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September 11, 2015

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Mind the gap

Matthews comes ‘Alive’

Thousands attended the town’s most beloved festival over Labor Day weekend, and we have highlights from this year’s event.Page 12

We break down Friday’s games, and give an in-depth look at where teams stand after three weeks of play.Page 19

Suburbs adopt urban traits

Millennials are influencing development as suburban wastelands are transforming into vibrant urban mini-cities.Page 7

Friday night lights

The reading proficiency percentages between student groups in third through eighth grades in 2015 *Economically disadvantaged students **Students with disabilities ***Students with limited English proficiency

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Black

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Hispanic

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White

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CMS data shows a big proficiency gap between student subgroups. The numbers could prove tricky as the board of

education determines student reassignment in the coming year.

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EDS*

28.5percent

Charlotte Christian

baseball coach Greg Simmons

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miNT hill – constituents in mint hill can expect a relatively low-key cam-paign season, as the 2015 municipal elec-tion draws nearer.

eight candidates are vying for four seats on the mint hill Board of commissioners, with all incumbents seeking re-election. in addition to incumbent commissioners katrina “Tina” Ross, carl “mickey” el-lington, Richard “Fig” Newton and lloyd austin, candidates include Dale Dalton, harry marsh, alan mckenzie and James Stapleton.

incumbent mayor Ted Biggers is run-ning unopposed.

c o m m i s s i o n e r Ross said mint hill residents could “ex-pect campaigns simi-lar to ones we’ve had over the past years. There are some new faces running, and that could have a little effect, (but) i don’t think it will be anything major – i don’t think there are any ‘hot topics.’”

Ross added elections in mint hill tend

to be “relatively low key,” without many heated areas of de-bate or disagree-ment.

“everybody gets along pretty well … i would expect (the campaign season) to be pretty similar to previous years,” she said.

Ross chose to seek re-election mainly due to sev-eral projects the town has started but not yet completed, such as the stalled Bridges at mint hill – a mall-type center that’s been in the works for more than 12 years.

mint hill Town manager Brian welch told matthews-mint hill weekly in June he’d seen “significant behind-the-scenes ac-tivity” on the project, which halted during the recession and when environmentalists expressed concerns over the project’s po-tential negative effect on the native caro-lina heelsplitter mussel.

But Ross isn’t convinced the project is moving as quickly as it could.

“it seems unfathomable that for almost 13 years, we’ve not made, really, any prog-ress,” she said. “i realize there were issues

with the heelsplit-ter and the eco-nomic downturn, but i don’t know that it’s (had) 13 years worth (of ef-fects).”

She continued, “i don’t think the town has anything to do with the Bridges project lagging – i think the developer (childress klein

and the howard hughes corporation), if he’s not going to come to mint hill, per-haps we need to look at other opportunities that might be available to us.”

For first-time candidate alan mckenzie, his campaign is built around the philoso-phy of “responsible growth” – the theory of accommodating area growth, while keep-ing mint hill’s “small-town” feel.

“i want to keep mint hill as the quaint community it is now, and not another charlotte,” mckenzie said.

he added, if elected, he also hopes to focus on crime prevention and increasing community-oriented programs.

“i would like to see a place in town where you could have community gatherings,

gospel singings – a good events venue,” mckenzie said.

candidate harry marsh, who ran for mint hill commissioner in 2013, takes a somewhat different stance on the issue of growth, stating growth is inevitable and mint hill leaders should be prepared to handle it as it occurs.

“it’s been a quiet, little community for a little while,” marsh said. “at a certain time, it’s going to grow whether we want it to or not, so we need to steer it in the right place.”

Voter turnout in mint hill for the 2013 municipal election was low, with only 13.57 percent (2,759 voters) of the town’s 20,327 registered voters casting ballots, ac-cording to official election results records from the North carolina State Board of elections. Ross expects to see little change in that area, as well.

“Unfortunately, we never really have what i would call very good voter turnout, (so this year) will probably be the same as it has been,” she said.

The candidates said they intend to stick to the plan of low-key campaigning in the meantime, until election Day, Nov. 3.

“i’ll do (campaign) signs, hopefully,” marsh said.

mint hill expecting ‘low-key’ campaign seasonGrowth a topic of discussion as incumbents and four others seek election

by Josh Whitener

[email protected] By the Numbers

Of the town’s

registered voters,

cast ballots in the 2013 municipal election

20,327

2,759 voters

Mayor Biggers


Distracted driving awareness during Matthews Alive

MATTHEWS – AT&T recently brought dis-tracted driving awareness to the community through a virtual reality simulator showing the dangers of distracted driving.

The company hosted the simulator at vari-ous times over Labor Day weekend during the Matthews Alive Festival, held Friday to Monday, Sept. 4 to 7, in downtown Matthews. The simulator was available for two hours on

Friday and during the majority of the day on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

“Behind the wheel, everything can change in the blink of an eye. A post, a selfie, a text, a scroll, an email – one look is all it takes. This new simulation shows the real consequences of looking at your phone while driving,” the company said in a news release.

The program was part of AT&T’s “It Can Wait” campaign, which urges drivers to com-mit to “keep their eyes on the road, not on their phone.” People can make their pledges at www.itcanwait.com and share their pledge via Twitter and Facebook, using the hashtag #ItCanWait.

Since its launch in 2010, the “It Can Wait” campaign has expanded its focus from tex-ting while driving to “broader dangers” of using a smartphone behind the wheel. The campaign also has generated more than 6.5

million pledges not to text and drive, as well as worked with departments of transporta-tion in Texas, Kentucky and other states on research suggesting a correlation between the “It Can Wait” campaign activities and a re-duction in the number of crashes related to texting while driving, the release said.

Find more information at about.att.com/story/smartphone_use_while_driving_grows_beyond_texting.html#sthash.W6R-fUTGK.dpuf.

Business to support waterfowl rescue through fundraiser

MATTHEWS – Backyard Birds will host a “Marvelous Muscovys” fundraiser this week-end in support of local nonprofit Carolina Wa-terfowl Rescue.

The fundraiser will take place Saturday, Sept. 12, from 9 a.m. to noon at the 1819 Mat-thews Township Pkwy. store. The business will donate 10 percent of each sale during that time to Carolina Waterfowl.

Backyard Birds also is offering customers a free caricature picture drawn by a local artist, to customers making a $25 or more purchase or a $25 minimum donation to Carolina Wa-terfowl.

“We love the mission of Carolina Waterfowl Rescue and just want to help them be able to continue caring for our local wildlife,” Back-yard Birds owner Laurie Horne said in a news release. “We know that every dollar counts and hope our regular customers will be joined by some new friends in supporting this amaz-ing local nonprofit.”

Backyard Birds offers bird food and acces-sories, such as baths and birdhouses; local-ly-made honey; nature-themed home décor items; and gifts. It also houses Buddy, a 95-pound dog who serves as the store mascot.

Find more information about Backyard Birds at www.thebirdfoodstore.com, or Caro-lina Waterfowl Rescue at www.cwrescue.org.

Chamber to host 30th annual ArtFest Sept. 26 and 27

MATTHEWS – The Matthews Chamber of Commerce will host its 30th annual ArtFest later this month.

The festival is a fine arts and master craft juried art show featuring more than 50 artists from across the Southeast. The festival is slat-ed for Sept. 26 and 27, a Saturday and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

“ArtFest offers visitors an up-close oppor-tunity to meet and interact with artists and purchase their art, (as well as) over $3,000 in artist prizes,” the chamber said in an event an-nouncement.

The event also will feature life entertain-ment throughout the duration of the festival, a children’s “Hands on Art” area and a High School Senior Art Scholarship competition.

Find an artist application at members.mat-thewschamber.org/events/details/artfest-of-matthews-2015-2012.

ArtFest will take place on the Matthews town green in front of town hall, located at 232 Matthews Station St. in downtown Matthews.

Glory Kitchen announces new nut and spice products

CHARLOTTE – Glory Kitchen, a Charlotte-based business, recently announced the launch of its new product line, which features handcrafted nut and spice mixes, as well as other “artful” food and wine gift items.

The products are available in various retail gift and specialty stores in the Carolinas, Tex-as and Tennessee, as well as through Glory Kitchen’s online store.

Glory Kitchen operates out of a Charlotte-area commercial kitchen, making six distinct varieties of nut and spice blends comprised of chopped raw nuts, seeds, herbs, spices and peppers. The culinary variety represents food from Asia, Mexico, France, Italy, India and the Middle East, according to a news release.

Charlotte-area businesses selling Glory Kitchen’s nut and spice mixes include: The Beehive Gifts; Berrybrook Farm; Clean Catch Fish Market; Great Harvest Bread Co. at Kings Drive and Ballantyne.

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franchise opportunities (aug. 28). i see it as the “glass is half full” report. This col-umn highlights what business opportuni-ties remain, not what we don’t have. i’m surprised olive Garden didn’t make the list. The closest location is nearly 12 miles away. Southeast charlotte, specifically mint hill, needs more commerce. hopefully, this will all change if and when the Bridges of mint hill mall is completed. Better sooner than later. our growth demands it! anyone who has been to Sycamore commons, at the in-tersection of independence and 51, on any weekend, can attest to that. let’s hope our city planners read this letter.

Great job,Kim OliverMint Hill

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Carolina Cinemas to reopen Movies 10 on Friday, Sept. 11

MATTHEWS – Carolina Cinemas will re-open Movies 10, located at 9508 Northeast Court, on Friday, Sept. 11. The theater closed its doors on Aug. 24 under the Cinemark name after 20 years in business.

Carolina Cinemas will continue offering dis-count pricing. All tickets will cost $3, except on Tuesdays, when tickets will cost $1.50. The new owners also plan to upgrade the existing facilities.

“We acquired all of Cinemark’s seats, pro-jectors, screens, speakers and other equip-ment,” said Robert Crane, president of Carolina Cinemas, in a news release. “They did a great job maintaining and upgrading their equip-ment over the years. We also purchased four new digital projectors to enhance our ability to get movies faster and offer a better selection of movies. We will steadily make incremental improvements during the next few months.”

The company also operates the 12-screen cinema on Monroe Road.

“The Movies 10 theater has long been an af-fordable entertainment destination for many families, so we were honored to have the op-portunity to quickly restore this treasured ame-nity to the community. We are currently focused on getting the facility cleaned and reopened as quickly as possible, and we plan to continu-ously improve the facility and the concessions menu going forward,” said Bill Banowsky, CEO of Carolina Cinemas, in the release.

Mint Hill’s annual Hometown Heroes slated for Sept. 18

MINT HILL – Mint Hill will hold its annual Hometown Heroes event on Sept. 18, a Sat-urday, at 8 a.m.

The Mint Hill Police Department and sever-al local agencies will help provide support to families of children who suffer from terminal illnesses. Hometown Heroes will take place at Texas Roadhouse, located at 10450 E. Inde-pendence Blvd. in Matthews. Visit www.min-thill.com/event_details.php?Annual-Home-town-Heroes-Event-166.

Matthews HELP Center to host annual fundraiser

MATTHEWS – Matthews HELP Center will hold its annual golf tournament on Sept. 22, a Tuesday, at Raintree Country Club.

Lunch and registration will begin at 11 a.m. with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost is $125 for individuals and $500 for a group of four. Lunch will be provided by Chick-fil-A and dinner will be provided by Texas Roadhouse.

Sponsorship opportunities are available beginning at $150 for a sign sponsorship.

The mission of Matthews HELP Center is to provide short-term assistance to those suf-fering from a financial crisis. Visit www.matt hewshelpcenter.org for more information.

SCarowinds hiring for annual Halloween Haunt

CHARLOTTE – Carowinds is currently hold-ing auditions for its “Army of Darkness” for the 2015 SCarowinds Halloween Haunt season. Those interested must be 16 years old and older. Audutions will be held on Sundays and

Thursdays from 5 to 8 p.m. through Oct. 15 at Carowinds’ Employment Office, located at 14523 Carowinds Blvd.

Interested candidates must apply before auditions at www.carowinds.com.

Matthews to take part in National Drive Electric Week

MATTHEWS – Matthews will take part in National Drive Electric Week with a grand opening of its electric vehicle charging sta-tion on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 1 to 1:30 p.m. National Drive Electric Week will highlight the clean-air and cost-saving benefits on electric cars from Sept. 14 to 18.

Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition, Bright-field Transportation Solutions and Nissan will educate attendees on electric vehicle tech-nology and the benefits that alternative fuels provide the town.

The event is one of more than 100 across the country to promote electric vehicles.

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SouthPark would need upgrades to its in-frastructure to become charlotte’s next great mini-city, according to Brian leary, president of commercial and mixed use for crescent communities.

mini-cities are vibrant, walkable neighbor-hoods capable of attracting companies and residents to mid- to high-rise buildings with amenities, such as authenticy, enticing store-fronts and natural green space.

Development magazine has profiled the mosaic District in Fairfax, Virginia, showing how a “suburban wasteland” was transformed into a thriving “urban village.” The washing-ton Post has reported similar efforts in Reston Town center in Northern Virginia.

“This isn’t just a fad,” leary told civic By Design, a monthly forum held Sept. 8 at the levine museum of the New South. The group discusses development issues shaping the city.

leary points to the first millennials (those born between 1983 and 2004) getting older. like Baby Boomers, they still might want yards, just smaller. and while today’s youth want to be mobile, they’re not as interested in driving cars as past generations, according to figures from The economist.

even television trends show how the ameri-can Dream has shifted from the suburbs to ur-ban areas, leary said. Top TV shows from the 1980s, such as “alf,” “Family Ties” and “Grow-ing Pains,” gave way to “Friends,” “Frasier” and “Seinfeld” in the 1990s.

leary also contends millennials are ap-

proaching an experience-based economy, in which people are spending more money on dining, music and tourism.

Developers are likely to follow suit. in the south charlotte area, that’s evident

with more with projects, such as waverly, a 90-acre mixed-use development under construc-tion at Providence and ardrey kell roads.

“all the suburbs are trying to take charac-teristics you see in an urban setting,” said Peter Pappas, whose firm, crosland Southeast, is developing waverly. “you’ll hear people use the term sub-urban. Buildings that have ur-ban characteristics in the suburbs. That’s what we’re after.”

as for SouthPark, leary said the area has to figure out how to better move people.

The lack of interstate and infrastructure funding compounds SouthPark’s challenge, leary said. however, neighborhoods with con-nections to light rail could have an economic development edge.

craig lewis, principal at Stantec’s Urban Places Group, offers suggestions for SouthPark on his blog, www.cityandplace.com, including updating the 2000 small area plan; allowing for more pedestrian, cyclists and transit on Fairview and Sharon roads; and managing the greater network instead of individual projects.

The key is providing more of a grid for peo-ple to get in and out of the development.

one civic by Design visitor offered the possibility that areas like matthews or mint hill could potentially become mini-cities. Tom lowe, who moderates civic by Design, said they will probably serve more like historic downtowns.

28227 Applegate 5710 Old Meadow Road Aug. 31 $180,000 5716 Old Meadow Road Aug. 29 $160,000 6204 Springbeauty Drive Aug. 28 $166,900 6212 Springbeauty Drive Aug. 28 $160,000 Ashe Plantation 8637 Quarters Lane Aug. 20 $230,000 Bainbridge 9921 Edwards Place Aug. 14 $213,500 10526 Woodhollow Road Aug. 10 $267,000 Belleglade 15216 Kissimmee St. Aug. 6 $288,720 Birnam Woods 7601 Dayberry Lane Aug. 31 $150,000 5633 Faulconbridge Road Aug. 25 $137,000 5807 Falstaff Drive Aug. 7 $130,000 8535 Dunsinane Drive Aug. 6 $119,900 Braewick 3425 Braewick Place Aug. 26 $70,000 3301 Braewick Place Aug. 25 $80,000 3814 Aster Drive Aug. 14 $75,000 Brighton Park 6409 Hove Road Aug. 21 $228,900 chestnut Lake 5106 Chestnut Lake Drive Aug. 18 $128,000 cheval 3621 Piaffe Ave. Aug. 10 $1,596,172 cheverton 5309 Bellflower Lane Aug. 14 $164,000 clear creek Estates 11400 Coble Road Aug. 10 $100,000 country Hills 10126 Meadow Hollow Drive Aug. 28 $133,250 10423 Meadow Hollow Drive Aug. 27 $159,900 covington commons 6506 Covington Commons Drive Aug. 25 $156,690 6605 Covington Commons Drive Aug. 6 $155,000

danbrooke Park 9310 Plashet Lane Aug. 20 $175,000 dogwood ridge 9005 Leah Meadow Lane Aug. 7 $275,000 Eastside Estates 14319 Clearvale Drive Aug. 17 $137,650 Ellington Farm 6118 Mosswood Court Aug. 24 $448,000 7018 Ellington Farm Lane Aug. 13 $490,000 Fairfield Park 7426 Elwood Drive Aug. 17 $60,909 Fairington oaks 13235 Fairington Oaks Drive Aug. 7 $506,000 Farmwood 6436 Gold Wagon Lane Aug. 25 $320,000 5613 Lebanon Road Aug. 20 $253,000 6011 Gold Wagon Lane Aug. 17 $245,000 Farmwood East 6321 Hollow Oak Drive Aug. 21 $327,500 Fox Hollow 2400 Fox Hollow Road Aug. 31 $175,000 glencroft 8704 Dartmoor Place Aug. 28 $296,000 8911 Scarsdale Drive Aug. 14 $274,000 Heathergate 10028 Heathergate Lane Aug. 28 $89,999 Heatherwood 6903 Carriageway Lane Aug. 17 $100,000 Hickory ridge 6719 Montezuma Trail Aug. 31 $113,000 6700 Cord Wood Circle Aug. 21 $85,000 Holly Hills 6300 Ivory Palm Drive Aug. 26 $105,000 irongate 8336 Curico Lane Aug. 19 $350,000

Jefferson Colony 8009 Jefferson Colony Road Aug. 22 $169,000 Lake Forest 7611 Rolling Hill Road Aug. 19 $151,000 Lakeland Hills 7201 Alamance Drive Aug. 17 $179,000 Lawyers Station 10209 Topeka Drive Aug. 26 $146,500 10001 Santa Fe Lane Aug. 13 $79,000 Marlwood Acres 1717 Marlwood Circle Aug. 21 $163,000 Marlwood Forest 6000 Timmons Court Aug. 31 $128,900 Mint Hollow 10451 Surry Court Aug. 10 $183,000 Mintworth village 9449 Macquarie Lane Aug. 24 $155,000 olde Stonegate 8417 Olde Stonegate Lane Aug. 27 $300,000 olde Sycamore 10409 Persimmon Creek Drive Aug. 24 $345,000 10301 Club Trophy Lane Aug. 7 $360,000 oxfordshire 9814 Wesleyan Court Aug. 19 $340,000 Pence Pond 7407 Heronwood Lane Aug. 26 $115,000 7830 Pence Pond Lane Aug. 25 $107,000 7636 Pence Pond Lane Aug. 24 $109,900 Pine Lake Estates 4416 Birdie Court Aug. 10 $255,000 red oak Estates 7410 Solitude Court Aug. 24 $469,000 rolling oaks 7711 Cedar Bluff Lane Aug. 20 $83,000 Sherbrook 6435 Schubert Place Aug. 27 $130,000

7405 Claymont Drive Aug. 19 $113,000 6411 Calliope Court Aug. 12 $141,150 St. ives 5211 Harris Trace Court Aug. 24 $280,000 Summerwood 13215 Pumpkin Way Drive Aug. 24 $427,712 9137 Opal Crest Drive Aug. 6 $390,000 9610 Minnie Lemmond Lane Aug. 5 $374,995 8219 Early Bird Way Aug. 4 $291,290 telfair 11427 Brangus Lane Aug. 31 $409,900 12752 Telfair Meadow Drive Aug. 7 $419,990 traditions 6734 Cinnamon Circle Aug. 27 $199,000 versage 7542 Brookwood Valley Lane Aug. 24 $200,000 7815 Kuck Road Aug. 14 $220,000 10016 Markus Drive Aug. 10 $223,000 7737 Kuck Road Aug. 7 $206,000 Wildwood 8115 Bald Ridge Drive Aug. 17 $93,000 Woodbury 8603 Heartleaf Road Aug. 24 $208,500 12424 Bending Branch Road Aug. 10 $200,000 11714 Downy Birch Road Aug. 6 $145,000 Woods at Bainbridge 9336 Surface Hill Road Aug. 31 $335,944

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callaway Plantation 9026 Clifton Meadow Drive Aug. 6 $142,500 Deerfield Creek 3608 Yearling Court Aug. 31 $570,000 4015 Fawn Hill Road Aug. 5 $645,000 Elizabeth Place 341 Willow Brook Drive Aug. 5 $500,000 Forest ridge 1632 Reid Harkey Road Aug. 11 $175,000 glenwood Manor 9620 Farm Ridge Lane Aug. 26 $76,800 Hampton green 416 Shrewsbury Lane Aug. 24 $263,000 939 Gateshead Lane Aug. 10 $273,500 Heathers 13639 O’Toole Drive Aug. 19 $213,000 13735 Strathaven Drive Aug. 6 $190,000 Julian Meadows 3444 Ludman Way Aug. 25 $370,000 Matthews Estates 705 Meadow Lake Drive Aug. 21 $275,000 424 Gilchrest Circle Aug. 13 $298,000 Matthews grove 2126 Savannah Hills Drive Aug. 7 $224,000 olde creek 3333 Oak Tree Trail Aug. 31 $146,000 Pebble run 4644 Pebble Run Drive Aug. 21 $442,500 Phillips trace 14707 Phillips Road Aug. 10 $195,000 Providence Hills 2920 Providence Hills Drive Aug. 4 $447,000 Providence Manor 1418 Reverdy Oaks Drive Aug. 7 $475,000

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Church at Charlotte launches new Matthews campus

MATTHEWS – The Church at Charlotte is holding its first official Sunday service at its new campus, located at 855 Sam Newell Road, at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.

The church has served the SouthPark area of Charlotte for more than 40 years and de-cided a few years ago to launch a multi-cam-pus church, according to Matthews campus pastor Ryan Falls.

The campus can seat about 230 people for a service, and the church will stream sermons from the main campus.

The church knocked down a wall separat-ing two spaces within the same building to open up 10,000 square feet of space to house its new congregation.

“We basically took the place down to the studs,” Falls said. “You wouldn’t typically think of church meeting in this type of area, but when you walk in, you can tell you’re in a church.”

Visit to www.churchatcharlotte.org/mat-thews for more information.

Apartments sell for $33.5M CHARLOTTE – Mission Matthews Place was

recently sold to a Greenwich, Connecticut-based company for nearly $33.5 million.

SOF-X Mission Capital Crossing LP bought the 26.9-acre multi-family homes develop-ment on May 5. The property, built in 1994, sold for nearly $2 million less in 2007.

The property is located at 7903 Woodway Oak Circle. Apartments feature one to three bedrooms.

For more information, go to www.mission-matthewsplaceapts.com.

Town approves subdivision platMATTHEWS – Town leaders gave Mat-

thews Arborfield LLC the green light to de-

velop Stevens Grove, a 50-home subdivision on 35 acres off Arborfield Drive.

The town recently approved a preliminary plat, which shows the orientation of individual lots with roads and the landscape.

The site was just four lots prior to the pro-posal.

Vote delayed on preschoolMATTHEWS – The public hearing for the

proposed Primrose School in downtown has been postponed to allow developers to seek a variance Oct. 1 with the Board of Adjust-ment.

The town requires new buildings in down-town to occupy 75 percent of the frontage, according to a town memo from Jay Camp. The proposal for 720 Park Center Street oc-cupies 50 percent.

The new public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 12.

New corporations form in areaThe following is a list of new corporations

filed by registered agents with the N.C. Secre-tary of State from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 by town.

Matthews• PutterPro Mini Golf Inc. – Roger Luttrell,

4001 Tillingmere Circle. • Charis Interiors LLC – Kristy Edwards, 3041

Ivy Brook Place. • Assembly of God World Vision Ministries,

Inc. – Apolo Santos, 11100 Monroe Road, suite J.

• DJ Chang Enterprise LLC – Suk Chang, 3409 Weddington Road.

Mint Hill• Catawba Fences LLC – Malisha Echevar-

ria, 7249 Point Lake Drive, #108. • C&Y Framing And Decks Specialist Co LLC

– Teodora Bara Arias, 8511 Conzumel St. • Kens Transportation LLC – Kenneth

Royster, 12311 Bending Branch Road. • PDX Construction LLC – Aleksandr Adzhi-

girey, 6023 Crown Hill Drive. • SOCA LLC – Jason Brown, 9901 Julliard

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The Mecklenburg County Health Department inspected the following restaurants from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8.

Lowest Score:• cici’s, 1804 Windsor Square Drive – 88 Violations included: Person in charge did

not know health policy and did not keep em-ployees from handling ready-to-eat food with bare hands; no bleach onsite; no sanitizer at correct concentrations; employee handled cooked pizza with no gloves on; employee handled cooked pasta with no gloves on; food at improper temperatures; no proce-dures onsite for timing pizza; and build-up on the underside of the pasta buffet cover inside of the sanitizer buckets.

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28105• Applebee’s, 9616 E. Independence Blvd.

– 97 • Burger King, 2210 Matthews Township

Pkwy. – 95.5 • cici’s, 1804 Windsor Square Drive – 88 • cracker Barrel, 9330 E. Independence

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Pkwy. – 97.5 • Kristopher’s Sports Bar and grille, 250 N.

Trade St. – 98.5 • Pizza Spiga, 3509 Matthews-Mint Hill

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28227• Burger King, 7026 Albemarle Road – 98 • Hawthorne’s Pizza & Bar, 7319 Matthews-

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The following crimes were reported between Aug. 31

and Sept. 7, according to the Matthews Police Depart-

ment:

Home Break-in

• 800 block of Cameron Village Drive: Burglary

through forcible entry; nothing listed as stolen or

damaged. Sept. 6

vehicle Break-in

• 9600 block of Independence Pointe Parkway:

GPS, satchel bags, clothes, shoes, camera, check-

book, documents and sets of keys, worth $1,935 to-

tal, stolen when vehicle broken into, causing $425 in

damage to door lock assembly and door and center

console tray. Sept. 2

Property theft

• 1100 block of Tank Town Road: $12,000 Chrysler

300 stolen. Aug. 31

• Kohl’s, 9617 E. Independence Blvd.: Vacuum

cleaner, Beats solo headphones and Beats studio

headphones, worth $410 total, stolen when obtained

by false pretense. Sept. 1

• Neighborhood Feed, 1900 Moore Road: Wooden

pallets and motor batteries, worth $400 total, stolen.

Sept. 1

• Dilworth Coffeehouse, 110 Matthews Township

Pkwy.: $200 wireless speaker stolen. Sept. 2

• T-Mobile, 3114 Fincher Farm Road: Ue Meage-

bom speaker and 10 Otterbox cellphone covers,

worth $350 total, stolen from business. Sept. 3

• JCPenny, 10101 E. Independence Blvd.: $1,642 in

various clothing stolen by employee. Sept. 4

drugs

• Fullwood Plaza Bus Park, 11200 E. Independence

Blvd.: Possession of marijuana, heroin, cocaine (all

forms, except crack), amphetamines/methamphet-

amines and other drugs; possession of drug para-

phernalia for marijuana and other drugs. Sept. 1

• 400 block of Amir Circle: Possession of marijua-

na and paraphernalia; investigation of a hazardous

material spill. Sept. 1

• 13300 block of Idlewild Road: Possession of

heroin and drug paraphernalia. Sept. 2

• Big Lots, 10416 E. Independence Blvd.: Simple

possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Sept. 3

• 8000 block of Interstate 485 South: Possession

of crack cocaine with intent to sell or distribute; pos-

sessing/concealing paraphernalia; simple posses-

sion of marijuana; driving while impaired. Sept. 4

• Microtel Inn, 1603 Matthews-Mint Hill Road:

Possession of methamphetamine, heroin and drug

paraphernalia. Sept. 5

• Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, 2308 Matthews Township

Pkwy.: Carrying a concealed weapon; possession of

heroin, stimulant drugs and paraphernalia. Sept. 6

Fraud

• The UPS Store, 2217 Matthews Township Pkwy.:

Larceny by trickery/confidence games. Sept. 1

• 700 block of Sam Newell Road: $33,000 Hart

communicator obtained by false pretense. Sept. 2

• Sam’s Club, 1801 Windsor Square Drive: All other

fraud. Sept. 2

• Microtel Inn, 1603 Matthews-Mint Hill Road:

Three incidents of defrauding innkeeper. Sept. 4

• Game Stop, 2211 Matthews Township Pkwy.:

ATM fraud. Sept. 4

• 2700 block of Williams Road: $335 in overdraft

fees and money lost due to forged checks. Sept. 5

• 10400 block of Monroe Road: Fictitious registra-

tion tag. Sept. 7

vandalism

• 11500 block of East Independence Boulevard:

$20 in damage to anti-pry plate in vandalism inci-

dent. Aug. 31

• 1100 block of Forest Wood Drive: $1,000 in dam-

age to vehicle when tires slashed with a knife. Sept.

1

• 1100 block of Home Place: $20 in damage to

front door. Sept. 2

Miscellaneous

• 300 block of Crestdale Road: Obstructing rail-

road crossing; driving with a revoked license. Aug.

31

• 1900 block of Windsor Hill Drive: Aggravated as-

sault; simple nonphysical assault. Sept. 1

• 2400 block of Alaqua Court: Simple physical as-

sault; written trespass form. Sept. 1

• Carmel Baptist Church, 1145 Pineville-Matthews

Road: City ordinance violations. Sept. 1

• 1300 block of Holly Ridge Drive: Harassing

phone calls. Sept. 6

The following crimes were reported between Aug. 25

and Sept. 6, according to the Mint Hill Police Depart-

ment:

Home/Business Break-ins

• 3800 block of Singletree Road: Ten steaks, five

bags of shrimp, two racks of ribs and assorted con-

sumable food, worth $290 total, stolen when home

broken into. Aug. 27

• 3900 block of Singletree Road: String trimmer,

handheld blower and padlock, worth $560 total,

stolen when storage building broken into. Aug. 28

• 8200 block of Early Bird Way: $700 electric

range oven stolen from residence. Aug. 31

• 12800 block of Telfair Meadow Drive: $2,112

worth of shingles stolen from construction site of a

new home. Sept. 3

vehicle Break-ins

• 3800 block of Singletree Road: $42.95 air com-

pressor stolen from vehicle. Aug. 26

• 9500 block of Stoney Glen Drive: 9-millimeter

handgun, 9-millimeter revolver, 24 hollow point bul-

lets, two inside waistband holsters, 9-millimeter

magazine, 9-millimeter magazine with extended

grip and speed loader, worth $980 total, stolen from

vehicle. Aug. 27

• 12700 block of Albemarle Road: 72-inch load/

release/load magnet, miscellaneous tools, fuel and

miscellaneous work clothes, worth $2,145 total, sto-

len from vehicle. Aug. 28

• 7300 block of Apple Creek Drive: $500 handgun

stolen from vehicle. Aug. 19 (reported Aug. 28)

• 7900 block of Willhill Road: $500 worth of metal

hand sprayers stolen from back of truck. Sept. 1

• 9600 block of Heartwood Lane: $110 Sawzall

with battery pack stolen from bed of truck. Sept. 1

• 9300 block of Barkridge Road: Debit and credit

cards and driver’s license, worth $45.02 total, stolen

from vehicle. Sept. 1

• 7000 block of Plough Drive: Beretta pistol and

GPS, worth $670 total, stolen when vehicle broken

into, causing $20 in damage to vehicle. Sept. 3

• 6400 block of Gold Wagon Lane: iPhone 5 in

pink case and eyeglass repair kit, worth $505 total,

stolen from unlocked vehicle. Sept. 4

• 5300 block of Fowler Farm Road: Debit card,

driver’s license and purse, worth $60.01 total, stolen

from vehicle. Sept. 4

Property theft

• 3400 block of Mintwood Drive: President’s paint-

ing, framed photo of grandfather, original photos

of father and family, coin collection, father’s little

league lapel pins, antique baseball glove with stand,

bronze baby shoes and original oval framed photo

of father, worth $520 total, stolen when suspect took

mailed package from back porch of home. Aug. 26

(see Blotter on page 19)


maTThewS – Thousands of residents from matthews, and visitors from across the state, took to the streets in downtown over labor Day weekend to enjoy live music, carnival rides, festival food and crafts from local artisans as part of the town’s annual matthews alive festival.

more than $1 million to date has been donated to local nonprofits as part of mat-thews alive celebrations. money raised from this year’s event is still being tabulated.

angela Gordon mills founded Spotlight Performing arts academy in mint hill in 2012 to bring performing arts education to the community.

The nonprofit, which celebrated its third anniversary last month, has hosted a pletho-ra of stage productions and summer camps since its inception.

Why did you found Spotlight Performing Arts Academy?

i wanted to bring the performing arts to the mint hill community. Spotlight was de-signed to be a place where students can learn while growing their love of performing.

What challenges have you faced running the nonprofit?

mainly consistent growth. as with any small business, we do not have a large mar-keting budget, so we rely heavily on word of mouth. we are constantly discovering dif-ferent ways to let the community know we are here in mint hill.

What has been the most enjoyable aspect of Spotlight Academy?

Teaching. For me, teaching has always been my passion. as much as i love to perform, i get a much greater joy watching the students perform things that i helped to create.

What's one interesting fact people might not know about Spotlight?Spotlight be-

gan out of a series of negatives. after many disappoint-ments and setbacks in my professional and personal life, i took a risk to create something that i felt would not only bet-ter me, but better my community. it's proof that rainbows can still come after a storm.

What is your favorite musical theater production of all time?

There will always be a special place in my hearts for Rodger's and hammerstein's “carousel.” it was one of my first major roles, and the song "you'll Never walk alone" reminds me of all the special people in my life who support me.

Spotlight Performing arts academy will host a “Broadway Nights at Spotlight” fund-raiser on oct. 2 and 3, a Friday and Satur-day, at 7 p.m. both evenings. Tickets cost $5, and proceeds and donations will ben-efit Spotlight academy and The Black and white Theatre company, one of the groups that performs regularly at Spotlight.

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Providence high School senior ayesha Raza might be science- and math-oriented, but a creative art takes up her free time.

ayesha recently published “Total Freedom,” a collection of 32 po-ems inspired by the limitations of humanity.

She started writing poetry a few years ago when she wrote a poem for her mother on mother’s Day. her mother was so impressed with her poem she bought her a notebook to fill with poems.

“once the pen hit the paper, i never stopped,” she said.She went on to fill the notebook with 100 poems and earned an

honorable mention in a Scholastic art award contest. her passion for confessional poetry and the transcendentalist move-

ment motivated her to write a collection of poems for publication.“The poems ask questions like, ‘at what level of freedom do you

feel free?’” she said. “exploring human psychology through literature has been exhilarating and interesting to me.”

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lisa Shaw is the media specialist at crestdale middle School. She be-gan her position in the spring, but is ready for the new school year.

Why did you pursue a

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media specialist?

it depends on the level. in ele-mentary school, most media special-ists are providing teacher planning by teaching classes all day, every day. Now in the middle school en-vironment, i spend a typical day doing many, many different tasks. Some, but not all, include teaching an elective course (Journalism) to eighth-graders, meeting with grade levels and departments to encourage collaboration with the media center, updating the school website, sched-uling language arts classes to check

out books, helping students find information for research, organiz-ing and updating the print collec-tion, managing school-wide inven-tory of equipment/assets, helping another teacher with the morning announcements team, and helping manage the student chromebooks in our one-to-one program.

How have you adjusted to

the middle school setting?

i have a strong background in instructional technology, which is a big plus in the middle school setting. knowing my way around chromebooks, Smart boards, and other tech has allowed me to be a resource for the staff and students. i also started a Battle of the Books program at my elementary school, and i plan to use that experience to increase participation and awareness of that program here at crestdale.

what’s your advice for parents who have a child struggling to read?

allow them to read what interests them. They spend so much time in the classroom reading for instruc-tional purposes, that i fear they are losing the "love" of reading. encour-age them to read just for fun, and do the same yourself. it is a powerful

message to see your parent taking precious time just to be engrossed in a book.

What are your top

three favorite books?

The harry Potter series, “Green eggs and ham” and “The Stand” by Stephen king

What are you looking

forward to this year?

i am planning a revitalization of the media center at crestdale. i am applying for grant monies to assist with this goal. we have very musty, rippled carpet that needs to be replaced, along with painting that needs to be done, and many book titles that need to be added to our print collection. when i start-ed the job here, i knew the media center needed a facelift to become a "learning commons" that stu-dents and staff want to use. i am looking forward to (and crossing my fingers!) that we will be able to transform this physical space into a welcoming, colorful environment that will be the hub of the school once more.

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Queen’s Grant High School gains sign, school sprit

MATTHEWS – When Queen’s Grant High School (QGHS) parent Tom Knaumann drove down Idlewild Road, he realized what the school community needed: a school sign.

Knaumann, who has a ninth-grader and 11th-grader at QGHS, teamed up with the school’s parent group, VIP (Very Involved Par-ents), to raise funds for the sign.

The father raised about $1,600 to go to-ward the sign, as well as accepted a donation from VIP.

“It has done wonders for school spirit,” he said.

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formation about how to support QGHS. Queen’s Grant High School is located at

10323 Idlewild Road.

Independence PTSA looking for membership, investments

MINT HILL – The Independence High School PTSA is looking for support from the school community, including parents, teach-ers and students, by purchasing a $6 mem-bership.

Families can also contribute to Invest In Your Child by gifting $25 or more.

The PTSA sponsors teacher appreciation events, student scholarships and recognition events, as well as meets additional school needs, such as school nurse supplies, ac-cording to a news release.

Visit the school’s website or bigiptsa.com to join the PTSA or make contributions.

CMS retains teacher assistants, driver’s ed funding still in limbo

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools an-nounced the district would fund kindergar-ten-through-third-grade instructional as-sistants through Sept. 18, despite ongoing uncertainty with the state budget.

CMS Superintendent Ann Clark said on Sept. 2 the district chose to coincide with the latest deadline expressed by the state legis-lature.

“Teacher assistants play a vital role in help-ing our youngest students become proficient readers and confident learners,” she said in a statement. “I hope our legislators will honor their contributions as they make their final budget decisions in the coming weeks. Lon-

ger term decisions will be made once we re-ceive a final approved budget from the state.”

Clark also announced the district will not schedule any new driver’s education stu-dents until the state budget is approved and the district knows of any changes related to the program.

Discovery Place offers free admission for educators

Every Saturday in September Discov-ery Place Inc. will offer free admission for educators to its museums, Discovery Place, Charlotte Nature Museum, Discovery Place KIDS- Huntersville and Discovery Place KIDS- Rockingham.

The event will be held during regular mu-seum hours on Sept. 12, 19 and 26, and edu-cators must present their school ID to receive the offer. Parking also will be validation for educators on the day of each event.

“Educator Saturdays” provide an opportuni-ty to explore exhibits, labs, live programming and films as inspiration for the classroom. At-tending educators also will have the chance to win a free field trip for their class.

At the Discovery Place, educators also can stop by the Education Studio at Bank of America STEM Center for Career Develop-ment from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about new courses and register to win a free professional development course.

Reservations are not required, but the mu-seums recommend educators visit admis-sions upon arrival to register and receive in-formation and parking validation.

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Matthews Elementary in need of supplies, volunteers

MATTHEWS – Matthews Elementary School’s (MES) Nurse Carter is in need of sup-plies for the school’s health room.

The school needs Lysol wipes, sandwich-size and gallon-size Ziploc bags.

Families can drop off the items in the front office with a note that they are for the health room.

MES also is in need of CMS-approved vol-unteers for various opportunities around the school.

The MES PTO Clerical Team is looking for volunteers for weekly, biweekly or monthly shifts to help with copying, laminating and cutting. Shifts are 8 to 10 a.m., 10 a.m. to noon and noon to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday; however, shifts are flexible.

Contact Liz Lucas at [email protected] to sign up.

Volunteers also are needed in the school store, which is open from 7:15 to 7:45 a.m. Vol-unteers are needed from 7 to 8 a.m. to sell items and agendas.

Contact Kirsten Thompson at [email protected] to help.

Families also are needed for the school’s annual fall festival, Stingerfest, which is slat-ed for Oct. 10, a Saturday, from noon to 4 p.m. Plans are underway, according to the school’s newsletter.

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cmS struggles to close proficiency gapEducation

charlotte-mecklenburg Schools has much to celebrate after the state Department of Public instruction (DPi) released districts’ preliminary graduation rates and test scores.

The district’s four-year cohort gradua-tion rate is up 18.1 points since 2010 and fifth- and eighth-grade science scores are up almost three points from last year, among other triumphs; however, the gap between subgroups still remains or has increased, meaning the same students might not be receiving a proper education.

cmS outperforms the state in all areas as an aggregate, but when divided into specific subgroups based on race or disabilities, a gap remains between different groups – statisti-cally, white students consistently perform better than black, hispanic, limited english proficiency and economically disadvantaged students in math, reading, science and eocs.

most experts say that’s no surprise, as low socioeconomic students, many of whom are black and hispanic, have not performed as well as their wealthier peers for more than 50 years. many claim the disparity is due to a lack of resources and support in poorer schools. Parents can’t financially contribute to the school and often cannot volunteer time because they’re single parents and need to spend the time working.

These factors will become relevant as the district’s board of education begins the process of student reassignment that could change the socioeconomic makeup of schools. Diversity, or lack of, has already become a topic of discussion to ensure all students obtain the education they need.

Show me the numbersThe district’s proficiency scores based

on the adopted common core Standards (ccS) demonstrate a gap between sub-groups that has grown or stayed stagnant in the last three years.

white students consistently showed on average 2.32 points in growth in all subjects and eocs, except english ii, which the en-tire district saw a decline. hispanic students generated 0.8 percent growth from last year in third-through-eighth-grade reading, Su-perintendent ann clark’s “North Star,” but held a 43.1-point gap from white students, a 1.2-point increase in the gap from last year. Black students showed no growth in reading and increased the white-black reading gap by 2 points. economically disadvantaged students showed an increase in reading by 0.1 points, but the gap away from white stu-dents, 45.2 points, increased by 1.9 points. Students with disabilities and limited english proficiency shared similar discrepancies.

Similar gaps between hispanic, black and economically disadvantaged students and white students also appear in third-through-eighth-grade math and science, math i, english ii and Biology. most gaps have re-mained the same or increased, demonstrat-ing a disproportion among white students and other subgroups.

Some experts attribute gaps in students because of a lack of resources as district stan-dards rose with the adoption of ccS.

“i think what we’re seeing from our data is that bar rose and we need to raise our teach-ing to the level of our expectation,” said Frank Barnes, chief accountability officer. “The fact is (we need) high level teaching of high level content.”

Barnes said he thinks some students come to school without the same level of support and opportunity prior to attending schools – initially and during the summer. Barnes feels the district will need to acknowledge those differences.

Hope for the futurecmS shows promise for its graduation

rates as the gap between black, hispanic and asian students and white students has nar-rowed significantly since 2010, with about an average 13-point decrease in the gap be-tween each group and white students.

The aggregate scores for third-through-eighth-grade reading, math and science, as well as eocs in math i and Biology in-creased each by at least 0.6 points. english ii scores fell this year by 2.4 points. cmS over-all also outperformed the state in reading, math, science and eocs, and other large state school districts, except wake county.

cmS also boasted 82.3 percent of students meeting or exceeding growth this year, 0.3 per-cent less than last year, which beat the state by 7.4 percent. cmS also reduced the number of schools with “F” performance grades and in-creased schools with “a” and “B” grades.

the next stepcmS chief academic officer Brian

Schultz said a proponent to help close the gap between students is to keep employing teacher assistants and place greater focus on professional development and balanced lit-eracy instruction.

more teachers will take on leadership roles and operate with data that is ongoing, he added.

“i think our state has provided us with the high level content. we now have to meet the high level teaching of that high level con-tent,” Barnes said. “So, being able to invest in that teacher capacity, invest in effective planning, focusing on the instructional steps our kids need – all things that can help build (growth). i think we’re still in the process with our 9,000 teachers of getting to that level of teaching and being able to prepare even our newest teachers and our most sea-soned teachers to teach at that level.

“when we look at our levels of proficiency, we looked at our highest performing school, (which) was Providence Spring elementary, 92 percent. although they have a specific demographic of their students, the level of teaching at an exemplary level, we need to bring our teaching up to that level in every classroom at every school in our district, re-gardless of their demographics, backgrounds or zip codes our kids come from.”

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when my kids turned 16 years old, i took them to the Golden corral for a special conversation. i knew the “Gc” would not throw me out if i occupied a table for three hours. in fact, i think i ate breakfast and lunch on the same tab.

it wasn’t a conver-sation about the birds and the bees (i know that is what you were thinking). it was more important.

it was a conversation about breaking fam-ily secrets. There were decisions i made when my children were younger that they wouldn’t have understood when they were 7 years old. why didn’t i visit family in california? why was i on hyper-alert mode when a certain family member came to visit? what was the 800-pound gorilla in our family?

i took my oldest daughter first. we cov-ered everything. i explained why we never went to california. i gave the rationale for my reaction when a certain family mem-ber visited. Then, i looked at her and said,

“let me tell you what really happened.” we discussed our family secret. i did not hold back. when i got home, my sister called to ask how it went. i replied, “Fine.” Then she asked if i told my daughter the “big family secret.”

when i said, “yes,” she gasped. a few years later, i was taking my son to

Golden corral for his talk. Just before we left the house, my mother stopped me. She offered me cash if i wouldn’t do it. i replied, “i’m tired of worrying about what other people think.” off we went to the Gc. a year later, i took my youngest son for his chat. my middle child enjoyed his conversa-tion so much the year before that he joined his younger brother.

Family secrets are powerful. They hold us hostage. we don’t break them because we want the approval of our family. we would rather keep family secrets and have the ap-proval of our family rather than break those secrets and have the approval of God.

There’s a Bible story where Jesus says to a woman, “Go call your husband and come back.” She comes to a fork in the road and has two choices. She can lie and “look good” in front of Jesus by saying, ‘hold on Jesus, let me go get the guy.’ instead, she takes the difficult road and tells the truth. She looks at him and says, “i have no husband,” to which Jesus answers, “you are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have

had five husbands and the man you now have is not your husband. what you have just said is quite true.”

i believe her honesty impacted the rest of the story. She and her village all found God.

on another occasion, Jesus also said, “you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free.” it’s easy to be afraid of the truth. we don’t want to face the ugliness of it. De-nial becomes a safe place to hide. we prefer it, rather than looking at a difficult situation and facing it head on.

Several years later, i called a “meeting of the family” and confronted my family mem-ber for what happened. i’d like to tell you it went well but it didn’t. i found myself being asked to go to egypt to visit the Nile River (or was that place really called “denial”?)

let me challenge you, when you come to that fork in the road, take the high road and embrace the truth. in the process, you can break a family secret and find yourself “free.”

i’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well my friend.

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Sardis Presbyterian announces new interim pastor McKechnie

CHARLOTTE – Sardis Presbyterian Church announced Rev. Dr. David McKechnie will serve as its interim pastor. His first service will be at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13.

McKechnie served for 25 years as the pas-tor of Grace Presbyterian Church in Houston, which grew to a membership of 4,500 mem-bers under his leadership. Following his re-tirement, he served as interim senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Houston and Eastminster Presbyterian Church in Wichita, Kansas. Most recently he served at Bel Air Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles.

Cornerstone Baptist to hold Night of Worship Sept. 27

CHARLOTTE – Cornerstone Baptist Church will hold a Night of Worship on Sept. 27, a Sunday, at 7 p.m. The service will fea-ture recording artist Charles Billingsley and include congregational singing, choir cho-ruses and solos from Billingsley’s latest al-bum, “Only Jesus.”

The concert is free but donations will be taken at the door. No child care will be avail-able. Billingsley will meet with concert at-tendees after the service concludes.

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10 Third annual Mint Hill Chamber Golf Classic

The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce will host its third annual Golf Classic. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m., and the driving range will open at noon. A shotgun start is scheduled for 1 p.m., and the event will conclude with post-tournament awards and Business After Hours. Chick-fil-A will provide a boxed lunch. Individ-ual player fees are $100. The player package includes green and cart fees, two mulligans (one per nine holes), lunch, snacks, bever-ages, a special tee gift, one qualifying putt for the putting contest, hole-in-one contest entry and one mulligan prize ticket entry. Sponsor-ship opportunities also are available.

Proceeds from this year’s tournament will support chamber programs and community outreach, including the Senior Citizens’ Christ-mas Party, bi-annual shred events, a veterans’ breakfast and the Mint Hill Chamber College Scholarship program.

Find more information and register online at www.minthillchamberofcommerce.com.

Olde Sycamore Golf Plantation, 7500 Olde Sycamore Drive, Mint Hill

11 Food Truck Friday & Artist Showcase

Local food and dessert trucks will offer various menus, including seafood, Tex-Mex, burgers, sandwiches, specialty dishes and more. This weekly event also highlights local artistry. Event attendees wishing to dine are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blan-kets.

5 to 9 p.m.; Stumptown Park, 120 S. Trade St., Matthews

12 Matthews Farmers Market

The market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, and features a variety of local produce, arts and crafts, baked goods, plants and live music. Find more information at www.matt hewsfarmersmarket.com

8 a.m. to noon; Matthews Farmers Market, 188 N. Trade St., Matthews

12 Mint Hill Farmers Market

In addition to selling local produce, baked goods, meat, flowers and crafts, the market offers a chance for area residents to learn about Mint Hill history, pan for gold and listen to live music.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Mint Hill Farmers Market, 7601 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill

12 Backyard Birds Fundraiser

Backyard Birds will host a “Marvelous Mus-covys” fundraiser in support of local nonprofit Carolina Waterfowl Rescue.

The business will donate 10 percent of each sale completed during that time to Car-olina Waterfowl. Backyard Birds also is offer-

ing customers a free caricature picture drawn on site by a local artist, to customers making a $25 or more purchase or a $25 minimum donation to Carolina Waterfowl. Find more information at www.thebirdfoodstore.com or www.cwrescue.org.

9 a.m. to noon; Backyard Birds, 1819 Mat-thews Township Pkwy., Matthews

12 Paws to ReadThe Mint Hill Library will host Paws

to Read, an event in which children of all ages can boost reading skills by reading to a volun-teer, licensed therapy dog. Call 704-416-5200 for more information.

10:30 a.m.; Mint Hill Branch Library, 6840 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, Mint Hill

12 Fourth and Fifth Grade Fun Night

Kids in fourth and fifth grades are invited to join the Siskey YMCA for a night of danc-ing, games, prizes and hanging out with other kids their own age. The event will include a DJ, sporting tournaments, a moonbounce and karaoke. Admission costs $8, and con-cessions will be available for purchase at an additional cost. Contact Andrew Reinken at 704-716-4222 or [email protected] for more information.

7 to 10:30 p.m.; Siskey YMCA, 3127 Wedding-ton Road, Matthews

13 African Children’s Choir Performance

The African Children’s Choir will perform traditional African songs and dances, spiritu-als, Gospel favorites and more. The concert is free and open to the public. The choir has performed for Queen Elizabeth II of England, and alongside artists such as Paul McCart-ney, Keith Urban, Mariah Carey and others. The group also will have a small role in the upcoming movie, “Pan” starring Hugh Jack-man. Donations are welcome. No tickets are required.

4 p.m.; Myers Park United Methodist Church, 1501 Queens Road, Charlotte

14 Mint Hill Women’s Club Kick-off Meeting

The Mint Hill Women’s Club will kick off its 2015-16 club year with a meeting, featuring a fashion show that will highlight the latest fall clothing and accessories. Five club members will model two outfits each. Light refreshments will follow. Raffle prizes will be available, and proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Mint Hill Women’s Club Scholarship fund at Central Piedmont Community College. Women in Mint Hill and the surrounding areas are welcome to attend. Email Mint Hill Women’s Club presi-dent Carol Hull at [email protected] or vice president Debbie DiCicco at [email protected] for more information.

7 p.m.; Mint Hill town hall, 4430 Mint Hill Vil-lage Lane, Mint Hill

15 Breastfeeding BasicsThis one-session class will teach

mothers how to start breastfeeding success-fully. A board-certified lactation consultant will teach the class. Expectant mothers are encouraged to bring their partner, support person or a family member. The class costs $30, with no additional cost for a support per-

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son Call 704-384-4949 for more information. 6:30 p.m.; Matthews Medical Center Confer-

ence Rooms A and B, 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy., Matthews

16 Ribbon Cutting at 9Round of Mint Hill

9Round of Mint Hill will celebrate its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. 9Round is a “specialized fitness center dedi-cated to serving clients who want a unique, fun and proven workout that guarantees re-sults,” according to an event announcement.The center offers a 30-minute kickboxing fit-ness program, personal training, nine workout stations and a different workout every day. Find more information at www.9round.com/fitness/mint-hill-nc-x4569, or call 980-498-2203.

10 a.m.; 9Round of Mint Hill 6816 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, suite 103, Mint Hill

19 Ronald McDonald House’s Storybook Ball

The Ronald McDonald House of Charlotte’s Storybook Ball will feature the Cat in the Hat and include a cocktail hour, seated dinner, entertainment, dancing, a silent and live auc-tion and the opportunity to learn more about the Ronald McDonald House, according to a news release.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Ronald McDonald House, which provides lodging and other support for families of chil-dren facing extended stays in Charlotte-area hospitals.

Find more information about the Storybook Ball including sponsorship and ticket details at www.rmhofcharlotte.org.

6 p.m.; The Hilton Center, 222 E. Third St., Charlotte

22 Annual Golf Tourney for Matthews HELP Center

The Matthews HELP Center will host its fifth annual golf tournament at Raintree Country Club. Lunch and registration start at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Cost to participate is $125 per person, and sponsor-ship and volunteer opportunities are avail-able. Entry and payment deadline is Sept. 18. Proceeds from the event will benefit the HELP Center, which provides short-term assistance in a variety of ways to area families in need. Call 704-847-8383 or visit www.matthews-helpcenter.org for more information.

Raintree Country Club, 8600 Raintree Lane, Charlotte

24 Monthly Mint Hill Chamber Luncheon

The Mint Hill Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly Member Luncheon. Mint Hill Mayor Ted Biggers will be the event guest speaker, presenting an update on the town. Biggers and selected members of the Mint Hill Board of Commissioners will be available to answer questions during the presentation.

The luncheon will include an abbreviated menu, with meals costing approximately $10 to $13. The event is open to Mint Hill Chamber members and nonmembers, and all attend-ees must RSVP. Find more information at sign up online at www.minthillchamberofcom-merce.com.

11:30 a.m.; Jimmie’s Restaurant, 7024 Brigh-ton Park Drive, Mint Hill

26 Operation Medicine DropThe Mint Hill Police Department is

inviting community members to bring old, expired or unwanted over-the-counter or prescription drugs to be safely disposed. Sy-ringes will not be collected at the drop site. Call 704-545-1085 for more information.

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Harris Teeter, 7036 Brighton Park Drive, Mint Hill

26 30th annual ArtFestThe Matthews Chamber of Com-

merce will host its 30th annual ArtFest, a fine arts and master craft juried art show featuring more than 50 artists from across the South-east. Festival hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday. The event will feature life entertainment through-out the duration of the festival, children’s ac-tivities and more.

Sept. 26-27; Matthews town green, on Mat-thews Township Pkwy. in downtown Matthews

October

8 Infant CPRThis one-time class will teach par-

ents and caregivers about infant safety and CPR techniques, and will provide hands-on practice with a model. The class does not provide American Red Cross certification in infant CPR. Cost is $15 for an individual or first registrant and $10 or a second registrant, if registering as a couple. Call 704-384-4949 for more information.

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Novant Health will address high school sports injuries after hours at its Black and Blue Clinics. Clinics will take place at the No-vant Health Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine in Matthews on Fridays from 10 to 11 p.m. and the Novant Health Orthopedics & Sports Medicine in Cornelius on Saturdays from 9 to 10 a.m.

The clinics provide after-hours care for unexpected high school sports injuries, ac-cording to a news release. Walk-in patients are welcome, and most insurance plans are accepted, according to the release.

“Novant Health’s Black and Blue Clinic is a cost-efficient, time-saving alternative to the emergency room. It will be staffed by board-certified primary care sports medicine physi-cians and clinical staff. If necessary, X-ray ser-vices will also be available on site,” read the release.

Call 704-384-8441 to learn more about the Friday clinic in Matthews, or 704-316-1830 for more information about the Saturday clinic in Corneluis.

Fridays, 10 to 11 p.m.; Novant Health Urgent Care and Occupational Medicine, 9600 E. Inde-pendence Blvd., Matthews

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• CVS Pharmacy, 3610 Matthews-Mint Hill Road:

$9.88 pack of T-shirts stolen from business. Sept. 3

• Wilco Hess, 13354 Albemarle Road: $0.50 gra-

nola bar stolen from business. Sept. 4

drugs/Alcohol

• 5500 block of Whitehawk Lane: Drug violations

– equipment/paraphernalia. Aug. 25

• Shell, 10308 Albemarle Road: Intoxicated and

disruptive; resist, delay or obstruct a public officer.

Aug. 25

• 4400 block of Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road: Simple

possession of marijuana; drug violations – equip-

ment/paraphernalia. Aug. 26

• 4100 block of Rivendell Lane: Possession of

drug paraphernalia. Aug. 29

• 7100 block of Alamance Drive: Driving while im-

paired; driving the wrong way. Aug. 30

• 8000 block of Blair Road: Possession of a

schedule IV controlled substance (clonazepam);

possession of a schedule I controlled substance

(amphetamines/methamphetamines). Sept. 1

• 8300 block of Fairview Road: Simple posses-

sion of marijuana. Sept. 1

• 4700 block of Stoney Trace Drive: Possession of

marijuana with intent to sell or distribute; posses-

sion of drug paraphernalia. Sept. 2

• 5500 block of Lebanon Road: Simple assault;

drug violations – equipment/paraphernalia; simple

possession of a schedule IV controlled substance

(Ambien). Sept. 6

Fraud

• 16200 block of Thompson Road: Victim’s iden-

tity used to open a cellphone account. Sept. 2

• 5900 block of Phyliss Lane: Identity theft.

Sept. 4

vandalism

• 11000 block of Williams Road: $300 in damage

to front windshield of vehicle when suspect threw a

soccer ball and broke the windshield. Aug. 27

• 5100 block of Margaret Wallace Road: $300 in

damage to storm door in vandalism incident. Aug.

29

• Earp’s Gas Station, 7930 Fairview Road: $400

in damage to front passenger’s side window when

suspect threw tools through victim’s car window

while victim was inside the vehicle; aggravated as-

sault. Sept. 1

Miscellaneous

• 9500 block of Stoney Glen Drive: Assault on a

female. Aug. 26

• 9500 block of Stoney Glen Drive: Communicat-

ing threats. Aug. 27

• 7100 block of Clear Crossing Lane: Felony con-

version. Aug. 27

• 9800 block of Logging Place: Simple physical

assault. Aug. 29

• Shell, 10308 Albemarle Road: $300 in cash sto-

len during armed robbery. Aug. 29

• 6100 block of Matthews-Mint Hill Road: Assault

on a female. Sept. 3

• 6100 block of Wilgrove Mint Hill Road: Assault

on a female. Sept. 4

• 9700 block of Candlehill Drive: Arson investiga-

tion after outdoor grill intentionally started and fire

became out of control, causing $1,000 in damage

to outdoor deck. Sept. 4

• 7700 block of Davis Road: Simple physical as-

sault; communicating threats. Sept. 5

• 11900 block of Stoney Meadow Drive: Simple

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e’re three weeks in to the season, storylines are de-veloping and the high school football landscape of the greater charlotte area is taking shape.

myers Park had its statement game with a 38-8 win over Providence on Sept. 4, put the rest of the city on notice after its 3-1 start to the season, and has entered the discussion as a legitimate contender for the Southwestern 4a title.

The mustangs aerial attack, engineered by junior quarter-back Jack Davidson completed 18-24 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns and wide receiver Brandon adams, who caught five passes for 148 yards, decimated Providence’s stingy defense.

myers Park faces a stiffer challenge in a solid South meck team, which is beginning to realize its potential. The Sabres did exactly what they were supposed to do on Sept. 4 – blow out an inferior Porter Ridge team, beating the Pirates 34-0.

South meck recorded five sacks, and forced five turn-overs. Nigel Brown recovered a fumbled snap in the end zone, while Deangelo Blair-young returned a fumble for a touchdown.

everyone likes to talk about defensive ends Zack Gilbert and Jake lawler, and rightfully so, however, the Sabres are getting significant production from the likes of Blair-young, outside linebacker holden Parker and others, adding to their depth.

South meck will finally get challenged when it locks horns with myers Park, but if the Sabres play to the level their ca-pable of, it might be a rough ride for the mustangs.

catholic proved its wing-T offense is alive and well after scoring only five points against charlotte christian in the season opener, while its defense pitched its second shutout in two games.

Senior running back Jaret anderson rushed 18 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns, and made a 42-yard touchdown reception. he’s averaging 162 rushing yards per game, and will be a load for a young and undisciplined Rocky River team, and opponents down the road.

catholic appears to again have what it takes to make an-other run at a state championship, or a So. meck 8 con-ference championship at the very least, which isn’t a small task.

But, if the Ravens can play their defensive assignments and get another strong performance from dual-threat quar-

terback Tyshawn carter, who amassed 357 yards of offense and scored four touchdowns in a 46-39 win over Sun Valley on Sept. 4, Rocky River might cause some problems for the cougars. They’ve got a ways to go, though, before they’re in the same category as catholic or even the upper half of its league.

Don’t forget ardrey kell. The knights have reeled off two impressive wins, including a 56-14 dismantling of marvin Ridge, since their fourth-quarter debacle at weddington.

Sometimes it takes a little while for teams to adjust to a new coaching staff and way of doing things. Joe evans’s track record speaks for itself, and with the talent he has, the new ardrey kell coach should have the knights playing at the level he wants in no time.

after another dominating victory, a 45-0 win over west-ern alamance, Butler is beginning to cement itself as one of the top teams in charlotte, and arguably the best team in the Southwestern 4a.

Running back Benny lemay accounted for three of the Bulldogs touchdowns, while the defense recorded its second shutout of the season.

charlotte christian largely held weddington’s offense at bay, but didn’t get enough help from its offensive counter-part in a 16-6 loss to the warriors on Sept. 5.

Greg Simmons, who is charlotte christian’s baseball coach, has guided the knights to 13 state championships in his 23 years at the helm, including four in a row. he will be competing with our managing editor hannah chronis and myself in our weekly Football Pick ‘em. This week promises to be another exciting one. Now, on to the picks.

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myers Park makes big statement, Butler stays strong in week threeby Ben doster

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no. 12 Elijah deveaux wasn’t enough to overcome a stingy Weddington defense on Sept. 5.


Covenant Day soccer off to perfect start

Football is underway in Matthews-Mint Hill, but so is futbol and some of the top teams and programs on the rise in the greater Char-lotte area reside right here.

Covenant Day took its lumps last season in its first year competing in the CISAA, but this team is a year older and stronger. The Lions have jumped out to a 5-0 start to the season, outscoring their opponents 17-5.

Covenant Day has been led by the stel-lar play of junior for-ward Jack Allen and all-conference mid-fielder Julius Klohr.

Allen scored a combined 10 goals in wins over CATA (Aug. 25), SouthLake Christian (Aug. 27) and Gaston Christian (Aug. 28).

“He’s been our of-fense,” Covenant Day coach Jeff Foltz said. “He works very hard. He’s a very good player. He’s

so passionate. He probably loves soccer as much as anybody, loves to compete, and he’s had a very good attitude. He wants to play col-lege soccer, and do what is asked of him.

“He’s done quite well along with everybody else. He doesn’t score by himself, because he’s had a lot of help with the midfielders and his other forward partner. But, from a statisti-cal standpoint you’d have to give him some credit, because he did quite well.”

What makes the Lions undefeated start even more impressive is they’ve done it de-spite facing an early onslaught of injuries. It’s imperative for Covenant Day to get healthy before CISAA play begins with a trip to Can-non on Monday, Sept. 14.

Area soccer teams look to dethrone Garinger

Carmel Christian is as hot as any team with a 4-1-1 record. The Cougars only blemish came at Charlotte Latin, where they fell to the Hawks, 3-2, on Aug. 17.

Senior forward/midfielder Peyton Smith leads Carmel Christian with 11 goals, while freshman Harrison Floyd has superb in goal, allowing only three goals thus far.

Butler sustained its first loss of the Sept. 8, a 4-0 setback at the hands of Providence, but coach Drew Sorensen has guided the Bulldogs to a solid 3-1-2 record. If Butler can keep pace

Myers Park at South MeckFriday at 7:30 p.m.

mustang junior quarterback Jack Davidson is emerging into of the top gun slingers in the Queen city and sur-rounding area. he and stud receiver Brandon adams will enter South meck’s no fly zone, anchored by towering cor-nerbacks Jacobe clement and John Brannon, at their own risk, which is a dangerous one.

if defensive ends Zack Gilbert and Jake lawler can get to Davidson early and often, it might be a rough night for myers Park, but if he can get time to go through his progres-sions and find his open receivers, the mustangs will defi-nitely make things interesting.

Ardrey Kell at HoughFriday at 7 p.m.

The knights face another strong challenge when it makes the crosstown trip to visit the undefeated huskies. hough

is led by junior cornerback/wide receiver marquill osborne, a Tennessee commit. he will be a handful on both sides of the ball.

ardrey kell will need another big game from its ground attack led by running backs merrick haston and Nicco crew and quarterback Bryce maginley. This game should go down to the wire with the winner being one who can minimize mistakes, penalties and turnovers most.

rocky river at charlotte catholicFriday at 7:30 p.m.

The Ravens can’t afford to blow a 17-point lead and have four touchdowns called back against the cougars, like it did in its 46-39 win over Sun Valley Sept. 4. catholic is too disciplined and executes too well for the Ravens to get away with making so many costly mistakes.

if Rocky River struggled to defend Sun Valley’s spread of-fense, then one can only imagine the difficulty it might have containing catholic senior running back Jaret anderson and the cougars confounding wing-T offense.

Sports

by Ben doster

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Friday night football: a preview of week three’s top games

Ardrey Kell at Hough

Butler at Richmond Senior

east Meck at Harding

Myers Park at South Meck

Rocky River at Catholic

West Meck at independence

Providence day at Marvin Ridge

Grace Crossing at Country day

Charlotte Latin at Ravenscroft

Charlotte Christian at Hoggard

Hannah Chronis

Ardrey Kell

Butler

East Meck

South Meck

Catholic

Independence

Marvin Ridge

Country Day

Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Christian

Hough

Butler

East Meck

South Meck

Catholic

Independence

Providence Day

Country Day

Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Christian

Hough

Butler

Harding

Myers Park

Catholic

Independence

Marvin Ridge

Country Day

Charlotte Latin

Charlotte Christian

Ben doster Greg Simmons

Week Two

game Picks

Last week: 8-2

Overall: 25-6

Last week: 8-2

Overall: 24-7

Last week: 9-1

Overall: 26-5

Boys Athlete of the Week: Davis Cheek, Butler

Butler quarterback Davis Cheek was nearly perfect in the Bulldogs 45-0 win over Western

Alamance on Sept. 4, completing 14-15 passes for 172 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.

He also ran for a touchdown.

girls Athlete of the Week: Kiera Massi, Providence

Providence senior Kiera Massi was key in the Panthers match wins over Olympic on Sept. 1

and West Meck on Sept. 3, recording a combined 15 kills, a block and a dig.

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Sport Shorts



Jack Allen

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defense Player team games tackles Austin Anderson Country Day 3 43 Tyler Pistorio Providence 3 36 Ryan Gilmartin Christian 3 33 Solomon Key Providence Day 3 32 Cole Brown Providence Day 3 31 Nicholas Radford Country Day 3 31 Christian Dixon Butler 3 30.5 Jonathan Jones East Meck 3 30 Jordan Fehr Providence 3 28 Davis Waldrop Christian 3 27 Conner Fewin Country Day 3 26 Kyle McCormick Christian 3 24 Noah Smith Myers Park 3 23 Jeremiah White Christian 3 23 Julian Okwara Ardrey Kell 3 21 Quinn Mahaney Providence 3 21 Alex Alvarez Myers Park 3 20 Jamal Watson Myers Park 3 20 Jackson Sinclair Ardrey Kell 3 20 Trey Hodge East Meck 3 20 John Donohue Country Day 3 19 Dru Seabrook Providence 3 19 Joshua White Ardrey Kell 3 18 Holden Parker South Meck 2 18 Christian van Horn Ardrey Kell 3 17

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Player team games tackles Sacks Bryson Adams Rocky River 2 14 5 Jake Lawler South Meck 2 8 4 Arman Azad Providence Day 3 16 3 Ben Norris Myers Park 2 7 3 Jackson Sinclair Ardrey Kell 3 20 3 Julian Okwara Ardrey Kell 3 21 3 Christian van Horn Ardrey Kell 3 17 2 Cameron Bauer Ardrey Kell 3 15 2 Conner Fewin Country Day 3 26 1 Amos Sepkowitz Country Day 3 16 1 Connor Maitland Christian 3 8 1 Tyler Pistorio Providence 3 36 1 Jack King Providence 3 13 1 Dru Seabrook Providence 3 19 1 Christian Dixon Butler 3 30.5 1 Jonathan Jones East Meck 3 30 1 Chris Allen East Meck 3 16 1 Eddie Crutchfield Latin 2 8 1 Hunter Sheridan Latin 2 10 1

Passing Player team games comp Att yards td intAntonio Wallace South Meck 3 21 50 650 9 0Jack Davidson Myers Park 3 51 81 612 5 1Tyshawn Carter Rocky River 3 57 73 453 3 1John Schweitzer Providence Day 3 35 82 446 3 5Davis Cheek Butler 3 31 51 439 2 1Bates Jones Latin 2 20 32 408 5 3Cole Bloomer Country Day 3 23 39 305 2 3Chase Eighmy Providence 3 20 32 155 1 3John Turley Christian 3 33 37 146 1 0John Walton Catholic 2 10 22 134 2 1Khalil Gilliam East Meck 3 13 46 134 1 1Jack King Providence 2 3 7 128 1 1Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell 3 21 50 103 4 2Drake DeIuliis Providence 2 7 14 49 0Jack Cherry Christian 1 3 8 29 0 0

rushing Player team games carries yards tdJuan Powell East Meck 3 54 365 1 Jaret Anderson Catholic 2 45 324 3 Benny LeMay Butler 3 47 302 5 Merrick Haston Ardrey Kell 3 47 285 3 Tyshawn Carter Rocky River 3 52 239 3 Khamal Howard East Meck 3 46 239 1 Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell 3 21 234 4 Warren Holland Country Day 3 33 203 3 Gabe Montgomery Providence Day 3 36 202 4 DeMarkes Stradford Latin 2 24 191 4 Travis Prince South Meck 2 27 185 1 John Schweitzer Providence Day 3 23 181 1 Nicco Crew Ardrey Kell 3 20 166 0 Justus Woods Christian 3 20 147 1 Elijah Deveaux Christian 3 37 140

receiving Player team games rec yards td

Brandon Adams Myers Park 3 12 289 3 Melvin Rouse Latin 2 11 222 3 Cameron Goldean Providence Day 3 13 205 Chance Kennedy South Meck 2 5 166 2 Moryah Johnson South Meck 2 9 154 3 Jaylen Erwin Ardrey Kell 2 8 152 2 Cooper Hearn Myers Park 3 18 150 1 Clifton Duck Butler 3 8 150 Blake Proehl Providence 3 10 116 1 Scott Peterson Providence Day 3 7 115 1 John Donohue Country Day 3 7 113 1 Saiq Patrick Myers Park 3 11 101 Kendall Lewis Rocky River 2 12 94 Jordan Fehr Providence 3 1 80 1 Benny LeMay Butler 3 6 75 1

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week three statsthis team will be in the playoff discussion for a postseason bid, and would be a difficult first round draw if it makes the field.

Independence (4-2-1) has won three in a row since losing 1-0 to Mallard Creek on Aug. 24. Gar-inger, as usual, appears to be the class of the Southwestern 4A, but the Patriots are no slouch.

Coach Tyler Gibson said his Independence team has room for improvement, but has got-ten better each game. He added the Patriots aren’t where they want to be yet.

“I think the confidence is there,” Gibson said. “The boys seem to have bought into the whole team atmosphere. They seem to want it just as much as the coaches and I do. They be-lieve in themselves now, which is huge.

“They know we want to be fighting for the top of the confer-ence at the end of the season. They know every game counts, and they’re really working very hard each match. They’re not taking anything lightly. They’re showing up for training with their head on straight, ready to go. They keep improving and playing for each other, which is fantastic.”

Senior midfielder Matthew Liner has been a stabilizing force for Independence in the middle, while junior midfielder Grant Goodman has given the Patriots a shot in the arm with his return from an injury.

Independence senior de-fender Jorge Martinez has been safety valve with his suffocating defense in the back. He has played an integral in tightening up the shape and discipline of the defense for the Patriots.

Sport Shorts(continued from page 20)

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67 “Remember the ___!”

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69 Pepé ___, amorous cartoon skunk

70 Fortuneteller’s deck

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3 Hoodwink

4 Payment to an ex

5 Jean-Luc of the U.S.S. Enterprise

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7 Insurance or ticket counter employee

8 Michael Jackson’s “Don’t Stop ___ You Get Enough”

9 Nevertheless

10 Arnaz of “I Love Lucy”

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12 Flynn who played Robin Hood

13 Behind schedule

18 Big name in skin care

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23 Doughnut shop lure

24 *“Splash” star

26 Situation after a leadoff single

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30 Vietnamese neighbor

33 Ohio home of the Soap Box Derby

34 Slapping Stooge

36 Best-effort performance

37 Memorization

39 Talk incessantly

40 Elbowed

43 Serenade

45 Crunchy breakfast bowlful

47 Jolly Roger flier

49 Mount where Noah disembarked

50 Lead-in to care since 2009

51 Craze

53 Backbone

56 October birthstone

58 From scratch

61 Cut (off)

62 Scratch

63 Punk music offshoot

64 Habitual drunk

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9 Eye of the tigre?

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14 “Dido and ___” (Purcell opera)

15 ___ Paulo, Brazil

16 *“Hawaii Five-O” catchphrase

18 Popular gossip website

19 Kind of inspection

20 Rush experienced during a movie?

22 *Sarah Palin or Glenn Beck, e.g.

24 Fleur-de-___

25 Title for Winston Churchill

26 Shaving mishaps

28 Cheryl of “Charlie’s Angels”

32 Rom-___

34 Classic comics character since 1941

35 *History channel show frequently set in Canada or Alaska

38 Wrinkle-resistant fabric

39 “Tosh.0” segment, briefly

40 Inquires

41 Little Bighorn victors

42 Apt rhyme of “grab”

44 “… ’twas ___ a dream of thee”: Donne

45 *Structure built from the ground up?

52 Put another way

54 Like cooties vis-à-vis almost anything else

55 Italian time unit

56 “We have this won” … or what could be said about each of the first words of the answers to the starred clues

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59 Albert with four Best Actor nominations

60 New wave band with the hit “Whip It”

61 Toast choice

62 Nickname for Theresa

63 Part of AARP: Abbr.

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3 Bride, in Bologna

4 Sleep on it

5 Eel at a sushi bar

6 Forename meaning “born again”

7 Wayne ___ (abode above the Batcave)

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9 Big egg producers

10 TV/movie lead character whose middle name is Tiberius

11 Like tar pits

13 Bypass

14 Swiss sub?

17 Calculations made while high, for short?

21 Horse that’s “My Friend” in literature and 1950s TV

23 Took steps

26 Reactor-overseeing org.

27 Cong. meeting

28 Tops

29 Brazilian fruit export

30 Paper cutouts as a decorative art

31 Sexologist with a hit 1980s radio show

33 Network that aired “Jersey Shore”

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46 Grps.

47 Opposing votes in the Bundestag

48 TV listings, informally

49 Rome’s river

50 Get out of Dodge

51 Crop hazard

52 Surf sound

53 Schism

57 Org. that opposes school vouchers

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