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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
Vol. 135, No. 192
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New button on
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leads to recycling
and disposal
information
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Truck crashes after driver falls asleep
O-N-E PHOTO BY TIFFANY FIELDS
Dave Hardin
A couple of times in the average week, I get a call from someone asking about recycling certain items. They’re often aware
of the large Household Hazardous Waste Collection event in
November and have either paint
or electronics they want to recycle.
I’m able to tell them the date
for the next collection event (Saturday, November 7 at LP Frans
Stadium in Hickory) and also
that paint and electronics are
now accepted year-round at the
Blackburn Landfill during normal operating hours. But if
someone asks me about things
like automobile batteries, tires or
mercury thermometers, I have to
tell them these items should not
be thrown out in their regular
garbage, aren’t accepted at the
Landfill and ask them to hold
onto those items for proper recycling at the collection event in
November.
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A tractor trailer traveling north on N.C. Highway
16 skidded off the roadway and down an embankment after the driver fell asleep around 11 a.m. on
Tuesday, according to emergency officials.
The driver was not seriously injured and refused
treatment at the scene, officials said.
The truck was carrying produce and was close to
its destination at the time of the accident, officials
said. The trailer was not damaged but the cab
struck a tree in the incident.
One lane of the highway was blocked while crews
worked to clear the scene, but traffic was not
stopped.
Skid marks and tire tracks could be seen for several hundred feet on the shoulder of the highway and
down the hill.
Driver recovering
from dump truck
collision
BY TIFFANY FIELDS
O-N-E ASSISTANT EDITOR
Kids beat the heat
O-N-E PHOTOS BY TIFFANY FIELDS,
SETH MABRY
TOP: Kylee Hernandez, 3, of
Conover lets the water splash
on her back while cooling off
at the splash pad on a hot
afternoon.
RIGHT: Latrell Fuller, 5, of Lincolnton, laughs with excitement as the water splashes
him on Tuesday afternoon.
The splash pad at the Conover
City Park is open for the summer season from Memorial
Day to Labor Day, 11 a.m. to 8
p.m.
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A dump truck and a service truck collided Monday morning around 9 a.m. at the intersection of
Zeb Haynes Road and Highway 321 Business in
Maiden, halting traffic and sending both drivers to
the hospital.
The driver of the dump truck, whose name has
not been released, was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, according to Lt. Jamey
Fletcher with Maiden Police Department. As of
Tuesday afternoon, Fletcher said, he was in stable
condition and was expected to make a full recovery.
The driver of the other truck sustained minor
injuries and was treated and released at Catawba
Valley Medical Center “pretty quickly,”according to
Fletcher.
Although the investigation into the cause of the
accident is ongoing, officers suspect the dump
truck driver ran a stop sign at the intersection.
“We’re pretty confident that he ran the stop sign
at the intersection of Zeb Haynes Road and Business 321,” Fletcher said. “The dump truck ran a
stop sign and went into the roadway in the path of
the box-type truck.”
Fletcher described the accident as significant.
Both trucks overturned and a large amount of
gravel was spilled from the dump truck.A fuel spill
also occurred from the gas tanks of both trucks.
Business 321 was shut down for about four
hours while officials worked to clear the scene,
Fletcher said.
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
Department of Transportation, Maiden Fire
Department, Maiden Rescue Squad, Catawba
County EMS and Catawba County Emergency
Management assisted Maiden Police at the scene.
Charges have not yet been filed in the incident
as officers are awaiting the dump truck driver’s
recovery to speak to him.
Newton Streetscape
plan in the final phase
BY CIGI SPARKS
O-N-E STAFF REPORTER
The Downtown Newton Streetscape and North Newton Master
Plan really began to come together in January of this year when the
plan’s first public input meeting was held. Six months and two more
input meetings later, the plan is almost complete.
Monday night, the third and final input meeting was held at the
new Newton Fire Station Headquarters in downtown. The room that
is equipped to seat up to 100 people was packed with Newton citizens and business owners.
“We’re now on the home-stretch of our streetscape design,” said
O-N-E PHOTO BY CIGI SPARKS
City of Newton Mayor Anne Stedman.
Landscape architect and Newton Streetscape planner,
took time to answer citizen’s questions after the June 15
See STREETSCAPE, Page 5
public input meeting.
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Obituaries
Allie Gray Douglass Edmiston
Allie Gray “Gaye” “MaGaye” Douglass Edmiston,
90, of Statesville died June
16 at her home. She was
born in Maiden, NC on
October 20, 1924 to the late
Fred Alonzo Douglass and
Vera Belle Evans Douglass.
Gaye graduated from
Maiden High School, Class
of 1941. She worked on the
family farm, for World Book
Encyclopedia as a salesperson, and was a seamstress
and sewing teacher. The
family would like to thank
her dear caregivers, Brittanie, Connie, Emily, Helen,
Kim and Sherry as well as
Hospice of Iredell for their
love and care.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
death by her husband James
Allen Edmiston, Sr.; paternal grandparents, Elam Louis
Douglass and Texas Elizabeth Frye Douglass; maternal
grandparents, Lester Avery Evans and Margaret Emma
Gabriel Evans Morrison; brothers, Elam Harold Douglass,
Leonard Ware “Bud” Douglass; sisters, Margaret Mary
Elizabeth “Peggy” Douglass Miller; Freddie Lee Douglass,
Almonta “Mont” Douglass Propst and Billie Terry Douglass; grandchild, Laura Jane Edmiston Bowles.
She is survived by her son, James Allen “Jim” Edmiston,
Jr. and wife Mary Anne Wilson of Troutman; daughters,
Anne Edmiston of Statesville, Mary Edmiston Tolbert and
husband Carl Preston Tolbert, Sr. of Statesville and Ethel
Edmiston and husband Ronald Wayne Mercer of Troutman; grandchildren, Troy Douglas “Doug” Edmiston and
wife Deirdre “Dede” McWilliams Edmiston of
Huntersville, Carl Preston Tolbert, Jr. and wife Sara Hudgins Tolbert of Oxford, MS, Catherine Edmiston Tolbert
Davis and husband Cody Daniel Davis of Mooresville,
Clifford Wayne Mercer of Palo Alto, CA and Jaynie Mercer
Carswell and husband Bill Ray Carswell of Charleston, SC;
great-grandchildren, Blake Allen Bowles of Belmont,
Noelle Bowles of Troutman, Jimmy, Janie and Charlie
Edmiston, all of Huntersville, Caroline and Leigh Mercer
of Palo Alto, CA, Cassie, Ryan and Nathan Carswell, all of
Charleston, SC.Also surviving are her brother-in-law, The
Rev. John Kermit Miller of Ruth, and sisters-in-law, Sarah
Powell Edmiston of Cocoa Beach, FL, Virginia Hart
Edmiston of Mt. Ulla and Phyllis Warren Edmiston of
Statesville.
A funeral service will be held at 3:00 PM Friday, June 19
at Troutman First United Methodist Church with The Rev.
Mike Carr officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 – 3:00 PM in
the sanctuary. Entombment will follow at Iredell Memorial Gardens.
Memorials may be made to Balls Creek Campground
c/o Reicel Wright, 4190 Hwy. 16 S. Newton, NC 28658 or
First U.M.C., 204 Mills Ave. (PO Box 717) Troutman, NC
28166
James Funeral Home of Huntersville is serving the
family. www.jamesfuneralhomeLKN.com
Hazel Amanda Barnes Sims
Hazel Amanda Barnes
Sims, age 94, of Newton,
passed away Monday, June
15, 2015 at Conover Nursing
& Rehab in Conover.
Born December 25, 1920,
in Burke County, she was
the daughter of the late Troy
Howard Barnes and Minnie
Lee Tilly Barnes.
Hazel was a member of
First United Methodist
Church in Newton where she was active in the Ladies’
Sunday school class and the Prayer Shawl Ministry.
She had worked in textiles and later retired as site manager for the CVCC Newton Education Center.
Hazel had a great sense of humor and was an avid reader. She especially enjoyed reading about history. She
loved spending time and telling stories with her children
and grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death
by her loving husband of 65 years, Ray Piercy Sims; their
son, Stephen R. Sims, Sr.; brother, Howard T. Barnes; sisters, Vista B. Hice and Grace B. Davis.
Those left to cherish her memory are her son, Ronald
L. Sims and wife, Donna of Claremont; daughter-in-law,
Judy Sims of Maiden; grandchildren,Amanda Jordan and
husband, Joe, Stephen Sims, Jr., and wife, Christie, Eric
Sims and special friend, Connie Stone, Matt Sims and
wife, Kristen; great-grandchildren, Madison Jordan,
Brady Jordan, Brett Jordan, Lillie Sims, Owen Sims,
Nathan Sims, Kayleigh Sims, and Emma Sims.
The funeral service will be held at 4:30 on Thursday,
June 18, 2015 at First United Methodist Church in Newton,
with Dr. David Greene and Rev. Lara Greene officiating. A
private graveside service will be held at Eastview Cemetery in Newton.
Serving as pallbearers are Matt Sims, Eric Sims,
Stephen Sims,Jr.,Joe Jordan,Tim Miller,and James Loftin.
The family will receive friends and family from 2:45 to
4:15 at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First
United Methodist Church, 300 N. Main Ave., Newton, NC
28658 or to the Corner Table of Newton, 122 Main Ave.,
Newton, NC 28658.
Condolences may be sent to the Sims family at
www.willisreynoldsfh.com .
Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton is honored to be serving the Sims family.
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Mary Jane Forbis Wilkinson
Mary Jane Forbis Wilkinson, 90, of Catawba entered
into eternal life with her
Heavenly Father, Son and
Holy Spirit on Sunday June
14, 2015 at her residence.
Born February 3, 1925 in
Mecklenburg County to the
late Harvey Crawford and
Lenora Jane Howell Forbis.
She was a homemaker and
loved to sing and read. She
was a member of Pisgah United Methodist Church in
Catawba.
In addition to her parents Jane was preceded in death
by her husband of 63 years, John Wilkinson; daughter,
Shirley Jane Harvey and infant daughter.
Those left to cherish Jane’s memory are:
Daughters: Diane Alexander and husband Norman of
Catawba
Libby Wilkinson of Catawba
Terry Hedrick and husband David “Bull”
of Catawba
Penny Conner of Lincolnton
Son-in-Law: Dave Harvey of Maiden
Grandchildren: Melissa Shurson (Craig), Shannon
Shinn, John Hedrick, Brian Hedrick, Amanda Driggers
(Billy), Adam Beal (April), Tick Harvey
Great-Grandchildren: Cody Behmer (Jenna), Robin
Behmer, Nicole Lester (Bradlee), Jordan Driggers, Jacob
Driggers, Parker Beal
Great-Great- Grandchildren: Payton Behmer and baby
girl Behmer on the way
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
A service to celebrate Jane’s life will be held Thursday,
June 18, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. at Pisgah United Methodist
Church in Catawba. Rev. Buddy Compton will officiate.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will
receive friends Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m. at Pisgah United Methodist Church. Those serving as
pallbearers are Henry Sherrill, Billy Driggers, Mark Beal,
Alan Sumner, John Harwell, and Eddie Forbis.
Memorials may be made to the Drum-Wilkinson
Scholarship fund, DWC/DWEF 8366 Drema Drive, Sherrills Ford, NC 28673 or to Pisgah United Methodist
Church, c/o Kay Williams, 4826 Little Mountain Rd.,
Catawba, NC 28609.
Condolences may be sent to the Wilkinson family at
www.bennettfuneralservice.com
The Wilkinson family is in the care of Bennett Funeral
Service of Conover, 828-465-2111
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015
Community
Calendar
June 19
Observatory Hours
The Lucile Miller
Observator y w ill be
open twice in June for
public observing. We
w ill be open on the
first and third Fridays,
June 5 and June 19,
2015 from 8 until 11
p.m. The observatory
is located on the campus of Maiden Middle
School (the old high
school) in Maiden,
North Carolina. These
are a free events, all
ages and interests are
welcome, and no reservations are needed.
June 5 w ill be open
rain or shine with an
indoor presentation if
needed. June 19 will be
clear sky only with no
indoor presentations.
These events are sponsored by The Catawba
Valley
Astronomy
Club. Please visit our
website at www.catawbasky.org for driving
directions
to
the
observatory. You may
contact Jeff Whisenant
at 828 850 6433 or clubinfo@catawbasky.org
for additional information.
June 19
Movies in the Park
David Joseph Griffin
David Joseph Griffin, 30, of Lincolnton received his
reward and danced before his Father, Friday, June12, 2015
at his home.
He was born November 8, 1984 in Orange County CA,
A memorial service will be held Thursday, June 18, 2015
at 2:00 p.m. at Covenant Baptist Church in Lincolnton.
Military Honors will be performed during the service.
The family will receive friends at the church following the
service.
The Griffin family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
Jarrod Steven Weatherford
Jarrod Steven Weatherford, 28, of Newton passed away
Friday, June 12, 2015 at Catawba Valley Medical Center. He
was born May 23, 1987 in Charleston, SC .
A service to Celebrate Jarrod’s life will be held Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Good News Ministries in
Newton. Burial will follow at Oxford Baptist Church
Cemetery in Conover. The family will receive friends
Wednesday, June 17, 2015 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. at
Good News Ministries in Newton
The Weatherford family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
Newton kicks off its
annual Movies in the
Park series Friday,
June 19.
The free movies
begin at dusk at Southside Park, located at
1775 Southwest Blvd.
Popcorn is free to all
moviegoers thanks to
the local businesses
and organizations that
sponsor the series.
Drink and snack concessions will also be
available. The Newton
Recreation
Department hosts the series.
This year’s Movies in
the
Park
series
includes:
» Friday, June 19:
“Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day”
» Friday, June 26:
“Paddington”
» Friday, July 3: “Dolphin Tale 2”
» Friday, July 10:
“The Amazing SpiderMan 2”
Bring your law n
chairs and blankets to
Southside
Park
to
enjoy four free movies
this summer!
June 23
Garden Workshop
Patrick
Beaver
Memorial Librar y is
offering a Garden Diseases workshop on
Tuesday, June 23rd at
6:00 p.m.
Join Dr.
George Place, Catawba
Cooperative Extension
Director, for this presentation about the
causes of many common diseases and disorders that routinely
occur in your garden.
Learn how to reduce
losses and frustrations
with the development
of an integrated pest
management plan to
break
pest
cycles.
This presentation is
part of our home gardener series designed
to help both beginner
and advanced gardeners enjoy all of the
health, pleasure, and
learning that comes
from growing some of
your own produce.
The Garden Diseases
workshop at Patrick
Beaver
Memorial
Librar y is free and
open to the public but
registration
is
required. To register,
please call 304-0500
ext.
7235.
Patrick
Beaver
Memorial
Librar y is located at
375 3rd Street NE on
the SALT Block.
Hardin
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If it’s motor oil they’re
asking about, the answer is
different because the
Blackburn,
Bethany
Church Road, Cooksville
and Oxford Convenience
Centers accept used motor
oil and filters when they
are open.
Because
questions
about recycling and proper
disposal of items have such
a variety of answers, our
Utilities and Engineering
and Technology staffs have
created a new “button” on
our
web
page
at
www.catawbacountync.gov
. If you want to know how
and where to recycle or
(where appropriate) properly dispose of something,
look for the green and
black “How To Dispose Of”
button in the lower left
hand corner of the page.
Once you click on that
button, you’ll go to another
page that gives over forty
choices for items that you
may need to dispose of
properly. The list ranges
from ABC beverage containers (banned from the
Landfill by State laws) to
wood waste (accepted at a
special Construction and
Demolition Landfill at the
Blackburn
Landfill).
From telephone books
(accepted at all five convenience centers and at
curbside) to antifreeze,
which is banned from the
Landfill but may be recy-
cled at the Bethany Church
Road and Blackburn Convenience Centers only, free
of charge.
The varying answers
are mostly the result of
what’s banned from landfills by State law. That
includes aluminum cans,
antifreeze,
computer
equipment, lead-acid batteries, motor oils and filters, plastic bottles, televisions, white goods (appliances), whole scrap tires,
wooden pallets and yard
waste.
Landfill staff must be
vigilant to watch for these
items in the regular landfill
waste stream because fines
can result if they are placed
in the landfill.
You’ve already helped
Catawba County become
number one in the State of
North Carolina in the
amount of material recycled, per person, for three
of the last four years. We
also need your continuing
help to make sure items are
disposed of properly. We
hope the “How To Dispose
Of” button at www.catawbacountync.gov helps you
do so.
Dave Hardin is the public information officer for Catawba
County.
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Afternoon
SPLASH
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2
3
4
5
O-N-E PHOTOS BY SETH MABRY
1: Ashley Samson, 9, of Lenoir
backs up from the water spout
to keep from getting splashed.
2: Jayla Ikard, 4, of Conover
screams as she jumps into the
splash park for the first time
on Tuesday afternoon.
3: Ava Bivens, 4, of Conover,
skips around the splash pad at
the Conover City Park.
O-N-E PHOTO BY TIFFANY FIELDS
4: Brenda Silva, 8, splashes her
face through a stream of water
to cool off in the summer’s
heat.
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
5: June Clark, 4, of Hickory, sits
on the center spout of the
splash park hoping to get
drenched with water.
6
7
O-N-E PHOTOS BY SETH MABRY, TIFFANY FIELDS
6: Latrell Fuller, 5, of Lincolnton and June Clark, 5, of Hickory race around the splash pad at the
Conover City Park on Thursday afternoon.
7: Jordin Johnson, 8, of Hickory, jumps out of the way of a water spout as it splashes her.
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PERSPECTIVE
Googling the
Fountain of
Youth
Rich people with too
much time and money on
their hands often seem to
get bored with the hum
and drum of their gold-filigreed existences. In
response they turn to egalitarian enterprises, such as
feudal kings commissioning alchemists to turn base
metals into gold, because a
lot of stuff back then needed to be filigreed.
Today's
Billionaire
Princes of Silicon Valley
don't care so much for filigree as they've already figured out how to turn base
metal into gold. So they've
taken to funding molecular
biologists
and
biogerontologists,
our
modern day alchemists, to
conduct experiments to
seek out an elixir of life. A
liquid or pill that will
restore youth and grant
longevity. After all, what
good is being rich, if you
can't live forever?
Of course, immortality is
a relative thing. Compared
to our ancestors we already
live to be antiques. Wasn't
long ago, folks just up and
died. At 35. Of old age. Or
were victims of accidents
involving livestock. Not to
mention plagues, pitchforks and blue meat. Or the
village would band together and get rid of you for the
"greater good." Of course,
back then, like today, the
"greater good" was always
a sort of a fluid measurement.
It didn't help that the villagers were notoriously
twitchy back in the Dark
Ages. With vivid imaginations. Look at all they
derived from gazing at the
stars. "Seriously, you got
Gemini the Twins from
nine points of light? It's not
even an even number.
They're supposed to be
twins. Shouldn't it be symmetrical? Oh, fraternal
twins. You know what I get
from that same set of stars?
A spigot full of dachshunds. See the floppy ears?
Lip of the nozzle? 3rd sign
of the Zodiac should be
Dog Spout."
Most modern diseases
existed during olden timey
days. Just badly diagnosed.
This was when every medical treatment boiled down
to two possibilities - put
leeches on it or stake
through the heart. That
was it. One or the other.
Medieval doctors only carried two things in their
bags- leeches and stakes.
Suffering from epilepsy?
Possessed by the devil.
Stake through the heart.
Dissociative Identity Disorder? Possessed by the
devil. Stake through the
Raging Moderate
Will Durst
heart. Bipolar? Parkinsons?
Alzheimer's? You guessed
it. Not leeches.
Even something as simple as allergies."He sneezes
fealty to the devil. Stake
through the heart." "Whoa.
Whoa. Dude. It's spring.
Lot of pollen in the air.
Could we at least try the
leeches?"
You can understand why
people tried to be as conventional as possible.
Nobody wanted to be
known for anything out of
the ordinary. People got
stakes through the heart
because their tomatoes
grew too big. And if you
had a birthmark in the
shape of a trident, forget
about it. "No. No. No.
That's not a trident, it's a
spigot full of dachshunds.
Look, look, see the nozzle?"
Fact is: the government
has given up on funding
research. And it's only
because of the Google
Gods that a lot of the maladies that confound us
today are just a couple of
research projects away
from being identified and
eradicated. 40 years in the
future, Siri from Apple
Health is going to sound
like Bones from Star Trek.
"Can you believe these
idiots? Using radiation on
live human tissue? The
barbarians."
Copyright © 2015, Will Durst,
distributed by the Cagle Cartoons Inc. syndicate.
Will Durst is an award-winning,
nationally acclaimed comic. Go
to willdurst.com for info about
the documentary, "3 Still
Standing" or for calendar listings for personal appearances
such as his new one-man show,
"Durst Case Scenario" on June
18, 19, 20 & 21 in Petaluma,
Chico & Manton, California.
Let's Ditch the Political Correctness
Political correctness is a
contradiction of reality
and distortion of morality
that necessitates relentless
government intervention
devised by those who seek
to control our lives. These
self-appointed
"Speech
Sheriffs" warn us that
words spoken outside the
imaginary
perimeters
they've set are judgmental,
negative, racist or intolerant.
The goal of these elitists
is to subtly subvert society
by controlling speech.
When speech is controlled,
it's easy to control behavior. PC has infiltrated and
corrupted just about every
facet of our lives, including
businesses, the news
media, sports, churches,
the military and universities.
Universities once known
as open forums for free
thought are now so hostile
to it, comedians like Jerry
Seinfeld won't step foot
inside campuses to perform. College kids are too
uptight and obsessed over
the idea that a joke might
offend someone. Indoctrination by far left professors and their skewed take
on history and life in general has sucked the joy out
of learning and truth out of
reality.
Black comedian Chris
Susan Brown
Rock said he's afraid to tell
jokes about black kids anymore. Not kidding. It's
funny how First Amendment rights threaten those
whose ideologies predictably wither in the presence of true open-mindedness. Hale and hearty
debate or an occasional
"Thus sayeth the Lord"
sends them scrambling
like roaches in the light.
But, we've done it to ourselves. Frogs in a gradually
heating pot we are, that we
do not wince while these
PC Nazis tighten the concertina wire around the
freedoms granted us by
God and the U.S. Constitution. The good news is we
all go down together. The
noose they've bound
around our necks also circles theirs.
Tolerance is not the
answer always, and in the
case of political correct-
ness, tolerance is used like
a slave-master's whip to
keep us in check. Political
correctness does not create
a more culturally diverse
and pluralistic society; it
creates division and an
unnecessarily rigid atmosphere where everyone
walks around on eggshells,
afraid to open their
mouths.
Recently at Fort Wainwright Alaska, a black NCO
went to the media over
allegations his platoon
leader sanctioned something called "Racial Thursdays." The non-story ran
its course and did predictable damage, but an
Army investigation found
no evidence that any platoon of soldiers was given
a free pass to sling out
racial slurs at anyone. Separately, the report also
found that a "near-fight"
allegation made "may have
stemmed from an incident
when one soldier teased
another who was sensitive
about his weight, finding a
picture on Facebook of
him as a child eating cake,"
according to USA Today. If
I were in charge, I'd give
the Army sensitivity training by making all soldiers
watch a few Living Color or
Saturday
Night
Live
episodes to help them see
the humor in all of us -- red
or yellow, black and white.
ISIS is winning and the
U.S. military is preoccupied with political correctness, thanks to the elitist
man-child in golf shoes
"commanding" from the
Oval Office, whose social
experimentation
has
reduced our military to a
bunch of sissies fighting
over cake pictures on
social media.
Discrimination is not
the dirty word liberals
make it. In the real, nonpolitically correct world, it
is a cognitive process
whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished (says
the dictionary), so it's time
we employ a little discrimination to determine what's
truly worthy of worry. And
maybe loosen up a little.
Susan Stamper Brown Susan's
is a recovering political pundit
from Alaska, who does her best
to make sense of current day
events using her faith. Her
columns are syndicated by
CagleCartoons.com. E-mail
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Streetscape
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The recent meeting addressed
and proposed various things
like sidewalk structure and
street layout, as well as other
things that could be improved
to make Newton a better place
to be.
Platt suggested to citizens
that the designated truck route
through Newton become South
Brady Avenue, to East A Street,
to South Caldwell avenue – to
prevent commercial trucks
from driving through down-
town.
Platt also presented citizens
with sidewalk measurements.
The current 10 foot sidewalks
around the courthouse and
nearby are planned to be
increased to between 17 and 19
feet. The new sidewalks are
planned to be constructed of
permeable pavers, brick, and
possibly granite accents.
Platt also suggested that the
current “globe lights” at the
courthouse be replaced with
Summer Lawn
Party to Benefit
Humane Society of
Catawba County
Mosteller
Mansion
Events, Jackson Group
Interactive, Best of Beers,
and Larry’s
Music and Sound have
partnered to sponsor the
first “Summer Lawn Party”
benefiting Humane Society of Catawba County. The
event will be held Saturday,
June 20th on the back lawn
of the Mosteller Mansion
(1998 Mosteller Estate Ave
SE).The event will include
entertainment
from
regional music acts. Scheduled to appear on the main
stage are Porch 40, Travers
Brothership, The French
Broads, Sidecar Honey and
Moose & Friends. The
event and music will start
at 1pm and will continue
until 7pm.
Andrew Moose of Jackson Group Interactive says,
“This is going be a tremendous event. Being able to
help support Humane
Society of Catawba County
and giving the community
a new, affordable, entertaining event is what this is
all about. We jumped at the
chance to get involved. I
hope that the people in the
area will come out and
show their support for our
friends at Humane Society
of Catawba County.”
Mosteller Mansion will
have plates of traditional
summer lawn party food
available to purchase for
$5. Best of Beers will also
be on site with beverages
for sale.Pre-sale tickets can
be purchased online for
$10 through the event website www.summerlawnparty.com. Tickets will also be
available at the gate for $15
on the day of the event. All
other event information,
band bios and music can
be found on the event website and Facebook page.
The mission of the
Humane Society of Catawba County is to make our
community a better place
by serving as an advocate
for companion animals.
Our vision for the future is
that no adoptable animal
will be euthanized in
Catawba County, and that
animal cruelty and inhumane treatment of animals
will cease to exist. HSCC
relies solely on the support
of friends in the community and does not receive any
tax dollars, support from
United Way, or any money
donated
to
national
humane organizations.
Lenoir man
convicted for
attempted rape
A Lenoir man was sentenced to serve 12-19 years
in prison after pleading
guilty as charged to
attempted
first-degree
rape of a child and indecent liberties with a child
Monday, June 15, 2015, in
Caldwell County Superior
Court.
The Honorable Robert
C. Ervin, Superior Court
Judge from Morganton,
sentenced Jerry Darryl
Hilton, 52, to serve his sentence in custody of the
North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections
following his plea.
Hilton, who was arrested
in August 2013, also will be
required to register as a
sex offender.
The alleged offenses
took place with a 9-yearold female victim who
described during interviews how the defendant
attempted sexual intercourse with her while she
and her sister were under
the care of their biological
grandmother and the
defendant step-grandfather.
“depot lights” to match Newton’s railroad heritage and prevent light pollution. Pathways
that would weave through the
court yard at the courthouse
were also suggested, to provide
pedestrians a more efficient
path to walk.
A new design for Yount Park
was also recommended by Platt.
Platt also presented the final
street layout plan that was voted
on by citizens at the last meeting.
The layout proposes that 5foot-wide bike lanes be added to
Main, College, and A streets –
narrowing the moving lanes to
11 feet. Sidewalks would be 19feet-wide at their largest and 8feet-wide at their smallest
points. Also, some streets would
be suited with two rows of parallel parking instead of angled
parking that some streets are
currently fitted with.
This proposed layout offers 64
parking spaces on the court-
house square – a loss of 11
spaces, 54 percent of space for
cars, 38 percent of space for
pedestrians, and 8 percent for
bicycles – previous measurements were 75 percent for cars,
25 percent for pedestrians and 0
percent for bicycles.
For more information on the
Downtown Newton and North
Newton Master Plan and to
voice your opinion visit www.renewton.mindmixer.com
Farmers Market at Abernethy
Laurels Kicks Off New Season
The Farmers Market at
Abernethy Laurels has
kicked off its third summer season. The Market is
open to the public each
Monday during the summer months from 8:30am12noon. Once on the campus of the retirement
community, directional
signs lead to the event
“Our market gives local
farmers, growers and vendors a place to come
together and celebrate
hard, honest work – the
work done by the hands of
locals,” said Jackie Wesson, event organizer and
employee at Abernethy
Laurels. “It has been very
successful the past several
years, and we look forward to another successful year this year,” Wesson
said. “We had a large
turnout, very positive
comments from everyone
who came.”
In addition to a variety
of summer vegetables and
seasonal fruits, vendors at
the event offer fresh flowers, local honey, homemade cakes, jellies and
fried pies. Handcrafted
goods like jewelry, linens,
soaps, and birdhouses are
also available.
Abernethy Laurels is
located at 102 Leonard
Avenue, Newton. For
information
about
becoming a vendor, call
828-465-8543.
Abernethy Laurels, a
not-for-profit retirement
community in Newton,
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and tradition of excellence. For more information, visit www.abernethylaurels.org or call toll free
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The victim’s older sister
also explained how Hilton
had touched her in inappropriate ways when she
was 6 or 7 years old.
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Lenoir Police Department,
investigated the case with
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Don’t let life pass you by. Your career may your thunder.
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Love is in
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TWO HOLDINGS MAY BE BETTER THAN ONE
Fred Allen, a comedian and juggler who died in 1956, said,“The last time I saw him, he was walking down
lover’s lane holding his own hand.”
That’s sad, and in bridge we have suit holdings that sometimes leave players feeling lonely. In today’s deal,
South is in three no-trump. How should he walk the walk after West leads the heart nine?
Note that a nine lead is always top of nothing, unless you use coded leads, when a 10 or a nine shows zero or
two higher cards and would be either top of nothing or from a suit headed by Q-10-9, K-10-9 or A-10-9.
South’s sequence indicates a balanced hand with a good 22 to 24 points. North raises to three no-trump, expecting his partner to waltz home. However, it is preferable to have 15 points opposite 14, instead of 23 opposite 6.
With the points more evenly divided, moving between the two hands is much easier.
South starts with seven top tricks: two spades, two hearts, one diamond and two clubs. From where will two
more winners come?
It will have to be diamonds — but how?
If declarer leads low to his jack, he wins when East holds the king and queen. But if South plays low to his nine,
then low to his jack, he succeeds when East has the king-10 or queen-10, two holdings instead of one. That is
clearly the right approach. Also, because declarer must lead diamonds twice from the dummy, he has to win the
first trick with the heart queen. Then, after his diamond nine loses to West’s queen, South takes the next heart
with dummy’s ace, plays a diamond to East’s 10 and his own jack, and claims.
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The undersigned
having qualified
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Robert F. Turner
Executor
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Amber R.
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This the 27th day
of May, 2015.
Cheryl Achor
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Lance Stephenson had a career-worst season last year with the
Charlotte Hornets, shooting just 17 percent from 3-point territory.
agent signing it just doesn’t work out for whatever reason,” general manager Rich Cho said of Stephenson in a
conference call Monday night with reporters.“He never fit
in great. He is very capable of playing a lot better than he
did last year but for whatever reason it wasn’t a good fit.
Sometimes you don’t know that until a player actually
comes to your team. For whatever reason, he didn’t gel.”
The Hornets felt Stephenson was on his way to becoming a star when he averaged 13.8 points, 7.2 rebounds and
4.6 assists while starting 78 games two years ago for an
Indiana Pacers team that won 56 games and reached the
Eastern Conference finals.
It was evident early on that Stephenson wasn’t a good
fit in Charlotte.
He played in 61 games and started only 25 for the
Hornets last season eventually falling out of the rotation
completely.
“I think that was a shock to his system,” Cho said.
Stephenson never could get on track in Charlotte.His 17.1
percent 3-point shooting ranked as the worst in NBA history and he averaged 8.2 points,4.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists in
25.8 minutes.He also missed 19 games due to injury and was
out of the rotation completely late in the season.
Stephenson wound up taking fewer years and less
money to sign in Charlotte after the Pacers made him a
five-year, $44 million contract offer. He has two years left
on his contract but only one is guaranteed, so the Clippers
will be off the hook if it doesn’t work out next season.
The deal was also a chance for the Clippers to unload
Hawes’ contract.
He has three years left on a four-year, $23 million deal
he signed last summer with the Clippers. Hawes didn’t
play in half of the team’s playoff games this season.
Cho said Hawes gives the Hornets a big man who provides outside shooting and brings flexibility on offense,
while Barnes brings some needed experience. Hawes is a
35 percent career 3-point shooter.
However, he struggled to find playing time and is coming off his worst season since his rookie year, averaging
5.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 2014-15.
“He didn’t have a very good year last year, but I think he
needs to have a comfort level,” Cho said.
Cho is optimistic Hawes will find that in Charlotte,saying
he “has the ability to space the floor on offense as an outside
shooter and he’s a great passer with a high basketball IQ.”
The 35-year-old Barnes has one year left on his contract
and will make $3.5 million this upcoming season. This
past season he started 74 games and averaged 10.1 points,
4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists.
Cho said the Hornets are “still evaluating their options”
with Barnes.
If the Hornets waive him before July 1 they would only
have to pay him $1 million of his salary this season. The
team could also attempt to trade him.
4th Annual Bunker Hill soccer camp June 22-25
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
Bunker Hill High School
is holding its Fourth
Annual soccer camp on
June 22-25 from 6-8 p.m. at
the school.
The camp is for boys and
girls aged 6-14 and costs
$45 per player.
Technical skills and fundamentals will be taught as
campers learn the fastest
growing sport in America
and have fun doing it.
Registration is available
online at Bunker Hill High
School web site by clicking
under athletics and the
men’s or women’s soccer
tab or by registrating at the
camp on June 22 at 5:30
p.m.
For more information,
contact coach Bob Meuser
at 828-241-3355 or email
robert_meuser@catawbaschools.net
The cost of camp is $40
pre-registered or $50 the
day of camp. If registering
the day of camp, please
arrive 30 minutes prior to
camp start. Assistance is
available for fees if needed.
For more information,
contact head coach Alanda
Johnson at 828-217-0179.
St. Stephens
wrestling
Dates: June 17-19
Time: 8:00 am - 12 noon
For:
kindergarten
through eight grade
Location: St. Stephens
High School gym
Cost: $50
For more information,
contact
St. Stephens
wrestling coach Billy Baker
at
Billy_Baker@catawbaschools.net.
St. Stephens
boys and girls
basketball camps
Fred T. Foard
basketball camp
The Fred T. Foard Lady
Tiger Basketball Camp will
provide rising second
through ninth graders the
opportunity to improve
their basketball skills in an
enjoyable atmosphere.
Each camper will receive
individual instruction in
all phases of the game
including: defense – stance,
movement, rebounding
and offensive skills of
shooting, dribbling, passing and movement.
Camp instructors will be
current and returning Fred
T. Foard coaching staff and
team players.
The camp will run
Wednesday,
June
24
through Friday June, 26.
The second through fifth
grade sessions will be 4:30-6
p.m. daily, while the sixth
through ninth-grade sessions will take place from
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Dates: June 15- 18
Time: 6:30-8:30 p.m.
For: rising second
through eighth graders
Location: H. M. Arndt
Middle School
Cost: $40
For more information,
contact St. Stephens boys
basketball coach Murphy
Post
at
Mu r p hy _ Po s t @ c at aw baschools.net
or
St.
Stephens girls basketball
coach Betsy Reynolds at
Betsy_Reynolds@catawbaschools.net.
N-CHS baseball camp
The Newton-Conover
baseball camp will take
place on June 22-25 for kids
ages 5-13.
The first day of the game
will start at 8:15 a.m., and
the rest of the camp will
run from 9 a.m. until noon
daily at the NCHS baseball
field. The camp will be led
by Newton-Conover High
School baseball staff and
players.
Snacks and drinks will
be available for purchase,
and each camper will
receive a camp T-shirt.
The cost of the camp is $35
if registered by June 12 or $40
the first day of the camp.
Make checks payable to
NCHS baseball. Mail registration fee and form to
Allen Sigmon, 338 W. 15th
Street, Newton, NC 28658.
For more information,
contact
Sigmon
at
allen_sigmon@nccs.k12.nc
.us or call 828-465-0920
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
tengland@cvcc.edu or call
828-327-7000 (ext. 4014).
CVCC girls
basketball 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 adam_windham@catawbaschools.net
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 tshirt 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.
St. Stephens
baseball camp
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
Way n e _ Hi c k s @ c at aw baschools.net.
St. Stephens
boy’s soccer
Dates: June 22-25
Time: 9:00 am - 12 noon
For: open to ages 6-13
Location: St. Stephens
soccer stadium
Cost: $50 (discount for
siblings)
For more information
contact St. Stephens boys
soccer
coach
Roger
Mueller
at
rmueller3@gmail.com.
Lady Bears
basketball camp
The
Lenoir-Rhyne
women’s basketball program has announced its
annual camp dates for the
summer of 2015.
Elite Camp Session I
June 14–June 16
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Rising eighth and ninth
graders
Cost: $150
Elite Camp Session II
June 17–June 19
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Rising 10th, 11th and 12th
graders
Cost: $150
Day Camp
June 22–June 24 (9:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m.)
June 25 (9 a.m. to 1 p.m.)
Ages 6 to 14
Cost: $100 (half-day
option,
no lunch and leave at
Noon)
$195 (own lunch)
$225 (includes lunch)
For more information,
contact assistant coach and
camp director Morgan
Sacharski at (828) 328-7384
or email morgan.sacharski@lr.edu.
Trojan Country
Skills Camp
Bandys High School will
be holding a Trojan
Country Football Skills
camp on July 6-9 from 8:3011:30 a.m. daily.
The cost of the camp is
$60 per person or $100 per
two persons.
bring tennis shoes
and/or football cleats to the
camp. Personal towels and
water bottles are allowed.
Please put your name on
all of your belongings.
For more information,
contact Trent Lowman at
828-404-8336.
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, Tshirts, a home run derby
and much more. The cutoff 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.
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SPORTS
Wilson to
lead Lady
Indians
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Hickory clinches 1st playoff berth since 2011
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Four years.
That’s how long it’d been since
the Hickory Crawdads had made
an appearance in the South
Atlantic League (SAL) postseason.
On Monday, that lengthy
drought ended with the ‘Dads
defeating the Savannah Sand
Gnats 4-1 at L.P. Frans Stadium.
Combined with a 5-2 loss by the
West Virginia Power against
the Augusta GreenJackets,
Hickory claimed its
first Northern Division
championship since 2011.
The victory Monday was
the 41st of the season for
Hickory, which leads all teams in
the Northern and Southern
Divisions of the SAL.
Greenville is currently in first
place in the Southern Division
with a 35-29 record — one game
ahead of Savannah (34-30).
Hickory’s chance to clinch its
first-half title seemed bleak to start
on Monday with the team going
down 1-0 in the second inning on
an RBI groundout by Savannah
first baseman Jon Leroux.
However, the Crawdads put
that early run behind them and
powered back with a pair of
solid innings.
In the bottom of the third
inning,‘Dads third baseman
Josh Morgan doubled
with two outs, and Eduard Pinto
drove both players in on a two-run
blast over the right field wall.
Just like they’d done in the
inning prior, Hickory duplicated
its offensive performance in the
fourth inning.
Following a two-out single by
Jario Beras, ‘Dads first baseman
Rock Shoulders drove a towering
shot over the left field wall to make
it a 4-1 Hickory advantage — the
game’s final score.
Hickory starting pitcher Luis
Ortiz and relievers Joe Filomeno,
Austin Pettibone and John Fasola
combined to give up just five hits,
one earned run, two walks and
struck out 15 in the win against
the Sand Gnats.
Hickory is currently in the middle of a six-game road stretch to
end the first half of the regular season.
The Crawdads play the final of a
three-game road series with the
Rome Braves before playing
another three-game tilt on the
road at the West Virginia Power.
The 2015 South Atlantic All-Star
game is this Tuesday in Asheville,
a n d
Hickory starts the
second half of its
season next
Thursday,
June 25 at
home against
Lakewood.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF TRACY PROFFITT/HICKORY CRAWDADS
The Hickory Crawdads’ Josh Morgan (3) and Rock Shoulders
(35) had a pair of big hits in Monday’s 4-1 win against
Savannah, which clinched the team’s first playoff berth since
the 2011 season.
The St. Stephens volleyball program has hired its
next head coach.
Wendy Wilson, who is
currently an eighth-grade
math teacher at Arndt
Middle School, takes over
the program this fall.
Wilson replaces Jan
Davis, who stepped down
after one season of leading
the Lady Indians on the
volleyball court.
Wilson is a former head
volleyball coach at Arndt
Middle School.
St. Stephens was 13-10
on the volleyball court this
past fall under Davis,
going 8-6 in Northwestern
3A/4A games.
The Lady Indians are
two seasons removed from
a 27-1 season under Cheryl
Markland, reaching the
program’s first-ever 3A
West Region final before
falling to Carson.
Wilson becomes the
fourth St. Stephens volleyball coach in the past five
seasons, joining Davis
(2014), Markland (2012-13)
and Denise Mullins (2011).
Megan Street was also
hired to coach the St.
Stephens volleyball team
and
replace
Lauren
McLelland in 2011, but
Street never coached a
game for the program.
Mullins was eventually
hired by the school to lead
the team during the 2011
season.
PAST FIVE LADY
INDIANS VOLLEYBALL
HEAD COACHES
Wendy Wilson
(hired Monday)
Jan Davis (2014)
Cheryl Markland
(2012-13)
Denise Mullins
(2011)
Lauren McLelland
(2009-10)
Hornets trade
Stephenson to
L.A. Clippers
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
After signing a three-year, $27 million
contract with the Charlotte Hornets last
offseason, Lance Stephenson was traded
Monday to the L.A. Clippers for forwards
Spencer Hawes and Matt Barnes.
BY STEVE REED
AP SPORTS WRITER
CHARLOTTE — The
Lance Stephenson experiment is over in Charlotte.
The Hornets gave up on
the struggling guard
Monday, trading him to the
Los Angeles Clippers in
exchange
for
center
Spencer Hawes and for-
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ward Matt Barnes.
The Hornets gave
Stephenson a three-year,
$27 million contract last
summer figuring he would
bring some needed playoff
experience, but he never
produced as the team
hoped he would.
“Sometimes when you
make a trade or a free
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