Want to find that same desk you used to rest your head on in algebra class? Now is your chance as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools begins online auctions of surplus material.
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Independence High School is giving Teddy bears to hospitalized children. The students and staff of Independence are buying Teddy bears to give to children in the hospital on Valentine’s Day. The Student Council is sponsoring a “Build a Heart” campaign and is collecting money to purchase stuffed Teddy bears for children in the hospital during Valentine’s Day. Each student and teacher is asked to give at least a $1. The Teddy Bears will be made at “Build-A-Bear” at Concord Mills Mall.
Money will be collected during lunches in the mall and may be given to Student Council members. The Teddy Bears will be taken to Levine’s Children Hospital on Valentine’s Day.
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Independence wide receiver Michael Rhynes will play next year with Marshall University. Rhynes chose Marshall over Duke, North Carolina and Tennessee and joins former Patriot T.J. Drakeford on the team. Although he was hampered by injuries this past season, Rhynes is a steal for the Herd. At 6-foot-5 and 202 pounds, Rhynes runs a 4.6-second 40 and of his 18 catches last season, eight went for touchdowns.
In other local high school football news, former Butler star Robert Blanton was the feature of an article in the Chicago Tribune yesterday.
“Here is a guy, a freshman, really not afraid of anyone, and that’s a tough position to say that at,” coach Charlie Weis said in November.
Surprise! CMS didn’t take the easy way out when the state forced it to cut $5.3 million from its budget. Other districts, including Gaston County Schools, cut money from teacher aid positions and textbooks. CMS was expected to do the same because of its penchant to make bigger splashes and woe-is-us spin by cutting directly from classrooms. Superintendent Peter Gorman said CMS was able to cut the funds from the budget without affecting the classrooms–nearly half of the cuts come from the central office.
“We saw some of this coming earlier this year. We had identified positions that we didn’t fill and that means that schools won’t feel any fresh pain from these reductions. They’ve already made the adjustment from our budget actions earlier.”
The NC Educational Lottery announced today that a $100,000 lottery ticket was purchased in Mint Hill by Erika Aguayo:
For Aguayo, “Mega Bucks” was her lucky game. The Charlotte woman bought one instant ticket and scratched it off at home. When it revealed the top prize of $100,000, she says she thought, “Am I reading this right?” Indeed she was! Continue reading »
December 18, 2008
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Amber Olive, a 10-year-old student at Lebanon Elementary School, recently participated in a new reality TV series called “Little Miss Perfect” on the WeTV network. (The Mint Hill Times profiled Amber in the October 16 edition of the paper.) The show follows child beauty pageant contestants and their families before and after beauty pageants so viewers can see the behind the scenes of the competitions. The show will air in early 2009.
December 16, 2008
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Sharon Decker and families at Ashe Plantation held their annual Christmas party last week. The neighborhood raised funds to help several needy families for the holidays. Mint Hill Fire Department made the trip out to the neighborhood and brought Santa Claus along for the ride. For a slideshow of Ashe Plantation’s party, Continue reading »
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The town hosted its annual breakfast for staff at Jimmie’s this morning. Commissioners and other board members also attended. Dana Clukey and Margie Nichols took the photos.
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Blessed Assurance Adult Day and Health Care Center began its 10th year of service in July 2008 and has served meals, ministered medication, provided bathing services and fostered the personal independence of 1000s of senior and special needs adults. Consequently, caregivers have been able to retain jobs, maintain a cohesive home and improve their quality of life.
They need your support as they expand its existing facility to serve 50 additional special needs adults in the community. This project will cost us $650,000 and will be completed by June 30, 2009.
You can make a tax deductible gift to support neighbors and loved ones who are being challenged every day. Please send checks payable to: Blessed Assurance Adult Day Care, 13001 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC 28105 or call (704) 576-4754 for more information.
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The Mint Hill Chargers are National Champs again! On Friday they defeated the Monroe (CT) Lions 20-8 in Orlando Florida. It was the culmination of what was a tough week as the team traveled to Orlando last Saturday and had to win three games in five days. In game one, they defeated the Bedford (NH) Jaguars 20-14. In game two, they defeated the Osceola (FL) Panthers 32-14.
Many of the kids on this team were also on the 12U team last year that won the AYF Jr Midget National Championship.
22 of the 24 kids on this team go to either Mint Hill Middle or Northeast Middle. The other two kids live on the edge of Union County. This is truly a Mint Hill team. Continue reading »
We’re thankful for you and your continued support of The Mint Hill Times. We are having a special holiday page on December 24 to give you the opportunity to wish your customers Happy Holidays. Call Michelle at 704-957-9158
December 15, 2008
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is going high-tech to sell surplus property. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education approved at its Dec. 9 meeting a proposal to sell refrigerators, stoves, bookcases and desks through GovDeals, an online auction service. Continue reading »
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From the Mint Hill police:
On Friday, December 12, 2008 at around 10 pm, Mint Hill Police Officers responded to Tienda El Amigo located at 4709, Suite 112, Margaret Wallace Road in reference to an armed robbery. Officers spoke with an employee who stated he closed the store. Upon exiting the store a Hispanic male with a dark hoodie pointed a gun at his head. The Hispanic male demanded the employee to go back inside the store and give him all the money. The Hispanic male then told the employee to lay down. The Hispanic male then proceeded to duck tape the employees wrists behind his back and his ankles together. Approximately five minutes later the employee heard the business door open and another unknown male came into the business and watched the employee while the other Hispanic male looked throughout the store.
If you have any further information, please contact the Mint Hill Police Department at (704) 545-1085.
