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WHAT'S INSIDE: Rotary leaders Pam DeMaria and Barry Steiger recognize Officer Hoza Scott for a job well done with gift cards to Mario's Italian Restaurant and Target as well a survival kit. Justin Vick/CMG photos
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MATTHEWS – Officer Hoza Scott was heading home from the night shift Jan. 23 when he encountered a stranded driver on I-485. The driver was expecting roadside assistance to arrive in three hours to help with his flat tire. Even though the driver was outside of the town’s jurisdiction, Scott decided to help him so he didn’t have to wait in 20-degree weather. This example of an officer going above and beyond the call of duty earned him the honor of Officer
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Police leaders Roy Sisk and David McGuirt (above) credit the Rotary for bringing awareness to good officers like Scott.
of the Quarter. The Rotary Club of Matthews recognized Scott on May 2 at the Levine Senior Center. “This is the kind of work he does
on a regular basis,” Maj. Roy Sisk said. “Daily, he carries himself like that and we’re just really happy to have him with us and surround him with other officers that do that kind of work.” David McGuirt works with uniformed officers like Scott as operations services bureau commander for the police department. “We look at the caliber and the character of the people we hire,” McGuirt said. “This is one of those examples right here that on the regular we hear great things about.” Scott earned Officer of the Month for May 2021 for helping an impaired motorist enter rehab.
We speak an international language called peace. We're dealing with Ukraine right now. We have people in Rotary that are major peace-builders between countries and what they've done in times of crisis would absolutely amaze you. • Pam DeMaria on the role Rotary Club plays locally and abroad
Legion post expands youth program MATTHEWS – Matthews American Legion Post 235 and Matthews American Legion Auxiliary Unit 235 have tripled the number of scholarships for high school juniors attending Boys State and Girls State in 2022 compared to 2021. Post Boys and Girls State Committee Brian Smyth identified two candidates to sponsor for Boys State and one candidate to sponsor for Girls State. Girls State will be held June 12 to 18 at Cataw-
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ba College, followed by Boys State from June 19 to 25, at Catawba College. Boys State and Girls State are seven-day hands-on experiences in the operation of the democratic form of government, the organization of political parties, and the relationship of one to the other in shaping local, state and federal government. “The various contributions of between $50 and $500 that our Post 235 has been receiving from post
members, unit 235 members, and the local community will allow us to construct an endowment fund that will enable us to send more and more local high school students in future years to Boys and Girls State to learn about the governance of our community, state and nation,” Smyth said. Members can recommend family members or any qualified high school junior for a Boys State or Girls State scholarships.
Charitable contributions through a qualified charitable distribution (from an IRA) or any other method can be made payable to Matthews American Legion Post 235, PO Box 3367, Matthews, NC 28106-3367. Photo courtesy of the Matthews American Legion Post 235
CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners voted May 3 to accept grant funding for the Four Mile Creek Greenway tunnel project in Matthews. The project involves building a 14foot tunnel under South Trade Street at Four Mile Creek. County Manager Dena Diorio explained to commissioners that the project originally received grant funding from Diorio the N.C. Department of Transportation and Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization in 2016 for $1,114,000. “As we went Blodgett through the design process, 75% of the design cost estimate revealed that there was a deficit for the construction project," Diorio said. "The county requested and received additional discretionary funds for the shortfall from the CRTPO and NCDOT." The deficit for the $2,582,020-million project totaled $666,220. The NCDOT/CRTPO has approved $499,000 in discretionary funds, which required a $147,220 match from Mecklenburg County and $20,000 match from Matthews. The Town of Matthews endorsed the grant in an October 2021 letter from then-Town Manager Hazen Blodgett to the CRTPO. The Matthews Board of Commissioners also approved the $20,000 local match. “Four Mile Creek Greenway is heavily used in the Town of Matthews,” Blodgett wrote. “This extension under the greenway will provide much-needed bicycle and pedestrian connectivity to the neighborhoods, the MARA sports area and downtown Matthews.” Town officials expect the project to start in summer 2022 and conclude in a year. Commissioner Vilma Leake was pleased by the prospect of the project creating more construction jobs.
Beck Aesthetic Surgery planning move to much bigger office CHARLOTTE – After two years in the Charlotte market, Dr. Joel Beck of Beck Aesthetic Surgery anticipates breaking ground in May on a new office in Ballantyne that will increase space by more than 500%. The building, expected to be open to the public in the first quarter of 2023, will be a 11,000-square-foot new construction at 11210 Golf Links Drive, Suite 100, adjacent to the Rea Farms development on Providence Road. The structure will include an ambulatory surgery center with two operating rooms and two 23 hour/overnight observation rooms for post operative monitoring. It will also house the new office for Beck Aesthetic Surgery and Med Spa, with plans for consultation lounges, surgical follow-up suites,
dedicated aesthetic and laser rooms and quiet space for patients to relax before and after treatments. There are also plans for a boutique-style retail area for curated aesthetic health and skincare products. “We are grateful for the growing number of patients seeking a truly personalized coaching-based approach to medical aesthetic care,” Beck said. “We are at the point now to meet our growing patients’ needs, we need more space and staff. It is the perfect opportunity to have a location that reflects our vision for aesthetic and regenerative medicine.” For years, Charlotteans have thought they needed to travel to places like Miami and New York for results. That is not the case.
With the combination of Beck’s West Coast ideals and progressive approach, there is a tremendous amount of potential. “Charlotte is a growing market for medical aesthetics and plastic surgery,” said Beck, who practiced for 18 years in California before moving to North Carolina to be closer to family. “People move to Charlotte from all over the country and the city is changing in so many ways. We’re ready to be part of that change.” Beck Aesthetic Surgery is providing full surgical and med spa services from inside a 1,900-square-foot office at Novant Health Matthews Medical Center. Beck operates at the hospital down the hall and sees surgical patients in just two exam rooms and a minor procedure room that doubles as the Med Spa.
Dr. Joel Beck, who operates out of Novant Health Matthews Medical Center, is opening a larger space in the Ballantyne area. Photo courtesy of Robert Johnson Architects