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by Ryan Pitkin ryan@thecharlotteweekly.com

In a $44-million-dollar deal announced on Monday, March 23, Dallas-based luxury club company ClubCorp announced it will acquire six country clubs in the southeastern United States, including Firethorne Country Club in Marvin,

expanding the company’s presence in the Charlotte market.

Since 2010, ClubCorp has grown its portfolio of clubs by 33 percent.

Firethorne was one of two North Carolina clubs involved in the deal, bringing ClubCorp’s number of country clubs in the state to 10.

In 2014, ClubCorp purchased TPC Piper Glen in south Charlotte,

less than eight miles from Firethorne, in the hopes to begin growing its presence in the Charlotte area.

“Charlotte has been a market we’ve been targeting,” Burnett said. “With TPC (Piper Glen) last year and now Firethorne, we’re hoping this will be the start of a hub there.”

ClubCorp ownership gives members the opportunity to join an

exclusive network, which includes memberships with over 200 country clubs across the country and other benefits.

The O.N.E. (Optimal Network Experience) program, currently available to Piper Glen members and soon available to Firethorne, offers members value-oriented benefits (see Firethorne on page 13)

Bridge opening delayed at North Community House Road

by Hannah Chronis hannah@thecharlotteweekly.com

The opening of the bridge connecting North Community House Road across Interstate 485 has been pushed back to early April, nearly four months after the originally proposed completion date.

The bridge will connect the two parts of North Community House Road in

Ballantyne. The project was slated for completion in December 2014 but was pushed back to January, March and now April.

Drivers will be able to access homes and businesses in the surrounding areas without crossing the congested section of Johnston Road and I-485 once the bridge is completed. Traffic should in turn be alleviated on both north and southbound Johnston Road, according to North Carolina

Department of Transportation (NCDOT) representatives.

NCDOT has worked in conjunction with the city of Charlotte and Ballantynebased Bissell Companies to complete the project.

“This project is a lot of different organizations working together to make this happen,” said Jordan Ashley Baker, spokesperson for NCDOT. “Unfortunately, when

you have different organizations working together, procedural delays can happen and that’s where we are with this project.”

Once completed, the bridge also will feature 6-foot sidewalks and 8-foot bike lanes.

Residents and employees of the south Charlotte area are eager for the bridge to open. (see Bridge on page 5)

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Jen Tolbert and her husband, Terry Tolbert, sit around a dining table on their back patio with a Montagnard family in Ballantyne on March 23.

They pray, break bread, share stories and laugh over a casual family dinner. The Montagnard are the indigenous peoples of the central highlands in Vietnam.

Hblung Nay and her children Nikhan, 20; Hphina, 18; Yjudah Nay, 14; and Annie Nie, 24, have been friends with the Tolberts and their five children since July 2012. They met through Refugee Support Services Fruitful Friends program.

Refugee Support Services (RSS) is a nonprofit started in 2006 by Rachel Humphries and Lauren Moore that helps refugee families integrate into American life and culture.

Humphries said the Fruitful Friends program started at the organization’s inception. “When we first started working, teaching English classes to refugees, they would come to us with physical needs, like a bicycle to get to class or a mattress, but that grew into the need for understanding America on a deeper level. What they really needed was a friend,�

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Humphries said the refugees wanted someone to coach them through everyday questions as well as more in-depth struggles that come with integrating into American culture. They decided to start Fruitful Friends as a way to

connect American and refugee families.

Humphries said volunteers are partnered with refugee families and given resources to start their relationship, such as a picture dictionary and a cultural guide depicting the refugees’ native home. She also said an RSS volunteer would meet with the refugees and their host family until they felt comfortable building the relationship on their own. Eventually, the relationship grows organically.

Jen Tolbert said the Nay family is “their family.� “The children call us mom and dad, and we spend all holidays and special occasions together, as well as just hanging out,� she said. “They’ve helped us a lot,� Annie Nie said.

Terry and Jen Tolbert and Nie talk about working together on Nie’s federal student aid forms and helping Hblung Nay study for the citizenship test. Nie is going to Central Piedmont Community College to become a nurse, and Hblung Nay hopes to take the citizenship test within a year.

They also discuss the countless doctors appointments, in which, the Tolbert’s have mediated the conversation on medical treatment and insurance. Nikhan has suffered from a degenerative kidney disease since he was 8 years old; he was recently hospitalized and is undergoing weekly dialysis, as well as trying to be on the kidney transplant list. “It’s been hard on all of us,� said Jen Tolbert, “but we’re glad to be there to help.�

Over dinner, they recount special memories shared together, such as when they attended the Nay’s family member’s traditional Vietnamese wedding in Greensboro and celebrated their first Thanksgiving together with the Tolbert family. “It’s family with family,� Terry Tolbert said.

He said they decided to get involved with RSS after participating in several overseas missions trips, as well as volunteering for service opportunities in the U.S. He said they were looking for a more personal, life-on-life experience that could have a greater impact on all involved. “We realized that we didn’t need to leave the country to impact another person’s life who wasn’t from here ‌ and they immediately accepted us as family,â€? he said. “It’s rewarding to be used and make a difference in this way.â€? “It’s a win for them, helping learn about our culture (and it’s) a win for us, having an international experience in our city and giving us a fresh look at our own priorities,â€? Humphries said. “It’s also a win for Charlotte, helping them to integrate and bring their skills and talent to our city.â€?

The program currently has 34 fruitful friend units with more than 100 people involved in those connections. She said they are continually looking for more volunteers.

The only requirements are “ to do life together,� according to Humphries. Families can meet over dinner, attend special family events or holidays together, as well as help set

up household, medical and school needs as they occur.

She also said they’ve planned Fruitful Friend group outings, such as trips to Discovery Place and the Bechtler Museum.

Jen Tolbert said her biggest fear starting the program was not the language barrier, but the fear of disappointing the refugee family by not being able to commit enough. However, Nie dismissed those fears, saying they’ve done more than enough and that she loves them.

The Tolbert’s commented on how much they’ve grown – Hblung’s English has improved, Yjudah’s performs well in school and Nie’s has ambitions to be a nurse and return to the Cambodian refugee camp, where her family lived before the United Nations assisted their immigration into the U.S. The Nay family, including the children, was imprisoned, because their father protested for religious freedom. They all escaped and crossed the forest into Cambodia to gain refuge. They haven’t been able to return since.

Nie looked over at Terry Tolbert and said, “They’ve helped me ‌ I want to go back and help my people, to give back to my community.â€?

Ultimately, Humphries said, the refugees want to learn American lifestyle, so they can become independent.

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“We’re fortunate to live and work in Ballantyne and the North Community House Road bridge will make our commutes even easier,� said MetLife employee Natalia Russo.

Russo added the new bike lanes would be an asset for her husband, who could bike to work but currently drives due to the heavy traffic and congestion on Johnston Road that makes biking difficult. “The heavy congestion makes biking or walking near impossible,� she said. “But that short drive (from Toringdon to Ballantyne Corporate Park) can sometimes take 20 to 30 minutes. He’ll be able to bike in the same amount of time – or less.�

The North Community House Road bridge is part of a series of road improvements along Community House Road, Ballantyne

Commons Parkway and the former John J. Delaney Drive, now Brixham Hill. Additional improvements to North Community House Road have included the addition of dual left lanes with signals and installing stoplights to make the road four lanes.

Baker said after the bridge opens certain lanes will be closed temporarily to complete the sidewalks, bike lanes and landscaping. She added that though residents and employees may be frustrated, the final result will be worth the wait. “It’s obviously a very vital piece for the community,� she said. “Once it’s open, it will improve the driving conditions and definitely be something residents will be proud of. We understand the frustration and we’re working hard to have this bridge open in early April.� “I just can’t wait for it to open,� Russo said.

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Truliant Federal Credit Union to open branches in Ballantyne, Waverly

The Community Blood Center of the Carolinas (CBCC) wrapped up its sixth annual “Pints for Pounds” campaign by donating 19,600 pounds of food to Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina serves 19 counties in North and South Carolina and distributed over 40 million pounds of food in fiscal year 2012-13.

“We are so thankful for the continued partnership with Community Blood Center of the Carolinas,” said Kay Carter, executive director of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina, in a news release. “Pints for Pounds continues to grow every year thanks to their recruiting efforts and the generosity of their sponsors and donors who support two worthy causes. As we enter into our ‘slow season,’ donation wise, drives like this help sustain our mission to eliminate hunger in our community.”

During January and February, CBCC donated seven pounds of food for every pint of blood donated. Since the campaign began in 2009, CBCC has contributed 250,985 pounds of food to feed the hungry in the greater Charlotte area.

“Together, with our blood donors and sponsors, we made every pint count in serving our community and supporting the vital work of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina,” said Martin Grable, president and CEO of CBCC. “I want to thank everyone who came out, especially with this recent bad weather, in order to help save local lives and feed those in need throughout our community.”

Truliant Federal Credit Union plans to open 10 new locations in the greater Charlotte area by the end of 2016, including locations in Ballantyne and Waverly, located at the intersection of Ardrey Kell and Providence roads.

The 63-year-old credit union has had a Charlotte presence for nearly 30 years and the expansion will give Truliant a total of 14 member financial centers in the region.

The expansion will create more than 120 jobs and bring an $11 million dollar initial investment into the regional economy over the next two years, according to a news release.

“We’re ready to write the next chapter for financial institutions in this city,” said Marc Schaefer, president and CEO of Truliant, in the release. “Truliant is different from traditional stockholder-owned banks. Finding the best fit for the financial health of our members comes first. We don’t shift our guidance based on where profits are the highest.”

In support of the expansion, Truliant also is launching a social media campaign that will award four individuals $25,000 each.

Truliant wants to know how the money will help entrants achieve “their why in life.” The campaign runs through May 23.

Entrants can upload or record a 15-second video of their “why” and how Truliant can help them achieve their dreams at www. truliantmywhy.com. Entries also can be submitted on Twitter and Instagram via #mywhy @Truliant.

After submitting videos, participants can earn votes by sharing entries on social media.

Visit www.truliant.org for full details.

Truliant is the second-largest credit union in Charlotte, behind State Employees Credit Union.

The following crimes were committed in the south Charlotte area between March 22 and 25, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

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Ballantyne Breakfast Club meeting set for April 25 The next Ballantyne Breakfast Club meeting will be held April 25, a Saturday, at 9 a.m. in the Fairway Ballroom at the Ballantyne Hotel & Lodge. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy free coffee and pastries provided by the hotel.

Breakfast Club founder Ray Eschert said the upcoming meeting will focus on developmental growth in the greater south Charlotte area.

“Recently, several large mixed-use developments have either been approved or are in the rezoning process for large tracts of land along both sides of Providence Road and just south of the Interstate 485 interchange,” Eschert said in an email. “Combined, these mixeduse developments and others that may follow represent the largest of their kind since the inception of the Ballantyne Corporate Park.”

The meeting’s guest speakers will include senior representatives from Childress Klein and Crosland Southeast to discuss the Waverly project under construction at the intersection of Providence and Ardrey Kell roads. There also will be a presentation by senior representatives from Charlotte-based developing firm Lincoln Harris regarding moving forward with a rezoning approval for the former Golf Links property off Providence Road.

District 7 representative Ed Driggs will be at the meeting along with members of the Charlotte Planning Department and Charlotte Department of Transportation to share information on the rezoning process and answer questions.

Breakfast Club meetings are free and open to the public. Visit www.ballantynebreakfastclub.com for more information.

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Crime Blotter Home/Business Break-ins • 1800 block of Whispering Forest Drive: $189 television stolen from home during break-in. March 23 •11000 block of Knight Castle Drive: $250 in damage to glass door in attempted home break-in. March 23 • 11400 block of Vista Haven Drive: Rifle, rifle accessories, ammunition, tablet and jewelry, worth $5,100 total, stolen from home and $150 in damage to window during break-in.

March 23 • 6400 block of Falls Lake Drive: $1,000 in damage to homes in two attempted break-ins on same block. March 25 • 5700 block of Legacy Circle: $200 in damage to glass panel in attempted home break-in. March 25

Vehicle Break-Ins • 4700 block of Old Course Drive: NCAA tournament tickets, jacket, garage door opener, loose change and cellphone case, worth $855 total, stolen from vehicle during break-in.

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Property Theft • 12200 block of Bay Tree Way: $400 cellphone stolen. March 22 •3500 block of Colony Road: Jewelry and power tools, worth $483 total, stolen form home. March 23 • Harris Teeter, 15007 John J Delaney Drive: Food, paper plates and magazines, worth $137 total, stolen from business. March 23 • 11300 block of Foxhaven Drive: $100,000 worth of vintage beads and jewelry-making supplies stolen. March 23 • 3300 block of Pineville-Matthews Road: $100 wallet containing credit cards, check and $1 stolen. March 24 • 4400 block of Sharon Road: $600 iPhone stolen. March 24 • 2400 block of Colony Road: $200 Samsung Galaxy 5 stolen. March 24 • 5800 block of Old Providence Road: $2,250 worth of jewelry stolen. March 25 • 4000 block of Providence Road: $21,000 Mercedes-Benz stolen; later recovered. March 25 • 8500 block of Fairview Road: $14,000 watch stolen from home. March 25 • 7800 block of Rea Road: $220 cash stolen. March 25 • 7400 block of Red Oak Lane: $4,000 ring stolen from home. March 25

Vandalism/Hit-and-Run • 11700 block of Park Road: $1,000 in damage to Nissan Maxima in vandalism incident.

March 22

• Interstate 485 at Johnston Road exit: Suspect driving while intoxicated after driving through a construction barricade.

March 22 • 12600 block of Landing Green Drive: Possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. March 22 • 600 block of Vista Grande Circle: Possession of drug paraphernalia. March 22 • 9200 block of North Vicksburg Court: Possession of marijuana. March 23 • 8500 block of Park Road: Possession of drug paraphernalia. March 23 • 3500 block of Shore Lane: Suspect who threatened victim with box cutter also found to be in possession of marijuana seeds. March 23 • 14800 block of Johnston Road: Possession of marijuana, paraphernalia and counterfeit money. March 24 • 8700 block of Tamarron Drive: Tree fell on victim’s home as a direct result to suspect pruning tree in June 2014 without permission. March 24 • South Mecklenburg High School, 8900 Park Road: Simple assault; disturbance. March 24

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Restaurant Scores The Mecklenburg County Health Department reported the following sanitation scores at restaurants and dining locations in the Matthews and Mint Hill area from March 19 to 25:

Lowest Score: • Libretto’s Pizzeria, 15205 John J. Delaney Drive, 28277 – 86 Violations included: Only food

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While Matthews resident Jameson Knight was serving as a Cavalry scout for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, he gained an appreciation for the mountains that can only be understood by someone who’s been to war.

Knight’s unit was stationed in the mountainous northern region of the country for one year, beginning in June 2008, and he began to feel a certain level of comfort in the ranges they would patrol together.

“When we were in the mountains, I had a bit more peace of mind,” Knight said. “I enjoyed it. It was more rural than any area I’d ever been in.”

Knight, who was scared of heights before joining the Army, brought his newfound passion for hiking home and now takes to the trails in his free time. It wasn’t long before he took it a step further and decided to put a cause behind his climbs.

Knight is currently training to climb Mount Rainier in Washington to raise money for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. He hopes the funds he raises will help fund research and clinical trials similar to the one that helped save a loved one.

Knight’s mother-in-law, Marie Russell, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2002. Russell, a south Charlotte resident, has since gone into remission and is completely off medication, thanks in part to a clinical trial she went through with a medication called Copaxone.

“A lot of the success that she has had has been because of all the research going on now,” said Rebecca Knight, Jameson’s wife and Russell’s daughter. “I think it’s great that he wants to make it mean something if he’s going to do it.”

Rebecca wasn’t always as enthusiastic about the trip as she is now, but she has come to trust that Jameson knows the best way to complete the goals he sets.

“When he first started talking about wanting to climb Mount Rainier, my first instinct was to say, ‘That’s not a good idea,’” Rebecca said. “But he’s done a lot of things in the Army, and I trust that he will do all the right training.”

Jameson said he expected some hesitation from his wife, but they have been through tougher trials before.

“I joined a combat role after we were together, so we’ve been through a lot,” he said of his high school sweetheart. “She’s supportive and she just wants to make sure I’m in shape and know what I’m getting into.”

Jameson will embark on a “guided tour” up the mountain in 2016 with two friends from the military and climbers who have experienced Mount Rainier. Over the next year, while pitching his idea to local residents and businesses who might want to contribute, he also will train for aspects of the climb that will be new to him, such as repelling and climbing on ice. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

He recently took to Grandfather Mountain with friends and will continue to go on hiking trips to prepare for the Mount Rainier climb. He also updates a Facebook page he created with pictures and links to information about the National MS Society.

Jameson is pitching offers to local businesses to be photographed waving a small banner of their choice at the highest summit his group reaches. He hopes the Facebook page will give credibility to his plans and help people understand his endeavor.

The process has been yet another previously uncrossed trail for Jameson. “(Social media) is all completely new to me. I’ve never even had a Facebook, so I’m starting from the ground up,” Jameson said.

“It has helped, and I was pretty surprised.

People have reached out from overseas and all different areas.”

In just a few months, Jameson raised almost $700 toward his cause, and he said that’s only the beginning.

“I want to have a large community outreach,” he said. “I want to reach out to businesses and get different groups involved. It will all go towards more preventative health care.”

While running the fundraiser, raising three kids and working full time, Jameson also is taking an online course for a healthcare degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Russell, who works as a nurse, said she’s amazed at the growth he’s shown since she met him when he was 15 years old.

“My admiration for him has grown tremendously in the past seven to eight years especially,” she said. “There’s a lot that’s on his plate, and he takes care of everything.

He’s there for others when they need help, as well, certainly where friends and family are concerned.”

Rebecca agrees with her mother that serving in the Army changed Jameson for the better and made him the type of man who wants to help others.

“He was kind of already that guy who always likes to push himself, but when he came back (from Afghanistan) he had a new maturity about him,” she said. “After doing something where you have to push yourself beyond where you ever thought you could, that gives you a new sense of confidence.”

Rebecca said it’s that confidence that has made her more secure in knowing he will be OK when he makes the climb.

“I’ll be helping support him emotionally and praying for him a lot,” she said. “I know that a lot of this isn’t going to be in his control. No matter how perfectly he trains for everything he does, it’s in God’s hands.”

Visit www.facebook.com/msmoun trainierfundraiser.knight for more information about Jameson’s efforts. Donors can contribute to the cause at www.main. nationalmssociety.org.

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Author to showcase humor-driven book at Park Road Books Ad agency veteran David Oakley to be the focus of author event at south Charlotte bookstore

by Josh Whitener josh@thecharlotteweekly.com

What’s a person to do with 20-plus years of interesting job-related adventures? Just ask David Oakley.

The Charlotte resident and author had spent more than two decades in the advertising industry when he realized he’d experienced a number of “interesting, fun adventures” over the years.

“I found myself, a lot of times, talking about them (and) thought at one point I needed to write them down,” Oakley said.

“I decided I want to document them, make them in more of a storytelling form, and started writing down these experiences.”

Oakley’s memoirs are the basis of his humor-driven debut book, “Why Is Your Name Upside Down?” The author will visit south Charlotte’s Park Road Books for an author event and book signing on Wednesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. The store is located at 4139 Park Road.

Though Oakley’s professional experience was mainly in advertising prior to writing the book, he said he’s always considered himself a storyteller and has

incorporated that characteristic into his work in the advertising industry. Oakley is the founder and creative director of BooneOakley, an ad agency he built through “helping brands tell their stories in ways that get noticed, talked about and shared,” according to his author bio.

Oakley started writing down stories in 2011 with the idea that he might someday compile them into a book. He eventually reached out to book agents and received a handful of positive responses, but they all wanted to nudge Oakley in a direction he didn’t want to go.

“They wanted to make it into a business book, a how-to-do-breakthrough-creativeadvertising, kind of formulaic-type book,” he said. “I just didn’t want to do a business book; it wouldn’t be true to what I really wanted to do.”

Oakley wanted to craft a more “engaging” book that would appeal to people who weren’t in the advertising or business fields, as well as those who work in the industry. He ultimately chose to self-publish and finished the book in January.

“Why Is Your Name Upside Down?” was officially released on Feb. 25 and is available at Park Road Books, Paper Skyscraper in Charlotte and Cedar Creek Gallery in Creedmoor. The book also is available online at Amazon.com.

“I think I would describe it as a collection of short essays about selling yourself and discovering things, a bunch of fun, little quick stories that are easily digestible, and each has a little lesson to it,” Oakley said. “(Some of the stories) tell how I screwed up and was like, ‘Oh, my God, I’m so stupid,’ but if I can make it in spite of this stuff, anyone can.”

Oakley said the most challenging aspect of writing the book was finding the time to work on it, while balancing his full-time job with BooneOakley. He said there were a number of weekends when he woke up as early as 6:30 a.m. and spent several hours writing before anyone else in his family was up.

But the hard work paid off, as Oakley considers publishing and releasing the book “such a sense of relief and … accomplishment.”

“Knowing that these stories will be there forever and I’ll be able to share them with our kids … I’m really proud that I’m able to accomplish this for them,” he said.

The book has received positive response from a number of reviewers, including readers on Amazon.com and fellow authors Peter Coughter (“The Art of the Pitch”) and Luke Sullivan (“Hey Whipple, Squeeze This”), who said in his review “Oakley’s book captures what it’s like inside the hurricane” of the advertising industry.

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One of the biggest skills Oakley gained through the process is the determination to overcome insecurities for the sake of a greater project.

“Everyone’s life is a story. There are ways it can be told every day,” he said. “You just need to write it down and (have the courage to) share it.”

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at their home club, in the region and at clubs throughout the world, including access to more than 300 private clubs and special offerings at more than 1,000 hotels, resorts and entertainment venues.

Of the six country clubs acquired in the recent deal, Firethorne was seen as a priority due to location and the “high profile” of the club, said Mark Burnett, chief operating officer at ClubCorp.

“We did quite a bit of due diligence on each club,” Burnett said.

“Firethorne, in particular, we are extremely excited about. One of the most compelling reasons to move forward when we looked at the portfolio, was that Firethorne was one of the jewels.”

The private country club currently has 540 members, according to Scott Simerlink, Firethorne’s general manager. It includes an 18-hole golf course, tennis complex, 30,000square-foot clubhouse and water park with four pools and a slide.

The company has announced plans to invest millions of dollars in renovating and reinventing each club it has acquired.

Plans will be made on a club-byclub basis but often include adding amenities, functionality and programming to clubs as needed, according to a news release.

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management at Firethorne through town hall meetings, focus groups and other means to decide what can be done to improve the club, Burnett said.

“The logical place to start is to look hard to make sure the golf course is in good standing,” he said. “Then we’ll look at other parts of the club to see what can be worked on.”

The ClubCorp deal marks the second time in less than three years Firethorne has changed ownership.

Textron Financial Corporation sold the club in 2012 to Stratford Golf Partners, which is selling it now.

Burnett said his company has intentions of keeping Firethorne in the ClubCorp family for the long term.

“If you look at our recent history, you’ll see that we have been on the acquisition side of things, not selling,” he said.

Burnett pointed to the O.N.E. program and large selection of ClubCorp courses as another reason Firethorne can feel more secure in its position now that it is under new ownership once again. “(The network) really does help,” Burnett said. “The size of our organization, with over 200 (golf courses) total, that network will be a huge added benefit for the members and bring some stability to our club.”

The new acquisition included country clubs in North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida, including Bermuda Run Country Club in Bermuda Run, North Carolina, near WinstonSalem. Bermuda Run is a private country club offering 36 holes of championship golf, two clubhouses and an Olympic pool with a lazy river and tennis center.

ClubCorp now owns clubs in 26 states, the District of Columbia, Mexico and China.

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South Charlotte schools prep for NCASA state final

by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

Some south Charlotte students are preparing their academic game faces for this weekend.

Providence and Ardrey Kell high schools and Jay M. Robinson Middle School’s Quiz Bowl teams will compete in the North Carolina Association for Scholastic Activities (NCASA) Quiz Bowl State Finals on March 28, after qualifying at the Charlotte regional tournament.

Quiz Bowl is an academic competition in which two teams of four students compete head to head using a buzzer system to be the first to answer questions read by a moderator. The fast-paced format tests the combined prowess of the teams to determine the ultimate winner.

The best of 16 high schools in the state move on to the state tournament, where they are placed in two groups and play against each group, said Leon Pfeiffer, NCASA executive director.

The teams are seeded based on their scores at the six regional sites.

“Every year the competition gets more competitive as more high schools participate.

I think this year will be the most competitive competition that we’ve had,” Pfeiffer said.

Providence sophomore Mark Schachner founded the school’s Quiz Bowl team as a freshman last year. When he was in the eighth grade at Crestdale Middle School, he was the captain of the school’s National Academic

League (NAL), which is a similar competition.

Crestdale competed against Randolph Middle School that year in the final match for the NAL National Championship.

Since many of the students on the Crestdale NAL team moved on to attend Providence, Mark felt it was natural to start a Quiz Bowl team at the high school level.

Mark, who serves as the team’s acting president, said the team discovered strategies used in NAL didn’t apply to Quiz Bowl.

In NAL, the strategy is to have a team of all knowledgeable students, but in Quiz Bowl, he’s found it’s best to have a team of specialists, where each team member has a specialty topic.

“The team did very well their first year, winning the Charlotte Regional Tournament, placing fifth in state finals, and then competing at nationals in Chicago,” Cindy Schachner, Mark’s mother and the team’s coach, said.

“Not bad since none of us even knew how to play the game when we started.”

Mark said the team didn’t mind being the “new kids on the block” during their first two years.

“There were some teams we told that this was a first year and they seemed to be more confident (after hearing that information). But we were able to hold our own. It was kind of refreshing,” he said.

The coach said she typically handles the logistics of the team and the students run practices, which are held once a week.

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Cindy said the team members are ready to return to state competition this weekend, but they already have their sights set on national tournaments. The team has already qualified and will compete in both the PACE and NAQT National Championship tournaments this year.

“These tournaments draw teams from as far away as China and Singapore, and a school that wins both in the same year is considered the High School National Champion,” Cindy said.

Mark describes nationals in Chicago as “incredible” and is excited for more students to experience nationals at both the PACE and NAQT events.

“I always say that Quiz Bowl increases a big ‘togetherness’ that the team has. You suddenly become super supportive of each other. You can count on others a lot more,” he said.

The coach said she’s lucky to have the support of Providence Principal Tracey Harrill and Adrian Jones, teacher liaison for the school.

Mark said the team is hopeful to outdo its previous performance at the state finals and hopes to “hold their own.”

Ardrey Kell’s team has been practicing once a week, according to Quiz Bowl coach Jennifer Haney.

“The kids just really have a lot of background knowledge in a vast variety of things,” Haney said. “They just pull (the answers) from their minds.”

The coach said they faced tough competition

with Providence at the regional competition and she felt exposing her students to various teams’ skill levels has helped them prepare for the state tournament and adapt to the pace of the competition.

“They are just enjoying it and that’s why they’re good. They’re really just enjoying it and just having fun,” she said. “It’s going to be a tough competition and we’re just going into it with mindset that we’re going to do well and have fun and the results will be what they’ll be.”

Haney feels the competition gives students who aren’t typically recognized for their achievements a chance to flourish.

“These students are not really athletes and it seems like in high school, a lot of the focus is on athletic skill and athletic ability … this really gives the academic kids a chance to shine in something they’re really good at,” she said.

Pfeiffer also hopes students benefit from participating in Quiz Bowl.

“What the competition does is it encourages students to reach their potential and go out and learn more,” Pfeiffer said. “This helps expand their boundaries through knowledge they demonstrate through the state competitions.”

The qualified high schools from across the state will compete at the state finals at the NC School of Science and Mathematics in Durham.

Find more information about Quiz Bowl at www.ncscholastic.org/index.php/quizbowl.

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Rama Road girls dig into STEM curriculum

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by Courtney Schultz education@thecharlotteweekly.com

Female students at Rama Road Elementary School are dissecting squids, identifying bones in owl pellets, learning about engineering and building working machines all through a STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program with Discovery Place.

Discovery Place has hosted a yearlong program, Rama Road Girls STEM Club, to introduce first and second-grade girls at the school to a variety of topics from a STEMfocused curriculum.

Every Monday, 21 students gather for one hour to complete hands-on STEM activities.

“By the time that students get to fourth and fifth grade, many students have selfselected out of an interest in science (and) STEM in general,” Mary Beth Ausman, Discovery Place director of program planning and evaluation, said. “What we felt was really important was to look for opportunities to create STEM clubs in schools that already have a commitment to STEM education and look at how early we can start them.”

The typical STEM club encompasses fourth and fifth graders, but Rama Road’s club is a pilot program to cater to first and second grade girls.

Ausman said Discovery Place chose Rama Road because the school already had a relationship with Discovery Education and the school has single-gender classrooms in its later grades.

“One of the things that is often researched right now is whether girls in particular excel more in science when they are separated out from boys,” she said. “We thought it would be an interesting opportunity for us to do some research with first- and second-graders here at Rama Road to see if this type of program works well and so far, we’ve been absolutely thrilled with the outcome.”

Participants engage in hands-on experiences, including looking at objects through an infrared camera, dissecting squid and constructing windmills with a milk carton, to explore different studies under the STEM umbrella. Ausman said the materials covered are often geared toward fourth and fifth grade students, but she said the club members have taken on the material successfully.

“We wanted to give them a broad spectrum of different things, so they’ve done everything from circuitry to owl pellets to building bridges and other types of structures,” Ausman said. “It’s really run the gamut.”

Guest speakers, who are experts in their STEM fields, often speak and interact with the girls to “put a face” to the career and show real women who have pursued STEM careers, Ausman said.

“We want to show them that female scientists look like you and me,” she said. “It’s a great way to earn a living and it’s really www.thecharlotteweekly.com

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something these girls can do just as good as boys.”

Discovery Place educator Maggie Winkowski works with the girls each week to explore the various STEM topics.

“I’ve heard from different parents that come in and they talk about how excited (their children) are to come to STEM Club,” she said.

Winkowski said she heard a story about a student who wasn’t feeling up to attending school, but when she found out she might miss STEM Club, she changed her attitude and arrived to school.

Discovery studies the girls’ attitudes toward science throughout the program and have seen positive responses toward the STEM activities; however, Ausman said the chosen students were already academically successful students who have an interest in STEM. Ausman said Discovery also plans to see if the girls’ professional aspirations have changed through the program.

“The benefit and objective for Rama Road is that these kids go on to continue to have a strong interest in STEM throughout their (kindergarten through fifth grade) education and prepares them well for middle school and high school and college,” Ausman said.

“We want to plant the seed early.”

Also, in the fifth grade, CMS elementary school students take the science end-ofgrade test, which can encompass science education for their elementary career. Discovery hopes to compare the scores of students who bolstered their science education early to scores of students who did not, and whether the students are better prepared for higher level science courses.

Discovery also sees the club as an opportunity for the girls to peer teach. Ausman said after testing, when the school will have more free time, she hopes the girls will be able to teach their peers about the opportunities they experienced in the club.

Winkowski hopes participants learn through the program about breaking stereotypes between female students and science and potentially pursue a career in science.

“I’m hoping that they realize that girls can do all kinds of science and that science is not limited to the boys. (That they realize) just because they’re a girl, doesn’t mean they can’t move on in the science field,” Winkowski said.

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Ardrey Kell to perform ‘42nd Street’ Ardrey Kell High School will perform the musical “42nd Street” Thursday through Sunday, March 26 to 28, in the school’s auditorium.

The musical focuses on the efforts of famed dictatorial Great White Way director Julian March to mount a successful stage production of a musical at the height of the Great Depression.

Performances will be at 7 p.m. each night with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

Tickets cost $12 per person and $10 for students with a valid student ID. All tickets are available through carolinatix. org until the day before the performance. All remaining tickets will be sold at the door on the night of the performance.

Contact Terry Gabbard at terryw.gabbard@ cms.k12.nc.us for more information.

Ardrey Kell is located at 10220 Ardrey Kell Road.

Country Day places first in physics competition Charlotte Country Day School’s physics team took home first place in physics at UNC Charlotte’s Super Math and Science competition for the third year in a row.

UNC Charlotte’s chemistry, mathematics and statistics, physics and optical science departments, in partnership with the Center for STEM Education, sponsored the annual one-day event.

The team, which includes Irene Bao, David Conaway, Nancy Garrett, Gordon Cory, John Moore, Christien Williams, Byers Whitman, Austin Anderson, Anna Rhyne, and Chase Riley, competed on the UNC Charlotte campus on March 2, with other high school students from various counties. Bao won first place overall in the individual contest.

Charlotte Latin speech and debate team takes top marks at state tournament Charlotte Latin School’s 24-member forensics team competed in the Tarheel Forensic League State Championship Tournament at Myers Park High School on March 6 and 7.

The sophomore team of Andrew Calton and Mac Craig claimed the state championship in Novice Public Forum debate.

They were joined in the elimination round competition of the Novice Public Forum by freshmen Roley Davis and Michele Tian, who reached Top 16.

Senior Raymon Wang advanced to Top 16 in Lincoln-Douglas debate, where students debated whether governments should require employees to pay a living wage. Sophomore James McLelland added to the team’s success in debate by reaching the final round (top 14) of Novice Congressional debate, as

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well as being recognized as the best presiding officer.

The Charlotte Latin squad placed two Duo Interpretation teams in the final round of speech competition, with senior captains Anthony Bilas and David Herrmann placing fourth, while the team of juniors Caleb Jordan and Parker Julian placed sixth. Herrmann added a finals appearance in Dramatic Interpretation, claiming sixth place honors in that event.

Contact director of forensics Jonathan Peele at jpeele@charlottelatin.org for more information.

South Charlotte students place at state art contest Numerous south Charlotte students took top honors at the North Carolina PTA Reflections Art Contest.

Students were broken into specific categories: primary (kindergarten through second grades); intermediate (third through fifth grades); middle (sixth through eighth grades; and senior (ninth through 12th grades).

The following students were recognized in the competition: South Mecklenburg High School’s Darby Adams, second place in senior category of dance choreography; Polo Ridge Elementary School’s Anirudh Sengupta, second place in primary category of film production; McKee Road Elementary School’s Yao Wang, first place in primary category of literature;

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Jay M. Robinson Middle School’s Alexis Haig, third place in middle category of literature; Providence Spring Elementary School’s Taegan Anderson, second place in intermediate category of music composition; Ballantyne Elementary School’s Upasana Lamsal, third place in category of music composition; Sharon Elementary School’s Maggie Shannon, first place in primary category of photography; Jay M. Robinson Middle’s Jack Miller, second place in middle category of photography; South Mecklenburg High’s Helen McGinnis, first place in senior category of photography Polo Ridge Elementary’s Ian Rinker, first place in primary category of visual arts; and Carmel Middle School’s Makenzie Blake, third place in middle category of visual arts.

The North Carolina PTA will host a Reflections Celebration for state-level winners in first, second and third place on April 18, a Saturday, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Conference and Training Center, located at 1101 Gorman St. in Raleigh.

Winning students will receive two complimentary tickets courtesy of NCPTA for the event. Students must reserve their tickets online at www.ncpta.org/awards/ register/reflections.aspx no later than April 1. The registration fee for other guests is $5 per person, but children 12 years old and younger are free.

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Seventh grade: Bellamy, Rachel Elizabeth; Blackburn, Tatem Connor; Boswell, Emily Charlotte; Cameron, Caroline Elizabeth; Cane, Lydia Leigh; Curet, Skyleen Angel; Dillard, Patrick Austin; Durham, Blakely Kay; Fagan, James Arthur; Furney, Kayla Grace; Grady, Matthew Brantley; Griffin, Rachel Julia; Hawgood, Henry Preston; Heise, Nicholas Martin; Justis, Mallory Claire; Kalariotes, Elias Constantine; Kelker, Allison Lee; Kelly, Ian David; Lapidot-Boaz, Maya; Lewisohn, Spencer Erhardt; Mallory, Cole Alexander; Martinson, Elizabeth Brynn; Masi, Brooke Elizabeth; Morales, Brandon Francisco; Parks, Anna Elizabeth; Prochaska, Emily Ruth; Raymond, Valeria Maria; Richards, Susan Helen; Ryan, Theresa Ann; Salton, Samantha Llewellyn; Steele, Dylan Joseph; Suber, Lillie-Anne; Thomas, Martha Greer; Tutwiler, Nicholas Kelley; Underwood, Anna Caroline; and Zalewski, David Michael.

Eighth grade: Cabrol, Jordan Sevin; Foster, Ethan Paul; Foster, Luke Allen; Gorman, Peter Neall; Hicks, Courtney Elise; Jenkins, Telly Montyell; Jones, Heavenly Faith; Koeniger, Lucy Grace; Ladue, Amanda Louise; Lincoln, Brooke Alyssa; McClure, Tre’Vonte D’Angelo; Nipp, Emma Grace; Nizinski, Nina Marie; Porter, Margaret Grace; Raja, Sara Najeeb; Robinson, Logan Davis; Siegfried, Elizabeth Anne; Stewart, Molly Allyson; Stillman, Beckett Vance; Temple, Alexandra Marie; and Wallace, Laura Elizabeth.

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Home is where the ‘art’ is at Mint Hill Arts

by Dee Grano ae@thecharlotteweekly.com

MINT HILL – When Jennie Tomlin took an interest in drawing as a child, it was in the early 1940s during World War II, when everything was in short supply.

Tomlin would make use of any kind of paper: the back of her cousins’ school work or the cardboard insert from hosiery packages. She lived with her grandmother, who always managed to find something to draw upon. That resourcefulness paid off.

Since then, Tomlin has enjoyed a rewarding career as an artist and educator. Known for her work in watercolor, her paintings depict landscapes, florals and trees. Her work is currently on display at the Mint Hill town hall as part of a regular exhibition series mounted by Mint Hill Arts. The public reception for “Three Artists, Three Views,� will be Saturday, March 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the town hall, located at 4430 Mint Hill Village Lane.

Tomlin began studying commercial art at Virginia Commonwealth University in the early 1950s. She married a U.S. service member and traveled to Germany and Turkey. She took time off to raise a family, while doing some freelance work designing “bacon wrappers

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Tomlin’s first husband died when her children were in high school. She took the opportunity to finish her art degree at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1977, and was the oldest person in her graduating class.

Over the years, she taught art at Rowan Tech (Rowan-Cabarrus Community College) and privately in her home, where she also ran a framing shop. She created art and connected with many artists in different communities throughout the next 38 years.

Seven years ago, she met artists from Mint Hill Arts and felt welcome. Though she lived in Harrisburg, Mint Hill Arts was worth the trip. “I was not a stranger,� Tomlin said of her Mint Hill Arts experience, adding the artists are talented, the shows are hung beautifully and the group comes before ego. “That’s meaningful to artists.�

Like Tomlin, about half of paid members reside beyond the 28227 zip code, according to Mint Hill Arts co-president Romie Mizell. Though not an artist himself, Mizell worked many years with his wife, Judy, a watercolor artist and teacher. When they retired from the art show circuit, they missed interacting with people. Mizell refers to Mint Hill Arts as their “art home.�

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“We welcome not only artists, but anyone who appreciates the arts and their importance to the community,� he said. “We help each other grow and take pride in every member’s accomplishments.�

Mint Hill Arts was founded in 2006 as a way bring art to the community and support area artists. Today, the all-volunteer organization offers a plethora of programs including classes, workshops and drawing sessions for all ages.

Mint Hill Arts also hosts monthly exhibits in its gallery space, located at 11205 Lawyers Road. The organization also takes art into the community through off-site exhibitions, such as “Three Artists, Three Views� at the Mint Hill town hall. The show features different mediums, and Tomlin’s 17 pieces are all watercolor.

Watercolor painting can be tricky, Tomlin said, as too much water can lead to unintended drips and rumpled paper. Because most watercolor paint is transparent, mistakes are difficult to cover. Professional watercolor artists must manage the physical properties of the water rather than trying to control or change its behavior. “I accept the serendipities and like that part of it,� said Tomlin, who often starts a piece without fully knowing the outcome. “I put paint on paper and let it

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Jennie Tomlin has been active with Mint Hill Arts for seven years. Photo courtesy of Jennie Tomlin

be what it wants to be.�

As a teacher, Tomlin encourages her students to embrace the journey of creating art, rather than focusing on the finished product. She aims to teach them how to see the world around them.

Tomlin recently closed her framing business and downsized from the large house she lived in for 40 years. Having come full circle, she now lives only two blocks from her grandmother’s home in Concord. She supposes it’s time to slow down, but said she will never stop painting or working with Mint Hill Arts. “It’s a long way for me, but I will continue to go,� she said. “It’s part of me now.�

Next up at Mint Hill Arts will be the April 2015 Student Show, open to students in kindergarten through 12th grades in area public, private and home schools. Summer camp registration is open, as well. Find more information at www.minthillarts.org.

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Celebrate Easter in south Charlotte Whether celebrating by engaging in church services or hopping along after little ones as they hunt for Easter eggs, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this Easter season.

SouthPark Mall to host Great Easter EGGSTRAVAGANZA SouthPark Mall invites the public to their “Great Easter Eggstravaganza� at the mall’s west plaza (outdoors) on Saturday, March 28 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Participants can engage in several activities, including arts and crafts. There will be a grand opening ceremony for the new outdoor playground at 3 p.m., followed by the annual Easter egg hunt.

SouthPark Mall is located at 4400 Sharon Road.

St. Ann Catholic to host Easter services St. Ann’s Catholic Church Easter service starts on Holy Thursday, April 2 at 7 p.m., with Mass of The Last Supper and Adoration until midnight. The church will have Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. on Good Friday, April 3, as well as a Tenebrae service at 7 p.m. On Easter Sunday, April 5, there will be an 8 a.m. Mass with Dorothy Storer by the family, 10:30 a.m. Mass intentions for our parish family and a noon pro-life rosary chapel, as well as a12:30 p.m. Latin Mass.

St. Ann Catholic Church is located at 3635 Park Road.

Easter services at Myers Park Myers Park United Methodist Church starts its Easter services on Palm Sunday, March 29, with palms to mark Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem starting at 8:30 a.m. The Chancel Choir will perform at 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. The Youth Choir and Chamber Singers will perform at 11 a.m. Church In The Round with the Trinity Singers is at 8:45 a.m. in Jubilee Hall. Service of Holy Communion take place that day at 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary and will discuss the last hours of Jesus’s life on earth.

A Tenebrae service of darkness will take place on Good Friday, April 3 at 7:30 p.m., in the sanctuary with the Chancel Choir and a reading of the Passion of Christ. Â Easter Sunday, April 5, starts with sunrise service at 7 a.m. at the columbarium with Rev. Parker Haynes, weather permitting.

Sanctuary services start at 8:30 a.m., 9:45 a.m. and 11 a.m. and feature the Chancel Choir and da Capo Brass with a processional of the choir to Respighi’s The Appian Way. Church In The Round with Trinity Singers starts at 8:45 a.m. in the Jubilee Hall.

The Easter offering will benefit Salvation Army Center of Hope women’s shelter in Charlotte and Gbarnga Mission Station in Liberia. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

The public is invited to participate in a church tradition on Easter Sunday, filling the cross on the front lawn, by Queens Road, with flowers and taking family photos, weather permitting.

Myers Park is located at 1501 Queens Road.

Annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Carmel Presbyterian Carmel Presbyterian Church's annual Easter Eggstravaganza will take place on Saturday, March 28, at 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event includes a short Easter story presentation, an Easter egg hunt, a petting zoo, face painting and a bounce house. The event kicks off with a musical performance

by Carmel Music & Children, followed with egg hunts divided by age group.Refreshments will be provided, but the church asks that participants bring their own Easter basket.

Carmel Presbyterian is located at 2048 Carmel Road.

Providence Presbyterian Easter egg hunt and Easter services Providence Presbyterian Church will host two Easter egg hunts, after the 11:15 a.m. worship service on Sunday, March 29.

Children from 2 years old to first grade will hunt for eggs on the playground, and second- through fifth-graders will hunt for eggs by the cemetery, according to the church website. The church also asks participants to bring their own Easter baskets.

Easter services begin with Maundy Thursday on April 2 at 6 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The event is a “liturgical service recalling Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and the ‘love command’ that he leaves with them.�

Those who attend will be served a “simple� meal in observance of The Last Supper. The next day, Good Friday April 3, the church will hold a Tenebrae service that discusses Jesus’ death through words and songs.

On Easter Sunday, April 5, a sunrise service will take place in the courtyard at 7 a.m. with breakfast prepared and served by the church’s men’s group in the Christian Life Center after the service. Providence Presbyterian is located at 10140 Providence Church Lane.

Easter Brunch at The Ballantyne Hotel The Ballantyne Hotel will host a traditional Easter brunch on Easter Sunday, April 5, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The brunch will include fresh salads, seasonal entrĂŠes, breakfast foods, a carving station and desserts. There also will be live entertainment and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

The brunch costs $75 per person, $35 for children 5 to 12 years old and is free for children 4 years old and younger.

Advanced reservations are required and can be made by calling 704-248-4100.

The Ballantyne Hotel is located at 10000 Ballantyne Commons Parkway.

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Whiskey Club of Ballantyne The Whiskey Club of Ballantyne will explore the flavors of Irish whiskey at Gallery Restaurant. Cost is $40 per person and space is limited.

Reservations are required. Call 704-248-4100 for more information.

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3.27.15 Friday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free Bootcamp Class at Ballantyne Hotel Spring into fitness with bootcamp at The Ballantyne Hotel. Join trainers at the hotel for a free session to experience the benefits of this popular workout. Free sessions offer a preview of The Ballantyne’s Bootcamp series, offered April 14 through June 4 on Tuesday and Thursday for $280. Call 704-238-4348 for more information. Registration is required.

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3.27.15 Friday 5 p.m.

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of ballroom dancing, taught in a relaxed and comfortable environment.

Learn to waltz, tango, swing, shag and more. Open to all skill levels.

Cost is $20 per couple for YMCA members and $30 for nonmembers.

Call 704-716-6869 for more information.

Harris YMCA, 5900 Quail Hollow Road 3.28.15 Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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show open for area children. Pick out your favorite spring outfit and watch kids walk the runway. Games, activities and refreshments will be on hand for the whole family. Call 704-364-4251 for more information.

SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road 3.28.15 Saturday 1 p.m.

Cardio Jam at Promenade on Providence

Join the YMCA and Promising Pages for a book sale benefiting the Y Join dance instructor Lem Houston for a 75-minute cardio class with free Readers program. Thousands of books will be on sale ranging from giveaways and prizes at the Promenade on Providence. Classes run every novels to self-help. Buyers pick the price.

Saturday through May and are free and open to the public. Visit www.

Harris YMCA, 5900 Quail Hollow Road promenadeonprovidence.com for more information.

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Saturday Adult Writing Group 1 to 3 p.m.

Specialty Yoga Workshop Writers of all skill levels and genres are encouraged to share their work, meet local writers and exchange ideas. Critiques are available if 10 Take a journey through three core philosophies of yoga – mindfulness, copies of materials to be critiqued are provided. authenticity and compassion. Learn how to experience these principles and apply them in life. Certified Life Coach and yoga instructor Kelley South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road Snyder will instruct the class. Cost is $25 for YMCA members and $40 for nonmembers.

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NCDOT representatives will be available in an informal, open house-style setting to answer questions and gather public input regarding the proposed projects. The opportunity to submit written comments or questions will be provided, and is encouraged. Citizens may attend at any time during the meeting hours. There will be no formal presentation.

The public can view maps displaying the location and other information online at http://www.ncdot.gov/projects/publicmeetings.

For more information, contact Project Manager, Angela Sanderson, of NCDOT’s Project Development and Environmental Analysis Unit at amsanderson@ncdot.gov or (919) 707-6042 NCDOT will provide auxillary aids and services under the Americans with Disabilities Act for disabled persons who want to participate in this workshop.

Anyone requiring special services should contact Diane Wilson at pdwilson1@ncdot.gov as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made.

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Carolina Pro Musica: The Heart’s Adoration Carolina Pro Musica concludes its 37th season with a performance of “The Heart’s Adoration� – an 18thcentury vocal and instrumental music performance. The ensemble features period instruments traverse, recorder, viola da gamba, harpsichord and voice. Tickets are $16 regular admission and $8 for students and seniors.

St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 1510 E. Seventh St. 3.31.15 Tuesday 2 to 3:30 p.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Music Therapy and Memory: Reaching Past and Present Through Song The Ivey Memory Wellness Day Center hosts this free presentation for family caregivers. Learn about music therapy and its benefits for enhancing short-term and long-term memory and improving quality of life. Music therapist Danielle Glefke will show how music helps those with early-stage dementia.

The Ivey, 6030 Park South Drive 4.1.15 Wednesday 11:30 a.m.

National Walk Day Celebration Join trainers, staff and volunteers at the YMCA for a walk in the park to celebrate National Walking Day. YMCA trainers will lead participants in a warm up at 11:45 a.m. at the Brixham Tent in Ballantyne Corporate Park, followed by a 30-minute walk.

Ballantyne Corporate Park, 13860 Ballantyne Corporate Place 4.1.15 Wednesday 6 p.m.

Learn, Connect, Play: Chess Chess encourages cooperation, problem solving and strategic thinking. Attendees will learn chess basics and test skills in one-on-one group settings and play chess using 3D Strato Chess and four-player chess sets. Open to teens 12 to 18 years old.

South County Regional Library, 5801 Rea Road 4.2.15 Thursday 9:30 a.m.

American Girl: Grace’s Sweet Spring Break The 2015 American Girl of the Year loves baking sweet treats. Girls will decorate their own cupcake and macaroon, create a pastry box and get their own baker’s hat. After, attendees will go on a Girl of the Year scavenger hunt. Open to girls 8 years old and older. www.thecharlotteweekly.com

Reservations are required. Call 877-247-5223 for more information.

SouthPark Mall, 4400 Sharon Road 4.2.15 Thursday 9 to 11:30 a.m.

Small Business Member Series The Charlotte Chamber presents an informative session on its Small Business Member Series for small business owners in the Charlotte area. Call 704-378-1351 or visit www.charlottechamber.com for more information and to register.

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2522 Merrywood Road 4.11.15 Saturday All Day Spring Art Show Celebrate spring with a lively spring art show, which brings fine art and crafts to Dilworth. The one day, juried show features local artists in fine arts, painting, collage, photography, artisan crafts, pottery, jewelry and more.

2821 Park Road 4.11.15 Saturday 2 to 6 p.m.

Breathe Deep Charlotte Breathe Deep Charlotte hosts a happy hour event at Olde Mecklenburg Brewery to benefit Breathe Deep Charlotte and the fight against lung cancer. The event features appetizers, live and silent auctions, raffles and more.

Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, 4150 Yancey Road 4.19.15 Sunday 1 to 3 p.m.

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Providence Day sophomore center Janelle Bailey entered the season with big shoes to fill

points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals as a sophomore.

Her efforts paid off as Providence Day won its sixth consecutive N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association Class 3A state championship with a 36-29 win over Rabun Gap on Feb. 28. The Chargers finished with a 27-3 (10-0 Charlotte Independent Schools conference) record, and Bailey earned all-conference honors and was named to the prestigious NCISAA allstate team.

After a noteworthy sophomore season leading the Chargers to yet another state title, Bailey is the 2015 South Charlotte Weekly Player of the Year.

“It’s one thing to say we’re going to play through the post player,” Springer said. “It’s another thing to have somebody that can do something with the basketball inside when they get it. She really relished that opportunity.”

What was arguably most impressive about Bailey’s offensive prowess was how efficient she was, making 62 percent of her shots from the field, marking the highest field goal percentage by a player in Springer’s eight years at Providence Day. “She’s always been a physical presence,” Springer said. “She’s always wanted the basketball. She did a nice job of finishing through contact against players of similar size this year.

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Providence Day sophomore center Janelle Bailey entered the season with big shoes to fill.

The Chargers lost McDonald’sAll-American center Jatarie White last season to graduation, throwing Bailey in to fill that role. White, who currently plays for the South Carolina, averaged 21.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.7 steals and 2.1 blocks per game as a senior, which left quite a void in the middle.

“Last year was kind of like, sit back and watch,” Bailey said.

“At the beginning of this year, taking on a different role and having somebody like Jatarie go off to college I knew that on the court I was going to do what I had to do with my teammates to win the game, but also being someone on the floor who helps my teammates in practice and in the games.”

Bailey made the transition from a complimentary post player to the primary inside option appear seamless. She elevated her play significantly, improving from an average of 12.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game as a freshman to an average of 18.2

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A really big step [for her] was being unselfish, not putting up bad shots, and sharing the ball. That’s a real growth and maturity in her game.”

The 6-foot-3 rising star also grew as a leader.

She struggled to find her place as a leader last season with White and Dani Brown being the vocal personalities on that team.

Bailey followed the example of the Chargers lone senior, Brown, who Springer called the heart and soul of the team this season. She said Brown helped her become more vocal as a leader. “(It helped) having her come in and say, ‘It’s OK to say what you need to say,’” Bailey said. “No player’s the same. I watched Dani from last year to this year and how she goes around and talks to each teammate, how she cheers everybody else on in the gym. That’s one area I’d say I’ve improved in.”

Bailey’s competitive fire and desire to be great help separate her from others, which Springer called admirable and gives him excitement to coach her for two more years.

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Lady Knights battling hard on the pitch Ardrey Kell has fought its way to a 5-4-1 (3-1 So. Meck 8) start after finishing last season with a 13-8-1 record and reaching the second round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A state playoffs.

“If we could be consistent then we’re capable of a lot, of really being successful,” Ardrey Kell coach Kim Montgomery said.

“They’re starting to believe in themselves. In general, I think we can play with anyone.”

Montgomery added her girls play tough and that an opposing coach told her, “I wish my girls played as hard as yours.”

The Knights could easily have more wins. They lost to Myers Park on a free kick and Weddington to a handball that forced a penalty kick.

Montgomery blames those narrow losses on errors – not on the team’s defense or on the play of junior goalie Hayley Pratt.

Pratt has been dominant thus far and Montgomery was quick to dub her the best goalie in the state.

“She keeps us in every game,” Montgomery said. “She is absolutely phenomenal.

Teams are having a very difficult time scoring on us in the run of play. They’re just getting penalty kicks or free kicks. Those are only the types of goals they’re scoring.”

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Providence Day center Janelle Bailey avoided the sophomore slump many second-year players slip into. The 6-foot-3 tower of terror averaged 18.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.4 blocks. Bailey, who also became a vocal leader this season, wouldn’t be denied. She played an integral role in the Chargers run to their sixth straight state championship, and was rewarded for her efforts by making the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A all-state team and earning all-conference honors.

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Charlotte Christian junior Kerstie Phills, daughter of former Charlotte Hornets standout and the late Bobby Phills, is walking in her father’s footsteps. The 5-foot-11 wing broke the 1,200-point barrier for her career this season and averaged 13.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.4 steals, 1.7 assists and 1.6 blocks per game. Phills was named to the NCISAA 3A all-state team and earned CISAA all-conference honors.

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If Myers Park senior guard Aliyah Mazyck isn’t already well traveled she’ll be well-versed with the terrain of the West Coast and the Pac-12 in four years when she makes the cross-country move to join the UCLA Bruins basketball program. Mazyck averaged 15 points, 3.8 rebounds, four assists and four steals this season for the Mustangs and her high school shined like the California Gold Rush. Mazyck finished her career with a 119-4 record, was a part of NCHSAA Class 4A state championship-winning teams as a junior and senior, was named Most Outstanding Player for this year’s state championship game, regional MVP, all-conference all four years and Conference Player of the Year this season.

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Around the bases with Ben Charlotte Latin is off to a strong start (3-0, 1-0 CISAA) despite multiple scheduling conflicts.

The Hawks have had three games cancelled and two games postponed.

Sophomores Ryan Ensor, Tucker Tierney and Chris Williams and junior Sean Bonner have given Charlotte Latin strong production at the plate.

Bonner, Tierney and sophomore Chris Elliot also have given the Hawks solid pitching.

The challenge to defend its N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A state championship is real for Charlotte Christian. The Knights are 4-2 (1-0) after going 32-4 (11-0) and beating High Point Christian Academy in the state championship series (5-4 and 8-4) last season.

Providence Day (2-2, 0-1) is fighting to stay above .500. It seems things can only go up after last season’s disappointing 7-16 (3-10) finish.

It’s early in the season but it appears Country Day (4-3, 1-0) is on pace to match, surpass or barely miss last season’s 15-11 (7-5 Charlotte Independent Schools) record.

The Buccaneers have also had multiple scheduling conflicts with six of its games being cancelled this season.

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Ardrey Kell senior guard Jordan Muhammad, who is signed with Princeton, proved she is Ivy League ready after a stellar high school career. Muhammad averaged 13 points, five rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.6 steals per game this season to earn So. Meck 8 all-conference honors for the second year in a row and was named Conference Player of the Year. She was also named Hoodles Hoops Challenge MVP and an all-region selection. She’ll leave Ardrey Kell with an impressive resume which includes more than 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals as a four-year starter.

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N.C. State’s mantra is, “The strength of the wolf is in the pack,” and Myers Park forward “DD” Rogers, who signed with the Wolfpack, often left her opponents howling in heartbreak.

She finished her career with a 119-4 record, and was a part of consecutive N.C. High School Athletic Association Class 4A state championship-winning teams as a junior and senior at Myers Park. The 6-foot-1 senior was a defensive stalwart for the Mustangs and was good for a double-double most games, averaging 10.2 points, 10.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 3.1 steals and 2.8 blocks per game. Rogers earned all-conference and all-region honors and was the state championship game’s MVP.

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Pratt plans to visit the United States Air Force Academy, which tops her list of college choices, during spring break (April 3-12).

Junior Hayley McDermott has been a major source of offense for the Knights with a team-leading six goals this season, while senior Maggie Miller has scored five goals, and center midfielder Ashley Hughes, who signed with Brevard, has made four goals.

Montgomery said Hughes is the Knights set piece expert, and serves great corner kicks.

Miller scored the game-winning goal in the final 30 seconds of Ardrey Kell’s 2-1 victory over Charlotte Catholic on March 24. Pratt also denied the Cougars on three breakaway shot attempts.

Ardrey Kell also has strong defensive production from senior center back and defender Lindsey Bish, who inked with Lees-McRae. The Knights battled one of the elite area teams, Providence (10-0), to a 0-0 tie until the final 10 minutes, when the Panthers broke the tie and won, 3-0.

“They were awarded, in my opinion, not such a quality penalty kick and that kind of set the tone for the final 10 minutes of the game,” Montgomery said.

Ardrey Kell will face another stiff challenge when it hosts South Meck (4-3-1) on March 27.

Country Day lacrosse off to strong start Records can often be deceiving, which may be the case for Charlotte Country Day’s girls lacrosse team.

The Buccaneers are 2-2, which makes it seem like an average team.

Recently, Charlotte Country Day made a trip to Disney World not only for a nice vacation, but to see how it stacked up against the best in the country. The Buccaneers faced the top two teams in Florida – Vero Beach and Barron Collier – losing both games, but leaving Orlando better prepared for the rest of its season.

“It was a great opportunity for us,” Charlotte Country Day coach Kristy Boyles said. “Now, we’re focused on our season here in North Carolina. We have high expectations for our players.”

Boyles added they have a long road ahead of them.

Senior Anna Comer leads the charge offensively for the Buccaneers, while sophomore goalie Grace Tabor has been stellar in her defense. Boyles said Tabor is playing phenomenally.

Charlotte Country Day’s midfield is anchored by a trio of seniors including Riley Harrison, Natalee Palmer and Lucy Pedlow, while junior Julia Loesch has been strong as an attacker.

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