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F cusing on Health

Indian Trail optometrist unveils new eye-scanning technology

by Ryan Pitkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

Dr. Keshav Bhat reviewing results of an iWellness Exam. Photo courtesy of Dr. Keshave Bhat

INDIAN TRAIL - Dr. Keshav Bhat has welcomed the new year by introducing breakthrough technology to patients of his

Indian Trail optometry practice, becoming one of the first in Union County to do so.

Bhat recently began offering patients at Austin Village Eyecare an iWellness Exam, a state-of-the-art spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD OCT)

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(see Focusing on health on page 4)

Health & Wellness It’s a new year– and it’s time for our first Health & Wellness issue of 2015.

This special issue of Union County Weekly includes all the local health news that impacts you and your family. We have also included 21 tips to maintain an active and positive lifestyle. Look for the green apple icon to the left for community fitness activities to get involved in. Be sure to look for other community health initiatives highlighted throughout the issue, as well.

New Cardio Center means less travel time for Union patients

by Lindell John Kay news@unioncountyweekly.com

Few activities are more comforting than watching teleFitness in Focus vision while relaxing in a recliner. That’s the idea behind Carolina Medical CenterUnion’s (CMC-Union) new Radial Lounge.

The lounge — the first of its kind in the area — allows patients who undergo catheterization procedures to recover in a recliner chair instead of being on their backs for several hours, said Caroline Lilly, a Carolinas HealthCare System spokesperson, said.

For many years, heart catheterization procedures were only performed by going through the femoral artery in the legs. Over the past few years, the equipment used for

this procedure has been modified to go through the radial artery in the wrist.

The new lounge is set up so the patients can relax before and after their procedure.

There is TV for them to watch and refreshments. While sitting in the chair, staff members monitor the patients’ post-procedure vital signs, educate them on maintaining a healthy heart lifestyle, and when ready, discharge them from the hospital. All this is

done in a very relaxing environment instead of a patient bed.

Carolina Medical Center-Union (CMCUnion) is the only facility in Union County offering such services; however, many residents don’t know about the new facilities and still drive into Charlotte or further for their cardiovascular needs, Lilly said.

CMC-Union offers an array of specialized (see CMC-Union on page 10)

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Local physical therapist gets national recognition, responsibility

by Ryan Pitkin editor@unioncountyweekly.com

WAXHAW – A year after being appointed to a state board that regulates the practice of physical therapy in North Carolina, a Union County physical therapist has been given an even more prestigious appointment with the federal board in charge of overseeing the entire country.

David Reed, a practitioner at the Physical Therapy Center in Waxhaw, was recently appointed to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy’s (FSBPT) Ethics and Legislation Committee.

Todd Koos, founder and CEO of the Physical Therapy Center, announced the appointment on Dec. 31, 2014. The announcement came as Reed wrapped up his first year serving on the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners (NCBPTE), to which Gov. Pat McCrory appointed him in January 2014 for a three-year term. “I’d like to publicly congratulate Dave, he is most deserving of this honor,� Koos said in a press release announcing the appointment. “I am so grateful for his work within our company. Since joining the PT Center team, he has added value every day to our mission.�

Reed is a new addition to the practice, which has offices in Monroe and Waxhaw.

Koos brought him on in October 2014 from Spruce Pine – a small town between Asheville

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and Boone – where he worked in the public care may not be as readily available, but was sector. barely regulated during its first years of prac“We absolutely love it,� Reed, an Indian tice around the country.

Trail resident, said. “My wife and kids couldn’t “With the advent of new technology and be happier. They have been getting plugged in new procedures being developed so quickly, and discovering all the our job is to ask, ‘How different things to do, do we regulate those Health & Wellness tip #1 and that makes it easier things so that the conto work every day.� sumer is protected to Winter weather precaution Reed’s responsibilithe fullest?’� Reed said. ties on the FSBPT will Reed said he is excited David Reed, practitioner at the Physical Therapy be similar to those he Center in Waxhaw, said he has noticed how active to begin in his role with familiarized himself people are in sports and exercise in western Union the FSBPT, which he with on the NCBPTE, County since arriving here in October 2014. “That’s said will expand on the but on a broader level. same things he has really great,� Reed said. “Just be careful during The federation is been doing with the this time of year. When it rains it can freeze and responsible for “develstate board, but with a oping and analyzing become black ice, and that’s a good way to turn an primary focus on public ankle and come get to know me better.� methods to improve protection. consumer protection,� “It’s a great thing and Reed said. an honor to be able to Much of that work serve not only my profocuses on keeping fession in the arena that up with new physiI know, but also to be cal therapy technology able to make sure that and deciding how such the highest standards technology should be are upheld,� Reed said. regulated, if at all. “That is what’s most important to me: that the In recent years, a focal point for both state public receives the highest standard of care.� and national regulatory organizations has Reed applied for the spot on the national been telemedicine– the use of telecommuni- federation in August 2014 while on the west cation and information technologies in order coast for training with the state board. He to provide clinical health care at a distance. found there was an opening on the national This practice helps reach rural areas where level and “I threw my name in the hat,� he

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While his passion is to work with patients in Union County, Reed said he has always been interested in the administrative side because of the broad reach the work there can have for the public. “On a one-on-one basis I can help each person I see, but from a regulatory standpoint I can help colleagues put other physical therapy practices in the best position to do the same,�

Reed said. “In doing that, I broaden the scope of my effect on public health.�

Reed said he has learned a lot during his first year with the NCBPTE, and was taken aback by how many practices fail to follow simple regulatory procedures that he hasn’t given a second thought to in his career.

One of the NCBPTE’s responsibilities is to look into consumer complaints, and that has made Reed familiar with some practitioners that aren’t up to the same standards as the practices he has worked with. “I had no idea how much actually goes into the regulation of a practice,� Reed said. “I keep my boxes checked and my ducks in a row, but not everybody does the same thing.�

Since moving to Union County, however, Reed said he has been impressed with the promising levels of communication between healthcare providers – especially between local hospitals and private practices – that in the end helps get patients the best care possible. “Everybody’s complete focus is on community and the wellness of the community,� Reed said. “I’ve worked in a few different places, and that can’t be said all over.�

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Bhat, who opened his practice seven years ago, said the new technology helps during mystery cases in which it was once hard to find out why someone was having problems. Dr. Bhat can tell by viewing a patient’s capil“This gives me that option,� Bhat said. “Say laries whether they are at risk for diabetes someone comes in and says, ‘My vision is or other illness.Image provided by Austin Village Eyecare great.’ They have 20/20 vision but they don’t quite see in crisp 20/20 and no one is able know what you’re looking at compared to the to explain why. Many times it is instruments average citizen.� like this that can find the reasons for that.�

The new technology is another tool that The iWellness Exam - which has been helps Bhat look after his patients’ overall wellcompared to magnetic resonance imaging being, something he has done since arriving (MRI) scans and computerized axial tomog- in Indian Trail in 2007. raphy (CAT) scans in other fields - gives Bhat Some may be taken aback to find that their a 3-D look at a patient’s eye. He can also look blood pressure taken and height and weight at the eye in layers, in a way that he compares measured on arrival at the office, but it’s all to flipping through a book of Post-It notes. relative in Bhat’s eyes, and the new SD OCT The exam gives Bhat access to parts of technology is only helping him further that the eye that were cause. once off limits to “We are not doctors. just here to look One such part at a person’s of the eye is the eyes,� Bhat said. vitreous, a trans“I strongly believe parent, gel-like that overall health substance that and wellness is holds the eye in what we’re after. place from the We advise people back. As a person on quitting smokages, the vitreing, we advise ous breaks down them on their body naturally – pieces mass index. I’m Dr. Bhat noted that one of the of the vitreous misconceptions regarding visual health not a nutritionist, often appear in but I think you is that children are not susceptible to a person’s line of have to consider the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays. “UV sight as “floaters� the individual as a protection is necessary for all ages,� – but too much whole.� deterioration can Bhat said. “People look at children and Beyond vision lead to distortion problems, Bhat say, ‘Why does he need sunglasses, or reduction of can use the highhe’s just a kid?’ Kids don’t have the vision. definition images necessary proteins in their eyes to block of a patient’s eye “This allows me to go behind out UV rays, so they need sunglasses.� to see warning the eyeball and signs of diabetes, keep lightening the picture until I can see hypertension or worse. what’s going on back there,� Bhat said. “Basi“There have been a couple of occasions cally the exam pulls together (millions of) where I have seen an individual with a high data points that allow for us to compare and enough blood pressure and I’ve said, ‘Unless contrast at any given angle.� you go see a nurse, I’m not giving you your Perhaps more valuable to doctors using prescription,’� Bhat said. “Of course I can’t the iWellness Exam than the actual vantage hold it back, legally, but I need them to realpoints are the points of reference the exam ize how important it is. I have had nurses call provides for comparisons. from the hospital and say, ‘His (electrocardioOptovue, the company that developed gram) reading was close to a heart attack, so the iWellness Exam, offers a “normative thank you for taking the time to call us.’� database� to any practice that purchases its Despite the close calls, Bhat, a founding equipment. The database holds 25.9 million member of the now-defunct Indian Trail data points on 442 normal subjects between Business Association, said he has been happy ages 18 and 82, said Peter Naismith, senior to witness a surge of awareness for healthy director of product strategy at Optovue. living in western Union County over the past The doctor uses that database to determine two years. whether a patient’s eye conditions are on par “The more and more people who move with others in their given age range. “With- into the area, the more they bring a general out question, (the database) has been one of awareness of what it means to be healthy,� the best changes to the practice,� Bhat said. Bhat said. “People have been much more “Without that normative line, you may not receptive to it lately.�

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Letters to the Editor One reader contacted Union County Weekly with a concern about a new Walmart Neighborhood Market in Waxhaw, which was covered in last week’s issue.

If you have story ideas or concerns you would like our staff to look into, email editor@unioncountyweekly.com.

Dear Editor,

called the main offices of Walmart to complain, and they said someone will get right back to me. I am still waiting.

There are many Jewish families in the area and many non-Jewish people who enjoy this type of food, so I don't understand the snub we got when they planned this store. All the other Walmarts I have shopped in have a kosher section.

I might be boycotting this Walmart and all others until management calls me to confirm they established a kosher section in Waxhaw.

I was so looking forward to the new Walmart (Neighborhood Market in Thank you, Waxhaw) as their prices can't be beat.

I had to drive 10 miles to the Walmart Sherry Reiver on (U.S.) 521, so this new one a few blocks from my subdivision was great Editor’s Note: news.

When contacted regarding this letThat being said, I will probably be ter, Anna Stickle, general manager of driving the 10 the Walmart miles again, Neighborhood or perhaps not Market in because I am Waxhaw, said very angry at she had been Walmart now. made aware My husband that at least and I went one customer Kosher foods, which must meet a there last week had requested number of dietary and processing to purchase a kosher secrules to comply with traditional a box of Mattion in the Jewish law, have grown in zho along with Waxhaw locapopularity with non-Jewish people other items. tion. over the past decade due to their To my horror, Stickle said this new store, she is currently believed health benefits. a "Neighborin talks with hood Grocery the Walmart Store," has no home office kosher section. about what Not even a litthat section tle bitty one. I would consist asked (a) manof and is lookager, who was ing into how not (General to create space Manager) Ms. for such a secStickle, and he tion within the said that they store. probably didn't “We are think of havactively looking one, which to me is more insulting ing into what needs to be done to bring a than not having one altogether. I then kosher section to our store,” Stickle said.

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News Briefs Indian Trail named one of the most affordable housing markets in the state

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INDIAN TRAIL – Financial website SmartAsset has named Indian Trail the ninth most affordable housing market in North Carolina in an annual ranking they release of towns with more than 5,000 residents in each state.

The rankings are based on closing costs, real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and mortgage rates. The most affordable cities had total housing costs on an average house accounting for the smallest proportion of the median income, according to a news release.

According to SmartAsset, the average annual mortgage payment in Indian Trail is $8,772. The average closing cost for a home in the town is $2,645, and the average property tax is $1,420.

Indian Trail ranked 911th most affordable housing market in the country.

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STALLINGS – At the Stallings Town Council meeting on Jan. 26, Town Manager Kevin Woods announced that the bridge over North Fork Crooked Creek Tributary on Stevens Mill Road is set to reopen on Wednesday, Feb. 4.

The announcement was met with a small round of applause from town officials and residents in attendance. However, Woods stated that he was simply relaying a message from North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and could not vouch for its accuracy.

“We’ll see,” Woods added.

Crews were originally scheduled to begin work on the bridge on June 23, 2014, and

finish construction by Nov. 19, 2014, according to the NCDOT website. Construction was pushed back and did not begin until Sept. 8, 2014.

The bridge was constructed in 1958 and was classified as structurally deficient and functionally obsolete. This means it had remained safe for use, but was in deteriorating condition and needed to be replaced, according to the site. The bridge was also built to design standards that are no longer in use.

Because of the bridge’s condition, NCDOT had posted a weight limit restricting singleaxle vehicles and trucks weighing more than 15 tons from using the bridge. The new bridge will meet current design standards and will not have posted weight limits.

Marvin recognizes park volunteers MARVIN – At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Marvin Village Council recognized six residents who have volunteered numerous hours of their time to help at Marvin Efird Park and around the town.

The volunteers recognized as Outstanding Park Volunteer were as follows: Andrew Holz, of Marvin Creek; Andy Wortman, of WaxhawMarvin Road; Tony Kulesza, of Waxhaw; Robert Epps, of Marvin Estates; Mary Sipe, of Oak Brook; and Neil Query, of Canterfield Creek.

Councilmember Lanny Openshaw called upon each volunteer in attendance and presented him or her with a certificate of appreciation.

“The people we are recognizing tonight have literally helped to build our community,” Openshaw said. “We have many volunteers at the park. These six have gone well beyond the norm in giving of their efforts, time and often giving financially. They share at least one attribute: they work hard for the benefit of all. In total, the selfless efforts of these people have not only saved the village significant money but they have also contributed greatly to our largest community asset, while adding to our

sense of community. The rave reviews we receive about the park are due in large part to their efforts. I thank each of you very much.”

Union County Captain receives statewide Officer of the Year award MONROE – On Monday, Jan. 26, the Union County Sheriff’s Office (UCSO) announced that the North Carolina CIT Conference Planning Committee had selected Capt. Jeff Outen as the North Carolina Outstanding Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Officer of the Year.

Outen will be recognized at North Carolina’s CIT Conference in Raleigh on Feb. 10, a Tuesday.

CIT programs are police-based jail diversion programs that aim to prevent the arrest and incarceration of persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities or substance abuse problems for minor crimes. The programs instead attempt to divert these people to treatment, when doing so can be done with little risk to public safety, according to a news release.

Law enforcement agencies with CIT programs recruit officers with natural skills and abilities in helping people in crisis and provide them with 40 hours of training designed to build upon their strengths in dealing with people in crisis. These agencies then establish policies and procedures to ensure these officers are dispatched to calls involving a “mental disturbance,” according to the release.

The UCSO has the highest ratio of CITcertified officers per capita of any law enforcement agency in North Carolina, according to the release.

In the release, Union County Sheriff Ed Cathey congratulated Outen and commented on what the announcement meant for the UCSO. “This is a tremendous honor for our agency,” Cathey said. “I congratulate Capt.

Outen on this accomplishment, as well as all CIT-certified officers.”

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Crime Blotter The following people were arrested in western Union County between Jan. 22 and 28, according to the Union County Sheriff ’s Office.

Hemby Bridge • Kenneth Johnston, 7600 block of Secrest Shortcut Road: Driving while impaired. Jan. 23 • William Liles, 8300 block of Idlewild Road: Assault on a female. Jan. 23

Indian Trail • Debra Jewell, 200 block of Aylesbury Lane: Failure to appear. Jan. 22 • Ralph Thomas, 1000 block of Emerson Lane: Possession of stolen goods. Jan. 22 • Terry Staton, 200 block of Stratford Drive: Reckless driving to endanger the public. Jan. 22 • Shane Jenkins, 13700 block of East Independence Boulevard: Driving while impaired. Jan. 23 • Christopher Cook, 13700 block of East Independence Boulevard: Driving while impaired. Jan. 23 • Chrissy Blount, 2100 block of Younts Road: Shoplifting. Jan. 23 • Javarus Pickett, 5200 block of Rogers Road: Possession of marijuana.

• Dominica McGoldrick, 5200 block of Rogers Road: Possession of a schedule VI controlled substance. Jan. 24 • Jason Konifka, 3700 block of Wexford Place: Statutory rape / sex offense against defendant older than 6 years old. Jan. 25 • Joseph White, 2100 block of Younts Road: Misdemeanor larceny. Jan. 25 • Jaron Groomes, 800 block of East Highway 218: Misdemeanor larceny. Jan. 25 • Timothy Harris, 4200 block of Swan Sea Court: Assault on a female. Jan. 26 • Adam Bartley, 3000 block of Sunlight Path Drive: True bill of indictment for second-degree kidnapping and assault. Jan. 26 • Charles Ottaway, 2100 block of Younts Road: Shoplifting. Jan. 26 • Arkeita Everett, 3800 block of Highway 74: Driving while license revoked. Jan. 26 • Samira Alhaliq, 9400 block of Indian Trail Fairview Road: Failure to appear. Jan. 27 • Michael Harrelson, 6000 block of White Cliffs Drive: Failure to appear. Jan. 27 • Carolyn Skinner, 300 block of Unionville Indian Trail Road: Simple assault. Jan. 28 • Jeremy Mullis, 1500 block of Waxhaw Indian Trail Road: Failure to appear. Jan. 28

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• Anthony Swett, 1100 block of Lakewood Drive: Assault on a female. Jan. 25 • Edwin Starnes, 2700 block of Old Monroe Road: Assault on a female. Jan. 26

$300 handgun stolen from Ram Truck and $20,000 damage done to Honda Pilot during break-ins. Jan. 25 • 4900 block of Spring Meadow Lane: Nothing listed as stolen from Ford Explorer Waxhaw during break-in. Jan. 25 • 4900 block of Hunters Knoll Drive: Six • Antoine Daye, 2000 block of Hamil cars broken into in rash of break-ins. NothRidge Drive: Failure to appear. Jan. 22 ing listed as stolen. Jan. 25 • Byron Perry, 600 block of Howie Mine • 1000 block of Salmon River Drive: Road: Assault and battery. Jan. 22 Nothing listed as stolen from Subaru Impr• Conner Fanning, 4500 block of Sandeza during break-in. Jan. 25 tyn Drive: Possession of methamphetamine.

• 1000 block of Astoria Drive: Nothing Jan. 22 listed as stolen from four vehicles during • Shaina Johnson, 4300 block of Tory break-ins. Jan. 25 Path Road: Injury to real property. Jan. 23 • 4900 block of Morning Dew Lane: $20 • Benjamin Ray, 9300 block of New cellphone charger and $20 CD stolen from Town Road: Driving while impaired. Jan. 24 Chevrolet Volt during break-in. Jan. 25 • William Montague, 10100 block of • 1000 block of Fort Manden Court: $70 Waxhaw Highdigital camera way: Court order stolen from for criminal Honda Accord Health & Wellness tip #4 arrest. Jan. 25 during break-in.

• Samuel Jan. 25 The link between ADHD and crime Collins, 5000 • 2000 block block of Old of Kansas City In a study published by the New Highway Road: Drive: Nothing England Journal of Medicine, it was Larceny by antilisted as stolen found that individuals with ADHD inventory device. from Jeep Grand were far less likely to committ crimes Jan. 27 Cherokee during when on medication. Of 8,000 of • Wendy Patbreak-in. Jan. 25 the participants whose medication terson, 10100 • 3000 block use varied over a three-year period, block of Timof Kansas City 32 percent of men and 41 percent berhitch Drive: Drive: $20 cash of women were far less likely to have Violation of court and $5 pack of criminal convictions while on ADHD order. Jan. 27 cigarettes stolen medication. The three primary signs • Joseph from two vehicles of attention deficit disorder in children Metro, 1400 during break-ins. are innatention, hyperactivity and imblock of Jan. 25 pulsivity. Adults with ADD/ADHD are Churchill Downs more likely to show symptoms such Drive: Driving Property as hyperfocusing, disorganization, while impaired.

Theft restlessness or emotional difficulties.

Jan. 27 • 600 block of Weddington Chestnut Lane: Unauthorized • Christina use of a motor Culp, 2900 vehicle. Jan. 23 block of Michelle • Walmart, Drive: Possession 2101 Younts of drug parapherRoad: $153 nalia. Jan. 22 worth of miscellaneous merchandise stolen from business. Jan. 23 The following crimes were committed • Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $112 worth in western Union County between Jan. 22 of clothing and a $825 chainsaw stolen from and 28, according to the Union County business. Jan. 23 Sheriff ’s Office.

• Marathon gas station, 5701 W. Highway 74: $20 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets Indian Trail stolen from business. Jan. 25 • Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $42.50 Vehicle Break-ins worth of men’s clothes stolen from business.

Jan. 25 • 4000 block of Meriweather Lewis Trail: • Circle K, 1071 Chestnut Lane: $38 $35 wallet holding $10 cash, credit cards, worth of beer stolen from business. Jan. 25 Social Security card and identification stolen • Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $76 worth from vehicle during break-in. Jan. 24 of miscellaneous merchandise stolen from • 3000 block of Kansas City Drive: $150 business. Jan. 26 GPS device stolen from vehicle during rash • Walmart, 2101 Younts Road: $100 worth of break-ins. Nothing listed as stolen from of bed sheets and a $169 blender stolen from three other vehicles that were broken into. business. Jan. 27 Jan. 24 • 5100 block of Spring Meadow Lane:

Vandalism/Hit-and-run • 5900 block of West Highway 74: Damage done to Toyota Yaris in hit-and-run. Jan. 26 • 3900 block of Planters Place: $50 damage done to Ford Mustang during vandalism incident. Jan. 26 • 4000 block of Guardian Angel Avenue: $200 damage done to Ford Ranger during vandalism incident. Jan. 27

Financial Crimes/Fraud • 100 block of Lauren Drive: $1,530 lost to a swindling scheme. Jan. 22 • 2800 block of Gray Fox Road: $411 lost to a swindling scheme. Jan. 22

Miscellaneous • 7800 block of Idlewild Road: Felony possession of heroin. Jan. 23 • 5200 block of Rogers Road: Possession of a schedule VI controlled substance. Jan. 24 • 4900 block of West Highway 74: Carrying a concealed gun. Jan. 28

Stallings Animal Calls • 4000 block of Campus Ridge Road: Dog bites and attacks. Jan. 25

Waxhaw Home/Business Break-ins • 400 block of Creeping Cedar Court: Nothing listed as stolen during home break-in. Jan. 25 • 7900 block of Skye Knoll Drive: Nothing listed as stolen during home break-in. Jan. 25

Vandalism/Hit-and-run • 8800 block of Maggie Robinson Road: $100 damage done to living rooster in vandalism incident. Jan. 22 • 4300 block of Tory Path Road: $30 damage done to home window in vandalism incident. Jan. 22

Miscellaneous • 7700 block of Jaars Road: Animal abandonment. Jan. 26

Weddington Vandalism/Hit-and-run • 900 block of Lingfield Lane: $500 damage done to entrance gate. Jan. 22

Miscellaneous • Weddington Middle School, 4901 Weddington Road: Possession of a weapon on school ground. Jan. 22

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Restaurant Scores

Have trouble with portion control when eating out at restaurants? Ask for a takeout box when your food is served rather than at the end of the meal, so that you can set aside half of the meal to avoid overeating.

The Union County Health Department inspected the following dining locations from Jan. 14 to 27.

Lowest Scores: • Crossroad Grill, 315 N. Broome St., 28173 – 92.5 Violations included: No certified food manager on duty; chicken wings in hot hold display cased at improper temperature; chili store-in reach-in refrigerator with a date mark of Jan. 13; hot dogs in container stored in reach-in refrigerator without date mark; open container of bologna in walk-in cooler without date mark; frozen chicken stored out on drain board at three-compartment sink; cup used to scoop rice; rice cooker labeled for household use; general cleaning needed; and cot with blankets and pillows beside three-compartment sink.

• McDonald’s, 5925 Weddington Road – 95.5 28079 • Athenian Grill, 614 S. Indian Trail Road – 99.5 • Great China, 610 S. Indian Trail Road – 95 28110 • Hot Subs and Pizza, 2115-106 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 96.5 • Koumi Express, 2259 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 98 • Taco Bell, 2104 W. Roosevelt Blvd. – 99 • Taqueria El Paraiso, 1709 Walk-up Ave. – 97

All Scores: 28173 • Crossroad Grill, 315 N. Broome St. – 92.5 • Moe’s Southwest Grill, 8133 Kensington Drive – 97 • Waxhaw Rock Store BBQ, 2538-B Cuthbertson Road – 96.5

28112 No restaurants inspected this week.

About the grades‌Restaurants are given grades of A for scoring at least 90, B for 80 to 89 and C for 70 to 79.

28104 • Chick-fil-A, 6390 Weddington Road – 98.5

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Union

Academy Charter School is currently accepting teaching and staff applications for immediate openings as well as for the 2015-2016 school year. We are looking for talented, professional, enthusiastic teachers, administrators and non-teaching employees who want to be a part of our “educational team” and work in a collaborative, innovative, supportive, safe and caring environment.

We welcome your interest and application/resume even if we do not have a

position available at this time that matches your specific interest. We will keep your application in an active file should a position become available.

To see our openings and to submit an application and resume, please go to www.unionacademy.org and click on Contact Us. “Simply stated, Union Academy is an educator’s dream place to work! Passionate educators are encouraged and allowed to be creative and innovative in all practices. The school educates about 1,412 students in grades K-12 and is located on two campuses. Its small environment allows every employee to feel as if he/she plays an important and personal role in every child’s education. The three guiding principles – challenge, character, and community – are practiced all day, every day at UA. It is a positive, comfortable and fulfilling place to work.”

Jim Zorn, UA High School Principal

“I attended Union Academy from grades 8-12. As a student, I loved the school and the teachers so much that I decided early on that I wanted to become a teacher so that I could someday teach at UA. And here I am today teaching 7th grade English at my alma mater. It is so wonderful to rejoin my school family. I feel like I’m home and I love it!

Christine Hargett, UA 7th grade teacher

“Following my retirement from a 33-year career with traditional public schools, I recently began working with Union Academy (UA), the only public charter school in Union County. What a great place to work! I was very surprised to learn that UA was not a part of the state retirement system and that I could actually participate in a new retirement plan while drawing full benefits from my earned state retirement plan. There were no earnings limitations or restrictions and there was no required “sit out” period from the date of my retirement until rehire!”

Luan Ingram, UA Communications Director In compliance with federal law, UA administers all educational programs, employment activities and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.

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The full department transformation began in November 2013. The Cardio Center’s labs were upgraded, as well as the patient

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Heart-Healthy Living

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medical services convenient for patients from Monroe and surrounding areas. Patients are now able to have cardiac and vascular procedures performed in Union County, receiving quality, life-saving care while remaining close to home, Lilly said.

The Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute, a part of Carolinas Healthcare System, founded more than 50 years ago, includes nearly 100 physicians and 25 care centers providing the region’s most comprehensive and experienced cardiovascular care, according to hospital staff.

“Patients benefit from a culture of collaboration that ensures a superior patient experience and access to the most advanced care in the region,” Lilly said.

The Interventional Radiology and Vascular Suite is part of an upgraded Cardiovascular Center completed less than a year ago.

The hospital now offers urgent and elective percutaneous coronary intervention, commonly known as angioplasty. Doctors are able to diagnose and repair blocked arteries in patients’ hearts, according to CMC-Union officials.

The renovation includes a new patient and family waiting area, patient recovery unit and an upgraded interventional radiology and vascular suite. A Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program also launched in April. The PCI program diagnoses and repairs blocked arteries in the heart.

Prior to the launch of this program, CMCUnion only performed diagnostic heart procedures and if a patient needed a coronary intervention patients often had to travel to Charlotte for treatment.

“CMC-Union can now perform almost any procedure that our patients may need right here in Monroe,” Lilly said. “Keeping patients close to home makes for a better experience and allows their family and

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Cardiovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death in America, claiming nearly a million lives each year. There are factors that influence heart disease a person can’t change such as heredity or age, but by living a healthy lifestyle a person can take control.

With February being National Heart Month, doctors at CMC-Union are offering heart healthy tips to help residents reduce the risk of developing heart disease or prevent further complications.

Dr. Kushal Handa, a physician at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute-Monroe, suggests readers follow these steps towards a heart-healthier life: • Heart-Healthy Eating: What someone eats has a big effect on their heart. Eating heart-healthy foods can help control high blood pressure, high cholesterol and excess body weight — all risks for heart disease. Stick to a well-balanced diet that is low in fat and high in fruit and vegetables.

• Get Moving: It’s important to keep a healthy body weight and exercise regularly. Being physically active can help control heart disease and reduce the risk of a heart attack. Try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate to intense physical activity

pre- and post-areas, which were improved to give a fresh, bright appearance to the department. The staff also was fully trained and cross-trained with state of the art equipment.

most days of the week. Exercise helps reduce and maintain weight. It also helps maintain healthy blood pressure and reduces stress, which can have a harmful effect on the heart.

• Stop smoking: Smoking is one of the main causes of coronary heart disease. The chemicals in tobacco harm your blood cells and have a negative effect on the function of your heart and blood vessels.

• Get regular checkups: It’s important to see a doctor on a regular basis to ensure good health. A health screening includes checks of blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

• Manage stress levels: People who are the most stressed are more likely to have a heart attack.

When feeling pressured, clear the mind with a walk. Exercise is a proven stress reliever. It will help put ideas in order and reduce tension.

Managing high stress levels is the best way to keep the heart thumping right.

• Get plenty of sleep: Getting a good night’s sleep sets you up for a low-stress day.

• Reduce alcohol: Drinking too much alcohol can damage the heart muscle. It also increases the blood pressure and leads to weight gain.

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Group of Wesley Chapel residents petition to secede from village

by Ryan Pitkin ryan@unioncountyweekly.com

WESLEY CHAPEL – Several landowners who wish to de-annex their respective properties from the village of Wesley Chapel addressed the village council at a special meeting on Monday, Jan. 26.

Seven of the 12 landowners who recently submitted a petition of de-annexation to state legislators spoke to council about their concerns, most of which were based on difficulty they’ve had selling their properties in rural parts of the village.

The petitioners believe developers have shied away from dealing with Wesley Chapel due to a land use strategy that restricts dense land uses and a planning board that they claim purposefully delays and obstructs developers until they withdraw proposals.

Councilmembers defended the land use plan, which was developed 17 years ago and is based around a maximum one-lotper-one-acre residential land use rule that applies to much of the rural parts of the village.

Before hearing from the petitioners, Mayor Brad Horvath emphasized the only purpose of the special meeting would be to hear the reasons the petition was submitted and to consider the concerns of the petitioners. “Today is our effort, requested by (N.C. Sen.) Tommy Tucker and (N.C. Rep.) Craig Horn, to understand the reasons the group is requesting to de-annex and whether there is any action to be taken to make them reconsider,� Horvath said.

A de-annexation cannot be carried out by or stopped by the village. That action would be in the hands of the state legislature, which often votes in favor of any decision made by local representatives – Horn, Tucker, N.C. Rep. Mark Brody and N.C. Rep. Dean Arp, in this case.

The seven petitioners who addressed the council on Monday spoke of efforts, sometimes lasting longer than a decade, to sell their land to different developers. Almost all of these efforts, they said, were shut down when developers approached the planning board with proposals for rezoning the respective properties to be allowed to build there.

Susan Winchell, who put her New Town Road property on the market 13 years ago, spoke of proposals from developers to place a Food Lion, a library and community lots on their land. Each time, she said, the deal was canceled after developers were stymied by the planning board before their plans ever reached council.

Winchell, like other petitioners in attendance, said some deals don’t even make it that far because of the planning board’s reputation. “Many developers just walk away and shake their head when they realize we are located in Wesley Chapel,� Winchell said. www.unioncountyweekly.com

“Other developers get humiliated and practically driven out of town when they move forward.�

Councilmembers disagreed that their reputation with developers is tarnished.

They pointed out that four neighborhoods are currently in development in the village.

Multiple councilmembers asked why none of the petitioners had addressed the council about their concerns at one of their monthly meetings, which give residents a chance to speak to the council about any issues. “(The) Planning and Zoning (department) works for us, and if you feel like you haven’t been given a fair deal, you can always come to us,� Mayor Pro Tem Mike Como said.

Robert Thurbon, who owns three properties totaling 23 acres on Cuthbertson Road, said when he first decided to put his land on the market, he was told that developers “won’t touch anything in Wesley Chapel,� so he attended a planning board meeting.

He said he witnessed members asking and re-asking the same questions, and left with the feeling that nothing could be accomplished in such an atmosphere. He now believes he and other landowners are being made to pay for the village’s wish to remain a farming community. “Everything gets tabled. It’s another 30 days, and then another 30 days,� Thurbon said. “People putting money up (for developments) don’t want to keep their money tied up like that. It’s selfish to make us pay the price for the atmosphere they want to keep.�

Como scoffed at the idea that developers won’t deal with Wesley Chapel. “We have developments going in left and right,� Como said, before holding the land use plan up for the crowd to see. “This book is to protect the citizens of Wesley Chapel.

This is our rulebook. We don’t have the ability to say, ‘I like this person, so we’re going to change the rules.’ We have to have a good reason to change this.�

After the meeting, petitioners said they felt no better about the possibility of a compromise and would move forward with their attempts to de-annex. “I was glad to be given the opportunity to vent, but I felt like that’s all it was,�

Thurbon said. “I intend to move forward.

I would love to hear something to change my mind.�

Horvath said the issue will be on the agenda for the council’s February meeting. He said he received multiple emails during the special meeting from residents concerned that they couldn’t attend the 2 p.m. special meeting to speak out against any change to the land use plan.

The Wesley Chapel Village Council will meet next on Feb. 9, a Monday, at 7 p.m. Residents will be allowed to sign up to address council for a maximum of three minutes.

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Education

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Gibson. “Some of the strategies (Hughes) worked with a lot was Hughes also taught UCPS faculty to use visual and physibuilding community in the classroom,� said Lisa Gibson, cal cues to accompany their auditory directions to help with

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Gibson felt the workshop also was a collaborative effort to help reach at-risk populations because the socioeconomic and language barriers might not prepare these students to enter school with all the necessary skills. “The research shows this group of students don’t come to school prepared with the self-regulation skills that they need to have to be successful in school,� Gibson said. “If we want kids to grow academically and be successful, we have to foster this basic self-regulation need.�

Gibson said she agrees with the researcher who developed Conscious Discipline, Dr. Becky Bailey’s philosophy: “Discipline isn’t something you do to children, it’s something you develop within them.�

She said self-regulation reminds her of a whack-a-mole arcade game, where a teacher regulates students’ behaviors as they misbehave. She feels teachers should be proactive and alter behavior before students misbehave and teach those skills early.

Gibson said Pre-K children receive most of their learning during play center times, so they experience delayed gratification. This can be a starting point for preschoolers (see Conscious Discipline on page 14)

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Student performers from Porter Ridge Middle rehearsing “Seussical, Jr.” Josh Whitener/UCW photo

The whimsical world of Dr. Seuss Middle school students to take the stage for ‘Seussical Jr.’ this weekend

Middle drama teacher Robert Gwinn, and students and their “awesome” parents pitched in

by Josh Whitener to help purchase and design colorful costumes. josh@unioncountyweekly.com The school also received a grant from the INDIAN TRAIL – Student performers from Union County Education Foundation, which Porter Ridge Middle School will set the stage helped pay for the lumber used in the set, and ablaze with colors, song and whimsy this week- the production also will feature “tons of fun end as they present their stage production of hair and makeup,” Burrows said.

“Seussical Jr.” Caitlyn Brown, an eighth-grade student at The community performance is slated for Porter Ridge Middle, will play the role of GerFriday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of trude McFuzz, a bird who is in love with Horthe nearby Porter Ridge High School, located ton the Elephant and develops, quite literally, a at 2839 Ridge Road. Tickets cost $5 for adults “colorful” way to make him notice her. and $3 for students and can be purchased at “My favorite thing out of all of it is probably the door. how (the characters) are, like, running all over Porter Ridge Middle students have partici- the place, and my character, of course, doesn’t pated in musical productions before, but this get noticed,” the 14-year-old performer said. is the first show they’ve done on such a large “So, the whole time, she’s singing and trying scale, said Porter Ridge so hard to get him to Middle music teacher Health & Wellness tip #14 notice her.”

Bridget Burrows.

Eighth-grader Holly “This is the first one Dellinger will take on The health benefits of performing arts the role of the Cat in that’s a big deal, that they’re doing in a real the Hat, who narrates Researchers at the Harvard auditorium, where the story of “Seussiwe’re selling tickets Graduate School of Education found cal.” Holly, 14 years students involved in the arts do and there’s choreograold, said she loves the better in school and have less stress production because phy,” Burrows said.

Burrows came to than their peers who aren’t involved it brings to life some in any arts programs.While sports Porter Ridge Middle of the characters she have obvious health benefits for your grew up with. from Porter Ridge Elechild, don’t discount the positive mentary at the begin“I love the charimpact involvement in theater and ning of the 2014-15 acters,” Holly said. other visual and performing arts school year. During “… It’s so much fun programs can have on a child’s her time at the eleto embody them and health and well-being. mentary school, Burget to know who they rows directed a numare and try to be like ber of annual stage productions including “The them. I read a lot of Seuss growing up, so I fell Jungle Book KIDS,” “101 Dalmatians KIDS” in love with the characters, and now I get the and “Aladdin Jr.” So, when she arrived at Porter honor of being one.”

Ridge Middle, Burrows knew it was something Burrows said the most challenging aspect she wanted to bring to the school. of “Seussical” has revolved around the amount “It’s been really fun,” Burrows said. “(Middle of music in the show. The 150-page script is school students) can do a lot more to use their made up of about 145 pages of music, with own creativity … (they can) do more choreog- only about five pages of dialogue, she said. raphy and stuff. This is truly their production.”

“That’s really hard – it’s more music than I’ve Burrows chose “Seussical Jr.” because it was ever taught in a musical,” Burrows said. “It’s a a production that featured a lot of characters lot for the kids, too. They had no idea before the students grew up with. The musical incor- they started it.” porates a variety of stories and characters from However, the students have risen to the popular Dr. Seuss books, including Horton the occasion, Burrows said, and she’s enjoyed seeElephant, the Cat in the Hat and more. ing the young performers – many of whom she “I loved the literacy aspect of it,” she said. taught at the elementary school – flourish.

“Dr. Seuss is so fantastic and wonderful, and “Having known some of these kids for seven the music is absolutely fantastic – it tells Dr. years, it’s kind of cool to see them grow, to see Seuss’s story in one hour-long show.” what kind of person they’re becoming,” she A cast of about 30 students will take the said. “I love watching them follow through with stage for the production. The set – half jungle, what they love and not be afraid to put it out half Whoville – was designed by Porter Ridge there.” www.unioncountyweekly.com

Union Academy Charter School Union County’s only tuition-free Charter School is now accepting admission applications for the 20152016 academic year. Admission is determined by a random lottery drawing.

The online application period runs January 15 through March 2, 2015.

Go to www.unionacademy.org for online applications and information.

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Union Academy senior receives appointment to U.S. Naval Academy STALLINGS – A Union Academy Charter School senior recently received an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy.

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, who represents North Carolina’s Ninth Congressional District and much of western Union County, announced several appointments to Naval and Air Force academies earlier this week, including Jordan Rushing, of Union Academy in Monroe.

Jordan is the son of Michael and Elizabeth Rushing and lives in Stallings. He told Pittenger he wants to help “lead the United States in the fight to establish freedom and human rights for all the people of the world,� according to a news release.

A total of nine students have already received U.S. Service Academy appointments for the 2015-16 school year, the release said, and Pittenger expects to appoint additional students this spring.

Sun Valley Elementary to host Global Festival INDIAN TRAIL – Sun Valley Elementary School will host its third annual Global Festival on Feb. 20, a Friday, to celebrate cultural diversity and benefit Bucks for Books.

The festival is slated for 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. On this day, the school will be decorated with student projects that cover different countries and continents and celebrate cultural diversity. There also will be cultural entertainment, culture-themed games, raffle prizes and food vendors.

There is no admission charge, but donations are encouraged. People can purchase raffle tickets at a price of $5 for two tickets. Proceeds will go to Sun Valley Elementary’s Bucks for Books fundraiser, which aims to add more than 500 books to the school, according to a news release.

Sun Valley Elementary is located at 5200 Rogers Road.

Students will participate in Sun Valley Elementary’s annual Global Festival on Feb. 20. Photo courtesy of Kevin Vickers

Union Academy accepting applications for enrollment MONROE – Union Academy Charter School is currently accepting applications for enrollment for the 2015-16 school year.

Enrollment at the school is based on a lottery system. The online application process will close at 9 a.m. on March 2, and the public lottery will be held on March 8, a Sunday, at 3 p.m.

Find more information and apply online at www.unionacademy.org.

Weddington High students to perform at Carnegie Hall WEDDINGTON – Two Weddington High School students recently were chosen to perform at the 2015 High School Honors Performance Series, held at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

Keegan Wells, a senior, will perform as a second soprano with the honors choir in February.

She has studied music for four years and is a member of the Weddington High School Chorale, Show Choir and Women’s Ensemble. She also participates in musical theater at Weddington and is a member of the International Thespian Society. “I am honored to participate in the 2015 Honors Performance Series because it gives me the opportunity to travel, experience and meet other students who enjoy singing as much as I do,� Keegan said in a news release.

Libby Gutt, also a senior, will perform as a first

alto with the honors choir in February. Libby has studied music for six years and is a member of the Weddington High School Chorus, where she has performed as a soloist, the release said.

The approximately 500 finalists in the program will come together for five days in February to learn from conductor, Dr. Eph Ehly; work with other finalists; and experience New York City. Their Feb. 22 performance will be open to the public.

Find more information at www. honorsperformance.org/home-program or www. worldstrides.com.

Health & Wellness tip #15 Water – How much is enough?

While the amount adults need is generally around eight glasses a day, children need roughly five to eight cups of water daily. This amount will vary based on age, size and activity level. A child “on the go� and involved in after-school activities and sports will need to replenish more fluids than a child with more sedentary habits.

to develop self-regulating skills to help them learn at their seats, she said.

Hughes said it’s important to develop selfregulation and impulse control at an early age because the early years are when a child’s brain is developing the fastest.

Children sometimes enter Pre-K with limited self-regulation skills, she added. “When they have to sit for longer periods of time, they need to have the executive skills they need to be as successful as possible,�

Hughes said.

Though Gibson said the Pre-K program in Union County provides positive results, the faculty needs to be proactive with those skills, particularly those coming from at-risk backgrounds. “We’re fortunate to have the preschool programs that we do, but it doesn’t hit everybody,� she said. “Conscious Discipline,� along with the philosophy of Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL), have been implemented in all Pre-K classrooms district-wide this school year, the news release said.

The presenter addressed empowerment skills such as attention, acceptance and intention; discipline skills, such as composure, empathy and consequences; and life skills, such as anger management, cooperation and problem solving, the release said.

Gibson feels the self-regulation skills also will help students build a community and relationships with each other. Kids will monitor each other and have empathy for one another, she added.

Gibson said UCPS Exceptional Children Pre-K and the UCPS Title I program will continue to research best tactics for early childhood and elementary schools.

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Growing up in the late 1950s and early 1960s, there were no video games.

I remember my sister had a game called “bop baseball.� It was a board about 2 feet wide and 4 feet long. It Rev. Tony had something Marciano that resembled a hockey puck. You hit it with a lever, and wherever it landed, it showed whether you made it to first, second or third base, or hit a home run. There was no cord or batteries with it. If you gave it to a kid today, they would not know what to do with it.

There was one game my cousin Diane had (she had some cool toys). It was called a Magic Slate. Let me describe it.

It was on a cardboard board about 4 inches wide and 6 inches tall. There were two layers. The back layer had a black, gooey base. The top layer had a plastic, almost milky screen. The plastic lied on top of the black base, but wasn’t attached to it – that is until‌ ‌You took the stylus and drew on the plastic top. You attached the area where you drew to the black base. You could draw whatever you wanted. If you made a mistake, you simply lifted up the plastic top, and it was erased as if you never drew on it – it was clean. You could do this as many times as you wanted or needed to. Each time, it gave you a brand new chance to “start over.â€?

Decades later, I walked into Toys R Us and tried to buy one. No one knew what I was talking about. Since it had no batteries or cord, nor did it connect to a TV wirelessly, no one had heard of it. I got a deer in the headlights look from the

salesperson as if they had never seen it before.

Why do I love that toy? It reminds me of the Bible passage, Lamentations 3:22-23, which says, “God’s mercies are new every morning.�

I don’t know about you, but I need a fresh start every day. I make too many mistakes. My sins are mostly sins of omission instead of sins of commission.

By sins of omission, I mean things I should have said or should have done, yet didn’t. Sins of commission are things I did that I should not have done.

I struggle with things I should have said, situations I should have confronted, decisions I should have made. They get in the way of allowing God to do all He wants to do through me.

I have beaten myself up for situations I needed to address and didn’t. Then, I remember that toy and the Bible verse – “God’s mercies are new every morning.�

I imagine my sins being written all over that “magic slate�. They glare at me and scream at me that I have failed, that I have come up short – and I have.

But, just like that toy where the plastic is lifted up and it’s perfectly clean as if nothing was ever written on it, God extends to me the same forgiveness.

Rather than rub it in my face, He gives me tomorrow to do it all over again – but to do it right this time.

I’m grateful my daughter and her

Health & Wellness tip #16 Are religious people happier?

A poll by Gallup in 2010 suggests that religous people in the U.S. report more life satisfaction than those in less religious countries like Denmark, Sweden and Norway. What this suggests is that rather than spirituality, it may be the strength of the religious community that offers the health benefits. Feeling down lately? Getting involved with your local church, synagogue or other religious organization may give you the positive energy boost you need.

boyfriend found it online. It’s one of those items that will be in my office.

When people ask why that toy is sitting there, I’ll tell them the story of “starting over� each morning.

I’ll be back in two weeks. Until then, live well, my friend.

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Men of Indian Trail UMC to host fundraiser dinner INDIAN TRAIL – The Methodist Men’s group at Indian Trail United Methodist Church will host a Chicken & Dumpling Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 29, from 4 to 8 p.m.

The cost is $8 per plate, and dine-in and takeout options will be available.

Proceeds from the dinner will support church ministries. Find more information at www.itumc.org.

Indian Trail UMC is located at 113 Indian Trail Road S. Blood drive at Zion UMC MONROE – Zion United Methodist Church is teaming Community up with the Health American Red Cross to host a blood drive.

The drive will take place on Feb. 9, a Monday, from 3 to 7 p.m. at the church. Find more information and make an appointment to donate at www. redcrossblood.org.

Zion UMC is located at 1521 Old Fish Road.

Women’s Wednesday morning Bible study to begin Feb. 11 WESLEY CHAPEL – Siler Presbyterian Church will host a weekly Bible study for women on Wednesday mornings, beginning Feb. 11.

The study, “Invincible Love, Invisible War� by Big Dream Ministries, will be led by Sally Saggio. Email phyllis@ pincus4.com for more information about the study or to obtain a workbook.

Find more information about Siler Presbyterian happenings at the church’s website, www.silerchurch.org.

The church is located at 6301 WeddingtonMonroe Road.

Youth and children’s programs kick off at Weddington UMC WEDDINGTON – The Jesus & Me, or JAM, program at Weddington United Methodist Church kicked off earlier this month.

The program is open to children who turned 4 years old by Aug. 31, 2014, through current fifth-graders. JAM meets from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday evenings, beginning with the “big blue bus� that transports children from the church’s family life center to the JAM program facilities at Weddington UMC. Parents should sign in their children with the JAM leader prior to having their children board the bus. The hourlong session includes Bible exploration, games, prayer and fellowship, according www.unioncountyweekly.com

to the church newsletter.

Weddington UMC also offers Sunday and Wednesday evening programs for youth.

The Sunday evening youth program begins at 6:30 p.m. with a meal for $3.

The church follows dinner with separate programs for junior and senior high school students, covering Biblical topics, games and more. The evening concludes with a worship time for both groups.

Weddington UMC also hosts youth Bible study sessions on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. in the church’s youth center. Find more information at www.weddingtonchurch.org, or call 704846-1032.

Weddington UMC is located at 13901 Providence Road.

Men’s Fellowship Night, women’s ministry drive for Crisis Pregnancy Center WAXHAW – Beginning next month, all men “ages 1 to 100� are invited to attend the monthly Men’s Fellowship Night at Waxhaw Baptist Church.

Men’s Fellowship Nights will be held on the first Tuesday of each month. The next session is slated for Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. at the Burger King in Waxhaw.

The church’s women’s ministry is collecting baby items for the H.E.L.P. Crisis Pregnancy Center of Union County.

Items currently being accepted include new and gently-used clothing for infants and children, through size 6; diapers and wipes; formula; baby food; baby lotions and soaps; bottles; and more. Call the church at 704-843-4822 for more information.

Learn more about these and other Waxhaw Baptist happenings at the church’s website, www.waxhawbaptist. org. The church is located at 8213 Old Waxhaw Monroe Road, and the Burger King of Waxhaw is located at 4005 Waxhaw Professional Park Drive.

Team Church hosting Zumba classes on Tuesdays and Saturdays MATTHEWS – Team Church is hosting a 31:13 Motion ZUMBA/Refit program twice Fitness in Focus a week.

The Zumbathemed program is held on Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. The next two sessions are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, and Tuesday, Feb. 3.

Find more information at Team Church’s website, www.teamchurch. com, or call 704-469-5642. Team Church is located at 2301 Stevens Mill Road in Matthews, near Stallings.

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Calendar 1.29.15 Thursday 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Clay Workshop Learn the basics of clay while creating a fabulous functional project that will be a reflection of your individual personality.

The $25 class cost includes instruction, tools, materials and firing fees.

Call Karen at 704-998-1766 or email khopikins99@yahoo.com.

Indian Trail Cultural Arts Center, 100 Navajo Trail, Indian Trail 1.30.15 Friday 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Sun Valley Elementary Blood Drive

Community Health

Interested residents can call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to inquire about the availability of time slots. Walk-in appointments are welcomed.

1.31.15 Saturday Fitness in Focus 8 a.m.

3rd Annual Village 10k/5k Race The race will benefit Alpha 1 Village, which exists to care for individuals afflicted with Alpha antitrypsin deficiency. The foundation works to increase awareness of the disease in the medical and public domains, provide education counseling and physical support for patients and ultimately provide a village facility for the treatment and relief of A1 sufferers.

As part of the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas’ (CBCC) sixth annual Pints for Pounds campaign, the organization will donate seven pounds of food to Second Harvest Food bank for every blood donation made in January and February. Call 704-972-4700 or visit www. carolinadonor.org to make an appointment at any location. The CBCC’s minimum weight requirement for blood donors is 120 pounds.

Marvin Ridge High School, 2825 Crane Road, Waxhaw

Carolinas Medical Center – Union, 600 Hospital Drive, Monroe

2.1.15 Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Super Bowl Sunday Boy Scout Barbecue

Boy Scout Troop 53 from Waxhaw is offering up barbecue leading up to the big game for its 9th annual Super Bowl Sunday Barbecue Fundraiser.

Sun Valley Elementary School, 5200 Rogers Road, Indian Trail Supporters can order a $9 plate or buy the meat for $10 a pound. Eat-in or take-out will be available.

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American Legion Hall, 801 East South Main St., Waxhaw

2.5.15 Thursday 6 to 9 p.m.

Chocoholic Frolic Events will include a raffle drawing and a silent auction. Samplings will include Carolina Cake Artistry, Diamond Springs, Neet’s Sweets, Nothing Bundt Cakes, Tastefully Simple, The Lil’ Bake Shoppe and Tupperware.

Tickets are on sale for $25 in advance or $30 at the door. Visit www. chocoholicfrolic.org for more information.

Swan Manor, 219 Ridge Road, Monroe

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Calendar Health & Wellness tip #17 How many zzz’s do you need?

You’ve heard it a million times before – eight hours of sleep is the ideal amount of snoozing for the average adult. But according to the National Sleep Foundation, that number could be higher or lower depending on various lifestyle factors beyond just your age and gender. A low amount or quality of sleep can affect not only your productivity, but also can impede weight loss and can put you at an increased risk for psychological issues and serious health issues, such as diabetes and heart disease.

2.14.15 Saturday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Tree Seedling and Fruit Plant Sale A variety of trees will be offered at the sale, including dogwoods, redbud, trident maples, European hornbeam, American beech, river birch, tulip poplar and poplar cypress. Varieties of apples, peaches, blueberries, grapes and blackberries also will be offered, as well as beautyberry shrubs from the Extension Master Gardeners of Union County teaching garden.

Attendees will enjoy a concert from the Union Symphony Orchestra, dinner, dancing and an auction. There will also be a performance by the Union County Youth Ballet.

Tickets start at $100. Visit www.unionsymphony.org to make a reservation.

Attendees will be given bags for $30 each and allowed to fill them to the brim with whatever they can find. Items for sale will include party decorations for birthdays of all ages, team-building exercises and more. Funds raised will benefit the Nicholas Andrade Trust. Nicholas suffered spinal cord trauma in a diving accident in 2012.

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2.19.15 Thursday 6 p.m.

Gift Making Class

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Turning Point Fashion Show

Turning Point Inc., Union County’s only domestic violence shelter and program, will hold its first ever fashion show, created for all the “fashion divas on a budget,” according to a press release. Over 20 onsite vendors will include Black Market White House, the Second Chance Boutique and Cuthbertson High School Students Against Violence Everywhere The Reserve Clubhouse, 10022 Royal Colony (SAVE) Club. Tickets cost $5 in advance and $7 at Drive, Waxhaw the door.

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Speakers, including Deputy Louie Rodriguez and Detective A.J. Mainero of the Union County Sheriff’s Office, will be discussing home security and other personal safety. There will be a question-andanswer session following the presentation.

Siler Presbyterian Church, 6301 WeddingtonMonroe Road, Wesley Chapel

Turning Point Inc., Union County’s only domestic violence shelter and program, will hold a class in Rolling Hills Country Club, 2722 W. Roosevelt which attendees can create their own jewelry holder Blvd., Monroe using a picture frame and chicken wire. The class costs $7 to attend and all materials will be included.

2.7.15 and 2.8.15 Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Concussion management, awareness improving schools must formulate emergency action plans; and high school and middle school coaches, trainers, athletes and parents must receive proper Four years ago, former Gov. Bev Perdue signed education and information about concussions on the Gfeller-Waller Concussion Act into law, mak- an annual basis. ing North Carolina the 21st state with a concus“So much of it is about education,” said Grady sion law. Since the North Carolina High School Hardeman, coordinator/athletic trainer at CaroAthletic Association (NCHSAA) has worked to lina HealthCare Systems. “In any sport, you run improve coaches’, trainers’, athletes’ and parents’ the risk of concussions. I’ve seen them in swimawareness of concussions and their impact. ming and I’ve seen them in cross-country. Even in The bill was a long time coming as the num- your traditional non-contact sports, there is still a ber of students involved in sports continued to risk so a lot of education is involved.” increase annually, but came to fruition after the Union County Public Schools (UCPS) death of two high embarked on a school students seven-year partnerfrom concussionship with Novant related injuries.

Health in 2010; the Jaquan Waller, a partnership placed junior at Rose High a certified athletic School in Greentrainer at each of ville, died Aug. 24, the district’s 10 high 2008 from Second schools to limit the Impact Syndrome amount of headHealth & Wellness tips #18 – #20 – a condition when trauma injuries and two or more minor provide on-site suphead injuries occur port at practices and Concussion Prevention within a short time games.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers span. Matt Gfeller, a The trainers are the following tips for concussion management and sophomore at Wintrained in recognizawareness: ston-Salem Reyning potential conolds High School, cussions.

Union • Don’t ignore your symptoms. If you think died the same County was one of you or one of your teammates may have a concussion, month after a hit to the first counties in report it to a parent, coach or athletic trainer. the head in a game the state to embark against Page High on a school-wide School in Greenstrainer policy.

• Go to the doctor. Only a health care professional boro caused cranial “Each high can diagnose a concussion. The sooner you’re checked bleeding. school has a certiout, the sooner you might be able to safely return to The act, which fied trainer that play. was endorsed by goes to the school every member of and they’re there • Wear proper protective gear. Make sure you the North Carolina about every day and wear protective equipment for your respective sport and House and Senate, for all practices,” that equipment fits properly and is well maintained. has three facets. It said Doug Jones, requires state pubdirector of athletics lic high schools and for UCPS. “They middle schools to remove athletes from play if a put in a lot of hours and it’s been a great partnerpotential concussion exists and the athlete can- ship for us. This is my sixth year as director and not return until cleared by a medical professional; one of the first things I said we needed to do was

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Maverick girls, boys win conference swim meet Another swim season, another conference win for the dominant Marvin Ridge Mavericks. The girls team earned their sixth consecutive Southern Carolinas conference title on Jan. 26 at the Weddington Swim and Racquet Club, finishing with 341 points to beat second-place Weddington (247) and third-place Sun Valley (157). The boys team finished with 328 points to beat Piedmont (193) and Weddington (173).

Below are the conference champions.

Girls

Event Name School Time 200-yard medley Lauren Rush Marvin Ridge 1:57.77 Alex Bonfilio Ashley Baum Abby House Page 20 • Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, 2015 • Union County Weekly

keep our kids safe.”

Concussions range from mild to severe and are often caused by a bump or blow to the head during a game or practice. Athletes often associate concussions with being knocked out but only one in 10 athletes lose consciousness due to a concussion, according to Dr. Eric Warren, medical director of Sports Medicine with Novant.

Symptoms include nausea, dizziness, double vision, headache, concentration or memory problems and general confusion.

In order to more accurately diagnose concussions, UCPS and Novant Health give all middle and high school athletes access to a baseline neurocognitive test before the season’s first practice, conducted by licensed trainers. If a concussion is suspected, the baseline report is used as a comparison to a repeat test. The test measures cognitive functions such as attention span, working memory, non-verbal problem solving and reaction time, among others.

“The response has been extremely positive,” Jones said. “I would say about 99 percent, if not 100 percent, complete the testing. Coaches have been really responsive.”

Even before Gfeller-Wallers regulations and the introduction of neurocognitive testing, North Carolina and UCPS had measures in place to prevent or limit concussion injuries. The NCHSAA requires athletes and parents to sign a “Return to Play” form verifying they received concussion information. Athletes with concussion symptoms cannot return to play until cleared by a physician.

“In the last several years, there’s been a fundamental shift in thinking,” said Rick Strunk, spokesperson for the NCHSAA. “There’s a much greater awareness on behalf of schools and coaches of the seriousness of concussions, the symptoms and making sure kids don’t return to the court or field too soon.”

UCPS also conducts an annual symposium at the start of the school year that’s mandatory for coaches to attend. The symposium, presented in part by Dr. Warren, discusses topics such as concussions, first aid and dehydration.

Though Jones has UCPS taking big strides in the right direction, there are still areas for improvement at the state level; currently no penalty exists if the Gfeller-Waller Law is violated and just this season, Isaiah Langston, a linebacker at Rolesville High in Wake County, died due to a concussion injury.

With nearly 77 percent of all concussion injuries coming from football, and girls’ soccer being the next highest at 33 percent according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hardeman said a lot of prevention and awareness should come from parents.

“There’s always going to be a risk in athletics,” Hardeman said. “But for parents, don’t assume your athlete will come home and report to you.

Look for symptoms. Don’t be afraid to ask, ‘How was practice? How are you feeling? Is there anything bothering you?’ Look for things that are abnormal because a parent knows a child better than anyone.”

Event Name School Time 200-yard free Caroline Hauder Marvin Ridge 1:57.49 200-yard IM Alex Bonfilio Marvin Ridge 2:16.82 50-yard free Ashley Baum Marvin Ridge 25.98 1-m diving Nikki Canale Marvin Ridge 288.95 100-yard fly Abby House Marvin Ridge 1:00.93 100-yard free Kaylea Tolchin Weddington 55.94 500-yard free Caroline Hauder Marvin Ridge 5:19.98 200-yard free relay Lexie White Marvin Ridge 1:47.26

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Caroline Hauder Ashley Baum 100-yard back Abby House Marvin Ridge 1:03.55 100-yard breast Alex Bonfilio Marvin Ridge 1:11.16 400-yard free relay Lexie White Marvin Ridge 3:56.88 Lauren Rush

Caroline Hauder Alex Bonfilio (see Sports Shorts on page 21)

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Boys

Event Name School Time 200-yard medley Austin McInerny Marvin Ridge 1:46.36

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Sophomore Olivia Odle, a midfielder on the girls soccer team, announced her verbal commitment to Virginia Tech. Odle scored 23 goals and added 18 assists in her debut on the varsity team last season, helping lead the Warriors to a 20-3-1 record that ended with an appearance in the Class 3A state

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Girls Basketball Player of the Week: Stephanie Watts, Weddington The standout North Carolina commit scored 25 points on Jan. 20 in the Warriors’ 74-54 win over Piedmont, becoming the county’s all-time leading scorer. On Jan. 27, Watts tossed in 33 points in a win over Cuthbertson.

Boys Basketball Player of the Week: RJ Filio, Porter Ridge The 6-foot shooting guard shot 86 percent from the floor on Jan. 21 in a tough two-point loss to Parkwood, leading the team with 27 points. He’s averaging 15 points per game on the season.

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Chris Trevisan Six-foot-two receiver Chris Trevisan signed with Davidson College.

Trevisan finished his senior campaign with 54 receptions for 866 yards and nine interceptions.

Monroe girls beat West Stanly Bria Roddy scored a team-high 16 points on Jan. 23 in a 41-21 win over West Stanly. Roddy added five rebounds, four steals, an assist and a block in the win to help the Redhawks improve to 13-4 and 3-1 in Rocky River conference play.

Roddy had help from senior Zasha Barrett, who scored eight points in the win, and sophomore Jehniya Smith who added another eight. Barrett led the rebounding effort with nine and added four steals and a block in the win.

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