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Today is Friday, March 25, the85th day of 2016. There are 281days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:On March 25, 1776, Gen.

George Washington,commanderof the Continental Army, wasawarded the first CongressionalGold Medal by the ContinentalCongress.

On this date:In 1306, Robert the Bruce was

crowned King of Scots.In 1865, during the Civil War,

Confederate forces attacked FortStedman in Virginia but wereforced to withdraw because ofcounterattacking Union troops.

In 1911, 146 people, mostlyyoung female immigrants, werekilled when fire broke out at theTriangle Shirtwaist Co. in NewYork.

In 1947, a coal mine explosionin Centralia, Illinois, claimed 111lives.

In 1954,RCA announced it hadbegun producing color televi-sion sets at its plant in Bloom-ington, Indiana.

In 1965, the Rev.Martin LutherKing Jr. led 25,000 people to theAlabama state capitol in Mont-gomery after a five-day marchfrom Selma to protest the denialof voting rights to blacks. Laterthat day,civil rights activist ViolaLiuzzo, a white Detroit home-maker, was shot and killed by KuKlux Klansmen.

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The cities of Newton and Conover will have their Spring LitterSweeps next month.

Spring CleaningTwo cities to host litter sweeps

SPECIAL TO THE O-N-EIf you’re looking to earn some volun-

teer service hours or would like to helpkeep Newton beautiful, join us for theCity of Newton Spring Litter Sweep.

This litter sweep is 9 a.m.-noon Satur-day, April 16. The cleanup will begin atWestside Jaycee Park, which is at theintersection of Southwest Boulevard andWest J Street. In the event of rain, thecleanup will be held April 30.

A light breakfast will be served beforegroups fan out across the city to areasdesignated for sprucing up. There’s noneed to bring cleanup equipment; all sup-plies will be provided.

The cleanup is a great opportunity foryour club, team or community group toget together and earn some service hours.Churches, Scout troops and school clubsare welcome to participate.

After the cleanup, participants areinvited to return to Westside Jaycee Parkfor a hotdog lunch.

Newton is proud to host the litter

sweep in partnership with Keep CatawbaCounty Beautiful. The cleanup coincideswith the N.C. Department of Transporta-tion’s Spring Litter Sweep.

If you would like to participate, contactAngie Harris-Ramseur at 828-695-4288 [email protected].

For those living in the Conover area,the City of Conover will be hosting their3rd annual community-wide Litter Sweepon Saturday,April 23 from 9 a.m. to noon.Volunteers are needed to remove litterfrom Conover’s roadways and we are ask-ing our local churches, schools, business-es, boy/girl scout troops, neighborhoodsand civic organizations to organize ateam and help clean up our beautiful city.We will provide to all participants safetyvests, trash bags, gloves, maps and a hotdog lunch to be served at the ConoverStation community room patio at 12noon. Supplies can be picked up at thatlocation between 8 a.m.– 9 a.m. For moreinformation or to register, contact JoyHeller at Ph. 828-695-2909.

Zorba’s is just one of the businesses that will be coming to Conover in the nearfuture.

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Opening SoonConover preps for new businesses

BY MICHELLE T. BERNARDO-N-E REPORTER

Numerous new businessesare springing up on ConoverBlvd West over the next coupleof months.

Farm supply cooperativeSouthern States is planning toopen for business on May 6.The store has already hired 15new employees but there arefive more positions still avail-able including managementpositions. Interested appli-cants can apply at www.south-ernstates.com/careers.

The grand opening event onMay 6 will include a cook out,displays of antique tractors andHill Billy Shriner Cars, demosby local bee keepers, agricul-tural spraying, pony rides, apetting zoo and a live DJ.

The Conover Sheetz is plan-ning to open the week of April11. This Sheetz location willinclude a drive-thru, a carwash, 12 fielding stations forgas, an ice-cream station, anindoor frozen uncarbonatedbeverages and indoor zonedseating.

According to signage a newGreek and Italian restaurantcalled Zorba’s will be movingto the former Billy’s BarbecueRestaurant location. The own-ers of this restaurant formerlyoperated the Artist Café inNewton.

Finally, there is a new retailcomplex under constructionnext to Southern States. At thistime no opening dates orpotential tenants have beenannounced.

Cat. Co. election results broken down by precinct

FROM O-N-E REPORTSThe North Carolina Primary

Election occurred more that aweek ago now,on March 15.Morethan a week later and the finalballot counts are in. Althoughmany voting options were listedon the primary’s ballot, the mainvote that would effect CatawbaCounty citizens directly would bethat of the Catawba CountyBoard of Commissioners. Twoseats on the Catawba CountyBoard of Commissioners was upfor election – ones that were heldby commissioners Dan Hunsuck-er and Barbara Beatty. The twoincumbents, Hunsucker andBeatty,along with one challenger,Troy Sigman, appeared on theballot for the two seats in the pri-mary election. Hunsucker andBeatty were re-elected to theirseats and remain on the board of

commissioners.The ballot count for the Cataw-

ba County Board of Commis-sioners in each precinct is as fol-lows:

BALLS CREEK- Hunsucker: 613- Sigman: 348- Beatty: 535BANOAK- Hunsucker: 288- Sigman: 437- Beatty: 178BLACKBURN- Hunsucker: 239- Sigman: 358- Beatty: 165BROOKFORD- Hunsucker: 58- Sigman: 50- Beatty: 46CATAWBA- Hunsucker: 346

- Sigman: 242- Beatty: 324CLAREMONT- Hunsucker: 507- Sigman: 220- Beatty: 316CONOVER WEST- Hunsucker: 411- Sigman: 190- Beatty: 264CONOVER EAST- Hunsucker: 560- Sigman: 258- Beatty: 360EAST MAIDEN- Hunsucker: 351- Sigman: 283- Beatty: 290EAST NEWTON- Hunsucker: 35- Sigman: 20- Beatty: 22COLLEGE PARK- Hunsucker: 127

- Sigman: 68- Beatty: 117KENWORTH- Hunsucker: 46- Sigman: 44- Beatty: 39GREENMONT- Hunsucker: 67- Sigman: 65- Beatty: 52OAKWOOD- Hunsucker: 283- Sigman: 174- Beatty: 199RIDGEVIEW- Hunsucker: 0- Sigman: 3- Beatty: 2HIGHLAND- Hunsucker: 218- Sigman: 192- Beatty: 169

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4 Carolinas communitiesamong the nation's

fastest-growing CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four communities in the

Carolinas,including three on the South Carolina coast,areamong the fastest-growing areas in the United States.

Figures from the U.S.Census Bureau on Thursday showthe Myrtle Beach area, the Charleston area and BeaufortCounty again made the list of the 20-fastest-growingareas in the nation.

The Myrtle Beach area was the nation's second-fastestgrowing metro area from 2014 to 2015 with a populationincrease of 3.5 percent.

Beaufort County grew at a 2.6 percent rate and was No.11 on the list while the Charleston area posted 2.4 percentgrowth and was 19th.

The only North Carolina location on the list wasRaleigh, which was No. 16.

In 1975, King Faisal (FY'-suhl) of Saudi Arabia was shotto death by a nephew with a history of mental illness.(The nephew was beheaded in June 1975.)

In 1985, "Amadeus" won eight Academy Awards,including best picture, best director for Milos (MEE'-lohsh) Forman and best actor for F. Murray Abraham.

In 1990, 87 people, most of them Honduran andDominican immigrants, were killed when fire racedthrough an illegal social club in New York City.

In 1991, "Dances with Wolves" won seven Oscars,including best picture, at the 63rd annual AcademyAwards; Kathy Bates won best actress for "Misery" whileJeremy Irons received best actor for "Reversal ofFortune."

In 1996, an 81-day standoff by the anti-governmentFreemen began at a ranch near Jordan, Montana.

In 2001, at the 73rd Academy Awards, "Gladiator" wonbest picture; its star, Russell Crowe, was named bestactor; Julia Roberts received the best actress Oscar for"Erin Brockovich"; Steven Soderbergh won best directorfor "Traffic."

Ten years ago: In Los Angeles, half a million peoplemarched to protest federal legislation to make illegalimmigration a felony and build more walls along the bor-der. In Seattle,Aaron Kyle Huff opened fire in a house fullof ravers, killing six of them before killing himself.Kimmie Meissner won the ladies' World Figure SkatingChampionships title in Calgary, Alberta. Country musicstar Buck Owens died in Bakersfield, California, at age 76.Movie director Richard Fleischer died in Woodland Hills,California, at age 89.

Five years ago: Canadian opposition parties broughtdown the Conservative government in a no-confidencevote, triggering an election that gave Prime MinisterStephen Harper a clear Conservative majority in

Parliament. Olga Ulyanova, 89, a chemist and niece ofSoviet founder Vladimir Lenin who'd written severalbooks praising her uncle and family, died in Moscow.

One year ago: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani thankedthe U.S.Congress for billions of American tax dollars andvowed his war-wracked country would be self-reliantwithin the decade. British singer Zayn Malik shocked hisfans by announcing he was quitting the chart-toppingband One Direction.

Today's Birthdays: Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 90.Former astronaut James Lovell is 88. Feminist activistand author Gloria Steinem is 82. Singer Anita Bryant is76. Singer Aretha Franklin is 74. Actor Paul MichaelGlaser is 73. Singer Elton John is 69. Actress BonnieBedelia is 68. Actress-comedian Mary Gross is 63. ActorJames McDaniel is 58. Former Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., is58. Movie producer Amy Pascal is 58. Rock musicianSteve Norman (Spandau Ballet) is 56. Actress BrendaStrong is 56. Actor Fred Goss is 55. Actor-writer-directorJohn Stockwell is 55. Actress Marcia Cross is 54. AuthorKate DiCamillo is 52. Actress Lisa Gay Hamilton is 52.Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 51. Baseball Hall of FamerTom Glavine is 50. Olympic bronze medal figure skaterDebi Thomas is 49.Actor Laz Alonso is 45.Singer MelanieBlatt (All Saints) is 41. Actor Domenick Lombardozzi is40. Actor Lee Pace is 37. Actor Sean Faris is 34. Auto racerDanica Patrick is 34. Actress-singer Katharine McPhee is32. Singer Jason Castro is 29. Rapper Big Sean is 28. RapDJ/producer Ryan Lewis is 28.Actor Matthew Beard is 27.Actress-singer Aly (AKA Alyson) Michalka (mish-AL'-kah) is 27. Actor Kiowa Gordon is 26. Actress SeychelleGabriel is 25.

Thought for Today: "The truth does not change accord-ing to our ability to stomach it emotionally." — FlanneryO'Connor, American author (1925-1964).

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DAR MembershipThe Daughters of the

American Revolutionwas founded in 1890 topromote patriotism,preserve American his-tory, and support bet-ter education for ournation’s children. Itsmembers are descend-ed from the patriotswho won Americanindependence duringthe Revolutionary War.With more than 165,000members in approxi-mately 3,000 chaptersworldwide, DAR is oneof the world’s largestand most active serviceorganizations. To learnmore about the work ofDAR, visit www.dar.org.

March 25

BBQ ChickenThe Newton Kiwanis

Club is sponsoring aPort-a-pit BBQ chickenfund raiser on Friday,from 11 am-6 pm at theNewton Train Depot.

The cost of the mealis $10 and includesdrink and dessert.Proceeds go towardNewton-Conover Highand Bandys HighSchools scholarshipfunds.

For take-out orders,contact Les Sigmon at828-381-8302 or MaryBess Lawing at 828-612-3672 or email [email protected].

Mar. 29

Vietnam VetReception

The John HoyleChapter of theDaughters of theAmerican Revolutioncordially invites allVietnam Veterans to acommemorative recep-tion honoring VietnamVets at the AmericanLegion Fairground,Post 48 from 4-6 p.m.Light refreshments andbeverages will beserved.

RSVP by Mar. 20 toRic Vandett. 828-267-2541

April 9

Dementia WorkshopSt. Mark's Lutheran

Church Family LifeCenter in Claremont ishosting a dementiaworkshop onSaturday, April 9 from9:30 AM – 12 Noon. Thetitle of the workshopis: Dementia

W o r k s h o p :Understanding it andOffering Care. Theworkshop will be pre-sented by staff mem-bers of Trinity Villagein Hickory, NC. Theworkshop will focus onthe dementia andalzheimer’s and dis-cuss ways in whichcongregations can carefor members and theirfamilies living withdementia /alzheimers.

Additional informa-tion about the TrinityVillage facility will beavailable as well. Formore information, youmay contact St.Mark’s LutheranChurch at 828-459-2161.

April 20

Civil War StudyCourse

Catawba ValleyCommunity Collegehas developed a CivilWar Hands on Historycourse that includes afive-day, four-nighttravel experiencebeginning April 20.This course is availableto currently enrolledstudents and individu-als who want to takethe course for personalenrichment.

Meeting onWednesday evenings5:30 to 7:20 p.m. at theHistorical Museum ofCatawba County indowntown Newton, fac-ulty member RichardEller will lead lecturesabout the causes,events and outcomes ofthe American CivilWar. Special emphasisis placed on the battle-field sites that will bevisited in May in thetravel portion of thecourse. The lectureportion of the courseends May 4.

Site visits that takeplace May 9-13 duringthe travel portion ofthe class include toursof Fredericksburg,C h a n c e l l o r s v i l l e ,Wilderness andSpotsylvania battle-fields in Virginia. Stopsare scheduled at theSouth Mountain andAntietam battlefieldsin Maryland andGettysburg battlefieldin Pennsylvania. Thetour also includesHarper’s Ferry, W. Va.,Lee Chapel and theJackson House inLexington, Va.

Cost of the class forthose taking it for per-sonal enrichment is

$500. This includes theweekly lectures, trans-portation and doubleoccupancy accommo-dations. Add $320 forsingle occupancy.

Registration takesplace Monday throughThursdays from 8 a.m.to 8 p.m., or Fridaysuntil 4:30 p.m. at theCVCC East CampusContinuing EducationOffice. Contact CheriToney, 828-327-7037,[email protected] formore information.

April 23

Conover LitterSweep

The City of Conoverwill be hosting their3rd annual community-wide Litter Sweep onSaturday, April 23 from9 a.m. to noon.Volunteers are neededto remove litter fromConover’s roadwaysand we are asking ourlocal churches, schools,businesses, boy/girlscout troops, neighbor-hoods and civic organ-izations to organize ateam and help clean upour beautiful city. Wewill provide to all par-ticipants safety vests,trash bags, gloves,maps and a hot doglunch to be served atthe Conover Stationcommunity room patioat 12 noon. Suppliescan be picked up atthat location between 8a.m. – 9 a.m. For moreinformation or to reg-ister, contact Joy Hellerat Ph. 828-695-2909.

April 30

FestivalTown of Long View

will host its May DaysFestival at the LongView RecreationCenter, 3107 2nd AveNW in Hickory, NC28601. 10:00AM -9:30PM. The festivalwill include entertain-ment, Children's Rides,Food, and More!

Guest Bands: ShellemCline, Jim Sheldon, andBev McCann; 28690; VicWheeler and the GruvDawgs; and the TimClark Band

Mother’s Day CraftEvent

Dana’s Fine Jewelryin Newton is hosting aMother’s Day CraftEvent on April 30.

Kids can paint heartpendants, have theirart turned into keep-sake jewelry and havetheir handwritingengraved on items.

Dana’s is located at112 N. Main Ave. inNewton.

Newton City Yard

SaleThe Newton Parks

and RecreationDepartment is helpingyou get a jump-start onyour spring cleaningwith a Spring Yard Saleon Saturday, April 30.

The sale will be from6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. atSouthside Park, whichis located at 1775Southwest Blvd.,behind the NationalGuard Armory.

Booth spaces areavailable for $10 perperson. Booth sizes are12 feet by 12 feet. Spaceis limited, so sign upnow to guarantee yourbooth space.

The registrationdeadline for interestedparticipants is 5 p.m.Friday, April 22.

No home-bakedgoods may be sold, butprepackaged food willbe allowed.

For more informa-tion, please call CharlesJames, ProgramCoordinator, at 828-695-4350 or 828-217-4446.

June 17

Pottery ClassBeginning Pottery

with Evelyn Arnold willbe offered on Tuesdaysand Wednesdays, June17 through July 15, 6p.m. until 9 p.m. Thisis an introductorycourse designed to givestudents a hands-oneducational and artis-tic experience usingclay. Students will learna variety of techniques,including handbuildingand wheel throwingwith the potters’ wheel.Students will also gainexperience with sur-face design and glaz-ing, as well as loadingand firing an electrickiln. All levels wel-come. Pre-registrationis required for allworkshops.

For more informa-tion on class schedules,and to register, pleasev i s i twww.cvcc.edu/Potters_Workshop, or call 828-327-7000 x4032.

Community Calendar

Martha Meaders Griggs

Conover- Martha Mae Meaders Griggs left to join herLord and Saviour on March 23, 2016, after a long strugglewith Alzheimer’s.

She was born December 22, 1925.The Service for Mrs. Griggs will be held Saturday,

March 26, 2016, at Piney Grove Baptist Church at 2400Balls Creek Road, Claremont, NC. Receiving will be from2:00 to 2:45 p.m., followed by the funeral service at 3:00p.m. Burial will be in the Piney Grove Cemetery, withrefreshments following in the church fellowship hall.

The Griggs family has entrusted funeral arrangementsto Drum Funeral Home & Cremations in Conover.

Cathy Lee Scott FrithHickory- Cathy Lee Scott Frith, 68, of Hickory passed

away on Tuesday,March 22,2016 at her residence.She wasborn August 23, 1947 in Guilford County.

The Frith family will hold a memorial service at a laterdate.

The Frith family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111

Phillip Elam ModeHickory- Phillip Elam Mode, 64, of Hickory died on

Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at Frye Regional MedicalCenter in Hickory. He was born July 23, 1951 in BurkeCounty .

The Mode family will hold a memorial service at alater date.

The Mode family is in the care of Bennett FuneralService of Conover, 828-465-2111.

MITCHELL JACKSON SIGMON CLAREMONT- Mitchell Jackson Sigmon, age 55, of

Claremont, NC died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at his resi-dence.He was born September 6, 1960 in CatawbaCounty.

A service of remembrance will be held at 11:00 a.m.,Saturday, March 26, 2016 in the chapel of Willis-ReynoldsFuneral Home in Newton. Burial will be in St. Mark’sCemetery in Claremont. The family will receive friendsprior to the service, Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until 10:45a.m.

The Sigmon family has entrusted the funeral arrange-ments to Willis-Reynolds Funeral Home & Cremations inNewton.

NC's February jobless rate

drops a notch to 5.5 percentRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) —

North Carolina's unem-ployment rate is trendingdownward,coming in at 5.5percent in February.

The state CommerceDepartment said Thursdaythe jobless rate tickeddown from 5.6 percent inJanuary. The national ratewas 4.9 percent last month.

North Carolina's unem-ployment rate is where thenational rate was 10months ago.

North Carolina's unem-

ployment rate in Februarywas two-tenths of a per-centage point lower than ayear ago. The number ofpeople employed increasedby more than 103,000 overthe past year. The numberof those without work andlooking fell by nearly 4,000over that time.

North Carolina compa-nies added 81,700 non-farm jobs since February2015, while governmentadded 5,000 jobs.

World War II veteran's skull

stolen from Hickory cemetery HICKORY, N.C. (AP) — Police say someone broke into

a mausoleum at a Hickory cemetery and stole the skull ofWorld War II veteran.

Investigators said in a news release that a city employ-ee noticed damaged to the mausoleum Wednesday morn-ing and called police.

Authorities say James William Floyd's casket wasopened, but only the skull was taken. A funeral home iskeeping Floyd's remains until the mausoleum can befixed.

Police are investigating the theft of the skull, and noarrests have been made.

Floyd's obituary said he died in July 2008 at the age of84.


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Strict speeding crackdowna misinterpretation in

North Carolina RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The head of

North Carolina's public safety agency sayshe will let his troopers on the road decideif drivers should get a ticket for going 1 or2 mph above the speed limit.

The original announcement for the"Obey the Sign or Pay the Fine" campaignsaid while many people believe they won'tget a ticket for driving a few miles perhour above the speed limit, it is against the

law to speed at all.Public Safety Secretary Frank Perry sent

out a news release Thursday saying the in-tention of the campaign was misinterpret-ed.

Perry says troopers will continue tohave "reasonable discretion" in enforcingtraffic laws.

The highway safety push started Thurs-day.

LONGVIEW NORTH- Hunsucker: 140- Sigman: 122- Beatty: 104LONGVIEW SOUTH- Hunsucker: 118- Sigman: 78- Beatty: 93MAIDEN- Hunsucker: 297- Sigman: 242- Beatty: 337MONOGRAM- Hunsucker: 201- Sigman: 217- Beatty: 184MOUNT OLIVE- Hunsucker: 431- Sigman: 310- Beatty: 313MOUNTAIN VIEW 1- Hunsucker: 465- Sigman: 501- Beatty: 554

MOUNTAIN VIEW 2- Hunsucker: 557- Sigman: 596- Beatty: 477NORTH NEWTON- Hunsucker: 211- Sigman: 137- Beatty: 116OAKLAND HEIGHTS- Hunsucker: 299- Sigman: 176- Beatty: 207OXFORD- Hunsucker: 610- Sigman: 307- Beatty: 368ST. STEPHENS 1- Hunsucker: 399- Sigman: 242- Beatty: 340ST. STEPHENS 2- Hunsucker: 395- Sigman: 307- Beatty: 333

SANDY RIDGE- Hunsucker: 421- Sigman: 314- Beatty: 304SHERRILLS FORD- Hunsucker: 551- Sigman: 430- Beatty: 606SOUTH NEWTON- Hunsucker: 355- Sigman: 242- Beatty: 263SPRINGS- Hunsucker: 958- Sigman: 690- Beatty: 635STARTOWN- Hunsucker: 860- Sigman: 541- Beatty: 630SWEETWATER- Hunsucker: 185- Sigman: 189- Beatty: 148

VIEWMONT 1- Hunsucker: 365- Sigman: 186- Beatty: 337VIEWMONT 2- Hunsucker: 321- Sigman: 176- Beatty: 223FALLING CREEK- Hunsucker: 485- Sigman: 303- Beatty: 415NORTHWEST- Hunsucker: 474- Sigman: 290- Beatty: 368WEST NEWTON- Hunsucker: 222- Sigman: 170- Beatty: 135LAKE NORMAN- Hunsucker: 324- Sigman: 406- Beatty: 473

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Every terrorist attackthreatens to put DonaldTrump one step closer tothe White House.

Fear is a potent politicalweapon — especially attimes like this, withBrussels in the news —and Trump is a master atgoing for the gut. If moreattacks occur in the Westbetween now and electionday, he may be well posi-tioned to exploit that fear.He doesn't know much ofanything about policy —this is hideously clear bynow (on Monday, he evensuggested that we scaledown America's commit-ment to NATO). But heinstinctively understandsthe visceral power of sim-plistic language.

Trump and HillaryClinton are still the likeliestfall contenders, and here'swhat the Republican front-runner is currently sayingabout potential generalelection opponent: "She'sweak on anything havingto do with strength."

Yes, it's simplistic. It's thekind of line that's writtenwith a crayon. But there's amethod to his madness.He's working to own theword strong and equateher with the word weak.

He's been doing this formonths, like when heblitzed the Sunday TVshows in early January andsaid, "I think that my wordsrepresent toughness andstrength. Hillary's notstrong. Hillary's weak."Which mirrors what he'ssaying now: "We have to betough. We can't be soft andweak.”

He's saying this stuffover and over; do notunderestimate the powerof repetition. AsRepublican consultant andwordmeister Frank Luntzhas reputedly said, "There'sa simple rule (for candi-dates).You say it again, andyou say it again, and yousay it again, and you say itagain, and you say it again,and then again and againand again and again, andabout the first time thatyou're absolutely sick ofsaying it, is about the timethat your target audiencehas heard it for the firsttime.”

Maybe you think this isjust a crock, that Trump'sprimal scream and gift forrepetition can't possiblyprevail, even if autumnswing voters are quakingtheir boots about terror-ism. Maybe you scoff at thenotion that swing voterswould listen to Trumpwhen he says Clinton is"weak on borders." (As hedid this week.) Maybe youfind it funny that Trumphas been aspiring to ownthe strong word since atleast 1990 - when he toldPlayboy magazine that ifhe were president, he

"would believe very strong-ly in extreme militarystrength."

But academics who havestudied the impact of ter-rorism on public opinion -they're not laughing.

New research points tothe fact that in times offear, voters become moresupportive of candidateswho supports positionssuch as hostility to per-ceived outsiders, tightenedborders and fewer foreignentanglements. In otherwords, Donald Trump.

"All of these issues are, infact, pillars of the aggres-sive response we have seenby Donald Trump inresponse to the newstoday," Elizabeth J.Zechmeister, a political sci-ence professor atVanderbilt University, toldPolitico. She is the co-author, along withUniversity of CaliforniaRiverside professorJennifer L. Merolla, of thebook "Democracy at Risk:How Terrorist ThreatsAffect the Public."'

Merolla told Politicotheir research showedfrightened voters do notnecessarily look for tradi-tional leadership qualities,such as Clinton's longtenure in government. Sheadded that female politi-cians "are typically at a dis-advantage" when terror-ism is a dominant issue.

It's quite possible thatTrump's baggage will ulti-mately defeat him, that fearof his ascent will trump hisattempts to exploit fear ofterrorism. Distaste for theguy still runs high, even in

Republican circles. AfterTrump threatened tosmear Ted Cruz's wife(don't ask), former GeorgeW. Bush speechwriterMichael Gerson posted thisappeal to his GOPbrethren: "How could any-one, anyone, support thisvile man....If Trump weresomehow,God forbid, to beelected president, he wouldimmediately defile theoffice, and surely abuse it."

Fine. But never underes-timate the power of fear asa voting motivation - espe-cially in a climate like ours.History has taught us, alltoo often, what can happenwhen the basest instinctsof human nature lead peo-ple astray.

I'm reminded of some-thing that Bill Clinton saidin December 2002,during aspeech I covered in NewYork. He framed it as awarning to his fellowDemocrats: "If we lookweak at a time when peo-ple are scared, we lose.Insecure people wouldrather have someone whois strong and wrong."

Dick Polman is the national

political columnist at

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Philadelphia

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University of Philadelphia.

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The Politics of Terror in a Climate of Fear

"Tell me, Hank,whyyyyyy do youdrink...?"

In one of his signaturesongs, country musicsuperstar HankWilliams, Jr. uses "familytradition" to answer thatquestion; but for the pastseveral years, lots ofother people haveanswered "for myhealth."

Yes, several studieshave trumpeted the ben-efits of moderate drink-ing. According to CBSNews, those sellingpoints may be exaggerat-ed.

High-volume alcoholuse remains harmful, butapparently moderatedrinkers have nolongevity advantage overnon-drinkers.

Scientists at theUniversity of Victoria'sCenter For AddictionResearch in BritishColumbia, Canada ana-lyzed 87 previous studieson alcohol and deathfrom all causes and con-cluded that the resultslinking moderate drink-ing to longer life may beskewed because of"abstainer bias" (i.e.comparing moderatedrinkers to non-drinkersoften included peoplewho don't consume alco-hol due to other healthissues, such as formerdrinkers who stoppedbecause of poor health).

So-called "abstainerbias" leads to false con-clusions. "Abstainerbias" lends behavioralsupport where none iswarranted. "Abstainerbias" gives college kids awhole new phrase to lis-ten for when taking alco-hol shots.

The U of Victoriagroup would not go sofar as to speculate whythe previous researchersmissed such a glaringerror; but when thepaper was presented to"The Journal of Studieson Alcohol and Drugs," astate trooper was onhand to intone, "Buzzedresearching IS drunkresearching."

Except for my father'selderberry wine (forcroup) and my wife'sgrandfather's blackberrycordial (for digestiveproblems), I've neverimbibed. But I'll admitthat the prevailing med-ical wisdom of the pastfew years made me won-der if I was cheatingmyself. Who WOULDN'Tlike an extra year or twoon their lifespan, to lis-ten to feuding scientistsdeliver completely oppo-site "settled science" con-clusions every otherweek? ("I can lick anyscientist in the place —except the one on thatpink elephant.")

As the new realitysinks in, relationshipswill change. The cockymoderate drinker whotold his non-drinkingneighbor, "I'll dance on

your grave, you holier-than-thou, teetotaling&%$#@"? He now reas-sures his neighbor, "Oh,is THAT what youthought I said???? No, Iasked if you could let meon your shuffleboardteam at the assisted liv-ing facility, silly."

Many moderatedrinkers are now realiz-ing that the earlier stud-ies that validated theirimbibing were reallywishful thinking. I haveto wonder about some ofthe other wishful think-ing papers that havebeen published in scien-tific journals over theyears. The top threemyths would surelyinclude:

1. Filling your pursewith restaurant condi-ments staves off carpaltunnel syndrome.

2. Double-dippingpotato chips is a majorpreventer of hyperthy-roidism.

3. Letting your dogsecretly relieve himselfin your neighbor's yardis the pituitary gland'sbest friend.

To be sure, someexperts still say thatmoderate drinking hasbenefits related to bloodpressure, stress reduc-tion and improved cho-lesterol numbers. Bragsone self-described mod-erate drinker, "Alcoholmakes my blood plateletsless sticky. But, oh, thisbathroom floor is sticky.Baaaarrrrrffff!"

And sociologists stillsee the value of moder-ate drinking in the areaof meeting strangers andachieving moderatepregnancy.

I'd love to write moreabout the long-termimplications of the U ofVictoria study, but all ofHank, Jr.'s rowdy (butresigned to reality)friends are coming overtonight. They just have toswing by the conven-ience market advertising"Coldest yoga/Pilatesmats in town."

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Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Jef-frey Eugene Er-vin, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at PO Box 453, Claremont, NC28610, on or be-fore the 20th day of June 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.All persons in-debted to said es-tate will please make immediate payment.

This 16th day of March 2016.

DOUGLAS E. ERVIN,

ADMINISTRA-TOR OF THE ESTATE OF

JEFFREY EU-GENE ERVIN

Patrick, Harper & Dixon L.L.P.PO Box 218Hickory, NC

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The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Ary-bell J. Hatley, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before June 4, 2016 or this No-tice will be pled in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th of March, 2016.

Judy Diane Hatley Beebe,

ExecutrixESTATE OF ARYBELL J.

HATLEY6220 Melrose

DriveHickory, NC

28602

Susannah L. Brown,

AttorneyANTHONY &

BROWN, PLLC208 Union

SquareHickory, NC

28601

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16 E 215

NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having quali-fied as Executrix of the estate of Betty Joyce Sig-mon, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three (3) months from March 4, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 4th day of March, 2016.

Michael KennethSigmon,Executrix

2919 Sigmon Dairy RoadNewton, NC

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Estate of: Betty Joyce Sigmon

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ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons, firms and corporations in-debted to the es-tate should make immediate pay-ment.


Todd William ReynoldsAddress:

PO Box 88Newton, NC

28658

C. RANDALL ISENHOWER

Sigmon & Isenhower PO Box 88Newton, NC

28658828-464-0101

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STATE OF NORTH

CAROLINACOUNTY OF CATAWBA

NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Co-Executri-ces of the Estate of LYNDA LEA DEHART, late of Catawba County, North Carolina.

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or before June 18, 2016, or this No-tice will be pled in bar of their recov-ery. All persons indebted to said Estate will please make payment to the undersigned.

This the 18th day of March, 2016

Amanda Lea DeHart Welch, Co-Executrix

Terry M. Taylor, Co-ExecutrixESTATE OF LYNDA LEA

DEHART3445 Rock Bridge

DriveConover, NC

28613

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action, wherein the Plaintiff is seeking an abso-lute divorce based upon the grounds of one year’s separation.

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RAY G. CORNEAttorney for Plaintiff

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CITY OF CONOVER

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC

HEARINGTO CONSIDER A

ZONING MAP AMENDMENT

R16-01CONOVER CITY

COUNCIL

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These properties total approxi-mately 9+/- acres in three separate areas in or imme-diately adjacent to Conover's downtown area. All are zoned ei-ther M-1 (General Manufacturing) or B-4 (General Business).

The proposed amendment would change the zoning for these properties to MX (Mixed Use). The MX district is in-tended "for a broad array of uses... in a pat-tern which inte-grates shops, restaurants, serv-ices, work places, civic, educational, and religious fa-cilities, and high-er density hous-ing in a compact, pedestrian-orient-ed environment." Uses include but are not limited to: retail shops, offi-ces, multifamily dwellings, restau-rants, govern-ment and civic uses, and, with certain condi-tions, schools, parks, mini-ware-houses, home oc-cupations, tempo-rary outdoor sales of agricul-tural products (e.g., Christmas trees), and light manufacturing.

A file is available for pub-lic inspection at the Conover Planning Office.

All interested per-sons are invited to attend this meeting and present their comments.

This the 18th, day of March, 2016

Lance HightPlanning DirectorCara ReedCity Clerk

Publish: Friday, March 25th, 2016 and Friday, April 1st, 2016

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COUNTY

NOTICE OF AD-

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MINISTRATOR

The undersigned having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Guy Henry Hedrick, De-ceased, late of Catawba County, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them, duly certi-fied, to the under-signed on or be-fore the 4th day of June, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in-debted to said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned.


Geraldine Hedrick,

Administratrix CTA

2230 Travis Rd SE

Conover, NC 28613

CORNE & CILLEY, P.L.L.C.P. O. Drawer 747Attorney At LawNewton, North Carolina 28658(828) 464-2371

Publish: March 4, 2016March 11, 2016March 18, 2016March 25, 2016

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of James Her-bert Teague, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;

This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Es-tate to present them to the un-dersigned on or

ADMINISTRA-TOR

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified on March 3, 2016, as Execu-tor of the Estate of Joseph Mi-chael Aberne-thy, Sr., de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the de-ceased to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before June 13, 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment to the undersigned.

John Miles Abernethy, III,

ExecutorEstate of Joseph

MichaelAbernethy, Sr.

3038 Cambridge Road

Winston-Salem, NC 27104

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David L. Isenhower

Attorney and Counsellor at Law, PLLC

PO Box 1627210-A First

Avenue SouthConover, NC

28613

Publish: March 11, 18, 25 & April 1, 2016.

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NOTICE TOCREDITORS

Having quali-fied as Executrix of the estate of Rickey Lee Lackey, de-ceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the under-signed within three (3) months from March 4, 2016, or this no-tice will be plead-ed in bar of their recovery. All per-sons, firms and corporations in-debted to said es-tate please make immediate pay-ment to the un-dersigned.


Gail CloerLackey,

Executrix6526 Curlee Rd

Conover, NC28613

Estate of: Rickey Lee Lackey

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ry Ellen Camp-bell, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at 1420 Fairway Drive, Newton, NC 28658, on or before the 20th day of June 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.All persons in-debted to said es-tate will please make immediate payment.

This 16th day of March 2016.

RICHARD C. CAMPBELL,

ADMINISTRA-TOR OF THE ESTATE OF

TERRY ELLEN CAMPBELL

Patrick, Harper & Dixon L.L.P.PO Box 218Hickory, NC

28603

Publish: March 18, 25, April 1 and 8, 2016.

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Executrix of the Estate of Udean Burke, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;



Mellonee B.

STATE OF NORTH


NOTICE

The undersigned, having qualified as Administratrix CTA of the Estate of Virginia Mae Miller, late of Catawba County, North Carolina;



Susannah L. Brown,

Administratrix CTA

ESTATE OF VIRGINIA MAE

MILLER208 Union

SquareHickory, NC

28601

Susannah L. Brown,

AttorneyANTHONY &


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28601

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NOTICE

ADMINISTRA-TOR

EXECUTOR’S NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Cin-dy Ehrsam Rey-nolds, deceased, late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to notify all person, firms and corpo-rations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the under-signed on or be-fore June 11, 2016, or this no-tice will be plead-

STATE OF NORTH

CAROLINA IN THE

GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICEDISTRICT COURT

DIVISIONCATAWBA

COUNTYFILE NUMBER:

16 CVD 600

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF

PROCESS BY PUBLICATION

SAMANTHA SORGENTE,Plaintiff,

-VS-

GEORGE SORGENTE,Defendant.

Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled

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Susannah L. Brown,

Administratrix CTA

ESTATE OF JAMES

HERBERT TEAGUE208 Union

SquareHickory, NC

28601

Susannah L. Brown,

AttorneyANTHONY &


SquareHickory, NC

28601

PUBLISH: Mar 25th, April 1st, 8th, 15th, 2016

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Maiden, NC 28650

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Hickory, NC 28601

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Lady Red Hawks hosting try outs on April 3BY CODY DALTON

O-N-E SPORST EDITOR

The Catawba Valley Community Collegewomen’s basketball program is holdingtry outs on Sunday,April 3 from 2-5 p.m.atthe Tarlton Complex for prospective stu-dent-athletes (current high school seniorsor college-age players).

This is a great opportunity for you to beseen by CVCC head women’s basketballcoach Tisha England and her coachingstaff while competing against currentplayers and other prospects.

Those trying out must bring currentphysical and wear appropriate athleticgear.

If student-athlete can not make the tryout, please contact [email protected] or call 828-327-7000ext. 4014 for more information.

2016 Red Hawks VolleyballSummer Camps announced

The Catawba Valley Community Collegewomen’s volleyball program will be host-ing three camps this summer at theTarlton Complex.

A Basic, Intermediate and AdvancedSkills camps on June 20-22. The BasicSkills Camp is geared to beginning playersand is offered for players entering firstthrough fifth graders. The IntermediateSkills Camp is for sixth through 10thgraders and will be applicable to entrylevel, as well as experienced players. TheAdvanced Skills Camp is for players enter-ing grades ninth through 12th grades, whohave at least two years of playing experi-ence.

The second set of camps are an All-Skills and Elite Camp on June 23-24. TheAll-Skills camp is a two-day camp is

designed for players of all ability levelsand will focus on training the fundamen-tals of the game including passing, setting,attacking, serving, blocking and defense.Team concepts, competition,nutrition andstrength and conditioning will also betaught. The Elite Camp is two-day camp isdesigned for the varsity or elite club play-er that wants to bring their game to thenext level. This camp will focus onadvance training of all aspects of thegame.

The final camp is from June 30 throughJuly 1 and is a Team Development andCompetition Camp. This camp is designedto provide middle school, high school andclub teams the opportunity to train andcompete as a team. The focus of this campwill be on individual skill development,team development, and team competition.Each team will be given a camp coach.

The cost of these camps are $100 eachfor early registration (through April 30) or$125 after that date. All campers willreceive a Red Hawks camp T-shirt and adaily snack.

All three camps are directed by CatawbaValley Community College head volleyballcoach Shannon Hudson. Instruction forthe camp will be provided by the CVCCvolleyball coaching staff and currentmembers of the Red Hawks volleyballteam, including CVCC assistant volleyballcoach Mark Wimberley.

For more information, email Hudson [email protected] or call 828-327-7000, ext. 4566 or 4239.

Spring Break Basketball Clinicstaking place next week

The 2016 Spring Break BasketballClinics will take place March 29-31 atHickory High School and operated by Red

Tornadoes boys basketball coach AndyPoplin.

Three different types of clinics will beoffered, including:

Youth Skills ClinicThe clinic, which is for boys and girls

ages 5-11 and takes place from 9 a.m. untilnoon each day, will focus on individualfundamental skill development.Participants will work each day on foot-work, speed and quickness. There will bestationary ball handling drills and a drib-bling routine to build each players confi-dence and skill level. Full speed passingand catching drills will keep the playersmoving and working hard.As always, eachplayer will have a ball and a chance to gainthe skills needed to continue to progress.There will be lots of shooting work,includ-ing individual offensive skills, layups, giveand go, pick and roll and moving withoutthe ball.Participants will take time to builda proper foundation of shooting formfrom the ground up. Please consider mak-ing the clinic part of your young playersspring break plans. The cost of the clinic is$60.

Middle SchoolPerformance Academy

This higher level clinic format is formiddle school-age boys and girls and isfrom 2-4 p.m. daily. The cost is $60. Thisclinic will move into more advanced con-cepts of team offense and defensive play,but it will still place of a heavy emphasison player skill development.

For more information, contact coachPoplin at [email protected] or 704-425-7896.

Men’s Spring Fling softballtournament on March 31

The Newton Parks and RecreationDepartment is sponsoring the Men’sSpring Fling Softball Tournament on April9 at Jacob Fork Park.

The entry fee for the double-eliminationtournament is $135 per team.The deadlineto register is 9 p.m. Thursday, March 31.Jacob Fork Park is located at 3730 N.C. 10West.

ASA rules will be used. Teams will befurnished with ASA-approved .44 core/375compression balls. The first ten teams toregister will be able to enter the tourna-ment on a first come, first served basis.The first place team will receive T-shirts.The second place team will receive onedozen balls.

For more information or to register,contact Recreation Program CoordinatorCharles James at 828-695-4350 or 828-217-4446.

Blue Devils’ alumni baseball gameset for April 2 is cancelled

The alumni baseball game planned forSaturday, April 2 by Maiden High Schoolhas been cancelled.

Maiden head baseball coach DavidWilliams announced the decision to cancelthe game on Thursday.

"Due to numbers, we are canceling thisyear's scheduled alumni baseball game atMHS," Williams said on social media."Thanks for all those who signed up, andI'm sorry it didn't work out."

For more information, contact Williamsvia email at [email protected] or call 828-428-8197.

the best part of his high school journey:“Without a doubt, it’s been the coaching by Andy

Poplin,” Corpening said. “He is the best coach I’ve everhad. I learned so much from him, and he is by far the bestball shooter of any of us. Coach Poplin even coached mydad back in the mid 90s at West Caldwell High, wherePoplin served as the assistant coach. He’s been a part ofour family for a long time. He knows when to disciplineme, when to encourage me and when to help keep mefocused.”

Despite his close ties to Hickory,Corpening admits thathe is ready to leave high school and begin college.

“I look forward to the college experience,” he said.“Wingate is a beautiful campus,and I couldn’t be any hap-pier about my future. I plan to major in corporate busi-ness and management with a possible minor in criminaljustice.I won’t be far from home,which I know pleases myparents.”

Corpening said he will miss being a part of the RedTornadoes boys basketball program, which finished thispast season as 3A West runners up.

“I will miss my teammates,” he said. “We have anincredible bond. Our bond is so strong that we can readeach other on the court. We can see in one another’s eyesthe next move and how to play the game. It’s been amaz-ing. Of course, I will also miss putting on my #3 jersey.”

Poplin is proud of Corpening and wishes him the bestin the future.

“I'm so excited for Caron,” Poplin said.“He has workedextremely hard to earn this scholarship. Caron spent two

seasons with me on the varsity basketball team and wewent 49-7. He’s quiet with a no nonsense approach toleadership that made him one of the most dependableplayers I've ever coached. Caron never got too high or toolow. He was never rattled. He was always on an even keeland ready to go. I think Wingate got a good player and aneven better person. I look forward to seeing him thrive atthe next level.”

Corpening averaged 11.5 points, 5.7 assists and twosteals per game this past winter.

The son of both Largent and Mortasha Corpening, thisuniversity-bound point guard has always had family sup-port. Grandparents, cousins, teammates and coaches —it’s been one big encouraging family since he was that tinytoddler walking out on a court for the first time.

Now it’s time to build a new family at WingateUniversity.

“I’ve enjoyed a fantastic experience with the HickoryHigh Tornadoes, but thanks to everyone along my jour-ney, the door has opened to join the Wingate Bulldogs,”Corpening said.“I can’t wait.”

CorpeningCONTINUED FROM 8

“I’ve enjoyed a fantastic experience withthe Hickory High Tornadoes, but thanks toeveryone along my journey, the door has

opened to join the Wingate Bulldogs.”

Caron CorpeningHickory High School senior boys basketball player


O-N-EPAGE 8 FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 2016

Lady Bearsshut out

Red Devils

Front row, from left, Mortasha Corpening, Caron Corpening and Craig Largent. Back row, from left, Maurice Brown, JoyceBrown, Hickory High School Principal Ryan McCreary, head basketball coach Andy Poplin, Athletic Director David Craft,Hickory Career & Arts Magnet Principal Caroline Lovette and Jamie jenkins.

PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE O-N-E

Hickory’s Corpeningsigns with Bulldogs

CONTINUESSHUTOUT STREAK

Above, Newton-Conover seniorChaniece Moss (14) fends off aBunker Hill defender duringThursday’s conference soccergame held at Gurley Stadium.Moss scored four goals, helpingthe Lady Red Devils record theirseventh-straight win and shutoutwith a 5-0 victory against the vis-iting Lady Bears.

Right, the Lady Red Devils’Maggie Avis (2) tries to clear a ballduring the second half ofThursday’s SD-7 soccer game inNewton against Bunker Hill.

O-N-E PHOTOS BY CODY DALTON

Moss, Becker lead N-Cto 7th straight victory

BY CODY DALTONO-N-E SPORTS EDITOR

Chaniece Moss scoredfour goals and MadelynBecker added another,leading the Newton-Conover girls soccer teamto a 5-0 home win onThursday against BunkerHill.

Moss scored three of hergoals in the first half,including one on a penaltykick.

Becker added a penaltykick of her own in the half,allowing N-CHS to pull

ahead 4-0 at halftime.Moss added her fourth

goal late in the second half,helping the Lady RedDevils improve to 8-1-1overall and 4-0 in SouthernDistrict 7 Athletic 2A play.

Bunker Hill drops to 2-7overall and 1-3 in confer-ence soccer games this sea-son.

Newton-Conover is backin action on April 5 when ittravels to take on Bandys.

Meanwhile, the LadyBears will try to bounceback on April 5 at homeagainst West Caldwell.

FROM O-N-E REPORTSCaron Corpening was barely

walking when his dad first intro-duced him to a basketball court.

“I had a diaper bag over oneshoulder, my son in one arm anda basketball in the other,” saidCraig Largent, Caron’s dad.“Caron took to the ball rightaway, trying to dribble before hecould walk.”

And that’s how it all began.Corpening, who recently fin-

ished his senior basketball sea-son at Hickory High, has beenawarded a full athletic scholar-ship to play for WingateUniversity.

Tuition, room, board and evenbooks are all covered.

Born in Lenoir, Corpeningnever stopped playing the gameafter his initial father-and-sonvisit to a local basketball court.

Whether shooting hoops athome, playing with a recreationgroup or an AAU league, basket-ball became a daily passion forCorpening.

Just prior to his junior year ofhigh school, Corpening enrolledat Hickory Career and ArtsMagnet High School, where hecould study with the ForensicsAcademy and also play on thebasketball team at Hickory High.

“It’s been wonderful that Icould attend the academy pro-grams at HCAM and still playsports at HHS,” Corpening said.“I’ve made friends at bothschools. I appreciate the schoolsystem working it out so that stu-dents can participate in classesand sports at both high schools.”

With only a few months left ofhis senior year,Corpening shared

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South Caldwell 2, Fred T. Foard 1Newton-Conover 5, Bunker Hill 0

St. Stephens 2, Freedom 0

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THURSDAY’S GIRLS SOCCER SCORES

BY CODY DALTONO-N-E SPORTS EDITOR

The Bunker Hill softballteam earned a 12-0 victoryon Thursday againstNewton-Conover inSouthern District 7Athletic 2A action.

Alyssa McCrary led theLady Bears (8-1, 6-0) withthree hits, including asingle, double and a homerun. Teammate PaytonGoble added three hits infive plate appearances.

Kaylee Kanipe led theLady Red Devils (7-3, 3-3)with a 1-for-3 perform-ance at the plate, includinga double.

Goble was the winningpitcher, allowing one hit,no runs and striking outthree in four innings.Maggie Huffman earnedthe three-inning save.

Fred T. Foard 5,South Caldwell 1

Delaney Dellinger hit ahome run and drove intwo RBIs, leading the LadyTigers to the conferencewin on the softball fieldagainst the Lady Spartanson Thursday.

Katelynn Thompsonadded two hits and an RBIfor Foard, which improvesto 7-2 overall and 4-1 in theNorthwestern 3A/4A.

The Lady Tigers’Morgan Smith was thewinning pitcher, allowingfive hits and walking four.

South Caldwell drops to8-4 overall and 5-1 in con-ference play this season.

The Lady Spartans, theLady Tigers and Hibriten(10-1, 5-1) are tied atop theNWC standings.

Baseball

Bunker Hill 5,Newton-Conover 3The Bears rallied from

down 3-0 to win againstthe Red Devils in nineinnings on Thursday.

Bunker Hill moves to 8-3overall and 3-3 in SD-7play, while N-CHS drops to2-10 overall and 1-5 in con-ference games.

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