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Australian woman walks here to raise spinal cord injury awareness

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gamil.com

During her trek across America, Australian native Kay Ledson has been set upon by dogs, trudged through snow, and declined offers for rides from strangers, all in the name of raising funds and awareness for spinal cord injuries.

Ledson says she was inspired to take on the travel by her son who is a quadriplegic.

Ledson's journey, dubbed “Warrior Momz Walk”, began last Sept.

22 in Carlsbad, California. So far, she's covered 2,600 miles.

“I try to walk twenty two miles a day, six days a week,” she said.

Ledson travels from city to city in an RV, then gets out and walks the roads in the area. Once her walk is complete on March 12 in Washington, D.C., she will have been to16 cities and towns and covered around 3,000 miles.

In Washington, she plans to meet with members of the Quad Foundation and to ask Congress to make changes to insurance coverage for more activity based therapies for those recovering from spinal cord

injuries.

As you might imagine, Ledson has faced some serious challenges during the time she's been on the roads of America.

“The desert was tough,” she said.

“The snow has been hard. Dogs have been a nightmare. They are a constant problem.”

Ledson spends much of the time walking alone.

“The feeling of isolation is the worst part,” she said. “But some people stop their car and ask if I want a ride.”

Last week, Ledson and several of her friends took to the streets of Belmont and Mt. Holly. Ledson, who is a Rotary Club member in Melbourne, was also a guest at a joint meeting of the Belmont and Mt. Holly Rotary clubs where she gave a program..

Ledson's next stops will be in Raleigh and Richmond, Va. To learn more about Ledson's work and walk, visit www.QuadFoundation.org. You can also make a donation, which will remain in our local area, by sending a check to The Belmont Rotary Club, Kay and Jan's Walk, PO Box 1601, Belmont , NC 28012.

Australian Kay Ledson (third from left) stopped in Belmont and Mt. Holly last week on her walk across America to raise funds and awareness for spinal cord injury. Seen with Ledson are Laurie Kennedy (Sonoma, Calif.), Jan Robinson (US Virgin Islands/Charlotte), Allison Cottingham (Belmont Rotary president).

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New art gallery coming to Mt. Holly

Mt. Holly council holds eclectic meeting

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

What was once a nearly 100-year-old, abandoned building at 127 W. Central Ave. in downtown Mt. Holly is being transformed into an art gallery that will bring a bring splash of color, creativity, and culture to our area.

The project is the brainchild of Charlotte artist Emily Andress who recently purchased the vintage structure, that among other things once held a shoe repair shop, and began a total restoration. Andress says she had been looking for a spot to create a gallery for years when the Mt. Holly space “appeared magically on my computer”.

“It was basically a brick box with no plumbing, heating or electricity,” Andress said. “It was a mess.”

Last week, workers were busy installing flooring, walls, wiring , HVAC and all the other mechanical systems. A $15,000 grant from the City of Mt. Holly allowed Andress to install an outside stairway to the second floor where four studios will be located. There will be another studio downstairs as well as a main Awaken Gallery owner Emily Andress and artist Luis Ardila show examples gallery where works will be displayed. of the work that will be on display when the gallery opens next month at 127 Photo by Alan Hodge See GALLERY page 3 W. Central Ave. in downtown Mt. Holly.

By Mary Smith The Mt. Holly city council tackled a number of varied items at its meeting last week and also received information on upcoming events for 2018.

During the meeting, two new police officers were sworn in to the Mount Holly Police Department.

Seth Dunn, age 21, is originally from Davie County, North Carolina. He joins the MHPD as a patrol officer. “I’ve always wanted to be apart of a team that everyday I am able to better myself as a person and give back to someone else. I know that each day I am able to make a positive difference in someone’s life, and law enforcement puts me in a perfect spot to do that.”

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Raymond Mathis, age 22, also joins Mount Holly’s Police Department as a patrol officer. “My family and friends have fully supported me through my career choice...I want to help people when they feel they need our help.”

The Mount Holly Police Department is staffed by forty-five employees, including thirty-two sworn police officers, according to Police Chief Don Roper.

The council also received information on the lineup for the 2018 Summer Concert Series with multiple concerts offered each month. Johnny See MT. HOLLY COUNCIL page 3

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OPINION

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.”

How could you tell if I was from New Jersey?

Remember a few weeks ago when we were promised a light dusting of snow, perhaps one half to one inch. We quickly passed that figure. Some areas received as much as seven inches.

Twice on Wednesday I was outside cleaning off cars and shoveling snow from my driveway and sidewalk. A few hours later, I was back at it. None of my neighbors cleaned their property. I knew the drill. You shovel snow the day it falls.

When I was a kid, there was a time I didn’t want to shovel it. I would do it the next day. Overnight, the snow froze. I found myself chopping ice to clean the driveway. I never made that mistake again. When my three kids lived at home, we went outside to shovel snow the day of the storm. They asked why were we cleaning the driveway when none of our neighbors were doing it.

I explained we were all born in New Jersey and that was what we did - shoveled snow the day of the storm.

My mark is when it snows, Tony shovels snow that day. Let me ask you a different question – what is the mark of someone who professes to be a Christian?

There is a Scripture in Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth where he talks about the body of Christ. He explains some are hands, others are feet. Some will be an eye and others will be a toe. Some are very visible; others work behind the scenes. Who is more significant?

Paul closes that chapter with a great line saying, “Let me show you a more excellent way.” From there he breaks into the great love chapter that is often read at weddings. It says, “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and

can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.

If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.”

Since I claim to be from Tony Marciano New Jersey, what is my mark – I shovel snow the day it falls.

Since I claim to be a Christ follower, what is that mark?

It is not my ability to speak in front of a crowd and inspire them. It is not my ability to quote scripture while I teach Bible class. It is not being President of the Charlotte Rescue Mission and working with those struggling with addictions and poverty.

The only mark I have is to be a loving person. What is love? Paul continues to define it. He says, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”

Love is not the “crazy feelings” we declare when we fall in love. Yes, they exist. Love is an act of the will.

It is a choice we make to want the very best for someone – whether we like them or not.

I’m thinking about buying an electric snow shovel.

After all, I’ll be outside in our next blizzard of snow.

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Back in the seventies my dad brought some delicious cheese home from our local town. "They were giving this cheese out in front of the courthouse so I picked some up" he said. The cheese was all part of the so called fight against poverty.

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My Opinion: Books and kids The other day I got a press release from Gaston County Schools about a special reading program and how much the kids loved it.

This set me to thinking about the importance of books and reading in the lives of kids and how the abundance or lack of it can have a profound impact on young lives and how they turn out.

My own love of the written word began with those little things called “golden books”.

They had a gold-colored spine and inside Hodge were pages filled with stories and pictures Alan Banner-News Editor about all sorts of stuff. The glue that held the books together was pretty tasty too as I enjoyed teething on them or so I am told.

Next came the Dick and Jane books in school. How many of you can name the dog in those books, or the cat? Spot and Puff were the names in case you didn’t know.

When I was in elementary school we went to what’s called the media center today and got to check out books. My favorites were biographies of people like Robert E. Lee and Winston Churchill. I liked anything to do with history but shunned mystery books as I lacked the patience to read the whole thing to find out who done it.

For a spell when I was a kid we lived near the East Branch library off Central Avenue in Charlotte. It had central air conditioning when most homes did not and I would go there in summer to sit in the cool oasis and look at books.

By and by when I was about 12-years-old my great aunt Louise Smith Surratt got me a subscription to National Geographic magazine and my little world suddenly expanded.

Many hours I sat down with eyes riveted on those yellow-bound pages. My favorite articles and photos dealt with ancient Egypt. I still have a fascination with that culture and time period and once spent a whole day at the British Museum looking at mummy after mummy and statue after statue and pondered what it must have been like to have been a pharaoh and if you wanted to you stand on the steps of your palace and tell everyone to kiss your foot and they would have to do it.

Another National Geographic favorite topic was mine were natives from places like Borneo or the South Pacific islands. Once I saw picture of a Borneo chap with a ball point pin in his noise crossways. Another photo showed some of his pals jumping off a huge homemade scaffold with nothing but some vines around their ankles keeping them from shining the ground below with their faces. Yet another National Geographic pic that sticks in my mind was that of a native girl from Polynesia propped up in the doorway of her hut eating a yam and wearing a big ol’ smile and fluffy grass skirt and that was it.

Besides the National Geographic, another influence on my early brain development was the set of Colliers encyclopedias my mom went in debt for. Having a short attention span (still do), meant I could not sit down and start at “A” and work my way to “Z” but I read most of the set by flipping along until I saw something interesting and stopping there to read all about it.

Overall, I recall devouring everything to read I could get my hands on. This included my mom’s movie magazines like Modern Screen with ads by June Wilkinson and Fredricks of Hollywood and Boy’s Life and Popular Mechanics that showed you how to fish and fix lawn mowers.

As my school days progressed through the years I eventually became interested in the works of Lake District poets such as Coleridge and Wordsworth, Beatnik poets like Gregory Corso, anything by Papa Hemingway, and non-fiction by the tons on any and all subjects.

Anyway, I am convinced that reading at an early age and being exposed to an eclectic blend of material in print formed my love of the written word and led me to my work in journalism, for better or worse!

Anyway again, what I am saying is that too many kids today have little to no exposure to books and reading. Maybe computers get part of the blame. You can certainly read a book online but it’s just not the same as actually holding it in your hands and feeling the paper and when you are done reading putting a nice marker at that page and putting the book away with lots of others on a shelf.

I know parents are busy these days and working and running around driving the kids to whatever game or lesson happens to be on the menu for that day and then cooking some food and getting stuff lined up for the next round, and so actually sitting down with the offspring to read together gets put on the back burner but in my humble opinion it would be nice if a slice of the day could be set aside a couple of times each week for some in-house non-electronic intellectual stimulation.

In the meantime, the story tellers at our local libraries are helping out as best they can planting seeds of knowledge and hopefully a love of books and reading into as many little bodies and minds as care to come to the free programs they offer which is about as valuable a service as can be found anywhere at any price.

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MT HOLLY COUNCIL from page 1 B’s Beach & Boogie returns as the DJ for each concert.

The series will kick off on Friday, April 6 and runs through October 5. The popular series is free to residents and visitors.

Organizer Phyllis Harris said, “These concerts are more than just coming downtown to listen to music and dance. It is a way to spend time with friends and family and connect with the community.”

Bring your friends and neighbors out to these family-friendly events. Concertgoers should bring a beach chair or blanket, and are encouraged to purchase dinner from one of the local restaurants in town. All shows begin at 6:00 PM in the heart of the Mount Holly historic district located on South Math Street. Groups and dates include: April 6th The Fantastic Shakers; May 25th The Entertainers; June 15 Gary Lowder; June 29 BlackWater; July 13 The Tams; July 27 Jim Quick; August 17 Too Much Sylvia; August 31 The Continental Divide; Sept. 28 Steve Owens and Summertime; Oct. 5 Band Of Oz. For more information visit the Mount Holly Parks and Recreation website: www.bitly.com/mounthollyparksandrec.

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GALLERY from page 1 The front of the building is getting a major rework as well.

Before, it had a drab, sterile look. Now, Andress and RTR Renovations are in the process of creating a more cosmopolitan, glass and dark wood facade that will be a centerpiece of Central Ave. and the entire downtown area as well.

Paintings of Elvis on black velvet will not be part of the scenario. Andress has much higher plans for the gallery and the works that will be created and viewed there. The name of the gallery “Awaken Gallery” says a lot.

“Most galleries promote artists and show paintings of flow-

Truck Fridays schedule. Are you ready for warmer weather, live music, and great local food? Come on out to downtown Mount Holly with family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy the 2018 Mount Holly Food Truck Fridays lineup: Friday, April 13 - Special Occasion Band; Friday, May 11 - Eagles Tribute Band - On The Border; Friday, June 8 - The Whiskey Gentry; Friday, August 10 - The Legacy Motown Revue; Friday, September 14 – Bakkwoodz; Friday, October 12 - Kids in America-Totally 80s Tribute.

Festivities begin at 5:00 PM and run until 9:00 PM. Food truck line-ups will be announced before each event. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets.

The Mount Holly Parks and Rec. Dept. also announced the 2018 Special Events calendar. Events will include: Toddler Egg Hunt; Springfest & 5K; Mount Holly Farmers Market; Summer Concert Series; Food Truck Fridays; Muzik Fest; Movies in the Park; Arts in the Park; Hollyween Bash; Annual Christmas Parade; Santa at the Grand Hall. Dates and times subject to change.Visit www.bit.ly/mounthollyparksandrec for more information on Parks and Rec. programs and events.

Two new Mount Holly Police Officers are sworn in by Mayor Bryan Hough (far right) at a ceremony during Monday’s City Council meeting held in the Council chambers of the Mount Holly Municipal Complex. Also shown here are (from left to right) Councilwoman Lauren Shoemaker, Councilman Jeff Meadows, Councilman David Moore, Officer Ray Mathis, Officer Seth Dunn, Councilwoman Carolyn Breyare, Councilman Perry Toomey, Councilman Charles McCorkle, and City Manager Danny Jackson.

Mary Smith photo Also, congratulations to the Mount Holly Farmers Market on receiving a $10,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Gaston County, Inc. for their lattice project.

The Farmers Market target completion date is May 2018. Visit their website and Facebook page for updates: www.homegrownMountHolly.com.

ers, portraits, or abstracts made by pouring paint on canvas,” Andress said. “This gallery's mission is more elevated by using symbols that will enhance a higher level of knowledge and raise awareness that we all come from the same roots and to celebrate that we are all unified.”

Luis Ardilia is an artist from Colombia and will have his work on display at the gallery.

He agrees with the Andress philosophy about the art that gallery patrons will see.

“It will open the mind of the people,” he said.

Folks that are slated to use the studio spaces include photographers, painters, jewelry makers, and more.

Plans are for the gallery to open late March with four studios upstairs, one downstairs, Graphic provided

This before/after is what Awaken Gallery will look like when renovations are complete next month. and a main gallery area.

Andress says she has found a jewel in the town of Mt. Holly.

“Everyone here is so nice and supportive,” she said. “It's a great place.”

Free Easter egg hunt The Gaston County Museum of Art & History in partnership with the Town of Dallas will host its Annual Easter Egg Hunt March 24, 1-4pm on the historic Dallas Court Square. Thousands of eggs will be placed in the park for kids ages 10 and under. Immediately following, children will have the chance to catch an official “Running Bunny” during the Great Bunny Run. There will be bouncing houses and crafts for all ages. Special thanks to Town of Dallas, Gaston County Wellness Committee, Gaston County Travel & Tourism, Gaston County Dallas Branch Library and CaroMont Health for making this event possible. This event is free. For more information, please contact Ali Pizza at Alexandrea.Pizza@gastongov.com.

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A special “Toast” of appreciation took place Saturday, Feb 17 in Belmont, NC. Members of the Belmont Parks and Recreation 11-12 “Wildcats” team surprised the owners and staff of Famous Toastery with a special framed jersey and team plaque for their generous sponsorship and support. Pictured here: Left to right, players- Charlie Price, Gabriel Wilder, (With game ball) Isaiah Hunn, Dhruv Patel, Spencer Butler and Connor Sanders. Famous Toastery Restaurant representative-Tyler Psaroudis with 11-12 coach Jennifer Sanders. Featured in back: Recreation Program Specialist, Alex Godette. If you would like more information about the programs the City of Belmont offers or wish to become a team sponsor, please feel free to contact Brian McGonagle at 704-901-2070 Belmont Parks and Rec. photo

Seeing signs of hope...

By Lee H. Hamilton Call me a contrarian. But when everyone around me is filled with gloom and despair, seeing dire portents in every political headline, I try to find trends that encourage me. And I’m finding them.

If there’s a single theme that ties them together, it seems to me that many people are beginning to view government with greater realism as to what it can do about improving the quality of life of our people. Americans of all ideological stripes are determined to question and challenge features of the political environment that concern them.

They’re looking at divisive issues like immigration with a dose of realism — an assessment of what should and can be accomplished — that hasn’t always been evident before.

They’re standing up for better treatment of women and confronting the costs of past

assumptions. They’re marching and protesting. They’re running for office. They’re scrutinizing public figures more carefully than in the past. In other words, there’s an energy and a vitality in the system that were hard to glimpse before.

Because politicians are pretty good at adjusting to the public mood, they’re becoming a shade less divisive or intolerant of different opinions. I think a growing number of Americans are tired of rancor, and are reasserting their respect for a nation founded on the principles of "out of many, one" and "freedom and justice for all."

Now, there are plenty of counter-trends to everything I just said, and these get a lot of attention — indeed, they dominate our view of where the country stands right now. But as I survey the country and speak to different groups, I keep getting glimpses of the more hope-

ful trends I outline.

So the question I come away with is, can they be sustained, nurtured, and enhanced?

And there, I’m afraid, I’m less hopeful. Because the answer depends upon the quality of our political leadership. For the most part, I don’t see our most prominent leaders stepping forward with the determination to move the country in a more unified direction.

So where does that leave us as citizens? I think it falls to us to push the hopeful trends forward, to make them so obvious

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that they can’t be ignored. If we’re not at a crossroads, we’re certainly not far from one, and in the end, it’s up to each of us which direction we’ll take as a nation.

Lee Hamilton is a Senior Advisor for the Indiana University Center on Representative Government; a Distinguished Scholar, IU School of Global and International Studies; and a Professor of Practice, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs. He was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for 34 years.

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agement in a public school. I am proudly a retired North Carolina public school teacher, my husband is also a retired coach and teacher. Also I have a daughter and grandson who are currently public school educators. Thus I have personally experienced the benefit of public school education from the vantage of the teacher, the coach, and the administrator as well a parent. I propose to question those who find fault with our public schools …have you put forth any supportive effort or initiative to help to improve your neighborhood school ? Criticizing and pulling out benefits no one in the broader scheme of things. Seeking to help implement change and progress is an enriching personal experience as well as a powerful societal one. Folding your hands and shaking your head in disdain or continually berating your local public school serves no purpose. In the bigger scheme of things, educating the populace is the most significant freedom that needs to be ensured for all.

In conclusion, reach out, acknowledge those educators doing the exemplary jobs with your time by volunteering as a mentor , a tutor in an afterschool program, or as a vocal advocate and voter for those who support public school education which

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Dear Readers, I feel compelled to praise our public school educators and staff.

This letter in no way is intended to demean or denigrate private or charter education which are given choices. However, my intent is to edify the exemplary jobs done in the public school sector often on limited funds and out of date facilities, equipment, and materials.

Most employees within public schools are not working so much for monetary reward but more for their commitment to our future generations of young people. Our forefathers championed the belief that an educated populace is a productive, progressive one. Keeping this in mind, public school advocates have continued to perpetuate this ideal.

Granted the school choice mindset is extremely popular at this time, yet I challenge all parents to choose to make a difference in their nearby public school . One can only imagine how society would be enriched with such support and commitment. In part, charter and private schools flourish due to purposeful interest by parents in their students and their education within these schools.

Moreover I challenge all to go back in time to identify someone who influenced or believed in you during your schooling… a teacher, a teacher assistant, a coach, a counselor, or a principal perhaps. I suspect the larger majority received this encour-

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Community Jazz Series finale

The Abbey Players open their next offering of the 2017-18 season, the suspenseful "Wait Until Dark" Thursday, February 22nd. From the author of "Dial M for Murder" comes this classic, edge-of-your-seat thriller. A Greenwich Village apartment becomes the setting of a suspenseful game of cat and mouse when a group of thuggish con-men manipulate and terrorize the recently blinded Suzy over a mysterious doll hidden inside. As the climax builds, Suzy discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape. Made into a film starring Audrey Hepburn in 1967, this exciting production proves that live theatre is thrilling, indeed. Featuring Belmont native Cadie Pittman as Suzy. Directed by Jill Bloede. "Wait Until Dark" Feb 22-24 & March 1-3 at 8pm; March 4 at 2:30pm. The Haid Theatre, Belmont Abbey College. All tickets just $10. www.abbeyplayers. org or 704-461-6787. Pictured: Belmont native Cadie Pittman stars in "Wait Until Dark".

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The inaugural season of the Community Jazz Concert Series will conclude, as Elements of Empowerment, Inc., in partnership with Belmont Abbey College, hosts the finale concert on Sunday, February 25. The well-receive series, which featured performances

by Tyrone Jefferson and A Sign Of The Times and the David Pankey Trio, will end on the high notes of Judith Porter (pictured) & Friends.

Judith Porter is an Instructor of Music at Gaston College where she teaches Music Appreciation and Intro to Jazz.

An Ohio native, Judith holds a B.M. from Baldwin-Wallace University in Berea, OH, and an M.M. from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. She began her ‘jazz journey’ in 2011, and has attended the Jamie Aebersold summer camp, and, most recently, the Art of the Duo Workshop with Ellen Rowe and Sunny Wilkerson at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor. Locally she has studied piano with Bill Gerhardt, Chad Lawson, Bill Hanna and Chad Lawson. Her vocal coach is Tiffney Moore Borgelin, owner of The Natural Voice in Mt. Holly, NC. Judith has toured as a pianist/music director with theatrical productions, accompanied dance classes, and worked as on-camera talent and producer for numerous video productions. Her friends are Gerard Benson on bass, Eric Mullis on drums, Brian Gilbert on guitar, and Tony Hayes on

Judith Porter saxophone.

The 4:00 pm concert at The Haid Theater will include a reception immediately following the show. Tickets are available for $10.00 each at Caravan Coffee and Dessert Bar, on the Elements of Empowerment, Inc. Facebook page and at the door. Discounted tickets for children under 12 and Belmont Abbey College or Gaston College students, with Identification, are available only at the door.

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cultural programs, presentations and events. They will continue their new cultural reading program, prepare for the upcoming Belmont Juneteenth Celebration, and plan for the second season of the Community Jazz Series.

Cultural Readings & Rhythms From The Rocker combines literature and music for unique story presentations.

A culturally inspired, custompainted rocking chair is the storytelling platform at all events.

The chair, which was painted by local artist Catherine Courtlandt McElvane, is on display at the Main Branch of Gaston County Public Library. Remaining dates are: Main Library - March 10, 2018 Mt. Holly Branch - April 14, 2018 Belmont Branch - May 12, 2018 Cultural Readings &

Rhythms From The Rocker is supported by the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

The Belmont Juneteenth Celebration is a festival of music, art and culture. Elements of Empowerment, Inc. partners with the City of Belmont to host the annual event in Stowe Park. The 2018 celebration is set for Saturday, June16, at 2:00 PM. The celebration will include free family activities, food, free health screenings and information, music throughout the day, and a finale concert from 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM. Additional information about all events is available on the Elements of Empowerment, Inc. Facebook page. Interested parties may also contact the organization at ElementofEmpowerment@gmail.com or (704) 755-5210.

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Banner News Fellowship & Faith

Church Directory New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468

New Providence Baptist Church 1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822

New Saint Paul Holiness Church 1529 Old Hwy. 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

North Main Baptist Church 1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954 Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly 826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

Ridgeview Baptist Church 105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

East Belmont Church of God

Second Baptist Church 740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

Shiloh AME Zion Methodist

Catawba Street • Belmont, NC

1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

BELMONT

Grace Wesleyan Church

Will of God Church

Alexander Memorial Baptist Church

6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959

513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185

208 South Main Street 704-825-3216

Brotherhood/Sisterhood WNCC UMC 120 Park Street 704-825-1333

Catawba Heights Baptist Church 311 Belmont Road 704-827-8474

Christ Church Presbyterian Church 901 Catawba Street 704-461-8614

Crossroads Wesleyan Church 101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381

Centerview Baptist Church

Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church 151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711

MT. HOLLY

Holy Comforter Lutheran Church

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Hood Memorial Ame Zion Church

Burge Memorial Methodist Church

455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church

Catawba Heights Church of God

204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225

Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter

CBC-Memorial Apostolic

2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

East Belmont Baptist Church

Message of Love Church

501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500

East Belmont Church Of God

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046

East Belmont Free Will Baptist

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist

909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

212 South Street 704-825-7269

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

New Hope Presbyterian Church

120 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road 704-827-3366

4357 S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-1697

Exodus Church

New Life Baptist Church

101 S. Main Street 704-755-5034

201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

First Baptist Church

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized

23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

First Foursquare Gospel Church

North Belmont Church of God

8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

First Presbyterian Church

O’Conner Grove Church Ame Zion

102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357

613 N. Main Street 704-825-5576

First Presbyterian-Belmont

Park Street United Methodist

112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668

120 Park Street 704-825-8480

First United Methodist Church of Belmont

Power of the Spirit Church

807 South Point Road 704-825-2106

Fresh Anointing Church of God

118 School Street 704-827-7071

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church

71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283

503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

Friendship Baptist Church

Sanctuary of Praise Ministries

5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276

124 Georgia Belle Ave. 704-579-7823

Gaston Christian Church

South Point Baptist Church

5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

124 Horsley Ave. 704-825-9516

Goshen Presbyterian Church

South Point Freewill Baptist

Roper Street 704-827-6280

Grace Korean Ch Assembly-God 124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-965-1004

297 Gaither Rd. 704-825-8045

South Point United Methodist 510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019

Springwood Freewill Baptist 220 Park Terrace Dr. 704-827-7801

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St. Marks United Methodist Church 701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

Stowe Memorial Baptist Church 26 Kee Rd. 704-825-5987

The Pointe 6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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Bethel Baptist Church

Unity Baptist Church 1005 Catawba St. 704-825-8730

Upper Room United Pentecostal 1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604

230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

St. Anthony of Padua Traditional Catholic Church 108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Rd. 704-827-8676

Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603

Family Worship Center 1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly 300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

First Baptist Church 235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991

Life Church 501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286

Riverside Baptist Church 171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785

West Cramerton United Methodist Church 207 Lowell Ave. 704-824-4213

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

511 Tuckaseegee Rd. 704-827-4301

7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

Way of the Cross Baptist Church

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran

238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

203 S. Main St. 704-263-2621

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

Community Pentecostal Center

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

Westview Presbyterian Church

First United Methodist Church

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691

First Presbyterian Church

3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

709 Rankin Ave. 704-671-8640

Cramerton Temple of God Church

STANLEY

Community Christian Fellowship

Cornerstone Family Worship

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

Tuckaseegee Baptist Church

LOWELL

707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church

1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526

Core Church

416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

St. Paul FHB Church

Chapel Baptist Church

2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881

Cramerton Free Will Baptist

Bethlehem Church Carolina Community Baptist 604 Martha Ave 704-824-2872

Center Baptist Church S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-4121

Epic Church 100 Indian Walk 704-671-4652

Lowell Church of God 804 W. First Street 704-824-3383

Lowell Free Will Baptist Church 3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389

512 Old Mount Holly Rd. 704-263-4275

Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church 7447 Old Plank Rd. 704-827-7966

New Faith Baptist Church 1224 Mayberry Rd. 704-263-0249

New Life Baptist Church 527 N. Buckoak St. 704-263-4647

Springfield Memorial Baptist Church 2920 Dallas-Stanley Highway 704-263-4426

Stanley Church of God 324 N. Main St. 704-263-4041

Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church 113 E. Parkwood St. 704-263-2131

First Free Will Baptist Church

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765

First Presbyterian Church

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church

United In Action of Stanley

133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

120 Branch St. 704-824-4535

5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

First United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church of Lowell

140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

400 W. 1st St. 704-824-1215

BESSEMER CITY

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church

First Baptist Church

1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

317 W. 1st St. 704-824-1213

112 White Jenkins Rd. 704-681-2017

Grace Baptist Church

New Life Church

300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

Hickory Grove Baptist Church

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939

207 E. 1st St. 704-824-3807

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Restoration Church

1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

Woodlawn Baptist Church

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

Macedonia Baptist Church 1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

Morningside Missionary Church 711 Morningside Dr. 704-822-9142

Mt. Holly Church of God 208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596

McADENVILLE Lakeview Baptist Church 143 Church St. 704-824-5380

McAdenville Baptist Church 192 Main St. 704-824-2740

McAdenville Wesleyan Church 300 E. Wesleyan Dr. 704-824-1073

CRAMERTON

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

Trinity Full Gospel Church

Bright Light Baptist Church

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Banner-News Obituaries

Shirley Hudson Baker Belmont – Shirley Hudson Baker, 77 passed away peacefully on February 11, 2018 with her loving family by her side.

She was born in Belmont on February 16, 1940 to the late Fred and Lucy Glover Hudson. In addition to her

parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Tammie Lynn Baker and her brother, Tommy Hudson.

She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend who will be greatly missed! Shirley was a member of South Point Baptist Church and enjoyed spending time with her church family.

She loved gardening, baking and her church. She was a very caring person, she enjoyed taking care of her grandson Nathan until he started school; you would often find the two of them playing in the sandbox. Shirley also enjoyed her cats, Midnight and Toby.

Left to cherish her memories includes her loving husband of 61 years, Ray Baker; her children John (Dana) Baker and Sharon (Terry) Greene; grandchildren, Nathan Baker and Jacob Baker;

sisters, Evelyn Beheler and Betty (Ken) McJunkins; The family received friends from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Thursday, February 15th prior to the Celebration of Life Service at 1:30 p.m., at South Point Baptist Church, 124 Horsley Avenue, Belmont with Reverend Dr. James C. Hilton officiating.

Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery with the Releasing of the Doves Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054 Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia 704-864-5144 is serving the Family.

Profit through hardship W h o doesn’t love puzzles, mysteries and “hidden” things; things that comDennis Siracusa pel us to snatch off our “blinders” and discover what is right in front of us or requires deliberate closer examination? South Texas landscapes often highlight varying sizes of dirt mounds randomly located; close inspection may render a stinging, wretched experience with fire ants. Or you may find a beneficial worm casing helping aerate the soil.

Both are easy to pass by if we aren’t looking and both may require some action.

In one case a corrective one and in the other a simple “thanks,” to the Lord.

If so many of us are captivated by hidden things, doesn’t it stand to reason that God designed us that way; that He has hidden challenging layers of mystery throughout life AND within His written Word? Absolutely! In 1979, when studying the bible I was impressed with Gods’ infiniteness and that mankind could never plumb His depths. In the Gospel of John, the disciple tells us in the last verse 21:25 (which alone tells us it is important) “and there are also many other things which Jesus did, which if they were written

in detail, I suppose that the world itself would not contain the books which were written.” Scripture reveals that humanly, Jesus lived among us about 30 years; for John’s statement to be true, maybe that partially means everything that Jesus did or taught may have had more than one lesson going on.

Many Hebrew scholars believe that Hebrew words can have several meanings; up to 35 and when used in scripture, sometimes many or most of them will hold valuable lessons for us. Let’s consider Proverbs 14:23 through the eyes of Hebrew scholar Chaim Bentorah.

“In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” On the surface this bit of wisdom is obvious. If we work we gain; if we don’t work we’ll end up in poverty. It’s crystal clear!

But what “double entendre” may we discover if we dig deeper? The Hebrew word for “work” has its roots in sorrow and sadness. And the word for “poverty” can mean “to cry out for help.” So this scripture could translate “In all sorrow there is profit but the talk of the lips tends to be a cry for help.”

James 1:2 says “Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. When we consider that God is sovereign, infinite and loves us unconditionally we can trust that God’s word is as boundless as He is and

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therefore, even hardships in our lives can produce profit.

Chaim Bentorah points out that “Maybe it (the hardship) will be used to help others, maybe to make us stronger, or maybe it will just make us stop and think and focus on God.” Quiet reflection on His past and current blessings will awaken joy and confidence that all is well regardless of where our car is on life’s roller coaster.

The Senior County School 2018 art show was held recently. It was sponsored by the Gaston County Art Guild, North Carolina Arts Council, Gaston Arts Council and Corus360- A Converge Company for donating award money towards the scholarship show. It took place at Arts on Main Gallery. Gaston Day School Winners included- 1st -Lily Song (pictured) - acrylic $800; 2nd -Kristen Mitchell- colored pencil $600; Merit- Caroline Garrido- collage $125; Merit- Ryan Rudow- mixed media $125; HM- Lily Song-acrylic $75.

Gaston Day photo

City of Belmont seeking board members The City of Belmont if currently accepting applications for the Main Street Advisory & Downtown Belmont Development Boards. Board terms are for a period of three years. Members can except to invest 3 – 5 hours per month in addition to various special projects and Events.

Follow this link to the online application: www.cityofbelmont.org.

All three of the Main Street Committees are also receiving new members to help carry out the 2018 activities, events, and projects.

Committee members are asked to commit to at least one year at a time. Committees meet monthly and an expected time commitment of 3 hours is the norm in addition to special projects and events.

The three committees are: Promotions: (works to improve Downtown Belmont’s Social Environment) Friday Night, Belmont Christmas Village; Retail Promotions; Window Display Contests and more; Design: (Works to improve Downtown Belmont’s Physical Environment) Review Façade Enhancement Grants; Historic Preservation; Physical Linkages; Public Art; (Currently working on a history walk/ tour; public art piece; and the potential for a dog park. Design Committee application:

www.cityofbelmont.org; Economic Vitality: (Works to improve the economic environment) Current proj-

ects: Parking Strategies; Development of a business and development tool kit).

Contact Vicki Davis at vdavis@cityofbelmont.org for more information and links.

I’m all in!

When I was a child, each year I would go to my grandmother’s house. She had a swimming pool, and we would all love to swim in it.

At the beginning of spring, I always wanted to be the first one in the pool after it was opened. I can remember how cold the water would be that early in the year. I would go to the edge of the water, and stick my toes in.

After a while I would stick my foot in the water. A few minutes later, I would stick both feet in, and dip down to my waist. Finally I would get tired of easing into the water, and I would just jump in completely, till the water was over my head.

In the same way, we must be all in for our personal walk with Jesus Christ. Jesus said in Luke 9:62, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (NKJV). This seems like a very strong statement from our Lord Jesus. However, Jesus wants us to know that

being a Christian is serious.

The Christian walk is not something that we can enter half-heartedly. We cannot live a life that is on fire for God one moment, and far away from Him at other times. Jesus desires people who go all in for His service.

People who love Jesus, people who place Him above all else, and people who cast off their own desires for those of Jesus Christ are what our Lord wants of us.

Jesus would go on to say, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23, NKJV). As Christians, we die to self. We surrender our all to Jesus Christ. There can be no fairweather Christians. Followers of Jesus never look back.

They never lose sight of the needs of those around them.

They never forget that Jesus takes priority over everything else.

We live in a world today that is so far away from God.

Most of the people we encounter at Rev. Trent Rankin school, Salvation Church w o r k , Gastonia, NC or even salvationchurchnc.org in our salvationchurchnc@gmail.com families h a v e no relationship with Jesus Christ. Many people we encounter every day in life have no true knowledge of who Jesus Christ is. With such a deep need for Jesus, how can we not be all in for Him as Christians? The need is too great. The condition of our sinful world is so dire.

The world needs faithful, committed Christians. Our world does not need people who only test the waters of Christ with their toes. Our world needs Christians who are prepared to jump in with Jesus. What will you be?

Are you just getting your toes wet, or are you ready to go all in?

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Stowe Park getting a major overhaul This photo shows the type of new playground equipment being installed in the next few weeks.

There will also be a new poly border and rubberized mulch around the entire playground area.

The drainage and grading work has been completed in the playground area, the gazebo demolition is complete, and the fountain improvements are in progress. Weather permitting, the park will re-open the in a few weeks. Belmont Parks and Rec. also wants to continue to hear from residents on its facilities, programs and special events. Please take this short survey and let us know your thoughts. https://goo.gl/forms/Xzqa95wnJbbyUFcj2 City of Belmont photo

MerleFest on the Road is back MerleFest, the popular music festival founded by the legendary Doc Watson and presented by Window World, offers music lovers a sneak peek of this spring's festival when MerleFest On the Road tours throughout the Southeast during March.

The tour will feature select artists that will perform at MerleFest 2018 or have performed previously at the festival: The Way Down Wanderers, The Barefoot Movement and Andy May.The free event will come to Gaston Museum in Dallas on March 2 at 6:30 in the Historic Dallas Courthouse “The MerleFest On the Road performers provide a sampling of the music that is a mainstay at MerleFest,” said Steve John-

son, MerleFest artist relations manager. “A diverse ‘traditional plus’ lineup is a big part of the festival. However, it is important to remember that MerleFest cannot be defined by just one genre. Doc Watson created the genre moniker of ‘traditional plus,’ meaning ‘the traditional music of the Appalachian region plus whatever other styles we were in the mood to play. Since the beginning, the people of the college and I have agreed that the music of MerleFest is ‘traditional plus’.’”

Reservations are required. To make your reservation or for more information, please contact Ali Pizza at Alexandrea.Pizza@gastongov.com or at 704.922.7681 ext 105. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Town of Cramerton planning Veterans Memorial The Town of Cramerton is proud to pay a much deserved tribute to the men and women who have served our Country in the Armed Forces.To that end, the town is in the process of planning and constructing a Veterans Memorial plaza in Centennial Center directly across the intersection from Cramerton Town Hall. This beautiful memorial will feature bronze statues of a World War II soldier dressed in Cramerton Army Cloth and his daughter, representing family sacrifice and sense of pride, both saluting the American Flag that flies proudly nearby. Directly behind the statues will be an Honor Wall displaying the names of those Cramerton residents that made the ultimate sacrifice, and were either killed in action, killed in service or are designated missing in action. The second wall will tell the story of Cramerton Khaki and the role that our citizens played in the war effort. The third wall will have a dedication message and a list of the major contributors who made it a reality. The Memorial will also feature five service pillars which each pay tribute to a branch of the U.S. Military. The goal is to dedicate this monument in November 2018. For more information and to donate, see cramerton.org.

City of Cramerton photo

Tri-County Animal Rescue Pet of the Week

Tri-County Animal Rescue will be hosting a huge adoption even this weekend at PetSmart in Gastonia. We will be available with dogs and cats Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Please come out and adopt. Adopt… don’t buy!

Our featured pets for this week are 5 Dachshund mixed pups and 3 Terrier mixed pups.

These are the cutest babies ever and they want to win your heart.

They are all about 12 weeks old. All the pups are current on distemper/ parvo vaccines, micro-chipped, spayed/neutered and had multiple de-wormings.

Please stop in to visit the pets this weekend at PetSmart in Gastonia because the dogs and cats love the attention. They will be looking for you so come on out for some family fun. We will have many pets available for adoption at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard. Tri-County Animal Rescue will be available Friday from 6-9 pm, Saturday noon to 6 pm and Sunday 1-6 pm. Don’t forget!

Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and Officer Rusty Stamey is the newest member of the Belmont Police Department. He was officially other surrounding counties. We are commitsworn in during the City Council meeting last Monday night. Officer Stamey is seen with Chief ted to ending pet homelessness in this area Chad Hawkins and Mayor Charles Martin.

Belmont PD photo and we need your continued support. If you

cannot adopt a pet, then support Tri-County in other ways. We need volunteers and donations to continue our mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals. Please help Tri-County Animal Rescue continue to save pets by adopting your next pet this weekend? Our “needs” list includes: towels, Clorox, laundry detergent, paper towels, dry dog food and dry cat food.

For more information, call 704.263.2444, send an email to TriCountyAnimalRescue@ yahoo.com, visit us on the web at www.tcar. us or on FaceBook at Tri-County Animal Rescue. Donations can be sent to Tri-County Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006.

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Tuesday Afternoon Book Club meets On February 13, 2018, the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met at the First Presbyterian Church with Del Poovey (left) as the hostess.

Members were introduced to their new member, Kathy Johnston, and they welcomed her to the Del Poovey and Dr. Melinda Ratchford Club. After enjoyplained the efforts that were ing a delightful dessert and made to identify and bury coffee, the members were the bodies that were brought introduced to Dr. Melinda back to Halifax. Over three Ratchford (right), a well- hundred bodies that were reknown Titanic historian, who covered were described and would present the program. identified as best they could The program was a fol- be. They tried to identify low-up to some previous those that would have been in ones she has done describing First Class, Second Class, and the terrible ordeal of the sinkThird Class on the ship and ing of the Titanic on April 12, 1912. This would tell more their disposals were decided about the rescue efforts and according to what class they the ordeals of picking up the were thought to have been. dead. She began the program Some were embalmed on the by showing a video which rescue ship, some were burportrayed the ships from ied at sea, but most had to be Halifax, Nova Scotia, going embalmed in Halifax, where to the site of the sunken ship they would be buried.

Of the 306 bodies recovto pick up as many bodies as ered, only 116 bodies were they could.

After the video, Dr. Ratch- brought to Halifax and buried ford presented more informa- in the Protestant, Catholic, or tion that she had gathered on Jewish Cemeteries. A brief a trip she and her husband business meeting followed made to Halifax. She ex- the program.

Come See What We've Rounded Up!

The 2017 Gaston County Employee of the Year Awards were presented Feb. 9 at ceremony in the Pendleton Community Room of the Gaston County Police Department. The awards honor employees who have demonstrated outstanding performance above and beyond their basic job descriptions. The Employee Recognition Committee receives nominations from county workers each year. One employee is also cited for special recognition by the Gaston County manager. The employees will be recognized again during the March 13 meeting of the Gaston County Board of Commissioners. Employees pictured- Beth Griffiths, Dr. Darryl Pearson, Andrew Pierce, Ralph Roberts, Angela Stacks, Danny Yarborough, Brian Rogers, Dottie Myers, Eric Knupp, Gina Thompson, Gregory Randall, Wendy Westmoreland, Nikki Miles.

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Fossil Fair: A Glimpse Back in Time The Schiele Museum of Natural History presents the 15th annual Fossil Fair on February 24th. Fossil Fair will be from 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. with the history and discoveries of eras long ago. This fun-filled educational day will be an incredible experience for all ages!

Admission into Fossil Fair is only $3 for Schiele Museum members and $3 plus general

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An addition to this year’s Fossil Fair, the museum’s new Dino Safari exhibit is open, allowing a look at dinosaur models to see what these now fossilized creatures might have looked like in their entirety.

Gemstone mining will be included in admission cost, permitting guests to pan for gems, a mystery as to what they will uncover!

The event will host fossil themed activities throughout the day like searching for tiny fossils from the Carolina coast and a scavenger hunt.

There will be “Living Fossils” shows in the auditorium, presenting live animals that are decedents of some now-extinct and fossilized creatures. Meeting these animals face-to-face paints a terrific picture of what their ancestors might have been like.

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display its collection along with fossil clubs who will showcase their rock, mineral, and fossil collections that share the importance of paleontology, what it teaches us, and how to preserve such specimens. Some vendors will even have pieces available for purchase to commemorate the day. This event is unique to the region, with tangible and visual items present to showcase history and provide evidence as to what the ancient world was.

“Fossil Fair has proven to be one of our biggest annual events at The Schiele Museum because all ages spark an interest in discovering the unknown of what came before us. Fossils hold age-old stories that are a fascination to many,” said MC Douglas, Outreach Education Specialist at The Schiele. Explore and discover the natural world with real specimens and learn from experts in the field of geology on February 24.

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Men’s Pickleball Doubles; Left champions, Right runners up. Left to right: Mike McCord, Steve Boyd, Ephraim Winkfield, Trevor Reisz

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Women’s Doubles champions and runners up. Patrena Rice, Joyce Keyes, Jackie Freestone, and Nichole Cox.

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Jar Full of Hearts contest winner: Colby Howe Bottom right Staff: Susan Mosk Bottom left. Back row: Bronnie Barfield, Emily Mayer, Chloe Mayer, Des’Tri Martin, Tarra Murrow, and Mary Lima.

The Gaston YMCA celebrated Valentine’s Day with a Pickleball Tournament and other activities. These are the folks that took part in the Gaston YMCA Pickleball Tournament.

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Clemson names Dean’s Abbey shot put Belmont Abbey Sophomore and President’s lists Julian Smallwood (pictured) Several local students were named to the Dean’s and President’s lists at Clemson University .

Dean’s List: Matthew J. Frazier of Belmont, whose major is Agricultural Mechanization and Business; Krista Nicole Wise of Belmont, whose major is Architecture; Matthew L. Agee of Cramerton, whose major is Electrical Engineering; Kennedy C. Concannon of Cramerton, whose major is Biological Sciences; Lauren M. Andrews of Gastonia, whose major is Communication; Marcus R. Hance of Gastonia, whose major is Language and International Trade; Anna-Taylor T. Harbin of Gastonia, whose major is Biological Sciences.To be named to the Dean’s List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

President’s List: Raiya Aleena Feinberg of Belmont, whose major is Biological Sciences; Elizabeth Diane Baxter of Cherryville, whose major is Animal and Veterinary Sciences; Marlena Katherine Heracklis of Gastonia, whose major is Nursing; Tyler Michael Kennedy of Gastonia, whose major is Computer Engineering; Sarah Grace Wheeler of Gastonia, whose major is Criminal Justice. To be named to the President’s List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all As) grade-point average.

threw the shot put a distance of 14.99 meters (49’-2.25”) on his final attempt Sunday to win the title at the 2018 Conference Carolinas Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship. The conference leader all year, Smallwood Mixed Doubles Runner up and Champion Ephraim Winkfield, also had the second-best Kristy Schaffert, Nichole Cox, Mike McCord. throw of the event, 14.87 meters, on his fifth throw. Junior Matt Difrancesco won his heat to finish sixth in the 200m dash, covering the distance in 22.43, while freshman Daniel Grosch placed seventh in the 800 with a time of 2:01.76. The 4x400 relay team of Difrancesco, Michael Koceja, Tomas Cerdeiras, Alex Abalos also contributed points to the team score, finishing sixth in 3:29.20. Michael Koceja (400m) and Dimarcus Vilcheck (800m) each won his heat, but did not score in the final.

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The Miss South Point pageant was held Saturday evening. The winner for 2018 was Sofia Saiz (center). First Runner Up was India Sadler (right). Second Runner Up was Ashley Gutkowski (left).

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Congratulations to basketball standout Nisha Long Rolle, Class of 2007, on her recent induction into the Gaston Day School Spartan Athletic Hall of Fame. Over half of the Spartan Athletic Hall of Fame membership was attendance at the induction dinner.

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Last week was National School Counseling Week. Pictured is Belmont Middle School counselor Sarah Little working with students on test-taking strategies. Take time to thank your school counselors for their hard work and what they do each day to help children. Gaston County Schools has 90 counselors and appreciates their contributions and the important role they play in student success.

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Congratulations to East Gaston High School sophomore Carter Beck, who was selected for the United States Region 3 Development Soccer Team that represents the best players in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, and Virginia. The team will play local academy teams and train with the FC Benfica professional sports club in Lisbon, Portugal. Beck scored 48 goals in his first two seasons at East Gaston and helped the team advance to back-to-back state playoff appearances.

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Photos by Bill Bostick/Tar Heel Sports Photography Cramerton Middle School girl’s basketball won a close game over Belmont Middle last week with a score of 31-25. Payton Jacobs of Cramerton drives by Lauren Tolbert of Belmont as she heads to the basket for a lay up.

Belmont’s #3 Sophie Burris looks for a way around Cramerton’s Kendall Manning as she starts toward the basket.

Cramerton’s #11 McKenzie Howard takes a fall as she let the ball go during the Eagles win over Belmont.

#22 of Cramerton Layne Maitra shoots as Peyton Conroy looks on.

Cramerton’s Sloan Parker attempts to shoot over Belmont’s Lauren Clemons.

Belmont and Cramerton middle schools met on the basketball court last week. Both teams came into this game as the last two undefeated middle school teams and it was a tough back and forth defensive game. Cramerton came out the winner 43-32 and is now the only undefeated middle school boys basketball team. Belmont’s Jake Beaty drives by Kory Davis as he heads to the basket.

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Belmont’s Cooper Ray #20 is defended by Jackson Pressley and Brenton Elliott of Cramerton as he drives to the basket and attempts to shoot.

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Cramerton’s Brenton Elliott looks to grab a rebound off a missed free throw. Final score CraBelmont’s Ashton Harris shoots over Jackson merton 43 and Belmont 32.

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Cramerton’s coach looks on from the sidelines during the Eagles win over the Wildcats last Thursday.

Belmont’s Will Kelly is defended by Camury Reid of Cramerton as he attempts to break the press.

NEA Foundation award honors South Point’s Cavnar as the nation’s best teacher The Cramerton cheerleaders stirred up some school spirit.

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He already has county, regional, and state Teacher of the Year honors. Now, South Point High School’s Bobbie Cavnar has a national one.

Cavnar received the NEA Foundation’s national award for teaching excellence during the organization’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala in Washington, D.C., on February 9. The award includes a $25,000 prize.

Cavnar discovered he was a finalist for the teaching excellence award in August when he and four other finalists from across the country were announced.

The honor is officially called the 2018 NEA Member Benefits for Teaching Excellence Award. For Cavnar, it is a prestigious recognition that gives him an opportunity to bring more attention to public education and be a bigger voice for students and teachers.

“Receiving this award is an incredible honor,” Cavnar said. “It is a privilege to represent teachers not only in Gaston County and North Carolina, but also to represent educators all across the country and be an advocate for public education on a national level.”

Cavnar is an English teacher at South Point High School in Belmont. His journey to being the nation’s best teacher began in 2014 when he was chosen as the school’s Teacher of the Year. He was named the Gaston County Teacher of the Year in May 2015, the Southwest Region Teacher of the Year in December 2015, and the North Carolina Teacher of the Year in April 2016.

As the 2016-2017 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Cavnar spent time traveling the state and country as a proponent for teachers, students, and public schools, speaking to educators, elected officials, community leaders, and others. He also served as an adviser to the North Carolina State Board of Education and the State Superintendent’s Advisory Council.

Cavnar, who began his teaching career in 1999 in Florida and has been at South Point for 15 years, stressed the importance of public education in his acceptance speech.

“Many of our great artists, thinkers, and inventors were born into poverty and were given the opportunity to let their

Seen at NEA Foundation event from left South Point High’s Bobbie Cavnar, NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence recipient; Revathi Balakrishnan, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (TX); Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, NEA Foundation Board Chair; Gary Phoebus, President and CEO of the NEA Member Benefits; Afreen Gootee, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (VA); Crystal May, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (KS); Tia Mills, Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence recipient (LA).

Gaston Schools story/photo genius show,” said Cavnar. “That’s how a public education equalizes life.”

The Washington ceremony was a celebration of the men and women who work in America’s public schools. There were more than 40 awards given to exceptional educators, but Cavnar’s honor was the ceremony’s grand finale.

Despite having the spotlight on him in Washington, Cavnar made it back home to Gaston County in time to attend this weekend’s Sweetheart Ball with his daughter, a student at Belmont Central Elementary. For this teacher, the focus is always on the children.

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Cramer’s Haley Bourhill hits 1,000

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

An hour or so before taking the court against Forestview on February 9th, Stuart Cramer basketball standout Haley Bourhill was sitting in the locker room mulling things over.

One way or another this was a big night for Cramer’s senior point guard.

As she prepped for the game Haley thought about what was about to happen.

It was the Cramer Storm’s last regular season basketball game of the year. It was Senior Night, her last home game as a senior.

On top of that Haley knew the Storm was still scrapping for an outside shot at the playoffs.

A lot to think about.

As important as those things were there was yet another thing on Haley’s mind.

The number 1,000.

Before going on to the court Haley knew that in addition to everything else going on she was 11 points shy of achieving the pinnacle of high school basketball achievement.

Scoring 1,000 points.

No doubt Haley wanted to get out there and get to it.

To add to the drama of the moment Haley and her team were forced to wait.

The game was delayed as the Cramer-Forestview JV game went into overtime.

More time to think.

After the Cramer JV pulled off a stunning win the Cramer girls took the court.

As the game got underway Bourhill went to work leading the Cramer offense.

If the waiting had taken it’s toll no one noticed. If Haley was nervous you wouldn’t have known it.

With about two minutes to go in the first half the 5’6” senior hit a 3-pointer that put her over the mark.

1,000 points!

A feat rarely accomplished by any high school player.

After sinking the shot game play was stopped. Haley’s coaches and family came out to mid court with her as she was presented with a ceremonial ball.

If you were to say that Haley had trained most of her life for that moment you wouldn’t be far off.

You could say Haley Bourhill is Miss Basketball.

Head coach Cary Pohlman thinks there are few as dedicated as for her.

“This is the only sport she plays,” coach Pohlman said.

“She is basketball all day, all the time.”

Coach Pohlman has coached Bourhill her entire high school career. He saw her grow up and develop into an outstanding basketball player.

Even as a freshman it was obvious that young Haley Bourhill had talent.

However, instead of throwing Haley to the wolves coach Polman decided to develop her.

“It was tough for her as a freshman,” pohlman explained “ I probably could have started her, but felt as a freshman it would have been better for her to be first off the bench. It’s hard to throw a freshman out there, a lot of pressure.”

Even is a reserve role Bourhill performed.

“She played a big role as a freshman.” Pohlman added.

In her sophomore year Hailey earned a starting spot and started ever since.

Pohlman believes that over the years Haley has been a big part of the storm basketball program.

On the court Haley is a point guard who seems to move effortlessly across the court. She can change direction on a dime. She won’t hesitate to charge the basket or hit from the perimeter. Bourhill is also a selfless player that has no problem feeding the ball to her teammates.

Coach Pohlman knows she will be be a player that will be hard to replace.

“With her it’s going to be one of those things where you don’t realize how much she did until she’s gone,” Pohlman added. “People didn’t press us with her. She has above-average ball handling skills.”

The ball handling skills that Pohlman spoke of wasn’t something that came naturally. Over the years Haley work very hard to be a good player.

Haley first started to play basketball in the fourth grade when she signed up for Cramerton Recreation.

Haley also played ball with the Lowell Boys and Girls Club and soon started to be involved in AAU ball.

Her first AAU team was the Mount Holly Stars in 7th grade.

Over the years she also played with the Charlotte lady Warriors and the Carolina Express.

It was during her middle school years that Haley decided what basketball path she was going to travel.

“I had a point in middle school where I decided I wanted to be the best I could be,” Bourhill explained. “So I went to work.

I worked on my right hand worked on my left hand. I focused on point guard. I used to be little skinny and weaker than everyone else. So it was easier to play point guard.”

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Cramer’s Haley Bourhill is surrounded by her family and coaches shortly after cresting the 1,000 point mark. After making the shot, game play was stopped and Bourhill was presented with a ceremonial ball to memorialize her achievement.

Photo by John Wilson Today Haley is far from weak, or skinny. She is an athlete who can mix it up with anyone.

The desire she displayed in 7th grade is with her today.

“I would open up the gym for her and she will work out in there by herself for over an hour,” Coach Pohlman said.

As Haley reflected on the moments before taking the court we find that the pose she showed on the court hid what was running through her mind.

“I was extremely nervous,” Haley laughed. “But it helped get my adrenaline going.”

Even though Haley knew what was at stake for her personally she continued to think about how she could help her team.

“I felt like I needed to be aggressive as possible on both sides of the ball,” Haley went on. “Defense leads to offense.”

When she hit her 3 pointer Haley felt that a weight has been lifted off of her.

“I was relieved I hit my goal,” Bourhill went on. “ I was so relaxed after that.”

With her high school career now part of her past, Haley thinks about the fond memories she has of her high school career.

She is candid and open about what she will miss- “The competitiveness,” Haley chimed in. “I love the game.”

Haley is still trying to sort out what she wants to do in the future.

Right now she’s on the fence about whether or not she will play college ball.

“I’m interested in biology,” Haley added. “My big goal would be med school.”

If Haley gets a shot at med school there is little doubt she will give it the same dedication she gave basketball.

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Gaston Day students receive awards

The Lowell Elementary and PSNC Energy school/business team was the grand winner of the annual Are You Smarter Than a Gaston County Fifth Grader event.

Lowell Elementary wins annual “Are You Smarter…” competition The annual Gaston Schools Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader competition was held Thursday, February 8 at Stuart W. Cramer High School.

The popular program that pairs business partners with elementary schools in a game show format raised $40,000 for the Gaston County Education Foundation. The Foundation will use the money to fund the Ron L. Ensley grant program that provides funds to teachers for innovative classroom lessons and activities.

Last year, the Foundation awarded more than $50,000 in grants to teachers at schools across the county. Grants will be presented in June for the 2018-2019 school year.

The Gaston County Education Foundation organized the competition, which was sponsored by American & Efird. Others sponsors included CaroMont Health, Wells Fargo, Duke Energy, PSNC Energy, TindolFord Subaru-ROUSH, and United Oil of the Carolinas.

Here is a list of the award winners: First Place: Lowell Elementary and PSNC Energy; Second Place: Lingerfeldt Elementary

and CaroMont Health; Third Place: Sadler Elementary and Firestone Fibers and Textiles; Team Spirit: Pinewood Elementary and McLean Funeral Directors; Good Apple Award: McAdenville Elementary and Pharr Yarns; People’s Choice Award: Woodhill Elementary and PNC Bank.

Other school/business teams participating in the competition were: Brookside Elementary and Allen Tate Realtors Rankin Elementary and American & Efird Catawba Heights Elementary and Duke Energy W.B. Beam Intermediate and FleetNet America North Belmont Elementary and Gastonia East Rotary Club Pleasant Ridge Elementary and Gastonia Grizzlies and GSM Services Sherwood Elementary and Leadership Gaston Kiser Elementary and Next Generation Gardner Park Elementary and Tindol Ford-Subaru-ROUSH

The team of Pleasant Ridge Elementary and Gastonia Grizzlies/Gaston Sheet Metal team work to solve a problem during the competition.

The Pinewood Elementary School Are You Smarter team sponsored by McLean Funeral Home won the School Spirit Award.

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Gaston Day School students recently received 16 Gold Key, Silver Key, or Honorable Mention in art, by the MidCarolina Region of the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.

Congratulations to the following students: GOLD KEY: Elizabeth Efird, Kathryne Garrido, Lily Song (8 Gold Keys), Roye Zhang. SILVER KEY: Emily Moore, Anna Claire Rhyne, Zoe Wang, Roye Zhang HONORABLE MENTION: Anna Claire Rhyne. Lily Song received an Adams Outdoor advertising award at the ceremony. Her art will be featured on one of their billboards in Charlotte. Elizabeth Efird was the only student to receive both Gold Key art and Gold Key writing at the ceremony! GDS rocks. Lots of writing awards too! English department is working on the massive list.

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Gaston Early College begins 2018 with celebration The Gaston Early College High School started 2018 with a big celebration recently to bring attention to the school earning an A performance grade for the past three years on the state accountability and testing program. The “Three-Peat Celebration” with a pep rally atmosphere featured music, snacks, and an appearance by the Gaston Early College Spartan mascot. Principal Sheila Wyont, Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker, and Gaston College president Patricia Skinner were among the speakers who congratulated the students and teachers and encouraged them to work toward a “Four-Peat” this year. A highlight was the presentation of “Three-Peat” T-shirts to all students.

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Two local teams get basketball playoff nod

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

2017-18 regular season basketball schedule is done. Now it’s playoff time.

When all was said and done two local boys basketball teams made it to the state playoffs.

No local girls teams made the playoffs So who is in?

After going 18 -7 and winning a share of the Southwestern 2A conference the South Point Red Raiders earned the 13th seed.

This year the Red Raiders posted their best season win total ever.

South Point will face another Southwestern conference foe when they host East Rutherford.

The 18-9 Cavaliers landed the 20th seed.

South Point will have to bring their Agame if they expect to beat East Rutherford.

The two squads went at it three times this year.

The Cavs hold it 1- 2 advantage over the Red Raiders In 1A action the 19th seeded Mountain Island Charter Raptors will travel to Hayesville to take on the 14th seeded Yellowjackets.

Hayesville finished the regular season 18-7. They also ended the year in second place in the Smoky Mountain Big 1A Conference.

The Raptors finished tied for 2nd in the Piedmont 1A and finished the regular season 16-8.

Both squads look evenly matched.

South Point and Mountain Island played solid all year. They earned their spots.

However one local team that many thought should still be playing didn’t get a ticket to the dance.

In an odd twist of fate the East Gaston Warriors got snubbed.

The Warriors finished the regular season

14-10 and didn’t get in.

So how does that happen?

Well, the way the brackets are set up by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) each conference gets a set number of playoff spots. In a numbers crunch that means that weak conferences may have teams with losing records that played well enough in conference play to make the playoffs.

It also means that teams in a strong conference such as the Southwestern 2A may lose out.

This year the Southwestern had several teams with winning records, including the Warriors.

The playoff formula explains how a team such as the 9-16 West Wilkes Warriors got a spot and EG didn’t.

Okay that kind of makes sense. The NCHSAA want to be fair, got it.

What doesn’t make sense is how the Shelby Golden Lions made it to the playoffs and East Gaston didn’t.

Both squads are members of the Southwestern 2A. EG ended the year 14-10. Shelby finished up 12-12.

Both teams had identical 5-5 conference records. In head to head matchups Shelby beat the Warriors 1-3.

So, according to the NCHSAA rules the head to head conference matchups are more important than overall record.

So, a team with a winning record sits and a .500 team gets in.

When asked about the weird set up all coach Eugene Farrar could say was, “That’s what the state said.”

Coach Farrar took the high road. In the end you just can’t fight Raleigh.

As for South Point and Mountain Island.

Let’s hope they show the rest of the state what Gaston County can do.

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Darian DeFrench (pictured) got wins at both #1 singles and #1 doubles, and the Crusader women’s tennis team swept Brevard College 9-0 last week. The Abbey is now 1-3 in 2018. The Tornados dipped to 1-2. Blair Boatright, Riley Ellingson, Emily Heim, and Morgan Nguyen, all recorded shutouts in singles play. Heim and Erika Noblett added another shutout at #3 doubles.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT

EMPLOYMENT

BUSINESS SERVICES

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

ALOCHOLICS ANONYMOUS. If you want to drink that is your business, if you want to stop, we can help. For help or meeting info, call (24 hrs). (704) 8651561

GREAT PAY, GREAT CLIENTS. GREAT TEAM. Stylist needed for the oldest established shop in town. We are looking for experienced, but not limited to, you must have a basic knowledge and understanding about cuts and color. We offer booth rental or commission with a new stylist program. Trendsetters, contact Joe 704-477-1128.

(704) 482-8626

VAN DRIVER NEEDED for community program in Rutherford County. Each Monday + early morning & mid afternoon remainder of week - approximately 20 hrs/wk. Must be at least 25 year old with a good driving record. Background check required. Call or email to request an application. (828) 288-2707 laurie. mills@pathways.com

YARD CLEAN-UP. Debris Removal. Spreading Gravel and Mulch. Creating flower beds and small Gardens and stone walkways. Bush trimming and small tree removal or pruning. Practically anything outdoors. Tidy up your place. You call, I haul. No job too small in Cleveland County. (980) 295-0750

CARPORTS, RV/BOAT COVERS, Equipment, Hay, Livestock. Protect your investments.

Largest on site display around, 1000’s of options, 12’ to 60’ wide, 300’ or longer. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895

(2) CEMETERY PLOTS for sale at Eternal Hills. Call for more info. (828) 429-4840

FLAGS AND FLAG POLES. 15 ft., 20 ft., and 25 ft., poles in stock. Delivery and installation available. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895

Salon Equipment For Sale.

Good condition. Good Price!

Must See! (864) 490-8555

THE LUTZ-AUSTELL FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL. Located at 409 West Marion Street, Shelby, will be open to the public for silent prayer and meditation on the Thursdays of Lent from noon until 1:30pm. You are invited to drop in at your convenience to pray, meditate, read or just enjoy the quiet.

EMPLOYMENT Farm Labor Workers Needed.

Must have NC drivers license.

(704) 473-4299 MAINTENANCE POSITION. Now Hiring Part-time Maintenance Position in Kings Mountain. Please send your resume to kingfallsapts@gmail.com (704) 739-6591 DIESEL/TRUCK MECHANIC. Full and part time. 1 year experience. Local job. Excellent pay. Good benefits.

Cyclone Trucking. (704) 236-4095 CNC Machinist 2nd shift 3pm to 11pm Competitive pay & benefits. Minimum five year’s experience on lathes, some milling experience a plus. Experience with live tooling a plus but not necessary. Must have own tools and dependable transportation. Responsibilities Include: Set-up, troubleshoot & edit programs and operate CNC machines. info@msicarolina.com DRIVERS WANTED: CLASS A CDL. Eight positions available in Spartanburg, SC. Full or part time. 2 years experience. 53’ trailers. All local trips. Excellent pay.

Great benefits. Cyclone Trucking in Spartanburg.

(704) 236-4095

CLASS A CDL DRIVERS HIRING BONUS SOUTHEAST REGIONAL. Out 3 to 4 days; Home W/E. Pays $.40 to $.45 per HUB mile – based on experience Det, P&D AND Min Day pay guarantee. Small Family Oriented Company. Contact: AJ Bachelder (aj@eastcoasttropicals.com) Briarpatch Greenhouses, Inc. 2427 Oak Grove Rd, Shelby, NC. (704) 481-0014 Premier Federal Credit Union-Kings Mountain Premier FCU is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the position of Teller Services Specialist in our Kings Mountain branch. Candidate must be willing to offer unparalleled service to credit union members.

Prior credit union/banking experience a plus. Please apply at https://premierfcu. applicantpool.com HumanResources@premierfcu.org Worker for Chicken Farm.

Need to be able to operate farm equipment. No drunks or drugs. Check chicken houses and clean up. Must live in mobile home on property 2 bedroom 2 bath. This a 7 day job.. background check required. If you are dependable and want to work. Call 704-692-7362 or (704) 692-8752 NEED SOMEONE FOR MAINTENANCE WORK. Must have a clean driving record and experience with working on rental property. Apply in person at 1025 County Home Road, Shelby, NC 28152. (704) 4724666

LOCAL SAWMILL HAS OPENINGS. Current openings for Production Support Staff. Apply in person at the sawmill located at 470 Gaffney Ferry Road in Gaffney, SC or send resume to njones@associatedhardwoods.com NOW HIRING ROOFERS. Experienced Single Ply Roofers and Experienced Shingle Roofers.

Must have valid drivers license.

Cline Co., Inc. (704) 477-0516

BUSINESS SERVICES CONCRETE WORK. Driveways, Patios, Sidewalks, Masonry, Repairs. Stucco and Brick repairs. John Ellison (828) 289-3652 TRAVELING TUTOR, Angela Bunney. Tutoring at location of your choice. Tutoring in all subjects, Kindergarten- 6th grade.

Homework help, Specialized in Reading Help. Reasonable rates per hour. Call 704-718-3419 or Angela_Bunney @yahoo.com.

BA Education, K-6 Lenior-Rhyne University. Classroom teacher for 20 years. References available.

Making Learning Fun! WNC CHIMNEY SWEEP, WESTERN CAROLINA. Insured & Licensed. Cleaning, Repair, Caps, Pest Removals. 22 years experience. Ellenboro +75 miles. Call Neal. (828) 223-7730 HANDYMAN, RETIRED. General contractor available for small job repairs & fixes. Deck repair a specialty. Call Bob, (828) 476-6058

Nippon Electric Glass, LLC Fiber Glass Products 940 Washburn Switch Road, Shelby, NC 28150

Nippon Electric Glass, (formerly PPG Industries), Inc. is currently interviewing for full-time production positions at its Shelby, NC Fiber Glass manufacturing facility. If you are interested in working in a dynamic, growth oriented environment and being part of a successful, global company, we invite you to join our team.

This position requires use of, or access to, information subject to the Export Control Regulations. Accordingly, only U.S. citizens, Green Card holders and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

NEG offers competitive wages & excellent benefits including health care, savings plan, education assistance, vacation time & paid holidays.

Production operations run 24/7 with 12 hour rotation shifts. Production positions include lifting & carrying, packing, loading, cleaning, and operating equipment or general utility. Production workers starting salary is between $15.79, $16.35, and $16.84/hr. with pay increases every six months for one year. We also offer 1 week of vacation after 6 months and 2 weeks after 1 year of employment.

TO APPLY YOU MUST HAVE EARNED A CAREER READINESS CERTIFICATE THROUGH THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AT THE BRONZE LEVEL OR HIGHER. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS SHOULD APPLY THROUGH WWW.JOBSPPG.COM Applicants must have the legal right to work in the United States. Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V

CLEVELAND COUNTY GARAGE DOORS. Winter Garage Door Special: Single size starting at $499. Double size starting at $849. Garage door repairs & installations. Ask about glass door installation & repair. 704-4190117 (704) 472-9367 HOUSE CLEANING. Will perform light cleaning duties and maintain private households or commercial establishments. Some of these duties include dusting, vacuuming, washing dishes, making beds, doing and putting away laundry, cleaning bathrooms, sweeping and mopping. Will perform household errands such as grocery shopping & pharmacy pickup. Prices vary according to job. Shelby & Upper Cleveland County areas. Call or text Cindy, 980-295-9211. (704) 538-7797

PAYLESS STORAGE BUILDINGS Top Quality. Cash, 90 days same as cash, (rent to own, no credit check). Same or next day delivery on in stock inventory.

Free 75 miles. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895 HEAVY DUTY 5X8 utility trailer, $300. Garden tiller, front tines, $150. 30” fan on stand, 120v, $75. Wood storage cabinet with shelves & doors, $100. (828) 245-8194 (2) 500 WATT OUTSIDE LIGHT FIXTURES, $75. 8’ single axle, springs, wheels & tires, $400.

Rough sawed poplar lumbar, 4-14” wide, 1500-2000 board feet, $300/1000bf. (828) 245-8194

ESTATE SALE Fri. Mar 2, 2PM-7PM and Sat. Mar. 3, 8AM-12PM. 185 Yelton Rd, RUTHERFORDTON, NC 28139

FOR SALE REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS, and odd furniture. 704-481-0954 and after 5pm, call (704) 4820540 SMALL CHEST FREEZER for sale. Good shape. $110. 704477-5177 or (704) 466-0149 ALL HOLIDAY BARBIES. Gone with the Wind. Books, Aiwa stereo system, picture art, Game Boy & gamer, video camera, craft beads, cassette cabinet, DVD rack, CD’s, VHS Marilyn collection. (828) 691-5662 RAILROAD CORRIDOR. Beside Gilboa Methodist Church, Rutherfordton, NC. 1,433’ +/-, includes 50’ each side of track.

That’s over 1/4 mile! $125,000.

(828) 395-8010 HORSE QUALITY KY31 FESCUE HAY. Round roles or square bales in barn with no rain. Bring your truck or can deliver. Ellenboro. Call 828-4537768. (828) 447-6441 ADJUSTABLE DOUBLE BED. Like new, $600. Solid oak king bedroom suite, $700. Maytag washer/dryer, $150. Architect drawing table, $50. (828) 4291390 LARGEST TRAILER INVENTORY and Selection around.

BEST prices, new 5x8 $525.

Custom built welcome. 2k to 20 ton Utility, Cargo, Dump, Equipment, Livestock. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 2455895

GRASS HAY $2.50, SQUARE BALES. Been kept in the dry. Call (704) 692-7150 LARGE MAHOGANY CHINA CABINET. 2 piece, Asian theme carving, top with shelves and glass, bottom with drawers and cabinets, $550 OBO. No checks.

(828) 429-2497 Collectibles For Sale. Tiara punch bowl with 12 cups and ladle, $45. 2 porcelain dolls, $12 and $20. (828) 429-8607 Electric Hospital Bed, Excellent Condition. Used very little. $425.

704-418-6800 or (704) 487-1389 REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS. Discount Prices. 1205 Earl Rd, Shelby, NC. (704) 487-4443 Horse Quality Barn Kept Round Bales of Fescue. $40 each.

Clean, no weeds. Outside round bales of horse quality Fescue, $25 each. (704) 477-8623

CONNIE’S PLUNDER SHOP. Items purchased at Wholesale Alley, Wholesale Market Place, new and used. Flea Market Zone. 801L S. Lafayette St, Shelby. (Next to Auto Zone).

Open Tues-Sat. 8-5. (704) 4773709

YARD SALES

Dirt, 7-8 Ton, Screened Topsoil. $160 per load. Shelby. (704) 6926025

2017 SPRING CUT FESCUE HAY. No rain, $4.50 per bale.

(704) 538-4110 1987-1995 Ford Bed Good condition. Only $575. Call (704) 3001818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net TRAILERS: WE BUY, SALE, TRADE (must have title). Parts and service on most models. New 5x10 $695 with this ad. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895 TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse & Cattle Trailers, Saddlery. Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment. Boiling Springs, NC. (704) 434-6389 PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704-482-2243. (704) 538-5788 WORLD WAR II YEARS. Life Magazines bound into hardback book. Best offer. Curio Cabinet $70. (704) 974-8440 INSERT, APPALACHIAN MORNING. Fireplace insert, wood stove. Serious inquires only. $425. (704) 730-1171 HURST 6.5’x20’ Landscape Trailer. Steel heavy duty drive on tail gate. Duel axles with brakes and Gorilla lift and Jungle Jim Rack and trailer tongue tool box. $2200. Call Ken. (704) 419-9083 LIKE NEW VINYL BINDER for sale. (704) 473-8741 FERRIS 48” Walk-Behind Mower. Bought new September 2017.

Has 3 hours on mower. New cost $6300, will sell for $4500. Call Ken (704) 419-9083 DISCOUNT POOL SUPPLY, INC. Now offering above & inground pools. We also open/close pools, maintenance, etc. Also offering parts & supplies. 704-418-3277.

(828) 245-7540 10” TABLE SAW ON STAND, $125. One bag size cement mixer, 120v, $125. 12 ton hydraulic floor jack, $100. (828) 245-8194

HOUSEWRAP. New Green Max Polypropylene, 9 foot rolls, $20 to $60. Rutherfordton and Charlotte.

(704) 778-8603 HORSE QUALITY HAY. Square and round bales. Call (704) 4876855 2017 TROYBILT MOWER. 20 HP, 46” cut. Toro Zero-turn, 24 HP, 50” cut mower. Lawnmower trailer, 5’x8’ with drop down gate, like new. (704) 300-8684 AUTO PARTS FOR SALE. 19871991 Ford 4WD. 1989-1994 Toyota truck parts. 1968-1972 Ford parts. 1995 Nissan truck parts.

Automatic transmission for Toyota truck. Gray factory Ford wheels, 7”x7”x15”. Set of factory Ford gray center caps & beauty rims 7”x15” and 8”x15”. 2001-2005 Honda Civic parts. Antique barbers chair.

WANTED TO BUY: Pickup trucks of any model, make or condition.

Nissan & Toyota trucks and Honda cars. (704) 538-9742 Electric scooters and chairs.

Jazzy electric chair for sale. Free Delivery Repairs on many models available. (704) 351-7422 USED CAMPER TOPS. Various sizes & styles. Also buying them in Rutherford County. (828) 9800881 EZ-GO GOLF CART. Excellent condition. Factory lights and 1 year old batteries. $1950. (704) 477-6863 REGULATION SIZE POOL TABLE. Slate top, walnut wood, leather pockets, 10 pool sticks and rack, new set of extra balls, chalks, etc. Paid $2700, sell for $300. (704) 419-2267 Golf Cart Best Offer! Town of Fallston will accept sealed bids for the Town’s Workhorse EZGO golf cart. It can be viewed at Boggs Farm Center, Inc. 807 E. Stagecoach Trail Fallston, NC. Bids will be opened March 6, 2018 at 7:00 pm. townoffallstonnc@bellsouth.net

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CLASSIFIED ADS

Go to CarolinaClassifieds.com to Place Your Ad FOR SALE

WANT TO BUY

Pro Series Cargo Hauler Platform. Like new Pro Series cargo platform. Measures 2’D x 5’W x 5 1/2” H. Used only once. 500 lb load capacity. (704) 418-1497 dbrown1784@carolina.rr.com

WANTED TO BUY. Good Used Furniture and Appliances, and antiques and estates. 704-481-0954 and after 5pm call (704) 482-0540 WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies. (828) 245-6756 NEED CASH? I will buy your old used Nintendo NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy and N64 Games. Small or big lots. (828) 748-7264

Free Self-defense Strike Pen Free Self-defense Strike Pen available while supplies last.

Don’t Wait! Email us for quick details. shelby28150@mail.com 7 PIECE DINETTE SET. Table and 6 chairs. Good condition.

Priced to sell. $175. (704) 4766851

WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS. Trailers, Metal Boats, Tractors, Farm Equipment & scrap metal.

Must have ID & proof of ownership.

Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006 WANT TO BUY LAND to build a home, minimum 5 acres, wooded, mountain view. Email details, price, etc to: landpage777@ gmail.com CASH FOR YOUR CAR running or not, title or no title. Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704-692-6767 or (704) 487-0228 BUYING JUINK CARS, title or no title, running or not. Fast on time service. (704) 692-6752

Building Contents for Sale/ Sealed bid. (10) rolling double sided gondola commercial shelves. (1) Wilcox and Gibbs stitch sewing machine. Glassware, sports cards, collectibles.

Come by and get a bid form.

1705 S. Lafayette Street in Shelby. (704) 482-7880 teaster@ phnwebsales.com RECLINER AND WAGON Call for Price camo rocker recliner new. Child’s brand new wagon.

(704) 472-7293

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC Test Strips. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local & pay fast. (828) 577-4197 DANNY’S AUTOWERKS. Buying used or junk cars. Competitive prices. Jimmy, 828-289-1175.

(828) 247-1070 $$CASH$$ for Old Fishing Lures. Call Rick Hutton Collector.

(704) 695-4917 WWII COLLECTOR wanting to BUY German Pistols, Military Guns, Helmets, Knives & Flags.

I BUY Small & Large Gun Collections also. Licensed FFL, TOP cash paid. (828) 980-3329 COUNTY LINE TIMBER. Buying Hardwood and Pine Timber, 8 acres+. Also, Pine Thinning. Over 25 years experience. Member of NCFA. 828-248-3659. (828) 2890742

Chrysler Van 1998 $1000 Been hit in front. Has good 3.8 eng. and transmission. Will sell whole or parts. (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net MARTIN GOURDS. For Sale.

(704) 473-4099 DECK BOAT & Trailer. 20’x8’, 90HP Mercury (runs great), $2500. Tiny House 8x20, new refrigerator w/air conditioner.

See to appreciate, $2250. 828245-5574, (828) 755-6575 Gravel, 7-8 Ton, Crusher Run. $200 per load. Washed gravel, $240 per load. Shelby. (704) 692-6025 ANTIQUE CARVED BUFFET CABINET SIDEBOARD. Has stained glass doors and original working key. H-90”xW54”XD-25”. (704) 678-7457 CARPORTS, GARAGE, HORSE BARNS. Installed in 2 to 3 weeks or sooner in most cases (standard). Best on site display around. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 2455895 DOG KENNELS FOR SALE. Starting at $179.99. Size 10x20 $399.99. Other sizes are available. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895

NEEDED: GOOD USED BACK DOOR for mobile home. Frame 78 inches high, 34 inches wide.

(828) 980-3217

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PETS•LIVESTOCK

1999 Ford Econoline Cargo Van Work van with tool and parts bins. Ladder rack. Heavy metal Bulkhead. For parts or sell complete. Needs transmission. $1500. (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net BEES FOR SALE. BEES- Three pound packages for sale with fertilized Italian queen, $105.00.

Order now for April 15th pickup in Rutherfordton. Also have bee hives, call for specifics. Call Fred. (828) 980-0725 f.nich@ hotmail.com FREE TO GOOD HOME. White male neutered Boxer, Pit mix.

Good watch dog. No other animals. (704) 481-1737 SPRING CUT SQUARE BALES FESCUE. $4.50 each. Round bales, horse quality, 4x5 bales, very clean, no weeds, stored in dry, $40 each. Fall cut Fescue, $25 each. (704) 477-8623

HAY “FESCUE” - HORSE QUALITY. 4’x4’ Round Rolls. In The Barn. $17.00 Each. (704) 538-9228 FREE FIREWOOD. You cut it and clean it up. All Oak Trees. Oak Grove Area, Kings Mountain, NC. (704) 300-3493

CKC REGISTERED GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPS. 1 male, 1 female. 1st shots, 9 weeks 2/17/18. $450 each. Parents on site. 980-295-0923 or (704) 616-6713 HORSE BOARDING. Specializing in Care of Retirement Horses. (704) 434-9104

CKC REGISTERED CHIHUAHUAS. Applehead Teacup and Miniature Chihuahua puppies.

Shots UTD. Ready to go. $ 200 each. (704) 813-5981

2011 Chevrolet Camaro White, V6, Automatic, One Owner, Loaded. Have original window sticker & Bill of Sale! $15,000 (704) 692-6699 dmoore1253@ carolina.rr.com 1993 Mazda MX-5 Miata $3300 OBO; 157,240 miles; 5 speed; red; AC; hard top, runs well; new tires; fun car! Call (704) 300-6805 2012 Ford Fusion SEL. 74k miles, leather, aluminum wheels, $5500. (828) 287-3820

2001 Buick Century V-6, 64k miles, new tires, 3.1 liter. $3200.

704-434-5241 or (704) 418-9986 2004 Buick Park Avenue 167k miles, blue, $3500. (704) 4724849

CARS & TRUCKS

GERMAN ROTTWEILER PUPPIES. Rottweiler puppies for sale, AKC registered. Will be huge with big Teddy bear heads, $1000. Call or text (704) 692-811 FESCUE HAY FOR SALE. 4’x5’ net wrapped bales, $25 each. (704) 472-8848

1999 Cadillac DeVille extended version. 77,000 miles, all black, chrome wheels, excellent condition. $4800. 704-4870550 or (704) 678-3954

1995 Dodge Dakota 114,300 miles LOW, $2900. Black with white topper, 2WD, automatic, 6-cylinder, tow package, good condition (910) 620-4848 Tyogagirl@gmail.com

1999 Ford F-150 One owner short bed truck with a Tommy Gate lift with 1,000 lbs of lifting capacity. Lift gate works like new and I am told they last forever. Rear suspension upgraded.

Manual transmission 5 speed that shifts and drives like new. Clutch and pressure plate replaced in 2015. Service records and original paperwork included. This would make somebody a super work truck. Truck is in Shelby, come see it and drive it. (864) 216-3724 lee_huston@yahoo.com

OCEAN LAKES VACATION. 1678 STARFISH. 3 bedroom, washer, dryer, large covered front porch. Reduced rates for spring & fall. Summer dates avail. 704-473-6109. sheilaba@ bellsouth.net (704) 484-2015

LOST & FOUND LOST BRINDLE MALE PUG. $200 REWARD! Adolescent brindle male pug. Mostly black with some fawn coloring. From the area around Mike’s food store and Swifty’s and has lost his collar. Indoor pet, very sweet, & we miss him terribly.

Missing on 2-10-18. Call (704) 284-1222 jenuwineaussie@ gmail.com

REAL ESTATE 1/2 ACRE MOBILE HOME LOT and 3 acre Mobile Home lot.

Both in Casar on paved street & county water. 704-538-1199. 214 Mace Rd, Casar, NC 28021 (704) 600-7847

1989 Chevrolet Blazer 4x4, $1750. 1999 Blazer 4x4, $2500.

1988 Mazda 4x4 truck, auto, air, $2500. Financing available.

(828) 287-8668

2010 Lexus IS 250 fully loaded.

108+k miles, rear wheel drive, good condition, $12,500. (828) 289-6467 1950 FORD 8N ALL ORIGINAL. Local tractor. Has every option that was available in 1950. Four good tires with wheel weights on rear. Includes middle buster plow and 3 point carryall. $3450 Call (704) 300-1818 kim_ hopper@bellsouth.net

BOATS

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE. Pure breed, Angus Bulls and Heifers.

Jacob Fork Ranch. Call 704538-1199. (704) 600-7847

FARM & GARDEN 4x5 FESCUE HAY. 2017 Spring Cut, good quality, dry storage, 7 bales available for $250 at barn.

Leave message. (704) 482-9408

WANT TO BUY. Pop-up campers. (828) 429-3935

1991 Dodge Caravan Good condition, runs well. Blue with grey interior, airbag, tinted windows, 209,000 miles, $500.00. (704) 480-4487 4slnrich@gmail.com

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE. Pure breed, Angus Bulls and Heifers.

Jacob Fork Ranch. Call 704538-1199. (704) 600-7847

PETS•LIVESTOCK BLACK ANGUS CATTLE FOR SALE. Steers, bulls, replacement heifers, cows and cow/ calf pairs. Call or text (704) 4181071

CARS & TRUCKS

2013 FLAGSTAFF 30 FT CAMPER Ready for summer camper is set up at Lake James Family Campground in Morganton NC. Like New, smoke free, 1 bedroom , full bath, with a front kitchen. Great view of the lake and close to boat launch ramp. (828) 4298397 jduckett58@gmail.com

VACATIONS

COMPLETE PADDLING, SAILING, MOTORBOATING PACKAGE! For sale! Package deal only. 17’ square-stern Grumman canoe; 6 hp Tohatsu four-stroke remote controlled outboard; aluminum canoe trailer; deluxe sail kit; canoe cover; several additional accessories; $3,699. (828) 755-6852 larry_ pearson@me.com

MOTORCYCLES & ATVS 2007 Yamaha Tour Deluxe 1300cc, All Accessories, Garage Kept, 19000 miles. $5000 obo. Call 704-460-6457 or (704) 263-2869

VACATIONS OCEAN LAKES, MYRTLE BEACH, Cottage N34. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, den, kitchen/dining, covered deck, near country store.

Call Dorcas 803-635-9831. (803) 718-2659 OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE. 2 bedroom, 2 bath.

Also, pullout couch, queen size & golf cart. Weeks & weekends.

Good off season rates. 704-4829781 (704) 472-5182 TWO BEACH HOUSES FOR RENT. one in Ocean Lakes, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, golf cart included. One in Ocean Side Village, Surfside. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath.

Real nice. Washer/dryer, golf cart included. Ocean view off back porch. (704) 434-9502 OCEAN LAKES 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Washer/dryer, gas grill, golf cart included. $1200 wk.

(704) 472-7145 BEACHFRONT CONDO, North Myrtle Beach. For rent week of 7/13-7/20. Family oriented, Sleeps 6. For details call Jerri (704) 263-2551 NEW AD: OCEAN LAKES. 2 or 3 bedrooms, 2 bath, sleeps 6, gas grill, golf care. Weeks and Weekends available. 704-473-1494 or (704) 434-7765

FOR SALE BY OWNER. North Shelby area. 3 bedroom, 3 bath, finished basement, 2 car garage, over 2700 square feet living area.

Quite cul-de-sac. By appointment only. For more info, 704-484-8015 or 611 Old Stubbs Rd, Cherryville, NC 28021 (704) 435-5512 LAWNDALE AREA. Cleared 1.3 acre lot, water and septic, priced to sell. Owner will finance with low down payment. Call Bryant Realty or www.bryantrealty.org (704) 567-9836 East Rutherford County. Off Highway 120, beautiful 1.5 acre lot cleared and ready for home with water & septic. Owner will finance with low down payment. Call Bryant Realty www.bryantrealty.org 5201 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205 (704) 567-9836 Near Kings Mountain National Park. Lot has water and septic tank. Low down payment, owner finance. Bryant Realty. www. bryantrealty.org 5201 Monroe Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205 (704) 5679836 4.3 ACRES ON HWY. 64/74A, Green Hill. Approx 7 miles from Lake Lure. Wooded, over 475’ road frontage. $29,900. (864) 909-1035 COMMERCIAL BUILDING FOR RENT. Approximately 7000 square feet. 1923 Maple Springs Church Road, Shelby. For info, call after 10am. (704) 434-6389

Zoned General Business 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath. This newly renovated home has brand new roof, all new HVAC, new electrical service, new stairs system, added half bath, Refinished hardwoods up, new flooring down. Master on the main. Stainless Range & Dishwasher, Large front porch that wraps around. Corner lot that can be a business. Diner across the street. MLS #3356883 102 Battleground Road, Kings Mountain , NC 28086 (803) 322-1345 patrick@gibbsrealty.net FOR SALE BY OWNER. 2 bedroom, 1 bath house in Lawndale.

Newly renovated. $59,000 obo.

(704) 473-2903

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CLASSIFIED ADS To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call Kathy at 704-739-7496.

WANT TO RENT

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LEASE YOUR HUNTING RIGHTS TO ME. Experienced hunter, retired professional.

Must have deer and turkey.

Minimum 30 acres. I will agree to use the uniform NC hunting lease agreement. Reply Box 140, UPS Store, 1137 East Marion Street, Shelby, NC 28150.

LIONS SENIOR VILLAGE has 1 bedroom HUD subsidized apartments for low income seniors. Taking applications. Age 62 or older. 211 N. Morgan St, Shelby. Equal Housing Opportunity. (704) 482-7723

1616 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Rent $475, deposit $300.

Application Fee $25. 704-4724666, (704) 472-3100

LOTS FOR RENT. In quiet mobile home park near Rutherfordton.

Spaces available for single and doublewide homes. Call (704) 622-3487

EFFICIENCY APARTMENT. Includes utilities, cable & wifi, 3 minute drive to downtown Forest City.

From $150 week, discount monthly. (828) 245-0444

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