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September 18, 2015

Providence athletics director Charles Lansing

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Honoring hometown heroes

Covenant Day School honored first re-sponders, military personnel and veter-ans during its annual Honor Our Commu-nity Heroes event.Page 13

Get to know the town’s incumbent candidates who are vying to keep their spot on the board of commis-sioners.Page 3

Upsets, surprises in week four

Another Friday, anoth-er round of wins and losses for area teams. Butler and Indepen-dence still have work to do to maintain high expectations.Page 16

2015 Matthews election

The tipping point

The much-anticipated Bridges at mint hill mall has been stalled for more than a decade. Town leaders hope that when,

or if, the project starts, it will spur more development along the lawyers Road and i-485 corridor.

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maTThewS – Residents of matthews will see at least two new faces on the town Board of commissioners come December, but four of the six incumbents hope to re-tain their seat on the board.

commissioners John higdon, chris melton, Jeff miller and John Ross all hope to gain the public’s support in the 2015 mu-nicipal election.

kress Query, a long-time commissioner who was voted mayor Pro Tem after former mayor Pro Tem Joe Pata resigned in august, and commissioner George Fossett, who was brought in to fill Pata’s vacant seat, will not seek re-election.

in addition to the four incumbents seek-ing re-election, challengers Gina hoover, Nobie Thrasher, John Urban and larry whitley are vying for a seat.

matthews-mint hill weekly recently reached out to the four incumbent candi-dates regarding why they’re seeking re-elec-tion and what issues concerning matthews are most important to them.

check back in an upcoming issue for a profile on the four challengers.

John [email protected]

704-661-0146www.electjohnfhigdon.com

higdon holds a degree in aerospace en-gineering from North carolina State Uni-versity (NcSU) and currently serves on the NcSU caldwell Fellows leadership Devel-opment alumni Society. he and his wife, Penny, have two children (Summer and Jed) and have lived in matthews since 2001.

What made you choose to seek re-election in the 2015 race?

i have found my time on the board to be very rewarding. i enjoy working with people to find common ground and to arrive at mutually beneficial solutions to the chal-lenges we face. matthews is a great place to live, and i want to continue to play a small part in making it even better.

How many years/terms have you

served on the board? i am currently serving my first two-year term.

What are the three most important issues Matthews is currently fac-ing? How, if re-elected, will you work to address these issues?

Traffic is the No. 1 issue facing our town. we must make sure our infrastructure keeps pace with growth in surrounding areas, as well as with the development of the last remaining parcels in matthews. we must look outside of the box, and get creative with public transportation options, biking and walking lanes, road improvements and

funding for the same. This is no easy task, and we will never make our traffic woes dis-appear completely. however we can make traffic at least tolerable.

our Police Department has done an ex-cellent job of keeping crime rates, with very few exceptions, on a downward trend. one area where this is not the case is the recent dramatic increase in drug arrests, and in particular those involving heroin. i will encourage a continued targeted focus on this problem with vigorous police enforce-ment and, perhaps, as importantly a strong commitment to education programs for our youth. Programs like DaRe (Drug abuse Resistance education) alert our children to the dangers of drug use at a young age.

Development in matthews has surged of late, and with this development has come the unfor-tunate and sometimes indiscriminate removal of trees. as a long-time tree advocate, i will con-tinue to push for the enforcement of our tree ordinance, holding developers to required tree save and tree re-planting requirements, working for the preservation of open and undisturbed areas in our parks and along greenways, and the establishment of community gardens. i re-ally believe we can have the best of both worlds – a flourishing economic engine coupled with plenty of healthy, green space to unwind.

Chris [email protected]

704-641-2320www.meltonformatthews.com

melton is an electronic systems sales repre-sentative with SimplexGrinnell, and is presi-dent of the Brightmoor homeowners associ-ation in matthews. he and his wife, heather, have two children (hunter and Sarah).


Quiet honestly, because i love what i do. There hasn’t been a day during my first term that i didn’t absolutely love serving the town of matthews. The past two years have been such an adventure of listening, learning, de-ciding, participating and getting to know an incredible group of people, all who have an overwhelming passion for our town. i hope it’s been abundantly clear that i share this passion and want to continue to serve the citizens of our town of matthews.

How many years/terms have you served on the Board?

i’m completing my first two-year term.


according to the 2015 matthews citizens Satisfaction Survey, 73.9 percent of the re-spondents feel that traffic is the biggest issue facing our town of matthews, and i agree. it shouldn’t take 20 minutes to drive through or to downtown matthews. Secondly, a sus-

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tainable economic environment is critical to the continued success of matthews. it’s our job as town leaders to develop and nurture the appropriate climate for businesses to gen-erate commerce and succeed. lastly, smart development has to take place. it must be the absolute right time and place for appro-priate development. we have to continue to work towards achieving balance, owing it to both the citizens who call our town home and developers who invest their money in matthews. i want a safe community to live in, a great community for my family to call home and be proud of.

Jeff [email protected]

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miller is a former executive chef, and also was in management for 15 years at the Fam-ily Dollar Distribution center. he now owns miller Time Property management llc and has been active in the community serving on various boards and committees.


consistency on the Board. There is still much work to be done with the widening of Trade Street, getting the State to replace the culvert and then extending the Four mile creek Greenway underneath and over to maRa and beyond. we are now in the sec-ond phase of the Sportsplex with a Stadium and entertainment District to follow.

How many years/terms have you

served on the board? Four two-year terms.


Traffic – The mayor and i pushed hard for the widening of Trade Street now underway. we’ve added connectivity between the com-munity center and Sadie Drive; we’re build-ing a connector street called Buckley way between John and charles streets to assist in connecting downtown; Phillips Road re-paving was completed in June; the widening of N.c. 51 up to Phillips Road… eventual beautification and widening of John Street to 485, and beyond.

controlling Growth – approve only smart development on the little land that we have left; work with infill type projects. we cannot tell landowners what to do with their land. most developable property in town can be built out "by right" with little to no involvement from the town. Though some would prefer to see the last few open spaces in the town undevel-oped or turned into parks, that isn't financially possible for the town or fair to the landowners. eventually, the land will be developed, and it is the responsibility of the town council to try to steer these projects in a direction that will have the best outcome for our citizens. acTS and ericson Retirement communities have rela-tively little impact on traffic or schools com-pared to a subdivision. we are moving forward

with infrastructure improvements as quickly and as aggressively as funding allows.

economy – continue to do more with what we have available. The flawed county revaluation resulted in matthews setting the rate too low a few years ago. we should continue to invite tourism through the mat-thews Sportsplex tournaments, concert and movie series, BeachFest, matthews alive, Food Truck Fridays, Pawsitively matthews, artFest and auto Reunion.

John [email protected]

704-315-9980www.votejohnross.com

Ross is the former vice president for the east learning community, mecklenburg county PTa council executive Board. he and his wife, Teri, have six children (aaron, Riley, kate, andrew, Sydney and ian).


i think there is a considerable amount of work to do, and i have the right background and experience to help. There are a number of projects i want to see completed, but i want to make sure we make the right deci-sions so we maintain our small-town iden-tity and don't become another charlotte.

How many years/terms have you served on the board?

i am wrapping up my first term.


No. 1 – transportation and infrastructure. The traffic congestion in matthews is, in my mind, clearly top of the list. we have multiple projects in various states of development that will both compound and ease it in the long term. These projects have to be addressed and we need to take a holistic approach to how we move around town. we need to be explor-ing more road projects, multi-use paths, mass transit, and bicycle lanes. The challenges we face are twofold – funding and working with Raleigh, NcDoT and other regional partners to get some of these projects off the ground. it takes an extreme amount of time to get the projects done, we have to address this now or we will be looking back in 20 years and the matthews we want to preserve will be lost.

No. 2 – Responsible development. De-velopment is not only inevitable, but it is here. we have to make the hard decisions on how we move forward with development not compounding our existing transporta-tion issues or degrading our quality of life for residents and at the same time remaining open and business friendly. it is a hard bal-ance to have the vision of the end state 20 or 30 years from now to ensure matthews remains the town we all love.

No. 3 – conservative fiscal policy. we need to continue to exercise fiscal restraint and keep our tax rate as low as possible so fami-lies can continue enjoy the things that makes matthews great while maintaining our high levels of services that citizens expect.


miNT hill – There’s a dead horse rot-ting at lawyers Road and interstate 485.

The Bridges at mint hill was conceived to be a thoroughbred, capable of bringing riches to the town.

The open-air mall is supposed to attract people throughout the charlotte region to mint hill with 1.3 million square feet of re-tail and commercial space, including a mov-ie theater, five-story hotel and department store anchors, such as Belk. There’s also the potential for even more development to open around the mall.

But the project has been slow out of the gate. Twelve years have passed, and no build-ings have gone up on the 210-acre site due to an economic slump and lack of infrastructure.

People continue to ask the same ques-tions: when will construction start? when will the mall open?

Town leaders don’t know how to answer those questions. Developers simply ignore them.

Project faces many hurdlesSite grading began in 2008, but a slumping

economy prevented construction from mov-ing forward.

General Growth Properties, the chicago developer that heralded the project, filed for bankruptcy and transferred ownership of the Bridges at mint hill to Dallas-based The howard hughes corporation in 2010.

The howard hughes corporation an-nounced in September 2011 it was going to follow through on developing the mall with charlotte-based childress klein Properties.

"we remain focused on realizing the full potential of our development pipeline,” how-ard hughes ceo David weinreb said at the time. “Partnering with childress klein on The Bridges at mint hill enables us to build from their knowledge in the local market and add value to the opportunity.”

Third quarter financial results released in November 2011 mention the Bridges at mint hill among three joint ventures pursued by the company in the second half of the year.

however, weinreb believed market condi-tions would allow for each joint venture to begin construction by 2013. The mint hill project hasn’t had any notable mentions in fi-nancial reports since.

Further complicating development was the project’s location in the Goose creek wa-tershed, which has restrictions protecting the endangered carolina heelsplitter mussel. This is a problem because the area lacked public wa-ter and sewer connections needed for develop-ment opportunities like the mall.

Developers would have to chip in upfront costs to build a lift station to pump sewage into a higher elevation.

Mall could spur developmentas the project was believed to be idle un-

til 2013-14, the town took advantage of the

downtime by seeking community input about what type of development residents would like to encourage around the mall.

From that input, town leaders drafted the lawyers Road and interstate 485 Small area Plan in 2011.

The plan looked at 1,992 acres surrounding the mall, half of which was zoned for rural-residential uses. agricultural and open space uses could also be found in the area.

Ultimately, the plan sought to establish an employment center to complement the mall, with about 1,500 residential units, 200,000 square feet of retail and 1.25 million square feet of office space.

The mall also caused the town to think about widening Bain School and lawyers roads, add-ing pedestrian and bike-friendly paths, as well as better connecting to bus routes managed by the charlotte area Transit System.

John hoard, planning director for mint hill, said there hasn’t been much develop-ment in the southeastern area of town since the adoption of the small area plan.

But the prevailing thought at the time was that once the mall project commenced and the area had utilities, the town would see more de-velopment pressures.

hoard describes the small area plan as a guide. as some of that rural property becomes available for sale, those interested in buying and developing it can have an idea of what the community prefers.

he suspects the plan will hold up for a while, though leaders might want to tweak it in the short-term or pursue an overhaul after some years pass.

“let’s say the mall happens in 2020, who knows what kind of development is going to come forward?” hoard said. “you got to deal with it when the time comes.”

Leaders points to progress one of the biggest breakthroughs in the proj-

ect occurred when the charlotte city council voted in may 2014 to reimburse developers $3.3 million to build 12,000 feet of sewer pipe to serve the Goose creek basin, which would include the Bridges at mint hill.

Under the agreement, charlotte water would reimburse subsidiary Bridges at mint hill llc in five annual payments once the utility accepts the sewer infrastructure for ownership and maintenance, according to charlotte city council minutes.

Town manager Brian welch told matthews-mint hill weekly in June that the developer intended to begin on the sewer lift station this year.

like its namesake, The howard hughes corporation has been reclusive, not return-ing phone messages seeking an update on the project.

with developers remaining mum, town leaders are the ones getting asked questions by the public. mint hill commissioners have “ex-pressed irritation and frustration at the delays” but understand the “town had no real alterna-tives,” according to minutes from the march 6 and 7 retreat at The hut in Pineville.

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Matthews Heritage Museum announces new exhibit

MATTHEWS – The Matthews Heritage Museum’s latest exhibit, “Girl Scouts through the Years,” will be on display through Jan. 30, 2016.

Juliette Gordon Low founded Girl Scouts in 1912 at a time when women were not allowed to vote; the formation helped lead to women’s suffrage.

The Hornets’ Nest Council Girl Scout chapter celebrated its 80th birthday this year and is the largest and oldest organiza-tion in the Carolinas. The Girl Scouts Coun-cil serves 22,000 girls and adults in eight counties in North and South Carolina.

The museum’s exhibit will feature a va-riety of Girl Scout memorabilia, including publications, jewelry, uniforms, photos and more. Current and former Girl Scouts will be able to add their thumb print to a “thumb print tree.”

Call 704-708-4996 to schedule a tour during regular working hours, Thursday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Group tours cost $15. Girl Scouts can get in for free if they wear their uniform.

The Matthews Heritage Museum is lo-cated at 232 N. Trade St.

Championship weekend concludes at Pine Lake

MINT HILL – The Men’s and Women’s Club Championships at Pine Lake Country Club concluded on Sept. 6.

Sandy Habinck won the women’s title and Jonathan Brightwell won the men’s title.

Brightwell is cur-rently a senior at In-dependence High School. He shot 70, 73, 72 to win the championship.

Charlie Wolff was the Net Club Cham-pionship overall winner. Wolff also fired a hole in one at hole No. 6 in the final round.

Operation Medicine Drop slated for Saturday, Sept. 26

MINT HILL – Mint Hill will hold “Opera-tion Medicine Drop Rx” on Sept. 26, a Sat-urday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Operation Medicine Drop is aimed at stopping prescription drug abuse, and preventing prescription drugs from falling into the wrong hands.

“Safely disposing of old medications through Operation Medicine Drop events, instead of flushing them down the drain, prevents chemicals from ending up in the water supply,” read a news release.

North Carolinians have safely disposed of approximately 52.8 million total doses at Operation Medicine Drop events since 2009. The event will be overseen by law enforcement officials.

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Dear editor,kudos on your editorial ref. "Sam," the belliger-

ent local politician.were it not for “tabloids” (which, by format, too

is mmhw), america might well have been seduced by former presidential disasters Gary hart (monkey Business to be sure) and local politician John ed-wards, both of whom i had a hand in taking down.

as for politicians, while driving in mint hill last week, a septic tank trunk boasted a thoughtfully worded sign, “STay Back! This truck is full of politicians broken promises!”

of major and timely importance is your page 4 “Distracted Driving awareness” during matthews alive is both timely and commendable.

in my native Scotland – as in england, wales, ireland, australia – using a cellphone, or worse, texting while driving is, and should be in North carolina, a prosecutable offense. Points on convic-tion results in loss of driver license and sky-high insurance hikes. high time matthews-mint hill weekly pushed for similar laws.

keep up the good work,Jim LeggettFormer Senior Editor, National EnquirerMatthews

Dear editor,in response to kim oliver's comments regarding

more growth in mint hill.if a mall and olive Garden are the center of your

universe, please move to Pineville, where there is also a Red lobster. There might be a waffle house close by too.

mint hill has been a refuge for many who have moved from the Northeast – tired of the traffic, crime and pollution all this "growth" brings. and yes, i have had an error in judgment and been to Sycamore commons on a weekend. Ugh!

why would you want lawyers and 51 to become independence and 51?

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s many of you know (and some may not), my job has changed tremendously over the past few

months. our small media company now owns newspapers in charlotte and hous-ton, and that means my time is now evenly divided in four distinct places: home, airports, North carolina and Texas.

For almost 12 years, i have written a weekly column to very select groups of read-ers, and for the past three years, those readers have been located in houston. Now, with the addition of a new group of newspapers, we have more than 150,000 readers each week.

Readers in charlotte likely don’t know what to make of me yet; those in houston have got me pegged quite well. i believe newspapers that don’t publish opinions are like cars that don’t have windows. columns like this are designed to give you a view into the people who run your community newspaper, and so long as our company has stewardship over your newspaper, we plan on publishing the opinions of our editors, readers and even me. columns are designed to drive discussion, and newspapers that don’t spur conversation miss their greatest responsibility.

at The weekly, our editor hannah chronis will offer perspectives on local issues important to our readers in south charlotte, Union county, matthews, mint hill and Pineville.

meanwhile, the format and focus of my

column is going to shift to address larger issues – ones important to both houston and charlotte. i’m going to try to offer observa-tions on topics and events that are not specific to neighborhoods, but rather important to our lives. and whether hannah is writing about local elections or i’m writing about national trends, my hope is that all of our content creates conversation among our read-ers. and every once in a while, we may even try to make you laugh.

So what does all this mean? it means i’m going to write about people like kim Davis, the county clerk in Rowan county, kentucky, who spent six days in jail because she refuses to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.

For most of my career, i’ve made it a point to never question a person’s intentions, and i won’t start now. i am quite confident, though, that Republicans have once again missed the boat by creating national celebrity for some-one who has not earned national celebrity.

Think about it this way: Democrats hitch their wagons to a-list celebrities in holly-wood. They ask people like George clooney and ellen DeGeneres to fight their public battles, and those people are professionally trained to look appealing and well-spoken in front of cameras. meanwhile, the single-most-embarrassing moment in the GoP primary campaign, thus far, has been the image of candidate mike huckabee holding the hand of Davis in front of a rural courthouse, ex-claiming victory for one woman’s release from the county lock up.

you see, the issue isn’t even about celebrity.

The great movements of social resistance didn’t happen because Rosa Parks got on a bus in montgomery, alabama. They hap-pened because people – white and black – began to change the way they thought about “separate but equal.” People in america haven’t started to shift their thinking that, all of a sudden, gay marriage is a bad thing. in fact, it’s quite the opposite.

in 2009, a Gallup poll found only 40 percent of americans supported gay marriage. in 2014, the same organization’s poll found that 55 percent of americans now support same-sex marriage.

when Republicans (and i’m usually one of them) fight the issue of gay marriage, they fight for those three catch words: “Sanctity of marriage.” yet for some reason completely unfathomable to me, Republicans like huck-abee want to ride the coattails of a woman like Davis who has been divorced three times, had two children out of wedlock, and has no proven record for respecting the “Sanctity of marriage” so important to this cause.

From what i’ve read, Davis has changed her life over the past four years. She is now a devout, Democratic christian, and her cause is one she takes personally. in fact, she’s told some she isn’t opposed to issuing same-sex marriage licenses. She just doesn’t want her signature on them.

if Republicans want to impact social change, they need to start picking better spokespeople.

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Hill Road – 94.5 • Jonathan’s, 10630 Independence Pointe

Pkwy. – 88 • Longhorn steakhouse, 9950 E. Indepen-

dence Blvd. – 97• osaka Japanese Restaurant, 3531 Mat-

thews-Mint Hill Road – 92 • sub station ii, 11500-D E. Independence

Blvd. – 95 • taste of Europe Polish Cuisine, 10915

Monroe Road – 95.5• tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery, 1625 Windsor

Square Drive – 92

28227• Arby’s, 6200 Wilson Grove Road – 99 • showmars, 6850 Matthews-Mint Hill Road

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Carillon Assisted Living center up for rezoning review

MINT HILL – Carillon Assisted Living hopes to rezone 12 acres of residential property to open an assisted living facility at 5635 Marga-ret Wallace Road.

The building will consist of 35,000 square feet. Site plans call for at least two courtyards, a shuffleboard court and open outdoor space for recreation.

The developer plans to add a left turn lane and improve the sidewalk to build the project.

The rezoning case will be reviewed by the planning board on Sept. 21 and town commis-sioners on Oct. 8.

Roads could get upgrades CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte Regional Trans-

portation Planning Organization (CRTPO) will consider including improvements to a Matthews roadway among its priority highway projects.

Planners want to build multi-lane roadway on existing and new alignments from U.S. 74 to Idlewild Road in Matthews. Project limits might change from Northeast Parkway to Idlewild Road.

The CRTPO was scheduled Sept. 16 to ap-prove 22 highway projects in Mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties to submit to the N.C. Department of Transportation for potential in-clusion into the 2018-2027 Transportation Im-provement Plan.

The CRTPO can also submit projects to im-prove transit, rail, aviation, as well as bike and pedestrian lanes.

Building missing sidewalk along Margaret Wallace Road, between Idlewild Road and Marshbrooke Road, is among pedestrian proj-ects up for review.

The CRTPO will seek public input before adopting the 2018-2027 plan in 2017.

Town could get a grocery storeMINT HILL – John Wilson, of Morgan Prop-

erty Group, recently told Mint Hill leaders that two grocers were interested in building a store off Matthews-Mint Hill Road.

Wilson wants to rezone property at 4300 Morris Park Drive to accommodate a 41,000 square foot store behind Yadkin Bank.

He told commissioners during the Aug. 20 Quarterly Developers’ Workshop that the store would be similar to a Whole Foods, ac-cording to meeting minutes.

County wants to build a nature center on Thompson Road

MINT HILL – Mecklenburg County propos-es to build a nature center and public edu-cation building on nearly 42 acres at 15820 Thompson Road.

The Steven’s Creek Nature Preserve will be nestled on 280 acres of land owned by the county. The project includes a 12,000-square-foot nature center, maintenance building and land for future expansion.

The rezoning case will be reviewed by the planning board on Sept. 21 and town commis-sioners on Oct. 8.

Zoning talks consider tap roomsMINT HILL – Barking Duck Brewing Com-

pany is pursuing a text amendment that would allow a brewery tap room as a permissible use in the town’s distributive business district.

Building a tap room would require condi-tional use rezoning permit.

Commissioners could weigh in on the mea-sure next month.

Barking Duck is celebrating its one-year anniversary Sept. 19 at 8037 Fairview Road.

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The following crimes were reported between Sept. 7 and 13, according to the Matthews Police Department:

Home Break-ins• 300 block of Wilcrest Drive: $90 in cash and

men’s wallet, N.C. driver’s license and credit/debit cards, worth $90 total, stolen when home broken into through non-forced entry. Sept. 11

• 2800 block of Newport Lane: Antique shot-gun and pellet gun, worth $600 total, stolen when home broken into, causing $150 in dam-age to window. Sept. 11

vehicle Break-ins• Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, 2308 Matthews Town-

ship Pkwy.: B7D coffee maker, deluxe broil tin pans, four-pack trial-sized gloves, men’s split pa, panel pairs shower curtains and prescription sunglasses, worth $357.95 total, stolen from ve-hicle. Sept. 10

• 400 block of River Banks Drive: $100 Sirius satellite radio receiver stolen from vehicle. Sept. 11

Property theft• 2800 block of Bellasera Way: Engagement

ring and gold wedding band, worth $10,600 to-tal, stolen. Sept. 9

• 600 block of Matthews-Mint Hill Road: $499 iPad Air 2 stolen. Sept. 9

• Target, 1900 Matthews Township Pkwy.: Nikon Camera and 12 pairs of assorted head-phones, worth $2,559.88 total, stolen from busi-ness. Sept. 10

• Noble, Inc., 1909 Matthews Township Pkwy., suite I: $99.99 Samsung Bluetooth headphones stolen from business. Sept. 10

• 1900 block of Moore Road: $7 worth of wood pallets stolen. Sept. 11

• Kohl’s Department Store, 9617 E. Indepen-dence Blvd.: $59.99 Sony PlayStation 4 remote control stolen. Sept. 11

• Kohl’s Department Store, 9617 E. Indepen-dence Blvd.: Assorted merchandise stolen from business. Sept. 12

• Stein Mart, 1813 Matthews Township Pkwy., suite E: $79.98 Coach shoes concealed unlaw-fully; trespass notice. Sept. 13

Fraud• 2700 block of Briar Creek Court: Credit card

fraud. Sept. 9• Harley Davidson of Charlotte, 9205 E. Inde-

pendence Blvd.: $19,318.57 Harley Davidson mo-torcycle obtained by false pretense. Sept. 10

• 1800 block of Matthews Township Parkway: ATM fraud. Sept. 10

• 100 block of Charing Cross Drive: Financial identity fraud. Sept. 11

• Matthews Police Department, 1201 Crews Road: Fraud. Sept. 12

drugs• 9600 block of East Independence Boulevard:

Simple possession of marijuana and a schedule IV controlled substance (Xanax bars); possession of drug paraphernalia. Sept. 11

• 400 block of Aubrey Bell Drive: Simple pos-session of marijuana. Sept. 13

vandalism• 8500 block of Castle Cliff Drive: $75 in dam-

age to mailbox in vandalism incident. Sept. 13

Miscellaneous• 10400 block of Monroe Road: Fictitious reg-

istration tag. Sept. 7

• 14400 block of Buckton Lane: First-degree arson. Sept. 11

• 10100 block of Northeast Parkway: Fictitious registration plate; order for arrest. Sept. 13

• 900 block of East John Street: Assault on a female. Sept. 13

The following crimes were reported between Sept. 8 and 14, according to the Mint Hill Police De-partment:

Home Break-ins• 6400 block of Danbrooke Park Drive: Sus-

pect broke into shed, causing $20 in damage to metal latch, and stole four dirt bikes; all items re-covered. Sept. 12

vehicle Break-ins• 10500 block of Davis Trace Drive: Vehicle

broken into; nothing listed as stolen or damaged. Sept. 13

• 15100 block of Davis Trace Drive: iMac laptop, iPhone 5S and gym bag, worth $1,920 total, sto-len when vehicle broken into. Sept. 13

Property theft• Food Lion, 8118 Blair Road: Credit card sto-

len. Sept. 8• Carolinas HeathCare, 11304 Hawthorne Drive,

suite 200: Tablet, tablet keyboard and tablet case, worth $470 total, stolen from victim’s work desk. Aug. 26 (reported Sept. 9)

• 11900 block of Stoney Meadow Drive: $375 worth of prescription medication stolen. Sept. 9

• Walgreens, 9202 Lawyers Road: $515.35 worth of razor blades stolen from business. Sept. 10

• 4700 block of Margaret Wallace Road: $600 in cash and cellphone, wallet, credit/debit cards and Social Security card, worth $210 total, stolen. Sept. 10

• 4900 block of Stoney Trace Drive: $20 ve-hicle key stolen. Sept. 10

drugs/Alcohol• 5100 block of Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road: Driv-

ing while impaired. Sept. 8• 9000 Milton Morris Drive: Possession of a

schedule I controlled substance (LSD); posses-sion of a stolen handgun. Sept. 8

• 3400 block of Coventry Commons Drive: Drug violations – equipment/paraphernalia. Sept. 12

• Rocky River High School, 10505 Clear Creek Commerce Drive: $300 iPhone 5c stolen. Aug. 31 (reported Sept. 9)

Fraud• 4100 block of Rivendell Lane: $8,970 stolen

when offender was wired money for car that was never delivered. Sept. 8

• 7400 block of Forrest Rader Drive: $477.90 worth of counterfeit checks used in financial transaction fraud. Aug. 18 (reported Sept. 10)

• Wilco Hess, 13354 Albemarle Road: Suspect used counterfeit $100 bill to obtain other cur-rency. Sept. 10

• Wilco Hess, 13354 Albemarle Road: Suspect attempted to purchase items with counterfeit $100 bill. Sept. 11

vandalism• 9700 block of Batten Court: $150 in dam-

age to drywall in bedroom in vandalism incident; simple physical assault. Sept. 11

Miscellaneous• Subway, 9044-A Lawyers Road: $1,065 in

cash, $20 handbag and deposit slips stolen in strong-armed robbery. Sept. 8

• 7200 block of McWhirter Road: Communicat-ing threats. Sept. 9 (reported Sept. 10)

• 4800 block of Stoney Trace Drive: Communi-cating threats. Sept. 8 (reported Sept. 11)

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matthews Resident kim Frizzell lost her daughter, kalen, to cancer in 2008. kalen was 14 years old at the time of her death. Since losing kalen, Frizzell has made it her mission to fight childhood cancer, first through a nonprofit in her daughter’s name and, eventually, through fundraising and awareness efforts for cureSearch. Frizzell has participated multiple times in the Ultimate hike, a 28.3-mile hike along the Foothills Trail in North and South carolina that raises funds for cureSearch.

How have you supported the fight against childhood cancer since los-ing your daughter seven years ago?

at first, my husband and i formed a small nonprofit called kalen’s Sweet miracles, and one of our main purposes was to pro-vide financial aid to families in the area with children going through cancer treatment. i didn’t have the emotional stamina to contin-ue a charity in my daughter’s name … i took things way too personally. after nearly five years, i shifted my focus to cureSearch.

What has been the most fulfilling fundraiser and/or awareness effort

you've participated in?

i had always thought that when kalen turned 16, we would throw a big birthday celebration, especially after all that she had gone through. kalen passed away a month be-fore her 15th birthday. when her 16th came around, we decided to throw a birthday fund-raiser in her memory. at the time, i was hop-ing to raise at least $1,600, but we ended up raising over $20,000. The support we received was overwhelming. it helped us to celebrate her life in a fun and meaningful way.

Has being involved in efforts like the ultimate Hike helped you push through the grief of losing a child?

after losing kalen, my first child and only daughter, it was very difficult for me to feel alive again. it was difficult not to be over-come with debilitating waves of depression. i wanted to do something extreme to kick-start my heart again and my zest for life … when i heard about the Ultimate hike, i was immediately sold on the idea because i’m an outdoors person and a nature lover … Rais-ing money for cureSearch to participate in the 28.3-mile hike was just what i needed … Participating in the Ultimate hike in kalen’s memory gave me back the sense of life that i hadn’t felt in nearly five years.

What would you say to other families with children facing cancer or another life-threatening illness?

laugh as much as you can when you can with your child. learning to laugh at the silliest things made the numerous doctors’ appointments, days of scans and treatment a heck of a lot more bearable. kalen and i laughed at the silliest things, like when i drove off and left her crutches beside the car, when we went back to get them someone had taken them … when kalen was first diagnosed, my husband said it didn’t mean that we wouldn’t have good times, and he was right.

maTThewS – Jim kallum took a mo-ment during his Sept. 13 sermon to pray for another church.

kallum, senior pastor at church at char-lotte, prayed for New charlotte church on the fifth anniversary of its founding – the same day his congregation launched Sun-day services on its new matthews campus.

“i don’t want us to ever think we're the only game there is – not in the city of char-lotte, not in this country, not in the world,” kallum told his congregation.

kallum’s sermon, titled “New Begin-nings,” begins a yearlong look at the church, from the Book of acts to ephe-sians. The Book of acts embodies the idea of spreading christianity across the world

by planting churches. church at charlotte has been serving the

SouthPark area of charlotte for more than 40 years.

“we decided a couple of years ago we were going to go multi-site,” said Ryan Falls, pastor of the matthews campus of church at charlotte. “matthews was one of the first areas we could explore.”

church at charlotte has upward of 300 members in the matthews area, Falls said.

The church offers a unique approach: “Stirred by Scripture. Struggle well with life. Serve others.”

“we feel like we’re a unique church with a unique mission and DNa,” Falls said. “we hope we can be a voice for the Gospels and Jesus in matthews.”

The church leases a 10,000-square-foot space in the crews Business Park, 855

Sam Newell Road. The space can seat 230 people for its 11 a.m. Sunday service. more services will be added if needed.

The church will stream services for the most part from its SouthPark campus at carmel and colony roads. Sometimes the pastor will visit. other times, Falls will preach.

People might find it easier to connect with the church in a more intimate setting, Falls said.

another advantage of the mult-site cam-pus is that Falls doesn’t have to “re-invent the wheel.” much of the systems and infra-structure are already in place.

“as a pastor leading this campus,” he said, “i can focus on people, which is really the heart of our church.”

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Mercy Church opens

Church at Charlotte wasn’t the only church to launch Sunday services Sept.

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DeVore Lane, Matthews. Spence Shelton serves as lead

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maTThewS – Now in its fifth year, the matthews helP center Golf Tournament fundraiser is making a difference more than ever in the lives of people across the county.

The tournament, slated for Sept. 22, a Tuesday, at Rain-tree country club, will raise money to support those in need of short-term financial assistance and improve the lives of more than 4,000 families in the area struggling with financial crisis.

“The mission behind the tournament is to help our neighbors, and those in the surrounding communities, survive financial crises,” said tournament director Don Doyle. “So far, interest in the tournament has been great. we’re hoping it’s the best tournament yet.”

Registration costs $125 per person. Signage sponsor-ships are available for $150. The captain’s choice tourna-ment will begin with registration and lunch, provided by chick-fil-a at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Din-ner, provided by Texas Roadhouse, will follow the tourna-ment.

“Sponsorship so far has been great,” Doyle said. “we have around 80 golfers signed up and that number is growing… this tournament will allow us to fill our food pantry, help people with financial assistance and much more.”

matthews helP center is located at 119 N. ames St. and open monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center’s thrift store, Backporch Treasures, is open monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Visit www.matthewshelpcenter.org for more informa-tion.

more North carolina high school students are acing advanced Place-ment (aP) tests, but not the SaT, according to the annual college Bound Program results from The college Board.

however, parents shouldn’t be too worried about declining SaT scores as the pattern reflects a national regression.

more North carolina students took aP exams in 2015, with 67,678 state students taking 125,547 exams – an 18.7-percent increase from 2014. The number of aP exam takers rose 6 percent nationally, according to the North carolina Department of Public instruction (DPi). The per-centage of students earning exam grades of 3, 4 or 5, the scores necessary to gain college credit at colleges and universities, increased by 9 percent overall.

The aP program offers students a chance to pursue college-level credit while still in high school, by enrolling in the course and completing an exam in may.

increased access to college-level courses has continued to be a mission for state educators and legislators. The state has continued the tradition this year and plans to fund all North carolina students’ aP exams in the 2015-16 school year.

The state’s aP participation rose amongst multiple racial groups from 2014, DPi said. white students saw an 16-percent increase; american indian students saw a 45.1-percent increase; black students saw a 22.8-percent increase; and asian students saw a 14-percent increase.

however, the same progression cannot be said for North carolina stu-dents’ SaT scores.

The state’s 2015 seniors posted an average SaT score of 1478, down five points from 2014’s average score, according to The college Board. The national average is 1490 on critical reading, math and writing tests that comprise the SaT.

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maTThewS – Students of Butler high School’s academy of health Science engaged in a “deadly” assignment earlier this month.

as part of a principles of biomedical science class, the student were given a scenario to in-vestigate a mock dead body to determine how the victim died. They served as crime scene investigators with the help of knowledge from the police and emergency medical team.

“From the moment students walk into the Principles of Biomedical Science classroom, they are immersed in the mysterious death of anna (the victim). They (then) investigate, document and analyze evidence to solve the case,” mary heston, academy of health Sci-ences coordinator, wrote in an email.

Butler’s National academy Foundation (NaF) academy seeks to provide hands-on ex-periences of the healthcare world and to show students the various potential careers in the field.

“The NaF approach is founded on research showing that high school career academies con-tribute to better jobs and higher earnings for participants,” Butler Principal John leGrand said. “NaF’s own research suggests that NaF academy graduates are earning bachelor’s de-grees at higher rates than the broader popula-tion.”

more than 90 percent of the academy’s stu-dents graduate from high school and 4 out of 5 graduates attend college, he added.

The school works with area colleges and

universities to ensure the curriculum matches health science courses at the collegiate level. Butler’s students can earn dual college credits in biosciences, such as anatomy and physiology.

leGrand said since healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries with job growth and sustainable salaries with certificates, certifica-tions and degrees.

“our new academy of health Sciences brings engaging educational opportunities to young people that can put them on a path to fulfilling careers in a fast-growing industry,” said NaF’s associate Vice President of Pro-grams Bill Taylor.

Butler hopes to give academy students a pathway for their future careers.

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Butler’s academy students investigate mock crime

Butler High school Academy of Health science students took on the role of crime science investigators in an exercise in a biomedical science class.

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maTThewS – matthews resident ethan Tutor, who recently graduated high school, be-gan his college career with a unique leadership opportunity.

he was selected for impact 360 institute Gap year, a nine-month alternative program to prepare college freshmen to be “christ-centered servant leaders” on their college campuses.

Tutor was one of 40 students chosen because of his leadership potential, and will learn to be a “change agent” for his generation, according to a news release.

The program is part of the impact 360 insti-tute, an organization supported by lifeshape, inc.

he will spend nine month on the institute’s campus in Pine mountain, Georgia, learning how to live and serve in a biblical community.

Gap year students learn a biblical worldview and apologetics in the classroom, and spend time at chick-fil-a headquarters in atlanta to learn about the company’s SeRVe model of leadership.

The model was developed by mark miller, chick-fil-a’s vice president of organizational effectiveness, as a leadership competency mod-

el to shape leaders with christian convictions.The participants also will engage in local

service projects and will partake in stort-term mission projects in Brazil for a month.

impact 360 institute encourages partici-pants to take their knowledge and experiences with the program into their collegiate career and career paths.

"we hold that transformational education is holistic and takes place best within a learning community both inside and outside the walls of a classroom," Director of impact 360 in-stitute's Gap year experience Trent wilbanks said in the release. "our students engage in rigorous learning experiences that prompt them to evaluate, own, and fortify the founda-tion from which they will launch into college studies and influence various spheres of culture throughout their lives."

Tutor said he hopes to grow spiritually through the program, as well as increase his knowledge of apologetics and theology.

he hopes to pursue a career in the medi-cal field and use that knowledge to engage in medical missions. The matthews-native said he also has considered the role of a missions pastor in the future.

Find more information about the program at impact360institute.org/gap-year.

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maTThewS – covenant Day School found a way to say, “thank you” to area first responders, military personnel and veterans last week.

The private school held its 15th annual honor our community heroes program on Sept. 9.

“This is an opportunity to teach stu-dents who are the first responders around here,” said ed adelman, manager of cam-pus safety and security and retired captain of the Newark Police Department.

he hopes students who are new to covenant Day can become aware of their community, and for those students who have experienced the day for years to be reminded to respect authority.

“we want these heroes to know we sup-port them,” adelman said. “we want to thank our community heroes.”

Seventeen-year-old covenant Day se-nior maddy Rousseaux hopes the day brings the school community together. She’s attended covenant Day since third grade and said she’s enjoyed how the event brings the student body together, as one of the few times the entire student body gathers together.

Representatives from the charlotte-mecklenburg Police Department (PD);

charlotte Fire Department (FD); mint hill PD; Stallings PD; Union county Sheriff’s office; mecklenburg county Sheriff’s office; FBi; monroe FD; Pin-eville PD; waxhaw FD; idlewild FD; NyPD; and active and retired military personnel, among others, attended the day’s events.

Pastor harry Reeder iii, senior pastor at Briarwood Presbyterian church, was the day’s guest speaker and presented a message of encouragement for the present heroes.

“This is crucial. children need to know why we have these police and fire men,” Reeder said in his message. “These children need to know what you’re doing. (The he-roes) need to know that they know.”

he expressed how first responders and military personnel often are met with jeers rather than appreciation, especially in today’s society with discussion of police brutality.

The event also included vocal perfor-mances of patriotic songs by the school’s boys a cappella group, No Strings at-tached, and lynn adelman and a sign lan-guage presentation by the school’s cheer-leaders.

“The only calls they get are for help,” adelman said. “This time we call them to say, ‘we care about you, we love you and we pray for you.’”

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score, 495, but math and writing scores fell below the national average. North caro-lina’s average math and writing scores were 504 and 476, respectively while the nation’s math and writing scores were 511 and 484, respectively.

charlotte-mecklenburg Schools saw low-er scores in all areas of the SaT from 2014 to 2015.

Students’ average math score this year was 499, compared to 509 in 2014; the average reading score was 493, compared to 501 last year; the writing score was 474, compared to 481 in 2014 and 477 in 2013; and the aver-age comprised score was 1466 in 2015, com-pared to 1491 in 2014 and 1473 in 2013.

Providence high School had the highest average composite score among the district’s schools, with a score of 1695.

cmS saw an increase in the percentage of seniors taking the SaT – 61.1 percent this year compared to 57.9 percent last year. The percent of seniors taking the SaT decreases across the state with 59 percent of seniors taking the exam this year compared to 64 percent in 2014 and 67 percent in 2011.

in 2012, all high school juniors took the acT for the first time as part of the state’s new ReaDy accountability model, so stu-dents can use that score as a college admis-sions test rather than the SaT.

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So said the popstar, Sting, in an inter-view. he comes from a poor working class background in the north of england, but now is wealthy. Do you agree that what’s most important in life is not our money or possessions or achievements, but our relationships? i believe that in life, rela-tionships matter.

Dartmouth medical School did a study concluding that children’s brains are “hardwired to connect.” The report states that, “more kids than ever suffer from de-pression, anxiety and attention deficit and conduct disorders.” The report went on to say that, “the lack of connectedness in so-ciety” is partially to blame. without close relationships in our lives, stress and anxi-ety levels are more likely to increase. yet, in our technological society close relation-ships are becoming harder and harder to maintain. we smile when we see people sitting at the same table buried in their iP-hones rather than talking. Then we realize we sometimes do the same thing.

meaningful and balanced relationships are essential to living a healthy life, and when these relationships are broken, the impact on everyone is enormous. while

we all appreciate the tremendous advances in our technological so-ciety, one of the down sides is that human touch and relationships may suffer. if we are not careful, we live life at such a hectic pace that even in our

families and homes we don’t take time to speak, to eat together, to pray and play to-gether, and to have fun together.

Research has demonstrated something we instinctively know – without human touch, babies and toddlers are emotion-ally stunted. Relationships are first experi-enced, learned, and modeled in the home. in our hi-tech world we need hi-touch.

i am thankful for my wife, who loves me in spite of my many imperfections and failings, and for a family that enjoys spending time together. But i confess it is so easy to get off target, and to neglect our relationships with family and friends. we can easily take one another for granted, get self-absorbed, and fail to nurture what really matters. Then marriages and rela-tionships may quickly fall apart.

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Jesus is that through his power and for-giveness, i am able to have a relationship with God, who has made each of us in his image. The triune God made us for relationships and community. Simply put, we need one another. our Savior, Jesus christ, came into our world of fail-ures, dysfunction, and loneliness so that we can know and love God. loving God and trusting God are central to who we are. The lord God loves us, cares for us, and has created us with a capacity to know him personally as our creator and Savior.

when i am struggling in life, it gener-ally means that i am neglecting my rela-tionship with God. The more i experience his love and forgiveness, the more i love and forgive others. Then the relationships in my life will become a higher priority.

are you struggling in your relation-ships? ask God for his help and forgive-ness. Then with God’s power strengthen your relationships within and beyond your family. let others know how much you appreciate them, and plan to spend time with them. your goal is to have re-lationships which are mutually joyful and enriching – and which don’t depend on an iPhone.

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Cross and Crown Lutheran to hold Sunday School kickoff Sept. 20

MATTHEWS – Cross and Crown Lutheran Church will hold a Sunday School kickoff on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 9 a.m. Members and visitors are invited to participate in activities for all ages. Worship is at 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Nursery is available.

Contact [email protected] for more information. Cross and Crown is located at 300 Pineville-Matthews Road.

Monville to speak at Team ChurchMATTHEWS – Team Church will feature a pre-

sentation from Marie Monville on Sept. 26, a Satur-day, from 1 to 3:15 p.m. Monville will share her story of how her ex-husband held an Amish schoolhouse hostage on Oct. 2, 2006, and how the event shaped her faith.

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St. Luke to hold annual flower saleMINT HILL – St. Luke Catholic Church will hold a

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17 Lunch & Learn for Nonprofits

JAJ Nonprofit Resource will host a Lunch & Learn for Nonprofits, focusing on “Time Man-agement; Best Practices,” according to a news release. Find more information and register online at www.jajnpr.com/lunch-learn-.html.

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Casa Rita’s, 9727 E. Inde-pendence Blvd., Matthews

17 How to Make a Fall Centerpiece

The Flower Boutique & le Marche will host a workshop to teach attendees how to make a fall harvest centerpiece. All materials are permanent and dried materials, and will be included with the cost of the class. The pro-gram costs $40. Call 704-708-8549 to regis-ter.

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18 Food Truck Friday & Artist Showcase

Local food and dessert trucks will offer vari-ous menus, including seafood, Tex-Mex, burg-ers, sandwiches, specialty dishes and more. This weekly event also highlights local artistry. Event attendees wishing to dine are encour-aged to bring lawn chairs and blankets.

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

19 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

19 Yard sale for Queen’s Grant School

Queen’s Grant Community School will host a yard sale featuring toys, books, clothes, furniture, kitchen items, musical instruments and more. The event will take place outside, on the school campus; in case of rain, it will be held in the school gym. Funds raised will help provide programs and resources for stu-dents, such as sports, art, music, technology, library resources and classroom supplies.

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19 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

19 Reception for Town Hall Exhibit

Mint Hill Arts will host a reception for its lat-est town hall exhibit, “Around the World and Here at Home.” The show features work from six Mint Hill Arts members – Thea Barbato, Glenwood Barnes, Barbara Gilmore, Susan Lackey, Veronica Maldonado and Alex Rome-ro. The artists represented are from different backgrounds and draw inspiration from vari-ous locations around the world, as well as the Mint Hill and surrounding communities. Find more information at ww.minthillarts.org.

3 to 5 p.m.; Mint Hill town hall, 4430 Mint Hill Village Lane, Mint Hill

19 SPCA FundraiserCharlotte animal rescue, The Greater

Charlotte SPCA, will host a silent auction to raise money for the organization. Auction items in-clude a week lodging in Grand Cayman, week-end getaways, Charlotte area activities, sports memorabilia and more. Overhead costs of the organization are less than 1 percent and all other funds go directly toward animal care.

4 to 8 p.m.; The Vin Master Wine Shop, 2000 South Blvd.

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.

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

22 BCC Rally’s Jazz it Up for the Cure Luncheon

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8 a.m.; Ballantyne Country Club, 11120 Bal-lantyne Crossing Ave.

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 as-sistance in a variety of ways to area families in need. Call 704-847-8383 or visit www.matt hewshelpcenter.org for more information.

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Covenant Day volleyball downs Cannon Covenant Day’s volleyball team beat Cannon School in three

sets on Sept. 14 to improve to 18-8 (2-0 CISAA) on the season.The Lions also had a strong showing last week (Sept. 11 and

12) in Raleigh, finishing third out of 16 teams in the NRCA Tour-nament at North Raleigh Christian Academy.

Junior outside hitter Sarah Billiard, a Virginia commit, broke the school record for all-time kills during the tournament with 82 kills over seven two-set matches, including 16 kills in Covenant Day’s final match at the event against High Point Christian, which year in and year out is one of the top programs in the state.

Billiard’s 14 kills in the win over Cannon put her at 1,121 kills for career.

Senior libero Charissa Coleman eclipsed the 1,000-dig bar-rier for her career with 1,204 digs, which is a school record. She leads the team with 285 digs this season.

Covenant Day hosts a talented Providence Day team (13-4, 1-0 CISAA) on Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m.

Lion soccer stumbles after strong startCovenant Day’s boys’ soccer team has fallen on hard times

after a 5-0 start to the season. The Lions have since lost four in a row – 3-2 at High Point Christian (Sept. 8), 2-1 at Christ School (Sept. 11), 4-1 at Asheville Christian (Sept. 12) and 2-0 at Can-non School (Sept. 14).

The road won’t get easier for Covenant Day now that the Lions enter CISAA play. Covenant Day hosts league opponent Providence Day (2-6, 2-4 CISAA) on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

Indy’s streak halted by East MeckIndependence’s boys’ soccer team’s five-game winning

streak came to an end in a bitter 2-1 double overtime defeat at the hands of East Meck (4-2, 1-0 Southwestern 4A) on Sept. 14. The loss drops the Patriots to 6-3-1 (0-1 Southwestern 4A), with a visit to Porter Ridge (5-1-2) looming (Sept. 16 at 6 p.m.), after Union County Weekly’s press deadline.

Seniors Matthew Liner (four goals) and Martin Gold (three goals) have been Independence’s primary sources of scoring,

while four other players have scored at least a goal to make for a balanced attack.

Senior goalie Esai Gomez has been stellar, recording 24 saves and allowing only six goals.

The Patriots have what it takes to finish in the middle to the upper half of the Southwestern 4A.

Covenant Day tennis off to strong startCovenant Day’s girls’ tennis team is 2-0 following its 6-3 win

over Cannon School on Sept. 14.The Lions were led by Anna Daniels, who defeated Kend-

all McReynolds (6-0, 6-3), Madison Wall, who beat McKenzie Hanby (6-0, 6-1), Ava Murchison, who took down Aspen Ste-venovski (6-3, 6-0, Lauren Boyles, who slipped past Carolyn Mittehner (6-2, 7-6), and Erika Fager, who outdueled Megan Rose (6-2, 6-3) in singles play.

Daniels and Murchison teamed up to beat Hanby and Mit-tehner 8-0 doubles play.

Covenant Day hits the courts two more times this week with visits from Charlotte Catholic on Sept. 16 and Providence Day on Sept. 17.

when it rains it pours. Just ask Rocky River. The levy holding charlotte catholic’s wing-T offense broke, opening a rush-ing current of a cougar ground attack that crushed the Ravens.

Rocky River hung with catholic early, but the cougars capitalized on a Raven turnover and two long punt returns by matt white. catholic quickly blew the game open with a 27-0 halftime advantage.

Senior running back Jaret anderson rushed 19 times for 94 yards and three touchdowns, as the cougars thundered to a 34-6 win and improved to 3-0 start to the season.

The Ravens, who stumbled to 1-3, will make the trip to North meck on Friday before Southwestern 4a action begins Sept. 25 when they visit myers Park (2-2).

myers Park is a few plays and a couple of missed opportunities away from being undefeated. The mustangs dropped a 14-7

heartbreaker in overtime at South meck (4-0) last week.

Quarterback Jack Davidson completed 5-8 passes in the first half, but a combination of bad weather, drops by receivers and blanket-ing coverage by the Sabre secondary limited him to 2-12 in the second half and 7-20 for the game, ultimately rendering the myers Park offense ineffective.

however, Davidson and his receiving corps shouldn’t face that stiff of a challenge from a Sun Valley defense, which allows 39.5 points per game.

aside from mallard creek, Butler (3-1) is making a strong case for that second-best team spot in the Queen city, and would love nothing more than another shot at the mav-ericks in the postseason. we’ll know more about the Bulldogs after its meeting with hough (4-0) on Friday.

Running back Benny lemay (69 carries for 374 yards and seven touchdowns) has been steady all season, and will be a dependable source of offense against a talented huskie

defense. however, quarterback Davis cheek has been scintillating since the mallard creek loss, completing 34-41 passes for 381 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions the last two games.

cheek has gotten into a rhythm with his receivers, while the offensive line has evolved into one of the best of its kind in the area. lemay – well he’s just lemay, steady and sure. Defensively, Butler is playing like some junkyard dogs. The Bulldogs have pitched two shutouts already, and might have a couple more left with the likes of Garinger, east meck and Porter Ridge remaining on the schedule.

independence has quietly strung two wins together since its tumultuous start, but another loss might drop in the Patriots bucket with a trip to Vance (3-1).

The first three games of league play (east meck Sept. 25, at Porter Ridge oct. 2 and Garinger oct. 16) favor independence, and give it the opportunity to get above .500 before a tough final stretch of games that

include trips to myers Park (oct. 23) and Rocky River (oct. 30) and a visit from archri-val Butler (Nov. 6).

charlotte christian improved to 2-2 with a dominating 27-10 win over hoggard, while latin has cruised to a 3-0 start, country Day sits at 2-2, and Providence Day has fallen 1-3 with a disappointing 38-20 loss at marvin Ridge.

chad ayers filled in nicely for the strug-gling John Schweitzer, completing 5-6 passes for 124 yards, two touchdowns and no inter-ceptions in the loss to the mavericks. his play brings welcomed stability and effectiveness to a position that has been a source of frustration for the chargers this season.

This week will bring even more clarity as to which teams will rise to the top as league play begins in the near future.

Providence athletics director charles lan-sing will be competing with our managing editor and myself in our Football Pick ‘em competition.

Now on to the picks.

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catholic remains undefeated, Butler cruises past Richmond Senior

East Meck at Providence

Hough at Butler

Independence at Vance

Rocky River at North Meck

Sun Valley at Myers Park

Victory Christian at Providence Day

Carolina Pride at Charlotte Latin

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Hannah Chronis

Providence

Butler

Vance

Rocky River

Myers Park

Providence Day

Charlotte Latin

Last week: 9-1

Overall: 34-7

Providence

Butler

Vance

North Meck

Myers Park

Providence Day

Charlotte Latin

Charles Lansing

Last week: 8-2

Overall: 32-9

Providence

Butler

Vance

Rocky River

Myers Park

Providence Day

Charlotte Latin

Ben Doster

Last week: 9-1

Overall: 35-6

Boys Athlete of the Week: Davis Cheek, Butler

Butler QB Davis Cheek is on a role, and has one of the hottest arms in the area. He completed

20-26 passes for 209 yards and a touchdown to lead the Bulldogs to a 32-13 win over Richmond Senior on Sept. 11

girls Athlete of the Week: Sarah Billiard, Covenant Day

Covenant Day junior outside hitter Sarah Billiard recorded 14 kills in the Lions win over Cannon School on Sept. 14.

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Passing Player team games Comp Att yards td intAntonio Wallace South Meck 4 50 89 783 10 3Jack Davidson Myers Park 4 58 102 672 5 3Davis Cheek Butler 4 51 77 648 3 1Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell 4 42 81 626 8 2Bates Jones Latin 3 28 52 593 5 4John Schweitzer Prov. Day 4 40 101 481 3 9Tyshawn Carter Rocky River 3 57 73 463 3 1Cole Bloomer Country Day 3 23 39 305 2 3Garrett Schrader Christian 4 13 24 269 2 John Walton Catholic 3 18 34 246 2 1Khalil Gilliam East Meck 4 20 57 186 1 1Chase Eighmy Providence 3 20 32 155 1 3

Rushing Player team games Carries yards tdJuan Powell East Meck 4 79 484 2Bryce Maginley Ardrey Kell 4 36 437 5Jaret Anderson Catholic 3 63 413 6Benny LeMay Butler 4 69 374 7DeMarkes Stradford Latin 3 48 358 7Khamal Howard East Meck 4 66 339 1Travis Prince South Meck 4 56 338 1Merrick Haston Ardrey Kell 4 58 315 3John Schweitzer Prov. Day 4 41 283 1Gabe Montgomery Prov. Day 4 49 270 5Warren Holland Country Day 4 40 259 5Tyshawn Carter Rocky River 3 52 239 3Nick Tennant Country Day 4 36 201 6

Receiving Player team games Rec yards td

Brandon Adams Myers Park 4 14 320 3Melvin Rouse Latin 3 14 288 3Jaylen Erwin Ardrey Kell 3 14 283 3Cameron Goldean Prov. Day 4 16 255 A.J. Elam South Meck 4 13 237 1Clifton Duck Butler 4 15 237 0Moryah Johnson South Meck 4 11 206 4Cooper Hearn Myers Park 4 22 168 1Chance Kennedy South Meck 2 5 166 2

week four stats Scott Peterson Prov. Day 4 10 155 2Cameron Lee Tully Ardrey Kell 4 14 150 3John Turley Christian 4 3 148 2Ben Scott Latin 3 6 128 0Kirk Augustus Ardrey Kell 4 7 116 1Blake Proehl Providence 3 10 116 1John Donohue Country Day 4 8 114 1D.J. Little Butler 4 8 114 1Benny LeMay Butler 4 9 112 1Andrew Brouse Catholic 3 6 101 1

defense Player team games tackles Austin Anderson Country Day 4 49Solomon Key Providence Day 4 48Christian Dixon Butler 4 45.5Ryan Gilmartin Christian 4 42Jonathan Jones East Meck 4 37Tyler Pistorio Providence 3 36Holden Parker South Meck 4 35Nicholas Radford Country Day 4 35Beau Snuggs Christian 4 35Cole Brown Prov. Day 4 34Julian Okwara Ardrey Kell 4 33Davis Waldrop Christian 4 33Jackson Sinclair Ardrey Kell 4 32Jeremiah White Christian 4 32Cameron Bauer Ardrey Kell 4 31Kyle McCormick Christian 4 31Jordan Fehr Providence 3 28

Player team games sacksJake Lawler South Meck 4 5.5Eddie Crutchfield Latin 3 5Julian Okwara Ardrey Kell 4 4Jaylen Lesane Butler 4 4Jonathan Jones East Meck 4 4Robert Fuller Latin 3 4Jackson Sinclair Ardrey Kell 4 3Hunter Sheridan Latin 3 3John Brandt Catholic 3 3Arman Azad Prov. Day 4 2.5Cameron Bauer Ardrey Kell 4 2Connor Maitland Christian 4 2Christian Dixon Butler 4 2Bryson Adams Rocky River 2 1Ben Norris Myers Park 2 1

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HUGE neighborhood yard sale. Matthews Plantation, Saturday, Sept. 19th 7am - 12noon near theintersection of McKee Rd andPleasant Plains

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FALL SALE! Privacy Trees! We deliver! Leyland Cypress (4-5footers $29.99) (5-6footers $39.99) Colorful flowering CrapeMyrtle trees 8-9footers $69.99, Buy direct from our tree farm and save!Call for Appt 704-426-0947

Plant Sale 20% Off all plants in stock, Hollies, Maples, Nandinas, Crape Myrtles and much more.Delivery and/or installation available, Providence Nursery Farms, Inc., 3925 Sanford Lane Monroe NC 28110, 704.226.1800

HELP WANTED

Senior Statistician. Carolinas Healthcare System. Charlotte, NC. Use advanced stat & computational methods to improve quality, patient experience, & healthcare cost. Reqs Masters in Stats/ Biostats/ rel w/ coursewk in stat methodology & 5 yrs progressive stat & biostat experience to incl 5 yrs in SAS/ R stat prgrmmng langs; working w/ data sets & data manipulations; & 1 publication in scientific manuscript or conference abstract. Submit to pre-empl bkgrnd check & drug screen. Apply www.carolinashealthcare.org Ref # 64421. w

Product Manager, Treatment Centers & Instruments (Sirona Dental, Inc., Charlotte, NC). Support research & dvlpmnt by conveying US needs for planning layouts & designing dental operatory equipment w/ consideration of US needs regarding clinical & ergonomics aspects of dental healthcare practice. Req Bach in Industrial Design /rel./equiv & 2 yrs dental field product dvlpmnt or sales exp incl 2 yrs dental equipment product management exp; reading, analyzing & creating dental layout in Autodesk products (AutoCAD, AutoCAD Architecture); in a mfg environment; & technical writing. Req 30% U.S. travel & 10% intl travel. Apply: [email protected], Ref#86569

Drivers: High Paying Jobs for Flatbed OTR Driver! Our trucks feature FREE DIRECTV: HBO,

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Positions available for commercial site grading project located in Mint Hill including dozer, excavator and roller operators, off road truck drivers and laborers.Applicants must have 3 years of experience operating heavy equipment. Please send applications or resumes to Director of Human Resources, PO Box 635, Jefferson, NC 28640 or fax to 336-846-7110 or by email at [email protected] Opportunity Employer

James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Co., Inc.

FINANCIAL

Beware of loan fraud. Please check with the Better Business Bureau or Consumer Protection Agency before sending any money to any loan company.

SERVICES

NU VISIONS PAINTING By Al Baskins on FB Let us color your world one room at a time !Interior / Exterior PaintingCommercial / Residential Cabinets / Kitchens / BathsWE SPECIALIZE IN RE-PAINTS!Deck Restorations Pressure WashingOVER 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE painting Charlotte Al Baskins , OwnerPineville N.C. 704-605-7897 / 704-889-7479SUMMER SPECIAL! 10% OFF WITH THIS AD!

Best Painters. $80 per room, every day. Always the best prices and service. We love our work and appreciate our clients. Our services include painting, sheet rock, popcorn, wallpaper, pressure washing, handyman, light plumbing, and electrical. Free estimates. (704)240-2258.

Tile, marble, travertine, stone pavers, installations and repairs, floors, showers, fireplace, backsplash, patios, commercial and residential. Full Warranty. Francisco Escobar. Anything custom, construction license, insurance, free estimates. (704)977-7859.

*TLC PRECISION PAINTING**Commercial *Residential *Interior *Exterior Family owned and operated with 15 plus years experience. We are fully insured and always offer free estimates. *Ask about our other services!* Contact us at 980-239-2885 or email us at

[email protected]*Where Quality and Affordability Meet*

BYTESIZE COMPUTER SERVICES LLC FREE onsite service & FREE consultations. Virus Removal, Computer Hardware and Software repair, Speed up slow Desktop or Laptop Computers, one hour In-Home personalized Computer Training sessions, Repair & Purchasing and Upgrading available. We offer Personable engagements and VERY competitive pricing. 25 Years of Computer Experience. Call Mark at 704-287- 8827 or visit our website: www. bytesizecomputer services.com. References are available.

EUROPEAN CLEANING WOMAN looking for job cleaning house, office, or apartment. I have 18 years of experience and good references. Call Martina at (704) 628-5504 or (516) 554-3960.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

For Sale by Owner: ONE WEEK ONLY SPECIAL! 3BR; 2BA; LR; DR; Kitchen; brick ranch style house 1549 sq. ft. + attached garage; fireplace; central Air/Heat; chain-link fenced-in backyard. 6417 Lancaster Hwy, Waxhaw. $134,000.00 with 1 acre lot or $138,500.00 with 1 ½ acre lot. Call 828-421-1051 or [email protected]

LEGAL NOTICES

MATTHEWS COMMUNITY CENTER ROOF RENOVATION PROJECT: The Town of Matthews will receive sealed bids for renovation of the existing Community Center Roof under one Single-Prime Construction Contract, until 4:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2015, in the Room 104 of the Matthews Community Center, 100 East McDowell Street, Matthews NC, when all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

There will be a pre-bid meeting for all interested contractors and potential bidders on Monday September 21, 2015 at 10:00 AM in Room 104 of the Matthews Community Center, 100 East McDowell St. Matthews, NC 28105. (phone: 704.321.7275) for the purpose of discussion of questions pertaining to the project. The Attic and the Roof will be available for inspection at that time. All Bidders, sub-contractors and

other interested parties are encouraged to attend.

Proposals must be on standard forms furnished by the Architect and must be submitted in a sealed envelope identifying the Bidder and the proposal. Proposal forms, plans and specifications may be obtained at the Sharpe Images – 14111-C Babbage Lane, Indian Trail, NC, 28079. 704-684-0141.

All General Contractors wishing to submit a proposal shall: 1] have on file with the Architect a current AIA A305 – Contractor’s Qualification Statement [original document only] and; 2] a copy of their current North Carolina Building License.

Plans and specifications will be on file (1) at the office of The Architect, (2) at the Matthews Community Center with Director Corey King [100 East McDowell Street, Matthews, NC], (3) at the Matthews Town Hall with Manager Hazen Blodgett, (4) at Nextplans Online Plan room. A bid security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the contract sum shall be submitted with each bid. The bid security shall be in the form of cash, a cashier’s check or a certified check on a bank or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation made payable to the order of the Town of Matthews, NC. In lieu of making a cash deposit, the bidder may submit a bid bond executed by a corporate surety licensed in North Carolina to execute such bonds.

All bidders are advised that the Bidder must ensure that employees and applicants for employment are not discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap.

All Bidders are hereby notified that they must have proper licenses under the State laws governing their respective trades at the time of submittal of bids. Bidders are also advised that this contract contains provisions requiring the Contractor to document that sufficient good faith efforts have been made to provide equal opportunity for Minority and Women Business Enterprises to participate in the contracting and material supplier opportunities available under this contract.

Bids may be held by the Town of Matthews, NC for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigating the qualifications of Bidders, prior to awarding of the Contract. The Town of Matthews, NC reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informality in the bidding.

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30 Candidates with hearing loss to try new DIGITAL Technology in Hearing Instruments!

Please call immediately to schedule your consultationto determine if you are a candidate for this program.

Candidates selected will receive tremendous savings, due to their participation. If your evaluation shows hearing improvement with the new instruments,

you may choose to retain them and receive 40% OFF MSRP.

Sept. 22, 23, and 24thTuesday through Thursday

Levine Hearing(Across from the Arboretum)

3121 Springbank Lane, Suite GCharlotte, NC 28226www.LevineHearing.com

Are you, or someone you know, struggling with hearing loss? We need 30 people with difficulty hearing, especially in noisy situations, to

evaluate the latest in digital technology from ReSound. We will perform thorough Hearing Consultations FREE of charge to ALL callers. We will

then choose 30 qualified candidates from this program.

Madison S. LevineHearing Care Specialist

Documents

Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly