INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Scores, 8; Education, 12; Rev. Tony, 16; Faith, 17; Calendar, 18; Sports, 20; Classifieds, 23 PAGE 3 Zumba group combines faith and fitness Volume 8, Number 5 • Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, 2015 Locally Owned & Operated www.matthewsminthillweekly.com HEALTH & WELLNESS It’s a new year– and it’s time for our first Health & Wellness issue of 2015. This special issue of Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly includes all the local health news that impacts you and your family. We have also included 16 tips to maintain an active and positive lifestyle. Look for the green apple icon to the left for community fitness activities to get involved in. Be sure to look for other community health initiatives highlighted throughout the issue, as well. Stockholders approve $8.5 billion Family Dollar, Dollar Tree merger Company to keep headquarters in Matthews, expecting to open more stores across U.S. by Josh Whitener [email protected]MATTHEWS – Family Dollar Stores, Inc. – a Matthews-based company that has operated out of the Charlotte area for more than 55 years – will soon join forces with Dollar Tree, Inc., provided the Federal Trade Commission approves a $8.5 billion merger between the two companies. Family Dollar announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, its stockholders voted to approve the merger. Approximately 84 million of the 114 million shares of Family Dollar common stock outstanding voted in favor of the merger, according to a news release from Family Dollar. The vote to approve the merger represents about 74 percent of (see Family Doller on page 5) New fitness studio opens doors to Matthews mothers by Ryan Pitkin [email protected]MATTHEWS – Devan Kline, founder of mom-based fitness program Burn Bootcamp, has brought his business into Mat- thews and is already building a community with area mothers who want to focus on fitness. Kline held a meeting of moth- ers, business leaders and others in the community on Jan. 18, the evening before opening the doors at the new location. When he saw 200 people came to hear more about his ideas, he knew he had chosen the right community for his program. “It was surreal for me,” Kline said. “It was the first time I thought, ‘This can’t really be happening.’ I walked in and saw 200 women packed in there. I started talking to these women and I got emotional.” Burn Bootcamp is a community-based training regiment for mothers that consists of 45-minute “camps,” or sessions, throughout the week. The company’s regiment goes further than just those 45 min- utes, Kline said, in trying to focus on mindset and environment to help with fitness and nutrition. Building an environment for mothers to feel comfortable with each other in their journey to fitness means there is no swearing and no negative talk within Burn Bootcamp. “Our internal environment is so powerful, and (see Burn Bootcamp on page 10) Fitness in Focus Area residents have been enhancing their physical and mental health through the low-impact martial art Tai Chi. Check out Courtney Schultz’s story about how a Matthews resident helps residents move through meditation on page 4. Courtney Schultz/MMHW photo HEADS UP: Concussion awareness PAGE 20
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HealtH & WellnessIt’s a new year– and it’s time for our first Health & Wellness issue of 2015.
This special issue of Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly includes all the local health news that impacts you and your family. We have also included 16 tips to maintain an active and positive lifestyle. Look for the green apple icon to the left for community fitness activities to get involved in. Be sure to look for other community health initiatives highlighted throughout the issue, as well.
Stockholders approve $8.5 billion Family Dollar, Dollar Tree mergerCompany to keep headquarters in Matthews, expecting to open more stores across U.S.
Matthews-based company that has operated out of the Charlotte area for more than 55 years – will soon join forces with Dollar Tree, Inc., provided the Federal Trade Commission approves a $8.5 billion merger between the two companies.
Family Dollar announced on Thursday, Jan. 22, its
stockholders voted to approve the merger. Approximately 84 million of the 114 million shares of Family Dollar common stock outstanding voted in favor of the merger, according to a news release from Family Dollar. The vote to approve the merger represents about 74 percent of
(see Family Doller on page 5)
New fitness studio opens doors to Matthews mothers
MATTHEWS – Devan Kline, founder of mom-based fitness program Burn Bootcamp, has brought his business into Mat-thews and is already building a community with area mothers who want to focus on fitness.
Kline held a meeting of moth-ers, business leaders and others in the community on Jan. 18, the evening before opening the doors at the new location. When he saw 200 people came to hear more about his ideas, he knew he had chosen the right community for his program.
“It was surreal for me,” Kline said. “It was the first time I thought, ‘This can’t really be
happening.’ I walked in and saw 200 women packed in there. I started talking to these women and I got emotional.”
Burn Bootcamp is a community-based training regiment for mothers that consists of 45-minute
“camps,” or sessions, throughout the week. The company’s regiment goes further than just those 45 min-utes, Kline said, in trying to focus on mindset and environment to help with fitness and nutrition.
Building an environment for mothers to feel comfortable with
each other in their journey to fitness means there is no swearing and no negative talk within Burn Bootcamp.
“Our internal environment is so powerful, and
(see Burn Bootcamp on page 10)
Fitness in Focus
Area residents have been enhancing their physical and mental health through the low-impact martial art Tai Chi. Check out Courtney Schultz’s story about how a Matthews resident helps residents move through meditation on page 4. Courtney Schultz/MMHW photo
Heads Up:Concussion awareness
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Newsbecause I didn’t really have that drive,” Liebert said. “But I took that dance (class) and things started changing … I remember dancing as exercise had to grow on me, but the love of dancing never left me.”
More recently, Liebert was bitten on the leg by a baby copperhead snake shortly after launching the class last year and temporarily lost the feeling in her leg, up to her thigh. Nonetheless, she still showed
up for JADE sessions to motivate and encourage members.
“For two weeks, I danced with-out a shoe,” she said. “It’s about show-ing up, being consistent.”L i e b e r t
said group members who participate in weekly JADE sessions typi-cally experi-
ence all of the same health benefits as other fitness classes.
“It’s not about the physical weight loss, but that’s a perk,” she said. “It does come (with the class) when you notice you start losing weight and feeling better and your
perspective changes and you want to eat better.”
Music also resonates with Liebert on a spiritual level, which is one of the reasons she wanted to start a Zumba group through Elevation Church and make her Christian faith the centerpiece of the program.
“I know in my heart that, with JADE, peo-ple will come and be loved and healed,” she said. “I’ve had people come in, just down on their luck, and (say) the love that (they) felt here gave (them) another chance.”
Although JADE is an eGroup and hosted through Elevation Church, its weekly meetings are free and open to the public. Liebert and JADE members also work to ensure the group isn’t confined within the walls of the church. A core team of co-lead-ers meets monthly to discuss outreach proj-ects for JADE, which have included visiting sick and shut-in individuals; working with Blessed Assurance Adult Day Care in Mint Hill and the Matthews HELP Center; and hosting birthday parties for homeless chil-dren in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The group also plans to do a flash mob in the Matthews and Mint Hill areas some-time in March, Liebert said.
“We’re taking it to the streets, literally,” she said. “I’m blessed to be the leader, but it’s not my group – it’s our group.”
Find more information about JADE at its Facebook page, “JADE Jesus All Day Everyday,” or email Liebert at [email protected].
‘So much more’ than ZumbaGroup focuses on fitness, fellowship and spirituality
The Matthews resident began tak-ing dance-as-exer-cise classes through a YMCA program
three years ago and lost 127 pounds in one year. But for Liebert, the weight loss was just a side effect of a greater lifestyle change – one she’s aiming to share with others through her newly-formed eGroup, JADE (Jesus All Day Everyday), based out of Elevation Church’s Matthews campus.
“Our motto is ‘lose the weight of the world and gain spiritual strength,’” Liebert said.
JADE meets at Elevation Matthews on Monday evenings, beginning with a weekly meet-and-greet at 6:45 p.m., followed by an hour of Zumba from 7 to 8 p.m. Liebert launched the group in September 2014, and JADE has since grown to include about 60 members.
Liebert incorporates “positive music with dance movements” into JADE’s weekly Zumba hour, with music styles ranging
from salsa and Bollywood to hip-hop.“It’s a mixture – it’s not just one type of
movement, because we all are different,” Liebert said, adding one of the main goals of the class is to uplift people. “We use pos-itive music … so when you’re feeling down or something might be going on, you can change your perspective and see the positivity in it.”
L i e b e r t has faced a number of personal set-backs, which she uses to reach out to others. Prior to participat-ing in Zumba classes, Lie-bert weighed 302 pounds and had recently lost her job. She admitted to initially attending the class because the elderly people she hung out with at the YMCA went to exer-cise classes one day, and she didn’t know what to do.
“I didn’t really strive to (lose weight)
Fitness in Focus
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MATTHEWS – Relaxing music plays as more than 20 senior citizens gingerly walk around a large room at the Siskey Family
YMCA in Matthews. Tai Chi instructor and Matthews resident
Ioana Aspasia Voicu tells the class members to “walk with intention” as they gather in lines across the room to begin their Tai Chi practice.
Voicu teaches the “All Level Tai Chi” class each Monday at the Siskey YMCA and wel-comes new and familiar faces each week.
The Matthews resident has always par-ticipated in emotional and physical prac-tices throughout her life. Before she moved to Matthews seven years ago from Roma-nia, she worked in the medical field and helped improve phys-ical and emotional wellness. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and mas-ter’s degree in social work, and has expe-rience working with various ages.
When she moved to the United States, she was a stay-at-home mother. She wanted to find a way to use her skills, but wasn’t looking to return to the medical field. She then discovered Tai Chi, a form of martial arts that combines move-ments with meditation, and became certi-fied by Dr. Paul Lam through the Tai Chi for Health Institute.
Multiple studies have found Tai Chi par-ticipants experience reduced pain, stiffness and stress; increased strength and balance; and improved health, especially those suffer-ing from arthritis. Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention named Tai Chi as the No. 1 program for fall prevention in 2013.
“(After training), I studied (Sun-style) Tai Chi for a while, and I could see health improvement on my own body, and then I started teaching here at the YMCA, and it opened the door for it,” said Voicu, who describes the careful and continuous move-ment of Tai Chi like moving through water or mud.
Voicu has taught at the Siskey YMCA for two years and has begun expanding her classes to Sangrock Black Belt Matthews, located at 124 W. John St.
“I was very anxious when I started (at the YMCA), but the reactions have been very good,” Voicu said. “We are very lucky because we have Tai Chi every day here, so it’s not only me who’s teaching. But I came in with a different program that was specifically
for health. What I like about it is it brings the authenticity of Tai Chi, so it really respects and applies the Tai Chi principles.”
The authentic Tai Chi principles include body alignment, breathing, mindful shifting of weight, quality of movement and joint movement.
“No matter what style (of Tai Chi) you teach, if you bring the principles of Tai Chi and apply them, you have authentic Tai Chi,” Voicu said. “It’s not just to come in, throw your hands up into the air and do a kick.”
Voicu appreciates how the principles apply to any physical level, and that all physical lev-els have seen health benefits from practicing Tai Chi.
“It is easy to learn, and I pay attention to teach every step right,” said Voicu, who believes the detail-oriented instruction is the heart of health benefits. “It is (an) exercise for the body; it is (an) exercise for the brain.”
Voicu said learning the steps, which are careful movements, brings a mental chal-lenge for participants, which can help people
connect with neurons in the brain. This can help people with Par-kinson’s disease and people rehabilitating from a stroke, she said.
“(However), they really bring the plea-sure of movement in their bodies. There is less stiffness, less pain, all that stuff,” Voicu said.
Tai Chi helps participants open up their joints through techniques and visualization, which can cause more flexibility and mobility in the joints without straining, Voicu said.
Voicu said she has experienced health ben-efits within her own body. She experienced a lot of pain after having her two children, par-ticularly in her back, as well as carpal tunnel syndrome in her hands. After practicing Tai Chi, she became pain free.
Voicu’s Tai Chi classes also have built a community between her and her students, as students have grown in their Tai Chi skills while Voicu has improved her teaching skills, she said.
“It’s bottomless of what you can learn in each class,” said 79-year-old Larry Miller, who attends Voicu’s classes regularly. “Ioana is the Tai Chi princess one moment and then a drill sergeant the next. She’s passionate about what we’re doing.”
Voicu has seen her class grow in size since she started and hopes to continue offering more classes and building a larger Tai Chi community.
“I wouldn’t do something to waste my time,” Miller said. “It’s something that I love.”
Voicu’s Tai Chi classes are offered through-out the week for all levels and ages, with some classes free for Silversneaker members. Find more classes at www.TheHealingMartialArt.com.
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the company’s total outstanding shares and about 89 percent of the total shares voted, the release said.
“We are pleased with the outcome of today’s vote,” Howard R. Levine, chair-man and CEO of Family Dollar, said in the release. “… We look forward to complet-ing the transaction with Dollar Tree and remain excited about the opportunity that this combination will create for our stock-holders, team members, customers and other stakeholders.”
A merger between Family Dollar and Dollar Tree has been on the radar since early 2014, according to Bryn Winburn, spokesperson for Family Dollar. Winburn said the merger will allow Family Dollar to keep its name and the companies to oper-ate independently. There are no plans to close Family Dollar’s headquarters in Mat-thews, she added.
“When you try to merge two companies, obviously you need people to run both companies,” Winburn said. “Everything will operate as business as usual for the time being.”
The two companies currently are wait-ing for approval from the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has been review-ing “a ton of” store-level data from both companies for the past several months, according to Kiley Rawlins, vice president of investor relations and communications with Family Dollar, and could reach a set-tlement by the end of January.
Dollar Tree, based out of Chesapeake, Virginia, will pay $76.50 per share – with $59.60 per share in cash, and the remain-der in Dollar Tree stock for the merger.
Family Dollar received and turned down multiple offers from Dollar General, who offered $80 per share in cash. Rawlins said the main reason for turning down Dollar General’s offers revolved around concerns that the FTC would not approve a Fam-ily Dollar-Dollar General merger, though Dollar General agreed to close 1,500 stores and pay a $500 million breakup fee if the deal didn’t close.
Rawlins said Family Dollar felt the FTC
would want Dollar General to close addi-tional stores, which the company wasn’t willing to do. She added the breakup fee was a one-time benefit, and Family Dollar still would have been left in a quandary if the transaction failed to close.
“(A merger with Dollar Tree was) more likely to close, and close relatively quickly,” Rawlins said.
If the Dollar Tree-Family Dollar merger is approved by the FTC, the two compa-nies will begin finalizing the deal, which could close as early as March, Rawlins said.
The companies will keep their separate business models, which Winburn said are complimentary but considerably different. Family Dollar refers to itself as a “discount retailer offering name brands and quality, private brand merchandise,” according to the release, selling its merchandise at vari-ous price points. Dollar Tree sells a variety of products at a fixed price point of $1.
“(The companies) have two different business models, they serve different cus-tomers, so I think that when you look at that, it’s a matter of serving more custom-ers in more areas,” Winburn said.
The merger comes after Family Dollar experienced a series of financial setbacks, including a $67.7 million drop in fourth-quarter net income between fiscal years 2013 and 2014, according to the com-pany’s fourth quarter financial results. The company made $34.5 million in net income in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014, as opposed to $102.2 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013.
“I think our financials speak for them-selves,” Winburn said of the reasoning behind the merger.
Family Dollar, which was founded in 1959, currently operates more than 8,100 stores in rural and urban areas across 46 states. The company plans to open an additional 350 to 375 stores by the end of fiscal year 2015, and could open several stores in Charlotte by the end of fiscal year 2016, Rawlins said.
If the merger is approved, the two com-panies would operate more than 13,400 stores across the U.S. and parts of Can-ada.
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Family Dollar will continue operating its headquarters in Matthews following the merger with Dollar Tree. Josh Whitener/MMHW photo
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MATTHEWS – The Matthews Hematology Oncology Associates recently joined Novant Health, becoming Novant Health Cancer Spe-cialists.
Patients of the now-Novant Health Cancer Specialists will have access to cancer services and
all of their health information via MyChart, Novant’s online portal, according to a news release. MyChart allows patients to view medi-cal records, email their physician and schedule an appointment.
The program also benefits physicians, as they are able to log in and “have a full understand-ing of a patient’s medical history and easily make referrals,” the release said.
Drs. Alfred Newman, Lance Lassiter, Nusrat Chaudhary and Adam Kuykendal are still with the cancer center, which is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Novant Health Cancer Specialists is located at 1700 Matthews Township Pkwy., next to the Novant Health Matthews Medical Center.
Matthews Woman’s Club accepting applications for grant program
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Woman’s Club Service League recently opened grant applications to nonprofits in the Matthews area.
Matthews Woman’s Club volunteer members contribute their time and talents to fundraisers throughout the year, which allow the organiza-tion to give back to the community, according to a news release.
The Victorian Christmas Tea, which takes place each December at the historic Reid House in downtown Matthews, is the group’s annual fundraiser and allows the organization to pro-vide monetary grants to local nonprofits, the release said.
Nonprofits interested in the group’s grant pro-gram can download a grant application at www.matthewswomen.org. Contact Maria Marshall, grant disbursement chair, at 704-849-5063 or [email protected] for more information.
Completed applications must be received by midnight on Feb. 20, a Friday.
Mathers Realty opens office in Mint Hill
MINT HILL – Mathers Realty recently announced the opening of its new office in Mint Hill, located at 8335 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, suite B.
The company is sharing the building with the Yad-kin Bank, at the corner of Matthews-Mint Hill and Lebanon roads.
Mathers Realty has been in business since 1982, and its agents have worked in the Mat-thews and Mint Hill areas for years, according to a news release.
“It’s great to finally have our office located in such an ideal spot,” Bill Mathers, owner and president of Mathers Realty, said in the release.
Find more information about the company at its website, www.mathersrealty.com.
Christ Our Shepherd Ministries names new executive director
MATTHEWS – Sue Sproat was recently named the executive director for Christ Our Shepherd Ministries, a Matthews-based nonprofit that is the parent organization for COSKids Child
Development Campus and the Matthews Christian Library.
Sproat joined the COS Ministries board in late 2012 and transitioned to a staff role with the nonprofit as its administrative coordinator one year later. Sproat can be reached at [email protected] or 704-845-4673.
COSKids provides “affordable, four-star-rated preschool and all day child care in a lov-ing, Christian-based environment,” according to a news release. COS Ministries also provides focused enrichment and support programs for single-parent households, including financial scholarships for qualifying families, the release said.
Find more information about COSKids at www.coskidsmatthews.org and the Matthews Christian Library at www.matthewschristianlibrary.org. COSKids and the Matthews Christian Library are centrally located at 226 W. John St.
Children’s and students’ choirs to kick off spring semester
MINT HILL – Spotlight Performing Arts Academy’s two choirs will begin their spring semester on Feb. 9.
The Spotlighter’s Show Choir is a perfor-mance group that offers singing and dancing for students 11 to 17 years old. Choir members will learn a variety of music and choreography, and also will represent Spotlight Academy at differ-ent events throughout the year.
The 10-week program meets on Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuition costs $200.
The Spotlight Kids Choir, for children 7 to 10 years old, offers younger students a chance to work on vocal technique and performance while singing “all their favorite Broadway and Disney songs,” according to a news release.
The Kids Choir is an eight-week program that will conclude with a performance. The choir will meet on Mondays from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuition costs $120.
Find more information at www.spotlightacademyonline.com, or call 704-545-7373. Spotlight Academy is located at 7714 Matthews-Mint Hill Road.
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Crime Blotter
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The following people were arrested in Mat-thews, according to the Matthews Police Depart-ment.
• J Fred Groomes, 10400 block of East Inde-pendence Boulevard: Larceny. Jan. 19
• Johnny Leroy Westberry, 11400 block of East Independence Boulevard: Fictitious registra-tion number plate. Jan. 20
• Ashlee Barr Lee, 11400 block of East Inde-pendence Boulevard: Driving with license revoked. Jan. 20
• Justin Valdez Fuller, 1100 block of East Independence Boulevard: Possession of marijuana. Jan. 20
• Marion Jacoby Adams, 11200 block of East Independence Boulevard: Possession of marijuana. Jan. 20
• Muriel Amanda Nixon, 11200 block of East Independence Boulevard: Possession of drug para-phernalia; driving with a revoked license. Jan. 20
• Jordan Elias Wheeler, 2200 block of East John Street: Driving with license revoked; no insur-ance; revoked registration. Jan. 20
• Mark William Bishop, 4800 block of Friend-ship Drive: Assault on a female; assault with a deadly weapon (knife); injury to personal property. Jan. 20
• Zachary Cole Hodges, on Interstate 485 in Matthews: Speeding; careless and reckless driving. Jan. 21
• Terry Lee Taylor, 700 block of Selma Burke Lane: Possession of drug paraphernalia; possession of a schedule II substance (“crack” cocaine); posses-sion of a schedule IV substance (diazepam). Jan. 21
• Quashaun Maurice McManus, 1800 block of Matthews-Mint Hill Road: Sim-ple assault. Jan. 22
• Anthony Michael Terek, Tilted Kilt, 1625 block of Windsor Square Drive: Ficti-tious tag; no opera-tor’s license; failure to produce registration card. Jan. 21
• Decarlos Jamal Daniel, 4400 block of Potters Road: Warrant for arrest (resist, obstruct or delay). Jan. 22
• Del-Romero Carr, 3300 block of Margaret Wal-lace Road: Larceny; misdemeanor larceny, second-degree tres-passing. Jan. 22
• Randall Tyler Taliaferro, 1300 block of Matthews Township Parkway:
Driving while impaired. Jan. 23• Christopher Lee Kadir Otman, 1900 block
of Matthews Township Parkway: Warrant for arrest. Jan. 23
• Charles Fox-well, 1900 block of Matthews Township Parkway: Unlawful concealment. Jan. 23
• Joan Hinson Long, 300 block of North Ames Street: Impeding operation of a railroad. Jan. 23
• Ashley Michelle Rait, 9900 block of Mat-thews Park Drive: Credit card fraud; obtaining property by credit card fraud of less than $500; resist, obstruct, delay. Jan. 23
• Michael Wayne Small, 10500 block of Northeast Park-way: Driving while impaired; possession of drug parapher-nalia; possession of a schedule VI sub-stance (marijuana). Jan. 24
• Malcolm
William Garland, 11800 block of East Indepen-dence Boulevard: Failure to obey officer. Jan. 25
• Charles Thomas Joyner, 1500 block of Mat-thews Township Parkway: Second-degree trespass-ing. Jan. 25
• Renardo Lopez Black, 1700 block of Mat-thews Township Parkway: Simple possession of marijuana. Jan. 25
• Gerald Jerome Johnson Jr., 500 block of South Trade Street: Simple possession. Jan. 25
The following crimes were reported in Mat-thews between Jan. 19 and 25, according to the Matthews Police Department.
• 1800 block of Matthews Township Parkway: iPhone 6 with black case, credit and debit cards and driver’s license, worth $810.04 total, stolen. Jan. 22
• 2400 Annecy Drive: Blue girls’ bicycle and green boy’s bicycle, worth $200 total, stolen. Jan. 22
• Kohl’s Department Store, 9617 E. Indepen-dence Blvd.: $68 in Levi jeans stolen. Jan. 22
• Best Wok II, 1819 Matthews Township Pkwy.: $300 Best Wok sign stolen. Jan. 23
(see Crime Blotter on page 11)
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The Mecklenburg County Health Depart-ment inspected the following dining locations in Matthews and Mint Hill between Jan. 20 and 25.
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• Amor de Brazil Steakhouse, 2225 Matthews Township Pkwy – 94.5
• Monterrey Mexican Restaurant, 9623 E. Independence Blvd., suite S – 94.5
• Savour/The Red Radish Catering, 1031 Matthews-Mint Hill Road – 95.5
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• Arby’s, 6200 Wilson Grove Road – 99
• Deli Salvadorena, 7209-H E. W.T. Harris Blvd. – 94.5
• Dunwellz Custom Kitchen and Pour House, 7110 Brighton Park Drive – 99.5
• Earp’s Amoco #1, 7930 Matthews-Mint Hill Road – 96.5
• Jake’s Good Eats, 12721 Albemarle Road – 96
• New Asian Cuisine, 7114 Brighton
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all of our leaders have the natural ability to foster this environment and encourage posi-tivity,” Kline said.
“It’s very important to the overall experience because each person is different, but they’re all the same in their daily struggles and being responsible for every person in their family. (At Burn Bootcamp) they can put themselves first and feel like the most important person in their life.”
Kline’s vision for Burn Bootcamp came to him during his days as a minor league baseball player. A host family had taken him in, along with four other ballplayers. Kline wanted to repay the mother of the family, Vanessa, for all of the chores she had done – finding time to do the players’ laundry and cook meals.
Kline had always been into fit-ness and began training Vanessa. Within six months, she lost 45 pounds.
“I got to see firsthand how health breeds happi-ness,” Kline said. “There was a dif-ferent dynamic between (Van-essa) and her husband. There was a difference in the way she played with her kids.”
Two and a half years ago, Kline opened his first Burn Bootcamp location in Huntersville. He had 250 members within two months, and things kept growing from there, he said. There are currently seven Burn Bootcamp loca-tions, owned by Kline and two partners, in the greater Charlotte area, and one in Durham.
Kline interviewed many different trainers for the Matthews location until he found one who had the drive and enthusiasm he expects from a Burn Bootcamp leader. He believes he found the perfect forerunner in Josh Rudolph, who moved from Virginia to Matthews to be lead trainer at the new Matthews location.
Rudolph said he also saw great leadership qualities in Kline during their first discussions, making it an easy decision to join the Burn Bootcamp team.
“He’s always ready to do new things and make progress. That’s who I am and who I
surround myself with,” Rudolph said. “A lot of
gyms are just about money and exer-
cising. This incorporates every aspect of (clients’) lives, and it was very evi-dent from the
way this was run, that (Kline)
and his staff are truly interested in progress.”
Rudolph said he has been impressed with
the sense of community his clients have already built in the first two weeks at the Mat-thews location. He said he’s “thrown a lot at them” and they continue to show heart.
“I’ve taught 45-minute classes before, and I’ve taught at boot camps, and I’ve never seen women come together like they have here,” Rudolph said. “It’s been truly a blessing to see that happen in one week.”
Matthews resident Kim Parker joined as soon as she heard Burn Bootcamp was com-ing to her town. She had watched a friend lose 174 pounds over a year at the Huntersville location, but the site was too far to visit on a regular basis.
Parker said at 48 years old, it had been a while since she was active with fitness, but the staff at Burn Bootcamp in Matthews made it an easy transition.
After just seven classes with Rudolph in Matthews, the stay-at-home mother has already lost six pounds and plans to continue attending the camps every weekday at 5:30 a.m.
“It’s been more than I expected,” Parker said. “Josh learned my name in two or three days, and that helps. The group of ladies has already bonded and they drive each other. It’s nice to have accountability from staff and the women there with you.”
It’s women like Parker who make Kline’s work well worth it, he said.
“Mothers are the leaders of our community; they say what goes,” Kline said. “We are trying to create a healthier community as a whole by educating our clients.”
Find more information at www.burnbootcamp.com/matthews.
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Hope Groccia exercises during a morning camp at the new Matthews location of Burn Boot-camp Photo courtesy of Devan Kline
HealtH & Wellness tip #5
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avocadoes into your diet.”
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• 7 Eleven/Exxon, 11208 E. Independence Blvd.: Five lottery tickets, worth $100 total, stolen. Jan. 25
• Lowe’s Home Improvement, 2114 W. Mat-thews Township Pkwy.: 12-inch tongue groove plier, battery, charger and impact drill, worth $372.98 total, stolen. Jan. 25
• Home Depot, 1837 Matthews Township Pkwy.: $18.97 worth of saw blades stolen. Jan. 25
Vehicle Break-Ins• 2900 block of Oakcroft Drive: $500 damage
to passenger front window and $500 damage to passenger front door in attempted vehicle break-in. Jan. 20
Drugs• Fullwood Express, 11229 E. Independence
Blvd.: Simple possession of marijuana; possession of drug paraphernalia (glass smoking pipe and pill bottle containing marijuana roaches); driving with license revoked. Jan. 20
• 700 block of Selma Burke Lane: Simple pos-session of a schedule IV substance; possession of cocaine; possession of drug paraphernalia; receiving stolen property; child endangerment. Jan. 21
• 1400 block of Matthews-Mint Hill Road: Traf-ficking cocaine; trafficking opiates; possession with intent to sell or distribute a schedule IV substance; maintaining vehicle/dwelling to sell narcotics; con-spiring to deliver cocaine; conspiring to traffic opi-ates; possession of drug paraphernalia. Jan. 22
• 1100 block of Matthews Township Parkway: Simple possession of marijuana. Jan. 25
Fraud• Home Depot, 1837 Matthews Township
Pkwy.: Fraud committed at credit card/automated teller machine. Jan. 19
operation on railroad. Jan. 23• 10500 block of Northeast Parkway: Failure to
stop at the scene of a crash. Jan. 24
The following people were arrested in Mint Hill, according to the Mint Hill Police Depart-ment.
• Roger Vernon Major, 5800 block of Wil-grove-Mint Hill Road: Order for arrest (failure to appear). Jan. 21
• Michael Shane Moratti, 5000 block of Matthews-Mint Hill Road: Simple possession of marijuana. Jan. 23
• Travis Payton Nye, 5000 block of Matthews-
Mint Hill Road: Using/consuming tax-paid liquor. Jan. 24
• Jeffrey Nicholas Cox, Interstate 485: Sim-ple possession of marijuana; open container of an alcoholic beverage. Jan. 24
• Demario Quayshun White, 7300 block of Lebanon Road: Possession of a stolen firearm; car-rying concealed weapon; aggravated misdemeanor possession of a schedule VI substance. Jan. 25
• Glen Michael Sweeny, 11500 block of Idlewild Road: Burglary (fugitive – warrant). Jan. 25
The following crimes were reported in Mint Hill between Jan. 20 and 26, according to the Mint Hill Police Department.
Property Theft• Acceptance Now, 4400 Morris Park Drive,
suite A: Toshiba 17-inch laptop computer and 50-inch Samsung plasma television, worth $889.98 total, stolen. Jan. 23
Home/Business Break-Ins• 4700 block of Stoney Trace Drive: Xbox game
station, game controllers and three videogames, worth $475 total, stolen when apartment broken into. Jan. 20
Vehicle Break-Ins• 9600 block of Fir Knoll Road: Vehicle broken
into; attempted larceny. Jan. 21• 10300 block of Club Trophy Lane: Dell laptop
computer and laptop carrying bag, worth $750 total, stolen when vehicle broken into, causing $200 in damage to passenger side window. Jan. 24
• 7100 block of Olde Sycamore Drive: Purse, wristlet wallet, driver’s licenses, credit/debit card, medical/dental card, membership card, gift card, miscellaneous cosmetics and Skull Candy head-phone plugs, worth $1,134 total, stolen when vehicle broken into. Jan. 24
Fraud• Yadkin Bank, 4335 Matthews-Mint Hill Road:
Forgery – using/uttering. Jan. 20
Vandalism/Hit-and-Run• 7300 block of Meadow Glen Drive: $1,000 in
damage to automobile paint in vandalism incident. Jan. 23
• 7500 block of Brookwood Valley Lane: $500 in damage to building structure and $200 in damage to glass window in vandalism incident. Jan. 23
• 5900 block of Versage Drive: $100 in damage to stop sign in vandalism incident. Jan. 23
• 13800 block of Thompson Road: $2,500 in damage to Ford Explorer when offender shot a 25-caliber pistol at vehicle. Jan. 24
Other• 10000 block of Heathergate Lane: Imperson-
ation of a law enforcement officer. Jan. 24• 7300 block of Lebanon Road: Carrying con-
cealed weapon; possession of a stolen firearm; pos-session of drug paraphernalia. Jan. 24
• 11300 block of Hawthorne Drive: Assault on a female. Jan. 19 (reported Jan. 26)
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Education
The facility also gives students an outlet to release their “nervous energy” to better pre-pare them to focus in their classes, Richert added.
The school plans to renovate its old dance room, which has mirrors, into a weight-lifting room with Nautilus machines, as well as cre-ate a half-mile nature trail that will include outdoor classrooms and eventually connect with the Four Mile Creek Greenway, which runs through Matthews.
The Fit for Life class started on Jan. 22 with about 20 eighth-grade students, but the school plans to open up the physical educa-tion electives to all grade-levels.
“(The class) is all set to be a cardiovascular, strength-building circuit,” Cambruzzi said. “Everything is done to music. The music plays for a minute, you’ll rotate to the next station. It wouldn’t be geared toward a high school weight-lifting class. It’s (geared toward) stu-dents at this level, where they can excel.”
The students in the class will work out every other day, when the class is scheduled, and will keep journals to document their fit-ness habits so they can reflect on what they’ve done, Cambruzzi said.
The students will have to set goals and show they’re committed to the class, said Crestdale academic facilitator Jenni Thompson.
“I think it’s going to change their lives. Research shows having fitness on a daily basis is where you have the most benefits. You’re
not going to have a New Year’s resolution and back out of this. They’re in a class, it’s a scheduled class,” Cambruzzi added. “Every-body wants to talk the talk about how impor-tant fitness is, but this really puts us on the map of ‘walking the walk.’”
The donating parent who made the Fit Lab possible wanted to ensure the facility would benefit as many students as possible, Richert said. However, the Fit Lab also benefits the faculty, she added, as about one-third of the staff members use the facility at least three times a week.
HealtH & Wellness tip #6
P.E. : More than just a time-filler
The Centers for Disease Control and prevention reports regular physical
activity in childhood improves strength and endurance, helps build healthy
bones and muscles, reduces stress and increases self-esteem.
Crestdale students to focus on fitness through new lab, classby Courtney Schultz
MATTHEWS – Crestdale Middle School eighth-graders are focusing on fitness this semester, thanks to the school’s new Fit Lab and Fit for Life class.
Crestdale Principal Katy Richert said she knew she wanted to add a Fit Lab at the school when she joined Crestdale’s leadership team this summer. Richert said the faculty initially laughed when she first introduced the idea.
However, physical education teachers Andy Cambruzzi and Kim Williams both took on the task of helping bring the lab to fruition after receiving a “generous” donation. Williams worked with Academy Sports to select proper equipment to accommodate the class and facility. The Athletic Boosters and PTO also helped coordinate the facility.
“The equipment we got was varied equip-ment so we can expose (the students) to a variety of different things, so it’s not going to be the same station every day that they go in there,” Williams said. “There are lots of
different things we can do with the equip-ment we got.”
Richert said while Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools emphasizes the importance of fitness and health, she feels the new class and facility go above and beyond to help every child – not just athletes – become exposed to fitness.
Cambruzzi said the facility is geared toward students who aren’t on athletic teams, but want to be healthy. All students will have more exposure to fitness earlier in life to
develop healthy habits later through the new class and facility, he added.
“Middle school-aged children have such a short atten-tion-span,” Richert said. “Since P.E. is a requirement for every child, but we wanted to not only offer P.E., but something very
similar to a high school curriculum, we have electives in P.E. With the Fit Lab and Fit for Life, they’re exposed to treadmills and ellipticals and bikes and bosu balls and the cross training with the stations. If you introduce kids at this age – at an early age – they can appreciate it and have a love for it and hopefully incorporate into the rest of their lives.”
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Education
HealtH & Wellness tip #7
The health benefits of performing arts
Researchers at the Harvard graduate School of education found
students involved in the arts do better in school and have less stress than their peers who aren’t involved in any arts programs.While sports
have obvious health benefits for your child, don’t discount the positive
impact involvement in theater and other visual and performing arts programs can have on a child’s
health and well-being.
Boyce said, adding she felt a piece of each of them is included in each aspect of the show.
“There are some shows where it’s kind of set and everyone does it the same, but we realized with ‘The Little Mermaid’ … there was not one consistent show (in which) you watch different takes on it and no one was even close to the next schools,” Young said.
Although the trio developed a new inter-pretation of the show, they feel the talent of the students is what sets the production apart from others.
Rehearsals ran each day after school from November to January, which involved some challenges, including monitoring students’ grades and resolving scheduling conflicts, Liachoff said.
“It’s a lot for them to do, but they enjoy it,” the music teacher said.
The show is mostly student-run, includ-ing the actors and stagehands, as well as light board operators and sound.
“It helps them see the work that it takes to put on a performance and take a little bit of ownership in that experience,” Boyce said.
Liachoff feels participating in art and the-ater becomes a part of children’s lives and helps them in the long run.
“Once a kid enters into this field, they’re not going to stop. Whether if it’s just watch-
ing or doing (theater), they enjoy it – it’s a memory,” Liachoff said.
The production also helps instill com-mitment and effort for the middle school age group, and helps students improve their self-confidence, Boyce added.
“(The students have the confidence to) not only to find something that they like to do and do it, but to be part of an ensemble and to get
on stage and perform for their entire school,” Boyce said.
Liachoff added the students learn problem-solving skills and develop a work ethic.
“Obviously, the night of the show we can’t solve their problems; they’ve got to do it them-selves,” she said. “We teach that – ‘What are you going to do if this happens?’ – and they have to come up with their own solutions.”
The trio also said the production has built a theater community at Mint Hill Middle.
“Middle school is separated into three dif-ferent grade levels, but they get very little interaction time together,” Liachoff said. “But in the musical, it’s all three grades together. Sixth-graders start to look up to the eighth-graders, and they become friends and they say, ‘Hey,’ in the hallway. It helps them out.”
The production will run from Thursday to Saturday, Jan. 29 to 31, at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets cost $7, and concessions and DVDs will be sold. The show is open to the public, and all proceeds will help fund upcoming Mint Hill Middle performances.
MINT HILL – Mint Hill Middle School students will go “under the sea” this week with their performances of “The Little Mer-maid, Jr.”
Mint Hill Middle teachers Crystal Liachoff, Laura Boyce and Shannon Young, the music, theater and dance directors, respectively, created a production intended to remind audience members of the Disney classic, but with a different flair.
“We always look at the student body that we have, so we think about the actors that will be coming in and auditioning and per-forming it, so that def-initely had a lot to do with it,” Boyce said.
Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” animated film will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year, which also drew the group’s interest in choosing the show.
Mint Hill Middle has performed other Dis-ney classics in the past, such as “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast,” and enjoys doing the “junior” versions of the plays, which shorten the length of the story, but retain familiar scenes, Liachoff said
Mint Hill Middle’s performance is an adap-tation of the Broadway musical, which added songs not featured in Disney’s animated film.
The three women developed their own interpretation of the production after watch-ing other performances of the show on the Internet. While they were inspired by other performances, the teachers also wanted Mint Hill Middle’s adaptation to be original and unique.
“I honestly have not seen anything on the Internet like the one that we’re doing,” Lia-choff said.
The production is a collaboration of Lia-choff, Boyce and Young’s personalities, which makes the production’s style indescribable,
Photo courtesy of Crystal Liachoff
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How long do crowns last? It’s a question I began addressing in my last article by focusing on what your dentist can do to provide the highest quality dental care thus making your dentistry last.
But the role YOU play in preserving and protecting dental work is also
significant. Even if the dentist does everything right from planning your case to technical excellence, your veneers and crowns can prematurely fail if YOU don’t do the right things to care for them.
There are three things you need to consider to preserve your veneers and crowns. The first involves keeping them clean.
It is your dentist’s responsibility to make restorations cleanable. It’s YOUR responsibility to keep them clean.
Proper brushing and flossing are essential to making any crowns and veneers last. If you are properly brushing AND flossing your teeth, you’ve got a significant portion of your dental problems licked by reducing the likelihood of cavities.
But the reality is that few are getting the job done. Adequate brushing involves time and technique.
Studies show that most people brush for less than 30 seconds at a time and this is not nearly enough. To be effective, that brush needs to be working for about 2 minutes.
As for technique, there is a right way and wrong way! Don’t hesitate to ask your dentist if you are brushing properly.
So, what about flossing? Your brush won’t get in between the teeth to completely clean. Thus, brushing alone cleans only about 75% of accessible tooth surfaces. It’s flossing that will get to the remaining 25%.
Of course, it is important to have your teeth professionally cleaned on a regular basis. At these appointments, the dental hygienist can clean areas you may have been missing and provide advice on how you may improve your technique at home.
In addition, regular dental visits afford the dentist the opportunity to check your restorations and ensure everything is working properly.
The second most common reason that crowns and veneers fail depends on whether or not your bite is balanced. An unbalanced bite leads to some teeth absorbing more stress than others and the result can be fractured crowns, veneers and teeth!
So what can you do about this? Consider your bite and know the qualifications of your dentist prior to spending your time and hard-earned money on new veneers and crowns. A properly trained dentist can balance your bite and design your dental restorations to minimize the risk of them breaking or wearing down.
Note also that the answer is not necessarily a bite guard. In fact, for many, with a properly balanced bite, you may not need a bite guard.
Last, and of course not least, don’t ever use your teeth as a tool! Don’t do things with your veneers and crowns that you shouldn’t be doing with your natural teeth. Avoid eating popcorn kernels, chewing ice cubes, pens and pencils, or biting your nails.
Dental work can be a significant investment. Like any other investment, you want to get a nice return and feel good about your “purchase”. If you follow the guidelines set forth in this article and the previous one, you will not only experience a satisfying return on investment but a healthy, beautiful, well-functioning smile as well.
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Education
Rocky River musicians selected for CMS Honors Orchestra, senior district band
MINT HILL – Several Rocky River High School students were recently selected for district bands.
Junior clarinetist Wayne Ruan was selected as a member of the Senior High All-District Band. The honor group will represent the South Central District of
the North Carolina Bandmasters Asso-ciation. Wayne is the first student from Rocky River to be selected for the group. The band will perform its concert at Lenoir Rhyne University on Saturday, Jan. 31, at 2 p.m.
Senior violinists Sung Ju Park and Jac-quelyn Caldwell were selected for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Honors Orchestra.
They will participate in a two-day clinic at Mallard Creek High School on Feb. 6 and 7, a Friday and Saturday. The con-cert will be at 5 p.m. on Feb. 7. This is the second year both students have been selected for this orchestra.
Matthews Elementary family Bingo this Friday
MATTHEWS – The Matthews Elemen-tary School PTO will host its first annual Family Bingo Night on Friday, Jan. 30.
Food trucks will be on site from 5 to 8 p.m. and will feature Maki Taco and Cheese to the Mac. Prices will range from $7 to $10, and cash and credit/debit pay-ments will be accepted.
Teachers will run Bingo games in the gym for two game sessions, with the first running from 6 to 7 p.m. and the second scheduled for 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Some Matthews Elementary teachers will be selling Bingo cards, at three for $1.
The event is not a drop-off event, according to the school’s newsletter, and
parents and guardians are responsible for their students and siblings.
There will be prizes for game winners and a free raffle entry for each family in attendance.
Matthews Elementary is located at 200 McDowell Ave.
Butler High to host February prospective student night
MATTHEWS – Butler High School will host “Rising 9th Grade and Prospec-tive Student Night” on Feb. 26, a Thurs-day, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for all new rising ninth-grade students assigned to Butler.
All other students, including upper-classmen, who don’t presently attend the school but wish to learn more about the school, also are welcomed to attend.
Contact Butler High at 980-343-6300 for more information. The school is located at 1810 Matthews-Mint Hill Road.
Mint Hill Middle to host free baseball clinic, tryouts
MINT HILL – Mint Hill Middle School will host a free baseball clinic for seventh- and eighth-grade students on Feb. 21, a Saturday.
Students must register by Feb. 8, a Sunday, to receive a free T-shirt. Contact
Tryouts for baseball and girls and boys soccer will be Feb. 23 and 24, a Monday and Tuesday. Girls and boys track tryouts will be on Feb. 25 and 26, a Wednesday and Thursday.
All necessary forms must be turned in by Feb. 18, a Wednesday, to try out.
Forms are available at www.cmsathleticzone.com/page/show/815138-mint-hll-spring-sport and only need to be submitted if the child has not already tried out for another sport this year.
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Fitness in Focus
HealtH & Wellness tip #8
Water – How much is enough?
While the amount adults need is generally around eight glasses a day, children need roughly five to eight cups of water daily. This amount will vary based on age,
size and activity level. a child “on the go” and involved in after-school
activities and sports will need to replenish more fluids than a child
with more sedentary habits.
Senior violinists Sung Ju Park (left) and Jac-quelyn Caldwell have been selected for the CMS Honors Orchestra. Junior clarinetist Wayne Ruan has been selected as a member of the Senior High All-District Band. Photo courtesy of Rocky River High School
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Faith
salesperson as if they had never seen it before.
Why do I love that toy? It reminds me of the Bible passage, Lamentations 3:22-23, which says, “God’s mercies are new every morning.”
I don’t know about you, but I need a fresh start every day. I make too many mistakes. My sins are mostly sins of omission instead of sins of commission. By sins of omission, I mean things I should have said or should have done, yet didn’t. Sins of commission are things I did that I should not have done.
I struggle with things I should have said, situations I should have confronted, decisions I should have made. They get in the way of allowing God to do all He wants to do through me.
I have beaten myself up for situations I needed to address and didn’t. Then, I remember that toy and the Bible verse – “God’s mercies are new every morning.” I imagine my sins being written all over that “magic slate”. They glare at me and scream at me that I have failed, that I have come up short – and I have.
But, just like that toy where the plas-tic is lifted up and it’s perfectly clean as if nothing was ever written on it, God extends to me the same forgiveness. Rather than rub it in my face, He gives me tomorrow to do it all over again – but to do it right this time.
I’m grateful my daughter and her
boyfriend found it online. It’s one of those items that will be in my office. When people ask why that toy is sitting there, I’ll tell them the story of “starting over” each morning.
I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well, my friend.
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Growing up in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there were no video games.
I remember my sister had a game called “bop baseball.” It was a board about 2 feet wide and 4 feet long. It had something that resembled a hockey puck. You hit it with a lever, and wherever it landed, it showed whether you made it to first, second or third base, or hit a home run. There was no cord or batteries with it. If you gave it to a kid today, they would not know what to do with it.
There was one game my cousin Diane had (she had some cool toys). It was called a Magic Slate. Let me describe it.
It was on a cardboard board about 4 inches wide and 6 inches tall. There were two layers. The back layer had a black, gooey base. The top layer had a plastic, almost milky screen. The plastic lied on top of the black base, but wasn’t attached to it – that is until…
…You took the stylus and drew on the plastic top. You attached the area where you drew to the black base. You could draw whatever you wanted. If you made a mistake, you simply lifted up the plas-tic top, and it was erased as if you never drew on it – it was clean. You could do this as many times as you wanted or needed to. Each time, it gave you a brand new chance to “start over.”
Decades later, I walked into Toys R Us and tried to buy one. No one knew what I was talking about. Since it had no bat-teries or cord, nor did it connect to a TV wirelessly, no one had heard of it. I got a deer in the headlights look from the
HealtH & Wellness tip #9Are religious people happier?
A poll by Gallup in 2010 suggests that religous people in the U.S. report more life satisfaction than those in less reli-
gious countries like Denmark, Sweden and Norway. What this suggests is that
rather than spirituality, it may be the strength of the religious community that offers the health benefits. Feeling down lately? Getting involved with your local church, synagogue or other religious
organization may give you the positive energy boost you need.
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Team Church hosts Zumba classes on Tuesdays and Saturdays
MATTHEWS – Team Church is host-ing a 31:13 Motion ZUMBA/Refit pro-gram twice a week.
The Zumba-themed pro-gram is held on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Satur-
days from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The next two sessions are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, and Tuesday, Feb. 3.
Find more information at Team Church’s website, www.teamchurch.com, or call 704-469-5642. Team Church is located at 2301 Stevens Mill Road.
Counseling ministry at New Beginnings launches two support ministries
MINT HILL – New Beginnings Church’s Parakaleo Counseling Ministry recently launched two new programs.
“Kingdom Restoration” is a ministry for anyone who has struggled with addic-
tion or recovery, according to a church announcement. The group meets on the first and third Wednesdays of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the church’s family life center.
“Beyond the Surface” is a program for anyone who has struggled with self-es-teem or self-worth, the release said. The group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the church’s family life center.
Find more information at www.nbccministries.org. New Beginnings Church is located at 7027 Stillwell Road.
Workshop to share ‘all about Lutherans’
MATTHEWS – Cross and Crown Lutheran Church will host “All About Lutherans,” a workshop for newcomers interested in exploring the Lutheran faith and theology.
The workshop will take place Satur-day, Feb. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. Discussion will include informa-tion on “what it means to be Lutheran,” according to a news release, as well as how Lutherans interpret the Bible, God’s grace, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, com-munion and baptism.
Light snacks and lunch will be provided. People should contact the church office at 704-847-5967 or email [email protected] by Feb. 4 to place a res-ervation. Find more information at www.crossandcrown.org.
Cross and Crown Lutheran is located at 300 Pineville-Matthews Road.
Hot meals program for senior citizens
MINT HILL – People 60 years old and older who live in Mecklenburg County are invited to the county’s hot meals program at Philadelphia Presbyterian Church.
The program takes place weekdays beginning at 11 a.m. in the church’s Big-ham Hall. Lunch is served at noon.
The church has an ongoing need for volunteers to work in the kitchen or deliver meals to the home-bound. Find
more information at the church’s web-site, www.philadelphiachurch.org, or call 704-573-2490 to register or volunteer.
Philadelphia Presbyterian is located at 11501 Bain School Road.
St. John Neumann announces Parish Mission schedule
CHARLOTTE – Rev. Hugh Burns will conduct St. John Neumann’s annual Par-ish Mission next month.
The theme of the mission, which runs Feb. 22 to 25, Sunday to Wednesday, is “Get Real: Religion With Two Feet on the Ground” and will focus on “the intersec-tion of Christianity with reality,” accord-ing to a news release.
Burns was ordained in 1982 and has preached in English and Spanish through-out the U.S., Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean for more than 25 years. He also has been a commentator on National Public Radio (NPR) and New York-area public radio since 2001, the release said.
Evening talks begin at 7 p.m., and Burns also will speak at the daily 9 a.m. Masses. The following is a full schedule of this year’s Parish Mission, according to the release:
• Feb. 22, 7 p.m. – “Don’t Worry, Be Happy: Christian Joy”
• Feb. 23, 9 a.m. – “What Are You Afraid Of? Dealing with Life’s Fears”
• Feb. 23, 7 p.m. – “See It Big – Keep It Simple: Poor in Spirit with Peace of Mind”
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Jan.29
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1.29.15Thursday
4:30 p.m.Fun with “the snow Queen”
Children 3 to 8 years old can learn about the classic Hans Christian Anderson story, “The Snow Queen,” and explore through games, crafts
and activities with Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts. Find more information and register online at www.cmlibrary.org/programs/
programListing.asp.
Matthews Library, 230 Matthews Station St., Matthews
1.29.15Thursday
5 to 7 p.m.annual January after Hours at
Beantown tavern
Representatives from local businesses and nonprofits are invited to attend the Matthews Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours at
Beantown Tavern in downtown Matthews. There is no cost to attend the event, but attendees are encouraged to RSVP to 704-847-3649. Find
more information at www.matthewschamber.org.
Beantown Tavern, 130 Matthews Station St., Matthews
1.29.15 to 1.31.15Thursday to Saturday
7 p.m.Mint Hill Middle presents ‘the little
Mermaid’
Mint Hill Middle School will present its stage production of “The Little Mermaid.” All shows will take place at 7 p.m. in the Mint Hill Middle
cafeteria, and tickets cost $7 and can be purchased at the door. Concessions will be sold during intermission for $1, and DVDs will be available for purchase for $15. Call the school at 980-343-5439 for
more information.
Mint Hill Middle School, 11501 Idlewild Road, Mint Hill
1.30.15 Friday
1:30 to 3:45 p.m.an afternoon With Henry Fonda: “12
angry Men”
The Matthews Library will host another “page to screen” experience this month. The event will feature a presentation on the life and works of Henry Fonda, the star of the Academy-Award winning 1957 movie “12 Angry Men.” Participants can view the movie, and refreshments
will be served after the presentation. Participants can register at www.cmlibrary.org; however, registration is limited. Contact Rosanna Losee at
Community Room, Matthews Library, 230 Matthews Station St., Matthews
1.31.15Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.sridaiva Yoga Workshop with Rich
Fabio
This workshop is designed for people of all levels. Sessions will include Sewing New Seeds (from 10 a.m. to noon) and The Roots (2 to 4
p.m.). Individual sessions cost $45, and the entire workshop costs $65. Register online at www.matthewsfun.org, or call 704-321-7275.
Matthews Community Center, 100 McDowell St. E., Matthews
1.31.15Saturday
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Free workshop focusing on Certified
Wildlife Habitats
Nature lovers are invited to join Backyard Birds for a free workshop that will provide information on how people can turn their property into a
Certified Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation. “Whether you have an apartment, acres of land, a schoolyard or a business park – or anything in between – everyone can create a welcoming haven
for local wildlife,” read a news release about the event.Debbie Foster, a habitat steward and master naturalist, will share
information at the workshop. Find more information and RSVP at www.thebirdfoodstore.com/events.
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1.31.15Saturday
Noon to 4 p.m.Community Blood Drive
Boy Scout Troop 65 is teaming up with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas to host a blood drive. All blood collected by CBCC benefits local patients. Donors must be at least 16 years old and weigh at least 120 pounds. Drop-ins are
welcome, but people can make an appointment at www.cbcc.us.
Philadelphia Presbyterian Church, 11501 Bain School Road, Mint Hill
2.3.15Tuesday
6:30 and 7:30 p.m.Maternity center tours
The Novant Health Matthews Medical Center is offering two free tours of its maternity center to expectant mothers and one support person. The tour includes the family maternity center’s labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum areas. Policies on visiting, security and more will be discussed.
One-hour sessions will be held at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., and tourists should meet in the main lobby of Matthews Medical Center. Registration is required. Call 704-384-4949 for more information or to
register.
Matthews Medical Center, 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy., Matthews
2.5.15Thursday
7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Groovers Grovers square
Dance Club
This new square dancing club will host its first square dance class, which is open to the public. Call 704-
576-0318 for more information.
Baker Place, 2843 Williams Road, Matthews
2.5.15Thursday
9:30 to 11 a.m.Moms Managing Media
seminar
Moms Managing Media, a group of local moms who “promote balancing technology and childhood
in their homes,” is offering monthly parent seminars. February’s seminar will focus on “How Much Do You Really Know about Social Media?”
This meeting will focus on texting, the latest phone applications and parental controls, according to a
news release. The meetings are free and open to the public, and child care is provided. Email [email protected] for more information.
Fireplace Room, Covenant Day School, 800 Fullwood Ave., Matthews
2.7.15 to 2.15.15Saturday to Sunday
scouting for Food
Local Boy Scouts from the Mecklenburg County
Council of the Boy Scouts of America will go door-to-
door throughout Mecklenburg County, collecting canned goods for Loaves & Fishes, a Charlotte-area
nonprofit that provides food to families in need. Scouts will distribute bags throughout the week leading up to Feb. 7, a Saturday. Residents can fill the bags with nonperishables and leave them outside their home for the Scouts to pick up on Feb. 7. People also can visit area Harris Teeters from Feb. 7 to 15 and place donations in food
collection barrels located at the stores. Find more information at www.loavesandfishes.org.
2.14.15Saturday
7 to 9 p.m.art & amore
The Tipsy Paintbrush will host the second annual Art & Amore fundraiser to benefit local nonprofit the Matthews Free Medical Clinic. Professionals will provide attendees step-by-step tips on how to paint a pre-selected piece of artwork on a
canvas to take home. Advanced registrations are required. Email [email protected] or call 704-412-2398 for more information or to reserve a seat.The Matthews Free Medical Clinic provides free medical care for low-income, uninsured or underinsured patients who live in Mecklenburg
and Union Counties. Find more information about the Free Clinic at www.matthewsfmc.org.
The Tipsy Paintbrush, 116B W. John St., Matthews
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Four years ago, former Gov. Bev Perdue signed the Gfeller-Waller Con-cussion Act into law, making North Carolina the 21st state with a concus-sion law. The N.C. High School Ath-letic Association has since worked to improve coaches’, trainers’, athletes’ and parents’ awareness of concus-sions and their impact.
The bill was a long time coming, as the number of students involved in sports continued to increase annually, but came to fruition after two high school students died from concus-sion-related injuries. Jaquan Waller, a junior at Rose High School in Green-ville, died Aug. 24, 2008, from Sec-ond Impact Syndrome – a condition when two or more minor head injuries occur within a short time span. Matt Gfeller, a sophomore at Winston-Sa-lem Reynolds, died the same month after a hit to the head in a game against G r e e n s b o r o Page caused cranial bleed-ing.
The act, which was endorsed by every member of the North C a r o l i n a House and Senate, has three facets. It requires state public high schools and middle schools to remove ath-letes from play if a potential c o n c u s s i o n exists and prohibits the athlete from r e t u r n i n g until cleared by a medical professional; schools must f o r m u l a t e e m e r g e n c y action plans; and high school and middle school coaches, trainers, ath-letes and parents must receive proper education and information about con-cussions on an annual basis.
“So much of it is about educa-tion,” said Grady Hardeman, coordi-nator/athletic trainer with Carolinas HealthCare System. “In any sport,
you run the risk of concussions. I’ve seen them in swimming and I’ve seen them in cross-country. Even in your traditional non-contact sports, there is still a risk, so a lot of education is involved.”
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools partnered with Carolinas HealthCare System following the Gfeller-Waller Act and has licensed athletic trainers trained in concussion management in all 19 CMS high schools.
“They do a lot of education on the front end and talk to parents and coaches about the dangers of playing through a concussion,” Hardeman said. “It’s about having the right peo-ple on site. A coach’s job is to coach, so we rely on trainers to prevent inju-ries and look to kids who aren’t per-forming at their level and find out why.”
Concussions range from mild to severe and are often caused by a bump or blow to the head during a game or
practice. Ath-letes often associate con-cussions with being knocked out, but only 1 in 10 ath-letes lose c o n s c i o u s -ness due to a concuss ion , according to Dr. Eric War-ren, medical director of Presbyterian Sports Medi-cine.
S ymptoms include nau-sea, dizziness, double vision, h e a d a c h e , concentration or memory problems and general con-fusion.
In order to more accu-rately diag-nose concus-sions, CMS requires all middle and
high school athletes to complete a baseline neurocognitive ImPACT test before the season’s first practice, conducted by licensed trainers. If a concussion is suspected, the base-line report is used as a comparison to a repeat ImPACT test. The test measures cognitive functions such as attention span, working memory, non-
verbal problem solving and reaction time, among others.
“At the start of the season, our hope is we never have to use the informa-tion,” Hardeman said. “But if we do, it helps answer questions such as ‘When is it OK to return to school? When is it OK to return to play?’”
Even before Gfeller-Wallers, North Carolina and CMS had measures in place to prevent or limit concussion injuries. The NCHSAA requires ath-letes and parents sign a “Return to Play” form verifying they received
concussion information. Athletes with concussion symptoms cannot return to play until cleared by a medi-cal doctor.
“In the last several years, there’s been a fundamental shift in thinking,” said Rick Strunk, spokesperson for the NCHSAA. “There’s a much greater awareness on behalf of schools and coaches of the seriousness of concus-sions, the symptoms and making sure kids don’t return to the court or field too soon.”
Gfeller-Waller and the NCHSAA improved concussion awareness and management, Hardeman said, but there is still a long way to go; no cur-rent penalties exist if the law is vio-lated. Isaiah Langston, a linebacker at Rolesville High School in Wake County, died this season after a con-cussion injury.
With nearly 77 percent of all con-cussion injuries coming from football, and girls’ soccer being the next high-est at 33 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention, Hardeman said a lot of pre-vention and awareness should come from parents.
“There’s always going to be a risk in athletics,” he said. “But for par-ents, don’t assume your athlete will come home and report to you. Look for symptoms. Don’t be afraid to ask, ‘How was practice? How are you feel-ing? Is there anything bothering you?’ Look for things that are abnormal because a parent knows a child better than anyone.”
Nearly 80 percent of concussion-related injuries come from football. MMHW file photo
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the following tips for concussion management and
awareness:
• Don’t ignore your symptoms. If you think you or one of your teammates may have a concussion,
report it to a parent, coach or athletic trainer.
• Go to the doctor. Only a health care professional can diagnose a concussion. The sooner you’re checked out, the sooner you might be able to safely return to
play.
• Wear proper protective gear. Make sure you wear protective equipment for your respective sport and
that equipment fits properly and is well maintained.
HealtH & Wellness tips 11 – 13
Concussion Prevention HealtH & Wellness tip #14
Getting back in the game"The off-season is most critical to a young student athlete's success during the season. Staying in shape during the off-season allows the student athlete to come into the regular season prepared
from a condition standpoint. As a result, the focus can be on learning the fine details of the game or sport. Student-athletes are prepared mentally and physically for the rigors of their season, solely from
their work to stay in shape throughout the off-season." – Carmel Christian basketball coach Josh Coley
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Scott scores 1,000th pointButler’s Raequan Scott scored 25 points
on Jan. 23 in the Bulldogs’ win over Gar-inger to join the 1,000-point club.
Scott is averaging a team-high 21.6 points per game this season and a team-high 4.2 assists. The Bulldogs are 17-2 on the season, 7-0 in Southwestern 4A con-ference play and have won 15 straight.
They host Myers Park on Jan. 30.
Morrison leads Grace Academy to big win
Sophomore guard Sean Morrison, Jr. scored a game-high 27 points on Jan. 22 to lead Grace Academy in its 80-57 win over Forsyth Home Educators. Morrison, who shot 89 percent from the floor, added three steals,
rebounds and assists in the win. Junior Cody Miess added 15 points in the win while
Cole Klaren (14 points) and Cameron White (11) had big contributions. Miess and freshman Jaylen Thompson led Grace Academy’s rebounding efforts with 10 each.
With the win, the Lions improved to 12-6 on the sea-son. They travel to York Prep on Jan. 30.
Butler’s Dean Looney participates in 9th Annual Power Showcase International
Butler High School junior Dean “Dino” Looney com-peted in the 9th Annual Power Showcase International in Miami, Florida from Dec. 28 through Jan. 3. The showcase featured 170 baseball players from 20 different countries. Looney was the sole representative from North Carolina.
During the showcase, Looney was named MVP for the All World Classic Game and received the “Colossus of Clout” award for the longest homerun (458 feet). Looney also scored the winning run to break a tie ballgame in the seventh inning and finish the game 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs.
“You can be the most powerful, fastest car in the world but if there’s no gas in the tank, you aren’t going anywhere. Training and preparing
your bodies for competition and then not putting fuel in the tank is an
exercise in futility.” – Butler football coach Brian Hales
HealtH & Wellness tip #15
On healthy eating
Raequan Scott
Butler’s Dino Looney was named the MVP of the All World Classic Game.
“Stretching and warming up is probably the most important thing an athlete can do to avoid injuries. A stretch and warm up should consist of plyometrics and static stretching. We try to spend 20 to 30 minutes before every practice warming up the different muscle groups of the body. By the end of the warm up session, an athlete should’ve broken a sweat and usually is ready for a water break.”
– CATA girls and boys soccer coach Jay Niessner
HealtH & Wellness tip #16
Don’t skip the warm-up
Boys Basketball Player of the Week: Mac Brydon, Carmel Christian
The 6-foot-10, 210-pound junior center had a triple-dou-ble on Jan. 28, scoring 13 points and adding 17 rebounds and 12 assists in the Cougars’ 82-53 win over Statesville Christian.
Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Addie Black, Providence
Senior guard Addie Black led the Panthers to a confer-ence win over Olympic on Jan. 23, scoring a team-high 12 points and adding three steals, three rebounds and a block in the win.
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feeling 9 Somewhat13 Cookie involved
in a licking race14 Word after
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winner21 Thermos
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55 Open-mouthed
56 Actress Garr
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58 Canadian fuel name
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