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it out’ about underage drinking by Courtney Schultz education@unioncountyweekly.com

by Ryan PItkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

MONROE - A crowd of more than 75 Union County residents gathered in front of the Union County courthouse at noon on Saturday, April 4 to decry a recent plea deal made by former Union County Department of Social Services (DSS) supervisor Wanda Sue Larson in an infamous 2013 child abuse case. On March 31, Larson pleaded guilty to four child abuse-related charges and was sentenced to 17 months in prison. She was given credit for time served, however, and released from Union County Jail on Wednesday, April 8, according to the Union County Sherriff’s Office. Those who stood in the courthouse plaza in downtown Monroe on Saturday called the deal “ludicrous” and “infuriating.” Joanna Segee brought her family to stand while holding signs, encouraging her children to tell reporters that they, too, have a voice. (see Wanda Larson on page 5)

Eighty-seven percent of North Carolina middle and high school students believe underage drinking is a problem, according to a recent survey conducted by the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control (NC ABC) Commission. Eighty-four percent said underage drinking would stop if parents talked to their children. The NC ABC Commission’s newest campaign, “Talk It Out,” seeks to start the conversation between parents and students to help alleviate underage drinking. The initiative was developed beginning in 2013 through a task force created by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, with a goal to facilitate a conversation about important issues, such as underage drinking. The NC ABC Commission conducted interviews amongst teens and parents and found children wanted to talk to their parents about the reasoning behind drinking rules and parents wanted to talk to their children, but didn’t know how to start the conversation or where to find a central location of information, according to Hope Walker, director of program development and strategic partnerships for NC ABC – Talk It Out. (see Talk it Out on page 12)

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From Stallings to France and back again Local resident travels to France, helps build city relationship with neighboring Matthews by Hannah Chronis hannah@unioncountyweekly.com

STALLINGS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nearly 30 years ago, Stallings resident Maureen â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moâ&#x20AC;? Stough traveled to France for the first time as a part of Charlotte Catholic High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s student exchange program. It was a decision that changed the course of her future. While studying abroad, Stough met Anne-Claire, a resident of Avignon, France and the two became fast friends. This summer, Stough will travel to the south of France again as a part of The Language Academy of the Carolinas 2015 10-Day France trip. While in France, Stough will reunite with Anne Claire nearly three decades since they originally met. The two have remained friends over the years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had an interest in France,â&#x20AC;? Stough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went a few years ago, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really been wanting to go back, so this was a perfect opportunity.â&#x20AC;? Stough will travel to Montpellier, France with The Language Academy of the Carolinas, a language immersion school in Charlotte, from June 17 to 27. The trip

includes French language courses in the morning and afternoon regional excursions. Stough and others on the trip will spend the week along the Mediterranean coast with visits to Avignon and Marseille, wine tastings in the village of Chateauneuf-duPape, a cooking class with a local chef, guided tours of a 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheater and more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I looked at the itinerary, I loved it,â&#x20AC;? Stough said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You really canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t beat the Mediterranean. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get better than that.â&#x20AC;? Stough will make the trip with her mother, Faye Sim, a Marvin resident. Simâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s husband died in November and Stough said the experience would allow the two to engage on a life-changing adventure together, adding that her mom is fun to travel with. Stough said traveling to France again will allow her to continue cultivating her interest in French wine. The mother of two Weddington Middle School boys is currently a senior project manager at Charlotte-based Blythe Development, but one day hopes to cultivate wine relations and the viticulture industry between the

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United States and France. After The Language Academy of the Carolinas trip concludes on June 27, Stough and her mother plan to stay a few extra days to travel to Sainte-Maxime, France, a seaside village along the French Riviera. Stough has recently joined efforts between Sainte-Maxime and nearby Matthews to declare the two towns â&#x20AC;&#x153;sister citiesâ&#x20AC;? through Sister Cities International, a non-profit citizen diplomacy network aimed at strengthening partnerships between the U.S. and international communities. A delegation of eight representatives from Sainte-Maxime arrived in Matthews on April 9 and on Monday, April 13, the town of Matthews will host a public greeting and reception at 6 p.m. to allow residents to meet the French representatives. Matthews Mayor Jim Taylor and SainteMaxime Mayor Vincent Morisse will formally sign the Sister Cities International partnership documents at the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7 p.m. board of commissioners meeting. Stough said she first learned of the sister city project last July and immediately wanted to get involved. She reached out to representatives organizing the effort and volunteered to launch and lead a

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WAXHAW – As a response to the growing problem of human trafficking in the Charlotte area, Debbie Hancock and Kate Stahlman co-founded Compassion To Act, a faith-based nonprofit based in Waxhaw that provides a residential rehabilitation program for victims of human trafficking, as well as providing community outreach and raising awareness. Stahlman and Hancock became friends over Bible study and found their shared vision during a missionary conference in Fort Mill, South Carolina in October 2010. Hancock said the mission speaker Heidi Baker’s message on the urgency of serving others struck a chord with both women. Hancock said they simultaneously felt called by God and agreed, “We are going to do this for human trafficking.” They originally believed they would be working with trafficking victims internationally, but soon found out Charlotte was a major hub for human trafficking. “Originally, we thought we were going to be in India or some place overseas and as we started studying and learning more about human trafficking, we found out that Charlotte is the No. 1 city in North Carolina for human trafficking and one of the top ten states of the nation for human trafficking,” said Stahlman in a video message that can be watched in full at www. unioncountyweekly.com. “God was clear to us in saying you need to clean up your own backyard before going over seas,” Stahlman said. They spent the next seven months reaching out to local human trafficking organizations to learn as much as they could to better serve survivors of human trafficking. In May 2011, they held a conference at Elevation Church in south Charlotte, where 600 people and representatives from 23 human trafficking organizations met and listened to Ellie Collins, a former sex trafficking victim from California, speak about her personal experiences in the sex industry. Since then, Compassion To Act has housed and rehabilitated seven women through “Compassion Cottage,” a fourbed, residential rehabilitation program for women 19 years old and older who are survivors of human trafficking. “It’s about cultivating dreams,” Hancock said. She said their program focuses on healing and providing victims the life skills needed to live independently and pursue their dreams after leaving the program. Matthews Free Clinic provides victims with free medical care and also has access to a local psychologist to help survivors overcome the psychological impact of human trafficking, which can include post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, drug and alcohol addiction and

Debbie Hancock co-founded Compassion To Act to help survivors of human trafficking heal through “awareness, liberation and restoration.” Crystal O’Gorman/UCW photo

dissociative identity disorder, Hancock said. Hancock said they decided to keep their facility small, only housing up to four women at a time in order to provide a familial experience as opposed to an institutional one. She said she encourages women to build a family connection with other survivors and the cottage’s full-time staff members. Beyond building trust and relationships for healing, they are taught meal planning, budgeting, house keeping and job skills. They also apply for jobs and work towards a higher education. Compassion To Act volunteers also regularly visit local strip clubs through their Third Stage outreach program. In the video recording, Stahlman said strip clubs are the prime location for procurers to look for women who are already vulnerable. “We exist in order to serve, love and fully respect the women we come into contact with,” said Lacey McGowan, a longtime volunteer, said about her role with Third Stage. Compassion To Act is working on developing a third program called Men of Compassion to combat pornography and the sex industry head on, said Hancock. They are recruiting small groups of men to stand up for the mistreatment of women by not actively viewing or funding the development of pornography. “We want men to free the grips of pornography and sexual assault from our city,” Hancock said. “This is not to bring shame to men, but bring awareness to it.” Compassion To Act relies on private donations from businesses, churches, organizations and individuals to combat sex trafficking. Hancock said they’ve been fortunate to have a great response from the community, but as demands grow they need more community support. She also said they are always looking for volunteers to work in the house, work outreach at clubs and for men to become advocates for women’s rights. “God gave us a number, we are going to rescue a million women, but we don’t focus on a million; we focus on the one. One at a time with intention,” Hancock said. For more information about Compassion To Act, visit their website, compassiontoact.org/. www.unioncountyweekly.com

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“(I’m here) just to show that the kids do have a voice and that the kids do matter. I mean, what happened to the kids in this case, they have to live with that for the rest of their lives,” Segee said. “Wanda Larson can move somewhere else and start a new life, but the kids can’t. They still have to deal with it.” Some in attendance believed Larson should have received a sentence similar to her boyfriend, Dorian Harper, who was said to be the perpetrator of most of the physical abuse of the children under Larson’s care, and was sentenced to between six and 10 years in prison on March 18. One Monroe resident, who declined to share her name and said her children attended school with those under Larson’s care, said Harper’s sentence should have been longer as well. “I’m infuriated actually, because the system that was designed to protect children like these completely let them down. She abused her position,” the woman said. “(Harper and Larson) completely took advantage of the fact that she worked with DSS. There was negligence for a very long time and nothing was done. To finally be caught and to have basically a slap on the wrist, this is just absurd.” The case made headlines in November

2013 when a boy was found handcuffed to Larson’s porch with a dead chicken tied around his neck. Court records and testimony from children in the house showed Harper singled the boy out for horrific abuse: ripping his fingernails off, burning his face with electrical wire and cutting his face with a knife. Photos released by prosecutors showed a railroad tie the boy was shackled to many nights and a home in disarray, covered in animal feces and urine. Jeff Gerber, founder of advocacy group the Justice For All Coalition, said the group is “just getting started” in efforts to question the legality of the plea deal and pursue possible ways to have the deal overturned and bring Larson to trial, where she would face more than six years in prison for the charges she originally faced. Gerber said he has been in contact with state representatives, who have agreed to discuss the case with the North Carolina Attorney General and multiple judiciary committees. “(Justice For All) has received hundreds of phone calls, text messages and emails from folks all throughout the state who are dismayed, they are furious and they are angry at the judicial system for the injustice that these five children are facing and with this golden parachute of a deal that was given to Ms. Larson,” Gerber said.

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News Briefs Court of appeals overturns 2013 board of education verdict

On Tuesday, April 7, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled in a unanimous Features Editor decision to vacate a $91 million jury verLayout Editor dict awarded to the Union County Board Josh Whitener Erin Kirby of Education in a lawsuit against Union Education Editor Art Director County in 2013. Courtney Schultz Maria Hernandez The case has been remanded for trial, News Writers A&E Editor according to a news release. Hannah Chronis Dee Grano The court of appeals decided the budget dispute between the Union County Board Crystal O‘Gorman Faith Columnist Sports Writer Rev. Tony Marciano of Education and the Union County Board of Commissioners in 2013 was restricted Ben Doster to the budget amount requested by the Board of Education for the 2013-14 fisADVERTISING cal year and that the trial court erred in Charlotte Conway allowing the Board of Education to introAdrian Garson duce evidence of needs that were not part DISTRIBUTION of that year’s budget request, according to Manager the release. Mike Kochy

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The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is seeking applicants to operate a new license plate agency in Indian Trail, according to a news release. To determine locations for new license plate agencies, the DMV considers various factors such as the area’s population, growth, vehicle population, distance to other agencies and community need. Routinely, it takes about four months to complete the application process, according to the release. Interested applicants are invited to

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Local Girl Scout troop collects Easter baskets for foster children Girl Scout Troop 1099 from Union County donated six Easter baskets full of merchandise to local foster children through the Union County Family & Children’s Services, according to troop leader Kristen Motteler. The girls used their own money to purchase clothes, socks, underwear, candy, books and toys. “They also thought about toiletry items and did a great job thinking through both needs and wants,” Motteler said.

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Local nonprofits will have the chance to win up to $1,500 by convincing a panel of judges why their organization is “truly the best,” according to a news release. That's the premise of the “Stories to Inspire On Stage” competition, part of the inaugural Nonprofit Empowerment Conference hosted by Matthewsbased JAJ Nonprofit Resource and South Piedmont Community College's (SPCC) Small Business and Entrepreneurship programs in Monroe. The conference is set for June 5 and 6 at SPCC. The keynote speaker, Manny Ohonme, founder and president of Samaritan's Feet International, will speak on June 6. The winning organization receives $1,500 and the runner-up will receive $500. The contest is open to 501c3 nonprofits in Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lancaster, Anson, Lincoln or York counties, which have operated for 10 years or less. Applicants will be grouped into five categories: education; human services; arts and entertainment; health services; and animals and wildlife. A panel of judges will review the applications and select one finalist from each category to be interviewed on stage. Applications are available at www.jajnon profitresource.com/conference2015. The deadline for submissions is April 24.

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Crime Blotter The following people were arrested in western Union County between April 2 and April 7, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty.

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• Justin Austin, 7200 block of Sutton Drive: Trafficking opium or heroin. April 3

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• Michael Johnson, 3000 block of Saphire Lane: Driving while impaired. April 2 • Armando Espinoza, 3100 block of Broad Plum Lane: Failure to appear. April 2 • Brittany Amber, 5700 block of Burning Ridge Drive: Sex offense with child. April 2 • Ralph Thomas, 1000 block of Emerson Lane: Assault on female. April 4 • Ryan Blaney, 6000 block of Thicketty Parkway: Possession of drug paraphernalia. April 4 • Jeremy Hargett, 5200 block of Old Monroe Road: Possession of methamphetamine. April 4 • Joshua Hargett, 5200 block of Old Monroe Road: Possession of methamphetamine. April 4 • James Beatty, 100 block of Grover Moore Place: Possession of methamphetamine. April 4 • Robert Clewis, 5200 block of Old Monroe Road: Possession of methamphetamine. April 4 • Oleg Shapovalov, 13800 block of E. Independence Boulevard: Drunken and disruptive. April 4 • Alexus Benard, 5000 block of Rosewater Lane: Resisting, delaying, obstructing arrest. April 5 • Michael Broadway, Spring Harvest Drive: Larceny-misdemeanor. April 5 • Brittany Johnson, 2000 Astoria Drive: Unauthorized use of motor vehicle. April 6 • Kimberly Kerns, 900 block of Briarmore Drive: Driving while impaired. April 6 • William Roberts, 5500 block of Orr Road: Failure to appear. April 7

The following crimes were committed in western Union County between April 2 and April 7, according to the Union County Sheriff’s Office. Due to space constraints, only home, business and vehicle break-ins are included this week.

Indian Trail Home/Business Break-ins • 6800 block of Rose Drive: $400 electric stove stolen from home during break-in. April 2 • 100 block of East Park Road: $200 TV stolen from home during break-in. April 5

Vehicle Break-ins

• 2100 block of Younts Road: $126 worth of motor oil and dog chow stolen from vehicle. April 4

Property Theft • 14500 block of East Independence Boulevard: $200 Samsung Galaxy 4 stolen. April 5

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• 6300 block of Old Highway Road: No items listed as stolen from Chevy Blazer during break-in. April 3 • 6800 block of Lancaster Highway: Two vehicle break-ins; no items listed as stolen. April 3 • 7200 block of Lancaster Highway: $680 iPhone 5C and two $85 Swiss Army backpacks stolen from vehicle. April 4

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Vehicle Break-ins • 6400 block of Lancaster Highway: Two handguns, $380 each, stolen from vehicle during break-in. April 2 • 6300 block of Old Highway Road: Wallet containing $40 cash stolen from vehicle. April 2

Home/Business Break-ins • 200 block of Spring Rose Lane: $300 damage to door frame in home break-in; no items listed as stolen. April 4

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• Jeremy McWhorter, 8100 block of Waxhaw Creek Road: Possession of drug paraphernalia. April 2 • Marlene Stafford, 4200 block of Waxhaw Marvin Road: Failure to appear. April 2 • Anne Ancelin, 4000 block of South Providence Road: Driving while impaired. April 3 • James Stegall, 200 block of North Broome Street: Drunken and disruptive. April 3 • Gregory Barnes, 100 block of Howie Mine Road: Probation violation. April 6

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Restaurant Scores The Union County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from March 31 to April 7.

Lowest Score: â&#x20AC;˘ Hot Subs and Pizza, 2115-106 W. Roosevelt Blvd., 28110 - 90 Violations included: No food protection manager on duty; raw steak and chicken next to and over food items; fries without lid in reach-in cooler and cut cabbage unwrapped in box with produce; build up in tea urn nozzle; tea urn had not been cleaned for three days; sanitizer at improper concentration; nacho cheese, chili, ham, cut cabbage, cut lettuce and milk without date marks; live roaches present; cooking oil being stored on the floor; heavily scored and soiled cutting board; and general cleaning needed. All Scores: 28173 â&#x20AC;˘ Heritage Food & Drink, 201 W. South Main St. - 96 â&#x20AC;˘ Maxwellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern, 112 E. South Main St. - 99

28104 â&#x20AC;˘ Burger King, 4390 Potter Road - 98.5 28079 â&#x20AC;˘ Jersey Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 6580 Old Monroe Road

- 97 â&#x20AC;˘ Kentucky Fried Chicken, 13900 E. Independence Blvd. - 98.5 â&#x20AC;˘ Pita Pit, 3816 Sardis Church Road, suite 101 - 98 28110 â&#x20AC;˘ Hot Subs and Pizza, 2115-106 W.

Roosevelt Blvd. - 90 28112 â&#x20AC;˘ Big Biteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;z Grill, 4829 Old Charlotte

Hwy. - 92.5 â&#x20AC;˘ Bus Stop Soda Shop, 209 E. Franklin St. - 94.5 About the scores: Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90 percent, B for 80 to 89 percent and C for 70 to 79 percent. The state revokes permits for restaurants that score below 70. Find more details on Mecklenburg County restaurants at the health departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, Mecklenburg. digitalhealthdepartment.com.

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Home Sales in Union County A breakdown of recent home sales mar. 2015 mar. 2014 Homes Sold Average Sales Price sale price

Date sold

Address

Mar. 6

sale price

Date sold

Address

sale price

$395,000

904 Deercross Lane 8502 Enfield Court 811 Lillieshall Road

Mar. 10 Mar. 5 Mar. 3

$338,000 $385,000 $370,000

$425,000

Innisbrook at Firethorne 608 Lark Hall Court

Mar. 19

$699,395

$400,000

Kingsland 8115 Kingsland Drive

Mar. 25

$171,500

$125,000

Kingston on Providence 3707 Wind Ridge Place 8107 Kingston Drive

Quellin 7908 Denholme Drive

Mar. 31 Mar. 5

$201,500 $185,000

Shannon Vista 7908 Denholme Drive

Mar. 27

$435,000

Silver Creek 5506 Silver Creek Drive

Mar. 19

$365,000

Somerset 9007 Tintinhull Lane

Mar. 30

$303,000

The Chimneys of Marvin 2412 Creek Manor Drive

Mar. 26

$485,000

$469,571 $255,000 $532,000 $469,900

Deerwoods 5919 Stonebridge Lane

$155,000

Demere 1507 Jekyll Lane Mar. 11

$275,000

Drayton Hall Estates 8401 Cheverny Drive Mar. 23

$546,000

Firethorne 1012 Berwick Court

Mar. 6

$645,00

Harrison Park 1911 Dunsmore Lane

Mar. 25

$130,340

Lawson 4716 Pearmain Drive Mar. 12 $480,000 Longview 8815 Thornbury Place Mar. 9 $1,211,731 Marvin Creek 829 Wandering Way Drive Mar. 24 $725,000 521 White Tail Terrace Mar. 20 $546,000 101 Turkey Hunt Court Mar. 6 $490,000 Millbridge 1006 Kensley Drive Mar. 31 $261,500 1010 Hamil Ridge Drive Mar. 26 $310,000 4026 Pinebrook Lane Mar. 19 $368,000 New Towne Village 1404 Kronas Circle Mar. 5 $190,000 Prescot 8109 Prescot Glen Parkway Mar. 23 $280,000 4503 Crewe Hall Lane Mar. 16 $280,000

Hickory Hills 4504 Daniel Drive Mar. 20 $183,900 Hollister 418 Deer Brush Lane Mar. 11 $442,500 Hunter Oaks 8601 Pennington Court Mar. 20 $501,000 8504 Riverwood Court Mar. 19 $374,900 600 Birchwood Drive Mar. 17 $465,000

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The Glen at Wesley Oaks 6706 Wesley Glen Drive Mar. 5 The Oaks on Providence 4105 Spreading Oaks Court Mar. 3 The Reserve 2717 Liberty Hall Court Mar. 3 Tuscany 1912 Madeira Circle Mar. 27 1932 Madeira Circle Mar. 20 2103 Madeira Circle Mar. 16 2306 Madeira Circle Mar. 13

$1,175,000 $715,000 $1,000,000 $327,500 $435,000

$410,000 $235,000 $322,000 $306,500 $315,745 $329,805 $291,000

Weddington Chase 7833 Stonehaven Drive 7101 Stonehaven Drive 7519 Meadowgate Lane

Mar. 30 Mar. 26 Mar. 4

$537,500 $485,000 $599,900

Wesley Oaks 415 Ranelagh Drive 311 Ranelagh Drive

Mar. 31 Mar. 13

$390,000 $372,000

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Address

Date sold

Woodhall 8904 Woodhall Lake Drive

Mar. 18

sale price

$1,045,000

28079 Acorn Woods 7001 Oakland Avenue Mar. 6 Arbor Glen 3313 Arbor Pointe Drive Mar. 6 Ashe Croft 4021 Brookforest Lane Mar. 23 4303 Emerald Lane Mar. 9 Ashland 217 Clear Springs Court Mar. 18 Beacon Hills 6211 Stoneyridge Drive Mar. 31 7902 Red Lantern Road Mar. 27 8105 Lighthouse Way Mar. 17 Bent Creek 2020 Makin Drive Mar. 4 Bonterra 1010 Slew O Gold Lane Mar. 31 1014 Backstretch Boulevard Mar. 30 1006 Slew Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;gold Lane Mar. 26 1006 Hercules Drive Mar. 19 1024 Bimelech Drive Mar. 19 1015 Filly Drive Mar. 6 1025 Hercules Drive Mar. 6 1006 Bimelech Drive Mar. 5 1012 Seabiscuit Drive Mar. 3 Braefield 3606 White Swan Court Mar. 6 Brandon Oaks 7009 Fountainbrook Drive Mar. 18 3013 Corrona Lane Mar. 10 1035 Canopy Drive Mar. 3

$140,000 $191,000 $145,000 $92,000 $129,000 $119,400 $130,000 $122,000 $159,000 $271,515 $203,950 $260,000 $208,000 $209,000 $269,900 $255,000 $235,000 $240,000 $140,000 $199,700 $230,000 $191,000

Address

Date sold

sale price

Chandler Forest 1007 Chandler Forest Court

Mar. 26

$255,900

Colton Ridge 4005 Colton Ridge Drive

Mar. 24

$287,000

Mar. 26

$222,000

Mar. 26 Mar. 24 Mar. 19 Mar. 16 Mar. 5 Mar. 2

$196,875 $439,175 $410,000 $187,500 $199,500 $232,000

Deerstyne 3606 Buckhead Lane

Mar. 27

$329,720

Fieldstone 1010 Perennial Lane

Mar. 26

$224,149

Fieldstone Farm 3002 Farm Pond Road 1018 Perennial Lane 1021 Garden Web Road 1012 Perennial Lane

Mar. 24 Mar. 19 Mar. 19 Mar. 2

$199,000 $229,204 $199,900 $208,699

Country Woods East 1115 Hawthorne Drive Crismark 6014 Fine Robe Drive 1005 Crismark Drive 1004 Crismark Drive 2000 Moonstone Lane 3106 Less Traveled Trail 7011 Paddle Wheel Lane

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Address Lake Park 6107 Trevor Simpson Drive 4005 Berkshire Court 6013 Kenmore Lane 4004 Lake Park Road 5305 Creft Circle 6501 Conifer Circle Oak Grove 2506 Kings Farm Way Satterfield 223 Edenshire Court

sale price

Mar. 25 Mar. 20 Mar. 13 Mar. 19 Mar. 6 Mar. 3

$195,000 $151,000 $153,000 $149,000 $179,500 $230,842

Mar. 12

$170,650

Mar. 23

$290,000

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Ashley Hall 2813 Aprilia Lane Mar. 12 Hemby Acres 1734 White Store Road Mar. 26 Hillcrest 310 Hamilton St. Mar. 10 Lake View Estates 1504 Pamela Drive Mar. 23 Potters Pointe 4645 Timnah Lane Mar. 9 Rainbrook 2310 Rainbrook Drive Mar. 27 Southwinds 737 Sinclair Drive Mar. 3 Stewart Park 500 West St. S. Mar. 25 402 Brookgreen Drive Mar. 20 Stonebridge 3610 Out Of Bounds Drive Mar. 25 5006 Sand Trap Court Mar. 11 Wellington 1305 Kensington Place Mar. 16 1309 Saint Andrews Drive Mar. 13 Welsh Heights 611 Mccarten St. Mar. 10 Woodfield 4727 Ceria Drive Mar. 13

28104

Brookhaven 1015 Westbury Drive Mar. 26 3606 Delamere Drive Mar. 13 2004 Shalford Lane Mar. 12 1033 Elsmore Drive Mar. 6 Buckingham 1023 Chaucery Lane Mar. 18 Cedarwood 3032 Twelve Mile Creek Road Mar. 20 Cherokee Woods 15245 Comanche Lane Mar. 5 Chestnut Oaks 5205 Craftsman Ridge Drive Mar. 31 3012 Ivy Brook Place Mar. 19 Fairhaven 1253 Afternoon Sun Road Mar. 30 2008 Serenity Place Mar. 18 1204 Afternoon Sun Road Mar. 12 4017 Purple Vale Drive Mar. 5 1112 Afternoon Sun Road Mar. 3 Forest Park 405 White Oak Lane Mar. 9 639 White Oak Lane Mar. 9 Hadley Park 1213 Hadley Park Lane Mar. 18 Kerry Greens 2013 Coatsdale Lane Mar. 26 1243 Kerry Greens Drive Mar. 12 Kings Grant 3000 King Richard Court Mar. 20 Lake Providence 5101 Laurel Grove Lane Mar. 26 5032 Laurel Grove Lane Mar. 4 Meadow Glen 216 Red Barn Trail Mar. 23 Rain Forest 418 Raintree Drive Mar. 12 Shannamara 868 Clonmel Drive Mar. 30

Date sold

Address

$224,900 $275,000 $317,000 $460,000 $317,500 $259,900 $291,900 $355,990 $380,500 $328,305 $469,775 $122,500 $200,000 $84,500 $75,000 $230,000 $310,000 $152,000 $127,400 $65,000 $93,500 $402,835 $270,000 $73,500 $129,900 $55,000 $154,900 $710,000 $422,500 $375,000 $394,995 $180,000 $282,500 $145,000 $285,000 $226,000 $179,000 $210,000 $197,000 $204,000 $190,000 $128,000 $105,000 $665,000 $206,500 $161,000 $271,050 $357,320 $413,000 $385,000 $720,000

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Arbor Creek 3931 Arbor Creek Court Mar. 24 Barbee Farms 2805 Churn Court Mar. 23 816 Barbee Farm Drive Mar. 13 Brekonridge 3113 Kelly Grove Lane Mar. 27 2907 Brekonridge Centre Drive Mar. 11 Briarcliff 1607 Thornhill Drive Mar. 13 Brittany Downs East 4111 New Castle Lane Mar. 24 Brittany Downs Estates 4208 Runaway Circle Mar. 12 Brook Valley 7014 Pine Cone Lane Mar. 18 Colonial Village 1441 Winthrop Lane Mar. 10 1405 Williamsburg Lane Mar. 2 Cornerstone 2127 Genesis Drive Mar. 9 Crestview Acres 2401 Hillcrest Drive Mar. 26 Crooked Creek Estates 5708 Eric Sustar Lane Mar. 18 Glen Eagles 2521 Hopewood Lane Mar. 26 Hamilton Place 3109 Chippendale Road Mar. 10 Hampton Meadows 425 Cottonwood Circle Mar. 10 Hasty Woods 1601 Mackenzie Lane Mar. 18 Lakeside 1003 Zephyr Circle Mar. 26 Laurel Creek 1007 Stepping Stone Lane Mar. 12 Lawyers Station 708 Station Drive Mar. 18 Mallard Landing 1200 Mallard Landing Drive Mar. 1

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Talk it out (continued from page 1)

â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Underage drinking) is a problem in this state and when we did our survey, the average age when kids start to drinking is 13.9 (years old) and so this goes well beyond that. Some of these kids are starting to drink as early as elementary school,â&#x20AC;? Walker said. Walker said North Carolina loses two people a week due to the effects of underage drinking. The NC ABC now wants to form the bridge between parents and students to talk about the topic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talk It Outâ&#x20AC;? came to Marvin Ridge High School on Wednesday, April 1, to share the importance of developing a conversation about underage drinking between parents and students. For Marvin Ridge, the topic was particularly important, according to Marvin Ridge Principal Donna Cook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could tell from the beginning, the earliest days of being assigned to the role (of principal), one of the first things I had to see and know about our student body is their survey data, the surveys from our own 10thgraders â&#x20AC;&#x201C; their reports about use of alcohol, use of other substances,â&#x20AC;? Cook said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That data and those statistics for our school were very alarming. From our own data that I had to see, my earliest days last summer, we saw that this is a major issue (in the school).â&#x20AC;?

Cook said the school looked for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;powerfulâ&#x20AC;? program to gain the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attention and guide them to deeper reflection of their behaviors regarding alcohol. Marvin Ridge connected with Talk It Out through a partnership with the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PTO president and the Marvin Ridge Middle School PTO president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just felt the timing, as we approach spring break, as we approach prom, was really an ideal time to bring the conversation to another level and in their mindset as they approach this season,â&#x20AC;? Cook said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there is another topic in high school that we need to talk about more than this.â&#x20AC;? The Bennett family, one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talk It Outâ&#x20AC;? featured families, attended the presentation and Peggy Bennett talked about how underage drinking affected her family. When Josh Bennett, Peggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, was 18 years old, he left work one day and his friends asked him to grab a few drinks with them. He was served and left the establishment with a 0.22 alcohol level â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the limit is 0.08 for those who are of age â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and decided to drive himself home. He crashed into a concrete bridge. As he was dangling off the bridge, his car caught fire, but three bystanders then saved him. However, Josh endured a long fight by relearning to walk, talk and recover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One selfish moment impacted almost as many people as in this room,â&#x20AC;? Peggy

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Bennett said to the room of nearly 300 students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like a pebble dropped into the pond with all the ripples moving out.â&#x20AC;? The mother urged students to talk with their parents about underage drinking to prevent the same fate as Josh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to have a real conversation about this,â&#x20AC;? she said to the students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not too early to take this seriously. I know I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t speak well when I needed to, when Josh needed me to.â&#x20AC;? Josh still has not fully recovered to the same person he was physically and developmentally before the accident; however, he continues to share his story with others.

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He said to the students, he wants to share his story to save the lives of young people. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to have these conversations with (students) so that they can change and make better decisions,â&#x20AC;? Walker said. The principal hopes the students start to evaluate the effects of their choices in an effort to keep themselves and friends safe. She hopes students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t â&#x20AC;&#x153;derailâ&#x20AC;? their futures by a decision they make during a social situation in high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a life or death message we want them to take away from it,â&#x20AC;? Cook said.

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WEDDINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fifteen million babies are born premature each year worldwide and one in nine babies in the U.S. is born too soon. Weddington High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Club helped to decrease those numbers through its fundraising campaign last month for March of Dimes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charlotte. Over two weeks, the club raised over $2,400 to support March of Dimes through a class collection competition. March of Dimes-branded purple buckets were placed in â&#x20AC;&#x153;third blockâ&#x20AC;? classrooms for two weeks and the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faculty also supported the campaign through â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blue Jeans for Babies.â&#x20AC;? Classes competed against one another for a first-prize pizza party and teachers agreed to match the money raised. March of Dimes supports mothers and families when a pregnancy goes wrong, improves the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality and shares best practices in prenatal health and helping improve birth outcomes where the needs are most urgent, according to the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in FCCLA, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve (supported) March of Dimes and we wanted to carry on the tradition,â&#x20AC;? said senior Alli Lausch, Weddingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club president. As of March 27, Weddingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s FCCLA Club is now the leading fundraising youth club for March of Dimes in North Carolina, according to Lisa Hall, community director of March of Dimes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Charlotte. Hall said she considered this â&#x20AC;&#x153;an amazing featâ&#x20AC;? as the club holds 11 active members, which is smaller than most groups, and has a faculty adviser, Angela Burgess, in her first year. The second-place high school group in the state raised $845. Alli said the group had a $2,015 fundraising-goal this year, which she was happy to surpass. Alli, who has been involved in the club for two years, said what made the difference was when she and club secretary Brianna Dunn went around to classrooms in the last three days of the collection to encourage students and faculty to donate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Brianna and I) went out to the classrooms to try to motivate them because they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t donating a lot and I think we got $500 in one day,â&#x20AC;? Alli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once they got motivated, they were all for it.â&#x20AC;? Brianna, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been involved with FCCLA for three years and is also a senior, said the club has always used the buckets to raise money, but going around the classrooms was a different tactic that she felt www.unioncountyweekly.com

helped earn more funds. Burgess said the club also placed an announcement on the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s television program, which increased collection. Club members said the fundraiser came with some challenges, including money counting and gaining support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a challenge to get the entire school behind it,â&#x20AC;? Brianna said. FCCLA used to be called FHA (Future Homemakers of America), but the organization considered that dated, Burgess said. The group now focuses on members gaining careers in specific fields, such as food and nutrition, child development or interior design. Club members felt the March of Dimes campaign ties in with what they learn in their FCCLA-related courses. Nationally, FCCLA is a major supporter of March of Dimes and Weddington began their efforts in 2012, in which students raised $786 in their first year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of (a previous FCCLA adviserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) lessons was premature births and I think that really hit home for some people because either they were born premature (or other family members) were born premature and so we were all in agreement that this is something that totally needs to be supported,â&#x20AC;? Brianna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One out of every nine births in (the United States) is premature, so we all decided to get behind that.â&#x20AC;? Burgess said the students donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; age group holds the highest risk for premature babies, she feels the campaign is particularly important to those students. Club members shared their knowledge about premature births with students to describe the fate of a premature baby and the importance of March of Dimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission. They shared facts about how a premature baby could be the size of a water bottle and the amount of blood in the babyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body could only fill a teaspoon, which Alli and Brianna explained was a shock to students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the winning class, one student said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wow, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really glad I donated. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how dangerous it could be to be born premature.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He knew it was dangerous, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize how extreme it was,â&#x20AC;? Brianna said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really hit home for a lot of students.â&#x20AC;? The secretary hoped the campaign encouraged students to think beyond themselves and be less selfish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it was great to see people thinking about something greater than themselves and really want them to continue that on,â&#x20AC;? said senior Erin Lathrope, the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treasurer. Find more information about March of Dimes at www.marchofdimes.org.

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Harris Teeter awards grant money to three Union County schools Grant money from Harris Teeter will give students at three Union County schools the chance to become healthier and more active. Antioch and Indian Trail elementary schools and Sun Valley High School were awarded checks of $5,000 each, plus additional funding through the Together in Education (TIE) program, which raised funds that go back to the school when customers purchase specific items on their VIC cards. Harris Teeter contributes a percentage of those purchase dollars to the schools of their choice. Antioch Elementary received $654.48 in TIE money, while Indian Trail Elementary received $562.47, according to a news release. Austin Village Harris Teeter manager Yisha Butts held the presentation for the schools and said she feels it’s important to support public education. Antioch Principal Jamie Benfield said the school will use the money to purchase 35 pedometers to track student progress in gym, the release said. Other funds will

From left, Sun Valley High School Principal Dr. Shaun Poole, Antioch Principal Dr. Jamie Benfield, Indian Trail Principal Candice Boatright and Austin Village Harris Teeter manager Yisha Butts all showcase the grant money given to their schools to encourage healthy living. Photo courtesy of UCPS

go toward other fitness equipment. “This is really exciting,” Benfield said in the release. “It allows us to do something else with technology. We’re assessing students in all the content areas, and now there will be some type of quantitative data to see how the kids are performing in (physical education), to make sure that they’re all exercising and meeting their target heart rate.” The funds for Indian Trail will go toward additional storage space and teaching students about maintaining athletic equipment. “We’re super excited that we are going to be able to replenish our (physical education) equipment in our classrooms,” Indian Trail Principal Candice Boatright

said in the release. Sun Valley Athletic Director Chris Batchelor said the grant money will go toward the school’s baseball program, according to the release. The school will purchase privacy fencing slats to enclose the fence and help with beautification. The $15,000 donation to Union County Public Schools is part of Harris Teeter’s $100,000 donation to 20 area schools in an effort to encourage active lifestyles. Marvin Ridge encourages community to attend lacrosse games WAXHAW – A sports marketing class is encouraging community members to attend the men’s lacrosse games on April 17, a Friday, against the school’s rival Charlotte Catholic. The junior varsity game starts at 5:30 p.m., with varsity beginning at 7:30 p.m. and both games benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. The marketing class will host pre-game activities and treats. Contact Stephanie Vaughan at stephanievaughan@gmail.com for more information. Western Union Elementary PTO look for community partnerships WAXHAW – Western Union Elementary School’s PTO is looking for businesses and

organizations in the community to partner with the group. “This partnership will allow businesses to help sponsor some of our programs and get their name in front of our families,” read a news release. Interested businesses can call 704-9099630 for more information. Union County families can ‘hop into reading’ Union County families will have the opportunity to participate in a free fourweek early literacy session through Smart Start Family Literacy. The program will take place on Wednesdays, from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Hunley Room of the Monroe Library, starting on April 22. Families that are pregnant or have a child under five years old are welcome to attend. Space is limited, but registration is required. Parents will receive a free book for each session they attend and can earn an educational toy for perfect attendance. The program will meet the following days: April 22 and 29 and May 6 and 13. Call 704-296-0813 for more information or to sign up for the program. Send your education news to education@unioncountyweekly.com

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Kings Drive Art Walk develops artist and audience by Dee Grano ae@matthewsminthillweekly.com

Charlotte resident Alfreda Johnson always considered making Charleston Sweetgrass baskets a serious family hobby. By the time Johnson retired from Wells Fargo in 2011, she was ready to get serious and showcase “full time.” She might have never made the leap if Julie Whitney Austin, executive director of the Kings Drive Art Walk and Festival in the Park, hadn’t encouraged her. “She pushed me the first year, and kept on me to come back,” said Johnson, who has exhibited at Festival in the Park for 17 years and the Kings Drive Art Walk for the last three. Johnson won a blue ribbon the first year, followed by three more, and she almost always receives an honorable mention. The quality of the artwork presented at the Kings Drive Art Walk is important to board president, Dave Dalton, who was instrumental in launching the event, now in its fifth year. The artists who request to exhibit are juried; fewer than 100 are invited to participate. “We are focused on culture and fine art,” said Dalton, explaining the Kings Drive Art Walk is different from Festival in the Park. AN “This is more for the art -loverR purchasing something for their home.”

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The Kings Drive Art Walk will take place April 25, a Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and April 26, a Sunday, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists will line the Sugar Creek Greenway, from the clock tower (East Morehead at South Kings streets) to Midtown Park. The Pearl Street Bridge will be blocked off for live entertainment and concessions. Find more information at www. festivalinthepark.org. Dalton has been involved with Festival in the Park for 26 years. He remembers attending the event as a child and has enjoyed watching it grow and change. The Kings Drive Art Walk was added to augment the fall event. He credits both events’ success to the board of directors, volunteers and artists. “I meet a diverse group of people from all walks of life,” Dalton said. “I have encountered so many people I would have never had the chance to engage.” Both events have given Johnson the opportunity to educate the public about her craft and cultivate a loyal following of customers and collectors. Because each piece is handcrafted and can take many hours, she does not sell them commercially. She doesn’t even have a website. “Every piece is unique; not one will be PEN the exact same,” INsaid Johnson, whose customers gravitate to ! the tightness of her

technique and the natural beauty of the material. “That’s what makes it artwork.” Johnson’s process starts with actual Charleston Sweetgrass, which her two sons pick by hand from marshy and moist areas. When the grass dries, she and her two daughters start weaving. Johnson displays her finished baskets at venues like the Kings Drive Art Walk, where she shares her story. As a little girl growing up in Huger, South Carolina (near Charleston), Johnson learned the art of making Sweetgrass baskets from her mother, who carried on the West African tradition she learned from her grandparents. Johnson and her sisters would come home from school and practice weaving for three hours after doing homework. They would sell their baskets at their family stand on the side of the road near the Highway 41 and 17 interchange. They had to relocate several times during construction, but Johnson’s sisters have reclaimed their spot. As one of only a few Charleston Sweetgrass basket weavers in Charlotte, Johnson doesn’t have much competition until she goes home, where her most discriminating critics are her family. “If I am not satisfying my sister, I know I will not satisfy my customer,” Johnson said of the friendly competition. The proceeds made from baskets sales fund a vacation for the extended family each year.

Charlotte resident Alfreda Johnson with her Charleston Sweetgrass baskets at the Kings Drive Art Walk last year. Photo courtesy of Alfreda Johnson

For Johnson, the Kings Drive Art Walk means continuing her family’s tradition. For Dalton, organizing the festivals are his family’s tradition. When his three children were small, they enjoyed the clowns and magicians. Now they enjoy hanging out with their friends at both events. Those who attended Festival in the Park as children might eventually live along the greenway and need art for their new condos. When they do, Johnson – and maybe her daughters – will be at the Kings Drive Art Walk.

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Martha Asti accepted the award on behalf of Wingate University. Dr. Asti is the university’s senior vice president for academic Photo courtesy of Darcy DeMart affairs.

Wingate University receives Union County Community Arts Council’s Lifetime Achievement Award WINGATE - Wingate University received the HeART of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award from the Union County Community Arts Council’s (UCCAC) during its “Night of the Arts” dinner on Feb. 21. The award typically recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to arts in Union County, but Council Executive Director Barbara Faulk said the 2015 award went to Wingate University for actively supporting and providing a venue for a wide range of arts programs. Wingate University has provided cultural activities for Union County Public Schools students, such as performances by Wingate University Opera. They host the annual Odyssey of the Mind and Shakespeare competition and they provide space for theatre, dance and symphony performances and arts exhibits. The University also has supplied UCCAC with volunteers, financial support and leadership for 35 years. The Steel Wheels and Red June to perform at Wingate University WINGATE – The Steel Wheels, a fourpiece string band from Virginia, and Red June, an Asheville-based three-piece string band, will perform at Wingate’s Batte Center on Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m. The Steel Wheels marries traditional folk rhythms with their original beats and the band has been a regular on the Americana Music Association Top 40 Chart, according to a press release. They will debut songs from their album, “Leave Some Good Things Behind,” which comes out on April 13. www.unioncountyweekly.com

Red June is known for blending Appalachian traditional music with country, bluegrass, American roots and indie rock. Red June recently signed with Organic Records ahead of the release of their highly anticipated third album, “Ancient Dreams,” according to the band’s website. Performance tickets cost $20 and can be purchased online at battecenter.org or by calling Batte Center box office at 704-233-8300 or Carolina Tix at 704372-1000. The show is recommended for people 10 years and up. Wingate University’s Batte Center is located at 403 N. Camden Road in Wingate.

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Carolina Voices’ Festival Singers present “Luminosity: At First Light” CHARLOTTE – The Festival Singers, Carolina Voices’ chamber ensemble, will present its spring concert, “Luminosity: At First Light” on April 26, a Sunday, at Myers Park Baptist Church’s Heaton Hall at 4 p.m. Tickets cost $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $10 for children 14 years old and younger. Purchase tickets online at www.carolinatix.org or via the Carolina Voices office at 704-374-1564. The Festival Singers will explore interpretations of light through music with its spring concert’s centerpiece, Ola Gjeilo’s “Luminous Night of the Soul.” The choir also will perform other pieces including “Lux Aeterna” by John Rutter; “Lux Aurumque” and “SainteChapelle” by Eric Whitacre; “Sure on This Shining Light” by Morten Lauridsen; and more, according to a news release. “There is so much inspiring choral music that explores and examines the beauty of light in sound,” Donna Hill, director of the Festival Singers said. “Our concert will feature selections of music illuminating the Northern Lights of Norway to the shimmering lights in the stained glass windows of Sainte-Chapelle Gothic chapel in Paris to the twinkling of lights from the stars in the sky.” Festival Singers is Carolina Voices' classical chamber choir. The group is comprised of approximately 30 auditioned singers. Donna Hill has been the director of this choir for 11 years. For further information about Carolina Voices, please visit www.carolinavoices.org. Myers Park Baptist Church is located at 1900 Queens Road.

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Calendar 4.10.15 Friday 10 a.m. Morning Book Club Attendees will be discussing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farishtaâ&#x20AC;? by Patricia McArdle, a novel about an American diplomat who is forced to confront her past when she is assigned to remote northern Afghanistan.

Union West Regional Library, 123 Unionville-Indian Trail Road. Indian Trail

4.17.15 & 4.18.15 Friday & Saturday Campout Union County This family event wil teach families the basics of tent camping in a secure location with park staff present to assist them. Concepts wil include building a campfire and campsite cooking. Call Lindsey Fowler at 704-843-3919 ext. 23 or email lindseyfowler@co.union.nc.us for more information.

Jesse Helms Park, 3210 Presson Road, Monroe

4.10.15 Friday 6 p.m. Car Cruise-In

4.18.15 Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 5K Autism Skate

Car cruises are held on the second Fridays of each month in downtown Monroe until October. Aprilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event will feature race cars and an art walk. Visit www. historicdowntownmonroe.org for more information.

This event is a fundraiser to help Autism Charlotte, an Autism support group. Cost is $15 per skater until April 15 when cost goes up to $20. Visit xicenter.com to register online. Some participants will run in The Glow Run 5K on the same day at Gardner Webb University at 8:30 p.m. Email barnold@gardner-webb.edu for more information.

Main Street and surrounding areas, downtown Monroe 4.15.15 Wednesday 10 to 11 a.m. MOMS Club of Indian Trail Meet & Greet MOMS Club of Indian Trail is a support group for full-time and part-time stay-at-home mothers in 28079 and 28110 zip codes. The club holds monthly meetings with guest speakers, discussions and other programs. The club hosts casual get-togethers, plans outings and hosts family parties throughout the year. Visit www. momsclubofindiantrail.com for more information.

Extreme Ice Center, 4705 Indian Trail Fairview Road, Indian Trail 4.18.15 Saturday 11 to 11:45 a.m. Dance Class for Special Needs Children Join LANTi Music and Masterpiece Dance Studios for an afternoon of music and movement.Â This class is for children and teenagers, 5 to 18 years old, with special needs. The need for a parent or caregiver depends on the specific requirements of the student. Call 704-269-8420 for more information.

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4.18.15 Saturday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 5K Trail Walk/Run Enjoy getting back to nature while you run or walk the Dry Creek Disc Golf Course at South Piedmont Community College. The course will take you through the trees, in the flats, over a stream or two and continues through open fields and switchbacks. With gradual inclines and grassy areas this course is readily available for all levels of participants. Dry Creek Disc Golf Course, 4209 Old Charlotte Hwy., Monroe 4.18.15 Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Earth Day Celebration Residents are invited to Marvin Efird Park to walk the trails, enjoy the playground area or relax in the open space. The village of Marvin will be offering electronics recycling pick-up.

Marvin Efird Park, 8909 New Town Road, Marvin 4.18.15 Saturday 7:00 am to Noon Neighborhood Spring Garage Sale Lake Park subdivision is sponsoring a community yard sale with over 1,000 households participating.Â Items for sale will include household items, clothing, furniture, childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toys and other items.

4.18.15 Saturday 8 to 11 a.m. Annual Pancake Breakfast A $7 donation gets a meal, whether it be eat-in or take-out.

Blacks Memorial Presbyterian Church, 509 Parker St., Monroe 4.18.15 Saturday 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Dance Class for Preschoolers and Families LANTi Music and Masterpiece Dance Studio will bring families together for a morning of music, dance and play. Parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presence is required and all siblings are welcome.

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4.20.15 Monday 11 a.m. Union West Rotary Golf Tournament The money Union West Rotary Club nets from this event goes 100 percent to projects and initiatives in the local community. Register by April 16. Visit www. rotaryclubofunionwest.org for more information.

Rolling Hills Country Club, 2722 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Monroe 4.22.15 Wednesday 4:30 p.m. Nature Framing Attendees will be adding twigs and a moss nest to a picture frame for you to keep. The event is for teens ranging from sixth through 12th grades. Registration required. Call Marcy at 704-821-7475, ext. 3, for more info.

Union West Regional Library, 123 Unionville-Indian Trail Road, Indian Trail

4.25.15 Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Earth & Arbor Day Event Stallings and Indian Trail will hold a fourth annual combined Earth & Arbor Day Event. Interactive activities throughout the day will teach attendees how to be better citizens of the Earth. Contact Dena Sabinske at 704-821-8557, ext. 227 or through email at dsabinske@admin.stallingsnc. org for more information.

Crossing Paths Park, 120 Blythe Drive, Indian Trail 5.1.15 Friday 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sneak Preview and Arts Auction The Waxhaw Arts Council, a nonprofit with a mission to promote and ignite passion for the western Union County arts will hold a silent auction fundraiser during Waxhaw’s “First Friday” event, as a kickoff to a studio tour that will last through the weekend. Visit www. waxhawartscouncil.org for more information.

Woman’s Club, 200 E. South Main St., Waxhaw

4.23.15 Thursday 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Music on Main

5.1.15 Friday & Saturday 7 to 10 p.m. & 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Beach, Blues & BBQ

Held in downtown Monroe on the fourth Thursday of each month. There will be vendor booths, including local food and exhibits. The Holiday Band will play, described as beach/ variety music.

The Embers will perform beach music at 7 p.m. on Friday night. The Caribbean Cowboys will perform variety music at noon on Saturday. Friday night will feature a variety of amusement rides and fun festival foods. On Saturday, kids and “big kids” are invited to enjoy “Touch a Truck,” during which attendees can touch a variety of service vehicles and heavy equipment.

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Cuthbertson baseball wins on and off the field

The Cavs are led by a nucleus of returning talent including (from left) Brett Beamesderfer, Brendan Delay, coach Travis Little, Cody Smith and Bailey Connell. Ben Doster/UCW photo

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It’s no exaggeration to say Travis Little has built the Cuthbertson baseball program fromthe ground up. The Cavalier coach has been with the team since the school opened its doors six years ago. He spent the previous 10 years coaching college baseball and scouting for the New York Yankees. His last stop was at Montreat College, where he worked as an assistant coach before taking the helm at Cuthbertson. Little, a Cabarrus County native, left Montreat when the school began making budget cuts. He said despite popular belief, it’s difficult to make a living as a college coach and, because those jobs are in high demand, salaries aren’t being raised. “People don’t understand that sometimes coming home, it’s a better standard living,” Little said. “Being a devout Christian person, it was important for me to be at home raising my children and being a major league scout and a college coach couldn’t facilitate that type of lifestyle, because you’re on the road all the time. “I had to balance what was more important, my family or the opportunity to follow my dream … If I were not a family man I would have never considered changing paths.” Little is making the most of his decision to leave the collegiate ranks and move to Waxhaw to take the reins of a program from its inception. Cuthbertson’s baseball program is covered with Little’s fingerprints, and breathes his philosophy of the old teaching the young. Little told his first team he had very high expectations for his players, not unattainable, but very high. He said they haven’t looked back since that point. The chief Cavalier expects his players to be clean-shaven, polish their shoes, always have their shirts tucked in, take their hats off in restaurants, and address people as ‘sir’ or ‘ma’am.’ “I think there’s a lost art nowadays of young

men being taught how to be gentlemen, and the luxury for me is the parents in this area are so good,” Little said. “They’re so great with their kids.” The discipline Little instilled and cultivated with his players has made its way into the classroom. Last year’s team GPA was an impressive 4.2. Little said people in the community are starting to notice the way his players conduct themselves. “The last two weeks, we had two great compliments,” Little said. “A person e-mailed our administration and another person from the 91.9 (radio station) came up to us and said, ‘It’s been a long time since we’ve seen young men perform and behave like yours did, so obviously there’s more going on in your program than teaching the fundamentals (of baseball).’” Little said he feels if the program helps develop the players as individuals, Cuthbertson will be successful as a team and so far, that’s proven to be the case for the Cavs this season. Cuthbertson failed to make the N.C. High School Athletic Associations 3A state playoffs after finishing with a 14-9 (9-6 Southern Carolinas) record last season, but has used that disappointment as fodder for motivational fire. Currently, they’re off to a hot 9-2 (5-0 SCC) start. Cuthbertson is led by a strong core group of seniors, including right fielder Brett Beamesderfer, third baseman Bailey Connell, shortstop/pitcher Brendan DeLay and center fielder Cody Smith. That bunch learned from former Cav standouts Peter Hendel (North Carolina) and Preston Morrison (Texas Christian) who both played in the College World Series. The pitching duo helped to set what is now a strong foundation on the diamond at Cuthbertson. Now, Beamesderfer, Connell, DeLay and Smith are the ones mentoring the younger players on the team.

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“When they first came in, they took the mindset that when these older guys graduate it’s going to be tough on us,” Little said. “What they didn’t realize is that one day they would become the older guys. “There’s a lot of kids on our field right now that people told me as freshmen and sophomores that they would never play varsity for me. Now, they’re hitting .448 in the toughest region in the state. To watch these players grow 15, 20, 25 pounds, and put on eight to 12 miles per hour velocity (on their throws) has been exciting.” Little added he’s enjoyed seeing the changing of the guard, especially since others had low expectations for them. The greatest obstacle the Cavaliers faced early in the season was themselves. Cuthbertson is good, and the players know it. But at the start of the season, they let it go to their heads. Sometimes being brought back down to earth can be the best thing to happen to a team, which is what happened to the Cavs when they sustained a 3-1 loss at Parkwood on March 16. “I think we realized we couldn’t mess around anymore,” Beamesderfer said. “We came out thinking that maybe we could just muscle up on everybody, and we realized that we’re a real good team, but we need to play like a real good team and we weren’t.” Beamesderfer and Connell said they had a team meeting to refocus and reorient everyone. “We all got together and said, ‘Guys, we need to pick up the intensity,’” Connell said. “We did, and it showed. “It’s getting everybody into the game, because early in the year people were standing in the dugout, kind of just there, and now everybody’s in there making noise. If you were at the Parkwood game and this game, you’d see it’s a completely different team.” Cuthbertson proceeded to win six of its seven games, including a three-game series sweep of Weddington, which has been the highlight of the season thus far.

The Cavaliers lost last season’s series to the Warriors, 2-1, so the victory was huge in terms of getting that bitter taste out of their mouths. Series with Marvin Ridge (12-3, 6-0 SCC) and Piedmont (10-3, 5-1 SCC) are looming in coming weeks, which will be challenging roadblocks in Cuthbertson’s pursuit of a conference championship, the state playoffs and ultimately, a state championship. The Cavaliers won last season’s series with Piedmont, 2-1, but were swept 3-0 by Marvin Ridge. “It’s going to be a good challenge,” DeLay said. “I think we’re going to be able to pull it out. In the beginning of the year, I thought we were a little cocky, and then we dropped a couple of games that we shouldn’t have, so that kind of lowered it a little bit. “After we swept Weddington we’re back to where we were. Our No. 1 goal is to win conference, so once we do that just take it one game at a time in the playoffs.” Smith also looks forward to the upcoming series with Marvin Ridge and Piedmont. “I think we’re capable of a lot of things, a lot more than we think we are,” Smith said. “Hopefully we’ll go deep in the tournament. You never know though.” Little knows all too well how long and arduous the journey ahead will be for his team. He said Cuthbertson plays in the toughest region in the state. “We beat up on each other so bad before we can escape this region, so therefore, I think all of our goals right here in this group of five or six schools is to win a state championship,” Little said. “That’s why the pressure is on us to perform so well. Our worst year we played in the conference championship, and we feel like we failed.” He understands the steps his team has to take to reach its goals for a conference championship and to advance as far as possible in the state playoffs with the hope of winning the state title, because he’s taken the necessary steps to develop his players and build a program. www.unioncountyweekly.com

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Weddington junior Parker Walton used his success from this season as a springboard to the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) Wrestling Championships at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va. on March 27 to 29. Walton went 60-2 this season at Weddington on his way to finishing as the runner-up in the 106-pound weight class for the second year in a row at the N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 3A state tournament, after going 51-2 as a sophomore. At nationals, the Weddington junior finished in a solid seventh place. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t an easy road for Walton at nationals and the up-and-coming star had his work cut out for him. He ran through Trey Wardlaw in his first match that ended in a 5-0 decision, then defeated Virginia 4A state champion D.J. Ahalt, 6-5, in the second round before falling to Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aaron Burkett, 7-1. Walton rebounded to beat Anthony Stramiello in a narrow 4-3 win, but lost a 1-0 heartbreaker to Michael Simonetti. Walton overcame the disappointment to beat New Yorkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Austin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly to finish seventh at the event. Walton, a Union County Weekly Super

Weddington junior Parker Walton placed seventh at the National High School Coaches Association Wrestling Championships.

Senior Arizona commit Max Wotell has the Marvin Ridge baseball team off to a 12-3 Photo courtesy of Max Wotell start.

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Team member, is poised to make another big splash on the mat for his senior season.

with Arizona, will put its first-place spot on the line with back-to-back series against the Panthers (April 14, 15 and 17) and Cavaliers (April 21, 22 and 24). The Mavericks will get to play four of those six games in front of the friendly of confines of their home crowd. Cuthbertson and Piedmont will lock horns with one another April 28, 29 and May 1. The Cavaliers will have the home field advantage with two of those three games taking place at Cuthbertson. Marvin Ridge, which has the target on its back, has won seven conference championships in a row, and has become the arch nemesis of the Southern Carolinas.

Conference race heats up Marvin Ridge has long ruled the roost in Southern Carolinas conference baseball, and remains atop the pack in the league standings this season, with a 6-0 record (12-3 overall). However, Cuthbertson (9-2, 5-0) and Piedmont (10-3, 5-1) are also in the mix and will be challenging obstacles for the Mavericks the rest of the way, while this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bottom feeders, Weddington, Anson and Sun Valley would love to play spoiler. Marvin Ridge, which is led by senior AllAmerican pitcher Max Wotell who signed

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