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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015
Vol. 135, No. 192
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Commissioners meeting draws 130 attendees
What’s
happening at
the 126th
Soldiers
Reunion
BY CIGI SPARKS
O-N-E REPORTER
AUG. 19
6 p.m. - Baby Parade on the
east side of the Courthouse
Square
7 p.m. - Pet Mania on the west
side of the court square
7:30 p.m. - Jonathan Birchfeld
and Tony Bailey perform live
music on the Courthouse Square
AUG. 20
Monday night's Catawba County Board of Commissioners
meeting drew in roughly 130 attendees, resulting in a two hour
long public hearing regarding the rezoning of a property that
belongs to Rock Barn Golf & Spa.
The public hearing was held to receive citizen comments on the
rezoning of 54 acres from R-30 Residential to R-80-CD Conditional District – specifically for a solar farm.
The property, which is at 3682 North Oxford St. in Claremont, is
the location of the Rock Barn Equestrian Center. However, RB
Solar LLC proposed the rezoning of 54 acres, that are located on
the northern portion of the 127 acres, for a solar farm.
After being addressed regarding the rezoning request, the
Catawba County Planning Board questioned Rock Barn as to
whether or not they had considered other development possibilities for the property. Executive Vice President of Rock Barn Properties, Bill Parrish, stated that Rock Barn doesn't have any other
intentions for the property because of the property's location
within a floodplain.
On July 27, the Planning Board held a public hearing to consider the request. Six citizens expressed their opinions on the rezoning during the July hearing, however, the previous hearing didn't
attract nearly as many attendees as Monday's commissioners
See COMMISSIONERS, Page 5
Dancing in the Rain
9 a.m. - Arts, crafts, food, game
and vendors open on the Courthouse Square
11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. GMC Jazz
Musical Entertainment
Noon - Veterans Fish Fry at
Newton American Legion Post
#16, free for veterans
2 p.m. - Beauty Queens meet
and greet at Newton Main
Library in downstairs conference room
4 p.m. - Reunion Services
begin
5 p.m. - 126th Soldiers
Reunion Parade
7 p.m. - Horseshoe Tournament at Westside/Jaycee Park
Long time Newton
officer to retire
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
In 2013, Kyle Jenks (left) was presented the Life Saving Medal award
by Newton Police Chief Don Brown after performing CPR on a man.
AUG. 22
BY RAYA CLAY
8:30 a.m. - Southern Biscuit
Soldiers Reunion 5K Run/Walk
at the Newton Recreation Center
O-N-E REPORTER
AUG. 23
8 a.m. Soldiers Reunion Annual 30-60-100 Mile Century Bike
Ride at the Newton Recreation
Center.
Mother Nature doesn’t slow down the Shag
A brief downpour was not enough
to keep eager dance-lovers from
cutting a rug during the 126th Soldiers Reunion beach music night at
the Courthouse Square on Tuesday.
ABOVE:Bailey Smith and Katelyn
Wingate dance during the rain
shower.
RIGHT: Rhonda Huffman and John
Gragg share a slow dance.
BELOW: ‘The Entertainers’ perform
classic beach tunes.
Over the past 30
years, not only has Newton been home to Kyle
Jenks, but it’s been a
place where he interacts
with the community
and does the job that he
loves as serving as an
officer with the Newton
Police Department.
BY SYLVIA RAY
Arrangements have
been announced for the
official 4 p.m. outdoor
program on Courthouse
Square in Newton on
T hu r s d ay — Re u n i o n
Day—the focus of the
week-long 126th annual
Soldiers Reunion patriotic festival which honors
Catawba County veterans
of all wars. The ceremony
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Official speaker for
Soldiers Reunion
Service announced
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funeral and cremation packages.
After 30 years, Jenks
is turning in his badge
and retiring from the
Newton Police Department.
About a week after
basic law enforcement
training, Jenks was
hired by the Newton
Police Department at
the age of 23.
will take place on the east
side of the downtown
1924 courthouse and is
free and open to the public.
The program follows a
half-hour concert of
patriotic music performed by the NewtonConover High School
band under the baton of
Haskew Smith and precedes the 5 p.m. parade
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Meals on Wheels needs volunteers
BY DAVE HARDIN
CATAWBA COUNTY PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER
Imagine for a moment that you are homebound, unable
to shop for food or prepare your own meals. Many seniors
are unable to obtain meals for themselves and rely on the
Home Delivered Meal program and the dedicated volunteers who deliver those meals.
Each day, 290 Catawba County citizens benefit from the
Meals on Wheels program by receiving nutritious meals
and maintaining a connection with the community
through the volunteers.
The Meals on Wheels program is in critical need of volunteers, who are the backbone of the service. The Hickory and Catawba areas currently have the greatest need.
Delivery takes approximately one and a half hours on a
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weekday. Volunteers deliver meals once a month on a regularly assigned day or on as many days as desired. They
also have the option of substituting on an on-call basis.
Delivery times are between 9:45 a.m.
and 11:15 a.m., depending on the
location of the designated pick
up site.
For interested volunteers who
cannot deliver between these
times, flexible delivery times are
used for the frozen meal program, which serves seniors who
are on the wait list for the Home
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please see PAGE 2
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Obituaries
Betty Watts Frazier
CLAREMONT-Betty Watts Frazier, 75, of Claremont
passed away Saturday, August 15, 2015 at Catawba Valley
Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1940 in Catawba County.
A graveside service to celebrate Betty’s life will be held
Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 3:00 p.m.at Providence
Memorial Cemetery in Catawba. Burial will follow the
service. The family will receive friends Thursday, August
20, 2015 from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Calvary Lutheran
Church Family Life Center in Claremont.
The Frazier family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
Betty O’Barr Smith
CLAREMONT-Betty O'Barr Smith, of Conover, NC,
Jacksonville, Florida and Kaufman, Texas, died Sunday,
August 16, 2015 at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, Texas.
She was born May 7, 1929, in DeLand, Florida.
The Funeral Service will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Friday,August 21,2015 at Tri-City Baptist Church in Conover.
Burial will then follow at Sunset Hills Cemetery in Granite Falls, NC.
The Smith family has entrusted funeral arrangements
to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover, NC.
Billie Hollar Eades
Billie Hollar Eades, 82, of Olin passed away Sunday,
August 16, 2015 at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.
She was born June 21, 1933 in Watauga County.
A service to celebrate Billie’s life will be held Friday,
August 21, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
in Olin. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The
family will receive friends Friday August 21, 2015 from
1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at Mt Vernon Baptist Church.
The Eades family is in the care of Bennett Funeral Service of Conover, 828-465-2111.
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Delivered Meals Program or live in
an area where there is no Home
Delivered Meals route.
Volunteers must be responsible
individuals, 18 years of age with a
valid driver’s license, although any
assistants to the drivers are not
required to have a driver’s license
and may be any age. Volunteers
must be willing to use their own vehi-
cles and gasoline to make deliveries.
Volunteers make this community
service possible and training is provided for those who agree to serve.
Helping Meals on Wheels is an excellent way to support the community
and a great idea for groups or businesses looking for a community service project.
If you have just one and a half
hours each month to volunteer, you
may be able to help bring this important service to someone in your
neighborhood who really needs the
assistance.
Please call Vickie Redden at 828695-5610 if you'd like to know more
about how you may volunteer.
100 years old and counting
Eunice Scronce Gutyar
(left) of Newton celebrated
her 100 years birthday with
family and friends at Abernethy Laurels in Newton On
July 19, 2015. She was born
on July 15, 1915 in the
Plateau area of Catawba
County to Guy and Fannie
Scronce.The event was hosted by her daughters Marsha
G. Spurling and Frances G.
Bolling and her six grandchildren and their spouses.
Attending were her 19 greatgrandchildren and one
great-great granddaughter.
Pictured with Mrs. Gutyar is
her first cousin also from
Newton, Essie Reinhardt.
Essie is 103 years old and
now lives close to her
daughter in Burlington
Post-Parade Auction to Support DNDA efforts
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NEWTON, NC – The Downtown Newton Development
Association (DNDA) will host a live auction and hot dog
sale immediately following the Soldiers Reunion Parade
on the evening of Thursday, August 20.
The auction and hot dog sale will take place in front of
Picadilli Emporium, located at 111 East 1st Street. Items to
be auctioned, which were donated by area businesses,
include furniture, lamps, chandeliers, meals from local
restaurants, floral services, a gym membership, an
overnight stay at a bed and breakfast, gift baskets from
retail stores, and much more. Hot dog meals with chips
and a drink will be $5. Food and beverages will also be
sold individually.
Anyone interested in registering for the auction should
visit the DNDA booth between the hours of 8:30am-3pm
on the square in downtown Newton. Another registration
period will take place between 7pm-7:30pm at the auction
site on East 1st Street.
The mission of the DNDA is to create economic development in the City’s Central Business District and to
strengthen the unique characteristics that make Downtown Newton a vibrant destination. Visit the website at
www.downtownnewton.org. For more information, call
City of Newton Planning Director Randy Williams at 828695-4277.
Community Calendar
Ongoing
DNDA Meeting
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left to right: Devan Lalas, Rebecca Bleich, and Larry Bleich
SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E
Rebecca Bleich, a resident of Catawba County,
founded Rafiki Kenyan
Imports, LLC in January
of 2014 after traveling to
Kenya with the Anthropology and
Sociology
Department at Western
Carolina
University in
May of 2013 where she
spent three
weeks in
Wongonyi, Kenya learning
about sustainable development. Wongonyi is
a
small mountainous village
in the Taita Hills that
has a subsistence agricultural economy. It is full
of talented artisans with
no market to sell their
products to supplement
the income they get from
farming.
When Bleich returned
from Kenya she gave the
goods she had purchased
from these artisans to
people as
mementos
from her trip, which is
when her father, Larry
Bleich, had the idea to
start a company that
would provide these artisans with the
market
they need to
improve
their lives.
Once the business was
formed Bleich named
her father the Director of
Operations and her best
friend, Devan Lalas, the
Director of Marketing.
In May of 2014 Rebecca, Devan, and
Larry
traveled to Kenya to set
up ground operations.
Since their return, Bleich has moved back to
Catawba
County and
Rafiki Kenyan Imports,
LLC has opened an online
store (www.shoprki.com).
Bleich is in the process
of building relationships
with stores across North
Carolina and launching a
speaking tour to tell the
stories of the amazing
artisans in Wongonyi.
To
shop or to learn
more about Rafiki
Kenyan Imports, LLC go
to www.shoprki.com.
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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.
Community Worship
Each week, several
churches of various
denominations in the
Newton
community
sponsor a Sunday Afternoon Community Pastoral Worship Service for
the public. The services
are conducted by ministers from several churches in the Newton area,
from 4:30 pm to 5:30pm
each Sunday at the First
Presbyterian
Church
chapel, at 701 North
Main Avenue in Newton.
The services are pastoral
in nature and are
designed for those who
may be grieving the loss
a loved one, a relationship, a job, a friend, or
may be facing a stressful,
difficult situation in life
and are searching for
comforting hope in dealing with their situation.
Reverend
Fred
Thompson of Newton
coordinates the service
each week. Since January
19, 2014, people have
enjoyed music, scripture
readings and a brief pastoral message from one
of sixteen (16) ministers
from the Newton area.
For more than a year,
each week, attendance
has varied from 13 to 103
people.
The public is invited to
come as you are and
enjoy a kind word, an
uplifting message, beautiful music or a friendly
smile during this inspiring and comforting service.
For more information
call
Reverend
Fred
Thompson at 828-4642824. We hope to see you
there next Sunday.
Artists Exhibit
A number of artists
from the Uni4 Artists are
featured in an exciting
new exhibit on display
from August 3 – September 30 at the Lucas Mansion Gallery in the Hiddenite Arts & Heritage
Center. The theme for
the exhibit is “Will the
Circle be Unbroken”.
The works shown
reflect various mediums
including acrylic, collage, glass, oil, mixed
media, sculpture, and
watercolor. Many of the
featured works of art
will be available for sale.
The public is invited to
meet the artists during a
reception on Saturday,
August 8 from 2:00 – 4:00
in the afternoon at the
Hiddenite Arts & Heritage Center in Hiddenite. Light refreshments
will be served. The center is located at 316 Hiddenite Church Road, in
Alexander County. The
exhibit is free and open
to the public and will be
available for viewing
Monday – Friday from
10:00 – 4:30, and on Saturday from 10:00 – 3:00.
For more information
regarding the Hiddenite
Arts & Heritage Center,
call them at 828-6326966, or visit their website: http://www.hiddenitearts.org.
Aug. 18
Business Seminar
The Catawba Valley
Community
College
Small Business Center
will present “Fundraising Fundamentals for
Non-Profits” on Tuesday
August 18 from 9:00 AM
to 11:30 AM at CVCC’s
Corporate Development
Center in Hickory.
Non-Profit organizations must continually
look for new funding
sources and ways to support their services and
mission as support from
traditional
sources
declines. This seminar
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reviews the primary elements of fundraising,
compares the types of
fundraising to an organization's needs, and provides best practices for
developing
funding
sources.
For formation please
contact the CVCC Small
Business Center at 828327-7000, ext. 4117 or
visit http://sbc.cvcc.edu
to register on-line.
Women’s GOP meeting
The Catawba County
League of Republican
Women will hold their
monthly luncheon/meeting on Tuesday, August
18, 2015. The meeting
will be at the Catawba
Country Club, 1154
Country Club Road,
Newton, 28658, from
11:30 A.M.-1:00 P.M.
Members and guests
are urged to bring a
canned food.
The League's Speaker
for August will be the
Chairman of the Catawba County Commissioners, Randy Isenhower.
Aug. 24
Water Aerobics
The Newton Parks and
Recreation Department
will offer water aerobics
classes on Monday, Aug.
24, Wednesday, Aug. 26,
and Monday, Aug. 31.
The classes will be
6:30-7:30 p.m. at the
Newton
Recreation
Swimming Pool at 23
South Brady Ave. and are
open to participants 16
years old and older.
Cost is $3 per class.
Refunds will not be
issued.
For more information,
call the Newton Parks
and Recreation Department at 828-695-4317 or
visit www.newtonnc.gov.
Aug 29
Quartets and Cuisine
It is time again for
Quartets & Cuisine, a
night of music, food, and
fun in support of the
Hickory Soup Kitchen!
This years event will be
held at Lake Hickory
Country Club on August
29th. Doors open at 6:00
and the entertainment
will begin at 6:30. Tickets
are $30.00 The night
includes a plated meal
served by the club, and
entertainment by the
Antics, Acapella Fellas,
and the Moonlighters
chorus whose Barbershop melodies will carry
you off to a place of Harmony & Fun. There will
be a cash bar as well.
Tickets are available at
the Soup Kitchen Monday through Friday. This
event WILL sell out so
get you ticket now and
come out to support our
mission to feed the hungry in Hickory. For more
information call 828327-4828.
Sept. 7
Newton 101
Register now for Newton 101 Citizens Academy, which returns for its
seventh year on Thursday, Sept. 10. Newton 101
is a free program for city
residents to learn more
about how the City of
Newton operates, the
services it offers, and the
history of the city.
Newton 101 features
tours of all city departments, including tours of
facilities such as Newton
City Hall, the Newton
Recreation Center, the
Newton Police Department, the Newton Fire
Department, the Newton
Water Treatment Plant
and the Newton Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The academy runs for
seven
consecutive
Thursdays
beginning
Sept. 10 and ending Oct.
22. Sessions begin at 6:30
p.m. and end by 9 p.m.
The program is free.
Attendance at all sessions is encouraged but
not required. The deadline to register is Sept. 7.
(828) 464-0221
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ABOVE: Dancers do the Electric
Slide.
RIGHT:Sandy Price and Gary
Helms dance to the beach
music.
BELOW:Juanita and Bill Allmon
boogie the night away.
SECOND FROM BOTTOM: Ms.
Soldiers Reunion Megan Payne
and husband Evan share a
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PERSPECTIVE
Hot & Cold: Air
Conditioning's
Mixed Blessing
Air conditioning was
invented 110 years ago
and, boy, has it changed
the world — both for the
good and not so good.
According
to
Energy.gov, two-thirds of
American homes now
have air conditioning.
Many have only had it the
past 30 or 40 years. And
when the heat and
humidity hit, folks disappear into their homes
faster than you can say
"isolated."
But before air conditioning, the heat drove us
outside and brought us
together. Friends sought
the shade of trees or a
refreshing dip in a lake or
river. In the evening,
neighbors sat on front
porches, sipping lemonade and telling stories. At
night, folks slept in
groups at the park or, in
Washington, D.C., along
the banks of the rivers.
Homes used to have
high ceilings, cross ventilation and large hallways
to dissipate heat. Now we
live in efficient ranches
or over-designed suburban monstrosities that
put the porch in the back
and the garage in the
front.
Even in the 1970s, when
I was a kid in the suburbs
of Pittsburgh, few homes
had air conditioning. Our
windows were always
open. At night, you could
hear neighbors talking, a
distant baby crying and
Pirates announcer Bob
Prince calling a game on
somebody's porch radio:
"He missed it by a gnat's
eyelash!"
In the mornings, we'd
wake early to the sound
of chirping birds. I could
smell the cool dew outside my window and the
toast and scrambled eggs
my father was cooking up
for breakfast in the
kitchen.
Air conditioning has
eliminated such simple
experiences. Most neighborhoods are sealed up
tighter than Fort Knox all
summer long. Now, all
you hear outside is the
constant hum of air conditioning motors kicking
on and off.
Years ago, before my
time, commercial buildings used to have windows that opened, but
you don't see that anymore. Today's glass-plated buildings are designed
to keep the light and air
out, so that we are oblivious to whatever season it
may be.
Nor do we see the
small, adjustable "wing"
windows on cars that
caused the air to whip
around inside the cabin
on hot days. If any manufacturer comes back with
adjustable windows like
Misadventures of
a 1970s Childhood
Tom Purcell
that again, I'm buying
that car.
Then again, air conditioning has improved life
for millions. It made it
possible for lots of people
to move south — possible to endure the superhot southern air — and
Southern cities have
boomed. Sure, there is
still debate about the
extent to which air conditioning may have an
effect on the climate, but
the fact is ,the South has
benefitted majorly from
it.
Air conditioning has
improved life for the elderly and others with respiratory problems — and
for anyone who works in
an office building all day
long. Our work productivity has been vastly
improved by consistently
cool air.
Then again, I remember the hottest summer
day I experienced when I
lived in Washington. It
was the Fourth of July
and thousands of us were
dripping with sweat on
the National Mall.
We sang the national
anthem together and it
was a moving event. We
watched the fireworks go
off above the Washington
Monument and it was
magnificent. It was wonderful to be together in
the heat with so many
others.
But as soon as the last
of the fireworks exploded, most people fled to
their air-conditioned cars
and homes and went
quickly back into isolation.
Sure, I put my car windows down for a spell
and drove down the
George Washington Parkway, enjoying the hot
summer air.
But as soon as I got
home, I cranked up the
AC and slept like a baby.
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Lone Humorist Takes on a
World Gone Nutty!" is a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review humor
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Sorry Donald, Substance Trumps Style
Donald Trump's commanding lead in the polls
is a solemn reminder that
if we're not careful, another
narcissistic good talker
will be elected to complete
the fundamental transformation President Obama
began. Choosing style and
good sound bites over substance got us in the mess
we're in with a president
who highlights his intellectual shortcomings when he
comes up with some real
off-teleprompter doozies,
claiming our country has
57 states, America is 20
centuries-old, "Austrian" is
a language, Canada has a
president, and dead heroes
are listening in his audience, to name a few.
If Trump were in the
race for honest reasons,
would he continually
threaten a third party run,
fully knowing that pulling
a "Ross Perot" gifts the progressive left with four more
years? But he sounds good,
so I guess we should just
take him at his word. I suppose we should pay no
attention to the Washington Post report that not
long before launching his
2016 bid, Donald's longtime friend, Bill Clinton,
told him to "play a bigger
Susan Brown
role" in the Republican
Party.
Granted,
Trump
deserves credit for doing
just that, but sorry Donald,
substance trumps style.
You see, substance is that
little thing which floats to
the surface when no one's
looking. Substance helps
us control our tongue, prevents us from vacillating
on important issues, and
wards off hobnobbing back
and forth between political
parties for personal gain.
Why, it might even help
resist the temptation to
trade up wives for newer
models.
Shouldn't we require
more out of our leaders
than good sound bites? I
am reminded of England's
King George VI, who was
depicted by the press of his
day as a drab and timid
man with a crippling stutter whose determination
and untiring devotion to
his country left him
bruised and battered. Nevertheless, history shows he
rose above expectations to
be an extraordinary leader,
rising to kingship unwillingly, on the wings of his
brother's scandal, struggling with every public
word he uttered. His infamous September 3, 1939
prelude to war speech
(which can heard in all its
crackly splendor online)
gives light to the great
leader he was. Each consciously calculated word
enunciated, between far
too many pauses and nearstammers, warned beloved
countrymen of a clear and
present danger should
Nazism prevail.His brother
and predecessor, King
Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne to pursue
personal passions, could've
said it prettier.
But not better.
We've learned from
Barack Obama that anyone
can be elected to lead, but
not everyone that's elected
can lead. Obama's lack of
substance weakened us as
a nation. Oh, what we
would give for a side of
King George's stammering
to go with a humungous
portion of American patriotism. And we have the
opportunity to right a
wrong, if we demand quality and character next time
around. Maybe someone
with an unabashed love for
America who will defend
our God-given rights and
freedoms?
And my mind wanders a
bit...to a delightful little
snippet in a Hollywood
movie about King George
VI's life, "The King's
Speech," where the king's
daughter Lilibet sees a film
clip of Hitler speaking and
asks, "Papa, what's he saying?" King George VI
replies, "I don't know, but
he seems to be saying it
rather well."
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
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Susan at:
writestamper@gmail.com.
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which forms on South
College Avenue, proceeds
through the downtown
business district and ends
on South Main Avenue.
Master of ceremonies
for the program will be
Newton City Attorney John
Cilley, and the speaker will
be Army Lt. Col. Frank
Dean (Retired) of Marion.
He was in the Army 29
years, was a parachutist
and served in Desert
Storm. He holds a number
of awards for both his military service and community efforts in McDowell
County, where he active in
erection of a Vietnam
Memorial Wall in Marion.
Dean will be introduced
by Army Col. Timothy Paul
Houser of Newton, a native
of the Denver community.
Houser is a decorated soldier; he is a Purple Heart
recipient for war injuries
he sustained in Iraq in
Desert Storm and is now a
teacher at Bunker Hill High
School.
Cilley said the program
will begin with the
advancement of the flags
by a color guard of cadets
in the Naval Jr. ROTC unit
at Newton-Conover High
School. The audience will
be led in the pledge of allegiance to the US flag by the
color guard instructor,
HM(1)FMS Danny L. Scott.
The National Anthem
will be sung by R. Clayton
Todd Jr. with accompani-
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ment by the N-C High
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Todd will also lead the
audience in the singing of
“The Old North State” and
“America the Beautiful,” to
the band’s accompaniment.
The invocation prayer
will be given by the Rev.
Brant Hoots, pastor of
Trinity Baptist Church of
Newton.
A welcome will be spoken on behalf of the county by Newton attorney C.
Randall Isenhower, chairman of the Catawba County Board of Commissioners, with a greeting also by
Newton Mayor Anne Stedman.
Distinguished guests
taking part in Reunion Day
will be introduced, including the parade grand marshal, Catawba County resident Mark A. Sexton of
Claremont, a National
Guardsman deployed to
the battlefields of the Middle East, who served in
Iraq. He is retired on a
medical disability and is
the president of the new
Veterans Club of students
at Catawba Valley Community College.
Also to be introduced by
local radio personality
Mike Sherrill will be the
seven Reunion queens, little girls and young women
selected in a recent series
of pageants.
Because of the nature of
the position, Jenks, like any
other rookie, had his doubts
but he always knew he
wanted to be a police officer.
“Every rookie has their
doubts if it’s what they really want to do because danger is always there,” Jenks
said.
He explained that his sister was killed by a drunk
driver in 1976 and it motivated him even more to be a
part of law enforcement.
Most of his family has
careers in construction but
Jenks always wanted to
become a police officer.
“It’s a very rewarding
career,” Jenks said.
Newton Police officers
work 12-hour shifts with
two days on duty, followed
by another two days off and
then, three on, Jenks said.
He explained that he
often has to catch up on
sleep on his off days, due to
his hectic schedule.
Jenks said you never
know how bad the danger
will be from one day to the
next, but you should always
rely on your training while
on duty.
“The wrecks, assaults,
and domestic cases is a lot
to see day in and day out but
I love my job,” Jenks said.
He said that sometimes
there are tough situations,
but you have to be as fair to
everyone as you can while
on the job.
Working in a small town
where everyone knows each
other is one of Jenks’
favorite highlights of his
job.
“We’re able to solve cases
quicker, because we’re a
close-knit
community,”
Jenks said.“People look out
for each other here.”
Jenks enjoys being able to
help others in way that he
can, whether it’s work-related or within the community.
“I always enjoy assisting
other law enforcement
agencies in whatever they
need,” Jenks said.
He said working together
is important and it’s good to
be able to focus on one
common goal – helping the
community.
In 2013, Jenks was presented the Life Saving
Medal award. Jenks along
with Officer Mark Hopkins
were presented the award
after performing CPR on a
man.
Because of the officers’
immediate actions, paramedics were able to resuscitate the man. The patient
passed away a few days later,
but the efforts of the officers
were greatly appreciated by
his family and members of
the community.
After a long day at the station, Jenks likes to unwind
by taking a ride on his
Honda Gold Wing motorcycle. When he’s not taking a
cruise on his bike, he enjoys
the company of his dogs –
Honda and Pepsi.
Jenks encourages anyone
interested in joining law
enforcement to become a
police officer.
He said he will truly miss
working for NPD and serving the community.
Newton Police Chief Don
Brown said Jenks has been
dedicated and loyal to the
city and Newton officers.
“He’s been easy to work
with and a lot of officers
come to him for advice,”
Brown said.
Jenks plans to travel
around the U.S. and finish a
few home projects during
his retirement. He is thankful for the opportunity he
had to be a part of NPD and
the Newton community.
Jenks will also be in the
lead patrol car in the 126th
Soldiers Parade on Thursday.
hearing,
the
board
approved the rezoning of
the property in a 3-2 vote.
Commissioners Randy
Isenhower, Kitty Barnes
and
Sherry
Butler
approved the request,
whereas, commissioners
Dan Hunsucker and Barbara Beatty voted against
it.
The board also reviewed
consent items on the agen-
da, made appointments to
local boards, and made a
change to the commissioner meeting calendar.
For more information
on the Catawba County
Board of Commissioners
Aug. 17 meeting and to
review agendas and synopsis' from this meeting and
previous
ones,
visit
www.catawbacountync.gov
.
Commissioners
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On Monday, seven people spoke against and four
people spoke for the rezoning of the property. The
high number of speakers,
in addition to the absence
of a time-limit for each
speaker, caused the public
hearing to last approximately two hours.
Those who spoke against
generally had the same
concerns – "visibility of the
solar farm and glare from
equipment,
decreased
property values or resale
value, traffic safety along
Rock Barn Road, location
of the solar farm array relative
to
any
floodplains/wetlands, benefit to the county, and
removal of site vegetation,"
according to the meeting
synopsis.
Following the public
Moonshine at the Mill
Fundraiser for
Historical Association
Catawba County is well known for its rich history in
moonshine. In fact, it was locals “runnin’‘shine” that ultimately led to the birth of NASCAR racing as we know it
today. With their souped-up cars, these legends could
outrun the law while transporting prohibited tax-free
“white-lightning.” The Historical Association of Catawba
County is planning a fundraising dinner to celebrate this
important feature of local history. Moonshine at the Mill
will be held at Murray’s Mill on September 12, 2015 from
5-9 pm. Tickets cost $40 each and must be purchased in
advance from the Historical Association of Catawba
County located at 30 North College Ave in Newton. Participants in this event can expect a BBQ supper with all
the fixings and will have the opportunity to sample
moonshine provided by Foothills Distillery locally based
in Conover.
Moonshine at the Mill is especially designed for those
twenty one and over, since beer and wine will be served
in addition to the ‘shine. Ticketholders can expect to hear
stories of local moonshine legends. NASCAR Hall-ofFamer Ned Jarrett will be present at Moonshine at the
Mill telling tales of the glory days of racing and the old
days of “runnin’‘shine.” The Mike Sherrill Band will also
be on site playing beach and variety music, so be sure to
put on your dancing shoes! This is a truly unique opportunity that should not be missed. Proceeds from the
event will benefit the Catawba County Historical Association to preserve local historical resources. Murray’s Mill
is located at 1489 Murray’s Mill Road in Catawba, NC. Call
the Historical Association of Catawba County at (828)
465-0383 to reserve your tickets today!
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ASTROGRAPH
Dig beneath the surface this year if you
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People will withhold information that is pertinent to your personal or professional
advancement.An important opportunity will
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what your strengths are, so figure out a way
to maximize the use of your skills. Jumping
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PHILLIP ALDER
ONE LAST VISIT TO NEW MINOR FORCING
Seth Shostak, who is the senior astronomer and director at the Center for SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) Research, said,“The moon stabilizes Earth’s obliquity. Well, almost. The tilt actually varies between 22
and 24.5 degrees — and the variation is enough to induce such environmental inconveniences as the occasional ice age. Without the moon, it might be much worse.”
For the last eight columns, we have been looking at New Minor Forcing. Here is one final example, more for the
play than the bidding. What should South do in six diamonds after West leads the club king and shifts to his
singleton spade? Does it make a difference if West initially leads his spade?
This was a tough sequence to an almost-laydown slam. Note that South cannot bid three no-trump over three
diamonds without a club stopper.
South starts with seven side-suit winners: four spades and three hearts. So, if he can take five diamond tricks,
he will be up to 12. He does not need a favorable major-suit split.
Declarer wins trick two, plays a trump to his hand, ruffs a club on the board, draws trumps, and claims.
If West leads a spade, South draws two rounds of trumps to see the bad break. Then, here he must switch to
hearts, ruffing the fourth high in the dummy. After that, he draws trumps and claims.
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to perform the
stipulation
and
agreements
therein contained
and, pursuant to
demand of the
owner and holder
of the secured
debt, the undersigned substitute
trustee will expose for sale at
public auction to
the highest bidder
for cash at the
usual place of
sale at the county
courthouse
of
said county at
2:00PM on August 25, 2015 the
following described real estate
and any other improvements
which may be situated thereon, in
Catawba County,
North
Carolina,
and being more
particularly
described as follows:
WHICH
SAID
PLAT
BEARS
DATE OF DECEMBER
3,
1964,
PREPARED BY G.
SAM ROWE, JR.,
REGISTERED
SURVEYOR,
WHICH
SAID
POINT STANDS,
NORTH 89 DEGREES
46'
WEST
296.15
FEET
FROM
THE
NORTHEAST CORNER
OF LOT NO. 1
AT THE WEST
EDGE OF RIGHT
OF
WAY
OF
SANDY
FORD
ROAD;
AND
RUNNING
THENCE WITH
THE COMMON
LINE OF LOTS
NOS. 3 AND 4,
SOUTH 4 DEGREES
57'
WEST
120.7
FEET TO AN
IRON PIN, COMMON CORNER
OF LOTS NOS.
3, 4, 13, AND 14
THENCE
RUNNING NORTH 86
DEGREES
39'
WEST 86 FEET
TO AN IRON
PIN;
THENCE
NORTH 1 DEGREE 51' WEST
115.17 FEET TO
AN IRON PIN AT
THE
SOUTH
EDGE OF 60
FOOT STREET,
SAID POINT BEING
COMMON
CORNER
OF
LOTS NOS. 4
AND 5; THENCE
RUNNING WITH
THE SOUTHERN
MARGIN OF 60
FOOT STREET
SOUTH 89 DEGREES 46' EAST
100 FEET TO
THE POINT OF
BEGINNING,
AND BEING THE
GREATER PORTION OF LOT
NO.
4
AS
SHOWN
ON
THAT CERTAIN
PLAT ENTITLED
"PLAT OF JOHN
MULL & G. P.
DEAL PROPERTY,
HICKORY"
WHICH
SAID
PLAT
BEARS
DATE OF DECEMBER
3,
1964, AND PREPARED BY G.
SAM ROWE, JR.
REGISTERED
SURVEYOR,
AND DRAWING
#L-293.
suant to this notice of sale is being offered for
sale, transfer and
conveyance "AS
IS, WHERE IS."
Neither the Trustee nor the holder
of the note secured
by
the
deed of trust, being
foreclosed,
nor the officers,
directors,
attorneys, employees,
agents or authorized representative
of
either
Trustee or the
holder of the note
make any representation or warranty relating to
the title or any
physical, environmental, health or
safety conditions
existing in, on, at
or relating to the
property being offered for sale.
Any and all responsibilities or liabilities
arising
out of or in any
way relating to
any such condition expressly are
disclaimed. This
sale is made subject to all prior
liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and
assessments including but not
limited to any
transfer tax associated with the
foreclosure.
A
deposit of five
percent (5%) of
the amount of the
bid or seven hundred fifty dollars
($750.00), whichever is greater, is
required
and
must be tendered
in the form of certified funds at the
time of the sale.
This sale will be
held open ten
days for upset
bids as required
by law. Following
the expiration of
the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts
are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND
OWING. Failure
to remit funds in a
timely manner will
result in a Declaration of Default
and any deposit
will be frozen
pending the outcome of any resale. If the sale is
set aside for any
reason, the Purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled
only to a return of
the deposit paid.
The
Purchaser
shall have no further
recourse
against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or
the attorney of
any of the foregoing.
are a tenant residing in the property, be advised
that an Order for
Possession of the
property may be
issued in favor of
the
purchaser.
Also, if your lease
began or was renewed on or after
October 1, 2007,
be advised that
you may terminate the rental
agreement upon
10 days written
notice to the landlord. You may be
liable for rent due
under the agreement prorated to
the effective date
of the termination.
The date of this
Notice is July 22,
2015.
Grady I. Ingle or
Elizabeth B. Ells
Substitute
Trustee
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Parkway,
Suite 400
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FUNDRAISER Blue Devils honor Propst
ON SATURDAY
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
The Catawba Valley
Vipers youth baseball team
is hosting a “Late Summer:
Back
to
School
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from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
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includes a car wash, hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks
and baked goods, will take
place at Auto Zone on
Springs Road in Hickory.
Monies raised from the
fundraiser will go towards
the Vipers’ trip to
Cooperstown in 2016.
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Battle of the Bags
The Hickory Crawdads
are proud to announce the
fifth annual Battle of the
Bags cornhole tournament, scheduled
for
Thursday, Sept. 3 at L.P.
Frans Stadium. Presented
by KICKS 103.3, the double
elimination tournament
will begin at 6 p.m., with
registration starting at 5:30
p.m.
Advanced registration of
$30 is available until
Thursday, Aug. 27, which
includes admission to the
tournament, tickets to that
night’s Crawdads game vs.
the Rome Braves, and a
free T-shirt for both members of the two-person
team. Registration is $35
from Aug. 28 through Sept.
2 and $40 the day of the
tournament.
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grand prize of $200, a second place prize of $100,
and a $50 payout to the
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From left, Maiden football players Caleb Farley (5), Keygan Mayfield (3) and Xzavion Huff (24) honored fallen teammate Javon Propst
during the team’s photo day last Monday by displaying his No. 80 jersey. The Blue Devils have dedicated their 2015 football season to the
memory of Propst, who died unexpectedly on June 17.
Danica Patrick stays with Stewart-Hass Racing
Driver gets brand new primary sponsor in Nature’s Bakery
BY JENNA FRYER
AP AUTO RACING WRITER
Danica Patrick’s fit and healthy lifestyle
has landed her a new sponsor that allows
her to stay with Stewart-Haas Racing.
SHR announced a deal Tuesday that
makes Nature’s Bakery the primary sponsor of Patrick’s No. 10 Chevrolet beginning
next season. The Nevada-based food
brand replaces Patrick’s longtime sponsor,
GoDaddy. Nature’s Bakery will place its
signature tagline, “Energy for Life’s Great
Journeys,” on Patrick’s car for 28 of the 38
Sprint Cup events.
“Our brands align so perfectly, it’s
amazing,” said Patrick, who admitted she
ate a Nature’s Bakery gluten-free fig bar
before the announcement at SHR’s race
shop in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
Company founder Dave Marson said
Patrick, one of the most recognizable athletes in the world with crossover appeal in
sports and entertainment, fits the Nature’s
Bakery brand.
“All you need to say is ‘Danica’ and people know exactly who you’re talking
about,” Marson said. “She has immersed
herself and succeeded in a very intense
sport and been recognized for her efforts.”
Much of Patrick’s marketability was
built during a long partnership with
GoDaddy that began in 2007. The Internet
domain giant — which tweeted its congratulations to Patrick, Stewart-Haas
Racing and Nature’s Bakery on the partnership — has been her main backer since
the 2010 IndyCar season when she was
with Andretti Autosport, and it followed
her to NASCAR.
But the company said in April that this
third Sprint Cup season with Patrick
would be its last in NASCAR, which forced
Patrick to worry about funding her racing
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASCAR MEDIA
Danica Patrick, driver of the No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet; Tony Stewart, co-owner of
Stewart-Haas Racing; Sam Marson and Dave Marson, founders of Nature’s Bakery, pose for a photo
opportunity after announcing a multiyear deal partnership during a press conference on Tuesday.
“I was really fortunate that I didn’t have
career for the first time in probably a
to, this is where I wanted to be,” she said.“I
dozen years.
GoDaddy’s sponsorship agreement was really feel like family here, and this is
in line with Patrick’s contract with SHR, where I want to be, and I really am fortuand both deals ran only through the 2015 nate that I didn’t have to look anywhere
season. The loss of funding meant SHR else.”
Patrick said representing Nature’s
needed a replacement sponsor in order to
keep Patrick, who could also have tried to Bakery, a company new to NASCAR, is “a
great deal of responsibility.”
sign with another Cup team.
“They have ambitious goals and they’re
She wanted to remain at SHR, with coowner Tony Stewart, reigning Sprint Cup going to rely on me and everyone at
champion Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch, Stewart-Haas Racing to deliver,” she said.
and seemed confident that her marketabil- “I have ambitious goals, too. It’s why I
ity and appeal to such a wide audience came to NASCAR and, specifically, to
would help land a sponsor that fit her own Stewart-Haas Racing. There’s still a lot I
brand. She said “nope” Tuesday when want to achieve in this sport and I’m lookasked if she even spoke to other NASCAR ing to continue my professional journey
organizations.
with a brand as determined as I am.”
Patrick has 105 starts at NASCAR’s top
level, with six career top-10 finishes. She
won the pole for the Daytona 500 in 2013,
and is currently a career-best 21st in the
standings.
She’s twice led laps in the Indianapolis
500, finished a career-best third in that
race in 2011 and won her only IndyCar
race in 2008, in Japan.
“Danica has proven she belongs in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and we’re very
happy to have her a part of our team for
years to come,” said Stewart. “Nature’s
Bakery is a natural fit with Danica. She has
played an important role in the growth of
all the businesses associated with her and
our growth as a race team.”
Nature’s Bakery was founded in 2010 by
the father-and-son duo of Dave and Sam
Marson. Its deal with Patrick means no
more neon green paint for her No. 10.
“I feel like that’s a really good color for
me,it’s going to be really good for my complexion,” Patrick said of her new blue-andwhite Chevrolet.
Nature’s Bakery will become one of the
smallest primary sponsors in NASCAR,
with fewer than 500 employees in the
United States. Marson said the company’s
products are in all 50 states and 22 countries, and he considers Nature’s Bakery” a
global brand.
Moving its marketing into NASCAR was
his son’s vision, and the company was
familiar with SHR because it uses coowner Gene Haas’ CNC machines to make
its products.
“We think Stewart-Haas Racing and
Danica for believing in us because we had
a dream and we believe we are the up-andcoming Fortune 500 company,” Marson
said.“We are a normal American company
that is living the American dream.”
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EXCEEDING
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Tornadoes
Tigers open season open year
with 3-1 road win with a win
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Alison Yount wasn’t sure
what to expect from her
Fred T. Foard volleyball
team when it took the
court Tuesday on the road
against Bunker Hill.
Much to her surprise,
the Lady Tigers took a
quick two-set lead and
held off a late charge by the
Lady Bears to come away
with a 3-1 victory.
“We had seen Bunker
Hill at a scrimmage two
weeks ago,” Yount said. “I
knew they were good and
had some good hitters. I
knew they would be fast
and quick. My girls really
came together as a team
and did a good job.”
Set scores were 25-18,
25-13, 24-26 and 25-23.
Kaleigh Mathis led
Foard (1-0) with 10 kills
and four aces, while Jalyn
Rice added six kills in the
victory.
Karsyn Mundy paced
Bunker Hill (0-1) with 10
kills, nine digs and three
aces, while teammate
Chloe Falowski added
eight kills and 13 digs.
After falling behind two
sets early, Bunker Hill
rallied from down 24-20 in
set three to score sixstraight points and pull
within a set in the match.
“I think the team you
saw in the third and the
fourth set is definitely
more Bunker Hill,” said
Lady Bears head coach
Kelsey Dettman.“I think in
the first two sets it was
nerves or chemistry. There
are definitely some things
we need to work on and
some errors we need to
correct, but they played
hard. I’m proud of them
for that.”
Despite that effort, the
Lady Bears’ rally came up
short,and Foard held
strong for the win.
Bunker Hill tries to
bounce back Thursday at
Hickory (1-0).
Meanwhile, Foard will
try to improve to 2-0
tonight against a tough
South Iredell squad.
“The girls came together
and showed me that they
can do more than they
should be able to do at this
time in the season,” Yount
said.
O-N-E PHOTO BY CODY DALTON
Bunker Hill’s Maecie Brumley (16) tries to
block a shot attempt by Fred T. Foard’s Adair
Melton (8) during Tuesday’s season opener
for both teams in Claremont.
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
The Hickory High
school volleyball team
opened its season on
Monday with a straightsets road victory against
Statesville.
Set scores were 25-19,
25-17 and 25-22.
Sophia Purut and
Sydney Fleming led the
Lady Red Tornadoes (1-0)
with 14 and 11 kills,
respectively.
Hickory hosts Bunker
Hill (0-1) on Thursday.
Maiden 3,
Lincoln Charter 1
Behind
Holland
Laxton’s 18 kills, the Lady
Blue Devils improved to
2-0 on the season Tuesday.
Maiden, which defeated
Alexander Central 3-1 on
Monday, also received 15
kills from Kylie Morgan, 29
assists from Haley Watson
and 13 assists from
Maracle Byrd in the win.
Boys soccer
A.C. Reynolds 3,
St. Stephens 0
The Indians were shut
out on the road in their
season opener Monday.
St. Stephens
(0-1)
returns to action tonight,
hosting Bunker Hill (0-0).
N-CHS AD completes
national certification
BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Newton-Conover Athletic Director
Angelo Palozzi was recognized Tuesday
for completing his Certified Athletic
Administrator
(CAA)
certification
through the National Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Association
(NIAAA).
In order to earn this certification, a CAA
candidate most possess a bachelor’s
degree or higher, have two or more years
of experience as an athletic administrator
and be employed by a school, school district or state high school.
“This certification means a lot to me,
and I hope it shows others how serious I
take my job and that I want what is best for
all of our student-athletes and N-CHS,”
Palozzi said. “Being an AD takes a lot of
time and work, but I am grateful to work
with amazing coaches that make my job
easier, and I am also grateful for the support from all of the administrators and
Board of Education members for NCCS.”
The CAA certification, which is voluntary, takes two years to complete and also
requires the successful completion of a
rigorous written examination.
“Angelo has joined an elite group of
interscholastic athletic directors nationwide to attain this level of professionalism,” said Sheri Stice, certification program director with the NIAAA.
On top of his athletic director duties at
N-CHS, Palozzi is also the boys and girls
soccer coach for the Red Devils.
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Newton-Conover Athletic Director Angelo Palozzi recently completed his certification as a certified athletic administrator through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).
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