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Mayor Jeff Tarte will officially launch his campaign for NC Senate District 41 10 am Feb. 15 am in front of the Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza, adjacent to Town Hall. |
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| Members of the Lake Norman YMCA Y-Angels gymnastics team competed in Asheville at the "Miles Avery Autism Awareness Classic." Level 7 team members won second place as a team. Pictured are, left to right, Cassie Shue, 11; Emma Yeakley, 12; and Nicole Yeakley, 12. Their coach is Michelle Ingham. |
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Arrests, citations and accidents Jan. 23-29, 2012 reported by the Cornelius Police Department. |
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Feb. 3 - Cougar Paw Program: Energized Guys-The Blue Flame in the gym, 9 a.m. grades K-2, 9:40 a.m. grades 3-5
Feb. 4 - Father-Daughter Dance, 6-8 p.m., cafeteria
Feb. 7 - Cyberkids Robotics Teams in cafeteria, 5:30 p.m.
Week of Feb. 13 - School Spirit Week
Feb. 28 - PTO Cornelius Elementary Chick-fil-A Family Night, 5-9 p.m.
March 1 - PTO meeting with 2nd and 3rd grades' spring performance |
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Jan. 25 Karen Bentley, District 1 rep on the County Board, will run again.
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Jan. 24 John Bradford, the owner of Park Avenue Properties in Cornelius, has been named business person of the year by the Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce.
Bradford, who is also a member of the town board in Cornelius, received the award at the chamber’s annual dinner last week. Matthew Hayes, principal at North Mecklenburg High School, received the Duke Energy Citizenship and Service Award , while David F. Peete, the principal planner for Huntersville, was named volunteer of the Year. |
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Cornelius Police have arrested Vigi Marcus Stinson and charged him with assault to inflict serious bodily injury after a particularly violent domestic dispute at the Cornelius Garden Apartments at 19516 Smith Circle. The suspect is currently at the Mecklenburg County Jail and being held on a $75,000 bond. Both the suspect and the victim were transported to the hospital for injuries. |
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Arrests, citations and accidents Jan. 17-22,2012, reported by the Cornelius Police Department. |
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| McNEILIS |
Storage is no longer limited to closets and steel filing cabinets. Designers have teamed up to invent creative storage solutions that look great while remaining functional.
Storage ottomans, for example, come in all sorts of sizes, shapes, and colors. A large ottoman can replace the traditional cocktail table for you to kick up your feet |
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JOANNE AHERN
Seniors Columnist |
Joanne shares with us that Joy isn’t it a feeling that is dependent on your circumstances, but something that we can stand and depend on. |
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Big Day 6: A good time was had by ALL |
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| Big Brother Edward Smith and his Little, Christian, tubing on the lake |
When people come together for good things, magic happens. It happened for a sixth year in a row at Big Day at the Lake on July 24, when 145 kids in Big Brothers Big Sisters got out on Lake Norman, many of them for the first time, for a full day of fun.
Eighty-five “Boat Hosts” took the kids out starting at 9:45 a.m. for swimming, tubing, fishing and all-around fun. The event is highly dispersed. (The internet helps match up the “Bigs” and “Littles” with their hosts in Cornelius so they met up anywhere on Lake Norman, including boat ramps, marinas and private homes.)
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| Quincy enjoys a boat ride on Lake Norman |
“We got a lot of air out there,” said Quincy, an 8-year-old who took to a tube with his new Big Brother Nikolai Kruger, a Charlotte banker who grew up in The Peninsula. A non-swimmer, Quincy held tight to his life jacket and a foam noodle — it was his first time in the lake, not to mention a fast boat.
Quincy and Christian, a 9-year-old whose Big Brother is Edward Smith, is based at J.V. Washam Elementary School, swam and played catch with a dozen other Littles gathered at an island off Shearwater Point, alternately tubing and visiting other boats.
At 1:30 p.m., 550 Bigs, Littles, Boat Hosts and Cornelius familes moved to Duke’s Energy Explorium for a picnic complete with hot dogs, pizza, salad and cookies.
“They were all so polite, all ‘yes m’am’ and ‘yes sir,’” said Denis Bilodeau of Aquesta Insurance, one of the presenting sponsors of Big Day at the Lake. The entire Bilodeau family participates in Big Day at the Lake every year. “It’s something we all look forward to,” he said.
Next year’s date: July 17, 2011
| Big Day at the Lake 2010 launch |
Kickoff with Bigs and Littles |
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| Jack Salzman and Robin Smith, owners of Lake Norman Chrysler Jeep Dodge |
Dan Brown of American Tire Distributors |
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| Big Day at the Lake Night at XO |
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| Cathy O'Nan of Aquesta Bank serves as celebrity bartender during the Big Day fundraiser |
Karla Combs of Aquesta Insurance Services, along with Susan Miller and Robyn Smithwick of Aquesta Bank |
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| Robert Shelton, Bud Light, Gail Light, Donna Daniels, Angela Swett and Denis Bilodeau enjoy the evening at the XO 'Big Day' night |
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| Big Day at the Lake Night at Alton's |
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| Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte, left, is joined by Wendy Moran, of Peoples Bank, Arlene Arciero, a sponsor of Big Day at the Lake, Melissa Polce, an agent at Keller Williams, Al Updike, one of the owners of Alton's Kitchen & Cocktails |
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hosts and 144 children from BBBS |
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| Rose Acovski of Aquesta Bank shares a laugh at the big Day picnic |
Al Bentz, left, with Japlin and Dennis Arcerio head out to the lake for a day of fun |
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| Karla Combs of Aquesta Insurance Services, with Susan Miller, Rose Acovski, and Lauren Furcht of Aquesta Bank, along with Jeff Moody of First Community Bank lend a hand serving lunch during the Big Day picnic |
Bill Ellison of the McIntosh Law Firm mans the grill |
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| Denis Bilodeau of Aquesta Insurance Services Inc. |
Valerie Patterson of the Duke Energy Explorium |
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| Robert Shelton, left, of XO Restaurant and Lounge, and Sharon Washam serve ice cream during Big Day at the Lake 6 |
NC Rep. Thom Tillis on the water slide |
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Thank you to everyone who made
Big Day at the Lake a
success for the kids.
Pencil in
Big Day at the Lake 7 now:
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Register early to be a Boat Host
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| Sarah Cherne, CEO of BBBS of Greater Charlotte |
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N.C. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis will be the keynote speaker at the North Mecklenburg Republican Women’s dinner meeting Feb. 13 at NorthStone Club in Huntersville. Men and women are invited. Tillis will give an update on legislation impacting North Carolinians including Voter I.D., redistricting, the Racial Justice Act, the Defense of Marriage Amendment. Info, reservations: nomeckrw@gmail.com. The cost of admission is $20 cash or check, payable at the door. Registration begins at 6 p.m.; buffet, 6:30. |
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The Hough High School “Ping Pong Ball” Feb. 11 will benefit Special Olympics of Mecklenburg County. The ping pong tournament will be played under neon black lights in the gym. Coinciding with the tournament will be a "Through the Eras" dance with music ranging from 1970s disco to recent hits. The event is open to all area high school students, faculty and parents as well as all Special Olympics NC athletes and family in the area. Dance admission is $5. Refreshments will be available for purchase and event T-shirts will be sold for $12. A few slots remain for those interested in competing in the ping pong tournament. More info: Johnny Piedmonte at 704-287-2750. All proceeds of the event will benefit Special Olympics Mecklenburg County. |
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On March 22 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., the Community Arts Project hosts its fifth annual Taste of Art fundraising party and art auction at The Fresh Market, 20623 Torrence Chapel Road. A silent auction and raffle will include art and other interesting items. Hors d'oeuvres and wine tastings provided. T ickets are $30 each; call 704-896-8823. Details:
www.thecommunityartsproject.org
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On March 3 from 9 a.m. to noon, the Community Arts Project and PARC offer a free lineup of summer art camps for children ages 4-12, with more than 40 different themes. Kids ages 10-16 can choose from art and ceramic themes. Registration for summer camps will be available; discounts offered. Details: www.corneliuspr.org
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The Lake Norman Chamber is teaming up with area businesses to fund and build a new home for a deserving family in Cornelius. Help celebrate with the sponsors 8 am, Feb. 21 at Our Towns Habitat, 20310 N. Main St., Cornelius. More info: tcox@ourtownshabitat.org |
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Registering is easy: Just login — creating a username and password to access this month's New Corporation filings. |
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Login to access residential transactions through Jan. 6 in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville recorded by the Mecklenburg Register of Deeds. |
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| MICHALSKI |
Noell Michalski likes to cook to relax.
Michalski is the owner of Burgundy Moon Spa & Winehouse in Jetton Village, and recently expanded to a larger building and added an Art of Living Fitness (Mind/Body) & Boutique Craft Studio.
Among her passions is tasting and learning about wines from around the world. She is planning a trip to Italy later this year to help in her exploration of the Italian wine market. |
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| JENNINGS |
The Lake Norman Lucky Cats program is a 501(c)3 non-profit that was started out of necessity. Back in the 1990s Lucky Cats founder Abigail Jennings became aware of a colony of 19 feral cats in the woods behind the then-new Lake Norman Realty building on West Catawba Avenue. |
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Full PDF versions of Cornelius Today are available to be read online...
Current issue available now, archived issues coming soon
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