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Park Road gets new urgent care facility Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care opened a new location Feb. 22 at 4304 Park Road, across from the Park Road Shopping Center. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care centers have been serving the Charlotte community for over two years. “It is another step in providing expanded access to high-quality and convenient healthcare,” said Kirsten Jones, North Carolina Regional President for Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, about the new Park Road center. “Our patients are our top priority, and we are grateful for their trust in our integrated system of care.” The new center, as well as the rest of the 21 Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care cen-
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A team of experienced restaurateurs is bringing a new, upscale dining concept to the Queen City. The partners – James Nguyen, Chef Nobuaki Ishikawa, Stephen Tandy and Christian Vina – will open Warmack later this month at 1226 Central Ave. The 1,100-square-foot restaurant will serve Asian comfort food – including rice bowls and bao buns, specialty cocktails and (once curfews are lifted) late-night banh mi, the classic Vietnamese sandwich on a French baguette. A chef ’s tasting menu, featuring a wagyu dish, will be offered nightly. Nguyen, who has a long history in the hospitality industry, and Ishikawa (a 20-year restaurant industry veteran formerly with Yama and owner of Bonsai in the 7th Street Market) call their concept “Asian comfort food” because they take their inspiration from dishes they grew up with. Warmack will specialize in the Asian equivalent of American comfort food. “We’re offering something special and unique and can’t wait to introduce diners to the flavors of our childhood,” Nguyen said. Nguyen, who’s of Vietnamese heritage, points to the shrimp crisps and Vietnamese slaw as among his favorite dishes. Ishikawa, who’s of Japanese heritage, highlights the yakisoba, a stir-fried egg noodle dish with cabbage, carrots and onion in a sweet-savory sauce. A protein may be added for a small upcharge. There’s a sweet note on the menu: “Dedicated to Mrs. Ishikawa.”
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New leaders join area faith wards by Kristen Anderson Contributor
Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Charlotte have a new leader. Bryan Jenkins succeeds Ladd Hall, who served as president of the S T R A T E G I E S G R O U P Charlotte North Carolina South Stake for the previous nine years. A ‘stake’ is the term used in The Church of Jesus Christ for a group of geographically based congregations, S T R A T E G I E S G R O U P called wards. President Jenkins will Helping you Cross the Bridge to Retirement preside over the eight wards in the 3Charlotte QUESTIONSNorth FOR ANY RETIREE South Carolina Stake, which includes over 3,500 Are you interested in protecting your retirement savings from in market members who live thevolatility? South Charlotte, Pineville, Steele Creek, Do you want an income that you could never outlive? Matthews, Weddington, Monroe, Would you be Wadesboro satisfied with a reasonable Waxhaw and areas.
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Senators introduce bill increasing attendance at high school events by John Trump Carolina Journal News Service
Republican Senate lawmakers have introduced a bill that would change the 100-person capacity limit at outdoor high school sporting venues. Senate Bill 116 would change the 100-person limit to 40% of an outdoor facility’s capacity. Sens. Todd Johnson, R-Union; Vickie Sawyer, R-Iredell; and Danny Britt, R-Robeson; introduced the measure. Under Gov. Roy Cooper’s current executive orders, no more than 100 fans may watch high school athletes compete at large outdoor venues, such as football fields. As a result of the restriction, close family of high school athletes can’t watch the students compete, a news release says. Outdoor facilities like football fields and stands are often large enough to accommodate more people and still allow for ample social distancing. For example, Johnson pointed to Cuthbertson High School in Union County. Its football stands can hold 2,976 people, yet Cooper’s restriction only allows for 100 people, or 3% capacity, the release says. The bill would change the 100-person limit to 40% of an outdoor facility’s capacity. “Many parents have reached out to my office with the legitimate complaint that they can’t watch their children compete in outdoor sports even though many facilities can hold much more than 100 people and still abide by social distancing guidelines,” Johnson said. “The current 100-person limit is unreasonable and ignores the reality that many outdoor high school sports facilities are very large and can accommodate many more socially distanced fans.” Legislators on Feb. 18, also sent Cooper a letter asking that he amend his latest executive order to accomplish the same goal as S.B. 116. Amending the executive order would be a much quicker way to resolve the problem, but legislators will advance their bill if necessary, the release says. Cooper said in a news conference Feb. 18 that state health officials are looking at the issue, and he plans to issue a new executive order. It’s unclear what the new order will address, however.
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Cooper also addressed Senate Bill 37, which would reopen schools to in-person learning from students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The General Assembly passed the bill Feb. 17. Cooper, though, says he has concerns about the measure. He asked that social-distancing guidelines be more strict, and that any move ensures local emergency departments won’t be negatively affected by students returning to class. Cooper has 10 days to sign, veto, or do nothing with school reopening bill, Republican lawmakers say in a release. Sen. Deanna Ballard, R-Watauga, who co-chairs the Senate Education Committee, said, “Parents and children have waited long enough for some level of certainty in their public education. I hope that Governor Cooper chooses not to drag this out for another week and a half. This is a two-page bill that’s been in the public for weeks,” her statement says. “If a veto is coming, then do it now so the legislature can vote to override. If the Governor intends to let it become law, then he should sign it instead of taking the politically expedient option of dragging this out to the end of the month just so he can tell the far-left NCAE he didn’t attach his signature to it.”
Two third-party options could be off the North Carolina ballot unless each gathers enough signatures to petition the State Board of Elections to be added again for future elections. Due to a poor showing during the 2020 general election, both the Constitution Party and the Green Party failed to meet thresholds needed to stay on the ballot. Those statutory thresholds mandate that any political party’s candidate for governor or president receive at least 2% of the vote the preceding election. A secondary option is for the political party to submit documentation proving it had a candidate nominated on the general election ballot in at least 35 states nationwide. In 2020, the Constitution Party’s candidates for president and governor received 0.14% and 0.38%, respectively, of the vote. The Green Party’s presidential candidate garnered 0.22%. At a State Board of Elections meeting Feb. 23, Chairman Damon Circosta noted that neither party had submitted documentation proving presidential candidates on the ballots in the required
number of states. But both parties planned to pursue a third way to qualify for the ballot: Securing petition signatures from registered voters from at least 0.25% of the total number of voters who voted in the most recent gubernatorial election, plus signatures from at least 200 registered voters from three congressional districts in the state. To meet that benchmark, the Constitution and Green parties would need to collect signatures from around 14,000 voters. Currently, the Constitution Party has around 5,200 registered voters, and the Green Party has about 3,900. The State Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to delay the process of switching voters registered for these two parties over to unaffiliated, in order to provide extra time for collecting the required petition signatures. The board also voted unanimously to keep the Libertarian Party on the ballot. Even though Libertarian candidates for president and governor earned less than 2% of the vote in 2020, party officials submitted documentation proving gubernatorial candidates in at least 35 states.
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Cities pass nondiscrimination ordinances without bathroom policies by Andrew Dunn Carolina Journal News Service
Five years after House Bill 2 put North Carolina at the center of national controversy, cities are once again discussing discrimination and the LGBT community. Six cities and counties in North Carolina have passed ordinances that designate sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, and LGBT advocates are now pushing two dozen more to follow suit. But the new ordinances studiously avoid the flashpoint of 2016 — bathroom policy for transgender people. Both LGBT advocates and the General Assembly appear hesitant to wade back in to that debate.
The six new ordinances are nearly identical and largely symbolic. They prohibit businesses from denying services or employment based on sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as federally protected classes like race, religion, sex and disability. Several also include prohibitions against discrimination based on hairstyles “commonly associated with race or national origin.” Under most of the new ordinances, violators can be charged with a misdemeanor and fined $500 per day. These moves renew a debate that began in 2016, when the city of Charlotte passed a sweeping nondiscrimination ordinance that protected gender identity, gender expres-
sion and sexual orientation. More controversially, Charlotte’s ordinance also allowed people to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify, a measure aimed at making transgender people more comfortable. Opponents feared that people would abuse the ordinance to illicitly use women’s bathrooms and changing facilities. Legal experts also said Charlotte’s ordinance essentially outlawed separate men’s and women’s restrooms. In response, the General Assembly passed and then-Gov. Pat McCrory signed House Bill 2, a measure that undid Charlotte’s ordinance and required people to use the bathroom of their biological sex in public buildings. The law touched off a national firestorm. The NBA moved its All-Star Game planned for Charlotte out of state, businesses canceled expansions and entertainers canceled performances as a form of protest. Gov. Roy Cooper campaigned for office on repealing H.B. 2, and did so in March 2017. The repeal bill included a provision that cities could not pass nondiscrimination ordinances, a provision with a sunset in December 2020. Hillsborough became the first N.C. city
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to pass a nondiscrimination ordinance since the sunset, on Jan. 11. Carrboro, Chapel Hill, Durham, Greensboro, and Orange County quickly followed suit. Mecklenburg County has passed a resolution professing support for the LGBT community but has not yet considered an ordinance. Organizations like the N.C. Family Policy Council and the N.C. Values Coalition have lined up against the new ordinances, saying they violate women’s privacy and could harm religious institutions and faithbased businesses. For example, churches or mosques would not be able to take sexual orientation or gender identity into account when hiring even if their religious doctrine spoke to the matter. General Assembly leaders have been relatively quiet on the new ordinances but have indicated they will not act unless these potential problems become widespread. A spokesman for Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, declined to comment. In an interview with Spectrum News, Berger said that any next steps would come from private legal actions if small business owners felt their religious liberty in jeopardy — not a new law. “The courts are probably the appropriate forum for us to look at,” he said.
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Bryan Jenkins (with his wife Elisha in the center) is the new stake president presiding over the Latter-day Saint congregations in South Charlotte. O.J. Sheppard (with his wife Diane on the left) is his first counselor and Brian Cope (with his wife Brandi on the right) is his second counselor. Photo courtesy of Diane Sheppard
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The Church has a lay ministry. Stake presidents, as well as all other local leaders, serve voluntarily without pay. They balance this assignment with their family, employment, and other community obligations. To help him with this new responsibility, President Jenkins asked O.J. Sheppard and Brian Cope to serve as his counselors. Together, they will assist the members of the stake in patterning their lives after Jesus Christ. The process of choosing a stake president is unique. Individuals do not apply for such a role. Rather, when the current stake president has finished his tenure after approximately nine years, two leaders from outside the area are assigned to attend one of the stake’s semi-annual conferences. They arrive the day before the conference on a Saturday morning and spend several hours conducting brief interviews with those who were asked to participate. Seeking the Lord’s
will through prayer, the new stake president is chosen. The two leaders who attended this conference were Elder M. Andrew Galt, from Georgia, and Elder Marcos Aidukaitis, who joined virtually from Utah. “I am truly humbled by this new calling and responsibility,” Jenkins said. “It is a call to serve and love not just our members, but all in our area.” Raised on a dairy farm in Rigby, Idaho, Jenkins learned a lot about faith and hard work. He later attended law school at the University of Chicago and became a corporate attorney. In 2017, his family relocated from South Weber, Utah to Monroe, North Carolina. He and his wife Elisha are the parents of six children. Before becoming the stake president, Jenkins was the bishop of the Waxhaw Ward. First counselor O.J. Sheppard lives in Steele Creek with his wife Diane and their three children. He grew up near Tampa Bay, Florida, but moved to Charlotte in 2015 to work as a
financial analyst for Bank of America. He spent the previous four years helping to oversee the missionaries serving in the North Carolina Charlotte Mission before accepting this new assignment. Originally from Columbia, South Carolina, but calling Charlotte home for the past twenty-one years, second counselor Brian Cope works for Microsoft as a director of business application sales. Previous to this new position, he served for two and a half years as the bishop of the Pineville Ward. He and his wife Brandi have four children. “I pledge my all to you and to my Savior Jesus Christ,” said President Jenkins, speaking to all the members of the Charlotte North Carolina South Stake during the Sunday conference, which was held virtually. “This life has times of difficulty, but we have one who will never fail us… Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. He is my Savior. He is your Savior.” On the web: Comeunto Christ.org
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Matthews Playhouse plans public events by Justin Vick justin@cmgweekly.com
June Bayless said she and her team have been planning safe, family-friendly performances that will entice the community back to the theater when the Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts can open its doors again. Outside of summer camps and classes, most of the nonprofit's offerings have been virtual over the past 11 months. While those will continue during the pandemic, Matthews Playhouse is organizing three major in-person events in 2021.
Matthews Playhouse is partnering with the African American Playwrights Group of Charlotte to produce a play-reading festival in April to a limited audience at the Matthews Community Center while streaming the event online. The festival will feature BIPOC writers. BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous and People of Color. Bayless has been wanting to launch a collaboration like this for years but she said Matthews Playhouse never seemed to have enough time. Once on the calendar, she said, it stays on the calendar. Matthews Playhouse is review-
ing 18 submissions for the festival. “I've read all 18 of them and we're having a terrible time choosing the four that we would like to do,” Bayless said. One of the four plays will be selected for a fall performance with sets, lights and costumes on the main stage. If indoor social gatherings are restricted come September, the plan is to move the event outside. Matthews Playhouse is also planning to present the musical “Godspell” for two weekends in June at Stumptown Park. The play will consist of a cast of 10 actors performing improv, comedy and vaudevillian
shtick while sharing the stage with a small band. This will likely be a monetized event as the production will cost about $10,000. “We think that this would be a great event to bring people out of their homes, feel comfortable seeing live theater again and then invite them back in the theater hopefully next fall if not next winter,” Bayless said. She sees the potential of this event evolving into Shakespeare in the park. The nonprofit has also received a grant to perform a children's show at the same time. The plan is to fea-
ture “Rainbow Fish,” which Bayless describes as a story of inclusiveness, kindness and friendship, as a free, ticketed matinee show. Bayless said Matthews Playhouse has had many meetings to plan logistics for these outdoor shows. They've created a diagram detailing how they could sell socially distanced pods to pairs and groups with safe paths in and out of the audience. Matthews Mayor John Higdon was supportive of the nonprofit's plan, crediting Bayless during the Feb. 23 commissioners meeting for laying out a plan to bring theater back safely.
PARK PROGRESS Teri Wood sells her artwork at the Waxhaw Farmers' Market. Photo courtesy of Heting Liu
Artist creates playful pieces from garden by Heting Liu Contributor
Parks and Recreation Director Hayden Kramer told Indian Trail Town Council that a master plan helps ensure the town doesn't put amenities next to existing assets, such as Crooked Creek Park, or duplicate what’s provided by the private sector, such as Extreme Ice Center. CMG file photos
Indian Trail assesses future park needs by Yustin Riopko Contributor
The Indian Trail Town Council was scheduled to vote Feb. 23 on an updated strategic parks and recreation master plan. Parks and Recreation Director Hayden Kramer told council members at a Feb. 9 workshop that the plan is like a “recipe” to refer to for values and goals for years to come. “Instead of just blindly throwing a dart at the board and saying, 'Man, I hope people want a basketball court,'” Kramer explained, “you can be inten-
tional – look at the common overarching themes through the stakeholder meetings, through the survey, through the trends – and then look at the dollars that may be able to suffice some of those needs in the community." The town turned to PROS Consulting for research. According to PROS principal Neelay Bhatt, Indian Trail's population – over 42,000 in 2020 – is growing at almost double national growth rates and is predicted to hit 55,000 in the next 15 years. With geographic information system software, PROS used real demographic
Waxhaw seeks funding for downtown central park by Yustin Riopko Contributor
Waxhaw recently moved one step closer to building a downtown central park. Commissioners voted to extend the town's contract with engineers at Alfred Benesch & Company. They also gave town staff the go-ahead to apply for $425,000 in state dollars to help out with the second phase. Parks and Recreation Director Dena Sabinske said the new park along the
south side of Givens Street will provide a new venue for community and family events like farmer's markets, festivals and drive-in movies. Once belonging to the Massey family and their grazing animals, the property has enjoyed the nickname Massey Meadow. The Horton family held the property from 2003 to 2012, when the town bought it. Benesch project manager Jon Wood joined Sabinske see WAXHAW, Page 3B
data about Indian Trail's population, like age, income and race, to predict residents' recreational habits. PROS project manager Brayton McClure reported an analysis that showed Indian Trail's average population is young yet aging – 50% of residents are under 35 years old and 80% are under 55—and probably most interested in activities like jogging, running, weightlifting and swimming. But PROS didn't just rely on GIS analysis. They did online surveys as well as stakeholder and community interviews for a total of 825 input summary participants – athletic groups, schools, see INDIAN TRAIL, Page 3B
Dean Sabinske, parks and recreation director for Waxhaw, presented this image representing what the future downtown central park off Givens Street could look like. Photo courtesy of Town of Waxhaw
Being a farmer and part-time artist, Teri Wood likes to be creative with the plants and vegetables that are grown on her farm. Through her hands, an ordinary cotton flower can become a magical fairy, okra can turn into a cute little angel and a simple gourd can morph into anything you can imagine – a chick, birdhouse or snowman – depending on its shape and size. Teri found her interest in nature About this series when she was very Helen He, director of young. Being born Junior Art League, coorand raised in rural dinates this series, which Ephrata Pennsylva- allows youth in eighth nia, farmland and through 12th grades to flower gardens cre- interview artists throughout the Charlotte region. ated a perfect envi- She sees this as an opronment for her to portunity for students to explore the beauty of learn from artists while nature. She especial- giving artists more expoly loves flowers. sure in the community. “My sister got me a wonderful little calligraphy, saying ‘I must have flowers always’ on it,” Teri said. “I think I’ll want that on my gravestone.” Teri always had a passion for art, but she didn’t have the time to pursue it. Now that she retired, she is finally able to explore. “I call it play,” Teri said. “I don’t consider myself an artist. I just like to try new things, new techniques and art materials, keep experimenting and playing, and do what I’m happy with. It feeds my soul.” Being able to create art makes her feel like a box in her heart is opened. Something in it is finally let out. Teri and her partner, Athanasios Goudes, took over the management of their farm in 2006. She retired as a quality assurance manager. “It's great to be out of the office cubicles and taking one step out the door to be at work,” she said. “Growing mushrooms and the other farm work is good exercise. Hopefully, we'll live a lot longer with low stress and all this fresh air.” see ARTIST, Page 2B
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NASCAR Hall of Fame honors first inductees, Jimmie Johnson
The NASCAR Hall of Fame showcases classic rides from its first 10 induction classes. Photo courtesy of NASCAR Hall of Fame
The NASCAR Hall of Fame has launched two new exhibits, one of which honors south Charlotte resident Jimmie Johnson. "Jimmie Johnson: One Final Time" celebrates the seven-time NASCAR premier series champion Jimmie Johnson and his retirement from full-time NASCAR competition. The exhibit features the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE driven by Johnson at Phoenix Raceway
in his final full-season NASCAR premier series race, as well as 20 fire suits and trophies from his career. Johnson will be eligible for induction into the hall as part of the class of 2024. “A Legendary Decade: The First 50 Inductees” highlights the first 10 classes inducted into the Hall of Fame (2010 to 2019). The exhibit features a car from each class to celebrate the marks every inductee has left on the sport. “A Legendary Decade” also explores the other vehicles and displays used to honor the classes in their original Hall of Honor exhibits. This retrospective is
scheduled to run until July. “Both of these exhibits give us a chance to honor the legacy of the sport and its most legendary competitors and contributors in unique ways, looking back to the past through 'Legendary Decades' and, with Jimmie Johnson, one of NASCAR's most recent superstars,” Executive Director Winston Kelley said. The 11th class from 2020 consisting of Bobby Labonte, Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart, Waddell Wilson and Buddy Baker remains on display in the Hall of Honor throughout this year. On the web: www.nascar hall.com
Out with the old and in with the new(ish) by Amanda Desrochers and Linsdey Mahland Queen City Home Staging & Design
We have all spent more time at home than we care to admit. We have been looking at the same old decor for months now and it’s time for a refresh. It can be hard to find stores where you feel safe and have a plentiful selection, and online shopping for decor and furniture is like rolling the dice. You’re asking yourself, “Is it the right shade of blue? How big is it really? Out of stock STILL?” Instead of shopping in stores or online, here are three ways you can give new life to old decor in your house. Spray paint is your friend Spray paint has come a long way and now offers finishes in semi-gloss (shiny), matte (unshiny) and even metal or hammered finish. Spray paint can be applied to most surfaces found on things in and out of the house. You may have vases, frames, baskets, lamp bases, even outdoor lights or flower pots that are still in style if it wasn’t for their color or weathered look. A coat of spray paint creates a new look without having to spend a lot of money. Pro Tip: Use blue painters tape to cover any part of the item that you don’t want spray paint on. Also, spray outside or in a well-ventilated area. Refresh your frames Frames are a great way to fill a space on a bookshelf, desk or as part of a gallery wall. Con-
sider something other than a picture of the family. Maybe your guest room needs a pop of color but you don’t want to add a picture of your kids for your guests to wake up to. Use pictures from calendars to create new framed artwork. Most calendars are filled with picturesque scenes of nature, iconic cities or beautiful beaches. Add your favorite to bring in color and serenity. Pro Tip: Remove the glass from the frame and place it on top of the picture to find just the right part. Trace with a pen and then cut out. DIY dry erase board These boards may be one of the best inventions but quite frankly, they are ugly. They are handy in offices and can be an integral part of a family’s way to organize chores and schedules. Consider taking a large picture frame and place a piece of colored fabric inside the frame. Use the glass cover to write on with a dry erase marker. Clean up is easy and it will be the most stylish thing you have ever written on. Pro Tip: Find fabric remnants or rolls at Walmart, Hobby Lobby or Michaels. Don’t be afraid to give these a try. Once you tackle a project, your confidence will soar and you will be motivated to do even more. Remember, there is no right or wrong in design, as long as you love it. About Queen City Home Staging & Design Amanda Desrochers and Linsdey Mahland are longtime friends and moms who have a knack for practical and functional design. Their
This before and after shows how a little spray paint can go a long way in making a plain basket look more trendy. Photo courtesy of Queen City Home Staging & Design
business, Queen City Home Staging & Design, has won Charlotte Media Group’s Best Interior Designer two years in a row. They offer staging services, design consults and material selection for renovations. To learn more, follow @QueenCityHomeStaging on Facebook or visit www.QCHomeStagingAndDesign.com.
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Farming is a demanding job. Teri is usually very busy throughout the year, but she would grab anytime in the winter when it rains and in the summer when it’s too hot to work in the garden. “Life does get very busy, but at least you can keep on learning and go see other people’s work,” she said. “If you can’t do it by yourself, just go grab some knowledge from others.” She likes to see exhibitions and learn techniques from YouTube. This way, she can always keep herself fresh and learn new things. Life is a constant process of learning and growing. Teri turns ordinary plants
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y wife and mother got along like peas and carrots. Twenty-three years ago, we created a mother-in-law suite in our house and she moved in with us. I think my mother loved my wife more than me. She threatened that if Dot died first and I married another woman, she would move out to which I replied, “Where are you going to go?” She never responded. This June will be my 40th wedding anniversary. Long-term relationships can become comfortable like an old pair of shoes. They can lose their new car smell. I believe that marriage should always “snap, crackle and pop” rather than becoming comfortable like roommates. Whenever I say that, people look at me like I’m crazy and change the topic of conversation. I think marriage is more than a marathon of getting to the end without a divorce, even if you’re miserable with that person. You can be married 40 years but happily married 10. Is that what you want? I do not want that. What reminds you of that person that took your breath away, that made you became stupid around them and spend your last dime (thank you for the song, “When a Man Loves a Woman.”) One person wrote down all the reasons he married his wife. When they got into a fight, he took it out and reread it. I did the same. I called it, “Why Dot?” 1) Character – From the start, not only did she let me be me, but she also accepted me just as I am with all my quirkiness.
and vegetables into pieces of art. “Art from nature has been created throughout the ages,” she said. “I wish I could say I was original but I create what I have seen from museums, folk art exhibits, craft shows and from interest. I see something I like, use the resources I have and make it with my own twist.” She is passionate about growing things, making art from some of them and selling them at the Waxhaw Farmers' Market. “I sell at the farmers market to keep myself working and making things,” she said. “And if I can send a little happiness to somebody’s home, it really motivates me to keep on doing what I’m doing.”
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Teri emphasized that she creates fun art, not fine art. Although she doesn’t consider herself an artist, the positive energy and attitude of life conveyed by her work has made her a true artist. Want to learn more? Visit www.sharonviewfarm. com to learn more about Teri Wood and her farm.
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Indian Trail Athletic Association gears up for opening day Fans, players and parents will be welcomed back to Edna Love Memorial Park when Indian Trail Athletic Association kicks off spring sports March 20. “Everything that makes you feel good is coming back,” said Carie Medlin, an ITAA board member who handles social media and sponsorship. “We’re definitely looking forward to an exciting spring and and welcoming our families back outside.” ITAA has been a cornerstone of the Indian Trail and Union County communities since 1972. It was then that Cecil O’Neal Rogers created the organization and donated the 15 acres of cotton fields in his wife's honor, Edna Love, to provide a safe place for the youth of Indian Trail to learn to play and enjoy sports. Rogers was popular among the ballpark kids as he used to give tractor rides through the park. Edna Love Memorial Park, located at 300 Park Road West, was officially dedicated by Congressman Bill Heffner in 1976. Since then, ITAA has purchased neighboring land to extend the footprint of the park. Edna Love now spans over 24 acres and includes eight baseball and softball fields and four soccer and football fields. The privately run park serves as the home of ITAA. The nonprofit organization is completely volunteer driven, which keeps registration costs low and gives as many children the opportunity to play as possible. Each year, almost 1,000 children
Baseball, soccer and softball kick off at Edna Love Park in Indian Trail on March 20. Photo courtesy of Indian Trail Athletic Association
ages 4 to 18 enroll to learn and play baseball, T-ball, softball, soccer, flag football and basketball. During the summer months, the park hosts regional tournaments, sports camps and clinics. "It's truly about the kids" said ITAA President Joe Lane. "They are why we have created this safe learning environment where we as parents can get them off the video games and curtail some of that boredom or unchannelled energy, while at the same time cultivate the players of tomorrow." Registration There are only a few spots left for spring sports. Visit http://itaasports. website.siplay.com for details. Follow Indian Trail Athletic Association on Facebook and @itaa_sports on Instagram to stay connected.
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town and county staff and other community members. “It was a really broad cross-section,” Bhatt said, pinpointing trails, greenways, indoor aquatics and weights/fitness as community priorities. “Year-round recreation were the top four highest priorities.” The plan is designed to be a 5-year vision, according to Town Manager Mike McLaurin. “There may be some years where you make
Cecil O’Neal Rogers dedicated 15 acres of his land in 1972 to Indian Trail youth sports in honor of his wife, Edna Love. Photo courtesy of the Rogers family
a lot of progress on that,” McLaurin told the council. “There may be somewhere you make a little bit. But when we get to the budget process, instead of us just trying to throw bond money hither skither, we wanna be able to refer to some sort of document, which has data backing up what those needs are.” PROS also researched existing recreational amenities to identify strengths and weaknesses – areas with gaps in service. “If we can acquire five acres of land next to Crooked Creek Park,” Kramer said, “and build a second park, that doesn't make sense
will allow us to move forward with that portion as quickly as (continued from page 1B) possible but not compromise to present the park master plan at the opportunity to receive grant commissioners' Jan. 26 meeting. money through PARTF.” The North Carolina Parks and The two-phase plan is based on input initiatives by town staff and Recreation Trust Fund started in 1994 and gives money every year partners. “Phase I is pretty much the in- to state municipalities looking to frastructure phase,” Wood said. improve their parks. “We have the ability to ask for “It's getting in there and doing what clearing we need to do – matching funds using this grant,” doing our grading, our erosion Sabinske explained. “They like control, reworking Givens street, to use their funds on the pretty putting in our parking, connec- stuff – the interactive activities tions, sidewalk along Givens up within a park – so that's the reason phase II works to Church." Phase II will “Phase I, the town out awesome. With be the amenities would be able to this grant, due at the beginning of phase, and the curpay for in cash. That May, there's a long rent plan includes will allow us to move process and a very a lot of amenities grading – playgrounds, pa- forward with that lengthy vilions, public re- portion as quickly point system, so as possible.” we've actually been strooms, amphitheworking on that aters, event lawns, • Jeffrey Wells fitness equipment, Waxhaw Town Manager pretty much this whole past year.” sports courts, picWells added, “PARTF doesn't nic pods, disc golf and public art. The current plan shows a little consider infrastructure and over 100 parking spaces, which things like that to be eligible Wood said “will flex” as details are amenities, so you can move forward with the project and not added to the design. “Obviously, we can't park ev- compromise your PARTF funderybody for an event,” Wood told ing if you split it up in this kind commissioners. “The parking is of fashion. I think that's the best set up for a lot of everyday use, move for us to keep this project and when you're having events, progressing forward.” While Waxhaw waits on you're probably back to some shuttles and bringing people in PARTF, Benesch will begin topographic surveys, schematic that way.” Benesch estimates phases I designs and construction docand II will cost $1.7 million and uments to prepare the park for phase II. If everything goes ac$2.63 million, respectively. “Phase I the town would be cording to plan, Sabinske predicts able to pay for in cash,” Town ground can be broken as early as Manager Jeffrey Wells said. “That September.
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because that need is already being met. Long term, if we were to build a facility or a building, it wouldn't open and have 15 basketball courts, because that's suited with Carolina Courts. We wouldn't have an ice rink, because that's suited with Extreme Ice Center.” “This allows you to better plan in terms of equity of distribution,” Bhatt added. “Where there are gaps or overlaps, you can see where you have your community parks, where you have sports fields – where you are over-serving playgrounds and yet there are gaps in some other places.”
Councilmember David Cohn wondered if recreation opportunities wouldn't be better left to local businesses. “You also have, for a minimal amount of money, great facilities in Indian Trail,” Cohn said. “You can spend – at least they say – I guess I should be more apt to going to one of these places – $10, $15 a month, and you can go work out! “I know that if we build a big indoor building, that's very expensive, and I think we ought to take a look and see what we already have in the town.”
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2) I trust her implicitly. 3) There is a lightness in her voice I have never heard from anyone else. 4) Chemistry – her beauty has always mesmerized me. 5) Heart – she has a really good heart that genuinely cares for others. 6) Heart – she has a pure heart that has no malice. 7) She has a kindhearted heart that gains honor. Proverbs 11:16 “A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. 8) She forgives and also forgets. 9) She does me good and not harm all the days of my
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life – Proverbs 31:12 10) She works hard. 11) She only lives in the moment. She doesn’t live in the past or the future. 12) She is loyal. Let me challenge you to create your own, “Why (person’s name)?” Keep it in a place that you can access it when either that person drives you crazy or you just want to remember when they first took your breath away. I’ll be back soon. Until then, live well my friend. The Rev. Tony Marciano is the president/CEO of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. He is available to speak to your group. Visit www.charlotteres cuemission.org for details.
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