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WEEKEND EDITION, DECEMBER 19-21, 2015
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Familiar name found on Foard’s field house
Hail To Great
Public Art
BY MICHELLE T. BERNARD
O-N-E REPORTER
JUST KIDDING — AGAIN
Sylvia K. Ray
One morning this week the
front page of a “big city” newspaper featured a large color picture
that brought an instant ear-toear smile. It showed a lop-eared
brown hound stretched out on a
formal beige damask sofa
chomping on a big doggie treat
with this white-maned master
seated beside him,grinning as he
talked on the phone.
I could hardly wait to show
that photo to our 7-year-old
princess, the world’s biggest fan
of all animals. (I’m using every
means to get her to love newspapers.) And there was a second
reason for my delight; the
accompanying article, with its
big headline, noted the man in
the camera lens is a Duke University professor-scientist who is
sharing one of the latest Nobel
prizes with a counterpart down
the road at UNC-Chapel Hill.
The Fred T.Foard field house is
the last field house to be completed in the Catawba County School
System. It will be named the
Charlie C. Wyant Field House in
honor of former principal, Charlie C. Wyant.
Wyant was a Science teacher at
Foard for 11 years before serving
as the principal of Foard for 21
years.
“We are grateful to have the
support of Catawba County to
help provide us with such a state
of the art facility,” said Stephen
Westmoreland, Principal of
Foard. “This is huge for Fred T.
Foard High School.”
The field house will be a two
story structure and will contain
lockers, changing and shower
area for students, coaches and
officials. It will also include a
weight room.
The funding for this project is
coming from the Catawba County Government. The approximate
cost to construct the field house
is 1.5 million dollars. Construction is anticipated to start in
early January (weather permitting) and hopefully completed by
the start of football season next
year.
“This project has been in the
works for a couple of years,” said
Dan Moore, Assistant Superintend of Operations for Catawba
County Schools. “When it is finished it will be a state-of-the-art
facility to serve fall and spring
sports.”
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The new field house at Fred T. Foard High School was dedicated during halftime
of the Tigers’ first home varsity football game on Aug. 21 against Maiden.
Former pro athlete
encourages students to
make wise decisions
See SYLVIA, Page 3
PHOTO BY MICHELLE T. BERNARD
Former Pro Football Player Roman Gabriel III speaking to students
at Newton-Conover Middle School on Dec. 18 about his alcohol and
drug abstinence program
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Anne and her sister Margaret at a restaurant in Prague.
European Vacation
Newton mayor visits
the city of Prague
BY CIGI SPARKS
O-N-E REPORTER
Prague is the capital and the largest
city within the Czech Republic. It is the
14th largest city within the European
Union and it has existed for more than
1,100 years.
Prague is rich in culture, architecture and history. It’s home to many
famous cultural attractions like the
Prague Castle, the Prague astronomical
clock and the oldest bar in the world.
Anne Stedman, the mayor to the City
of Newton, recently spent a week in the
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capital city.
From Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Stedman
spent time exploring the city. Stedman,
along with her sister, took the trip to
Prague to spend time with one of their
life-long mutual friends that was celebrating her anniversary in the city that
her and her husband fell in love in.
“I guess my favorite part was old
town - that’s where the astronomical
clock is.Also, all sorts of Christmas festivals were happening. There, they start
at the end of November and run into
January,” Stedman said. “They have
See PRAGUE, Page 3
Former pro football
player, Roman Gabriel III,
visited students at NewtonConover Middle School on
Dec. 18 to talk to students
about the dangers of drug
and alcohol use and to
encourage them to take a
public three step pledge –
See ATHLETE, Page 3
Officials: Conover woman
steals from Walmart,
attempts to flee officers
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One Conover woman is
now in custody after stealing from Walmart in
Conover and then attempting to flee arrest.
Tasha Little, 31, of
Conover was arrested by
the Conover Police Department on Wednesday night.
Police responded to a call
from Walmart on WednesSee LITTLE, Page 3
LITTLE
Substance Incorporated considers construction of
new facility, investing $3,429,000 in Claremont
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CLAREMONT, NC –Substance
Incorporated
announced that it is considering the purchase of property in the Claremont International Business Park to
construct a 54,400 square
foot facility, investing
$3,429,000 and creating 9
new jobs over 5 years. The
average wage of all new
jobs created will meet or
exceed the county average
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wage. Substance Incorporated manufactures print
media, overlaminates, and
adhesives used by sign and
decal manufacturers. In
addition to the US market,
Substance Incorporated
distributes to customers in
Canada, Mexico, South
America, Europe and Australia.
“Substance Incorporated
believes that Catawba
County offers a strong
workforce with a history
deeply rooted in manufacturing,” said Matthew
Cohn, President/CEO of
Substance Incorporated.
“These characteristics are
important to meet the strict
quality requirements of our
products. With close proximity to major highways
and a business friendly climate, we couldn’t be more
excited about this potential
location for our new facili-
ty.”
"Catawba County looks
forward to welcoming Substance Incorporated to our
family of advanced manufacturers," said Randy Isenhower, Chair of the Catawba County Board of Commissioners. "This young,
innovative company has
already shown remarkable
growth and development
and we hope to see them
See SUBSTANCE, Page 3
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Obituaries
Dorothy Lail Fox
Claremont-Dorothy “Dot” Marie Lail Fox, age 85, of
Claremont, passed away on Wednesday, December 16,
2015 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton, NC. She
was born December 8, 1930 in Alexander County.
A Service of Remembrance will be held on Monday,
December 21, 2015 at Bethel Lutheran Church at 3:00 p.m.
Her family will receive friends on Monday from 1:30 to
2:45 p.m. prior to the service.
The Fox family has entrusted funeral arrangements to
Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover, NC.
Phyllis Kiziah Robinson
NEWTON-Phyllis Kiziah Robinson of Newton passed
away on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at her residence.
She was born in Catawba County.
A service to celebrate Phyllis’ life will be held on Monday, December 21, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at North Newton Baptist Church in Newton. Burial will follow at Catawba
Memorial Park in Hickory.The family will receive friends
on Monday, December 21, 2015 from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. at
North Newton Baptist Church.
The Robinson family is in the care of Bennett Funeral
Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
Margaret Bolling Brown
HICKORY-Margaret Bolling Brown, 82, of Hickory
passed away on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at her residence.
She was born July 8, 1933 in Wise County VA.
A service to celebrate Margaret’s life will be held on
Sunday, December 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at First Church of
God in Hickory. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Hickory. The family will receive friends on
Sunday, December 20, 2015 from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at First
Church of God.
The Brown family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111
Truitt E. Hicks
Maiden-Truitt Eugene Hicks, 71 of Maiden, passed
away Thursday, December 17, 2015 at Catawba Valley
Medical Center in Hickory. She was born August 25, 1944
in Catawba County.
The funeral service will be held Saturday, December
19, 2015 at 2:00pm at Burke Mortuary Chapel in Maiden.
Burial will follow at Center View Baptist Church Cemetery in Maiden with Military Honors performed by the
American Legion Post 16.
The family will receive friends prior to the service on
Saturday, December 19, 2015 from 1:00-1:45pm at the funeral home.
Gloria Beer
Lincolnton- Gloria Lavada Brown Beer, age 65, of Lincolnton passed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at Hospice House of Sherrills Ford.
No services are planned at this time.
Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Beer family.
Gregory L. Clark, Jr.
Hickory-Gregory Loring Clark, Jr., age 29 of Hickory,
passed away Friday, December 18, 2015 unexpectedly. He
was born May 28, 1986 in Caldwell County.
A number of other family members.
No Services are planned at this time.
Burke Mortuary in Maiden is serving the Clark family.
Medical examiner: Scott Weiland
died from toxic mix of drugs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
Former Stone Temple Pilots
frontman Scott Weiland died
of a toxic mix of drugs that
included cocaine, according
to a medical examiner's office in Minnesota where he
was found dead on his tour
bus in early December.
The Hennepin County
Medical Examiner's Office
said Friday that the 48-yearold Weiland had cocaine,
ethanol and the amphetamine MDA in his system.The
medical examiner also noted
a history of cardiovascular
disease, asthma and multisubstance dependence.
Weiland's body was found
on his tour bus in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington on Dec. 3. The report
said the time of death was
8:27 p.m. and that the death
was accidental.
Weiland's three-decade
career in music also included
solo albums and a spot in the
supergroup Velvet Revolver.
The band's 1992 debut
album, "Core," sold 8 million
units. Stone Temple Pilots
broke up in 2003, and Weiland went on to front Velvet
Revolver, alongside rock luminaries Slash, Matt Sorum
and Duff McKagan of Guns
N' Roses and Dave Kushner
of Wasted Youth.
The Stone Temple Pilots
reunited in 2008 and split
again in 2013.
Police said they found a
small amount of cocaine in
Weiland's bedroom and elsewhere on the tour bus, and
briefly held a California man
who was traveling with Weiland. But Bloomington
Deputy Police Chief Mike
Hartley said authorities
won't pursue a drug charge
against the man because it
would be too difficult to
prove the drugs belonged to
him.
Weiland had a long string
of drug- and alcohol-related
arrests and stints in rehab.In
1995, he was arrested after
deputies found him carrying
crack and heroin.He pleaded
guilty to felony heroin possession in 1998. And his arrests for drug possession and
stints in rehab led the Stone
Temple Pilots to cancel tour
dates and contributed to
their 2003 breakup.
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My mind sang with joy at
how pleased my precious
friend the late Mary Duke
Biddle Trent Semans would
have been over a Duke academician having been selected for the world’s most
prestigious award—and it
for research that could lead
to helping end the scourge of
cancer.
Take note of that name
and you will realize why she
loved that university. That’s
“Duke” as in Duke Energy-Duke Power in her day—
and Duke University and the
Duke Endowment, one of
the noblest charitable foundations in our region, which
Mrs. Semans chaired during
the years I had the pleasure
of her company.
The petite powerhouse
lady from Durham and I met
in Raleigh several times a
year for eight years as I
served on a state board concerned with the Executive
Mansion. It took no time at
all for me to literally love that
dear new friend because of
her beautiful character. A
first cousin to the legendary
Doris Duke, whom all females of the mid-century
kept up with in the society
news, Mrs. Semans was a
polar opposite. She was genuinely modest and caring
about the welfare of her fellowman.
I was amused at her car.A
driver brought her, sometimes accompanied by her
husband, Dr. Semans of
Duke Medical Center, to our
meetings in the plainest of
plain black Chevvy sedans.
And at my first meeting
with the board I was introduced as being a newspaper
editor in Newton in Catawba
County. At the first break in
our work she moved to the
chair beside me and started
asking me questions about
our local rural Methodist
churches and about Sipe’s
Orchard Home.
As head of the Duke Endowment she truly cared
about the beneficiaries of
their grants.That foundation
financially aided—in a
major way—small rural
Methodist churches in the
Carolinas, reflecting her
family’s faith background.
And the Endowment aided
orphanages and other residential agencies which care
for youths.
In the course of those
eight years I told her all
about Balls Creek Camp
Meeting, and she was delighted that I had ancestors
involved in its founding in
1853. She quizzed me at
every meeting about Rehobeth Church at Terrell after I
told her it has graves in the
cemetery from the 1700s,
about Concord Church at
Monbo which she would
never have found without a
guide. She giggled about
that.
And I told her that Wesley
Chapel Church in western
Catawba County also had a
very old camp meeting tradition.And I told her that the
world’s most delicious chicken pie and dumpling supper
was served every October at
Center Church in Balls
Creek.
She was delighted when I
told her about the late John
Odom, who was for many
years superintendent at
Sipe’s and loved the boys as
though they were his own
sons, about how he would
load up the bus at the residence campus north of
Conover and bring the fellows to good movies in Newton on Saturday afternoons,
and how my father had been
a personal friend of John’s
and how everyone in Newton-Conover knew he was
the finest possible example
to his charges.
And I told her about the
boys from Sipe’s with whom
I had gone to school at New-
ton-Conover High and how
they were all fine young
teens, many achieving topflight careers later.
After that first meeting at
the governor’s residence,
everyone automatically left a
place for me to sit beside her
so I could fill her in on the
latest “doings” at Catawba’s
“country”Methodist churches.
Each Christmas I looked
forward to her holiday greeting card and showed it to my
family. It was a maybe-10page fold-up document with
pictures from every branch
of her and Dr. Seman's
blended family. That included a former mayor of Charlotte and other couples and
couples with children all
over the globe.
Since her death a few
years ago, I have missed
those cards.Not as much as I
miss the lady herself. I know
how she would be beaming
this weekend over the latest
Nobel Prize announcement.
Sylvia K. Ray is the
former managing editor of the ON-E.
Reid
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actions. For the Christian, the most
positive action is consistent, fervent,
prayer.
Rather than get all tangled up in worries and solutions, you can give those
worries to God in confidence.He is good;
he will not forsake you.It may take some
time,but eventually we will learn to trust
him,and to turn to him in all that we do.
Then Paul says the peace of God,
which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through
Christ Jesus. In other words, the peace of
God,which is deeper than all knowledge,
will keep your hearts and minds in Christ
Jesus.
Paul then says one of the most famous
verses in the Bible: Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever
things are honest, whatsoever things are
just,whatsoever things are pure,whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report; if there be any virtue,
and if there be any praise,think on these
things.(Philippians 4:8).
Paul is telling us to fill our minds with
positive thoughts. This is what Paul intended. There is no room for negative
and self-defeating thoughts. We sometimes spend our time thinking and fretting about our failures. Paul urges us to
re-train our minds to think good
thoughts and to have positive ideas.You
are what you allow your mind to feed on.
The books you read, the TV shows you
watch, the conversations you participate
in all of these form your sense of what is
right, and good. If you sometimes, or
even regularly, allow yourself to be exposed to degrading influences, your
thinking will affect your lifestyle accordingly.But this is not a negative command;
it's a positive one.We're not only to filter
out the bad, but also to funnel in the
good. Expose yourself to a spirituallyhealthy education, entertainment, and
conversation. The irrational moments,
full of worry, fear and Godless thoughts,
will gradually fade in intensity and frequency.
Finally,in verse 9,Paul says to latch on
to a model for growth. Those things,
which ye have both learned,and received,
and heard, and seen in me, do: and the
God of peace shall be with you.
Paul understands that the strongest
argument for anything is a good example.He urges the Philippians to study him
to see how these instructions have had in
his life.In essence,to become imitators of
him. Paul doesn't claim to be the perfect
example.No one person is perfect,but we
must not be deterred from following
good examples.We need to rejoice in the
Lord for what God has done in the lives
of others,and remember that he can do it
in ours as well!
And Paul goes on to say:"And the God
of peace will be with you" (4:9b).This parallels verse 7: "And the peace of God,
which passes all understanding, will
guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus.“Again,we are faced with another Christian virtue that is greater than
an
earthly
value.
Biblically,peace has to do with maintaining a right relationship with God through
Jesus Christ.Jesus said,"Peace I leave with
you; my peace I give unto you. Not as the
world giveth" (John 14:27).
You can rejoice in the Lord any time of
the day or during any activity.It does not
have to be at a designated time or place.
Temptations,tragedies,disappointments:
none of these have to shake your confidence and fulfillment in Christ. Be at
peace with the work of God in your life.
Joni Erickson Tada once said,“I don't always know the whys,but I do know who
holds the answers,and I can wait." This is
the peace which passes all understanding. Amen
Rick Reid, DCC, MDIV.
Traditional Anglican Church of America
Diocese of the Good Shepherd Southeast
Suffragan Bishop and Rector,
St. Andrew's Anglican Church
Newton
Community Calendar
Ongoing
DNDA Meeting
The City of Newton and
Downtown Newton Development Association encourage businesses that
call downtown Newton
home to attend the DNDA
meetings.
The meetings are held
on the third Thursday of
each month at the DNDA
office above Marie and
Twannette’s at 6 p.m.
Craft Sessions
Catawba County Extension and Community Association group Piedmont
Piecemakers would like to
invite quilters, knitters,
sewers, needleworkers and
machine owners to visit
with them for craft sessions on Thursdays from
10-4 at the Agricultural Resources Center, 1175 S
Brady Avenue in Newton.
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.or Guard
(Army, Marine Corps,
Navy, Coast Guard, and Air
Force) represented by area
high school JROTC cadets.
As has become a tradition
at this event, the Empty
Table Ceremony, a solemn
military ritual honoring
deceased military veterans
from all branches of the
military service and the
U.S. Coast Guard, will be
performed. Guest speaker
arrangements are still
pending. The Hickory
Elks will present Hickory’s
mayor, Rudy Wright, with a
new U.S. flag that will be
flown over the site of The
Soldier’s Plot, a veterans
memorial located on the
grounds of Oakwood
Cemetery. The Hickory
Elks Lodge is located at 356
Main Avenue, N.W., at the
intersection of Main Avenue and 4th Street, NW.
For additional information, please call the Hickory Elks Lodge at (828) 3222527.
Dec. 19
Old Fashion Christmas
Main Avenue Drive in
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Taylorsville from 10:00am 9:00pm. We will be having
Ice Skating all day, Polar
Express Train rides, Carriage Rides, a Live Nativity,
Manger Petting Zoo,
Christmas Shopping all
day in our Angel Christmas
Market, a Winter Wonderland with Santa vacationing here in Taylorsville, NC
for the day before his big
trip around the world,
Downtown Taylorsville
Dec. 20
Christmas Concert
Newton - Puddingstone
Christmas Concert
Hailed as “the best kept
secret in North Carolina,”
Puddingstone plays a wide
range of genres from
Americana,such as fife and
drum, to Celtic, Folk, New
Age, Flamenco, Renaissance, and even some classical such as Jesu Joy of
Man's Desiring and Pachelbel's Canon. Puddingstone
uses a dazzling array of ancient and modern instruments including hurdy
gurdy, gemshorns, & viola
de gamba as well as electronic wind machines and
drum sets. The combination of the ancient and
acoustic instruments with
the electronic instruments
produces Puddingstone’s
signature sound. The
Green Room Community
Theatre, 10 South Main Avenue, Newton
7:30 p.m. Cost: $15 per
person; children 12 and
under $5
Dec. 21
Christmas Concert
Hickory - A Bacharach
Christmas Concert Monday, Dec. 21, 8pm
Award-winning vocalist
Jackie Finley, national
recording artist Nathan
Hefner, award-winning
percussionist Rick Cline,
Mike Willis from Puddingstone fame and Allen Finley will present their tenth
annual “A Bacharach
Christmas Concert” at 8
pm Dec. 21 in the newly
renovated, award-winning
Hickory Community Theatre. The event will showcase music by worldrenowned composer Burt
Bacharach, such as “I’ll
Never Fall In Love Again”,
“One Less Bell To Answer”,
“Always Something There
To Remind Me”, “Walk On
By” as well as traditional
Christmas music.
Individual tickets are
$22 (includes NC sales tax),
and are available at Hickory Community Theatre,
www.hickorytheatre.org,
828 328 2283; Finley Advertising 828 324 6700; 828 322
4738 or nathanhefner.com
(828) 464-0221
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these pre made wooden hut things with vendors that sell things like
marionettes and mulled
wine and these big cinnamon rolls. They would
have a side of ham out on
a rotisserie that they were
cooking – it was a really
cool thing to see. Prague
castle is another one of
my favorites. Also we
went to an opera house
called the State Theatre to
see Rigoletto.”
Although this is the
first time Stedman has
visited Prague, this isn’t
the first time she’s traveled outside of the country. Stedman has been to
places like Italy, Austria,
Germany, Australia, New
Zealand, Fiji and some
smaller other islands.
In regards to a city that
was founded around the
year 885, many would
think that the people and
products would fall
behind the times in some
place that’s so old. However, Prague seemed to be
a little bit more advanced
than America, according
to Stedman.
“What surprised me they were under soviet
rule for years up until
recently and yet their
infrastructure and use of
technology was great - I
think they were more
advanced than we are,”
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Stedman said. “I was
looking at a store display
window and it looked like
there were models walking up to the window and
then back - come to find
out it was a hologram.
Also, there was this mall
in an old 1200 era building and you walk inside
and it was the most modern thing I’d ever seen. It
was really amazing.”
Along with the city’s
technological differences,
there are some cultural
differences in comparison to America as well.
“They’re very happy
people. They love to
drink beer - it’s a big
party town and they’re
masters at beer,” Stedman
said. “We spent most of
our time in the tourist
areas but every one was
very accommodating most can speak english.
Also, most of Europe
travels more than we do.
When they go on vacation they go for months
and I think that’s interesting.”
Overall,
Stedman
expressed that Prague
was a city of wonder.
“It’s a closely guarded
secret but I think that the
world is catching on - I
think its one of the most
beautiful places in the
world - it’s like a fairytale,” Stedman said.
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ABOVE: View from the Astronomical Clock Tower in Old Prague Castle.
BELOW: Facade of the cathedral inside Prague Castle.
and drug abstinent and
to share their decision
with parents and/or
guardians.
“We all have abilities
and dreams but there is
one thing that all successful people have in common – goals,” Gabriel
said.
“They understand that
setting goals is the road
map to success,” Gabriel
said.
“That
having
dreams is great but with
no map from Point A to
Point B, it’s tough to
reach your dreams.”
“I knew football wasn’t
going to last forever,”
Gabriel told the students.
“So I had Plan B.”
Plan B for Gabriel was
an interest in being a
broadcaster and public
speaker. He told the students that he would
rather be doing what he
was doing today than to
play in the Super Bowl.
Gabriel then showed a
video of many successful
individuals in various
disciplines all sharing
their own personal motivational messages.
Gabriel’s Sold Out Program is intended to be a
365-day a year accountable program for students administered via
www.soldout-tv.com. The
program includes alcohol
abstinence education, life
skills training in preparation for college or a job. It
is an online program utilizing videos.
Currently living in
Boone with his wife of 20
years, Marsha, Gabriel
travels around North
Carolina giving motivational talks to students
encouraging them to take
the Sold Out Pledge.
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day around 5:30 p.m. reporting that a white female was
seen stealing items from the store. Loss prevention
attempted to recover the items but were unsuccessful.
Once police arrived, Little had already fled the scene
and drove north on Highway 16.
Between the time that Little left Walmart and the time
of her arrest, she stopped at two houses that were occupied at that time– Not to hurt or steal from anyone but to
inform those residing there that she was running from the
police and that they shouldn’t tell on her, according to
Conover Police Department Lt. Robert Houston.
Later that afternoon, Little arrived back at a gas station
near the Walmart. Police then received a call from the
store regarding a white female breaking into vehicles.
Once police arrived and linked Little back to the incident at Walmart earlier that day, she was arrested and
charged with three counts of breaking and entering, larceny after breaking and entering, resisting an officer and
possession of stolen goods, according to Houston.
Little stole a total of $165.44 worth of goods from Walmart.
Little is being held at the Catawba County Detention
Center under a $25,000 secured bond.
Substance
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continue that growth in
Catawba County."
"The City of Claremont
is excited about working
with Substance Incorporated as they consider the
location of their new facility in the Claremont International Business Park,"
said Claremont Mayor
Shawn R. Brown. "The
company has great plans
for the future and we are
excited about the new
opportunities they may
bring to our city and community in the coming
years."
“Substance Incorporated was attracted to the
recently constructed spec
building, but would need
to expand it to 200,000
square feet in the future,
leading them to the adjacent site," said Julie Pruett,
Director of Business
Recruitment with the
Catawba County Economic
Development Corporation.
“This often happens when
a spec building is constructed and the community wins twice in the
process. We are grateful
they are considering
Catawba County for their
new construction and long
term growth.”
Substance Incorporated
was established in 2009 in
Carlsbad, CA and relocated
its headquarters and manufacturing to NC in 2012. A
grant to encourage Substance Incorporated to
locate in Catawba County
was approved by the
Catawba County Board of
Commissioners
earlier
today. Additional grants
will be considered by the
Claremont City Council
and the NC Rural Infrastructure Authority at their
regularly scheduled board
meetings in December,and
should these grants be
approved,Substance Incorporated is expected to
commit to the location of
their new facility.
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PERSPECTIVE
Let's Not Forget
About Iran
Deep behind the headlines of recent political
theater is the very real rattle of Iran's ballistic sabre.
Missile tests that don't
violate specific wording of
President Obama's Joint
Comprehensive Plan of
Action (JCPOA) are pushing the early limits of what
will certainly be future
violations of the agreement.
The recent ballistic missile tests likely violate
multiple U.N. resolutions
including UN Security
Council Resolution #2231,
which bans ballistic missile tests by Iran.
It's a game for Iran,
whose Ayatollah has written a book on how to
"destroy America."
Jonathan Tobin at
"Commentary" provides
links to the translated version, such as:
"Our position against
Israel is, as always: Israel is
a malignant cancer gland
that needs to be uprooted.
In contrast to what shallow people believe, it is not
impossible to defeat Israel
and the United States.
Superpowers have come
and gone throughout history. Materialistic powers
are neither everlasting nor
infinite."
The game is a nasty set
of maneuvers and lying
about their nuclear ambitions while truthfully
declaring their goal to
exterminate Israel.
Only fools would play
by their rules.
John Kerry, for whom
the title "misguided"
would be high praise,
praised the administration's agreement this way:
"If Iran did decide to
cheat, its technicians
would have to do more
than bury a processing
facility deep beneath the
ground.
"They would have to
come up with a complete - complete -- and completely secret nuclear supply chain: a secret source
of uranium, a secret
milling facility, a secret
conversion facility, a
secret enrichment facility.
And
our intelligence
community and our Energy Department, which
manages our nuclear program and our nuclear
weapons, both agree Iran
could never get away with
such a deception."
The Chicago Tribune
reports Iran has already
cheated:
"The Iranian government was supposed to
resolve a dozen questions
about its past nuclear
research. Come clean, the
rest of the world essentially said, and we'll have
enough confidence to lift
economic sanctions.
"Iran hasn't come clean.
Last week, the International Atomic Energy
Agency released a key
report on what it has
learned.
"Iranian
scientists
secretly
worked
on
weapons design, testing
and components needed
Rick Jensen
for a bomb until 2009, the
report says. The scientists
developed high-precision
detonators and built a
facility to study how a
nuclear explosion could
be triggered.
All this while Iranian
leaders denied that they
sought to build the bomb."
Of course they lied.
Senator Chris Coons
(D-Del.) stood on the Senate floor and pronounced
his erudite call for institutional distrust of Iran:
"We need to be strictly
and aggressively enforcing the terms of our
nuclear deal with Iran that
we reached with a variety
of our other international
partners and that is currently moving forward.
And we need to push back
on Iran's bad and disruptive behavior, not just in
its region but globally, and
to give our administration
and international agencies
the resources and the
nominees confirmed that
will allow them to be successful in enforcing our
actions against Iran.
"We must not let Iran
re-litigate the terms of the
deal and escape the
boundaries of this deal
and lay the groundwork
for its future development
of a nuclear weapon. We
must deter them by holding them accountable."
These words will fall on
deaf
ears. President
Obama believes this deal,
giving Iran ICBM's within
10 years and nuclear
weapons within 15 years,
is his foreign policy legacy.
It is.
He will remove the
sanctions in January and
Iran will have what they
want.
Which brings up another question.
Is there really an agreement when only one side
has actually signed the
document?
According to the Gatestone Institute International Policy Council,
Iranian government officials have not signed the
agreement as of December 15, 2015.
If so, with whom does
the Obama administration
really have an agreement?
Watching the Tuesday Night Fights
Maybe it was because it
was held in Las Vegas,
where so many great prizefights have been held.
But Tuesday night's
Republican presidential
debate was easily the best
yet.
CNN and Wolf Blitzer
did a good, fair-and-balanced job of staging and
refereeing the nine-person
fight card.
Most of the time was
spent discussing substantive issues like foreign policy and national security,
not throwing personal low
blows.
No candidate was the
clear winner. No one was
the unanimous loser. No
one dramatically moved
up or down in the rankings.
A day later it's still No. 1
Donald Trump against
everyone else (except his
new pal, Ted Cruz).
The final debate of 2015
wasn't as informative as it
should have been, but it
was like watching three
boxing matches in the
same ring.
One minute it was
Trump and Jeb Bush going
toe-to-toe, with Jeb trashtalking Trump for his
harsh words about Muslims and charging him
with playing on the terrorism fears of Americans.
Trump in turn dismissed
Jeb as a fading candidate
who was resorting to call-
Making Sense
Michael Reagan
ing
him
"unhinged"
because "he has failed in
this campaign. It's been a
total disaster. Nobody
cares."
It didn't make me happy
to tweet it, but Trump did
well. He played Trump —
he always does — and held
his own.
It might be too little too
late for Jeb Bush, but he
clearly had his best debate
so far.
When he said, "Donald,
you're not going to be able
to insult your way to the
presidency," he landed one
of the most memorable
punches of the night.
When Donald and Jeb
weren't jabbing at one
another, Ted Cruz and
Marco Rubio fought in the
main event to show who
deserves to be ranked No. 2
behind Trump.
Cruz had Kid Rubio on
the ropes a couple of times
but couldn't knock him
out.
He questioned his conservative credentials and
hit him hard for his proamnesty position on illegal
immigrants and his poor
judgment on national
security matters.
Rubio counterpunched,
accusing his fellow CubanAmerican of being soft on
national security.
Then Rand Paul, the former highly ranked contender in the faded libertarian trunks, jumped in to
help Cruz.
Mocking Rubio for acting like he was Mr. Tough
Guy on national defense,
Paul said he was "the weakest of all the candidates on
immigration."
The third fight of the
night was the one Chris
Christie had with someone
who wasn't on stage —
Hillary.
Christie took a shot at
Cruz and Rubio for being
rookie senators who have
no executive experience
and only know how to
write laws and argue over
their details.
But he spent most of his
energy going after Hillary
Clinton and President
Obama for understating
the threat from Islamic
State terrorists and pursing a reckless foreign policy in the Middle East.
Gentle Ben Carson didn't
hurt or help himself in the
debate. Neither did tough
John Kasich. Neither did
Carly Fiorina, who's never
afraid to box with the boys.
The GOP now goes into
2016 with about nine or 10
too many presidential candidates.
Until Republicans get
that down to three or four,
which won't happen until
sometime after the Iowa
caucus in February, we're
not going to get an oldfashioned primary debate.
When we get a real
debate, voters will quickly
find out the strengths and
weaknesses of the Republican candidates. Voters will
also learn who's the most
likable and most relatable
— and therefore the most
electable in November.
Tuesday's debate wasn't
perfect.But the fights made
it a lot more exciting than
anything we're going to see
next year.
In fact, it was so entertaining, my family and I
actually turned it on and
watched it again.
Michael Reagan is the son of
President Ronald Reagan, a
political consultant, and the
author of "The New Reagan
Revolution" (St. Martin's
Press). He is the founder of the
email service reagan.com and
president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. Visit his websites at www.reagan.com and
www.michaelereagan.com.
Send comments to
Reagan@caglecartoons.com.
Follow @reaganworld on Twitter.
Rick Jensen is Delaware's
award-winning conservative
talk show host on WDEL,
streaming live on WDEL.com
from 1pm — 4pm EST. Contact
Rick at rick@wdel.com, or follow him on Twitter
@Jensen1150WDEL.
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THE CHURCH
DIRECTORY
The following churches invite you to visit or
join them for worship or other services.
“Professional Prescription
Service Since 1974”
815 Fairgrove Church Rd., S.E.
Conover, NC 28613
Hwy. 150, Terrell 28682
478-2651
Authorized Prowler & Jayco
Camper Dealer
HUSS BAIL
BONDS INC.
2218 N. Main Ave.
Newton
464-2127
DINE IN/PICK UP/DELIVERY
NEWTON (114 N. College Ave.)
464-7833
Join us for our Daily Lunch Buffet
11 am - 2 pm
SAV-A-LOT HICKORY
Gene Keiger
Sales Manager
800 Hwy. 70
Hickory, NC 28602
Bus. 828-267-5700
Fax 828-304-0212
Mobile 704-400-4203
◆ Anglican Church
◆ Episcopal
St. Andrews Anglican Church
Holding Services at Calvary Baptist
Church, 201 South Main Ave.
Newton.
Services begin at 8:30 AM
Bishop Rick A. Reid, Rector
Phone number: 828-291-5631
Email: rickreid01@yahoo.com
Web site:
http://standrewsnewton.weebly.com/
Episcopal Church of the Epiphany
750 West 13th St., Newton
828-464-1876
Pastor: Rosa D. Erickson
Holy Eucharist: Sundays 9:30 a.m.,
and Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.
◆ Baptist Churches
Calvary Baptist Church
201 South Main Avenue, Newton
464-1631
Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
Wednesday evening: 6:30 p.m.
R.A.’s, G.A.’s, Mission Friends,
Adult Bible Study and
Youth Night: 6-7:30 p.m.
◆
Calvary Chapel of Newton
Teaching Verse by Verse Through
God’s Word
612 S. College Ave., Newton
704-765-4183
Services: Saturdays at 5 p.m.
Sundays at 11 a.m. beginning
Nov. 1, 2015
Pastor: Mike Burner
more info at calvarync.com
◆
Newsome
Tire Service
1205 N. Main,
Newton
464-0511
East First Street Baptist Church
703 East First Street
Newton, NC 28658
(828) 514-4548
Pastor - Rev. Allen McCoy
Sunday School: 10:00 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
Wednesday Activities
Prayer Service: 6:30 PM
◆
First Baptist Church
206 S. Depot St., Claremont
459-7110
Reverend Dennis J. Richards, Sr. D. Min.
Worship Service: 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM
Mid Week: Wednesday 7:00 PM with
R.A’s, G.A.’s & ACTEENS
◆
Mt. Anderson Baptist Church
4818 Hwy. 16 South, Maiden
465-2680
Rev. Don Cline
Disciple Training: 6:30 PM
Wednesday: 7:00 PM
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828-464-0221
33 N. College Ave.
Newton -- 464-1222
Sigmon’s Painting
And Wallcovering
•Residential •Business •Churches
Phone: (828) 322-4505
(800) 322-4506
Fax: (828) 322-2669; (800) 977-9494
TERRELL
CAMPING CENTER
WALKER’S
PHARMACY
◆ Inter-Denominational
Covenant Christian Church
2968 Hughey Drive
(Off US Hwy 70 West - Between
Conover & Hickory)
464-5074
Rev. Don & Helen Bledsoe, Pastors
Rev. Ron & Katie Carson, Assoc. Pastors
Joyce Robinson, Minister of Music
Morning Worship: 11:00 AM
Mid Week: Wednesday 7:00 PM
◆ Lutheran Churches
Beth Eden Lutheran Church
400 North Main Avenue, Newton
464-3331
Worship Service: 8:15 & 10:30 AM
www.bethedenlutheran.org
◆
Concordia Evangelical
Lutheran Church
216 5th Ave., SE, Conover
464-3324
Pastor A. Mark Schudde
Worship Times:
8:00 AM – Traditional
10:30 AM – Traditional
10:45 AM – Contemporary Praise in
the Family Life Center at
Concordia School
Sunday School, Youth and Adult
Bible Studies 9:15 AM
The community is invited and is
welcome to join us in worship.
◆
Faith Evangelical Lutheran
Church
439 7th St. Pl. SW, Conover
464-3804
Sunday Morning Service: 10:30 AM
◆
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Church (NALC)
4536 Hickory Lincolnton Highway
Newton, NC 28658
704-462-1035
www.GraceLutheran-Newton.org
email: gracenalcnewton@aol.com
Pastor Dr. J. George Gilbert, STS
Learning Hour each Sunday for all
ages at 9:30 AM
Worship & Holy Communion each
Sunday at 10:30 AM
◆
◆
North Newton Baptist Church
(a Southern Baptist Church)
316 West 21st St., Newton
464-5849
Pastor, Dr. Tom Early
Worship Service: 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM
Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30 PM
Immanuel Lutheran Church- Mo Synod
2448 Emmanuel Church Road
Conover, NC 28613
464-4050
Pastor Rudy DeRosa
Sunday School 9:00 am
Worship Service 10:00 am
Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday
◆ Lutheran Churches
◆ Pentecostal Churches
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church (LCMS)
2103 Mt. Olive Church Rd., Newton
464-2407
web site: www.mtolivenewton.org
email: mtolivenewton@bellsouth.net
Facebook: mtolivenewton.org/facebook
Reverend Ralph Abernethy, III, Pastor
Sunday School: 9 AM
Sunday Morning Service: 10:00 AM
Wednesday Night Bible Study: 6:30 PM
Midweek service on Wednesday
evenings at 6:15 PM each week, and
the second Wednesday of the month,
we meet at 12 noon.
Living Word Church
Business Highway 321 South,
Maiden
Office: 828-428-2351
Fax: 828-428-9639
E-mail: office@livingwordnc.net
Website:www.livingwordnc.net
Senior Pastor: Rick Haug
Associate Pastor
Brennan Travis
Services:
Sunday
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
Evening Service 6:00 PM
Sunday
Rangers 6:00 PM
Wednesday
Choir practice 7:00 PM
“Ignite” student ministry (ages 11+)
7:00 PM
WOW kids 7:00 PM
Call or visit our Website for other
services and events.
Full Gospel - Spirit Filled
◆
Mt. Zion Lutheran Church (ELCA)
4420 County Home Road
Conover, North Carolina 28613
(828) 256-2123
Service Schedule
Sunday School - 9:30 to 10:15 AM
Worship - 10:30AM
◆
St. James Lutheran Church
1942 St. James Church Road
Newton, North Carolina 28658
(828) 464-1953 Church Office
(828) 465-2084 Fax
www.stjameslutherannewton.com
email:secretary@stjameslutherannewton.com
◆
St. John’s Lutheran Church,
Missouri Synod
2126 St. John’s Church Rd, Conover
464-4071
Senior Pastor Scott D. Johnson
Pastor Anton Lagoutine
(Nursery thru Adult)
◆
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
214 W. Main St.
Maiden, NC 28650
(828) 428-8527
◆ Methodist Churches
First United Methodist Church
Conover
Rev. Dr. Gary Royals
464-4635
Sunday Worship Services:
Contemporary: 8:45 AM
Traditional: 11:00 AM
Sunday School: 10 AM
Located at Intersection of County
Home Road and Highway 16
Open Hearts
Open Minds Open Doors
To List
Your
Church
On This
Directory,
Call
464-0221
◆ Presbyterian Churches
First Presbyterian Church
701 N. Main Ave, Newton • 464-0648
Sr. Pastor Reverand Steven Barnes
Worship Schedule
Sunday Youth Groups: 6:00 PM
www.fpcnewton.org
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Wishing you the best
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CARPENTER
REALTY &
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701 East 1st Street
Conover
464-2342
MEDICAP
PHARMACY®
“We’ll Always Make Time For You”
828-464-4491
203 1st St. East - Conover
Ron Harwell, R. Ph./Owner-Manager
MAUNEY
INSURANCE
AGENCY
Insurance & Real Estate
◆
New Vision Church (PCUSA)
Changing Your Idea of Church
a multi-ethnic congregation
Worship: 10:00 am
Classes: 11:30 am
502 Thornburg Dr. NE, Conover
www.NewVisionConover.com
(828) 464-1330
528 E Main St., Maiden
428-8231
McCreary
Modern
Employee Owned
For employment
opportunities call
464-6465
2564 Highway 321 S. • Newton, NC
◆ United Church of Christ
Grace United Church of Christ
117 East J Street, Newton
1/2 mi. south of the Newton Square
between Brady and College Aves.
464-4421
Rev. Ryan Brakemeyer
gracechurchnewtonnc@gmail.com
Worship: 11:00 AM
www.graceuccnewton.org
◆
Trinity Reformed United Church of
Christ
217 Second Avenue NE
Conover, NC 28613
Across the street from Conover City
Park and Post Office
Reverend Peggy J. Stout
Pastor • 828-464-8226
E-mail: trinityucc@trucc.net
Website: www.trinitytoday.org
Sunday School: 9:15AM
Celebration Contemporary Worship
Service: 8:30 AM
Worship: 10:30AM
Fellowship Time: 11:30AM
“To Serve and Honor Christ”
CATAWBA REALTY &
INSURANCE CO., INC.
464-3829
West A Street, Newton
Terry Misenheimer - Les Killian
Bill Powell
DIANNE’S
DAIRY CENTER
1712 N. Main Ave.
Newton
464-8460
LITTLE PIGS
BARBEQUE
1904 N. Main Ave.
Newton -- 464-6293
(828) 464-0221
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Rejoice in the Lord Always
Church Events
Dec. 20
Christmas Program
What: The Promise of
the Messiah Christmas
Program
Where:
Covenant
Christian Church
When:
Sunday,
December 20th, 2015 at
11:00 a.m.
Details:
About the
promise and birth of our
Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ.
Everyone is cordially
invited.
Address: 2968 Hughey
Drive, just off U.S. 70 West,
between Conover and
Hickory, N.C.
Contact: (828) 464-5074
W e b s i t e :
w w w. c o v e n a n t c h r i s tianchurchocc.org
Concert
Sunday, Dec. 20 – “What
Sweeter
Music”
A Festival of Carols.
A Cantata for Christmas
presented by the Trinity
Chancel
Choir
at
10:30am
at
Trinity
Reformed United Church
of Christ (217 2nd Ave NE,
Conover)
Handbell Concert
The community is invited to attend a special service of sacred choral music
presented by Beth Eden
Lutheran Church.
“Canticles in Candlelight,” an evening of carols
and will be performed by
Beth Eden’s chancel choir
and Handbell Choir on
Sunday, December 20th at 6
p.m. in the church sanctuary. The candlelight service
will feature the work of Hal
Hopson, accompanied by
organ and handbells.
The musical program is
designed to be familyfriendly and includes the
congregation in singing
several of the most familiar
carols. The event is free
and open to the public.
Beth Eden Lutheran
Church is a congregation
of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America located
in Newton, North Carolina.
Pastor Marcus Ollis leads
two worship services every
Sunday at 8:15 a.m. and
10:30 a.m.
Christmas Concert
Concord
United
Methodist Church in
Catawba presents Beautiful Star, a Christmas Musical & Playat 6:00 p.m., Sunday, December 20th
Come and hear this
southern gospel Christmas
musical while enjoying the
Christmas drama of ordinary people’s lives in
today’s world as they discover the Christ Child in
Bethlehem.
Festivities conclude with
a Christmas party
at 7:00 p.m.in the Fellowship Hall.
Concord UMC is located
at 7618 Monbo Road,
Catawba, NC.
Dec. 24
Bluegrass Service
Old St. Paul's Lutheran
Church offers two opportunities for worship. Our
annual Christmas Eve
Bluegrass Service will be in
the Historic Church at
12:00 Noon. The Sigmon
Stringers will provide the
music and lead the wor-
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ship. The service will be
held rain or shine. Dress
for the weather and come
early.
The second service will
be held in the Sanctuary at
10:00 p.m. This service
includes a Gospel Processional, Christmas carols,
candlelighting and Holy
Communion. Music will
begin at 9:30 p.m. Family,
friends and the community
are invited to join us as we
celebrate Jesus's birth.
Merry Christmas to all.
Old St. Paul's is located
at 2035 Old Conover-Startown Road in Newton.
Candlelight Service
Mt. Zion Lutheran
Church (Conover) invites
the community to its
Christmas Eve Candlelight
Service on Thursday,
December 24, 2015 at 9:15
p.m. Come, celebrate the
birth of our Savior in a
beautiful setting with seasonal music and worship.
Mt Zion Lutheran Church
is located at 4420 County
Home Road in Conover.
Visit
our
website:
www.mtzionconover.org.
Candlelight Service
7:00pm at Trinity
Reformed United Church
of Christ (217 2nd Ave NE,
Conover)
Special music with vocal
solos, harp solos, etc.
Christmas Eve Worship
Make plans to attend
athe Christmas Eve Worship at First United
Methodist Church.
4pm Spontaneous Children’s Pageant & Candlelight Service.
All are invited to attend
this very special Christmas event. The story of
Jesus' birth is told through
words, actions, and songs.
Children are invited to
join in the story; no
rehearsal needed. We
have wings, crowns, and
shepherd's wear for the
children to adorn themselves. Make this a family
tradition and don't forget
the camera!
* 9:00pm Candlelight
Communion
ServiceWe are located at 300
North Main Avenue, Newton.
Dec. 31
New Year’s Service
A New Year’s Eve Watch
Night Service will be held
at Covenant Christian
Church Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 10:00 p.m.
Come join us as we celebrate. The theme is Reaching Forth into New and
Greater Levels in 2016.
Everyone is cordially invited.
2968 Hughey Drive, just
off U.S. 70 West, between
Conover and Hickory, N.C.
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The people at Mt. Olive
Lutheran Church, located
on Hwy. 10 East and Mt.
Olive Church Rd. in Newton, extend you a warm
welcome in the name of
our crucified and risen
Savior, Jesus Christ. We
would be happy to have
you worship with us, as
together we gather in the
name of the Triune God
who
has
created,
redeemed and sanctified
us. Our worship at Mt.
Olive is liturgical. We follow an order of worship
drawn largely from God’s
Holy Word, the Bible. To
learn more about our
church and teachings,
check out our website at
www.mtolivenewton.org.
Also, check us out on Facebook: www.mtolivenewton.org/facebook.
Mt.
Olive’s sermons are now
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OUR DIVINE SERVICES
are held at 10:00am, Sunday school and Bible Class
at 9:00am. Pastor Abernethy’s sermon title for
this coming Sunday morning, The Last Sunday of the
Church Year is “VDMA”
(meaning:
The Word
Endures Forever).
Our Evening Advent
Services will begin next
Sunday, November 29th at
6pm, with pre-service
meal at 5pm.
THE THIRD TUESDAY
of each month we gettogether for prayer service.
EACH WEDNESDAY we
have a midweek service at
6:30pm.
Our Epistle reading this
morning has Paul telling the
Philippians "Rejoice in the
Lord always." Paul even
repeats it for emphasis
"Again I will say, Rejoice!"
Sounds like he wanted us to
know that he really meant
what he said.But would Paul
have expected us to rejoice
in all the frustrating life
experiences we sometimes
go through? What about
those sometimes difficult
Rev. Rick Reid
family experiences, health
issues, or those trying job
situations?
So why does Paul say, Rejoice in the Lord always? The
New Testament clearly indicates that Paul lived through
frustrations, trials and other situations that didn't readily
lend him occasion to always "Praise the Lord!"
In St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians , we read of
the down-trodden life of Paul and his companions: Even
unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are
naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling
place; And labour, working with our own hands: being
reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it: Being
defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world,
and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
(Corinthians 4: 11- 13).
In Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, he describes
the hardships he experienced as a servant of Christ: Of
the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one.
Thrice was I beaten with rods , once was I stoned , thrice
I suffered shipwreck , a night and a day I have been in the
deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of
robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by
the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren;
In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in
hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. II Corinthians 11:24-27
Not too many of us could match the ordeals he faced.
And in Philippians 3: we read about what may have been
the greatest sacrifice of all on Paul's part: he gave up a
promising career as a leader in the Jewish community in
order to carry the gospel to the hated, despised Gentiles.
He definitely knew the irony in such a command as
"Rejoice in the Lord always."
But again, what did Paul mean by “rejoice in the Lord
always, and how are we to do that? A good place to start is
to look more closely at just what Paul is trying to tell us.
He seems to be saying that Christianity offers joy. Jesus
offers victory over the world and its values.Victory is not
something we have to strive to achieve; it is,rather,a guarantee which is granted to us, before we ever begin. God
doesn't measure us by the success we attain in this life. He
will love us unconditionally, even if everything we
attempt for Him ends in total failure.
We need to remember that Christian joy stands in stark
contrast to earthly happiness. Happiness depends on the
external. Some situations, things, and people make us
happy. If those situations, things, or people change for the
worse, we may no longer be happy. Even the most mature
and sensible people cannot maintain happiness at all
times.
Fortunately, Jesus does not call us to be happy; he calls
us to be joyful. Joy comes from “within”, and is not based
on external circumstances but on internal assurance and
confidence in Christ. In the five verses following his command to rejoice, Paul offers practical ways to allow joy to
affect our attitudes and actions.
Paul, next tells the Philippians, "Be careful for nothing,
in other words, do not worry about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God" (4:6).
Paul is urging us to turn our anxieties into positive
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EUGENIA LAST
You can and should bring about change this your decision easier. It’s time to put your desires
year. Don’t sit idle in a situation that doesn’t first.
allow you to reach your full potential. Do your
best to exhaust all your options and take advantage of any and every opportunity. Your happiARIES (March 21-April 19) — Take a trip or
ness is your responsibility.
reunite with people you haven’t seen for a while.
If you share your adventures, someone will make
a valid suggestion that will help you jump-start a
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Good for- new project or professional cycle.
tune will be yours if you honor your promises
and help others. Remain balanced and fair in all
your dealings. Spend less and take it easy in
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Discuss perorder to reduce stress.
sonal money matters with the people in your life
who influence your financial position. Creative
accounting will help you provide for the future
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Plan your and improve your mental health.
actions strategically. Impulse will lead to unpredictable situations. Consider how you feel about
the people in your life and make adjustments to
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Listen, think
your manner of living.
and analyze before you venture to make a comment. Assumptions will be your downfall.
Concentrate on personal improvements, not tryAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — You are in a ing to persuade others to change.
good position to bring about change, so stop
thinking about what you want to do, and make it
happen. Don’t let a personal relationship hold
CANCER (June 21-July 22) — There will be
you back.
too many unknowns for you to make a certain
decision. Check out every situation before you
decide to take a risk. Stick close to home and
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — An unexpected avoid travel dilemmas.
opportunity will leave you with a difficult choice.
Look at the long-term effects in order to make
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LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Not everyone will
agree with what you do, but as long as you are
happy, keep moving forward. Challenge, adventure and personal change will do you good.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Check out an
offer, but don’t be too quick to sign up. Listen
carefully to what partners say. Something will
stand out that will help you decipher what’s true
and what isn’t.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Your high energy
level is best used properly. Don’t let idle time lead
to a disgruntled argument. Getting rid of or
donating unused or unwanted items will make
you feel good.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Your creative
imagination will help you turn a random idea
into something substantial. If you delve into a
project that excites you, the results will be satisfying. Romance is highlighted.
PHILLIP ALDER
A DOUBLE MAY SUGGEST A BAD TRUMP BREAK
Ron Klinger from Australia is a leading teacher, writer and player. He has probably lost count of both the number of times he has represented his country and the number of books he has written. His latest work is
“Playing Doubled Contracts” (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).
Klinger packs a lot of material into a short space. There are 58 quiz questions and answers in 96 pages. In
today’s diagram, look only at the auction and the North-South hands. Against four spades doubled, West leads
heart king and continues with the heart queen. East overtakes with his ace and shifts to a low club. How would
you plan the play?
East’s pre-empt was in the modern style — open high with a long suit and a weak hand, almost regardless of
suit quality and vulnerability.
Unless you are sacrificing, a double often tells you that the trumps are breaking badly. This can help you with
the play — as here. What can West have for his double but all four trumps?
Suppose you run the club to dummy’s 10, cross to your hand with a diamond, and lead the spade two. If West
crazily plays his four, cover with dummy’s five. A rational West will put in his spade 10, thinking this assures
him of two trump tricks. However, you can endplay West.
You must reduce your trump length. Win with the spade ace, cash the diamond ace, ruff a diamond, play a club
to the queen, ruff a diamond, and cash the club ace, bringing everyone down to three cards. Now lead the club
king. West must ruff high, but then has to lead from his spade queen-four into your king-eight.
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Healthy Newton difficult to defend in red zone
BY STEVE REED
AP SPORTS WRITER
CHARLOTTE
—
Cam
Newton’s effectiveness in the red
zone is one of the major reasons
he’s become a leading candidate
for NFL Most Valuable Player.
When the Carolina Panthers
get close, Newton is seizing the
opportunity to score.
The fifth-year quarterback has
an NFL-high 27 combined touchdowns and no interceptions
inside the opponent’s 20-yard
line this season for the unbeaten
Panthers, according to STATS. His
QB rating of 110.8 is fourth-best
in the league and 20 red zone TD
passes there are a career high.
As a team, the Panthers have
scored touchdowns on 66 percent
of their trips inside the red zone
— up from 48.1 percent in 2014.
Giants coach Tom Coughlin
said Carolina’s success inside the
20 is due in large part to Newton,
who is extremely difficult to
defend in that area of the field
because of his ability to run and
keep plays alive.
“He can do so many things,”
Coughlin said. “He’s not just a
quarterback who drops back and
throws, he’s not just a guy who
runs the naked (bootleg) on the
corner and he’s not just a guy
who will sprint out with the ball.
... There are an awful lot of things
that you have to defend. When he
does run he makes yardage and
he’s a difficult man to tackle.”
Newton has helped the
Panthers find the end zone a
number of different ways this
season — leaping over the pile
and extending the ball over the
plane of the goal line, bowling
defenders over at the line and firing bullet passes that nobody can
catch except his receiver, like last
week’s 4-yard strike to tight end
Ed Dickson on a quick slant.
Newton has done it without hit
top red zone weapon last season,
Kelvin Benjamin. The 6-foot-4
receiver excelled at out-jumping
defenders to haul in TD passes.
Newton didn’t offer any explanations for the improved success
in the red zone except to say the
offense is playing with “sheer
focus,” giving the credit to his
teammates, including his offensive line.
Even offensive coordinator
Mike Shula has trouble explaining the newfound success.
“The best answer I can give
you is I’m not sure,” Shula said.
But Shula said he has noticed a
“relaxed
calmness”
about
Newton in the red zone in recent
games.
“I think it is confidence in him-
self and in his teammates (like) ‘It
doesn’t matter what’s going to
happen, we’re going to get it
done,’” Shula said.
Newton has thrown 37 TD
passes in the red zone over the
past two seasons as opposed to
38 in his first three seasons combined. Coach Ron Rivera believes
some of that is Shula going to an
up-tempo, no-huddle offense late
last season,which seems to better
fit Newton’s style.
“I think that has been part of
our growth and why we have had
success this season,” Rivera said.
“It plays to his skillset and the
skillset of the players that we
have right now. That’s important.”
Newton suffered from foot, rib
and back injuries last season limiting his mobility and quickness.
But he’s healthy now and it
shows.
Fullback Mike Tolbert said that
is as a major difference in the
quarterback’s play,aside from the
simple notion that Newton is just
getting better with the more
experience he gains.
“He has just elevated his
game,” Tolbert said. “He’s one of
the first in the building and one
the last to leave. He prepares
harder than anybody else I’ve
ever seen.”
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) has an NFL-high 27 combined
touchdowns and no interceptions inside the red zone this season.
Giants’Beckham not buying into Carolina CB Norman’s ‘Batman’
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Odell
Beckham Jr. promises that no matter what
cleats he wears against the undefeated
Panthers on Sunday, his matchup with cornerback Josh Norman could be one for the
books.
It would have been apropos had the
Giants wide receiver reprised Monday
night’s Miami footwear that carried the
image of The Joker as a counter to
Norman’s “Batman” nickname.
But Beckham said Thursday he wanted
nothing to do with playing the name game
against Carolina (13-0).
“I don’t need no Batman or anything
else,” said Beckham, who wears a pair of
specially designed cleats every game, thus
leaving him with an interesting collection
at career’s end. “I’ll be able to look back
and remember special moments, like
when did I wear these? It’s a lot of fun.”
Sunday’s choice could potentially stick
out from the others, especially if the current receiving leader in Pro Bowl voting
has a big game against the Panthers’ shutdown cornerback.
Norman has four interceptions this year,
two of which he has returned for touchdowns. But just as impressive is the way he
has neutralized some of the top receivers
in the league.
“He does a great job just attacking the
ball and making it difficult,” Beckham
said. “It should be a very interesting
game.”
O-N-E PHOTO BY SETH MABRY
Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) will try to shut down New York Giants standout wide
receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Sunday after holding top-tier wideouts DeAndre Hopkins, T.Y. Hilton, Dez
Bryant and Julio Jones to a combined nine catches and 89 receiving yards.
Houston’s DeAndre Hopkins, Dallas’ said. “We’re not going to shy away from
Dez Bryant, and Atlanta’s Julio Jones have anybody. We’re not going to back down
215 catches among them for 2,969 yards from any challenges.”
They may move Beckham around to get
and 19 touchdowns. Against Norman,
however, they have a mere seven recep- a more favorable individual matchup,
however. Although Norman generally covtions for 63 yards and no touchdowns.
It amounts to a matchup of Beckham’s ers the opponent’s best receiver, he has not
speed against Norman’s smarts and ventured into the slot this year. Beckham,
whose latest effort included seven catches
aggressiveness.
“Josh is a heck of a player in his own for 166 yards and two touchdowns — he
right,” Carolina tight end Greg Olsen said. also took three intravenous infusions to
stave off a combination of dehydration
“He doesn’t back down from anybody.”
Nor will the Giants (6-7) as they try to and illness — often lines up there.
Beckham leads the league with 12
stay in the NFC East lead, according to
offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo.
receiving touchdowns. He has six straight
“We’re going to play our game,” McAdoo 100-plus-yard receiving games.
He has also drawn breathless comparisons to Jerry Rice from none other than
Panthers coach Ron Rivera.
Still, Rivera was not ready to favor
Beckham in the one-on-one battle.
“It’s going to be a marqee matchup,”
Rivera said.“This is one of those matchups
you hope to see, and I think it’s going to be
a good one for this game.”
However it goes, the receiver won’t be
filling The Joker’s cleats when he faces
down Batman.
The new game plan calls for something
different, on the field as well as on
Beckham’s feet.
NOTES: Defensive coordinator Steve
Spagnuolo warned that the slew of missed
tackles against Miami will haunt the
Giants if not remedied immediately.“That
was a little disappointing,”Spagnuolo said.
“When you’re grinding away trying to get
to the playoffs, if your team’s not tackling
well, your chances go way down.”. DE Owa
Odighizuwa practiced for the first time
since going on short-term injured reserve
on Nov.5 with foot and hamstring injuries.
The rookie pass rusher took work with the
scout team and said he moved well.
Though Odighizuwa won’t be eligible for
reactivation until the regular-season finale
against Philadelphia on Jan. 3, he said he
felt he could play immediately. “I’d definitely be able to play and participate and
contribute in some way,” he said. “I’m
happy about that. Today was probably the
best my foot’s felt all year.”.WR-KR
Dwayne Harris missed practice with a sore
shoulder.
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SPORTS
Tigerland tournament this weekend
Foard girls earn 1st conference win since ‘13
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
PHOTO BY GENE LEATHERMAN/THEONLINEVIEW.COM
Nick Kauffman (top) and the Fred T. Foard wrestling program hosts its annual Tigerland tournament
on Saturday starting at 9 a.m. More than a dozen teams from four states are competing at the event.
Head coach Alanda Johnson and the Fred T. Foard girls basketball team celebrates after defeating
Watauga 52-47 on Thursday for its first Northwestern 3A/4A conference win since the 2012-13 season.
UNCHARTERED
WATERS
Indians
Lady Trojans drop their split with
2nd-straight SD-7 game
Panthers
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
Above, Bandys’ Camilla Drake drives through the lane past
a trio of Lincolnton defenders during Friday’s conference
road game. The Lady Trojans fell 43-37 for their secondstraight SD-7 loss.
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The Bandys girls basketball program hadn’t lost
two conference games in a
season since 2009.
That was until Friday.
The Lady Trojans fell to
Lincolnton 43-37 on the
road,dropping their record
to 6-6 overall and 1-2 in
SD-7 play this season.
“We just didn’t show up,”
said Bandys first-year head
coach Lynn Callaway. “We
haven’t shown up for our
away games. I have no idea
what’s going on. Our girls
just didn’t play hard.”
The game did not come
with
its
share
of
controversy.
With the game tied 18-18
at
halftime, referees
changed a late first-half
foul call, and did not notify
Callaway of the change
until near the start of the
second half.
Bandys’ Kendyl Medlin
was given her second foul
of the game with about 10
seconds to go in the second
quarter.
However, the three game
officials huddled and
changed that call, giving it
instead to Kendyl’s sister,
Kasey — her third of the
contest.
“Obviously, I had a problem with the referees
changing the call at halftime,” Callaway said. “You
have to notify the head
coach. It also was not a
correctable error. However,
we should have never been
down. We missed a lot of
easy shots. We didn’t push
the ball. We played really
slow.”
Bandys got into foul
trouble late with both
Kasey Medlin and Camilla
Drake unable to play in the
game’s final stages.
Drake paced Bandys in
Friday’s contest, scoring 11
points, while Kendyl
Medlin added 10 points.
Mikayla Dyson scored a
game-high 15 points to
lead Lincolnton (3-2, 2-1).
Boys basketball
Lincolnton 67,
Bandys 43
Raekwon Long scored 20
points and Cordell Littlejohn added 19, leading the
Wolves to a 24-point SD-7
win on Friday against the
visiting Trojans.
Harrison DeHart paced
Bandys (3-8, 0-3) with 10
points, while Travis Brown
added nine points.
Lincolnton improves to
2-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play this season.
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
The St. Stephens boys
and girls basketball teams
split a pair of conference
games on the court Friday
with Hibriten.
The Lady Indians won
45-29, while the Indians
dropped a 91-61 contest.
Red Devil Super Duals
continue Saturday
The Newton-Conover
wrestling program continues its “Red Devil Super
Duals” on Saturday.
The tournament features teams from around
the
area,
including
Alleghany,
Ashbrook,
Avery County and Holly
Springs.
“Evolving the Red Devil
Duals into a two-day tournament has taken a lot of
work, but I feel like we
have a tremendous field of
teams coming into Newton,” said N-CHS wrestling
coach Eddy Clark. “It
should be very competitive, but fun.”
The Red Devils defeated
Avery County (63-12), Ashbrook (39-36) and Holly
Springs (45-23) during the
first day of competition
Friday.
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