Week 9
Monday: Motorbike/ATV Park, Gramps Hockey
7/17/2006 - From Right, Carolina Adventure World President Don Wilburn and co-owner Jim Floyd stand in front of a valley to be transformed into a championship motocross course as part of their larger recreation park. Wilburn and Floyd are creating a 2,593-acre action park that will include activities focused around ATVs, motorbikes, golf carts and more. Construction is in the first phase right now, and is set to complete around December of this year.
7/17/2006 - Lee Kyle, 66, of Cornelius shares a laugh with his teammates following their 13-6 victory over the Superior Supermen at the Eastland Mall ice rink. Most of Kyle's teammates are half his age, and they all refer to him as "Gramps." Kyle is a loss prevention consultant for Accident Fund, and his teammates have equally varied backgrounds, from a pilot to a pro golfer. "It's just one hockey game but you have a lot of personalities there," he said. Kyle plays with his team, Beck Imports, every Monday night, and has been doing so since 1995.
Tuesday: Out of the Red
7/18/2006 - 25-year-old Matt Walters is currently in the market for a new home, and Gateway Village is one of his prospects. Walters, an employee of Wachovia, said of the buying process, "I'm trying to make it as nonchalant as possible."
Wednesday: Golf Kid & Mountain Bikes
7/19/2006 - 9-year-old Matthew Kowalewski has recently qualified for the World Junior Golf Championship in Pinehurst on July 27-29. Although it's his first big tournament, Kowaleski says he isn't nervous. And at 5'3" and 120 pounds, he plays a pretty big game, too. Kowalewski's mom, Joanne, said that "ever since he was walking, he had a golf club and a hockey stick in his hand."
7/19/2006 - Eric Meddaugh carves through a trail while competing at Renaissance Park during the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series. Neal Boyd, creator of the summer series, has been doing the program for six years now. Boyd said that "everything was with all the big events," and that he "saw the need for grassroots-level mountain biking." The event hosts a wide variety of experience, serving as a gateway for new-comers and a training ground for others. The Charlotte Mountain Bike Series has 16 races over the entire summer, and the last four will be at North Mecklenburg Park, beginning next week.
7/19/2006 - Bobby Lindsay fixes one of his tires prior to racing in the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series at Renaissance Park on Wednesday. Although Lindsay ended up winning his class, he did so with another tire problem; on the final stretch out of the woods he got a flat.
7/19/2006 - Shawn Ulikowski (133) blazes around a turn at Renaissance Park as part of the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series.
7/19/2006 - Left, Tom Ashton, bronze-medal winner of the beginner 35+ class, chats with other bikers following a competition at Renaissance Park as part of the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series. After the race, participants cooled down with cups of water and slices of watermelon.
Thursday: Malachi
7/20/2006 - Malachi Johnson (7) plays a card game with his mother Tonja Cannon at their home in Kannapolis. Johnson had a rare, cancerous Wilms tumor removed from his stomach in February that was the size of a basketball. On Sunday, Malachi will travel to California as part of the free Dream Street camp for ill children in Los Angeles. Dr. Mark Mogul, a pediatric oncologist who practices at Presbyterian and NorthEast, is taking 17 Charlotte-area children to the camp Sunday. "It's just a life-changing experience, just to see these kids be kids away from the hospital," Mogul said. "And for them to see other kids who know what they're going through."
Friday / Saturday: DinnerCP & Youth Church
Part of a 4-picture series for the food centerpiece sometime in the next week (other 3 were taken this week).
I actually found this story, sup wit dat?
7/21/2006 - Jada Moon (4) tosses a bean-bag at a panel of holes as part of a street festival on Saturday afternoon. St. Paul Baptist hosted the event as part of a weekend festival geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow. Youth Minister James Burney put together the program, which is an annual event as part of the larger effort to cut down on young people's idle time, which can lead to trouble. During Saturday's events, Burney said "we've got all kinds of games and things going on," and that "it seems like everyone is having a good time; looks like everything is well organized."
7/21/2006 - Sabrina Keyocean (10) joins her friends in cooling down with a water-slide during a street festival on Saturday afternoon.
7/21/2006 - From Right, T.J. Thompson (15) and Quantin Henderson (14) survey the scene at a street festival on Saturday afternoon.
7/21/2006 - Kevin Stratford (7) takes his spin at one of the ride offerings during a street festival on Saturday. Youth Minister James Burney said, "we've got games that are unbelievable, and it looks like everyone is having a real good time." St. Paul Baptist hosted the event as part of a weekend festival geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow.
7/21/2006 - During the Youth Explosion performances, a small group of eager dancers wait their chance to take the stage.
7/21/2006 - Willie Reese (9) takes his best shot at a basketball machine during the St. Paul Baptist street festival on Saturday. Reese continuously played the two-player game with others, as is indicated by his numerous victory arm bands.
7/21/2006 - Perry Bostic (13) pulls back to launch another rocket at the pool-dunking game outside of St. Paul Baptist Church. Each of the kids took their turn at hitting the target, and sometimes made wagers of getting soaked if they missed.
7/21/2006 - The Youth Explosion was only part of a larger St. Paul Baptist event geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow.
7/21/2006 - Following the Youth Explosion, young males helped to stack chairs and clear the way for a basketball tournament.
7/21/2006 - Eric Deese was so excited by variety entertainer Mark Lippard that he couldn't even stay in his seat. Lippard wowed the young crowd with fire juggling, comedy, and unicycling on Friday night, and closed with a brief and interactive sermon geared towards the young audience.
7/21/2006 - Kendall Choice (14) recites a piece of poetry during the Spoken Word Cafe on Friday evening.
7/17/2006 - From Right, Carolina Adventure World President Don Wilburn and co-owner Jim Floyd stand in front of a valley to be transformed into a championship motocross course as part of their larger recreation park. Wilburn and Floyd are creating a 2,593-acre action park that will include activities focused around ATVs, motorbikes, golf carts and more. Construction is in the first phase right now, and is set to complete around December of this year.
7/17/2006 - Lee Kyle, 66, of Cornelius shares a laugh with his teammates following their 13-6 victory over the Superior Supermen at the Eastland Mall ice rink. Most of Kyle's teammates are half his age, and they all refer to him as "Gramps." Kyle is a loss prevention consultant for Accident Fund, and his teammates have equally varied backgrounds, from a pilot to a pro golfer. "It's just one hockey game but you have a lot of personalities there," he said. Kyle plays with his team, Beck Imports, every Monday night, and has been doing so since 1995.
Tuesday: Out of the Red
7/18/2006 - 25-year-old Matt Walters is currently in the market for a new home, and Gateway Village is one of his prospects. Walters, an employee of Wachovia, said of the buying process, "I'm trying to make it as nonchalant as possible."
Wednesday: Golf Kid & Mountain Bikes
7/19/2006 - 9-year-old Matthew Kowalewski has recently qualified for the World Junior Golf Championship in Pinehurst on July 27-29. Although it's his first big tournament, Kowaleski says he isn't nervous. And at 5'3" and 120 pounds, he plays a pretty big game, too. Kowalewski's mom, Joanne, said that "ever since he was walking, he had a golf club and a hockey stick in his hand."
7/19/2006 - Eric Meddaugh carves through a trail while competing at Renaissance Park during the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series. Neal Boyd, creator of the summer series, has been doing the program for six years now. Boyd said that "everything was with all the big events," and that he "saw the need for grassroots-level mountain biking." The event hosts a wide variety of experience, serving as a gateway for new-comers and a training ground for others. The Charlotte Mountain Bike Series has 16 races over the entire summer, and the last four will be at North Mecklenburg Park, beginning next week.
7/19/2006 - Bobby Lindsay fixes one of his tires prior to racing in the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series at Renaissance Park on Wednesday. Although Lindsay ended up winning his class, he did so with another tire problem; on the final stretch out of the woods he got a flat.
7/19/2006 - Shawn Ulikowski (133) blazes around a turn at Renaissance Park as part of the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series.
7/19/2006 - Left, Tom Ashton, bronze-medal winner of the beginner 35+ class, chats with other bikers following a competition at Renaissance Park as part of the Charlotte Mountain Bike Series. After the race, participants cooled down with cups of water and slices of watermelon.
Thursday: Malachi
7/20/2006 - Malachi Johnson (7) plays a card game with his mother Tonja Cannon at their home in Kannapolis. Johnson had a rare, cancerous Wilms tumor removed from his stomach in February that was the size of a basketball. On Sunday, Malachi will travel to California as part of the free Dream Street camp for ill children in Los Angeles. Dr. Mark Mogul, a pediatric oncologist who practices at Presbyterian and NorthEast, is taking 17 Charlotte-area children to the camp Sunday. "It's just a life-changing experience, just to see these kids be kids away from the hospital," Mogul said. "And for them to see other kids who know what they're going through."
Friday / Saturday: DinnerCP & Youth Church
Part of a 4-picture series for the food centerpiece sometime in the next week (other 3 were taken this week).
I actually found this story, sup wit dat?
7/21/2006 - Jada Moon (4) tosses a bean-bag at a panel of holes as part of a street festival on Saturday afternoon. St. Paul Baptist hosted the event as part of a weekend festival geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow. Youth Minister James Burney put together the program, which is an annual event as part of the larger effort to cut down on young people's idle time, which can lead to trouble. During Saturday's events, Burney said "we've got all kinds of games and things going on," and that "it seems like everyone is having a good time; looks like everything is well organized."
7/21/2006 - Sabrina Keyocean (10) joins her friends in cooling down with a water-slide during a street festival on Saturday afternoon.
7/21/2006 - From Right, T.J. Thompson (15) and Quantin Henderson (14) survey the scene at a street festival on Saturday afternoon.
7/21/2006 - Kevin Stratford (7) takes his spin at one of the ride offerings during a street festival on Saturday. Youth Minister James Burney said, "we've got games that are unbelievable, and it looks like everyone is having a real good time." St. Paul Baptist hosted the event as part of a weekend festival geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow.
7/21/2006 - During the Youth Explosion performances, a small group of eager dancers wait their chance to take the stage.
7/21/2006 - Willie Reese (9) takes his best shot at a basketball machine during the St. Paul Baptist street festival on Saturday. Reese continuously played the two-player game with others, as is indicated by his numerous victory arm bands.
7/21/2006 - Perry Bostic (13) pulls back to launch another rocket at the pool-dunking game outside of St. Paul Baptist Church. Each of the kids took their turn at hitting the target, and sometimes made wagers of getting soaked if they missed.
7/21/2006 - The Youth Explosion was only part of a larger St. Paul Baptist event geared towards youth and giving them a positive direction to follow.
7/21/2006 - Following the Youth Explosion, young males helped to stack chairs and clear the way for a basketball tournament.
7/21/2006 - Eric Deese was so excited by variety entertainer Mark Lippard that he couldn't even stay in his seat. Lippard wowed the young crowd with fire juggling, comedy, and unicycling on Friday night, and closed with a brief and interactive sermon geared towards the young audience.
7/21/2006 - Kendall Choice (14) recites a piece of poetry during the Spoken Word Cafe on Friday evening.
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