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Woodcarvers compete this weekend

Woodcarvers will compete in the annual Showcase of Woodcarvings

to win “Best in Show.” Page 5

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The Sabre boys swim team capped off a near perfect season with a state

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Plans to redevelop a combined 8.5 acres surrounding Sha-ron United methodist church will have far-reaching effects for the greater SouthPark area.

children klein is asking the city to rezone Sharon Umc’s property to allow for a 750-seat church, 490 residential units, 175 hotel rooms, 170,000 square feet of commercial space and 20,000 square feet of indoor recreational uses at Sharon road and morrison Boulevard.

a second request would add 200 multi-family units and up to 85,000 square feet of medical or general office space on the north side of coltsgate road, between Sharon road and cameron Valley Parkway.

charlotte city council will likely approve both petitions next month, barring any concerns not brought up during the monday, Feb. 15, public hearing. No one from the pub-lic spoke against the proposals.

city leaders have long envisioned the SouthPark area to be a mixed-use activity center.

“This center is designed to develop and have a more ur-ban feel with walkability while allowing an intense develop-ment,” said tammie keplinger, land development coordina-tor for the city.

keplinger said the request offers setbacks and building de-signs that complement the pedestrian environment, as well as voluntarily commits to providing a percentage of units for workforce housing.

The rezoning also adds to the tax base. Jeff Brown, an at-torney with moore & Van allen, estimates the commercial portion of the church’s property will be worth $1.5 million in tax value.

Advancing the church’s missionBrown called the project incredibly innovative because it

includes a church within a mixed-use project. more churches could follow Sharon Umc’s lead. churches across the country are strategically located with

facilities that are obsolete or not welcoming from the road-way, according to chris Thomas, a partner with developer childress klein.

“what’s exciting is we have churches across this country that want to be more part of the fabric of the communities they serve,” Thomas said. “They want the doors of the church to be open more than wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings.”

Thomas credits the building design for Sharon Umc not only for the use it will have for contemporary worship, but also its availability for community and cultural events dur-ing the week.

“our vision is to be the spiritual crossroads of the South-Park community,” Senior Pastor kyle Thompson said.

“we’ve been doing that at Sharon and SouthPark for 50 years. This plan will ensure that we are able to continue to do that for the next 50 years.”

Thompson said his church wants to continue serving the community by hosting alcoholics anonymous, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and room at the Inn; supporting justice minis-tries; and fighting against human trafficking in charlotte.

Improving the road networkThe seven-acre property at morrison Boulevard and

Sharon road generates about 1,000 trips per day from the church and daycare. The rezoning could push that upward of 10,100 trips per day.

Some of those trips moving through the activity center will eventually shift as people begin to live there, according to mike Davis with the charlotte Department of transportation.

“The more you mix uses and create transportation net-works to move between them, you can capture a lot of that vehicle trip generation entirely within an activity center,” Davis said. “It can be less stressful on the system than having vehicle trips spread out over greater distances.”

Davis said the key is creating a good network of streets. The rezoning will allow for a continuous street between

morrison Boulevard and coltsgate road. city staff antici-pate further connections with future redevelopment.

councilmember lawana mayfield said she was concerned about the increases in traffic, but sees the area benefiting from the expansion of the street network.

kenny Smith, who represents the SouthPark area on the council, was also supportive.

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we need to keep small business openan article I read

this week grabbed my attention, and not for the reason you might suspect.

If you’re in the fi-nancial business, you read about the mar-ket. If you’re a lawyer, you read about big verdicts in periodi-cals. and if you’re in the media business, you read about our industry’s bloodshed.

I have a friend who warns me about this, be-cause, unless your business starts with the words amazon, Facebook or Google, media stories aren’t kind these days.

radio executives read about Sirius and Pan-dora and apple music.

television honchos would just as soon take a sledgehammer to the knees of Netflix, amazon (they keep popping up), hulu and the modern-day DVr, if that’s still such a thing.

and newspapers? Sheez. we’ve been writing an extended version of our obituary for the past two decades because we gave away our brains to save our bones.

Think about it: During the birth of the Inter-net, newspaper execs were so giddy about getting people to their websites that they freely tossed ev-ery story online in hopes of boasting about how big of an audience they had. we were a grocery store that gave away the steaks in order to sell more napkins.

In fact, the newspaper industry was so success-ful at being idiots with our important commod-ity (news) that we convinced the entire world that news, in fact, should be free. and that’s when those start-up companies like Google and Facebook attacked. They took our free content, merged it into news feeds and exquisite searches, and started selling sponsored posts and ad spots at the top. today, Google’s revenue is greater than all the newspapers in the United States com-bined.

when young business majors study the dumb-est industries in america, they will no doubt turn to the executives of the newspaper business and write masterful pieces of tragedy.

and that gets me back to the article I read earlier this week that deserves to be shared. The article was about a public newspaper company called mcclatchy, which owns papers such as the charlotte observer, the miami herald and the Fort worth Star-telegram.

During mcclatchy’s earnings call, ceo Pat talamantes told investors that advertising rev-enues were down 11.7 percent over the previous year. That continues a slide that began some-where around 2009 for most major newspapers, and as talamantes said, the trends for this year “are not very different.”

But what really grabbed my attention from the article was not the plight of the newspaper busi-ness. Instead, talamantes said print’s problem is that retailers all across the nation are feeling the same pinch newspapers have for almost a decade, and this won’t surprise you in the least.

The major retailers that have long been strong supporters of newspapers have lost their custom-ers.

Think about how shopping has changed in

just the last three years. my wife and I have a son who still thinks the potty is a great idea, but not a necessity. when we need diapers, do you think my wife goes to the store and buys a mammoth box of Pampers? Nope, Diapers.com delivers them to the door free of charge. we just have to plan two days in advance.

when my wife wants shoes, she splits her time between stores (when she actually has time to brave traffic) and Zappos.com.

and let’s not forget the company that won’t stop – amazon. Just three years ago, you could buy 1,000 shares of that company for $265,000. today, those 1,000 shares are now worth $521,000. Those are earnings of $256,000 in three years (you know, if you had the money to make the initial investment, which most all of us don’t.)

amazon makes shopping for anything as simple as a few clicks and a refund policy, and in the process, I couldn’t stop thinking about all the local businesses in our area of town that must be feeling the same pinch our industry has felt over the past decade.

and that’s when you start thinking to the fu-ture. one day, will we need realtors to sell our homes, or will we just virtually list it and let a smart phone guide buyers through open houses?

car lots are almost a thing of the past. one day, you’ll buy your car online, have it delivered to your home for a test drive, and you’ll either send it back or have the delivery driver leave in your old car.

even doctors will change. It won’t be too long that we virtually visit a doctor, tell him/her/it our symptoms and get a prescription delivered to our house later that afternoon. we probably won’t have robots come to our homes to perform surgery, but general practice doctors will either become specialists or they’ll disappear.

The list goes on and on, and sometimes I wonder if small businesses all across our commu-nity understand how important these days are to maintaining a business that will last until the next generation.

I don’t have a solution yet. Instead, I’m doing something I’ve never before done in a column. I’d like to ask readers, consumers and small busi-nesses to begin sharing their stories with us.

Specifically, I’d like to know what small busi-nesses are doing today to compete in a market that increasingly moves to tablets and smart phones.

readers, are there stores you love to visit? If so, why?

over the next month, I’d like to compile your answers and share them with our readers and other businesses.

here’s what I know: Newspapers like ours haven’t finished our obituaries because we are intent to cover the communities we serve better than any other medium. I believe if we keep do-ing that, you’ll continue to read our news.

I also know that after neighborhoods and schools, small, local businesses are the corner-stones of communities. we need them to thrive. we need locals to shop with them. and we ought to start discussing a way to keep real doors, rather than web addresses, open.

email me your thoughts at the address below.

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on Feb. 20 and 21, more than 120 woodcarv-ers from across 15 states will come together at the largest woodcarving show in the Southeast – the charlotte woodcarvers showcase.

The annual event, which is held at the marion Diehl recreational center, features novice and expert carvers alike competing in more than 30 categories to be judged by a panel of 12 profes-sionals for a chance to win prize money and the coveted “Best In Show” award. exhibitors from as far away as oklahoma and michigan and Iowa will sell and demonstrate their skills, while visi-tors will have the opportunity to purchase carv-ings and sit in on various seminars to learn more about the art form, such as bark carving.

But the highlight of the event undoubtedly will be the tom wolfe competition.

wolfe, a resident of Spruce Pine and member of the charlotte woodcarvers club, began carv-ing when he was 12 years old. Now, at 77, wolfe has written and published more than 50 books on the topic and is considered one of the best woodcarvers in the country. he’ll lead a competi-tion on both days, where 20 carvers will have 90-minutes to carve a figurine of wolfe’s choosing out of a 2-inch-by-four-inch block of wood.

“This generates a lot of interest, as visitors watch the carvers carve furiously to complete their carvings,” said charlotte woodcarvers member ray Branch. “tom sits around and tells stories. It’s a lot of fun.”

Visit www.charlottewoodcarvers.com for more information.

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The Charlotte Woodcarvers Showcase will take place this weekend and features

renowned carver Tom Wolfe. Photo courtesy of Ray Branch.

2016 Showcase ScheduleSaturday, Feb. 20

7 to 8 a.m. – Carver registration8:30 to noon – Judging

10 to 11 a.m. – Bark carving seminar 11 a.m. to noon – Caricature seminar

1 to 2:30 p.m. – Tom Wolfe carving competition

2 to 3 p.m. – Desiree Hajny seminar3 p.m. – Awards

Sunday, Feb. 2110 to 11 a.m. – Relief carving seminar

11 a.m. to noon – Tool sharpening seminar1 to 2:30 p.m. – Tom Wolfe carving

competition2 to 3 p.m. – Pyrography seminar

3 p.m. – Raffle and silent auction winners


Corporate Park donates computers to foundation

Ballantyne Corporate Park collected 5,966 pounds of recycled computer equipment during its annual January drive, and donated the collec-tion to the Heineman Foundation of Charlotte. The foundation specializes in education and medical outreach, and the computer equipment will be refurbished and donated abroad to education projects in Guatemala.

“Heineman is extremely fortunate to have such good friends at Ballantyne Corporate Park who care about improving education in underserved countries,” said Theresa Johnson, executive direc-tor at Heineman Medical Research Inc.

Since the drive’s initiation, supplies have been donated to 1,220 rural public schools in Guate-mala.

The next opportunity to recycle electronics will be at the Corporate Park’s annual Earth Day event on April 21, a Thursday.

Contact Nicole Heath at 704-374-0505 for more information.

Blakeney’s Kiddie Academy earns national accreditation

Kiddie Academy of Charlotte-Blakeney recent-ly received national accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The recognition is for five years.

“Since opening we have aspired to achieve and maintain the highest educational standards,” Kid-die Academy of Charlotte-Blakeney owner, David Willis said. “Achieving NAEYC accreditation is a proud moment for us, as we can now highlight the fact that we’re operating at the organization’s high standards in early childhood education to of-fer parents unparalleled education and care.”

Kiddie Academy completed a self-study, mea-suring the program and its services against more than 400 related criteria, and the 10 Early Child-hood Program standards established by the NAEYC, to earn the honor. The standards were created by experts from around the country to raise the quality of education for children from

birth through 8 years old. “High-quality early childhood education is

directly linked to better cognitive function and language development,” Richard Peterson, vice president of education at Kiddie Academy, said. “This accreditation process is a powerful tool to set benchmarks for educational excellence and ensure program quality.”

Contact David Willis at 704-438-8655 for more information about Kiddie Academy Blakeney.

Hickory Tavern launches ‘Share the Love’ fundraiser

Charlote-area Hickory Tavern restaurants has launched a new fundraising campaign, dubbed “Share the Love,” to benefit Levine Children’s Hos-pital. During the month of February, 10 percent of profits from kids meals sold at the restaurant’s 13 Charlotte locations will be donated to the hospi-tal.

Levine Children’s Hospital is part of Carolinas HealthCare System and was recently named Best Children’s Hospital by US News and World Report.

“We view community involvement as one of the most important parts of being good neigh-bors and responsible corporate citizens. Since our inception, each Hickory Tavern location has worked with local churches, charities, schools and community organizations to help them with their efforts to enhance the communities in which they do business,” said Hickory Tavern CMO Thom Per-ez. “With so many locations in the Charlotte area, we wanted to do something on a larger scale to make an even bigger impact in our community. We couldn’t be more thrilled with partnering with Levine Children’s Hospital, an organization that saves and improves the lives of our children.”

Hickory Tavern has locations in Ballantyne, the Metropolitan, Indian Land, Sun Valley and Wesley Chapel.

Run Jen Run 5K slated for March 5The fourth annual Run Jen Run 5K will take

place Saturday, March 5, in SouthPark’s Sym-phony Park. Proceeds will benefit the Go Jen Go Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to serving those fighting breast cancer by assisting with car payments, groceries, rides to the doctor and other areas insurance does not cover. The race is named in honor of south Charlotte mom Jen Pa-gani, who lost her battle with breast cancer two

years ago. The race also will include a fun run for kids, and

a post-race party at the finish line. Cost for the 5K is $30 through March 4, and $35

on race day. The 5K starts at 8 a.m. with the fun run following at 8:45 a.m.

Visit http://runjenrun.racesonline.com for more information and to register.

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his Saturday at the Ballantyne Breakfast club Priorities meeting, and then at this tuesday evening’s cmS community meeting. his ex-perience as the former vice-chair of the cmS Board of education has been helpful in the dis-cussions about the reassignment controversy.

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Katie Peralta @katieperalta Feb. 11SouthPark Mall will be getting an Old

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Cameron @Cameroonnnnnn Feb. 14Is it weird that idc if we have school

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Charlotte firm facilities mergerCHARLOTTE – JoEllen Plyler and Hillary

Steere bought Waxhaw digital marketing company Neighborhood Guru, according to Bridge Mergers and Acquisitions.

Neighborhood Guru offers services such as search engine optimization, website develop-ment, email campaign implementation and blog writing to small businesses.

Beth Anne Jackson founded the business in 2012. Diana Miles, of south Charlotte-based Bridge Mergers and Acquisitions, represented Jackson in finding a buyer.

“After screening many buyers and listen-ing carefully to their goals and aspirations,

we narrowed down the buyer pool signifi-cantly to bring the buyers who appeared to be the best fit for Jackson’s business,” Miles said, “After conducting only three buyer tours, Jackson received an offer of nearly 100 percent of the list price from buyers who both possess extensive marketing backgrounds.”

Go to www.GuruNeighbors.com or www.BridgeMergers.com to learn more.

City seeks more walking, bike lanes along thoroughfares

CHARLOTTE – City leaders have commis-sioned a study to allow pedestrians and cy-clists to travel along major thoroughfares.

Charlotte City Council will pay Stantec Con-sulting Services up to $250,000 to conduct the study. About $200,000 will come from a federal grant. The rest comes from a local match.

Potential outcomes could include cross-walks, signals and bike lanes.

“The difficulty that we have sometimes is deciding how much public investment to make in those places when there is no private investment that is eminent or likely to happen along an entire segment of an arterial,” said Norm Steinman, with the Charlotte Depart-ment of Transportation.

South Boulevard and South Tryon Street will be the first corridors studied.

Ed Driggs, council representative for the Ballantyne area, expressed interest in some of the investment in bike and pedestrian lanes to eventually come to his district.

Meg Fencil, outreach director for Sustain Charlotte, supports the study.

“In our rapidly urbanizing area, the sustain-able way forward and the national benchmark is to redesign roads to not only move our ve-

hicles efficiently but also to serve people on foot and on bikes,” Fencil said

LUESA to become more efficient CHARLOTTE – Mecklenburg Land Use &

Environmental Services Agency continues to look at how to streamline code enforcement processes to better serve the building indus-try.

Connecticut-based research firm Gartner is studying how to improve the process.

LUESA has worked to identify different customers, such as apartment builders, com-mercial office and residential, to standardize processes. It pooled together a team of in-spectors focused solely on multi-family com-mercial projects.

They’ve also hired customer liaisons to walk new customers through the process.

Ebenezer Gujjarlapudi, LUESA director, de-scribed how code enforcement’s workload has increased over four years:

• Inspections grew from 181,087 in 2012 to 265,429 in 2015.

• Total permits grew from 75,050 in 2012 to 94,913 in 2015.

“The workload continues to be steady or in-creasing because we are also seeing different kind of construction in Mecklenburg County,” Gujjarlapudi said. “There’s a lot of activity happening.”

City sets annexation hearing CHARLOTTE – Charlotte City Council will

hold a public hearing March 14 on the volun-tary annexation of nearly 15 acres just outside city limits that could yield 35 single-family homes.

Annexation of the vacant site, located west of the 4200 block of Tilley Morris Road and south of Interstate 485, would allow city ser-

vices to extend there.

David Weekly Homes opens homes for sale in Waverly

David Weekly Homes opened for sales on Feb. 13 in south Charlotte’s Waverly devel-opment. The mixed-use community features homes from the builder’s Executive and Vil-lage Collections. Interested buyers should set up an appointment with Lance Branham by calling 800-393-9968.

Homes began in the $470s. The Execu-tive Collection includes seven floor plans from 2,828 to 3,858 square feet, and the Vil-lage Collection offers buyers six floor plans to choose from, ranging in size from 2,303 to 3,129 square feet.

Waverly is slated to include a Whole Foods Market, ULTA Beauty, Viva Chicken, Bad Dad-dy’s Burger Bar, Chick-fil-A and more.

Weekley’s model homes in Waverly, the Equinox and the Whitford, will open for daily tours in late February. Both Waverly model homes will be fully furnished and profession-ally decorated. Construction on the builder’s Waverly Townhome Collection will begin in late summer 2016.

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The following restaurant scores were reported in south Charlotte between Feb. 5 and 11:

lowest Scores: • Bricktop’s Restaurant, 6401 Morrison Blvd, 28211.

– 90.5Violations include: Employees handled food with

bare hands; shell stock tags with no date written on tags; equipment stored clean with food debris on them; garlic and lemon butter mixtures held below 135 degrees in steam table; and restaurant not maintaining log verifying pH meter calibration.

• Bombay Grille, 8706 Pineville-Matthews Road, 28226 – 91.5

Violations include: Hot water measured below 100 degrees; fries held below 135 degrees; pan of lentil date marked Jan. 31; glass cleaned stored above equipment; employee towel dried clean equipment; and clean pans were stacked wet.

All Scores: 28209• McAlister’s Deli, 4805 Park Road – 98• Pasta & Provisions, 4700 Park Road – 98.5• Starbucks Coffee, 4425 Park Road – 100• Zack’s Hamburgers, 4009 South Blvd. – 97

28210• Simply Fresh to You, 7000 Park Road – 99.5• Whole Foods Market produce, 6610 Fairview Road

– 97• Whole Foods Market seafood, 6610 Fairview Road

– 98• Whole Foods Market specialty food, 6610 Fairview

Road – 96

28211• Bricktop’s Restaurant, 6401 Morrison Blvd. – 90.5• Chennai Curries, 3500 Latrobe Drive – 99.5• Chipotle Mexican Grill, 2921 Providence Road – 96• I Love Juice Bar, 2907 Providence Road – 97• The Improper Pig, 110 S. Sharon Amity Road – 97.5• New Wrap Order, 3500 Latrobe Drive – 97• Subway, 901 N. Wendover Road – 93.5

28226• 7-Eleven, 7511 Pineville-Matthews Road – 93• Bombay Grille, 8706 Pineville-Matthews Road

– 91.5• Chick-fil-A, 3217 Pineville-Matthews Road – 98.5• Chipotle Mexican Grill, 7724 Pineville-Matthews

Road – 95.5• Jack in the Box, 7725 Pineville-Matthews Road

– 95.5

28277• Akropolis Kafe, 14027 Conlan Circle – 95• Cinebarre, 8008 Providence Road – 97.5• Dean & Deluca Café, 7804 Rea Road – 96• Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse, 14015 Conlan Circle

– 96• Eurest at Metlife Coffee Bar, 11225 North Community

House Drive – 100• Gallery Restaurant (Ballantyne Resort), 10100 Bal-

lantyne Commons Pkwy. – 94.5• Growler USA, 12208 Copper Way – 97.5• Harris Teeter bakery/deli, 10616 Providence Road

– 98• Harris Teeter produce, 10616 Providence Road –

99.5• Just Fresh, 13024 Ballantyne Corporate Place – 96• Oggi Ristorante Italiano, 16646 Hawfield Way Drive

– 97• Pizza Hut, 15105 John J Delaney Drive – 95.5• Smashburger, 7804 Rea Road – 98.5• Sports Connection Café/Bistro, 11611 Ardrey Kell

Road – 95• SPX Bistro, 13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place – 97.5• Starbucks Coffee, 5361 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy.

– 98.5• Wendy’s, 16055 Johnston Road – 97.5

Billion-dollar company moving CHARLOTTE – Carlisle Companies an-

nounced plans Feb. 11 to move its corporate headquarters from Ballantyne to Phoenix, Ari-zona, beginning in the second quarter of 2016.

CEO Chris Koch said the move puts the $3.5 billion global manufacturer closer to its major customers and provides better access to Asian-Pacific markets.

The firm has been in Charlotte since 2001 on North Community House Road.

The move will be completed by the end of the year.

Babcock & Wilcox Company awarded $15-million contract

CHARLOTTE – The Babcock & Wilcox Com-pany won a contract of more than $15 million to supply emissions control equipment for a carbon black manufacturing facility in the U.S.

The equipment will be used to control sulfur di-oxide, nitrogen oxides and particulate emissions.

The project is the company’s first in the carbon black sector – a non-coal industrial market.

“B&W’s environmental compliance solutions can help our customers meet emissions regula-tions for virtually any industry, including carbon black manufacturing,” said Paul Scavuzzo, a se-nior vice president.

The environmental upgrade is scheduled for completion in early 2018.

Coca-Cola expanding territoryCHARLOTTE – Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Con-

solidated signed a non-binding letter of intent with The Coca-Cola Company to expand its distribution territory in parts of Ohio and West Virginia and to buy and operate a manufac-turing facility in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Coca-Cola Refreshments USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Compa-ny, serves these territories and owns and op-erates the Twinsburg manufacturing facility.

Marketing firm gets new clientCHARLOTTE – Delta Faucet Company selected

Theory House as its retail marketing agency of re-cord for its Delta and Peerless branded products.

“We really admire the innovation that Delta Faucet is bringing to the faucet aisle," said Jim Cusson president of Theory House. “When you see what Delta Faucet has delivered with its Touch2O Technology and In2ition Two-In-One shower heads, you see a brand that’s anticipating consumer needs.”

Theory House is a Charlotte-based market-ing agency, with client such as The Fresh Market, GUNK, Klein Tools, Liquid Wrench and Bojangles’ Famous Chicken and Biscuits.

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Burton becomes WINGS leaderCHARLOTTE – Annie Burton recently joined

WINGS for kids as the nonprofit’s executive director.

The afterschool program, based off Palmer Plaza Lane, helps elementary-aged students build social and emotional skills.

“Annie Burton is the perfect person to lead WINGS for kids in Charlotte,” said WINGS Board Chairman Dave Morley in a press re-lease.

Burton most recently served as the as ex-ecutive director for School and Community Engagement at UNC Asheville.

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older homes and offices are starting to give way around Park road, allowing developers to propose walkable, urban communities that at-tract nomadic millennials and downsizing Baby Boomers.

charlotte city council approved two new high-density neighborhoods monday, Feb. 15. Both projects are within walking distance of Park road Shopping center and more than a dozen restaurants off montford Drive.

Vi lyles cautioned colleagues on council to think about the effects of approving rezoning requests cumulatively, considering the frequency of redevelopment happening in the Park road area.

“I think part of the growth of that area can be attributed due to the resurgence of Park road Shopping center with the money that eDeNS has put into that and some more walkable fea-tures,” said kenny Smith, who represents the SouthPark mall area on the council.

Park road Shopping center opened in 1956 as the first open-air shopping center in charlotte. eDeNS acquired the center in 2011, touting its connection to the community, and has since worked to outfit the center with a diverse mix of stores. J.crew mercantile recently opened its first location in the market, while Burtons Grill and Urban cookhouse are scheduled to open their first charlotte restaurants by spring. rockSalt, Va Da Vie and cantina 1511 are fairly new res-taurants.

Office park getting makeover Grubb Properties will redevelop an old office

park into a more vibrant, walkable community with housing and retail. The 10.7-acre site plan at Park road and abbey Place proposes to al-low 600,000 square feet of commercial uses, in-cluding 5,000 to 35,000 square feet of ground floor shops, as well as 450 multi-family dwelling units.

“There are two mid-rise office buildings prob-ably built in the 1960s on this site with a lot of surrounding parking,” assistant Planning Direc-tor laura harmon said during the public hear-ing, noting they’d remain until redevelopment.

rachel russell, vice president of real estate de-velopment division at Grubb Properties, believes having a mix of uses there with the two exist-ing office buildings is important. It’s also where Grubb Properties moved its headquarters.

“right now at night, it’s dark,” russell told the council. “There’s no activity there. having resi-

dents is a positive thing, making it a 24-hour dis-trict. a lot of the retail came to me and said they wanted to support this project because it’s resi-dential. It’s part of the vitality of the economy.”

The property consists of five development ar-eas with a couple of new streets and drives to in-crease connectivity and break up the larger block, russell said. Buildings will be brought up to the street with parking decks to the rear to support a more walkable development, she added.

The rezoning allows for buildings up to 120 feet tall. residential units may rise up to six sto-ries, russell said. Plans also allow for a hotel.

Single-family homes disappearing

richter Development plans to redevelop seven homes on about two acres on the south side of east woodlawn road into a 48-unit townhome project dubbed The towns at madison Park.

Dennis richter, president of richter Develop-ment, told the council that his project represents an opportunity to provide a good transition into madison Park.

“most of the houses along the street are rent-als,” richter said. “as the woodlawn corridor has gotten more and more busy, these homes have turned into rentals and fallen into disrepair.”

city staff felt the project is consistent with the Park-woodlawn Small area Plan, which recom-mends up to 17 dwellings per acre, according to harmon.

“we think this townhome project provides a good transition from the single family in the

south to the more intensive multi-family across woodlawn,” harmon said.

District 1 councilmember Pat kinsey ex-pressed concern during the public hearing about a potential domino effect in the Park-woodlawn area when it comes to disappearing single-family homes.

“while those houses may not be the very best in the neighborhood, the other single-family homes will probably fall at some point,” kinsey said. “I hate to see that happen, but I understand the proximity to the multi-family across the street. This could be the first strike at losing some nice single-family homes – moderately priced homes.”

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More homes coming to BallantyneCharlotte City Council approved a rezoning

request from David Weekley Homes to build a combination of 87 townhomes and single-family homes on 15 acres at North Commu-

nity House and Paulston roads.

Neighbors were initially against the proposal, but eventually supported it after outreach

from the developer. One point of contention involved access. Revised site plans call for an entrance and exit at Briarwick Lane and an exit onto North Community House Road,

between Briarwick and Paradise Ridge Road.

“I just want to commend the petitioner, area residents and the staff working together very hard to resolve issues and achieve the solu-tion at this location that is now acceptable to everyone,” said Ed Driggs, district represen-

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2016 Summer camp Guide Summer Camps

This week, we're featuring some of the most popular arts and theater camps in the area. Stay tuned for our next summer camp issue, out March 4, which will feature area sports camps.

Arts Delivered

July 4 to 8; Aug. 8 to 12; or Aug. 22 to 26

$140 for Matthews residents or $150

Rising first- through eighth-graders will learn about North Carolina and South Carolina ceramics history and infuse coils, slabs, extrusions, the pottery wheel and glazes into functional projects at the McDowell Arts Center. The last day of camp will include a video montage of the week

and a student art exhibit. Contact Ricky Crowley at 704-618-2222 or [email protected].

www.artsdelivered.com

Road Trip USA!

June 20 to 24; June 27 to July 1; July 11 to 15; July 25 to 29; or Aug.

1 to 5


KidzArt will feature a half-day session using mixed media and tech-niques, in which campers will explore the USA. Camps will be offered

in the morning or afternoon during specific sessions. www.matthews.kidzart.com

Caribbean Adventure!

June 20 to 24; June 27 to July 1; July 11 to 15; July 25 to 29; or Aug.

1 to 5


KidzArt will feature a half-day session using mixed media and techniques, in which campers will explore the Caribbean. Campers will explore pirates, seahorses, mermaids and more. Camps will be

offered in the morning or afternoon during specific sessions. www.matthews.kidzart.com

Cats, Dogs, & Co: A Mixed Media Camp

June 20 to 24


Maria Tavares will teach campers 6 to 12 years old about pets and wild animals while using their creativity. Each project, based on different animals,

will emphasize techniques, such as yarn painting, dot painting, applique, papier mache, drawing, acrylics and batik.

www.matthewsfun.org

Under the Sea Mixed Media Camp

Aug. 1 to 5


Maria Tavares will teach campers 6 to 12 years old about a variety of hands-on projects inspired by nature through observation of marine

creatures and seascapes. Students use mixed media techniques, such as assemblage, diorama, collage, papier mache, batik, acrylics, water colors and printmaking.

www.matthewsfun.org

Bugs & Flowers Mixed Media Camp

Aug. 8 to 12


Maria Tavares will teach campers 6 to 12 years old about how to create art inspired by nature through observations of flowers and insects. Projects focus on techniques, such as collage, batik, acrylics, watercolors, papier mache and

printmaking. www.matthewsfun.org

Canvas Creations

June 13 to 17


Maria Tavares will teach campers 6 to 12 years old about a funda-mental technical approach to making representational art. Projects focus on composition, observation, drawing, color mixing, paint ap-

plication techniques, chiaroscuro concept and critique. www.matthewsfun.org

Art Around the World

June 27 to July 1 or Aug. 15 to 19


Maria Tavares will guide campers 6 to 12 years old around the world to become inspired by different cultures. Projects will emphasize in

techniques, such as beading, applique, yarn painting, dot painting and suminagashi.

www.matthewsfun.org

Fun Weaving

June 27 to July 1 or Aug. 15 to 19


Maria Tavares will introduce campers 6 to 12 years old to the art of weaving, providing them with basic concepts, techniques and ideas that

allow them to create a variety of projects, focusing on upcycling and repurposing.

Materials include paper, cardboard, plastic bottles, beads, used clothes, twigs and more.

www.matthewsfun.org

Art Journaling

June 13 to 17 or Aug. 1 to 5


Maria Tavares will give campers 6 to 12 years old and 12 to 16 years old a chance to express their creativity through a combination of arts and words. They will voice feelings through mixed media and print-

making techniques. The 12 to 16 year olds will participate in the first session and the 6 to

12 year olds will be in the second session.www.matthewsfun.org

Multi-Media Art Exhibition


$125 with 10 percent sibling discount

Rising first to eighth-graders will explore various mediums of art, as well as North Carolina clay history, at the Belle Johnston Community Center in Pineville. Children are encouraged to “dress for a fun mess”

and pack snacks. artsdelivered.com

Happily Ever After

June 13 to 17 or June 20 to 24

$165 (members) or $185

Stories come to life as campers 3 to 6 years old experience popular fairytales through acting, art and dance led by professional teaching artists. Camp will conclude with a showcase performance on the final

day of camp.www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Give a Preschooler a Paint Brush

Aug. 22 to 26


(see Summer Camps on page 11)


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Professional teaching artists will give 3 to 6 year olds a chance to explore dance, theater,

visual arts and music through their favorite tales from Laura Numeroff. Camp will con-clude with a showcase performance on the

final day of camp. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Monster Sillies

June 27 to July 1 or July 11 to 15


Children 3 to 6 years old will get their “giggles out” making new monster friends. Teaching artists will combine acting, art and dance to

create a unique experience, featuring some of the most beloved stories about friendly mon-

sters. Camp will conclude with a showcase performance on the final day of camp.

www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

The Art Experience Camp

July 5 to 8


Rising kindergarteners to eighth-graders can visit the Ballantyne Arts Center for an art sampler that includes painting, theater games, improvisation, choreography and more. Visit the center’s Facebook page to see videos and photos of what’s in store.


Broadway’s Best

June 20 to 24


Rising third- to eighth-graders can join one of the YMCA’s most popular camps, featuring new musical numbers each year. Campers will rotate through acting, music and dance each day led

by professional teaching artists, rehearsing an original script with some of the songs and

characters of popular Broadway shows. Camp concludes with a showcase performance in the

Blackbox Theatre on the final day of camp. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Disney’s Aladdin Jr.

Aug. 1 to 5 and Aug. 8 to 12 or Aug. 15 to 19 and Aug. 22 to 26


Rising third- to eighth-graders can experi-ence producing a show in two weeks. Camp-ers will rehearse Disney’s Aladdin Jr., working with a professional director, choreographer

and vocal coach. Camp concludes with a ticketed performance on the last day of

camp at 4 and 6 p.m. Participants receive two complimentary tickets to the show.


Fairytale Classics



Rising kindergartners through second-graders can blend classic fairytales with

musical theater. Campers will rotate through acting, music and dance each day, led by

professional teaching artists. The camp will conclude with a showcase performance in

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Improv Company

June 27 to July 1


The art of improvisation is a challenging skill for even the most seasoned actors. Rising sixth- through 12th-graders will hone their

ability to create on their feet, working through a variety of exercises to create characters

and scenes. Camp will conclude with a public performance in the Blackbox Theatre.


Monster Friends

July 11 to 15


Discover why monsters hide under the bed, while rehearsing stories and songs that

feature some silly monster friends. Rising kindergarteners through second-graders

will rotate through acting, music and dance each day. Camp concludes with a showcase

performance in the Blackbox Theatre. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Movies to Mainstage

Aug. 22 to 26


Rising third- to eighth-graders will make scenes

and songs from popular musical movies come alive on stage. Campers will rotate through

acting, music and dance each day. Camp will conclude with a showcase performance in the

Blackbox Theatre on the final day of camp. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Musical Heroes vs. Villains

June 13 to 17


Rising third- through eighth-graders will make famous musical theater heroes and villains

compete for center stage. Campers will rotate through acting, music and dance each day. Camp will conclude with a showcase performance in the

Blackbox Theatre on the final camp day. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

101 Dalmatians Kids Musical

June 13 to 17; June 27 to July 1; July 18 to 22; or Aug. 8 to 12

$280

Rising third- through seventh-graders will rotate through acting, movement and art ac-tivities daily. The week concludes with a final camp day performance for family and friends. With a high-spirited score and the most ador-

able heros, students will set their paws on stage in Disney’s popular canine tale.

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Pinterest Parties!

June 13 to 17 or June 20 to 24

$175 (Charlotte Latin Families) or $190




Campers 7 to 10 years old will make do-it-yourself art projects throughout the week,

taken from the popular idea website, Pinter-est. Whether they are new to pinning or a

veteran, they will enjoy creating new crafts. They will learn how to create a pin board and how to search for and pin favorite ideas. Each

day campers will create a new craft from Pinterest.

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Picture This! Photography

June 20 to 24

$175 (Charlotte Latin Families) or $190 Campers 7 to 10 years old will explore their surrounding and capture special moments with digital cameras. Photos will be printed

and arranged in a personal scrapbook. Children also are encouraged to bring their favorite printed photos from home to place

in the scrapbook. www.charlottelatinsummer.com

Art Around the World

July 11 to 15

$175 (Charlotte Latin Families) or $190

Children 7 to 11 years old will take an artistic trip to places around the world to become inspired by different cultures. Projects will emphasize techniques, such as applique, yarn painting, dot painting, doll making,

beading, collage, suminagashi and batik. www.charlottelatinsummer.com

Cats & Dogs: Mixed Media Art

July 25 to 29

$190

Children 7 to 11 years old will explore facts about pets and wild animals while using their

creativity. Each project, based on different animals, will emphasize techniques, such as yarn painting, dot painting, applique, draw-

ing, acrylics, batik and more. www.charlottelatinsummer.com

Art Illusions

June 13 to 17 or June 27 to July 1


Rising kindergartners through fifth-graders will make magic with art. Campers will learn how to use line, color, perspective and form

to create optical illusions that are artistic masterpieces. Camp will conclude with an

art showcase. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Ceramics Studio

July 11 to 15


Rising sixth- through 12th-graders will learn hands-on wheel throwing, handbuilding and painting techniques to produce personalized

ceramic projects. Camp concludes with an art showcase.


Comic Creation

Aug. 1 to 5 or July 11 to 15


Rising sixth- through-12th graders or rising third- through fifth-graders can create their own graphic novel. Imagination, adventure,

character and story combine to create a custom comic. Camp concludes with an art showcase. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Fanciful Fairies

June 20 to 24 or June 27 to July 1


Rising kindergarteners through fifth-graders will work with clay, paint and other natural

materials for a whimsical week of art. Camp will include water play and walks in the

woods to search for fairies, as well as con-clude with an art showcase.


Fashion and Interior Design

June 20 to 24 or July 18 to 22

$175 (members) or $200 for half day;

$275 (members) or $300 for full day

Rising third- through fifth-graders or sixth through 12th-graders can show off their

creative side learning the fundamentals of fashion and interior design with hands-on

projects. Campers will design their own fash-ion accessories and room interior. Camp will

conclude with an art showcase. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Brushes and Beyond!

July 25 to 29 or Aug. 15 to 19

$175 (members) or $200 for half day;

$275 (members) or $300 for full day

Rising kindergarteners through second-graders or rising third- through fifth-grade will learn about various painting methods and textures, while also keeping cool with

water play and games in between projects. Camp will conclude with an art showcase.


Photography



Rising third- through fifth-graders or rising sixth- through 12th-graders will capture mo-ments to create art. They will focus on foun-dational photographic elements and dabble in different subject matter. Camp concludes

with an art showcase. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison

Smush, Mush, Mold!

July 25 to 29 or August 22 to 26


Rising kindergarteners through second-graders will learn about texture and dimen-sion to create unique works of art. the camp

will conclude with an art showcase. www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/morrison


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Brett Doar is not the stereotypical artist that dons a beret and splattered t-shirt, while holding a palette and paintbrush.

he didn’t even set out to become an artist when he was 20 years old and started building unique sculptures out of various items, such as bottle caps and paper clips.

years later, the california-native has multiple pieces under his belt, including rube Goldberg machines – one that was featured in an ok Go music video – and other interactive and kinetic devices.

“I’ve always been interested in machines,” he said. “I was really fascinated by looking and un-derstanding how this works.”

as a child, Doar would construct different cre-ations rather than run around outside to let off some steam. It became more about the activity rather than the finished product, he said.

Doar took that method to Providence Day School last month as the school’s visiting artist.

"The Visiting artist program helps our stu-dents understand the works and careers of suc-cessful, mature artists,” said Providence Day Visual arts chair chris wallace. “Students and faculty get to know and have conversations with these artists. The experience of spending time with a visiting artist broadens our ideas of what it's like to be an artist in the 21st century."

The artist worked with students in the school’s makerspace with 3D printers and laser cutters to help create electronics prototypes, as well as a chain-reaction machine.

he said the students were up for the challenge and embraced the opportunity.

“It was great that they were really engaged and really excited about it,” he added.

Doar uses his activity-over-outcome approach when creating his structures. he often will feel inspired by one thing, and then the creation pro-cess takes the art in a different direction than he expected.

“I come up with different ideas with just playing with things and seeing how they fit to-gether,” he said, calling his process “bottom-up.” “I love the notion of being in conversation with your materials,” he said.

The artist helped Providence Day students ob-serve rather than analyze their creations and ma-chines to help them better process the activity.

Doar also encouraged students to define their own success – not simply whether the activity makes the person a living, but what brings life meaning.

“what are you going to do with your life is a different question than how you’re going to make a living,” he said.

The artist believes passions and work should be internally gratifying to help define a person’s success without another person’s input.

“The secret to success is not letting someone else define it for you,’ Doar said.

he also encouraged students not to forsake the “struggle” of finding passions and achievements – not being afraid to take detours toward a goal and allowing limitations to become strengths.

Doar gave an example of a student who en-rolled in art school, but couldn’t afford the sup-plies the school required. The student felt she couldn’t become an artist because she was limited in finances, but Doar believed she should have taken that challenge as a chance to become cre-ative.

“what she should be doing is thinking, ‘how do I get around this? what can I use that’s go-ing to be approximate to that color?’ She could have made her own paint or brushes,” he said. “The more you do, the more your work is going to become meaningful and you’ll differentiate yourself.”

The community can see Doar’s work this sum-mer, featured in a film directed by coin trevorro, “The Book of henry,” featuring Naomi watts, Jacob tremblay, Jaeden lieberher and maddie Ziegler. See more recent work at brettdoar.net.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education Policy Committee is hosting an on-line survey to gain community input about the student assignment plan.

The survey, which runs at www.cms.k12.nc.us until Feb. 22, asks community members to rank priorities regarding the student as-signment plan, such as the programs offered and the proximity to their homes.

Superintendent Ann Clark said the results of the survey will be presented in March. The board will use the input to make changes to student assignment guidelines for the 2017-18 school year.

Davis to host public input meetingCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools District 5

Board of Education member Eric Davis will host a public input meeting to discuss student assign-ment guidelines. The event will be held Monday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Myers Park Baptist Church, located at 1900 Queens Road in Charlotte.

Davis will open up a discussion about his stance on student assignment and will hear from the community about their thoughts.

District 6 member Paul Bailey held a simi-lar meeting on Feb. 16 that drew a crowd of about 1,000 people.

Contact Davis at 704-651-0217 for more in-formation.

South Charlotte grads earn Naval Academy appointments

Two south Charlotte graduates, Reed Guth-rie and Cole Weber, received appointments to the United States Naval Academy, after not receiving an appointment last year.

“These young men are a testament to the value of hard work, dedication and perse-verance,” U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger said in a news release. “We should be humbled by these patriotic young men who clearly un-derstand the incredible blessing of America’s freedom and liberty, and are willing to sacrifi-cially serve their country in our defense.”

Guthrie is a freshman at Clemson Universi-ty and a graduate of Providence High School.

He is the son of Rod and DeeAnn Guthrie and lives in Charlotte.

Weber is a freshman at North Carolina State University and is a graduate of Ardrey Kell High School.

He first felt the call to serve while spending time with his grandfather, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. Weber is the son of Mark and Kimberly Weber and lives in Char-lotte.

Three ninth district students have received U.S. Service Academy appointments for the 2015-16 school year, with more appointments expected this spring.

Ninth district students who wish to attend a service academy can contact Pittenger at 704-362-1060 for more information on the nomination process.

Myers Park High hosts annual speech and debate tournament

Myers Park High School hosted the 43rd Laird Lewis Speech and Debate Tournament for ap-

proximately 1,000 high school students from 18 states.

Fifty former Myers park Speech and Debate alumni came back to judge the event and state Sen. Jeff Jackson also attended the event.

The school’s culinary arts class prepared the judge’s meals and seniors Bo Carlson and Mary Flynn served as student co-chairs.

Contact Betsy Rosen at 704-756-6489 or [email protected] for more information.

Girl Scouts Troop 1714 give backGirl Scout Troop 1714 ,of south Charlotte,

worked to earn their Silver Award through build-ing two gaga ball pits at Elon Park and Steele Creek elementary schools.

The group of 12-year-old seventh graders de-cided to build a gaga ball pit at the schools be-cause the game is easy to learn and applies to all children, Girl Scout parent Amber Schuchmann said.

The Girl Scouts raised money through Elon Park’s PTA to complete the ball pit, which the girls mostly built themselves with the help of power tools. The scouts went to the Charlotte-Mecklen-burg School Board to request permission to build the pits.

“They wanted to make sure (multiple) areas of town could enjoy the game,” Schuchmann said.

Scouts also created an instructional video for teachers to instruct them how to play the game. “

“Our troop prides on its ability to plan,” she said. “We wanted our girls to be self-sufficient young ladies and not just about cookies and crafts. They became engineering entrepreneurs and realized they can always find ways to help the commu-nity.”

The troop also gives back with the “Adopt a Baby” Day at Carolina Medical Center – Pineville through creating gift baskets for new moms and and collecting toiletries for Urban Ministries.

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CMPD Animal Care & Control also holds an adoption event the first Saturday of each month at the SouthPark Mall located at 4400 Sharon Road

Kuechly is a healthy young rabbit and is very friendly. He’s been around kids and cats. He doesn’t mind being handled and loves to explore the room. Only $38 to adopt.

Name: KuechlyID: A1101093Breed Mix: Short Hair RabbitAge: 1 yearWeight: 4 lbs

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Sex: Female (will be spayed)Date of Arrival: 1/19/16 (Stray)Vaccinations: Has all required vaccinations. Has been microchipped.

Maggie is a real lover, ready to have her belly rubbed and to bestow kisses on anyone close enough. She already knows the “sit” cue and is so attentive to people, I’m sure she will easily accept more training. She has recently had puppies and is Hearworm positive, which is highly treatable and not affecting her love for life in the least! Being that she is heartworm positive, she qualifies for the Foster to Adopt program: an adopter will take her home to foster while we administer her treatments (at no cost to the adopter) and, when she’s clear, the adoption can take place and will be a VIP pricing of $10! Maggie has been known to get along with other dogs. She would do best in a home with kids over 7.

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repower our Schools, a Greenpeace coali-tion, presented a report last week from the North carolina energy technology center (etc), of North carolina State University, that shows the savings and practicality over 25 years of using 100 percent solar energy in charlotte-mecklen-burg schools.

“we’re excited because this report essentially shows that not only is that possible, but you can save millions of dollars in the process,” said mi-chael Zytkow, Greenpeace North carolina field organizer.

repower our Schools is a state-wide initia-tive focused in charlotte and Durham, in which community members encourage school districts to use 100 percent renewable resources for their electricity. They work to alleviate pollution from nonrenewable energy sources in the community, as well as change legislative boundaries related to solar energy.

The coalition has discussed its initiative with school board members and they encouraged re-power of Schools to find quantifiable evidence that solar energy is a practical and economical choice.

“renewable energy is really not sexy,” terry lansdell, program director of clean air caro-lina, said. “we’ve taken for granted a generation of choice that relied on coal and fossil fuels. you flicked the light switch and the light came on. we have to make that generational change now to solar because we understand the burdens of that fossil fuel generation.”

lansdell added people often hear misinforma-tion about solar energy’s potential and the reus-ability of solar panels. he said technology of solar energy has developed over the years and people don’t realize its capabilities.

“The solar generation has an opportunity to contribute to the stability of the electricity grid because it provides electricity at peak times, so that we don’t have to engage coal plants at peak times,” lansdell said.

The etc report determined the school dis-trict would save $42.1 million over 25 years and $54.6 million over 25 years if cmS worked to make third-party energy sales legal in North car-olina. cmS could engage in a power purchase agreement (PPa) with a third-party owner of a solar-power system, in which the school purchas-es solar electricity from the third-party owners, but PPas are prohibited in North carolina.

“During this process, what we’re trying to do is get cmS to make a commitment to power the school system with 100 percent renewable ener-gy,” Zytkow said, who is a cmS graduate. “Not only do we save millions of dollars in the process, but we also have to think about the other things in the process that you might not necessarily be able to quantify, such as the clean air and water in our community, the fact that our students have more learning opportunities – Stem experi-ences in the classroom – and that there are future job opportunities.”

kathryn whitfield, a parent of a cmS kinder-gartener and first-grader, said renewable energy is important to her children’s future, particularly the long-term effects of pollution from nonre-newable resources on the environment.

whitfield hopes the use of solar energy can be a learning opportunity for students, as well as at-tract more teachers to the area who wish to teach about renewable energy.

“how can we tell our kids that we care about and invest in their future if we don’t act on the opportunity to enrich it?” she said. “It’s getting to the point where it’s getting late and it’s get-ting critical, so we need action now and we need action as soon as possible … we have to think about our children’s futures. It would be selfish not to think about our children’s futures.”

Deandrea Salvador, the founder and executive director of renewable energy transitions Initia-tive, said she works to display the educational opportunities cmS can gain from implement-ing solar energy. She envisions students engaging in hands-on experiments and labs through those energy resources.

“with a hands-on, real-life approach, it does make our students more competitive in the Stem realm,” she said. “charlotte truly is an energy hub … and they’re reporting that within the next 10 years that about 50 percent of the solar industry will be retiring and who better to fill those shoes than our students?”

many critics cite the large upfront cost associ-ated with solar energy as a deterrent, but lansdell said solar energy costs continue to decrease and legislative actions can continue to alleviate costs.

“If policies change at the state level, we can reduce that initial upfront cost (but) even now, cmS can save a tremendous amount of money,” Zytkow said. “consider long term, consider the fact that fossil fuel prices are going to continue to increase year after year and this is a way for us to get stable electrical prices for the foreseeable future.”

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This June, I will be married 35 years. I’d like to tell you I have figured out my wife. I haven’t. Thirty-five years later, I am still learn-ing that the most romantic thing I can do is to under-stand my wife and love her from her perspective, not mine. her love lan-guage is acts of service. taking out the garbage or covering up the food in the microwave makes her swoon and weak at the knees. washing the pots in the sink and unloading the dishwasher gets her in the mood. Go figure.

another way I learned to be romantic involves making our bed in the morn-ing. you need to know I could have played matthew mcconaughey in the movie, “Failure to launch.” you know the scene. he gets out of bed and goes into the bathroom. his mother comes into his bedroom and makes up the bed. he’s an adult who never made his bed.

I never made my bed growing up. Since I was a commuter student in college, I didn’t leave home until I was years old. For 21 years, I got up and left the bed unmade. I never wondered how my bed got made; it just happened. each day of my life I went to bed with my bed hav-ing been “magically” made.

Fast forward to marriage and I am sad to report I did the same. Since I got up before my wife did, I left the house without making my side of the bed. I never wondered about it until one day she looked at me and said, “I am not your mother. I am not making your side of the bed. you will make your side of the bed.” It became a respect issue. I didn’t want her to think I would treat her the way I allowed my mother to “enable” me. yes, each morning I make the bed. She is still sleeping while I try to make it without waking her.

I never buy my wife flowers for Val-entine’s Day. It’s just “too expected.” everyone does it. Instead, I buy her flowers all year long. She is not a rose person. She prefers daisies. I work hard to find her daisies. my job is to get her the flowers she wants, not what I prefer. If I know someone is coming over to the house, I am sure to buy her flow-ers before they arrive so they know how special she is to me.

I’ve been told that a man can be told by his wife on his wedding day that she loves him. he is good for 30 years before he needs to hear it again. a woman is more like Drew Barrymore in the adam Sandler movie “Fifty First Dates.” each morning she wakes up and doesn’t re-member anything about her past. adam Sandler makes her watch a movie that shows her life with him. I’ve been told that a woman needs to be told each day that the man in her life loves her and if he had to choose again, he would still choose her again.

There is a scripture verse that says, “God’s mercies are new every morning.” maybe that’s God’s way of saying, “even if you messed up yesterday, I still love you. I’m giving you a chance today to start all over. I choose you again today.”

Flowers and candy are nice for Valen-tine’s Day. There are 364 other days of the year that she needs to know if the opportunity presented itself, you would still choose her again.

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

Rev. Tony Marciano is the executive director of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. He is available to speak to your group. Find more information at www.charlotterescuemission.org.

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Church at Charlotte to hold ‘The Calling and Vocation of a Life in the Arts’

CHARLOTTE – Christians in the Visual Arts, in part-nership with ArtsCharlotte and Church at Charlotte, will present a CIVA Symposium on “The Calling and Voca-tion of a Life in the Arts” on March 4 and 5. Artist Bruce Herman will serve as the keynote speaker, along with a panel of artists and art contributors who will discuss what it’s like to pursue the arts as a vocation. In addition, Tim Briggs of Church at Charlotte will present a perspec-tive of a church’s and pastor’s role in the arts as part of its ministry and Dianne Collard, director of ArtsCharlotte, will introduce the organization’s mission to nurture the soul of the city through the arts. Cost is $25 and space is limited. Register at www.civa.org/events.

Church at Charlotte is located at 2500 Carmel Road.

Muslim Women of the Carolinas to address St. Stephen UMC women

CHARLOTTE – Rose Hamid, president of Muslim Women of the Carolinas, will discuss Islam, and how Muslims and Christians can live together peacefully, dur-ing a discussion at St. Stephen United Methodist Church on March 2 at 6:30 p.m. The discussion is open to women of the church.

Hamid, who was recently ushered out of rally for Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump for standing in silent protest, will welcome questions from St. Stephen members or the public during her talk.

The discussion will take place in the church’s Youth Ministry Center, located at 6800 Sardis Road.


February

19 The Possibility of Architecture

Mint Museum presents, “The Possibility of Architecture: A Challenge to the Culture of Form.” The event will feature speaker Ken Lambla, dean and professor of the College of Art and Architecture at UNC Charlotte. Coffee will be served at 10 a.m. Free with museum admission.

10 a.m.; Mint Museum, 2730 Randolph Road

20 Bark Making at The Secret Chocolatier

The Secret Chocolatier will hold a bark making class where attendees will learn about chocolate, tempering and choose from a variety of ingredients to make their own bark. Cost is $25 per person.

Class space is limited and reservations are required either in person at The Secret Chocolatier or online at www.squareup.com/market/the-secret-chocolatier.

2 to 3:15 p.m.; The Secret Chocolatier, 11318 N. Community House Road, suite 203

20 Lancome makeup artistNational makeup artist Ricardo

Castales will offer one-hour personalized makeup sessions at Dillard’s SouthPark. Res-

ervations are required by calling 704-365-3111 ext. 5012.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Dillard’s, 4400 Sharon Road

20 Book signingLinda Lee will sign copies of her lat-

est book, “Imi Stoglin: The Rise of the Phoe-nix.” The book is the first of its series and tells of a magical love story full of shape shifters, vampires, warewolves and witches.

1 to 3 p.m.; Mooneberries Yogurt, 16041 John-ston Road

20 Dana Rader Golf School open house

Dana Rader Golf School will hold an open house to learn more information about the PGA Junior Golf League. Golf pros Steve and Jon will be on hand to answer any questions.

2 to 4 p.m.; Dana Rader Golf School, 10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy.

21 Demystifying College Admissions

Levine Jewish Community Center will hold a college admissions seminar to discuss: ap-plying for college; making the best college decision; choosing between the SAT and ACT; the new SAT format; need-based financial aid; landing a merit scholarship and more. Cost is $70.

2 to 5:15 p.m.; Levine Jewish Community Cen-ter, 5007 Providence Road

21 Themi Adampoulo at St. Nektarios

Themi Adamopoulo was a founding mem-

ber of the Flies, a rock band in the mid 60s that opened for the Rolling Stones tour in 1965. His journey included periods of experimentation with drugs and the rock ‘n’ roll scene, atheism, Marxism, Eastern mysticism, and back to his roots, Orthodox Christianity. He now is a Bibli-cal scholar and received his PhD in theology from Brown University. He will share is story and discuss his transformation. Admission is free. Coffee and dessert will be served.

6 p.m.; St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church, 5108 Kuykendall Road

24 Ballantyne Book ClubThe next Ballantyne Book Club will

discuss “How to be Both” by Ali Smith. RSVP is encouraged. Seating is limited.

5:30 p.m.; Aloft Charlotte Ballantyne, 13139 Ballantyne Corporate Place

26 Whiskey Club of Ballantyne

The Whiskey Club of Ballantyne will ex-plore rye and wheat at its next meeting. Cost is $50 per person. Register in advance by calling 704-248-4100 or emailing [email protected].

6:30 p.m.; Gallery restaurant, 10000 Ballant-yne Commons Pkwy.

26 Senior Speed DatingWaltonwood Providence will hold

a speed dating event for seniors. The event is open to the public, and area seniors are invited to attend as like-minded singles get to know each other through a series of short, one-on-one conversations. RSVP at 704-233-7222.

1 to 3 p.m.; Waltonwood, 11945 Providence Road

26 Art in the VillageBallantyne Village will host Art in

the Village, where guests can experience an evening of local art. Artists will be on hand and their work will be for sale. Located next to Abraham Joseph Fine Jewelers.

6 to 9 p.m.; Ballantyne Village, 14825 Ballan-tyne Village Way

27 Ballroom DancingHarris YMCA will hold a ballroom

dancing class in an easy, relaxed atmosphere. Guests will learn to waltz, tango, swing, shag and more. Attendees must be 18 years old or older. RSVP by 5 p.m. on the night of the les-son at 704-716-6869. Cost is $20 per couple for members and $30 for nonmembers.

7 to 8 p.m.; Harris YMCA, 5900 Quail Hollow Road

27 Sara’s YMCA grand opening

Ballantyne-based Sara’s YMCA will hold a grand opening celebration. The new facility includes indoor and outdoor exercise space, wellness offerings, group exercise space, a hot yoga room and more. The facility will be open for use following the ceremony at noon.

10 a.m.; Sara’s YMCA, 15940 Brixam Hill Ave.

27 Eighth annual art exhibitCharlotte Country Day School will

welcome internationally recognized artist and photographer Linda Foard Roberts. The exhibit, on display through March 4, focuses on nature, portraits and close-ups of innocu-ous objects. The event will take place on Feb.

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27 Chocolate Tempering class

The Secret Chocolatier will host a choco-late tempering class where participants will leran the ins and outs of tempering chocolate through hands on experiences. Chef Bill Dietz will lead the class at the store’s Cotswold lo-cation. Cost is $60.

2 to 4 p.m.; The Secret Chocolatier, 2935 Providence Road, suite 104

27 Chocolate and wine pairing

The Secret Chocolatier will host a chocolate and wine pairing class to introduce attendees to different forms of chocolate, and how to grow their taste palette. Participants also will learn how various flavors of chocolate pair with wine. Wine will be provided by Grapes Wine Bar in Matthews. Cost is $25 per person.

7 to 8:30 p.m.; The Secret Chocolatier Ballan-tyne, 11318 N. Community House Road

March

1 ‘Hearts & Hands Giving Tree’

Charlotte Quilters Guild and the Johnston YMCA will offer a fiber arts class to third, fourth and fifth graders to great a “hearts and hands giving tree” quilt. The class will allow young students to become exposed to the various art forms of quilting, as well as the textile in-dustry history of Charlotte

1 p.m.; Johnston YMCA, 3025 N. Davidson St.

1 Nutrition 101Bria Muholland, CMC registered

nurse, in partnership with Morrison YMCA, will discuss the basic elements of nutrition and a well-balanced diet as a part of the YMCA’s free wellness discussion.

11 a.m.; Morrison Family YMCA teaching kitchen, 9405 Bryant Farms Road

2 Downton Abbey TeaThe Ballantyne Hotel will host

Downton Abbey Tea, inspired by the PBS se-ries, March 2 to 5. The culinary team of the Gallery will present Countess of Grantham’s favorite tea sandwiches and sweets. Attend-ees are encouraged to dress in 1920s attire. Cost is $36 for adults and $18 for juniors. Reservations are required by calling 704-248-4100.

1 to 5 p.m.; Ballantyne Hotel, 10000 Ballant-yne Commons Pkwy.

2 Muslim Women of the Carolinas

Rose Hamid, president of Muslim Women of the Carolinas, will talk about Islam and how people of the Islamic and Christian faiths can live together peacefully in a presentation at St. Stephen United Methodist Church. Hamid will welcome any questions from St. Stephen members or the public, however controversial or politically incorrect, during her talk.

6:30 p.m.; St. Stephen UMC, 6800 Sardis Road

5 Calling and Vocation of a Life in the Arts

Christians in the Visual Arts presents, in partnership with ArtsCharlotte and Church at Charlotte, a CIVA Symposium on The Call-ing and Vocation of a Life in the Arts. Keynote speaker will be artist Bruce Herman, and a panel of artists and arts contributors includ-ing Bruce, Allison Luce, Carmela Jarvi, and more, who will address what it looks like to pursue the arts as a vocation. Learn more and register at www.civa.org/events.

9 a.m. to noon; Church at Charlotte, 2500 Carmel Road

5 BB&T Corporate Cub race

The Corporate Cup is the first race of the YMCA’s season, and more than 3,500 partici-pated last year. The race begins in Uptown and wins through SouthEnd, Dilworth and Myers Park. A post-race party will be held uptown with free food and vendor booths. The race is open to runners of all levels and experience. Both a 5K and half marathon will take place. Visit www.ymcacharlotte.org/branches/childressklein/socialresp/events/corpcup/overview.aspx for more information.

7 am.; Uptown Charlotte

6 Youth Celebration at Harris YMCA

Those becoming Harris YMCA youth mem-bers will celebrate the new privileges that result in a better Y experience. Topics discussed will include group exercise, youth wellness, access card policy and a question and answer session. Snacks and drinks will be served. RSVP to [email protected] by March 3.

4 to 4:30 p.m.; Harris YMCA, 4900 Quail Hol-low Road

12 KidFest at BelkBelk at SouthPark Mall will host Kid-

Fest, including a fashion show, refreshments, games, crafts and prizes. Call 704-364-4251 ext. 258 for more information on how your child can be involved in the fashion show. Kids apparel will be on sale.

Noon to 3 p.m.; Belk, 4400 Sharon Road

12 Baubles & Bowties GalaMiller Street Dance Academy will

host a Baubles & Bowties Gala to raise money for Circle of Hope Dancers Foundation, which helps dance families and educators impacted by cancer. The adult-only, black-tie event will be held at Ballantyne Country Club. Miller Street Dance Academy also is seeking poten-tial donations and sponsors. Visit https://e.ges-ture.com/events/4IZ/ for more information.

6:30 to 11:30 p.m.; Ballantyne Country Club, 11120 Ballantyne Crossing Ave.

OngoingDivorceCare

Church at Charlotte hosts DivorceCare each Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. The church of-fers DivorceCare, which is a community of peo-ple who know what divorce is like and can offer support and encouragement. Weekly meetings are built around the DivorceCare curriculum and include small group discussion as well as video seminars from experts in separation, di-vorce, and recovery. Learn more and RSVP at www.churchatcharlotte.org/divorcecare.

6:30 p.m.; Church at Charlotte, 2500 Carmel Road

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Providence Day has erected a throne that sits atop the North carolina high school girls’ bas-ketball landscape, and it appears the chargers will remain at their perch.

The chargers have made the trek to raleigh in pursuit of their seventh consecutive N.c. In-dependent Schools athletic association 3a state championship crown, and appear to be well on their way to reaching the pinnacle once again after a 57-18 win over No. 8 seed Greensboro Day in the quarterfinals at ravenscroft School Feb. 18.

Providence Day advances to face the winner of No. 4 seed rabun Gap (17-7) and No. 5 seed charlotte latin (18-8) in the semifinals Friday, Feb. 19 at 4 p.m.

“I feel like everyone’s focused on our main goal we’ve set from day one of preseason, day one of summer workouts,” senior forward erin whalen said. “we knew we wanted to get a state cham-pionship again and continue the tradition and I feel like everyone’s ready for that.”

whalen (18.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.4 apg and 1.8 spg) and junior forward/center Janelle Bailey (16.8 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.3 apg, 1.4 spg and 1.8 bpg) will demand a significant amount of attention from opponents the next couple of days, and

deservedly so, but it will create opportunities for others.

Their teammates will need to answer the bell and rise to the occasion when called upon.

tournaments and championship games are unique, and weird things happen in those atmo-spheres. often times an unexpected hero emerg-es. That was certainly the case for the chargers in the state championship last season when point guard kennedy Boyd, as a freshman, scored a team-high 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists to propel her team to a 36-29 win over rabun Gap.

“I think every good team adjusts to the players and the defense that they’re in and what offense they’re running,” Bailey said.

“I think especially at this time in the season only the good teams are left and whether it’s day by day and when there’s two teams left I think that when we adjust and the time comes and the lights are on every player on this team knows their role and they’ll be able to shoot the ball or play defense on a certain person.”

Fortunately for Providence Day, the chargers have a bevy of talented players, who are capable of stepping up at critical junctures in big games. In fact, the chargers have gotten increased pro-duction from its strong supporting cast.

For example, Providence Day had four play-ers score in double-figures for the first time this

season in its 63-17 win over covenant Day Jan. 25. The chargers haven’t had that many players reach double-digit points since, but they’ve seen other players become more dependable scorers such as Boyd, senior guard tori Powell and ju-

nior forward emilie Smith.They will need all hands on deck this week,

but expect Bailey or whalen to get the ball when it matters most.

coach Josh Springer said his team needs to trust its habits, which they drill over and over again.

“There aren’t a lot of new tricks in the bag, but it’s important to stay sharp in the mundane, non-Sportscenter plays,” Springer said.

Providence Day must be excited to do the small things well, because they can – and will – become significant. a team can’t do the big things well if it doesn’t soundly execute the small things, so it’s vital for the chargers to be enthu-siastic about making their close outs on defense, meeting passes on offense, and communicating well as a team.

“If those things are at a high level I feel good about how the other stuff will come into play,” Springer said. “we just have to trust our habits and execute them at a high level.

“every coach thinks they have a bunch of fancy plays, but really, this game isn’t that hard. It’s just not. If you can pass and catch the ball suc-cessfully, if you can keep the man in front of you from scoring, if you can finish every defensive play with a box-out and a great rebound and be highly fundamental you give your team a great chance.”

Providence Day boys’ basketball team made the two-hour and 40-minute drive to raleigh for the N.c. Independent Schools athletic association 3a state playoffs at ra-venscroft School.

It will be the most grueling three days of the season for the top-seeded chargers – if they can last that long.

coach Brian Field has gone out of his way to prepare his group of veterans for this mo-ment with a juggernaut schedule to ready them for the likes of Greensboro Day, high Point christian academy, ravenscroft and wesleyan christian academy. Fortunately for the chargers, none of these teams are strangers.

Field, his staff and players know the per-sonnel and schemes of their opponents, be-cause they’ve faced them all this season and the past several years. The chargers won all of those meetings this season.

“we know what to expect,” senior forward Grant williams said. “we know not to take teams lightly, because we know any night a team can get the upset or get the win. It all depends on how hard we work and how much we put our minds to it. when we’re collectively together I don’t think anyone can stop us.

“It all relies on our defense, because every-body in our starting lineup or off the bench is capable of scoring. we play together well

enough that we know how to get each other in the right spot or comfortable, so it all starts on the defensive end and getting out in tran-sition as well.”

Senior forward Josh howard added defense wins games, and their remaining opponents are going to attack them with all they have.

Now, it’s just a matter of finishing what they set out to do since last season’s disap-pointing 61-44 loss to eventual state cham-pion, Greensboro Day, in the semifinals.

It was the chargers’ first final four appear-ance in 14 years, but that’s not any conso-lation for a heartbreaking end to the season. Providence Day (27-3, 10-0 cISaa) has carried the pain of that loss to the Bengals through the offseason, preseason and to the present.

“It’s been a motivator,” Field said. “It’s something we’ve alluded to in practice when we feel like we’re not getting the effort we want to see. we remind them we can con-trol this. If we don’t work hard and earn what we’re trying to achieve we’re going to feel that feeling again. It’s motivated us.”

This group of veterans led by howard, williams and senior forward Isaac Johnson have grown and matured into a resilient and mentally tough ballclub that has overcome adversity. Now they’re ready to reap what they’ve sown.

“our main thing this week is to stay fo-cused,” Johnson said. “That’s what champion-ship teams do, they stay focused, and do what they need to do to get the championship.”

The most significant obstacle the chargers have fought through – aside from their dif-ficult schedule – came when stud sophomore point guard Devon Dotson went down with a sprained left ankle that forced him to miss five games.

Dotson sustained the injury in the finals of the hoodie’s house hoops classic against Norcross Dec. 30. at that point, Providence Day was clinging to a 48-46 lead with 7:27 remaining. The chargers came together, and overcame the loss of their teammate to out-score the Blue Devils 18-10 down the stretch

on their way to a 66-56 win.Guards trey wertz, Scott Peterson and

kyle wood stepped up in a big way that night, and during the entirety of Dotson’s five-game absence. Dotson is back in the lineup, and Providence Day is at full strength as it prepares to make its final push.

“after Devon got hurt, I don’t think we took a second look at it,” howard said. “I think we just kept playing, realized he’s hurt and we’re going to have to wait for him to get better and we got to keep playing hard, because we need to if we want to achieve our goal this year at getting a state title.”

The chargers are definitely better and have grown as a team since persevering through that adversity. Providence Day has seen it all. It has been through the gauntlet, and has been here before. It won’t be surprised by the bright lights or high caliber of competition. The chargers are ready, ready to finish the job.

Providence Day beat No. 8 seed charlotte latin, 69-52, in the quarter finals of the state playoffs Feb. 18. The chargers advance to face the winner of No. 4 seed ravenscroft (22-5, 8-0 triangle) and No. 5 seed wesleyan christian (19-8, 5-3 Piedmont) in the semi-finals Friday, Feb. 19 at 5:30 p.m.

a rematch with No. 2 seed Greensboro Day (27-4, 7-1 Piedmont) or No. 3 seed high Point christian (22-5, 6-2 Piedmont) in the state championship could be looming if Providence Day can survive and advance.

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It was just five years ago the Sabres were ranked 41st in the state. Now, South meck’s boys’ swim and dive team is No. 1 – again. The Sabres won the their second straight N.c. high School athletic association 4a state championship when it blew past hough, 378 to 242, Feb. 11.

last year’s state title was a bit of a surprise, narrowly escaping with a two-point win. But South meck reloaded and didn’t lose any points from last season’s state championship run. It’s core nucleus stayed intact.

coach leslie Berens said the outcome of the season is a re-lief.

“This time it was the expectations of, ‘can we come back and win?’ because we had everybody coming back. we never talked about it, but in the back of our minds we’re all think-ing, ‘can we do this? what’s going to happen?’ It’s a feeling of satisfaction.”

The Sabres were dominant this time around, and started the finals with a splash. South meck opened the meet with senior Nathan murray, sophomore Jacob rauch, senior Graham coo-per and senior Graham weaver joining forces to cruise to vic-tory in the 200-yard medley relay with a time of one minute and 32.58 seconds.

South meck was in a zone, and didn’t look back.Senior Noah cahan finished third in the 200-yard individual

medley (1:52.57), and placed third in the 100-yard butterfly (49.92).

This state championship win was even more special for ca-han, who missed last season’s state meet because he was sick with the flu.

“It was awesome,” cahan said. “I couldn’t say I would have it end anyway else. I’m really proud of all the improvements that came throughout the year.”

murray, who won the Sportsmanship award, can’t imagine a better way to go out as a senior.

“we did it with a team we’ve been with for a long time, so ending that out not only with a win, but also with the people we’ve been with for so long definitely meant a lot to me,” mur-ray said.

weaver cruised to first in the 50-yard freestyle in a blazing 20.76 seconds, and was runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle (45.57 seconds).

Freshman twins ethan and luke Foster finished eighth and 11th respectively in diving.

murray’s 4:30.38-performance in the 500-yard freestyle might have been the most impressive of the entire meet, edging North meck’s avery Gambill by nearly three seconds.

cahan, rauch, weaver and junior luke Johnson teamed to claim the top spot in the 200-yard freestyle (1:24.89). cahan, junior kellen Stillman, murray and Johnson finished second in

the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:08.49.The Sabres didn’t have a single individual or relay state cham-

pion last year. one of the goals going into the meet last week was to produce state champions.

They went home with four. “we’ve had a lot of great swimmers over the years, and we’ve

always been knocking on the door,” Berens said. “we’ve been second, third, fourth, fifth, 13th, 41st, but this group was spe-cial. I keep saying this, is the character of them and their ability to unite as a team.

“a lot of times kids are all about me, ‘I’m the best swimmer here, I deserve to be on that relay.’ what was the best lineup to reach this goal for the team is what they all wanted.”

For cooper, it was show up and swim. It means get the job done. South meck had t-shirts made with the motto on them.

“I just thought there wasn’t enough focus in winning,” coo-per said. “Going in I knew we were favorites. we couldn’t get caught up in that. we couldn’t slack off and assume it’s going to be given.”

weaver said he remembers when they realized their potential to be good as freshmen.

“looking back now, it’s cool to see how far we’ve come, being the youngest people on the team, still contributing, but not so much as now like contributing the lion’s share of the points,” weaver said.

The Sabres felt good about the finals after strong perfor-mances at the morning prelims.

Now, the journey back to the state title starts over for South meck, and lofty expectations are already set in place. But it’s hard to imagine there will be another group quite like cahan, cooper, murray and weaver.

They were special.

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