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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Local News - March 2002
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New medical scanner offers faster photos
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March 29, 2002 - Physicians are literally getting a better look at patients at Lincoln Medical Center.
The hospital just purchased a $350,000 Siemens E-Cam nuclear medicine camera.
The camera can perform heart, bone, liver and gallbladder scans, according to John Shelton, director of LMC’s imagining department.
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School board will stay at six members
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March 29, 2002 - The Lincoln County School Board will remain at six members until late this year, board
members voted Wednesday night.
Board members have the option to replace Jack Garner, who resigned last week but voted four-to-one to let the vacancy be filled during November’s general
election.
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EMS worker fired, supervisor demoted
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March 29, 2002 - A Lincoln County EMS employee has been fired and a supervisor demoted following an
investigation into a March 9 wreck on N.C. 150 in Crouse.
Accident victim Crystal Palmer was reported dead by an EMS crew while still trapped inside her Jeep Cherokee. The wreckage was peeled away from her in a
90-minute effort and Palmer was found to be alive. She was airlifted to Charlotte’s Carolinas Medical Center and is now receiving rehabilitation services at a nursing home.
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Bunny Basket
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March 29, 2002 - What did the bunny bring? Shawn Morrison, age 5, checks to see. Morrison and all the other children at New Life Christian
Fellowship's child care center enjoyed an Easter party Thursday afternoon..
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Easter Hope
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March 29, 2002 - This photo taken at Cedar Grove Lutheran Church in West Lincoln captures a striking Easter scene, with a rainbow over the
decorated cross. It was shot last Easter by amateur photographer Loretta Beam, the church choir director. The Beam family sees a message of hope in the picture.
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Huskey plans early departure
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Superior Court judge to appoint an interim Clerk of Court
March 29, 2002 - Lincoln County Clerk of Court Pam Huskey will step down from her office before her term expires, requiring a
court-appointed interim replacement.
Such an appointment could be advantageous to any of the eight candidates seeking the post.
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Party Faces
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March 29, 2002 - Their cupcake icing smeared mouths tell the story. Tré Harbinson (left) and Trey Price delight in the sweet treats served
at New Life Christian Fellowship's child care center's Easter party Thursday afternoon.
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N. Lincoln selects colors
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Students want Knights to wear blue, black and silver
March 29, 2002 - Royal blue, black and silver will be the North Lincoln Knights’ school colors when the doors open in 2003, school
board members learned Wednesday night.
A group of future students selected the colors.
“Those are very unique colors,” said Associate Superintendent Ed Hatley. “The kids did a good job researching the colors.”
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Easter Prayer
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March 29, 2002 - Five-year-old Katelyn Rumburg prays before eating Easter goodies during a party at New Life Christian Fellowship's child
care center.
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Lake land deal sets Lincoln County record
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March 27, 2002 - A decision to build a dream home has lead a Denver resident into Lincoln
County’s largest — by dollar amount — land deal, and it all began with ditch digging.
That’s what William Edwards, owner of Bill Edwards Pipeline, a natural gas pipeline company, says about the purchase of a 38-acre side on Unity
Church Road in Denver.
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Growth, roads are top priorities for new ELBA leaders
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March 27, 2002 - DENVER — Growth, education, and commitment to the community will be top priorities for
East Lincoln Betterment Association’s new leaders, Greg Coffey and Celeste Renaldo.
The pair took over for former ELBA president Chuck Baerman, who left the position to move to Texas.
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Club helps unite Denver community
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March 27, 2002 - DENVER — They have created a sense of old-fashioned,
care-about-your-neighbor community within an upscale lake subdivision, drawing in newcomers while at the same time reaching out beyond Sailview.
“Whether you have a lot of time, or just little it is a great way to become involved,” says Frances Dawson, president of the Sailview Women’s
Club.
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Woman charged in 3-vehicle wreck
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Man killed, boy critically hurt in area wrecks
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March 27, 2002 - One man was killed, a boy is in critical condition and a woman was run over by a truck during a rash of accidents that began Sunday.
A Maiden man died after his vehicle collided with a tree on Old Plank Road in eastern Lincoln County early Sunday morning.
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Identity confirmed in weekend slaying
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Teen could face life imprisonment
March 27, 2002 - Lincolnton Police detectives have confirmed the identity of a man shot to death Friday in the parking lot of
Winn-Dixie Marketplace on N.C. 27 West.
Juan Rojo Vega, 26, who was living off Roseland Drive in Lincolnton, was shot several times while in his vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Friday.
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Spelling competition nets nearly $10,000
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G.E. Massey team is top finisher
March 27, 2002 - A Tuesday night spelling bee raised almost $10,000 for the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of
Commerce and the county’s Public Education Foundation.
Spellers from 34 corporate, school and civic teams competed. Enunciator Gaye Howard started easy with words like “unnerved.” As the night went on,
the words got more difficult.
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Man killed in Winn-Dixie parking lot
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March 25, 2002 - A Lincoln County man was fatally shot in the parking lot of Winn-Dixie
Marketplace on N.C. 27 West Friday night.
A man identified as Juan Rojo Vega, 26, was shot about four times around 8:30 p.m. while in his Nissan Pathfinder.
Vega was taken to Lincoln Medical Center and pronounced dead upon arrival.
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Family remembers graveyard site
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March 25, 2002 - Siblings Winnie Hoffman, Ray Hoffman and Ruth Hoffman Rhyne say they remember their
mother’s admonishments to respect the simple graveyard a few miles from their Walker Branch Road homeplace.
Today, whether the shallow holes are even graves is being called into question. Developers Troy Motz and Kenneth Tucker hope to construct a 24-home community
at the site. The land in question makes up a small portion of the tract.
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More than 500 bunny hoppers descend on Wal-Mart
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March 25, 2002 - The crowd at Wal-Mart was ready to bunny hop into history Saturday.
Hundreds of children and adults gathered in hopes of breaking the world record for the longest bunny hop line — and landing an entry in the
Guinness Book of World Records..
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PCMS students adopt projects
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Bleachers sought for soccer field
March 25, 2002 - Eighth-graders at Pumpkin Center Middle School want to make their mark on campus before leaving for high school.
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Pumpkin Center Middle School AIG students are working to make their campus a better place before they go on to high school. Alex Loftin
(left), Travis Bond, Anna Sipe, Hannah Mozley (left, front) and Lana Alexander took time last week to talk about their projects.
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United Way celebrates
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Lincoln campaign exceeds goal
March 22, 2002 - Lincoln County United Way celebrated meeting its fund-raising goal victory Wednesday.
The 2001 campaign exceeded its goal by 16 percent, raising $435,195.
“It was a really great effort by all concerned,” campaign Chairman Seth Haney told supporters and recipient agencies during an annual meeting and luncheon at
Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club.
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Industry safety awards presented
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March 22, 2002 - North Carolina Labor Commissioner Cherie K. Berry recognized Lincolnton area businesses
and their employees during the agency’s annual safety awards ceremony Thursday at the Citizens Center.
The awards honor outstanding on-the-job safety achievements of each company during 2001. Recipients are based in Lincolnton, Denver, and Vale.
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Mobile homes may need county OK
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Controls sought after two communities fail to block developments
March 22, 2002 - Developers who want to build mobile home subdivisions will have to get permission from Lincoln County
Commissioners if the planning board has its way.
Planning board members reached that consensus during a work session though a formal vote is delayed until that board’s April 8 meeting. Before the matter
becomes law, commissioner will have to vote on it April 22.
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