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No laughing matterPolice search for ax-wielding clown
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
A ax-wielding clown attempted to assault a Hickory resident onFriday night.
When police arrived to the scene on the 1300 block of 20thAvenue NE in Hickory, at 4:32 a.m., the victim of the assault saidthat the suspect came to her residence wearing a clown mask anda multi-colored wig, swinging an ax in attempt to slash her.
The victim told police that she was able to remove the suspectsmask, and noticed that he was an acquaintance of hers.
After the victim removed the mask, the suspect fled the resi-dence.
The suspect in the assault is reportedly Jimmy Daniel Raybon.Raybon currently has a warrant out for his arrest with the chargeof assault with a deadly weapon.
The victim was not injured during the assault.The suspect has yet to be located and arrested, according to offi-
cials.Any information on the whereabouts of Raybon can be reported
to the Hickory Police Department by phone at 828-328-5551.
Brigman claims Regional Superintendent
of the Year
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
On Sunday, August 9,2015 at 4:07 a.m. a 2014Kia Soul, driven by anunknown white malesubject, struck a utilitypole on 17th St NW nearMain Avenue NW. Thevehicle left the scene andparked behind a resi-dence, where the driverthen left on foot.
Erik Boyles of Hickory,an unrestrained passen-ger of the vehicle, sus-tained critical injuriesdue to the collision andwas left at the scene. Twoother subjects arrived atthe vehicle and took the
passenger to Frye. Hicko-ry Police were notified ofthe crash by off duty offi-cer at Frye RegionalMedical Center. Mr.Boyles was later trans-ferred to Wake ForestBaptist Medical Center.
The Hickory PoliceDepartment’s TrafficSafety Unit is investigat-ing the collision. Theinvestigation is on-going. If anyone has anyinformation regardingthis case or the identityof the driver, please con-tact the Hickory PoliceDepartment’s TrafficSafety Unit, 828-328-5551.
BY BRANDY TEMPLETONO-N-E CONTRIBUTOR
Saturday, Aug. 1, marked the oneyear anniversary for locally ownedTutti Frutti. To celebrate, the frozenyogurt shop hosted a carnival-stylefundraiser.
Activities included face-painting, adunking booth, a ball toss, a duckgame, and darts. Guests were givenfree popcorn, water and brownies. Asan added bonus, Twist The Balloon
Man was on-hand to make unique bal-loon art for children.
Inside, Tutti Frutti offered home-made frozen yogurt flavors such ascotton candy, funnel cake and saltedcaramel apple. After making a pur-chase, customers could spin a wheeland win either a free item or a dis-count.
Also, tickets were being sold for abook-bag raffle. The “Frozen” and“Avengers” themed bags were filled
See FRUTTI, Page 3
Driver flees scene ofcrash, leaves passenger
in critical condition
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
Dr. Dan Brigman, Super-intendent, Catawba CountySchools, has been namedthe 2015-16 NorthwestRegional Superintendentof the Year by the North-west RESA Superinten-dent’s Council. Thisalliance is comprised of 13superintendents from pub-lic school districts acrossthe Northwest portion ofthe state. Brigman willnow compete for the NCSuperintendent of the Year,the highest honorbestowed on a North Car-olina superintendent.
“Dr. Brigman is an out-standing educational
leader who always has thebest interests of his stu-dents and staff at heart,notes Dr. Joseph Sinclair,NW RESA Executive Direc-tor. “Serving in the UnitedStates Navy,combined withhis experience as a NC
See BRIGMAN, Page 3
BRIGMAN
TuttiFruttigivesback
Faith based local business raises money for non-profits
Each week, the O-N-E will put thespotlight on an elected local official
to have a better understanding oftheir political stance as well as theirpersonal life. These profiles are for
current elected officials only and arenot candidate profiles for the
upcoming election.
Political Affiliation:Democrat
Up for Reelection in NewtonCity Council in 2015
Q.Who was your childhood hero?A.“My father, Sam Rowe Sr.”
Q. What is your favorite local restau-rant?
A. “I like all Newton restau-rants.”
Q.Tell us more about your family.A. “Jane and I have been mar-
ried for 48 years. We have twogrown daughters – MarylynnMiles and Nancy Rowe, a son inlaw, John Miles, and our grand-sons, Davis and Jackson Miles.Marylynn and her family live in
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Newton • 828-464-4410
Maiden • 828-428-2460
Local peopleserving with dignityand understanding
ObituariesGuy Henry Hedrick
Guy Henry Hedrick, 82, ofConover passed away onFriday, August 7, 2015 atCatawba Regional Hospice.
Born September 21, 1932in Catawba County to thelate Albert and Mattie DrumHedrick.Guy was a memberof Covenant Baptist Churchin Conover. He worked forthe Public Works Depart-ment in Conover and Clare-mont and retired from the City of Newton Public WorksDepartment.
Guy enjoyed going fishing at Kure Beach, gardeningand spending time with his grandkids and his beloveddog “Lucky”.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death byhis first wife; Florence Hedrick, brothers; RaymondHedrick,Bob Hedrick, John Hedrick,sister; Lois Dellingerand step-daughter; Brenda Walker.
Those left to cherish his memory are;His wife of 17 years: Geraldine Barrett Hedrick of the
homeSons: Henry “Bud” Hedrick of Claremont
Guy A. Hedrick and wife Janice of MaidenStep-Sons: Randy Walker and wife Cindy of Catawba
Dean Hughes of West VirginiaDaughters: Wilma Faye Phillips of Newton
Judy Garland and husband Richard of CatawbaBonnie Slate and husband David of CatawbaMary Ann Hughes and husband Roger of ConoverBecky Hedrick of West Jefferson
Step-Daughter: Debi VanBramer of Pittsfield, MASister: Aileen Moses of Sherrills Ford24 Grandchildren40 Great-GrandchildrenA service to celebrate Guy’s life will be held on Tuesday,
August 11, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Covenant Baptist Churchin Conover. Rev. Edwin Elmore will officiate. Burial willfollow at Catawba Memorial Park. The family will receivefriends on Monday,August 10, 2015 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.at Covenant Baptist Church. Serving as pallbearers: AllenHughes, Jason Garland, Armand Pero, Eric Pero, RogerGrindstaff, and Scott Walker.
The family would like to express their appreciation tothe staff of Catawba Regional Hospice for the care thatwas given to Mr. Hedrick during his illness.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the familyto offset funeral costs: Geraldine Hedrick,2230 Travis Rd.,Conover, NC 28613
Condolences may be sent to the Hedrick family atwww.bennettfuneralservice.com
The Hedrick family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111
Ralph Roy Edwards
Ralph Roy Edwards, age72 of Hopewell ChurchRoad, died Monday, August10, 2015 at his residence.He was born on September2, 1942 in Cumberland, Wis-consin to the late Eli andMildred Lammers Edwards.Ralph was a member ofSmyrna IndependentChurch where he served asformer President of theChurch Council and attended Brotherhood meetings.He was a veteran of the United States Army. He retiredwith over 27 years of service at Commscope. Ralphenjoyed puzzles and spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death byhis brothers, George and Harold Edwards.
Survivors include his wife of 41 years, Dorothy “Dot”White Edwards; son, Ralph Wayne Edwards (Dorothy) ofWaco; daughters,Kimberly Edwards (Maurice Smalley) ofCherryville, Crystal Crain (Dylan) of Greer, SC, and AprilWills (Jason) of Sherrills Ford; grandchildren, TaylorEdwards, Taylor Morrow, and Eva Donelow; brothers,Roland Edwards (Ruth) of Sherrills Ford and DwightEdwards (Evelyn) of Statesville; sisters, Carolyn Reece,Ikie Woodruff (Ken) and Hilda Petty (Roger) all of Sher-rills Ford; sisters-in-law, Yvonne Edwards of SherrillsFord and Joan Edwards of Maryland; and numerousnieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday,August 12,2015 at 4:00 PM at Smyrna Independent Church with Rev.Charles Ballard officiating. Burial will follow in thechurch cemetery. The family will receive friends onWednesday from 2:00 to 3:45 PM prior to the service at thechurch.
Memorials may be made to Smyrna IndependentChurch, 6770 Sherrills Ford Rd. Catawba, NC 28609.
Condolences may be made at www.carpentersfuneral-home.net
Peggy Jo Beatty Everhardt
Peggy Jo Beatty Everhardt, age 75, of Conover, NCpassed away on Saturday,August 8, 2015 at Trinity Villagein Hickory. She was born June 30, 1940 in Catawba Coun-ty.
A private service will be held at a later date.The Everhardt family has entrusted funeral arrange-
ments to Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover.
Frances Bernice Campbell
Frances Bernice Campbell, age 88, of Newton, passedaway Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Catawba Valley MedicalCenter in Hickory.
She was born December 11, 1926.The funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at May’s Chapel UnitedMethodist Church in Maiden. Burial will follow in thechurch cemetery.
The family will receive friends prior to the servicefrom 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at the church.
Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Crematory inNewton is honored to be serving the Campbell family.
Carl Domenick GoldenCarl Domenick Golden, age 86 of Hickory passed
away peacefully on Sunday, August 9, 2015.Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be
announced by Jenkins Funeral Home.The Golden family has entrusted arrangements to
Jenkins Funeral Home & Cremation Service in New-ton-#828-464-1555.
Kathleen Gentry Chester
Kathleen Gentry Chester, 83, of Lenoir passed awayon Saturday,August 8, 2015 at Conover Nursing Center.She was born June 21, 1932 in Caldwell County.
A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, August11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at Blue Ridge Memorial Park inLenoir. The family will receive friends following theservice.
The Chester family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111
Troy William Boston
Troy William Boston, age69, of Newton, NC, passedaway on Sunday, August 9,2015 at Catawba Valley Med-ical Center.
Born May 8,1946 in Cataw-ba County, he was the son ofNellie Simmons Boston ofConover and the late MackTroy Boston. He was a mem-ber of First United MethodistChurch in Newton and was a former member of the Newton-Conover Rescue Squad. Troy worked as a wrecker driverearly in his career and loved NASCAR. He retired fromCommScope Cable where he had worked for many years.
In addition to his father,he was preceded in death by a son,Charles Boston; and brother,Terry Boston.
In addition to his mother, left to cherish his memory arehis sons,Billy Boston and wife,Beth,of Conover,Scott Bostonand wife, Annette, of Lincolnton; daughter-in-law, KimBoston of Newton; grandchildren, Chris Boston, ThomasBoston, Chase Boston, Krystal Wells, Sarah Boston, LeAnnaRainwater; great-grandchildren, Emily, Kaitlyn, Alex, Emer-son, Jacob; sister, Rita Marie Boston of Conover; brother,Wayne Boston of Newton; nieces and nephew, Tonya Shu-mate, Jennifer Corey, Amanda Tinkham, Hillary Simmons,Duane Boston, Jill Boston; and several great-nieces andnephews.
A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday,August 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Drum FuneralHome in Conover with Rev.Dr.David Greene officiating. Bur-ial will follow in Conover City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Thursday from 9:45 to10:45 a.m.prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Newton-Conover Rescue Squad,PO Box 488,Newton,NC 28658.
Condolences may be made to the Boston family atwww.drumfh-conover.com.
Drum Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Conover,NC, is honored to serve the Boston family.
Ongoing
Community WorshipEach week, several
churches of variousdenominations in theNewton community spon-sor a Sunday AfternoonCommunity Pastoral Wor-ship Service for the public.The services are conduct-ed by ministers from sev-eral churches in the New-ton area, from 4:30 pm to5:30pm each Sunday at theFirst Presbyterian Churchchapel, at 701 North MainAvenue in Newton. Theservices are pastoral innature and are designedfor those who may begrieving the loss a lovedone, a relationship, a job, afriend, or may be facing astressful, difficult situationin life and are searchingfor comforting hope indealing with their situa-tion.
Reverend Fred Thomp-son of Newton coordinatesthe service each week.Since January 19, 2014,people have enjoyedmusic, scripture readingsand a brief pastoral mes-sage from one of sixteen(16) ministers from theNewton area. For morethan a year, each week,attendance has variedfrom 13 to 103 people.
The public is invited tocome as you are and enjoya kind word, an upliftingmessage, beautiful musicor a friendly smile duringthis inspiring and com-forting service.
For more informationcall Reverend FredThompson at 828-464-2824. We hope to see youthere next Sunday.
Artists ExhibitA number of artists
from the Uni4 Artists arefeatured in an exciting newexhibit on display fromAugust 3 – September 30 atthe Lucas Mansion Galleryin the Hiddenite Arts &Heritage Center. Thetheme for the exhibit is“Will the Circle be Unbro-ken”.
The works shownreflect various mediumsincluding acrylic, collage,glass, oil, mixed media,sculpture, and watercolor.Many of the featuredworks of art will be avail-able for sale.
The public is invited tomeet the artists during areception on Saturday,August 8 from 2:00 – 4:00in the afternoon at theHiddenite Arts & HeritageCenter in Hiddenite. Lightrefreshments will be
served. The center is locat-ed at 316 HiddeniteChurch Road, in AlexanderCounty. The exhibit isfree and open to the publicand will be available forviewing Monday – Fridayfrom 10:00 – 4:30, and onSaturday from 10:00 – 3:00.For more informationregarding the HiddeniteArts & Heritage Center,callthem at 828-632-6966, orvisit their website:http://www.hiddenitearts.org.
Aug. 12
WWII StorySixty-six years after its
successful completion,Eddie Ide of Newton willtell the story of the BerlinAirlift after the Germancapital was blockaded bythe Soviets followingWWII.
His “Saving a City” talkto Newcomers of CatawbaValley is free and open tothe public. Ide will speak at10:30 a.m.Wednesday,Aug.12, at Hickory RegionalAirport.
With 300,000 Soviettroops surroundingBerlin, the airlift went on15 months in 1948 and1949.British and Americanpilots were landing aircraftloaded with supplies every3 minutes to supply 2.4million people.
Ide is a planner andspeaker for the Berlin Air-lift Historical Foundationand has spoken with manyof its pilots and the Ger-mans that the airlifthelped during the ColdWar.
Aug. 15
Democratic Womenmeeting
Hickory, NC, August10,2015 – The DemocraticWomen of Catawba Coun-ty, an auxiliary of theCatawba County Democra-tic Party, will hold itsmonthly meeting onAugust 15, 2015, at CCDPheadquarters at 1612 TateBlvd. SE, Hickory.
“This is an importantmeeting for our group,”said President Lynn Dorf-man.“The working groupswe formed at our June 20work session will reporton their efforts and we’llstart to outline our activi-ties and priorities to bestprepare for the important2016 election year.”
All members and thoseinterested in becomingmembers are encouraged
to attend the meeting.Meetings open with abring-your-own-lunchsocial period and the gavelcomes down at 12:30 p.m.to open the business meet-ing.
Aug. 18
Business SeminarThe Catawba Valley
Community College SmallBusiness Center will pres-ent “Fundraising Funda-mentals for Non-Profits”on Tuesday August 18from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AMat CVCC’s CorporateDevelopment Center inHickory.
Non-Profit organiza-tions must continuallylook for new fundingsources and ways to sup-port their services andmission as support fromtraditional sourcesdeclines. This seminarreviews the primary ele-ments of fundraising,compares the types offundraising to an organi-zation's needs, and pro-vides best practices fordeveloping fundingsources.
There is no charge toattend this seminar, butpre-registration isrequired. To register orfor more informationplease contact the CVCCSmall Business Center at828-327-7000, ext. 4117 orvisit http://sbc.cvcc.edu toregister on-line.
Aug 29
Quartets and CuisineIt is time again for Quar-
tets & Cuisine, a night ofmusic, food, and fun insupport of the HickorySoup Kitchen! This yearsevent will be held at LakeHickory Country Club onAugust 29th.Doors open at6:00 and the entertainmentwill begin at 6:30. Ticketsare $30.00 The nightincludes a plated mealserved by the club, andentertainment by theAntics,Acapella Fellas, andthe Moonlighters choruswhose Barbershopmelodies will carry you offto a place of Harmony &Fun. There will be a cashbar as well. Tickets areavailable at the SoupKitchen Monday throughFriday. This event WILLsell out so get you ticketnow and come out to sup-port our mission to feedthe hungry in Hickory! Formore information call 828-327-4828.
Sept. 25
N-CHS Class of 19655oth reunion
Join fellow classmatesfor our celebration. OnFriday night, Sept. 25 wewill gather for a Red Devilhome football game. Thenon Saturday night we willcontinue our celebration atCatawba County Club.Join classmates in our cel-ebration of our greatmemories from thosegreat four years at NCHS.We will also remember ourgreat teachers and fellowclassmates who are notwith us in body any longer.If you need more details,contact Eddie Warren @828 464-9643.
Nov 21HMA Open House
Hickory Museum of Art(HMA) Galleria seeks areaartists to display and selltheir works as part of itsOpen House and HolidaySale on Nov. 21 from 10a.m. until 4 p.m. The annu-al open house is the officialkick-off to the Galleriamuseum store’s holidayseason.
“December is ourbiggest month of sales aspeople come in to find thatunique, locally-craftedgift,” said Clarissa Starnes,HMA Galleria Manager.“Involvement from areaartists will not only benefitthem, but also the Muse-um. Shopping local andsupporting local artistsbenefits the entire com-munity, so their partner-ship is greatly appreciat-ed.”
Cost to reserve boothspace is $50, with artistsretaining 100 percent ofself-managed sales. HMAwill provide one roundtable for displaying saleitems. Additional displayitems must be provided byartists. Artists already fea-tured in the HMA Galleriaare encouraged to bringadditional items for self-sell that day, since they willbe asked to leave merchan-dise in the gift shop forregister sales.
Deadline to reservespace is Oct. 1. Space islimited.For more informa-tion, or to reserve boothspace, contact ClarissaStarnes, HMA GalleriaManager at 828-327-8576,ext. 210.
Community Calendar
SPECIAL TO O-N-ENewton- Owen James Williams, of Scout Troop 238 at
Zion Lutheran Church in Hickory, led by ScoutmastersDale Hollar and Kevin Reese,has earned Eagle Scout rankMay31 at Abernethy Memorial United Methodist Church,where he is an active member.
Williams’ Eagle Scout project was a prayer garden builtat Abernethy Memorial Church in memory of DaveGlover, a former member and Scoutmaster of AbernethyChurch. Williams’ project consisted of trimming trees,preparing land, planting plants and building a bench forthe garden. The purpose of the project is to give people apeaceful beautiful place for prayer, reflection and rest.
Williams began his Scouting journey at Zion LutheranChurch as a first-grade Tiger Scout in Pack 238 with Kim-berly Price as his Scout Leader. He is a member of theOrder of the Arrow,a brotherhood of Honor Campers. Heserved as Jr. Patrol Leader, earned 29 badges. He is grate-ful to Mrs. Price for all the work and influence she had inhelping him to complete the journey to Eagle Scout. He isalso grateful to all the other leaders, Scouts and mentorshe has met and worked with over the last eleven years.
Williams just graduated from Fred T. Foard HighSchool where he played football and basketball during hisyears at FTF. He was a member of the Beta Club. He alsoparticipated in an internship with the law firm of Corne
and Ciley and with Judge BJ Mullinax. He will be attend-ing CVCC this year and transferring to UNCC next yearand majoring in Political Science and then attendingCharlotte School of Law.
Williams is the son of Eric and Kim Williams of New-ton.
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Prescriptionswith prizes and were raf-fled off on the followingMonday.Part of the proceedswill be donated to Sipe’s Or-chard Home.
Kyle Miller, his wife Anna,and their cousin Jamen arethe co-owners of the estab-lishment. Anna Miller saidthat from the very begin-ning,the family-owned busi-ness started off by donatingto different foundations. Shesaid that they try to reach asmany non-profit organiza-tions as possible. Tutti Fruttichooses the ones that they
believe have a good “story-line”. After the fundraiser,the business will matchwhatever was made.
“Our parents always gaveto us and never took forthemselves. By watchingthem, it taught us you’renever going to get where youwant or need to be withouthelping others,” Anna Millersaid. “God gives to thosewho give back.”
She credits God withblessing them with TuttiFrutti.
“We run this store as
Christian-based. We’re biginto the Christian faith. Wewouldn’t be here withoutHim,”Anna Miller said.
She said that because TuttiFrutti is not franchise-owned, they can add theirown, special touches. Afterchoosing from a variety oftreats, customers can enjoyipads and LED lighting whilesipping on bubble tea,coffee,or a smoothie.
Keshona Chambers,risingjunior at Newton-ConoverHigh School started workingfor Tutti Frutti on May 15.She said that she wanted her
first job to be fun.“I grew up in a very reli-
gious home. This is a Chris-tian-based store with ahappy, good environment,”Chambers said.
The Millers want foreveryone to feel welcome inthat environment. Anna saidthat whether it’s making cus-tomers happy, or the charitybeneficiaries, Tutti Fruttiwants to show others God’slove.
“To see the smiles on thekids’ faces, it just makeseverything so much better,”said Anna Miller.
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principal and superin-tendent, has preparedDan to continuallydemonstrate his out-standing ability to leadand inspire others.” Sin-clair believes that Dr.Brigman’s positive andenergetic attitude hasmuch to do with his suc-cess. “He refuses to bediscouraged by the chal-lenges in public educa-tion. Rather, Dan placeshis steadfast focus on fa-cilitating the successes ofhis students and teach-ers.”
Brigman’s “Educateand Celebrate” approachhas created a positive at-mosphere for students,parents, and staff. Whenasked about his uniquephilosophy, Brigmansays he “understandsthat schools must evolveto meet the needs of aglobal society,” but alsoadds that “creating andnurturing positive rela-tionships throughout theschools and within thecommunity is essentialto this learning process.”
The Catawba CountyBoard of Education andhis district embrace thispositive vision.
“Dr. Brigman’s open-minded approach is atremendous attribute inhis leadership role,” of-fers Glenn Barger, formerCCS Superintendent.Barger further recog-nizes that “Dan Brigmanis well-known and re-spected throughoutNorth Carolina for hisexpectation of excellenceand his passion for inno-vation.” In fact, his ini-tiatives have placed hisdistrict on a path forcontinued success. Asrecognized recently in adistrict-wide AdvancEdreview, SuperintendentDan Brigman’s visionaryleadership has allowedfor new educational pro-grams that will giveCCS’s students an ab-solute advantage. TheCCS Career-TechnicalEducation program is amodel for other districtsin the region. The reviewteam from AdvancEd
commended the varietyof CTE programs as pro-viding “multiple path-ways to graduation,preparation for post-graduate careers, andproductive citizenship.”Dr. Brigman supportedforming these key part-nerships with area busi-nesses and offering valu-able STEM skills in allhigh schools. In addi-tion, the review teampraised Brigman’s atten-tion to providing newteacher training and in-stituting school-basedmentoring teams, deem-ing it a “Powerful Prac-tice” for CCS.
Dr. Brigman has adeeply-held belief in theimportance of public ed-ucation. His strategicplanning has steered hisdistrict through differentchallenges, includingdeep budget cuts, andhas encouraged new ap-proaches to learning.Under his leadership,CCS is recognized for itsdiverse offerings andstudent accomplish-
ments. Dr. Brigmanstands as a superintend-ent looking forward andas a respected and talent-ed professional who of-fers his students choicesin their education andopportunities for theirfuture. Dr. Sinclair sumsup that “In short, Dr.Brigman is an outstand-ing friend, professional,and trailblazer to all whohave had the pleasure toknow and work withhim. He would be an ex-cellent choice as the 2016AASA Superintendent ofthe Year.”
The North CarolinaAssociation of SchoolAdministrators and theNorth Carolina SchoolBoards Association havepartnered since 2005 toaward this distinguishedhonor to a public schoolsuperintendent. The win-ner of this prestigiousaward competes for thetitle of National Superin-tendent of the Year andserves as an advisor tothe State Board of Educa-tion.
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Larry Robinson, center, was recently awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award during at the N-C RotaryClub meeting at Catawba Country Club. Here, he poses with granddaughters Lexie and Hannah, afterreceiving the award.
PHOTO BY TERESA BIGGS
Paul Harris Fellow award
Shown are Rodney Throckmorton, Rev. Faye Herbin, Eric Williams,Owen Williams, Kim Williams, Dale Hollar.
PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-EX
Foard grad earns Eagle Scout rank
FROM O-N-E REPORTS
Larry Robinsonof United Bever-ages of North Car-olina was recentlyhonored with thePaul Harris Fellowaward during theNew ton-ConoverRotary’s Aug. 4meeting.
Named after thefounder of RotaryInternational, thePaul Harris Fellowaward is given tothose Rotarianswho have donatedat least $1000 tothe Rotary Foun-dation.
the city of Newton inthe the Startown area.Nancy also lives in theStartown area just out-side the city. My broth-er, Sam Rowe Jr., is de-ceased and my sisterAnn Ragland lives inSmithfield, North Car-olina.”
Q.What is your favoritesports team?
A. “Newton-ConoverHigh School Football. Istill attend all of thehome games.”
Q. What are some of your fa-vorite movies?
A. “The Sound ofMusic and WestsideStory.”
Q.What first made you inter-ested in politics?
A. “My dad workedfor the city as the citymanager and served oncity council for manyyears. As I was growingup up I heard from himabout the services thecity provided and proj-ects that they weredoing.”
Q. Where did you go to highschool and college?
A. “I'm a graduate ofNewton-Conover HighSchool and attendedthe Catawba ValleyTechnical Institute,which is now the Cataw-ba Valley CommunityCollege, I studied realestate, land surveying,drafting and design.”
Q.What is your favorite vaca-tion spot?
A. “The mountains.”
Q. What is your politicalbackground (Were you classpresident in high school? Anyformer offices?)
A. “I have served onthe Board Of Adjust-ments. I currently serveon the AppearanceCommission, Depot Au-thority, Tree Board andthe Greater HickoryMetropolitan PlanningOrganization.”
Political Questions:
Q. What do you think is themost important issue facingthe area?
A. “We must bring in-dustrial development,commercial develop-ment, and small busi-ness development intoour city limits to in-crease our tax base andbring in new jobs. Muchwork needs to be doneon the appearance ofour downtown area, andpaving many of thestreets and new side-walk projects.”
Q. What do you think thatthe city can do to be attrac-tive to new businesses andemployers?
A. “The Newtonswimming pool hasbeen having good at-tendance this year. Notmany cities our sizehave two auditoriums.The Newton-ConoverAuditorium is havingit's 20th anniversarythis year. The Old PostOffice Playhouse hasbrought new energy thethe downtown area. Theheart of of the city ofNewton is the down-town area. Streetscapein the downtown areaand North Newton willencourage propertyowners to improve theirproperty and bring innew business owners.
We have two indus-trial parks, which areDanner Industrial Parkoff of St. James ChurchRoad, and Newton Cor-porate Center on Hwy10 West. The EconomicDevelopment Corpora-tion is aware of the in-dustrial sites that wehave available and hasbeen a great partner tobring more jobs intoour city.”
Q. What are your thoughtson the decision made bylocal law enforcement tostart the process of placingbody cameras on police offi-cers?
A. “I agree with thechief of police on ask-ing for body camerasfor the police force. Ivoted for it and I knowthey will help in show-ing what happens incertain situations. Themission of our policedepartment is to pro-tect and serve. Thebody cameras will pro-tect our citizens andpolice officers.”
Q. What initiatives wouldyou support to make Cataw-ba County more environmen-tally friendly?
A. “Recycling is im-portant. The city hasput in an electric charg-ing station for cars atthe Catawba County Li-brary. Composting- Usecompost as fertilizer tohelp plants grow.
Reuse - Used tires canbe recycled to makefloor mats, playgroundequipment, etc.
Smart Grid Metering- Something that is newand exciting for thecity. The old processtakes three meter read-ers working all monthto read 11,239 waterand electric meters.Smart Grid has thetechnology to read allthe utility meters andthen transmit all themeter data back to pub-lic works and city hall.There are more benefitsto the city that smartgrid can do.”
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PERSPECTIVERenting, the NewAmerican Dream
Get this: Renting is thenew American dream. Andthat doesn't bode well forAmerica.
According to a report bythe Urban Institute,Ameri-can homeownership ratesare the lowest they've beenin years and will continueto decline.
Homeownership, whichpeaked in 2006 at 67.3 per-cent, now sits at 63.6 per-cent, according to the U.S.Census American Commu-nity Survey. It's been drop-ping ever since the finan-cial collapse of 2008.
Between 2010 and 2030,the Urban Institute esti-mates, 22 million newhouseholds will form. Themajority of them, 59 per-cent, will be renters, whilejust 41 percent will behomeowners.
Which means morehouseholds will vote forDemocrats over Republi-cans.
According to a Universi-ty of Virginia Center forPolitics study, you see,"homeowners are muchmore likely to vote forRepublicans than renters(34 to 18 percent), whilerenters are more likely tovote for Democrats thanhomeowners (44 to 35 per-cent)."
That's because theresponsibility of home-ownership — the continu-ous hassles, expenses andtaxes — brings out theconservative in even themost diehard liberal.
Boy, did I learn that les-son the hard way.
I had my first taste ofownership 17 years agoafter buying a fixer-upperthat made Herman Mun-ster's place look like theTrump Palace. The housenearly killed me.
When I tore off a ricketyporch enclosure, I wasstung multiple times byangry hornets.
It took me weeks tocatch the mice in my attic,which woke me everymorning at 3 a.m. as theyscratched the ceiling,building their nests.
I nearly died the dayground bees attacked me. Ipoured a big cup of gaso-line down their hole andnearly burned my housedown when, after lightingit, flames shot out, 20 feethigh.
I haven't mentioned thesnake incident, the electri-cal problem (I had torewire most of the house)or how, every time it driz-zles, the water in my base-ment makes Niagara Fallslook like a lap pool.
Nor have I mentionedthe battle with the septictank, or the moron whodug it up and broke the lid— causing me to hand-diga couple of tons of earthsurrounding it while strad-
dling the stinky thing forthree days.
These are just some ofthe many miseries com-mon to homeowners —miseries renters don'tknow the first thing about.Add to these the constanttrips to the hardware storeto fix the things that break,as well as the taxes andother expenses that makehomeownership a costlypain, and the typicalhomeowner will vote formore conservative princi-ples.
Homeowners are morelikely to vote for peoplewho won't raise ouralready costly utilities andproperty taxes. We'll votefor the candidate whosepolicies will lower, ratherthan increase, the cost ofbuilding materials.
We want the person whowill put an end to federallymandated low-flow toiletsand washers and dish-washers — toilets, washersand dishwashers that don'tflush or clean very well.
My vote is for the politi-cian who initiates pro-growth policies that willget homeownership backup to 2006 levels.
As homeownershipincreases, America willbecome much grumpier,thus much more likely tovote Republican.
We'll demand simplerand lower taxes and othercommonsense reforms.The economy will boom.Our property values willsoar.
Then we can sell ourhomes at great profit,become renters and votefor Democrats — andfinally start to enjoy life foronce while we mooch offthe people dumb enoughto still own homes.
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Want to know a secret?Congress isn't going to stopthe Iran nuclear deal, andnot because of the merits,popularity or the fact thatdespite what everyone'stelling you, they can't reallystop it (more on that later).I can say with near certain-ty that the Iran deal is adone deal because that'swhat an overwhelmingmajority of D.C. insidersare betting will happen.
People in politics rarelyput their money wheretheir mouth is. Any numb-skull—and I've been one ofthem frequently—can goon cable news to argueagainst their ideologicalcounterpart. The "he said,she said" format encour-ages a childish dichotomy,even when discussing overadult topics such as theIran nuclear deal. Nuanceis thrown over in favor ofclear contrast as punditsturn gray area into blackand white issues.
That's the way the Irandeal is being portrayed: It'sObama versus Israel's Ben-jamin Netanyahu,and Con-gress has 60 days to rejectthe deal. Everything is rid-ing on Congress' say-so,according to, well, every-one, and this popular mis-conception has turned thiswhole thing into some-thing of a legislativedoomsday clock countingdown to a parliamentaryapocalypse. It's this deal or
war with Iran. The fate ofthe world hangs in the bal-ance.
"If this deal is consum-mated, it will make theObama administration theworld's leading financier ofradical Islamic terrorism,"said Ted Cruz.
Obama countered in aspeech at American Uni-versity, saying, "By killingthis deal, Congress wouldnot only clear Iran's path toa bomb, but would acceler-ate it."
If you read yourtealeaves on television, theoutcome is unclear. Onepoll by Pew shows oppo-nents outnumbering sup-porters by 12 percent.Another by WashingtonPost/ABC News says a 56-percent majority of Ameri-cans support the deal.American Jews want Con-gress to support the deal,53 percent to 35 percent,while 70 percent if Israelisoppose it.
But I'm sure this suckeris good to go because 89percent of people on Pre-
dictIt say so. PredictIt is awebsite where you canmake—for money—pre-dictions about currentevents. The price of yourprediction is some portionof a dollar that depends onhow popular the predictionis. If you turn out to beright, you win a whole dol-lar. For the folks in D.C.who do this stuff for a liv-ing, this is like findingmoney in old pants.
On July 23, PredictItposted the question "WillCongress override the Irannuclear deal?" and the Yespropositions shot to 18cents and have been fallingever since. Right now, youcan bet—sorry, predict—that Congress will rejectthe Iran deal if you have aslittle as 11 cents. In otherwords, the PhiladelphiaPhillies, owners of theworst record in baseball,have better odds to win theWorld Series. The peoplewho know how Washing-ton works say there's noway Congress rejects theIran deal.
How can that be so withthe polls in doubt and Con-gress under Republicancontrol? It's not complicat-ed. To reject the deal, Con-gress would have to over-come a presidential veto,and 150 House members—more than needed to sus-tain a veto—have signed aletter supporting the Irandeal. This is a thriller with
no suspense, and wealready know the ending.
It's also possible that theD.C. insiders putting theirmoney on PredictIt knowthe dirty little secret aboutthe Iran deal: If Congresspasses a resolution disap-proving the Iran deal,Obama can still sign it andask the United Nations tolift international sanctions.All Congress controls is thesanctions put in place bythe United States. The Irandeal isn't a treaty requiringSenate approval, andObama still retains thepower to negotiate for theUnited States.
This deal is going to hap-pen.There were show trialsin the Soviet Union withmore integrity than thisprocess. Congress gets toact like it is fit to lead thecountry,and Obama gets topretend he cares what Con-gress thinks. It's not a per-fect system, but now atleast now you know thesecret of how it works.
Jason Stanford is a regular con-tributor to the Austin Ameri-
can-Statesman, a Democraticconsultant and a Truman
National Security Project part-ner. You can email him at stan-
Emotional challenges will make you reactimpulsively if you don’t take time to think mat-ters through before taking action this year. It’simportant to size up each situation you facemethodically and to look for practical applica-tions that will not jeopardize you personally, pro-fessionally or financially.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Someone will notlike the choices you make today, but you are bet-ter off looking out for yourself first. Refuse exces-sive demands and don’t sacrifice your needs toappease others.
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have what it takes to get ahead, so ignore anyonewho tries to hold you back or stifle your creativedreams.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Yourwords and actions will have a strong influence onothers. Rely on tact and self-control in your per-sonal and professional dealings to avoid amishap.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Cut ties withthe people who have been causing you anxiety ormaking you sad. If you are to achieve your goals,you have to direct your energy into independentpursuits.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Consider tak-ing on extra work or looking for a better-payingjob. A positive change is brewing, so take the ini-tiative and make things happen.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Deal with trou-blesome issues by making positive changes toyour living arrangements. This will help dissi-pate any tension that is building up. Gettingalong with others will help you find a workablesolution.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Forget aboutsticking to your schedule today. Social activitieswill relieve your stress and recharge your batter-ies. Get out and enjoy time spent with friends,relatives or a loved one.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Try not to over-react to matters that you can’t change. Take amoment to reflect on all the positive aspects andsituations in your life in order to improve youroutlook.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Before youplace blame on someone else, look at the reasonsfor your own behavior. Unless you have all thefacts, you are likely to make an inaccurate judg-ment.
IF NOT THREE IN ONE, FOUR IN THE OTHER
John Maynard Keynes, an English economist who died in 1946, said, “It is better for one’s reputation to fail con-ventionally than to succeed unconventionally.”Not for bridge players — it is much better to reach the right contract without using a bidding convention thanto get to the wrong spot after using a convention. However, this week we are looking at the useful New MinorForcing. After one of a minor - one of a major - one no-trump, if responder rebids two of the unbid minor, it isartificial, guaranteeing at least game-invitational values and asking opener for more information.The first priority for opener is to show three-card support for responder’s major. If he cannot do that, he indi-cates four cards in the unbid major — as in this deal.West leads the diamond queen against four hearts. How should South plan the play?If South had bid two spades over two diamonds, North would have continued with three hearts, natural andgame-forcing, in case South also held four hearts. Usually a 4-4 fit is better than a 5-3.South has one loser in each suit. He must eliminate his diamond loser immediately, discarding it on a club win-ner in his own hand. Also, as declarer is establishing his club suit, he needs a fast hand entry, which is the dia-mond king. So, South must win the first trick with dummy’s diamond ace and play a club. West takes the trickand leads another diamond, but declarer wins in his hand, discards dummy’s last diamond on a high club, andplays on trumps.
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Having qualified as Administratrix of the Estate of Earnest Ray Hass, late of Cat-awba 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 August 11, 2015, 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 payment to the undersigned.
This the 11th day of August, 2015.
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28658
Estate of:Earnest Ray Hass
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CATAWBA File No.
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NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ed-ward B. Smith, Jr., late of Cata-wba 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 August 11, 2015, 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 payment to the undersigned.
This the 11th day of August, 2015.
Ada Marie Smith,Executrix
255 21st Avenue NW
Hickory, NC28601
Estate of:Edward B. Smith, Jr.
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR
COURT DIVISIONCATAWBA COUNTY14SP402
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE-CUTED BY WAYNE POO-VEY AND GLO-RIA BERRY POOVEY DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2006 AND RE-CORDED IN BOOK 2742 AT PAGE 150 IN THE CATAWBA COUNTY PUB-LIC REGISTRY,
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and byvir-tue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of de-fault in the pay-ment of the se-cured indebted-ness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the under-signed substitute trustee will ex-pose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on Au-gust 25, 2015 the following descri-bed real estate and any other im-provements which may be sit-uated thereon, in Catawba County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-scribed as fol-lows:
Beginning at an iron stake on the north side of the right of way of State Road No. 1803, said iron pin standing South 82 degrees 48 minutes East 85 feet from an iron pin in the east Starr proper-ty and running thence North 11 degrees 37 mi-nutes East 150.28 feet to an iron pin; thence South 77 degrees 57 minutes East 133.0 feet to an iron pin at the west edge of a new sixty foot road; thence run-ning with the west edge of said sixty foot road South 29 degrees 42 minutes West 157.69 feet to an iron pin at the north edge of the right of way of highway first above mentioned; thence North 77 degrees 59 mi-nutes West 84.0 feet to the point of beginning, and being a portion of the property for-merly belonging to H. B. Yount Estate
And Being more commonly known as: 2434 Coley Fish Pond Rd, Newton, NC 28658
The record own-er(s) of the prop-erty, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are The Heirs of Gloria Berry Poovey.
The property to be offered pur-suant to this no-tice of sale is be-ing offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust-ee nor the holder of the note se-cured by the deed of trust, be-ing foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attor-neys, employees, agents or author-ized representa-tive of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any repre-sentation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being of-fered for sale. Any and all re-sponsibilities or li-
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abilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made sub-ject to all prior liens and encum-brances, and un-paid taxes and assessments in-cluding but not limited to any transfer tax asso-ciated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hun-dred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of cer-tified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory up-set period, all re-maining amounts are IMMEDIATE-LY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Decla-ration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the out-come of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Pur-chaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.The Purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mort-gagor, the Mort-gagee, the Sub-stitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the forego-ing.
SPECIAL NO-TICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant re-siding in the prop-erty, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re-newed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may termi-nate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the land-lord. You may be liable for rent due under the agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion.
them to the un-dersigned on or before October 28, 2015, or this Notice will be pled in bar of their recovery. All persons in-debted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.
This the 28th day of July, 2015.
Dallas Lee Isenhour,
ExecutorESTATE OF HENDIL LEE ISENHOUR
P. O. Box 46Conover, NC
28613
Terry M. Taylor, Attorney YOUNG,
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Drawer 2428Hickory, NC
28603Phone:
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15 E 787
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
Having quali-fied as Executor of the estate of Paul Flint Camp-bell, Sr., 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 August 4, 2015, or this no-tice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons, firms and corporations in-debted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 4th day of August, 2015.
Lewis OdellCampbell,Executor
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Estate of: PAul Flint Campbell, Sr.
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debted to said es-tate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.
This the 28th day of July, 2015.
Brenda Mullins Epley Edwards,
ExecutrixEstate of Ruth
Hamlet Edwards7 Crestview CourtArden, NC 28704
Robert A. Mullinax, AttorneyRobert A.
Mullinax, PLLCP. O. Box 148Newton, N. C.
28658
PUBLISH: July 28th; August 4th, 11th and 18th, 2015.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE
OF NORTH CAROLINASUPERIOR
COURT DIVISIONCATAWBA COUNTY15SP242
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXE-CUTED BY MILES R. SMITH, JR. DATED SEP-TEMBER 8, 2005 AND RECORD-ED IN BOOK
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2692 AT PAGE 1855 IN THE CATAWBA COUNTY PUB-LIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLI-NA
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and byvir-tue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of de-fault in the pay-ment of the se-cured indebted-ness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the under-signed substitute trustee will ex-pose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 2:00PM on Au-gust 25, 2015 the following descri-bed real estate and any other im-provements which may be sit-uated thereon, in Catawba County, North Carolina, and being more particularly de-scribed as fol-lows:
Being all of Lots 9 and 10 of Trail Winds Subdivi-
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sion, Phase I, as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 21 at page 254, Catawba County Registry.
And Being more commonly known as: 2317 Path-finder St., New-ton, NC 28658
The record own-er(s) of the prop-erty, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Miles R. Smith, Jr.
The property to be offered pur-suant to this no-tice of sale is be-ing offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trust-ee nor the holder of the note se-cured by the deed of trust, be-ing foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attor-neys, employees, agents or author-ized representa-tive of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any repre-sentation or war-ranty relating to the title or any physical, environ-mental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being of-fered for sale. Any and all re-sponsibilities or li-abilities arising out of or in any way relating to
NORTH CAROLINACOUNTY
CATAWBA File No.
15 E 887
NOTICE TOCREDITORS
STATE OF NORTH
CAROLINACOUNTY OF CATAWBA
NOTICE
The under-signed, having qualified as Exec-utor of the Estate of HENDIL LEE ISENHOUR late of Catawba County, North Carolina.
This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present
NORTH CAROLINACATAWBA COUNTY
EXECUTRIX’S NOTICE
The under-signed, having qualified as Exe-cutrix the Estate of Ruth Hamlet Mullins, de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 28th day of Oc-tober, 2015, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.All persons in-
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any such condi-tion expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made sub-ject to all prior liens and encum-brances, and un-paid taxes and assessments in-cluding but not limited to any transfer tax asso-ciated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hun-dred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of cer-tified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory up-set period, all re-maining amounts are IMMEDIATE-LY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Decla-ration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the out-come of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Pur-chaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid.The Purchaser shall have no fur-ther recourse against the Mort-gagor, the Mort-gagee, the Sub-stitute Trustee or
the attorney of any of the forego-ing.
SPECIAL NO-TICE FOR LEASEHOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant re-siding in the prop-erty, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was re-newed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may termi-nate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the land-lord. You may be liable for rent due under the agree-ment prorated to the effective date of the termina-tion.
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Ravens’ Steve Smith to retire after seasonFROM ASSOCIATED PRESS
OWINGS MILLS, Md. —Ravens wide receiver SteveSmith, one of 12 players in NFLhistory with 900 catches, says hewill retire after this season — his15th in the league.
The five-time Pro Bowler spenthis first 13 season with Carolina.He intends to leave after the sec-ond season of a three-year con-tract with Baltimore. Heinformed his teammates Mondaybefore practice at training camp.
“I’ll look back and enjoythings,” Smith said.“I feel like it’stime. My body feels great, but noteverybody gets this opportunity.”
The 36-year-old receiver madehis decision in April. Last seasonhe caught 79 passes for 1,065yards and six touchdowns to helpthe Ravens reach the secondround of the playoffs.
Smith has 13,000 receivingyards and 70 touchdown recep-tions for his career. He was athird-round draft pick in 2001and has played 14 or more gamesin all but one season.
“I don’t want to hold on,”Smithsaid.“Jerry Rice is the best receiv-
er to ever play, but I don’t believethat chasing whatever it is tochase for four more years wouldbe conducive to my family or me.I would be having to give upsomething.”
Smith is the Panthers’ careerleader in catches and wasreleased by Carolina after the2013 season. His wife, Angie, andfour children live in Charlotte,N.C., a factor that contributed tohis decision despite his estima-tion that he could play two orthree more years.
“It’s very difficult,” Smith said.“I enjoy my family, so it’s kind oftough to see them in spurts.”
The Ravens signed Smith lastyear to lead a young group ofreceivers. He quickly reinforcedhis reputation for being a fiercecompetitor.
“I don’t think you can get by inthis league without a guy withthat personality,” Ravens coachJohn Harbaugh said. “He’s just aguy who is a pit bull. He’s likeDaddy pit bull and he’s got allthese little young pit bulls thathe’s trying to raise up the rightway. He’s going to force you to
practice every single day or he’sgoing to humiliate you.”
After the Ravens lost to NewEngland in the 2014 divisionalround in January,general manag-er Ozzie Newsome advised theveteran receiver to think abouthis future.Members of the organ-ization were not surprised bySmith’s decision to retire at theend of the season.
“Ozzie asked me to think aboutit,” Smith said.“He’s great at whathe does and he can look at guys’eyes and kind of see things. Hesaid to take my time. I knew thatI wanted to give it one more try. Iworked out and said, ‘You knowwhat? This is it.’”
After signing with the Ravenslast year, Smith said his biggestgoal was to win a championshipafter falling short with Carolinaagainst New England in theSuper Bowl. He is now preparedto make one final run at the ring.
“I’m not really a big gambler,but the analogy is all my chipsare on the table,” Smith said.“We’re going to see what the deal-er gives me.”
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith announced Monday that this will behis final NFL season. Smith spent the first 13 seasons with the Carolina Panthers.
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Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at the Glen atWatkins Glen International on Sunday in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Logano made a last lap pass of Kevin Harvick to win the road course race.
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Logano saves fuel, sweeps at The GlenBY JOHN KEKIS
AP SPORTS WRITER
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — JoeyLogano kept his foot on the gas pedala little bit longer than usual after tak-ing the checkered flag at WatkinsGlen International, a huge cloud ofsmoke wafting toward victory lane.
This time he had more thanenough left in the tank of his No. 22Ford.
“It makes up a lot for last week,”Logano said Sunday after notchinghis first Sprint Cup victory on a roadcourse and second of the season. Healso won the season-openingDaytona 500.
“It’s nice it played out this time.We
may not have had the fastest race car,but the execution of the day is whatwon us this race. What goes aroundcomes around, I guess.”
A week after running out of gaswhile leading at Pocono with threelaps to go, Logano passed KevinHarvick on the final turn of the 90-lap race as Harvick ran dry.
Logano completed the firstNASCAR weekend sweep at the trackafter winning the Xfinity raceSaturday. He also gave Roger Penskehis first Cup victory at The Glen.
“It means an awful lot to TeamPenske,” team vice chairman WaltCzarnecki said. “I believe this is ourwinningest track in the whole history
of our company going back to theTrans-Am and Can-Am, so this isparticularly meaningful for us.”
Kyle Busch, who ran out of fuel onthe last lap at Pocono while leading,finished second and moved to 30th inpoints, the cutoff to make the Chasefor the Sprint Cup title as he contin-ued his remarkable surge.
“I had a chance. I could’ve racedthe 22,” said Busch, six points aheadof Cole Whitt and just one behindJustin Allgaier.“I felt like I was betterthan he was, but my crew chief(Adam Stevens) called in scared onthe fuel situation from last week andI don’t blame him. We didn’t want todo the same thing.”
FROM ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLOTTE — Buddy
Baker, who won the 1980Daytona 500 and at 6-foot-6 was NASCAR’s “GentleGiant,” died Monday. Hewas 74.
Baker died after a briefbattle with lung cancer,SiriusXM NASCAR Radiosaid. Baker left his job asco-host of “The Late Shift”for the station last monthwhen he announced hehad a “huge” inoperablelung tumor.
“Do not shed a tear. Givea smile when you say myname.I’m not saying good-bye. Just talk to you later,”Baker said in his final radioappearance.
Baker rode for more
than 30 years and was hon-ored as one of NASCAR’s50 greatest drivers in 1998.He was the first driver toexceed 200 mph on aclosed course. The mile-stone came in 1970 atTalladega Superspeedway,where he won four times.
Born Elzie Wylie BakerJr., Baker was the son oftwo-time champion andNASCAR Hall of FamerBuck Baker. He made hisCup Series debut in 1959and ran his final race in1992.
Baker won 19 races,highlighted by the 1980victory at Daytona. He alsowon the 1970 Southern 500and the Coca-Cola 600 in1968, 1972 and 1973.
Daytona 500 winner Buddy Baker died on Monday at the age of 74after a brief battle with inoperable lung cancer.
Former Maiden head football coach Tom Brown talks with current Blue Devils head coach FrankSnider during last year’s scrimmage in Connelly Springs. Brown returns to Maiden for the first timesince 2007, leading the Cavaliers tonight during a preseason scrimmage with the Blue Devils.
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Football scrimmages
taking place tonightBY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Five of Catawba County’sprep football teams are inaction tonight in their firstscrimmages of the 2015preseason.
Below is information onthese scrimmages and theirstart times:
Fred T. Foard,Newton-Conover
The Tigers host a five-team scrimmage withNewton-Conover, Alexan-der Central, ProvidenceDay and Robinson tonight
starting at 6 p.m.
MaidenThe Blue Devils welcome
back former head footballcoach Tom Brown when hisEast Burke Cavaliers playMaiden in a scrimmage setfor 6 p.m. tonight.
St. StephensThe Indians welcome
Wilkes Central for a 5 p.m.scrimmage tonight.
HickoryThe Red Tornadoes are at
Burns tonight for a 6 p.m.
scrimmage in head coachAllen Wittenberg’s debut.
BandysThe Trojans participated
in their first scrimmageMonday night at SouthIredell against the Vikingsand NE Guilford.
This is the only scrim-mage of the preseason forTrent Lowman’s Bandyssquad in 2015.
Bunker HillThe Bears are in action in
a scrimmage for the firsttime Wednesday at Pattonstarting at 6 p.m.
Maiden, Newton-Conover debut new jerseysBY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
The Maiden and Newton-Conover footballprograms both held their team photo dayson Monday afternoon.
Both squads debuted brand new looksheading into the 2015 football season.
The Blue Devils showed off their newwhite Nike jerseys, which feature sharperlettering, and also new football pants thatdisplay the word “Maiden” down the sides ofeach leg.
Maiden will also switch from its bluehelmets to new white helmets that feature anew spear logo on both sides.
Newton-Conover will also have brand newvarsity football uniforms this fall.
The Red Devils have new Under Armouruniforms, which are trimmed on the sides ofeach shoulder pad in white and black.
Newton-Conover has worn Adidas jerseyson the football field during the past twoseasons. Its helmets will remain the same. BY CODY DALTON
O-N-E SPORTS EDITOR
Giving up four-straightscores to start the gameagainst the Charlotte Coltson Saturday, the CatawbaCounty Hornets couldn’tcatch up in 42-8 road lossin a contest that featuredfirst-place teams in theCentral Carolinas FootballLeague (CCFL).
The loss by the Hornets(5-1-1) is their first of theseason, dropping them tosecond place in the CCFL.
“We were just snake bitthis game,” said Hornetscoach and owner DougFrye. “We just got bom-barded.After we settled in,we didn't give up anythinghardly,but the damage wasdone.”
Colts quarterback DeeThompson threw fourtouchdown passes in theColts’ first four possessionsto start the game.
Thompson connectedtwice with Frank Myers fortouchdown passes of 35and 38 yards.
Thompson followedthose scores up with a 59-yard touchdown pass toLee Mays and an eight-yard scoring pass to MikeAlbright.
Leading 28-0 after thefirst quarter, the Colts (5-0)added a score on defensewhen former HornetBrandon Beam picked up afumble and returned it 39yards for a touchdown.
Catawba County ralliedto get a score on the boardbefore halftime with quar-terback Dillan Ledbetterconnecting with wideoutDemario Garvin on a 23-yard pass-and-catch.
Garvin finished thegame with a team-high sixcatches for 111 yards to goalong with his score.
The Hornets only gaveup one second-half score— a 12-yard pass fromThompson to Groom —but Ledbetter threw threeinterceptions in the half toend any comeback chance.
Catawba County tries tobounce back Saturday onthe road when it playsagainst the LexingtonRazorbacks (1-3).
Hornetsfall 42-8
Maiden’s Wyatt French (left)and Newton-Conover’s CaseyCatchings (right) display theirschool’s new football jerseys forthe 2015 varsity season. Thejerseys were unveiled Mondayduring both squad’s photo days.
