2009
Winter Horse Management
Series Announced Catawba County
AgriculturalResources
Center Please mark
January 8, 15 and 22,
2009 for the return of
the REINS Horse
Management Series. NC
Cooperative Extension
staff and volunteers have
put together an
informative list of
topics and speakers for
your enjoyment and
education. We hope you
can join us at 7 PM for
each of these sessions to
be held at the Catawba
County Agricultural
Resources Center:
January 8 – Top 10
Cost Cutting Strategies
for Horse Owners, Dr. Rob
Kalmbacher. Rob and his
wife Lisa recently moved
to Lincoln County from
Florida where he held a
Research Appointment with
the University of Florida
at the Range Cattle
The
single best way to
protect against the flu
is to get vaccinated each
year.
There
are two types of
vaccines:
The
"flu shot"—
an inactivated vaccine
(containing killed virus)
that is given with a
needle, usually in the
arm. The flu shot is
approved for use in
people older than 6
months, including healthy
people and people with
chronic medical
conditions.
The
nasal-spray flu vaccine —
a vaccine made with live,
weakened flu viruses that
do not cause the flu
(sometimes called LAIV
for “live attenuated
influenza vaccine”
or FluMist®). LAIV
(FluMist®) is approved
for use in healthy*
people 2-49 years of age
who are not pregnant.
Each
vaccine contains three
influenza viruses-one A
(H3N2) virus, one A
(H1N1) virus, and one B
virus. The viruses in the
vaccine change each year
based on international
surveillance and
scientists' estimations
about which types and
strains of viruses will
circulate in a given
year.
About
2 weeks after
vaccination, antibodies
that provide protection
against influenza virus
infection develop in the
body.
When
to Get Vaccinated
Yearly
flu vaccination should
begin in September or as
soon as vaccine is
available and continue
CATAWBA COUNTY --
The Master
Gardener Volunteer
Program has made
important contributions
to Catawba County
Homeowners and the
gardening public since it
began in 1983. The N.C.
Cooperative Extension
Service is looking for
good gardeners willing to
help continue this
program!
A participant in the
program will receive more
than 50 hours of
horticultural
HOPE
YOU HAD A MERRY
CHRISTMAS.... .....and
here comes 2009......
What a
year 2008 has been, both
for news and news
gathering in Lincoln
County.
First
for news gathering,
myself and Elizabeth put
The Carolina Scoop live
on the World Wide Web.
After
my last journalism job
ended, I spent a lot of
time around the house
gainfully contributing to
the household.....
Not
really.
What I
actually did was cry
every time I heard a
siren. When medic would
speed past my house on a
call, I'd start to run
towards the car, soon
realizing I wasn't
(temporarily) in the
media.
After
two months of watching my
hair grow and my cat,
Linus, getting fatter,
Elizabeth came into the
living room and issued a
challenge.
A two-vehicle
accident on East Main
Street in front of
Wendy's Tuesday afternoon
blocked three lanes of
travel just after 1 p.m.
Authorities said
both drivers required
transport to Carolinas
Medical Center Lincoln
with non life threatening
injuries.
SGT.
JOHNNY CAUDLE IS THE
NOVEMBER FATZ CAFE/THE
CAROLINA SCOOP LINCOLNTON
POLICE OFFICER OF THE
MONTH
Find out
what Caudle did
Thanksgiving Day to earn
the November award!
See the
story below......
LINCOLN
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
INCIDENT REPORT
Photo by Jon Mayhew/The
Carolina Scoop Publisher's
Note: Crimestoppers of
Lincolnton/Lincoln County
will pay a reward of up
to $1,000 for an
anonymous tip that leads
to an arrest in any
crime. Call the tipline
at 704-736-8909.
2008-
09641 Damage to
Property
Assigned: Officer
Hargrave
Location: 7834 Galway Ln.
Victim: Lincoln Charter
School
Suspect cut bus seats
with knife
Date Reported: December
30, 2008
District C
The
Brides & Beaus
Experience Join us for
Gaston County’s
first Brides & Beaus,
a bridal fair and fashion
show. The ~A Flurry in
White~ show theme will
boast an array of whites
and crystals depicting
the soft flurries and ice
crystals of our winter
wonderland fantasies.
What a spectacular
setting for a bridal
fair!
This bridal show will be
an exciting event for
everyone. Open to the
public at no charge,
Brides & Beaus, ~ a
Flurry in White will be
just that—a flurry
of excitement and
activity. Newly engaged
couples, families and
friends will not want to
miss this opportunity to
see the many vendors who
can make planning your
special day easier.
Combining many wedding
service providers
together in one location,
this bridal fair will
showcase the best of our
local vendors from
Gaston, Lincoln, and
Cleveland counties in one
convenient setting. So,
pre-register today and
bookmark your calendar.
We look forward to seeing
you Sunday, January 4,
2009.
MAN
ASSAULTED WHILE
WALKING DOWN STREET
By Jon
Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- A Catawba
County man tells police
he was injured Sunday
night after several black
male suspects robbed the
man in Lincolnton,
stealing $60 from him.
Lincolnton
Police officer Dwayne
McAlister responded to
Carolinas Medical Center
CATAWBA COUNTY --
Newton Police are looking
for a second suispect
after a bizzare incident
involving a stolen
vehicle that happened the
Monday before Christmas.
Around 8:30pm, police
were called to the
Kangaroo Express at East
20th Street at Rankin
Avenue in reference to a
stolen motor vehicle. The
victim, identified as
Kevin Carter of Newton,
was inside the store when
his Jeep Cherokee was
taken from the parking
lot.
CATAWBA COUNTY
-- Newton police are
looking for a suspect or
suspects in reference to
a felony assault after
the victim is found
laying in the parking lot
of a Catawba County
business.
Authorities responded
around 9:30am Monday to
Hernandez Ice Cream
Parlor,
November's
The Carolina Scoop/Fatz
Cafe Police Officer of
the Month SGT.
JOHNNY CAUDLE "Big
Show" always willing
to make a difference
Sgt.
Johnny Caudle jots down
notes while on patrol.
Story,
timeline and photos by
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- When
Lincolnton Police Sgt.
Johnny Caudle was in the
third grade at Oaklwan
School in Lincolnton, he
knew that he wanted to be
a police officer.
In fact, he was
so sure about what he
wanted to be when he grew
up, he went so far as to
put it in writing.
"We wrote
in a little book about
what we wanted to
be," said Caudle.
"I wrote I wanted to
be a fireman and a police
officer."
It wasn't until
Caudle was at Lincolnton
High School that he
achieved the dream of
being a fireman. Caudle
volunteered at North 321
Fire Department for a
couple of years
WOMAN
FINDS STOLEN VEHICLE
AT BAR Discovers
boyfriend died, car
missing the same day
By Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- It was a
difficult Christmas
holiday for Cherryville
resident Annette
Whitworth.
First,
Whitworth's boyfriend was
found dead inside a
residence at
183 "A "Street
Christmas Day
around 10 a.m.
Authorities
identified the victim as
59-year-old Grady
Finandis of Owls Den
Road.
According to the
report, Finandis went to
183 A Street looking for
a place to stay. He went
to lie down in a bedroom
and was discovered
Christmas morning by a
woman who lived at the
residence.
Whitworth came
to the Lincolnton Police
Department to report her
vehicle stolen around
4:30 p.m. Friday, and
told Sgt. Spencer Summers
she learned about
Finandis' death a
half-hour prior.
The woman told
police she went to the
"A" Steet
residence and her
boyfriend's residence and
couldn't locate the
vehicle.
INCIDENT
REPORTS FROM THE
LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE
Crimestoppers
may pay a reward of up to
$1,000 for a tip that
leads to an arrest in any
crime. To report an
anonymous tip, call (704)
736-8909.
2008-09485
Larceny by Employee
Assigned: Detective
Alvarado
Location: 290 N Hwy 16
Victim: Testa & Wirth
Inc. of N.C.
Suspect made unauthorized
purchases on credit card
Date Reported: December
23, 2008
District C
Kim Lavonne Forney was
arrested for trying to
return a leather jacket
to a local department
store on Christmas Eve. Photo
Contributed/TCS
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- Many shoppers
had the opportunity
Friday to return
Christmas gifts to local
department stores.
A 40-year-old
Maiden woman, however,
spent her Christmas
holiday in the Harven A.
Crouse Detention Center
after authorities said
she tried to make a
return on a leather
jacket she didn't
purchase. And she tried
to make the return on
Christmas Eve.
Kim Lavonne
Forney went to Belk's in
the Walmart Shopping
Center to return the
jacket for a refund.
When store
employees asked for
Forney's drivers license,
she gave a different
drivers license than her
own. Store employees also
asked for Forney's
address and phone number.
According to the
Lincolnton Police
Department report, Forney
gave Belk's employees a
Maiden address with a
Gastonia phone number.
Forney also
couldn't tell clerks the
date and time she
purchased the jacket. A
check of Belk's purchases
didn't reveal the
purchase of a leather
jacket.
What really
tipped employees off that
something was strange was
that Forney was
"ARRESTED
DEVELOPMENTS" THE
OFFICIAL LINCOLNTON
POLICE BLOTTER
12/24
@ 9:10pm -- Larceny of
gas, vehicle stop: 2568
E. Main Street (Times
Food Store). Officer
Richard Taylor said
someone didn't pay for
gas and left the store.
9:25pm -- Verbal
argument: 325 Lee Avenue.
Officer Mark Sain said
two subjects were
arguing.
12/25
@ 12:59am -- Underage
consumption, resisting
arrest. E. Church Street
(roadway). Sgt. Jeremy
Wilson discovered a
19-year-old to have
consumed alcohol.
10:11am --
Unattended death: 183A
Street. Officer Billy
Burgin said subject found
deceased in residence.
4:25pm -- Fight:
407 Green Street
(roadway). Officer Billy
Burgin said subjects were
fighting in the roadway.
Photo
by Scott Foster The
Birth of Jesus Luke
2:1-20
New Living Translation At
that time the Roman
emperor, Augustus,
decreed that a census
should be taken
throughout the Roman
Empire. (This was the
first census taken when
Quirinius was governor of
Syria.) All returned to
their own ancestral towns
to register for this
census. And because
Joseph was a descendant
of King David, he had to
go to Bethlehem in Judea,
David’s ancient
home. He traveled there
from the village of
Nazareth in Galilee. He
took with him Mary, his
fiancée, who was now
obviously pregnant.
And while they were
there, the time came for
her baby to be born. She
gave birth to her first
child, a son. She wrapped
him snugly in strips of
cloth and laid him in a
manger, because there was
no lodging available for
them.
That night there were
shepherds staying in the
fields nearby, guarding
their flocks of sheep.
Suddenly, an angel of the
Lord appeared among them,
and the radiance of the
Lord’s glory
surrounded them. They
were terrified, but the
angel reassured them.
“Don’t be
afraid!” he said.
“I bring you good
news that will bring
great joy to all people.
The Savior—yes, the
Messiah, the
Lord—has been born
today in Bethlehem, the
city of David! And you
will recognize him by
this sign: You will find
a baby wrapped snugly in
strips of cloth, lying in
a manger.”
Suddenly, the angel was
joined by a vast host of
others—the armies of
heaven—praising God
and saying,
“Glory to God in
highest heaven,
and peace on earth to
those with whom God is
pleased.”
When the angels had
returned to heaven, the
shepherds said to each
other, “Let’s
go to Bethlehem!
Let’s see this thing
that has happened, which
the Lord has told us
about.”
They hurried to the
village and found Mary
and Joseph. And there was
the baby, lying in the
manger. After seeing him,
the shepherds told
everyone what had
happened and what the
angel had said to them
about this child. All who
heard the shepherds’
story were astonished,
but Mary kept all these
things in her heart and
thought about them often.
The shepherds went back
to their flocks,
glorifying and praising
God for all they had
heard and seen. It was
just as the angel had
told them.
CORRECTION
In the story
"Car Explodes After
Driver Hits Gas
Pump", The Carolina
Scoop incorrectly
reported that officer
Richard Harrington
recorded the incident on
his dash cam. Officer
Harrington witnessed the
incident, but did not
record it.
The
children of New Vision
Ministries presented the
play
"It's a Wonderfull
Life"
to a packed house Sunday
morning.
Video
shot by Jon Mayhew/TCS
Photo
Contributed to The
Carolina Scoop Tiny
Santa Patrick Parker goes
over his list with Santa
just in time for
Christmas
LEADS
COMING IN REGARDING
SHOOTING Crimestoppers
money appearing to be
motivator
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- About a week
after a shooting left a
22-year-old man fighting
for his life at a
hospital in Charlotte,
police are on the trail
of the man they say
pulled the trigger more
than four times.
In the days
following the shooting,
the Crimestoppers of
Lincolnton/Lincoln County
tip line has given
authorities several tips;
however, none of the
leads have panned out. As
late as Tuesday night,
authorities were running
down tips that came into
(704) 736-8909.
Crimestoppers
may pay a reward of up to
$1,000 for anonymous tip
information leading to an
arrest in the shooting of
Anthony Robinson or any
crime.
Robinson, 22,
was shot four times last
Wednesday around 10 p.m.
At the time of the
shooting, Robinson wasn't
able to provide much
information due to where
the four of the five
bullets fired from the
gun were lodged.
SUSPECTS APPREHENDED IN
BREAKING, ENTERING HOMES Police
quickly catch teenage
suspects
By
Jon Mayhew
Photo
Contributed/TCS Adrian
Foster and a 15-year-old
boy thought they could
outrun police. They
learned differently
Monday afternoon.
LINCOLNTON
-- Two
teenagers, one of them
juvenile, thought they
could outrun the long arm
of the law Monday around
4:30pm. The 18 and
15-year-old suspects soon
found with Sgt. Willie
Vaughn in the chase, it
wasn't possible to
escape.
The incident
unfolded when police
received a call of a
breaking and entering in
progress in the 100 block
of Babbs Court. A witness
told Sgt. Vaughn the
suspects were seen
heading towards
apartments off Mull Road.
Vaughn saw the
two suspects while
driving down Carrie
Street and, according to
the old George Jones
song, "the race was
on."
CHARLOTTE
WOMAN CHARGED WITH
EMBEZZLEMENT Photo
Contributed/TCS Cynthia
Goldman faces charges of
embezzling money from her
now former employer.
By
Jon Mayhew
DENVER
-- A Charlotte woman has
been charged with
embezzling $12,000 from
an east Lincoln company
she worked for and now
faces felony charges.
Lincoln County Sheriff's
detective Andrew Alvarado
charged Cynthia Michelle
Goldman, 42, of Shelter
Rock Court, Charlotte,
with felony embezzlement
and felony financial
transaction card fraud.
COMMISSIONERS
APPROVE WATER
PLANT CONTRACTOR LIST Bid
solicitation letters go
out Tuesday
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- At a special
called board meeting
Monday night, Lincoln
County Commissioners took
a crucial step towards
getting a new waste water
treatment plant in the
eastern part of Lincoln
County.
In one of the
shortest meetings in
Lincoln County Commission
history, commissioners
unanimously approved a
list of contractors that
can bid on the Killian
Creek Waste Water
Treatment Plant (WWTP)
project and the Killian
Creek Pump Station
project.
County manager
George Wood said county
staff weeded out those
contractors that didn't
meet specifications prior
to commissioners' vote.
Lincolnton
Police chief Dean
Abernathy cuts the turkey
served as part of the
annual Lincolnton Police
Department's Christmas
dinner Friday. It was
rumored someone named the
turkey after Lt. Kent
Lukach; however, the
rumor was never
officially confirmed. Photo
by Adam Diaz/TCS
ASSAULT
VICTIM ARRESTED
IN CONVENIENCE STORE
LARCENY
By
Jon Mayhew
Photo
Contributed/TCS Ronald
Kennedy was charged with
Larceny Monday.
LINCOLNTON
-- A Lincolnton
man who was an assault
suspect over the weekend
may spend the Christmas
holiday in the Harven A.
Crouse Detention Center
after stealing a beer
from a convenience store.
Sgt. Willie
Vaughn and officer Tony
Potts responded to EDM at
601 Riverside Drive
Monday afternoon.
According to his report,
Ronald Kennedy had taken
the beer from the store.
Photo
Contributed/TCS Jai
Stevenson Rinehardt is
faces several charges
after trying to cash a
forged check.
MAIDEN
-- Freedom for
Jai Stevenson Rinehardt
was short-lived from the
Catawba County Detention
Center in Newton.
While being
released on other
charges, Lincolnton
Police detectives
arrested Rinehardt on
felony charges of
obtaining property by
false pretenses; forgery;
and uttering.
The initial
incident was reported on
December 7, after
employees of Peoples Bank
notified authorities that
Rinehardt passed a $500
check that was stolen and
forged.
MAN HITS
OFFICER WITH BIBLE Man
refuses to go quietly,
says he's God
By
Jon Mayhew
LINCOLNTON
-- What started
out as a disturbance call
for Lincolnton Police
officer Dwayne McAlister
ended with an arrest of a
40-year-old male after he
assaulted McAlister.
The officer
responded to 103 Mallory
Tai Drive around 2 p.m.
Monday and heard the man
-- identified as William
Edward Roach -- yelling
from upstairs.
Armed with a
Bible, the man came
downstairs and used
abusive and vulgar
language, ordering
McAlister out of the
residence.
Photo
by Scott Foster
