Obituaries, 4/30/08

Edith Mae Adams Edith Mae Cavin Adams, 81, Kannapolis, died Wednesday, April 23, 2008. Born Aug. 31, 1926, in Rowan County, she was a daughter of the late Banks Eugene and Bessie Mae Cagle Cavin. She retired from Cannon Mills Co. Plant 1 Sheet Department. She was a  member of Midway Baptist Church, where she had played piano for many years. Survivors include her husband, Hubert Adams; son Troy Harwell of Kannapolis; daughter Mildren Hunter of Kannapolis; brothers Charles Cavin of Texas, Jim, Gene... 

Degree teams and blackballs

By Norris Dearmon For the Kannapolis Citizen From the early years until even now, Kannapolis has had fraternal organizations. In pictures of the first parades in Kannapolis, organizations were Woodmen of the World (WOW), the Redmen and Patriotic Order Sons of America (POS of A). All are still active, mostly in the insurance industry of the organization. Regular monthly meetings are not usually held today. The organizations first gathered in a meeting hall over Hoffman’s Cafe, on the northeast corner... 

Letters

Great leadership on school board The accomplishments of the Kannapolis City School system over the past decade are too much for me to list in this article. The accomplishments are a direct result of the leadership provided by the elected board members, chaired by Lee Efird, Superintendent Dr. Jo Anne Byerly, the principals, teachers and employees. They all work together as a team to ensure the children receive the best opportunities possible in education. Personally, I have never heard one word over... 

Clinton visits Concord

By Joanne Gonnerman Kannapolis Citizen More than 500 people converged on Troutman’s Bar-B-Que in Concord Monday afternoon to see Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., as she campaigned for the Democratic presidential nomination. Some brought books for her to sign while others requested her autograph on copies of newspapers featuring stories about her. All were there for a specific reason — an opportunity to meet a potential future president of the United States.  Read More →

City council notes and quotes

By Hugh Fisher Kannapolis Citizen The Kannapolis City Council held its second regular meeting April 28 at the Kannapolis Train Station. All council members were present. Councilman Richard Anderson gave the invocation. Among items of business before the council were: • Members voted unanimously, without further discussion, to approve an amended version of the burglar alarm ordinance introduced at the April 14 meeting. The new ordinance requires owners of all homes and businesses with burglar alarms... 

If YMCA walls could talk, what would they say?

The Kannapolis YMCA celebrates its 100th birthday this year on Nov. 5. Over these 100 years, its buildings have been home to many memories, childhood traditions, historical figures and significant events. Many longtime Kannapolis residents spent their childhood afternoons swimming in the YMCA pool and playing sports. Some spent weeks in the summer at YMCA’s Camp Elliott. If the walls of the Kannapolis YMCA could talk, they would tell story after story of how the YMCA helped shaped the lives of... 

May blood drives

The following American Red Cross blood drives are scheduled for the month of May: • 1-5:30 p.m., Friday, May 2, Southern Select Community Credit Union, 169 Dale Earnhardt Blvd., Kannapolis. • 12-4:30 p.m., Sunday, May 4, Saint Stephens Wesleyan Church, 7601 Brushharbor Road, Concord. • 3-7:30 p.m., Monday, May 5, New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis. • 3-7:30 p.m., May 5, Broadus Memorial Baptist Church, 59 Green St., Concord. • 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Friday, May 9, Cardinal... 

LIFE Center host golf tourney

Coltrane LIFE Center, the only adult day services program in Cabarrus County, is holding its eighth annual golf tournament on Monday, May 12, at The Club at Irish Creek, 1196 Fairview Drive, Kannapolis. The event begins with registration, a putting contest and silent auction at 11 a.m. with tee-off at 1:30 p.m. While a full field of golfers is already registered, the center is seeking tax-deductible sponsorships from $300 and up and donations of silent auction items. Sponsors and donors will be recognized... 

K-Town Calendar

Saturday • The Piedmont Prime Time Community Band will present a dinner and concert titled “The Music Within Us” on Saturday at McGill Baptist Church located at the intersection of Poplar Tent Road and George Liles Parkway in Concord. A dinner buffet will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a concert featuring “First Suite for Band in E-Flat” by Gustav Holst, an Andrew Lloyd Weber medley, “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Big Band music and more. The dinner and concert tickets are $15 for adults... 

Celebrity roast celebrates Bob and Carolyn Tucker, owners of Shoe Show

By Joanne Gonnerman Kannapolis Citizen Raising money for Kannapolis City Schools has never been so much fun. Even Bob and Carolyn Tucker, owners of Shoe Show Inc., and the target of jokes and anecdotes last Thursday evening, laughed and smiled as stories were told about them during the seventh annual Kannapolis Education Foundation Celebrity Roast, where they received the 2008 KEF Distinguished Community Service Award. “This is our main fundraiser of the year,” said Ellen Boyd, director of community... 

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