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Belmont Police Dept issues annual report

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

Officers and staff of the Belmont Police Department had a busy 2019 and a statistical report presented at the recent city council meeting proved it.

In 2019, Belmont PD had an amazing 32,187 calls for service and made 409 arrests. Total citations issued amounted to 1,829. The average response time for a call was five minutes and five seconds.

Sample calls included 253 civil disturbance, 221 domestic disturbance, 858 alarms, 158 breaking and entering or burglary, 205 assist other agencies, 459 check location/ vehicle, 179 careless/reckless driver, 129 damage to property, 105 debris in roadway, and 116 assault.

Other types of calls in the multitude reported included 217 hit and run, 64 intoxicated subject, 451 larceny, 542 suspicious subject/vehicle, 428 stranded motorist, 175 fraud, and 108 found

property.

Traffic stops and citations were in the thousands. Total stops amounted to 3,754 with 2,173 citations given. Speeding accounted for 832 of the citations. DWIs tallied 79.

Officers responded to 966 traffic collisions- down from the 1,313 collisions in 2018.

This year, Belmont PD held two night checking station events and 19 day events.

A portion of I-85 is also a Belmont PD “beat� and this See BELMONT PD, Page 4

Belmont PD has an interesting new vehicle and it’s assigned to Officer Willett (pictured). The decals have been “ghosted� on this car. They are black reflective decals, so with no light shining on them they do not show up. But when the light hits them the metallic in the decal jumps out.

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Hannons receive Legacy of Love award

Robert Atterberry and Greg Edel show a couple of the model train cars on display at the Belmont Historical Society museum. That’s a poster of the Stowe Park train behind them.

Photos by Alan Hodge

Model trains are the new theme at Belmont Historical Museum

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

Ever since Belmont was founded as a watering stop on the Charlotte and Atlanta Railroad back in 1872, trains have always been a

big part of the town’s past.

Now, the newest displays at the Belmont Historical Society Museum are honoring that heritage with exhibits featuring classic model trains.

The train displays are set up in several locations inside the museum and there’s even a set of model tracks that will have trains in action on a scale layout.

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During the recent Grazie Mille Gala, Regina Moody Holy Angels President/CEO, presented the Legacy of Love award to Dr. Steve and Suzy Hannon.

Suzy and Steve Hannon, who are parents and grandparents, are known around Gaston County as the dynamic duo, brought the idea of an Italian fundraising event to Holy Angels 10 years ago.

During a trip to Italy they met Mimma Ferrando and Franca Gatteschi, two sisters who offered cooking experiences in their homes. They invited the two Italian mamas from Chianti, Italy to help support Holy Angels through an Italian fundraising event now knows as a Grazie Mille (a 1000 thanks) Gala.

According to Moody, “This year we are celebrating Suzy and Steve not only for what they brought to Holy

Angels through the Grazie Mille event but also for what they have done for the past 35 years. I think their legacy is that of love, care, compassion and mercy.�

Their impact on Holy Angels encompasses their love, care, generous hearts, and advocacy. They dream big, seeing many possibilities for Holy Angels and the people served there.

For over 35 years they have been faithful supporters of the mission and ministry, sharing Holy Angels’ Suzy and Dr. Steve Hannon story with family and friends. power that if you can impact Their son, Justin Hannon, said this about his parents: one person the ripple effect “They both have huge hearts. that can happen.�

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OPINION

Thursday, December 12, 2019

TODAY’S QUOTE:

“Humility is to make a right estimate of one’s self.”

- Charles Spurgeon

Rodents are a riot

My mother and Italian love knot cookies

Well it’s that time of year when creatures great and small look for a nice cozy spot out of the cold and dreary weather. Rodents are especially prone to casting their beady eyes at places to hole up and your dwelling or even your vehicle is to them a five-star hotel. Read on and you will see what I mean.

Rodent Tale #1 Last week, Sharon sent me an email saying that whilst driving to work she heard a thunk under the dashboard of her car and then a terrible vibration from the heater fan. OK, so I went to the bank and got the keys and turned on the ignition and fan and sure enough there was a loud rattling coming from that area. I called my cousin John Clayton who is a wizard mechanic and he happened to be near by and he came and heard it and scratched his head. With visions of taking the car to the dealer and having them tear the dash out and charging me $1K, I came back to the office and googled “vibration in heater fan 2017 Toyota 4Runner”. Well, to cut to the chase I watched a YouTube video that showed how to remove the little cover in the glove box and get to the heater fan. I went back to the bank parking lot and did so whereupon the mystery was solved.....a rat in the heater fan! Freshly dead from centrifugal force. I could not get my hand in the fan to get him but the next morning I made a tool from coat hanger wire and fished the corpse out... thankfully before it had started stinking.

Rodent Tale #2 I have a nice bird house on a big poplar tree by the edge of our woods.

However, I had not seen a bird go in or out at all this summer so I decided to move it to another location. So I took my cordless drill and strolled over to the tree and stood right in front of the birdhouse and put the drill bit on the screw and pulled the trigger. No sooner had the drill turned one rev than a flying squirrel came out of the birdhouse hole like a torpedo nearly hitting my lips and I stumbled back in sudden

Growing up Italian across the river from New York City, I learned the importance of family traditions. Christmas was extra special when it came to customs that started with my grandparents in Italy.

Christmas Eve was a meatless meal with spaghetti and fish served instead of meatballs and sausage. Christmas Day was, and still is lasagna.

If you come to my house on Christmas day, there will not be a turkey as in the Chevy Chase Christmas movie.

Cookies are a huge part of my Italian tradition. I’m not sure if the toll house cookies were made in Italy, but my mother was great at making them. When I was a kid, every Christmas morning, my Uncle Tony and Aunt Betty came to our house. My uncle commented that my mother’s cookies were taller than his wife’s cookies. He asked my mother what she used. Her reply was Crisco. My aunt used butter. The next year I heard the same conversation.

Each year I waited for the question to be asked and the comparison between Crisco and butter.

There were also the butter cookies. They were the reason I gained 10 pounds over Christmas. As much as I love the chocolate in the toll house cookies, my mother’s but-

My Opinion: shock and fear and hit the ground and he ran off into the weeds.

Well, after I got up and composed myself Hodge I headed to the garage Alan Banner-News Editor and glimpsing over my shoulder I saw the little devil going back in the birdhouse with a look on his face like “can’t a person get some sleep around here?”

Rodent Tale #3 Not long after the flying squirrel episode I “done seen” Chippy the Chipmunk darting in and out of my garage through a hole at the bottom of the door. I don’t know why rodents find motorcycles so fascinating but last summer a pack of mice decided to make a nest in one of the saddlebags of the Honda cruiser bike. Maybe they wanted to go for a ride. I had to put mothballs in the bag to keep those varmints out. But back to Chippy.

Well, I spotted Chippy over the course of the next few days continuing to go in and out of the building. Chippy’s cheeks were bulging with acorns and I knew he was hiding them somewhere inside. But where? I got my answer when I cranked the Honda up and a shower of nuts came out of the muffler. After the engine ran a while and the pipes heated up, the aroma of freshly toasted acorns came wafting out. Bad Chippy!

Well, since Sharon and I live in a log house surrounded by woods these are but a few of the many rodent run-ins we have had over the years, each one a new adventure and aggravation. I left out one in particular where a squirrel got in the attic and fell down behind the wall and died and smelled horrible and we had to cut a hole in the sheetrock to pull his body out.

All I can say is “Mickey Mouse Go Home!” but not our home- and hopefully not yours either.

ter cookies were to die for.

My mother always baked the cookies a week before Christmas. They were stored in the spare room next to my sister’s room. One year, my sister ate almost all the butter cookies.

When my mother took them out on Christmas Eve, there were only a few left.

Besides toll house cookies, my mother made Italian love knot cookies. She would roll the dough into a long roll (think of a log) and tie them into a knot. After they came out of the oven, they were covered with a sugary frosting. If you wanted to make it extra special, you added food coloring to it so the frosting went from white to red or green. That made it very festive. When you ate them, you didn’t just eat them; you dunked them in coffee. That softened them and made them more enjoyable.

There was a reason you had to dunk it in coffee. Can I confess something to you.

I don’t think I ever liked them. They weren’t very good. They crumbled. In fact, I would never buy them.

But I ate them because they were made with love that came from the sacrifice of her hands but more importantly, my mother’s heart.

However, my father loved them. He didn’t eat the toll house cookies. He didn’t eat

the butter cookies.

He ate the Tony Marciano Italian love knot cookies. I can still see him dunking them in a cup of coffee and enjoying them.

Maybe my mother’s Italian love knot cookies is similar to how you look at Christmas – it’s either an Italian love knot cookie that you ate because Christmas is a cultural tradition or an Italian love knot cookie because Christmas is the real thing.

Either way, is Christmas just a story, or it is the time we celebrate Immanuel, God with us? Just like my father and I both looked at the Italian love knot cookies differently, it’s so easy for you and me to look at Christmas differently. I like cookies that are buttery and loaded with chocolate. Perhaps my great grandparents had it right.

There is more to a cookie than chocolate or butter. There is more to a holiday than trimming trees, attending parties and exchanging gifts. It’s the reality of God’s love that we celebrate in the birth of Jesus.

I’ll be back in two weeks.

Until then, live well my friend.

Santa comes as an eight-year-old

By Allison Bansen There is something about the holidays that brings out the best in people. I don’t know if it’s the sugar high or the gift of giving that puts people in the mood to be nice, but I like it. My kids love Santa, in fact we have a few Santas that roam around Belmont all year long. The parades, holiday school lunches and shopping. It really is a fun time of year. No wonder kids love it. Adults do too!

Santa, also known as St. Nick historically, is known as a protector of children.

He was born circa 280 AD in what is now Turkey and it has been told that he gave away all his fortune helping the poor and weary. His death was on December 6, 343AD, which is considered a good day for Amazon shopping because it’s apparently lucky and a lot of people make large purchases on this day or have special events. Hint, hint gents it’s a good time to propose.

This year we decided to do something a little different with our oldest child. We

We finally picked that shines hope into the eyes talked about all the out our person to of those hurting. This season things that we have play Santa on. Ben and are grateful I hope you too can give back. wrapped the present for in life. We also the best he could and Be Santa for just one person talked about Santa we dropped it off dis- and if you really get into the and what he reprecretely so that no one spirit, they sell the costume sents. To an eightwould know. This is year-old child he what the season is for $22 at most local stores. represents presents, candy and family Allison Bansen about. Embracing As Billy Graham said, “don’t those that are less spend your time looking for time. He was indeed fortunate, grabbing the kid at right, but there was so much the right thing for somebody the school lunch whose parmore to teach him. This was that has everything.” Merry a chance for me to break into ents couldn’t make it and sit with them or being that light Christmas! that little heart of his and talk about the true meaning of Santa that often gets lost in the hustle and bustle.

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They’ve run a system through my back yard

By Shelton Fisher

Restlessness befell the Fisher household a couple weeks ago and Well, it’s part of a system rather. there wasn’t much to do that sounded It also technically isn’t exactly in worth doing. My wife and I are the type my back yard either. No, this is of people who like to get out from time more of a network and it’s by far to time, but not in swarms of people not what you’re expecting. Can you and Black Friday weekend was NOT hear me now? I’m talking about the the one for traveling or anything of the Carolina Thread Trail; a massive sort. We thought for awhile and I renetwork of trails that run through Shelton Fisher membered that she looked up different the Carolinas and connect fifteen trails for us to go walking earlier this counties over the course of 260 summer, but we never went due to the miles of trials and 170 miles of blueways (ac- scorching weather. I don’t remember how she cording to their website). Now I know what came about finding it, but she discovered that you’re thinking and although I may be young several neighborhoods over there was an enand bold, I’m afraid I did not complete 260 trance to a part of the Carolina Thread Trail. It miles worth of the trail, but my wife and I did took a second for us to find it but sure enough, however complete a whopping two miles and it lies at the end of a cul-de-sac. Fast forward to a dreary but tolerable fall day, and we laced it made for a great Saturday.

Gastonia CAP Cadet receives promotion has received this The Gastonia Civil Air award is eligible Patrol Squadron for advanced is proud to anplacement to nounce the prothe grade of E-3 motion of Elliot (Airman First Bishai to the Class) should rank of Cadet they choose to 2nd Lieutenant. enter the US Air Cadet Bishai was Force. They are promoted and also eligible for was presented advanced credit the General Billy in AFROTC, varMitchell Award, ious CAP scholwhich is earned arships, and CAP after the complespecial activity tion of the first opportunities. eight achieveCadet Bishai ments of the Major Jim Fitzpatrick and C/2nd Lt. Elliot Bishai. joined Civil Air cadet program.

Lieutenant Bishai during the Patrol in January In addition, the squadron’s October leaderof 2017.

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The General Billy Mitch- School and a member of the To further highlight the significance of this accomplish- ell Award has existed since school’s Marine JROTC. ment, only fifteen percent of 1964. This award honors the After graduation he plans to cadets nationwide earn the late General Billy Mitchell, attend Oklahoma State UniBilly Mitchell Award. The an aviation pioneer, advo- versity as a member of its rank of Cadet 2nd Lieuten- cate, and staunch supporter Air Force ROTC, and then ant marks the progression of an independent air force commission as an officer in to the cadet officer ranks. for America. This is the the United States Air Force The Billy Mitchell Award first milestone of the Cadet upon completion of a bachwas presented to Cadet 2nd Program. Any cadet who elor’s degree.

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up our shoes and hit the trail!

It seems a little weird parking your car at the end of a cul-de-sac. I’m sure that the people who live in the neighborhood know that people are going to walk, but along the way Kimberly and I were going back and forth about how that neighborhood would have connection to anything else on the trail. As we walked, we kept pace with the South Fork River as it continuously flowed along with nothing else to do. We walked further up and found areas where we could get near the water and went up onto the rocks to peer into the streams as they peacefully rolled along, filing the stones down unbeknownst to us. Leaves of every color, shape, and size had fallen to the ground as we followed along the trail and we wondered which tree dropped which leaf and how could any tree produce such massive leaves, as some were as big as my head. We came to a point where there were stone monuments left from what I could only assume to be textiles past.

Large gray stones were stacked on top of one another until they created a small structure.

There were several of them and they looked as though they could either form a bridge or support turbines, but either way they stood firm through the tests of time.

The trail kept winding and I had a feeling

that I knew where we were going to end up.

We came to an old railway bridge that we had to walk under to continue along and I couldn’t help but think that it couldn’t be much further to the end. We began to hear the rumble of cars and trucks as we approached I-85. To get to the end for us meant walking under the interstate above us. It made for a nice change of pace and an interesting point of view for sure as we continued along and finally reached our goal not too long after the hustle and bustle. The trail ends (or begins depending on which end you start at) in a parking lot behind the Pharr YMCA in McAdenville. To get to this parking lot, I believe that you go down Dickson Road and follow it to get to the trail access (I’m not crystal clear on that, as I have never parked there to walk the trail).

To celebrate the triumph of our journey, we walked down to The Spruced Goose for coffee and to sit down for a second before venturing back into the woods. The trail made for a perfect use of a Saturday other than just sitting around the house and got us to plug into a network that’s completely different than the normal day to day thing. The Carolina Thread Trail is an ongoing initiative and if you would like more information, visit www. carolinathreadtrail.com.

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Regina Moody, Holy Angels President/CEO; celebrity chef Monica Smith; and the Italian Mamas – Franca Gatteschi, Cristina Carletti and Lele Vitali.

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HOLY ANGELS From Page 1 The Hannons have made a difference – not only for Holy Angels but in the community as well. Founder of Hannon Orthodontics (35+ years ago) Steve Hannon has served as the board chair for Tech Works in Belmont since their incorporation in 2016.

Suzy Hannon served as the director for the American Field Service for 25 years assisting students in experiences as foreign exchange students.

She also served for 10 years on the Gastonia Sister City Committee. They consistently share their time, talents and treasures. Through their love, compassionate care and giving spirits they have left a lasting legacy at Holy Angels.

The Hannons stated they were most appreciative and humbled in receiving this award. Suzy, speaking for them, stated, “We feel the best thing we can do is to invite people to get to know Holy Angels, get young people to pass the torch on, tell your friends. This is a call for human kind. Help us get the word out. That’s the best way we can say thank you for this award.”

Larry Sprinkle with Holy Angels resident Katie – who is modeling a one of a kind silk scarf from Spruced Goose Station gifts & art studio in McAdenville.

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year officers went to 92 property damage collisions with 11 injuries on I-85 South and 65 property damage collisions with 14 injuries on I-85 North.

Belmont officers also handled hundreds of crimes against property calls including 373 larcenies, 90 vandalisms, 96 frauds, and 18 vehicle thefts to name a few.

Stemming vice and narcotics in Belmont occupied a good deal of the Belmont PD’s time in 2019. Officers made 109 felony drug arrests.

Officers seized 1,034 grams of cocaine, 8,146.6 grams of meth, 87 grams of heroin, 10,264 grams od “schrooms”, 150 doses of LSD, and 9,000 milliliters of DMT. Ten firearms were also seized.

The Belmont PD held numerous training sessions in 2019. These subjects included crisis intervention, racial intelligence, tactical seat belt, body cam, stop sticks, rapid deployment/active shooter, customer service, dangerous crossroads, disability awareness, collision avoidance, TASER, intoximeter, and verbal judo. All Belmont PD supervisors completed leadership and risk training, numerous officers earned Advanced and Intermediate certificates.

In addition, Belmont PD completely updated its policy manual and forms system, implemented special Internal Affairs software, and held/ worked 32 special events including National Night Out, Cop on Top, Citizens Police Academy, and Back to School Bash.

Belmont city manager Adrian Miller complimented the PD on its dedication and hard work.

“Chief Chad Hawkins and his department have done a fantastic job this year to engage with our community to make Belmont a safe place to live and work,” Miller said. “Our officers are pa-

trolling the city, its parks, and its downtown to ensure that people are safe. They have worked on solutions to the long-time problem of speeding on Julia Avenue that required community collaboration, have worked with NCDOT to reduce high-speed collisions on I-85 in Belmont, and worked with the federal drug task force to remove illegal drugs from our streets.

The officers and command staff have engaged our community in numerous ways to form better relationships with our residents and business owners. Our police department is fully staffed with a diverse group of professionals that have been trained in the best practices for policing. In an era where policing is not always popular and agencies are having a hard time attracting applicants to become police officers, the Belmont police department has been able to attract talented professionals to fill its ranks and has been able to retain its talented professionals. This is in stark contrast to our officer shortage from a few years ago. This is a testament to the

leadership and culture that Chief Hawkins has brought to our department and to the resources that the mayor and city council have invested in our department. I could not be prouder of the work of all of our police department staff.

I am excited for them to go through the CALEA accreditation process that will show just how far they have come over the past several years.”

City council member Ryan Schrift also praised the Belmont PD for their work.

“This is the best shape our Police Department has been in for years,” he said.

“They have aggressively updated old policies, increased training, and have received numerous accreditations holding their department to the highest standards. All of this is in an effort to increase public safety as well as the safety of our officers. The department has come along way and they now have the right team at the right time to build on these best practices and to use analytics to challenge themselves and build a culture of continuous improvement.”

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Belmont FD Holiday Safety Tips Belmont Fire Department wants everyone to remain safe and have an enjoyable Holiday Season. It is our mission to protect lives and property and promote safety throughout the year, but wish to make everyone aware of the seasonal safety hazards that accompany the Holidays.

Test your smoke alarms by pushing the test button prior to the season and when entertaining make guest aware of your home evacuation plan.

We hope the following tips will help everyone remain safe and have a wonderful holiday season.

Christmas Tree Safety When picking out a tree pick one that is fresh with green needles that do not fall off when touched. Keep the tree at least three feet away from heat sources (fireplace, radiators, candles, heating

vents or lights). Make sure the tree does not impede exits or exit routes. Use light strands that are labeled by a testing laboratory such as UL. Replace strands with worn or broken cords. Never use candles to decorate the tree.

Always turn off the lights on the tree when you leave the home or go to bed. Water the tree daily to try to keep it as fresh as possible. Twenty five percent of all Christmas tree fires are caused by electrical problems. Twenty five percent of Christmas tree fires are caused by the tree being too close to a heating source.

Christmas Decorations Choose decorations that are flame resistant or flame retardant. If you choose to use candles keep a distance of three feet away between them and other flammables.

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Gaston County has sixteenth confirmed rabies case of 2019 On Sunday November 29, 2019 at approximately 10:30am Gaston County Police Animal Care and Enforcement received a call from 100 block of Z.A. Hunter Road Bessemer City, NC 28016. The call was in reference to a possible rabid animal. A family dog killed a skunk.

Animal Care and Enforcement Specialists investigated the incident. The deceased skunk was sent to the NC Laboratory of Public Health in Raleigh. On Monday December 3, 2019 the skunk specimen tested positive for rabies.

Unfortunately the dog did not have the required rabies vaccinations and was euthanized. Civil citations were

issued for failure to rabies vaccinate an animal and failure to purchase county tags.

Animal Care and Enforcement completed a neighborhood canvass in the area of Z.A. Hunter Road Bessemer City, NC to notify the community of the positive rabies results and verify rabies vaccinations for family animals in the area.

The Gaston County Police Department Animal Care and Enforcement unit stresses the importance of having a valid rabies vaccination for all of your pet’s health and safety as well as the health and safety of animal owners and community.

This represents the sixteenth confirmed rabies case in Gaston County this year.

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labeled for proper use (use indoor lights inside only and outside lights are to be used outside only). Inspect all light strands for broken cords and loose light connections. Follow manufacturers guidelines on how many light strands may be connected together.

Do not use nails or staples to hang light strands. This can damage the electrical cords and cause an electrocution and fire hazard. Keep windows and doors free of decoration.

Turn off all lights and extinguish all candles before going to bed or leaving the home.

Keep children and pets away from lit candles. More than forty percent of home decorations fire are caused by decorations being placed too close to heat sources. More than one third of home decorations fire are started by candles Holiday Cooking The three peak days for cooking fires inside the home are Thanksgiving, Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. Stay in the kitchen when cooking to keep an eye on things on the stove top. When cooking things that take a long time to cook such as a turkey never leave the home while they are cooking. Keep children at least three feet away from the stove when using cooking.

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For more information call From Page 1 The Belmont Historical So- 704-825-4848. The museum Some of the trains are Lio- ciety will be holding its Open is located at 40 Catawba St., nel brand of the type once sold House on Sunday, Dec,. 15 Belmont. at Stanley Lumber and Hardware as a promotion for Case Knives. There’s a replica of the Southern Crescent that once rushed through Belmont. There are boxcars, tank cars, passenger cars, locomotives, cabooses, and more for viewing.

Folks that loaned their model trains for display include Greg Edel, Kathy Johnston, and Robert Atterberry.

In addition to the model trains, the museum has also expanded its vintage clothing exhibit featuring fashions Some of Greg Edel’s train collection.

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BANNER-NEWS OBITUARIES

Myra Kathleen Eastep Guy Cramerton, NC Mrs. Myra Kathleen Eastep Guy, 78, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on December 1, 2019. She passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family at the Robin Johnson Hospice House after a 4 year battle with cerebellar ataxia.

Myra was born in Lexington, NC on March 6, 1941 to the late Walter Key and Kathleen Welch Eastep.

She was a majorette at Catawba College and graduated with an elementary education degree, where she also met the love of her life. On August 11, 1963, she married William Preston Guy, Jr. and moved to Cramerton. She taught in Gaston County for 30 years, teaching at McAdenville Elementary, Cramerton Elementary and New Hope Elementary.

She was a member of South Point Baptist Church and the Gideons Auxiliary. She loved spending time with her grandchildren.

A service to celebrate her life was held at 1:00pm Wednesday, Dec.4, 2019 at McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia Founders Chapel with Rev. Ben Dowling officiating. The family received friends following the service at the funeral home.

Interment was private for the family. Her grandsons served as pallbearers.

Survivors include her son, William Preston Guy, III and wife Kelly of Belmont; daughter Jennifer Guy

Ramsey and husband Jeff of Cramerton; grandchildren, Tyler Ramsey of FuquayVarina, Pres Guy and wife Karis of Gastonia, Andrew Ramsey of Arlington, Virginia, Landon, Strat and Grayson Guy all of Belmont; sisters, Dena Wilkes of Lexington, NC, Judy Hyatt and husband C.A. of Winston Salem; sisters in law, Margaret Bright and husband Jim of Gastonia, Carolyn Helms of Cramerton; numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Bill of 47 years, and brothers in law, Tom Wilkes and Jerry Helms.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984, Gastonia, NC 28054 or to Gideons International, PO Box 140800, Nashville, TN, 37214-0800.

Condolences may be sent online by visiting www. mcleanfuneral.com.

McLean Funeral Directors of Gastonia is serving the Guy Family.

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Seeking Rev. Trent Rankin Salvation Church, Gastonia, NC salvationchurchnc.org pastortrent@salvationchurchnc.org

Have you ever had a chance to explore land, or maybe walk through an old abandoned house? It is neat to explore things, find new routes, or even take new journeys. Life can be like a great journey and exploration for many people. Some people spend their entire lives on a journey seeking something, hoping to find what they are looking for, while often not knowing what that might be.

Matthew 2:1-12 tells of a journey three men took that first Christmas. We know these men as the wise men, or magi. These men were from some far away eastern land, perhaps Persia, or another such place. They followed the stars, and understood ancient prophecy. They knew a King was to be born in Bethlehem, and journeyed to find Him. When they finally arrived, they sought the Child.

King Herod heard of this, and demanded to know where this Child would be born. After talking with his advisers, he called the wise men before him. He wanted them to find the Child, and bring him word where He was. He wanted to kill the Child. The wise men followed the star they had seen, which brought them to Jesus. They entered the house, fell down and worshiped Him. They presented

to Him their gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

God warned them to avoid Herod, and they went home another way.

The wise men were Rev. Trent Tankin seeking something, Jesus. Many people seek something today. This may be hope, peace, or something else lacking in their life. What is it that you are looking for? There is one thing for sure, that day the wise men found Jesus, they were never the same again. When our journey brings us to the cross of Jesus, we will know radical change through Him. We will never be what we were before, or want to be those things any more. The awesome part is, we do not have to journey far to find Jesus.

The wise men probably spent many weeks traveling to Jesus. Jesus came to us that first Christmas. If we seek Him, we will find Him. This Christmas you may be on a journey, seeking fulfillment in your life. You may not know what it is you need. However, if you seek Jesus, He will be there for you. What is keeping you from making the journey to Jesus today? Find what your heart needs in Jesus Christ. Christmas is for you. Jesus journeyed from heaven to earth for you. Know Him today!

Gaston Museum holiday events The Gaston Museum of History, located in Dallas, has some interesting events for the holiday season.

On view for the first time, the Museum presents the Winter Wonderland exhibit highlighting the recent donation of Rauch Industry’s historic satin-wrapped Christmas ornaments that have decorated homes in Gaston County and throughout the world since the 1960’s.

Created and patented by Marshall Rauch, the satin-wrapped Christmas ornaments display a tradition that spanned four decades of production in Gastonia. Select ornaments from Rauch’s collection will be on display in the Gathering Room through December.

Also, help the Gaston Museum celebrate the holiday season at the annual Holiday Open House on Friday, Dec. 13 from 4-6pm. Enjoy cookies, warm cider, and a visit with St. Nicholas. The Museum Store will be open with great gift ideas for everyone on your holiday list.

Thirteen members of the Mount Holly Police Department are participating in “No Shave November/December” this year. Each Officer participating made a donation of $60 and the proceeds in November will be donated to the American Cancer Society of Gaston County. The proceeds in December will be used to adopt a family for Christmas. Here’s Deputy Chief Reagan and Sgt. Terry sporting their whiskers.

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Connect the Dots: It’s all about Him

Steer wisely Remembrances are sometimes triggered by smells or scenery. Recently, driving in N.C., I had a flashback of driving toward the beach in Florida. This morning, sitting quietly on my deck, I had a sailing experience flashback.

Five of us took a 26 ft. sailboat out on a Texas lake on a bright, sunny, hot day. Our boat was languishing lazily in a gentle wind so all but one of us decided to toss a 50 ft. tow rope off the stern to jump overboard, cool off and have fun. We did and were until the wind kicked up and our shipmate on board was doing everything to steer the boat; she didn’t have two extra hands to let the sail down. The four of us, in the water, were working hard to hang onto the rope. The water pressure against us was amazingly strong. We had to work hard to get back aboard and manage the sails.

Steering a boat is vitally important to keep it from running aground and managing its destination and the rudder and the sail both impact speed. Spiritually God is steering me right now to two associated lessons. First: how we often we don’t steer our own lives productively and second: how we often steer our tongue harmfully.

Levi Lusko, in “If You Say So,” notes that God “spoke the world to life… and Jesus into our world.” And “That tells us something about the weight of words.” If we consider the scale and wonder of creation we must agree. Creation wasn’t a fanciful God idea but deliberate. And because song is a more comprehensive reflection of our heart than speaking is, I imagine God sang into creation to fully express His joyful heart and direct the diverse parts.

Yesterday our pastor taught how the condition of our hearts and our reliance on God’s

Your best Christmas gift?

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Holy Spirit determines how we use our tongue.

Pray to God’s HS, fast, soak ourselves in God’s word and look for ways to tear ourselves from overabundant self-cen- Dennis Siracusa teredness while speaking affirming life into others. And surely we know this doesn’t happen by accident! We must train ourselves and let Jesus condition our tongues through our familiarity with His Word. He’ll tell us how to use our tongues by speaking to our soul, and in so doing will direct our paths.

And speaking of paths, don’t accept life as it unravels, discover and reach for our unique calling through spoken prayer. Scripture says if you have a need or desire ask for it and Jesus will give us the desire of our hearts.

Likewise Luke 11:9 TPT teaches “… Ask and you’ll receive. Seek and you’ll discover.

Knock on heaven’s door, and it will one day open for you.” All the while be careful of motives and be persistent. Don’t “ask” by merely thinking it. Pray out loud! Similarly don’t invite Jesus to be Lord by quietly wishing or thinking it. Voice it. Romans 10:10 NIV “For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.”

And end with a humble spoken Amen which means “let it be,” or as Lusko notes, “May what I have prayed come to pass.”

And with Christmas upon us, let the holiday sights, sounds, and smells remind us of Jesus’ great love for us. As we celebrate His miraculous earthly birth, let’s celebrate His whole life, lessons, sacrifice and incomparable eternal plan.

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The average American will spend $920 on Christmas gifts this year reaching a total of more than $1 trillion in holiday spending. Eight percent said they would spend nothing, and three percent said they were unsure. Twenty-nine percent expected their gift spending to be between $100 and $499 according to stats from Investopedia.

In 2001, the average American planned to spend $1,052 - the highest ever.

Following the financial crash in 2008, planned holiday shopping dropped to $417 in 2009 - less than half of what people planned to spend in 2018 according to the National Retail Federation.

Americans have been spending more on holiday gifts every year since 2008 (except 2012); although the holiday spending is still not back on the prerecession trend, it seems to be headed in that direction - possibly thanks to lower unemployment, stronger growth, and

to you over the higher confidence in the economy. years. Offer an I can’t find a hour or even an stat for the numevening of your ber of people who time to a friend or receive stuff on family member to Christmas they rechat over a snack. ally don’t want or Relieve a relaneed. Often these tive who spends Glenn Mollette gifts are from peohours and days at ple who can’t afford the nursing home. to buy Christmas gifts. The Go and take their place for a average American racked up day to help out. You might $1,018 in credit card debt in be thinking - “I’d rather just 2018 according to a CNBC send or give them a gift.” report. Most of these AmeriExactly, because time is our cans spent the last year trying most precious gift and asset. to pay off that debt. Why do One of my best friends people do such crazy stuff? died not too long ago. He It’s good that we want to give. Giving makes us feel had a lot of money. He said, good, but it won’t make you “Glenn, the only thing I want feel good when you are still is just one more day.” As we face this life and look at all paying for it in July.

Think about ways to give our stuff how much does it that you can afford or that really mean to us in comparison to our time and relationmight be more meaningful.

How about make lunch or ships, love, friendship and share your evening meal with the ability to enjoy life?

Keep in mind Christmas someone? Offer babysitting for a night as a gift. Write a is about someone - Jesus. He letter of recommendation for gave us his time, his life, and an unemployed friend. Write what he did and became for someone a note and let them all humanity continues to be know what they have meant the greatest gift.

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Banner News Fellowship & Faith

Church Directory Macedonia Baptist Church

Mt. Holly Church of God

1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

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

Rankin Ave • Mt Holly, NC

Mt. Holly Church of God

McAdenville Baptist Church

208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596

192 Main St. 704-824-2740

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

McAdenville Wesleyan Church

339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

300 E. Wesleyan Dr. 704-824-1073

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

BELMONT

Grace Wesleyan Church

MT. HOLLY

Alexander Memorial Baptist Church

6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959

Bethel Baptist Church

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

CrossFix Ministries 6131 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-879-4499

Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711

Burge Memorial Methodist Church

Holy Comforter Lutheran Church 216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Hood Memorial Ame Zion Church 455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church 204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

Catawba Heights Church of God 122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225

CBC-Memorial Apostolic 230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

Chapel Baptist Church

Crossroads Wesleyan Church

Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter

101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Centerview Baptist Church

Message of Love Church

2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881

2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500

Core Church

East Belmont Baptist Church

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046

Cornerstone Family Worship

East Belmont Church Of God

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist

320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

212 South Street 704-825-7269

East Belmont Free Will Baptist

New Hope Presbyterian Church

909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

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

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

New Life Baptist Church

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

201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

Exodus Church

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized

6325 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-755-5034

1792, 108 N. Main St. 704-980-285-8334

104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly

First Baptist Church

North Belmont Church of God

23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

First Foursquare Gospel Church

O’Conner Grove Church Ame Zion

8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

613 N. Main Street 704-825-5576

First Presbyterian Church

Park Street United Methodist

102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357

120 Park Street 704-825-8480

First Presbyterian-Belmont

Power of the Spirit Church

112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668

118 School Street 704-827-7071

First United Methodist Church of Belmont

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church

807 South Point Road 704-825-2106

503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526

Community Christian Fellowship

709 Rankin Ave. 704-671-8640

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

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

First Free Will Baptist Church 841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church 1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

Grace Baptist Church 300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

Fresh Anointing Church of God

Sanctuary of Praise Ministries

71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283

124 Georgia Belle Ave. 704-579-7823

Friendship Baptist Church

South Point Baptist Church

5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276

Jehovah’s Witnesses

124 Horsley Ave. 704-825-9516

Gaston Christian Church

1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

Hickory Grove Baptist Church 3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939

South Point Freewill Baptist

5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

297 Gaither Rd. 704-825-8045

Goshen Presbyterian Church

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

South Point United Methodist

Roper Street 704-601-5146

Living Witness Ministries

510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019

Grace Korean Ch Assembly-God

541 Costner St. 704-827-0004

Springwood Freewill Baptist

124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-965-1004

826 Stanley-Spencer Mtn. Rd. 704-827-7801

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

St. Marks United Methodist Church

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110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

The Pointe 6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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704-867-2317

1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

Cramerton Temple of God Church

235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991

River of Life Full Gospel Church

Life Church

1120 Charlotte Ave. 704-530-5174

501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286

Second Baptist Church

Riverside Baptist Church

740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785

Shiloh AME Zion Methodist

West Cramerton United Methodist Church

1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

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

St. Paul FHB Church 1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

207 Lowell Ave. 704-824-4213

DALLAS Gateway Cowboy Church The Barn at Sandcastle Farm 155 Sandcastle Rd.

Tuckaseegee Baptist Church 511 Tuckaseegee Rd. 704-827-4301

STANLEY

Way of the Cross Baptist Church

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

203 S. Main St. 704-263-2621

Westview Presbyterian Church

Community Pentecostal Center

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

First United Methodist Church

LOWELL Bethlehem Church 3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

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

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church 201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 120 Branch St. 704-824-4535

First Baptist Church of Lowell 400 W. 1st St. 704-824-1215

First Baptist Church 317 W. 1st St. 704-824-1213

217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691

First Presbyterian Church 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

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church 2717 Dallas/Stanley Hwy. 704-263-4406

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

Trinity Full Gospel Church 303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765

United In Action of Stanley

New Life Church

5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

811 Mauney Rd.

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

Welcome Baptist Church

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

BESSEMER CITY

Restoration Church

112 White Jenkins Rd. 704-681-2017

McADENVILLE

513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185

Lakeview Baptist Church 210 Park Street, Belmont NC

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church

Will of God Church

704-825-9861

416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

Upper Room United Pentecostal

Cramerton Free Will Baptist

Ridgeview Baptist Church

Woodlawn Baptist Church

1005 Catawba St. 704-825-8730

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

Unity Baptist Church

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

Finish Line Christian Center

300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

CRAMERTON

143 Church St. 704-824-5380

Bright Light Baptist Church

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2019 Belmont Christmas Parade scenes More photos on pages 10 & 11.

Photos by Alan Hodge

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2019 Mt. Holly Christmas Parade scenes

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2019 Cramerton Christmas Parade scenes

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Ken and Kelly from Denver and Dallas brought Electra to the Toy Run.

Diane Cipolloni and Rachel Powell with Karney Law made the Toy Run scene.

Santa (Duane Tompkins), Mrs. Claus (Kandy Jennings), and Rudolph (Britt Hyman), enjoying the Toy Run.

Mark and Capri Williamson from Monroe at the Toy Run.

Joe Davidson, Sandy and Lori Bolin from Clover and their toy donation.

Santa Claus II (Larry Thomas) and Sara Sipe from Clover.

Brown Dog and Tammy Love came from Bessemer City for the Toy Run.

Cody Perry and Brelynn from Gastonia loved the Toy Run.

Steve Hubbard and Mike Baucom from Belmont rode in the Toy Run.

24th Annual Toy Run for Kids scenes The 24th annual Toy Run For Kids was held last Saturday.

Over 800 motorcyclists took part. The event kicked off at the Ranlo Church of God parking lot which was filled to capacity with bikes. More on page 17.

Photos by Alan Hodge

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Annual Toy Run for Kids scenes One of the Toy Run trucks filled with toys.

Photos by Alan Hodge

This group of riders from Love Valley and Statesville brought a truck load of toys donated by Sonny Reynolds in memory of Judy Adams.

Rick Jackson and Cayla Leonard from Cherryville decked out for the Toy Run.

Joe and Savannah Berry in the Toy Run spirit.

These folks staffed the Toy Run snack stand, Dexter Rights, Tyler Styles, Shannon Rights, Bailey Stiles.

Jeff and Sherry Smith put this beautiful tree on their bike.

Ed Hans, “Guido”, McKenzie Setzer, and Stephanie Hans at the Toy Run.

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In the early going Cramer shows they have talent

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

Four games into the 201920 basketball season and the Stuart Cramer Storm are 2-2.

This year’s team is showing that they may just have the talent to make things happen. The key will be seeing what they do with that talent.

Cramer opened the season with a pair of wins. The first was a 68-54 win over East Gaston and then a 72-43 thumping of Chase.

After those wins, the Storm took on a couple of South Carolina teams from Weddington and York.

Cramer lost to York 73-58 and then lost 87-62 to the Weddington Warriors.

In the East Gaston game, there was plenty of production across the board as Tyrese Jeffries, Will Kelly, Brenton Elliott, Luke Todd, and Bryce Lee all put up double-digit scoring efforts.

Brenton Elliott also did a good job under the boards pulling down 10 rebounds against the Warriors.

In the Chase game, Will Kelly broke loose with 29 points and seven rebounds.

When Cramer faced off against the York Cougars they started strong but faltered in the second half. The game was close all the way into the fourth period. Then York went on a 23-11 scoring run that pretty much put the game out of reach for the Storm.

When Cramer hit the court against Weddington, the Warriors came out swinging and were able to fight the Storm off for most of the game.

Will Kelly was the Storm’s top scorers against York with 20 points, while Brenton Elliott topped the list for Cramer with 18 points against Weddington.

It’s early but so far this year Cramer is showing that this team is capable. A closer look at the Storm roster shows this group is an interesting mix of

experienced players and new blood.

Senior Tyrese Jeffries and junior Bruce Lee are making an impact while sophomores Will Kelly, Derek Bradley, and Brenton Elliott are showing they are definitely varsity caliber players.

Head coach Brad Sloan acknowledges that the team has some things to work on and knows the trio of sophomores are a big part of the picture.

“I think these first four games are an indication of our youth and talent,” Sloan said. “Our top three scorers are sophomores.”

Cramer has a lot to work with, but right now coach Sloan wants to focus on developing team maturity and consistency.

“With a 2-2 record we have looked really good at times because of our talented core of players,” Sloan said. “We have also shown immaturity due to our youth. I think we will get better and better as the season goes on.”

You can’t deny that the sophomore trio of Kelly, Bradley, and Elliott have skills.

However, with that youth comes a lack of experience.

You can’t get around that.

There will be some growing pains, but watching these three develop should be interesting.

Right now the Storm is in the middle of the non-conference part of their schedule.

Looking at the teams that Cramer has lined up to play, it’s apparent that some of these teams are some tough nuts.

Playing a hard non-conference schedule may make things bumpy now, but for a young team trying to develop talent, this may be just what Cramer needs.

“We have a tough non-conference schedule with games against York, Weddington, and Central Cabarrus so hopefully that will prepare us for the loaded Big South Conference,” said Sloan.

The Storm will be a team to keep an eye on. If the sophomores continue to develop and

the upperclassmen provide steady leadership this team should be fun to watch.

South Point has a solid week after blasting some Aussies and Wildcats

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

The South Point Red Raiders basketball team has won two of their last three games. Right now the Red Raiders are sitting at 4-1 and are looking pretty good.

Last week South Point even had a game with a little international flair to it as the Red Raiders hosted the Australian Horizons, a traveling team from Australia’s Sunshine Coast.

The Horizons came to the US for a three-week tour. While stateside they scheduled six to eight games in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.

While the Red Raiders definitely rolled out the welcome mat for their Australian guests once the teams hit the court the Red Raiders gave the Aussies a Basketball 101 clinic.

South Point came away with a 91-35 win as Logan Threatt and Greyson Hanson finished the game with 18 points apiece.

While this was a big win for the Red Raiders this game was about much more than basketball.

After the game, the two teams got together and hung out and had a bit of a pizza party.

The get together gave the players a chance to get to know each other a little better.

Before leaving, some of the Australians exchanged social media information with some of the South Point crowd so they could keep in touch in the future. Who knows maybe these guys will cross paths again “It was a great experience for not only their kids but ours as well to do a cultural exchange,” head coach Kody

Kubbs said.

After beating the Australians, South Point took on the West Mecklenburg Hawks in a game that turned out to be tough.

With the exception of a poor showing in the second period where the Hawks outscored South Point 15-8, the Red Raiders played West Meck tight.

South Point learned a valuable early-season lesson after facing the Hawks.

The Red Raiders found out that if you want to win you have to put out in all four periods. If you only score eight points in a period it’s going to cost you.

In the end, the lackluster effort of the second period hurt. West Meck won 78-68.

South Point wrapped up the week with a huge 93-54 win over the North Gaston Wildcats.

Right from the beginning, this game wasn’t much of a contest as the Red Raiders dominated all four periods and won by almost 40 points.

Cam Dyer finished the game with 19 points while Ayden Baker scored 16, Cooper Ray scored 15 and Logan Threatt added 14 to the scoring tally.

South Point has a few more games left in their non-conference line up before they gear up for Southwestern Conference 2A play.

This week, the Red Raiders will get another crack at West Meck. Then South Point finishes the week battling Forestview, and Lake Norman Charter.

“We have three more games this week and the conference starts the following week,” coach Kubbs added.

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