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Matthew Hodge named Belmont’s Firefighter of the Year

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

Matthew Hodge is one of those lucky folks whose work allows them to follow what they believe is their calling in life.

So, is he a brain surgeon? No. Is he a captain of industry? No. Is he a politician? Heck no! He’s a member of the Belmont Fire Department and was recently named that valuable group of first responder’s official Firefighter of the Year.

Despite the honor, Hodge remains his usual humble self.

“It’s not about me,” he says of the accolade, “It’s about all the other firefighters.”

Hodge came to the Belmont Fire Dept. in 2007 as a volunteer at the tender age of 17 years. He graduated from South Point High the next year.

“Half of the people who volunteer end up sticking with it,” he said.

“They start out doing it for fun then quickly learn how serious it is.”

He credits his grandfather Donny Hodge, Sr. with having planted the firefighter/first responder seed in him in the first place.

“My grandfather was one of the founders of Gaston Life Saving,” Hodge said. “I remember when I was four or five years old I would go to the station and crawl all over the ambulances. That struck a nerve in me.”

When the time came for Hodge to begin his own career, he quickly grasped the value of training.

So far, Hodge is certified as a Firefighter I and II, as well as an EMT. He has four levels of training in Technical Rescue and is a Fire Inspector.

“Training is an ongoing thing,” he said.

Hodge plans to make firefighting his life’s work, but isn’t so sure about climbing the corporate ladder.

Currently, he’s a Shift Supervisor and oversees seven other crew members.

“Right now I am having a blast and in the best place to be,” he said.

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Matthew Hodge loves his job and the fact that he gets to help folks in their time of need.

Gaston Schools publishes its second “Storybook”

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

When most folks hear the word storybook they think of a publication with tales about princesses, princes, wizards.

Well, Gaston County Schools has just released its second work with the title of “Storybook” and the princesses, princes, and wizards are teachers, students, and school administrators.

What?

Here’s the scoop about Gaston Schools and its “Storybook” magazines past and present.

Back in April 2020 Gaston Schools decided to produce a slick magazine highlighting the good work done by its employees. Around 5,000 copies were printed to great popularity. Gaston Schools chief communications officer Todd Hagans explained the idea and execution of the project.

“The ‘Storybook’ served as an alternative to producing a typical annual report,” said Hagans. “Instead of a booklet with facts and figures and charts and graphs, we created a promotional publication that told our stories, which

The 100 year old CJB Reid House on Sacco St.

Photo by Alan Hodge

Belmont’s CJB Reid House is a local African-American landmark Second in a series of Black History Month stories highlighting local African-American locations and leaders.

Cover of the 2022 “Storybook”. complemented our storytelling theme for the 2019-2020 school year. Further, we wanted a publication that re-

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sembled alumni magazines One of Belmont’s most often printed by colleges and historically significant strucuniversities.” tures has been hiding in plain See STORYBOOK, Page 3 sight at 301 Sacco St. for

over 100 years.

The Professor Charles Jesse Bynum Reid House dates to 1920 and was his residence during his time as a professor and principal at Reid School which was located right next door. Reid School was closed in 1966 to allow for an end to school segregation. The property where the school was is now

occupied by a City of Belmont park.

According to Abriel Reid, the house looks pretty much like it did when Professor Reid and his brother Craig built it.

“He was living in Lowell at the time and rode a bicycle here every day to work on it,” Abriel said.

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R ECOLLECTIONS AND R EFLECTIONS Finding the love of your life Roll on spring Have you been cold lately? Are you cold right now? I have been cold for over a month and can’t seem to get warm.

Remember those days just before and right after Christmas when it was around 70 degrees? I wore shorts. Mebbe you exposed your gams to Old Sol. Mine were white as Pall Mall cigs but I cared not one whit. It felt good.

But Nemesis was lurking. The weather gods were smirking. The cold hit. It snowed and iced a couple of weekends in a row. Sleds dusty from lack of use the past three years got dragged out. People stormed the food stores for “bread and milk”. Bread In the form of snack foods and milk in the form of wobble pop.

The roads got icy. Yahoos tried out their knobby-tired truck and jeeps. I ‘done seen’ and heard them on the Highway from Hell Hickory Grove Rd. I valued my 4WD 4 door Tacoma (my forever vehicle) too much to risk it becoming a victim of their shenanigans so I left it in the driveway.

The wind has been cold as whizz. It goes through blue jeans like they are made of toilet paper. I have a fleece lined WWII RAF flying jacket that has become my second skin. I would wear it in the shower if I wasn’t afraid the aroma of wet wool would stink up the house.

Things are rough weather wise in other places too. I talked to a guy in Switzerland last week. He says it has been sleeting and blowing there for a week and he was shaking with cold too. He told me “roll on spring”.

But there’s hope. In about six or seven weeks the seed potatoes will arrive at Ford

Hardware in Gasolovakia. I will be there to get some. Last year in my garden I planted 15 seed taters in a row about 20 feet long. It was my first garden.

I had no idea what I Alan Hodge was doing. A couple Banner-News Editor of months passed. I harvested about half a bushel of delicious red and white pertaters. It was a miracle. Don’t get me started about the bounty of squash and termaters and green beans.

We just gotta get over this cold hump. We just gotta. I have been doing what folks for generations have done this time o year- looking at seed catalogs the pages of which are busting at the seams with pictures of flowers and vegetables that yes indeed you can grow in your very own garden (when it warms up).

Just looking at the cornucopia on the catalog pages gives me a glow. Just looking at the Mexican sombrero-type garden hat I bought last year at the HWY. 321 flea market radiates me with thoughts of mine eyes and face being shaded by it last summer when the sun beat down.

But I am cold right now. The heat pump is working hard. Its tongue is hanging out it is working so damn hard. Duke Energy is holding out its corporate hand for bill money. I am looking out the window of my little office room at home over the grey trees and cloudy skies and the barren field across the creek and I am saying over and over like some sort of mantra- roll on spring, roll on spring, roll on spring, roll on spring.

I didn’t date a lot in high school. College was better. I dated my freshman year, but no spark got ignited. In my sophomore year of college, I was hanging out with a girl just as friends. Everyone said we needed to date. We tried and it didn’t work. We broke up both as boyfriend/ girlfriend as well as friends.

There were a few other women, but it never went past two dates.

At college, I was involved with the campus ministry.

Since we were not chartered by the Student Government Organization (SGO), we needed to apply for membership by submitting our constitution and by-laws. I remember the day I submitted them to the Secretary. There sat Joan, in a turquoise blouse with white piping. I was smitten. She would be the mother of my children. One problem was that we moved in different circles. While she hung out in the campus pub and was often seen in campus newspaper photos partying, I never went to a party. But I was convinced we could make this work.

That was the last time I spoke to her. I never forgot her during my junior and se-

Connect the Dots: It’s all about Him

Commodity?

January 2022, little seven years old Harmony Montgomery was discovered missing; apparently had been for two years! Let that sink in!

This Manchester, NH story is upsetting on many levels and numerous advocacy groups are scurrying for cover, refusing to comment. Still, a spokesperson for National & Exploited Children shared that “In general, but especially if children are out of school, everyday Americans should look out for warning signs. Children are our most precious commodity.” As you read that quote are you disturbed by anything? Who are responsible everyday Americans and since when are children a commodity?

In Stan Freberg’s 1961 comedy album he raised a cultural anthem from that period about floating ideas by “raising a flag to see who would salute.” Here’s one from the Washington Post.

Kate Cohen, in her op-ed on abortion in December 2021 distorted biblical truth and offered a flag raising thought that if she herself had been aborted, she “would have felt nothing.” You see, to Ms. Cohen, until birth, she was only “potential existence” and couldn’t have acted like any sort of baby while protected and nourished inside her mother; couldn’t have sucked her thumb, listened to her mother sing to her. Nope, she wouldn’t have felt a thing. And here’s her flag…. Ms. Cohen hauled her thoughts into mainstream media and I fear a great many saluted?

Swedish photographer, Lennart Nilsson stunned the world with his 1965 magnificent photographic expose of the complexity and wonder of developing human life in his A Child is Born book. Nilsson proposes an undeniable opposing view. If we, like Ms. Cohen, consider preborn

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babies only “potential existence” we will find reading Nilsson’s book turbulently uncomfortable. If we know Life is a wonder and precious, his book is spell-binding.

The Lord and His handiwork are discernable everywhere and many of you readers understand that. The troubling fact is, however, that a great many people around us don’t see God anywhere and don’t care. How do we explain that? Maybe the prophetic biblical book of Amos sheds some light. We are in a spiritual battle and have been since Satan’s rebellion and Adam and Eve’s sin.

For 6,000 years God has displayed Himself through creation over and over but many men and women are blinded and cling to lies. Many are media captives, allow emotions to boil over into terrible action, trample promises,

reject anything G o d , i g n o r e Dennis Siracusa poor and disadvantaged people, and smother justice. Pick any point in history and you’ll see it; our individual and cultural immersion in cyclical sin is shredding our world.

We are navigating life in a God story. God is eternal; no beginning and no end; we must start with that truth otherwise we relegate ourselves to a forsaken commodity life and will ignore God and His purposes with awful consequences. Still, today, His love and grace is extended; redemption is available to anyone if we cry out to Jesus.

“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” NIV.

nior year of college. I never ran into her again. She was this woman that I had said one sentence to and had no idea how to get her attention.

That is until…

I was on the four-and-ahalf-year plan at college. I declared my major late and added being a high school teacher to my major. Teaching took so many credit hours.

I found myself approaching graduation with 150 credit hours, even though I only needed 120 to graduate. But I was 18 credit hours short in Sociology. I signed up for six courses my last semester and convinced the department chair to let me graduate with the minimum credit hours for my major.

That fall, I walked into one of my six Sociology classes.

Guess who was sitting in the class. Joan. We struck up a brief conversation. Two hours later, I walked into another Sociology class. Again, you won’t believe who was in the class. It was Joan. We joked that we had almost the same schedule. Being the Big Man on Campus, I asked her if she wanted to go to the library with me (a normal guy would have asked her to the Student Union to buy her a snack).

By now, you are assuming she became the mother of my children. There is a wrinkle in this story. Three months before my final Fall semes-

ter, I met Dot. We were both working at a Christian camp near Lake Tony Marciano George, New York. She was a Senior Counselor and her Junior Counselor, Loralyn that came from the church where I lead the youth group. She kept pushing Dot to date me. Dot felt that I was a snob. Finally, she agreed. It was on the second date that I realized this person was completely different from anyone I had ever dated. I could be myself and was still accepted. I wasn’t seen as being “quirky.”

Twice a week, Joan and I would go over to the library and she would hear me tell her about this woman called Dot that I was dating. She was gracious.

It’s too easy to marry because all our friends are getting married. We may be a certain age and want to start a family. We find someone who is not our soul mate. Let me encourage you to be patient and find that person who allows you to be yourself as you allow them to be themselves.

I’ll be back in two weeks.

Until then, live well my friend.

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REID From Page 1 Local legends tell of the time when there was a chicken coop and a cow on the premises.

Inside, the house is a treasure trove of Reid family and school memorabilia including yearbooks, photos, awards, a letter from Barack Obama, and the original keys to the school.

There’s also an original school desk. Upstairs, bedrooms are furnished in old time style and dedicated to civil rights leaders Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Frederick Douglas. A large poster also pays tribute to the Tuckaseegee Airmen, WWII pilots.

The house today is kept in good repair and it’s obviously loved by everyone on Sacco St. and the surrounding neighborhood. The lawn is tidy and the front porch has several inviting rocking chairs. It’s easy to imagine the days when Professor Reid might have sat on the porch and thought deep thoughts.

About CJB Reid 1879-1940 He was a 1908 graduate of Knoxville College and the

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founding principal of the “Colored School of Belmont” (later Reid High) in 1918. His wife, Maude Henderson Reid, was a graduate of Johnson C. Smith University and taught at several Gaston County schools.

In addition to being an educator, Professor Reid was also a civic activist. His involvements included Gaston Schoolmasters Club, Gaston Welfare Board, Governor’s Interracial Commission, State Teachers’ Association, Trustee for the Gastonia Colored Professor Charles Jessie Bynum Reid Hospital, Masonic member, he and his wife were among the co-founding members of Hood Memorial AME Zion Church in Belmont, and many more.

Oscar Reid points to where Reid High once stood.

The Sacco St. sign marking Reid High.

Photos by Alan Hodge

The Schiele’s annual Fossil Fair is back The Schiele Museum roars through February with the return of their 18th annual Fossil Fair. Sponsored

by Piedmont Lithium, visitors can experience vendors, dino bingo, planetarium shows, programs, fossil digs and of course fossils.

There’s something for the entire family at Fossil Fair on February 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Fossil Fair will host over 20 vendors with interesting specimens to explore.

Delve into rocks, minerals, fossils, and skeletons while you learn from the experts who collect them.

Other programs, such as ‘Living Fossils’ and ‘Fossil Record,’ will leap into the Mesozoic Era. Dinosaurs aren’t the only animals featured at this year’s Fossil Fair. There will be a Jurassic Bark contest where visitors will vote for their favorite dino-dog. Winners will receive special prizes for their four-legged pals dressed as

dinosaurs. Along with Jurassic Bark, guests can identify their own treasures to take home with in mini fossil digs and gemstone mining, weather permitting.

Also search for aged bones and encounter reallife skeletons of creatures past with the DinoSafari and Cats Untamed exhibits. For more information, please visit schielemuseum.org or follow The Schiele Museum on social media.

and superintendents and communication professionals in neighboring school districts.

“The ‘Storybook’ was a successful project for the Communications Department,” Hagans said. “We received a number of positive comments from our internal and external stakeholders, who shared that they enjoyed reading a quality publication that promoted the local school district.”

In February 2021, the magazine was named the “Best of the Best” winner in the publications category in the N.C. School Public Relations Association’s Blue Ribbon Awards program.

This year’s 2022 “Storybook” just came out and it’s as good if not better in concept, content, and design as the first one. Like the original, it builds on the theme of recognizing students, teachers, and other school employees for their excellence and presents their stories in a top shelf manner.

The leadoff story in the 2022 “Storybook” is a per-

fect example of this premise.

It looks at the 43-year career of Ida Rankin Elementary bus driver Francina Burris and the loving but firm relationship she has with her riders, parents, and school staff.

Other profiles in the new Storybook examine the great work done by Pinewood Elementary’s Tyler West and Staci Nezezon who were named Principal of the Year and Teacher of the Year.

Even more great stories are laid out in the 2022 “Storybook” including the grand opening last August of the new Belmont Middle School and the story of twin brothers Zachary and Nicholas Willer whose skill on the running track earned them scholarships to East Carolina University.

Overall, the 2022 “Storybook” has carried on the shining work that the first one began. No doubt next year’s version will be even better.

As the “Storybook” slogan goes- “Because of our great stories- We connect. We learn. We Smile!”

To get copies of 2022 “Storybook”, call your local school or 704-866-6117.

STORYBOOK From Page 1 The Gaston County Schools Communications Department was responsible for the concept, written material, graphic design and layout, pictures, and advertising (to help pay for the printing).

“The target audience for the ‘Storybook’ was people interested in Gaston County Schools such as parents, students, teachers/employees, alumni, business and community partners, church and civic groups, and elected officials,” Hagans said, Copies of the magazine were distributed to 55 schools and central office department buildings as well as local chambers of commerce, city halls and other municipal centers, YMCA locations, public libraries, churches, businesses, and community organizations. Additionally, more than 800 copies were mailed to business and community leaders, elected officials, retirees, members of the Superintendent’s Parent Advisory and Teacher Advisory Councils, volunteers who serve as school mentors,

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Arts at the Abbey presents Boston-based Ensemble Aubade Abbey Basilica, Belmont Abbey College (at Exit 26 on I-85) Belmont NC and are free to the public. This series is made possible in part by the Associated Foundation, Inc. of Belmont, The Monks of Belmont Abbey, and other private donors.

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www.belmontabbeycollege. edu/artslive/ Ensemble Aubade is based in Boston and performs across the United States. Recent appearances include The Saint Louis Art Museum, The Master Arts Series (Knoxville), Chamber Music Society of Central Kentucky, The Mississippi Chambre Music Guild, the Nixon Centre for Performing Arts (Atlanta area), The Robert H. Wood Great Artists Series (NY), The Nielsen Series at Grand View University (Des Moines), Benedictine College Convocation & Arts (KS), the Morton Arboretum Chamber Series (Chicago area), Brasstown Concert Association (NC), Foothills Piano Festival (Alabama), and others.

The group has been hailed for “intensity, imagination, skill, and finesse…shimmering grace” (St. Lawrence University) and praised for “rich interpretations and beautiful contrasts played sensitively

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Ensemble Aubade (Peter H. Bloom, flute; Francis Grimes, viola; and Steven Sussman, piano) will perform a program of diverse chamber music by C.P.E. Bach, (1788) Louise Farrenc, (1857) and Robert Russell Bennett (1966). The ensemble is based in Boston and performs across the United States. The group has been hailed for “intensity, imagination, skill, and finesse” (St. Lawrence University).

The February 21, 2022, concert will be held at 8:00 PM in the Abbey Basilica, Belmont, NC. There will be in-person attendance with masks required. The concert is free to the public. Donations are gladly accepted.

Details can be found at https://belmontabbeycollege. edu/campus-life/arts-at-theabbey/ The college will also continue a livestream service which can be found on the college’s website at https://

L-R: Grimes, Sussman and Bloom and virtuosically” (West Claremont Center for the Arts).

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FIREFIGHTER From Page 1 Hodge admits the excitement of his job is part of the attraction- somewhat like

a fighter pilot waiting for the call to

scramble.

“I like jumping into the truck and going down the

highway with the lights and siren on,” he says. “Sometimes I can’t believe I get paid to do this.”

Hodge and his wife Alexa have a daughter Virginia Mae who is two years

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“The team did a little better this year,” Matthew said with a laugh.

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Maddie Moore receives national honor The Gaston County Museum and Gaston County Public Library have announced Maddie Moore as the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Intern Recipient for 2022. The NEH funded project, titled Engaging with Art Post-Pandemic, is a collaboration between the Local History and Genealogy section of the Library and Gaston County Museum of Art and History.

During her internship, Maddie will focus on identifying art and artifacts in Gaston County’s Public libraries, Maddie Moore digitize them for accessibility, and curate them for virtual mendations expressed do not exhibition through Library necessarily represent those of databases and the Museum’s NC Humanities or the NEH. website..

“I am a life-long resident Gaston County Public of Gaston County,” Moore Library received an Ameri- said. “I graduated from can Rescue Plan Humanities Hunter Huss High School in Grant from North Carolina 2015. My love of learning, Humanities, www.nchuman- especially history, was deities.org. Funding for this veloped and nurtured by the grant was provided by the Na- wonderful teachers and staff tional Endowment for the Hu- during my time as a student. I manities (NEH) as part of the went on to UNC-Chapel Hill American Rescue Plan Act to double major in History economic stabilization plan. and Communication Studies.

Any views, findings, conclu- I graduated and received my sions, opinions, or recom- Bachelor’s in 2019. I imme-

community that has done so much for me... and I’m also in close proximity to more books than I could ever hope to read!

I was interested in the internship because I felt like it was a unique opportunity for

diately returned to Gaston County and began working as a Library Page at the Gaston County Public Library.

Working at the library was a childhood dream come true, especially after spending a couple of years volunteering at the library as a teenager!

In the past few years, I have been promoted to a Library Assistant and I am currently enrolled in Appalachian State University’s Master of Library Science program. I love my job because I now have the opportunity to serve the

me to learn more about the museum and Gaston County History. As a library volunteer, I helped with a few programs put on by the museum.

I didn’t know it at the time, but the things I learned about our community helped me

stand out to my history professors in college! I’m also very excited for the opportunity to help give the community access to important local art and history artifacts and documents.”

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Congratulations to Lieutenant Dawn Lackey (second from left) for receiving an Outstanding Customer Service Award. Lieutenant Lackey demonstrated superior patient advocacy in a recent patient encounter where the patient had trouble communicating their concerns. Keep up the great work, Lieutenant Lackey!

Officer Brady sworn in Congratulations to Officer Brady who has joined the Gaston County Police Dept.

Officer Brady was sworn in on January 14. He’s seen having his badge pinned on by Chief Joseph Ramey.

We Love Rev. Trent Rankin Salvation Church, Gastonia, NC salvationchurchnc.org

As we enter the month of February, people will talk a lot about love. Soon it will be Valentine’s Day and people will give cards, flowers, and gifts to each other, proclaiming their love. This time of year reminds us of the importance of love. Everyone wants and needs to be loved. Knowing you are loved is one of the greatest feelings you can have. Why is love such an important part of our lives?

Often as Jesus taught, he would be confronted by one of the religious leaders of His day, or one of the lawyers or scribes. They would attempt to trap Him in His words or test Him in order to discredit Him. One day, one of the lawyers asked Him one question, what is the greatest commandment found in the Law? Jesus gave him a powerful answer, saying to him, “You shall love the Lord you God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew 22:37-40, ESV).

It was a simple but vital concept for every person, to love God and love each other.

God has commanded us to love. We are

to love God, not just love Him, but love Him with our all. Too often we love God, but He is not the focus of our love. God loves us unconditionally. Rev. Trent Rankin God’s love is not dependent on how we act, He loves by His grace.

God’s love is eternal. Sadly, people fall in and out of love with one another, yet God’s love never stops, and it never fails. We are to love God like He love us. God deserves our total love; He has given us life through Jesus!

Not only did Jesus say we are to love God, but we are to love each other too! Each of us should love others the same way we want to be loved. Our entire outlook on the people we meet each day would drastically change if we viewed them with the same type of love that we desire. No one wants to be lonely, neglected, or certainly unloved. We want love, and we should offer that same love to every person we meet.

We love, plain and simple. As Jesus commands us, we love God, and we love each other. Just that simple concept would change our lives. This kind of love would change our outlook, and circumstance. This concept of love would change the world. So today, simply stated, we love!

Gaston County EMS recently celebrated the promotion of seven team members within the department. Part of the promotional ceremony is the pinning of their new badge- Lee Cherry (promotion from EMS Captain to EMS Major, Support Services); Leannda Lowrance (promotion from EMS Lieutenant to EMS Captain); Lanny Bivens (promotion from Master Paramedic to EMS Captain); Kelly Marlowe (promotion from Crew Chief to EMS Captain); Brandon Miller (promotion from EMS Lieutenant to EMS Captain); Chris Marlowe (promotion from Crew Chief to EMS Lieutenant); Benjamin Dunivan (promotion from Paramedic to EMS Lieutenant). Congratulations!

Lowell baseball signups Spring baseball registration is open for ages 4-12 at the City of Lowell. www.leaguelineup.com/LowellRecreation You can also sign up at the in-person registration event on February 23 from 4-6pm at

the Lowell Community Center.

For questions, please call Lowell Parks and Recreation at 704-824-3518, option 4 or send an email to either ccummings@lowellnc.com or ybroussard@lowellnc.com.

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New Extension Master Gardener volunteer course It’s time for the 2022 Extension Master Gardener Volunteer course, which begins on February 21, 2022, and ends on May 6, 2022.

New students will begin the journey to becoming an Extension Master Gardener (EMG) Volunteer. This hybrid course utilizes the award-winning Extension Gardener Handbook. Students will complete assignments online, while enjoying hands-on practical classes, in person, on Thursdays from 4:30–6:30 p.m. Course fee is $125 and must be received by February 11. The first step to becoming a 2022 student is to complete the fillable application found on www.gaston. ces.ncsu.edu, save and email to: julie_flowers@ncsu.edu.

Students will be interviewed

and selected for the course by the County Extension agent.

Class size is limited to 25 persons.

Upon completion of the course, students enter a oneyear Internship, where they are required to volunteer 40 hours in their choice of many community activities. Interns also are encouraged to join the MASTER GARDENER Group of Gaston County, where they will meet other folks who have completed the process. Once the Internship is completed, they become Certified Extension Master Gardener Volunteers and commit to 20 hours of volunteer service and 10 continuing education hours per year thereafter.

Is the Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program

for you? To help you decide if you should apply, ask yourself these questions.

Do I want to learn more about the culture and maintenance of many types of plants? Am I eager to participate in a practical and intense training program? Do I look forward to sharing my knowledge with people in my community? Do I have enough time to attend training and to complete the volunteer service?

About North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteers EMG Volunteers support the mission of North Carolina Cooperative Extension by educating residents about safe, effective and sustainable gardening practices that grow healthy people, gar-

What does music mean to you?

dens, landscapes, and communities. Their vision is a healthier world through environmental stewardship.

If you answered yes to these questions, this course is for you! Contact Julie Flowers, Horticulture Agent

for Gaston County, at (704) 922-2104, for more on how to apply. Deadline for applications is February 11, 2022.

Your Land, Your Legacy Workshop Series With the amount of growth occurring in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties there have been a number of impacts to landowners.

The Your Land, Your Legacy workshop series will serve to educate landowning and farming constituents on important topics which affect how you can use your land. Topics covered in the series include rural ag zoning, how county planning boards operate, present use value, conservation easements, voluntary and enhanced ag districts, timber/boundary/ wildlife management issues, hunting leases and trespass, farm lease agreements, protecting water quality, cost share programs, forest management plans, and estate planning/will/ trusts, etc.

Workshop #1 – Federal, State, and Local Government Regulatory Authority February 18, 2022 130 S Post Rd, Shelby, NC Topics covered: rural ag zoning, plan-

ning boards/board of adjustments, present use value and conservation easements Workshop #2 – Protecting your Farm & Forestland March 28, 2022 1350 Woodmill Winery Ln, Vale, NC Topics covered: voluntary & enhanced ag districts, timber/boundary/wildlife management issues, hunting leases and trespass issues Workshop #3 – The Business of Agriculture 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, Dallas, NC Topics covered: farm lease agreements, finding land to lease or buy, protecting water quality, cost share programs, forest management plans, eminent domain and landowner rights All three workshops are from 8:00 a.m. to noon. A sponsored breakfast will be served.

For further questions or to RSVP for this workshop series, call 704-922-2118.

Gaston County hires former Acting U.S. Attorney as County Attorney At its Tuesday, pervised more January 25 regular than 50 attormeeting, the Gasneys and overton County Board saw the office’s of CommissionCriminal, Civil, ers hired Belmont Appellate and resident William AdministraStetzer as its new tive Divisions.

County Attorney.

He partnered Stetzer has with the Justice served for the past Department’s four years in the Public Integrity William Stetzer U.S. Attorney’s OfSection to sucfice for the Western District cessfully prosecute United of North Carolina as First As- States v. Lindberg, et al., sistant United States Attorney, which is one of North Caroand more recently, as Acting lina’s most prominent bribery United States Attorney. cases involving public offiStetzer has extensive pros- cials. ecutorial experience in both A resident of Belmont, Charlotte and Gaston County, Stetzer has received commenwhere he served as an assistant dations for his work from the district attorney during the late FBI and the Charlotte-Meck2000s. lenburg Police Department During his time at the U.S. Homicide Support Group, and Attorney’s Office, Stetzer su- received the Justice Depart-

ment’s Assistant Attorney General’s Award for Exceptional Service.

Stetzer was hired by the Board of Commissioners after a thorough search that saw the interviews of multiple highcaliber candidates.

“It speaks to where we are as a county that we are able to attract a person as talented as Bill,” Board of Commissioners Chairman Chad Brown said. “We look forward to working with him to continue to take Gaston County forward and make it an even better place to live and do business.”

Stetzer’s first day with the County was January 31.

Courtney Rogers, who has served as the Interim County Attorney following the resignation of Jonathan Sink in the fall, will return to her role as Deputy County Attorney.

Local communities on Carolina Thread Trail grant list

Support the music you love during our Spring Fund Drive April 3-9.

Or donate today at wncw.org

The Governing Board of the Thread Trail recently approved distribution of $752,500 in grant funding for expanding and advancing public trails across 15 counties in North and South Carolina. Currently, 350 miles of greenways and trails, as well as 170 miles of blueways, are open to the public within the Thread Trail system.

Local communities include: Belmont. - $30,000 Acquisition To help with land acquisition for the construction of Abbey Creek Greenway, which runs parallel to Wilkinson Blvd., and will connect to Loftin Park on the Catawba River.

Bessemer City - $15,000 Trail Corridor Plan To conduct a trail corridor study to determine the best alignment for a trail extension at the South-Ridge Parkway Industrial Park that will serve residents and employees and approach the western side of Gastonia with an eventual connection underneath I-85.

Catawba Lands Conservancy - $5,000 Kayak Launch To construct a new canoe/kayak launch at Spencer Mountain River Access, the northernmost paddling input along the South Fork

Catawba River Blueway. The launch will improve safe access to the blueway for residents and visitors to Gaston County.

Cramerton - $86,000 Construction To improve the Rocky Branch Trail at Stuart Cramer High School, which provides a critical trail connection between Cramerton and Belmont.

Kings Mountain. – $30,000 Trail Corridor Study To conduct a design and feasibility study that explores future segments and connections of the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail between the Town of Kings Mountain and Crowders Mountain State Park.

Lowell - $8,000 Design To fund the design of a potential future extension of the South Fork Trail, which facilitates an eventual connection to Poston Park.

Shelby - $200,000 Construction To construct a 0.8-mile segment of rail trail that will connect an existing Thread Trail to Uptown Shelby. This is the first phase of an eventual 11-mile rail trail connection from Shelby to the S.C. state line.

For more information visit www.carolinathreadtrail.org.

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Banner News Fellowship & Faith

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

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

New Covenant United Methodist

300 E. Wesleyan Dr. 704-824-1073

14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468

CRAMERTON

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

Centerview Baptist Church

North Main Baptist Church

Acme Rd • Belmont, NC

Restoration & Deliverance

1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

Redemption Hill Church redemptionmountholly.org 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954

Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly Grace Korean Ch Assembly-God 124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-965-1004

Employees of

6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959

Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church

455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church 210 Park Street, Belmont NC

704-825-9861 BELMONT Alexander Memorial 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

Core Church 2316 Acme Rd. 704-822-8033

CrossFix Ministries 6131 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-879-4499

Crossroads Church 101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381

Centerview Baptist Church 2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

East Belmont Baptist Church 501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

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

Message of Love Church 306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500

Mount Moriah Baptist Church 110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist 212 South Street 704-825-7269

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

New Life Baptist Church 201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized 104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

O’Conner Grove Church Ame Zion 613 N. Main Street 704-825-5576

Park Street United Methodist 120 Park Street 704-825-8480

Power of the Spirit Church

East Belmont Church Of God

118 School Street 704-827-7071

320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church

East Belmont Free Will Baptist 909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

Ebenezer United Methodist Church 120 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road 704-827-3366

Exodus Church 6325 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-755-5034

First Baptist Church 23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

First Foursquare Gospel Church 8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

First Presbyterian Church 102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357

First Presbyterian-Belmont 112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668

First United Methodist Church of Belmont 807 South Point Road 704-825-2106

Fresh Anointing Church of God 71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283

Friendship Baptist Church 5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276

Gaston Christian Church

503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

Sanctuary of Praise Ministries 124 Georgia Belle Ave. 704-579-7823

South Point Baptist Church 124 Horsley Ave. 704-825-9516

South Point Freewill Baptist 297 Gaither Rd. 704-825-8045

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

Springwood Freewill Baptist 826 Stanley-Spencer Mtn. Rd. 704-827-7801

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

The Pointe 6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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

Upper Room United Pentecostal

Ridgeview Baptist Church

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704-867-2317 Burge Memorial Methodist Church 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 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526

Community Christian Fellowship 2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881

740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

Shiloh AME Zion Methodist 1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

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

First Presbyterian Church

300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

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

Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses 1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

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

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

Community Pentecostal Center

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

Westview Presbyterian Church 1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

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

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

Bethel Baptist Church

Morningside Missionary Church

Roper Street 704-601-5146

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

711 Morningside Dr. 704-822-9142

5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 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 5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

Welcome Baptist Church 811 Mauney Rd.

BESSEMER CITY

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

Bright Light Baptist Church

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

112 White Jenkins Rd. 704-681-2017

Restoration Church 1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

Don’t see your church listed?

Email us today at alan@cfmedia.info

Woodlawn Baptist Church

McADENVILLE

Goshen Presbyterian Church

First United Methodist Church

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

MT. HOLLY

320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

New Life Church

Will of God Church

1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

Gateway Cowboy Church

203 S. Main St. 704-263-2621

1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

Macedonia Baptist Church

DALLAS

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

207 Lowell Ave. 704-824-4213

238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604 513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185

West Cramerton United Methodist Church

Way of the Cross Baptist Church

First United Methodist Church

Grace Baptist Church

171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785

7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

Life Church

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church

235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991

511 Tuckaseege Rd. 704-827-4301

133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

First Baptist Church

STANLEY

Carolina Community Baptist

841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

Tuckaseege Baptist Church

110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603

First Free Will Baptist Church

Cramerton Temple of God Church

1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

Covenant United Methodist

300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

The Barn at Sandcastle Farm 155 Sandcastle Rd.

3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church

St. Paul FHB Church

Bethlehem Church

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

416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

Riverside Baptist Church

LOWELL

Finish Line Christian Center

Cramerton Free Will Baptist

1120 Charlotte Ave. 704-530-5174

709 Rankin Ave. 704-671-8640

1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286

Cornerstone Family Worship

Family Worship Center

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

River of Life Full Gospel Church Second Baptist Church

151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711

Hood Memorial AME Zion Church

826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999 105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

Grace Wesleyan Church

McAdenville Wesleyan Church

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

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

For information on getting your business listed here call 704-825-0580

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East Gaston honors AJ Price

By John Wilson John.bannernews@gmail.com

Last Friday night the East Gaston Warriors held a ceremony commemorating the accomplishments of former women’s basketball player AJ Price.

Price, who played for East Gaston from 2018 to 21 ended her career breaking the all-time women’s basketball scoring record of 1485 points previously held

by Cam Sealy. Sealy set the scoring mark in 2008.

During the intermission between the varsity men and women’s games against the Shelby Warriors, coaches along with friends and family joined AJ at center court as a shadow box containing her #15 game jersey was presented to her.

“We are honoring her because she broke the record,” East Gaston athletic director Haley Stewart said.

In addition to being the Lady Warriors all-time leading scorer AJ showed herself to be not only a productive player, but a dynamic leader as well. There was no doubt that during her time at East

Gaston AJ made an impression on everyone she came in contact with.

One of the people that AJ made and impact on was women’s head basketball coach David Handsel. Coach Handsel was thrilled to be a part of AJ’s homecoming.

“AJ is the all-time girls scoring leader,” Handsel said. “She broke the record on February 16th 2021 against East Rutherford. She went on to finish the season with 1535 total points.”

Coach Handsel was truly impressed with everything that AJ had done during her time at East Gaston.

“AJ is a very competitive and intelligent young lady who is now playing at St Andrews,” Handsel said. “I really appreciate her and her family for how they supported the program. It’s been an honor to coach AJ these past two years.”

As AJ mingled with friends and family before the presentation it was easy to see that coming home was special for her. From the moment she entered the gym she never stopped smiling.

“It just felt right,” Price said of how it felt to be back home. “It felt good.”

AJ has many fond memories of the time playing as a Warrior. Memories that were not just on the court, but off the court as well. Recollections that will always be a part of who she is.

When asked about what some of her best basketball memories were, AJ took a moment and then reflects on some of the things that happened during her sophomore year.

“We had a secret Santa that year,” AJ laughed. “That team was put together. We had a lot of fun.”

In a few weeks AJ’s jersey will be mounted just outside of the Warriors gym along with the memorabilia of other East Gaston athletes who distinguished themselves over the years.

While it’s true that AJ will no longer wear the cardinal and navy colors of the Warriors, she is now sporting a new jersey, a blue and white one.

This year AJ is playing basketball at Saint Andrews University in Laurinburg

AJ Price stands with her family as she is presented her game jersey for setting the all-time leading scoring record for East Gaston women’s basketball. Standing with AJ are her parents Nathan and Alires Price, brothers Colonel and Mason Price along with friends DeDe Moore and Chris Garret. Flanking the Price family are head coach David Handsel (L) and athletic director Haley Stewart (R).

Photo Courtesy of J Scott Studio where she is also working on a degree in Occupational Therapy.

So far it looks like college seems to agree with her. This year, as a true freshman AJ has played in 19 games and started in 12.

“She’s doing great,” AJ’s

mom Alires Price said.

As AJ describes her college life it appears she is on the same page as her mother when she says things are going well.

“It’s great,” AJ went on to say. “The people here are nice and the basketball team

is like a second family.”

All in all, it was a good weekend for AJ Price. The future is looking good and let’s be honest you just can’t beat coming home and being honored by the people you love.

Education is the Family Business:

Daughter of retired Springfield principal takes seat at the same desk

By Allison Drennan Gaston County Schools

Although it has been more than 15 years since Dan Potts retired as the principal of Springfield Elementary School in Stanley, his daughter, Miranda Buchanon, says the only thing that has really changed about the principal’s office is the chair behind the desk. And, if anyone would know, it’s Miranda.

Currently serving as a firstyear principal at Springfield Elementary, Buchanon said being the principal at the same school as her father is a surreal experience, but one that she is enjoying.

“With my family, there was no way around being in education,” she said. “Education is the family business. I come from a long line of teachers, but I never imagined I would be a principal.”

Buchanon started out as an art teacher and quickly realized she could make a bigger difference at the administrative level.

“Within the first few years of teaching, I really saw where I wanted to make a difference in the whole building,” she said. “I was on the School Improvement Team, and I served in a Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) role. By doing those things, it really showed me the impact you can have schoolwide in a leadership position.”

So, when Buchanon was named the principal at Springfield, she reached out to her father, who served as the principal for nine years, to share

the news.

“Miranda has always been someone who takes charge and teaches others. It’s just who she is. For her to become an educator didn’t surprise me,” said Potts.

“The nicest thing about being at Springfield is that both of us grew Springfield Elementary principal Miranda Buchanon is following in her father’s footsteps. up here.”

B u c h a - She is in her first year as principal of Springnon sees the field, a job that her father, Dan Potts, held for value in nine years. serving in family and child-centered,” the community where she she said. “I remember Dad was raised and said getting to purchasing a lot of artwork know the people of Stanley for the hallways during his has been one of the best parts time here so that was one of of the job.

“I remember when Dad the first things I did, too.”

Buchanon also wants to was the principal at Springkeep the community feel of field, just thinking that he knew everyone in this town. Stanley running through the We’re a close-knit commu- halls of Springfield.

“Dad always led from a nity. He had so many connecheart of service, taking care tions with families, and when of the staff and the families they saw him out and about, they would always smile and here,” she said. “That will rewave. I’m getting to experi- main my number one priority, too. We want to have a true ence that myself now.”

When asked what she family environment at Springlearned from her father about field every day.”

In addition to wanting to his time at Springfield, Buchanon said there are two really strengthen the school’s sense of family, Buchanon said supimportant lessons.

“Your school should look porting students is just as im-

portant.

“The best part of being a principal is knowing that I am helping students prepare

for the rest of their lives,” she said. “They can be anything they want to be, and through education, we give

them the gift to achieve all of their dreams. That’s the best thing we can do for them, and I learned that from my Dad.”

South Point senior Jake Beaty has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Florence-Darlington Technical College. Seated from left to right are Toby Rudisill, youth baseball coach;Traci Pate, Jake’s mother; Jake; Brian Pate, Jake’s stepfather; and Jason Lineberger, South Point High School head baseball coach. Standing from left to right are Kent Hyde, South Point High School athletic director; Richard Armstrong & Julia Armstrong, Jake’s grandparents; Jim and Paige Beaty, Jake’s grandparents; and Gary Ford, South Point High School principal.

South Point High School senior Jacob Patterson has signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Gardner Webb University. Seated from left to right are Josie Patterson, Jacob’s sister; Jeff Patterson, Jacob’s father; Jacob; Kelly Patterson, Jacob’s mother; and Carol Patterson, Jacob’s grandmother. Standing from left right are Kent Hyde, South Point High School athletic director; Adam Hodge, South Point High School head football coach; Maddie Peek, friend; Melissa Glover, South Point High School choral teacher; and Gary Ford, South Point High School principal. See more on page 10.

Photos by Charlotte Sautner

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Last Wednesday saw the Belmont Middle School Wildcats boy’s basketball team play a home game against the York Chester Cougars. When the fur finished flying, the Wildcats had pounded out a 44-37 victory. Here are some scenes from the gallant game.

Photos by Bill Bostick/Tarheel Sports Photography

South Point High School senior Matthew Walker has signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Limestone University. Seated from left to right are Kent Hyde, South Point High School athletic director; Todd Walker, Matthew’s father; Matthew; Karen Walker, Matthew’s mother; and Jason Lineberger, South Point High School head baseball coach. Standing from left to right are Grace Sheppard, friend; Andrew Walker, Matthew’s brother; Hallie Walker, Matthew’s sister; Rodney Walker, Matthew’s uncle; and Gary Ford, South Point High School principal.

Photos by Charlotte Sautner

South Point High School senior Chloe Ratliff, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Limestone University. Seated from the left are Kristi Joyal, Chloe’s aunt; Carol Ratliff, Chloe’s mother; Chloe; Chad Ratliff, Chloe’s father; and Emily Revels, SP volleyball player. Standing from the left are Gary Ford, South Point principal; Lisa Revels, assistant club volleyball coach; Carrie Powell, club volleyball coach; Grace Lyles, South Point teacher; and Kent Hyde, South Point athletic director.

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Belmont Middle Lady Wildcats hoops action The Belmont Middle School Lady Wildcats girl’s basketball team played their first game in the school’s fabulous new gym last Wednesday against the York Chester Lady Cougars. When the final buzzer sounded, Belmont had pulled out a 28-10 victory. Here are action shots from the fast-paced fracas.

Photos by Bill Bostick/Tarheel Sports Photography

Congratulations to Stuart Cramer High student Arias Nash on his signing a National Letter of Intent to play football at Mercer. Nash will play great football at Mercer just as he did as a member of the Stuart Cramer Storm team.

Gaston Day School athletes sign Last Wednesday was National Signing Day for high school athletes.

Congratulations to Gaston Day School students McKynzie (Track & Field, UNC-Chapel Hill), Cole (Golf, West Virginia Wesleyan), and Drew (Volleyball, Lehigh) who put their names on the dotted line.

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“Ruby” from Burlington.

Photos by Alan Hodge Little Miss Dallas Savanna Bridges.

Stephen and Carson Sipe from Georgetown, S.C.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

Evan Martin from Dallas.

Spencer Slye, Jodi Painter, and Amelia Trull from Mt. Holly

Richard Knapp from Burlington.

Tony Bornhorst from Southern Pines.

Brenna Ryan from Hickory.

Donny, Jennifer, and Gabe from Gastonia.

Huge Jeep gathering and road run honors MHPD Officer Tyler Herndon The Just Jeepin’ 4 A Cause group held a gathering Sunday afternoon to honor MHPD Officer Tyler Herndon and donate

CMPD officers.

CMPD cycle officers and Mt. Holly Fire Dept. escort.

Above: Conga line.

funds to a foundation in his name. Herndon lost his life in the line of duty on Dec. 11, 2020. Over 300 tricked out Jeeps arrived at

the Municipal Complex in Mt. Holly and from there they formed a caravan that went on a road run. Jeeps came from all over North

Carolina and beyond. Here are some faces and scenes from the great afternoon of fun and fraternity for a good cause.

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The Mountain Island Charter Raptors boy’s varsity basketball team lost their home conference game against Lincoln Charter (Denver, NC) last week by a score of 80-65.

Here are some actions shots from the exciting contest.

Photos by Michael Strauss Studios

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GASTON NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS Having qualified on 30th day of November, 2021 as Executor of the Estate of JOY TEMPLE MCGINNIS, deceased, of Gaston County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned, Michael A. Howell, Executor, on or before the 19th day of April, 2022 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said estate to please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

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CLASSIFIED ADS

To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call 704-484-1047

Deadline: Friday at 12:00 Noon

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT

AUCTIONS

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

CHRISTIAN SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL TRYOUTS! Charity Christian School will have Varsity Girls Softball Tryouts on Tuesday, February 15th at 3:30pm at the Zion Baptist Field, 525 W. Zion Church Rd., Shelby, NC 28150. Thursday, February 17th will be an alternate date. Homeschool Students may qualify to participate. Call the School Office for more details! (704) 419-4574 charitychristianschool@gmail.com

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY!!! Saturday, February 12 at Gifts and Talents located on Main Street in Forest City.

SANDY RUN BAPTIST CHURCH Is seeking a part time Secretary, 15-20 hours per week. Exp. with Power Church Program preferred but not required. Send resume to office@ sandyrunbaptist.org (704) 4346771

PANDA STORAGE AUCTION PUBLIC SALE. 1:00PM Feb. 25th. Panda Storage, 1301 US Hwy 221., Rutherfordton, NC. Contents of Units: #C20 Willis, #B04 Hamilton, and #A13 Adams For Non-Payment of Storage Rent. (704) 473-7358 andrew.sain@gmail.com

HORSE QUALITY HAY. Square and round bales. Call (704) 487-6855

ENTERTAINMENT TV CABINET W/SHELVES. white, 72’’highX42’’wideX22’’deep. $100. 4 new golf cart tires w/ chrome rims. $300. New entertainment center. $100. 828-7487985.

MOTOWN MUSIC REVIEW. w/Von Ford “Prince” Saturday, February 12; 7:30pm. $10., couples $15. Have ABC permits. 351 Oakland Road., Spindale/Top Dog. 828-287-8668.

UNIQUE ANTIQUE STATION. Farm House Decor, Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage Toys, Hot Wheels, Jewelry, MORE. Tuesday-Saturday 11am-5pm. 985 US 74 Business Hwy., Ellenboro. Find us on FB. 828-3820075.

GOLDEN DOMERS TOY AND HOBBY. Visit our NEW LOCATION .....Model Cars, Die-cast Cars & Trucks, Tractors, Hot Wheels, Construction Toys, Sports Memorabilia, Autographed Items, Hard to Find Items! See Mike & Brandon Willis. We’re located at 104 Oliver Ave. (behind El Acapulco Mexican Restaurant in Boiling Springs), Shelby, 704-297-0102 or 704-297-0103

COINS * COINS * COINS. We Buy & Sell Coins. “Coin Collector Supplies.” JAKE’S KNIVES & COLLECTIBLES. 1008 South Lafayette Street, Shelby. Call 704-600-6996 (980) 295-5568

HOUSEWARES LIQUIDATION SALE. Save 70 to 90% off original retail. Cleaners, kitchen, and storage. All new $1.99, Baby, & Wedding sections. ONE DAY ONLY, Saturday, February 5th, 9am-5pm at SIDE DOOR next to MIGHTY DOLLAR Forest City. CASH ONLY!

VALENTINE’S POPUP SHOP. Body Care Gifts and Hand Crafted Crafts for sale. Sat 2/12/22 8am till 6pm. 303 Kings St., Kings Mountain @ The Miracle Workers. Parking next door at Tim Moore’s Law Office.

Questions (980) 251-5219

BUSINESS SERVICES CAMP’S COMPLETE LAWN CARE and RESIDENTIAL FENCING. “30 + Years Experience”. Call Donnie at (704) 480-7405 GENERAL LAND MANAGEMENT. Bush Hogging, Backhoe & Box Blade Work.”We Do Land Clearing & Cleanup. Driveways and Roads. Tree and Debris Removal. “Reasonable Rates!”

Satisfaction Guaranteed! Contact David Gregory at (256) 636-1255 HANDYMAN. All rental and residential services. No job too small. Call Wray at 704-6740494 RETIRED GENERAL CONTRACTOR AVAILABLE “SPECIALIZING IN DECKS” Repairs and New Construction.

Rutherford/Cleveland County areas. Contact Bob at (828) 476-6058

HOUSEWARES LIQUIDATION SALE. Save 70 to 90% off original retail. Cleaners, kitchen, and storage. All new $1.99, Baby, & Wedding sections. ONE DAY ONLY, Saturday, February 5th, 9am-5pm at SIDE DOOR next to MIGHTY DOLLAR Forest City. CASH ONLY!

EMPLOYMENT CHARITY BIBLE COLLEGE FALL CLASSES. Charity Bible College offers 12 weeks of classes supplemented with out of class assignments toward a degree in Theology or Christian Education. Classes resume each Monday night 6:30pm to 9:00pm starting February 7th through April 25th, 2022. Classes Offered: The Book of Proverbs, The Temple, The Life of Joseph, and Christology. CBC is affiliated with Macedonia Baptist College of Midland, NC as a part of their satellite school program. For information call or email us! Look us up on Facebook and on our Webpage at: www.charitybiblecollege.org (704) 419-4574 cbcfallston@gmail.com

SANDY RUN BAPTIST CHURCH Is seeking a part time Minister of Music. Please send resume to PO Box 297 Mooresboro, NC 28114 or office@ sandyrunbaptist.org (704) 4346771

ONE ON ONE CARE IS HIRING for full/part time in the group homes for 2nd shift.

Transport experience recommended not required. Hrs are 2p-11p weekdays and 8p-8a weekends. Apply in person at 203 Lee St. Shelby FULL TIME MAINTENANCE MAN NEEDED. Maintain rental properties. Must have valid NC Drivers license. Pay depends on experience. (704) 473-4299 WANTED SITTER MON.-FRI. FOR ELDER PERSON. Quiet setting, located Rutherford/ Polk County line area. Some housekeeping & errands required. Interested applicants please call Patty, 828-9805386 between 9am-7pm.

JANITORIAL/ HOUSEKEEPING. FULL TIME AND PART TIME janitorial positions in Blacksburg. 1st, 2nd, & 3rd shift available. Pay starts at $14/hr. Must pass Drug Screen. Call 864-590-7675 for more information. (864) 5907675 teresachandler77@yahoo.com COATS PERFORMANCE YARN. 501 York Road, Kings Mountain, NC. 8 & 12 hour shifts. Apply within. For more info, email kimberly.durden@ coats.com or call 980-2915331.

TRIPLE D PAINTING, LLC. All your painting needs. Free estimates. Over 25 yrs experience!

Framing, facial boards and much more wood work available! Making your home, building or business look new again.

(704) 418-5736 childresstracy1@gmail.com IT’S TIME TO TRIM CREPE MYRTLE TREES. Spreading Mulch or Gravel, minor chainsaw work and storm clean-up. I can do many of your outside chores with over 15 years experience all over Cleveland County and stretching to the Forest City area.

Nice, honest, dependable, clean, drug-free, he’s an all around great guy and handyman, so call Rob today and see what I can help you with. 980-295-0750.

WALLING’S PAINTING AND CONSTRUCTION. Give us a call because we do it all.

Exterior/interior painting.

Pressure washing, roof and drywall patching and general repairs. Free Estimates and References. Ask for Marshall or leave mess. (828) 201-5788

TALL PINES CORPORATION Give us a call today for all your Grading, Excavation, Land Clearing, and Hauling needs! (704) 600-5438 tallpinesfarm19@yahoo.com SHIPMAN’S MASONRY- 48 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Brick, Block & Stone, Outside Fireplaces, Foundations, Underpinnings. “Free Estimates”. 1st Quality Work! (863) 532-1587

FOR SALE CEMETERY PLOT ROSE HILL MEMORIAL PARK. Section 1 Lot 106. Located next to curb on the circle driveway. $500. (704) 418-0939

WILL BUY. I Want to Buy old 45 records and 78’s call 704-7820647 TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse and Cattle Trailers, Saddlery.

Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment. Boiling Springs, NC. (704) 473-0867

FIREWOOD FOR SALE. All types already split. Can deliver.

Truck & Trailer loads, starting at $75. Will negotiate. 704-4667623 RENT TO OWN CARPORTS, BUILDINGS GARAGES. J. Johnson Sales Inc., Forest City, NC. Call 828-245-5895.

KERO HEATERS. REDSTONE 23,500 BTU. Brand New. George Kavacs #P5042-077-L Chrome Bathroom 21’ Lights.

Make Offer. Welding supplies, welding rods, welding gloves, make offer. (704) 460-1745 LAWN MOWER TRAILERS. 4 WHEELER TRAILERS, SMALL & LARGE TRAILERS. “We Got’Em” J. Johnson Sales, Inc., Forest City, NC. (828) 2455895

WANT TO BUY 4 WHEEL SCOOTER $825.

Pride 4 wheel scooter, less than two years old, charger, basket, delivered with a warranty. Call Scooterman John (704) 9514224 ext. 7045849820 mobilityservices07@gmail.com ITEMS FOR SALE. One Ladies Urn for sale, 1 Male Maltese for sale and 6 inch stove pipes.

Call 704-538-3809.

CEMETERY PLOTS FOR SALE Two cemetery plots $1600/ea. Or Best Offer. Current market value $1850/ea.

Cleveland Memorial Park Cemetery Shelby, NC. Plots located in Chimes Tower section. Seller pays transfer fee (225) 2768033 gwen553@bellsouth.net ALL METAL GARAGES. Big Discounts! Zero down. Call for more details. 828-382-0455.

DUMP TRAILERS “WE GOT ‘EM”. 6’x10’, 6’x12’ and 7’x14’ (5 & 7 Ton) “All the Options on All! contact J. Johnson Sales, Inc., Forest City. (828) 2455895 STORAGE BUILDINGS. “We Buy, Sell, Trade” J. Johnson Sales INC. Forest City, NC 828245-5895.

GE BLACK STOVE FOR SALE. Like new. $350 obo.

(704) 718-7975 BUILDINGS, GARAGES, SHOPS with Concrete Slab.

“We Got’Em”and “We do them Turn Key” J. Johnson Sales INC., Forest City, NC. 828-2455895.

FLAG POLES & FLAGS. 15ft., 20ft., 25ft. “All American Made!” Delivery and installation is available. J. Johnson Sales INC, Forest City, NC. Call 828245-5895.

CARPORTS, GARAGES, RV COVERS, BOAT TRACTOR COVERS IN STOCK. Areas largest on site display. Best Selection, Options. Quality you can getting one place! J. Johnson Sales, Inc. Forest City, NC. 828-245-5895.

TRAILERS, EQUIPMENT, DECKOVERS, GOOSENECK DUMP. CAR HAULER, HIGH SIDE, ENCLOSED. Cash, Credit Cards, Financing, Rent to Own Options. J. Johnson Sales INC. Forest City, NC 828245-5895.

HORSE HAY FOR SALE. Square bales $6, round bales $40. (704) 692-6325 RIDING/PUSH MOWERS, GARDEN TILLERS, GOKARTS, MINI-BIKES. Ready to mow. All in excellent condition. Can deliver, 30+ years experience in repair work. 828980-0853, 704-476-9383.

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704-482-2243.

(704) 538-5788 BOUGHT OUT ENTIRE SHOP. Woodworking, hand tools, drills, saws, weed eaters, leaf blowers, lots & lots of misc. 15 antique clocks & parts. Call for appointment. Can be seen most anytime. (704) 482-0540

PURE RAW LOCAL HONEY. $18 per quart, $10 per pint.

Produced in Rutherford County. Call or text Jackson Corbin, 828-980-1823.

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local and pay fast.

(828) 577-4197 CASH FOR YOUR CAR running or not, title or no title.

Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704-692-6767, (704) 487-0228 WANT TO BUY. ATV’s, PopUp Campers and Small Travel Trailers. Call 828-429-3935.

WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies.

Call 828-245-6756 or cell # 828-289-1488.

DANNY’S AUTOWERKS. Buying used or junk cars. Competitive prices. Call Danny 828-289-3081 or Jimmy 828289-1175.

WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS. Trailers, Tractors, Farm Equipment. Must have ID and proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006

FARM & GARDEN HOUSEWARES LIQUIDATION SALE. Save 70 to 90% off original retail. Cleaners, kitchen, and storage. All new $1.99, Baby, & Wedding sections. ONE DAY ONLY, Saturday, February 5th, 9am-5pm at SIDE DOOR next to MIGHTY DOLLAR Forest City. CASH ONLY! FIREWOOD FOR SALE. Seasoned Oak by truck load also bundles. Will deliver within 15 miles of Cherryville. (704) 4353970

DAMAGED BEE EQUIPMENT SALE. One day only! Sat. Feb. 5, 10am-1pm. Forest City Farmers Market. For more info call 828-980-1823.

PETS & LIVESTOCK ADULT QUAIL $5 EACH. Quail Chicks $1.50 ea. Quail eggs $3 per doz, 50% hatch rate guaranteed. (704) 476-9943

2 GOLF CARTS FOR SALE. 1 is Carolina blue with weather cover and 1 white. 2 seats and good batteries. $4000 each.

704-477-3500 FORD BEDLINER 6.5 FT. (Fits 2015-2020 Ford Pickup) Tonneau Hard Cover. $300 (Paid $600) “Like new!” Call (704) 300-7563 FRAME SHOP EQUIPMENT. Morso Chopper, Seal Commercial 210, C&H Glass Cutter, Oval & Round Master, Jr. Cut Glass and Mats. Mat Cutter.

Call (704) 827-3128 PRO-FORM TREADMILL $100. And a BOWFLEX Workout Bench $100. call (704) 6921573

BELGIAN MALINOIS FULL BLOODED PUPS OFF WORKING BLOODLINE. (910) 2805508 davidannegriffin@yahoo. com

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CLASSIFIED ADS

To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call 704-484-1047 PETS & LIVESTOCK

DOBERMAN PINSCHER PUPPIES READY. NOW Born 11/22/21. Full-blooded. All males. 1st shots, tails docked, dew claws removed. CKC $600.

29702 area. Text 864-492-5385 (864) 492-5385 8 GAME ROOSTERS $10 EACH. 7 Hens $5 each. 704477-5175, (704) 937-7448 GAME CHICKENS FOR SALE. 980-552-9108.

PETS & LIVESTOCK

CARS & TRUCKS

REAL ESTATE

KENNELS, DOG KENNELS, DOG HOUSES. 7x7x4, 5x10x6, 10x10x4, 10x10x6, 10x20x6, 20x20x6. Roof tops. Delivery & Installation is Available! J. Johnson Sales INC, Forest City,NC. 828-245-5895.

2014 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN Call for Price. Braunability Handicap Van. Side entry ramp. Transfer driver seat. Ideal van for disabled person who uses a wheel chair and can still drive.

Equipped to add hand controls. (704) 692-6248 buck@ walker-woodworking.com

CLEVELAND COUNTY

CLEVELAND COUNTY

CLEVELAND COUNTY

HOUSE FOR SALE. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1996 double wide on 3.3 private wooded acres, approximately 1850 sq ft, brick foundation including steps and porches, open floor plan, fridge, stove, washer and dryer included, connected to county water, carpet and vinyl floors need to be replaced. Casar area. Call 704-284-3331 for more info. $149,000 OBO. Call after 5pm. Lawndale, NC 28090 (704) 284-3331 cookestacy@gmail.com

LIONS SENIOR VILLAGE has 1 bedroom HUD subsidized apartments for low income seniors. Taking applications.

Age 62 or older. Equal Housing Opportunity. 211 North Morgan Street, (704) 482-7723

MOVE IN SPECIAL. 2 & 3 Bedroom, deposit required. $195 weekly rates. Includes power and water. NO PETS. Visit us online at Oakwood Rentals, Shelby. Call (704) 473-4299

3 AKC MALE TOY POODLE PUPPIES. Black with white chest. Ready for new homes 2/25/22. Both Parents on site.

Contact for more info. (828) 980-3225 I HAVE TOY POODLE PUPPIES. 6 weeks old, CKC, $1,500. (828) 289-8844 BEAGLE PUPPIES. ONE boy- FIVE girls. Puppies will be ready for their forever homes on February 12, 2022. They will have been wormed and 1st shots. $800.00 each. (304) 419-4041 AKC REGISTERED LAB PUPPIES. Black and chocolate.

Ready middle of March. Parents on site. Champion Bloodline. Great disposition. $925.

Taking deposits, $250. 704914-8241

TWO POMERANIAN PUPPIES CKC. CKC Pomeranian Puppies 8 weeks soft brown and white in color. One male and one female up to date on Vaccine and worming. Puppy comes with puppy pack, first weeks food, vaccine and worming current record and future needs. 100% Pomeranian Bloodline. Delivery arranged in two State area. $1500 each.

Don 864-492-5138 CKC breeder since 2014. (864) 492-5138 dvcaldwell38@gmail.com

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Deadline: Friday at 12:00 Noon

2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE 40000 miles, T-top convertible 6 speed. Make offer. 1997 Buick Riviera, new paint, new fuel pump, new starter, 111,000 miles, 1 owner.

Make offer (704) 460-1745 2013 RAM 1500 116,171 miles, $24500, super clean truck. Ram 1500. 5.7 Hemi. Has a fifth wheel with two ball hitches, (one 4” ext), lights plug in bed and brake box. I am just buying a 2500. Beautiful truck. It’s the Big Horn edition.

Heated seats, power everything, heated steering wheel, sprayed bed liner, rear sensors, 5 1/2 foot bed, tow/haul package, 20” AT tires, four door, etc. It has been used rarely to pull a horse trailer.

Two key fobs. Just serviced and put in a new battery. No wrecks.

I have title. (704) 578-2827 ivy_ baker@hotmail.com 2011 FORD RANGER 4 cyl., auto., spray in bedliner, cloth seats. 29,000 miles, $7,995.

828-287-3820.

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

Call Dorcas, 803-718-2659.

TAILS UP STANDARD POODLES. AKC registered standard poodle puppies, 8 & 9 wks. Parents OFA certified, Embark tested, AKC Reunite microchipped, shots, dewormed, tails docked, no dewclaws, health certificate,ch bloodlines, 2 year guarantee, brown, black,red, apricot, Partis limited 2000, full 2500 website: tailsupstandards.com or Facebook page: Tails Up Standard Poodles (318) 614-1130 debsummerscales777@gmail.com BEAUTIFUL LABRADOODLES Born 11/14/2021 F2’s.

No shedding, 2 males, one red, one black. I also have 2 straight haired doddles (reduced pricing) Vet checked and first shots on all. Text for more info. Located in Gaffney (864) 492-2880

FOR RENT

FOR RENT

RUTHERFORD COUNTY 2 & 3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT. Ellenboro, New House Road and Shelby. No calls after 9pm.

828-305-1650, 828-755-5670.

2 & 3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES. Small private park between Spindale and Forest City. Starting at $500 per month. 828-382-0475.

FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY MOBILE HOMES & APARTMENTS. In Kings Mountain.

Price starting at $100 per week. Call (704) 739-4417 2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH SMALL MOBILE HOME. Located in Kings Mountain. NO pets.

(704) 466-9984 NO HEAT BILLS HERE. 3 room apartment, (1 BR, 1 BA), Shelby, excellent location, Second floor. Not HAP eligible. No pets or smoking. Heat & water included in $525 month. Available 3/1/22. 704-487-5480.

NICE COUNTRY LIVING. 2 BR mobile homes for rent.

10 minutes from Shelby. NO PETS. Seniors welcome. No Texts. 843-957-9299.

HICKORY CREEK APARTMENTS FOR SENIORS. (62 and older), disabled (50 and older). Shelby. Now taking applications for waiting list.

418 East Warren Street, (704) 487-6354 2&3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES. Nice and clean, water furnished. Oak Grove Community, Kings Mtn. Call or text, 704-739-0259.

2&3 BEDROOM TOWN HOMES. Townhomes located in Shelby, NC. We are currently accepting applications for our waiting list. Rent is based on income (and some expenses are deducted). Please visit us today at Laurel Hill Apartments 1526 Eaves Rd., Shelby NC or call for more information 704-487-1114.

Equal Housing Opportunity.

HOUSE FOR RENT 2 bedroom, 1 bath. Newly renovated! Spindale. Walking distance to the library and police station. (828) 4240017 FOR RENT 3 BEDROOM. 1 BATH, plus basement. $800 rent, $800 deposit. 228 Tryon Road. Rutherfordton, N C. (828) 222-8128 OAKLAND ROAD 2BR APARTMENT. Like new. Appliances, sewer, water, garbage included. $595. Small efficiency all utilities included. $450 plus deposit/references. 828248-1776.

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NEWLY RENOVATED BEACH HOUSE in OCEAN LAKES. 2 bedroom, 2 bath. Also pullout couch, golf cart. Weeks and weekends. Call 704-472-5182

REAL ESTATE CLEVELAND COUNTY ROSE HILL MEMORIAL PARK PLOTS. For Sale. $800 each for (2) spaces. Section 1, Lot number 74 Spaces 1 & 2.

These are in the center section and prime locations. Lawndale, NC 28090 (919) 696-7867 sfweichel@gmail.com TURN YOUR HOUSE INTO CASH? I PURCHASE UNWANTED RENTAL PROPERTY AND/OR STARTER HOMES. MUST BE PRICED TO SELL! “QUICK CLOSINGS”! Call 704-472-0006.

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Enjoy Your Valentine’s Weekend!

Different types of chocolate to give this Valentine’s Day Chocolate is a popular gift on Valentine’s Day. According to the Nielsen Company, Valentine’s Day is the third busiest holiday for chocolate sales, following Halloween and Easter.

More than 70 million pounds of chocolate are purchased each year and offered as Valentine’s Day gifts. Chocolate connoisseurs can learn more about the different types of chocolate to find the one their loved one will find most appealing.

• Milk chocolate: Milk chocolate

is produced with low levels of cocoa and high amounts of sugar and milk. In addition, it contains cocoa butter and chocolate liquor.

Milk chocolate often is made up of 3.39 percent butterfat, 10 percent chocolate liquor and 12 percent milk solids.

• Semi-sweet chocolate: Semisweet chocolate is largely an American creation and term. It contains at least 35 percent cocoa solids and is darker than sweet dark chocolate. The amount of sugar varies across brands.

• Bittersweet chocolate: Bittersweet chocolate typically contains at least 50 percent chocolate liquor, but some will have between 70 and 80 percent. The sugar content is unregulated, so one manufacturer’s bittersweet may not be as bitter as another’s.

• Baking chocolate: Also known as bitter chocolate, this is pure chocolate liquor made from ground cocoa beans. It may look like chocolate, but it is used in recipes where it is combined with sugar. It should not be eaten on its own.

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305 S. Main Street • Lowell, NC Our Hours Are: Community First Media

About 10 minutes from Lake Wylie (Pole Branch Road becomes S. New Hope Rd. Amber Jack is on the right)

Mon.-Thurs.

11 am - 9 pm Fri. & Sat. 11 am - 9:30 pm Sun. 11 am-3 pm

704-824-8838

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Now Serving Beer and Wine

For Your Convenience

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Bloody Mary Special - All Day $5.50 (Dine in only)

This chocolate is tempered and used when coating ingredients or dipping items in chocolate.

Chocolate shines on Valentine’s Day. Gift givers can select a chocolate variety that appeals most to their recipients’ palates.

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4253 S. New Hope Rd. Gastonia, NC

• White chocolate: White chocolate has cocoa butter but no chocolate liquor or cocoa products.

Therefore, it is not truly chocolate.

• Candy coating chocolate: This has no cocoa butter and uses vegetable or palm oils in the recipe. It often is used in dipping or enrobing because of its excellent melting ability.

• Couverture chocolate: In the United States, the ideal standard for couverture chocolate involves a minimum of 35 percent cocoa solids and 31 percent cocoa butter.

WEDNESDAY:

Valentine’s Day

1/2 Price Bottle of Wine & Glasses

Monday, February 14th 8am until !!

• Variety of Salads, Sandwiches & Entrees • Red Raiders Patio • 16 Wide Screen TV’s • 24 Beer Taps

55 Glenway Street • Belmont, NC

704-829-7717 www.glenwaypremiumpub.com

Flowers for All Occasions

123 Park Street, Belmont

704-825-9781

Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat. 8am-1pm.

OPEN Accepting New Clients.

Services • Deluxe Groom (starting at $40) Includes Full Haircut, Nails, Ears, Anal Glands & Professional Shampoo

• Maintenance Groom

38 East Woodrow Ave. Belmont, NC Call (704)825-5987 To Schedule an Appointment!

(starting at $30) Includes Bath/Blowout & Fur, Feet, Fanny

• Bath & Nails (starting at $20)

“Voted Best Grooming in Gastonia-2021”

Extras • DeMatting Fee $7 / 15 Minutes • Spa Special $15 • Teeth Brushing $10 • Late Fee $10/ hour

MENTION THIS AD AND RECEIVE 10% OFF AND A ‘“FREE” TEETH CLEANING! TAKE $5 OFF YOUR GROOM WHEN YOU DONATE TOWELS!