News Union West Rotary Club raises $2,500 for Food for Families
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News Briefs Warbirds Air Show returning to Monroe MONROE- The 2014 Warriors and Warbirds Air Show will be held once again on Nov. 8 and 9 at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. In addition to the large assortment of warbirds, World War II vehicles, re-enactors and vendors, this year’s show features the return of Tora! Tora! Tora!, an aerial re-enactment of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Also, wing walker Ashley Battles, the aerial comedy routine Alabama Boys, Huey and Cobra helicopter rides and Monroe’s own C-46 The Tinker Belle will be on hand. In addition to the entertainment value, the Warbirds Air Show serves as an educational venue and a means to pay tribute to the men and women who have defended and served the United States. “Each year the show gets bigger and better,” Pete Hovanec, Monroe communications and tourism officer, said in a news release. Advance purchase discount tickets are available online at www.warbirdsovermonroe.com, or in person at the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport, located at 3900 Paul J. Helms Drive in Monroe. The discounted tickets cost $13 for adults, $8 for students 12 to 18 years old, and $5 for veterans. Children 12 years old and younger are free. Tickets purchased at the gates the days of the show will be $15 for adults, $10 for students 12 to 18 years old, and $5 for veterans. “To be able to offer these tickets for these discounts helps to ensure we are able to make the event affordable for everyone,” Hovance said. “This is truly a great family event geared toward paying tribute to our service men and women, and we want as many people as possible to come and experience a piece of history.”
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Union Power Worker wins pole-top rescue competition MONROE- Chris Griffin, a stage five apprentice lineman for Union Power Cooperative in Monroe, placed first in North Carolina’s electric cooperatives’ statewide pole-top rescue competition on Thursday, Oct. 16. The competition had two categories based on fall restraints used by the competitors. One group secured themselves in the traditional way with a lifeline and life hook, while the other group used personal fall restraints that protect from falls during the ascent and descent. Griffin set a new course record in a time of 1 minute, 33.47 seconds and won an $1,000 prize and took home the top honor for the personal fall restraints category. Griffin has worked for Union Power Cooperative for four years, and this is his second time participating in the pole-top rescue competition. More than 600 state electric cooperative line workers began the year competing for the 2014 title. Winners of local cooperative and regional competitions advanced to Thursday’s state championship, and a total of 24 people competed. In the pole-top rescue scenario, line workers place an emergency radio call, don climbing gear, scale 20 feet up a utility pole, rig a rope, lower a 105-pound mannequin and begin CPR. Union Power Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative, which provides electric service to more than 70,000 member accounts in Union, Stanly, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Rowan counties.
INDIAN TRAIL – Union West Rotary Club donated $2,500 to Food for Families at Food Lion in Indian Trail. Food for Families, which is formerly known as the Backpack Ministry, is a non-profit organization that has partnered with multiple schools in Union County collecting food to have sent home to families every Friday, ensuring they have food to eat over the weekend. Food for Families currently feeds more than 300 families every week, and is one of many local organizations that receive continued support from Union West Rotary. Contact Union West Rotary’s President Gary Tucker at 704-644-9967 or at gltucker@ hotmail.com for more information.
Marvin Ridge junior Jane Axhoj Miss N.C. Teen USA WAXHAW – Jane Axhoj, a junior at Marvin Ridge High School, was crowned Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2015 on Saturday, Oct 11, in High Point. Jane said she wants to make a positive impact in the lives of teens across the state by inspiring them to live a healthy lifestyle so they can maximize their potential. She hopes to make a difference Jane Axhoj traveling throughPhoto courtesy of out the Southeast Rhonda Axhoj speaking on behalf of her sponsors and worthy charities. In the fall of 2015, Jane will represent the state of North Carolina as she competes for the title of Miss Teen USA. Jane is the daughter of Kris and Rhonda Axhoj from Waxhaw, and has two older brothers, Joshua and Tucker.
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