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Here I go intothe political

fray

I’ve told myself I’d never writeabout politics in this column,butsuch unusual times beg me tobreak my own rule.

By all appearances, it’ll beHillary Clinton and DonaldTrump facing off this November.Surprise, surprise! Six monthsago, many said Trump was aflash in the pan and Hillarywould be indicted.

“If Trump wins, I’m moving toCanada,” celebrities say.“I’ll helpyou pack. Anybody but Hillary!”others say.

Few saw this death matchcoming, but then few of us sawsuch a quirky election cycle asthis one.

Welcome to the world ofAmerican politics. Hold yournose and dive in. We’re choosinga president, not a pastor, and thisyear perhaps more than anyother, both candidates havesome serious clay feet. Ultimate-ly,you and I the voters will deter-mine which feet move into theWhite House, not the newsmedia or foreign leaders or theNRA or other special interests.

FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 2016 50 CENTS

FRED T.FOARD HOSTSMCDOWELL

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A Fork in the Road

Tammy Wilson

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FROM O-N-E REPORTSA two-vehicle accident on

North Main Avenue in Newtonsent one person to the hospitalwith undisclosed injuries onThursday.

At approximately 2 p.m., New-ton emergency personnelresponded to a call where an SUVhad rear-ended a passenger car,resulting in injuries.

Upon arrival, respondersfound a Chrysler 300 on the side-walk with heavy rear-end dam-age along with a Chevy Tahoewith minor front-end damage.

According to eye witnesses, theChrysler was traveling north onNorth Main Avenue when itattempted to make a left turnonto West 15th Street. The SUV

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Accident blocks MainAvenue in Newton

BY MICHELLE T. BERNARDO-N-E REPORTER

The Lunch Buddy Program ofCatawba County changes thelives of youths one lunch at atime. It matches volunteers withstudents who would benefit fromweekly one-on-one interactionwith an adult.

The program administeredthrough the Council on Adoles-cents of Catawba County was

started in Catawba County in2011. Its goal is to reach stu-dents who are identified byschool personnel as being “atrisk” or may meet the criteria ofpotentially dropping out ofschool.

Today the program services alleight middle schools in all threeschool system throughout inCatawba County. There are over

Pinwheels for PreventionCAPC works to raise

awareness for child abuseBY CIGI SPARKSO-N-E REPORTER

In honor of National ChildAbuse Prevention Month inApril, the Catawba County ChildAdvocacy Protection Center(CAPC) is selling pinwheels for apurpose.

“Pinwheels are the most typi-cal symbol of childhood,” saidCAPC Community Educationand Outreach Coordinator KateLandry.

Each year, the CAPC salessmall blue and silver pinwheelsto raise awareness for childabuse.

The pinwheels are $2 each.Once they’re purchased, the pin-wheels are places in a communi-ty pinwheel garden just before aceremony that is held each yearat Zahra Baker All Children’sPlayground in Hickory.

Up until recently, the CAPCheld the prevention ceremony attheir headquarters in Conover,however, in 2013, the ceremonywas moved to the Zahra Bakerpark.

“ We just kind of ended up atZahra Baker park,” Landry said.“Thinking about her and otherabused children, it became kind

LEFT: Amanda Shuford at a sewing day to teachingRachel Monday how to sew a pillow.

BOTTOM: Macon Monday, Erin Moritz, Sarah Monday,and Lauren Pierce modeling the 1860s period styleclothing that Amanda Shuford made as part of herGirl Scout Gold Award. The costumes are currentlybeing used at Maple Grove Grove - a historical housein Hickory.

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Rachel Heck with her lunch buddy Ruby Tharp having lunch together at Newton-Conover Middle School on Thursday. Heck meets with Tharp on a weekly basisto discuss academics, sports and other aspects of Tharp’s school experiences.

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Lunch Buddies Programlooking for volunteers

Local Girl Scoutwins high honors

BY MICHELLE T. BERNARDO-N-E REPORTER

Starting as a “Daisy” in GirlScouts when she was five yearsold,Amanda Shuford of Conover,recently achieved the Gold Award– the highest award available inGirl Scouts.

The Gold Award is similar in

prestige to Boy Scout EagleAward. A Girl Scout must log aminimum of 80 hours on theproject. A major differencebetween the Girl Scout GoldAward and the Boy Scout EagleAward is that the Boy Scout cancount volunteer’s hours towards

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The CAPC will be holding their Pinwheels for Prevention Ceremony on April 1 atthe Zahra Baker Park in Hickory from noon to 1 p.m.

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Local peopleserving with dignityand understanding

The media vetting process—theanything-goes reportage of taxrecords, academic transcripts, birthrecords, indiscretions--eliminatesmany qualified candidates who don’tcare to have their dirty laundry aired.That’s been true for decades. Anypart of one’s personal life is fairgame, as are one’s spouse and family.If you don’t believe it, ask the Carters.Anybody remember Billy Beer?

But Donald Trump is such a show-man, a schoolyard bully—unfit togovern if you ask Mitt Romney. AndHillary is just a third term for BarackObama—a bad choice if you thinkthe country’s heading in the wrongdirection, if you ask Bernie Sanders.

Candidates on both sides like towax nostalgic about the good oldReagan days, but those with longmemories know that in 1980 RonaldReagan was regarded as a two-bit Bmovie actor, unworthy to be issued

keys to the Oval Office much lessaccess nuclear codes. Reagan was“too old” to govern at age 69. YetClinton will be 69 this year; Trumpwill be 70. Second runner-up BernieSanders, the young voters’ favorite,will be 75. We aren’t hearing muchabout old age this time around.

Conventional wisdom says onemust have a law degree to serve aspresident, yet our most revered chiefexecutives weren’t lawyers. NotGeorge Washington, not AndrewJackson, not Dwight Eisenhower orHarry Truman or Ronald Reagan.FDR and Teddy Roosevelt, among thetop five all-time presidents, attendedColumbia Law School but nevergraduated.

Washington, Jackson and Lincolnnever spent a day in college, but thenneither did most Americans of theirday. In fact there are no educationalrequirements to be President.

The ultimate decision belongs tothe voters, and this year they’re fight-ing mad. More Americans may castballots this year than have done so ina long time. Women who want to“make history with Hillary” aresteamed up, and Trump supportersare on fire.

Meanwhile, it’s time to do ourhomework. There’s no shortage ofmaterial—books, blogs, interviewsand more about each candidate.There’s all spring, summer and halfthe fall to check them out. Becomeyour own “Snopes” truth detector.You’ll be a far better informed voter.

In the end, vote like your futuredepends on it. It always does. Italways will.

Tammy Wilson is a writer who lives near

Newton. You may contact her at

[email protected]

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DNDA MeetingThe City of Newton and

Downtown NewtonDevelopment Associationencourage businessesthat call downtownNewton home to attendthe DNDA meetings.

The meetings are heldon the third Thursday ofeach month at the DNDAoffice above Marie andTwannette’s at 6 p.m.

DAR MembershipThe Daughters of the

American Revolution wasfounded in 1890 to pro-mote patriotism, preserveAmerican history, andsupport better educationfor our nation’s children.Its members are descend-ed from the patriots whowon American independ-ence during theRevolutionary War. Withmore than 165,000 mem-bers in approximately3,000 chapters worldwide,DAR is one of the world’slargest and most activeservice organizations. Tolearn more about thework of DAR, visitwww.dar.org.

March 7-11

Conover CemeteryClean-up

The City of Conover isplanning its annualSpring Cemetery Clean-Up from March 7 – 11.Those who have lovedones in any of the Citycemeteries should beadvised that the Citycemetery maintenancestaff will be removing allweathered or out-of-sea-son flower arrangements.Also, any toy, trinket,vase, jar or anythingdetermined unsightly orundesirable by the Cityshall be removed.

All new flowers can beput out March 12, 2016and must be displayed inpermanent vasesattached to markers.

For further informa-tion or questions, pleasecontact City Hall at 828-464-1191.

Newton CemeteryClean-up

Newton will conduct itsannual Spring CemeteryClean-up from March 7-11 to enhance the appear-ance of its cemeteries.

The city has threecemeteries: Eastview,Central and Southside.During the clean-upweek, most work will bedone at EastviewCemetery (two to threedays), with about a dayplanned at CentralCemetery.

New arrangements maybe placed on March 12.Allflowers should be dis-played in permanentvases attached to themarkers.

For more information

about the SpringCemetery Clean-up, callthe Newton Parks andRecreation Department at828-695-4324.

Mar. 12

A Day in the LifeInspired by THE BIG

READ 2016 selection,Harper Lee's To Kill aMockingbird, theHistorical Association isteaming up with theCatawba County LibrarySystem to offer Catawbanfamilies A Day in the Life ofthe 1930s at Murray’s Mill.

“Today's serene park-like atmosphere is a far cryfrom the busy milling com-munity it once was,” saidExecutive Director Dr.Amber Clawson, “Murray'sMill Historic District is anideal place for visitors tosee how agriculture, com-merce, and family lifeintertwined in the earlytwentieth century.”

A Day in the Life of the1930s will take place March12 from 1-4 pm and is freeto the public. Visitors cantour the 1913 mill, learnhow to shop as if it were1932, and tap their feet tothe rhythms ofSecondhand Still. TheAssociation encouragesvisitors to tour the Murray& Minges General Storeand stock up on nostalgicmerchandise as well aslocally crafted goods.

Murray’s Mill is aHistoric District listed onthe National Register ofHistoric Places. Extantbuildings include the 1913mill,1890 Murray & MingesGeneral Store, 1886 wheathouse, 1913 John Murrayhome, 1812 Huffmanhouse, 1935 Lloyd Murrayhouse, and 1951 Lloyd’sapartment. Run by threegenerations of the Murrayfamily, who halted opera-tions in 1967, the struc-tures and surroundingpark land form the lastmilling complex remainingin the country.

Empty BowlsThe 10th Annual Empty

Bowls event hosted by St.Stephens High School willtake place on Saturday,March 12, 2016 from 5-7PM. Cost is $15. Proceedsfrom this event will bene-fit the Hickory SoupKitchen and Corner Tablein Newton. The kids workso hard to make thisevent special! Come outand show your supportfor this awesome commu-nity initiative.

March 13

NAACP MeetingThe Catawba County

Branch NAACP will havetheir regular meeting onSunday March 13, 2016 at4:00 pm. The location willbe at St. Paul UnitedMethodist Church 103South Ervin Ave Newton,

NC 28658. The CatawbaCounty Branch NAACPYouth Council will bemeeting at the same placeand time. There will be aworkshop about historyat the meeting. PresidentMcCombs is invitingYerby Ray to attend andhave a dialogue about thepurpose of the NAACP.The public is also invitedto attend. For more infor-mation you can call theoffice at 828-310-6918.

Mar. 14

Pottery ClassOpen Pottery

Workshop with KimEllington This classallows students withprior clay experience tostudy in an open work-shop environment withprofessional guidance.Students will have full useof the facilities as well asopen lab hours. This classwill be held March 14through May 16, onMondays, from 6:00 p.m.until 9:00 p.m. of the classis $166.25, which includesregistration, supply fee,and insurance.

Mar. 15

Business Seminar

The Catawba ValleyCommunity CollegeSmall Business Centerwill present a no-costseminar, “Sales Workshopfor Small Business” onTuesday March 15 from9:00 AM to 12 noon atCVCC’s CorporateDevelopment Center inHickory.

The Sales Workshopreviews over a dozenchannels for businessesto get their goods andservices to the marketand then decide whichstrategies are the best fitfor their business. Theworkshop focuses ondeveloping processes togrow sales and prioritiz-ing sales opportunities.

There is no charge toattend this workshop, butpre-registration isrequired. To register orfor more informationplease contact the CVCCSmall Business Center at828-327-7000, ext. 4117.

Mar. 19

NCSHP Open House

If becoming a NorthCarolina State Trooper issomething you may beinterested in or want toinquire about, show upearly as the:

Open House beginspromptly at:

2:00pm - 4:00pmat Troop F

Headquarters1033 Smyre Farm RoadNewton, NC 28658Troopers will discuss

everything from basicqualifications of an appli-cant to retirement fromthe organization.

If you would like tospeak to a recruiter, call:

Trooper Lineberger at(704) 775-6042

Easter Egg HuntTrinity Reformed

United Church of Christin Conover is having anEaster egg hunt from 2-4p.m.

The event will featuresnacks, drinks and tons ofeggs to find. Rain date isMarch 26.

The church is located at217 2nd Ave NE inConover.

Mar. 29

Vietnam VetReception

The John HoyleChapter of the Daughtersof the AmericanRevolution cordiallyinvites all VietnamVeterans to a commemo-rative reception honoringVietnam Vets at theAmerican LegionFairground, Post 48 from4-6 p.m. Light refresh-ments and beverages willbe served.

RSVP by Mar. 20 to RicVandett. 828-267-2541

April 30

FestivalTown of Long View will

host its May Days Festivalat the Long ViewRecreation Center, 31072nd Ave NW in Hickory,NC 28601. 10:00AM -9:30PM. The festival willinclude entertainment,Children's Rides, Food,and More!

Guest Bands: ShellemCline, Jim Sheldon, andBev McCann; 28690; VicWheeler and the GruvDawgs; and the Tim ClarkBand

June 17

Pottery ClassBeginning Pottery with

Evelyn Arnold will beoffered on Tuesdays andWednesdays, June 17through July 15, 6 p.m.until 9 p.m. This is anintroductory coursedesigned to give studentsa hands-on educationaland artistic experienceusing clay. Students willlearn a variety of tech-niques, including hand-building and wheelthrowing with the pot-ters’ wheel. Students willalso gain experience withsurface design and glaz-ing, as well as loading andfiring an electric kiln. Alllevels welcome. Pre-regis-tration is required for allworkshops.

For more informationon class schedules, and toregister, please visitwww.cvcc.edu/Potters_Workshop, or call 828-327-7000 x4032.

Community Calendar

Thelma Wray WysongHickory- Thelma Wray Wysong, 87, of Hickory passed

away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Trinity Village inHickory. She was born April 29, 1928 in SpartanburgCounty.

A graveside service will be held on Saturday,March 12,2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Providence Memorial Cemetery inCatawba. The family will receive friends on Saturday,March 12, 2016 from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at Bennett FuneralService in Conover.

The Wysong family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111

Charles Marshall McReeConover- Charles Marshall McRee, 81, of Hickory

passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at his resi-dence. He was born June 4, 1934 in Catawba County.

A service to celebrate Charles’s life will be held onSunday, March 13, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. at ImmanuelLutheran Church, Missouri Synod in Conover. Burialwith military honors will follow in the church cemetery.The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 13, 2016from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church.

The McRee family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111

Geneva Neas DavisNewton- Geneva Neas

Davis passed away onWednesday March 9th atAbernethy Laurels inNewton NC at the age of 93.She was born on May 27,1922 in the St James com-munity of Greenville, TN.She later moved with herhusband who was in themilitary to many differentplaces throughout the world before moving back toGreenville after his retirement from the military. Her lastfew years were spent with her son and family inClaremont, NC.

She was a Homemaker who loved her family and herLord. She was confirmed and baptized at a young age atSt. James Lutheran Church. She was a long time memberof Reformation Lutheran Church in Greeneville, TN.,serving in several capacities. More recently she attendedMountain View Baptist Church in Hickory, NC with herson and family.

She is survived by her only son Dr. J. Rick Davis andwife Carol,granddaughter Heather Davis Ratliff and hus-band Jeffrey and two great grandchildren, Aiden andEvan Ratliff, and Grandson Dr. Matthew J. Davis and wifeJennifer.

She is preceded in death by her husband Wimer James(Dave) Davis, Mother Ladona Neas and father Cain Neas,4 half brothers Lloyd, Looney, Lacy and Willie Neas and 2half sisters, Nellie Cloyd and Birtie Neas.

Funeral services will be held Saturday March 12, 2016at 3 pm at Dougthy Stevens Funeral Home, 1125Tusculum Blvd Greeneville TN. Burial will follow atGreenelawn Memory Gardens. The family will receivefriends before the service from 1- 3pm.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be made toReformation Lutheran Church 400 W Main StreetGreeneville TN 37743 or Mountain View Baptist Church4266 River Road Hickory NC 28602.

Paul M. Dellinger Belmont- Paul Maurice Dellinger, “Smiley”, age 78,

passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016.A funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday,

March 12, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Conover.Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:45 p.m. prior to the serv-ice. Interment will follow at St. John’s Lutheran ChurchCemetery.

Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services inConover, NC, is honored to serve the Dellinger family.

George Martin,guidedthe Beatles to global

fame,dies at 90 George Martin, the

Beatles' urbane producerwho quietly guided theband's swift,historic trans-formation from rowdyclub act to musical and cul-tural revolutionaries, hasdied, his management saidWednesday. He was 90.

Too modest to claim thetitle of the fifth Beatle, thetall, elegant Londoner pro-duced some of the mostpopular and influentialalbums of modern times— "Sgt. Pepper's LonelyHearts Club Band,"''Revolver," ''Rubber Soul,"''Abbey Road" — elevatingrock LPs to art forms:"concepts."

Martin won sixGrammys and was induct-ed in 1999 into the Rock

and Roll Hall of Fame.Three years earlier, he wasknighted by QueenElizabeth II.

Former Beatle PaulMcCartney said Martinhad been "a true gentle-man and like a secondfather to me."

Adam Sharp, a founderof CA Management, said inan email that Martin"passed away peacefully athome yesterday (Tuesday)evening."

McCartney said thatwith Martin's death, "theworld has lost a truly greatman who left an indeliblemark on my soul and thehistory of British music."

Martin is survived by hiswife Judy and four childrenfrom two marriages.


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SPECIAL TO THE O-N-EThe John Hoyle Chapter

of the National SocietyDaughters of the Ameri-can Revolution (“DAR”) isholding a reception forveterans of the VietnamWar on Tuesday, March29th, at the American Le-gion Fairgrounds Post 48in Hickory from 4:00 to6:00 p.m. All veterans whoserved on active duty inthe U.S. Armed Forces be-tween Nov.1,1955 and May15, 1975 (in-country, in-theater, or elsewhere) areinvited to attend. Light re-freshments and beverageswill be served and all vet-erans in attendance will berecognized and honoredfor their service to our na-tion.

This event is being heldin conjunction with thou-sands of other events na-tionwide on March 29th aspart of the “Commemora-tion of the 50th Anniver-sary of the Vietnam War.”This program was estab-lished by Congress for theexpress purpose of finallyrecognizing the veteransand their families who sac-rificed so much for thiscountry during the Viet-nam War. A PresidentialProclamation extends thiscommemoration periodfrom May 2012 throughNovember 2025.

The John Hoyle Chapterand DAR are one of manyorganizations partneringwith the Department ofDefense to honor VietnamVeterans. This will be thethird event in which theyhave honored VietnamVeterans locally. If youwould like more informa-tion on this event, pleasecontact Betty Schwartz,Re-gent of the John HoyleChapter at 828-238-9574.

DAR tohonor

VietnamWar

veterans

Winners of the Ameri-can History Essay Con-test sponsored by theHickory Tavern ChapterDaughters of the Ameri-can Revolution were re-cently honored at theChapter’s March lunch-eon at Catawba CountryClub.

The year marks the250th anniversary of theStamp Act. Passed by theBritish Parliament in1765, this new tax re-quired all colonists topay a tax on every print-ed piece of paper theyused. The Stamp Act wasviewed by the colonistsas “taxation without rep-resentation.” The stu-dents were to describe acolonial family’s discus-

sion about the newStamp Act and what roleit played in organizingthe colonists against theBritish King and Parlia-ment; therefore the titleof the Essay is “A Colo-nial Family’s Reaction tothe Stamp Act.”

The winner of the 7thgrade competition isKaitlyn Anna Day fromArndt Middle School.

The winner of the 8thgrade competition isKate Elizabeth Starrfrom Arndt MiddleSchool.

The winners were pre-sented a certificate, abronze medal, a cashaward, and the AmericanFlag by Teresa W. Biggs,Regent.

Teresa W. Biggs, Regent of the Hickory Tavern Chapter DAR; Julie Lo, Arndt Middle School Teacher,Stacey Pollard (Mother of Kaitlyn Anna Day); 7th Grade Winner, Kaitlyn Anna Day; 8th Grade Winner,Kate Elizabeth Starr; and Elizabeth and Anthony Starr (Parents of Kate Elizabeth Starr)

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Essay winners honored at Hickory Tavern DAR luncheon

project hours whereas aGirl Scout can only countthe hours they themselvesput towards the project.

Before even beginning aproject, the Girl Scout mustwrite up a proposal (in-cluding a proposed budgetand time frame) and pres-ent it to the council for ap-proval. This is to make surethe project isn't too big orsmall and that it will trulymake a lasting impact onthe community.

For the Gold Award, Shu-ford created a trunk full of1890s period style clothingfor children to be able totry on while touring MapleGrove Grove - a historicalhouse in Hickory owned byHickory Landmarks Soci-ety. She logged in over 120hours on this project.

“The Hickory Land-marks Society constantlyendeavors to expand ourinterpretation of the life ofthe Shuford family in thelate 1800s,” Curator of Col-lections/Education Coordi-nator Leslie Keller said.“Amanda’s collection ofclothing appropriate to theperiod helps bring the era

to life for young visitors toMaple Grove.”

To begin the project,Shuford sent letters andmade presentations askingfor donations. She alsowent to various clothingstores to find period styleclothes or clothes she couldalter to be period style. Shereceived a donation of atrunk to put the items in aswell as a few clothing itemsand some monetary dona-tions.

“I narrowed the scope ofthe project by determiningthat I would create twocomplete outfits for girlsand two complete outfitsfor boys – one more formaland one more of a workoutfit,” Shuford said. “Forthe pieces I was not able tofind - such as a bonnet – Isewed them from fabricand patterns.”

Shuford finished the lastof the clothing,by hosting asewing day to teach JuniorGirl Scouts in her troop andthe surrounding area thebasics of sewing as well asthe importance of history.They were able to create asmall pillow to take home

with them and they mod-eled some of the clothing soShuford could take pic-tures.

The last step of Shuford’sproject was to create asmall booklet to accompa-ny the trunk and explainwhat clothes were includedand how children in the1890s would have wornthem. She also had to sub-mit paperwork describingeverything she had done tothe council to be officiallyfinished with the project.

“I am very proud to havereceived this award and tohave the opportunity to im-pact my community,” Shu-ford said. “As a highschool graduation gift, mymother paid for me to be alifelong member of GirlScouts. I am proud to be-long to an organization thatteaches girls valuable lifelessons such as teamwork,compassion, and the im-portance of serving others.I now belong to a co-edservice fraternity at HighPoint University namedAlpha Phi Omega in orderto continue serving along-side others who share my

passion for helping andmaking a difference.”

Shuford earned herbronze award (minimum20 hours) as a Junior GirlScout by creating aspay/neuter patch programfor the local humane socie-ty with two other girls tohelp spread awareness.

She earned her silveraward (minimum 50 hours)as a Senior Girl Scout byrestoring and rehabbing anherb garden at MapleGrove. As part of this proj-

ect, she also created abrochure that listed thetypes of herbs in the gar-den and what they wouldhave been used for in the1890s.

Shuford attended New-ton-Conover Middle Schooland Discovery High School.She is currently attendingHigh Point Universitystudying Interior Design.She also studied abroad inFlorence, Italy at LorenzoDe Medici – an internation-al university.

Amanda Shuford of Conover, recently achieved the Gold Award –the highest award available in Girl Scouts.


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100 children in the program now who once a week meet for lunch withtheir mentor to discuss things such as their social lives,grades,education,extracurricular activities.

“The goal of the program is to create a healthy attitude and behaviorin the youth as well as provide skills, resources and positive experiencesthat will help them become successful and productive citizens,” Mentor-ing Program Coordinator Rachel Heck said.“Our hope is that at the endof the year these students have improved grades, improved attendance,less negative office referrals as well as gaining some skills on learninghow to effectively speak with adults.”

Last year’s statistics show that the students who are part of the LunchBuddies Program have improved attendance, grades and a developmentof overall life skills, according to Heck.

“Some play games like Battleship, some have taught skills like knittingor crocheting, one man taught a young boy how to put a Rubiks Cube to-gether,” Heck said. “The topics they can talk about are endless, prettymuch anything they have in common.”

Heck has a Lunch Buddy that she visits at Newton-Conover MiddleSchool, Ruby Tharp.

Tharp thinks that her Lunch Buddy is “awesome.” They often spendtheir time together talking about her wrestling (she competes in youthwrestling) and her desire to run track. Tharp does not like math butshe’s good in social studies, language arts and will soon be playing a bassclarinet.

The program pairs adult females with female students and adult maleswith male students. Prior to volunteering for the Lunch Buddy Program,individuals must undergo a background check conducted by the schools.

Lunch Buddies is currently looking for volunteers. Their goal is to beable to help 150 children this year.You can apply to volunteer for the pro-gram by contacting Rachel Heck at [email protected] or by tele-phone at 828-322-4591 or visiting the web site at

http://www.coacatawba.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=23&Itemid=23

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of obvious to have itthere. I had this idea – ‘Ohmy goodness, we shouldplant the pinwheels at thepark.’”

Since moving the eventto the park, pinwheel saleshave really taken off, ac-cording to Landry.

“The first year we had itthere we had about 1,500sold and then the next yearwe made it to about 2,000.Last year we had some is-sues with getting the pin-wheels here on time butthis year we’re hoping toreach about 2,000 again,”she said.

Pinwheels are available

for purchase online atwww.catawbacountycapc.org/pinwheels.htm.

For those who buy 25pinwheels or more, theywill have their name or thename of their business list-ed as an event sponsor, ac-cording to a press releaseon the event.

The pinwheels will beavailable for pickup by thesponsors following thisevent or at the CAPC.Those purchasing the pin-wheels are encouraged toreplant them at their homeor place of business toshow their support forChild Abuse Prevention

Month, according to the re-lease.

The Pinwheels for Pre-vention Ceremony willtake place at the ZahraBaker Park in Hickory onApril 1 beginning at noonand ending at 1 p.m.Every-one is invited to attend.

The purpose of the cere-mony is to emphasize theimportance of preventingchild abuse.

“I always picture Zahraup in heaven seeing allthese pinwheels and know-ing that were not forgettingand we’re working to pre-vent child abuse,” Landrysaid.

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The CAPC is selling pinwheels for $2 each in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month,which is in April.

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ran into the back of thepassenger car as it was inthe process of making theturn. The impact forcedthe car off the road whereit came to rest on the side-walk.

The driver of the car hadto be mechanically re-moved from the vehicleand taken to a local hospi-tal with undisclosed in-juries. The driver of theSUV had no serious in-juries.

North Main Avenue wasreopened around 2:30 p.m.

The investigation intothe accident is still ongo-ing.

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I really should be preju-diced against this week'stopic, but I'm not.

Back when I was around11 years old, I marched intothe local Kuhn's VarietyStore with my hard-earnedcoins and proudly pur-chased a box of popcorn-based Fiddle Faddle.When Igot home and crammed ahandful into my mouth, Isoon discovered a ragtagband of weevils doing somedirty dancing on my tongue.

To this day, I can stillswear I heard a tiny voicetaunting me as I spit thesnack out, "Nobody putsBaby in a wastebasket!"

In spite of that childhoodtrauma, I was encouragedrecently when CBS Newsand National Public Radioreported on WeFood,a non-profit business inCopenhagen, Denmark sell-ing food with past-due sell-by dates and damagedpackaging for as much ashalf-off the price posted atregular stores. WeFoodseeks to target both low-income consumers andenvironmentally consciousshoppers.

WeFood is getting off to agood start,but many peopleworldwide still have a mis-

understanding of "sell by"dates. The dates indicatewhen the product is at itspeak, but they can be edibleand nutritious much longer.It's not like Cinderella's car-riage turning back into apumpkin at the stroke ofmidnight. If it were, Disneywould already have trade-marked the process andgiven us "Country BotulismJamboree" rides and "HighSchool Cafeteria Musical:Mystery Meat's Last Legs"TV movies.

Developments such asWeFood, Boston's DailyTable membership-onlysupermarket and theRockefeller Foundation's$130 million YieldWise ini-tiative should get us all firedup to fight food waste and

feed the world's undernour-ished. (According to theUnited Nations,one-third ofall food produced aroundthe world for human con-sumption is lost or wasted,even as nearly one billionpeople worldwide lackenough food to lead ahealthy, active lifestyle.)

We Americans are waytoo finicky about what weeat. I wouldn't be surprisedif a book club met to discuss"The Diary of Anne Frank,"and during snacktimesomeone lamented, "We'vehad to eat leftovers TWICEthis month. Can you imag-ine anything worse?"

Our mood swings makeus keep cramming food far-ther and farther back intothe recesses of the refrigera-tor. The fridge sometimesgets so bad that there's afight over the stuff growingin there and how many del-egates it's entitled to.

We really need to get overour "Silly rabbit, Trix are forlandfills" mentality andcrack down on the wastefulmorons who chuckle,"Guess my eyes were biggerthan my stomach." Let'shave them saying, "Guessyour boot was bigger thanmy backside. Ouch!"

Among the worst offend-ers are the mothers whotake their youngsters to thehead of the line at churchsocials or family reunionsand pile their plate withstuff they'll never eat.Ah,themiracle of mommas: theycan feed the two with 5,000loaves and fishes.

Perhaps more restaurantsand supermarkets can beconvinced to overcome thelogistical problems and getexcess food to homelessshelters and food banks.Then they can re-fit theirold techniques to dealingwith politicians who havegone way past their shelflife.

"Hey, somebody threwme in a dumpster andpoured bleach on me! But,speaking as someone whohas run four unsuccessfulcampaigns for dog catcher,Idemand to share my twocents worth with the candi-dates of 2020. Ow, it burns!"

Danny welcomes email responsesat [email protected] and vis-

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Danny Tyree

With Super Tuesday nowbehind us, we can takestock of exactly where therace for the Republicannomination for Presidentcurrently stands:

Donald Trump — He isthe strong frontrunner andmay be unstoppable.

Ted Cruz — He is clearlyin second place, with morewins than anyone notnamed Trump.

Marco Rubio — He wonthe Minnesota Caucuses,but faces a mortal threatfrom Trump in his homestate of Florida on Mar. 15.

John Kasich — He isstubbornly staying in therace until Ohio on Mar. 15,but has no path to thenomination.

Ben Carson — He finallydropped out.

The question that is onthe minds of Republicanleaders and the nationalmedia is simple: CanDonald Trump still bestopped, and if so, how?

I can see only two waysto stop Trump — and theydirectly conflict with eachother.

The simplest way to beatTrump is to unite the non-Trump vote (which may be60 percent of the GOP elec-torate) behind one candi-date. Right now, with Cruzclearly in second place inoverall delegates by a largemargin over Rubio, he hasthe strongest case to make.He's been able to win a sig-nificant number of states,raised more money inFebruary ($12 million)than in any previousmonth, has a nationalorganization, and hasenough pledged delegatesto have a path to the nomi-nation.

But Cruz cannot beatTrump with two other can-didates (Rubio and Kasich)splitting up the non-Trump vote — and heknows it.

The only option is forboth Marco Rubio andJohn Kasich to drop outand unite behind Cruz,perhaps with Rubio as hisvice president and Kasichas his defense secretary.

The calendar is drivingthe urgency.

RNC rules require allcontests before Mar. 15 toproportionally allocatedelegates, which has keptTrump's lead fairly modestin February and March.

Starting Mar. 15, whenOhio, Florida and Illinoisvote, the states becomewinner-take-all. If Trumpwins the few winner-take-all contests, he will quicklybecome inevitable.

Trump's opponentsmust force Trump to raisethe ceiling on his supportto 50 percent, which he hasnot been able to do.

Trump can undoubtedlywin in a four-way race with35 -40 percent, as he hasconsistently done.

But is 35 percentTrump's ceiling, or is it hisfloor?

We may find out soonenough.

In this scenario, Rubiofaces an excruciatingchoice.

Either support his rivalCruz and foreclose hischance to be the nominee.Or stubbornly stay inthrough Florida and beblamed for a Trump gener-al election disaster, allwhile likely losing hishome state to Trump andhurting Rubio's own elec-toral future.

According to MSNBC'sSteve Kornacki, no sittingelected official in eitherparty running forPresident has lost theirhome state since 1992.Rubio does not want tomake history in that way.

Rubio is holding a donorretreat Mar. 10, and if thepolls show he is certain tolose Florida he could dropout and unite behind Cruza few days before the pri-mary.

The second scenario isfor everyone to stay inuntil the end and denyTrump the majority of thedelegates that he needs tobe the nominee. That dele-gate number is 1,237,and ifTrump does not have thatamount on the first ballot,75 percent of the delegatescan support whomeverthey choose on the secondballot.

This is the "brokeredconvention" scenario thatreporters love to hype. Ithasn't happened in over 50years. It would be an uglyprocess. But it could work.

The central problem isthat it would be ideal tohave two serious optionsto stop Trump, but optionone forecloses option twoand vice versa.

The choice comes downto Rubio.

So the question forMarco Rubio is this: Justhow badly do you want tostop Trump?

Mackowiak is an Austin- andWashington-based Republican

consultant and president ofPotomac Strategy Group, LLC.

He has been an adviser to twoU.S. senators and a governor,

and has advised federal andstate political campaigns

across the country.

Only TwoPaths Remainto Stop Trump

Mackowiak



GRIZZWELLS By Bill Schorr

SOUP TO NUTZ By Rick Stromoski

BORN LOSER By Art and Chip Sansom

HERMAN DAILIES

FRANK AND ERNEST By Bob Thaves

NEA BRIDGE PHILLIP ALDER

ASTROGRAPH EUGENIA LASTA positive attitude will carry you where you

want to go. Be proud of your achievements whilerecognizing your mistakes and finding ways toimprove. Opportunity is within reach, and havingthe confidence to grab it will make the differencebetween success and failure.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Rely on yourintuition to lead the way. You’ll make an impres-sion with your insight and ability to know whatpeople want and need. An old friend or romanticpartner will spark your interest.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Keep everyoneguessing. Throw a little excitement into the mixin order to draw positive attention. Strive forgreater equality and balance within an importantrelationship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ve got piz-zazz and charm that will keep people comingback for more. Your dedication and loyalty willearn you trust and respect. A mental or physicalchallenge will inspire you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — What you haveto offer will make a difference to someone inneed. Improve your lifestyle by doing what

makes you happy. A risky investment is bestavoided.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Show off inorder to boost your popularity. Your suggestionswill impress someone with clout. Talks and trav-el will lead to knowledge and a valuable experi-ence. A partnership will give you a push forward.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A simple plan willfar exceed an elaborate, costly and lavish eventthat would make you look like a showoff. Aromantic evening for two or a quiet family gath-ering will suffice.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Discuss yourplans with a loved one and set up a goal to worktoward. Physical and emotional self-improve-ments can be made. Learning something newshould be a priority.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Don’t let uncer-tainty create a problem. Ask questions until youare satisfied that you are making the right choice.You’ll come out on top and feel better about whatyou accomplished.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Ask for help ifyou need it. Your ideas are sound, and what oth-ers can offer will help expedite your efforts andplans. Trust in yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’tunderestimate anyone who challenges you. Don’toffer personal information or it will be usedagainst you. Stay focused on what you need to doand take action.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Do some-thing different. Shake up your world and interactwith people from different walks of life. Theinformation you gather and ideas you generatewill encourage a new beginning.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Aim for stabil-ity and be the best you can be. If you put forth theeffort, you will get the results you are looking for.Romance should highlight your day.

UNUSUAL NO-TRUMP SHOWS THE LOW SUITS

Benjamin Disraeli, the British prime minister from 1874 to 1880, said, “I feel a very unusual sensation — if it isnot indigestion, I think it must be gratitude.”We have been looking at the Michaels Cue-Bid. Now let’s move to its poorer cousin, the Unusual No-Trump. Ifyour right-hand opponent opens one of a suit, and you jump to two no-trump, you show at least 5-5 in the twolowest-ranking unbid suits. This was devised by Al Roth in 1948.The snag with the Unusual No-Trump, especially when the opener bids a major, is that you are fighting with theminors, always having to go one level higher to outbid the opponents. And if they buy the contract, their declar-er will accurately steer through the deal now that your hand is an open book.In today’s deal, though, South plays in three diamonds. What should West lead?South has 11 high-card points, but his minor-suit fit is not good enough to contemplate game unless North hasa strong hand, with which he would move over three diamonds.After this auction, the best lead is a trump. West wants to reduce the number of club ruffs South can take in hishand.Here, suppose West leads a weird club five. South wins with dummy’s ace, ruffs a club, and drives out the heartace. He wins West’s trump shift in his hand, cashes his high heart, ruffs a heart, ruffs a club, ruffs his last heart,cashes the diamond ace, and plays a spade. South must score dummy’s diamond jack to make his contract. Butan initial trump lead defeats the contract.

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STATE OF NORTH

CAROLINACOUNTY OF CATAWBA

NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executor of the Estate of APRIL SU-ZANNE CLOD-FELTER, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before May 19, 2016, or this No-tice will be pled in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of February, 2016.

Jeremy Swanson, Executor

ESTATE OF APRIL SUZANNE

CLODFELTER5123 Butner Dr.

Hickory,North Carolina

28602

Mike Wilson II, Attorney

MORPHIS LAW & MEDIATION

Post OfficeBox 3207Hickory,

North Carolina 28603

(828) 328-5297

PUBLISH: Febru-ary 19, 26 March 4, 11, 2016.

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ary-bell J. Hatley, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before June 4, 2016 or this No-tice will be pled in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th of March, 2016.

Judy Diane Hatley Beebe,

ExecutrixESTATE OF ARYBELL J.

HATLEY6220 Melrose

DriveHickory, NC

28602

Susannah L. Brown,

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AttorneyANTHONY &

BROWN, PLLC208 Union

SquareHickory, NC

28601

PUBLISH: March 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th, 2016.

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executor of the Estate of BERTRAND D. THURNAU, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;



Bill Hodges, Administrator ESTATE OF

BERTRAND D. THURNAU

1775 12th St. NEHickory,


Henry S. Morphis, Attorney

MORPHIS LAW & MEDIATION

Post Office Box 3207Hickory,


(828) 328-5297

PUBLISH: Febru-ary 19, 26 March 4, 11, 2016.

NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY

CATAWBA File No.

16 E 202

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Lesa D Lenix, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three (3) months from Feb-ruary 26, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make payment to the undersigned.


April Van Story,Administratrix

3975 1st Ave SWHickory, NC

28602

Estate of:Lesa D Lenix

Publish: February 26, March 4, 11 & 18, 2016. Paid

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having quali-fied as Executrix of the estate of Betty Joyce Sig-mon, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three (3) months from March 4, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of March, 2016.

Michael KennethSigmon,Executrix

2919 Sigmon Dairy RoadNewton, NC

28658

Estate of: Betty Joyce Sigmon

Publish: March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2016. Paid.

ADMINISTRA-TOR

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Cin-dy Ehrsam Rey-nolds, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all person, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the under-signed on or be-fore June 11, 2016, or this no-tice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons, firms and corporations in-debted to the es-tate should make immediate pay-ment.


Todd William ReynoldsAddress:

PO Box 88Newton, NC

28658

C. RANDALL ISENHOWER

Sigmon & Isenhower PO Box 88Newton, NC

28658828-464-0101

Publish:March 11, 2016March 18, 2016March 25, 2016April 1, 2016

CITY OF CONOVER

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC

MEETINGTO CONSIDER A

ZONING MAP AMENDMENT

R16-01CONOVER PLANNING

BOARD

The Conover Planning Board will hold a public meeting Tuesday March 15th, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the Coun-cil Room of the Conover City Hall to receive citizen comments and questions con-cerning a rezon-ing.

There are multi-

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ple properties be-ing considered for this rezoning:

PIN 374217004064 (415 1ST ST W), PIN 374105076810 (106 6TH ST SW), PIN 374105086076 (1ST AV S),PIN 374105076870 (102 6TH ST SW), PIN 374105095941 (401 1ST ST W), PIN 374105088092 (501 1ST AV S), PIN 374105086390 (410 1ST AV S), PIN 374217003223 (431 1ST ST W), PIN 374105087424 (408 1ST AV S), PIN 374105076990 (506 1ST AV S), PIN 374217004101 (427 1ST ST W), PIN 374105086280 (412 1ST AV S), PIN 374105077840 (508 1ST AV S), PIN 374217003167 (421 1ST ST W), PIN 374217002299 (433 1ST ST W), PIN 374105079727 (509 1ST AV S), PIN 374105086170 (428 1ST AV S), PIN 374105079903 (505 1ST AV S), PIN 374105086071 (502 1ST AV S), PIN 374105079816 (507 1ST AV S), PIN 374105098574 (213 1ST ST W), PIN 374105079566 (705 1ST AV S)

These properties total approxi-mately 9+/- acres in three separate areas in or imme-diately adjacent to Conover’s downtown area. All are zoned ei-ther M-1 (General Manufacturing) or B-4 (General Business).

The proposed amendment would change the zoning for these properties to MX (Mixed Use). The MX district is in-tended “for a broad array of uses… in a pat-tern which inte-grates shops, restaurants, serv-ices, work places, civic, educational, and religious fa-cilities, and high-er density hous-ing in a compact, pedestrian-orient-ed environment.” Uses include but are not limited to:retail shops, offi-ces, multifamily dwellings, restau-rants, govern-ment and civic uses, and, with certain condi-tions, schools, parks, mini-ware-houses, home oc-cupations, tempo-rary outdoor sales of agricul-tural products (e.g., Christmas trees), and light manufacturing.

A file is available for public inspec-tion at the Con-over Planning Of-fice.

All interested per-sons are invited to attend this meeting and present their comments.

This the 2nd day of March, 2016

Lance HightPlanning Director

Cara ReedCity Clerk

Publish: Friday,

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March 4th, 2016 and Friday, March 11th, 2016

NORTH CAROLINACATAWBA

COUNTY

NOTICE OF AD-MINISTRATOR

The undersigned having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Guy Henry Hedrick, De-ceased, late of Catawba County, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them, duly certi-fied, to the under-signed on or be-fore the 4th day of June, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in-debted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.


Geraldine Hedrick,

Administratrix CTA

2230 Travis Rd SE

Conover, NC 28613

CORNE & CILLEY, P.L.L.C.P. O. Drawer 747Attorney At LawNewton, North Carolina 28658(828) 464-2371

Publish: March 4, 2016March 11, 2016March 18, 2016March 25, 2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Executor, of the Estate of Jack R. Wil-liams, this is to notify all persons having claims against Jack R. Williams, de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, to file an itemized verified statement thereof with the undersigned on or before the 19th day of May, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of any recovery thereon. All per-sons indebted to said estate are requested to make prompt set-tlement. This the 19th day of Feb-ruary, 2016.

Deborah B. Harwell

Executor, for the Estate of Jack R. Williams P.O. Box 7769

Myrtle Beach, SC 29572

Mail statement to:Clifton W. Homesley

Attorney for Estate of Jack R.

WilliamsHOMESLEY & WINGO LAW GROUP PLLC

330 South Main Street

Mooresville NC 28115

(704) 664-2162

Publish: Friday, February 19, 26, March 4, and 11, 2016.

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The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of JAMES L. GAITHER, late of Catawba County, North Carolina.


This the 19th day of February, 2016

Brenda H.Gaither,Executrix

ESTATE OF JAMES L. GAITHER

1207 21st Ave., Apt. B

Hickory, NC 28601

Jordan L. Faulkner, Attorney YOUNG,

MORPHIS, BACH &

TAYLOR, LLPPost Office

Drawer 2428Hickory, NC

28603Phone:

(828) 322-4663

Publish: Febru-ary 19, 26, March 4, and 11, 2016.

NORTH CAROLINACATAWBA

COUNTYSpecial

Proceedings No. 16 SP 7

Substitute Trustee: Philip A.

Glass

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE

Date of Sale: March 22, 2016Time of Sale: 11:00AMPlace of Sale: Catawba County CourthouseDescription of Property: See At-tached Descrip-tionRecord Owners: James Lee Wal-laceAddress of Prop-erty: 1733 7th Street Lane SEHickory, NC 28602

Deed of Trust:Book : 2581 Page: 1952Dated: May 25, 2004Grantors: James L. Wallace and wife, Patricia S. WallaceOriginal Benefi-ciary: Local Gov-ernment Employ-ees' Federal Credit Un-ion CONDI-TIONS OF SALE: Should the prop-erty be pur-chased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. §7A-308(a)(1).

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This sale is made subject to all un-paid taxes and superior liens or encumbrances of record and as-sessments, if any, against the said property, and any recorded leases. This sale is also subject to any applicable county land trans-fer tax, and the successful third party bidder shall be required to make payment for any such county land trans-fer tax.

A cash deposit of 5% of the pur-chase price will be required at the time of the sale. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full balance of the purchase price so bid in cash or certified check at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or at-tempts to tender such deed, and should said suc-cessful bidder fail to pay the full bal-ance purchase price so bid at that time, he shall remain liable on his bid as provid-ed for in North Carolina General Statutes Section 45-21.30 (d) and (e). This sale will be held open ten (10) days for up-set bids as re-quired by law.

Residential real property with less than 15 rental units, including single-family resi-dential real prop-erty: an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in pos-session by the clerk of superior court of the coun-ty in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agree-ment entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agree-ment by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be ef-fective on a date stated in the no-tice that is at least 10 days, but not more than 90 days, after the sale date con-tained in the no-tice of sale, pro-vided that the mortgagor has not cured the de-fault at the time the tenant pro-vides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agree-ment, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the ef-fective date of the termination.

Dated: 2-23-16

Philip A. Glass, Substitute Trustee

Nodell, Glass & Haskell, L.L.P.

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Posted on 2-23-16Exhibit A

Being all of Lot 41 of Providence Forest, Map 2, as recorded in Plat Book 33 at Page 40, Catawba County Registry.

Publish: March 11 & March 18, 2016.

ADMINISTRA-TOR

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified on March 3, 2016, as Execu-tor of the Estate of Joseph Mi-chael Aberne-thy, Sr., de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the de-ceased to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before June 13, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment to the undersigned.

John Miles Abernethy, III,

ExecutorEstate of Joseph

MichaelAbernethy, Sr.

3038 Cambridge Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27104

David L. Isenhower

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, PLLC

PO Box 1627210-A First

Avenue SouthConover, NC

28613

Publish: March 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 2016.

NORTH CAROLINACATAWBA COUNTYFile No.

16 E 200

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having quali-fied as Executor of the estate of Mckinley Sherrill Sr., deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three (3) months from Feb-ruary 26, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 26th day of February,

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PUBLIC HEARING

The Newton Planning Com-mission will hold a Public Hearing beginning at 7:00 p.m. on March 23, 2016 in the Council Cham-bers at Newton City Hall, 401 North Main Ave-nue, on the fol-lowing matter:

Rezoning Appli-cation #2016-02 filed by Theodore H. Corriher. The Applicant is seek-ing to rezone the properties located on the west side of S Ashe Av be-tween W B St and W A St from a B-3 Central Business District to a B-4 General Business District.

The area to be requested to be rezoned is 1.75 acres. According to Catawba County Tax Re-cords the proper-ties are identified as parcel num-bers 3730-16-93-3449 and 3730-16-93-3681. Both properties are owned by the applicant.

The file for this Application is available for viewing between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday in the Planning De-partment, City Hall.

All interested per-sons are urged to attend and pro-vide comment.

Publish: March 11 and March 18, 2016.

Alex S. FulbrightAssistant

Planning Director

The City of New-ton does not dis-criminate on the basis of disability in the provision of its services as charged by the Newton City Council. All meetings are held in accessible fa-cilities. Any per-son with a disabil-ity needing spe-cial accommoda-tions should con-tact the City of Newton ADA Co-ordinator at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

Publish: March 11 & March 18, 2016.


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16 E 85

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having quali-fied as Executrix of the estate of Rickey Lee Lackey, de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the under-signed within three (3) months from March 4, 2016, or this no-tice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons, firms and corporations in-debted to said es-tate please make immediate pay-ment to the un-dersigned.


Gail CloerLackey,

Executrix6526 Curlee Rd

Conover, NC28613

Estate of: Rickey Lee Lackey

Publish: March 4, 11, 18 & 25, 2016. Paid.

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Virginia Mae Miller, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before June 4, 2016 or this No-tice will be pled in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th of March, 2016.

Susannah L. Brown,

Administratrix CTA

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Three members of the Catawba Valley Community College men’s basketball program were recentlyhonored. Sophomores Mon’Darius Black (20, above) and teammate Cornelius Johnson were bothnamed All-Region X second team, while Red Hawks head men’s basketball coach Bryan Garmroth wasnamed the Region X Coach of the Year after leading CVCC to a 21-9 overall record on the court, includ-ing a 14-4 mark in conference games.

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Red Hawks earn honors

‘Hawks for Hope’ is MondayFROM O-N-E REPORTS

The Catawba Valley Community CollegeRed Hawks volleyball team is hosting itssecond annual “Hawks for Hope” volley-ball tournament to raise funds for RisingHope Farm in Claremont.

Rising Hope Farms is a non-profittherapeutic riding facility that provides asafe, inspirational environment that usesequestrian activities to make a positivecontribution to the cognitive, physical,emotional and social well-being of thosewith disabilities.

The tournament and a silent auctionwill be held in the Tarlton Complex atCatawba Valley Community College onMonday, March 14 starting at noon.

Admission/donation will be accepted atthe door.

For information or to donate items forthe silent auction, please contact CVCChead volleyball coach Shannon Hudson [email protected] or (828)327-7000 ext.4239 or Katelyn Houser [email protected] or828.455.8533.

The deadline for team registration hasalready passed.

Blue Devils’ alumni baseball gameMaiden High School is hosting an alum-

ni baseball game for any and all whoplayed baseball for the Blue Devils.

The game is Saturday, April 2 at theMaiden High School baseball field. Thecost is $25 to play.

For more information or to sign up,contact Maiden head baseball coach DavidWilliams via email [email protected] orcall 828-428-8197.

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For more info, call the Newton RecDepartment at 828-695-4317.

Post 48 sponsoring Third AnnualAir Rifle Team March Match

Madness ongoingThe Third Annual American Legion

Hickory Post 48 Air Rifle Team MarchMatch Madness is taking place March 9-12in Newton.

There will be more than 90 athletescompeting during the four-day period forthe gold, silver and bronze medals. Therewill also be 13 trophies awarded for theevent.Athletes from North Carolina, SouthCarolina, Tennessee and Florida will becompeting in the match.

The 2015 American Legion National AirRifle Championship Bronze Medalist andDepartment of North Carolina AmericanLegion Junior Shooting Sports ProgramGold Medalist Baylee Boone will be com-peting in the match.

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The Catawba ValleyCommunity Collegevolleyball program ishosting its annualHawks for Hope tour-nament and silentauction on Monday.The event, which isorganized by formerSt. Stephens andCVCC standoutKatelyn Houser(left), benefitsRising Hope Farms, anon-profit therapeu-tic riding facility inClaremont.

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Johnson returns to Panthers after pay cut; Tolbert back, tooBY STEVE REED

AP SPORTS WRITER

CHARLOTTE — Defensive end CharlesJohnson has agreed to take a major pay cutto return to the Carolina Panthers.

Fullback Mike Tolbert isn't going any-where either.

The Panthers announced Wednesday thatJohnson, a nine-year NFL veteran, has re-signed with the team after being releasedlast week in a salary cap move. They alsoannounced that they re-signed Tolbert, anAll-Pro fullback, to a two-year deal.

Johnson received a one-year contract

worth $3 million to return to the NFCchampions, according to his agent, DrewRosenhaus. He said Johnson turned downan offer in excess of $6 million fromanother team.

Johnson was slated to cost the Panthers$15 million this season under the capbefore he was cut.

“My heart was in Carolina,” he said in anews release Wednesday.“Once you put allthat energy into it, I feel like I would havebeen wasting all that work had I gonesomewhere else for some dollars.I’d ratherbe happy doing what I’m doing aroundpeople that I know, and I’m comfortable

with. I can’t wait to get back to work.”The Panthers will have to carry $4 mil-

lion in “dead money” under this year’s capfor the remainder of the prorated signingbonus on Johnson’s last contract, in addi-tion to his $3 million base salary this year.

“We worked very closely with Charlesand his agent in the last few days to cometo an agreement and I’m appreciative of allthe hard work put forth to get a deal done,”general manager Dave Gettleman said.“What this deal signifies is Charles is aman of his word and in his heart he bleedsCarolina blue. The entire Panthers familyis very happy that Charles will be able to

continue his career here.”Johnson started nine games for the

Panthers in 2015 but struggled with ham-string injuries and missed seven gameswhile on short-term injured reserve.

He had one sack in the regular seasonand three sacks in three postseasongames.

The 29-year-old Johnson has playednine seasons with Carolina and his 63?sacks are second-most in franchise histo-ry, behind Julius Peppers’ 81. He registeredat least nine sacks in four consecutiveyears from 2010-13 and had a career-high12.5 sacks in 2012.


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N-CHS,Maiden

both winBY CODY DALTON

O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR

Ahead of their match uptonight on the softballfield, the Newton-Conoverand Maiden softball teamsearned non-conferencewins on Wednesday.

The Lady Red Devilsdefeated Hickory for thesecond time this season,15-5.

Destiny Ussery went3-for-4 in the contest forN-CHS (5-0) with a homerun and two RBIs, whileBethany Henze addedthree RBIs on two hits.

Emily Hess earned thewin on the mound, pitch-ing 5.1 innings. Sheallowed four hits, threewalks and struck out twoin the contest. KaliFlanagan earned the save.

Behind Sammie West’stwo hits in three plateappearances, Maidendefeated East Burke, 7-4.

Easton Finger addedtwo hits and three RBIs inthe win for the Lady BlueDevils (2-3).

Hayley Chapmanearned the win on themound for Maiden.

The Red Devils and BlueDevils play each othertonight in Maiden.

Track meet resultsThe Hickory boys and

the St. Stephens girls track& field teams won theirconference meets heldWednesday at HHS.

The Lady Indians tallied90 points to Hickory HighSchool’s 83 at the event.

On the boys side of thecompetition, Hickoryracked up 102 points to St.Stephens’ 80 points.

Fred T. Foard alsohosted a NWC quad meetWednesday, finishing sec-ond in the girls standingsand fourth in the boysstandings.

Watauga’s boys andHibriten’s girls finished infirst place at the meet.

Front row, from left, Sydney Fulmer, Jenny Fulmer, Ramsey Fulmer and Joseph Fulmer. Back row,from left, Catawba Valley Community College assistant volleyball coach Mark Wimberley, CVCChead volleyball coach Shannon Hudson and Smoky Mountain head volleyball coach Megan Dezarn.Ramsey signed last week to play volleyball for CVCC this fall.


Mustangs’ Fulmersigns with CVCC

THE SCORESETTLE

Pictured above, Fred T. Foardsophomore Abby Settlemyre(above) used a bloop single in shal-low left field to help the LadyTigers defeat visiting McDowell10-9 on Thursday in a non-confer-ence game in Newton.

Right, Foard third basemanMadison Rowe (12) throws aground ball to first basemanKatelynn Thompson with secondbaseman Katie Smith looking on.Rowe drove in five RBIs inThursday’s softball game on ahome run in the first inning and adouble in the second inning.

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Sophomore’s hit lifts

Tigers past TitansBY CODY DALTON

O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR

Giving up its lead lateagainst McDowell, the FredT. Foard softball teamwould not be denied.

Using a two-out, two-RBI bloop single in shallowleft field by sophomoreAbby Settlemyre with thebases loaded in the bottomof the seventh inning, theTigers defeated the visitingTitans 10-9 on Thursday.

With the win, Foardimproves to 4-0 on thespring season.

“It was big for us,” saidFoard head coach ShaniaJohnson of her team’s win.“We normally come backin the fifth, sixth and sev-enth (innings). This time,we started out (scoring)early and didn’t score a lotof runs in the middle of thegame, but came back at theend of the game andpushed through.”

Trailing 7-2 through twoinnings, McDowell ralliedand eventually took a 9-8lead in the seventh inningon Mckenzie Waycaster’sRBI single.

Down a run headinginto the final frame, Foardled off the inning with apair of singles fromKatelynn Thompson andAndrea Brown.

Foard catcher DelaneyDellinger was hit by a pitchon the next at bat, settingup Settlemyre’s eventualgame-winning hit.

“I just knew I had to getsomething in play,”Settlemyre said. “I was sonervous and shaking.I knewI had to do it for the team.”

Settlemyre’s bloop hitfell in between a trio ofTitan players, allowing tworuns to score for Foard’scome-from-behind win.

Madison Rowe andDellinger added one homerun each for the LadyTigers in their victory.

Fred T. Foard goes for itsfifth victory today during aconference contest at homeagainst Watauga.

“We talk after everygame about keeping toclimb the mountain,”Johnson said. “We don’twant a rollercoaster ride.We need to keep pushingup and get to the top.”

FROM O-N-E REPORTSSmoky Mountain High School’s Ramsey

Fulmer signed last week to play volleyballthis fall at Catawba Valley CommunityCollege.

Present for the signing were Fulmer, herparents Jenny and Joseph, her sister Sydney,Smoky Mountain High School AthleticDirector Adam Phillips, Smoky Mountainhead volleyball coach Megan Dezarn,Catawba Valley Community College headvolleyball coach Shannon Hudson andCVCC assistant volleyball coach MarkWimberley.

In her senior year as a Mustang, Ramseyposted 1.1 kills per set and 0.8 blocks perset. Smoky Mountain finished its volleyballseason with a 12-12 overall record.

Ramsey also plays for Xcel VolleyballPerformance on the 18’s Select under thedirection of head coach John Wagman.

“I am looking forward to having Ramseyas part of our Red Hawk family,” Hudsonsaid.“Her work ethic and encouraging atti-tude are definitely attributes we look for inplayers. Ramsey's presence at the net isgoing to be an advantage on offense anddefense. I anticipate Ramsey becoming adominant contributor to our program'ssuccess during the next two seasons.”

Dezarn used a quote by industrialistHenry Ford when talking about Fulmer.

“Ford said’ learning together is a begin-ning, keeping together is progress, workingtogether is success.’Ramsey embodies theseideals,” Dezarn said.“She loves the game (ofvolleyball. She helped hold the teamtogether through her hard work and dedi-cation to her team.”

Ramsey boasts a 3.8 GPA, and she plansto pursue a career in Health and FitnessScience.

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