By Mike Savicki In the late 1930’s, as military forces reshaped Europe and the world braced for World War II, Johanna Cotter McCloskey lived a wonderful and privileged childhood in Breslau, Germany. Together with her parents, Helene and Georg, and her sister, Kiki, Johanna…
By Mike Savicki This is a story that should never be written. It is a story of loss, emptiness, despair and grief. It is a story of how five families were forced to cope with the unimaginable reality of losing loved ones. And it…
A supercharged messenger of change, Leilani Munter is the first green race car driver By Mike Savicki It was during the 1996 race season when California transplant and ARCA driver, Leilani Munter, first caught wind of a multi-page Internet discussion thread focused solely on her….
A swim to rescue, rebuild and restore… By Mike Savicki How far do I need to swim to help a brother? How far do I need to swim to heal their wounds and stop the pain and suffering that ripples through the veteran…
Disabled water skiers push the limits for fun and competition By Mike Savicki On a warm and steamy Thursday afternoon, tucked deep in the waterfront cove behind the Lake Norman YMCA, the engine of a ski boat idles quietly as a novice water skier…
These dogs got game By Mike Savicki Spot and Skye are athletes in the truest sense of the word. They have a passion for their sport, they love training and there is nothing they would rather do than work hard. The numerous trophies and…
Dell, Steph and the Curry family roll into Davidson for the 2011 Curry Celebrity Classic golf tournament By Mike Savicki When your name is Dell Curry, it’s safe to say you know your way around the inside of a gymnasium. Let’s start with a…
Barium Springs always there for the children By Mike Savicki At age 82, Mr. Joe Ben Gibbs of Troutman remembers the 8 years he spent at Barium Springs as the “best growing up years of his life.” He is a proud man who freely…
By Mike Savicki In the dark and quiet pre-dawn hours before the Opening Ceremony of the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, Georgia, Mark Wellman and a team of technical experts gathered around the base of the cauldron for a top-secret torch-lighting dress rehearsal. Only…
By Mike Savicki “One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will, To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.”– from Ulysses, Lord Alfred Tennyson On the morning of April 21,1975, 24 year-old…