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CountyMonroe rejects Union County’s offer to give up 6 acres of Belk-Tonawanda Park in exchange for promise of parking spaces.

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SCoreS riSeAverage SAT score rises 5 points in Union; Marvin Ridge, Weddington, Parkwood post top averages.

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Mavericks roll over Hickory Ridge, 31-6, with three touchdowns by K.C. Brent.

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How to build a school in Nepal

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BY TIFFANY [email protected]

MONROEJeff Gaura has led in

the building of two Ne-pali boarding schools, one mango tree and donkey load of cement at a time. He has a third on the way.

A New York native, Gaura lives in New Sa-lem and heads an 1 8 - p e r s o n n e t w o r k consulting c o m p a n y. He and his wife have two sons, ages 8 and 18.

B e f o r e the wife and kids, Gaura was a Peace Corps volunteer in Dang Valley, Nepal, from 1987 to 1989, working as a math and science teacher, and later, a community de-veloper.

Now fluent in Nepali, he keeps in contact with people there and said the No. 1 need is schools. More than half of the students there drop out by seventh grade, he said, contribut-ing to making Nepal one of poorest, least literate countries in the world.

The first two schools, Saudiyar Middle and Su-crawar Elementary, were built in less than a year. The elementary school was completed this spring.

A fourth term for Anderson?Weddington mayor says she has ‘unfinished business’BY BILLY [email protected]

WEDDINGTONIn parts of Union

County, one-term politi-cians tend to be the lay of the land.

Not so for Weddington Mayor Nancy Anderson, who with this fall’s elec-tion is seeking her fourth term at the helm.

Won the 2007 elec-tions handily, facing off against fellow council

member Robert Gilmar-tin and former Union County commissioner Hughie Sexton. She’s

in for another fight this year, as three challeng-ers, including Sexton, try to unseat her.

Her detractors’ com-plaints echo across the board: She isn’t conser-vative enough with town money, especially when it comes to community and park development. Her term has been lit-tered with contentious clashes with the Town Council. She owns land

that’s too close to a pro-posed connector road she’s lobbied for with state officials.

Anderson hears them all and maintains her vi-sion for a proactive town that engages a commer-cial base, maintains its rural charm and fuses a downtown at the center.

“We need to be fo-

Gridlock busters?

Q&A / 6ANDERSON / 10

BY JASON [email protected]

WAXHAWWestern Union County

has banded together for road planning.

After almost a year of work, planning firm Mar-tin/Alexiou/Bryson, along with four western towns, developed a Local Area Regional Transportation Plan, or LARTP, for western Union County. Waxhaw and Marvin have already adopt-ed the plan and Weddington and Wesley Chapel are ex-pected to do so at their next meetings.

Waxhaw Mayor Daune Gardner, the town’s repre-sentative, said she was hap-py with how the project was approached.

“In essence, we all agreed in terms of moving people, not just moving cars,” she said.

Planners designed LARTP to get the attention of the

N.C. Department of Trans-portation and the Mecklen-burg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organizations, two bodies that make most of the road decisions in and around Union County.

Western towns, particu-larly Mineral Springs, have long contended that developers and Mecklen-burg county leaders hold the most sway over the state’s spending on roads. Mineral Springs Mayor Rick Becker has vocally opposed the current pat-tern of spending, which makes the town’s ab-sence from the LARTP coalition particularly noticeable.

Although it was asked to join, the Town Coun-cil’s distrust of the NC-DOT played a major role in turning down the offer.

Western Union’s towns join forces to compete for DOT priority funding

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On boardWaxhaw Mayor Daune Gardner says the Local Area Regional Transporta-tion Plan funded by west-ern Union County towns is based on agreement ‘in terms of moving people, not just moving cars.’

On the fenceMineral Springs leaders declined to partici-pate in LARTP, citing expense and experi-ences with DOT that have made town leaders ‘cynical,’ Mayor Rick Becker said. Town leaders have criticized NCDOT for being too influenced by busi-nesses rather than local needs and use.

On the ‘net• www.lartp.orgFull text of the Local Area Regional Transportation Plan• www.mumpo.orgMecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organiza-tion site, including list of road projects and priorities.

Jeff Gaura divides his time between Union County and school building projects in Nepal.

2,000 attend health care meetingSmall but vocal protests at congresswoman’s Q&ABY JASON [email protected]

WEDDINGTONMore than 2,000 people

packed Weddington High School to voice their op-

position to a government-run health care system.

Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., hosted a town hall at Weddington High School Tuesday night and fielded questions almost exclu-sively on the proposed overhaul of the U.S. health insurance business.

“We all agree that we need to solve a problem,” Myrick told the crowd. “Something needs to be

done.” The point of con-tention, she said, is how.

Myrick spoke briefly about her ideas for health care before turning over the floor to the crowd, which at times had as many as 40 people stand-ing in line to speak.

There was a smattering of opposition to Myrick’s conservative record and health care proposals.

Nancy Anderson said a fourth term as mayor of Weddington will focus on roads and fire services.

Rep. Sue Myrick, R-N.C., spoke briefly Tuesday before field-ing comments about health care reform.

Protesters were an apparent minority of the 2,000 people who attended a town hall meet-ing about health care on Tuesday night.Ed Cottingham / Waxhaw Exchange MYRICK / 7

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Sunday, August 30, 2009 Waxhaw Exchange2

ElementaryM onday: Cheeseburger on a bun,

hot dog on a bun, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, chips, pear halves, fruit

Tu esday: Chicken nuggets with honey mustard sauce, tuna salad on pita bread, potato smiles, caesar salad, peach cups, fruit, muffin

W ednesday: Cheese stix dippers, turkey tetrazzini, quick baked potatoes, green beans, salad, watermelon, fruit, yeast roll

Th ursday: Taco salad, pork chopper on whole wheat bun, potato smiles, steamed broccoli, tropical fruit, fruit

Fri day: Cheese pizza, turkey deluxe on hearty roll, potato bites, fruited spinach, salad, pear halves, fruit

MiddleM onday: Cheeseburger on a

bun, hot dog on a bun, baked beans, potato salad, coleslaw, chips, pear halves, fruit

Tu esday: Chicken nuggets with

honey mustard sauce, tuna salad on pita bread, potato smiles, prince Edward blend, caesar salad, peach cups, fruit, muffin

W ednesday: Cheese stix dip-pers, turkey tetrazzini, quick baked potatoes, green beans, salad, watermelon, fruit, yeast roll

Th ursday: Taco salad, pork chopper on whole wheat bun, potato smiles, steamed broccoli, pasta salad, tropical fruit, fruit

Fri day: Cheese pizza, turkey deluxe on hearty roll, potato bites, capri blend, fruited spin-ach, salad, pear halves, fruit

High schoolM onday: Macaroni and cheese

with ham, chef salad, baked po-tato, steamed broccoli, spinach salad, tropical fruit, fruit, muffin, saltine crackers

Tu esday: Pepperoni pizza, pork chopper on whole wheat bun,

capri blend, barbecued beans, salad, cantaloupe chunks, fruit

W ednesday: Spaghetti and meat sauce, yogurt cup, turkey on whole wheat bread, oven roasted potatoes, California blend, caesar salad, watermelon, fruit, french bread

Th ursday: Oven fried chicken, veggie sub on a hearty bun, mashed potatoes with gravy, steamed cabbage, cucumber/tomato salad, pear halves, fruit, cornbread

Fri day: Taco salad, hot dog on a bun, potato smiles, green beans, coleslaw, peach cup, fruit

After schoolMonday: Fresh apple, milkTuesday: Scooby doo, milkW ednesday: Cheetos/baked,

juiceTh ursday: Assorted breakfast,

cereals, milkFriday: Pretzels, juice

UCPS menus

Average SAT score is 1029 in Union County By TiFFAny [email protected]

MonroeUnion County Public

Schools’ SAT scores out-rank the state and nation for the fourth year in a row. School officials said higher student participa-tion in Advanced Place-ment and honors courses have a lot to do with it.

“It’s the level of inten-sity” coupled with a focus on critical thinking, Forest Hills High School principal Wanda Little said. Forest Hills’ average SAT score went up nine points from last year — the same time that three new AP classes were introduced. This year’s curriculum includes three more AP options, in-cluding AP world history, psychology and art.

Countywide SAT scores released Tuesday show an average combined math and critical reading, or

verbal, score of 1,029, up five points from last year. The average state score was 1,006; it was 1,016 na-

tionwide.Monroe High School

had the biggest jump from last year, up 38 points to an average score of 936.

“We have a very strong faculty,” Monroe princi-pal Doreen Dotalo said; teachers hold students to high standards and know how to reach a cer-tain “profile.” Among last year’s 131 seniors, Dotalo said there was exception-al talent in both academ-ics and the arts. The se-nior class racked up 601 college applications — almost five apiece — and earned more than $3 mil-lion in scholarships.

How will they top it?“We’re going to work

even harder,” Dotalo said, adding that the school constantly promotes on-line SAT preparation and after-school practice ses-sions. This “takes away the fear of testing,” she said, and the more stu-

dents practice that kind of test, the better they will get.

Of nine county high schools, four went up in SAT scores, three went down and two had SAT scores for the first time. Superintendent Ed Da-vis said comparing them wouldn’t be “apples to apples” because all vary in student population and demographics.

Carolyn White, UCPS director of student test-ing, said students from all schools are encouraged to take advanced courses if their teachers or guid-ance counselors think they are cut out for it.

Sometimes students are “GPA driven,” Davis said, and don’t want to take harder classes, but they also need to challenge themselves. Their GPA might not be as high with a “B” as an “A,” but they will get a more in-depth

education with advanced courses. Early prepara-tion for the SAT could also yield higher scores, he said, opening doors for students to attend the col-lege of choice.

Having that practice also bumps up their con-fidence for the SAT, he said, making the test “less daunting.”

Students generally take a preliminary SAT their junior year of high school. Those who do ex-ceptionally well have a chance at National Merit scholarships — another incentive to practice, White said.

Taking AP and hon-ors classes could also cut down on college expens-es, she added. Many ad-vanced classes transfer to college credit, requiring less money for tuition.

Of 2,170 UCPS seniors last year, nearly 64 per-cent of them took the SAT.

That number is slightly above state figures and almost 18 percent higher than national figures. Many are enrolled in ad-vanced classes.

“Over time, more North Carolina students have decided to take the SAT and AP courses,” state Superintendent June At-kinson said in a press release. “This increase offers proof that more young people see educa-tion as the key to their future success.”

The SAT also includes a writing portion intro-duced in 2006. The average writing score statewide was 480 and has remained about the same since the portion was added.

“The College Board obviously feels writing is important, and so do we,” White said. Still, she said the writing portion doesn’t yet count toward scores.

Marvin Ridge, Weddington, Parkwood post highest average scores for college entrance test

The scoresThe following are average combined math and critical reading scores for each high school. The highest combined score is a 1600. Central Academy of Technology and Arts and Marvin Ridge, as newer schools, did not have SAT scores for 2007-2008.

‘07-08 ‘08-09CATA n/a 993Forest Hills 959 968Marvin Ridge n/a 1091Monroe 898 936Parkwood 1030 1020Piedmont 1008 1009Porter Ridge 1018 1001Sun Valley 1014 1006Weddington 1071 1074

Source: Union County Public Schools

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The Town Council has been unabashed in say-ing that the NCDOT is influenced more by de-velopers with deep pock-ets and well-connected Chamber of Commerce members than the overall good of Union County.

“That was the cynical approach of my council that I certainly didn’t disagree with,” Mayor Rick Becker said.

Also, being that Miner-al Springs has the small-est budget of the western towns, the cost would have weighed more heav-ily on it than the others.

“I think the council made the right deci-sion in not spending the money,” Becker said, but was quick to add that he is not against the plan itself and actually thought it came out well. “Our needs are too far in the future to be a good fit,” he added.

Mineral Springs does

not yet have the traffic congestion like on Prov-idence or Weddington roads, and Becker said that by time that type of congestion comes to

the southern town that splits Waxhaw Highway, its needs will likely have changed.

But LARTP senior project manager Than Austin said if western towns collaborate and present their plan in a unified voice, there is a better chance they will be heard by decision makers.

Austin and the plan-ning firm helped mainly on technical aspects of the plan like traffic pro-jections or how intersec-

tion or road improve-ments would have the greatest effectiveness. Town representatives made most of the long-range or philosophical decisions.

Overall, the plan should “promote con-nectivity and take some of the pressure off the major roadways,” Austin said.

Once the LARTP is ad-opted, Martin/Alexiou/Bryson will back out en-tirely and leave the plan to the towns to imple-ment. Gardner said there might be some tinkering necessary, especially as it relates to bicycle and pedestrian traffic, but is excited to put the plan in

action.“It helps us understand

what our neighbors’ val-ues are,” she said. “And how their philosophies and planning would im-pact the rest of us.”

Gardner said she is not exactly clear how fast the LARTP will take shape • it plans out to 2030 • but was pleased with where it is right now.

“This is new progress,” she said. “This has raised the bar from where we have been before. How we get to the next stage, we’ll have to figure that out.”

• Jason deBruyn can be reached at 704-261-2243 or [email protected].

Weddington, Wesley Chapel reviewingRoads

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Builder plans senior apartments in WaxhawIf approved, 94-unit apartment complex will break ground on 15-acre plot in downtown BY TIFFANY [email protected]

WAXHAWDevelopers in western

Union County are joining the crowd of builders ca-tering to older adults.

In Waxhaw, plans for a senior-friendly apart-ment complex are await-ing approval by the Union County Board of Com-missioners and Plan-ning Board. The complex

would be part of a mixed-use town center and in-clude offices, shops and restaurants.

Commercial real estate agent Bill Reule Sr., along with Blue Ribbon Realty, recently sold 15 acres in downtown Waxhaw to Bransen Patch and Asso-ciates Inc. with the idea of introducing a new kind of rental housing in Waxhaw.

If approved, the three-story apartment complex will have 94 units; Reule hopes the bottom two lev-els would attract seniors who “are not ready” to go into a nursing home or as-sisted living facility.

Reule, 69, said he doesn’t mind being a senior citi-zen, but doesn’t want to have his options limited because of age. “I’m still active,” he said.

Wide doors and hall-ways, lever-style hardware for doors and medical emergency alarms would be available throughout the complex.

Teachers at the new Cuthbertson Middle and High schools might also take advantage of rent-ing, he said. Preliminary prices range from $771 per month for one bed-room and one bathroom

to $1,100 per month for three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Bransen Patch said in a press release that the community would pre-serve “the charming, historic character of Waxhaw” while also ex-panding it by providing nearby “entertainment, restaurants, shopping and recreation.”

Developers are plan-

ning traditional architec-ture, a public park, bike-friendly streets, period lighting and outdoor din-ing.

Will the project cre-ate more congestion for Waxhaw? Reule said the town’s growth won’t stop.

“Don’t tell me you’re going to control growth,” Reule said. “Tell me you’re going to plan good projects.”

Kissell asked to support airportEditor’s note: Rep. Lar-

ry Kissell, D-N.C., repre-sents the 8th Congresion-al District. We will print a Q&A with him about helath care in next week’s edition.

BY JASON [email protected]

MONROEMonroe had the ear

of Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C., for the day.

Before hosting a town hall meeting in Wades-

boro, the representative for the 8th Congressio-nal District made stops in its southwestern-most city to meet with the City Council, the business community and hospice.

At each stop he fielded questions and heard re-quests from constituents.

“It’s good to meet with him to keep your name out in front so to speak,” Monroe Mayor Bobby Kilgore said. Coun-cilmembers thanked Kis-sell for securing funds and grants, especially for the police department, and requested specifi-cally for him to help with the airport expansion, if possible.

“We consider that our

crown jewel,” Kilgore told Kissell.

Councilman P.E. Ba-zemore asked Kissell to fund programs that target at-risk children before they reach school age.

“If we don’t get to them before they get to kinder-garten, they aren’t going to make it,” Bazemore said.

“I agree,” said Kissell, a former teacher. “We need to get them engaged and get them involved.”

Local BriefsLibraries to close Labor Day weekend

MONROEAll branches of the

Union County Public Li-brary will be closed Sat-urday through Sept. 7 for Labor Day.

Goldmine Road closed for month

MONROEThe city of Monroe is

in the process of expand-ing the Charlotte‐Monroe Executive Airport. One component of this project is the relocation of Gold-mine Road between Price Shortcut Road and Corpo-rate Center Drive.

A detour is scheduled to be in effect from Sept. 8 through Sept. 30. It will take westbound motor-ists on Rocky River Road, Weddington Road and Jim Parker Road back to Gold-mine, and vice versa for eastbound motorists.

Extension offers soil testing class

MONROEUnion County Exten-

sion will host a free series of seminars to get started with the most basic ele-ment of gardening: soil.

Extension will offer “Gardener’s Guide To Soil Testing,” at 7 p.m. Thurs-day. Learn the how’s and why’s to proper soil test-ing.

This is the chance for everyone to come and learn the proper way to take samples and know where to send them for the most professional analy-sis available in this state. They will also learn how to interpret the results provided by N.C. State and actions they may need to take to improve the soil for what they intend to grow.

Donations received will be used for horticultural programs in Union Coun-ty. Registration is encour-aged. The seminar will be conducted at The Union County Ag Center, 3230-D Presson Road, Monroe.

To register, call the Union County Extension Master Gardener Grow-line at 704-283-3822 or e-mail [email protected].

Wesley Chapel sets meetings dates

WESLEY CHAPELWesley Chapel will have

the following municipal meetings through the end of September. All meet-ings begin at 7 p.m.

The following meetings will be at Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 120 Potter Road:

• Sept. 14, Village Coun-cil meeting, public hear-ing on amendment to zoning ordinance for con-ditional use permits.

• Sept. 22, Village Coun-cil.

• Sept. 28, Planning Board.

The following meetings will be at the town office, 4107 New Town Road:

• Monday, Downtown Committee.

• Wednesday, Ordinance Review Committee.

• Sept. 16, Ordinance Re-view Committee.

• Sept. 21, Parks & Rec Committee.

• Sept. 21, Board of Ad-justment.

The village has all pub-lic meetings in accessible rooms. Any individual with a disability who needs an interpreter or other auxiliary aids or services for a meeting should call 704-243-7391 at least 48 hours before the scheduled meeting.

Rep. Larry Kissell, D-N.C., visit-ed Hospice of Union County on Thursday.

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Health care is not a human right.

It’s not in the Constitution, either. It doesn’t even make the Bible (although I wouldn’t mind it if Blue Cross/Blue Shield added a Lazarus-come-forth clause to my policy).

Nor should health care be a right, the sort of thing over which we go to war with our own government. Viagara — or even insulin — isn’t the same as free speech, or the right to assemble, or the right to bear arms against an oppressive regime.

But government isn’t exclusively in the rights-enforcement business.

(Rights, actually, are generally disruptive to government. The most efficient governments in history were the ones in which power and privilege (also known as “rights”) were concentrated in a very few, very carefully selected hands. OK, OK, I digress.)

Nope, government isn’t just in the rights-enforcement business, and health care isn’t a right, anyway.

But government is in the road-building business and roads — built with communal money, used by everyone, owned by the state — are a gateway drug to socialism.

So are farm subsidies. There is no Constitutional

provision that says we should be able to buy corn products — or wheat, flour, sugar, or milk — at reasonable rates even in years when the harvest is bad.

Like it or not, our government has always been in the basic business of every government, which is gathering our communal resources and redistributing them in ways that provide for the common good.

So: Health care isn’t a right, and public health care isn’t any more socialist than a lot of other things we do as a nation. Glad we settled that.

I should disclose something important here: I grew up with the benefits of government-funded health care.

As the daughter of a Marine, all of my medical care up to age 21 was funded by taxes. It was good care, and my parents still enjoy the benefits of the government-run and -funded medical network.

Even more disclosure: They are concerned that a public health care option means that veterans’ care and their medical benefit will go away and be replaced by an inferior public system that doesn’t account for the specialized health problems experienced by the military.

My parents don’t think they have a right to health care, but they do think its something that they worked hard to earn.

This health care debate isn’t about the violation of a fundamental American right.

But ... if it’s not about a right, maybe it’s about something that’s more important and much harder to pin down.

Maybe it’s about what is right.

And perhaps that’s why we find ourselves at such an impasse.

One one side of this argument are people who are afraid that they will need health care and won’t have it because they are too poor to afford it because

a. insurance and pharmaceutical companies are expensive, and

b. have created a maze of regulations that mean almost no one can qualify for the treatments they need, so

c. only people who can pay out of pocket for treatment can get great care.

And on the other side of this argument are people who are afraid that they will need health care and won’t have it because

a. they are too poor to afford it, because

b. the government has raised taxes to pay for a massive health care plan with regulations that mean almost no one can qualify for the treatments they need, and

c. only people who can pay for private insurance can get great care.

Is it right to force a greater tax burden on people who are happy with the health care they can presently afford?

Is it right to live in one of the wealthiest nations in the history of the world, surrounded by people who can’t afford or access medical treatment?

Which bothers you more?— Betsy O’Donovan can

be reached at 704-261-2223 or [email protected].

THE IDEA"The public interest is best served by the free exchange of ideas."

— U.S. District Court Judge John Kane

A right or be right?

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OUR VIEW

BetsyO’Donovan

Ink by the Barrel

On behalf of all members of the Union County Board of Education, I

want to welcome everyone to the 2009-2010 school year. The school board is very excited to begin a new year that holds the promise of being the best one ever based upon the successes of this past year.

The 2008-09 school year was a memorable year to say the least. It was memorable for many positive reasons and for some not so positive reasons.

We began working on the budget for the 2009-2010 school year last December and com-pleted it in mid-August. It was a long and arduous journey to secure adequate funds to meet the needs of our schools and students. Due to budget rever-sions and cuts, positions, pro-grams and operating dollars were lost, requiring a lot of re-

shuffling of duties and respon-sibilities from the top level of administration to the school custodial level. Through all of this, endless efforts were made to preserve classroom teach-ers and resources. Our goal to provide quality instruction for all children in safe, clean buildings remained constant.

On a more positive note, the 2008-09 school year was memorable for all of the successes that were realized. UCPS ranked number one

among the eight largest school systems in the state with the percentage of schools mak-ing the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress having 40 of its 49 schools, or 81.6 percent, achieving 100 percent of the target goals set by NCLB.

UCPS had 15 of its schools or 31.9 percent make the top designation of Honor School of Excellence on the state ABCs tests. This is incredible consid-ering that of the 2,467 North Carolina public schools, only 121 or 4.9 percent, earned this top designation. UCPS also im-proved its graduation rate from 77.2 to 80.7 percent last year.

The 2009 graduating seniors out paced the state and nation on SAT scores. The combined math and verbal score for UCPS was 1029, up five points from last year. North Caro-

lina seniors scored 1006 and national scores were 1016.

These outstanding scores come on top of the recent news that the 2009 UCPS graduates were awarded a record-breaking $51.1 mil-lion in scholarships.

Our personnel also shined last year. Porter Ridge High School teacher, Jessica Gar-ner was named the 2009-2010 North Carolina Teacher of the Year and our Superintendent, Dr. Ed Davis was named the Southwest Regional Superin-tendent of the Year. Piedmont High School art teacher Susan Helms was named the na-tional 2009 Special Needs Art Educator of the Year and Luan Ingram, UCPS Chief Commu-nications Officer, was named the 2009 top school public rela-tions professional in the state.

UCPS has expanded its posi-

tive sphere of influence on the state and national levels and has gained the respect and envy of others. All of these outstanding accomplishments are the result of the combined efforts of hard-working and dedicated school board mem-bers, central services person-nel, school administrators, teachers, staff, students, par-ents and community members.

It is a privilege and honor to serve as the governing body of such a distinguished and accomplished school district. The Union County Board of Education wishes every-one a successful 2009-2010 school year and pledges to continue to work and support our mission of “Preparing All Students to Succeed.”

— Dean Arp is chair-man of the Union County Board of Education.

Letters policyLetters to the editor should be

no more than 200 words; longer letters may be edited to fit. Pho-tographs and editorial cartoons

are also welcome. Writers should include their full names and towns

of residence. Send letters to [email protected], mail to P.O. Box 5040, Mon-

roe, NC 28111or fax 704-289-2929. Call 704-261-2223 with questions.

A report card for the beginning of the yearDean

Arp

Guest columnist

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YOUR VIEW

War or health careI am a 76 year old US

Army overseas veteran, a.retired high school administrator, and insured with Medicare Advantage PFSS BCBS and a supporting supple-ment from BCBS.

Having health insur-ance has been a part of my life since I left the US Army in June, 1957, but as a boy of a coal miner, also my wife’s history, our fathers paid a monthly fee for medical treatment at a company owned clinic but no coverage outside of the doctor’s office.

Also, many times when our fathers were laid off for a period of time, our health insur-ance was cancelled until recalled for work.

There were many times we were in the hospital for illnesses and injuries not related to work which were out-of-pocket cost and put us in heavy debt for prolonged periods of time. Sometimes the un-

licensed Vet treated us as well as our few animals.

These uninsured people are just a sliver of the 47,000,000, uninsured citizens in the USA.

This seems so sad for our country when we are spending over, $4,000,000,000 (billion), a day in Afghanistan, and almost as much in Iraq, and have an armed garrison in over 150, places outside of the USA, and many more covert operations. It seems sinful to me.

Eddie VarneyMonroe

Protect the unbornOn Wednesday, July

22, three NC families spoke at Friendly Baptist Church,Indian Trail,NC in support of The Un-born Victims of Violence Act. The Unborn Victims bill, according to these families, would bring them justice by recogniz-ing in law the second victim in these horrific murders: the unborn child. The bill would also allow the State to pros-ecute for two murders.

Among those urging passage of the Unborn

Victims Bill were Mi-chele Dye, Kevin Blaine and Effie Steele. Dye, whose daughter and the unborn child she was carrying were both brutally murdered in Gaston County, called upon House Judiciary 1 Chair Deborah Ross and Speaker Joe Hack-ney to allow the Unborn Victims Bill a proper hearing in the Judiciary 1 committee, followed by a debate and recorded vote on the House floor.

Blaine, of Raleigh, is the father of Jenni-fer (“Jenna”) Nielsen. Jenna, whose murderer has not yet been ap-prehended, was 8 1/2 months pregnant with her unborn son, Ethen, when, on June 14, 2007, they were both murdered in Raleigh, while on her early morning delivery route of USA today.

Effie Steele, of Dur-ham, is the mother of murdered victim Ebony Robinson, and the grand-mother of her beloved grandson Elijah, who she

was carrying. Ebony was only 21 years old when she was shot and mur-dered in Hillsborough, NC. Ebony’s unborn son, Elijah, would have been born only two short weeks later. Ebony and Elijah, whose pictures were displayed at the press conference, were laid to rest in two separate caskets.

“We don’t know if Elijah would have been a president, a doctor, an attorney, or a teacher because he was not given that chance. But most of all, he could have been a contributing member of society if he had been given the chance to enter this world and make his mark in history. I felt betrayed and robbed when the murderer of Ebony and Elijah was not charged with double homicide and was not made to pay for the life of my grandson. He should have been charged with and punished with two life sentences without the possibility of parole

instead of the one he received,” Steele said.

The Justice For All Coalition recognizes that these families have suffered a horrific loss of not just one, but two loved and cherished indi-viduals in their immedi-ate families due to an act of senseless violent crime. We will continue to hold press conferences throughout North Caroli-na until this bill becomes law. The Justice For All Coalition stands along-side them in their efforts to pass this Bill. As the victims’ families argued, public policy should reflect the loss of two vic-tims. The laws of thirty-six other states recognize the unborn child as a second victim, as well as the federal government, However, North Carolina law is gravely deficient -- recognizing only the “pregnant woman” as the single victim in these crimes. Visit: thejus-ticeforallcoalition.com

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Gaura will go back to Nepal after Thanksgiv-ing and hopes to open the third school by September 2011. It will cover grades one through 10, the equiv-alent of kindergarten through 12th grade in the United States.

Q: What have you learned from the previous two schools that you can bring to the table this time?

A: “We have to have a sharing of efforts for success. ... We came up with the money to help with materials, and the community (in Nepal) provided the labor to assemble everything.” When putting the roof on the last school, he said, community members used donkeys to carry the cement. “There were lots of burro fees because we had to put the bags of cement on donkeys and walk them out to the village. ... A donkey can’t carry as much cement as a truck.” People there also donated a mango tree, which was burned to harden mud bricks. Others in the next village dug a hole for a well, and some people from California gave money to have the well lined and prevent it from col-lapsing in a monsoon.

“It wasn’t a traditional project like you’d have in America where you pay somebody and they worry about everything,” Gaura said. “It was very much shared worry.”

With the second school, the Gauras donated $2,000 and the govern-ment matched it. With $4,000, they were able to provide a school, tables, chairs and blackboards for 200 students.

“The shared risk model is a great model. We pro-vide cash. They provide a lot of the labor. ... If the

community is having to do all the labor and they need the school, they can’t just say, ‘whoops’ and make it a non-priori-ty. ... If they don’t provide the labor, they get noth-ing. If we don’t provide the cash, they don’t get anything, either.”

Q: How will this school be different from the other two?

A: “The curriculum will include English from day one.” In the past, Gaura said, foreign language training started from fourth grade. “If you studied foreign language in school, you probably figured out that you weren’t as good in that language when you graduated as you were in the language you started when you began in kindergarten.” The goal is for each student to be bilingual by graduation.

Q: You serve as president of a network consulting company. What kind of technol-ogy do you hope to bring to the new school?

A: “They’re going to be in a mud building with no running water and no electricity, so for them, technology is a chalk

holder that you can hit a button and put another piece of chalk in. ... What we want to do is provide them older computers, ... so we’re going to need solar panels (for electric-ity).” Gaura also needs battery arrays to store unused energy, and is seeking a way to bring in satellite-based Internet.

“I’m hoping to intro-duce the fluorescent light bulb,” he said. The ones used now provide poor light and don’t last long. “Because they don’t have electricity in most of their homes, they don’t get the freedom of doing homework after din-ner because it’s dark.”

Q: How much will tuition be for these stu-dents? What will the school cost altogether?

A: “We’re hoping we can keep it at $2 a month,” not includ-ing boarding fees. That comes to about 150 rupees a month, which is “impossible” for most children. The average Nepali earns the equivalent of $200 a year, making school fees for a single child one-eighth of an adult’s income.

Gaura hopes to estab-lish an endowment that will pay for children to go to school. “For 20 bucks a

year, a student’s going to get a private education.” The goal is to start with 800 students, then expand to 1,200. There will be 12 classrooms, each with a 50-person capacity.

The school will also include a hostel for teach-ers and guests. Gaura estimates the entire project coming to about $100,000, including a soc-cer field and playground. The most expensive por-tion is land — between $6,000 and $7,000 per acre. “Considering how much they make, that’s not apples to apples,” Gaura said. “That’s the equiva-lent of you and I hav-ing to pay $1 million an acre in Union County.”

Q: If the educa-tion system is so poor in that area, where do you find qualified teachers?

A: “We import teachers from the Kathmandu Val-ley” where most of the population resides. All but one university is in Kathmandu. Gaura also looks to India. Teach-ers must have finished school themselves, complete training and earn an intermediate degree, the equivalent of an associate’s degree.

Q: What kind of classes will stu-

dents take? What extracurriculars will be available?

A: Social studies, math, science and home economics are four major courses. A culture class will teach about the country’s history with the intention of foster-ing national pride.

The school will also include a soccer field and volleyball court. Many students take up fencing. “Fencing is huge there because most people let their animals graze and it’s normal to ask somebody at the school during their planning time to go chase the goats away. ... There’s good grass around the school; they’re going to kill it.”

Q: Is the student population about equal with both boys and girls?

A: “No, it’s not. Girls there aren’t expected to be anything when they grow up outside of a mother and a farm work-er. They don’t participate in some of the more culturally significant events like politics, upper levels of government, up-per levels of education. ... So they’re discriminated against in the education markets only because it’s not perceived that they need it as much as the men do.” One girl Gaura taught was about to drop out because her parents couldn’t afford or “justi-fy” school. Several people back home pitched in and funded her education. The girl later graduated, moved to Kathmandu, married and is highly successful. Gaura said he would like her to teach at the new school. “You do not have to be limited in what you are and what you do by what your par-ents say. You can, in fact, expand your horizons if you just get educated.”

Q: How often do you have to go to Nepal?

A: Gaura makes about three trips per year. He will go after Thanksgiv-ing to purchase land and deposit funds for supervision and over-sight. He will go back early next year to begin interviewing and hiring teachers, talk to families interested in having their children attend the school and help with any construction. Another

trip will be made when the school opens, with Gaura staying about a month to teach. He’s built contacts in Nepal who help coordinate, supervise and build.

Q: What alterna-tives do these chil-dren have if they can’t go to school?

A: “If their name is written for them, they can’t read it. ... So the objective is to give them more than what their current offerings are.” It’s a government requirement to attend school through fifth grade, but there’s no consequence for leav-ing. Many drop out by seventh grade to help families on their farms. “That’s the norm,” Gaura said. “Class size is a quarter in the upper lev-els as it was in the lower levels, and it’s not be-cause they flunked out.”

Q: How does that affect their economy?

A: “When I lived there, the phrase was ‘Thank God for Chad’ because if Chad didn’t exist, Nepal would have been the poorest country in the world. ... When I lived there, my salary was $95 (U.S. dollars) a month. I was the highest paid person in a village of 1,000. Here for $95, I’m a bum, I’m home-less and my mother won’t even talk to me.”

Q: Could Union County use a boarding school?

A: “I’m sure if you interview people, the answer would be, ‘We’d like something other than what’s given to us.’

“And the idea of having a place where a student can go and get totally immersed is something people pay money for all the time.”

Gaura pointed to North Carolina academic programs that have the same immersion goals as a boarding school.

Q: How can people in Union County support a school in Nepal, and why should they?

A: “A lot of people want to contribute to a cause, but they fear that some middle man is going to siphon their money. ... This is a project where a little bit of money goes so far. There’s no middle man; 100 percent is going to this project.” There are always volunteers needed to contribute financially, donate items and even go along.

“... I think the idea of doing something for your fellow man — noth-ing could be greater.”

Donations can be made to Hope Christian Church, 8005 Lawyers Road, Charlotte, NC 28227 with attention to the Nepal School Fund.

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The elementary school Jeff Guara helped build in Sucrawar, Nepal, was built with mud bricks and cement carried in by burros. Guara, a former Peace Corps volunteer who lives in New Salem, has built two schools and is working on a third to improve education in one of the poorest countries in the world.

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cused on the concerns of North Carolina families.

“We need new jobs, not new energy taxes,” Hud-dleston said in a press re-lease.

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“Over the course of this campaign, I will speak very clearly about the dangers facing our coun-try from failed leader-ship at home and enemies abroad,” he said.

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Last week, a group of Democrats from Union and Mecklenburg coun-ties said they would chal-lenge Myrick at the meet-ing.

“We’ve decided we are going to have some signs, but will not engage in an-gry rhetoric,” Lynn Sliv-ka, who was helping to or-ganize the Union County Democrats, said before the meeting. “That’s not our M.O.”

Slivka said local Dem-ocrats intended to ask Myrick tough questions about health care reform.

“We just want to show them that the Democrats are serious about health

care reform,” she said. Carol McKee runs a

small business and said she pays 100 percent of the health insurance pre-miums for 18 full-time employees.

“I just see it as a moral obligation,” she said add-ing that she was taught to love her neighbors. “I fail to understand why we are so violently opposed to making sure everyone has health insurance. ... Is greed an American value?”

Mostly, though, com-ments were in support of Myrick and thanked her for representing conser-vative values of the 9th District.

“It’s not about covering the uninsured in Ameri-ca,” Wesley Chapel resi-dent Tony Mangum said. “It’s all about control.”

Others echoed Mangum and said they wanted the government to stay out of their lives.

Shirley Kohut said she had three close fam-ily members who were in dire need of serious medi-

cal treatment at one point in their lives and credited the current system as the only way they would have received that treatment.

“Under this plan (pro-posed in Congress), no-where can I find that they would get the same care,” she said.

Some said that health insurance was not for ev-eryone and Mangum said he did not view health coverage as a human right.

Myrick listened to ev-eryone who wished to speak and the town hall was not over by press-time.

The Sheriff ’s Office es-timated that more than 2,000 people were in at-tendance with standing room only in both the auditorium and the caf-eteria, which was used as overflow.

— County government reporter Jason deBruyn can be reached at 704-261-2243 or [email protected]. Newsroom intern Anna Johnson contribut-ed to this report.

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930 volunteers tackle 84 projects SaturdayBY JASON [email protected]

MONROEDoris Love stood with

both hands resting on the porch rail. Her cane hung to her right and a dog lay to her left.

Love, who buried her husband of 57 years less than a week ago, said she thought she was not going to have a good day when she woke up Satur-day morning. “Today was going to be a sad day,” she said.

That changed, however, when a group of United Way volunteers showed up at her house off Gold-mine Road in Monroe. The volunteers weeded flower beds, raked the yard and spread new mulch around the porch; and did so with smiles.

“They just showed an outpouring of love,” said Love. “You hear about so many bad things in the world, but these people make you forget all that.”

The group of volun-teers from Citizens South Bank joined more than 930 volunteers from 45 local businesses, civic groups, churches and other groups for the 17th annual Day of Caring, a day dedicated to making a positive impact on Union County. There were 84 projects similar to Love’s countywide.

The volunteers said they got as much out of the projects as they gave.

“This always makes you feel great,” said Jim Brewer, who has partici-pated in the Day of Car-ing for about eight years. “The more tired you are, the better you feel.”

Brewer said he and the bank try to participate in a service project once a quarter and he uses the opportunity to spend time with his family. Just as he finished the sentence, his wife, Pat, pushed a load of mulch past him and his daughter, Eliza-beth, smiled at him while spreading another batch. “It’s not all about us,” he said.

Brewer sits on the board for Community Health

Services, one of 18 local nonprofit agencies that benefit from the United Way. He knows firsthand that as the economy wors-ens, it only increases the gap between donations and those who need help.

Local campaign chair-woman Pat Kahle agreed.

“Obviously, the mess in Charlotte is a factor (that

affects fundraising),” she said, referring to the tur-moil surrounding former United Way of Central Carolinas chief executive Gloria Pace King and her compensation package. “But I think the economy is a larger factor.”

Kahle went on to tout Union County as a place filled with shovel-ready

volunteers; the 930 par-ticipants broke a county record and was more than 100 more than last year.

The Day of Caring also marks the official begin-ning of the United Way campaign period, two months of intense fund-raising for the organiza-tion. Not all agency direc-tors were thrilled about

how that affects their or-ganizations.

Because the United Way plugs money directly back to agencies, there is a blackout period through October in which non-profits that benefit from the United Way are not allowed to conduct indi-vidual fundraisers.

Arc of Union County Executive Director Me-linda Plue thinks that is unnecessary.

Her agency advocates for people with develop-mental disabilities. “The hard part for me is that October is Disability Awareness Month,” Plue said. “It’s something that we asked them to look at this year specifically.”

Plue made clear that she understands the purpose of the blackout and was not proposing to have any large-scale fundraisers, but would like the free-dom to host something small, like a barbecue or yard sale.

Kahle said she under-stood the request, but added that the blackout

period is only six weeks this year, as opposed to eight or nine weeks in the past, and is the only time the United Way has to fo-cus on its fundraising.

Standing in a house Goodrich Corp. was pre-paring for use as a group home for adults with de-velopmental disabilities, Plue said fears that the spillover from the Char-lotte office would have a ripple effect locally. “It’s going to take some time for the entire region to put their faith back in the Charlotte United Way,” she said.

Section leader Tim Mitchell said Goodrich has and will stick by the United Way’s side. No matter what might hap-pen at the administrative level, he said, the commu-nity cannot forget about those who are in need and must help them.

“No matter where you go, you’re going to have bad apples,” he said, re-ferring to King. “Now we are replanting new seeds that are going to grow.”

MONROEA surprise pledge

brought a surge of con-fidence to local United Way agencies Thursday after one family prom-ised $1 million if the or-ganization can beat last year’s goal.

The challengers? Leon and Sandra Levine, who said they would match every dollar, up to $1 million, raised above last year’s Community Care Fund total of $21.7 million. United Way of Central Carolinas promptly set a goal of $22.7 million.

“Incredible,” regional vice president Richard

Heins said, just hours after the announcement at the Charlotte office. “Times are extremely tough for a lot of folks, but I’m hoping this will excite folks to continue giving to United Way.”

The Community Care Fund comes solely from residents’ donations and is distributed at United Way’s discre-tion.

The Levines and their three children also made a personal dona-tion of $100,000. Levine is the founder of Fam-ily Dollar and retired as CEO in 2003.

— Tiffany Lane

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Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Her-itage Funeral Home of In-dian Trail.

Born in Wytheville, Va., he was a son of the late William and Ellen Smith Jackson. He was a Marine Corps veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Ursula Catoe Jack-son of the home; two sons,

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William GriffinMONROE

William H. Griffin, 93, died Monday (Aug. 24, 2009).

Memorial services was Saturday at Heritage Fu-neral Home of Indian Trail.

Survivors include four sisters.

Memorials may be made to Siler Presbyte-rian Church.

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Funeral was Thurs-day at Freedom Baptist Church, with burial in the Mount Calvary Bap-tist Church cemetery.

Born May 17, 1964,

in Union County, he was a son of Virginia L. Helms and the late Billy F. Griffin Sr.

Survivors, in addi-tion to his mother, in-clude two brothers, Bil-ly F. Griffin Jr., Randy L. Griffin, both of Wax-haw; one sister, Patricia W. Evans of Lancaster, S.C.; five stepchildren; and five stepgrandchil-dren.

Memorials may be made toward funeral expenses.

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Conrad Warren Martin, 60, died Aug. 22, 2009, at home.

Funeral services will be private.

Born Nov. 17, 1948, in

Charlotte, he was a son of the late Conrad Warren and Peggy Pell Martin Sr. He was a self-employed printer.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Martin; one son, Claudius D. Martin of the at home; one daugh-ter, Ryan Martin Carter of Wilmington; and two sisters, Judy Gelinas of Columbia, S.C., and Ma-ria Hollifield of Waxhaw.

Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, 1420 E. Seventh St., Charlotte, NC 28204; or to Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave., Suite 7000, El Segun-do, CA 90245

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Marvin Ray Williams, 89, died Aug. 23, 2009.

Funeral was Wednesday at Gordon Funeral Service in Monroe, with burial in Lakeland Memorial Park in Monroe.

Born Feb. 7, 1920, in Union County, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Parker and the late Mr. and Mrs. T.A. Williams, and was married to the late Iola Ingram Wil-liams. He was retired from Lance and was a farmer. He was an Army veteran of World War II.

Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Moore of Wesley Chapel, Janice Privette of Indian Trail; four grandsons; and nine great-grandchildren.

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on being a town,” Ander-son said last week. “A lot of people take pride in do-ing nothing. We can’t just do nothing.”

She said she’s seek-ing another two years in the mayor’s seat because “unfinished business” remains for her and the Town Council, including completion of the Provi-dence Road widening, a soon-to-launch study of forging a downtown and bolstering fire protection for the area.

“I needed to stay on for two more years and at least get it a little closer to the finish line,” she said.

Anderson, a Wedding-ton native with a husband and four children, left a career with the U.S. Air Force in 1992 to work as a nurse.

She owns Hunter Farm on Providence Road, where she sells produce like strawberries.

Anderson earned the reproach of some local politicos for support a connector road to Provi-dece and Weddington-Matthews roads, one that her critics say will benefit her nearby farm finan-cially.

The mayor dismisses that criticism, argu-ing her support centers around the town’s need for corridors to ease congestion and improve access to Weddington’s small commercial devel-opment.

She said the town needs to bolster its parks and athletic space at the youth league Wesley Chapel Weddington Athletic As-sociation to provide rec-reation area for Wedding-ton’s burgeoning number of young people.

Anderson also blasted

competitors’ calls to push against additional com-mercial construction in town.

“I know that’s the po-litically correct thing to say no more commer-cial,” she said. “But you can’t discount the fact that maybe three or four years ago, the voters of this town voted in liquor-by-the-drink so they can have some nice restau-rants. I don’t think you can ignore that.”

Anderson also reaf-firmed her controver-sial calls this year to lend money to the cash-strapped N.C. Depart-ment of Transportation to speed needed roadway improvements in the short-term.

“NCDOT helps those who helps themselves,” she said. “We are going to have to be more proactive and be willing to share some of the cost.”

Anderson’s grade for the Town Council’s work over the last two years?

“I would say maybe a C-plus, maybe a B-minus,” she said. “I think that we could have worked bet-ter together and that we could had a little more focus.”

Anderson said she will look for that focus if she gets another two years from the voters this fall.

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Monroe rejects county’s offerCommissioners sought parking rights in trade for 6 acresBY JASON [email protected]

MONROEThe Monroe City Coun-

cil has rejected an offer for Belk-Tonawanda Park.

Although the city has been operating the park near downtown Mon-roe, the county owns a little more than 6 acres, or about one-third of the property. In May, the City Council asked the Union County Board of Commis-sioners to give its portion of the park to the city. The board initially asked for $85,000, the tax value of the property, but the city rejected that offer.

The parties could not reach an agreement dur-ing at a joint meeting, and the board then of-fered the property for free, but wanted to ensure that county employees could continue to park in the city’s lot off Church Street by the rail station. The city rejected that of-fer, too, and maintained

that it wanted the prop-erty free and clear.

“We just feel like it’s the right thing for them to do,” Monroe Mayor Bobby Kilgore said.

Commissioner Tracy Kuehler said she was “shocked” to hear the of-fer was rejected, especial-ly because county employ-ees currently park in that lot and the City Council has not indicated it would revoke that privilege.

“But for the parking, I thought we had given them exactly what they asked for,” Kuehler said. “We’re asking to main-tain the status quo; we

just want it written on a piece of paper.”

Kilgore did not see why it was necessary to put that in writing.

“They can park there,” he said. “They’ve always been allowed to park there.”

Furthermore, Kilgore said the city has been generous to the county in the past, donating land for the hospital, for exam-ple, he said, and figured it was time for the commis-sioners to “step up to the plate,” especially because county residents have used the park freely while the city has maintained it.

“Why should we give anything for the proper-ty?” Kilgore said.

Commissioners have made it clear that they trust the current City Council to continue to al-low county employees to park in city lots, but want to make sure the agree-ment is written down for

future boards and coun-cils.

“This is not saying we don’t trust you, but I don’t know who your succes-sors are going to be,” Kue-hler said.

The Board of Commis-sioners will meet Mon-day, but it was unclear if another offer would be made.

“I hope there is still room to negotiate this, but I don’t know where else to go,” Kuehler said. “I feel like I have really moved past center on this one.”

Commissioners Parker Mills and Allan Baucom have said they want to give the property to Mon-roe but the majority of commissioners, Kuehler, Lanny Openshaw and Kim Rogers, have tried to work a deal.

The commissioners will meet 6 p.m. Monday at the Union County Govern-ment Center, 500 N. Main St., Monroe.

Monroe Mayor Bobby Kilgore says the city won’t offer anything for the county’s 6 acres.

County: Unpaid taxes hit budgetBY JASON [email protected]

MONROECounty coffers took an-

other hit as more county residents default on their taxes.

The county collected only 96.83 percent of all taxes owed for the bud-get year ending June 2008 but budgeted for a collection rate of about 97 percent.

As all governments do, the county has a contin-gency fund in the budget to cover unexpected costs or shortfalls, but that ac-count has been taking hits for years as county debts piled up.

While the shortfall only accounts for 0.17 percent of anticipated funds, commissioners are concerned.

“Union county is run-ning so close to the line that anything is a sig-nificant number,” said

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Openshaw has already requested that figures for the first quarter, due in October, be presented to the board. Last year, the board did not review actual figures until after the second quarter in January. If any adjust-ments need to be made, commissioners should spread them over nine months instead of six months, Openshaw said.

Commissioner Allan Baucom said he antici-pates the current budget year to run just as lean as last year; he predicted a 7-cent tax increase in order to keep the same level of service going for-ward.

Commissioners did not raise taxes this past year, even though some requested their taxes be raised in order to main-tain school funding.

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WAXHAWAt newly-opened Cuth-

bertson High, a fresh start with top-notch facilities and a number of quality athletes provided an op-portunity that girls ten-nis coach Eric Studyvin could not pass up.

“I jumped at the chance to come to a new pro-gram,” Studyvin said. “I met some of the girls at a preseason meeting and the parents seem very fantastic, our players are very enthusiastic, they’re engaged in the sport — they seem to have a pas-sion for the sport. They don’t just want to have an after-school activity, they’re actually taking private lessons and it seems like their mindset is tennis, which is fantas-tic.”

Studyvin will take over the Cavaliers after spend-ing his previous two sea-sons as head coach for Parkwood High’s tennis program.

“My expectations are to take my team to the states,” he said. “I’d love to win, but my goal is to take them, all of them, to the states for the experi-ence.”

Studyvin feels he has two standouts that are capable of leading — sis-ters McKenna and Kalli Karas.

McKenna and Kalli Karas looked at tennis for stability as they’ve grown up living in seven different states.

Kalli, a freshman, al-ways looked up to her older sister, McKenna, a junior, and followed in

her direction when she began taking tennis seri-ously.

“We’ve been (play-ing tennis) for a while, but it’s been about three and a half years of seri-

ous tournament play in North Carolina, like ac-tually hitting the courts three times a week or more, so it’s been serious from then,” Kalli said.

McKenna comes over

from Weddington High, where she played number two for a Warrior team that went 11-4 in 2008.

Two of Weddington’s losses were to 4A state champion Myers Park and one loss coming to 3A state champion T.C Robinson.

McKenna will play number one for the Cava-liers and her younger sis-ter will play two.

“I like being on the team, number one, be-cause I get to play num-ber one,” McKenna said. “Being a team leader has been kind of different instead of looking up to somebody.”

Because Cuthbertson will not have a senior class until 2010-2011, Studyvin expects McKen-na to carry a leadership role all season.

“Even though we are a new program, my ex-pectations are incredibly high,” Studyvin said. “I’m expecting my play-ers to perform both on the court and in the class-room.”

Although she is the team’s number one, McK-enna still has aspects of her game that she would like to work on this sea-son.

“I’d like to work on keeping my composure during all of my matches, not exploding,” she said. “And I’d like to try and go undefeated, if that’s pos-sible.”

Dropping from a 4A team to 2A league, McK-enna will be able to draw on a unique experience.

She’s playing for a coach that has plenty of tournament experience as a player.

Studyvin played at West Virginia University Institute of Technology on scholarship.

He believes the Cava-liers have the personnel to be successful immedi-ately.

“I’ve never coached a team with this much experience before,” Studyvin said. “Even my freshmen seem to have a very upperclassmen de-meanor.”

Cavs build squad around sistersFormer Parkwood coach: Team has ‘tennis mindset’


McKenna Karas, a junior and the top seed at Cuthbertson High School, was the No. 2 seed at Weddington as a sophomore member of the 11-4 squad. Karas’ younger sister, Kalli, below, is a freshman at Cuthbertson and starts in the No. 2 spot.

Cuthbertson boys ride early goals to 3-1 winBack-to-back strikes mark first four minutesBy EriC rApESports Correspondent

WAXHAWThe Cuthbertson High

boys soccer team won its second game of the season with a 3-1 deci-sion over Forest Hills on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in the Rocky River Conference.

The Cavs jumped on the Yellow Jackets early, go-ing up 2-0 on back-to-back goals by Andrew Gebhart in the first four minutes of the game.

The first goal for Geb-hart was scored off a corner kick from Matt Cureton in the 2nd min-ute of the game. Gebhart found the back of the net again in the 4th minute off a long cross from left to right that was tipped to him by Brendon Reid.

“We gave them two goals early off set plays,” said Forest Hills coach Marq Ryan. “They caught

us when we weren’t ready and played them perfectly, number 10 (Gebhart) did some nice work on both of the plays. He was al-most picturesque. They exposed some weaknesses that we must improve on.”

Forest Hills (0-1) was unable to get anything going in the first half of their opener — only get-ting four shots on goal to Cuthbertson’s nine.

Cuthbertson added in-surance in the first half for a 3-0 lead when Josh Shomlette punched one in off a pass from Dannon Fields in the 20th minute.

In the second half the game changed dramati-cally, but Cuthbertson still held on.

Forest Hills came out and put heavy pressure on Cavaliers goalie Adam Lutz, delivering two hard shots on goal that Lutz was able to deny.

Cuthbertson was look-

ing fatigued midway through the half and the Yellow Jackets were tak-ing advantage of it, but were unable to overcome the deficit.

On the fifth stop of the half for Lutz, he made a diving save to his right — getting just his fingertips on the ball.

Forest Hills finally broke through with 14 minutes left in the game when Jamie Baker scored to make it 3-1.

“We wanted to come out and get up early, which is often crucial in high school games,” said Cavs coach Nelson Gar-ner. “There are definitely things that we have to work on but overall I’m happy with the way we played. We wanted to get our first conference win under our belt.”

Cuthbertson will go on the road Monday to face Monroe in a 6:30 p.m. start.


Forest Hills goalie Edward Salinas makes a save in front of Cuthbertson’s Josh Shomette (12) and Dannon Fields (6) during Wednesday’s match. The Cavaliers rolled out a 3-1 home win to improve to 2-0 on the season.

My expec-tations are to take my team to state. i’d love to win, but my goal is to take them, all of them.

— Cuthbertson tennis coach Eric Studyvin

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froM StAff rEportS

WINGATEAfter a six-team cross

country meet, it looks like Weddington and Marvin Ridge will be among the contenders to win the first-ever Southern Caroli-na 3A/4A Conference this season.

Weddington’s girls tied Myers Park in points at Tuesday’s 5-kilometer meet, held on the campus of Wingate University. MP won the event because its scores had a better aver-age time.

The Mustangs took first and second, with Becca DeLoache winning the event in a time of 20 min-utes and 32.7 seconds. She was followed by teammate Emily Zizzi, who was nearly 20 seconds behind at 20:54.4.

Weddington’s Haley Kapheim was the top female finisher among the four Union County schools, taking third over-all in 20:59.1. Teammate Chelsea Matson placed fourth overall in 21:35.4.

Kapheim, a senior, placed second at last year’s Union County meet and is the top returner in UC.

The Warriors placed five in the top nine, in-cluding Carly Griffith (seventh, 23:06), Jessica Resor (eighth, 23:33.6) and Kierstin Cogdell (ninth, 23:34.4).

Myers Park and Wed-dington scored 30 points each. Marvin Ridge’s girls placed third (70 points), followed by Porter Ridge (136), Parkwood (142) and Sun Valley (166). Sarah Plascyck led Marvin Ridge with a seventh-place finish (23:19.7).

Five of the six teams in the new conference were represented.

Myers Park dominated the boys race, taking the top nine places. Patrick Si-dlovsky won the event in 17:48.5. Weddington’s boys placed second (55 points), followed by Marvin Ridge (76), Sun Valley (118) and Porter Ridge (138). Park-wood did not score be-cause only two runners finished.

Marvin Ridge ran with-out juniors Chris Colo and Michael Colven, who placed first and second, respectively, at last year’s county meet.

Drew Buckley placed 10th for the Mavericks in a time of 18:51.1. Reid Trex-ler was Weddington’s top finisher, placing 11th in 18:55.2.

The first-ever Southern Carolina Conference meet will be run Thursday at Wingate University start-ing at 4:30 p.m.

Mavs, Warriors look to lead SCC

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Wingate: 2 mo free rent 3BR 2BA $600 2BR 2BA $525 Cent H/A. No pets. 704-451-8408

140 Mobile Homes - Sale

$500.00 DN movesyou in. Call and ask me how. 704-225-8850

FOR SALE 3br 2ba DW on 1 ac. $499 mo. 704-506-5939

FOR SALE 3br 2ba on 1 ac. $515mo. $3000 down 704-506-5939

Land Owners Wanted Zero Down

call for details (704)225-8850

TRANSPORTATION

158 Trucks For Sale03 Mazda B4000 V6 pick-

up loaded and take over payments. (704)226-5411

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NEW SALEM/POLK MTN. 2200 HSF, cedar ext. w/ALL NEW paint, roofing,

windows, air. 2-1/2 BA, 3 BR + bonus room over dbl. gar. Custom oak cabinets.

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MLS 810187 $348,000 FSBO 704-694-8271 704-385-9294

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2224 heated sq. ft. Built in 2004. Like new inside and out 3-4 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, stone

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2322 Lexington Ave. (Near New Walter Bickett Elem.)

$169,900 to buy or lease to purchase. Call 704-488-7722

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UNDER THE PECAN TREE ... new 3BR ranch with luxury MBR, kitchen with island & smooth- top stove, ceiling fans, cable ready, cement drive, front porch, underground utilities. Qualifies for 100% financing.

Just $99,900! (154) MLS #827646

Huge 3854 sq. ft . 4bd 3.5ba New H/AC systems Inground pool

Hardwoods $189,900 Will rent to own $1100. 903 Walters St.

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All Brick 3 Br, 3.5 Ba Home, approx 3200 htd sq ft, on approx 6 acres! HUGE eat-in Gourmet kitchen, Sunroom

overlooking pool, Office/Bonus room, HUGE laundry room w/ Island, 9’ ceilings and more! Piedmont Schools, 20 x 40 Inground

Pool, Great place for Horses. $329,900. Owner/NC Broker

7321 Morgan Mill Road

704-661-2551Reasonable Real Estate Fees

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5 Bedrooms! 3-Car Garage with workbench! Stone gas FP! Bkfst bay, formal DR, warranty,

Porter Ridge schools! Hurry! $199,900 (145) MLS #818545

Forest Park - 1 mi. from I-485 off Hwy. 74 in Union County. Stallings Elem - Porter Ridge schools. 1/2 acre wooded lot, 3 BR/2 BA with

brick veneer, maint. free exterior, cathedral ceiling, front porch & concrete drive. $144,700 incl. some closing costs.

Call Mike at 704-361-4308.

NEW CONSTRUCTION Lifestyle Builders, Inc.

302 Meadowbrook Dr., Stallings BELOW TAX VALUE $123,000

5808 Bridgeway in Alexis Point Will lease to own at $900 per month 3bd 2.5 ba All appliances included

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881 Clonmel Drive • Desired Shannamara Golf Community Breathtaking brick home w/open floor plan. Master on main. Gourmet kitchen w/extras. Oversize bedrooms & Loft. Beautiful landscape w/deck, & in-ground pool. Fenced yard w/ mature trees behind for privacy. For more information and virtual tour visit http: //www.MyRealtorMichael.com/ Offered at $399,900

$169,000

4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 car garage. Over 2000 square feet. Near Waxhaw.

704-621-7799

For SaleREDUCED New 2007, 3BR, 2BA, 2 car garage, rec room, s/s appliances, ceramic tile,

1 ac lot, lots of extras. Must see! $167,400

CALL 704-243-4656

OFFERED AT $129,900 WITH SELLER TO PAY $1000 in closing costs.1.5 Story, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths,

1651 sq. feet, Hardwood Foyer and Berber Throughout, Freshly Painted Interior and Updated appliances

Vinyl replacement windows, Large .45 acre lot nicely landscaped with Accent Pond, Beautiful Trees, and large

variety of plantings 12x14 Building/Shop with Power CONTACT WILL SMITH (704)506-9385

403 BROOKGREEN DR. Historic House in the Federal List of Historic Places. Located at 501 Franklin St. on the corner of W. Franklin & N. Crawford. For sale for $159,000. Massive rehab work from roof to cellar. It was built to house two separate Medical Doctors with a Pharmacy occuping the center section. Today there is three separate apartments with large impressive rooms & separate utilities.

Call 704-553-0271 or 704-287-2440.

3BR 2B home on 1.23 acres Pageland SC. home has sheetrock walls, new laminate floors, berber carpet, front

and rear decks, septic tank, Pela storm doors, counter tops, whirlpool tub with jets. heat pump is 2 yrs old.

Refri, stove and dishwasher and gas logs to remain. This home is top of the line. Home can be seen on my web site : terripurser.remax-carolina.com list price $79,500.

Call 704-488-5869 Terri Purser Re/Max Steeplechase Monroe

Enjoy entertaining in this wonderful Marshville home: over 3500 sq. ft. on

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and dining rooms. 5 bedrooms; 5 fireplaces; den; screeened porch.

Call Elsie: 704-363-8815 PRUDENTIAL CAROLINAS REALTY

Attention Golfers FOR SALE BY OWNER 2731 Rolling Hills Drive

704-283-6519 or 704-242-1303 Brick home w/approx. 3200 sq. ft. w/4 large BDs, 3 Full BAs, 2 half BAs, GR room w/rock fireplace w/gas logs. Formal dining room, Bkfst room & kitchen w/pantry. Rear deck overlooking large yard w/garden spot. Oversized garage. Porter Ridge School District.

.87 ac cul-de-sac lot. Gated Community with full amenities; Swim,Tennis,

Club House. $189,000. MLS#850338.

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Call Remax Executive:704.602.8295, Lara Taylor

Lot $30,000 5930 Timbertop Lane Charlotte, NC 28215

Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker 980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Ranch home with all new tile flooring/all new neutral

carpet thru out/Master bath has dual sinks/garden tubshower.

Kitchen has new installed oven. Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker

980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath. Gourmet kitchen with granite countertops/

hardwoods and ceramic tile/jacuzzi jet master bath.

Jeff Hall - Realtor/Broker 980-722-6702-cell [email protected]

Hamilton Place • 2808 Arrowhead Ct. $172,500 3 Bed/2 1/2 Bath/+Bonus Room,

1760 sq. ft. / .39 acre premium lot, 2 Car Garage, Gas FP, New Paint, Carpet, ceramic tile, counter tops

& gutters. Master suite w/trey ceiling. Contact Perkins Properties, 704-579-1364 MLS 717444

For Sale by Owner, 50 acres Piedmont schools, well installed perk permitted.

Mostly wooded, some grass.

Call day 704-291-1061or night 704-289-1734

$500,000

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