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West Creek Park is Mt. Holly’s field of dreams By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
In the 1989 movie “Field of Dreams” the lead character takes a leap of faith and builds a baseball field following a voice that tells him “build it and they will come”. That same concept well applies to West Creek Park near Mt. Holly. Never heard of West Creek Park? Not surprising. It’s located at the corner of Noell Dr. and Old NC27 just outside the Mt. Holly city limits in a mostly African-American community.
There’s no sign at the park entrance, no website, and no affiliation with Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. The park belongs to a group of about 20 folks calling themselves the West Creek Recreation Assoc. According to association members the 15 or so acres of land that make up the park was given to the community about 40 years ago by the Spratt family. The park has been around for as long as folks can recall but until recently was occupied by cows and in See WEST CREEK, Page 3
Candidate filing wraps up for Gaston County municipal elections Filing for the November 2, 2022 municipal elections in Gaston County has closed. Candidates who filed and the offices they seek in the BannerNews circulation area are listed below. Belmont Mayor- Claudina Ghianni, Charlie Martin, Jason Lyle. Belmont City CouncilDick Cromlish, Joe Green, Alex Szucs, Richard Turner. Town of Cramerton Mayor- Will Cauthen, Will Weber, Nelson Wills. Town of Cramerton Commissioner- Scott Kincaid, Brad Milton, Kathy Ramsey. City of Lowell Council Member- Phil Bonham, John
Cato, Ken Ervin, Larry Simonds, Travis Smith. Town Of McAdenville Council- Carrie Breyare Bailey, Jay McCosh, Greg Richardson. City of Mt. Holly CouncilIvory Craig, Jr., Jesse Fields, Jr., Scott Lilly, Charles McCorkle, David Moore, Randi Moore, Dennis Petro, Kenneth Reeves, Lauren Shoemaker. Town of Ranlo MayorLynn Black, Robin Conner. Town of Ranlo Commissioner- Lee Adams, Trevor Hay, Ronnie Laws, John McDonough, Bryant Moore, Wade Morton, Ronnie Sisk. See ELECTIONS, Page 2
West Creek Recreation Assoc. president Ronnie Gardner cuts the ribbon on the park’s baseball field at the recent grand opening event.
Catawba River Basin Bikes and Breakfast group an eclectic blend By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
Folks driving through beautiful downtown Lowell on the second and last Sunday mornings of each month are often astonished to see a long line of vintage and exotic motorcycles parked curbside outside the Grits N Greens restaurant. Many probably wonder what’s going on. Here’s the answer- it’s the twice monthly meeting of the Catawba River Basin Bikes and Breakfast group. The group of guys who comprise the gathering show up on machines going back decades and up to the present day. Brands represented include some familiar ones such as Triumph and Honda, The Catawba River Basin Bikes and Breakfast motorcycle group (CARB for short) meets on the but also others a bit more ex- second and last Sunday morning at Grits and Greens restaurant in Lowell to share stories and otic such as Laverda, Cagiva, show off their exotic and vintage machines. See BIKES, Page 6 Photo by Alan Hodge
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