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Today in
History
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Today is Friday, March 25, the
85th day of 2016. There are 281
days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On March 25, 1776, Gen.
George Washington, commander
of the Continental Army, was
awarded the first Congressional
Gold Medal by the Continental
Congress.
On this date:
In 1306, Robert the Bruce was
crowned King of Scots.
In 1865, during the Civil War,
Confederate forces attacked Fort
Stedman in Virginia but were
forced to withdraw because of
counterattacking Union troops.
In 1911, 146 people, mostly
young female immigrants, were
killed when fire broke out at the
Triangle Shirtwaist Co. in New
York.
In 1947, a coal mine explosion
in Centralia, Illinois, claimed 111
lives.
In 1954,RCA announced it had
begun producing color television sets at its plant in Bloomington, Indiana.
In 1965, the Rev. Martin Luther
King Jr. led 25,000 people to the
Alabama state capitol in Montgomery after a five-day march
from Selma to protest the denial
of voting rights to blacks. Later
that day, civil rights activist Viola
Liuzzo, a white Detroit homemaker, was shot and killed by Ku
Klux Klansmen.
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A LOOK AT
THE N.C.
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
SKULL STOLEN
FROM HICKORY
CEMETERY
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Opening Soon
Conover preps for new businesses
BY MICHELLE T. BERNARD
O-N-E REPORTER
Numerous new businesses
are springing up on Conover
Blvd West over the next couple
of months.
Farm supply cooperative
Southern States is planning to
open for business on May 6.
The store has already hired 15
new employees but there are
five more positions still available including management
positions. Interested applicants can apply at www.southernstates.com/careers.
The grand opening event on
May 6 will include a cook out,
displays of antique tractors and
Hill Billy Shriner Cars, demos
by local bee keepers, agricultural spraying, pony rides, a
petting zoo and a live DJ.
The Conover Sheetz is planning to open the week of April
11. This Sheetz location will
include a drive-thru, a car
wash, 12 fielding stations for
gas, an ice-cream station, an
indoor frozen uncarbonated
beverages and indoor zoned
seating.
According to signage a new
Greek and Italian restaurant
called Zorba’s will be moving
to the former Billy’s Barbecue
Restaurant location. The owners of this restaurant formerly
operated the Artist Café in
Newton.
Finally, there is a new retail
complex under construction
next to Southern States. At this
time no opening dates or
potential tenants have been
announced.
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Zorba’s is just one of the businesses that will be coming to Conover in the near
future.
Cat. Co. election results
broken down by precinct
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
The North Carolina Primary
Election occurred more that a
week ago now, on March 15. More
than a week later and the final
ballot counts are in. Although
many voting options were listed
on the primary’s ballot, the main
vote that would effect Catawba
County citizens directly would be
that of the Catawba County
Board of Commissioners. Two
seats on the Catawba County
Board of Commissioners was up
for election – ones that were held
by commissioners Dan Hunsucker and Barbara Beatty. The two
incumbents, Hunsucker and
Beatty, along with one challenger,
Troy Sigman, appeared on the
ballot for the two seats in the primary election. Hunsucker and
Beatty were re-elected to their
seats and remain on the board of
commissioners.
The ballot count for the Catawba County Board of Commissioners in each precinct is as follows:
BALLS CREEK
- Hunsucker: 613
- Sigman: 348
- Beatty: 535
BANOAK
- Hunsucker: 288
- Sigman: 437
- Beatty: 178
BLACKBURN
- Hunsucker: 239
- Sigman: 358
- Beatty: 165
BROOKFORD
- Hunsucker: 58
- Sigman: 50
- Beatty: 46
CATAWBA
- Hunsucker: 346
- Sigman: 242
- Beatty: 324
CLAREMONT
- Hunsucker: 507
- Sigman: 220
- Beatty: 316
CONOVER WEST
- Hunsucker: 411
- Sigman: 190
- Beatty: 264
CONOVER EAST
- Hunsucker: 560
- Sigman: 258
- Beatty: 360
EAST MAIDEN
- Hunsucker: 351
- Sigman: 283
- Beatty: 290
EAST NEWTON
- Hunsucker: 35
- Sigman: 20
- Beatty: 22
COLLEGE PARK
- Hunsucker: 127
- Sigman: 68
- Beatty: 117
KENWORTH
- Hunsucker: 46
- Sigman: 44
- Beatty: 39
GREENMONT
- Hunsucker: 67
- Sigman: 65
- Beatty: 52
OAKWOOD
- Hunsucker: 283
- Sigman: 174
- Beatty: 199
RIDGEVIEW
- Hunsucker: 0
- Sigman: 3
- Beatty: 2
HIGHLAND
- Hunsucker: 218
- Sigman: 192
- Beatty: 169
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Spring Cleaning
Two cities to host litter sweeps
SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
If you’re looking to earn some volunteer service hours or would like to help
keep Newton beautiful, join us for the
City of Newton Spring Litter Sweep.
This litter sweep is 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 16. The cleanup will begin at
Westside Jaycee Park, which is at the
intersection of Southwest Boulevard and
West J Street. In the event of rain, the
cleanup will be held April 30.
A light breakfast will be served before
groups fan out across the city to areas
designated for sprucing up. There’s no
need to bring cleanup equipment; all supplies will be provided.
The cleanup is a great opportunity for
your club, team or community group to
get together and earn some service hours.
Churches, Scout troops and school clubs
are welcome to participate.
After the cleanup, participants are
invited to return to Westside Jaycee Park
for a hotdog lunch.
Newton is proud to host the litter
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sweep in partnership with Keep Catawba
County Beautiful. The cleanup coincides
with the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Spring Litter Sweep.
If you would like to participate, contact
Angie Harris-Ramseur at 828-695-4288 or
[email protected].
For those living in the Conover area,
the City of Conover will be hosting their
3rd annual community-wide Litter Sweep
on Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon.
Volunteers are needed to remove litter
from Conover’s roadways and we are asking our local churches, schools, businesses, boy/girl scout troops, neighborhoods
and civic organizations to organize a
team and help clean up our beautiful city.
We will provide to all participants safety
vests, trash bags, gloves, maps and a hot
dog lunch to be served at the Conover
Station community room patio at 12
noon. Supplies can be picked up at that
location between 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. For more
information or to register, contact Joy The cities of Newton and Conover will have their Spring Litter
Heller at Ph. 828-695-2909.
Sweeps next month.
For complete listing of obituaries,
please see PAGE 2
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Obituaries
Martha Meaders Griggs
Conover- Martha Mae Meaders Griggs left to join her
Lord and Saviour on March 23, 2016, after a long struggle
with Alzheimer’s.
She was born December 22, 1925.
The Service for Mrs. Griggs will be held Saturday,
March 26, 2016, at Piney Grove Baptist Church at 2400
Balls Creek Road, Claremont, NC. Receiving will be from
2:00 to 2:45 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 3:00
p.m. Burial will be in the Piney Grove Cemetery, with
refreshments following in the church fellowship hall.
The Griggs family has entrusted funeral arrangements
to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover.
Cathy Lee Scott Frith
Hickory- Cathy Lee Scott Frith, 68, of Hickory passed
away on Tuesday,March 22,2016 at her residence.She was
born August 23, 1947 in Guilford County.
The Frith family will hold a memorial service at a later
date.
The Frith family is in the care of Bennett Funeral
Service of Conover, 828-465-2111
Phillip Elam Mode
Hickory- Phillip Elam Mode, 64, of Hickory died on
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Frye Regional Medical
Center in Hickory. He was born July 23, 1951 in Burke
County .
The Mode family will hold a memorial service at a
later date.
The Mode family is in the care of Bennett Funeral
Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
MITCHELL JACKSON SIGMON
CLAREMONT- Mitchell Jackson Sigmon, age 55, of
Claremont, NC died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at his residence.He was born September 6, 1960 in Catawba
County.
A service of remembrance will be held at 11:00 a.m.,
Saturday, March 26, 2016 in the chapel of Willis-Reynolds
Funeral Home in Newton. Burial will be in St. Mark’s
Cemetery in Claremont. The family will receive friends
prior to the service, Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45
a.m.
The Sigmon family has entrusted the funeral arrangements to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Cremations in
Newton.
NC's February jobless rate
drops a notch to 5.5 percent
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —
North Carolina's unemployment rate is trending
downward,coming in at 5.5
percent in February.
The state Commerce
Department said Thursday
the jobless rate ticked
down from 5.6 percent in
January. The national rate
was 4.9 percent last month.
North Carolina's unemployment rate is where the
national rate was 10
months ago.
North Carolina's unem-
ployment rate in February
was two-tenths of a percentage point lower than a
year ago. The number of
people employed increased
by more than 103,000 over
the past year. The number
of those without work and
looking fell by nearly 4,000
over that time.
North Carolina companies added 81,700 nonfarm jobs since February
2015, while government
added 5,000 jobs.
World War II veteran's skull
stolen from Hickory cemetery
HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police say someone broke into
a mausoleum at a Hickory cemetery and stole the skull of
World War II veteran.
Investigators said in a news release that a city employee noticed damaged to the mausoleum Wednesday morning and called police.
Authorities say James William Floyd's casket was
opened, but only the skull was taken. A funeral home is
keeping Floyd's remains until the mausoleum can be
fixed.
Police are investigating the theft of the skull, and no
arrests have been made.
Floyd's obituary said he died in July 2008 at the age of
84.
4 Carolinas communities
among the nation's
fastest-growing
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four communities in the
Carolinas,including three on the South Carolina coast,are
among the fastest-growing areas in the United States.
Figures from the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday show
the Myrtle Beach area, the Charleston area and Beaufort
County again made the list of the 20-fastest-growing
areas in the nation.
The Myrtle Beach area was the nation's second-fastest
growing metro area from 2014 to 2015 with a population
increase of 3.5 percent.
Beaufort County grew at a 2.6 percent rate and was No.
11 on the list while the Charleston area posted 2.4 percent
growth and was 19th.
The only North Carolina location on the list was
Raleigh, which was No. 16.
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History
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In 1975, King Faisal (FY'-suhl) of Saudi Arabia was shot
to death by a nephew with a history of mental illness.
(The nephew was beheaded in June 1975.)
In 1985, "Amadeus" won eight Academy Awards,
including best picture, best director for Milos (MEE'lohsh) Forman and best actor for F. Murray Abraham.
In 1990, 87 people, most of them Honduran and
Dominican immigrants, were killed when fire raced
through an illegal social club in New York City.
In 1991, "Dances with Wolves" won seven Oscars,
including best picture, at the 63rd annual Academy
Awards; Kathy Bates won best actress for "Misery" while
Jeremy Irons received best actor for "Reversal of
Fortune."
In 1996, an 81-day standoff by the anti-government
Freemen began at a ranch near Jordan, Montana.
In 2001, at the 73rd Academy Awards, "Gladiator" won
best picture; its star, Russell Crowe, was named best
actor; Julia Roberts received the best actress Oscar for
"Erin Brockovich"; Steven Soderbergh won best director
for "Traffic."
Ten years ago: In Los Angeles, half a million people
marched to protest federal legislation to make illegal
immigration a felony and build more walls along the border. In Seattle, Aaron Kyle Huff opened fire in a house full
of ravers, killing six of them before killing himself.
Kimmie Meissner won the ladies' World Figure Skating
Championships title in Calgary, Alberta. Country music
star Buck Owens died in Bakersfield, California, at age 76.
Movie director Richard Fleischer died in Woodland Hills,
California, at age 89.
Five years ago: Canadian opposition parties brought
down the Conservative government in a no-confidence
vote, triggering an election that gave Prime Minister
Stephen Harper a clear Conservative majority in
Parliament. Olga Ulyanova, 89, a chemist and niece of
Soviet founder Vladimir Lenin who'd written several
books praising her uncle and family, died in Moscow.
One year ago: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thanked
the U.S. Congress for billions of American tax dollars and
vowed his war-wracked country would be self-reliant
within the decade. British singer Zayn Malik shocked his
fans by announcing he was quitting the chart-topping
band One Direction.
Today's Birthdays: Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 90.
Former astronaut James Lovell is 88. Feminist activist
and author Gloria Steinem is 82. Singer Anita Bryant is
76. Singer Aretha Franklin is 74. Actor Paul Michael
Glaser is 73. Singer Elton John is 69. Actress Bonnie
Bedelia is 68. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 63. Actor
James McDaniel is 58. Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is
58. Movie producer Amy Pascal is 58. Rock musician
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 56. Actress Brenda
Strong is 56. Actor Fred Goss is 55. Actor-writer-director
John Stockwell is 55. Actress Marcia Cross is 54. Author
Kate DiCamillo is 52. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 52.
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 51. Baseball Hall of Famer
Tom Glavine is 50. Olympic bronze medal figure skater
Debi Thomas is 49.Actor Laz Alonso is 45. Singer Melanie
Blatt (All Saints) is 41. Actor Domenick Lombardozzi is
40. Actor Lee Pace is 37. Actor Sean Faris is 34. Auto racer
Danica Patrick is 34. Actress-singer Katharine McPhee is
32. Singer Jason Castro is 29. Rapper Big Sean is 28. Rap
DJ/producer Ryan Lewis is 28. Actor Matthew Beard is 27.
Actress-singer Aly (AKA Alyson) Michalka (mish-AL'kah) is 27. Actor Kiowa Gordon is 26. Actress Seychelle
Gabriel is 25.
Thought for Today: "The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it emotionally." — Flannery
O'Connor, American author (1925-1964).
Community Calendar
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.
March 25
BBQ Chicken
The Newton Kiwanis
Club is sponsoring a
Port-a-pit BBQ chicken
fund raiser on Friday,
from 11 am-6 pm at the
Newton Train Depot.
The cost of the meal
is $10 and includes
drink and dessert.
Proceeds go toward
New ton-Conover High
and
Bandys
High
Schools
scholarship
funds.
For take-out orders,
contact Les Sigmon at
828-381-8302 or Mary
Bess Lawing at 828612-3672 or email [email protected].
Mar. 29
Vietnam Vet
Reception
The
John
Hoyle
Chapter
of
the
Daughters
of
the
American Revolution
cordially invites all
Vietnam Veterans to a
commemorative reception honoring Vietnam
Vets at the American
Legion
Fairground,
Post 48 from 4-6 p.m.
Light refreshments and
beverages
will
be
served.
RSVP by Mar. 20 to
Ric Vandett. 828-2672541
April 9
Dementia Workshop
St. Mark's Lutheran
Church Family Life
Center in Claremont is
hosting a dementia
workshop
on
Saturday, April 9 from
9:30 AM – 12 Noon. The
title of the workshop
is:
Dementia
W o r k s h o p :
Understanding it and
Offering Care. The
workshop will be presented by staff members of Trinity Village
in Hickory, NC. The
workshop will focus on
the
dementia
and
alzheimer’s and discuss ways in which
congregations can care
for members and their
families living with
dementia /alzheimers.
Additional information about the Trinity
Village facility will be
available as well. For
more information, you
may
contact
St.
Mark’s
Lutheran
Church at 828-4592161.
$500. This includes the
weekly lectures, transportation and double
occupancy accommodations. Add $320 for
single occupancy.
Registration
takes
place Monday through
Thursdays from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m., or Fridays
until 4:30 p.m. at the
CVCC East Campus
Continuing Education
Office. Contact Cheri
Toney, 828-327-7037,
[email protected] for
more information.
April 20
The City of Conover
will be hosting their
3rd annual communitywide Litter Sweep on
Saturday, April 23 from
9
a.m.
to
noon.
Volunteers are needed
to remove litter from
Conover’s
roadways
and we are asking our
local churches, schools,
businesses,
boy/girl
scout troops, neighborhoods and civic organizations to organize a
team and help clean up
our beautiful city. We
will provide to all participants safety vests,
trash bags, gloves,
maps and a hot dog
lunch to be served at
the Conover Station
community room patio
at 12 noon. Supplies
can be picked up at
that location between 8
a.m. – 9 a.m. For more
information or to register, contact Joy Heller
at Ph. 828-695-2909.
Civil War Study
Course
Catawba
Valley
Community
College
has developed a Civil
War Hands on History
course that includes a
five-day,
four-night
travel
experience
beginning April 20.
This course is available
to currently enrolled
students and individuals who want to take
the course for personal
enrichment.
Meeting
on
Wednesday evenings
5:30 to 7:20 p.m. at the
Historical Museum of
Catawba County in
downtown Newton, faculty member Richard
Eller will lead lectures
about
the
causes,
events and outcomes of
the American Civil
War. Special emphasis
is placed on the battlefield sites that will be
visited in May in the
travel portion of the
course. The lecture
portion of the course
ends May 4.
Site visits that take
place May 9-13 during
the travel portion of
the class include tours
of
Fredericksburg,
Chancellorsville,
Wilderness
and
Spotsylvania
battlefields in Virginia. Stops
are scheduled at the
South Mountain and
Antietam battlefields
in
Maryland
and
Gettysburg battlefield
in Pennsylvania. The
tour
also
includes
Harper’s Ferry, W. Va.,
Lee Chapel and the
Jackson
House
in
Lexington, Va.
Cost of the class for
those taking it for personal enrichment is
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April 23
Conover Litter
Sweep
April 30
Festival
Town of Long View
will host its May Days
Festival at the Long
View
Recreation
Center, 3107 2nd Ave
NW in Hickory, NC
28601.
10:00AM 9:30PM. The festival
will include entertainment, Children's Rides,
Food, and More!
Guest Bands: Shellem
Cline, Jim Sheldon, and
Bev McCann; 28690; Vic
Wheeler and the Gruv
Dawgs; and the Tim
Clark Band
Mother’s Day Craft
Event
Dana’s Fine Jewelry
in Newton is hosting a
Mother’s Day Craft
Event on April 30.
Kids can paint heart
pendants, have their
art turned into keepsake jewelry and have
their
handwriting
engraved on items.
Dana’s is located at
112 N. Main Ave. in
Newton.
Newton City Yard
Sale
The New ton Parks
and
Recreation
Department is helping
you get a jump-start on
your spring cleaning
with a Spring Yard Sale
on Saturday, April 30.
The sale will be from
6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at
Southside Park, which
is located at 1775
Southwest
Blvd.,
behind the National
Guard Armory.
Booth spaces are
available for $10 per
person. Booth sizes are
12 feet by 12 feet. Space
is limited, so sign up
now to guarantee your
booth space.
The
registration
deadline for interested
participants is 5 p.m.
Friday, April 22.
No
home-baked
goods may be sold, but
prepackaged food will
be allowed.
For more information, please call Charles
James,
Program
Coordinator, at 828695-4350 or 828-2174446.
June 17
Pottery Class
Beginning
Pottery
with Evelyn Arnold will
be offered on Tuesdays
and Wednesdays, June
17 through July 15, 6
p.m. until 9 p.m. This
is an introductory
course designed to give
students a hands-on
educational and artistic experience using
clay. Students will learn
a variety of techniques,
including handbuilding
and wheel throwing
with the potters’ wheel.
Students will also gain
experience with surface design and glazing, as well as loading
and firing an electric
kiln. All levels welcome. Pre-registration
is required for all
workshops.
For more information on class schedules,
and to register, please
v
i
s
i
t
www.cvcc.edu/Potters_
Workshop, or call 828327-7000 x4032.
(828) 464-0221
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LONGVIEW NORTH
- Hunsucker: 140
- Sigman: 122
- Beatty: 104
LONGVIEW SOUTH
- Hunsucker: 118
- Sigman: 78
- Beatty: 93
MAIDEN
- Hunsucker: 297
- Sigman: 242
- Beatty: 337
MONOGRAM
- Hunsucker: 201
- Sigman: 217
- Beatty: 184
MOUNT OLIVE
- Hunsucker: 431
- Sigman: 310
- Beatty: 313
MOUNTAIN VIEW 1
- Hunsucker: 465
- Sigman: 501
- Beatty: 554
MOUNTAIN VIEW 2
- Hunsucker: 557
- Sigman: 596
- Beatty: 477
NORTH NEWTON
- Hunsucker: 211
- Sigman: 137
- Beatty: 116
OAKLAND HEIGHTS
- Hunsucker: 299
- Sigman: 176
- Beatty: 207
OXFORD
- Hunsucker: 610
- Sigman: 307
- Beatty: 368
ST. STEPHENS 1
- Hunsucker: 399
- Sigman: 242
- Beatty: 340
ST. STEPHENS 2
- Hunsucker: 395
- Sigman: 307
- Beatty: 333
SANDY RIDGE
- Hunsucker: 421
- Sigman: 314
- Beatty: 304
SHERRILLS FORD
- Hunsucker: 551
- Sigman: 430
- Beatty: 606
SOUTH NEWTON
- Hunsucker: 355
- Sigman: 242
- Beatty: 263
SPRINGS
- Hunsucker: 958
- Sigman: 690
- Beatty: 635
STARTOWN
- Hunsucker: 860
- Sigman: 541
- Beatty: 630
SWEETWATER
- Hunsucker: 185
- Sigman: 189
- Beatty: 148
VIEWMONT 1
- Hunsucker: 365
- Sigman: 186
- Beatty: 337
VIEWMONT 2
- Hunsucker: 321
- Sigman: 176
- Beatty: 223
FALLING CREEK
- Hunsucker: 485
- Sigman: 303
- Beatty: 415
NORTHWEST
- Hunsucker: 474
- Sigman: 290
- Beatty: 368
WEST NEWTON
- Hunsucker: 222
- Sigman: 170
- Beatty: 135
LAKE NORMAN
- Hunsucker: 324
- Sigman: 406
- Beatty: 473
Strict speeding crackdown
a misinterpretation in
North Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The head of
North Carolina's public safety agency says
he will let his troopers on the road decide
if drivers should get a ticket for going 1 or
2 mph above the speed limit.
The original announcement for the
"Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" campaign
said while many people believe they won't
get a ticket for driving a few miles per
hour above the speed limit, it is against the
law to speed at all.
Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry sent
out a news release Thursday saying the intention of the campaign was misinterpreted.
Perry says troopers will continue to
have "reasonable discretion" in enforcing
traffic laws.
The highway safety push started Thursday.
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PERSPECTIVE
Sobering Study: Is
Moderate Drinking
Overrated?
"Tell
me,
Hank,
whyyyyyy
do
you
drink...?"
In one of his signature
songs, country music
superstar
Hank
Williams, Jr. uses "family
tradition" to answer that
question; but for the past
several years, lots of
other
people
have
answered
"for
my
health."
Yes, several studies
have trumpeted the benefits of moderate drinking. According to CBS
News, those selling
points may be exaggerated.
High-volume alcohol
use remains harmful, but
apparently
moderate
drinkers
have
no
longevity advantage over
non-drinkers.
Scientists
at
the
University of Victoria's
Center For Addiction
Research in British
Columbia, Canada analyzed 87 previous studies
on alcohol and death
from all causes and concluded that the results
linking moderate drinking to longer life may be
skewed
because
of
"abstainer bias" (i.e.
comparing
moderate
drinkers to non-drinkers
often included people
who don't consume alcohol due to other health
issues, such as former
drinkers who stopped
because of poor health).
So-called "abstainer
bias" leads to false conclusions.
"Abstainer
bias" lends behavioral
support where none is
warranted. "Abstainer
bias" gives college kids a
whole new phrase to listen for when taking alcohol shots.
The U of Victoria
group would not go so
far as to speculate why
the previous researchers
missed such a glaring
error; but when the
paper was presented to
"The Journal of Studies
on Alcohol and Drugs," a
state trooper was on
hand to intone, "Buzzed
researching IS drunk
researching."
Except for my father's
elderberry wine (for
croup) and my wife's
grandfather's blackberry
cordial (for digestive
problems), I've never
imbibed. But I'll admit
that the prevailing medical wisdom of the past
few years made me wonder if I was cheating
myself. Who WOULDN'T
like an extra year or two
on their lifespan, to listen to feuding scientists
deliver completely opposite "settled science" conclusions every other
week? ("I can lick any
scientist in the place —
except the one on that
pink elephant.")
As the new reality
sinks in, relationships
will change. The cocky
moderate drinker who
told his non-drinking
neighbor, "I'll dance on
Tyrades!
Danny Tyree
your grave, you holierthan-thou, teetotaling
&%$#@"? He now reassures his neighbor, "Oh,
is THAT what you
thought I said???? No, I
asked if you could let me
on your shuffleboard
team at the assisted living facility, silly."
Many
moderate
drinkers are now realizing that the earlier studies that validated their
imbibing were really
wishful thinking. I have
to wonder about some of
the other wishful thinking papers that have
been published in scientific journals over the
years. The top three
myths would surely
include:
1. Filling your purse
with restaurant condiments staves off carpal
tunnel syndrome.
2.
Double-dipping
potato chips is a major
preventer of hyperthyroidism.
3. Letting your dog
secretly relieve himself
in your neighbor's yard
is the pituitary gland's
best friend.
To be sure, some
experts still say that
moderate drinking has
benefits related to blood
pressure, stress reduction and improved cholesterol numbers. Brags
one self-described moderate drinker, "Alcohol
makes my blood platelets
less sticky. But, oh, this
bathroom floor is sticky.
Baaaarrrrrffff!"
And sociologists still
see the value of moderate drinking in the area
of meeting strangers and
achieving
moderate
pregnancy.
I'd love to write more
about the long-term
implications of the U of
Victoria study, but all of
Hank, Jr.'s rowdy (but
resigned to reality)
friends are coming over
tonight. They just have to
swing by the convenience market advertising
"Coldest
yoga/Pilates
mats in town."
The Politics of Terror in a Climate of Fear
Every terrorist attack
threatens to put Donald
Trump one step closer to
the White House.
Fear is a potent political
weapon — especially at
times like this, with
Brussels in the news —
and Trump is a master at
going for the gut. If more
attacks occur in the West
between now and election
day, he may be well positioned to exploit that fear.
He doesn't know much of
anything about policy —
this is hideously clear by
now (on Monday, he even
suggested that we scale
down America's commitment to NATO). But he
instinctively understands
the visceral power of simplistic language.
Trump and Hillary
Clinton are still the likeliest
fall contenders, and here's
what the Republican frontrunner is currently saying
about potential general
election opponent: "She's
weak on anything having
to do with strength."
Yes, it's simplistic. It's the
kind of line that's written
with a crayon. But there's a
method to his madness.
He's working to own the
word strong and equate
her with the word weak.
He's been doing this for
months, like when he
blitzed the Sunday TV
shows in early January and
said, "I think that my words
represent toughness and
strength. Hillary's not
strong. Hillary's weak."
Which mirrors what he's
saying now: "We have to be
tough. We can't be soft and
weak.”
Dick Polman
He's saying this stuff
over and over; do not
underestimate the power
of
repetition.
As
Republican consultant and
wordmeister Frank Luntz
has reputedly said, "There's
a simple rule (for candidates).You say it again, and
you say it again, and you
say it again, and you say it
again, and you say it again,
and then again and again
and again and again, and
about the first time that
you're absolutely sick of
saying it, is about the time
that your target audience
has heard it for the first
time.”
Maybe you think this is
just a crock, that Trump's
primal scream and gift for
repetition can't possibly
prevail, even if autumn
swing voters are quaking
their boots about terrorism. Maybe you scoff at the
notion that swing voters
would listen to Trump
when he says Clinton is
"weak on borders." (As he
did this week.) Maybe you
find it funny that Trump
has been aspiring to own
the strong word since at
least 1990 - when he told
Playboy magazine that if
he were president, he
"would believe very strongly in extreme military
strength."
But academics who have
studied the impact of terrorism on public opinion they're not laughing.
New research points to
the fact that in times of
fear, voters become more
supportive of candidates
who supports positions
such as hostility to perceived outsiders, tightened
borders and fewer foreign
entanglements. In other
words, Donald Trump.
"All of these issues are,in
fact, pillars of the aggressive response we have seen
by Donald Trump in
response to the news
today,"
Elizabeth
J.
Zechmeister, a political science
professor
at
Vanderbilt University, told
Politico. She is the coauthor,
along
with
University of California
Riverside
professor
Jennifer L. Merolla, of the
book "Democracy at Risk:
How Terrorist Threats
Affect the Public."'
Merolla told Politico
their research showed
frightened voters do not
necessarily look for traditional leadership qualities,
such as Clinton's long
tenure in government. She
added that female politicians "are typically at a disadvantage" when terrorism is a dominant issue.
It's quite possible that
Trump's baggage will ultimately defeat him, that fear
of his ascent will trump his
attempts to exploit fear of
terrorism. Distaste for the
guy still runs high, even in
Republican circles. After
Trump threatened to
smear Ted Cruz's wife
(don't ask), former George
W. Bush speechwriter
Michael Gerson posted this
appeal to his GOP
brethren: "How could anyone, anyone, support this
vile man....If Trump were
somehow, God forbid, to be
elected president, he would
immediately defile the
office, and surely abuse it."
Fine. But never underestimate the power of fear as
a voting motivation - especially in a climate like ours.
History has taught us, all
too often, what can happen
when the basest instincts
of human nature lead people astray.
I'm reminded of something that Bill Clinton said
in December 2002, during a
speech I covered in New
York. He framed it as a
warning to his fellow
Democrats: "If we look
weak at a time when people are scared, we lose.
Insecure people would
rather have someone who
is strong and wrong."
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].
©2016 Danny Tyree. Danny
welcomes email responses at
[email protected] and
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the best part of his high school journey:
“Without a doubt, it’s been the coaching by Andy
Poplin,” Corpening said. “He is the best coach I’ve ever
had. I learned so much from him, and he is by far the best
ball shooter of any of us. Coach Poplin even coached my
dad back in the mid 90s at West Caldwell High, where
Poplin served as the assistant coach. He’s been a part of
our family for a long time. He knows when to discipline
me, when to encourage me and when to help keep me
focused.”
Despite his close ties to Hickory, Corpening admits that
he is ready to leave high school and begin college.
“I look forward to the college experience,” he said.
“Wingate is a beautiful campus,and I couldn’t be any happier about my future. I plan to major in corporate business and management with a possible minor in criminal
justice.I won’t be far from home,which I know pleases my
parents.”
Corpening said he will miss being a part of the Red
Tornadoes boys basketball program, which finished this
past season as 3A West runners up.
“I’ve enjoyed a fantastic experience with
the Hickory High Tornadoes, but thanks to
everyone along my journey, the door has
opened to join the Wingate Bulldogs.”
Caron Corpening
Hickory High School senior boys basketball player
“I will miss my teammates,” he said. “We have an
incredible bond. Our bond is so strong that we can read
each other on the court. We can see in one another’s eyes
the next move and how to play the game. It’s been amazing. Of course, I will also miss putting on my #3 jersey.”
Poplin is proud of Corpening and wishes him the best
in the future.
“I'm so excited for Caron,” Poplin said.“He has worked
extremely hard to earn this scholarship. Caron spent two
seasons with me on the varsity basketball team and we
went 49-7. He’s quiet with a no nonsense approach to
leadership that made him one of the most dependable
players I've ever coached. Caron never got too high or too
low. He was never rattled. He was always on an even keel
and ready to go. I think Wingate got a good player and an
even better person. I look forward to seeing him thrive at
the next level.”
Corpening averaged 11.5 points, 5.7 assists and two
steals per game this past winter.
The son of both Largent and Mortasha Corpening, this
university-bound point guard has always had family support. Grandparents, cousins, teammates and coaches —
it’s been one big encouraging family since he was that tiny
toddler walking out on a court for the first time.
Now it’s time to build a new family at Wingate
University.
“I’ve enjoyed a fantastic experience with the Hickory
High Tornadoes, but thanks to everyone along my journey, the door has opened to join the Wingate Bulldogs,”
Corpening said.“I can’t wait.”
Lady Red Hawks hosting try outs on April 3
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORST EDITOR
The Catawba Valley Community College
women’s basketball program is holding
try outs on Sunday,April 3 from 2-5 p.m. at
the Tarlton Complex for prospective student-athletes (current high school seniors
or college-age players).
This is a great opportunity for you to be
seen by CVCC head women’s basketball
coach Tisha England and her coaching
staff while competing against current
players and other prospects.
Those trying out must bring current
physical and wear appropriate athletic
gear.
If student-athlete can not make the try
out,
please
contact
England
[email protected] or call 828-327-7000
ext. 4014 for more information.
2016 Red Hawks Volleyball
Summer Camps announced
The Catawba Valley Community College
women’s volleyball program will be hosting three camps this summer at the
Tarlton Complex.
A Basic, Intermediate and Advanced
Skills camps on June 20-22. The Basic
Skills Camp is geared to beginning players
and is offered for players entering first
through fifth graders. The Intermediate
Skills Camp is for sixth through 10th
graders and will be applicable to entry
level, as well as experienced players. The
Advanced Skills Camp is for players entering grades ninth through 12th grades, who
have at least two years of playing experience.
The second set of camps are an AllSkills and Elite Camp on June 23-24. The
All-Skills camp is a two-day camp is
designed for players of all ability levels
and will focus on training the fundamentals of the game including passing, setting,
attacking, serving, blocking and defense.
Team concepts, competition, nutrition and
strength and conditioning will also be
taught. The Elite Camp is two-day camp is
designed for the varsity or elite club player that wants to bring their game to the
next level. This camp will focus on
advance training of all aspects of the
game.
The final camp is from June 30 through
July 1 and is a Team Development and
Competition Camp. This camp is designed
to provide middle school, high school and
club teams the opportunity to train and
compete as a team. The focus of this camp
will be on individual skill development,
team development, and team competition.
Each team will be given a camp coach.
The cost of these camps are $100 each
for early registration (through April 30) or
$125 after that date. All campers will
receive a Red Hawks camp T-shirt and a
daily snack.
All three camps are directed by Catawba
Valley Community College head volleyball
coach Shannon Hudson. Instruction for
the camp will be provided by the CVCC
volleyball coaching staff and current
members of the Red Hawks volleyball
team, including CVCC assistant volleyball
coach Mark Wimberley.
For more information, email Hudson at
[email protected] or call 828-3277000, ext. 4566 or 4239.
Tornadoes boys basketball coach Andy
Poplin.
Three different types of clinics will be
offered, including:
Youth Skills Clinic
The clinic, which is for boys and girls
ages 5-11 and takes place from 9 a.m. until
noon each day, will focus on individual
fundamental
skill
development.
Participants will work each day on footwork, speed and quickness. There will be
stationary ball handling drills and a dribbling routine to build each players confidence and skill level. Full speed passing
and catching drills will keep the players
moving and working hard. As always, each
player will have a ball and a chance to gain
the skills needed to continue to progress.
There will be lots of shooting work,including individual offensive skills, layups, give
and go, pick and roll and moving without
the ball.Participants will take time to build
a proper foundation of shooting form
from the ground up. Please consider making the clinic part of your young players
spring break plans. The cost of the clinic is
$60.
Middle School
Performance Academy
Spring Break Basketball Clinics
taking place next week
This higher level clinic format is for
middle school-age boys and girls and is
from 2-4 p.m. daily. The cost is $60. This
clinic will move into more advanced concepts of team offense and defensive play,
but it will still place of a heavy emphasis
on player skill development.
The 2016 Spring Break Basketball
Clinics will take place March 29-31 at
Hickory High School and operated by Red
For more information, contact coach
Poplin at [email protected] or 704425-7896.
Men’s Spring Fling softball
tournament on March 31
The Newton Parks and Recreation
Department is sponsoring the Men’s
Spring Fling Softball Tournament on April
9 at Jacob Fork Park.
The entry fee for the double-elimination
tournament is $135 per team. The deadline
to register is 9 p.m. Thursday, March 31.
Jacob Fork Park is located at 3730 N.C. 10
West.
ASA rules will be used. Teams will be
furnished with ASA-approved .44 core/375
compression balls. The first ten teams to
register will be able to enter the tournament 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 or to register,
contact Recreation Program Coordinator
Charles James at 828-695-4350 or 828-2174446.
Blue Devils’ alumni baseball game
set for April 2 is cancelled
The alumni baseball game planned for
Saturday, April 2 by Maiden High School
has been cancelled.
Maiden head baseball coach David
Williams announced the decision to cancel
the game on Thursday.
"Due to numbers, we are canceling this
year's scheduled alumni baseball game at
MHS," Williams said on social media.
"Thanks for all those who signed up, and
I'm sorry it didn't work out."
For more information, contact Williams
via email at [email protected] or call 828-428-8197.
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O-N-E
SPORTS
SHUTOUT STREAK
CONTINUES
Lady Bears
shut out
Moss, Becker lead N-C Red Devils
to 7th straight victory
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Chaniece Moss scored
four goals and Madelyn
Becker added another,
leading the NewtonConover girls soccer team
to a 5-0 home win on
Thursday against Bunker
Hill.
Moss scored three of her
goals in the first half,
including one on a penalty
kick.
Becker added a penalty
kick of her own in the half,
allowing N-CHS to pull
ahead 4-0 at halftime.
Moss added her fourth
goal late in the second half,
helping the Lady Red
Devils improve to 8-1-1
overall and 4-0 in Southern
District 7 Athletic 2A play.
Bunker Hill drops to 2-7
overall and 1-3 in conference soccer games this season.
Newton-Conover is back
in action on April 5 when it
travels to take on Bandys.
Meanwhile, the Lady
Bears will try to bounce
back on April 5 at home
against West Caldwell.
THURSDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
South Caldwell 2, Fred T. Foard 1
Newton-Conover 5, Bunker Hill 0
St. Stephens 2, Freedom 0
Fred T. Foard 5,
South Caldwell 1
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Above, Newton-Conover senior
Chaniece Moss (14) fends off a
Bunker Hill defender during
Thursday’s conference soccer
game held at Gurley Stadium.
Moss scored four goals, helping
the Lady Red Devils record their
seventh-straight win and shutout
with a 5-0 victory against the visiting Lady Bears.
The Bunker Hill softball
team earned a 12-0 victory
on Thursday against
Newton-Conover
in
Southern
District
7
Athletic 2A action.
Alyssa McCrary led the
Lady Bears (8-1, 6-0) with
three hits, including a
single, double and a home
run. Teammate Payton
Goble added three hits in
five plate appearances.
Kaylee Kanipe led the
Lady Red Devils (7-3, 3-3)
with a 1-for-3 performance at the plate, including
a double.
Goble was the winning
pitcher, allowing one hit,
no runs and striking out
three in four innings.
Maggie Huffman earned
the three-inning save.
Delaney Dellinger hit a
home run and drove in
two RBIs, leading the Lady
Tigers to the conference
win on the softball field
against the Lady Spartans
on Thursday.
Katelynn Thompson
added two hits and an RBI
for Foard, which improves
to 7-2 overall and 4-1 in the
Northwestern 3A/4A.
The
Lady
Tigers’
Morgan Smith was the
winning pitcher, allowing
five hits and walking four.
South Caldwell drops to
8-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play this season.
The Lady Spartans, the
Lady Tigers and Hibriten
(10-1, 5-1) are tied atop the
NWC standings.
Baseball
Bunker Hill 5,
Newton-Conover 3
Right, the Lady Red Devils’
Maggie Avis (2) tries to clear a ball
during the second half of
Thursday’s SD-7 soccer game in
Newton against Bunker Hill.
The Bears rallied from
down 3-0 to win against
the Red Devils in nine
innings on Thursday.
Bunker Hill moves to 8-3
overall and 3-3 in SD-7
play, while N-CHS drops to
2-10 overall and 1-5 in conference games.
Hickory’s Corpening
signs with Bulldogs
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
Front row, from left, Mortasha Corpening, Caron Corpening and Craig Largent. Back row, from left, Maurice Brown, Joyce
Brown, Hickory High School Principal Ryan McCreary, head basketball coach Andy Poplin, Athletic Director David Craft,
Hickory Career & Arts Magnet Principal Caroline Lovette and Jamie jenkins.
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Caron Corpening was barely
walking when his dad first introduced him to a basketball court.
“I had a diaper bag over one
shoulder, my son in one arm and
a basketball in the other,” said
Craig Largent, Caron’s dad.
“Caron took to the ball right
away, trying to dribble before he
could walk.”
And that’s how it all began.
Corpening, who recently finished his senior basketball season at Hickory High, has been
awarded a full athletic scholarship to play for Wingate
University.
Tuition, room, board and even
books are all covered.
Born in Lenoir, Corpening
never stopped playing the game
after his initial father-and-son
visit to a local basketball court.
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Whether shooting hoops at
home, playing with a recreation
group or an AAU league, basketball became a daily passion for
Corpening.
Just prior to his junior year of
high school, Corpening enrolled
at Hickory Career and Arts
Magnet High School, where he
could study with the Forensics
Academy and also play on the
basketball team at Hickory High.
“It’s been wonderful that I
could attend the academy programs at HCAM and still play
sports at HHS,” Corpening said.
“I’ve made friends at both
schools. I appreciate the school
system working it out so that students can participate in classes
and sports at both high schools.”
With only a few months left of
his senior year,Corpening shared
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