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Leaders split on charter school bill Mayor: Many critics of HB 514 haven't even read it problem is there are too few of them. The enormous growth in our town is putting more stress on our schools. The latest bond package holds little relief and no new schools for Matthews. New schools for this area are decades away. CMS can do nothing relative to raising funds for capital projects yet suffers the blame for not building schools quickly

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One of the many things I learned while serving on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board of Bailey Education is that education policy is not easy. We are fortunate to have excellent schools in Matthews, but the

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schools, has already passed a State House vote and will likely come beMatthews Mayor Pro Tem fore the Senate during the upcoming short session. Here are a few reasons Just as repeated why I continue to believe HB 514 is attempts to try a not in our best interest: disliked food rarely 1. Given the choice to recommend improves its flavor, new schools for municipalities that repeated readings of have a municipal charter option verHouse Bill 514 do Higdon sus those that do not, I suspect CMS not make it more will favor the latter. I fear HB 514 palatable. The bill, which would Featuring: allow Matthews and Mint Hill to er build and operate municipal charter Summ see HIGDON, Page 5A

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“We’ve been fans of Fuzzy’s for a long time, so we are looking forward to finally being able to share the concept with the Matthews community,” said Merrick McKinnie, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop franchisee. “We think our guests will fall in love with our tacos, gauc and frozen margaritas.”

The fast-casual Mexican restaurant will feature a cool and laid-back atmosphere designed to make patrons feel at home. A full bar will take center stage and

CHARLOTTE – Covenant Day leads area schools with four nominations in the seventh annual High School Musical Theater Awards, known as The Blumey Awards.

The Christian school earned nominations for Best Actor (Harrison Chase), Best Actress (Keller Jones), Best Featured Performer (Tori Winsky) and Best Supporting Actress (Elizabeth Bryan) for its production of “Mary Poppins.”

Blumenthal Performing Arts will recognize winners in a show that will include performances by some of the nominees at 7 p.m. May 20 at Belk Theater. Tickets are available at www.BlumenthalArts.org or 704-372-1000.

The program celebrates the best in high school musical theater.

“While competition and awards are part of the process, getting to the Blumey Awards is really about working together to create a musical,” Blumenthal President Tom Gabbard said. “Everyone there that night can feel the collective pride for what these students, teachers and parents have achieved in working hard to put their shows together.”

Several other schools were recognized, including: • Independence had nominations for Best Actor (Max Becker), Best Actress (Jada Eve) and Best Supporting Actress (Isabela Villanueva) for its production of “The 25th Annual Putnam Co. Spelling Bee.”

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CHARLOTTE – Kareem Puranda had been a police officer in Salisbury for eight years when his world was suddenly flipped upside down.

After a moment of poor judgment, he went from being a well-respected officer in the community to facing several lawsuits and two indictments for using excessive force. The investigations shook him to the core and, despite being found not guilty, ultimately led to his departure from law enforcement.

“Over the years, I became heavy-laden with

burden and stress,” Puranda said. “What I discovered was that I was potentially dealing with PTSD and excessive burnout.”

Puranda knew he had to be an agent of change, so he returned to school to become a licensed professional counselor, clinical addictions specialist and certified clinical trauma professional. Last year, he opened his own practice, Self-Talk Counseling & Consulting PLLC, to educate police officers, and others, on how to take care of their mental health. He also wrote a book called “Breaking the Code of Silence: A Cop’s Journey to Triumph and

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MATTHEWS – BeachFest Matthews returns to downtown for the 10th year.

The event takes place May 11 and 12 at Stumptown Park, 120 S. Trade St. Admission to the festival is free.

Performers include Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot, Blackwater Rhythm & Blues, North Tower Band, Carolina Soul Band, Too Much Sylvia and The Fantastic Shakers.

Families can enjoy carnival rides, inflatable bounce village, arts and crafts boardwalk, food trucks and interactive exhibits.

The Cruisin’ Car Show returns at 9 a.m. May 12 and car enthusiasts are encouraged to participate. Registration costs $5 per vehicle in advance or $10 per vehicle on event day.

Awards go to the Top 20, Best of Show and Mayor’s Choice.

To accommodate pedestrians and vendors, Trade Street will close between John Street and McDowell Street at 9 a.m. May 11 The Trade Street closure will move to Main Street at 5 p.m. until the event ends around midnight May 12.

Visit www.beachfestmatthews.com.

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CRIME SCENE The Matthews Police Department reported these incidents April 16 to 22: Break-ins, vehicles • 12800 block of Vinings Creek Drive: Wedding band, necklaces and checkbook stolen.

April 20 • 100 block of Plantation Club Drive: Break-in reported. April 20 • 2200 block of Fair Forest Drive: Utility cover, signal meter, hand tools and identification card stolen. April 21 Property damage • 300 block of West John Street: Vehicle damaged. April 17 • 3000 block of Rainbow Ridge Drive: Bullets and vehicle damaged. April 18 • Life Time Fitness, 9915 E. Independence Blvd.: Vehicle damaged with cutting instrument. April 18 • Kings Jewelry, 1819 Matthews Township Pkwy.: Front door damaged. April 20 • InTown Suites, 9211 E. Independence Blvd.: Window damaged. April 20 • 900 block of Park Center Drive: Light pole damaged. April 22 Thefts • Target, 1900 Matthews Township Pkwy.: Amazon Echo stolen. April 16 • 700 block of East John Street: Gaming system and $2,500 worth of comic books stolen.

April 17 • 2200 block of Fair Forest Drive: Cellphone and vehicle stolen. April 18 • Khol’s, 9617 E. Independence Blvd.: Four pairs of kids shoes stolen. April 19 • Plato’s Closet, 9623 E. Independence Blvd.: Clothes/furs stolen. April 19 • Bed Bath & Beyond, 10530 Northeast Pkwy.: Two vacuums stolen. April 20 • Target, 1900 Matthews Township Pkwy.: Jewelry and clothing stolen. April 21 • Khol’s, 9617 E. Independence Blvd.: Kids clothes stolen and front doors damaged. April 21 Thefts, vehicle parts • 1800 block of Gander Cove Lane: License plate stolen. April 16 Other • 300 block of West John Street: Harassing phone calls. April 16

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• Fountains Matthews Apartments office/ clubhouse, 10624 Parrish St.: Communicating threats. April 18 • State Employee Credit Union, 1825 Matthews Township Pkwy.: Fraud and possessing/ concealing stolen vehicle and stolen property.

April 18 • 14000 block of Woodfern Place: Assault with a deadly weapon. April 20 • 2600 block of Pleasant Plains Road: Hit and run, driving while intoxicated and assault on law enforcement officer. Mailbox and vehicle also damaged. April 21 The Mint Hill Police Department reported these incidents April 16 to 22: Break-ins • 4900 block of Stoney Trace Drive: Handgun, camera, musical instruments and camera lenses stolen. April 18 Break-ins, vehicles • 7100 block of Lawyers Station Drive: Paint sprayer and power drill stolen. April 18 Fraud • 4100 block of Peggy Lane: Forgery and obtaining money/property by false pretenses.

April 20 Thefts • Family Dollar, 9230 Lawyers Road: Sports drink, candy and USB charging cable stolen.

April 20 Thefts, vehicle parts • 5900 block of Oak Drive: Passenger side mirror stolen. April 21 Other • 6300 block of Wilson Grove Road: Communicating threats. April 16 • 7200 block of Tressel Lane: Resist, delay and obstruct. April 16 • 9400 block of Wilgrove-Mint Hill Road: Possession of methamphetamine. April 18 • 8100 block of Blair Road: Assault by pointing a gun/knife, communicating threats and vehicle damaged. April 20 • 4700 block of Margaret Wallace Road: Cocaine possession. April 20 • 9700 block of Buckskin Lane: Assault/inflicting serious injury. April 21 • 8900 block of Lawyers Road: Marijuana possession. April 22

MATTHEWS – Police arrested two women that tried to fraudulently cash a check at 2:47 p.m. April 18 at the State Employees Credit Union at Matthews Township Parkway.

The two women left the bank at a high rate of speed after being refused service.

Wheaton Officers stopped a vehicle matching the description.

Officers arrested Dusty Wheaton, 34, on charges of possession of stolen vehicle, and attempted obtaining money/property by false pretense.

They arrested Alisha Mower, Mower 33, on charges of possession of stolen vehicle and financial card theft.

Detectives believe the women were working with the Felony Lane Gang, a Florida-based group that commits car break-ins to gather financial information to commit fraud.

Call Detective Stacy Cooper at: 704-8475555 with any details about the case.

Two downtown businesses report break-ins MATTHEWS – Police are investigating a pair

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Truth.”

Mental health and law enforcement are more closely related than people think, according to Puranda. Throughout basic law enforcement training, officers are conditioned to fight their fears – rather than fleeing or freezing – which diminishes the brain’s natural reactions. This can cause an officer’s mental health to deteriorate over his or her career.

Combine that with long shifts, tense public relations and the anxiety of relying on training to do the right thing and what do you get? A pressure cooker, Puranda said. Officers can’t even hide behind the badge for security because the uniform itself is seen as a negative symbol in some communities. Over time, Puranda said, that label can weigh on even the best cops.

So how can police officers get help? Many departments have counseling and assistance services, but they aren’t required and Puranda said most officers shy away for fear their fitness for duty will be questioned.

“Officers are trained to be mentally tough, so vulnerability is seen as a weakness,” he said.

“It’s this idea that officers should be able to handle the job.”

Without a safe place to turn, many officers suffer in silence. Puranda did for many years and that’s where he said he went wrong.

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of break-ins that occurred April 24 at downtown businesses.

A security alarm company contacted police around 3 a.m. at Ming Fu restaurant (115 W. John St.). Police received another call at 7:41 a.m. that the Artful Gourmet Carryout and Catering (131 E. John St.) had also been broken into.

Police believe both break-ins were committed by the same suspects.

Call Detective Lori Valdes at 704-847-5555 with any details about the case.

Expo focuses on healthy living MATTHEWS – The Matthews Chamber of Commerce presents a Healthy Living Expo with free screenings, fitness activities, healthy cooking demonstrations, blood drive and mammograms.

The event takes place 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 12 on the town green in downtown Matthews.

It will include a children's play area and giveaways.

Visit www.matthewschamber.org for details.

Seasons change with Charlotte Civic Orchestra MATTHEWS – The Charlotte Civic Orchestra celebrates the arrival of spring with a special performance at Matthews United Methodists Church.

The orchestra presents a special performance of Schumann’s Symphony No. 1, in B-flat major, Op. 38, also known as the Spring Symphony. The program includes selections from “My Fair Lady” and music from MGM movies.

The concert starts at 3:30 p.m. May 20 at the church, 801 S. Trade St. Tickets are available at the door.

They cost $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and students and $40 for families.

Family robbed leaving church MATTHEWS – The Matthews Police Department is investigating a robbery that occurred April 28 in a church parking lot.

The victim told police that a male came to her window, pointed a semi-automatic pistol at her and demanded her purse as she was putting seat belts on her two boys at Assembly of God on Monroe Road.

The suspect is described as 6-feet tall with a very slim build, wearing black clothing and a ninja mask.

No injuries were reported.

Call Detective Lori Valdes at 704-847-5555 with details.

to seeing blood and I’m so used to seeing bad situations. We normalize it, but these things, they become layers,” he said. “All we know is to package it and put it away. We fill out the paperwork and go to the next call. Officers are not given permission to vent in the most human way possible. That’s why I think counseling is something that should be mandated.”

At Self-Talk Counseling & Consulting, Puranda offers a confidential way for officers to unload the stresses of their job and navigate their mental health. He believes an officer who seeks counseling will be a better officer long term, as opposed to an officer who doesn’t understand their struggles or the benefits of talking them out.

Puranda also helps people on all sides of the badge, including military veterans, first-responders and anyone dealing with trauma or addiction. With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, he said it’s especially important for everyone to pay attention to the signs of mental health struggles and understand it’s OK to be vulnerable.

“Vulnerability is a strength when you can share it with someone you trust,” Puranda said.

Want to know more?

Self-Talk Counseling & Consulting is located at 2925 E. Independence Blvd. Visit www.selftalkcounseling.com or call 980285-3689 for details or to schedule an appointment.

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• Providence High garnered nominations for Best Actor (Will Taylor), Best Actress (Sophie Lamm) and Best Student Orchestra for its production of “Cinderella.”

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Reader injures wrist in fall and is ready to collect

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Recently, I injured my wrist when I tripped over a big crack in the sidewalk at a local diner. It was dark out, and I did not notice that the pavement was cracked. How do I know if it’s my fault or theirs that I was injured? Thanks!” – L.F. in Matthews

Submit your questions to inquiries@weaverbuddlaw.com Dear L.F., In order to show fault on behalf of a property owner, you have to prove the property owner was negligent and that he or she knew or should have known of the dangerous condition of the sidewalk. To prove this, the law requires four elements: Duty, Breach, Causation, and Damages: 1. Duty – The property owner owed a legal duty to you (the “plaintiff”) under the circumstances; 2. Breach – The property owner breached that legal duty by acting or failing to act in a certain way; 3. Causation – It was the property owner’s actions (or inaction) that actually caused your injury; and 4. Damages – You were harmed or injured as a result of the property owner’s actions.

Property owners usually owe a duty to those lawfully on their property, which includes a duty to properly maintain the premises. This would include repairing dangerous cracks/holes, maintaining proper lighting and keeping the property safe in general.

If a property owner fails to properly maintain the premises, they have likely breached this duty.

Additionally, if this failure to maintain the premises results in an injury, the causation element would possibly be met. Lastly, the damages are likely to be whatever expenses are associated with the treatment of the injury, e.g., medical expenses and lost wages.

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enough. For the municipalities in Mecklenburg County, who under present law cannot spend money on the capital or operation of education, it leaves a significant challenge in place when dealing with growth, maintaining a healthy tax base and assuring the excellent education of our students.

On April 23, the Matthews Town Board voted to support a legislative agenda which contained, among many other legislative issues, House Bill 514. This bill is anticipated to come before the legislature in the upcoming short session in May, and if passed, will put into place legislation to allow the towns of Matthews and Mint Hill to initiate municipal charter schools.

It does not mandate these towns to start a charter school, it allows for an additional choice. Although the bill provides for

students in Matthews to have a priority, it does not prohibit students from outside Matthews and Mint Hill from attending the schools.

Both a charter school and a municipal charter school are public schools. They are both alternative choices for parents when deciding the education of their children.

As with any charter school, a municipal charter school would co-exist with CMS. Parents would have the same choices they have today for their students: CMS, private school, home school and charter school. If you are satisfied with CMS, then you simply continue with your school as assigned by the CMS Board of Education.

Most of the problem with the debate on HB 514 is the people and organizations issuing information have not read the bill. I ask you to read the bill and challenge your leadership, friends and neighbors to do the same. Force the issue by asking specific questions on what the bill actually does.

The municipal charter legislation will al-

low Matthews to build schools and provide additional seats for our students; make the Matthews Board of Commissioners the board of directors of the school allowing local control; allow the board of directors of the school to choose an approved entity to operate the school, including CMS; and allow Matthews to partner with CMS to educate our students. These points were made during discussions with CMS, but were only met with a CMS position that it can’t be done. What this means is CMS does not want to consider potential opportunities to have more seats for students in Mecklenburg County and doing so in a realistic time frame.

Matthews is committed to the best education for our students and is more than willing to work with CMS. Instead, CMS has chosen to make HB 514 into an issue of turf and politics, failing to put the education of our students as the priority; issuing information with a spin to scare and upset the parents of students in the

Matthews area, with a board member even going as far as inferring they would no longer educate Matthews students (a violation of NC General Statutes); and proving once again that considering new ideas, identifying the root cause of why some schools are failing, and thinking outside of the box is difficult, if not impossible, for the CMS Board of Education. Perhaps CMS should step back and consider Matthews as a partner and reflect upon why the CMS Board of Education continues to struggle with having successful and meaningful conversations with other elected boards in Mecklenburg County and many of our state elected officials.

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4 ways to parlay internships into jobs after graduation The job market appears a bit more promising for soon-to-be college graduates than it has been for most of this decade.

Just four years ago, CNN Money reported that 260,000 college grads held minimum-wage jobs. Barely 25 percent had a job related to their college major. But this year, the National Association of Colleges and Employers projects, U.S. companies will hire 4 percent more new college graduates than they did from the Class of 2017.

Yet with more optimistic employment prospects, there’s still stiff competition for those first “real” jobs. Who stands the best chance of getting them?

Several studies show that college internships make a significant difference. According to Gallup, for example, recent graduates who had an internship in college were more than twice as likely to be hired for a good, career-related job immediately after graduation.

“The solution for college students is to increase job experience while still in school, and that means obtaining a hands-on internship every summer while in college,” says Matthew Stewart, co-founder of College Works Painting (www.collegeworks. com), which provides business experience for thousands of college students each year.

“Unless you graduate college with a significant amount of real-world job experience, finding a job will be incredibly difficult.”

Stewart gives college students four tips on maximizing their college internship in order to improve their post-grad job prospects: • Find an internship that challenges you. An internship

experience that will be meaningful on a resume should make demands of the student, Stewart says. Ideally, they’re getting a preview of their chosen profession and an idea of the skills they’ll need to succeed. “College students should be looking for experiences that will challenge them,” Stewart says. “When they get out of school they will be competing with thousands of other graduates. They need to ask themselves, ‘Will the internship offer real experience that will separate me from my peers?’"

• Treat your internship like a career. “The easiest way to treat your student job like a career is to ask your boss to mentor you,” Stewart says. “Under the mentorship of your supervisor, you can expand your basic job functions.”

• Be proactive, take initiative. Going above and beyond in your internship will set the foundation for your career. “You’ll gain confidence by taking initiative, which is a core skill in the business world,” Stewart says. “It’s important to set goals and have a plan of action around those goals.”

• Seek promotion opportunities. “Again, the mentor factor comes in,” Stewart says. “Build a strong relationship with your mentor, and let him or her know you are eager for more responsibility and that you’re up for the challenge. Always check the company job board.

“College is not the time to relax. You need to treat college and an internship seriously; it’s your future. College consists of three summers of internships. By the fourth summer, students should have what it takes to find a career.”

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ed Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools?

3. While children from other municipalities could theoretically attend a municipal charter, it is highly unlikely there would be many if any additional seats available. This means a Matthews charter school would be far less diversely populated than a comparable Charlotte-Mecklenburg school. Having our children attend diverse schools teaches them understanding during their most impressionable age. Fair criticism or not, the building of municipal charter schools will paint the town in segregationist light. Is this the publicity we want for Matthews?

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may become a self-fulfilling prophecy and force our hand to build municipal charter schools.

2. State and county funding follow the student, so if municipal charter schools were built here, Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in Matthews would lose funding.

A mass exodus from our current schools would not provide them the opportunity to make commensurate cuts to staffing and other operational costs. What would happen to our children that are stuck in underfund-

4. The municipal charter concept has not been vetted by important stakeholders and most importantly, our citizens. Do Matthews residents want the town to enter the school business? Comments at an April 28 vision statement workshop at town hall were overwhelmingly against the idea. My face-to-face interactions with constituents have yet to deliver anyone who favors municipal charter schools for Matthews. Multiple surveys attest to parents’ satisfaction with CMS. 5. The bill stipulates that “employees of a charter school operated by a municipality shall be deemed

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employees of that municipality and shall be eligible for any employee benefits, including retirement benefits and health benefits provided to other employees of that municipality.” I think it is highly doubtful the town could accommodate adding new employees and building school infrastructure without a tax increase.

Do we want to get taxed for CMS and municipal charter schools?

6. The bill further stipulates only 50 percent of municipal charter school teachers must hold teacher licenses. Would you go to a hospital where only 50 percent of the doctors had medical degrees? This significant

lowering of the bar would provide municipal charter school students with a sub-standard educational experience.

It is unfortunate our town leadership is divided on the municipal charter issue. However the vote goes in Raleigh, I am hopeful we will make decisions going forward that will provide our children with the best education possible, because a good education (or lack thereof) is the single greatest determining factor for future success.

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Urban, Strain offer charter school compromise MATTHEWS – Commissioner John Urban and school board member Sean Strain have proposed a compromise designed to repair the rift between the town and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools over House Bill 514.

They propose their boards consider the following terms in advance of May 16: • Matthews board pulls support for HB 514.

• CMS commits to having the municipal governing body approve student as-

signment changes.

• CMS commits to a fiveyear plan to replace trailers at schools in Matthews with new construction to accommodate projected 2030 student population by the 2022-23 school year.

• Matthews board will actively support HB 866, a bill establishing a bond referendum to approve $1.9 billion for school construction projects statewide.

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Urban and Strain said an agreement of those terms would satisfy the most pressing requests of both sides, while rebuilding the trust between the boards.

Town leaders voted recently to add HB 514 to its legislative agenda after years of dissatisfaction with how CMS has addressed growth in Matthews. The bill would allow Matthews and Mint Hill to create charter schools.

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Andrew Stark Sports Editor

With one exception, I like what Panthers did

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think the Carolina Panthers nailed the NFL Draft, but once again they didn’t address one of their biggest needs.

First, I’ll start with the good.

I think Carolina’s first round pick, wide receiver DJ Moore out of Maryland, is going to be a star in the league.

At 6-feet, he’s got good enough size, but it’s his speed that the Panthers so coveted that they made him the first receiver taken in a draft full of really good pass catchers. Moore has good hands and is an elusive runner after the catch. He’ll start either in the slot or backing up Devin Funchess, but by the end of the year, Moore should be one of the team’s top targets.

LSU cornerback Donte Jackson was one of the fastest players in the entire draft, and a good cover corner who will work in nickel packages in his first year. Hopefully, the second round pick is good enough to take over as the starter opposite James Bradberry by the end of the season.

The other Day 2 selection was Tennessee safety Rashaan Gaulden.

Gaulden is a good tackler and a ball hawk who will contribute right away at safety and as a slot corner.

The Panthers focused mostly on defense on the third day, but opened the fourth round by drafting Indiana tight end Ian Thomas, who I already really like. He wasn’t used much in college as a pass catcher, but he’s a late bloomer who has drawn comparisons to former San Diego Charger Antonio Gates, and that’s a very good thing.

The Panthers needed to address linebacker depth with Thomas Davis missing the first four games and likely retiring at the end of the year, but I don’t know if they needed to spend three straight picks on the position.

Ole Miss’ Marquis Haynes seems to be the best prospect of the bunch, although he’s a bit undersized. Maryland’s James Carter Jr. and North Carolina’s Andre Smith are both much bigger, at about 240 pounds each, but don’t appear to be as complete a player as Haynes has the potential to be.

The Panthers final pick, at selection No. 242 overall, was nose tackle Kendrick Norton. At the least he’s a solid backup and depth pick along the defensive front, but the 312-pound Norton has potential to develop into a starter and a possible star. The knock on him is he doesn’t get into the backfield often enough, but Norton is a run stuffer who will contribute.

Now for the bad news.

Why do the Panthers never seem to address the offensive line in the draft?

They did it again this year, failing to find replacements for the guard spot after Andrew Norwell left in free agency or the center position that will be vacant after Ryan Kalil retires at the end of this season.

It’s really inexplicable.

Carolina can get Cam Newton all of the weapons on offense that he could use, but if the line can’t protect him they won’t matter.

But, all in all, I think this is a very good draft. Moore, Gaulden, Thomas and Norton all have a chance to be above average players, and if the Panthers hit on four out of eight picks then they’ve done pretty well for themselves.

Mariah Atwater (left) owns the state’s fastest 100-meter time and is eighth in the 200 and fourth in the 400. Teammate Jirah Sidberry is the state’s top triple jumper and third in the state in the long jump. Andrew Stark/MMHW photo

Overcoming hurdles Mariah Atwater and Jirah Sidberry have the top-ranked Ravens track team closer than ever to hoisting the school’s first team championship

by Andrew Stark andrew@cmgweekly.com

MINT HILL -- The Rocky River girls track and field team learned first hand this winter that it’s the near misses that sting the most.

The Ravens entered the December indoor track and field championships ranked the No. 1 team in the region and in the state based on performance, and they had a great showing at the meet, with four individual placers and two relays that were within the top six.

But it wasn’t quite enough.

Southeast Raleigh edged the Ravens by four points to claim the state championship that Rocky River so coveted.

As they set to enter the conference, regional and state meets for this spring’s outdoor season, the Ravens are in a familiar spot, ranked first in the state once again.

But this time around they’re committed to making amends and they have just the power duo to do it with senior sprinter Mariah Atwater and junior jumper Jirah Sidberry leading the charge.

“These two are everything,”

said Ravens coach and Jirah’s fa- more competitive. We know that ther Antoine Sidberry. “Mariah it starts here at home and we’ve is the momma of the team and been working so hard and been Jirah is the auntie of the team. having such great competitiveThey bring everybody in, they ness. Now we all have the same hold the team accountable based mindset that we can do this and off the expecthat’s our tations of the number one We know that it starts coaching staff, goal.” and they keep here at home and we’ve Jirah Sideveryone fo- been working so hard and berry knows cused on the been having such great what it’s like goal. We don’t competitiveness. Now we to raise a have to be all have the same mindset c h a m p i o n there and we that we can do this and ship medal. know things that’s our number one At the inare going to goal.” door chamget done be• Jirah Sidberry pionship this cause these winter she two are going to be on top of it. won two individual titles, taking Outside of being great athletes, the long jump (18 feet, 8.50 inchthese two are great leaders for this es) and the triple jump (39-8.0). team. They’ve been working real“At first, winning those titles ly hard and they have goals that was a lot of pressure because I they want to attain and one of knew everyone was out to get those goals is to win a state cham- me,” she said. “But it just goes pionship.” back to me being mentally preAnd they know just how bad pared for everything and having it stings to walk away so close to the mindset that I can do it every doing it. time out.”

“We were so close, but I never Sidberry has improved her want to have that feeling again,” jumps this season, and with it Jirah Sidberry said. “That really improved the Ravens’ chances brought the whole team together and made our practices so much see TRACK, Page 2B

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Rocky River is the No. 1-ranked girls track and field team in N.C.

Number of individual state championships Ravens junior Jirah Sidberry won at the indoor championships this winter as she claimed titles in the long jump and the triple jump crowns.

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Number of points Southeast Raleigh edged Rocky River by this winter to claim the indoor state championship.

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The time, in seconds, of Mariah Atwater’s personal-best run in the 100-meter dash, which is the fastest time recorded in the state this year.

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Jirah Sidberry’s personal-best jump in the long jump, a distance that is third in the state this season.

Taylor finds home with Charleston after injury

by Paul Nielsen paul@cmgweekly.com

MATTHEWS – The silence was deafening when Butler star offensive lineman Cam Taylor went down with a season-ending knee injury on Oct. 20 with two regular Taylor season games left in his senior season.

The silence wasn’t just the missing sound of Taylor’s pads dominating opposing defensive players more times than not. Now it was also coming from those schools that wanted the 6-foot-2, 310-pound lineman to play college football for them.

For the most part, the calls, letters and

texts from college coaches stopped coming Taylor’s way. Taylor became a little discouraged. It seemed like he was damaged goods.

“People stopped talking to me like the day of (my injury),” Taylor said. “For most of them, I stopped hearing from them. But I understand it is a business.”

Bulldogs coach Brian Hales was frustrated with how things were going for a player that drew his first start as a freshman before going on to earn postseason accolades beginning with his sophomore season back in 2015.

“The hard part of his recruiting is that we know what kind of player he is,” Hales said. “He played great against some of the highest competition in the state and he has a great transcript. He has been a leader since he has been here. Cam is such a smart kid

that he was able to do so many things for us up front.”

Watching his fellow Bulldogs sign to play college football became more and more difficult with each signature for Taylor, but he said he never gave up hope of being in that position.

“First, I was happy for them because we are teammates and brothers and we had been together for four years,” Taylor said. “But at the same time, I was thinking, ‘I wish I could be up there with them.’ But just because something happens for you later doesn’t mean that you are a failure.”

But his time eventually came when the coaching staff at the University of see TAYLOR, Page 2B

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Six locals ink NFL deals after draft

DALLAS – Three former Mat- defensive backs. Former Butler star receiving yards and five touchdowns thews-Mint Hill area high school Peter Kalambayi was selected with the on 91 career receptions with the Tar football players were selected during 214th overall pick in the sixth round Heels. the NFL Draft, which was held April of the draft by the Houston Texans.

Three other locals went undrafted, 26 to 28.

The former high school all-American but were signed as free agents followFormer Rocky River star Jaire Al- and three-time state champion tallied ing the draft. exander was the first player selected, 18.5 sacks and 27 tackles for loss in Former Butler star Riley Ferguson as Alexander was taken 18th overall his four years at Stanford. He joins the signed with the Tampa Bay Buccawhen the Green Bay Packers traded Texans with Kendall Lamb, a former neers. up to get the Louisville defensive back. Butler offensive lineman.

Former Independence offensive Alexander was a three-star prospect Austin Proehl was taken with the lineman Tony Adams went undrafted coming out of high school, and was 255th selection of the seventh round out of N.C. State, but was signed as by ranked the 69th cornerback in the by the Buffalo Bills. The former Prov- the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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of winning the school’s first team state championship.

She’s first in the state in the triple jump (she cleared a new personal record of 38-10 in April) and is third in the long jump (Sidberry jumped a personal best 19-1 in March), just three inches from the state’s top mark.

But all of that is not by accident.

“What Jirah did at indoors shocked everyone,” Antoine Sidberry said. “I knew she could get to where she got at indoor, but not that soon. We set goals and I thought those jumps were more for the middle of next year, but she’s well ahead of schedule because she’s a hard worker. If I go in her room, she’s doing pushups and situps. She does all of the small things that a coach tells their athletes to do, and she’s really focused on what she’s doing. She has some good competitors, and that drives her as well.”

Jirah Sidberry said her distances have come from hard work and a drive to lead the Ravens to the top.

“Having success has taught me a lot about myself, but it’s also taught me a lot about my team,” she said. “Track is not just an individual sport, and I have to be mindful that I’m helping them out as much as I’m helping myself out. That’s something I’ve learned over the last couple of seasons as I’ve matured.

“Last year was really rough on me because one week I would do really well and the next week it would be the opposite. That put a lot of pressure on me because I’m the type of person that if I’m not hitting my marks I get really frustrated. It got to where it wasn’t fun anymore, but once I got back to having fun and enjoying it, it made everything so much better and so much easier.”

While Jirah Sidberry is making her mark, Atwater is continuing to make a name for herself -- something she’s done for the past four years.

She recently signed to run at East Carolina University and is having an outstanding senior season.

This winter she placed in three events during at the indoor championship. That comes on the heels of Atwater winning regional titles in the 100- and 400-meter runs and placing second in the 200 as a junior at last year’s outdoor Western Regional.

This outdoor season Atwater has kept it going, recording the state’s top time in the 100 (11.94 seconds).

She’s also fourth in the state in the 400 (57.46) and tied for eighth in the 800 (25.08) and, like last year, she’ll compete in the trio of individual

TAYLOR (continued from page 1B)

Charleston saw an opening and Taylor’s dream of playing college football materialized last month when he signed with the Division II school in the capital city of West Virginia.

“Honestly, it is a blessing,” Taylor said. “I had some rough patches through it, but I ended up with the right school. I appreciate Charleston for trusting me and giving me a chance. I love the university and I am in the right spot. It’s a good fit for me.”

Taylor, who was born in West Virginia before moving to North Carolina, said coaches from Charleston came to Butler a week after his knee injury.

“They came to the school and talked with me,” Taylor said. “I was interested

events once again.

“Last year, I did better than I thought I was going to do,” she said. “It gave me a lot more confidence and made me realize how good I could do. Now I know it’s more of a mindset. I know I don’t have to be the fastest person to win the race, but if I’m mentally strong I know I should do well.”

Antoine Sidberry said both of his stars are great athletes, but also great leaders who have his young team primed to make up for their near miss at the indoor championship.

While Jirah Sidberry and Atwater will be the centerpieces, the Ravens will also lean heavily on Lauren Powell, who holds the top time in the 100 and 300 hurdles in the region and will compete in two relays, and Ty-lisha Kimble, who runs the 100 and 200 and will compete in two relays.

Freshmen Mojave Gibson and Modesty Shelton and junior Nyah Sidbury will also play a pivotal role as the Ravens look to finish on top.

“We have the same group for the most part, but we added some really valuable pieces,” Antoine Sidberry said. “Based off performance right now, we are the No.1 team in the conference, region and state again. I think we have a really good shot to win all three meets. It’s going to take everybody and we need everyone on their ‘A’ game to make it happen.

We can’t afford to have any mistakes.”

Atwater said the feeling of coming close is a painful one, and something she hopes to erase this month at the end-of-year races that mean so much.

“It would mean the world to me and it would prove a lot of people wrong,” she said. “We were so close, but to be that close hurts. It’s my senior year and I want to make sure I go out with a bang.”

Coach Sidberry thinks he has the team, and the two leaders at the top, to make this outdoor season a memorable one.

“This is it. This is the best shot we’ve had to win it,” he said. “I told them to embrace the moment and where we are as a team. I don’t want them to have arrogance, but we have to have a certain morale about us to perform at the level we’re seeded. We can’t practice like we’re some Joe Schmo team and expect other teams to give it to us based off where we’re seeded. That happened to us at indoor. We performed well, but we got out-performed by four points. We can’t make that mistake this time and I don’t think we will.

“I think we’re ready to do it.”

because that is where I am from.”

Taylor can, and has, played different spots on the offensive line but where he will land at Charleston won’t be determined until this fall.

“I think they will find out where I fit best after training camp this August,” Taylor said. “I’m six months into my rehab and I feel like I can go now. But I have to trust the doctors and the process. I will be ready to go in August.”

Hales said he has no doubt that Taylor will excel at Charleston.

“One thing that stands out is his versatility,” Hales said. “He started multiple games at center, at guard, at tackle. He is also very athletic. He is a kid that can do a lot of things.”

And Taylor is a kid that never gives up.

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Students enjoy volunteering at Special Olympics

by Paul Nielsen paul@cmgweekly.com

CHARLOTTE – Since her freshman year at Charlotte Country Day School, senior Virginia Hart couldn’t wait for this year’s Mecklenburg County Special Olympics.

For the 35th consecutive year, Charlotte Country Day School has played host to the Special Olympics.

One of the best host jobs is being a clown that hands out balloons. But being a clown is reserved for seniors, and Hart was among the lucky ones to be picked.

“I wanted to do this since my freshman year,” said Hart, or P-Nut as she was known as April 25. “This is so much fun.”

But no one was having as much fun as the more than 1,500 Special Olympics participants at the three-day event. Athletes from all over Mecklenburg County participated in track and field events, softball skills, motor activities, Young Athletes Program (YAP) and swimming competitions.

The motor activities competition is designed for athletes with severe or profound intellectual disabilities while the YAP are games offered for athletes ages 2-7 but are not competitive.

The Special Olympics kicked off April 23 with an opening ceremony at Bojangles Coliseum. Events were also held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center, Hough High School and Huntersville Family Fitness and Aquatics Center.

More than 500 CCDS students volunteered at the event as well as 150 coaches and 400 general volunteers. Numerous Charlotte area businesses and other groups also played a huge part in the event.

“We are extremely proud and happy that we are a part of this Special Olympics,” said Kinga Zay, who is a teacher and the community

service director at CCDS. “Our partnership benefits our students because this is a fantastic learning experience for our students. This is something that the students look forward to once they start elementary school.”

Zay said seeing the smiling faces on the Special Olympics athletes and their excited parents and teachers makes all the hard work worth the effort.

“I think there is a huge competition (from volunteers) to be at the finish line because that is so rewarding,” Zay said.

Many of the CCDS students were “buddies” and they were paired with a Special Olympian for the day. One such buddy was CCDS student Safiyyah El-Gamal and the junior was paired with Special Olympics athlete Rylnn O’Daniel, who attends Selywn Elementary School.

O’Daniel competed in the field events portion of the competition, including being timed while running the bases at the softball field.

El-Gamal has been involved with Special Olympics since her freshman year and said she looks forward to the event every year.

“We walk around with our buddy (athlete) and make sure they are having fun and going to the clinics,” El-Gamal said.

One of the challenges El-Gamal faced was all her communication with O’Daniel had to be non-verbal.

“I just give her positive encouragement,” El-Gamal said. “I give her high-fives and such to make sure she has a good time. I love seeing kids happy, and I love interacting with the kids.”

Another CCDS buddy, junior Francis Bowles, ran alongside Special Olympian Imoni Davis in the 100-meter dash. Bowles then high-fived Davis, a Lawrence Orr Elementary School student, on the medals podium as she picked up her first-place medal.

Top right: Charlotte Country Day School junior Safiyyah El-Gamal (right) helps Rylnn O’Daniel during the Special Olympic games on April 25.

Paul Nielsen/SCW photos Middle left: Charlotte Country Day School senior Virginia Hart gives a balloon to a Special Olympics athlete.

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Faith

Rev. Tony: On rainy days, you need a backup camera Tony Marciano Reverend

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n the 1970s, there was a group called The Carpenters. Karen Carpenter was the voice of the group. One of her songs was entitled, “Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” Let me take you into bad weather.

It was one of those rainy days that my wife and I had to switch cars in the driveway. I pulled out so she could get to the top of the driveway.

It was raining hard. The wipers were trying to keep the windshield clear. I had the car in reverse and looked at the back up camera. There was no rain. It was clear. I looked through the

windshield. It was raining very hard. I looked at the back-up camera and it was clear.

At that moment, the windshield was being beaten down by rain. It represented the problems of my life. I was looking at life through the lens of stormy weather. Although it was raining at the back of my car, the lens in the backup camera saw things differently. It showed no rain. In fact, it appeared rather bright.

Isn’t that how life and faith intersect? We look at the problem in front of us and don’t know which way to turn. God invites us to look at life through His lens. Not to see what is, but instead, see what we can be as we join God where He is moving.

There is the Bible story of a prophet Elisha who found himself in a difficult situation with a foreign king. He had a gift of knowing what this king was saying in private and revealed those words to the king of Israel.

The foreign king thought he had a traitor in his ranks and summoned all his soldiers to report to him. When he confronted them about being on the side of the king of Israel, his officers explained that Elisha, the prophet, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom. The foreign king was upset and ordered his officers to find out where he is so he could send men and capture him. They found out the name of the city and the king sent soldiers there. They went by night and surrounded the city. This is where it gets interesting.

The next morning, the servant of Elisha got up early. There he saw an army with horses and chariots that had surrounded them in the city.

He panicked and asked, “What do we do?”

If the servant were in the car with me, he would be looking through the windshield. He would be saying, “Look at the rain. It is really storming. We are in trouble.” However, Elisha

was also in the car and told us to stop looking through the windshield. Instead, he tells us to look through the eyes of the backup camera.

He tells us not to be afraid. Those who are with us are more than those who are with them. Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” This is where the servant changed his view and looked through the rear-view camera. The Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.

We will have rainy days. We can take on that day looking through a rain-washed windshield. Or, we can see a different perspective – one of faith. However, it does require you to have a backup camera when it is storming outside.

The Rev. Tony Marciano is the executive director of the Charlotte Rescue Mission.

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Tiger Woods returns to Quail Hollow

by Paul Nielsen paul@cmgweekly.com

CHARLOTTE — A hot ticket got a little hotter April 26 when Tiger Woods committed to play in the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club.

The four-day tournament starts May 3 and concludes with the final round May 6.

First and second round play begins at 7 a.m. while the third round and the championship round May 6 tee off at 8 a.m.

Woods, who was 79 PGA victories, returns to Quail Hollow Club for the first time since 2012. In his six previous starts, he has finished tied for third (2004), tied for 11th (2005), champion (2007) and alone in fourth place (2009). Woods also missed the cut in both 2010 and 2012.

Woods’ victory at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2007 is his only win in the North Carolina.

“Obviously we are excited to have Tiger coming back to compete in our tournament but to also have him healthy and competing on the PGA Tour this year,” Wells Fargo Tournament Director Gary Sobba said. “His win here in 2007 was one of the memorable moments in our tournament history.”

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Of the 55 Monday qualifiers this year Jenkins so far, 19 have made the cut to play on the weekend. Three qualifiers have recorded top-10 finishes.

This is the fourth time this season that Vogel has advanced from the Monday qualifier.

Tiger Woods arrives on the driving range at 6:30 a.m. May 2 at Quail Hollow Club. He teed off at 7 a.m. in the Pro-Am. Paul Nielsen/MMHW photo

onship titles, is one of six past champions who have won major championships during their career. That group also includes David Toms, Vijay Singh, Jim Furyk, Rory McIlroy and Lucas Glover.

The Wells Fargo Championship is one of the largest sporting events in the Carolinas.

The tournament’s charitable arm — Cham-

pions for Education — has donated over $20 million to local and regional charities since 2003.

Past Wells Fargo champions include Woods, Toms, Joey Sindelar, Singh, Furyk, Anthony Kim, Sean O’Hair, McIlroy, Glover, Rickie Fowler, Derek Ernst, J.B. Holmes, James Hahn and Brian Harman.

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CHARLOTTE – Brian Harman will begin defense of his 2017 Wells Fargo Championship on May 3 but this is a different title defense.

Because Quail Hollow Club was the host of the 2017 PGA Championship, last year’s Wells Fargo Championship was moved to the Eagle Point Golf Club in Wilmington. But the tournament is back in Charlotte this year and Harman is very familiar with the layout at Quail Hollow, having played in the PGA last summer and in five previous Wells Fargo Championships.

But Harman said being the defending champion has a different feel to it.

“I’m excited and I thought the course played great here for the PGA Championship,” he said after playing nine holes May 1. “It’s in great shape. Creativity and good putting take you a

Brian Harman is the defending Wells Fargo champion. Paul Nielsen/MMHW photo

long way here. It’s certainly odd not defending at the course you won at. But, that is the way it is. I have done OK here. I finished 13th at the PGA and I like this golf course a lot. It suits me and it has always been one of my favorite tournaments.”

Harman, who tied for second at last year’s

U.S. Open, already has seven top 10 finishes this year while winning $2,164,942. He has two careers wins.

“I’ve had a nice year, and I have been really consistent,” Harman said. “It’s been a year since I won a tournament, and that is high on the list. I am trying really hard to get back into the winner’s circle.”

Harman will tee off of No. 1 at 12:40 p.m. in the first round on May 3 but he will start off the back nine at 7:30 a.m. in the second round on May 4. Harman is paired with Justin Thomas and Rickie Fowler in the first two rounds. Harman said starting a round at Quail Hollow from the back nine is challenging.

“It is especially tough if you start on the back nine,” he said. “You have a stretch there where you have 16, 17 and 18 and then 1-4, that’s seven holes without a par 5. The shortest par 4 is 490 yards, so it is extremely tough when you start that way.”

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