THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER www.unionneighbors.com SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 3UNEIGHBORS OF UNION COUNTY Our Schools Changes for 4 principals The Union County school board last week approved changes or reassignments for principals at four schools. They are: Dr. Doreen Dotalo, who will be principal at Monroe High School, effective immediately. She is currently serving as the interim principal at the school. Laurel Healy, to become principal of the new middle school on Cuthbertson Road.
She is currently an assis- tant principal at Marvin Ridge Middle. begin the new job July 1, working on opening the new middle school in August 2009. Rob Jackson, currently prin- cipal at Parkwood High School, has been reassigned to the new high school on Cuthbert- son Road. Jackson will begin the new assignment July 1 and work on opening the new school in August 2009. Jan Hollis, currently princi- pal at Weddington Middle, has been reassigned to become principal at Parkwood High School, effective July 1.
The principal vacancy at Weddington Middle School is currently open to applicants. at Union Academy MONROE Union Academy students will per- form the play at 7 p.m. Friday- Saturday at the Upper Cam- pus gym, 675 N. ML King Jr. Blvd.
Todd Ford, the theater instructor, will direct. Tickets: $7 for adults; $5 for stu- dents and free for ages 5 and under. Details: 704-238-8883. Dinner Theater Saturday Walter Bickett Elementary School will host its first ever Dinner Theater on Sat- urday. The tickets are $7 a per- son and must be purchased by Wednesday.
They can be pur- chased in the front of- fice. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. and the show follows at 7:30. The students range from first grade to fourth grade. This has been made possible by a grant from the Union County Com- munity Arts Council.
For more information call 704-283-8520. School lunch menus available To view Union County schools lunch menus, go to this Web site: ucps.k12.nc.us/php/menus.php. School Notes Jackson Healy Dotalo Hollis Send us your school news Send your news and suggestions to scetrone or 132 S. Main Monroe, NC 28112. Or call Shawn Cetrone at 704-289-6576.
Deadline for an event is two weeks before scheduled. Please include the time, date, location and street address of event, admission, and a publishable daytime phone number. Shawn Cetrone the hearing because she did not want to expedite the process. felt like that could afford a luxury to this developer not af- forded to she said. McKee and Gilmartin de- clined comment.
(Town leaders said they could not discuss the issue because when they review conditional- use permit applications such as The Woods plan, they must ig- nore them until the hearings. Smith agreed only to repeat what she said at meeting). Anderson said she favors hold- ing a hearing soon. She did not vote Tuesday because the mayor votes only to break ties. need to start that process, be- cause people are acting out of fear and she said.
At its June 9 meeting, the council will consider calling for a hearing again, Anderson said. be surprised if we finish this in a four-hour she said. is going to be a very care- ful, thorough investigation of the because town leaders know little about the issue. The county usually handles water and sewer services. Making a case for plant Sewage from 2U Time Warner Cable has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Union County Office for a Union County Bicycle Safety program, the company an- nounced.
The purpose is to educate chil- dren ages 3 to 13 on the impor- tance of wearing a helmet and the proper way to ride a bicycle. Officers will conduct bicycle safety classes in schools, day- care centers and afterschool pro- grams, and also at special com- munity events and at the request of organizations. About half of bicycle crash- related deaths involve children under age 15, according to the company. The grant is part of the compa- Helping program. 2 grocery stores have paid Two Monroe grocery stores have been fined more than $2,000 each for excessive price- scanning errors, according to the N.C.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The state investigates and may levy fines against stores with more than a 2 percent rate of overcharges. Undercharges do not count against a store. Wal-Mart at 2406 Roosevelt Blvd. paid $2,165 in penalties.
An inspection in October showed a 4 percent rate of over- charges. In November, the error rate was 3 percent. Bi-Lo at 1642 Dickerson Blvd. paid $2,130 in civil penalties after two inspections. A September inspection at the Bi-Lo found a 3 percent over- charge rate on 100 items.
A fol- low-up inspection in November found 4.67 percent on 300 items. Other stores fined recently: Bi-Lo at 7323 E. Independence Charlotte; CVS at 14125 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte; Auto Zone at 611 E. Kings Kings Mountain. COMPILED BY LISA HAMMERSLY Latest Developments What Do You Hear? Know of anything new about Union County businesses and nonprofits? Let us know.
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