Tree-lighting celebrates tradition
December 10, 2008
By Hugh Fisher
hfisher@kannapoliscitizen.com
It was cold, and many swore they saw snowflakes or felt sleet in the air. Read more
City audit shows healthy fund balance
December 10, 2008
By Hugh Fisher
hfisher@kannapoliscitizen.com
The Kannapolis City Council held its first December meeting Monday at the Kannapolis Train Station.
No room at the clinic
December 10, 2008
By Joanne Gonnerman
news@kannapoliscitizen.com
In an ailing economy that is playing havoc with pension plans and payrolls, none feel the malaise more disproportionately than the working poor or unemployed. When household incomes cease to cover basic needs like food and shelter, seeking health-care services is a luxury few can afford. Read more
Wrecks claim two lives in Enochville area
December 10, 2008
An Enochville woman died early Tuesday morning in a wreck on Deal Road, and a Kannapolis man delivering pizzas Sunday died in a wreck on Enochville Avenue.
Krista Marie Cook, 20, of 110 McField Drive, died shortly after the 6:35 a.m. Tuesday wreck at the intersection of Deal Road and Unity Church Road.
Trooper Bradley P. Potts of the N.C. Highway Patrol reported Cook was driving a 1990 Dodge Spirit and failed to stop at the intersection. Her vehicle collided with a 2001 Chevrolet pickup driven by Ernest Lewis Chester Jr., 77, of 2685 Deal Road.
Cook survived the wreck but died as Rowan EMS paramedics administered assistance.
James Dean Crowder, 44, of 601 Forest Drive, Kannapolis, died around 1 p.m. Sunday from injuries in a accident at 11:50 a.m. at Enochville Avenue and Upper Enochville Road, adjacent to the Enochville Fire & Rescue Department.
Trooper M.T. Eason of the N.C. Highway Patrol, reported Crowder was driving a 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier south on Enochville Avenue, when he was struck in the driver’s side by a 1989 Ford van driven by Randy Lee Davis, 38, of 1176 Lempster Drive, Concord.
Trooper Easom said Davis pulled out to pass in a no-passing area and passed one car before striking Crowder’s car.
Crowder was delivering pizzas for Pizza Hut.
Davis is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle.
Empty Stocking Fund : Tough times bring high demand
December 10, 2008
By Hugh Fisher
hfisher@kannapoliscitizen.com
More than 400 families applied for help from the Kannapolis YMCA’s Empty Stocking Fund on Monday, the first day aid was available. Read more
Churches offer cantata, music, living nativity
December 10, 2008
First Presbyterian Church will present the Christmas cantata, “And Glory Shone Around,” during the 10:55 a.m. worship service Sunday in the sanctuary.
This choral work was written by Lloyd Larson and Douglas E. Wagner. Blending new melodies and familiar carols, this musical recalls the dark days of anguish for ancient Israel, which give way to the dawning of a new day of light and love when Christ was born.
The cantata is under the direction of Dr. Don Simmons and features the Chancel Choir, with dramatic narration by members of the congregation.
The front of the sanctuary will be banked with poinsettias.
The public is invited. For more information, call 704-938-4623 or visit www.FirstPresb.org.
Calvary Lutheran program
The Choral Academy will present “A Christmas Festival of Choral Music” featuring Conductor Gary L. Shive and Accompanist Lynette P. Novobilski Dec. 16 at 6:45 p.m. at Calvary Lutheran Church, 950 Bradley St., Concord. There is no charge for admission.
Trinity Methodist nativity
Trinity United Methodist Church will present a living nativity on Sunday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
This is the sixth year the church has presented the living nativity. Some 100 people are involved in some way to produce this Christmas story.
People who come to experience the nativity are given the opportunity to slow down, relax and prepare themselves for the coming of Christmas.
Refreshments will be served.
Trinity is across the street from A.L. Brown High School on First Street.
Second-grader wins Concord card contest
December 10, 2008
CONCORD — Sané Deschel Davis is the 2008 City of Concord ChristmasCard design winner.
She was 6 years old at the time of the drawing and is now 7. She is in the second grade at Wolf Meadow Elementary. Her parents are Stephanie Davis and Theron Davis.
She met Mayor Scott Padgett on Dec. 1 with her parents and siblings. Sané was presented a framed copy of the Christmas card she created while participating in the Parks and Recreation’s Summer Playground program at Caldwell Park.
Tour of homes in eastern Cabarrus is this weekend
December 10, 2008
The Eastern Cabarrus Historical Society Tour of Homes will be Saturday and Sunday, 2-7 p.m.
Tickets are $10, available at ECHS Museum, 1100 N, Main St., Mount Pleasant.
Homes on the tour include:
• The home of Billie McAllister, 1424 N. Main St., is a renovated 1900 Queen Anne Cottage. She is an avid quilter and gardener. Her home is hung with handmade quilts and has a custom floral stained glass window.
• Ken and Patti Misenheimer’s home at 1398 Mount Pleasant Road is a renovated 1886 family farm house on three landscaped acres with English garden and fountain.
• Sylvia Simpson, of 682 N. Main St., lives in a 1920 Colonial Revival decorated in American and Oriental antiques.
• The home of Sam and Resa Treadaway, 1120 N. College St., is an 1852 Carpenter Gothic, rarely seen in the South. A National Historic Register property, it was built as a hotel and is the oldest surviving commercial building in Cabarrus. It has been a private home since 1928.
• Anne Spence, of, 1400 N. Main, has a renovated 1910 bungalow, designed to showcase her many collections of old dolls, antique lamps, handmade baskets and more.
Two more blood drives scheduled before holidays
December 10, 2008
The American Red Cross of Cabarrus County will host community blood drives at two Kannapolis locations to support critical blood needs during the holiday season.
Someone will need blood every two seconds — even through the busy holiday season. Blood transfusions are needed by people with cancer, sickle cell, anemia, surgery and trauma patients. Those needs don’t stop for the holidays.
“Giving blood during the holidays can be a challenge. Added commitments — to friends, family and faith leave us with crammed schedules,” said Nancy Litton, executive director, American Red Cross, Cabarrus County Chapter.
“Finding the time for a blood donation gets further challenged with winter cold and flu season — and with all the running we do, it is easy to get run down.
“Giving blood is a meaningful, selfless gift to another. The need for blood never goes away — sometimes the holiday season will be particularly demanding.
“Surgery, traffic or other events that cause injuries, folks trying to schedule procedures before the end of the calendar (and a new deductible) or wanting to schedule things when they are ‘off work’ can make demand for blood harder to manage,” Litton said.
One blood donation can save up to three lives. This holiday season give the gift of life — donate blood.
Two community blood drives scheduled for the Kannapolis include:
• Monday, Dec. 15, Kannapolis Fire Department, 300 Firehouse Drive 201 Vance St., 3-7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 23, First Presbyterian Church, 2:30-6:30 p.m., 210 Vance St.
To schedule an appointment to give blood, or for information on additional blood drives, call 704-720-7425; giveblood4redcross@ctc.net or www.cabarrus county.redcross.org
Big Elm retirement reports young woman takes cash
December 10, 2008
Big Elm Retirement and Nursing Home reported on Dec. 4 that a 19-year-old female took money and converted it for her own use. In other reports from the Kannapolis Police Department: Read more
