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Registration for 115+ camps opens March 1
Registration for the Cornelius PARC Department Summer Camp program opens Thursday March 1. Be sure to act fast; they fill up fast. The Summer Camp Guide is available online and in the PARC office. Brochures will go home with JV Washam and Cornelius Elementary students next week. There are 115 half-day and mini camps, as […]
Missing teen returns
Samantha Janet Mendez has been located and is safe. No additional details were released by Cornelius Police. She was reported missing Feb. 8.
Volunteers needed for Smithville clean-up March 17
Feb. 15 – Operation Curbside Cleanup, an annual Smithville community clean-up event, is scheduled for March 17. Volunteers should meet at Smithville Park at 8 a.m. before setting out through the neighborhood to work. The clean-up event is organized by the Smithville Community Coalition in partnership with the North Catawba Neighborhood Association, the town of […]
Reward: Cornelius Police seek assistance locating missing teen
Feb. 12. UPDATE. The Cornelius Police Department is searching for 17-year old Samantha Janet Mendez whose mother said ran away last week. Meanwhile, a $5,000 reward has been announced. Mendez, who was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and a hooded pullover, is believed to have run away from her residence Feb. 8 between 7:15 a.m. […]
Music lovers take note: Ethan Regan has a song in his heart
By Dave Yochum. Imagine sitting down in Birkdale Village and singing—not an easy thing to do. Fourteen-year-old Ethan Regan started doing it when he was 12. They’ve since shooed him away, but Ethan has the stage presence, voice and talent to busk pretty much wherever he wants. He has just released an extended play album called […]
Join Hike Cornelius: Winter Wander on Feb. 24
Feb. 13 – Join the Cornelius PARC Department and Lake Norman Wildlife Conservationists on February 24 at 10:00 a.m. for a guided hike through the trails at Robbins Park and Nature Preserve. Starting at the turtle pond boardwalk at the corner of Robbins Crescent and Robbins Park Drive, this two-mile nature walk will wind along […]
Cornelius PARC summer camp registration opens March 1
Feb. 13 – The Cornelius PARC Department will open registration for 2018 summer camps March 1 at 7:00 a.m. The 2018 Summer Camp Guide is now available at www.cornelius.org/summercamps and at Cornelius Town Hall located at 21445 Catawba Avenue. The camp guide includes all of the details, dates and descriptions for more than 110 half-day […]
Cornelius PARC parents’ night out Feb. 16
Feb. 12 – Register now to drop off your children at the Cornelius Arts Center for a Parents’ Night Out event featuring a fun evening of arts and crafts, games and a movie on Friday, Feb. 16. Children ages seven to 12 years-old are invited to attend. The event will run from 6 – 9 […]
Rhonda Lennon has a new title at CMS, new name
Dave Yochum. Rhonda Lennon Cheek has plenty going on: She’s newly re-married and recently elected vice chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools Board of Education. Both are noteworthy. The largely Democratic board is one of the most influential and powerful boards in the Piedmont—and Lennon is a well-respected leader in the Republican party. She’s also been […]
Another new church, with Presbyterian roots, opens
A Presbyterian-affiliated satellite church from Winston-Salem has opened midway between Bethel Presbyterian Church and Cornelius Presbyterian. Reynolda Church meets at 11 a.m. Sunday in the old Michael Waltrip Raceworld at Liverpool and Chartwell Center Drive. The satellite operation is part of a trend toward big churches that continue to grow by establishing off-site locations. Reynolda […]
