthouse and
County History Museum
includes rarely seen
images from the Duke
Energy Archive. During
this family friendly event,
guests will learn about
emergency preparedness,
North Carolina history,
and protecting local landmarks. Light refreshments
will be served. For questions, please contact the
Association
at (828)
465.0383 or via email at
[email protected]
Mar. 5
GOP Convention
The Catawba County
Republican Party will hold
its annual county convention Saturday, March 5, at
the Pin Station Conference
Facility,located at 525 West
A Street Newton NC 28658.
Republican Candidates
from the U.S. North Carolina and County races will
be in attendance. Registration begins at 8:00am with
the Convention beginning
at 9:00am until 12:00 noon.
All attendees are required
to bring a valid form of ID
as noted on the NC Board
of Elections website. For
more information, contact
the CCGOP HQ at 828-3584249.
March 7-11
Conover Cemetery
Clean-up
The City of Conover is
planning its annual Spring
Cemetery Clean-Up from
March 7 – 11. Those who
have loved ones in any of
the City cemeteries should
be advised that the City
cemetery
maintenance
staff will be removing all
weathered or out-of-season flower arrangements.
Also, any toy, trinket, vase,
jar or anything determined
unsightly or undesirable
by the City shall be
removed.
All new flowers can be
put out March 12, 2016 and
must be displayed in permanent vases attached to
markers.
For further information
or questions, please contact City Hall at 828-4641191.
(828) 464-0221
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PHOTO BY MICHELLE BERNARD
St. Stephens sixth-grade students pose as was figures of famous
African American individuals such as Rosa Parks, Michael Jackson,
Vanesa Williams and Kobe Bryant.
Free compost
available
in Newton
One of the goals of Life as Art Productions is to inspire students to embrace a more literate life. This goal is
achieved by providing students with
teaching moments, reading displays,
arts-based activities,and performances of African dance and storytelling.
“The program promotes reading –
it asks kids to read beyond their regular curriculum which we believe will
take them further in life,” Turner said.
From Turner the students learned
the language of traditional West
African dance and the language of
music. During the event, several of the
students and teachers were able to
play various African instruments such
as the talking drum, the shekere and
numerous other stringed and percussion instruments.
Fire
“I like the way the West African
Dance was done,” Sixth-grader Jay Jay
Beatty said.“I like the way the instruments were played. I never knew that
the dances invented by West Africa
were telling stories.”
The third through sixth-grade students were invited to participate in a
poetry, short story or essay contest
prior to the arrival of Turner. One
winner was selected from third,
fourth, fifth and sixth grade. The participants chose to write their poem,
short story or essay from the themes
of ancient African kingdoms (which is
a part of the sixth grade curriculum)
or African American inventors.
The third graders submitted their
own “Anansi The Spider” stories with
a spin and a twist! Anansi is an
African folktale character. He often
takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge of stories. The students with the
winning entries were allowed to read
their story or poem at the event and
received a certificate and a reading
prize.
“This event was a great integration
of curriculum and a wonderful opportunity for students to embrace diversity in the name of literacy,” Sixth-grade
Academy Social Studies teacher,Sheila
Pinkney said.
“It was an awesome experience
learning about West African culture
and dances,” Sixth-grader Nicholas
Burkett said. “I like the way they presented the information and interacted
with the students.”
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NEWTON, N.C. –Newton will offer free leaf compost at
the city’s Boston Road facility beginning Thursday, March
10.
Compost will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday each week until supplies run out. A
small amount of chipper mulch will also be available
while supplies last.
Newton residents and non-residents may pick up the
mulch and compost. City staff will load the mulch and
compost onto trucks or trailers.
For more information or to confirm availability, call
Public Works at 828-695-4310 or the Sanitation Department at 828-695-4294.
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that new construction looks similar to the existing
buildings,” and “the restriction of uses from the downtown core that may not be suitable for downtown Newton,” according to the letter.
The public hearing is set to be held in the council
chambers at Newton City Hall today, Feb. 23, beginning at
7 p.m.
For more information on the public hearing, contact
the city’s Assistant Planning Director Alex Fulbright, or
visit www.newtonnc.gov.
Rubio
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The fire at the Hildebran School House reportedly started around 5 a.m. on Monday morning. Flames completely engulfed the structure,
according to witnesses.
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tionally based on the primary vote, rather than a winner-take-all competition. But North Carolina, the 9th
largest state by population and whose voters narrowly
chose Mitt Romney in the 2012 general election and
Barack Obama in 2008, remains a key state.
In a statement from Rubio's campaign, Tillis mentioned each of their "humble beginnings." During his
2014 campaign, Tillis talked about growing up in a poor
family, and working in a warehouse and living in a trailer
park at age 20.He ultimately graduated from college in his
mid-30s and became a business consultant before entering politics. He and Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants,
are both first-term senators and former state House
speakers.
"Marco lived the American Dream, and he will ensure
that each and every one of us can do the same," Tillis said
in the statement, adding Rubio "has the unique capability
of drawing new people into the party, which is critically
important in a swing state like North Carolina."
Rubio is seeking to consolidate his support after finishing second to Donald Trump in the South Carolina primary over the weekend and seeing former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush get out of the race.
The fact that Tillis is making an endorsement is a little
surprising. In early January, when asked by The Associated Press whether he had a GOP presidential endorsement, he responded coyly: "the nominee."
Rubio's campaign apparatus in North Carolina is led by
state Rep. Jason Saine of Lincolnton and Sen. Andrew
Brock of Mocksville. Other top supporters include conservative philanthropist and former state budget director
Art Pope, as well and Raleigh developer John Kane, who
hosted a Rubio fundraiser last month.
around noon on Monday, according to reports. The majority of the old school house was reportedly destroyed by
the fire.
Adjacent to the old school house is the Hildebran Town
Hall, which was not structurally harmed during the fire
but did suffer some smoke related damages.
In order to keep the fire from damaging town hall, fire
crews procured a fire wall to protect the nearby buildings,
according to reports. The fire wall allowed crews to save
some of the school house structure but most of it was
wiped out by the flames.
The Hildebran School House was build in 1917 and
served students until 1987. In 2015, the Hildebran Town
Council voted to demolish the old school, however,
protests from citizens caused a delay in the demolition.
As of press time, no cause of the fire had been determined by investigators. Icard Fire Department initially
handled the blaze at the scene of the fire, however, the
State Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Burke County
Sheriff’s Office have taken over the investigation and will
be handling the scene from now on.
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PERSPECTIVE
The Case for Joe Biden
to Enter the Race
Hillary has been crashing
in polls over the past few
months, with her "unfavorable" rankings climbing to 56
percent. Meanwhile, Bernie
Sanders' approval ratings
have grown dramatically.
This doesn't necessarily
mean Bernie will be the
Democratic nominee for a
couple of reasons.
NBC, Morning Consult
and Ipsos polls have Hillary
leading Sanders into the primary 50 to 40 percent,46 to 39
percent and 55 to 43 percent,
respectively.
This indicates that the candidate with more baggage
than a Chinese Samsonite
factory is still likely heading
to the convention, which
drinking age millennials will
give little more than a furtive
glance at their favorite craft
brewpub video screens.
The Pew Research Center
estimates 51 percent of millennials are Democrats, and
while demographers define
millennials as being born
between 1978 and 2000, it
seems fairly accurate that
you're looking at three out of
ten Americans of voting age
being millennials, of which
approximately 21-22 percent
voted in the last two elections.
They like Sanders.
Benefitting Hillary is the
Democratic National Committee, run by Hillary supporter Debbie WassermanSchultz. They've already
loaded
Clinton
with
"Superdelegates" chosen to
support "the Party" regardless of the winner of Democratic primaries, as demonstrated in New Hampshire.
This puts Hillary in the
stronger position no matter
how well Sanders does in the
primaries,which will certainly disillusion millennials, as
well as older Democrats,who
see the rat swimming in the
soup.
Already distrusted by
most Americans and experiencing public pushback from
young women offended by
the claim that young women
are required to vote for
Hillary "because she's a
woman," the Democratic
Party has a real problem.
There is no voter enthusiasm for Hillary and it looks
very much like the Democratic Party has little enthusiasm
for Bernie. After all, the idea
for "Superdelegates" was created after another far-left
candidate won the Democratic nomination and got
crushed by the Republican
candidate, Richard Nixon,
who beat George McGovern
in every state except Massachusetts and the District of
Columbia.
Meanwhile, polls over last
few months have Vice President Joe Biden coming in
around 47 to 51 percent
favorability.
In Biden, Democrats see
an authentic human being,
unlike Hillary and much like
Sanders without the scruffy,
wild-haired, absent-minded
professor demeanor.
They admire his foreign
policy positions.
Joe agitates the base,
Rick Jensen
scorching Republicans as evil
overlords who want to "take
you're a— out" and "put you
back in chains."
With the passing of
Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia, Democrats
are looking to create excitement with their base by marketing the nomination
process as a battle between
good and evil. If the Republicans deny President Obama's
nominee, they will be portrayed as Darth Sidious.
If Obama can nominate an
African-American woman
with a Hispanic surname
who desires eliminating the
Second Amendment, it's a
huge publicity win as
Democrats and their media
allies will enjoy portraying
the Republicans opposing
her as misogynist racists.
Biden also knows the
game of "Borking" Supreme
Court nominees. He and the
late Senator Ted Kennedy
invented it.
Remember Kennedy's historic nationally televised
attack on Robert Bork:
"Robert Bork's America is
a land in which women
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Obama's Disgraceful Snub of Scalia
I used to smile knowingly, which is another way
of saying "smirked," when
someone would tell me
they didn't go to funerals
because it was more
important to show respect
while the person was still
alive.
Pardon me while I make
the obligatory retching
sound.
When you come from
an Italian background,
such pretentious blather is
looked upon as a pathetic
excuse to avoid going to
church. To me, funerals are
simply a part of the great
continuum of life. I've
even attended a few where
the body was on full display, and I was required to
kiss the dearly departed
on the forehead and say
something along the lines
of "he/she looks so beautiful." It was the polite thing
to do.
Which brings me to
Supreme Court Justice
Antonin Scalia's death last
weekend. It is both a
national tragedy, and one
that touches me personally. The shadow cast by this
giant of jurisprudence is
so vast that, even in death,
its depth and breadth are
not diminished. Scalia, like
Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Louis Brandeis before
him, will be studied by our
great-great-grandchildren, and his opinions will
FLOWERS
make them laugh and
marvel at his brilliance,
wit and humanity.
His philosophy was not
embraced by everyone,
and he managed to anger
a lot of liberals with his
inescapable logic and biting sarcasm. They couldn't
challenge his mind, so
they attacked his methods.
They couldn't demolish
his arguments, so they
sulked about his intolerance. They couldn't dismantle his revolutionary
framework for viewing the
Founders' vision, so they
attacked him personally.
And when he died, they
came full force after him
with vitriol unseen since
feminists were given laptops and taught how to
blog. My previous column
about Scalia garnered over
500 anonymous comments in just the first 24
hours, most of them
vicious attacks on the man
I consider the greatest
legal mind since Learned
Hand.
That's where partisanship has gotten us. And it's
too late to turn back the
clock. But we should still
cling to the appearance of
courtesy on some special
occasions.
Take Barack Obama. He
is owed respect simply
because of his office. In
other words, we can dislike
the man, but we should try
to respect his title.
I have tried to do that
for seven-plus years, and it
has been very hard. I agree
with virtually nothing he
represents, I oppose his
policies, his ethical orientation, his priorities. After
he was first elected in
2008, I wrote a column
about how I cried, and felt
the heaviness of depression descend on my shoulders. Clearly, I am not a
fan.
Yet, when people said
slanderous things about
him on social media, I'd
try to push back because
he was, for better or worse,
the president. I remember
the vicious gangs of hyenas that yapped and pursued President Bush, and I
wanted to be better than
they.
But this week, that
changed. This week,
Obama lost the benefit of
any lingering doubt I had
about his character. This
week, I found out the president wasn't attending the
funeral of my hero.
Some excuse it by saying he'll go to the wake.
Some say he's not a hypocrite (Justice Samuel
Alito might say "filibuster!" to that.) Some
defend him by pointing to
other presidents who
missed judicial funerals.
But none of those cases
involved Supreme Court
justices who died while
they were still on the
bench, unless you count
when President Eisenhower snubbed Justice Robert
H. Jackson's funeral.
Perhaps he is avoiding
the Mass for some unrevealed death threats, or he
doesn't feel comfortable in
a Catholic church, given
his advocacy for abortion
rights.
But barring safety concerns, Obama should be in
the pews when we commend Scalia to the angels.
His absence is a slap in the
face to that great man, to
his grieving family, and to
all of us who call him Mr.
President.
© 2016 Christine Flowers. Flowers is an attorney and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily
News, and can be reached at
[email protected].
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THE SIGHTED MAN IS KING AT BRIDGE
Charles Victor Cherbuliez, a 19th-century French novelist, said,“What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient, but restless mind, of sacrificing one’s ease or vanity, of uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.”
Some bridge players are thought to be lucky, but the more you practice, especially with a partner, the
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Let’s see how lucky you can be on this deal. Take the East cards. Your partner leads the spade king
against six hearts. With which card would you signal?
South’s opening bid promised a good eight-card suit and some 6-10 points, but he might have had a
stronger hand if willing to gamble that a slam was unmakable and that he wanted to try to silence the
opponents. Here, of course, he found partner with a very strong hand. North used Blackwood before
bidding six hearts.
You should see how the contract can be defeated. Two rounds of spades, forcing declarer to ruff in the
dummy, will leave him unable to pick up your trump king.
However, if you try to encourage with your spade 10, partner might think that that is a suit-preference signal, indicating that you have a diamond void.
True, if you had had a void, you would have made a Lightner Slam Double to ask for an unusual lead.
But you do not need to rely on partner. Overtake the spade king with your ace and return a spade.
When you see the killing defense, take control.
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NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY
CATAWBA
File No.
16 E 187
FILE NO.
15 CvD 152
owner and holder
of the secured
debt, the undersigned substitute
trustee will expose for sale at
public auction to
the highest bidder
for cash at the
usual place of
sale at the county
courthouse
of
said county at
11:00AM
on
March 10, 2016
the following described real estate and any other improvements
which may be situated thereon, in
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
and being more
particularly
described as follows:
set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled
only to a return of
the deposit paid.
The
Purchaser
shall have no further
recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or
the attorney of
any of the foregoing.
pose for sale at
public auction to
the highest bidder
for cash at the
usual place of
sale at the county
courthouse
of
said county at
10:00AM
on
March 3, 2016
the following described real estate and any other improvements
which may be situated thereon, in
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
and being more
particularly
described as follows:
only to a return of
the deposit paid.
The
Purchaser
shall have no further
recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or
the attorney of
any of the foregoing.
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Having qualified
as Administrator
of the Estate of
Jeffrey Vincent
Stewart, late of
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
this is to notify all
persons,
firms
and corporations
having
claims
against the estate
of said deceased
to present them
to the undersigned
within
three (3) months
from February 23,
2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons firms and
corporations
indebted to said estate please make
payment to the
undersigned.
This the 23rd day
of
February,
2016.
Jeffrey Vincent
Stewart, Jr.,
Administrator
7090 Lynbrook
Creek Rd.
PO Box 569
Denver, NC
28037
Estate of:
Jeffrey Vincent
Stewart
Publish: February
23, March 1, 8 &
15, 2016. Paid
NORTH
CAROLINA
CATAWBA
COUNTY
EXECUTRIX’S
NOTICE
The undersigned,
having qualified
as Executrix the
Estate of Dorothy
Schronce
York
Houston
aka
Dorothy
Schronce York,
deceased, late of
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
this is to notify all
persons
having
claims
against
said estate to
present them to
the undersigned
on or before the
23rd day of May,
2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will
please make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
This the 23rd day
of
February,
2016.
Judy Kay York,
Executrix
Estate of
Dorothy
Schronce York
Houston
Aka Dorothy
Schronce York
210 9th St. SW
Conover, NC
28613
Robert A.
Mullinax,
Attorney
Robert A.
Mullinax, PLLC
P. O. Box 148
Newton, N. C.
28658
PUBLISH: February 23rd ; March
1st, 8th and 15th
, 2016.
NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
CATAWBA
IN THE
GENERAL
COURT OF
JUSTICE
DISTRICT
COURT
DIVISION
K&M
COLLISION,
LLC,
Plaintiff,
vs.
INTEGON
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY and CHRISTOPHER STEWART,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF
SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY
PUBLICATION
TO:
CHRISTOPHER STEWART
Being all of Lot
No. 8 of Pear
Tree Subdivision
as shown on a
plat of same recorded in Plat
Book 19 at Page
306 in the Office
of the Register of
Recovery of the Deeds for Catasum of less than wba
County,
$25,000
for North Carolina.
breach of contract, unjust en- Subject to the rerichment,
strictions recordand a mechanic ed in Deed Book
lien.
1697 at Page 778
in the Office of
You are required the Register of
to make defense Deeds for Catato such pleadings wba
County,
not later than North Carolina.
March 28, 2016;
and, upon your And Being more
failure to do so, commonly known
the party seeking as: 852 30th St
service
against Northeast, Conyou will apply to over, NC 28613
the court for the
relief sought.
The record owner(s) of the propDated this 16th erty, as reflected
day of February, on the records of
the Register of
2016.
Deeds,
is/are
Brent Evan DierWilliam E.
dorf.
Morgan
N.C. State Bar
The property to
#35459
be offered purMORGAN LAW, suant to this noPLLC
tice of sale is be200 First Avenue ing offered for
NW, Suite 531
sale, transfer and
Hickory, North
conveyance "AS
Carolina 28601 IS, WHERE IS."
828-855-3212
Neither the Trustee nor the holder
of the note sePUBLISH:
Feb- cured
by
the
ruary 16, 2016, deed of trust, beFebruary
23, ing
foreclosed,
2016 and March nor the officers,
1, 2016.
directors,
attorneys, employees,
agents or authorized representative
of
either
Trustee or the
holder of the note
IN THE
make any repreGENERAL
sentation or warCOURT OF
ranty relating to
JUSTICE
the title or any
OF NORTH
physical, environCAROLINA
mental, health or
SUPERIOR
safety conditions
COURT
existing in, on, at
DIVISION
or relating to the
CATAWBA
property being ofCOUNTY
fered for sale.
15SP514
Any and all responsibilities or liIN THE MATTER abilities
arising
OF THE FORE- out of or in any
CLOSURE OF A way relating to
DEED
OF any such condiTRUST
EXE- tion expressly are
CUTED
BY disclaimed. This
BRENT
EVAN sale is made subDIERDORF DAT- ject to all prior
ED
APRIL
4, liens and encum2008 AND RE- brances, and unCORDED
IN paid taxes and
BOOK 02906 AT assessments inPAGE 0159 AND cluding but not
MODIFIED
BY limited to any
AFFIDAVIT
OF transfer tax assoCORRECTION
ciated with the
OF
TYPO- foreclosure.
A
GRAPHICAL OR deposit of five
OTHER MINOR percent (5%) of
ERROR
RE- the amount of the
CORDED
ON bid or seven hunAUGUST 5, 2014 dred fifty dollars
IN BOOK 3251 ($750.00), whichPAGE 1249 IN ever is greater, is
THE CATAWBA required
and
COUNTY
PUB- must be tendered
LIC REGISTRY, in the form of cerNORTH CAROLI- tified funds at the
NA
time of the sale.
This sale will be
NOTICE OF
held open ten
SALE
days for upset
bids as required
Under and by vir- by law. Following
tue of the power the expiration of
and
authority the statutory upcontained in the set period, all reabove-referenced maining amounts
deed of trust and are IMMEDIATEbecause of de- LY DUE AND
fault in the pay- OWING. Failure
ment of the se- to remit funds in a
cured indebted- timely manner will
ness and failure result in a Declato perform the ration of Default
stipulation
and and any deposit
agreements
will be frozen
therein contained pending the outand, pursuant to come of any redemand of the sale. If the sale is
Take notice that a
pleading seeking
relief against you
has been filed.
The nature of the
relief
being
sought is as follows:
[email protected]
SPECIAL
NOTICE
FOR
LEASEHOLD
TENANTS: If you
are a tenant residing in the property, be advised
that an Order for
Possession of the
property may be
issued in favor of
the
purchaser.
Also, if your lease
began or was renewed on or after
October 1, 2007,
be advised that
you may terminate the rental
agreement upon
written notice to
the landlord, to
be effective on a
date stated in the
notice that is at
least 10 days, but
no more than 90
days, after the
sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the
mortgagor
has
not cured the default at the time
notice of termination is provided.
You may be liable
for rent due under
the
agreement
prorated to the effective date of the
termination.
Being Lot 32 in
Section 30 as
shown on map
recorded in Map
Book 16 at Page
10 in the Office of
the Register of
Deeds for Catawba County and
being a part of
the property conveyed to Crescent Land & Timber
Corp.
by
Deed og Duke
Power Company
recorded in Book
947, Page 632 in
the Office of the
Register
of
Deeds for said
County.
And Being more
commonly known
as: 3895 Gordon
St, Terrell, NC
28682
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2016
Legal Notices
tion.
The date of this
Notice is February 12, 2016.
15-075984
Jonathan Blake
Davis
Attorney for the
Substitute
Trustee
10130 Perimeter
Parkway,
Suite 400
Charlotte, NC
28216
(704) 333-8107
http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/
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as
Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Faye Buff
Swink, late of
Catawba County,
North Carolina,
this is to notify all
persons,
firms
and corporations
having
claims
against the estate
of said deceased
to present them
to the undersigned
within
three (3) months
from February 23,
2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons firms and
corporations
indebted to said estate please make
payment to the
undersigned.
Co-Administrator
3639 Huie St
Newton, NC
28658
signed
within
three (3) months
from February 23,
2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons firms and
corporations
indebted to said estate please make
payment to the
undersigned.
SPECIAL
NOTICE
FOR
LEASEHOLD
TENANTS: If you
are a tenant residing in the property, be advised
that an Order for
Possession of the
property may be
issued in favor of Publish: February
the
purchaser. 16 & February
Also, if your lease 23, 2016.
began or was renewed on or after
This the 23rd day
October 1, 2007,
of
February,
be advised that
NORTH
2016.
you may termiCAROLINA
nate the rental
COUNTY
agreement upon
CATAWBA
Angela Johnson,
10 days written
File No.
Co-Administratrix
notice to the land16 E 33
7065 Cove Creek
lord. You may be
Dr
liable for rent due
NOTICE TO
Sherrills Ford, NC
under the agreeCREDITORS
28673
ment prorated to
the effective date
Chuck Swink,
of the termina- Having qualified
Estate of:
Faye Buff Swink
Publish: February
23, March 1, 8 &
15, 2016.. Paid
NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY
CATAWBA
File No.
15 E 1301
This the 23rd day
of
February,
2016.
Melonie McCurry,
Co-Administratrix
93 Pinebark Lane
Browns Summit,
NC
27214
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Having qualified
as
Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Phyllis
Darlene McCurry, late of Catawba
County,
North Carolina,
this is to notify all
persons,
firms
and corporations
having
claims
against the estate
of said deceased
to present them
to the under-
Sherry D.
Wakefield,
Co-Administratrix
PO Box 92
Claremont, NC
28610
Estate of:
Phyllis Darlene
McCurry
Publish: February
23, March 1, 8 &
15, 2016.. Paid
SHARE A SMILE WITH A
The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected
on the records of
the Register of
Deeds,
is/are
Shelley
Clontz
and Deborah L.
Clontz.
The date of this
Notice is Febru- The property to
be offered purary 18, 2016.
suant to this notice of sale is beGrady I. Ingle or ing offered for
Elizabeth B. Ells sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS
Substitute
IS, WHERE IS."
Trustee
10130 Perimeter Neither the Trustee nor the holder
Parkway,
of the note seSuite 400
cured
by
the
Charlotte, NC
deed of trust, be28216
ing
foreclosed,
(704) 333-8107
nor the officers,
http://shapiroatdirectors,
attortorneys .com/nc/
neys, employees,
13-051560
agents or authorized representaPublish: February tive
of
either
23 & March 1, Trustee or the
2016.
holder of the note
make any representation or warranty relating to
the title or any
physical, environmental, health or
safety conditions
existing in, on, at
IN THE
or relating to the
GENERAL
property being ofCOURT OF
fered for sale.
JUSTICE
Any and all reOF NORTH
sponsibilities or liCAROLINA
abilities
arising
SUPERIOR
out of or in any
COURT
way relating to
DIVISION
any such condiCATAWBA
tion expressly are
COUNTY
disclaimed. This
15SP642
sale is made subject to all prior
IN THE MATTER liens and encumOF THE FORE- brances, and unCLOSURE OF A paid taxes and
DEED
OF assessments inTRUST
EXE- cluding but not
CUTED BY DE- limited to any
BORAH
L. transfer tax assoCLONTZ
AND ciated with the
A
SHELLEY
B. foreclosure.
CLONTZ DATED deposit of five
DECEMBER 28, percent (5%) of
1999 AND RE- the amount of the
CORDED
IN bid or seven hunBOOK 2201 AT dred fifty dollars
PAGE 383 IN ($750.00), whichTHE CATAWBA ever is greater, is
and
COUNTY
PUB- required
LIC REGISTRY, must be tendered
NORTH CAROLI- in the form of certified funds at the
NA
time of the sale.
This sale will be
NOTICE OF
held open ten
SALE
days for upset
Under and by vir- bids as required
tue of the power by law. Following
and
authority the expiration of
contained in the the statutory upabove-referenced set period, all redeed of trust and maining amounts
because of de- are IMMEDIATEfault in the pay- LY DUE AND
ment of the se- OWING. Failure
cured indebted- to remit funds in a
ness and failure timely manner will
to perform the result in a Declastipulation
and ration of Default
and any deposit
agreements
therein contained will be frozen
and, pursuant to pending the outdemand of the come of any reowner and holder sale. If the sale is
of the secured set aside for any
debt, the under- reason, the Pursigned substitute chaser at the sale
trustee will ex- shall be entitled
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States
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Josh. In that match, even though he
lost it, that’s what I saw — 100 percent commitment and effort on Josh’s
part ... I am proud of Josh for that.”
Walker, who plans to wrestle at
Gardner-Webb University next fall,
said Saturday’s defeat could turn into
a victory later on down the road.
“You don’t have to be a state champion to be a national champ,” he said.
“I’ve got to take this big disappointment, continue to get better and
move on in life.”
Walker’s finish was the topper to a
solid outing for Newton-Conover on
the mat this past weekend in
Greensboro.
Red Devil seniors Chris Payne (132
pounds) and Riley Butler (182), as
well as N-C freshman Spenser Harris
(106) all finished in sixth place in
their respective weight classes.
“We wrestled good this weekend I
thought,” Clark said. “I know Chris
was a little disappointed with his finish, but Chris has had a great career
as a Red Devil and a great season for
us. Riley is another senior that is on
the podium along with Chris, Josh
and Spenser. Riley has had a great
year. His commitment level has been
through the roof since the end of the
season last year. I was really proud of
Riley to get where he got, to be able to
get down here and then to get on the
podium. That’s outstanding for Riley.
Spenser is a freshman, and he just
keeps getting better and keeps sur-
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
St. Stephens senior Wanya Rankins (left) finished on the podium
in third place at 285 pounds in the 3A ranks during after this past
weekend’s state tournament in Greensboro.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
From left, Schuyler Spurrier, coach Sean McGovern, Will Norket and Tristan Childers pose
for a picture in the Greensboro Coliseum after Maiden High School finished with three
state placers for the first time in school history.
prising people. I think the sky is the championship performance.
limit for Spenser.”
Blue Devils make history
Maiden High School finished with
three state placers during this past
weekend’s state wrestling tournament — a first in the history of the
school.
Will Norket (170 pounds) finished
in third place, Schuyler Spurrier (126)
finished in fourth place and Tristan
Childers (220) finished in fifth place
in Maiden’s record-setting state
Bandys and Bunker Hill
wrestlers have solid finishes
Wrestlers from Bandys and Bunker
Hill high schools had solid outings in
this past weekend’s state tournament
in Greensboro.
Bunker Hill’s Bernie Briley (145
pounds) placed sixth. The Bears’
Corey Knighton (132) and Bandys’
Colby Teague (126) also qualified for
states, but did not place in the top six.
3A
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past weekend’s state
wrestling tournament in
Greensboro.
Stone advanced to the
championship semifinals
with
wins
against
Westover’s
Darian
Edwards (15-2 major decision) and Cuthbertson’s
Chris Koenke (9-1 major
decision) before falling to
Northwood’s
Hunter
Queen by 5-3 decision.
Stone won one match in
the consolation round
against East Henderson’s
Ethan Willis by pinfall, but
fell by 3-1 decision in the
third-place match to
Piedmont’s Thomas Fitz to
earn his fourth-place finish.
Foard’s Josh Riggs (106
pounds), Isaac Hollar
(113), Brycen Walker (138)
and Cameron Wilfong
(220) were also state qualified, but none of these
Tigers placed among the
top six in their respective
weight classes.
Hamlin uses daring move to win Daytona 500
BY JENNA FRYER
AP AUTO RACING WRITER
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. —
When he was in second grade,
Denny Hamlin wrote a letter to
himself wishing for a Daytona
500 victory.
His childlike cursive stated he
wanted to win the race in 1998.
Hamlin had to wait considerably
longer, just not as long as team
owner Joe Gibbs.
With a Hail Mary move
Sunday, Hamlin ended Gibbs’ 23year drought at the Daytona 500.
It gave Hamlin his first Daytona
500 victory in 10 tries, and Toyota
its first in “The Great American
Race.”
“You couldn’t have written a
better ending,” Hamlin said. “It’s
the pinnacle of my career, for
sure.”
Hamlin pulled out of line with
a lap to go and chased down
teammate Matt Kenseth. He
staved off Kenseth’s block, and
wedged between Kenseth and
Martin Truex Jr.
Hamlin stayed in the gas for a
door-to-door dash to the checkered flag that ended in a photo
finish with Truex. He beat Truex
by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish in the history of the race.
“I don’t know where that came
from, I don’t know what happened, I can’t even figure out
what I did,” Hamlin said. “It all
just came together. But this
wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t
for Toyotas sticking together all
race long.”
Gibbs, who in November celebrated with Kyle Busch the team’s
first Sprint Cup title in a decade,
won the race for the first time
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASCAR MEDIA
Denny Hamlin (11) takes the checkered flag ahead of Martin Truex Jr. (78) to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series DAYTONA
500 on Sunday. The win for Hamlin is his first-ever in a DAYTONA 500 and the first for Toyota Racing.
an occupational standpoint. I’m Truex, and Kenseth had to save
since Dale Jarrett in 1993.
Gibbs had made it clear that he probably one of the most blessed his car from wrecking.
“The last thing I wanted to do
had no use for the victories his guys in the world.”
Hamlin, Kenseth, Busch and was wreck off turn four with my
drivers collected in the exhibition races leading into Sunday’s Carl Edwards stuck close togeth- Toyota teammates and none of us
season-opener — Hamlin and er for most of the race, and they win,”Hamlin said.“We had talked
Busch each won one race in the got assistance from Truex, who about a plan overnight to just
buildup to the opener. But the became a de facto JGR teammate work together, work together and
three-time Super Bowl-winning this year when Furniture Row I’ve never seen it executed so
flawlessly.
coach was focused only on the Racing moved to Toyota.
“I said with two to go that we
Kenseth led Truex until the
500 and his four drivers brainstormed on the best way to get a final lap when Hamlin finally have to get the team victory no
jumped out of line. Starting a sec- matter what it takes and I essenwin.
“The thrill in football,you can’t ond line on the outside, Hamlin tially was trying to go up there
get any more excited than that, got a push from Kevin Harvick and block (Harvick) to keep him
winning a Super Bowl. It’s the that allowed him to catch from getting to those guys.”
But the push from Harvick was
same thrill over here,” Gibbs said. Kenseth. Kenseth tried to throw a
“Most people never get to have a block but Hamlin wedged into so strong, Hamlin was able to
dream in life. I’ve had two from the middle between Kenseth and race for the win.
Truex wasn’t sure what he
could have done differently.
“It hurts a little bit,” Truex said.
“I think the only thing I should
have done different was been a
little more aggressive coming to
the line, holding Denny up the
race track. That last split second
when he pulled off my door, that
was it. It gave him that couple
inches to beat me to the line.
“It’s hard to make those decisions. Live and learn. I think if I
get in that position again, I’ll do it
a little bit differently.”
Toyotas swept the podium as
Truex was second, and Busch
third. Edwards was fifth as Toyota
took four of the top five spots. It
comes three months after Busch
gave Toyota its first championship.
“This was our 10th try at the
Daytona 500,” said David Wilson,
president of Toyota Racing
Development, who called the win
the biggest in Toyota history —
trumping even the 2003
Indianapolis 500 victory.
“When we came into the sport,
we struggled. We were not ready.
We didn’t know. And so it’s taken
time for us to collectively build
an organization of winning races
and competing for championships.”
Kenseth faded to 14th.
“They don’t get much more
crushing than that,” Kenseth said.
“If I can’t win, I want my teammate to win. There’s a million
things you could do differently,
but I did what I thought I should
do at the time to try to win. We
finished terrible, but that was the
move I thought I had to make to
try to preserve the win.”
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SPORTS
Wanya Rankins
Rankins
finishes
in third
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
Newton-Conover senior Josh Walker (right) wrestles First Flight’s Connor Hughes (left) during Saturday’s state wrestling championships at the Greensboro Coliseum.
Walker fell to Hughes by a 6-3 decision in the match to finish the season as a runner up at 170 pounds in the 2A ranks.
WALKING TALL
Red Devils’Walker finishes
season as state runner up
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
“Our best successes often come
after our greatest disappointments.”
That is a quote by author Henry
Ward Beecher that NewtonConover senior Josh Walker said
will carry him through the rest of
his young life and wrestling career.
Walker came up a win short of his
goal of becoming a state champion
on Saturday, falling to First Flight’s
Connor Hughes in the 2A 170pound finals in Greensboro.
“It’s definitely an accomplishment,” Walker said of his state runner up finish.“What I’m trying to do
now is keep my head up. A lot of
people are wishing they were at
states. Five of my best friends right
now are wishing they were in the
state finals, and I wish they were
with me, too. It was a tough one. I
left everything out there on the mat
and gave it all I got. Sometimes people are better than you.You’ve got to
take that and move on.”
Walker couldn’t have dreamed for
a better scenario in Saturday’s final,
facing Hughes, who he lost to in last
year’s consolation bracket to finish
in fifth place as a junior.
The two wrestlers went blow for
blow in the first two periods of their
state-title contest on Saturday.
Walker went down 2-0 after the
first period when Hughes earned a
takedown, but Walker rallied to tie
the match 3-3 with an escape and a
takedown of his own in period two.
Hughes pulled ahead for good in
the third period, escaping from
Walker and then earning a takedown for the 6-3 victory.
“He’s a good wrestler,” Walker
said of Hughes. “He’s really
improved from last year, and so
have I. It was a 50-50 match up
against each other. I gave it all I got
when I was out there.”
Newton-Conover wrestling coach
Eddy Clark is proud of Walker’s
performance not only on Saturday,
but this entire season.
“Josh’s effort is always 100 percent,” Clark said. “With Josh, you
know what you are going to get.
You’re going to get tough, hardnosed, coming at you the whole
time. That’s what you got out of
See STATES, Page 7
St. Stephens
senior
Wanya Rankins led the list
of top finishers among 3A
Catawba County wrestlers
in this past weekend’s state
wrestling tournament in
Greensboro.
Rankins finished third
place at 285 pounds in the
3A ranks.
“I would just like to say
it’s been a long four years,
and that it was great to
take third for my first year
at states,” Rankins said. “I
would like to thank all my
coaches for pushing me
and my teammates.”
Rankins defeated Cox
Mill’s John Draper by 3-2
decision and Sanford’s
Brandon Bagley by a 4-3
tiebreaker before falling in
the championship round
semifinals to North Lincoln’s Jimmy Scott by 1-0
decision.
Moving his way through
the consolation bracket,
Rankins defeated South
Iredell’s Cameron Miller
by 3-2 decision and
Forestview’s Tate Payne by
5-4 decision to cap his
third-place finish.
The Indians’Blake Baker
(120 pounds), Zack Berkey
(138), Tucker Justice (170)
and Bryson Arrowood
(195) also qualified for
states, but did not place
among the top-six finishers in their respective
weight classes.
Fred T. Foard’s Stone
finishes in fourth
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
Newton-Conover’s Josh Walker finished his final season on the wrestling mat
with a 59-5 overall record and a 2A state runner-up finish at 170 pounds.
After placing as state
runner up last year as a
junior, Fred T. Foard senior
Kalub Stone finished in
fourth place in the 160pound weight class at this
See 3A, Page 7
Eight county teams
qualify for playoffs
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
Ivy Eller (34) and the Newton-Conover girls basketball team (15-7) opens up the 2A playoffs
tonight at home against Stuart Cramer (16-6) at Lemon Gymnasium.
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basketball teams have qualified for the 2A
and 3A state playoffs, which start tonight.
Five of those teams come in the 2A ranks,
while the remaining three teams are in 3A.
In the 2A girls basketball playoffs, the
Southern District 7 Athletic 2A regular
season and tournament champion NewtonConover Lady Red Devils (15-7) are at home
as a No. 8 seed, facing off with No. 25 seed
Stuart Cramer (16-6) in Lemon Gym.
Trying to reach its seventh-straight 2A
West Regional, the Bandys girls basketball
team (15-7) is a No. 18 seed on the road
against No. 15 Wheatmore (16-6).
The Maiden girls basketball team (10-12)
also qualified for the playoffs as a No.31 seed.
The Lady Blue Devils travel to Sylva to take
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In the boys 2A ranks, Maiden is the top
Catawba County boys team, drawing a No.
18 seed. Led by first-year head Danny
Anderson, the Blue Devils (12-10) travel to
South Stokes (15-7) tonight for a first-round
match up.
The Bunker Hill boys basketball team
also reached the playoffs under first-year
head coach Lee Swanson, drawing the No.
30 seed. The Bear s (10-12) face No. 3 Smoky
Mountain (20-2) tonight in Sylva.
In the 3A ranks, two Catawba County
girls teams and one boys team made the
postseason and have games tonight.
The No. 20 St. Stephens girls (16-6) travel
to No. 13 Ledford Senior (15-7), the No. 14
Hickory High girls (17-5) host No. 19 Sun
Valley and the No. 1 overall seed Hickory
boys (22-0) host No. 32 South Iredell (9-11).
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