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Sole Patrol members make splash at Senior Games

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Once again several members of the Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. Sole Patrol senior citizens group are taking part in the Gaston County Senior Games and hauling in the medals.

The Gaston games began March 31 and will continue until May 20.They are open to folks age 50 or older who live in Gaston or a surrounding county. The Gaston games are a lead-up to the NC State Senior Games that are held in Cary and Raleigh in the fall where thousands of competitors from 53 out of our state’s 100 counties take part.

The Gaston competitions include a variety of sports ranging from shuffleboard to corn hole to track and field. Another aspect of the Senior Games are the Silver Striders national award winning walking program, and Silver Arts program for senior artists. Gaston Senior Games are held at places like Sims Park, Gas-

ton Senior Center, Bradley Center, Stuart Cramer High, and Liberty Lanes. Countywide, about 275 or so seniors are participating.

In Mt. Holly some of the Sole Patrol crowd joining in the Senior Games includes Bobby Brooks, Ken Hodges, his wife Coleen Hodges, and Don Huffstetler.

Brooks, a veteran Senior Games athlete, has so far garnered a gold medal in the football throw and a bronze in the softball throw.

“Our Sole Patrol organizer Cheri Love encouraged me to sign up,” Brooks said. “The first year I worked really hard and took home 21 medals. I enjoy the competition and fellowship. It’s like a family.”

Ken Hodges says the Senior Games ignites his strong sense of competition. So far he’s raked in gold medals in corn hole, shuffleboard mixed doubles and doubles, two bronze in billiards and spin casting, and a silver in singles shuffleboard. Last year, Ken won state gold in corn hole.

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Passing of a Guardian from the Greatest Generation Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. Sole Patrol members are seen with some of the medals they’ve won so far at the Gaston County Senior Games. From left- Bobby Brooks, Ken Hodges, Coleen Hodges, Don Huffstetler.

Photo by Alan Hodge

Volunteers are important part of Mt. Holly Fire Dept.

By Alan Hodge and Roland Setzer

The ranks of the Mt. Holly Fire Dept. includes full time career firefighters, who form the backbone of the organization, and a group of nearly 20 volunteers who pitch in and flesh it out.

The volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds. Two of the more interesting volunteers are the husband and wife team of Sarah Seiler and Robert Yonas.

Both Seiler and Yonas, along with other MHFD volunteers, were officially sworn in at the April 10 meeting of the Mt. Holly city council. Yonas was recognized as Captain of Volunteers.

Seiler’s full time job is COO of Lifeshare of the Carolinas. She was featured in the Feb. 9, 2017 issue of the BannerNews along with fellow female volunteer Angel Santana.

Yonas brings a plethora of experience to his MHFD post. He’s a native of Baltimore and retired from the Secret Service in 2014 after ten years.

It’s a fact that only about 600,000 WWII veterans are still with us and that around 500 pass away every 24 hours.

Given that fact, even thought Memorial Day is still about four weeks away, any day is a good day to remember what members of the Greatest Generation did.

Earlier this year, January 5, 2017, Belmont lost what may have been its last WWII Marine when Claude Setzer passed away. Setzer served in the Marines in the South Pacific Theater of operations against the Japanese Imperial forces.

Setzer was the son of John and Nannie Pennington Setzer. Born June 23, 1925 on the Majestic mill village in East Belmont and raised on the Imperial mill village. He grew up with three brothers, Robert, Roy and Sherman gardening, hunting, fishing and playing baseball.

He attended Belmont Central and Belmont High School. So many of his favorite teachers in the Belmont school system touched his life such as Mr. Dick Cromlish, Mrs. Melva Gullick Neal, Mr. Roy Moore, Ms. Abbie Hall and Ms. Mary Hall.

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The husband-wife team of Sarah Seiler and Bob Yonas are proud to be Mt. Holly Fire Dept. volunteers. They are part of the nearly 20 folks who currently volunteer for the department.

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Belmont WWII Marine veteran Claude Setzer remembered

Claude, right and his brother Roy in 1943.

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SENIOR GAMES From page 1 “I love to meet the people,” Hodges said. “The competition is great.”

Coleen credits husband Ken for getting her interested in the Senior Games. She proudly wears a gold medal in shuffleboard around her neck.

“Ken encouraged me to try shuffleboard,” she said. “He told me he knew I could do it. It’s a lot of fun and I’m very proud of my medal.”

Huffstetler has been competing in the Senior Games for several years. So far this season he’s won gold in shuffleboard doubles, corn hole, and shuffleboard mixed doubles as well as silver in softball throw and shuffleboard singles.

“I’ve made a lot of friends and it beats sitting home watching TV,” he said.

Closing ceremonies for the Gaston County Senior Games will be held May 20 at 6pm at the Gaston County Senior Center in Dallas. All participants are invited to dinner and dancing.

Participants tickets are free- guest tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the Senior Center until May 5.

For more information call Gaston County Parks and rec. at 704-922-2165.

Riverfront Park in Cramerton was partially flooded on Monday morning due to heavy rain that fell all day Sunday and Sunday night. The resident geese were loving it.

Photo by Alan Hodge

VOLUNTEERS From page 1 His Secret Service work was with the Emergency Services Unit at the Secret Service Training Academy located at Beltsville, Maryland. Yonas was a paramedic, fire, and rescue instructor.

Before his stint with the Secret Service, Yonas was with the U.S. Capitol Police for five years and before that he was a Hazmat specialist at Aberdeen Proving Grounds with the interesting task of neutralizing chemical weapons. Going back even even further, Yonas, 60, was a volunteer firefighter in Baltimore County starting in 1972.

So, how did Yonas find his way to Mt. Holly? Back in 2012 he was chairman of the Health and Medical Committee for the Democratic National Convention that was held in Charlotte and wheels began to turn.

“I met my wife at the DNC,” Yonas said. “She was on the Hazmat committee.”

After Yonas moved to Mt. Holly, he began looking for a fire department to volunteer at and contacted MHFD chief Ryan Baker.

“We have felt welcomed by the city of Mt. Holly and the fire department since day one,” Yonas said. “The fire department has a great staff of career firefighters and volunteers.”

As volunteer captain, Yonas is looking to build the already strong volunteer base at MHFD. “I will be doing recruiting and retention,” he said. “Volunteers play a huge role for the city.”

According to Yonas, a new series of introductory training classes for volunteers will be starting in a couple of weeks.

Interested parties can stop by the main fire station for applications or call 704-822-2927 for more details.

The love that Yonas and Seiler have for volunteering at MHFD is contagious.

“Once you start, you just want to continue,” he said.

Chief Ryan Baker explained the importance of volunteersand how folks can pitch in.

“We are a combination department this means we have paid firefighters and volunteers firefighters,” Baker said. “When someone calls 911 in Mount Holly we are in the truck responding to the emergency in less than a minute. Currently we respond with five paid shift firefighters. Once the new station opens we will have seven paid staff. For a typical house fire we need 15 firefighters in order cover all of the needed tasks. The remaining balance of firefighters we use come from surrounding departments. Some are paid firefighters and others are vol-

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What are the steps to get on the department? Application; Pass a background check; Interview to get on the department; 24 hour orientation training; Begin taking classes; One year probation.

Cramerton pool opens May 27 The Town of Cramerton municipal public pool will open May 27. Daily passes and season passes are available for both Cramerton residents and non-Cramerton residents.

Hours of Operation-Monday-Friday 9am-11am reserved (Daycare) swimming; Monday-Thursday 12pm7pm open to public; Friday and Saturday 12pm-5pm open to public; Sunday closed.

Pool parties: Both the pool and wading pool are available to rent for pool parties on Friday evenings, Saturday evenings, and Sunday afternoons/evenings.

Beginner swimming lessons: Basic swimming lessons for ages 4-12. Up to 6 kids per instructor with a maximum of 12 per class. Registration begins mid-April at the recreation office. Concessions: Chips, ice cream, drinks, slushies, and crackers. For pricing and other information, please call the Parks and Recreation office at (704) 824-4231.

PFLAG Gaston meeting Thursday, May 4 PFLAG Gaston will launch a Belmont chapter. The first meeting will be at Belmont branch library at 6pm. Supper will be served followed by a program by UNC Charlotte professor Josh Burford.

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SETZER From page 1 He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps September 11, 1943 in Columbia, SC. The Imperial mill village neighbors gave the young Marine a party in his honor. He received a sewing kit from a slim young girl named Betty. The sewing kit was absolutely his favorite gift.

He hugged his beautiful dark haired mother from their home at 126 Imperial Street, September 13, 1943 before leaving to boot camp.

Then, later that same day, he gave his last goodbye to his father from a passenger train near Trade Street in Charlotte en route to Miramar Base at the Marine Corps Air Station in San Diego, California.

Claude’s father unfortunately died December 9, 1943. He left his 839th platoon to return to Belmont for his father’s funeral.

The 839th platoon was deployed to the South Pacific islands during his time at home and he was unaware to whatever happened to his comrades.

The lonely eighteen-year old son missed his father after Christmas Day as he traveled back to San Diego.

In the New Year of 1944 Claude received instructions for additional training back east.

He had to report to the Naval Air Technical Training Command in Millington, Tennessee near Memphis and then to the Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, NC. The private was ordered to return to Miramar Base and prepare for military deployment to the Marianas Islands and the home islands of Japan.

And he was scared before being shipped overseas with the Marine Corps Aviation Unit from San Diego to the Bay of San Francisco.

His unit passed through the waters of Pearl Harbor and joined with Marine Squadron 253 on the coral reef beaches and in the jungles of Guam.

Next, during 1945, Squadron 253 landed on the volcanic sands of Iwo Jima.

Setzer always remembered the moment when the Marines received the announcement that President Harry Truman had ordered the dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the war.

The corporal looked forwarded to coming home on a passenger train February 13, 1946.

The train was traveling through Belmont but was not scheduled for a stop; however, the engineer did slow down the train near the railroad crossing. He threw out his carryall bag from the passenger car and leaped onto Main Street. He noticed that his mother’s gorgeous hair had turned completely gray.

“Marines were winners,” Setzer is remembered saying. “They defended each other and defeated the enemy. No young American boys should see death as we saw it.”

Setzer bought a 1928 Model A Ford automobile. He began dating the young girl that was at his farewell party, Betty Ellen Wilson.

His life long friend was the love of his life.

Pastor Walter Long married Claude and Betty January 01, 1949 at the First Baptist Parsonage, Belmont. They never forgot his counseling that a husband and wife are united in a godly marriage.

Then, sometime later on an Easter morning, they chose to trust Christ forevermore with a grateful spirit of daily prayers for their son, family and friends.

“I met a few of the old Hollywood movie stars during my military service,” Setzer is said to have remarked. “But the most important person that I met in my life was Jesus Christ.”

Belmont Chief Giles E. Hoover hired Setzer on May 1, 1956 as a Belmont police officer.

The young patrolman wearing his very neat and clean uniform walked the Main Street beat many times greeting merchants and customers with a smiling face. His handshake was a seal of confidential trust. He was a friendly adviser to many of them over the years. He

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Claude and C-46 aircraft on Guam 1944.

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Claude and wife Betty wedding day in 1949.

Claude as a Belmont policeman in 1960s at Stowe Park.

said, “Live a truthful life.”

Setzer received his basic officers training from Gaston College and Central Piedmont Community College. He completed his police administration school from UNC at Chapel Hill.

He was eventually promoted to sergeant, lieutenant and captain and at one point served as interim chief of police.

Citizens and even prisoners respected him for his distinguished duty of honor, and dignity. His heart of integrity Roland Setzer, son of WWII Marine veteran the late Claude was in the right place for 26½ Setzer, is seen with sand from Iwo Jima and a string of shells years to guard the families of made by a native on Guam that his father brought back from the Pacific Theater.

Belmont and Gaston County.

Still, after a long career in Church for nearly 55 years. law enforcement, Setzer served as the CharThey loved traveling and beach trips with lotte Metro Area Manager for State Merchants their family during their 66 years of devoted Patrol Inc. Later, he was the Security Director marriage.

They were loyal to their three chilfor Gaston Memorial Hospital. But perhaps many residents knew him as the school cross- dren, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and ing guard near Page Elementary School. two great-grandchildren.

Dr. David Locklear told Setzer that he must Although during the last year of his life have honored his parents to have such a long Setzer did not get out as much, he continued life. Indeed, he did. With support from his family he moved his gray haired mother into to show an acute interest in everything around him. But his greatest joy remained as it had his home July 26, 1966.

Claude and Betty were active in East Bel- for over a long period of time in his relationmont Church of God and New Life Baptist ships with Christ, family and friends.

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Some of Claude Setzer’s WWII mementoes - his dog tag, a book of Marine action photos, a bible, flight log book, ID card, service ribbon.

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House of Mercy’s Walk for AIDS raises $47,717 House of Mercy, a nonprofit residence in Belmont, NC serving low-income persons living with AIDS, held its 24th Annual Walk for AIDS on Saturday, April 22nd. Approximately 300 persons participated in the walk on a beautiful spring morning to raise AIDS awareness and funds to benefit House of Mercy.

Stan Patterson, President & CEO, welcomed participants and introduced guest speakers Maggie Baucom, House of Mercy’s Board Chair, and Sister of Mercy Jill Weber, also a member of the Board. Both spoke about the impact House of Mercy has made with the help of community support. House of Mercy has been home to 327 men and women living with AIDS. Members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church carried the Walk banner for the 3 mile walk.

Following the walk through historic downtown Belmont, participants gathered on the House of Mercy grounds for a picnic lunch. DJ Buddy Love provided music and inspiration for dancing. Stan Patterson announced $47,717 was raised (surpassing our $41,500 goal) setting a Walk for AIDS record.

Prizes were awarded to Team Maggie (Board Chair Maggie Baucom) for top fundraising team raising $10,000. Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church for second place team raising $6,038, and Team Palmer (Board Secretary Ellen Palmer) for third place team raising $1,740. Chantelle Hurst was top individual fundraiser, Alonza Jones was 2nd place individual fundraiser and Margaret Mayes was 3rd place.

Belmont Parks and Rec summer camps signups Registration is open through June 2nd at 5pm for Belmont Parks and Recreation summer camps.

You can register online or in house Monday-Friday from 9am-5pm at the J. Paul Ford Center located at 37 E. Woodrow Ave. Belmont Parks and Rec. does not take payment online for summer camps. Once your registration has been processed, the Community Events Coordinator will contact you about payment.

LIL’ BITS This fun-filled summer camp meets mostly at the J. Paul Ford Recreation Center on Thursdays from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

Every Thursday there’s something great in store for the kids from crazy crafts, movies, special visitors and so much more.

This camp is strictly for children ages 4 to 6, determined as of June 16th. Also, spots will not be held for anyone unless registration forms have been filled out and payment has been made.

In-city resident fee is $5.00 per child per Thursday or $35.00 for whole camp. Out-ofcity resident fee is $10.00 per child per Thursday or $70.00 for whole camp.

TTT Taking Trips on Tuesdays, or TTT, is a great way to make new friends during the summer and explore some of the great amenities that our surrounding area provides for us.

If playing arcade games, learning cool new facts, skating, or watching movies is your thing, then this is your camp.

This camp is strictly for children ages 7 to 13, determined as of June 15th. Also, space is limited and spots will not be held for anyone unless registration forms/paperwork have been filled out and payment has been made.

In-city resident fee is $15.00 per child per Thursday or $105.00 for whole camp. Out-ofcity resident fee is $25.00 per child per Thursday or $175.00 for whole camp Call Belmont Parks and Recreation at 704825-8191 for more information.

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Spiritual Gardening: I heard a robin chirp

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Optimists; don’t we Dennis Siracusa love and appreciate them? Don’t we yearn to sidle up next to them; draw off a good shot of their cheerfulness? Don’t we desire to be so flooded with optimism we had plenty to share in everything? If so, how do we find it? After 38 years re-reading one book, I’ve discovered my answer to be….. The BIBLE! Our Christian Bible(s) clearly teach that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1.

As we seek direction and are impacted by myriad challenges, dangers and emotional turmoil, don’t we hope for something rock solid to place our faith in? For me that answer lies in Jesus Christ! His word, the holy bible, is jam packed with a ton of hope filled promises; actually over two tons. One resource lists 5,467 promises; enough to climb over any mountain; through any valley. GOD IS: TRUSTWORTHY Hebrews 6:13-18, UNCHANGING James 1:1718, A PROMISE KEEPER Romans 4:21, and willing to offer us everything because He is good and glorious, so we can participate in His divine nature. 2 Peter 1:3-4.

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By Dennis Siracusa Mid-February 2017, a robin chirped! “So what,” you say? Well, from personal observations robins are way better “spring” forecasters than ground hogs, and after cold, arduous winters with slumbering plants, animals, and dormant gardens, don’t we all HOPE for spring’s return? In Illinois and Colorado, robins migrate from the bitter winter cold. Oh, they return well before spring rings its starting bell March 21st, but nary make a sound until they sense the last threat of bitter cold is past.

Similarly, in Florida, Texas and North Carolina some robins migrate away but many winter out in these areas. You’ll see them busily hunting bugs and worms but always silently until cheerfully confident enough to sing out celebrating spring’s arrival. Again, my observation is unscientific but one I cling to and wouldn’t it be just like a loving, fun God to hide something like this right under our noses?

Ground hog day is merry but “contrived;” the robin theory is all God. This theory is so ingrained in me that I routinely watch robins as the sun warms the earth. When I heard one robin chirp yesterday, I called my wife immediately. “So winter is over, she asked?” “Apparently so;” but to test my theory I grabbed a cup of coffee, sat on our porch, and watched other robins. Do you know what I heard? Nothing, nada, null! So what is the difference; that singular robin didn’t just let a small chirp leak out, he confidently perched on a tree branch singing away. What’s the dif-

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104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

First Foursquare Gospel Church

North Belmont Church of God

8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

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

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

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

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

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

Gaston Christian Church 5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

Goshen Presbyterian Church Roper Street 704-827-6280

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

Grace Wesleyan Church 6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959

Employees of

2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

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

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

Power of the Spirit Church 118 School Street 704-827-7071

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church 503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

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

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

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

South Point United Methodist

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

701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

Stowe Memorial Baptist Church

6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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

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

Will of God Church 513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185

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

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

CRAMERTON

105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

Second Baptist Church

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

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

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

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

Tuckaseegee Baptist Church

Cramerton Free Will Baptist 416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church 154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

Cramerton Temple of God Church East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

First Baptist Church

511 Tuckaseegee Rd. 704-827-4301

235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991

Way of the Cross Baptist Church

Life Church

238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286

Riverside Baptist Church

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

Westview Presbyterian Church

171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785

First Free Will Baptist Church

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

First Presbyterian Church

LOWELL

133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

Bethlehem Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

STANLEY

Carolina Community Baptist

7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

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

Amazing Grace Baptist Church 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

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389

512 Old Mount Holly Rd. 704-263-4275

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Living Witness Ministries

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

541 Costner St. 704-827-0004

110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

St. Marks United Methodist Church

143 Church St. 704-824-5380

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

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

Lakeview Baptist Church

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

The Pointe

704-867-2317

110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603

510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019

26 Kee Rd. 704-825-5987

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Core Church

826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

McADENVILLE

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

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

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

New Life 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

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

Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

113 E. Parkwood St. 704-263-2131

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

Trinity Full Gospel Church

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

303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765

Restoration Church

United In Action of Stanley

1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

Woodlawn Baptist Church 1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

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Banner-News Obituaries

Dollie Sellers Mount Holly- Dollie Sellers, 88, died Friday, April 21 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center. She was born in Gaston County to the late Earl Hunter Payne and Rosie Ann Jones.

Dollie was a generous soul and never met a stranger. She had a strong spirit and an indomitable zest for life. It was a joy for Dollie to travel with her husband, family, and friends. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Mount Holly and instilled her strong religious belief into her family.

Survivors left to cherish her memory include her hus-

band of 66 years, Ted Sellers; two sons, Larry Lee Sellers and wife Carol of Southport, NC and Keith Michael Sellers and wife Susie of Pensacola, FL.; three grandsons, Nicholas Sellers and wife Lois, Matthew Sellers and wife Vanessa, and Vincent Sellers; two great grandchildren.

A visitation was held on Monday, April 24 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM at Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly. A funeral service to celebrate Dollie’s life was held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, April 25 in the chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home conducted by the Rev. Dr. Kendell Cameron. Burial will conclude at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery, Mount Holly.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Mount Holly Building Fund, 300 S. Main Street, Mount Holly, NC 28120.

Condolence messages may be sent to the family at www.woodlawnfuneral. org Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly, NC is serving the family.

Correction The letter to the editor in last week’s BannerNews about local growth and development was written by Sam Kline not Bert Woodard.

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Children and communion

By Dwayne Burks Recently I observed several children laughing and enjoying life with the absolute fullness of childlike joy.

It was refreshing to watch them test the limits of their parents’ patience while gently splashing in the water and then requesting second portions of food. The scene captured all that is good about childhood. The children’s unbridled joy overflowed causing me to quietly drink it in for a few moments.

Oh, did I mention where I witnessed all this frivolity?

It was not a public park or a playground. It wasn’t even at a birthday party or lakefront gathering. All this levity occurred as we waited together at the communion rail in church – on World Communion Day nonetheless.

Frankly it seemed a bit odd to me as I glanced up from my ever-so-serious preacher face during communion and saw several children in front of me. They were not unseemly at all but their eyes were bright with excitement. There they were with their other little friends, safely within the reach of their somewhat nervous but patient parents, waiting for communion.

Their joy was not so much in the anticipation of communion itself but in the presence of people they loved and trusted. Then they noticed the irresistible, gurgling water in the baptismal font. Of course they did what children will do. They just had to reach up and at least touch it. Then the first child showed second child. And of course to keep it from just

running amuck the longsuffering father reached down and lifted the third child so she too could touch the water. And touch it she did, but by that time her attention had turned to her father. His embrace distracted her from any potential water disaster. All the while she reveled in his love while being held firmly in his arms while awaiting her turn in the communion line.

Then there was the actual bread of communion. As the minister offered it with the familiar phrase, “The body of Christ” the children had no adult-like inhibitions.

They took it. They relished it. Then they asked for seconds before being scuttled along by their family and the rest of the patient worshipers.

I realize communion is not

something to be trivialized, but we adults might learn from the children whose joy causes even communion to contain a component of adventure. Pablo Picasso once stated that “All children are artists. The problem is how to remain one once we grow up.” Perhaps the child-like faith and artistry of a child splashing playfully in the baptismal font or requesting second serving of the host is just what we adults who have ‘grown up’ need to learn. Perhaps the children’s laughter will remind us of the Psalmist’s admonition to taste and see that the Lord is good.

Dwayne Burks is the Chaplain / Director of Social Responsibility for the Gaston County Family YMCA. You may reach him at: dburks@ gastonymca.org.

Meditations

There is hope My friends lovingly named me the evangelist to Belmont Walmart. I would frequent the Walmart after a morning workout, intending to spend 15 minutes. I would leave the gym around 6:30 and stop at the store for fruit and veggies. What started as 15 minutes often turned into an hour. It always began with a simple hello to a stranger that would lead into a full discussion and end with my witnessing about the love of Jesus.

There is one man’s story that will always stay in my heart. I was on the herbal tea aisle and said good morning to a stranger. Our conversation turned to people in general. He said he tries to encourage everyone he meets. He said it’s the least he can do since there is no hope for him. His comment captured my attention. I asked him to explain. He said, “I have sinned greatly in my past, and there is no hope for me. Therefore, I try to offer hope to others that they might not make the same mistakes.” I grabbed his hand and said, “There is always hope! No pit is too deep that God cannot reach. His love know no bounds!” The man began to cry. I rejoiced that he understood through Jesus Christ he is forgiven, but I mourned that

all these years he believed there was no hope.

If you are reading these words and feel there is no hope, listen to the words of the Psalmist. “But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. He reached Rev. Angela Pleasants down from heaven and rescued me; District he drew me out of deep waters. He Superintendent led me to a place of safety; he rescued of Catawba Valley me because he delights in me.” Psalm Methodist Churches 18:6, 16 & 19 NLT. Psalm 18 is a song of praise to God for rescuing the Psalmist from his enemies. The Psalmist looked back over his life and examined his many failings. He also looked at his life and saw how God never failed him. “If we are unfaithful, he remains faithful, for he cannot deny who he is.” II Timothy 2:13 NLT. No matter how deep our pit, when we come to God seeking forgiveness and restoration God is always faithful.

Therefore, there is hope. “But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” I John 1:9 NLT.

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Only God can repair your life. Only God can save those who are lost. Luke 18:10-14 records a story, or parable, that Jesus told concerning two men who went to the temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, a religious ruler of the day. Pharisees enjoyed attention and loved the power they wielded. The other man was a tax collector, or Publican. Tax collectors were hated, as they often extorted from people for their profit. These two men from vastly different areas of life prayed to God. The Pharisee prayed standing, hoping everyone would see him. As he prayed, he thanked God he was better than other people, including the tax collector. He sang his own praises to God. The Publican would not even look up to God. He just beat his chest crying out “God be merciful to me a sinner” (NKJV). Jesus

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reminded His reader that the Publican went to his house justified, because the humble will be exalted, and those who exalt themselves will be humbled.

This great story tells us much about how we are to seek God. We are not to By Rev. Trent Rankin come before God in our pride, as did Salvation Church the Pharisee, because pride only leads to destruction. The Publican came before God humble, as a sinner in need of mercy. We must always begin on our knees before God before we can ever stand on our feet. Further, we must not worry what others think about us. The Pharisee wanted attention, yet the Publican only paid attention to God. We cannot be worried about how others judge our appearance, or even what we have done in our past. Our concern should only be about how God sees us. He is our judge, not people.

Like the Publican, we need to come before God, casting our cares before Him. God knows what we need even before we ask. We must confess our sins and our faults before God, and receive His free gift of grace. Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, and He stands ready to forgive, just as He forgave the Publican that day.

Ultimately, the most important thing we can do is come.

The Publican had to make the choice to come before God that day and pray for mercy. God did not make him, he had free will to choose, as do we. We have to come before God, seeking His forgiveness and grace. The Publican cried out for mercy, and he received it, yet first he had to come. Are you ready to come to Jesus Christ today? Why bear you burdens alone, when God is merciful to bear them for us. Will you come today? It will be the best decision you will ever make.

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Deciding to adopt a pet...

Keep Belmont Beautiful held its annual City Pride Day on April 8 and over 175 volunteers singly and in groups fanned out across the city picking up trash. In a couple of hours 2,259 pounds of litter were put into 90 orange bags and ready to be swept away. One of the groups was the Mt. Island Lacrosse Team. Other groups included Reid Community, Girl Scout Troop 200019, Girl Scout Troop 20319, Girl Scout Troop 200016, Belmont Beta Club, Belmont Abby Green Team, Brownie Troop 2305, Cub Scout Troop, Mt. Island Lacrosse Team, South Point Interact Club, Stowe Manor Home Owners Association, Belmont Middle School Beta Club.

By Joann Hager The decision to adopt a dog should not be taken lightly. Although it is easy to become enchanted with the idea of being a dog owner, and there are many dogs currently in need of new homes, it is essential that you take the time to consider the needs of the animal as well as the needs of your household before signing the paperwork.

Here is your homework if you are thinking about getting a new pet: Research what breeds would be the best fit for you and your family. The Internet is full of information that may be helpful. Although most shelter dogs are mixed-breeds, you will be able to get some idea of what breeds and/or mixes may be a definite “no” for you. Consider other factors such as size, age, temperament and grooming needs.

In addition to the initial costs of adoption, which can reach into the hundreds of dollars from a reputable dog shelter, there are ongoing costs associated with owning a dog. These include supplies (food, toys, bowls, brushes, leash and collar), veterinary bills (regular checkups/vaccinations along with unexpected health issues), boarding costs when you leave town, licensing and grooming. Examine your household budget to decide if you can commit to providing financially for your new family member.

If you have other pets, you will need to determine if add-

ing a dog to your “pack” will upset the current balance.

It is a wise idea to introduce your current pet to the new dog before making the final decision to adopt. Many shelters allow, and often encourage, you to bring your current pet to meet the new dog before the adoption takes place.

Also consider your other family members. Some shelters will suggest that you do not bring a dog into the Lowell Elementary School recently held house if you have a fundraiser to help the adoptable pets young children. at Tri-County Animal Rescue. The stuShelters will typi- dents sold lollipops and donatedall the cally provide any proceeds to Tri-County. Presenting the information they check at an adoption eventwas Denihave available re- tra Green, Mallorie Green, Adrienne garding the dog’s Montgomery and Trooper. All of the volprevious home unteers at Tri-County Animal Rescue apand whether or not preciate the efforts of the students and he has lived with faculty for supporting homeless pets. children. However, you have the time that she sometimes this information is not available and needs.

If you are a renter, check you will need to carefully examine how he interacts with with your landlord to be sure that they allow dogs. Do not your children.

Owning a dog involves risk adopting a dog that is not making time commitments, approved by your landlord as both daily and over the life it will only cause you heartof the animal. If you adopt break and will further the a younger dog, there may be length of time until he can find more initial time needed for a permanent home.

It is wise to purchase all of training and socialization. If you are away from home a lot the supplies your dog needs during the day due to work, before you bring her home as you may want to consider if this will smooth the transition.

Tri-County Animal Rescue:

Pet of the Week Susan Wall (KBB Board Member), Marlene Isenhour (volunteer), Belmont Fire Chief George Altice, and Vera Hailey (KBB Board Member).

A number of city officials and other dignitaries also took part in the Keep Belmont Beautiful City Pride Day event.From left- David Isenhour (Belmont Public Works Director), Charlie Martin (Belmont Mayor) and Judy Closson (Keep Belmont Beautiful Chairwoman). Residents of Belmont placed at their curb 15 appliances, 30 tires along with other bulk items which totaled 28.7 tons. Before heading out to a targeted area volunteers for clean up each received donuts/ juice/coffee along with a free t shirt and donated McDonald’s coupons.

Tri-County Animal Rescue Pet of the Week is this beautiful Standard Poodle/Airedale mix named Ginger. Ginger is 8 months old and weighs 40 pounds. Ginger is a lovely girl that plays beautifully with other dogs.

She has wiry blonde hair and is a non-shedder. Ginger loves people and gets along well with everyone. She has a “gentle” nature.

Ginger is working on the “house-training” thing. She is spayed, current on vaccines, microchipped and de-wormed. She will be looking for you this weekend!

Poodles are highly trainable dogs. They catch on very quickly to patterns and don’t require much motivation beyond praise and a couple of treats. Poodles should never be treated harshly as they will simply stop listening to you. They are natural learners.

The biggest mistake Standard Poodle owners is not exercising them enough.

Poodles are sensitive dogs who like to live in peaceful environments. Though they are good with kids, they often don’t do well in homes with lots of children where there may be a great deal of yelling and tension.

Standard Poodles have a dense coat of curly, wiry-textured hair. They do not shed, which makes the breed an excellent choice for people who suffer from allergies.

If you are looking for an addition to your family, please come out and meet our pets.

We will be at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard this Friday from 6-9 pm and Saturday noon to 6 pm.

Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties. We are committed to ending pet homelessness in this area and we need your continued support. If you

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

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

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Board of Education Recognition awards

The Board of Education recognized Catawba Heights Elementary students Connor Conway, Laken Harris, Porter Robinson, Heath Monroe, Jennifer Lopez Grajales and Dallas Gordy for winning the elementary RoboGASTON competition held earlier this month at Forestview High.

The students are pictured with principal Cindy Stroupe, media specialist Barbara Miller, Board of Education member Chris Howell and teacher Jennifer Holden. As the elementary overall winner, Catawba Heights will advance to the Western North Carolina Robotics Championship on April 29.

The Board of Education recognized a group of high school students who competed March 24-25 at the North Carolina Science and Engineering Fair at Meredith College in Raleigh. These students advanced from the local Gaston Regional Science and Engineering Fair to the regional event at UNC-Charlotte. and now to the state competition. Pictured is science curriculum facilitator Bianca Yavelak, teacher Phoebe Lawing students Bradley Parrish, Julia Short, Grace LaBue, Alexandra Thomas and vice-chairman Jeff Ramsey. These are four of the 10 students that represented Gaston County Schools in the state competition.

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The Board of Education recognized Stanley Middle students for winning the middle school RoboGASTON competition held earlier this month at Forestview High. The students are pictured with Board of Education member Catherine Roberts, teacher John Stone and principal Rebecca Huffstetler. As the middle school overall winner, Stanley will advance to the Western North Carolina Robotics Championship on April 29. Joining Catawba Heights and Stanley at the regional event are the robotics teams from Belmont Central, W.A. Bess, Bessemer City Central, New Hope, Pinewood, and Rankin elementary schools.

The Gaston County Board of Education recognized East Gaston senior Cameron “Cammie” Tarte as the recipient of a Silver Key National Art Award. Her sculpture titled Meraki, depicts a red bird and is made of paper, won a Gold Key award at the Mid-Carolina Regional Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program. Gold Key winners in both visual art and writing advanced to the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. More than 314,100 entries were submitted for the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition. Cammie is pictured with Board of Education member Lee Dedmon, assistant principal Jesse May and teacher Justin Allison.

‘Holy ribbon-cutting’ it’s Batman and Spider-Man! The Gaston County Board of Education recognized members of the Superintendent’s Leadership Academy. This is a program that began last year to provide professional development for assistant principals who aspire to become principals in Gaston County Schools. There are 16 assistant principals involved in this leadership program, and two of them were appointed this year to serve as principals. Pictured are (front row - Shavon O’Brien, Mount Holly Middle, Dawn Lavinder, Stuart W. Cramer High, Chris Dixon, Holbrook Middle, Lisa Rothwell, Stuart W. Cramer High, Allison Rhyne, Costner Elementary, Tonnell Oliphant, Grier Middle, April Conley, Southwest Middle, back row - Superintendent W. Jeffrey Booker, Megan LeFevers, Bessemer City High, Patrick Watson, Southwest Middle, Miranda Buchanon, Springfield Elementary, Jessica Mellon, Lowell Elementary and Francine DaCanal, Bessemer City Middle.

Not pictured are Nakishia Glenn, Forestview High, Todd Goff, Belmont Central Elementary, Michael Dermott, Hunter Huss High School and Caroline Black, Bessemer City Central Elementary.

Superheroes Batman and Spider-Man swept into Doc’s Basement Comic Books, Toys and Games just in time to hold the ribbon when the Montcross Area Chamber helped celebrate the opening of this fun new business at 427 E. Catawba Street in Belmont on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Cutting the ribbon are the owner of Doc’s Basement Dr. Sam Wilcox, his wife Michele and daughters Imani, 7, and Keira, 10, both wielding lightsabers. Doc’s Basement, located upstairs over a hair salon, is the life-long dream of the Belmont obstetrician, who always has been a fan of comics and superheroes. He loves sharing his enthusiasm with the children and adults who come to his shop to see the latest in comics, toys and games, to use the virtual reality equipment and for parties and special events. He’s preparing for a big crowd on May 6 when Doc’s Basement joins comic book shops nationwide to celebrate “Free Comic Book Day.” Every visitor to Doc’s Basement that day will get a free comic book. For more information on Doc’s Basement and Free Comic Book Day, call 980.283.7297, or visit www.docs-basement.com.

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South Point gets mixed results from spring break tournament

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

The South Point Lady Raiders went to Cherryville last week to compete in an informal softball tournament.

The tourney was a chance for the Lady Raiders to step up their game. South Point went 2-1 last week at Cherryville.

The spring break outing was full of highs and some lows for South Point. The trip confirmed that if they put their minds to it the Lady Raiders can achieve great things. The trip also reminded the Lady Raiders that injuries are a tough thing to stomach.

For South Point, the Cherryville shindig started with a double header last Tuesday.

The Lady Raiders took the field against Burns and then Cherryville.

The whole notion of a double header was a new experience for South Point.

“We played a double

header last Tuesday,” coach Leah Brooks said. “My girls came out to play. We got a lot of encouragement from the dugout. When we get that support we play very strong.”

South Point started off with Burns, and right off the bat the Lady Raiders went to town. South Point played strong and hard throughout the game. The Lady Bulldogs had their moments, but for the most part this was a South Point show.

The Lady Raiders pushed in five runs in the 1st inning alone. South Point followed that up with strong performances in the 2nd, 5th and 6th inning.

When it was over South Point had taken game one of their doubleheader with a 22-6 win over Burns.

Next up was the home team Cherryville Lady Ironmen. Now it was time to see if South Point could handle back to back games.

“In high school we don’t

The South Point Lady Raiders softball team traveled to Cherryville last week for a doubleheader. They beat Burns 22-6 but lost to Cherryville 17-2.

Jennifer McHenry photo experience a lot of double headers,” Brooks said. “So I was concerned how we would react. Cherryville is a strong team.”

As the game got underway it so became obvious that the Lady Raiders had no issues. They played a good game.

“You would not have known we played six innings before playing them.” Brooks added.

Hannah Brewer pitched against Burns and Cherryville. This is the most action the junior has ever seen.

“Hannah pitched 12 innings,” Brooks said. “She did fine. She didn’t look like she missed a beat. She did fine in the first game and didn’t miss a beat in the second.”

Against Burns, South Point showed what their offense could do. Against Cher-

ryville they showed another aspect of their game.

Their defense.

“Our defense was all around phenomenal,” Brooks stated. “We turned two double plays. One by Hana McKee and one by Abby Henry.”

Things were looking good for South Point when they lined up against Crest in their third game of the tournament.

That was when things got bad, real bad.

“They are a tough team,” Brooks said of Crest. “They are hard hitting.”

The elements didn’t help the Lady Raiders deal with the Crest bats. The field was wet and that didn’t translate to good fielding.

“It was raining that day,” Brooks added. “It was hard to adjust to defensively.”

A messy field and tough

batters was the least of the Lady Raiders problems. In the 2nd inning something happened that altered the game for the Lady Raiders.

“Hana McKee collided with a player going for a ball,” Brooks said. “She was hurt pretty bad.”

McKee, who plays second base took a wicked shot to her knee. It was the kind of injury that no one wants to see. Her future status is unclear pending MRI testing and medical evaluation.

The loss of McKee was a tough blow for South Point to handle. McKee had been a big part of the teams success all year.

“After that the team just wasn’t mentally in the ballgame,” Brooks said.

After McKee left the game, Crest got the best of South Point. The Lady Char-

gers went on to beat South Point 17-2.

This week South Point is going to regroup and get ready to finish out the regular season.

“We have North Gaston and then Cramer for Senior Night,” coach Brooks said.

Right now South Point is sitting in third place in the Big South 2A/3A. There is no way they can take the conference. That said, the Lady Raiders can still finish their conference schedule strong and get ready for an impending playoff appearance.

“We know what we are capable of,” Brooks said. “ I fell strong about this week. We want to end on a positive note.”

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Big turnout for the April 20th Thursday Night Tournament Trail. Fifty boats show up on this warm and beautiful evening to try to out fox the bass and out catch the competition. The team of Marcus Leech and Tim Chapman (pictured above left) did just that with a bag of five bass that weighed in at 16.44 pounds to take the win. They also had the big fish of the night which weighed 4.94 pounds. Second place went to the team of Adam Fillmore and Chris Carnes (pictured above right). Their five bass weighed in at 15.38 pounds followed by the third place team of Rob and Matt Johnson with 12.34 pounds.

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Can we start yet? Belmont Criterium first race riders were eager to get going.

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Carlos Norena and Jennifer Carcedo came all the way from Colombia, South America via South Carolina to see the Belmont Criterium.

Belmont Criterium goes on despite rain

Team PBR folks Caleb Jonas and Erik Minman were getting ready for the first race in last Sunday’s Belmont Criterium.

Belmont PD officers Cpl. Ed Mason and Capt. Joe Quinn helped with “crowd” control at the rainy Belmont Criterium.

Annie Broom and son Judah Broom came to the Belmont Criterium to cheer on husband/dad John Broom who was one of the racers.

Hugh Ray was one of the motorcycle mounted escorts for the Belmont Criterium. He got really wet but didn’t seem to mind.

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2017 City of Mount Holly Special Events

Master Gardeners plant sale is May 6, 2017 The Master Gardener Group of Gaston County (MGGGC) will hold their annual plant sale on Saturday, May 6, 2017, 8:00 am, at the Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Cherryville Hwy (NC 279), Dallas, NC. You must come early for best selection; sale will continue while supply lasts. There is often a line at the door before the sale begins. It is helpful for those intending to buy several items to bring a wagon. Assistance is available to help carry purchases to the car. Quality plants from our own gardens will be available, including perennials, small trees, shrubs, annuals, house plants, herbs and vegetables. Other items include garden yard sale items such as books, garden art, flower pots and more. Additionally, there will be a raffle for garden-themed baskets and other large items. Cash and credit card sales accepted.

The proceeds from this annual event are used to fund MGGGC educational programs.

Four of these one-hour programs that are open to the public at no cost are as follows: -Thursday, July 20, 2017, 10:00 am, Julie Hill, Greenville, SC, presents on “Cut Flow-

ers;” -Thursday, Aug 17, 2017, 10:00 am, Erin Hall/Denise Furr, Central Carolina Master Naturalist Program/Schiele Museum; -Thursday, Sept 21, 2017, 10:00 am, Tiz Johnston presents “Creative Landscaping” (ideas for outdoor spaces); and Thursday, Oct 19, 2017, 10:00 am, Frank Hyman, Durham, presents “Not Tonight Deer.”

The Master Gardener Group of Gaston County has over 100 active volunteers serving the community in various educational gardening activities. Any questions regarding the Extension Master Gardener Program may be directed to Area Extension Agent Julie Flowers, 704922-2104 or Julie_flowers@ncsu.edu. Barbara Linster, 2017 Publicity Liaison for the group, can be reached at 704-674- 0860 or balinster@ yahoo.com.

The City of Mt. Holly has many great and exciting events lined up for the remainder of this year.

Springfest Senior Dinner Tuesday, May 2, 5:30 pm, Grand Hall Community Dinner Thursday, May 4 at 6:30 pm, Grand Hall Movies in the Park, Friday, May 5 at 7:00 pm in Tuckaseege Park Springfest Saturday, May 6 from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on South Main Déjà vu (morning)/Coming Up Brass (afternoon) Food Truck Friday Friday, May 12 from 5:00 until 9:00 pm on South Main DJ: Johnny B’s Beach & Boogie/Bobby Ray Bittle Summer Concert Series Friday, May 19 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm on South Main Gary Lowder & Smokin’ Hot Summer Concert Series on Friday, May 26 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm on South Main DJ: Johnny B’s Beach & Boogie/The Catalina’s Literary Arts meets Movie Night on Saturday, June 3 at 5:00 pm in Tuckaseege Park Food Truck Friday on Friday, June 9 from 5:00 until 9:00 pm on South Main DJ: Mr. Music Man Summer Concert Serieson Friday, June 16 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm on South Main Jim Quick Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 23 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm on South Main The Entertainers Fireworks Celebration on Thursday, June 29 at 5:30 pm on South Main Coming Up Brass Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 30 from 7:00 until 10:00 pm on South Main The Tams

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Star Students honor Star Teachers at ceremony The annual Star Teacher-Student Awards ceremony presented by Gaston County Schools was held Thursday, April 6 at the Schiele Museum.

Each high school and Webb Street School selected an outstanding senior in the Class of 2017 and that student chose a teacher who had the greatest influence on his or her life. Each Star Student honored his or her Star Teacher during the ceremony by reading an essay about the teacher.

Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker stated: “The Star Teachers are outstanding educators who have motivated our Star Students and numerous others to be the best they can be. These teachers help students to gain the knowledge, skills, courage, and self-confidence needed to reach their potential, and most important, they inspire success.”

Booker continued: “The Star Students are the ‘best of the best’ in the Class of 2017. Their academic records, their leadership in extracurricular activities, and their service to the community exceeds expectations. They have received numerous awards and accolades during their high school career, and East Gaston High School – Star Teacher Melissa McDaniel seJonathan Taylor’s niece and daughter Caroline Spath and Mar- they plan to attend college next year to major in areas such as lected by Star Student Jameson Bodenheimer. biology, engineering, biochemistry, nursing, and math educatha Taylor were in a spring-like mood at the Belmont Community Garden. Folks are busy planting their plots now that warm tion. We are going to hear about great things from these young people – they are our future leaders.” weather has arrived.

The Star Teacher-Student Awards ceremony will air April Belmont Community Gardens photo 24-30 on Channel 21 at 9:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. each day.

Stuart W. Cramer High School – Star Teacher Johnny Norton selected by Star Student Connor Paschall.

South Point High School – Star Teacher Timothy Hamilton selected by Star Student Melanie Beam.

Keep Belmont Beautiful names Yards of Month Each spring and summer beginning in April through June, Keep Belmont Beautiful chooses four residence yards and one business yard each month. Nominations can be made by calling the KBB Office 704-825-8587. Please give the Belmont The Mount Holly Community Garden will hold their annual address of the yard that is being nominated by the first of the “Planting Day” Saturday, April 29th, at 10am. The Community month. KBB will place a signs in yards on the 15th of each Garden’s Little Library will be dedicated. Chef Erin will also month. Arlene McMurtry is the Chairperson of the Yard of hold one of her famous cooking demonstrations with treats to taste. Garden beds will spring to life!

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Keep Belmont Beautiful has named the following yards for Yard of the Month for April: 207 Central Avenue, Susan Murphy; 2320 Lexington Street, Ron and Peggy Wilson; 2157 Lexington Street, Bob and Cherry Grimshaw; and120 North Main Street, Lyerly Agency.

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East Gaston, South Point, Cramer finish 4th, 5th, and 6th in Gaston County Tournament

by John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com Last week’s big sporting event was the annual Gaston County Baseball Tournament held at Sims Legion Park in Gastonia. The tournament featured some good baseball with almost all of Gaston County’s high school baseball teams playing.

Last year the East Gaston Warriors took home the tournament crown. This year the Warriors were having to defend their title.

The Warriors played some good baseball, but it wasn’t going to be enough to pull off a repeat. This year the Cherryville Ironmen surprised everyone by pulling off a big upset by winning it all.

After the dust settled, the Warriors ended up fourth. The South Point Red Raiders finished fifth and Stuart Cramer finished sixth.

East Gaston showed that despite stumbling out of the blocks in the beginning of the season the Warriors are a team that should never be ignored.

East Gaston got its biggest win of the tournament against their cross county rivals the South Point Red Raiders. In that game the Warriors rallied to pull off a 4-2 come from behind stunner.

The Warriors earned a spot in the third place game but lost

to Forestview.

After losing to East Gaston, the Red Raiders responded by beating Bessemer City 11-0 and then winning the fifth place game against Cramer 5-2. The Red Raiders finished 2-1 overall.

Cramer posted a 1-2 tournament record. That earned them a sixth place spot. The Storm opened with a 3-0 loss to Forestview. After that Cramer beat Huss 6-4 before losing again to South Point in the fifth place game.

Several area players received post tournament honors.

South Point’s Preston Conner and Grant Tilley received post tournament recognition. East Gaston’s Noah Breakfield and Cramer’s Jason Maggs were also honored for their outstanding play.

Now the Red Raiders, Warriors and Storm need to focus on closing out their regular season.

South Point still has a shot at taking the Big South. To do it the Red Raiders need to beat the first place North Gaston Wildcats and beat Stuart Cramer in the regular season’s final game.

No matter how the season ends South Point is still looking at a respectable playoff seed.

Cramer has a shot at third place in the Big South. Right now Cramer is in fourth place. To move up they need to the current 3rd place team. Lake Norman to stumble. Then Cramer needs to close out strong against East Gaston, West Meck and South Point.

The final schedule is tough for Cramer, but they are still looking at a playoff slot no matter what happens.

Things for East Gaston are more dicey. The Warriors are by far a better team than their 7-12-1 record would indicate.

East Gaston needs to up their game and finish strong. Depending on how the number crunching goes in Raleigh the Warrior may still have a shot at a playoff spot.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Abbey baseball sweeps Erskine The Belmont Abbey baseball team swept the Erskine Flying Fleet in their last conference series to improve to 30-15 on the year and 19-8 in conference play to secure the three seed in the Conference Carolinas tournament next weekend. Erskine drops to 25-21 on the year and 13-14 in conference to take the fifth seed.

On the day, Colin Rosenbaum, Josh Genthe, Kenna Stanley, and Nick Nunziato (pictured) all had multi-hit performances.

Nick Beinlich and Rosenbaum both had two RBI on the day and Nunziato drove in three total runs. Five of the Crusader’s 13 hits were home runs.

Game one was a pitcher’s duel through the first three innings.

Abbey starter Troy Herterick allowed only five hits in the three innings, not surrendering a walk or run. Erskine starter Alex Calvert allowed only one base runner in the first three frames.

Belmont Abbey broke the scoring open in the fourth when Rosenbaum and Nunziato hit back-to-back home runs to center field. The Crusaders added another run in the sixth when Stanley hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Rosenbaum.

Erskine put two runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth benefitting from a two-run homer off the bat of Chaz Davey.

The Crusaders added three insurance runs in the seventh when Krause and Jakob Rolly launched back-to-back dingers to left field. The blasts were Krause’s 11th of the season and Rolly’s fourth. Sam Luchansky earned his third win tossing 2.0 perfect innings.

Game two opened up with Erskine striking as the Flying Fleet put a couple of singles together to take a 1-0 lead. Belmont Abbey struck back in the third to take a 2-1 lead when Beinlich crushed his 19th home run of the season. Erskine tied the game up in the fourth after a single, double, and sacrifice fly.

The next three innings belonged to the pitchers as neither team could manage a run. Each team only managed one runner in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings. Abbey starter Blake Waldren went 8.0 innings allowing just two runs on seven hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

The Crusaders broke the tie in the eighth when Nunziato laced a two RBI single that scored Beinlich and Thomas Yoder.

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Abbey Players final production

The Abbey Players are proud to present the final production of the 2016-17 Season, the spectacularly funny, wild, and adventurous Peter and the Starcatcher. Performances run Thursday through Saturday, April 27-29, at 8pm, with a matinee on Sunday, April 30 at 2:30pm. Season members are offered preferred seating with advanced reservations. If you have any specific seating needs (accessibility, vision, hearing etc.,) email directly at AbbeyPlayers@bac.edu or call 704-461-6787. Online reservations can be made at www.abbeyplayers.org. Sold out houses for April 27-30 are anticipated. Advanced ticket purchases are strongly encouraged.

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Tuesday Afternoon Book Club meeting The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met on April 11, 2017 with Wilma Vargas as hostess.

Del Poovey helped Wilma serve delicious carrot cake and coffee as members arrived and spent some time socializing. After this, Dr. Carlos Vargas was introduced by Wilma to present a program featuring a recent trip the two of them made to the Dr. and Mrs. Carlos Vargas spoke to the Holy Land with Fa- Tuesday Afternoon Book Club. ther Frank Cancro of Photo by Gearl Dean Page Queen of Apostles Church as the leader. Wilma also announced that Dr. Vargas was presented with a very special award for the work he has done with Partners of the Americas chapter as they go with a team of Plastic Surgeons from Wake Forest to Bolivia each year to do corrective surgery on children who are burn victims.

Wilma was also surprised with a special award for her part in helping with this mission each year.

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2004 MINI COOPER, AUTO, 5 1/2 FT. ROLLOVER BOX SUNROOF, low miles, too many SCRAPE, $450. 11 Shank Tail- options to list. Blue w/white top, away Chisel Plow, $900. 704- great gas mileage. $4900, OBO. Priced to sell! Must See! 704473-4997.

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2 FEMALE DONKEYS, approx 7&12 yrs old. 4 big rolls fescue 2004 PONTIAC ATEK, V-6, 4 hay. Small trailer with winch to door, fully loaded, $2800. 204k mi. 704-284-4273. load hay. $550. 704-476-5874.

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1941 JOHN DEERE Model B Tractor with hand crank. Has been restored with new front wheels & tires, new rear tires. $3700. 828-228-7710.

2002 CHRYSLER 300, 4 door, V-6, auto, fully loaded, 105K mi. $3500. 704-284-4273.

2011 MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE, V-6, auto, Pony pkg, 75K, WANTED: 25 to 100 ACRES TO excellent cond. Well maintained.

LEASE for 2017 Deer Season in $13,500. 704-718-6705.

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Black on black, V-6, 140k miles, BELARUS 250 AS, 180 TOTAL auto, good tires, almost perfect HOURS. Best offer. 704-685- condition, runs like new, $7500.

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MAUSOLEUM FOR SALE, Hillcrest Gardens, Mt. Holly, NC. Garden Chapel, Outside Patio #416 Single drawer for 2 burials $3700.00 or make offer - email ejrs@twc.com. (4/27 & 5/04) HOME FULL OF HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, tv’s, clothing, fur coats, lots of furniture (some antique.

Priced reasonably to sell. 801 Hill St, Shelby, NC. Saturday, 9am-12pm.

RUGER SR-22. $350. Bond Arms 45/410, 3” & 4.25 Barrels, $400. Diamondback .380, new, $225. 704-470-5707.

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Must buy 3 loads to get this price.

1-828-395-0758.

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FOR SALE: FOR PARTS OR WHOLE: 1995 Nissan 4x4.

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2 GRAVE PLOT AT Rose Hill Memorial Park, Fallston, NC. #144. $1400. 704-538-3008.

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ATTN SOFTBALL/BASEBALL PLAYERS: JUGS INSTANT SCREEN Popup Nylon Netting.

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TRAILERS: UTILITY, Enclosed, Dump, Equipment 2000 LB to 20,000 LB in stock. New 5x8 $525. Dump $2995. Auto Carrier Enclosed 8.5x26 awesome $5995. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

DO YOU HAVE A CONCRETE slab or pad? Let us build you a building or garage. On site display. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

FLAG POLES: Flags of all kinds.

On site display. We install if needed. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

TRAILERS: NEW 5x8, $525.

New 5x10 $695. Over 60 Trailers in stock. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

CARPORTS, RV COVERS, Boat, Farm Equipment, Garages, Free standing lean-to’s. On site display. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

$$CASH$$ PAID FOR OLD FISHING LURES. Cell, 704695-4917. Rick Hutton, Collector.

BUYING JUNK CARS, title or no title. Running or not. Fast on time service. 704-692-6752.

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC Test Strips. Up to $10 per 100 ct.

Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local & pay fast. 828-577-4197.

NEED CASH? I will buy your old used Nintendo NES, Super Nintendo, Game Boy & N64 Games.

Small or big lots. 828-748-7264.

COUNTY LINE TIMBER IS BUYING Hardwood & Pine Timber, 8 acres+. Also Pine Thinning. Over 25 years experience.

828-289-0742, 828-248-3659.

DANNY’S AUTOWERKS: Buying used or junk cars. Competitive prices. 828-247-1070 or Jimmy, 828-289-1175.

VACATIONS OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 5BR 3BA, 4 decks, close to ocean, WiFi, all amenities. June 24-July 22. 704-718-4731.

(2) 3BR HOMES AT Ocean Lakes, all amenities. Golf cart included. Call 704-692-9133. If no answer, please leave msg.

DECK BOAT WITH TRAILER, restored, no motor, will take $1500. 828-245-5574.

OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 5BR 3BA, 4 decks, close to ocean, WiFi, all amenities. May 27th- June 3rd. 704-718-4731.

PROM & BRIDAL GOWNS, starting at $10 to $125. Shoes & accessories available. Alterations available. Call Marie, 828245-1092, 828-395-0598.

OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE, MYRTLE BEACH, SC, 5BR 3BA, 4 decks, close to ocean, WiFi, all amenities. June 24-July 22. 704-718-4731.

SINGLE BURIAL PLOT at Eternal Hills Cemetery, Bronze Memorial and base goes with it, asking $2000. 828-545-9061.

OCEAN LAKES 3BR, 2BA house on stilts. Sleeps 7. Queen beds in 2BR, full/twin bunkbed in 3rd BR. Flat screen TVs in all BRs/living room, washer/dryer included, Summer rate $1495 wk. 704-473-2032 or ecupiratern@yahoo.com

WASHER, DRYER, STOVE, refrigerator & freezer, $1400 or will sell separate or will deliver. 864279-4207.

15 FT. UPRIGHT FREEZER, 7 months old, $350. 828-7483090.

2004 JEEP LIBERTY, 126k miles, blue, excellent condition, $4800 OBO. (75) Playboy magazines early 70s - late 80s, good condition, $300. 828-980-2042.

WANT TO BUY WANTED: AMMO, Old & new, reloading supplies. Call 828-2456756.

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.

WANTED: OLD STEREO COMPONENTS, receiver, speakers, turntable, etc. Working or not before 1980. Parts may also be of interest. 828-919- 9789.

WANTED TO BUY, GOOD USED FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES, and antiques or estates. 704-481-0954, after 5 p.m.

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RED ROAD TOWING PAYING CASH FOR YOUR CAR Running or not, title, no title. Charles Dellinger. 704-692-6767, 704487-0228.

OCEAN LAKES, 1678 STARFISH, 3BR, washer & dryer, large covered front porch. Reduced rates for spring & fall.

Summer dates avail. 704-4736109. sheilaba@bellsouth.net.

COTTAGE N34, Ocean Lakes, Myrtle Beach, 2BR, 2BA, den, kitchen/dining, covered deck, near country store. Call Dorcas 803-635-9831, 803-718-2659.

BEACH HOUSE FOR RENT in Ocean Lakes. 2BR, 2BA, washer & dryer, very close to ocean.

Includes golf cart. Call 704-4349502.

OCEAN LAKES BEACH HOUSE RENTAL. 2BR, 2BA. Sleeps 6. Call for reservations.

704-484-3234. Lv msg.

OCEAN LAKES, 3BR, 2BA, washer/dryer, gas grill, golf cart inc. $1200 wk. 704-472-7145.

SCENIC RIDGE CAMPGROUND, Cherryville, NC. RV, tent sites, cabins. Ask about 20% OFF Seasonal Sites. 704284-4721.

PALMS RESORT, Central Myrtle Beach. Oceanfront, luxury 1BR, 1BA condo, sleeps 6. Stainless kitchen, king bed, fireplace, etc.

Please call 843-448-9431 for unit #1205 or www.suiteatthebeach. com for unit #1205.

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1 AVAILABLE AT ***Deal must be other dealer's paperwork aperwork that is authentic and Ram truck must be the equal or lesser value with purchase only.

2016 CHRYSLER 300 LIMITED

E M O C L WE UB

L C S ' SAM BERS! M E Mne of our

$

0

Ask o ionals about fess ounts! o r p s e l sa l disc a n o i t i d ad

DOWN

$

369

0

& due at signing.

2016 MAZDA 6i

4 TO CHOOSE FROM!

Stk#P5436

199

99**per

month

Stk#C4052

+ Tax Per Month

24 Month Lease

2015 DODGE DURANGO R/T

LOADED!

17,995

$

Stk#C4050AA

**$1500 Down Includes Tag, Title & DOC Fees.

FREE! 15

**

2014 CADILLAC SRX

ONLY 27K MILES!

$

Only!

$

MARBURGER 2015 CHRYSLER 200 LX

Stk#R1384

On Qualifying Rebates & Discounts

Stk#P5467

$

27,900

Stk#P5378A

$

34,995

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20% SAVINGS!

MSRP $45,250

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE SERVICE COUPONS! SALES HOURS REGULAR OIL CHANGE

%

WITH ANY SERVICE

• 27 Point Inspection by Factory Trained Techs.

• Safety Check • Vehicle Appraisal

OFF

ANY 1 VEHICLE REPAIR Marburger SHELBY, NC

Expires 4/30/17

Diesels and Synthetics Excluded

704-484-0049

$

Marburger SHELBY, NC

19

95 Expires 4/30/17

4 OIL CHANGE 4 WHEEL FULL AUTO PACKAGE ALIGNMENT DETAIL Diesels and Synthetics Excluded

$

Marburger SHELBY, NC

7000 $6900 $129 Expires 4/30/17

Marburger SHELBY, NC

(Only 1 Vehicle Service Special can be Used at a Time)

Expires 4/30/17

Marburger SHELBY, NC

Expires 4/30/17

*All prices financed through Chrysler on Approved Credit. Plus $699.50 DOC fee, tax, tag & title. **$0 Down, $369 Per Month, $0 Due at Signing, 24 Month Lease, 10,000 miles per year, OAC.

1310 E. Dixon Blvd. • Shelby, NC

Financing options available online at marburgerchryslerjeepdodgeram.com

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