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January 14th, 2011
After the toll that inclement weather has taken on prep sports in the area, the schedule has been worked out for many of those postponed games.
As of press time, four basketball games have been set for Saturday.
Also scheduled for Saturday are three wrestling matches and one swim meet.
Games, matches and meets scheduled for Friday have also been moved.
Here is the updated schedule:
Saturday
Basketball
Hickory at St. Stephens, 1 p.m.
West Caldwell at Bunker Hill, 2 p.m.
Newton-Conover at South Iredell, 2 p.m.
Maiden at East Burke, 4 p.m. (varsity only)
Wrestling
David Ray Eidson, 68, of Newton, passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his residence. Burke Mortuary in Newton is serving the Eidson family.
Jacob Shuford Sr., 83, died Jan. 11, 2011. Allen Mitchell Funeral Home is serving the Shuford family.
January 13th
From last year’s winter sports to this year’s, participation in both basketball and indoor soccer has grown. This is especially true for basketball.
“I’ve only been here a year,” said Paxton Tallent, Sports Director at the Shuford YMCA. “I started at the midpoint of basketball season last year. We maybe had 50 kids. We are up 60 kids. We are up a couple in indoor soccer as well.”
The calm usually comes before the storm, but this week, it has been after.
With the recent weather delays and time between high school games, matches and meets, many athletes have found themselves benched for the moment.
That shouldn't be for long though. By next week, players may see a slew of competition to make up for time lost during this entire week.
Some coaches already had a plan for their athletes during the breaks given due to winter weather.
N-C girl's basketball coach Jonathan Tharpe said he feels these breaks as a beneficial opportunity for his team.
Area students enjoyed an extended break from school this week because of icy conditions in the county.
For some students, that break keeps growing.
Catawba County Schools and Hickory City Schools canceled classes for Friday.
CCS staff have an optional teacher workday, and staff members are asked to use discretion when arriving at school Friday. HCS staff have an optional teacher workday Friday on a two-hour delay.
School officials are now faced with the task of scheduling those makeup days into an already packed school calendar.
Snow continues to melt in Catawba County.
But every night, as the sun sinks down and the cold sets in, there are people who have nowhere to go.
These homeless men and women face potentially life-threatening temperatures when they spend the night exposed to the elements, and that's a problem one Newton church won't let continue.
First Presbyterian Church, on North Main Avenue, offers its Room at the Inn program for people who don't have a warm, safe place to spend the night.
Rimer Wade Baird, 97, of Lincolnton, died Jan. 12, 2011, at Brian Center of Lincolnton. A memorial service will be held at Riverview Baptist Church in Lincolnton at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, followed by burial at Riverview cemetery.
Phyllis Weathers Killian, 71, of Claremont, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at Brian Center East in Hickory.
A service of remembrance will be held at a later date.
When most people think of storytime, they think of children sitting cross-legged in a circle, watching excitedly as an adult reads a book.
Storytime still works that way at Catawba County libraries, but with the help of grant funding, the system will put a 21st century spin on an old favorite.
The Catawba County Library System received a $300 mini-grant from the state Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office to help the system's storytime programs go digital.
Unknown suspects stole medicine and money from a Newton pharmacy.
An employee at The Medicap Pharmacy, located at 401 W. A St., arrived at work Wednesday to find the store was broken into and property was missing.
Newton Police Capt. Kevin Yarborough said the incident occurred some time late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. The damage was reported at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, and the business was last secure at 4:25 p.m. Tuesday.
With a mission to offer the best in classical ballet training, The Newton-Conover Auditorium opened The NewArt School of Ballet. Ballet professionals Melissa and Michael French will teach the classes, which will be offered for all levels of experience — from the beginning enthusiast, for the student who needs advanced training, and for the student who wants to prepare for a professional career in dance.
