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Love of making musical instruments bonds two friends

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

The things that form bonds of friendship are many and for Arnold Clayton and Ray Anthony of Grover that glue is their love of handcrafting traditional stringed musical instruments.

For over 20 years Clayton, 56, and Anthony, 80, have worked together and separately to build incredibly beautiful folk instruments such as dulcimers, banjos, guitars, and violins.

“I started building dulcimers in 1999,” Ray said. “My wife and grandson went to a dulcimer meeting in Shelby, bought one, and brought it home. I looked at it, and decided I wanted to make one. It turned out pretty good.”

Anthony still has that first dulcimer and it's a treasured family heirloom.

“My grandson Bradley Ellis used it to win the national dulcimer championship in Winfield, Kansas in 2011 when he was just 12 years old,” Anthony said.

With a background in carpentry, Anthony knows his way around wood. Some

of the species he's used for instrument making include Brazilian satinwood and walnut. He's got a large shop behind his house with all sorts of tools, machines, and gadgets to bend, cut, and carve instrument wood. One especially interesting device he invented to steam wood for bending is made from a cooking pot, hot plate, and stove pipe.

Anthony estimates it takes at least 40 hours to build a simple dulcimer. Fancier ones might take up to 70 hours.

In addition to dulcimers, Anthony also makes guitars and old-time mountain style banjos. Another instrument he dreamed up is a combination dulcimer and dobro combination he calls a “duzi”.

Altogether, Anthony estimates he's made over 75 stringed instruments, but admits he's a better builder than player.

“I don't have much rhythm,” he said.

“I guess my grandson has the musical talent. He told me as long as I made them he would play them.”

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Arnold Clayton (left) and Ray Anthony are seen with just a few of the dozens of traditional stringed instruments they make themselves. The pair have been sharing good times making music for 20 years.

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Nic O’Brien a hero remembered

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American professor of literature Joseph Campbell once said. "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself." Stanley's Nicholas "Nic" O'Brien was such a hero. A man who seven years ago gave his life defending the United States of America. It's unsure if Nic had ever read Campbell's words, but it matters not. For in his heart Nic always knew that he wanted to be a part of something bigger.

When Nic went off to Afghanistan in the summer of 2011 with the men of 1st Battalion 5th Marines he knew what he was going into.

He knew that he may be called on to make the ultimate sacrifice. Yet he went anyway. To understand why Nic made the choices he did you have to understand who Nic O'Brien was.

In a way Nic's story is a reminder of what makes some people in America truly special.

Nic's parents Richard and Tammy O'Brien grew up in Western Mecklenburg County. Rich- This is the memorial to Stanley’s Nic O’Brien, a U.S. Marine who lost his ard and Tammy were childhood sweethearts who life in combat in Afghanistan. The memorial is in Harper Park.

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July 4th is just around the corner so let's stop and take a look at some of the local people and places that played a big role in the founding of our nation.

Patterson Springs in southern Cleveland County is a quiet community with a long history. Six miles south of the crossroads of NC 226 and NC 180 is the former site of a Revolutionary War-era site once known as Graham's Fort. Now occupied by a house that is part modern and part antebellum, the "fort" was actually a large log cabin built by Colonel William Graham.

Graham was quite a character. In addition to being a strong proponent of liberty, he was also a delegate to the Fifth Provincial Congress. In September 1780, Graham and his family and friends were attacked inside their fort by local Tories. In the ensuing fight, four Tories were wounded. The next month, Graham found himself fighting at Kings Mountain.

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OPINION

TODAY’S QUOTE: To see the Summer Sky Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie – True Poems flee – ~Emily Dickinson, c.1879

Love like a 1989 Chrysler New Yorker

MY OPINION: Old photos are priceless In this office we have an old file cabinet with four drawers packed with treasure.

No, there’s no money or jewels here, at least not the kind that you can spend or wear on your finger or around your neck or dangle from your earlobes, no, the goodies of which I speak are old photographs taken long before the “Digital Age” arrived.

Most are black and white. They were taken with ancient instruments called film cameras.

As some of you old folks recall, before digital cameras all pictures were taken with a device that held film and when you had shot your roll, you took the film to a drugstore and left it and had it developed into pictures and went back later and picked the pictures up.

And no one, I mean no one, ever waited to get home to open the envelope up to see how they turned out, as that was done in the car in the drugstore parking lot where all eyes fell upon the fresh photos and the joy, sadness, excitement, or whatever they depicted was revealed for the first time.

The result of having all those pictures in your house, office, etc. was they were often put into a thing called an album or scrapbook or in our case a file cabinet for viewing as you had a refreshment and leafed through the pages or pictures you could actually hold in your hand.

However, in the case of a newspaper like this one that was operated by a succession of pack rats that didn’t like to throw pictures away (especially Dwight Frady) , the photos piled up faster than they could be run in print and so ended up being crammed in the file cabinet.

I love looking at those pictures. In some cases they are of people that have had their moment of glory and faded from the scene.

In other cases they are of folks obscure and unknown to anyone but the photographer and themselves.

One thing I especially like about looking through our old photos is the change in hair and clothing styles over the years. In the pictures from the 1940s and 1950s, most of the people are nicely dressed in what would be called a conservative manner. The waistband of pants is up where it belongs not halfway

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to the knees. Can I get a witness? The men always wore a hat and not a baseball hat with the logo of chewing tobaccy Alan Hodge brand or some such Banner-News Editor on the front, but a nice fedora hat. The women can be seen wearing cotton dresses or skirts and they all look neat and clean.

Then came the 1970s and the attire seen on folks included such hilarities as polyester leisure suits, white belts, bell bottom britches, tube tops, and shoes (men included) with ‘stacked’ heels and soles.

Our photos also trace hairstyles. The older pics show guys with hair in place via the Lucky Tiger or Brylcreem method, and the women with their coiffures often aided by a Toni home permanent. My mom used the Toni concoction and the aroma was enough to give you a buzz if you got too close when it was being blended up.

Once again I shall pick on the 1970s as a time of hairstyle mayhem (mine was down to the shoulders). Looking at the photos from that era, I see the men with hair blow-dried into a devil may care, whipped crème configuration. As for the girls, the 1970s was the heyday of Big Hair. Achieving Big Hair needed a blow drier, a teasing brush, lots of vigorous stroking of the mane, and gallons of hairspray to hold the cotton candy-like mass in place. At night this atomic bomb mushroom cloud-like bouffant was often contained and preserved by being wrapped in toilet paper in a manner not unlike the way ancient Egyptians prepared folks like Tutankhamun for eternal rest. Mom wore a pair of drawers (clean) on her head.

I know lots of you still have some old photo albums gathering dust. Why don’t you take them out, or even better, find some kids to show them to and let them see what life was like in the Age of Kodak before it’s too late.

Forty years ago, I arrived at a summer camp where I would serve as chief counselor. A cute blonde greeted me and asked if she could help carry my luggage. I told her no. Later that evening when she told me she was going into ministry, I replied with “That’s because you don’t know what you want to do with your life.” Ouch.

She thought I was a snob.

Fortunately, her junior counselor was from my youth group and saw us as a perfect match. She pushed us to go on a date. By the third date I found myself being who I really am, not what my girlfriend wanted me to be. On that date, I told her about one of my struggles. She said, “ok.”

When she told me her challenge, I replied with the same answer. In that moment, we were two flawed individuals who were unconditionally accepted. We married three years late. This June, we celebrate 37 years of marriage.

So, what does a 1989 Chrysler New Yorker have to do with love? Let me tell you.

One of my father’s dreams was to own a Chrysler New Yorker. Other than the Imperial, it was the height of Chrysler luxury. Growing up, he owned a 1967 Chrysler Newport. That wasn’t a New Yorker. In 1988, he bought his first New Yorker. He had it only a year when someone hit the car, totaling it. He purchased a 1989 New Yorker. It was a higher level of luxury than the previous one. The 1988 had crushed velour interior. The newer one had the Mark Cross leather package. It contained every conceivable option.

One feature was an in-dash cassette player.

My dad never read the owner’s manual. Being the luxury car it was, it had features you would only know about if you read the owner’s manual. It said, if you are playing a cassette and

want to advance to the next song, just hold the fast forward button for three seconds. If you want to rewind to the previous song, just hold the rewind button Tony Marciano down a few seconds. I tried it and it worked wonderfully. That feature was there, I just didn’t know about it until I read the manual.

I found the same to be true of my wife. I’ll admit she was the first person to unconditionally love me. I had never experienced that before.

We would marry and start our life together.

What was there all the time that I didn’t know about on our wedding day was my wife’s pure heart. I remind her over and over that the best part of her is her heart of pure gold. It doesn’t mean she’s perfect. None of us are perfect. It does mean that she comes to me with pure intentions. There is no malice, no manipulation, no deception, no lying, no deceit, no dishonesty, no charming me with her good looks to get something from me. Perhaps it’s the greatest gift she could ever give me. I’ve been burned too many times. Unfortunately, many who have hurt me are Christ followers. I’ll admit I have trust issues.

It’s hard for me to let you into my life. I just don’t want to be hurt again. But with my wife, I can hand her my heart and know she will not only take care of it, she’ll return it in better condition than the way she received it.

Just like that 1989 Chrysler New Yorker, it was there all the time. I almost missed it. I just needed to pause and look at what I really received; an incredible gift.

Club receives computer center donation The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Greater Charlotte, which serves students located in Gaston County, has more than 85 members from ages 6-18, many of which lack access to computers at home. However, current Club computers are shutting down while these kids are mid-way through a homework project, STEM skills game or other exploration. That’s because the computers are more than a decade old and can’t support most modern programs.

National Pawn, a North Carolina-based retailer, has outfitted an entirely new technology

center for the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club on Marsh Road. The tech center donation will include 10 new desktop computers to replace antiquated ones. National Pawn is also gifting the Club with $2,000 for software upgrades, staff training and future repair costs to make the center immediately useable, and sustainable for years to come.

The tech center was unveiled during a special donation ceremony at the March Road Club June 14, 2018.

Strive to be a valid representation Today while preparing my corned beef hash and eggs, I cleaned out the hash can before throwing it away. (I don’t know why I do that; don’t ask) Anyway, the sharp edge of the lid nicked my thumb and as my life started draining out of me, I began thinking about splicing.

Years ago I learned that “air layering” is a “method of propagating new trees and shrubs from stems still attached to the parent plant.” The branch of the tree is sliced diagonally (like I did with my finger this morning) but more deeply. A rooting compound is applied, the cut wrapped in wet moss and protectively covered with plastic.

Air Layering allows new root structures to shoot out from the cut and when those roots are strong enough, the branch can be successfully removed just below the rooting area and that new “branchlet” (my word for a diminutive branch) will grow when planted; and because of the master gardener and the miracle science behind this process, the branch will be a valid representation of the parent.

There is a story told to Max Lucado by a Rabbi that had two scenarios from what I remember. A young lady worked for her successful father in his big high rise building. In story #1 she came in each morning ordering people around and acting self-centered and mean. In story #2 she came in each morning being very polite, helpful and considerate. Everyone knew she was the boss’ daughter in both stories, and they also knew that they hardly ever saw her father. Because of that, their perception of the Father was formed by how they saw the daughter acting.

Just like the moon’s sole job is to reflect the light of the sun. So are we, propagated Christians, set on our own unique callings, to accurately share the knowledge and light of our Heavenly Father. We are to reflect Him and who He is to the best of our ability. So how do we do that?

After we are grafted into Him; after we recognize that He is the only true God and we trust Him for our eternal welfare, then our training program begins. He wraps us in His Word, sur-

rounds us with people and other resources we need in order to grow strong roots and, when our roots are strong enough, we are planted where He wishes all for the purpose Dennis Siracusa of letting others see Him in us.

Our Father, creator is truly an awesome God. When we consider omnipotence, eternity, omniscience, omnipresence, holiness, unconditional love, grace and infinitely more, then each of His children have unending stories and hope to share with a needy world all around us. That’s our calling and our purpose. And as we are presently seated at God’s table recounting how we told the world about Him, can’t we sense Him smiling at us.

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Clayton's interest in playing and making stringed musical instruments goes back to his teen years.

“I started playing when I was fourteen years old,” he said. “A mandolin maker from Charlotte, Gene Aldridge taught me. Later I met Jerry Edmundson from Oak Grove who also got me interested in making instruments.

I made my first guitar when I was sixteen and still have it.”

Clayton mostly makes modern type banjos and guitars in his home workshop.

His specialty is inlay work.

For the decoration on instrument necks he turns to inlay materials such as mother of pearl, rare koa wood from Hawaii, and even wooly mammoth ivory.

“I dote on inlay,” he says.

Clayton also makes violins. He was trained in that art by Charlotte-based violin builder John Sipe.

“One thing he taught me was to not carve everything exactly perfect,” Clayton said. “Otherwise people might think the violin was made in a Chinese factory.”

Currently, Clayton is working on a new project- a guitar made with mahogany

from a 200-year-old English church that had fallen down. The inlay work will be spectacular- hand carved biblical scenes in pearl and 50,000-year-old mammoth ivory.

“I'll keep it forever,” Clayton said.

Clayton sells some of his instruments through his company Pyramid Guitars. He is also a member of a musical group, The Griggs, and performs concerts at a variety of churches and other venues.

When Arnold and Clayton get together, their fondness for old time music, instruments, and each other is evident and contagious. There's also a bit of competition.

“We both strive to build better instruments individually and to challenge each other to get better at it,” they both said.

As for the future, both guys plan to keep on turning out their instruments. They also understand and appreciate their role as carriers of tradition.

“We'll keep making them for the younger generation,” Arnold said.

For more information, or to talk musical instrument making, or to buy an instrument, call Ray Anthony at 704-472-7499 or Arnold Clayton at 704-477-3951.

Ray Anthony in his musical instrument making workshop.

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from page 1 British soldiers were in evidence during the Revolution.

The first marker indicated where troops of Major Patrick Ferguson bivouacked on Oct. 4 and 5, 1780 before they made their way to Kings Mountain. The other marker points to the spot where Lord Cornwallis and his men entered North Carolina in January 1781 on their second invasion of North Carolina.

While in Grover, another interesting place to visit is the old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Located on a dirt road off Elm Street, the cemetery holds the remains of one of Cleveland County's most illustrious patriots, Colonel Frederick Hambright (1727-1817). Born in Germany, Hambright had prior to his service in the Revolution been an Indian fighter.

A new marker at the entrance to Kings Mountain National Military Park on SC 216 touts some of Hambright's achievements.

Another hero of the Battle of Kings Mtn. is William Chronicle from Belmont.

A NC Highway Historical marker on Catawba St. in front of the Belmont Historical Society (pictured) points out the fact that the home of Chronicle, leader of the “South Fork Boys” was once located nearby. Chronicle was

killed in the battle.

In the city of Kings Mountain is another cemetery with Revolutionary War connections. Located off Afton Drive is a graveyard that contains the remains of patriot Preston Goforth (1739-1780). A native of Rutherford County, Goforth was killed in the Battle of Kings Mountain. In an interesting twist, Goforth had three brothers who were also killed in the battle–fighting on the side of Loyalists.

Leaving Kings Mountain on NC 161, go about two miles and turn left onto Long Creek Road. Near where the road crosses Long Creek is the Washington Iron Furnace.

This furnace was used during the Revolution to manufacture cannonballs and other implements.

Outside Bessemer City in Gaston County is the Tryon Community. Created in 1769 by the colonial assembly, Tryon County once stretched from the shores of the Catawba River all the way to the mountains. Because it was named for one of King George's pals, Royal gubernator William Tryon, the county was dissolved in 1799 leaving only its name.

During the Revolution, citizens of the Tryon community areas got together and drew up a set of proclamations on

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also decided they would get muskets, powder and ammo from their patriotic friends in Charleston, SC. Today, a stone and bronze marker to the Tryon Resolves can be seen. The marker was erected by the DAR and lists the names of those who signed the document.

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455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church

Catawba Heights Church of God

204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225

Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter

CBC-Memorial Apostolic

2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

East Belmont Baptist Church

Message of Love Church

501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500

East Belmont Church Of God

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046

East Belmont Free Will Baptist

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist

909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

212 South Street 704-825-7269

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

New Hope Presbyterian Church

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

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

Exodus Church

New Life Baptist Church

101 S. Main Street 704-755-5034

201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

First Baptist Church

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized

23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

First Foursquare Gospel Church

North Belmont Church of God

8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

First Presbyterian Church

O’Conner Grove Church Ame Zion

102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357

613 N. Main Street 704-825-5576

First Presbyterian-Belmont

Park Street United Methodist

112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668

120 Park Street 704-825-8480

First United Methodist Church of Belmont

Power of the Spirit Church

807 South Point Road 704-825-2106

Fresh Anointing Church of God

118 School Street 704-827-7071

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church

71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283

503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

Friendship Baptist Church

Sanctuary of Praise Ministries

5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276

124 Georgia Belle Ave. 704-579-7823

Gaston Christian Church

South Point Baptist Church

5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

124 Horsley Ave. 704-825-9516

Goshen Presbyterian Church

South Point Freewill Baptist

Roper Street 704-827-6280

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

297 Gaither Rd. 704-825-8045

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

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

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Bethel Baptist Church

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

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

The Pointe 6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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Unity Baptist Church

704-867-2317

1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604

1005 Catawba St. 704-825-8730

Upper Room United Pentecostal

230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

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

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

Way of the Cross Baptist Church 238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

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

Chapel Baptist Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526

LOWELL

Community Christian Fellowship

3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881

Core Church 707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

Cornerstone Family Worship 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

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

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

Epic Church 100 Indian Walk 704-671-4652

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

Lowell Free Will Baptist Church

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

Cramerton Temple of God Church East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

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

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

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

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

STANLEY Amazing Grace Baptist Church 7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

Christ’s Evangelical Lutheran 203 S. Main St. 704-263-2621

Community Pentecostal Center 320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

First United Methodist Church 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

3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389

324 N. Main St. 704-263-4041

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church

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

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

First Presbyterian Church

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church

133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

120 Branch St. 704-824-4535

First United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church of Lowell

140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

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

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church

First Baptist Church

BESSEMER CITY

1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

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

Bright Light Baptist Church

Grace Baptist Church

New Life Church

300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

Hickory Grove Baptist Church

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939

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

Jehovah’s Witnesses

Restoration Church

1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

Woodlawn Baptist Church

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CRAMERTON

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

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

112 White Jenkins Rd. 704-681-2017

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Meditations When God calls

Pictured left to right: Mrs. Jeanette Rodriquez, Rev. Kenneth Alexander, Mrs. Shameka Gordon, Mrs. Valinda Miller Reid, Rev. Charles W. Reid, Mrs. Hattie Malone Means, Mrs. Betty Earle, Mrs. Sherry Isles Lovell, Mrs. Rebecca Brown, Dr. Laura Onafowora. Not pictured: Ms. Darryl McClure and Mr. Courtney Williams.

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Celebration for Rev Charles W. Reid Rev. Charles W. Reid, outgoing chair of the James S. Miller Scholarship Fund Committee was honored at Saturday, June 23 at O’ Charley’s Restaurant. The JSMSF Committee was formerly the African American Scholarship Fund of Belmont founded in 2003. Mr. James S. Miller and Rev. Charles W. Reid were among founding members on the Committee that continue to provide a collaborative network of African American churches in Belmont with opportunities to raise financial assistance for youth striving to enter col-

leges and universities. Over forty individual scholarships in the amount of $500 have been awarded through the years.

During the luncheon, committee members expressed appreciation to Rev. Reid for his creative and dedicated leadership as the JSMSF Committee Chair. Since 2010, Rev Reid headed up fund raising events followed by providing scholarship awards to graduating high school students affiliated with churches in the network.

I don’t eat out love only those much, but I do have who love you, a few favorite reswhat reward is taurants. One evethere for that? If ning I arrived at one you are kind only of my top three resto your friends, taurants in anticipahow are you diftion of ordering my ferent from anyfavorite vegan dish. one else? But you This particular eve- Rev. Angela Pleasants are to be perfect, ning I had the worse District even as your Fawaiter imaginable. Superintendent ther in heaven is He was not atten- of Catawba Valley perfect.” Mattive, and when he Methodist Churches thew 5:45b-48 was present, he was NLT. rude. At the close of the meal, When God is calling you, God spoke to my spirit inform- do you listen and obey or run ing me to leave a significant from his calling? When God tip. I sat there silently arguing speaks to your heart to perform with God creating every reason a task are you quick to enter why that was not necessary. I into the mission or do you wanted to run out of that place hesitate? If there is hesitation, leaving only a little tip to teach what is the real reason behind him a lesson. I wondered how running from God? God could show mercy to this Jonah was a man called of rude person. But isn’t that like God. But, Jonah ran. “The Lord our God? “For he gives his gave this message to Jonah son sunlight to both the evil and the of Amittai. ‘Get up and go to good, and he sends rain on the the great city of Nineveh. Anjust and the unjust alike. If you nounce my judgment against it

What Does Heaven Mean to You? Perhaps nothing brings more joy to our hearts than considering what Heaven will be like. In a world that is evil, immoral, and so far from God, knowing a better world waits for us one day is an awesome thing.

When we think of Heaven, many things come to mind such as gold, mansions, and reuniting with loved ones, yet what will Heaven really be like? What will it look like, who will be there, and what will we do?

Revelation 21:1-27, 2:1-5 answers many questions as to what Heaven will be. John, a disciple of Jesus Christ, was exiled by the Romans to the island of Patmos for his testimony of Jesus. While there, he received a vision of the events leading to the return of Jesus. During this vision, John is given a glimpse into

the coming city of God, Heaven.

In John 21, we see that Heaven will be a massive city with twelve gates named after the twelve tribes of Israel. There is also a great wall over two hundred feet high with twelve foundations named after the twelve apostles. The gates are made of pearl, and the streets are paved with gold. There is a river flowing from the throne of God, and the Tree of Life, last seen in the Garden of Eden, is in the midst of the city. It is a place of constant day, as God in His glory, gives the city light.

Heaven is all of these things as we see recorded in Revelation, yet what will it be like? Heaven will be a place of new beginnings, as those things of the earth will be passed away. No more pain, no more dis-

ease, no more sorrow, and no more tears will be shed in Heaven. In that great city we will find rest for our weary souls. It will be a time of great reunion, as we will see those who have passed on before us. We will encounter those great saints of the Bible, and the holy angels. Most of all, we will see Jesus. We will experience God in all of His glory as the King of kings, and Lord of lords. Heaven will be a place of fellowship, and a place of worship, as we glorify God for all He is. Heaven will be eternal, and there will be no more goodbyes. This great reunion, this great meeting with Jesus, will last forever.

As awesome as Heaven is, what does it mean to you? I will ask you the age old question, if you were

to leave this earth today, where will you go? Will you see the glories of Heaven, or face an eternity separated from Rev. Trent Rankin God? If you do Salvation Church not know the Gastonia, NC answer to that salvationchurchnc.org question, why salvationchurchnc@gmail.com not give your life to Jesus today. Jesus Christ loves you so much that He died on the cross for your sins, and rose from the grave so that you could be in Heaven with Him one day. How could you miss out on such a great place?

because I have seen how wicked its people are.’ But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the Lord.”

Jonah 1:3a. NLT. Clergy often uses Jonah as an example of how we too ran from our calling. We ran because we wondered how God could call us to such a remarkable and significant life to tend to the souls of people. We see ourselves as inadequate for this type of vocation. But, upon careful reading of Jonah that is not why he ran. Why did Jonah run from God? “The change of plans greatly upset Jonah, and he became very angry. So he complained to the Lord about it: ‘Didn’t I say before I left home that you would do this, Lord? That is why I ran away to Tarshish! I knew that you are a merciful and compassionate God, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. You are eager to turn back from destroying people.’” Jonah 4:1-2 NLT. Jonah was called to go to Nineveh to preach repentance to the people. Nineveh was known for its evil practices. We know when people do wicked things, they should receive the punishment for their crime.

In no way should we accommodate and excuse the unjust behavior. But, there is another valuable lesson to learn. We should be concerned about the soul of such persons.

God taught Jonah a lesson.

He caused a vine to grow and provide shade for Jonah. The vine eased his discomfort. But God also arranged for a worm to eat the vine and it withered.

God caused a scorching east wind to blow on Jonah. Jonah became angry again. The sun beat down on his head, and Jonah grew weak. God replied to Jonah’s anger, “You feel sorry about the plant, though you did nothing to put it there. It came quickly and died quickly.

But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” Jonah 4:10-11 NLT. Jonah experienced a genuine struggle with his prejudice and anger toward Nineveh and God. What struggles do we experience that hinder us from living fully into God’s call upon our lives? Do we struggle with God because of our prejudices and unforgiveness? Are we hesitant to receive ministry from others who are different from us? Don’t be ashamed of this struggle, but bring it before God. When we acknowledge this in our own heart, we can begin the healing process and be entirely used of God. God calls us to participate in the wonderful divine ways in the world. Yes, there are times I would like to run in the other direction. There are times I don’t want to leave a significant tip to a rude waiter. But, I am thankful for God’s lessons in healing and reconciliation.

We are called to this wonderful ministry of reconciliation. But, may reconciliation and transformation first begin with us.

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As sunset approaches the O’Brien family visits with their son Lance Corporal Nicholas “Nic” O’Brien at Arlington National Cemetery. L/Cpl O’Brien was killed in Afghanistan on June 9, 2011. Pictured from left to right are Richard O’Brien, Haley O’Brien and Tammy O’Brien Photo by Patrick Hughes

O’BRIEN from page 1 married in 1982. Richard was still figuring out what he wanted to do with his life when events on the other side of the world compelled him to make a major decision.

In October of 1983 US Marines were stationed in Beirut Lebanon as part of an international peacekeeping force when on a Sunday morning in late October when a truck bomb plowed into the barracks where they slept. 241 Marines were killed. A few months later Richard chose to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1984. O’Brien served for four years in the Marine Corps including tours in California and North Carolina. O’Brien loved the Marine Corps.

However, the military way of life is not always conducive to family life and O’Brien wanted to start a family. So Tammy and Richard left Camp Lejeune in 1989 and headed back to North Carolina. It didn’t take long for the O’Brien to start up their family. In 1990 Nic was born. A few years later in 1994 the O’Brien’s had a daughter Haley.

Nic was smart young man who had his Dad’s wit and dry sense of humor. From their mother Haley and Nic got an inner strength and determined outlook. Growing up Nic always love sports.

“He played rec ball since he was five,” Richard said of his son. “Baseball, basketball, football, he played it all.”

The O’Briens decided to put Haley and Nic in private schools. Nic attended Gaston Christian up the through the 7th grade. While the education was good Nic wanted to be more involved in sports. With sports opportunities being somewhat limited in private schools the O’Briens decided to let Nic go into the public school system.

Nic entered Mount Holly Middle as a 8th grader and excelled across the board.

When Nic went on to East Gaston High School he decided to play soccer and base-

ball. In his last two years at East Gaston Nic was voted the baseball team’s most valuable defensive player.

On the academic front Nick was somewhat of a unorthodox student to say the least. He could cram for a subject almost overnight and still come through with great grades. When his father asked him about his study habits Nic’s special brand of humor came out. “I once asked him what’s up with no homework?.” Mr. O’Brien recalled. “Nic looked at me and asked me if I’d seen his report card.”

What others may not have known was that there was also another side to Nic, a serious and mature side. When hijacked planes began to crash into the Twin Towers in New York City on September 11, 2001 Nic was 11 years old.

The events of September 11th impacted Nic deeply.

As Nic grew older the O’Briens came to realize that Nic took the events happening overseas seriously. In that regard Nic just wasn’t like most of the kids his age.

At the age of 14 Nick told his family that he wanted to be a Marine.

Nic graduated from East Gaston in 2008. Right after graduation he began to talk seriously about joining the Marine Corps again. The families concerns deepened.

Before graduation Nic had even received several academic scholarship offers from various colleges. The families thoughts on the matter were practical. Nic got great grades and had many opportunities available to him. He didn’t have to join the Marine Corps.

There was also another reason the O’Briens were concerned about Nic’s desire to enlist. Richard O’Brien was a realist. He knew what the stakes were. “No father wants to see their son go to combat.” O’Brien recalled.

So in an attempt to alter his son’s course Richard decided that he would have a father son talk. He wanted to give his son a different perspective on life. He hoped to show Nick that he had a world of

possibilities in front of him.

“I wanted to dissuade him,” Mr. O’Brien said of the conversation. “I wanted him to look at what was available.

There was college and all the other branches of the service.

I wanted him to know what the ramifications of his choice could be.” After the conversation was over Nic smiled at his father and said “Nice speech, I’m going to be a Marine.”

In January of 2009 Nic enlisted in the Marine Corps under an infantry contract. In October of 2009 Nick went of to Marine Corps boot camp at Parris Island South Carolina.Three months later Nick graduated from boot camp as his platoon’s honor grad and series high shooter.

After graduation Nick went to California where he was enrolled in the Marine Corps School of Infantry located at Camp Pendleton.

At SOI Nic learned how to be a Marine rifleman. After graduating Nic stayed at Camp Pendleton. He was assigned to 1st Marine Division as part if the 1st Battalion 5th Marine Regiment Over the years the Marines of the Fighting Fifth have have distinguished themselves across the world in battles ranging from France and Japan, to Korea and Vietnam.

When Nic got to 1/5 he found himself in a unit already beginning to prepare for an upcoming Afghanistan deployment. In July of 2010 Nic was promoted to Lance Corporal. For the rest of 2010 and on into 2011 the Marines of 1/5 intensified their preparation.

The predeployment training included mountain warfare training, live-fire exercises and countless inspections.

In March of 2011 the call went out. It was time to go and 1/5 deployed to Afghanistan. Allied forces found Helmand to be a tough nut to crack. It was a hot bed of Taliban and Al-Qaeda activity.

Only recently had the Marines taken over the province.

The Marines were there to provide security and assistance to an Afghan populace that was recovering from

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Lance Corporal Nic O’Brien watches over his fellow Marines in Helmand Province in Afghanistan in the summer of 2011 Photo courtesy of Richard O’Brien years of brutal Taliban rule.

The Marines were also there to make sure Helmand could not be used as a base of operations where terrorists could plan and launch assaults on the United States. Once arriving in country the Marines of 1/5 hit the ground running.

From March to June the O’Briens received one letter and two satellite phone calls from Nic. “He was excited,” Richard remembered.

“Nic felt he was doing something worthwhile.”

While in Afghanistan Lance Corporal O’Brien worked hard. He often volunteered to walk point on combat patrols. He would also spend time watching over his unit as a designated marksman. The designated marksman position is held by specially trained Marines who’s job is to watch over their fellow Marines with a scoped weapon. In Afghanistan Nic even volunteered to use a mine detector to sweep for mines and improvised explosive devices otherwise known as IEDs. The family knew that at any time a military car could come to the house and a casualty assistance officer would tell them that Nic had been killed. Military families know this can happen and they push that thought to the back of their minds. They don’t want to think about it.

The O’Brien’s, however were different. They understood the risks and chose to talk about it. They prepared for what could happen. “We knew it could happen,” Richard said. “We talked about it.

We even had a code between us just in case the military ever showed up and both of us weren’t home.”

The O’Brien’s decided that they were going to face any bad news coming from Afghanistan as a family. “We agreed that we wanted to receive the news together,” Richard said. “I Neither of us wanted to go through this alone.” The O’Brien’s code was simple- You need to come home. Tammy and Richard agreed that if for whatever reason the casualty assistance team showed up

and the other one was way a phone call would be made and those words would be said. The family hoped that the code would never be used.

However, on June 9th that phone call came.

“I was on my way home when Tammy called,” Richard recalled of the conversation. “She said she had heard that Josh had been hurt. She said you need to come home.

At first I didn’t realize she was using the code. I figured she was just worried and needed me to come home.”

While Richard was coming home Tammy was at house with the casualty assistant team waiting on her husband to return. While Tammy waited she noticed the military van in the driveway and became concerned. Tammy didn’t want her husband to see that van when he came home. So Tammy asked that the Marines park the van in the neighbor’s driveway.

When Richard pulled up Tammy went out to the driveway and told her husband the one thing he didn’t want to hear. “Nic’s gone.” She said.

After the initial shock of such horrible news the family sat with the Marines of the casualty assistance team and talked about Nic. Mr. O’Brien recalled that the Marines who came to the house were kind and honorable. The Marines did all they could to tend to the O’Brien’s needs.

They eventually asked the O’Brien’s what type of funeral arrangements they wanted for Nic. The family requested that Nick be buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington DC. The government granted that request.

“Nic died a warrior,” Richard said. “We felt he needed to be buried with warriors.” The O’Briens learned that Nic died while on patrol.

Nic had been sweeping for mines and IEDs when an explosive device went off. The device took his life and injured his friend Josh. Nic had just turned 21 two weeks before his death.

When Nic was brought home on June 20th much of Gaston County came out to

show support. Thousands of people lined the streets on US74 as the caravan of vehicles that carried Lance Corporal from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Gaston County. Dozens of law enforcement officers, firefighters and EMS personnel came out to show respect.

Flags hung from intersections and off of the ladders of fire trucks.

1,200 people showed up for Nic’s memorial service at the First Assembly of God Church on Myrtle Street in Gastonia. Nic was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on June 28th, 2011.

Since Nic’s interment at Arlington the O’Briens have made several trips to visit him.

Since Nic’s death the O’Brien family has done their best to move forward.

Nic’s legacy has moved forward as well. The people of Gaston County did not forget Lance Corporal O’Brien.

The baseball defensive player award Nic won in his junior and senior year at East Gaston now bears his name.In Stanley’s Harper Park a memorial dedicated to Nic was erected as well.

The memorial consists of an American and United States Marine Corps flag flying over top of a small bronze statue, the Battlefield Cross. The statue consisting of a pair of boots, an M16 rifle and a combat helmet.The placement of the memorial adds a sense of purpose to Nic’s sacrifice.

As the flags flutter in the breeze children frolic in the park’s water playground just a few feet from the memorial.

Such as scene is fitting.

Nic O’Brien went off to war with a mission to keep America safe. Nic died so that American children could grow up never knowing the horrors of war. As the children splash and play there can only be one conclusion.

Lance Corporal O’Brien accomplished his mission.

Well done Marine. Well done.

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Area events for July 4th, 2018 BELMONT visitbelmontnc.org/calendar of events or cityofbelmont. org/annual events Wednesday July 4 Red White & Belmont Festival w/ “Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot” - S Main/ Stowe Park CHERRYVILLE www.cherryvillechamber. com/events.html Tuesday July 3 Celebration – Gazebo MiniPark 219 E Main St

Elaine and Mick Rumfelt

Rumfelts Celebrate 50th anniversary Mick and Elaine Rumfelt were blessed to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary. They were married on June 15, 1968 at East Belmont Baptist Church. A celebration was recently given by the Rumfelt’s children, family and friends at Belmont’s Specialty Foods to honor their faithful devotion to each other for 50 wonderful years.

Mick and Elaine have three children, Jason Rumfelt, Meredith Zur and Michael Rumfelt and two grandchildren, Katie Rumfelt and Emma Zur. Mick is a retired finance executive with Duo-Fast Carolinas and past President and Treasurer of the Belmont Optimist Club. Elaine is a retired executive assistant with Bank of America. The Rumfelts are members of South Point Baptist Church in Belmont.

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Henry Massey named to Mt. Holly Sports Hall of Fame

By Kathy Blake Henry Massey will be inducted into the Mt. Hall Sports Hall of Fame.

Henry Massey grew up in Waxhaw, went to high school there.

He graduated from college in Davidson, got a degree in economics.

He chose Atlanta over New York to begin his career and start a family.

He lives in Gastonia, in a retirement cottage with his wife, Emily.

But his heart, his community pride, is in Mount Holly.

Massey, 83, moved to Mount Holly in 1959 when his Uncle Bo gave him a job at his store, down on Main Street near the railroad tracks. “His primary business was sales and distribution of products, mill supplies and retail hardware at Massey Hardware. He didn’t have any children, so he gave me the opportunity to work with him,” Massey says. “It was a little different from banking!”

Banking is what Massey did in Atlanta. But his schedule, and the fact that Atlanta is perpetually on fast-forward, wasn’t the ticket for a guy with a wife and little baby.

Mount Holly won.

His new job initiated a life-long bond with the city and a commitment to provide for its athletes, schools and community parks. That devotion led to his induction in the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame as recipient of the Community Spirit award.

“I’m very humbled about it. We’ve had a lot of people who have worked hard for our young people,” he says.

But let’s back up.

Spending his childhood in Waxhaw gave Massey an

affection for small towns.

“My parents were from there, but it’s grown up a whole lot since I’ve been there. When I graduated from high school, there were only 23 students in my graduating class,” he says. “Now they have three high schools servicing Waxhaw students. But that’s from being on the end of Providence Road, and all that Charlotte has pushed down there.”

He played first base for the baseball team and center on the basketball team, and added a little American Legion ball and something called semi-pro, though he says no one ever got paid.

He received his degree from Davidson in 1957 and went to work. “I got my first job right off the Davidson campus. Back in those days, they were recruiting pretty heavy on campus. I went to New York to look at something in banking, but I went to Atlanta,” he says. “At that time, I thought I wanted to be a banker. We’d go all over town, and they’d put you in the banks in their training programs.”

His children were born in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1964.

With Mount Holly being called home by the time his second child was born, he began to invest in his surroundings, becoming involved with the Chamber of Commerce, Junior Civitans and his church, which he still attends. He became chairman of the Mount Holly School Board in the mid-60s, before Gaston County, Gastonia and Cherryville’s boards became one.

And Massey made himself a to-do list to help local schools.

He helped raise money for high school band uniforms,

Henry Massey when Mount Holly High and Stanley High were ready to merge and become East Gaston.

He helped raise money to build East Gaston High School a football stadium.

“That’s a big drive we had in the city, and it was a time frame when everyone pitched in really well on that,” he says. “Some of us went to see some really good prospects, and we received good money from people who had businesses in Mount Holly.”

He became chairman of Mount Holly Parks and Recreation, to improve opportunities for citizens to enjoy the city’s facilities. “It’s like being a Sunday School teacher. You get in there, and you’re in for life,” he says. “We’ve got a real good group that’s grown together and worked together to bring Tuck Park (Tuckaseegee) up to the level it is now. At one time it was a ‘field of dreams,’ that’s all it was.

Then we bought some adjoining property, and every-

thing’s worked out real well.”

Massey was an integral part of the city receiving a $500,000 grant from the State of North Carolina, and the city providing a matching grant for the park. “Some of us had worked really hard contacting people,” he says.

He says his Hall of Fame selection came as a surprise.

“I feel like a lot of these people who have been selected, not just the athletes but the stand-bys like we are, we just want to help people in the community and help the young people,” he says.

“Somewhere down the line, someone paid for a place for them to play.”

The 12th annual Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame banquet will take place on Saturday, August 18 at 6pm in the Mt Holly Municipal Complex. Tickets are available for $20 at Charlie’s Drug Store, David’s Detailing and from committee members.

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The U11 Belmont Flames were the Co-ed Spring Soccer Champions this season. They went undefeated in the regular season and in tournament play. Team- Back-(l-r) Matthew Gaskill, Zeke Pruitt, Isaiah Carter, Patch Blee, Landon King, John Carlos Perdomo, Coach Blee. Front ((l-r) Ethan McMorris, Elle Louise Blee, Brody Crawford, Alayna Janik.

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Gaston College offers Truck Driver Training Program Gaston College, in collaboration with Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute (CCC&TI), offers a Truck Driver Training Program that gives students the training required to operate tractor-trailer rigs, get their commercial driver’s license (CDL) and become professional truck drivers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the demand for qualified commercial truck drivers is expected to grow by 21 percent through 2020, and trucking companies actively seek quality student drivers right out of school.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will have the opportunity to be employed by commercial trucking companies, become an owner-operator, or take advantage of local jobs. The Truck Driver Training program is certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute (PTDI).

An orientation session for the Truck Driver Training course will be held on Wednesday, July 18, at 10 a.m. in Room 208 of the Dalpiaz Student Success Center building on the

Gaston College Dallas Campus. Attending the orientation session is recommended, but not mandatory.

The first class meeting is on Thursday, August 9. The 8.5-week class, which takes place at the training center at 1201 E. Church Street in Cherryville, N.C., consists of classroom instruction, range driving, and road driving. The classes will meet on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., ending on October 12, with the exception of Monday, September 3.

Admission requirements for the class include having a minimum age of 18, having a valid North Carolina driver’s license, and being able to read and speak English well enough to take instructions from highway signs, to converse with officials, and to complete the required reports. The complete list of requirements is available at http://www.gaston.edu/economic-workforce-development/ truck-driver-training/admission-requirements.

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With five games remaining in the regular season the Braves currently sport a 4-7 league record and are 5-7 overall thus far.

Last week’s games began with a narrow 6-5 loss to a very strong Shelby squad.

Shelby currently sports an 11-1 record and sets atop the Eastern division in Area IV play. The Braves have suffered two loses to this powerhouse squad but were in position to have won in each outing.

In the most recent loss to Shelby the Braves outhit Shelby by a 10-8 count but in an extra inning nine inning affair the Braves came up short.

The Braves jumped out front early in the game but Shelby evened the score at three all in the third inning.

Each team tacked on two additional runs to enter the ninth frame knotted up at five all. Shelby answered the call by pushing across the winning run in the bottom half of the ninth.

Dosi Jonas suffered the loss on the mound; however, his effort was good enough to have been a winner in most games.

Jonas also collected two hits on the night as did Grant Tilley and Caleb Hager.

Next up for the Braves was Huntersville in a game played at North Mecklenburg High School.

The G-Braves suffered a narrow and disappointing loss to the Huntersville nine by a 10-9 score. Early on the game was close as both squads scored runs early in the contest. However Huntersville, in the fifth frame, opened up a lead on the Braves that appeared to be more than the Braves could overcome. But the battling Braves answered the challenge by scoring twice in the sixth and adding four more in the seventh inning but fell by

a run to Huntersville.

In the sixth inning runs were produced by RBI hits by both Carter Merrill and Cameron Hilton. The four Braves runs in the seventh were the results of a line shot double by Ethan Shell but the Braves were just a little short at the plate in losing by a run.

Jacob Landis was the losing hurler. He surrendered five runs on six hits in his five innings of work. However Landis has enjoyed a good summer on the hill for the Braves and is expected to be a dominant part of the pitching rotation for South Point next spring.

Last Friday night Union County paid a visit to Belmont to play the G-Braves at Abbey Yard on the campus of Belmont Abbey College.

On a hot and sultry night the Braves could muster little offense in scoring only three runs on five hits and committing two costly errors. This led to a 7-3 loss to the Union County team.

Both squads scored two runs in the first inning but the Braves could produce only one additional tally by scoring in the third frame.

Ethan Shell started on the mound for the Braves and worked into the fourth inning and surrendered five runs and five hits to the visitors. Jordan Lathe, Cameron Hilton and Nolan Cochran all were effective in relief appearances.

Dosi Jonas recorded the key hit in the opening inning by stroking a long triple after Ethan Shell had reached base on a hit followed by a Wesley Hall walk. Later in the game Scottie Lee doubled and other hits were by Wesley Hall and Grant Tilley. But for the most part the Braves bats were silent in losing their third straight game.

On Saturday night, at the Abbey, the Braves played host to Huntersville. After losing by a run to Huntersville earlier in the week the

G-Braves evened the score in winning 7-1.

The game was decided in the fourth inning as the Braves dented the scoreboard six times. And added another run in the seventh in picking up the win.

Grant Tilley started on the mound for the Braves and was very effective. Nolan Cochran, a South Point football and baseball standout, has been a pleasant surprise as a reliever for the Braves.

For the second night in a row Cochran came on in relief and threw three strong innings allowing no runs or hits in picking up the win.

Wesley Hall and Dosi Jonas eached pitched an inning.

The six run explosion by the Braves in the fourth frame was fueled by singles

by Wesley Hall and Grant Tilley, doubles by Ethan Shell and Nolan Cochran and a long triple by Dosi Jonas.

Scottie Lee and Ben Bowman also had hits for the Braves.

Another key in this win was errorless baseball played by the Braves.

Coaches Mark King and Kenneth Pasour are pleased by the effort, attitude and commitment by this year’s edition of the G-Braves.

However they express that defeats are the results of playing from behind which puts pressure on the offensive side. Also they point out the defense has not been consistent and walks have cost the Braves all season long.

Wins in the five remaining regular season games will be a key to a good draw in the play-offs beginning in early July.

The Braves are capable of defeating any team in Area IV. Losses suffered thus far have all been close. Coaches King and Pasour are very positive that the team will come together as post season play approaches and close out the season on a winning note.

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Elements of Empowerment, Inc. expressed appreciation to Belmont Abbey College for their partnering sponsorship of the Community Jazz Series. The organization presented a stunning award to Abbot Placid Solari and Dr. William K. Thierfelder. Elements of Empowerment, Inc. procured the remarkable piece from Hive Design of Gastonia. It is now the exclusive and signature award for the nonprofit. The presentation also included a shadow box with series photos and quotes, as well as engraved glass coasters. The inaugural season of the Community Jazz Series ran from October 2017 - February 2018. Elements of Empowerment, Inc. and Belmont Abbey College are finalizing dates for the 2018 - 2019 season. Elements of Empowerment, Inc’s mission is to foster cultural awareness, acceptance, and preservation by educating, enriching, and empowering communities through artistic cultural programs, presentations and events.

Pictured at the presentation from left Vince Hill, Lakish McNair, Abbot Placid Solari, Dr. William Thierfelder, Delta Sanders, Rita Lewis, and Jill Bloede.

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The City of Belmont Parks and Recreation Department is excited to announce they will be holding the annual Red, White & Belmont Festival in Stowe Park (24 S. Main St., Belmont, NC) beginning at 4:00 PM on July 4th, 2018. This is a free event open to the public. Our festival features will include: food trucks, carnival rides, face painting, balloon twisting, patriotic novelties, a patriotic pups parade, a parade of patriotic wheels, a pie eating contest, and the sounds of DJ Buddy Love for the duration of the festival. A special appearance by Trident Log Rolling will provide an opportunity for festival attendees to take a break from the heat and try their hand at this up and coming sport. We will be kicking off the evening with a performance by the Panthers PurrCussion Drum Line at 4:00 PM. At 7:00 PM, Gary Lowder & Smokin Hot will be performing the final “Friday Night Live” concert installment. It wouldn’t be Independence Day without fireworks! The approximately 20 minute display will begin at 9:45 PM to close the evening. For more information please contact the Belmont Parks and Recreation Department at (704) 901-2068 or email the Parks and Recreation Community Events Coordinator, Cassidy Lackey, at clackey@cityofbelmont.org.

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Domestically produced, globally distributed – the reach of premier plastics manufacturer Wilbert Plastic Services lies far beyond its Belmont, N.C., headquarters and even its six manufacturing facilities within the United States. For his distinguished leadership and global presence of Wilbert, President and CEO Greg Botner (pictured center with Wyatt Webb BoA left and Jeff Trenning BoA right) was acknowledged earlier this week as a 2018 Leader in International Commerce by Carolina World Trade Association (CWTA). The mission of the CWTA is to help the Charlotte area experience growth through global trade in the Charlotte region and throughout the Carolinas. Botner and his fellow 2018 honorees were recognized on June 5 at Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte, N.C. There, Botner shared remarks on leading Wilbert’s 1,200 employees – including nearly 30% in the Carolinas – from the design and engineering process to the manufacturing floor and final plastic products or assemblies ready for well-known companies near and far.

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Stanley Post 266 stands and cites the Oath before their game against Stuart Cramer at East Gaston.

Junior American Legion action Stuart Cramer’s starting pitcher # 5 Cameron Cook throws to Stanley Post 266.

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Stanley second baseman Logan Agosta leaps for the ball as Stuart Cramers #9 Garrison Carpenter advances to second base.

Stuart Cramer’s #20 Carter Merrill hits the ball against Stanley. Cramer went on to win 4-1.

Stanley Post 266 pitcher Adam Rushing.

Stuart Cramer’s Peyton Martin gets ready before delivering a base hit late in the game against Stanley Post 266.

Stanley players look on as their teammate bats. See more photos on page 13.

Stanley starting pitcher #16 Adam Rushing throws early against Stuart Cramer.

Stuart Cramer first baseman #10 Noah Rollins makes a catch to get the runner out.

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Noah Rollins attempts to tag out Stanley’s #5 Aiden Cloninger as he dives back to first base.

Cloninger was safe.

Stanley starting pitcher Adam Rushing throws early in his team’s game against Stuart Cramer last Monday evening. Cramer won 4-1.

Belmont Parks and Rec. Soccer Signups Youth/Adult Summer registration pickup soccer Summer Participation Cost: $15.00 In-city fee; $20.00 Out-of-city fee Fee helps cover field lining/paint, general maintenance, staff and equipment.

Registration waiver form required at signup. Parents may register at Field.

Contact Brian (704) 604-2434 for more info.

Youth Boys/Girls Soccer Pick-up nights Monday night– Wednesday night & Saturday morning (sunrise) pick-up play at Davis Park M-W 6:30pm-7:45pm; Saturday (sunrise) 9:00am-11:30am (Youth ages 10-17)

*Players will meet up by age groups any M, T or W, or Saturdays, wear pennies and divide up and play Cost: One-time fee $15.00 In-city; $20.00 Out-of-City.

Adults Men/Women Soccer Pick-up nights Monday nights – Thursday night & Saturday mornings (sunrise) pick up play at Davis Park (6:30pm-8:00pm) (Adults ages 18-up) *Adult Players will meet up any M, T, W, TH, or Saturdays, wear pennies and divide up and play Cost: One-time fee $15.00 In-city; $20.00 Out-of-City.

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Red Cross issues safety tips for hot weather With much of our area sweltering at near record temperatures, being outdoors can be very uncomfortable, and in fact, deadly. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), more than 600 people in the United States are killed by extreme heat every year. The American Red Cross has steps you can take to help stay safe when the temperatures soar.

“It’s important to realize that warm weather can be dangerous,” said Scott Loudermelt, Executive Director, American Red Cross Blue Ridge Piedmont Chapter. “ Excessive exposure to heat can cause a range of heat-related illnesses, from heat rash and heat cramps to heat exhaustion and heat stroke.”

Heat Safety Tips Some people are more at risk of developing a heat-related illness, including adults age 65 and older, those with chronic medical conditions, people who work outside, infants and children and athletes. Here are steps you should take in hot weather: Hot cars can be deadly. Never leave children or pets in your vehicle. The inside temperature of the car can quickly reach 120 degrees. Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids. Avoid drinks with caffeine or alcohol. Check on family, friends and neighbors who do not have air conditioning, who spend much of their time alone or who are more likely to be affected by the heat. If someone doesn’t have air conditioning, they should seek relief from the heat during the warmest part of the day in places like schools, libraries, theaters, malls, etc. Avoid extreme temperature changes. Wear loose-fitting, lightweight, light-colored clothing. Avoid dark colors because they absorb the sun’s rays. Slow down, stay indoors and avoid strenuous exercise during the hottest part of the day. Postpone outdoor games and activities. Use a buddy system when working in excessive heat. Take frequent breaks if working outdoors. Check on animals frequently to ensure that they are not suffering from the heat. Make sure they have plenty of cool water.

Heat Exhaustion: Excessive heat can lead to sunburn, heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. If someone is experiencing heat cramps in the legs or abdomen, get them to a cooler place, have them rest, lightly stretch the affected muscle, and replenish their fluids with a half a glass (about 4 ounces) of cool water every 15 minutes.

If someone is exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion (cool, moist, pale or flushed skin, heavy sweating, headache, nausea, dizziness, weakness, exhaustion), move them to a cooler place, remove or loosen tight clothing and spray the person with water or apply cool, wet cloths or towels to the skin. Fan the person. If they are conscious, give small amounts of cool water to drink. Make sure the person drinks slowly. Watch for changes in condition. If the person refuses water, vomits or begins to lose consciousness, call 9-1-1.

Heat Stroke Life-Threatening: Signs include hot, red skin which may be dry or moist; changes in consciousness; vomiting and high body temperature. Call 9-1-1 immediately if someone shows signs of heat stroke. Move the person to a cooler place. Quickly cool the person’s body by immersing them up to their neck in cold water if possible. Otherwise, douse or spray the person with cold water, or cover the person with cold, wet towels or bags of ice.

Download Red Cross Apps: The Red Cross app “Emergency” can help keep you and your loved ones safe by putting vital information in your hand and settings for more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts including heat advisories and excessive heat warnings. The Red Cross First Aid App puts instant access to information on handling the most common first aid emergencies at your fingertips including heat-related emergencies.

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Gaston Schools Good News for June 2018 Gaston County Schools had 25 students in the Class of 2018 to earn valedictorian or salutatorian honors. The students were recognized during high school graduation for their commitment to academic excellence.

Four students in the Class of 2018 achieved 12 or 13 years of perfect attendance: Kevin Baker, Ashbrook; Dawson Cody, Cherryville; Allison Langley, Gaston Early College; and Matthew Scoggins, North Gaston. The students received a plaque from the Board of Education during their high school graduation ceremony.

Taylor Park of Cramerton Middle School was named the 2018 Linda Rader New Teacher of the Year, and Angela Yount of Lowell Elementary School was chosen as the Teacher Assistant of the Year.

Gaston County Schools had seven schools and four central-level departments that had 100 percent participation to support the United Way fundraising campaign. In addition, eight schools had an increase of more than 50 percent in giving. For the 2017-2018 year, our employees from schools and central-level departments contributed approximately $99,000 to the United Way to help fund important programs in Gaston County.

The N.C. State Board of Education recognized South Point High School teacher Bobbie Cavnar for serving as an adviser to the state board over the past two years. Cavnar, who was the 2016 Burroughs Wellcome North Carolina Teacher of the Year, provided valuable feedback and shared insight on how state policies influence administrators and educators at the local level.

Todd Hagans, chief communications officer for Gaston County Schools, was elected to serve as president of the N.C. School Public Relations Association for 2018-2019.

Gaston County Schools held its annual retirement reception on June 12 at the Gaston Country Club to recognize 112 employees who are retiring this year. The employees represent a total of 2,780 years of service to public school education.

The Gaston County Schools Class of 2018 was awarded more than $58.6 million in scholarships – a record amount.

The scholarships from some of the most prestigious colleges and universities in the state and across the country recognized students for their achievements in academics, athletics, the fine arts, and other areas.

Teachers in Gaston County Schools received approximately $50,000 in grants through the Ron L. Ensley grant program sponsored by the Gaston County Education Foundation.

The 39 grants support creative classroom activities at schools across the county.

The following high school students were awarded the Albert G. Myers Scholarship: Sidney Baxter, Stuart W. Cramer; Shelden Burrell, Forestview; Chandler Crawford, Hunter Huss; Kaitlyn Haskins, North Gaston; Trevor Larter, East Gaston; Alexander Long, Cherryville; Payton McKinney, North Gaston; and Darius Smith, Hunter Huss.

The Gaston County Association of Educational Office Professionals (GCAEOP) presented its 2018 Administrator of the Year award to Beth Suber, human resources coordinator, and the Office Professional of the Year honor to Ashley Duckworth, human resources specialist. Additionally, Bessemer

Expanded Food and Nutrition Education lesson series coming The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Lesson Series is coming every Thursday, July 19-August 30 | 6:00 - 7:00 pm at the Highland Health Center in Gastonia.

The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a free nutrition education program for pregnant woman and parents where they will learn how to feed their family healthy meals on a limited budget and improve their overall health.

During each lesson participates will learn new tips about healthy eating and about adding physi-

cal activity to daily life.

Participants will also work together to prepare a new healthy recipe each time they meet. Participation in the program is free.

For more information, or to reserve your spot in the upcoming EFNEP lesson series, contact Brooke Beeksma, Gaston County EFNEP Educator, at 704.922.2121 or at brbeeksm@ncsu.edu.

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City High School senior Diasha Hughes received the GCAEOP scholarship.

During the annual Business and Community Partners Reception on May 30, Gaston County Schools recognized its partners and celebrated their many contributions to schools. Again this year, the district had more than 400 businesses, organizations, churches, and individuals to step forward to provide time, money, and resources. A highlight of the reception was a musical performance by the Holbrook Middle School chorus, which is directed by Amy Daniel.

Ashbrook High School choral director Trip McGill was honored by Congressman Patrick McHenry, who presented to McGill an American flag from the U.S. Capitol and the Order of the Long Leaf Pine.

Hunter Huss High School held a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) pinning ceremony to honor nine outstanding students for achieving their nursing certification. The certification positions the students for entry-level jobs after graduation in the healthcare field. The students participating in the ceremony were Lisa Chea, Peyton Herndon, Jessica Hutto, Jenny Lopez-Saldivar, Kee’Yana Moore, Alexandra Santinelli, Jayla Thomas, Josseline Vega, and Zariah Wallace.

Michelle Ellis, a science teacher at Hunter Huss High School, was selected as a 2018-2019 Kenan Fellow and will partner with Ply Gem for a project titled “Spurring Innovation in Product Creation.”

Students from Holbrook Middle School participated in a Memorial Day ceremony in Lowell. Kent Hyde, a former military serviceman who previously taught and coached at Holbrook and is now at South Point High School, was the guest speaker. The ceremony was an opportunity for the school to join with the community in remembering the men and women who gave their lives to defend and protect our country.

Julia Short of Stuart W. Cramer High School was named an All-Star Scholar by The Charlotte Observer. She is one of 10 seniors in the Class of 2018 to be chosen for the regional honor that includes a $1,000 scholarship. She plans to attend UNC-Chapel Hill.

Emmily Mobley and Alex Klasing of Stuart W. Cramer High School competed at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mobley received fourth place in the Earth and Environmental Sciences category, and Klasing placed third in the Energy: Physical Sciences category.

The United Way of Gaston County recognized Stuart LaFrancis as a Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for his 26 continuous years of service to the Gaston County Schools mentoring program. Additionally, Carolyn Niemeyer received the 2018 Governor’s Service Award for her creation and continued administration of the BackPack Weekend Food Program.

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Ben Finger of North Gaston High School won the 3-A state championship in pole vault, and Aveon Reid of Forestview High School won the 3-A state championship in the 110meter hurdles.

John Delgado of Forestview High School received the Michael A. DeMayo Scholarship valued at $2,500.

North Gaston High School senior Samuel Adams was awarded a full-time job with Rochling after a successful internship with the company. His teacher, Terry Cochrane, was awarded a $1,000 check for recommending Adams for the program.

Jessica Helton of South Point High School and Mary Martin of Highland School of Technology received a National Merit Scholarship. Helton plans to attend the University of South Carolina to study medicine, and Martin plans to attend the University of Alabama to study mechanical engineering.

Pinewood Elementary received a zero-turn lawn mower, backpack blower, and trimmer from Husqvarna.

Brooke Hall of Tryon Elementary raised $152 by making and selling autism awareness bracelets. The proceeds were donated to Autism Speaks.

Madison Phillbeck of Highland School of Technology won first place in the fall 2017 InvestWrite financial literacy contest.

As part of Teacher Appreciation Week, students at the Gaston Early College High School volunteered to wash the vehicles of each teacher and staff member.

The W.A. Bess Elementary student council conducted a “Hands Around Our School” fundraiser to support Holy Angels and collected $4,277.20.

Chapel Grove Elementary received $2,000 worth of teaching supplies from Gastonia Elk Lodge #1634.

Page Primary was named one of the top 10 schools in North Carolina for collecting money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Pennies for Patients” program.

Page Primary media specialist Bev Cook received a $750 grant to add a makerspace to the media center. She also coordinated the distribution of 1,450 books to children. The books were collected through community donations.

Belmont Central Elementary students Bella McEntyre, Lillian Boyd, Lexi Dye, Valerie Brown and Ashlynn Shuford were the art contest winners in the Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration.

Belmont Central Elementary fifth graders Emmy Dawe and James Dover won awards in Math Olympiad, an academic competition that involves more than 150,000 students. Dawe placed in the top two percent, and Dover placed in the top 10 percent.

Webb Street School received a $1,500 work grant from Carmax. Employees from the Gastonia location also provided lunch for students and staff and supplied 20 students with food boxes.

The Cramerton Middle School Beta Club participated in the “Pennies for Patients” fundraiser and raised nearly $4,500 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Marilou Christopher is the school’s Beta Club adviser.

The five championship sports teams from Cramerton Middle School were recognized by the Cramerton mayor and town commissioners during the council’s meeting on June 7. The school won the golf, boys’ soccer, wrestling, boys’ basketball, and girls’ soccer county championships this year.

Cramerton Middle teacher Tracy Black was selected to participate in a professional development opportunity at the Library of Congress about World War I and primary source documents. Additionally, Career and Technical Education teacher Greg Springs attended a professional development program at Ocracoke through the N.C. Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT).

Cramerton Middle students Payton Jacobs and Karson Sloop created and organized a fundraiser for the Levine Children’s Hospital and collected almost $800.

Cramerton Middle students Breanna Cardell, Brianna Maga, and Lucy Weaver started a collection drive called “Lending a Paw” for the Tri-County Animal Rescue Center.

They collected almost 200 items to donate to the center.

The Cramerton Middle chorus received several awards at “Festival Disney,” including two third place awards for the girls’ and boys’ ensembles. In addition, eighth grade student Cameron Williams received a special “Outstanding Soloist” recognition. Patty Fayssoux is the choral director.

Cramerton Middle art teacher Brenda Bradley organized an “Evening of Art and Music” at Floyd & Blackie’s in Cramerton. The event featured artwork and live music performances by students.

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HARRIS SPEEDWAY RACING EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT! 8 classes of racing. Gates open 5pm. Grandstand $12. Bring this ad, get $5 discount in grandstand. 921 Jack McKenny Road, Rutherfordton.

Minority Participating Commercial Contractor seeking to offer Section 3, Low-Income and Very-Low Income eligible Businesses, Vendors, Subcontractors, or individuals economic opportunities of job training, employment, and contracting work to promote local economic development and individual self-sufficiency. We will provide economical units to allow for minority participation as well as provide assistance for bonding and insurance for Section 3 businesses. Also, quick payment policies to help minority suppliers and contractors participate will be available.

We are committed to satisfy Section 3 obligations and our goal is to provide opportunities for Section 3 Businesses throughout this entire housing project. If you are a Section 3 Business or resident in the County area and seeking work, please contact us at 704-209-7628, email to ad920@bidsec3.com, or via fax at 704-209-7631 to become part of our HUD-assisted project and help promote quality housing and community development in this area. Plans are available at: parker.box.com/v/920.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

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ESTATE SALE. Friday, June 29, 1-6pm and Saturday, June 30, 8am-1pm. Furniture, linens, kitchen items, china. 721 Piedmont Road, Rutherfordton.

FOR SALE LOCAL PURE HONEY. Quarts $20, Pints $8, and comb honey available. Lincolnton area.

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Tidy up your place. You call, I haul. No job too small in Cleveland County. (980) 295-0750

RENAISSANCE SPORTS CENTER. Traditional Archery & Fencing Instruction. Group lessons available. Outdoor Range open Monday, Wednesday & Saturday, 10am-6pm.

Louis Liounis, 828-287-4541.

AFFORDABLE LANDSCAPING AND PRESSURE WASHING. Looking for affordable lawn care services and pressure washing ?? Give us a call for a free estimate. We offer grass cutting, weed eating, edging, pressure washing, cleaning flower beds, and gutters. (704) 466-2333

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BLACK’S JACK OF ALL TRADES. Lawn care, pressure-washing, carpentry, mechanic work, hauling off metal.

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CHEAP RATES. 704-473-5124 or (864) 978-2862 $14/HR PLUS BONUS. METER INSTALLER. LOCATED IN SHELBY, NC. WE ARE A CONTRACTOR TO A MAJOR UTILITY REPLACING ELECTRIC METERS. THERE IS NO PREVIOUS ELECTRIC EXPERIENCE REQUIRED BUT IS PREFERRED. WE PAY FOR TRAINING AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORM. WE ARE LOOKING FOR RESPONSIBLE MATURE INDIVIDUALS. MUST BE AT LEAST 18, HIGH SCHOOL GRAD, OR GED, VALID DRIVER’S LICENSE AND DESIRE TO WORK. MUST HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK EACH DAY AND ON TIME AND BE ABLE TO USE A SMARTPHONE. (704) 769-1086 ACLARANC@GMAIL.COM

YARD SALES BROOKVIEW COMMUNITY YARD SALE Brookview Subdivision Annual Yard Sale (Next Door to the Boiling Springs Elementary School). June 30th from 6:00am to 12:00pm (980) 295-4189

LAWN MAINTENANCE AND PRESSURE WASHING. 15 Years Experience. Veteran Owned. Call Today for a FREE estimate. (980) 241-4428 travisscapes@gmail.com

NOW HIRING FULL AND PART TIME. Experienced Sales Associate for Retail Clothing Store in Shelby. Apply in Person (704) 482-0082 PET GROOMER. Whiskers Nails and Puppy Dog Tails.

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Commission base pay. Apply in person. 336 Washburn Switch Rd, Shelby, NC 28150.

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MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER. Saturday 06/30/2018 from 7am-3pm. YARD SALE/ BAKE SALE/ CAR WASH. Please come and help send 3 members to Long Creek Presbyterian Church to there partner church in Guatemala. 701 Long Creek Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 701 Long Creek Road, Bessemer City, NC 28016 LARGE INDOOR YARD SALE. Saturday 06/30/2018 from 7:30am-12:30pm. “New Life Family Worship Center” 428 Oak Grove Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086

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USED BAGGING SYSTEM for 110 John Deere mower, $75.

Call (704) 477-6863

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2 CEMETARY PLOTS. with 2 vaults at veteran’s section of Cleveland Memorial Park in Shelby. $3000 for both. Call (980) 925-9394

LOST & FOUND

12X20 STORAGE BUILDING with 7ft walls, Masonite siding, 6 years old, $1750 firm.

(828) 388-3374 2 GRAVE PLOTS. Cleveland Memorial Park. $500 each. Call (704) 472-3209

3 WHEEL BICYCLE, $80. 10 speed bicycle, $80. (828) 4990703 SINGLE CARPORT, 12X21, $695. Double Carport, 18x21, $795. (828) 490-2713 CARPORTS, GARAGE, HORSE BARNS. Installed in 2 to 3 weeks or sooner in most cases (standard). Best on site display around. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 2455895 2006 TORO ZERO TURN Heavy Duty Mower, 44” cut, $1650. (828) 287-8668 TRAILERS: WE BUY, SALE, TRADE (must have title).

Parts and service on most models. New 5x10 $895 with this ad. Call J Johnson Sales, Forest City. (828) 245-5895 OLD RECORD ALBUMS. Curio Cabinet $50, furniture odds and ends. (704) 974-8440

WTB: OLD STEREO COMPONENTS: working or not from 1940-1980. Receivers, Amps, Speakers, etc. Also parts, like tubes, etc. (828) 919-9789 cube4square@hotmail.com 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) 434-6389 PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704-482-2243.

(704) 538-5788 PLANTS FOR SALE: Iris, Japanese Maple, Hosta, Yellow Bells. Located at 206 Woodburn Drive, Forest City, NC 28043. (828) 245-0245 2 CEMETERY PLOTS. In Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain. $500. Call (704) 460-3104 or (980) 888-0661

APPLIANCES NEEDED! Washers, Dryers, Stoves, Refrigerators. Salvation Army Family Store will pick up your used, working appliances to resell in our Family Stores. Call 704-482-9502 to arrange pick up. Donate! Shop! Support local ministry! 1649 E. Dixon Blvd, Shelby by Big Lots, or in Forest City (reopening soon at former Watkins auto dealership) Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm. Sat, 10am-5pm. (704) 482-9502 EVENFLO BABY CRIB, $30.

Self propelled lawnmower, Honda motor, $150. Tiller, digs in front, needs motor, $30. Proform XP Treadmill, $100. 828-2880991, (828) 980-0080

LOST DOG ON 04/19/18.

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Double Springs Church Rd (Lattimore area). No collar or tags, but has had all shots. $100 reward. Please call 704-692-5218

PROVIDENCE FARMS PRODUCE. Thornless Blackberry, $6. You pick Blueberries, $10 gallon. Tomatoes when ripe, $1.00lb. Peaches, $24 1/2 bushel, some white. Plums $10 gallon. 828-305-8124.

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2 TON WILLMAR FERTILIZER SPREADER. $1500. Call (864) 489-9473

3 WEEK OLD CHICKS $3. Pullets $4 and $5 dollars, Bantams $4. Call (704) 473-1311

CORBIN FAMILY BEE SUPPLY offering 8 and 10 Frame Woodenware. Same prices as 2017. Call for appointment.

(828) 980-1823

FULL BLOODED BOXER. Male, 7 months, $140. (704) 308-4702 jensen.brenda@ ymail.com

2013 FORD MUSTANG GT 5.0, 6 speed, dark gray. 40,000 miles, $23500. Call (704) 4779234

FARM EQUIPMENT FOR SALE. Ford N Series Tractor with 3pt hitch and good tires.

Looks and runs good. $3000.

Bush Hog (King Kutter) 3pt hitch. $1000. (704) 418-1590 TOP QUALITY FESCUE HAY. Excellent quality, fertilized and weed free. Tight and heavy net wrapped rolls. Large quantity available. Quantity discounts available (704) 300-9042 WOODWORKING PLANS, CHICKEN COOP, MORE. MASSIVE COLLECTION OF PLANS AND MORE. NC4Ever@email.com 6FT BUSH HOG FOR SALE. BUSH HOG BRAND, $750. Call or text. (828) 447-3627

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WANTED TO BUY. Good Used Furniture and Appliances, and antiques and estates. 704-4810954 and after 5pm call (704) 482-0540

(8) PARAKEETS FOR SALE. Beautiful, young, and healthy, $10 each. (828) 657-6647

WE BUY UNWANTED JUNK CARS. We will come to you.

We pay cash on the spot. Not titles needed. ID required. (803) 374-7545 $$CASH$$ FOR OLD FISHING LURES. Call Rick Hutton collector (704) 695-4917 WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies.

(828) 245-6756 WWII COLLECTOR wanting to BUY German Pistols, Military Guns, Helmets, Knives & Flags. I BUY Small & Large Gun Collections also. Licensed FFL, TOP cash paid. (828) 9803329

HOTPOINT REFRIGERATOR $125. 26” Huffy ladies bike $30.

Stihl leaf blower $75. Stihl farm Boss chainsaw $75. Call (704) 207-5121

SCOOTERS AND ELECTRIC CHAIRS REPAIRED. We repair most makes and models, 16 years experience. Most repairs we can do at your residence.

Many programs available, call for your appointment. Cash, check or bank card accepted for payment. (704) 951-4224

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TOTAL GYM and Teeter hang up. In good condition. (704) 300-0366

HAVE BEAUTIFUL LABRADOODLES. Super cute puppies! All are black, dewclaws removed, will have 1st shots, de-wormed and health check.

Mom is AKC registered Chocolate Labrador. Dad is black Standard Poodle. Price is $650 each. Text or call 828-2899219.

WANT TO BUY HORSES. Call (704) 300-0366

FARM & GARDEN INTERNATIONAL MODEL 274 DIESEL TRACTORS. WITH CULTIVATORS. Only 855 hours. In good condition. $6500. (828) 294-2630

2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER 100,000+ miles, $600 or best offer, needs motor. If no answer leave message. (704) 750-6212 2015 DODGE JOURNEY 29,875 miles, dark grey, push button start, air, PW, PS. Asking $16,000. (704) 600-6062 2002 DODGE RAM 1500 100,000 + miles, white, long bed with rubber mat, 4.7, V-8.

AC works, $2950, 17 inch tires.

Call Tom (704) 473-6384 2002 FORD SUPER DUTY F-250 114000 miles, Triton V-10 Super duty motor, 4WD, Great condition $8000. Call (704) 472-1879 2002 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1 Owner, CD/DVD player, 4 wheel drive, Good AC $4200. Call (704) 418-3135

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY 225,000 miles, $1750. paulgirouard54@yahoo.com 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY 4 cylinder, auto, black in color, CD, custom wheels, new Michelin tires, 150k miles, $5800 OBO. 828-429-4565.

1998 HONDA CIVIC 4 Door, Automatic, A/C, good tires, 30+ miles per gallon. $1000 or best offer. Call 704-692-0178 or 704-434-9203

CASH FOR YOUR CAR running or not, title or no title.

Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704-692-6767 or (704) 487-0228

NEED CASH? I will buy your old used Nintendo NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy and N64 Games. Small/big lots. (828) 748-7264

CARS & TRUCKS

1997 FORD MUSTANG GT, 4.6, with Speeda cold air intake, Corsa exhaust system, new transmission & clutch. $3750 OBO. Can leave message or text 704-472-3217 or (704) 241-4650

WE BUY SCRAP CARS. We purchase scrap vehicles with free pick up! Top $$$! Cash paid/No title needed! (980) 295-6556 stacey_n_brian@yahoo.com

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

Must have ID & proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006

YORKIE POO MALE PUPPY. Black and white. Tail docked, dew claws removed. CKC registered. All shots UTD, wormed and groomed. $450. No texts please. Calls only. (828) 3910919

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

Jacob Fork Ranch. Call 704538-1199. (704) 600-7847 TOY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES. A.S.D.R. registered. 7 weeks old, males and female. Ready to go, $350.

(704) 482-0178

DOG WALKER/ PET SITTING. Why pay for pet boarding for vacation? Will come to your home and take care of your animals for fraction of the cost. Also dog walking on regular basis. Contact Jenni (704) 418-7235 jenniferscruggs77@gmail.com

CAMPERS

SILVER FACTOR CHOCOLATE LAB PUPPIES. $800, Males and Females, AKC registered, champion blood line.

English block style. Call (704) 914-8241

GERMAN SHEPHERD. CKC registered, class 1 female, 11 weeks. $450. Call 704-6166713 or (980) 295-0923

GREAT DANE PUPPIES AKC (SHELBY). Health guaranteed.

One Litter Fawns and Brindle, Second litter blue Starling. $600. Lori (704) 418-1441

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC Test Strips. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local & pay fast. (828) 577-4197

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PINEHAVEN RV CAMPGROUND. Great location in Blacksburg, SC. Water, WIFI, sewer included in price. Concrete awning pad, 30 and 50 amp service. (864) 812-7242 fat99boy@gmail.com 2010 NORTH COUNTRY CAMPER on permanent site campground with shed cover, porch and deck, outside building, golf cart. $24,500.

(828) 229-0308 WANT TO BUY. Pop-up campers. (828) 429-3935 SCENIC RIDGE CAMPGROUND. CHERRYVILLE, NC. RV, Tent Sites, Cabins.

Ask about 20% OFF Seasonal Sites. (704) 435-0938

VACATIONS OCEAN LAKES, MYRTLE BEACH, Cottage N34. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, den, kitchen/dining, covered deck, near country store. Call Dorcas 803-6359831. (803) 718-2659 OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE. 2 bedroom, 2 bath.

Also, pullout couch, queen size and golf cart. Weeks and weekends. Good off season rates.

704-482-9781 (704) 472-5182 TWO BEACH HOUSES FOR RENT. One in Ocean Lakes, 2 bedroom, 2 bath, golf cart included. One in Ocean Side Village, Surfside. 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Real nice. Washer/dryer, golf cart included. Ocean view off back porch. (704) 434-9502 OCEAN LAKES VACATION. 1678 STARFISH. 3 bedroom, washer, dryer, large covered front porch. Reduced rates for spring & fall. Summer dates avail. 704-473-6109. sheilaba@bellsouth.net SCENIC RIDGE CAMPGROUND CHERRYVILLE, NC. RV, Tent Sites, Cabins.

Ask about 20% OFF Seasonal Sites. (704) 435-0938 OCEAN LAKES 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH. Washer/dryer, gas grill, golf cart included. $1200 wk. (704) 472-7145

2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA Loaded. Automatic. Fresh paint. Good condition. 109093 miles. Only $2850. Call (704) 692-4765

2 BEACH HOUSES FOR RENT. Ocean Lakes, Myrtle Beach. 2 & 3 bedrooms, sleeps 6. Weeks available. Includes golf cart. Call for reservations.

704-473-1494 or (704) 4347765

FREE KITTENS FOR INSIDE HOMES. Don’t Wait! Please Call (704) 472-7116 PITBULL PUPPIES, 6 WEEKS OLD. 3 boys, 4 girls. Each one shot, dewormed. For more information call Jimmy, Grover, NC. (810) 251-2463 PURE BRED KIKO BUCK. Intact, NKR Registered, tattooed, black and white, 1.5 years old, $375. Selling out laying hens, roosters, dibs, eggs. Gene & Becky Leach. 828-245-7419, (828) 289-2868

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To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call 704-484-1047 MOTORCYCLES & ATVS 2009 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 400HO 4X4 is in good condition with 67 hours and less than 500 miles. It was used for hunting. Not handled rough.

(864) 761-7465 2002 1800 GOLDWING TRIKE. Blue, 37k miles, with small trailer. Excellent condition. Asking $23,500. Call for info, (828) 980-1187 2012 HARLEY DAVIDSON Road Glide Ultra. Very nice bike. Lots of extras. 18,500 miles, $12,500. Call Randy for info. (704) 472-7800

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LAWNDALE AREA. Cleared 1.3 acre lot, water and septic, priced to sell. Owner will finance with low down payment. Call Bryant Realty, www.bryantrealtyinc.com (704) 567-9836

27.3 ACRES: 800 feet of frontage on Second Broad River, 900 feet highway frontage, city water, creek, hardwoods, open fields, $130,000. (864) 909-1035

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

1/2 ACRE MOBILE HOME LOT and 3 acre Mobile Home lot. Both in Casar on paved street & county water. 704-5381199. 214 Mace Rd, Casar, NC 28021 (704) 600-7847

4.9 ACRES FOR SALE near Forest Hunt Elementary School. Rutherford County.

Water, good flat land, endless possibilities, lots of road frontage. $38,400. Call 828-2481900, (828) 447-0120

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME. Kitchen Breakfast room combo, Full den, Appliances included, hardwood flooring and fenced in back yard, Brick home. $1000 a month or $1200 with pet (cat/ dog). First and last month nonrefundable deposit. (704) 692-5337

RUTHERFORD COUNTY EAST RUTHERFORD COUNTY. Off Hwy 120, Lots with water and septic. Owner will finance with low down payment.

Call Bryant Realty, 704-5679836. www.bryantrealtyinc. com.

FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY BRICK HOME. 5 Room 1 Bath, Heat pump, Washer/dryer hookup, kitchen appliances. Located of Hwy 150. $675 month with deposit. (704) 434-7903

HICKORY CREEK APARTMENTS FOR SENIORS (62 & older), disabled (50 & older).

418 E. Warren St., Shelby. Now taking applications for waiting list. EHO. (704) 487-6354

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SHELBY HOUSE. 2 Bedroom 1 Bath, hardwood floors, A/C, stove. $425 month and $375 deposit. 311 Willow St. (704) 600-5306 LARGE MOBILE HOME LOT. for rent. Quiet area, Crest and Springmore School District.

(704) 313-7357 EFFICIENCY APARTMENT (LAWNDALE). 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, Living area, kitchen. (704) 538-3808 LIONS SENIOR VILLAGE has 1 bedroom HUD subsidized apartments for low income seniors. Taking applications.

Age 62 or older. 211 N. Morgan St, Shelby. Equal Housing Opportunity. (704) 482-7723 2&3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Available now! Stove and refrigerator furnished, W/D hookups. Rent based on income.

EHO. Shelby. (704) 487-1114 GARDNER-WEBB STUDENTS MOVE IN SPECIAL. 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath house in Boiling Springs. $800 per month and $500 deposit. Call (704) 472-2022 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT FULLY FURNISHED. Electric heat & air. Utilities furnished.

Background check, deposit & references required! No Pets! One person only! $175 week. Near Cleveland Mall. (704) 477-6355 UTILITIES INCLUDED, $289 WEEKLY. Monthly Rates Available. WoodSpring Suites, newly renovated. Fully furnished studio w/kitchenette. Group Rates Available. 1010 Sue Lane, Shelby. (704) 487-1001 MOBILE HOMES & APARTMENTS. In Kings Mountain.

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From $125 week & up. (828) 245-0444 $199.99 & UP WEEKLY SPECIAL. Town & Country Inn, Spindale. WiFi, Micro-fridge, flatscreen, HD ESPN/Showtime. Nightly $49.99 & up. (828) 286-3681 ENERGY EFFICIENT NEWLY REMODELED 1 Bedroom Apartment in Forest City. Includes appliances, water, sewer, garbage pickup, $425 plus deposit. (828) 248-1776 FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT. Upper Level of my home, $550 month. Utilities and cable paid, use of kitchen included, private bath. $35 application fee. Rutherfordton.

(828) 289-7502 1 BEDROOM STUDIO APARTMENT. All utilities included, $180 weekly or monthly for discount. Forest City. Call for more info. (828) 245-0444 SENIOR LIVING AT ITS BEST! 55 and older. 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartments, Forest City. $400 deposit, $400 month. (864) 316-5282 3BR, 2BA MH. Quiet wooded park, Rutherfordton. Landlord onsite. No pets! 1st, last and security. Background check. After 10am. (828) 289-8719

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Left to right: Mt. Holly Police officers Seth Dunn, Travis Jones and Ray Mathis.

Mt. Holly welcomes new police officers The City of Mt. Holly has hired three new police officers.

Seth Dunn, a native of Mecklenburg County, relocated with his family to Advance (a small town in Davie County, North Carolina) when he was seven years old. He attended Davie County High School. Following his graduation in 2014, Dunn attended the Gaston College BLET program in 2017. He began working with the Mount Holly Police Department in December of 2017.

“I enjoy working with my fellow officers and serving the City and its citizens to the best of my ability,” Officer Dunn remarked. “It has always been my dream to be a Law Enforcement Officer, and I look forward to a long and healthy career.”

Officer Ray Mathis was born and raised in Gastonia, North Carolina. He graduated from Hunter Huss High School in 2014, and shortly thereafter he joined the US Army National Guard because he wanted to serve his community and his country. In an effort to further his service within the community, he attended Basic Law Enforcement Training in 2017.

After meeting all of the officers at the Mount Holly Police Department, he quickly knew it was the place for him.

“I believe that we are a very professional and communityoriented department, which is exactly what I was looking for,” he said.

Mathis is currently enrolled in college to further his training within law enforcement.

Travis Jones grew up in Cherryville with his parents and younger brother. He spent most of his days outside playing basketball or throwing football with his friends. Jones graduated from West Lincoln High School where he excelled as a student athlete competing in the Track and Field State Championship. After high school, he continued his education at Gaston College. After contemplating what type of career to pursue, he decided that he wanted to be a public servant, which lead him down the path to Law Enforcement. Travis completed the Gaston College BLET, and shortly after completion, he began working at Belmont Abbey College Campus Police where he worked for over two years assisting students and keeping the campus safe. He furthered his career by joining the City of Lincolnton Police Departmentand spent four years there protecting and serving the community. Today, he enjoys working for Mount Holly Police Department.

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