* News 14 had a piece on Officer Richard Belk's funeral. The video is available at this link. There's an article in today's The Waxhaw Exchange (a slight variant of the article can be found here.) None of the articles I've seen thus far have indicated that the compartment syndrome that afflicted him during the training exercise was the cause or even the catalyst for his untimely death. Here's a Google Health page that seems to suggest that amputation is the most serious complication.
* My family attended the WAA (Waxhaw Athletics Association) opening day ceremonies at the new HC Nesbit fields behind Kensington Elementary. A nice ceremony, but unfortunately a little cold. My family didn't stick around for the dedication due to temperature complaints, but when we returned for game time, we did get to see the bronze bust of HC Nesbit, a picture of which can be found on the front page of this week's The Waxhaw Exchange.
* Waxhaw crime piling up... at least on the town's CrimeReports page. The last 30 days or so looks something like this:
* If you're looking to get involved with Waxhaw politics, then visit the town's homepage as they've seeking applications for volunteers on the Waxhaw Planning Board & the Waxhaw Historic Preservation Committee. Serious question: what does an alternate on the Waxhaw Planning Board actually do? Is it sort of like an alternate juror where you sit through all the evidence presentation, but only get to have a say if an unforeseen circumstance arises?
* Beyond Waxhaw: For many years, I've been watching The Simpsons on Sunday evening. For the record, I don't find the show the least bit funny anymore & watch it solely out of habit at this point, but there were a couple references to the "Carolina Panthers" tonight, with Homer flashing a "Carolina Panthers"-branded credit card and coming across a "Carolina Panthers"-branded yarmulke on his trip to Israel.
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