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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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Recent News - November 2002
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Trick or Treat
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November 1, 2002 - Taylor "Minnie Mouse" Thomas, 5, extends her goodie bag to a neighbor during Thursday's Halloween celebration
in Lincolnton. Police said local ghouls and goblins had a safe day. (LTN photo by Jenny Wallling)
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Three killed in domestic shooting
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Mother, daughter shot in Grove Street home
A 15-year-old girl is being called a “hero” following an early morning shooting in a quiet Lincolnton neighborhood that left three people — including the teen — dead
Friday.
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In the top photo a Lincolnton police officer keeps a careful eye on a North Grove Street residence soon after shots were reported fired
early Friday. Bottom, police make their way up the stairway to the apartment where three persons were reported shot to death. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Lincoln honors top administrators
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November 1, 2002 - The Lincoln County school system honored two of its top administrators
earlier this week.
On Tuesday, Sheila Finger of Pumpkin Center Elementary School and Denise Patterson of North Brook Elementary School were named the county’s
Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year, respectively.
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Pumpkin Center Elementary School Principal Sheila Finger, the 2002-03 Principal of the Year, helped first-grader Abi Smith and her class
get ready for Halloween Thursday. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Nine seek three seats on school board
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Races open to voters countywide
November 1, 2002 - Nine candidates are trying to win three seats on the Lincoln County Board of Education in Tuesday’s election.
Candidates must run within their home townships, but everyone in the county can vote in every race. The winners will serve on the board for four-year terms.
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LMC ends fiscal year in the black
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November 1, 2002 - The financial report card for Lincoln Medical Center is in, and the hospital is
receiving high marks.
LMC President Pete Acker presented the Joint Boards of Directors of the Lincoln Health System and Lincoln Medical Center with a performance report and
2001-2002 fiscal year-end review Wednesday afternoon at its monthly meeting.
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Dole Campaigns
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Novem ber 1, 2002 - U.S. Senate candidate Elizabeth Dole campaigns at the courtsquare in Lincolnton on Wednesday. Dole, who is opposed by
Democrat Erskine Bowles in next Tuesday's general election, was making a final swing through the area. Several of her supporters gathered at the courthouse for the midday visit. (LTN photo by Jenny
Walling)
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Shootings follow rocky relationship in family
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LHS students and teachers mourn lost of ‘model’ student
November 4, 2002 - Lincolnton High School students and teachers are mourning the loss of Amanda Barnhardt, a ninth-grader, who Associate Superintendent of
Schools Ed Hatley called a “model student.”
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Lincolnton High School cheerleaders Elizabeth Lackey (top) and Heather Whiteside cheer in front of a banner that reads "In Memory of
Amanda" at the LHS football game Friday night. LHS students wore baby blue wrist bands and ribbons, Amanda's favorite color, and took up a collection to help the family. (LTN photo by Jenny
Walling)
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Concert celebrates early bands
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November 4, 2002 - The Lincoln County Concert Association will present a musical event that will takes
listeners back to a more simple time of entertainment before television, radio, and the movies.
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Lincoln short on paramedics
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November 4, 2002 - For at least several hours, several times a week, there are not enough paramedics in
Lincoln County to answer calls for assistance.
It is a scary thought for those who need medical assistance — and for the paramedics who are sometimes forced to make patients wait in life-or-death situations.
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Fly In
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Novemeber 4, 2002 - Saturday was "Fly In" day at the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Airport. Experimental Aircraft Association
Chapter 309 helped sponsor activities as the airport held an open house. In top photo Lt. Bradford Marker with the Civil Air Patrol, standing in front of an OV1 Mohawk, demonstrates the night goggle
uniform from Desert Storm. At bottom, Tequila Black, 10, exits the plane after a ride with pilot John Wigney. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Grisly details of shooting recounted
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November 4, 2002 - Police have identified a Lincolnton man who shot his way into the home of his
estranged wife Friday and killed her and her 14-year-old daughter, before turning the gun on himself.
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Republicans win big in Tuesday vote
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Pickens trounces Ledford
November 6, 2002 - It was cold outside, but inside Republican headquarters Tuesday night, things were getting hot.
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(Top) Republican Fred Hatley watches along with other candidates and supporters as the unofficial results of the 2002 election are
projected onto a wall at Republican headquarters Tuesday night. Hatley defeated Democrat Teresa Peeler for the win. (Right) Unaffiliated candidate for sheriff Tommy Ledford arrived at Republican
head-quarters shortly after the results were announced to congratulate Sheriff Barbara Pickens, who won her third term in office. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Republicans win big in Tuesday vote
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Lincoln board goes Republican
By ALICE SMITH, LTN Staff Writer
November 6, 2002 - One board, five seats, five Republicans.
Voters chose Republicans Carrol Mitchem and James “Buddy” Funderburk as their new county commissioners Tuesday night, making the board completely
Republican controlled.
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Hatley takes clerk’s post
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November 6, 2002 - The Republican juggernaut that rolled through Lincoln County Tuesday swept a political
novice into the Clerk of Court office.
Republican Fred Hatley soundly defeated Democrat Teresa Peeler and unaffiliated candidate Janet Carpenter Spears to claim the clerk’s position.
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Democrat incumbent keeps Register’s office
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November 6, 2002 - Election Day was bittersweet for Elaine Harmon.
On a night dominated by Republicans, Harmon, a Democrat, defeated challenger Beth Saine to retain her post as Lincoln County’s Register of Deeds..
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Newcomers elected to school board
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November 6, 2002 - The Lincoln County Board of Education will have its most veteran member back and bring
in two newcomers next year.
Board Chairwoman Jean S. Dellinger retained her seat in the Catawba Springs Township Tuesday, while Joan S. Avery and Bobby E. (Rusty) Beam Jr. claimed the
Howards Creek Township and Lincolnton Township Outside-the-City Limits seats, respectively.
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Marching musicians fight for first
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November 6, 2002 - DENVER —It was one last family reunion, set to music.
The East Lincoln High School marching band held its 13th annual Carolina Classic Band Competition Saturday..
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Led by Danielle Caldwell (center), Bandys High School's flag team dances to Michael Jackson's "Thriller" Saturday. Below,
Bandys' musician Eric Sigmon performs. (Photos by Jenny Walling)
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Gift of giving earns special honor
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Citizen of the Year
November 6, 2002 - After spending so long giving to the senior citizens of eastern Lincoln County, Celia G. Deese got something in return last week..
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Celia Deese, right, visits with friends at Lakewood Nursing Center (from left) Kitty Olivares, who nominated her as Citizen of the Year,
Lakewood resident Wilma Hilderbran (seated), and Lisa Gonzin, Lakewood social worker and admissions director.
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Exhibit of local artist’s work will aid Amy’s House
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November 6, 2002 - DENVER — Artist Angela Parker hopes to empower women by the strokes of her paintbrush.
When she puts paint to canvas, she often features women wearing the battle scars of domestic violence — a subject that hits close to home.
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Service celebrates second chances
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November 8, 2002 - Jerry Lackey got a second chance.
Two years ago, Lackey, 56, a Lincolnton resident who owns a real estate appraisal service, received a kidney transplant after spending the previous
20 years with a kidney disease. Within a week of the transplant, the dialysis machine that he had relied on for 2-1/2 years was rolled out of his house.
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Larissa Jimenez, the mother of a Pumpkin Center Elementary School student who died in May, spoke at Wednesday's Donor Sabbath about the
importance of organ donation. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Sunday alcohol sales OK’d by Lincolnton council
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November 8, 2002 - The Lincolnton City Council Thursday night decided to level the playing field and allow businesses inside the city
limits to sell beer and wine on Sundays.
The decision comes after a local business owner told the council it was not fair that county stores can sell alcohol on Sunday when city stores aren’t allowed.
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Schools’ budget slashed
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Board must make up for more than $700,000 in state cuts
November 8, 2002 - The Board of Education has completed the sobering task of cutting its budget to match the new state budget.
At its meeting Wednesday night, the board adopted a series of budget transfers and amendments proposed by the budget and finance committee to meet the cuts
required in the new state budget approved by the General Assembly last month.
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Morning blaze
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November 8, 2002 - (Top) Firefighters from Crouse, Lincolnton and Howards Creek responded to an early morning fire at the home of David
and Sherry Moore on the corner of Drive Inn and Old Lincolnton-Crouse roads. Milton Saine, Crouse fire chief, said the fire started in the living room, but the cause is undetermined. The county Fire
Marshall was on the way to investigate. "Every bit of the house is damaged," Saine said. (Left) Sherry Moore and co-worker Caroline Ward embrace after arriving on the scene. No one was
hurt in the blaze. A family friend said David Moore took Sherry to work and their two children to school this morning before the fire started.
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Attendance lines drawn for new east elementary
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Public hearing is Nov. 26 at ELMS
November 8, 2002 - The Board of Education got its first look at the proposed attendance lines for Lincoln County’s new elementary school.
Associate Superintendent Ed Hatley presented the board with the initial lines proposed by the administration for the school, which is being built on St. James
Road near Denver and is scheduled to open in time for the 2003-04 school year.
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Cruise-In kicks-off Veterans Day events
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November 6, 2002 - Get your motors running and get ready to head for downtown Lincolnton.
The Annual Veteran’s Appreciation Hot Rods and Classic Cars Cruise-In is Sunday from 1 until 5 p.m. The event coincides with other veterans
recognition activities that will take place in downtown Lincolnton.
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Jim Mayhew puts the final touches on an East Main Street Veterans Day display Thursday. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Lincoln salutes war veterans
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Vietnam servicemen hailed
November 11, 2002 - One by one, they came to the front of the Citizens Center stage to be recognized.
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Vietnam veteran Ed House led the crowd at Sunday night's Veteran Recognition Ceremony in a rendition of "God Bless America."
(LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Rail Trail property sought
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November 11, 2002 - Property owners who have not responded to the city’s request to purchase their land
for an extension of the Marcia Cloninger Rail Trail have until Jan. 1 to do so.
City Councilman Les Cloninger Thursday night put his foot down and said it is time for the city to wrap things up with the rail trail extension.
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Christian Ministry kicks off Christmas drive
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November 11, 2002 - Thanksgiving turkeys are not yet carved,
but volunteers with Christian Ministry of Lincoln County are looking towards feeding Christmas dinner to the needy.
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Habitat celebrates ‘dream’ homes
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Churches provide workers
November 11, 2002 - Speaking in front of her new house on East Lincoln Street Sunday afternoon, Lateasa McLean couldn’t help but cry.
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(Top) James Thomas, left, accepts a Bible from Habitat for Humanity President Robert Cantwell in front of Thomas' recently refurbished
house. (Bottom) Lateasa McLean was a little overwhelmed Sunday as Joe Stewart offered a prayer of dedication for her new house. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Cruise-in
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November 11, 2002 - Classic cars and all variety of hot rods filled downtown Lincolnton Sunday during the annual Cruise-in, which kicked
off Veterans Day events. In top photo Todd Shut, right, and Scott Nantz, holding baby Garrett Nantz look under the hood of one of the vintage models. Police officer Dwite Shehan peeks inside another as
the cars lined Main Street. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Cataler North America opens $60 million plant
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November 13, 2002 - It wasn’t the typical grand opening celebration.
Chocolate dripped from squares of pound cake, a caterer served glasses of fruity Japanese tea and guests ate pieces of soy sauce-soaked sushi with
chopsticks.
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(Top) Ronda Ayers talks about the manufacturing process during the Cataler North America tour Tuesday.
(Below) Cataler officials watch as Matt Burgess' winning slogan is unveiled. Burgess won $300 for coming up with the top entry. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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More at Four to ready preschoolers
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Another Lincoln woman slain by enraged husband
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November 13, 2002 - BESSEMER CITY — On July 8, Mark Allen Ebert waited outside his wife’s workplace in
Lincolnton with a 12-gauge shotgun, a hunting knife, handcuffs, rope and camping gear.
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Lake bike path plan progresses
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November 13, 2002 - LINCOLNTON — While it is just a little more than a twinkle in the eyes of planners, a bike trail that wraps around Lake Norman is
slowly — very slowly — becoming a reality.
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Library Gift
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November 13, 2002 - Efforts to raise money to furnish and equip the new East Lincoln Branch Library Foundation received a boost Wednesday,
Nov. 6 with a $10,000 gift from First Charter Financial Center, N.C. 16 at Triangle Circle. Participating in the presentation were Joe Crews, First Charter Commercial Relationship Officer; Hatten Hodges,
East Lincoln Library Funding Committee member; Sylvia Holmes, East Lincoln Library Foundation; Archie Mathis, First Charter Regional Executive; and Jim Beam, First Charter Regional Executive. The
library, under construction on Fairfield Church Road, is scheduled for completion in the spring of next year. (Photo courtesy of First Charter)
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Partnership Planting
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November 13, 2002 - Students in East Lincoln High School science classes completed a landscaping project in front of the school sign last
week. As part of an ongoing school partnership program, Crescent Communities and SailView teamed with Hunter Construction Group and Bartlett Tree Experts to hold two days of educational activities at
East Lincoln. Hunter Construction Group, Crescent and SailView donated trees and shrubbery, as well as landscaping expertise. (Photo courtesy of Crescent Properties)
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Sky Sailing
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November 13, 2002 - Britan Stepanek (above) pulls the cord to let out some air Friday morning as he sails over Lake Norman's shoreline in
a multi-colored balloon. A balloon sponsored by the U.S. Army was one of over forty balloons to participate in the Lake Norman Hot Air Balloon Regatta, a first time event planners hope to stage
annually. Balloons took flight at Robbins Park in Cornelius. (Photos by Jenny Walling)
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Teaching goes topsy-turvy at Pumpkin Center Middle
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Chamber honors leaders
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Woman of the Year Diane Brogden congratulates Man of the Year E. Randolph (Randy) Shives after awards were presented during the
chamber's annual meeting Thursday at the Citizens Center. In lower photo Joe Turbyfill, seated with his wife, Jean,
receives a congratulatory handshake after he was recognized as Small Business Person of the Year. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce Chair Billye Roland gives her acceptance speech Thursday after assuming the chairmanship
held this past year by Martin Eaddy, seated to her right. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Man, Woman of the Year named at annual meeting
November 15, 2002 - Diverse paths led them to the same stage Thursday evening.
His first career step was to earn a funeral director’s license; hers were down an aisle at UNC School of Pharmacy commencement exercises.
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Lincolnton weathered budget storm
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November 15, 2002 - Even though it lost more than half a million dollars in state withheld funds,
the City of Lincolnton was presented with a clean audit report for 2002 at the last City Council meeting.
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New Optimist Club formed
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November 15, 2002 - A group of Lincoln citizens have announce the formation of a new Optimist Club —The
Optimist Club of North Lincoln has.
The club plans to to conduct positive service projects to benefit area youth and community. The Optimist Club of North Lincoln is affiliated with Optimist
International, one of the world’s largest and most active service club organizations.
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Potassium pills to be available at work sites
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November 15, 2002 - Potassium Iodide pills, which protect the thyroid from one type of radiation, will be
made available to work sites and institutions within the 10-mile emergency planning zone of McGuire Nuclear Station.
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Beheading Dennis
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November 15, 2002 - Rotary Club President Dennis Williams escaped unscathed as magician Rick Ramseur takes a power saw across his neck
during Monday's meeting. Ramseur, wearing a coat hanger "antenna for his mind-reading act, entertained with his magic, humor and music. (LTN photo by Al Dozier)
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Lincoln’s David Noles dead at 64
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November 15, 2002 - Lincoln County lost a well-known, colorful, political figure this week.
David James Noles, of 365 Hauss Road, died Wednesday of lung congestion at the age of 64.
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Lincoln’s David Noles dead at 64
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November 15, 2002 - Lincoln County lost a well-known, colorful, political figure this week.
David James Noles, of 365 Hauss Road, died Wednesday of lung congestion at the age of 64.
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Benefit to help injured woman
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November 18, 2002 - The Abonza family was living the American dream — working, schooling,
buying a house.
But a freak accident has clouded their vision of bliss.
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Clyde Garver talks about the upcoming benefit to help his neighbor, Minerva Abonza, who was injured by an accident in her home. (LTN
photo by Jenny Walling)
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Social worker Foster honored
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November 18, 2002 - From the moment Ola Mae Foster’s students sit down in the same room with her, it becomes obvious that she has
earned a certain respect.
Foster’s charges listen attentively to what she has to say. They trust her.
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N.C. Social Worker of the Year Ola Mae Foster talks with (clockwise from left) Jessica Anderson, Beth Bailey, Frankerra Simpson and
Jasmine McSwain in a conference room at Asbury Alternative School. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Students spark fundraising drive for Amy’s House
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November 18, 2002 - Domestic violence has suddenly become an important issue to many students
in Lincoln County schools after two recent tragedies.
While some are just learning about it for the first time, the issue has been on the minds of Tammy Gilmore’s marketing students at the School of
Technology since the beginning of the school year.
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Cayla Carlton (left) and Lauren McBride listened to Lt. Dean Abernathy of the Lincolnton Police Department speak about domestic violence
Friday at the School of Technology. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Kiser elected majority leader of N.C. House
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November 18, 2002 - GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Rep. Joe
Kiser of Lincoln County was elected unanimously as House majority leader by the Republican caucus meeting Sunday in Greensboro.
Kiser immediately addressed the controversial nomination of
Rep. Leo Daughtry, the current minority leader, as House speaker. Daughtry received 36 of 60 caucus votes during a four-hour closed door meeting.
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Cherryville may seek alcohol vote
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November 20, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE — Cherryville could soon join its neighbors in allowing
liquor-by-the-drink.
At its meeting Monday night, the City Council considered whether or not to allow a referendum that would give Cherryville residents the right to
choose whether or not they want liquor-by-the-drink.
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Gimmy Bikas, the co-owner of Milano Italian Restaurant in Cherryville, pours a glass of wine Tuesday - one of the few alcoholic beverages
he is now permitted to serve. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Teen trades Komi classes for West Lincoln High
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Russian Rebel
November 20, 2002 - A group of students at West Lincoln High School sat in the school’s media center Tuesday dipping bread in salt and drinking tea.
The ritual wasn’t some strange new technique to get students to pay closer attention in class but a greeting custom popular in a classmate’s native land.
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Planning Board approves bed and breakfast plan
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November 20, 2002 - Lincolnton is one step closer to having its first bed and breakfast.
The Lincolnton Planning Board unanimously approved an application for conditional use permit, which will allow a bed and breakfast to be operated in the home
of former Mayor Jerry Campbell and his wife, Martha Campbell.
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Rent will go up at Citizens Center
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November 20, 2002 - Groups renting the Citizens Center will now have to pay higher prices.
After some discussion, Lincoln County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to increase the fees.
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Lincoln celebrates Smokeout
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November 20, 2002 - Lincoln Medical Center and the Lincoln County YMCA have teamed up with the American
Cancer Society to promote the Great American Smokeout on Thursday.
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East ministry readies for Christmas crunch
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November 20, 2002 - DENVER — The East Lincoln Christian Ministry was teeming with activity Thursday
morning.
Volunteers frantically sorted clothes and organized food for distribution. Others marked gifts that will be given to families for Christmas.
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Cooking at Catawba Springs
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November 20, 2002 - Spatula in hand, Lincoln County Schools superintendent Jim Watson serves fifth-grader Alex Harris Mexican food at
Catawba Springs Elementary School. Watson donned an apron and cooked as he assisted in teaching a social studies lesson. (Photo courtesy of Mitch Eisner)
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Helping Hands gets assistance
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First Federal, LMC make gifts
November 22, 2002 - Lincoln County’s future indigent health care clinic is getting some much-needed financial help.
The Helping Hands Health Clinic’s board of directors received a $3,000 donation from Lincoln Medical Center and $5,000 from First Federal Savings
Bank this week.
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Lincoln Medical Center President Pete Acker (left) and Harry Brogden, chairman of the Helping Hands Health Clinic Board of Directors, tour
the future home of Lincoln County's indigent clinic. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Community Christmas tree
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November 22, 2002 - (Right) Roy Michael attaches the community Christmas tree to a crane which raised it on the east side of the
courthouse Thursday. The 38-foot cedar was donated by John and Lee Crowe in memory of John and Alda Crowe. The tree was cut from the Crowe Estate on N.C. 150 and will be lit Sunday, Dec. 1. (LTN
photos by Jenny Walling)
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Violent deaths prompt outreach program at LHS
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Students deal with long-term hurt
November 22, 2002 - Amber Lawson wanted to do something meaningful.
In the span of nine days, Lawson, 15, a sophomore at Lincolnton High School, lost one friend to domestic violence and watched another grieve over
the loss of her mother from a similar incident.
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Reylinda Trevino admires an art project dedicated to Amanda Barnhardt, a Lincolnton High School student who was killed three weeks ago.
(LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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CROUSE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
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November 25, 2002 - CROUSE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT had an open house Saturday to show off their renovation and new fire truck.
John Ingle, right, assistant Fire Chief at Crouse VFD, and Robert Huss, left, a member of Howards Creek VFD, check out the new truck that was financed through Carolina Trust Bank.
(LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Manners matter
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November 25, 2002 - Members of the Junior Cotillion gathered Saturday at the Lincoln Country Club. The youngsters enjoyed a three-course
Thanksgiving feast while learning about table manners. (Above) Raven Lovelace passes the salt and pepper to Morgan Mitchem. (Below) Laura Baker breaks a piece of bread while listening to dinner
conversation.
The purpose of the National League of Junior Cotillions program is to give young people instruction and practice in the courtesies that make life more pleasant for them and those around
them; to give them thorough training in standard ballroom dance; and to provide opportunities to practice and enjoy these skills at parties.
Instruction is also given in telephone courtesy, acknowledgments of gifts, introductions, receiving lines, table manners, participating in group settings, sports etiquette and dress code for all occasions. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Adoptive, foster families honored at DSS luncheon.
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November 25, 2002 - An adoption awareness celebration Saturday turned into a program of thanksgiving as
parents and children were honored during lunch at the Lincoln Cultural Center.
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Greasy burglar stuck in chimney overnight
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Pulled free after two-hour rescue
November 25, 2002 - CHERRYVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A would-be burglar trying to shimmy down a grease-laden vent at a local market discovered he wasn’t
slippery enough to get away from police.
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Business donates supplies to Habitat
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Habitat for Humanity, an organization dedicated to assisting others, just received a little help itself.
When Piedmont Supply closed, company officials decided to do something good with remaining inventory.
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Holiday events kick off
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Tree lighting, home tours planned
November 25, 2002 - It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Lincoln County.
The community Christmas tree has been erected on the court house lawn; garland and bows adorn the light posts on Main Street; and large snowflakes hang high
from poles along Aspen and Main Streets.
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Melamoose hopes to fill stockings for local schools
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November 25, 2002 - The owner of a local business is making the Christmas season a little merrier for
some elementary school teachers.
Anne Campbell, who runs Melamoose Ice Cream Company, located at 112 Courtsquare, is trying to get parents to donate school supplies and other materials to
teachers at Union, G.E. Massey, Love Memorial and Battleground elementary schools.
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Feeding the needy
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November 25, 2002 - Volunteers with Pentecostal Holiness Church gathered Saturday to give holiday feasts to needy families. Boyce
Moses helped pack bags that provided Thanksgiving dinners for 80 families. The church works with the Department of Social Services each year as an outreach program. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Lincoln lakefront park plans moving ahead
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November 27, 2002 - With the lease agreements almost ready to be signed, Lincoln County is
preparing to jump headfirst into plans for a lakefront park.
Commissioners recently approved the leases, pending the final survey plat and other details.
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Wayne Bell, Scott Loflin and
Joel Porter return to Beatties Ford Access after duck hunting on Lake Norman last week. (Photo by Jenny Walling)
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Acing EOCs is the goal of new ELHS program
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November 27, 2002 - DENVER — The end of the first semester in Lincoln County schools is a
couple of shorts weeks away, which means those pesky end-of-course tests are quickly approaching for high school students.
Since they count for 25 percent of a student’s grade, the EOCs can be a bit stressful.
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Marie Knowles is one of several teachers at East Lincoln High School tutoring students through a new enrichment program.
(Photo by Jeremy Ashton)
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Crowds attend emotional hearing on school lines
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November 27, 2002 - IRON STATION — Nearly 100 parents gathered in the East Lincoln Middle School gymnasium
Tuesday night with a common purpose.
Some made passionate statements while others openly wept, but their goals were the same — to express concerns over the proposed attendance lines for the
elementary schools in eastern Lincoln County.
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Foundation receives first unrestricted gift from bar association
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November 27, 2002 - The Lincoln County Bar Association has made the first gift of unrestricted funds to
Lincoln County Community Foundation.
The $1,500 gift will be used to strengthen and increase the community foundation’s endowment to benefit local citizens.
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Family fights killer’s release
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Vale woman collects 1,000 signatures
November 27, 2002 - AVALE — In 1992, Carol Rose’s body was found floating lifelessly in Mill Creek in South Carolina, a concrete block tied to her waist with a pair of red pantyhose..
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Dora Nease places new flowers on her sister Carol's grave at Forest Lawn Cemetery as her sister Wanda White and her mother Etta Hicks
watch. Carol was murdered in 1992. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Market Place to close
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City officials lament loss of retail center
November 27, 2002 - The holiday shopping season starts Friday, but many of the shelves at Main Street Market Place are barren.
Merchandise at the various cubicles is on sale for up to 75 percent off, although no customers were in sight on a Monday afternoon.
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Aimee Turner begins packing up inventory from her shop in Main Street Market Place. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Students learn of tobacco ravages
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Photos show black lungs, mangled gums
November 27, 2002 - For more than half an hour Tuesday afternoon, Fred Haywood tried to illustrate the dangers of tobacco to students
at the School of Technology..
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Chrissy Erbes, Krystle Tester, Christina Elliott and Kristy Zickefoose (from left to right) listened to Fred Haywood speak at the School
of Technology Tuesday about the dangers of smoking. (LTN photo by Jeremy Ashton)
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Giving thanks
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November 27, 2002 - Union Elementary School kindergartners celebrated the first Thanks-giving with a play Tuesday. John Vance Mazuski III
was an enthusiastic Indian. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Shoppers ‘choose and cut’ at tree farm
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Business also offers wreaths, accessories
November29, 2002 - VALE — Thanksgiving may have just ended, but it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas for Henry Helms.
Helms owns Helms Christmas Tree Farm in Vale and yesterday kicked off his busiest time of the year.
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(Top) Henry Helms points out the different varieties of Christmas trees available at his farm. The trees take a minimum of six years to
grow full size, Helms said. (Bottom) Libby Sharpe works to create a custom wreath Wednesday. The wreaths are popular, and in 1999, the State of North Carolina Official Christmas Wreath that hung in the
Governor's Mansion was made at Helms Christmas Tree Farm. Tree farms offer customers something special, Helms said. "It's a whole lot different out here on the farm than it is on the
lot." (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Shoppers soon face sales tax
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November 29, 2002 - Shoppers braving the after-Thanksgiving shopping rush today probably
aren’t thinking about the half-penny in sales tax they’re saving.
The new tax will take effect Sunday, so penny pinchers out there better get their shopping done soon.
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Ready, set, SHOP. Lincoln bargain hunters were up before dawn today for Wal-Mart and Belks Department Store sales. Many braved
sub-freezing temperatures as they waited in long lines for the 6 a.m. opening. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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LMC to update scanning system
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November 29, 2002 - Lincoln Medical Center is getting another upgrade to its scanning technology.
The Joint Boards of Directors of LMC and Lincoln Health System approved the purchase of two new ultrasound systems at their meeting Wednesday.
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Lincoln has another tree farm
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November 29, 2002 - IRON STATION — Henry Helms is no longer the only Lincoln County Christmas tree farmer.
Bill Cline’s Christmas tree farm has always been in Mecklenburg County. But it fell victim to Charlotte’s outer loop.
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