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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015
Vol. 135, No. 193
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BENTON
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REPRESENTS
THE CAROLINAS
OUTLOOK
Reducing
Childhood
Obesity with
Steps to Health
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RESPOND TO
MULTIPLE CALLS
IN HICKORY
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Where the ‘Sidewalk’ends
Conover cafe closes
RAYA CLAY
O-N-E REPORTER
Customers arrived at The Sidewalk
Café hoping to be seated for a homecooked meal but instead were greeted by a sign from the State Department of Revenue on the restaurant
doors.
According to the North Carolina
Department of Revenue Public Information Officer, Trevor Johnson, the
State Department of Revenue seized
the local restaurant on July 14 around
10 a.m. Johnson explained that The
Sidewalk Café was served a civil warrant and closed due to failure to pay
state taxes.
See SIDEWALK, Page 3
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
Lloyd Kale reads the sign saying The Sidewalk Cafe was closed down as
he attempts to grab lunch from the Conover restaurant.
Cocaine bust
in Catawba
Donna Mull
Some elementary students
will be making healthier food
and drink choices this summer
vacation as a result of their participation in Steps to Health during the school year. Steps to
Health is a 9-session nutrition
and health education program
offered by NC Cooperative
Extension in 2nd and 3rd grade
classrooms in selected schools
with 50% or more of students
receiving free and reduced
lunch. The programs also align
with the grade level learning
objectives.
Obesity and related chronic
health problems are prevalent in
North Carolina with two-thirds
of adults considered overweight
or obese, based on data provided
by NC Cooperative Extension
specialists. North Carolina ranks
13th in the nation for obesity.
Eating habits developed in childhood can lead to poor adult
habits. Statistics show that only
one in four children eat the recSee Mull, Page 2
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
On Tuesday, the Catawba County Drug Task
Force seized approximately 60 grams of crack
cocaine, several digital
scales and numerous
boxes of sandwich bags
from a Catawba residence.
The Catawba County
Special
Tactics
and
Response (STAR) team,
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
Helen, age 5, plays a game where she attempts to toss a cookie toward her teammate, Claire
Stamper, as Boby Fulton cheers during Tuesday’s Summer Shakespeare Theatre Institute at the
The Green Room Community Theatre in Newton.
To act or not to act?
Drama camp continues at OPOP
MARINA PITOFSKY
O-N-E INTERN
The Green Room Community Theatre kicked off its annual week-long
Summer Shakespeare Theatre Institute earlier this week.
For the last eighteen years, students
in the area from first to twelfth grade
have had the opportunity to come
together under the direction of Green
Room employees for a week of studying Shakespeare and learning theatre
basics, culminating in the performance of a Shakespearian play.
The Green Room’s creative director,
David Brown, has organized this camp
from its very first year, and he has
watched the program grow from a
group of 30 to more than 100 students.
He has also helped direct nearly half
of Shakespeare’s plays through this
summer camp, including Romeo and
Juliet, The Tempest, A Midsummer
Night’s Dream, and Julius Caesar.
Speaking with Brown makes it
abundantly clear that while the plays
may change every year, watching students discover a passion for Shakespeare never gets old.
Walking into the Green Room this
week, the energy is electric. Students
can barely sit still because they are so
excited about getting their parts,
memorizing lines and interacting
with the text. Second graders rush up
to their camp counselors to tell them
about their part, and high school juniors sit in circles working on the
phrasing of their lines. In schools, the
idea of Shakespeare is usually met
with a groan, but here it is met with a
cheer.
“We believe that if kids are exposed
to Shakespeare at younger ages it
makes it less scary,” said Brown.
Ainsley Richardson, a 12-year-old
from Hickory Day School, says her
See ACT, Page 3
conducted a search at 4638
Catawba Rd. in Catawba.
A search warrant was
executed against the residence following official's
arrival at the scene. Inside
the residence at the time
of the search was Damien
Alonzo Burch, 30, of
Catawba.
See COCAINE, Page 3
PHOTO CREDIT TO
THE CATAWBA
COUNTY DRUG
TASK FORCE
Approximately
60 grams of
crack cocaine
was seized from
a Catawba residence on Tuesday, along with
drug paraphernalia and $695
in cash.
Man caught with
meth at Kangaroo
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
On Tuesday, police
responded to a call at the
Kangaroo Station at 506
SW Blvd. in Newton
regarding a suspicious suspect inside a car in the
parking lot.
Upon arrival, police
found Travis Daniel Stoll,
19, asleep inside his car.
Once police awoke stoll
See METH, Page 3
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Obituaries
Jack Rhodes Carpenter
Jack Rhodes Carpenter 87 of Newton died Wednesday, July 15th, 2015 at Abernethy Laurels. Born December 27th, 1927.
The Carpenter family has entrusted arrangements
to Jenkins Funeral Home and Cremation Service in
Newton.
Randale Little
Randale Scott Little, age 53, of Sherrills Ford went
home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, July 14, 2015.
The funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 18,
2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Mt. View Baptist Church in Maiden.The body will lie in state 30 minutes prior to the
service.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Friday, July 17,
2015 from 5:00-7:30 p.m. at Burke Mortuary in Newton.
Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Little family.
Robert Andrew Sherrill, Sr.
Robert Andrew Sherrill Sr. passed away on Monday,
July 13, 2015 at his residence.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Drum
Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover, NC.
Timmey Gene Campbell
Timmey Gene Campbell, age 52, passed away on
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his residence.
A Graveside Service will be held on July 19, 2015 at
2:00 p.m. at Mt. Ruhama Baptist Church in Maiden, NC.
The family will receive friends following the service at
the residence, 3953 Jim Beard Road, Maiden, NC 28650.
The Campbell family has entrusted the funeral
arrangements to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations
in Conover.
Diane DeStasio Haskins
Diane DeStasio Haskins, 62, of Hickory passed away
Sunday, July 12, 2015 at her residence. She was born
June 22, 1953 in Queens County, New York.
A service to celebrate Diane’s life will be held Friday,
July 17, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at Argyle Place Clubhouse in
Hickory.
The Haskins family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111
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ommended amounts of fruits and
vegetable each day and almost half
spend two hours watching television
each day.
Steps to Health is designed to
change this trend by educating and
inspiriting children to make healthier
food and drink choices and increase
their physical activity. Based on pre
and post evaluations from participating Catawba County students, 66% of
the students showed an increase in
their knowledge of nutrition with the
greatest change seen in the number
of children who learned the importance of drinking more water and
less sugary beverages and selecting
calcium rich dairy products. Additionally, 53% of the students reported
making positive behavior changes
including eating more fruits, reading
nutrition labels, and becoming more
active with less screen time.
Steps to Health was developed by
Family and Consumer Science Extension specialists at NCSU and taught
by 4-H or Family and Consumer Sci-
The
waters
and
shoreline
of
Lake
James is bursting with
life and there's no better way to explore than
by boat. Park Ranger
Earl Weaver w ill be
your captain and guide
aboard the park patrol
boat as we search for
otters, eagles and scenic vistas. Participates
interested in the summer boat tour can meet
at Lake James State
Park in the Paddy's
Creek Area parking lot
near the East picnic
shelter for a briefing
before a 9am departure. Participation is
limited to 8 people and
passengers must at
least be 7 years old.
Registration
is
required and available
on a first-come, firstserved basis. Call the
park office at 828-5847728 to reserve your
spot.
Hickory Bird Fair
There will be pet
birds, food, cages, toys
for birds, plus educational opportunities at
the Hickory Bird Fair.
There will also be a
judged Pet Parrot /Bird
Show during the Hickory Bird Show so bring
your parrot and enter it
to be judged! This event
is sponsored by the
Smoky Mountain Cage
Bird Society. The event
will be held at the Hickory Metro Convention
Center, 1960 13th Av.
Drive SE, Hickory from
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Everyone is invited to
attend and admissio n is
free. For more info: For
more information call
Mike Jarrett at 828-4398477.
July 21
GOP Women’s Meeting
The Catawba County
League of Republican
Women will meet July 21,
2015, at the Catawba Country Club (1154 Country
Club Rd., Newton 28658).
The luncheon/meeting will
begin at 11:30. Republican
Senator in the NC General
Assembly, Eldon Sharpe
Newton, III, will be the
guest speaker. Senator
"Buck" Newton represents
District 11 (Wilson and
Nash Counties). He has
declared he will be a candidate for NC Attorney General in 2016.
The CCLRW meets every
month on the 3rd Tuesday
at the same time/place.
Republican Women are
invited to join. Republican
Men are welcome to attend
and join as Associate
Members.
"Ligthwire: The Show"
ence county agents on staff with
Cooperative Extension. The program
is funded by Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program – Education, or
SNAP-Ed. Steps to Health is offered
in 56 counties in North Carolina and
reached 5376 children in the last
school year. In Catawba County, participating schools were Banoak third
grade classes and second grade classes at Oxford and Claremont Elementary schools. Lyle Creek second grade
will be added as a participating
school for the 2015-16 school year,
pending available funding.
In addition to Steps to Health,
Cooperative Extension offers other
programs to encourage and educate
youth about healthy living. Snack
Makers 4-H Club is a special interest
4-H club focused on nutrition and
cooking for youth age 8 and older.
The club meets monthly during the
school year on a Saturday morning in
Newton. In addition to participating
in the club meetings, members are
encouraged to complete related proj-
ect books and participate in the 4-H
presentation contest which also provide opportunities to learn and apply
information about nutrition and
health. Through the club programs,
project work, and competitions
youth develop skills that enable them
to prepare healthy, less expensive
options to restaurant and fast food
meals at home. 4-H Summer Fun
classes, such as Kids in the Kitchen
and Focus on Fitness are short-term
day camp programs which also
encourage physical activity and teach
skills in food preparation. To learn
more about Steps to Health or other
youth nutrition programs offered by
Cooperative Extension, contact
Donna Mull, 4-H Agent, at 828-4658240 or [email protected].
Donna Mull, 4-H Agent
Cooperative Extension
[email protected]
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HICKORY POST 48 TEAM RECORDS (SINCE 1981)
Eckard and Chapman and catcher Aaron Rudisill,
have also been a key, Beard said.
A contender for Area IV Player of the Year,
Eckard is hitting 14-for-27 (.518) in the Area IV
playoffs and has hit in 24-straight games, as of
Tuesday.
Eckard’s .504 batting average and 43 runs
scored leads all Hickory players this summer.
“Eckard has been phenomenal for us — both
at the plate and in center field,” Beard said. “It's
been a blessing to have some veteran leadership
from guys like him, Rudisill and Chapman —
guys who can lead our younger players and show
them the right way to approach the game each
day.”
Post 48 hosts Haywood County tonight in game
three of the best-of-five playoff series at HenkelAlley Field at 7 p.m.
Whatever the result of its Area IV semifinal
playoff series with Haywood County this week,
Beard believes the future is bright for Post 48.
“We'll look to ride this success as far as we can
this summer and begin building for 2016 with
some lofty goals in mind this offseason,” he said.
Community Calendar
July 18
Summer Boat Tour
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015
The cost is $35 for adults
and $20 for students and
seniors. For more information contact ontact Carolina Broadway Theatre
Company at 828-330-0182.
Vegetable Workshop
Patrick Beaver Memorial Library is offering a Fall
Vegetables
Gardening
Workshop on Tuesday, July
21st at 6:00 p.m. Join Dr.
George Place, Catawba
Cooperative
Extension
Director, to learn how to
extend your gardening season. Now is the time to
prepare for a fall planting
of some of your garden
favorites like broccoli,
Brussels sprouts, kale, collards, beets, and more.
During this workshop gardeners will learn what they
can plant for their fall garden, pest management
strategies, and season
extending frost protection
techniques. The Fall Vegetable Gardening Workshop is free but registration is required. To register, please call 304-0500 ext.
7235.
Patrick Beaver
Memorial Library is located at 375 3rd Street NE on
the SALT Block.
1981: 11-13
1982: 14-9
1983: 22-8
1984: 24-8
1985: 7-11
1986: 12-17
1987: 10-10
1988: 7-12
1989: 9-9
1990: 16-8
1991: 12-13
1992: 13-9
1993: 30-14
1994: 18-9
1995: 12-10
1996: 9-8
1997: 26-11
1998: 12-11
1999: 15-14
2000: 22-24
2001: 12-14
2002: 33-9
2003: 17-11
2004: 4-20
2005: 7-17
2006: 11-14
2007: 8-17
2008: 5-17
2009: 12-11
2010: 14-12
2011: 20-13
2012: 18-7
2013: 21-11
2014: 15-16
2015: 23-9
(as of Tues.)
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HROWBACK
HURSDAY
July 19
Carolina Broadway Theatre Company, parent company for Clater-Kaye Productions, presents its second professional summer
theatre production of the
season. Hot on the heels of
their breakout performances on America's Got
Talent
and
winning
TruTV's Fake Off, New
Orleans based dance company Lightwire Theater
brings audiences their
most epic adventure yet.
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Folkmoot USA
Hickory International
Council (HIC) will bring
Folkmoot USA to Hickory
for the fifth year in a row.
Tickets can be purchased for $10 for ages
thirteen and older, and $5
for those twelve and under.
Those twelve and under do
have to purchase a ticket
for $5, but will receive a
refund at the door or
immediately following the
event, once attendance is
confirmed. Discounted
tickets can be purchased
online at www.HickoryInternationalCouncil.com/fo
lkmoot-usa
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Police release name in fatal accident
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
On Wednesday, July 8, at 8:09 p.m., Newton Police Department responded to a motorcycle accident on East D Street near the Newton
Fire Department Headquarters.
Steven Dewayne Rhoney, 31, of Newton, was the driver of the motorcycle. Witnesses say that the driver lost control and ran into a
utility pole as he was traveling west along East D Street. Speed is
not suspected to have been a factor in the accident.
Rhoney was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. Newton Police are awaiting toxicology reports to see if any ingested substances could have been an issue.
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financial
report award
Sidewalk
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Tony Shell, who is a regular customer at The Sidewalk
Café, said that it was her favorite restaurant and she’s
been dining there for five
years.
“I eat here about four days
a week and I just had lunch
here on Monday,” Shell said.
Shell said that she doesn’t
know where she’ll spend her
Act
lunches now that The Sidewalk Café is no longer open
for business.
“It’s good food,good service and good people,” Shell
said.
Lloyd Kale, who eats at
The Sidewalk Café twice a
week, was very disappointed
to find out it was closed.
“The Sidewalk Café is
where I always came to eat
lunch”, Kale said.
The North Carolina Department of Revenue currently has possession of the
business but there’s a possibility the that locally owned
restaurant could re-open.
According to Johnson, the
North Carolina Department
of Revenue will work with
the tax payer in order to pay
the remainder of the business and to get the restaurant back on track.
If the tax payer fails to
meet the requirements of the
N.C. Department of Revenue,in a timely manner,the
business will be permanently shut down for business.
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favorite part of camp is
getting the chance to act, a
hobby that she loves. This
is Ainsley’s third year in
camp, and she said that she
first wanted to come to
camp to try and get rid of
her stage fright. Now, Ainsley says that she is no
longer afraid to speak in
front of big groups like her
class at school.
This year’s production is
The Comedy of Errors, the
classic tale of mistaken
identities, but the setting
for this year’s production is
a circus. So, in between
their regular rehearsal
times, students get to participate in workshops on
subjects ranging from puppets to juggling.
“We always try to pick a
unique setting for the play
because we feel like it helps
kids learn it on a different
level,” said Brown.
While the camp is mainly focused around Shakespeare and his work, students also get a variety of
theatrical training while at
camp during the day. For
part of the day, students
break into small groups
that are based on age and
experience, where they get
to learn some theatre ba-
sics like performance, ensemble and projecting
their voices on stage.
The Green Room’s Summer Shakespeare Institute
will conclude this Saturday
with a performance of The
Comedy of Errors for
friends and family, and students are sure to walk away
with a newfound love for
Shakespeare and literature.
had taken, which he responded “I don’t know,”
according to Hayes.
Officers then searched
the car and found drugs
and items used to ingest
the drugs inside the car.
Stoll was charged with
possession of metham-
phetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Police also found multiple street signs within
Stoll’s car. He was
charged with possession
of stolen property for the
signs.
Drug Task Force Lieutenant Jason Reid. "Tuesday night's result is a significant seizure and arrest for our task force and
the community. There are
three types of people who
will understand the importance of Burch's arrest
– the law enforcement officers who have been attempting to capture
Burch over the past several years, the family
members of the loved
ones who have felt the affects of crack cocaine
being sold in this area,
and lastly the other individuals involved in the
trafficking of crack cocaine in the Catawba area.
We are not finished by a
long shot with our efforts
in the Catawba area."
The Catawba County
Drug Task Force is made
up of drug investigators
from the Catawba County
Sheriff 's Office, Maiden
Police Department and
Homeland Security.
Meth
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and got him to respond, they could see
that he was groggy and
disoriented, according to
Newton Police Major
Tim Hayes.
Officers seen that Stoll
had a pill bottle attached
to his keys as a keychain
and suspected narcotics
inside the vehicle.
Police asked Stoll to
get out of the car, then
they conducted a field
sobriety test, which came
out negative.
Police then asked Stoll
what kind of drugs he
Cocaine
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Once the scene was secured, operators turned
the residence over to the
drug task force.
Search of the residence
led to the discovery of the
crack cocaine along with
the drug paraphernalia.
Also, in his right, front,
shorts pocket, Burch held
$695 in cash – the money
was seized from Burch.
Burch was charged
with trafficking cocaine
by possession, possession
with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, maintaining
a dwelling for the purpose of sell and delivery
of cocaine and possession
of drug paraphernalia.
Assisting in the investigation were drug investigators from the Hickory
Police Department.
"Burch was held under
a $100,000 secured bond
but made bond and was
at home before our investigators logged in all the
evidence which was
seized from Burch's residence," said Supervisor
of the Catawba County
Firefighters respond to multiple calls in Hickory
Hickory - At 7:08 Tuesday evening, Hickory firefighters responded to a
structure fire located at
1229 12th St NE. Initially
Hickory firefighters responded with 2 engines, 1
ladder truck, 1 rescue
truck, and 2 command
units. Due to the weather
conditions and concern for
firefighter safety, an additional engine with personnel was called to assist with
incident.
Upon arrival, firefighters
found flames coming from
the windows and the occupants safely outside the
building. Firefighters were
able to quickly extinguish
the fire.
No injuries were reported and damages to the
building were considered
major.
The Red Cross was contacted to assist residents
with temporary living
arrangements.
BY MARINA PITOFSKY
O-N-E INTERN
The Conover City Council kicked off the beginning
of their new fiscal year by
honoring past projects and
by making a few important
decisions for the upcoming year at their meeting
on July 13.First,a representative from the Catawba
County Visitors Bureau,
CEO Bebe Leitch, presented the results of the increased rate of tourism in
Catawba County. Leitch described to the council how
the primarily industrial
tourism revenue in Catawba County is saving each
resident approximately
$124 a year on their state
and local taxes. Leitch also
presented a few projects
funded at the Hickory
Metro Center, including a
new parking deck and an
improved entryway into
the facility, which are expected to make the center
an even more viable space
for those large events
which draw tourists to
Catawba County.
“Well it’s easy to support, you guys do a great
job. Thank you,” said
mayor pro tem Kyle Hayman.
The council then presented the Annual Financial Report Award which
Conover received for the
previous fiscal year. They
especially dedicated this
award to city finance director Vickie Schlichting, who
ensured that Conover received this honor for the
eighteenth year in a row.
“I don’t want to simplify
this… but this is a big
deal,” said Hayman.
The council’s first vote of
the year was the unanimous decision to rename a
portion of what was formerly Keisler Road to
Keisler Dairy Road in
order to reduce confusion
when traveling through
the area.
“The concern I’ve always
had is that you split the
road in half. It’s Keisler
Dairy Road on one side,
when you enter on the Emmanuel Church Road side,
and its Keisler Road when
you enter from the other
side. Giving directions for
that has been a challenge,”
said
Keisler
family
spokesperson,
Corey
Keisler.
The existing portion of
the former Keisler Road
from the intersection of
Emmanuel Church Road to
the Conover city limit has
now been renames Keisler
Dairy Road.
Following the public
hearing, the City Council
made
a
unanimous
amendment to their previously approved 2016-2016
budget, moving $15,000
from a sidewalk fund to a
new reserve for the Lyle
Creek Greenway,which will
allow for a renovation of
the crossing surrounding
the bridge at the Lyle Creek
Greenway, improving the
area for visitors.
The council also approved a contract between
the Western Piedmont
Council of Governments
and the city of Conover in
order to obtain more recent GIS information on
the area. The most recent
GIS data that the city of
Conover has is from 2003,
and with this contract approved, the city can now
work towards obtaining information from the 2014
GIS survey of the area.
The meeting wrapped
up with Conover city manager Donald Duncan and
Mayor Pro-Tem Kyle J.Hayman detailing their trip to
Raleigh in order to meet
with a legislative financial
committee on a new sales
tax proposal. The proposal
upon which they met essentially states that any
sales tax collected in the
state will not remain in its
given community, but will
be pooled with revenue
from the rest of the state
and redistributed to areas
based on growth. Duncan
and Hayman tried to inform the committee that
this proposal would take
money from cities like
Conover, which have a
steady growth rate, but not
an exponential one like
that of Charlotte.
“Areas of high growth
like Wake County and
Charlotte will benefit…
but if we spend our money
in Hickory, it goes to another area of the state,”said
Duncan.
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Firefighters from multiple departments responded to a structure fire at 1229 12th St NE Tuesday
evening.
Fire investigators determined the cause of the fire
to be cooking related.
While firefighters were
working on this fire, addi-
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tional 911 calls were being
received. Hickory units
and firefighters from St.
Stephens Fire Department
responded to an incident
on 23rd Street, which was
quickly contained and
Long View Fire Department also responded to
medical calls.
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PERSPECTIVE
Scott Walker's
Delusion
When I heard the news
about the nuclear deal with
Iran, I decided to seek out
the sage wisdom of Scott
Walker. Because surely, with
his vast national security
experience - fighting unionized workers, lobbying for a
Milwaukee Bucks arena,
running a state that ranks
38th in the nation in job creation - he would know
what's best for America on
the world stage.
I'm being facetious, of
course. Because here's what
the Wisconsin governor
said in advance of the deal,
while formally announcing
his Republican presidential
bid: "We need to terminate
the bad deal with Iran on
Day One, put in place crippling sanctions, and convince our allies to do the
same."
See,this is why Walker is a
first-tier candidate.He articulates and echoes the delusional thinking that pervades the party's conservative base - especially in
Iowa, the first state on the
nomination calendar. The
"Day One" riff is worthless
as policy, but it makes for
one helluva soundbite. It's
red meat fit for chewing, a
surefire vote-getter, but it
outs Walker as a clueless
newbie unfit to lead.
Nobody
says
the
announced deal is perfect
(in the real world, there is
no perfect deal), but the
basic terms are far better
than anything we could've
gotten by rattling sabers
and threatening war.Among
other things, we get international inspections, cuts in
the centrifuges that are used
to make nuclear fuel, cuts in
the stockpile of nuclear
material, and advanced
warning - roughly a full year
- if Iran were to try to dump
the deal and produce
enough fuel for one bomb.
But Walker vows that if
he's commander in chief in
2017, he'll scrap the whole
thing on "Day One." Presumably his foreign policy
tutors know full well that his
vow is mindless, but, just for
fun, let's play it out and see
what would actually happen
in the real world if he were
to take such a radical step.
Like other Republican
candidates, Walker seems to
think (or is being tutored to
think) that America can
throw its weight around as it
sees fit, and that other
nations will always quake in
its wake. That delusion
should've died with George
W. Bush's disastrous Iraq
invasion - which has destabilized the Middle East,
strengthened Iran, killed
nearly half a million Iraqis
and 4,500 Americans and
cost us several trillion dollars - but no. The GOP brain
trust still persists in believing that our allies will bow
to whatever Uncle Sam
decrees.
But if a President Walker
were to actually scrap the
nuclear deal on "Day One,"
Dick Polman
and seek to impose evertougher sanctions, here's
what would likely happen.
Our European and Asian
allies - exasperated with
Uncle Sam's feckless policy
switch, and determined to
preserve their economic ties
to Iran (which they view as a
promising trading partner)
- would refuse to reimpose
their
own
sanctions.
Britain's ambassador to
America stated two months
ago that the international
sanctions have already
reached "the high-water
mark," and that if diplomacy fails, we would see "sanctions erosion." Germany's
ambassador has similarly
warned that, absent a nuke
deal, "the sanctions regime
might unravel."
Worse yet, if a President
Walker were to pull America
from the deal, we'd likely
wind up with nothing - no
international inspections,
no curbs on nuclear fuel, no
leverage. And without leverage, or a new international
sanctions regime, the only
other option would be...a
military attack.
Walker won't mention
that in a soundbite. Odds
are, he simply hasn't
thought through all the
implications of his "Day
One" vow. He might want to
check with Bush's CIA
Director, Michael Hayden,
who says that a military
attack would make Iran
more hawkish. In his words,
it would "guarantee that
which we are trying to prevent - an Iran that will spare
nothing to build a nuclear
weapon."
But Walker is the guy who
says that his fights with
unionized American workers have prepared him to
battle ISIS, so I suppose that
qualifies him to scrap an
historic nuke deal on "Day
One." Far more likely, it
qualifies him to finish first
in the Iowa Republican caucuses.
Fight Over Confederate Flag Light on Facts
The Confederate flag
no longer flies over South
Carolina's
statehouse
lawn. Still, battles over the
Rebel standard rage on.
We must remember
that the Confederate flag
most people recognize
was not a national banner. During the Civil War,
its use was restricted to
certain military regiments. This flag was first
flown by the Palmetto
State in 1961 to commemorate the Civil War centennial. It presided over
the capitol dome until
2000, when legislative
compromise sent it to a
military memorial.
Now it has been placed
in a museum. Heaven
knows what a future compromise might entail.
From my perspective,
the rancor over said flag
has been light on facts
and heavy on passion;
specifically from antiConfederate
heritage
activists. Slavery plays
the pivotal role in
denouncing any and all
things C.S.A. However,
slave
ownership
remained legal in the U.S.
throughout the Civil War.
It wasn't abolished until
December of 1865, several
months after Robert E.
Lee surrendered.
Contrary to popular
belief, Abraham Lincoln's
1863
Emancipation
Proclamation freed zero
slaves. It applied only to
Southern states, which
were foreign territory at
the time. Lincoln allowed
the continuance of slavery in parts of Dixie
under Union control.
Joseph Cotto
Legendary U.S. General, and eventual President, Ulysses Grant
remarked that "(i)f I
thought this war was to
abolish slavery, I would
resign my commission
and offer my sword to the
other side."
No surprise is warranted. Consider the words of
storied Confederate General Patrick Cleburne: "It
is said that slavery is all
we are fighting for, and if
we give it up we give up
all. Even if this were true,
which we deny, slavery is
not all our enemies are
fighting for. It is merely
the pretense to establish
sectional superiority and
a more centralized form
of government, and to
deprive us of our rights
and liberties."
Various
American
locales still fly the flags of
Great Britain, France, and
Spain for historical purposes. However, each of
these powers not only
legalized slave labor, but
traded material goods for
slaves with sub-Saharan
African tribal leaders. It
was the Spaniards who
first brought this barbarism to what is now
U.S. soil.
Why isn't anybody sug-
gesting St. Augustine furl
its Spanish standards or
uproot monuments to
Spain's centuries-long
rule over Florida?
Speaking of Florida, in
1994, Tampa's Hillsborough County voted to
remove
Confederate
insignia from its county
seal. Local reaction was
largely negative, but
politicians refused to
offer a public referendum. Fast forward to
2001, when then-Governor Jeb Bush faced reelection the next year and
immense unpopularity
with Black voters after
the 2000 recount. Bush
decided to remove the
second national Confederate banner from capitol
grounds and sequester it
to a museum.
After this, it seemed
that Rebel imagery was
all but lost to the Florida
mainstream. By 2008,
though, the tide had
turned. The Sons of Confederate Veterans raised
what it calls the largest
Confederate flag on
Earth. The structure is
located where Interstates
4 and 75 meet; one of the
busiest intersections in
one of America's highesttraveled states.
Following
Dylann
Roof 's reign of terror, the
spotlight turned to Marion County, a horse-andretirement haven about
90 minutes north of
Tampa.
Its
interim
administrator removed
the third national Confederate standard from a
display of flags which
have flown over Florida.
This display is situated in
front of the county government complex. Last
week, after an overwhelming outcry from
constituents, every commissioner voted to reinstate the flag.
Why not? According to
a post-Roof CNN poll,
most Americans believe
the Confederate flag to
symbolize heritage as
opposed to hatred.
When all is said and
done, the Confederate
standard denotes a country that once was. Like
other nations of its age,
slavery was permitted.
However, for untold millions today, the banner is
all about identification
with a geographical area;
the South. Flying it is a
celebration of the culture
within this region.
Allowing
Roof
to
define the Confederate
flag simply because he
was photographed with it
is beyond absurd. He is a
colossal blight upon
Southern society, not a
representative of its
ideals. The likes of him do
not deserve to be in the
same room with a Confederate or, for that matter, American banner.
End of story.
Joseph Cotto is a historical and
social journalist, and writes
about politics, economics and
social issues. Email him at
[email protected].
Dick Polman is the national
political columnist at NewsWorks/WHYY in Philadelphia
(newsworks.org/polman) and a
"Writer in Residence" at the University of Philadelphia. Email
him at
[email protected].
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Look at the North and East hands. South is in four hearts. West leads the club three. How should East plan the
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Note finally that even if West unexpectedly holds the diamond king, declarer would win a trick-four diamond
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The undersigned
having qualified
as Ancillary Administrator in the
Estate of JUDY
SETZER BANDY
late of COBB
COUNTY GEORGIA hereby gives
notice to persons
having
claims
against said estate to present
them to the undersigned on or
before
September 28, 2015, or
this Notice will be
pled in bar of
their
recovery.
All persons indebted to said
Estate will please
make immediate
payment to the
undersigned.
Branch Banking
and Trust Company, recorded in
Book 2619, Page
732,
Catawba
County Registry;
default
having
been made in
payment of the
indebtedness
thereby secured;
and the necessary findings to permit
foreclosure
having
been
made
by
the
Clerk of Superior
Court of
Catawba
County,
North
Carolina;
the undersigned
Substitute Trustee will offer for
sale at public
auction to the
highest bidder for
cash, the property conveyed in
said deed of trust,
the same lying
and being in the
County of Catawba and State of
North
Carolina,
and more particularly described as
follows:
BEING
Lot No. 1 as
shown on that
certain map entitled "Minor Subdivision Vilas, Mary
Lee, & Arlie R.
Triplett Property,
Clines Township,
Catawba County,
N.C.," prepared
by Sam Rowe,
Jr.,
Registered
Surveyor, on April
12, 1982, and recorded in Book
18 at Page 92, in
the office of the
Register
of
Deeds of Catawba
County,
North
Carolina,
reference being
made to same for
description. Property
Address:
4355 Deal Road,
Claremont,
NC
28610
Date of
Sale:
July 24,
2015 at 10:30 AM
Location of Sale:
Catawba County
Courthouse Record
Owner(s):
Heirs of Mary L.
Triplett
TERMS
OF THE SALE:
(1) This sale will
be made subject
to: (a) all prior
liens, encumbrances, easements,
right-of-ways, restrictive
covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the
property;
(b)
property
taxes
and assessments
for the year in
which the sale
occurs, as well as
any prior years;
(c) federal tax
liens with respect
to which proper
notice was not
given to the Internal
Revenue
Service; and (d)
federal tax liens
to which proper
notice was given
to the Internal
Revenue Service
and to which the
right of redemption applies. (2)
The property is
being sold "as is".
Neither the beneficiary of the deed
of trust, nor the
undersigned Substitute
Trustee,
makes any warranties or representations
concerning the property, including but
not limited to, the
physical or environmental condition of the property. Further, the
undersigned Substitute
Trustee
makes no title
warranties
with
respect to the title
to the property.
(3) The highest
bidder will be responsible for the
payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and
any final court
and/or
auditing
fees payable to
the Clerk of Superior
Court
which are assessed on the
high bid resulting
from this foreclosure sale. (4) At
the time of the
sale, the highest
bidder will be required to make a
cash deposit of
five percent (5%)
of the bid, or
$750.00, whichever is greater,
with the remaining balance of the
bid amount to be
paid on the day
following the expiration of the applicable ten (10)
day upset bid period. (5) Any person who occupies
the property pursuant to a rental
agreement
entered into or renewed on or after
October 1, 2007,
may after receiving the notice of
sale,
terminate
the rental agreement upon 10
days written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental
agreement,
the
tenant is liable for
rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to
the effective date
of the termination. (6) An order
for possession of
the property being sold may be
issued pursuant
to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 in favor of
the
purchaser
and against the
party or parties in
possession,
by
the Clerk of Superior Court of
the county in
which the property is sold. (7) If
the sale is set
aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled
only to return of
the deposit paid.
The
Purchaser
shall have no further
recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney,
or the Substitute
Trustee. SMITH
DEBNAM NARRON
DRAKE
SAINTSING
&
MYERS,
L.L.P.
Cara B. Williams,
Attorney for Jeff
D. Rogers, Substitute Trustee P.
O. Box 26268
Raleigh,
NC
27611-6268 (919)
250-2000 File No.
ALS 97356426,
1145281
7/16,
07/23/2015
NORTH
CAROLINA
CATAWBA
COUNTY
This the 24th day
of JUNE, 2015
Teresa Renee
Bandy
521 Pine Valley
Rd
Marietta GA
30067
OR
M. Elizabeth
Williams
Attorney at Law
The Williams Law
Firm, PLLC
PO Box 3739
Hickory, NC
28603
Publish: June 25,
July 2, 9 & 16,
2015.
STATE OF
NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY OF
CATAWBA
NOTICE
The
undersigned,
having
qualified as CoExecutor of the
Estate of Alice
Victoria Ridenhour Wise, late
of
Catawba
County,
North
Carolina;
This is to notify all
persons,
firms
and corporations
having
claims
against said Estate to present
them to the undersigned on or
before
September 25, 2015, or
this Notice will be
pled in bar of
their
recovery.
All persons indebted to said
Estate will please
make payment to
the undersigned.
This the 25th day
of June, 2015.
Rebekah Keith,
Executrix
Robert David
Wise, Executor
ESTATE OF
ALICE VICTORIA
RIDENHOUR
WISE
1775 12TH St.
NE
Hickory,
North Carolina
28601
Henry S.
Morphis,
Attorney
MORPHIS LAW
& MEDIATION
Post Office
Box 3207
Hickory, North
Carolina 28603
(828) 328-5297
PUBLISH: June
25, July 2, 9, 16,
2015
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE
SALE,
North Carolina,
Catawba County
Under and by
virtue of the power
of sale contained
in that certain
Deed of Trust
executed
by
Mary Lee Triplett dated October 15, 2004 to
BB&T Collateral
Service Corporation, Trustee for
[email protected]
NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY
CATAWBA
File No.
15 E 715
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
NOTICE OF
ADMINISTRATOR
CORNE &
CILLEY, PLLC
Attorneys at Law
P.O. Box 747
Newton, NC
28658
(828) 464-2371
9,
16,
23,
30,
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
AND DEBTORS
OF DONALD
RAY WHITENER
All persons, firms,
and corporations
having
claims
against DONALD
RAY WHITENER,
deceased,
are
notified to exhibit
them to Lynn S,
Whitener, Administrator of the decedent's estate,
AND to Monroe
Pannell, Attorney
of the decedent's
estate on or before October 5,
2015, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors
of the decedent
are
asked
to
make immediate
payment to the
above named Administrator.
This the 17th day
of June, 2015.
Having qualified
as Executrix of
Mrs. Lynn S.
the
Estate
of
Whitener
Billy Ray Bolick,
Administrator of
late of Catawba
the Estate of
County,
North
Donald Ray
Carolina, this is to
Whitener
notify all persons,
4065 Lost Creek
firms and corpoCourt
rations
having
Hickory, NC
claims
against
28602
the estate of said
deceased
to
Monroe Pannell
present them to
Attorney at Law
the undersigned
MARTIN &
within three (3)
MONROE
months
from
PANNELL, P.A.
June 25, 2015, or
Post Office
this notice will be
Box 519
pleaded in bar of
Conover, NC
their
recovery.
28613
All persons firms
and corporations
indebted to said
PUBLISH:
estate
please
June 25, 2015
make payment to
July 2, 2015 July
the undersigned.
9, 2015 July 16,
2015
This the 25th day
of June, 2015.
Crystal Lynn
Bolick Thornburg,
Executrix
3438 Haynes Dr
Maiden, NC
28650
Estate of:
Billy Ray Bolick
NORTH
CAROLINA
COUNTY
CATAWBA
File No.
15 E 710
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Publish: June 25,
July 2, 9 & 16,
2015. Paid
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North
Carolina,
OF MELVIN F.
this is to notify all
SIGMON
persons,
firms
and corporations Patrick, Harper &
having
claims
Dixon L.L.P.
against the estate
PO Box 218
of said deceased
Hickory, NC
to present them
28603
to the undersigned
within Publish: July 9,
three (3) months 16, 23 and 30,
from June 25, 2015.
2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons firms and
NORTH
corporations
inCAROLINA
debted to said esCOUNTY
tate please make
CATAWBA
payment to the
File No.
undersigned.
15 E 699
This the 25th day
NOTICE TO
of June, 2015.
CREDITORS
The
undersigned
having
qualified as Administrator of the
Estate of CLARA
CHEEK
KERLEY, Deceased,
late of Catawba
County, this is to
notify all persons,
firms, and corporations
having
claims
against
the said Estate to
present them, duly certified, to the
undersigned on
or before the 19th
day of October, Diane Workman
Halper,
2015, or this noExecutrix
tice will be pleaded in bar of their 26 Hunters Lane
recovery. All per- Hendersonville,
NC
sons indebted to
28791
said Estate will
please make immediate payment
to the under- Estate of:
Glenn Logan
signed.
Workman
This the 9th day
of July, 2015
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Kerley Johnson
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Newton, NC
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2015 July
2015
THURSDAY, JULY 16, 2015
Having qualified
as Executrix of
the Estate of Neva Mae Laney
Morris, 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 June 25,
2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons firms and
EXECUTRIX’S
corporations
inNOTICE TO
debted to said esCREDITORS
tate please make
payment to the
Having qualified undersigned.
as Executrix of
the Estate of Jer- This the 25th day
ry D. Stoops, de- of June, 2015.
ceased, late of
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
Neva Cansada
this is to notify all
Morris,
persons,
firms
Executrix
and corporations 1236 Zeb Haynes
having
claims
Rd
against the estate
Maiden, NC
of said decedent
28650
to present them
to the undersigned at 811-A Estate of:
Wynnshire Ridge Neva Mae Laney
Drive,
Hickory, Morris
NC 28601 on or
before the 9th
day of October, Publish: June 25,
2015 or this no- July 2, 9 & 16,
tice will be plead- 2015. Paid
ed in bar of their
recovery. All persons, firms and
corporations
indebted to said estate will please
NORTH
make immediate
CAROLINA IN
payment to the THE GENERAL
undersigned.
COURT OF
JUSTICE
This the 26th day
ALEXANDER
of June, 2015.
COUNTY
BEFORE THE
CLERK
Esther L. Stoops,
15 SP 86
Executrix of the
Estate of Jerry D. IN THE MATTER
Stoops
OF THE FORECLOSURE
Patrick, Harper & OF A DEED OF
Dixon L.L.P.
TRUST
EXEPO Box 218
CUTED BY MIHickory, NC
CHAEL BRUCE
28603
TAYLOR DATED
MAY 20, 2003
Publish: July 2, AND RECORD9, 16, and 23, ED IN BOOK
2015
452, PAGE 489,
ALEXANDER
COUNTY REGISTRY, TO DANIEL
G. CHRISTIAN,
TRUSTEE.
EXECUTOR’S
NOTICE TO
NOTICE OF
CREDITORS
FORECLOSURE
SALE
Having qualified
as Executor of Under and by
the Estate of Mel- virvin F. Sigmon, tue of the power
deceased, late of of sale contained
Catawba County, MICHAEL
North
Carolina, BRUCE TAYLOR
this is to notify all dated May 20,
persons
having 2003 to DANIEL
claims
against G. CHRISTIAN,
the estate of said Trustee
for
deceased to ex- CORNING
CAhibit them to the BLE SYSTEMS
undersigned
at
1138 S. Pennsylvania
Avenue,
Winter Park, FL
32789 on before
the 12th day of
October 2015, or
this notice will be
pleaded in bar of
their
recovery.
All persons, firms
and corporations
indebted to said
estate will please
make immediate
payment.
This 6th day of
Having qualified July 2015.
as Executrix of
the
Estate
of RONALD KEITH
Glenn
Logan
SIGMON,
Workman, late of EXECUTOR OF
Catawba County,
THE ESTATE
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CREDIT UNION,
recorded in Book
452, Page 489,
ALEXANDER
County Registry;
default
having
been made in
payment of the
indebtedness
thereby secured;
and the necessary findings to permit
foreclosure
having
been
made
by
the
Clerk of Superior
Court
of
ALEXANDER
County,
North
Carolina; the undersigned Trustee will offer for
sale at public
auction to the
highest bidder for
cash, the property conveyed in
said deed of trust,
the same lying
and being in the
County
of
ALEXANDER
and
State
of
North
Carolina,
and more particularly described as
follows:
47’
54”
East
32.69 feet to an
iron set at the
centerline
intersection of said
branch and a
graveled
road,
the ending point
of a thirty foot
right
of
way;
thence continuing
with said branch
South 42° 50’ 58”
East 84.29 feet;
thence South 04°
46’
40”
West
22.76
feet;
thence South 39°
26’
49”
East
48.61
feet;
thence South 14°
03’
57”
East
39.18
feet;
thence South 53°
46’
25”
East
40.73
feet;
thence South 16°
57’
46”
West
23.26
feet;
thence South 39°
13’
14”
East
60.76
feet;
thence South 25°
00’
52”
East
44.36 feet to a
point;
thence
leaving
said
branch and running South 14°
08’
13”
East
136.25 feet to an
iron set; thence
South 07° 01’ 37”
West 437.41 feet
to the BEGINNING, containing
4.999
acres,
more or less, by
coordinate computation and survey of Micah C.
Sidden,
Registered Land Surveyor, dated April
23, 1996.
given to the Internal
Revenue
Service; and (d)
federal tax liens
to which proper
notice was given
to the Internal
Revenue Service
and to which the
right of redemption applies.
(2) The property
is being sold "as
is". Neither the
beneficiary of the
deed of trust, nor
the undersigned
Trustee,
makes
any warranties or
representations
concerning
the
property, including but not limited
to, the physical or
environmental
condition of the
property.
Further, the undersigned
Trustee
makes no title
warranties
with
respect to the title
to the property.
(3) The highest
bidder will be responsible for the
payment of revenue stamps payable to the Register of Deeds and
any final court
and/or
auditing
fees payable to
the Clerk of Superior
Court
which are assessed on the
high bid resulting
from this foreclosure sale.
(4) At the time of
the sale, the highest bidder will be
required to make
a cash deposit of
five percent (5%)
of the bid, or
$750.00, whichever is greater,
with the remaining balance of the
bid amount to be
paid on the day
following the expiration of the applicable ten (10)
day upset bid period.
(5) Any person
who occupies the
property pursuant
to a rental agreement entered into
or renewed on or
after October 1,
2007, may after
receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental
agreement upon
10 days written
notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental
agreement,
the
tenant is liable for
rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to
the effective date
of the termination.
(6) An order for
possession of the
property
being
sold may be issued pursuant to
N.C.G.S.
§4521.29 in favor of
the
purchaser
and against the
party or parties in
possession,
by
the Clerk of Superior Court of
the county in
which the property is sold.
BEING all of a
certain track or
parcel of land
containing 4.999
acres, more or
less, lying and
being in Millers
Township,
Alexander County, NC and being
bounded as follows:
on
the
North and East
by James T. Fortner, on the South
by Janet B. Stafford, et al., on the
West by James
Atwell Alexander
and being more
particularly
described
in
a
metes
and
bounds description as follows,
with bearings referenced to Deed
Book 372 at Page
483.
BEGINNING on
an iron set on the
north side of “Elk
Shoals Creek”, in
Janet B. Stafford,
et al.’s northern
line as the property of Stafford is
shown by Deed
recorded in Book
366 at Page 2267
of the Alexander
County Registry,
said iron being located South 73°
32’
25”
West
667.80 feet from
a 5/8-inch solid
iron
found
in
place, James T.
Fortner’s southeast corner as
the property of
Fortner is shown
by Deed recorded
in Book 372 at
Page 483 of the
Alexander County
Registry; thence
with
Stafford’s
line South 73° 32’
25” West 297.15
feet to a 1-inch
pipe found in
place, a corner
for James Atwell
Alexander;
thence
with
Alexander’s line
North 05° 07’ 47”
East 938.47 feet
to a 5/8-inch solid
iron
found
in
place;
thence
North 23° 05’ 46”
West 70.00 feet
to an iron set;
thence with a
new line South
89° 53’ 03” East
64.09 feet to a
point at the intersection of two
branches; thence
down and with
said
branch
South 18° 45’ 15”
East 26.90 feet;
thence South 25°
For Back Title,
see Deed recorded in Book 374 at
Page
2224,
Alexander County
Registry.
This property is
subject to the
nonexclusive
right of way easement for ingress,
egress and regress, water lines
and all types of
utilities, and being more particularly described in
Deed Book 374,
Page 2224.
PROPERTY ADDRESS/LOCATION: 155 TAYLORS BRANCH
ROAD,
STONY
POINT,
NC
28678
DATE OF SALE:
Friday, July 31,
2015
TIME OF SALE:
11:00 AM
LOCATION
OF
SALE:
ALEXANDER
County
Courthouse
RECORD OWNER(S): MICHAEL
BRUCE TAYLOR
TERMS OF THE
SALE:
(1). This sale will
be made subject
to: (a) all prior
liens, encumbrances, easements,
right-of-ways, restrictive
covenants or other restrictions of record affecting the
property;
(b)
property
taxes
and assessments
for the year in
which the sale
occurs, as well as
any prior years;
(c) federal tax
liens with respect
to which proper
notice was not
This the 10th day
of July, 2015.
Daniel G.
Christian,
Trustee
18 Third
Avenue, NE
Hickory, NC
28603
Phone:
828-322-1105
Publish: July 16 &
July 23, 2015.
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Blue Devils hosting football camp on July 27-29
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Maiden High School will be hosting its
ninth annual youth football camp on July
27-29 from 9 a.m. until noon daily.
This camp is designed for any child
entering the third through eighth grade.
The camp will be conducted by the
Coaching Staff and former players of the
Maiden High School Blue Devils. In addition to our coaches, we will have recreation coaches, as well as some members of
our 2015 edition of the Maiden Blue Devils
helping with the camp.
At this camp, each participant will learn
fundamentals of all positions on a football
team.Drills will rotate so that each football
player will experience the quarterback,
wide receiver, running Back, and offensive
lineman skills.
On defense, each camper will be taught
the fundamentals of defensive lineman,
linebacker and secondary play.
In addition to the individual work, all
campers will be placed on a team and
learn the importance of working together,
which has always been the cornerstone of
Blue Devil football.
Also, the camp will teach the importance of flexibility techniques, as well as
learn about proper nutrition and academics.
Frank Snider will be on hand for the
entire camp and will be available to talk
about Blue Devil Football as he starts his
fourth year as the head football coach at
Maiden.
All campers will receive a tour of all the
Blue Devil Football facilities, as well as
watch a lifting session in the Blue Devil
Power Factory.
All campers will receive a T-shirt and
Camp Attendance Certificate. Drawings
will be held on the last day of camp for
various Blue Devil and Maiden High
School items.
The cost of the camp is $50 if pre-registered or $60 the first day of camp. Walk up
registration starts at 8 a.m. on Monday,
July 27.
All campers should be dressed in shorts,
a T-shirt and football shoes (bring tennis
shoes in case of inclement weather
because the camp would be moved into
the gym).
Campers should also report to the
Maiden High School football stadium and
be dropped off at the main ticket booth
area. Campers should be picked up in the
same area.
For more information, contact Snider
via email at [email protected] or call Maiden High School
at 828-428-8197.
Shooter’s Touch Fundamental
Basketball Skills Clinic
Former Bunker Hill and Statesville High
School and Wingate University basketball
standout Janitsha Williams will be hosting
a Shooter’s Touch Fundamental Skills
Clinic on July 29-31 at the Newton
Recreation Department.
The clinic is two sessions — for boys
and girls ages 6-13 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and for girls ages 14-18 from 1-4 p.m.
The camp fee is $55. Pre-registration
takes place July 17 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the
Newton Recreation Department. You can
pre-register and save $10 ($50) and also be
guaranteed a camp T-shirt.
For more information, contact Williams
via email at [email protected].
Carolina Select Volleyball Camp
Carolina Select Volleyball Club is hosting camp the week of July 20–23 for rising
fourth to ninth graders.
The camp will take place at the Newton
Recreation Dept, located at 23 South Brady
Ave in Newton from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
The four-day camp will focus on fundamentals and mechanics. We will teach
serving, passing, setting, hitting and individual defense.
Players will be introduced to court positioning and rotation with an emphasis on
serving and serve receive.
The camp fee is $90, which includes a Tshirt. You can pre-register on our CSVC’s
website — www.carolinaselectvc.com.
For more information, please contact
Carson Godfrey via email at [email protected] or by calling 828-3037762.
CVCC girls basketball camp
The Catawba Valley Community College
girls basketball camp will take place on
July 13-16 from 8 a.m. to noon.
The camp will be divided into age appropriate groups for instruction and competition. Emphasis will be placed on fundamentals, individual defenses, individual
offenses and shooting technique. Each
camper will have the opportunity to
improve her skills and develop enthusiasm
about the game of basketball. All participants will receive a t-shirt and a certificate.
The cost of the camp is $100 pre-registered or $120 at the door.
A $50 deposit is required by June 22.
Make checks payable to Tisha England,
Catawba Valley Community College, 2550
Highway 70 SE, Hickory, N.C. 28602 and
complete payments by or on June 30.
Walk-ins must pay in cash with full payment of $120.
All campers must have their own medical coverage. Catawba Valley Community
College, Tisha England nor any staff member will be held liable for any injuries suffered during camp. Campers will not be
allowed to participate unless a medical
release form is submitted and is signed by
a parent or legal guardian.
For more information, contact CVCC
women’s basketball coach Tisha England
at [email protected] or call 828-327-7000
(ext. 4014).
St. Stephens
baseball camp
Dates: July 13-16
Time: 8:30 a.m. until noon daily
For: rising second through eighth
graders
Cost: $50
For more information, contact St.
Stephens baseball coach Adam Windham
at [email protected].
St. Stephens football
Dates: Aug. 3-6
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
For: rising first through eighth graders
Location: St. Stephens football stadium
Cost: $40
For more information,contact St.Stephens
head football coach Wayne Hicks at
[email protected].
Saint all-sports passes on sale
St. Stephens High School is selling allseason sports passes, as well as football
reserved seats and parking for the 2015-16
school year.
Varsity football reserved seats are $30
per seat, which does not include game
ticket. Varsity football reserved parking is
$15 per space.
Those that purchased football reserved
seats for the 2014 season should have
received a letter about seat renewal, and
are asked to contact Jim Woodruff by July
15 about the renewal or non-renewal of
those seats.
If you were a reserve seat holder for the
2014 season, and did not receive a renewal
letter, please contact Woodruff or Jenny
Houser immediately.
A single sports pass costs for St.
Stephens athletic events costs $100, a student all-sports pass is $50 or a family allsports pass, which admits four people,
costs $275.
The sports passes will be honored at all
St. Stephens High School regular season
home athletic events, but will not be honored at Northwestern 3A/4A Conference
tournament events or at any North
Carolina High School Athletic Association
playoff event.
For more information about any of
these pass offerings, please call Woodruff
or Houser at St. Stephens High School at
828-256-9841.
You may also purchase these tickets or
passes at the main office at St. Stephens
High School from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:304 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
Newton men’s summertime
softball tournament is July 18
The Newton Parks and Recreation
Department will sponsor the Men’s
Summertime Softball Tournament on
Saturday, July 18, at Jacob Fork Park, located off N.C. 10 West.
The entry fee for the double-elimination
tournament is $145 per team. The deadline
to register is 9 p.m. Thursday, July 16.
Amateur Softball Association rules will
be used during the tournament. There will
be two home run hitters per game. Teams
will be furnished with ASA-approved .44
core/375 compression balls. The first
twelve teams will be able to register on a
first come,first served basis.The first place
team will receive T-shirts. The second
place team will receive one dozen balls.
For more information, call Recreation
Program Coordinator Charles James at
828-695-4350 or 828-217-4446.
Vipers’ summer Ragball
fundraising tournament
The Catawba Valley Vipers are hosting a
summer ragball fundraising tournament
on July 25-26 at the Bunker Hill Optimist
Fields.
The cost is $100 per 10-person team —
five men and five women teams or a maximum of five men per team. There can be
more women than men or teams may
include children age 10 and up.
To register, contact Danis Allison by July
20
at
828-612-8550
or
email
[email protected].
Funds from the fundraiser will go
towards the Vipers trip to Cooperstown in
2016.
Rag Ball tournament
benefits scholarship
In honor of another
former St.
Stephens student gone too soon, Nate
Bolick’s family and friends are planning a
Rag Ball tournament to raise funds for a
scholarship in his memory.
This scholarship will be given out to different young people in the Hickory area.
The tournament takes place July 17-18
(Friday only if needed) at Mountain View
Rec’s Huffman Park.
The cost is $100 per team ($10 per player), and there will be concessions, T- shirts,
a home run derby and much more. The
cut-off date is July 10.
All teams will need to provide two
Incrediballs and two ragballs. Men age 16
and older have to play on co-ed teams,
while those under 16 may play on an all
boys team. Women of any age are allowed
to have a team of all females or play on a
co-ed team.
For more information, please contact
Savanah Bolick at 828-514-1743 for more
info or to sign up.
Collegiate skills assessment
and showcase on Aug 22-23
The National Scouting Report (NSR)
will host a Collegiate Skills Assessment
and Show Case on Aug. 22-23 at L.P. Frans
Stadium.
Sign in starts at 9 a.m. for two different
age divisions — 13-15 year olds and 16-18
year olds.
NSR scouts and college coaches will be
assessing several skills, including hitting,
fielding, catching, pitching and running.
Instruction will also be provided by current and former college and professional
players.
Pre-register by Aug. 8 for $150 or $175
after Aug. 8 until slots are filled. Proof of
insurance is required and a waiver must
by signed.
Gate fees and concessions will also take
place both days.
For more information call Randy
Dillingham at 828-781-2099, Benny
Townsand at 828-493-7006 or Brandon
Coffey at 828-292-6005.
Carolina Crush volleyball camp
The Carolina Crush Volleyball Club is
hosting a camp later this month at the
Hickory Sports Complex.
The Crush’s third annual N.C. State
Camp on July 23, which features Wolfpack
head coach Pete Hoyer. The cost of the N.C.
State camp is $100 and is also for campers
in grades 7-12.
Volleyball players can also sign up for
both camps at a discounted price of $250.
For more information, please email [email protected].
Carolina Select Volleyball Camp
Carolina Select Volleyball Club is hosting camp the week of July 20–23 for rising
fourth to ninth graders.
The camp will take place at the Newton
Recreation Dept, located at 23 South Brady
Ave in Newton from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
The four-day camp will focus on fundamentals and mechanics. We will teach
serving, passing, setting, hitting and individual defense.
Players will be introduced to court positioning and rotation with an emphasis on
serving and serve receive.
The camp fee is $90, which includes a Tshirt. You can pre-register on our CSVC’s
website — www.carolinaselectvc.com.
For more information, please contact
Carson Godfrey via email at [email protected] or by calling 828-3037762.
Men’s summertime
softball tournament
The Newton Parks and Recreation
Department will sponsor the Men’s
Summertime Softball Tournament on
Saturday, July 18, at Jacob Fork Park, located off N.C. 10 West.
The entry fee for the double-elimination
tournament is $145 per team. The deadline
to register is 9 p.m. Thursday, July 16.
Amateur Softball Association rules will
be used during the tournament. There will
be two home run hitters per game. Teams
will be furnished with ASA-approved .44
core/375 compression balls. The first
twelve teams will be able to register on a
first come,first served basis.The first place
team will receive T-shirts. The second
place team will receive one dozen balls.
For more information, call Recreation
Program Coordinator Charles James at
828-695-4350 or 828-217-4446.
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O-N-E
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PORTS
THE DIFFERENCE A
YEAR MAKES
Post 48 improves in its
2nd year under Beard
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
Above, in his second season as the head coach of Hickory Post 48’s baseball program, Cameron Beard
has lead the program to a 23-9 record through Tuesday. Below, members Hickory Post 48 line up
before the National Anthem during a recent road playoff game at Union County.
A year ago, Hickory Post
48 was struggling.
With a thin roster and no
pitching depth, Cameron
Beard’s squad went 15-16
in his first season as head
coach of the program.
One year later, though,
Post 48 is stronger and
contending for a berth in
the American Legion state
tournament, which will
take place in Salisbury
later this month.
Beard, who replaced
Fore Rembert as Post 48
head coach last spring,
believes that his program’s
success this season starts
with coaching.
“We were fortunate this
year to have our coaching
staff in place early and
have the ability to get the
word out about who we are
and what we're trying to do
at Post 48,” Beard said.
“(Former Post 48 assistant
coach) Stefan (Jordan) and
I coming straight from college last year put us behind
in that regard.”
Building a deeper roster
than last year has also
helped, Beard said.
“Getting our numbers
up to 17 players this year
and having a mix of guys
from five of the seven
county schools was a key
part in our success,” he
said. “We're trying to get
the best players in the area
all playing together and
competing for a state title
year in and year out.I think
we're headed in the right
direction towards the goal
of being one of the
premiere programs in
Area IV and in the state.”
Post 48’s pitching has
improved this season
behind the arm of Harry
Hatcher, who has a teamhigh six wins on the
mound this year, as well as
Walker Hanvey, Cameron
Chapman, Josh McKinney
and Garrett Hollar.
Both pitching and
defense have been key
points of emphasis for
Beard with his team this
season.
“Pitching and defense
are where it all starts for
us,” Beard said.“Our pitching has come along the second half of the year and
really given our bats a
chance to win some ball
games.”
Veteran leaders, which
include outfielders Jordan
See HICKORY, Page 7
Pete Hardee
Hardee
to coach
Cougars
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Alexander Central High
School announced on
Tuesday that it has hired
Pete Hardee as its new
head baseball coach.
Hardee replaces Jerry
Whitman, who stepped
down this past spring after
six seasons with the
Cougars.
Hardee’s hiring was
approved Tuesday by the
Alexander County Board of
Education meeting.
“I’m excited to come to
Alexander Central,”Hardee
said. “I’m looking forward
to getting started. I consider it to be a huge opportunity at Alexander. I’m planning on working hard to
make the most out of it! I
can’t wait to meet the players and get started. I’m
looking forward to being a
part of this community.”
Hardee
comes
to
Alexander Central after
spending the past 20 seasons at Watauga High
School in Boone, leading
the Pioneers to 285 wins.
Hardee also has stints as
the head baseball coach at
West Caldwell (1989-93)
and New Bern (1993-95).
He has a career coaching record of 364-293,
including six conference
regular season titles and
five tournament titles at
Watauga.
A New Bern and
Appalachian State grad,
Hardee played two seasons
in the minor leagues with
the Montreal Expos after
being drafted by the
organization in 1984.
“Coach Pete Hardee
comes to Alexander Central
to lead our baseball program with a wealth of experience and success,” said
Cougars Athletic Director
Joanna Crew. “Our baseball
program will thrive under
his leadership.”
The Startown
Optimist 18U
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
The Startown Optimist 18U are this week’s Observer
News Enterprise Sports Team of the Week.
The team recently competed in the 2015 Babe Ruth
Baseball 18-year-old state championship tournament.
Members of the team include Newton-Conover’s Ethan
Sims, Gage Baldwin, Jared Sigmon, Thomas Jones, Antonio Montalvo and Kyle Hall; Bunker Hill’s Nick Watts,
Zach Sipe, Devin Roberts, Shae Maske and Seth Miller; St.
Stephens’ Brannon Holsclaw, Zach Gonzalez and Jacob
Burns; Christian Family Academy’s Dalton Bolick and
James Smith; and Bandys’ Jonathan Taylor.
Next July, the Startown Optimists will host the 2016
Babe Ruth Baseball 18-year-old Southeast Regional
tournament, which will feature teams from Virginia,
North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Florida.
Pictured are members of the Startown Optimist 18U baseball team, which recently competed at the 2015 Babe Ruth Baseball 18-yearold state championship tournament held at Newton-Conover High School.
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