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Developers of rea Farms and waverly told the Ballantyne Breakfast club on June 11 that their neighboring projects will not only bring more restaurants and retail to the area, but also help better define the street network.

rea Farms, waverly and crescent Providence Farm repre-sent a trinity of highly anticipated mixed-use development at Providence and ardrey kell roads.

Developers for each project are also bringing significant road improvements to the area, namely the continued build-out of ardrey kell road east to tilley morris road. The charlotte Department of transportation has called it an east-west alternative to Interstate 485 and Providence road.

“It’s slow and it’s incremental but it’s also about setting up so we have a better, well-connected road system that doesn’t put everybody on ardrey kell and you have some other op-tions through there,” said tracy Dodson, a vice president

with lincoln harris, the firm developing rea Farms. Dodson points to how the large redevelopment projects

are also connecting to existing communities via pedestrian and bike facilities so people don’t have to drive to go some-where.

chris Thomas, a partner at childress klein, said develop-ers are spending about $15 million on roads in the Provi-dence road area. his firm is developing waverly.

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The Ballantyne Breakfast Club met last week and hosted representatives from major south Charlotte developments, including Waverly and Rea Farms, to discuss

road improvements that would come with the projects.

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Barb Gillis doesn’t like going shopping any-more, because she dreads the hassle of getting stuck in traffic, much less finding a parking spot.

Gillis arrived a few minutes after the Ballant-yne Breakfast club began discussing transporta-tion issues June 11 at The Ballantyne hotel.

after hearing about hundreds of new homes going into large-scale developments like rea Farms and waverly, as well as the planning pro-cess that would overlook some of most congested roads she drives on, Gillis had to raise her hand to ask a question.

“we are adding hundreds of people onto our intersections, our schools, our roadways and yet there is nothing for 20 years to try to alleviate that,” Gillis said. “what can the public do to help expedite that?”

The question knocked warren cooksey, a confident, fast-talking spokesman for the N.c. Department of transportation, slightly off bal-ance. more money, he said.

It’s a question the city council struggles with every time members consider a rezoning request from south charlotte. many of the larger-scale redevelopment projects proposed in recent years have been mixed-use and offered pedestrian and bicycle amenities, taking some burden off roads.

city streets aside, the charlotte regional transportation Planning organization (crt-Po) plans a wish list of highway improvements over a 20-year span for mecklenburg, Union and Iredell counties.

The crtPo adopted its 2040 metropolitan transportation Plan in 2014. The document,

updated every four years, divides highway proj-ects into groups that can be completed by 2015, 2025, 2030 and 2040.

State law divides transportation funding into three pots: state, regional (major highway like N.c. 16) and divisional needs (local highways like Ballantyne commons Parkway).

Projects are scored based on formulas, and pri-oritized to determine the 10-year transportation Improvement Plan, updated every two years.

“It’s a very data-driven process,” cooksey said. The I-485 and Providence road interchange,

for example, ranks 39th among statewide proj-ects. The $41-million project is scheduled for construction in 2024.

The NcDot is looking at existing and future land use to determine the best way to improve the interchange to enhance operations and re-duce congestion, according to Neil Burke, senior principal planner for the crtPo.

regional and divisional highways allow input from local leaders to improve scores. This is done by assigning points to priorities, and is important because local projects are competing against each other for limited funding.

Projects involving the widening of N.c. 16 from the rea road extension to cuthbertson road, as well as cuthbertson to waxhaw Park-way, are scheduled for the 2025 horizon year. Both the crtPo and NcDot Division 10 have as-signed input points to improve their scores.

“everyone knows that in this area congestion is a problem,” Burke said. “we want to give all the projects in our database the most competitive advantage to qualify for funding.”

The crtPo will begin setting priorities for secondary highways in the fall.

The charlotte regional transportation Plan-ning organization is considering spending $23.4 million in discretionary funds on eight projects, including $15 million toward building the char-lotte Gateway Station.

But Ned curran, president and ceo of The Bissell companies, would rather the money, or at least a percentage of it, be used on the region’s biggest priorities, which are pursued in part to reduce traffic congestion.

curran’s voice carries weight in most board-rooms. along with his role at Bissell, he chairs boards that oversee the N.c. Department of transportation and charlotte chamber.

he’s an alternate member with the crtPo. his vote represents the voice of divisions 10 and 12 on the N.c. Board of transportation.

The crtPo recently learned it had $51.4 million in available StP-Da funding, a pot of money in which the organization has authority to allocate using its own methodology.

“They are the most flexible dollars out there other than local municipal dollars,” said Bill coxe, transportation planner for huntersville.

The crtPo called on members to nomi-nate projects from april to may for the funding, receiving 29 submissions. a committee recom-mends allocating $23.4 million to the following eight projects, including: • Replacement of CATS fare system

($700,000).• Intersection improvements at N.C. 115 and

Faith road in mooresville ($750,000).• Roundabout at Tuckaseegee-Berryhill and

Thrift in charlotte ($1.3 million).• Roundabout at Beam and Shopton roads in

charlotte ($684,000).• Intersection at Unionville-Indian Trail and

Sardis roads in Indian trail ($1.9 million).• Charlotte Gateway Station ($15 million). • Four Mile Creek Greenway in Matthews

($1.1 million). a crtPo committee used a formula that

scored highway and transit projects on criteria that included a problem statement, priorities, outside funding, system benefits and time sensitivity.

coxe presented the projects to the crtPo on wednesday, June 15, and asked members to provide him feedback over the next week. cur-ran didn’t wait to give his two cents.

“I’m struggling a little bit because you’re not even looking at congestion,” curran told coxe during the wednesday, June 15, crtPo meeting.

curran explained the method for prioritizing highway projects has evolved over the years with better data. and it makes more sense to continue using that process to continue to check off more priorities from the region’s highway wish list.

coxe said congestion wasn’t excluded from the process though it wasn’t a “rigorous statistical analysis.”

curran offered a suggestion to take a percent-age of that $50 million and use it to tackle even more of the region’s priority projects. The rest could go to local projects.

The crtPo will vote on the recommenda-tions at its July 20 meeting. They’ll hold the re-maining $27.9 million until winter, when they consider a new round of submissions from its members.

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“charlotte Squawks” came back with a vengeance for its 12th season to poke fun the area’s obvious targets in “12 angry hens” (a play on 12 angry men).

This area staple is taking over the Booth Playhouse until June 26 with funny songs that mostly place a giant target on Gov. Pat mccrory’s back.

charlotte Squawks is a political, musical satire that takes popular songs and reworks them to make fun of charlotte, along with humorous commercials and sarcastic news segments. The annual show is the brainchild of mike collins, host of charlotte talks on wFae, 90.7Fm, and Brian kahn, who writes the show each year.

collins serves as the show’s host, as well as director and executive producer, and opens the show naming this year’s compilation as “hB2: The musical.”

he wasn’t exaggerating.The production takes countless stabs at

mccrory, played by Patrick ratchford, who could serve as mccrory’s stunt double, and the consequences of his signing of house Bill 2.

Songs “let em Pee, “The ladies” and “Bad Day” all take punches at the bill and the governor, making our hometown hero look much like a dunce.

after 10 years of living in charlotte with a few years away at college mixed in, this was my first experience at charlotte Squawks. Veteran viewers told me I’d be in for a laugh, and the Season 12 crew did not disappoint.

The show addressed many area and na-tional issues, including the tumultuous traf-fic on 485 despite the additional lane, trou-bles in the U.S. Supreme court after Scalia’s death, the glacier debacle at SouthPark mall and, of course, the upcoming presidential election.

Some of my favorites included “hello from 485,” which makes a charming ode to adele; “a whole Brew world,” highlighting the brewery takeover all around charlotte, which has started to seep into Union coun-ty; and “Unpopular,” in which louann Vaughn makes a perfect hillary clinton,

parodying wicked’s “Popular.” Schultz and megan midkiff stood out

throughout the multiple montages. I’d end up watching solely them with their lively fa-cial expressions and soulful voices.

as a side note, the entire show is supple-mented by three giant television screens with images that accompanied the perform-ers’ songs. This is where the Squawks tech crew really did a disservice to the perform-ers. when the images were timed well, they were great additions and brought a belly-full of laughs, but when they were off, it hin-dered the whole vibe and took away from the actors.

at times, I felt the screens took away from the performance, as I often didn’t know where to look – at the performers or the screen.

where the televisions scored were the sprinkled faux commercials that made fun of those odd morris-Jenkins commercials, as well as rocket mortgages.

trust me, you won’t be able to watch those morris-Jenkins commercials the same way again, but I’m glad I’m not alone in that those ads with Bobby and mr. Jenkins sitting in an air conditioning truck in the middle of the night seemed bizarre.

Squawks conjured a romance between Bobby, played by ratchford, and Jenkins, played by robbie Jaeger, which culminated with a spot-on parody of Dirty Dancing’s “time of my life” in “time in your Van” to end the first act.

Squawks keeps audiences laughing and does what an effective satire does – takes the joke over the top. however, throughout the “political part of the show,” as collins an-nounced, I wish the four songs making fun of clinton, Bernie Sanders, ted cruz and Donald trump had a bigger punch.

charlotte Squawks is offensive, but fun-ny.

you’ll laugh at things you probably shouldn’t, but in a good way.

Charlotte Squawks: 12 Angry Hens will run until June 26 at Booth Playhouse at the Blu-menthal Performing Arts Center. Tickets start at $24.50 and can be purchased at www.blu-menthalarts.org.

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work, play and shop in the same environ-ment, that’s going to be able to solve traffic problems that are existing in this market,” Thomas said.

waverly, a 90-acre project, will consist of 250,000 square feet of retail, a 141-room hilton Garden Inn, 375 upscale apartments, 150 single-family houses and townhomes, two six-story office buildings and medical offices.

much of the property will open up in 2017, though people are already moving into the Solis waverly apartment com-plex and Novant health recently opened a 22,000-square-foot medical office there.

childress klein has announced several tenants.

restaurants will include Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar, chipotle, chuy’s, Novanta Piz-zeria Napoletana, Panera Bread, taziki’s mediterranean café, ted’s montana Grill, The Porter’s house and Viva chicken.

other companies coming to waverly include hand & Stone massage and Fa-cial Spa, horizon eye care, modern Salon & Spa, Polished Nail Bar, truliant credit Union, Ultraskin wax center and whole Foods.

“we’re about 80 percent leased at this point in time,” Thomas said. “The thing I wish I had was more space to lease, but that’s not a bad problem to have in this industry.”

rea Farms started construction in march. Dodson expects tenants to start opening in

2017. lincoln harris announced in January that

minnesota-based life time Fitness bought 24 acres to open an indoor and outdoor aquatic center and tennis course, as well as a salon, spa and café.

Dodson said life time Fitness should open its 175,000-square-foot fitness center next year.

calatlantic homes will start construction later this year on the residential portion of the property. The firm will offer four differ-ent products, ranging from townhomes to estate homes, Dodson said.

charlotte-mecklenburg Schools will open a k-8 Steam (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) magnet school in 2020.

rea Farms also will include a 125-room hotel, daycare, an apartment complex for se-niors and 500,000 square feet of office space flanking a park inspired by the National mall in washington, D.c. The mall will be two football fields long and one football field wide.

“The goal of this is we want this space to be not just something for rea Farms, but also something for the community,” Dod-son said.

lincoln harris has been closely coordi-nating with waverly developers to minimize the effect of construction on traffic.

“with all the construction it might be a little bit painful, but we promise it’ll be bet-ter when it’s all done,” Dodson said. “you’re going to have a lot of new things around you.”

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Sara’s YMCA to host Operation Sandwich for Salvation Army

Sara’s YMCA will participate in Operation Sand-wich on Thursday, June 23, from 8 to 10 a.m., to benefit The Salvation Army Center of Hope, which serves 350 women and children each day.

Participants will be set up in an assembly line in the YMCA’s Community Room, where they will prepare deli sandwiches for families in need. All sandwich donations will be immediately trans-ported to the Center of Hope, where they will be distributed for lunch. Volunteers are encouraged to donate a loaf of white or wheat bread.

Carolina Premier Bank is leading the project, in partnership with the YMCA’s Togetherhood com-mittee. Harris Teeter donated $250 toward the cause.

Email [email protected] for more information.

Greater Charlotte SPCA to hold silent auction, fundraiser

Greater Charlotte SPCA rescue will hold a si-lent auction and fundraiser at The Comedy Zone Charlotte on July 19, a Tuesday.

Items up for auction will include a weeklong vacation in Grand Cayman, weekend beach and mountain getaways, tickets to Disney World, sports memorabilia, doggie treats and more.

Greater Charlotte SPCA is a registered non-profit rescue organization made up solely of volunteers, and running 100 percent on private

donations. The organization has no paid staff and all animals are housed in foster homes, so all money raised goes directly toward animal care. Money raised through the auction will support veterinary care for animals in need.

GCSPCA was founded in 2010. The organiza-tion has saved more than 3,000 animals since its inception. It’s currently in need of funds to help puppies infected with parvo, heartworm and de-modex mange.

Visit www.charlottespca.org for more infor-mation.

Help support pets in need with a fundraiser on July 19.

Medical Alliance Announces 2016 health grants at luncheon

The Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and En-dowment awarded $69,000 in grants to 11 local health and community organizations, supporting the mission of a healthier Mecklenburg County. Vice President of Grants Gina Clegg presented

checks to the following recipients during a May 24 luncheon at Myers Park Country Club:

• Assistance League of Charlotte, $5,000• Camp CARE, $3,000• Care Ring, $5,000• Hospice and Palliative Care, $6,000• Hospitality House of Charlotte, $7,000• NC Med Assist, $13,000• Safe Alliance, $5,000• Shining Hope Farms, $7,500• Teen Health Connection, $6,000• The Epiphany School, $1,000• The Relatives, $10,000

Charlotte Bridge joins nation-wide event to fight Alzheimer’s

The Charlotte Bridge Association will par-ticipate in a daylong bridge game to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association in one of the or-ganization’s signature fundraising events – The Longest Day.

Held June 20, the Longest Day symbolizes the challenges of those living with Alzheim-er’s disease. More than $2,500 in contribu-tions has already been pledged toward the Charlotte Bridge’s Association’s participation in the event.

In the past three years, more than 200 bridge clubs have raised more than $1.7 mil-lion for the Alzheimer’s Association.

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Firms land on latest Fortune 500South Charlotte firms Nucor and Sonic Auto-

motive were included in the Fortune 500, a rank-ing of the top revenue-producing firms.

Nucor, which produces steel, came in at 170. Sonic Automotive, a vehicle retailer, ranked 297.

A few companies in the region fell just shy of the Fortune 500, including Carlisle (639), SPX Flow (867) and Coca-Cola Bottling (889).

Twelve companies from North Carolina made the list, including five from Charlotte. Bank of America was the highest ranked for both areas at 26.

Café helps children’s charityThe Flying Biscuit Café is raising money this

month for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a foundation that promotes research for childhood cancer.

The restaurant will donate a percentage of kid’s meal sales, while also accepting donations at www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/1228161.

The café, which is located at 4241 Park Road and 7930 Rea Road, specializes in Southern comfort food at breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Charlotte Chamber recognizes 2016 Young Professionals

The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce recog-nized Brad Picot during the 2016 Young Profes-sional Awards on May 26 at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.

Picot who owns and operates SouthEnd Den-tistry took home the Young Professional of the Year award.

Other winners were Monica Allen (Mecklen-burg County), Julio Colmenares (CGR Creative), Latoya Hubbard (Vanguard), Kelly King (NewDo-minion Bank), Betsy Mack (Technology Partners), Sarah Reeves (Shamrock Gardens Elementary) and Emily Rester (Hospitality House of Charlotte).

Real estate firms help United WayReal estate executive Peter A. Pappas spear-

headed fundraising for United Way’s family sta-bility initiative, raising $104,000 to prevent home-lessness for families with school-age children.

Pappas Properties and Terwilliger Pappas in-vested $50,000 and challenged donations from business partners. The Siemer Family Foundation in Ohio gave an additional $100,000.

“Keeping families in homes is a core mission for the real estate industry, so when an initiative strikes a chord on a personal level as this one did for Peter, that’s when community impact hap-pens,” United Way Executive Director Sean Garrett said in a news release.

Agencies benefit from fundraisingUnited Way of Central Carolinas announced

June 9 that it raised $16.5 million for its latest fundraising campaign.

The money will support 147 programs at 78 agencies across five counties.

Several nonprofits based in the south Char-lotte area received allocations, including Child Care Resources Inc. ($508,737), Levine Jewish Community Center ($47,000), Mental Health Association of Central Carolinas ($283,475), Teen Health Connection ($217,700), The Arc of Mecklenburg County ($75,000) and YWCA Central Carolinas ($889,558)

Charming Charlie opensCharming Charlie has opened its ninth jew-

elry and accessory shop in North Carolina at StoneCrest at Piper Glen Shopping Center.

The store, located at 7832 Rea Road, also sells handbags, small leather goods, scarves, watches, sunglasses, and select footwear and apparel.

The store will offer fundraising opportunities, as well as discounted shopping events for schools and social gatherings.

Visit www.charmingcharlie.com for details.

Chase to chair communicatorsDianne Chase was inducted as the Interna-

tional Association of Business Communica-tors’ International Executive Board Chair at its world conference June 4 in New Orleans.

Chase serves as senior partner at C4CS LLC, located at 6627 Bevington Ridge Road.

She’s also worked as a reporter, anchor and news director in broadcast journalism.

Union Bankshares opens officeUnion Bankshares Corporation has hired a

team of commercial bankers and opened a loan production office.

Commercial bankers Philip Chandler, Kevin Kennelly Jr. and portfolio managers Miriam Car-roll and Griffin Duncan will operate as UBTNC Commercial Finance at 6832 Morrison Blvd., suite 150.

The team will focus on soliciting commercial banking opportunities and business-related bank services and products.

Albemarle hires tax VPBrian Tessin will join Albemarle Corporation

by September as vice president of tax and chief tax counsel.

Tessin will be responsible for the chemical company's global tax organization.

Tessin has worked with Dow Corning Cor-poration for the last 19 years and serves as its corporate vice president, tax. He will succeed Richard Fishman, who is retiring.

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when Providence Day School announced its $27 million fundraising campaign, leaders felt as-sured the community would rise to the occasion, and so far, that’s holding true.

PDS held an official groundbreaking on may 25, a major milestone in the “charging Forward” comprehensive campaign.

The campaign is broken into three compo-nents, which includes an endowment fund that provides financial sustainability for future and for unforeseen issues; an annual fund to bridge the gap between tuition dollars and the cost to edu-cate each child through unrestricted dollars to the operating budget; and capital projects, including a four-story academic center, the Demayo Fam-ily Gateway center and two-story parking deck.

The campaign is a projected five-year initiative and is considered the largest fundraising goal in the school’s history.

Providence Day parents and philanthropists howard and Julie levine, Brian and amy France and michael a. Demayo have all stepped in, each committing $1 million each to the campaign.

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million matching challenge grant. The levine family will match all commitments

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phase of the comprehensive capital campaign in 2013, with the public launch in September 2015, with $15.1 million in commitments.

as of June 16, the school still needed to raise an additional $7.7 million.

Providence Day sought permission from the mecklenburg county commissioners to issue bonds for $13.5 million. They held a public hearing on may 17 with little discussion.

The public will not be responsible for the bond and the Public Finance authority, of wis-consin, will loan proceeds to the bond, not to exceed $13.5 million. The resolution of the bond provided that in no event shall mecklenburg county, the state of North carolina or any other political subdivision be liable for the bond or be-come a debt of those entities.

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Being teased and bullied in middle school didn’t steer charlotte country Day senior cori mendelow away from wanting to help others. Following in the footsteps of friends before her, she became a big sister in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program during her junior year of high school, as soon as she was able to drive.

“everyone at country Day does it,” cori said. “But for a lot of others, it’s just to have something that looks good on college applications. For me, I wanted to help these kids.”

when cori and mentee Namaste were paired together, the two formed an immediate connec-tion. ten-year-old Namaste, a student at rama road elementary School, was being bullied be-cause she wasn't as tall as the other kids. cori immediately recalled her middle school struggles and made it her mission to give Namaste confi-dence and the ability to block out the negative voices around her.

“I would intentionally not wear makeup on the days I went to see Namaste because I wanted to show her that looks weren’t everything and what people thought didn’t matter,” cori said.

The relationship the two built goes far beyond the BBBS program. to cori, Namaste is a sister, not just a program buddy.

“Being a mentor to Namaste, and also the kids I nanny for, is very important to me because I wish someone like me was there when I was their age, to help me get through,” cori said.

cori’s goodbye’s grew harder and harder throughout her senior year, knowing her role as a big sister was coming to an end. But even when cori attends wofford college in the fall to study psychology and earn a teaching license, she and Namaste still plan to hang out every weekend for what Namaste calls “cori Namaste Day.”

They’ve created a bucket list of all the things they want to do together, like going to carow-inds and having a sleepover. Now, they have the opportunity to start checking off activities.

Being a big sister to Namaste has helped pre-pare cori to pursue her dream of becoming a special education teacher.

“I believe a life without purpose is not a life at all,” cori said. “I’ve always felt as though my purpose was to give back.”

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lea harkins is a special person – ask any-one with a connection to Sharon elemen-tary School in the past 20 years.

She’s written countless scripts of original, curriculum-focused plays for the school’s first-, third- and fifth-graders and has a knack for challenging even the most gifted students.

many of harkins students have moved on to become teachers or doctors or other professionals, but they all have the same message – harkins made an impact in their lives.

however, harkins will soon close that chapter in her life, as she’s retiring after 29 years at Sharon elementary. Despite the change, she still plans to impact children’s lives.

known as the “ring leader” of her fam-ily, harkins loves organizing family func-tions and has taken on that leadership role throughout her career.

She came to charlotte in 1983 and, after a few years, found Sharon and started as a sixth-grade teacher at the school. while at Sharon, a multiple intelligences school, the current talent development teacher, carol

reed, passed her crown to harkins.“She walked into my classroom one day

and said, ‘you are my heir. you are the per-son who should take over this program,’” harkins said. “I didn’t know if I could do this, but teaching the gifted has been very powerful. It’s engag-ing.”

Students in tal-ent development are referred to as the academically or intellectually gifted students, who often need more challeng-ing work beyond the standard curricu-lum.

“These students run the spectrum of what their abilities are, but are eager to learn,” harkins said.

heather Gunter, a parent of a fourth-grader and a sixth-grader who were both in talent de-velopment, said it can be hard to tell aIG students they’ll be receiving more work than their peers.

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Gunter said harkins has a “fantastic un-derstanding of the needs of these gifted kids,” who “tend to see the world differently.”

“She creates an environment where the kids thrive and they want to learn more,” Gunter said. “She uses creative and unique ways to bring that out.”

Padgett Vaughn Sullivan, a former student of harkins who now serves as a program co-ordinator at heart math tutoring, said she challenged her to try tasks outside her com-fort zone, such as building things with her hands and researching science topics. She

also urged Sullivan to expand her love of reading to discover new subjects and vo-cabulary.

“like most chil-dren, I liked to read what was easy and comfortable… but not with mrs. har-kins,” Sullivan wrote in a letter to the Na-tional teachers hall of Fame.

Parents commend harkins for going beyond her class-room to enrich stu-dents by writing a production each year for first-, third- and fifth-grade students

that corresponds to the grade level’s curricu-lum, such as literature, america history or science. She then gathered talented people

in the school community to score and cho-reograph each show, as well as students to serve as technical team members. harkins said each production becomes a team-build-ing activity for the whole school.

“There are speaking parts, each child is in costume, and all the teachers are singing and dancing on stage with their children,” said anna mendenhall, a Sharon parent of three. “every child at Sharon School really is the star of the show.”

harkins’ shows have become an integral part of the Sharon elementary experience. They’ve made such an impact that the school dedicated the stage to her.

mendenhall nominated harkins for the National teachers hall of Fame, and it’s not hard to see why she became a finalist.

“She has a sincere and genuine way of get-ting her students to do their best. her love of learning seeps out of her pores when she is in front of the classroom,” mendenhall said. “The Sharon kids cherish their time with mrs. harkins because she cherishes them individually.”

harkins said she hopes people remem-ber her as someone who mentored younger teachers. She often worked beside other teachers and hopes she passed on her wis-dom and strategies.

“my calling has always been about kids. It’s always been about impact for kids, ar-guing for kids and doing that with my col-leagues has been a huge part of my career,” she said. “It’s stronger if you have a team.”

as harkins steps out of the classroom, she still won’t be too far away, as she plans to direct next year’s shows.

Lea Harkins, right, has been a treasure at Sharon elementary for the past 20 years.

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South Meck bid approvedThe Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Educa-

tion approved the cost of the construction phase for the South Mecklenburg High School addition and renovation project within the consent agen-da at its June 7 meeting.

Staff recommended the approval of the con-struction phase to Barnhill Construction in the amount of $13.3 million.

The contract will include site work, parking, building construction, HVAC, plumbing, electri-cal, cabling for voice, video, data and all other systems required to construction the new class-room building and new kitchen/cafeteria.

The project’s scheduled completion date is August 2017.

Seventh-graders need vaccinesStudents entering seventh grade next years are

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The child will have 30 calendar days from the first day of school to provide the required up-to-date immunization record for the child. If proof is not provided by the end of the 30-day period, the

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Board approves extension The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Board

of Education approved one-year extensions of contracts for members of executive staff, expir-ing June 30, 2016, including the south Charlotte’s community superintendent.

Five executive members’ contracts were ap-proved, including Kondra Rattley, East Learning Community superintendent; Tara Lynn Sullivan, Central Learning Community superintendent; Kathy Elling, South Learning Community super-intendent; Dawn Robinson, chief school perfor-mance officer; and John Wall, Northeast Learning Community superintendent.

The East Learning Community includes all Pin-eville and Ballantyne schools.

Charlotte Catholic receives grantCharlotte Catholic High School recently re-

ceived a $2,500 grant for their top performance in the H&R Block Budget Challenge.

The challenge is a free, interactive, real-life sim-ulation personal finance education program that rewards students for mastering real-world bud-geting and personal finance decision-making.

Currently, only seven states require high school student testing of personal finance concepts.

Charlotte Catholic students participated in the challenge to gain skills they can use after high school.

The charlotte catholic high School Founda-tion has made a big impact at charlotte catho-lic, thanks to monumental donations at its an-nual gala.

The Gala, which took place in march, raised nearly $150,000, which went toward various scholarships, awards and classroom materials. The Foundation is a 501c3 and acquires dona-tions solely to support the school’s needs.

“once again, a lot of generous people stepped up to the plate,” cchS Foundation President Norm George said in a news release. “Their support allows us, to among other things, bring new technologies to the classroom and reward educators who make a difference in our students' lives.”

The funding helped create the Sister Paulette williams rSm awards for outstanding Service, which honors five educators who excel as men-tors and help with student growth. The win-ners – kevin christmas, karen Grauman, linda horvath, Shawn Panther and Joanne winters – were all awarded $5,000 as a “thank-you.”

"we asked students, parents and co-workers to make the nominations for this award," Nor-man said. "we were blown away by the response. we got more than 50 nominations. It just shows how much of an impact our teachers are having and we are thrilled to be able to honor them."

The gala donations also helped fund five class-room grants, totaling more than $11,000, which included purchasing specialized photography equipment and robotic arms, college application boot camp and a school-wide character develop-ment initiative.

teachers can apply at the beginning of each school year for grants to help better their class-rooms or the school community.

The Foundation also committed earlier this year to purchase software for a language lab, as well as the creation of a Stem platform.

other gala donations went to $23,700 in tu-ition assistance through kara kloiber memorial Scholarship fund, $3,800 for a new tuition assis-tance program created to help teachers with stu-dents in the mecklenburg area catholic School System and $4,500 for families facing unexpect-ed financial hardships.

The Foundation also partnered with the charlotte catholic high School Pto to provide $4,200-worth of improvements to the faculty and staff lounge.

The rest of the proceeds from the Gala will be invested for future charlotte catholic high School plans.

"It has been an outstanding year at charlotte catholic and the cchS Foundation is honored to continue to play a role in its success," Norman said in the release. "we are already looking for-ward to the 2016-17 school year."

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when I was a young boy, I loved to visit my grand-parents who lived in a tiny fishing village in the north of Scotland. Their home was very small, and my brothers and I slept upstairs in bed-rooms with sloped ceilings. lying in bed, I loved to hear the sound of the rain on the skylight, which was the only window in the bedroom. when the rain and wind

stopped, I could hear the sound of the surging sea only a few yards away. The other common sound was the noisy screech of the herring gulls. even today, these sounds bring back fond memories of my boy-hood vacations.

other than the sounds of the rain, the wind, the sea and the birds, there were not many other noises in the village. This was long before the invention of cellphones. even the boom box was a foreign concept. So, in a sense, we were forced to listen to the noises of nature.

my life now in south charlotte is very different. It is true I still hear birds chirping outside my home, but when I get into my car, I automatically put on Sirius radio to listen to cNN or FoX or BBc world News. when I stop at a traffic light, I often hear the loud beat of rock music from someone’s car, and on the few

occasions when I go shopping, the music blares not only within the store but from speakers outside the store. when I pump gas, I am surrounded by voices and music. a few feet away, someone might be talking loudly on their cellphone. There is no escape from all the noise.

one of the joys of summer is getting away from it all. while I love people, I also love solitude. It is tough to think or meditate or strategize in the middle of noise. I realize that God is so powerful, his voice can be heard in the middle of a thunderstorm, but often I am so busy and living in such a noisy world (much of it of my own doing) that I don’t take time to listen to God. one of my goals this summer is to spend more time not only away from noise, but listening to God as I read his word and pray.

on one occasion in the Gospels, the lord rose very early in the morning and went to a desolate place where he prayed. The disciples tried to get him to return to the town to heal people, but our lord whose love for people is infinite, knew the importance of solitude, of prayer, of communing with his Father and his God.

So during the summer, be more intentional in seek-ing times of solitude and quietness. These times will renew and refresh us. Then we will be less likely to be irritable or anxious. In the middle of our noisy world, may we hear the lord, as well as listening to the voices of those around us who need an encouraging word and a helpful hand.

“Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10).

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Sardis Presbyterian to host Allegro FoundationCHARLOTTE – Allegro Foundation – a champion for children with disabili-

ties – will start its summer session Monday, June 20. The movement classes are free and will be held at Sardis Presbyterian Church, located at 6100 Sardis Road. Call 704-364-4063 for more information and to reserve a spot.

Pineville UMC to give dads a night offPINEVILLE – Pineville United Methodist Church will give fathers a night

out on Saturday, June 18, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Children in preschool through fifth grade are invited to the church for a night of water games, a movie and a snack while parents enjoy some time off. The cost is $10 per child, which will help support the Sunday night children’s ministry. Kids should wear a bathing suit and bring a change of clothes. Register at 704-962-6951 or contact Stephanie at [email protected].

Grace Life Church to launch VBS next weekPINEVILLE – Grace Life Church of Pineville will hold its Bible school

next week, June 20 to 24, at the church. VBS will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. each night and is for kids three years old through fifth grade. Kids will learn what it’s like to grow up in Haiti. Call 704-889-7665 for more information.

‘Torah Travelers’ at Hope of IsraelCHARLOTTE – Hope of Israel congregation will hold its Summer Bible

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riley harrison graduates from charlotte country Day as one of the greatest players to ever come through the lacrosse program. The North carolina signee was vital to the Bucca-neers’ attack, helping them clinch four straight state championships.

This season alone, harrison scored 90 goals, and dished out 26 assists. She even eclipsed the 200-goal barrier for her high school career during country Day’s 22-9 win over charlotte catholic april 20.

“we were playing at catholic, so it’s not something we could announce,” country Day coach kristy Boyles said. “I went up to her at halftime and told her. Just to see the light on her face she works hard for these things, but she’s also modest. It was a neat moment.”

harrison said individually that was her great-est achievement. Now, she is the South char-lotte weekly Player of the year.

Despite her personal accolades, harrison was more concerned with team accomplish-ments and winning state titles. winning four state championships was something she and her classmates set out to do as freshmen.

“I enjoyed the camaraderie amongst the team and how the coaches encouraged that,” harrison said. “I think that was pretty awe-some through team dinners and really tough workouts and preseason training with coach (Darnell) clark. That set the tone for us, and really brought us together as a team. That was really enjoyable.”

harrison’s work ethic during workouts, prac-tices and games set the tone for country Day’s program. She was the first one on the practice field, and stayed after to take shots.

“obviously, she’s very talented, but she’s also extremely knowledgeable in X’s and o’s and working on how to share that knowledge with peers,” Boyles said. “It’s been a really fun four years to watch her develop from a young fresh-

man to just a great leader.”harrison’s father got her into lacrosse, but it

was Boyles and country Day assistant coach ed Burnam who took her love for the game to the next level.

“kristy and ed, those are coaches that made me into the player I am today,” harrison said. “They helped develop me into who I am today. I would not be where I am without them.”

She also credits her teammates for pushing her to get better every day in practice.

“country Day’s been very fortunate to have the chance to work with her,” Boyles said. “UNc is one lucky program, but I know they know that.”

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area for about a decade, Global Restaurant relocated to downtown Pineville and cel-ebrated its relocation with a grand opening earlier this month. The restaurant, located at 314 Main St., is slightly more casual but still offers the same new-world cuisine. The menu features favorites such as pork loin, duck and pimento cheese.

The restaurant is open for dinner Tuesday to Thursday, from 5 to 9 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, from 3:30 to 9 p.m.

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Barbecue benefits first responders, honors the fallen

PINEVILLE – Regency at Pineville hosted an inaugural First Responders BBQ on May 26 to benefit The Richard Sheltra Foundation, whose namesake died during a three-alarm

blaze on April 30. Money raised will help local firefighters with training and equipment.

The Pineville Volunteer Fire Department sold T-shirts with Sheltra’s name on the back, and barbecue plates sold out after a little more than an hour as hundreds of community members came out to support the family and fire department.

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LuCy PedLoW Charlotte Country Day

Country Day senior midfielder Lucy Pedlow, a Cornell signee, was vital to the Buccaneers’ suc-cess. Pedlow, an all-American, recorded 53 goals and 32 takeaways to earn all-conference and all-state honors this season.

JACLyn PerkinS Charlotte Country Day

Perkins, a junior midfielder at Country Day, was dynamic for the Buccaneers this season. The Ohio State commit recorded 59 goals, 111 groundballs and a team-high 192 draw con-trols. She was named to the all-conference and all-state teams.

nAtALee PALMer Charlotte Country Day

The senior defender/midfielder gave the Buccaneers an effective two-way player. Palmer, a Dartmouth signee, finished the sea-son with 43 goals and 52 groundballs to make the all-conference and all-state teams.

nAtALie itALiAno Charlotte Catholic

Italiano, a senior at Catholic, keyed the Cougars’ attack this season, as she made 46 goals, 14 as-sists, seven takeaways and 39 draw controls to earn all-conference recognition for the third year in a row.

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Riley Harrison, a North Carolina signee, scored 90 goals and dished out 26 assists to earn all-conference and all-state honors, and help the Buc-

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Charlotte Catholic junior Claire Dorcy, a Queens University commit, was solid in the midfield for the Cougars this season. She recorded 37 goals, six assists, 60 ground balls, 19 takeaways and 23 draw controls to earn all-conference honors.

MegAn FLeSCH Charlotte Catholic

Catholic sophomore Megan Flesch is one of the area’s up-and-coming young talents. The Uni-versity of Richmond commit made 57 goals, six assists, 66 ground balls, nine takeaways and 114 draw controls.

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Myers Park senior Abby McGaha, a St. Joseph’s commit, was stellar in goal for the Mustangs this season. McGaha, an all-American, made 138 saves to earn all-conference and Conference Player of the Year honors.

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Myers Park junior attackman Landon Shelley led the charge for the Mustangs. Shelley, a talented scorer (19 goals) was an even better distributor with a state best 26 assists. She made the all-conference team.

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Ardrey Kell junior midfielder Ellie Pontiakos gave the Knights a major boost on offense with 48 goals and 21 assists this season. She also re-corded 48 groundballs and 20 takeaways. Pon-tiakos earned all-conference honors.

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Heyward, a senior midfielder and Naval Acad-emy signee, buoyed the Knights with her strong play. She scored 47 goals, dished out 32 assists, recorded 93 groundballs, and made 45 take-aways to earn Team MVP and all-conference recognition.

kAitLin MiLde Independence

Indy senior Kaitlin Milde was one of the few bright spots for the Patriots during a down year for the program. The Converse College signee scored 41 goals, and recorded 45 ground balls and 33 draw controls to earn Team MVP and all-conference honors.

kAyLey grAnger ButlerButler senior attackman/midfielder Kayley Granger helped to reignite excitement within a once stagnant program. Granger, an all-confer-ence player, made 31 goals and 54 takeaways this season.


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Kavo Dental Technologies, LLC seeks Focus Factory Manager (Charlotte, NC) responsible for all aspects of NOMAD including all technical components of x-ray machine/testing tools & software & production/planning/scheduling. Any suitable combination of experience of education, training, or experience is acceptable. Apply at: http://www.kavokerrgroup.com/professional-careers, Job ID: KAV000485.

Senior Software Developer. Wirepath Home Systems, LLC d/b/a SnapAV, Charlotte, NC. Deliver tech solutions for web & social channels thru comp & SW programs. Reqs MS/BS in Comp Sci/IS/Comp Apps/rel/equiv & (6 yrs if MS, 8 yrs if BS) exp in design/dvlpment services, incl custom dvlpment, maintenance, & admin of eCommerce platform to incl 4 yrs using JAVA , J2EE (JDBC, JNDI, Struts, Spring, Java Beans, JSP, Servlets); XML technologies JAXP (DOM & SAX parsers) & JAXB; 3 yrs using JSP, Servlets, XML, & web; Services (SOAP & REST); Mq Services (Apache active MQ); Eclipse, RAD & Tomcat servers; 2 yrs web dvlpment (CSS, HTML, JavaScript & jQuery); RDBMS (Oracle, PL/SQL involving stored procedures, triggers, functions, indexes, & packages, Db2); & IBM Web Sphere 7.0. Submit to pre-employment BG check & drug screen. Avail to be on call every other weekend. Apply: www.snapAV.com/careers Ref#94064

INTERIOR DESIGNER/SALES

New Store Grand Opening11410 Carolina Place Parkway Pineville, NC 28134

Now Hiring Interior DesignersAnd Other Support Positions If you have a proven ability to generate and close sales, a demonstrated ability to provide superior customer service, interest in design or fashion, have strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and an ability to work retail hours contact us. Experience in interior design and furniture is preferred, but not required.

We offer a competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package.

To ApplyTo apply for an Interior Design position for our North Charlotte or Pineville stores, email [email protected] or call 704 597-0718.Please include the position title & location in the subject line of your email submission

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or call 704-947-3307. Must have valid driver’s license and pass drug test.

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singer16 “Arsenic and Old

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19 Arthur who was king of the court?

20 Julie ___, portrayer of Claire on “Modern Family”

21 Go from one social gathering to another

23 Facebook ___ (collection of posts)

26 Sought legal redress

27 Catchphrase shouted in “Jerry Maguire” …

33 1/24 of a day

34 Designer’s degree, for short

35 Samsung Galaxy, e.g.

36 Naval leader: Abbr.

37 Secretariat’s mother, for one …

40 Boise’s state: Abbr.

41 Officer below a captain, slangily

43 Punk rock subgenre

44 A-1 tennis server

45 Emergency worker …

49 ___ Lee, creator of Spider-Man

50 Secretariat’s father, for one

51 Succession

55 Dressed to the ___

59 Detective’s lead60 Biblical idol …

63 Landed64 Peeved65 Excursion66 Seized vehicle,

informally67 Superbright

colors68 Whole lot

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Swedish car 2 Norwegian

capital 3 “Ouch!” 4 Want badly 5 Conservative

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6 La-la lead-in 7 Little scissor cut 8 Beat handily 9 “You can say

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38 Volume enhancers

39 Cheer (for)42 Give, as a

passport or parking ticket

44 Druggies, e.g.

46 Welcomed, as the new 32-Down

47 “We want more!,” at a concert

48 Sam for whom Georgia Tech’s School of International Affairs is named

51 Surgery memento

52 Palindromic fashion magazine

53 Witticism

54 Nevada city

56 Pusher buster

57 Kazan who directed “On the Waterfront”

58 Law force in 1960s-’70s TV’s “Ironside”

61 Lair

62 Paper cutters, briefly?

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wake10 Kindergarten

lesson14 Big name in

denim15 Equestrian, e.g.16 Lummox17 Wax makers18 Dough19 Political

columnist Klein20 How the Great

Emancipator got around?

23 Controversially patented thing

24 Source of a common allergy

25 How the star of the Indiana Jones films got around?

31 Leveled32 See 41-Across33 “Leave!”

35 Give proper attribution

36 Embroidery loop

38 “Hey, ___” (casual greeting)

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Helen41 With 32-Across,

place to snorkel42 How a Seattle

Mariner great got around?

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stomach48 How Queen’s

former frontman got around?

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57 Its capital is Oranjestad

58 List-ending abbr.

59 ___ buco

60 City near Avignon

61 All the ___62 Underworld

river63 Something

a composer composes

64 Bogus

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airs “Sherlock,” with “the”

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fashion 6 Wetlands and

tundra, e.g. 7 Kerfuffles 8 Cut down 9 Something to

keep track of?10 One of the

Furies11 Buffoon12 Permanent

thing?13 “South Park”

boy21 What’s rounded

up in a roundup22 “___ said!”25 Where

Toussaint L’Ouverture led a revolt

26 Coyolxauhqui worshiper

27 Penguin predators

28 Prefix with realism

29 Howard ___, “The Fountainhead” protagonist

30 Home of the world’s tallest building, completed in 2009

31 Panasonic competitor

34 ___ Avivian36 Xerxes’ people37 Swear words?

38 They might bar bargoers

40 Emulated Pinocchio

41 Peter the Great, for one

43 Longtime Oreo competitor

44 Like the mood in a losing locker room

45 Agita

48 Big dos

49 Staff break?

50 Like one-star puzzles

51 “South Park” boy

52 ___ wrestler

53 Salt flats location

54 Music of Mumbai

55 Proto-matter of the universe

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