THE BETHLEHEM STAR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2011 5 Classes offered at CVCC Alexander Ctr. for Education

The Catawba Valley Interested in becoming a Community College Alexander Notary? Register for the next Center for Education (CVCC class to be held on Tuesday, The - A Focal Point of Our History ACE) invites the public to regis- October 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 ter for any of the following p.m. One must be 18 to register Note: Residents of our area cross the and the Catawbas from the mid to southern ment's remains serve as a major archeologi- upcoming classes. The are with no criminal background. Catawba numerous times during a year, terminus of the river. The Catawbas were cal site at the Berry farm in . located in lovely Taylorsville, NC The cost is $75.00. often with little thought given to its impor- most connected to the actual river and called The Spanish records of the time described a (located directly across the Always wanted to write more tance on the early history of our area. This themselves yeh isWAHh'reh, or People of the series of Indian settlement along the river street from Wal-mart). creatively? Take a creative writ- is the first column in a series on the River and had two branches, the Catawbas that were not affiliated with the larger Ready to enroll in college but ing class on Tuesday nights Catawba River. The first column will pro- and the Iswa. The Catawbas built bark-cov- Catawba and Cherokee tribes. Death from don’t know where to start? October 18-November 15 from vide an overview and information on early ered roundhouses, hunted the woodlands European diseases and conquest and assim- Come to the Alexander Center 6:00-9:00p.m. The cost is 50.00. residents near the river from about 1000 AD surrounding the river, fished the river, and ilation by these large tribes caused many of any Wednesday at 3:15 p.m. for a At this time the following to 1700. Following columns will trace river planted crops in the rich bottom lands. They these smaller native groups to disappear. Starting Points Session and classes have a senior citizen issues in later centuries including explo- had a holy place in the center of each village The death of 119 of Pardo's 120 men and the learn what to do to become a waiver: Excel Level 1, Word ration, floods, impact of pollution on water that was used for tribe meetings and reli- destruction of the fort at the hands of the Catawba Valley Community Level 1, CNA I, CNA II, and quality, and future issues. gious ceremonies. Before the arrival of the native residents brought an end to the College student. Linda Graham Phlebotomy. Call or stop by to The Catawba River originates in the Europeans, the Catawbas numbered in the Spanish colonization in the interior of North is the facilitator. inquire about or register for the mountains near Old Fort, North Carolina tens of thousands. The Iroquois called the Carolina. Interestingly, the artifacts found at Want to learn Spanish? The next upcoming classes. and flows through a series of lakes and free- Catawba "flatheads" because they, as well as the Berry Site have caused a major re-evalu- Beginning Spanish class will be Are interested in earning flowing stretches for over 200 miles until it many of the other Siouan-speaking tribes of ation of the history of Spanish exploration held each Thursday night, from your GED? Trying to get a job meets Big Wateree Creek to form the the area, practiced forehead flattening of along the Catawba River. 6:00-8:00p.m., September 22 - and never got your high school Wateree River at Wateree Lake in South male infants. Besides the Iroquois, tradition- The first serious mapping of North November 10. The cost is only diploma? Now is the time to get Carolina. The history of Alexander County al Catawba enemies included the Cherokee, Carolina's interior was supposedly accom- $65.00. Mary Beth White is the started on your GED. Morning has been continually impacted by the river Shawnee, Delaware, and several members plished in the 1670s by the German explorer instructor. and evening classes are offered. that forms our southern border. Native of the Great Lakes Algonquin allied with the and physician John Lederer on the commis- Would you like to learn sign For more information or to American Indians, Spanish conquistadors, French. Catawba warriors had a fearsome sion of Governor Berkley. Lord language? A beginning sign lan- register for classes, call the and other European explorers all used the reputation and an appearance to match: Berkley, like many Europeans at the time, guage class is being offered on Catawba Valley Community river and its edges as avenues for travel and ponytail hairstyle with a distinctive war paint believed that the Pacific could be reached by Thursday nights, September 26 - College-Alexander Center for exploration from very early times. Even pattern of one eye in a black circle, the other traveling westward from the Atlantic Coast November 1, from 6:00-8:00p.m. Education at 828-632-8221. though the damming of the river has in a white circle and remainder of the face no more than two weeks. Lederer was com- The cost for the class is $65.00. changed its appearance, one can stand at painted black. A proud people and danger- missioned to find this path. Today Lederer's free flowing sections of the river and imagine ous enemy, the Catawba immediately explorations and discoveries are highly criti- the sounds and sights of the early travelers. attached themselves to the interests of the cized and considered by some to be outright Without too much effort one might visualize English colonists after the beginning of set- fabrications. His maps did show the location HWY the native Indians moving stealthily in tlement in the Carolinas during the 1660s. of the Catawba River and the location of sev- 127 DISCOUNT STORE, INC. search of game, the jingling of the tack of the The Catawbas were here when Desoto may eral Indian villages. Lederer described a horses of the conquistadors, or the crack of have made his forays to the area in large settlement near the river called Suala, Home Furnishings • Lawn Equipment the whip to the oxen or draft horses pulling a the 1540's. Although they were friendly with a Spanish name. Conestoga wagon. The fertile bottoms the European settlers, the white man dis- James Needham and Gabriel Archer also Tools • Mulch • Stone along the river provided the necessary rich eases and alcohol decimated their numbers explored the entire area in 1671, and soils for habitat for diverse wildlife and pro- to the point that there were only 110 described this town as "Sarrah". This settle- 828-495-7107 vided the environment for the development Catawbas left in 1826. ment was likely a number of miles east of Fax: 828-495-7195 of early farms. The river has also been a The Cherokees, Indians of the six nations and could have been near one of the 8514 Hwy. 127 North, Hickory, NC (In Bethlehem) very important asset to modern man and including the Senecas, and unaffiliated tribes tributaries of the Catawba including the industries. Uses of the river include dams for living along the river also hunted and fished Little Rivers of Alexander County. By the Hours: M-F 9-6; Sat. 9-2 [email protected] the production of electrical power, water in the areas near the river. The Catawbas time most English, Moravian, Scots-Irish, plants to remove water for drinking, person- had fierce battles with the other Indian and German settlers arrived in the area in NOW OPEN al irrigation systems, waste treatment tribes in the early years. They had more suc- the 18th century, Joara and many of the plants, textile mills, and water sports. The cess against the Cherokee than the other other native towns in the region had been The Wood Nest Thrift Shop impact of floods and the desire for a cheap tribes. In later years, after the return of the abandoned. Although the location of Joara, at Hwy. 127 Discount source of power were major reasons for the Indians of the six nations to the Ohio River Fort San Juan, and other settlements were damming of the river in a number of loca- Valley, the Cherokee and Catawba Indians forgotten, European inhabitants found tions. Rivers and lakes tend to serve as a developed an area of neutral ground along numerous native artifacts in certain areas of magnet for the development of human habi- the Catawba River that encompassed the the upper Catawba River Valley including tation. This desire for the development of area of present Alexander County. present day Alexander County. The arrival homes along the lake caused a great Early European Explorers and Residents of white settlers along the river ended the Beverly D. Teague, P.C. increase in the population along the south- The Catawba River was used as a means power of the Indian tribes living in the area. Attorney & Counselor at Law ern border of Alexander County. The value of of transportation for a number of early Although many of the Indian tribes aligned Certified Mediator land along the river far exceeds the land val- explorers. As stated earlier, the Spanish themselves with the European immigrants' ues some distance from the waterway. explorer Desoto may have made contact lifestyle, their relationship with the immi- Family Law & Asset Protection Unfortunately, the multitude of homes along with the Native American population along grants was the death knell for the strength of • Adoption • Divorce • Custody • Support the shores of the various lakes along the the Catawba about 1540. Juan Pardo was a the tribes because of disease and alcohol. • Property Distribution • Separation Agreements Catawba has caused much damage to the Spanish explorer and conquistador who was Next: The European Impact on the River ecosystems of the river. In fact, in recent active in the latter half of the sixteenth cen- Beginning in the 18th Century Wills & Trusts & Powers of Attorney years warning have been issues about water tury. He led a Spanish expedition through • Guardianships • Estates quality and the effects of pollution on the edi- what is now North and South Carolina and Sources: Facts About the Catawba River Basin in North Carolina | Legal Documents bility of fish and other water dependent ani- into eastern Tennessee. While leading an eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_7230896_catawba-river- • Deeds • Leases • Contracts mals. In 2008, the Catawba River was named expedition along the Catawba River, Pardo basin-north-carolina.html#ixzz1G5BMA9BS by American Rivers as the most endangered founded Fort San Juan, the first Spanish set- http://www.catawbahistory.org/catawba_county_museum_of_his tory.php river in the United States. tlement (1567-1568) in the interior of North http://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/about-the-catawba/history- 828-495-5000 The Earliest Residents Carolina at Joara. Joara was located north of-the-catawba-wateree-river http://www.dickshovel.com/Catawba.htm 7625 NC Hwy. 127 • Bethlehem, NC The largest groups of early residents of present day Morganton, NC along a tribu- http://www.geographicus.com/blog/tag/ushery/ along the Catawba River were the tary to the Catawba. Established about 1000 http://www.sciway.net/hist/indians/catawba.html www.beverlyteague.com Cherokees on the upper reaches of the river AD by Native American Indians, the settle- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catawba_River http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joara Freshman leads Lady Cougars to golf win Sept. 8 By D.N. PENNELL, Jr. Alexander finished the day with a 127 team total, Alexander Central High School freshman golfer while North Lincoln carded a team-total of 161, and Abbey Hartsell earned Patton fired a 177 total. medalist honors in her first In her first prep match as a Cougar, Hartsell set high school match played a blistering pace to earn top honors for the day. Thursday, September 8, at Sophomore Kelsie Rhyne was second with a the Catawba Springs score of 43, while Jessica Fisher posted a score of 45 Country Club. in the nine-hole event. Hartsell fired a 39, and Katie Lail carded a 46, and Noelle Gwaltney shot all five Lady Cougars placed a 47 for Alexander in the season-opening match. in the top six as Alexander Fred T. Foard golfer Ashlyn Setzer finished third rolled to a huge win in a in the indivdual scoring with a 44. three-team match with The team will return to league play next HARTSELL North Lincoln and Patton Tuesday, September 20, when it plays at the Boone high schools. Golf Club.

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