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Bud Byers built a tribute to those who keep us, and the nation, safe

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Editor's note- This story is based in Ellenboro, NC but its subject matter has regional, statewide, and even national significance.

Bud Byers, 78, may live on Tiney Rd. near Ellenboro in Rutherford County, but there's nothing tiny about his love of our nation and especially those who protect and defend it. Taking those feelings to the next level, Byers has created a memorial on his farm that stops nearly everyone who sees it in their tracks.

Tiney Rd. is a winding stretch of pavement bordered by fields and forest. To get to Byers' property you drive along about half a mile wondering what to expect in the middle of nowhere. Then, after rounding a blind curve you suddenly see a stunning sight on top of a hill in the middle of an acre of carefully cut grass.

The scene is a sea of flags flapping in the breeze. In addition to the flags, there are rose bushes, flowers, silhouette figures of soldiers, and more. The effect is mesmerizing and awe inspiring.

“I started the memorial in a vegetable patch several years ago,” Byers, a retired Yellow Freight driver, said. “The first flags I put up were the U.S. and POW ones.”

From that simple beginning, the memorial grew into its current glory.

“I decided I was going to do it right,” Byers said.

Flags currently flying at the memorial run the patriotic gamut.

Being a U.S. Air Force veteran, Byers made sure to include flags for the different branches of the military service. One of the most striking portions of the memorial is an Iwo Jima tribute with Bud Byers of Ellenboro is seen with some of the flags in the memorial he created to honor our nation's armed forces, police, fire, and other emergency first providers.

Photos by Alan Hodge

29th annual Belmont Sports Hall of Fame banquet held

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Fried fish, fellowship, and fond remembrance of long gone days on various fields of athletic glory marked the 29th annual Belmont Sports Hall of Fame banquet held last Tuesday at Park St. UMC. This year the three inductees included John Theodore (Ted) Gaston, Carrol Trull, and Raymond S. Garrison. Guest speaker was NFL Hall of Fame member Joe Delamielleure.

The Belmont Hall of Fame Selection Committee included Jim Biggerstaff, Bobby Brown, Scott Lee, Jeff Gibson, Lee Hyde, Reba Edwards, and Art Shoemaker- Director Emeritus.

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Joe praised Belmont and its sports legacy.

'This is a big night for you guys,” he told the throng. “I can't believe how many great athletes came out of Belmont.”

Inductee Gaston was introduced by his daughter Sandra Barkley.

“He always expected the best of himself,” she said.

Gaston seemed surprised and humbled by the recognition he received.

“I'm glad all these sports people are here tonight,” he said. “I never expected this would happen.”

Trull was introduced by his pal Roy Young.

“We have been friends for seventy years- our whole lives,” Young said. “I played on teams with him for many years.”

Young tossed out a humorous tidbit regarding Trull.

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World Trade Center 9/11 subway rails now in Mt. Holly

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Two sobering yet inspirational pieces of subway rail that were under the collapsed 9/11 World Trade Center rubble in New York have now found a resting place in Mt. Holly.

Last week, members of the Mt. Holly Fire Dept. made the long drive to New York where they were presented with the 4-foot sections of rails, now on display at Station 34, 433 Killian Ave. Plans for a permanent location/memorial for them are still being ironed out.

Chief Ryan Baker explained how the rails were obtained.

“Last November I wrote a letter to the Art Preservation Society in New York,” he said.

“They are in charge of distributing one percent of the 9/11 material artifacts that are controlled by the New York and New Jersey Port Authorities.

The letter outlined what MHFD planned to do with the rails. It was reviewed and the OK to Members of the Mt. Holly Fire Department are seen at JFK Airport in New come get the pieces was given.

York picking up the subway rails that were below the World Trade Center Baker says that when the MHFD contingent on 9/11. From left: Chief Ryan Baker, Ricky Brown, Jason Black, and Marv Placino.

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Opinions...

Yours, Ours, Others

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Always do your best.

What you plant now, you will harvest later.

- Og Mandino

MY OPINION: Summer camp The time is coming up when summer camps of all types will be swarming with youths bent on having the time of their lives and then some.

These days, summer camps come in a wide range of flavors and can focus on everything from learning to play chamber music to roughing it in the outdoors all in the interest of producing a well-rounded variety of kid. However, there was once a time when summer camp was of the rustic variety only.

I know, because I was there.

When I was about 11 years old I had the good fortune to spend a week at a local summer camp courtesy of my uncle and former Belmont High sports standout the late Ronald Lamar “Pineknot” Helton. The way I got to go to camp was due to the fact that “Uncle Pineknot” was serving as a US Navy Seabee (reserve) back then and his unit built some docks for the camp and as a reward the gobs were given the opportunity to send an underprivileged child to camp for free and I reckon that described me so off I went.

I had never been away from home before so camp opened my eyes to about the same extent that they were filled year later when I was a truck driver. In short, I saw and heard things that proved to me that there are a lot of folks whose lack of couth has no bounds.

Camp held many amusements back before the days of nanny-state government intervention into every aspect of life. For instance, bow and arrow practice was part of our camp

schedule and the “counselor” simnight with Chief as the star. The ply handed us each a bow and a idea was for Chief to come into handful of arrows and said “have shore from the river to where us fun” and brother did the pointed kids would be waiting around a sticks fly in all directions. I mean, campfire. It was dark, the river why be bothered with a bulls-eye lapped at the bank, the canoe was target when there were so many paddled by another camp counbirds and squirrels to aim at. selor and Chief was standing up Another camp pastime we enin the canoe wearing full feathjoyed was canoeing. A summer ered headdress and a naugahyde camp without canoes is like a breech cloth and streaked with summer camp without s’mores or Alan Hodge war paint done via a lipstick and skeeters. Anyway, this particular Banner-News Editor arms akimbo. There was a railroad camp was located on a river, a big flare burning in a bucket of sand river, and we youths were told to restrict our in front of Chief to lend a ghostly air to his paddling to the quiet cove that was part of entrance. We kids sat transfixed- until a cabin the “campus”. Of course all those off the cuff cruiser went roaring by out on the river in instructions did was entice several canoeists the darkness and the wake hit Chief’s canoe to go out into the main channel where they when he was about 30 feet from shore and were promptly swept several miles down- it tipped and rocked and dumped Chief out! stream before anyone realized they had gone OMG! The next thing we knew Chief came missing. A frantic search eventually found stumbling, sputtering and gasping onto the the boys at a riverside store having snacks. riverbank with his feathered headgear dripNeedless to say, they canoed no more. ping water and naugahyde breech cloth all Speaking of canoes. We had a camp coun- wadded up and needless to say our peals of selor we were informed was a “real” Indian. laughter combined with Chief’s discomfiture His name was, believe it or not, “Chief”. At meant no Indian stories that night. least that’s what we were told to address him The next year I got to go to the same camp by. I found out later that Chief was actually a for a week. By then I was 12 years old and the student at Pembroke University and a mem- people who ran the joint got us of similar age ber of the Lumbee tribe but did not hold that together and told us we were to be honored or any other official rank in his familial or- with the title of “Senior Campers”. What this ganization. meant was we were issued sling-blades, shovAnyway, we had an Indian ceremony one els, hoes, and rakes and put to work clearing

brush for new campsites.

By and by, two boys that were twins got into some poison ivy while senior camping and they were covered up with it. They itched and tormented for two days before one night deciding that senior camping wasn’t for them they slipped out of our cabin-lodgings and escaped and walked to a nearby beer joint and called their parents to come pick them up as they had all the summer camp fun they could stand.

Seriously, one incident I witnessed at summer camp that could have been truly tragic was the time we were given horses to ride with nil safety equipment and instructions only of “pull the rein left and he’ll go left and pull right and he’ll go right”. Anyway, out on the woodland trail a boy in front me suddenly had his horse rear up and trip on a pine root and down they went the horse kicking and the boy crawling to get away and a hoof missing his head by inches. Fast-forward to 2007 and I saw a horse do that to a man and crush him nearly to death in front of my very eyes so there’s two horse-tales stuck in my mind.

Nowadays I think summer camps are less wild and wooly as they were when I was a client and that’s probably a more tame but good thing. So kids, here’s some advice from a former summer camper- when you pack up your iPods and swimsuits and head off to whatever type of camp you will be staying at, have fun, but be safe.

“I know what your problem is” – said the Lowe’s cashier I’m at the register of my favorite Lowe’s store with my buggy loaded with important items. I didn’t have fertilizer or grass seed or paint. My purchase was simpler, but more important.

I was purchasing mothballs and lime. I would have purchased more than 8 boxes of mothballs but that was all the store had in stock at the time. As I got to the cashier, he looked at me and said, “I know what your problem is.” He was 100% right.

I had snakes on my property. The smell of mothballs would keep them away. The lime would be sprinkled on the ground.

Snakes don’t like the feel of it on their skin and go elsewhere.

Without saying a word, the cashier knew exactly why I was at Lowe’s. He knew what my problem was.

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once said to me, “You are so incredibly hard on yourself.” I needed to hear that.

It helped me reframe my relationship to God. There is something called the Johari window. It consists of two axis creating four boxes. Top left shows: “Known to others and known to self.” That is the arena we operate in and are most effective and productive.

Top right shows: “Known to others and Tony Marciano not known to self.”

That is our blind spot and prevents us from being as effective as we could be. Bottom left is: “Not known to others, known to self.” That is our façade. We keep ourselves hidden from and unknown to others. Bottom right is: “Not known to others, not known to self.” That is the area that neither others nor ourselves know about it.

Since I had a horrible junior high experience and wanted to protect my three children in sixth through eighth grades, I challenged my wife to home school them through their middle school years. She argued with me that she was not qualified to do it. I told her she could. We went back and forth. She finally

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agreed (probably to shut me up). She will tell you today that she did it because I believed in her when she didn’t think she had it in her to do it. That was the top right quadrant of the Johari window.

Quadrants 2, 3, and 4 shows that I need people to be straight with me. There was the time I was “whining” to a good friend of mine about a situation. She gave me no pity. She told me to “get over it.” It changed me. To this day, she doesn’t remember saying those words to me.

There was another time I wanted to start a special radio ministry. I was excited and told a friend about it. Instead of sharing my enthusiasm, he looked straight at me and said, “You don’t have time for it”. I was offended by his reaction, but he was right.

It’s good to have friends who can say what you need to hear when you don’t see it yourself.

I still chuckle when I think of what that Lowe’s cashier said to me with a cart loaded with 8 boxes of mothballs and a bag of lime. He knew I had snakes. He was gracious about it.

When you have someone in your life that shows you your blind spots, don’t get upset at the messenger. Rather, receive the message and ask God to change you.

Prince Rogers Nelson is gone but will be forever remembered by his music. We are always struck hard when an icon suddenly departs from this life. Regardless of how and why Prince left us so suddenly, his fans mourn.

Musicians leave a print on the earth. Elvis fans remember the moment and the very place they were when they first heard his death announced. Many of us will never forget the chilling news of John Lennon's assassination. Only recently we mourned the death of David Bowie and Merle Haggard.

We expect old people to die. George Beverly Shea was a 104 when he died. He recorded 70 albums and sang to millions around the world. Our natural reasoning is that our favorite musicians will live past 100 and sing a few departing songs then ease off to an eternal sleep. However, some musicians it seems are eternal as Chuck Berry almost 90 and Jerry Lee Lewis who is 80, both entertained forever it seems. I saw Jerry Lee in Owensboro, Kentucky well into his seventies. He could actually still play the piano very well. The hip gyration move had lost some of it gravitas but hey he was still entertaining 4000 people that night. And then of course there is Tony Bennett who is approaching 90 and still performing. Some of us

wonder if The Rolling Stones will be touring when they hit 80.

Paul McCartney is still rocking at age 73. All of these people will die but their music never will.

Life is great when people are able to still participate and enjoy life. Prince leaving us at age 57 makes it all the more shocking. Reports are that Prince recently presented great concerts in Georgia. Over the weekend he entertained a small gathering in Minnesota. As always, he presented his music with passion, genius and celebration. Such musical celebration mystifies us even more. It is hard for us to fathom something being wrong when an artist is seemingly hitting all the right keys.

However, the greatest artists fool us. David Bowie was sick but managed to squeeze out one last album. Glen Frey of The Eagles wowed us last summer on tour but is now gone. Robin Williams, of course not a singer but a famed comedian, could always make us laugh but he masked the internal demons that overtook his life. Elvis could still sing and entertain us even though we were not aware of his prescription addiction until his death.

More will be said about Prince's untimely death today and in the days ahead. In the meantime his life will live on through his music and his music will live on in us.

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BUD BYERS From page 1 a silhouette and flag similar to the U.S. Marines Memorial in Washington, D.C. “Ten thousand Marines died on Iwo Jima,” Byers said.

His main U.S, flag is one that flew over the Capitol in Washington. A NC state flag flies just below. Other flags honor veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars, the 101st and 82nd Airborne, and Disabled American Veterans. A section of the memorial has flags devoted to police, fire, and EMS. People send Byers flags and other patriotic things.

Several small “praying soldier” silhouette figures appeared as if by magic one

night. Speaking of evening, the memorial is illuminated, lending even more drama to it in the pitch black countryside.

Then there are the people who come to see what Byers has made.

Dignitaries include US Rep. Patrick McHenry and other local officials, but it's the veterans that touch Byers the most.

“Some of them stand here looking at the flags and start crying,” he said. “One time a lady brought her father who had his feet badly frostbitten in the Korean War. He could barely stand but she took a photo of him with the flags to send to her son in the Air Force. Her father died two weeks later.”

Byers says other folks driv-

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ing by simply stop and stare or take photos.

But Byers isn't seeking fame for himself with the memorial as bait.

“This isn't about me,” he said. “Nothing is more important than our country.”

As for the future of the memorial, Byers says that when he gets too “old” to keep it up his son Philip will take over.

Byers is offering an open arms invitation to anyone from anywhere to come see the memorial.

“I would love to say that anyone is welcome to come visit,” he said.

The physical address is 1466 Tiney Rd., Ellenboro 28040, phone 828-245-9039.

Be prepared to be filled with reverence and awe.

In addtion to the flags, Byers has also created gardens and carefully groomed the grass surrounding the memorial.

Photos by Alan Hodge

This is the tribute to the WWII battle for Iwo Jima that Byers built and replicates on a smaller scale the US Marine Memorial in Washington, DC.

These flags honor police, fire, and emergency workers.

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Thanks to the Good Lord for all the rain lately! Next up a very vigorous upper low will cross directly over our counties during Thursday afternoon. It won’t bring thunderstorms everywhere, but I am nervous about some hailstorms accompanying this cold upper low through Thursday evening. I can’t rule out spotty showers again Friday, some with hail too, but it looks much better after that, with very cool mornings coming up. By next week, the heat is on again, so it’s a fast changing start to May.

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WORLD TRADE CENTER From page 1 got to New York last Tuesday night, they went to see the World Trade Center Memorial.

While in New York, a firefighter friend of Bakers, Peter Blaich, arranged for the Mt. Holly guys to stay with FDNY Tower Ladder 45, Engine 93, Battalion 13. Blaich had been in the World Trade Tower on 9/11.

“Take good care of the steel, boys,” Blaich wrote to MHFD on Facebook. “Because it still bleeds.”

Last Wednesday, Baker and the Mt. Holly guys got up, put on their dress uniforms, loaded the rails, covered them with an American flag, and rushed back Mt. Holly.

“It was compelling to think that the majority of the people in the World Trade Center rode on that subway,” Baker said.

“When the door closed to our truck all the emotions of 9/11 came rushing back. It reminded me of how these pieces can help us and future generations recall what happened that day in 2011.”

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HALL OF FAME From page 1 “I'm sad to say he was born in Mt. Holly,” Young said. “He also won a second place trophy in putt-putt.”

Trull, a standout not only in sports

Chief Baker and Chase Gillis unload the rails when they arrived The rails are on temporary display at the MHFD headquarters while plans for a permanent location can be worked out. The in Mt. Holly.

Photos by Mt. Holly Fire Dept. public can visit and view them.

but in all other aspects of his life said this- “I've had a fascination with Red Raider football from an early age,” he said “I want to thank all the people who made this great honor possible for me.”

Garrison, who overcame polio

to take part in sports, was introduced by Phil Tate who he played with on the Red Raider team.

“It gives me great satisfaction to see a former team mate get his due recognition,” Tate said.

Garrison, a record setting bas-

ketball player also expressed elation at his honor.

“This evening is a wonderful celebration of sports in the Belmont Community and I am so happy to be an inductee,” he said.

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Fame and the annual banquet has grown into one of North Carolina's premier events of its type and continues to represent and recognize excellence not only in sports but in character as well.

The 29th annual Belmont Sports Hall of Fame banquet was held last Tuesday.

This shot shows guest speaker Joe Delamielleure (yellow coat) and inductees from left Carrol Trull, Raymond Garrison, and Ted Gaston.

Photos by Alan Hodge

Saxophonist Bill Hannon and keyboard player Valentino Burroughs from Mt. Pleasant Baptist provided the musical entertainment at the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame banquet.

A wide variety of folks attended the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame event including Class of 1972 South Point High football players Scott Crawford, Mike McWhirter, and Mickey Lineberger.

Park St. UMC fellowhip hall was packed with revelers at the Belmont Sports Hall of Fame banquet.

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Tri-County Animal Rescue Pets Of The Week

The Stowe Family YMCA visited Mayberry (Mt. Airy, NC) with 49 seniors on Tuesday, April 26th.

What a blast from the past!

Where is amateur astronomy going and why should we care?

Prominent astronomy writer Roger Ivester will give a free talk Thursday, May 7, on his controversial predictions, that serious amateur astronomy will decline and 'might' be non-existent in 20 years -unless things change.

All is not lost, however, and he will discuss steps we can take "to keep the amateur interested for a lifetime."

Besides writing for national astronomy magazines, Roger The Stowe Family YMCA hosted an Iron Boy Power Lifting writes a popular blog at rogCompetition on Saturday, April 23rd. Mike Belk Jr, age 11, is erivester.com, being spotted by his father, Mike Belk, at his first weight lifting Also Thursday night, Belcompetition. mont Astronomy Society member Mark Lowe, a pilot, is tentatively scheduled to show some of the incredible photographs he's taken of the night sky.

These presentations will be at 7 p.m. at the Caravan Coffee Shop in Belmont. Familyfriendly, free refreshments and mingling afterwards.

As Roger says of his talk, "Don't miss this lecture if you have an interest in amateur astronomy. It will inspire you and promote a greater interest, allowing you to grow in the hobby for many years to come.

A lifelong journey into deepspace awaits you…"

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This week Tri-County Animal Rescue is featuring a Jack Russell Terrier (JRT) mix named Jemma as our pet of the week. Jemma is about 2 years old and weighs 20 pounds. She is sweet and loving and would love to come home with you this weekend. Jemma has a very short coat so grooming her is super easy…bath and brushing is all she needs.

Jack Russell Terriers are the biggest dogs you'll ever meet in such a tiny package. They can run all day and keep coming back for more. They are sharply intelligent and absolutely nothing gets past them. There is no fooling a Jack Russell. They are spirited terriers, fearless and sassy with minds of their own and aren't above causing mischief to get a laugh. They are highly trainable and are famous for their high-jumping antics. When raised alongside children, Jack Russells make fine family dogs.

Jack Russells are not apartment dogs. . They need lots of wide open space to run and can feel cooped up inside a small apartment which will almost always lead to destructive behavior. Fenced in yards are a must, as Jack Russells will take off like a shot after cats, squirrels, rabbits, bikes, and even cars. They should always be supervised when outdoors because these little guys love to dig and not only will the make quick work of a flower bed, but they will dig under fences to get out and seek new adventure.

Daily activities should include both walking and time to run in the yard. Jack Russells love, love, love to chase balls. They love it so much, in fact, that many owners believe their dogs are obsessed with playing ball.

Jack Russell Terriers are highly intelligent dogs and need as much mental stimulation as they do physical activity. These dogs excel in agility activities and there are entire competitions set up around Jack Russell Terriers that include sprinting, flyball, obstacle course and retrieving. Enrolling your Jack Russell in these types of activities ensures he's getting his daily physical and mental stimulation. Jack Russells are highly trainable dogs and soak up new tasks like a sponge. Positive reinforcement and mixing up the daily training routine will keep your Jack Russell engaged and interested.

Jemma is current on distemper/parvo vaccines, has been de-wormed, spayed, current on rabies vaccines, has 30 days of free pet insurance and has been micro-chipped. Little Jemma and many more pets will be available this weekend at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard on Friday from 6-9 pm, Saturday from noon-6 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm.

About Tri-County Animal Rescue 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.

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Banner-News Obituaries

Mark Craig Friday Charlotte NC- Mark Craig Friday, 52, companion, extraordinary dad, Christian, grill master, tennis player, tailgater, lake lover, craft beer brewer, jokester, fire pit chief, Carolina Panther fan, coffee aficionado, Gamecock fanatic and trivia buff, born Nov. 9, 1963, died on April 28, 2016.

Mark would marry his college sweetheart, Nancy, with whom he would have two boys, Lathan (19) and Isaac(14). He taught his boys many things including the value of family, how to fish, return a serve, drive a boat and the importance of being kind to everyone they meet. The example Mark set by helping others and giving of his time at

his church and in his community are lifelong lessons they will never forget. The only thing more contagious than his sense of humor was Mark’s laugh. Everyone that knew Mark could see his passion for life which was expressed through his epic laugh. His laugh was just like his heart, immense. If he had something you needed, he would find a way to make it yours. There is nothing Mark wouldn’t do for his family or his friends. He would always greet you with his captivating smile accompanied by one of his famous hugs. According to his boys, their dad gave the best hugs.

His signature gift of joy will never be forgotten.

It is no surprise how successful Mark would be in the sales industry. He could talk to anyone and make them feel as if they had known him forever. Mark was a Senior National Accounts Manager for S&D Coffee.

Mark was preceded in death by his dad, Harold Friday. In addition to Nancy and the boys, Mark leaves behind his mother, Elizabeth Friday Broome, a sister, Phyllis McConnell and husband Mac, brother, Steve Friday and wife Beth, along with a multitude of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mark was loved by many and his absence will

be forever felt.

Before his death, Mark expressed his desire to assist the Civil Air Patrol. This is an organization in which his youngest son, Isaac is highly involved. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to: Civil Air Patrol, #111 Squadron, 4208 Mountain Cove Drive, Charlotte, NC 28216.

The family received friends on Monday from 6-8 PM at Assurance United Methodist in Huntersville, NC. The funeral was also at Assurance United Methodist, Tuesday at 3 PM. Burial will followed at Hillcrest Gardens in Mt. Holly.

Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mount Holly was in charge of arrangements.

Atkins, Tiffany McConnell, Jennifer Kirkman and Cheyenne Hoffman; great-grandchildren, Maddox, Emalyn and Kellan Jennings, Dylan and Tyler Atkins.

Visitation for family and friends was Tuesday, April 26th at Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home.

A Celebration of life service was held Wednesday, April 27th at 1:00 pm at Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home with Pastor Dickie Spargo and Reverend Annette Howard officiating.

Interment followed at Gaston Memorial Park.

Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com.

Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, served the Family.

Douglas Leon Atkins Yard sale at Gastonia- Douglas Leon Atkins, 72, passed away on April 24, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Douglas was born in Gaston County on August 9, 1943 to the late Hoyte and Myrtle Atkins.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Vickie Wenzel Atkins; sons, Doug, Michael, Scott and Perves Atkins; grandchildren, Sierra A. Jennings, Brittany Farrar, Chris

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The Ebenezer United Methodist Women will sponsor a community yard sale on Saturday, May 21st.

You can rent a space for $10.00. Call the church to reserve your space...704-8273366.

There will be breakfast biscuits, hot dogs, hamburgers, cold drinks and baked items for sell in the Fellowship Hall.

MT. HOLLY Bethel Baptist Church NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

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

Burge Memorial Methodist Church 312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

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

Catawba Heights Church of God 122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225 CBC-Memorial Apostolic 230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603 Family Worship Center 1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656

The Gaston County Schools “Book a Trip Around the World” family literacy celebration is scheduled for Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Tabernacle Baptist Church, 519 W. 19th Avenue, Gastonia. The program features a variety of fun reading-themed activities for children and information sessions for parents. Students and their families are invited to attend – children are encouraged to dress as their favorite storybook character. The event is free.

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

Second Baptist Church 740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521 First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855 Goshen Free Will Baptist Church 1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

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

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

Mt. Holly Noles Baptist Church Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-2013

Springfield Freewill Baptist 220 Park Terrace Dr. 704-820-0193

Mt. Holly Pentecostal Holiness 406 Scott St. 704-827-8201

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

Harvest Time Church of God 707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033 N. Main St. • Cramerton • NC

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

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

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church Church

The Nelons from Dallas GA will be the featured artist at Lowesville Gospel Concerts/Living Word Ministries – 1062 South Hwy 16 – Lowesville (Stanley) NC, Saturday May 14th 6:00PM. The Nelons have enjoyed much success as part of the prestigious Gaither Homecoming tour and video series. Awesome singers with the heart of ministry. Tickets for the event will be $10 ea.

Call Carroll Cooke 704-618-9762, or you can purchase them at the door. Doors open at 5:00PM. Carroll Cooke photo

Hickory Grove Baptist Church 3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939 Jehovah’s Witnesses 1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199 Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442 Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004 Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320 New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468 New Providence Baptist Church 1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822 New Saint Paul Holiness Church 1529 Old Hwy. 27 Rd. 704-827-5851 North Main Baptist Church 1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141 Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954 Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly 826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

St. Paul FHB Church 1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851 Tuckaseegee Baptist Church 511 Tuckaseege 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

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Gaston Arts Council news

The YMCA Teen College Tour visited three mountain college campuses including Western Carolina, University of Carolina Asheville, and Appalachian State. The tour included with 16 teens, from 10 different schools, and featured both guided tours and time to explore in small groups. Students - Ivy Blanton, Trenton Brown, Zoe Dyson, Kouri Evans, Skylar Hoxit, Sasha Lombardi, Jordan Mack, Jaime Marlowe, Anna Mullis, Riley Parker, Lyric Richardson, Kathleen Sharp, Portia Shouse, Satchel Snead, Lauren Snyder, and MaKayla Whitener.

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Nancy Albright operated separate locations for her art gallery and frame shop for many years, but both now are consolidated in Carolina Frame & Art at 6825 E. Wilkinson Boulevard in Belmont.

Montcross Area Chamber members and friends along with Nancy’s customers, artists and others recently help her celebrate with refreshments and a ribbon-cutting ceremony. On the front row, from left are Chamber Board Past Chair Melia Lyerly of Lyerly Agency, artist James Norman, Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers, shop framer Jim Parizo, photographer and driftwood framer Frankie Moreno and Chamber board member Jason Ramey of PSNC Energy. On the second row, from left, are Annie Jenkins of WSGE 91.7 FM, Johanna Giese of Mary Kay Cosmetics, Delta Sanders of Creative Travel, Elaine Dimeo of George W. Stowe Insurance, Frank Cooke of Radco Construction Services, Jeff Huetteman of Nationwide Insurance, Nancy’s husband Alan Albright and Chamber President Ted Hall. For more information, call 704.825.9601, or visit www.carolinaframeandart.com.

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Gaston Arts Council is partnering with Studio 345 to present their artistic summer youth development program that uses Digital Photography, Digital Media Arts, and Multimedia Design.

Gaston Arts Council is providing up to ten scholarships to Gaston County School high school students, who register for the Studio 345 artistic youth development program by May 12th and submit an official letter of reference (from a teacher, coach or counselor) indicating why the student should be selected to receive the scholarship.

Gaston Arts Council is also providing up to four scholarships to Gaston County School high school students, who register for the Basic Model Training workshop by May 13th and submit an official letter of reference (from a teacher, coach or counselor) indicating why the student should be selected to receive the scholarship.

To receive the registration information or if you have any questions, please call the Gaston Arts Council office at (704) 8532787 or send an email inquiry to gac@gastonarts.org.

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Edna Walker, the hostess of the Tuesday Afternoon Book Club presents speaker Jo Duncan.

Tuesday Afternoon Book Club meets The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met on April 12, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church Parlor. Edna Walker, the hostess, served a delightful dessert and coffee as the members arrived. Beth Geddis presided in the absence of President Agnes Horsley. Nine members were present. Good news from Genie Hayes is that she is planning to be back with us at the May meeting. Wilma Vargas gave a brief, but very interesting, account of some of the things that happened on a recent trip to Bolivia which she and her husband make each year with a team of Medical Missionaries – doctors from this area who go there to do surgery on children who are burn victims.

Edna presented Jo Duncan (pictured), the speaker for the afternoon. She gave the members a very interesting account of Living in the Teacherage in Belmont. Jo came to Belmont when she finished college at Lenoir Rhyne College in Hickory, her home town. She spent her entire teaching career in Belmont and lived in the teacherage when she first came. The teacherage, located on the corner of South Main and Central Avenue, housed thirty teachers at the time that Jo lived there. She said it was like being in a college, only it was co-ed, before the time that college dorms were. They had a full time cook who prepared excellent meals for them. Jo said it was really an enjoyable experience living there, with many fond memories of the varied activities they had available to them.

Cooperative Extension workshops The Gaston County Cooperative Extension has a variety of workshops planned.

Integrated Pest Management: May 12th, 5:30-6:30, Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, Dallas. $10 – pre-registration required. By learning a few key techniques, incorporated into our maintenance routine, we can reduce these pests to manageable populations. Come discover the “systems approach” to IPM. Why doesn’t my grass look like that: June 7th, 5:30-6:30, Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, Dallas. $10 – pre-registration required.Tall Fescue is the turf choice for most of us in the Piedmont, but it has its challenges in the summer. Why is that? What can we do to minimize the challenges? We’ll discuss the differences between cool season and warm season grasses, our geographical dilemma, and solutions to many of the stressors.

Fall Vegetable Gardening—Relief from the Heat: July 18th, 5:30-6:30, Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 DallasCherryville Hwy, Dallas. $10 – pre-registration required. Are you yearning to grow your own vegetables while relishing some cooler, fresher air? Tired of fighting all the weeds and insects of summer? Then fall vegetable gardening is for you!

Many crops will flourish during the cooler nighttime temperatures. Join us for an evening of cool season crop planning.

Tree Planting Done Right: August 25th, 5:30-6:00, Gaston Citizens Resource Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Hwy, Dallas. $10 – pre-registration required. The demise of many trees can be traced back to improper timing of planting or techniques employed at planting. Trees are a substantial investment in our landscapes and lives. Don’t leave the details to guesswork. Come learn some small steps to take ensuring a long, productive life for your trees. Starting off on the right foot may well save you time and money down the road.

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Belmont/CaroMont Health Criterium The fourth annual Belmont/ CaroMont Health Criterium took place Sunday, May 1st , and once again speeding cyclists pedaled through the streets of the historic downtown district at breakneck speeds. As it did last year, the event featured amateur and top professional men and women in bicycling. The CaroMont Health Criterium in Belmont is the 2nd stop in the week long bicycle racing series called USA CRITS Speed Week starting in Charlotte on April 30th and ending in Athens, GA on May 7th.

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Emily Rooks cheered on her fiancee Michael Bissett at the Crit.

The Cenelli PBR team was on hand at the Crit. From left Erik Minman, Eric Flowe, Caleb Jonas.

Stuart Cramer High students Toni Lane and Elena Neyen volunteered as crossing guards at the Crit.

Joel Bibbys and his kids Gabriel, Amelia, and Layla from Harrisburg, NC had a great day at the Crit.

Julie Seligman, Will Richter, Bret Baronak, Bob Nixon, and Scott Fairweather helped set Crit course barricades up.

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Carpenter Bees Getting Back to Work

by TOM DYSON Lincoln County Cooperative Extension Service

The carpenter bees are getting all worked-up again for the 2016 house-attacking season. I can almost hear them chanting, “Drill, baby, drill!” They look like normal bumblebees, until one hovers menacingly in front of you with his signature white spot on his face, staring threateningly into your eyes, daring you to venture even one more step into his protected territory. It is pretty unnerving, but it’s all just bluster.

The war paint-like little white spot on his face just means he is a male carpenter bee, which also happens to mean that he cannot sting! He doesn’t even have a stinger! All buzz and no bam!

The females, on the other hand, have no white spot on their face and CAN sting quite well if they want to. Fortunately, they don’t want to. You would have to irritate them pretty badly to get them to sting, if you wanted them to. Again, fortunately, you don’t want them to.

Other than having a shinier tail section than bumble bees, female carpenter bees and bumblebees are practically twins, so it’s best to not tangle with either.

So what is the big problem with carpenter bees, if they are so easy to get along with?

Well, the answer lies in their unique brand of carpentry work. These little woodworkers only know how to drill holes, and they bring all their cousins with them to the jobsite!

You will often find these hardworking bees hovering around the eaves of a house or the underside of a deck or porch rail. They love to drill tunnels into the underside of boards, and have just the right jaws to do so. What you normally find is round, half-inch diameter holes with a little pile of coarse sawdust somewhere below, if it is a fresh hole. Wooden decks, and other exposed wood on houses are favorite targets, but even painted and treated woods get attacked. Because carpenter bees are not actually eating the wood, and are instead making tunnels for nesting, they will even attack cedar, cypress and redwood!

Carpenter bees go through winters as adults, using old nest tunnels. Then in April and May the males start coming out first. They try to scare you and other bees away from their territory.

Then the females come out after the males, eat nectar for a while, and then start drilling holes for nesting within a few weeks.

The entrance holes start upward (or inward) for about one-half inch or more into the wood, then turn horizontally and follow the wood grain. The galleries typically run six to seven inches, but may exceed one foot. Occasionally, several bees use the same entrance hole, but they have individual galleries branching off of the main tunnel. If the same entrance hole is used for several years, tunnels may extend several feet in the wood.

Inside her gallery, the female bee gradually builds a large pollen ball, which serves as food for her offspring. She deposits an egg near this pollen ball and then seals off this section of tunnel with a partition made of chewed wood. She constructs additional cells in this manner until the tunnel is completely filled, usually with six to seven cells (depending on length of the tunnel).

These adult bees die in a matter of weeks. The eggs hatch in a few days and the offspring complete their development in about 5 to 7 weeks. Adults begin to emerge in late summer. Although the bees remain active, feeding on pollen in the general area, they do not construct new tunnels, but may be seen cleaning out old tunnels, which they will use as overwintering sites when the weather turns cold.

While these bees do good work in building their own little nests, they are not so thoughtful about our human “nests”. They don’t usually cause serious structural damage to wood construction unless large numbers of bees are allowed to drill many tunnels over successive years. But, they do leave many unsightly holes in the house and can be pretty annoying buzzing all about the eves. Then the woodpeckers may come and tear up the wood searching for bee larvae in the tunnels. In the case of thin wood, such as siding, this damage can be severe. And to add insult to injury, the damage from bees and woodpeckers can lead to damage by wood-decaying fungi or attack by insects, such as carpenter ants (yes, more carpenters!).

It is hard to stop carpenter bee damage. Because carpenter bees don’t really eat the wood they are drilling, they are rarely exposed to lethal doses of any pesticide applied to the wood. Also, even if pesticide application was effective, it would be difficult and usually impractical and unsafe to try applying a pesticide to all possible sites where the bees might tunnel. Trying to spray bees that are seen hovering about is not a sensible (or particularly safe) use of pesticides either.

A good tennis racket forehand would be more effective, and has been often practiced to get some control of carpenter bees, or at least some satisfaction. But, be warned, “bee tennis” is a classic, “at-your-own-risk” activity.

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Although it is a time-consuming and seemingly endless task, treating new bee entrance holes with an insecticidal spray or dust can reduce nesting activity. Products containing carbaryl (Sevin), cyfluthrin, or resmethrin, among other chemicals, are suitable for this purpose, if used with great care. Avoid inhaling the insecticide or contaminating your clothing with the spray. Always stand upwind from the hole you’re treating. Treated tunnels should be sealed with a small ball of aluminum foil and caulked after 24-36 hours. Since active or abandoned tunnels may be used for overwintering or can be re-used next spring for nesting, it is important that that you seal them. The insecticide treatment is important because it kills both the adult bee as well as any offspring as they attempt to emerge later. Simply plugging untreated tunnels with wire mesh or similar material might trap bees inside, but more resourceful bees will simply drill themselves a new exit hole.

Above all, remember to follow all label directions if you use a pesticide, follow-through on your forehand if you decide to use a tennis racket, and whatever you do – “bee” careful!.

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Banner-News School Happenings Gaston College offers a wide selection of 2016 summer courses Students who are interested in taking college or continuing education classes during the summer have many options at Gaston College’s three campuses. The College has expanded its course offerings for the summer beyond classes that have been available in the past.

Additional funding from the state of North Carolina will allow Gaston College to offer diverse classes like Art Appreciation, Nutrition, Introduction to Business, American Literature, Basic PC Literacy, Cosmetology Concepts, Introduction to Criminal Justice, World Civilizations, and Medical Transcription, in addition to STEM classes such as Microbiology, Photovoltaic System Technology, CAD for Engineering Technology, and Linear Algebra.

The summer classes are scheduled for flexibility. Students can attend Gaston College throughout the summer in 10-week classes or they can opt for either of the two shorter, 5-week sessions. For the first time, a 7-week session is available, which is ideal for graduating high school seniors who want to begin to earn college credits before they enter college or university in August. Each session is open to all interested students.

Gaston College is reserving seats in its

summer classes for university students who may want to earn transferable credits while they are on summer break from their 4-year institutions. Interested students should apply online and bring a college transcript to a Gaston College Admissions Office on or before Visiting University Student Day on Tuesday, May 17.

The Gaston College summer session schedule is as follows: April 26-May 18: Advising and Registration for Returning Students; May 3-May 18: Advising and Registration for New Students; May 17: Visiting University Student Day; May 23:First day of Full/First Summer Session classes; June 13: First day of 7-week Summer Session classes; June 23: Last day of First Summer Session classes; June 27: First day of Second Summer Session classes; August 4: Last day of Summer Session classes.

Students can enroll on-line at www.gaston.edu or they can visit the Admissions Offices at the three Gaston College campuses: Dallas Campus: 201 Highway 321 South, Dallas, NC 28034, 704-922-6232 Lincoln Campus: 511 South Aspen St., Lincolnton, NC 28093, 704-748-5214; Kimbrell Campus: 7220 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont, NC 28012, 704-825-6269.

These 8th grade students from Gaston Christian School recently participated in class competitions which covered all topics taught in 6th, 7th, & 8th grade science classes. The four students with the highest scores, Eric Hibbler, Jackson, Lee, Bella Reid, and Justin Tomlinson, were chosen to compete in the Einstein Project. A special thanks to Aidan Jones, Carson Lankford, Macy Price, and Parker Riley who served scorers . Nathan Hoover controlled the buzzers and Victoria Graham watched the clock. All Middle School students gathered in the gym to watch the competition held in Jeopardy format as these contestants were tested on their middle school science knowledge. The winner, Jackson Lee, was presented with an Einstein wig and a lab coat signed by his 8th grade peers. A picture of Jackson, will join past and future “Einsteins” and be displayed in the 8th grade science classroom. The Einstein Project was sponsored by middle school science teachers, Patty Grahl and Jon Huitt.

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Hobson named Admissions Director of Gaston Day School Gaston Day School has hired Davidson Hobson as Admissions Director for Gaston Day. Davidson will officially begin working on July 1, 2016. Davidson is currently employed as the Leadership Gift Officer for Wofford College.

Prior to holding this position, he was Assistant Director for Admissions at Wofford, and he also worked as an Admissions Counselor at his Alma Mater, Stetson University in DeLand, Florida. Davidson holds an MBA from Wake Forest University.

Richard Rankin, The Anderson Davis Warlick Head of School, said, “Davidson will be a tremendous addition to Gaston Day.” Davidson and his wife Caroline will be relocating to Gastonia from Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Gaston Christian School recently held its Junior/Senior Banquet. The evening’s theme was “A Night When Time Stands Still”.

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Mark your calendar for Sports Physical Day Go ahead and mark your calendar for the Gaston County Schools Sports Physical Day. It’s Saturday, June 4 from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. at CaroMont Specialty Surgery in Gastonia. Student-athletes can take advantage of the opportunity to complete a physical for the upcoming fall sports season. The cost is $10. Special thanks to CaroMont Health for its sponsorship.

Krueger selected to present in Graceland University Scholars’ Showcase

Gaston Christian School eighth graders recently traveled to Charleston, SC on a field trip. The group visited a variety of historic sites, drove bumper cars, and soaked up the ambience of Battery Park.

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Graceland University student scholars from a variety of academic disciplines were selected to present their research and work to an audience of fellow students, faculty and visitors.

Hannah Krueger of Mount Holly, was selected for an oral presentation in Business with the title, “Vera Bradley Case Study.”

The goal of the annual event is to develop a culture of high quality research, scholarship and creative activities. The showcase is an opportunity for students and professors to professionally demonstrate their scholarly works for the entire campus to see, and enables all schools to see each other’s work in one place. Scholarly works are represented

by posters, presentations, demonstrations, senior projects, art shows, musical instrument recitals and more.

The keynote speaker for the 2016 Scholars’ Showcase was Graceland alumnus Roger D. Launius, who is senior curator in the Division of Space History at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., where he was division chair from 2003-07. Between 1990 and 2002, he served as chief historian of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Graceland University is a liberal arts university located in Lamoni, IA, and is sponsored by Community of Christ.

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Lady Raptor player Cassidy Harris showed some fancy footwork in the game against Highland Tech.

Come see spring sports in Belmont in action from Belmont Parks and Recreation Department.

Eight programs are in play this spring for the Belmont community: Soccer, Baseball, T-Ball, Girls Softball, Girls Volleyball, Jr. Golf, Adult Soccer and Adult Softball. For more info on how to sign-up for a program, contact Belmont Parks and Recreation Department. (704) 825-8191. athleticdept@cityofbelmont.org Belmont Parks and Rec photo

MICS falls to Highland 2-1

(Above) Mt. Island Charter School coach Lloyd Etters is seen giving some advice to his players during last week’s game against Highland Tech. MICS lost the close contest 2-1.

(Left) MICS player Sophia Wesenburg was all concentration as she moved the ball during last week’s Highland Tech game.

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South Point senior Rachel Gordon, front row center, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball at Greensboro College. Front row, from the left is her father, Eric Gordon; Rachel; her mother, Daphne Gordon. Back row, from left is South Point Athletic Director, Kent Hyde; assistant softball coach, George Kitchen; assistant softball coach, Mike Mahaffey; South Point head softball coach, Leah Brooks; assistant softball coach, Brooke Baliles; and South Point Principal, Gary Ford.

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South Point controls the fate of the Big South... sort of

By John Wilson john.bannernews@gmail.com

North Gaston’s #5 Sarah Prince and Lady Storm #18 Mackenzie Quinlan fight for the ball in the gamwe that saw Stuart Cramer prevail 3-1.

Lady Storm win over Hunter Huss

The end of the Big South 2A/3A conference schedule has turned into a mumble jumble. A few weeks ago it looked like South Point was going to be able to fend off the opposition and stay in first place. But the Red Raiders lost two of their last three games. That resulted in a three way tie for first between South Point, North Gaston and Lake Norman Charter.

So, who will be the Big South champion?

Well, that’s complicated. With one game left for the Red Raiders their fate will depend on beating Stuart Cramer and a little bit of “What If”.

But first a review of how things got to this point.

In South Point’s last three games they faced off against Forestview, Lake Norman Charter and North Gaston. All those teams were nipping at the Red Raiders heels. All looking for a shot. South Point lost to Lake Norman and Forestview. They beat North Gaston.

The North Gaston game was a must have win.

Going into the bottom of 6th inning the Red Raiders trailed 2-0. They were locked in a tough defensive battle. The pitching corps and defense were doing what they needed to do to keep South Point in the game. The Red Raider bats were just silent.

“We pitched well,” Head coach Jason Lineberger said. “We played good defense.

The offense struggled.”

In the 6th inning there was a seismic shift in the tempo. Cam Hale came to the plate and altered the game.

“In the 6th inning we had runners on first and second with two out,” Lineberger added.

“Cam hit a three run homer.”

The hit was the kind of strike the Red Raiders had been lacking all year. It may have come late, but it came when it was needed most.

“We were waiting for a big hit,” Lineberger said. “We had been one big hit away in some of our losses. We finally got it.”

With Hale’s hit the Red Raiders jumped to a 3-1 lead. A lead they would hold on to.

The win over North Gaston proved to be very important. It plays into the current Big South title situation.

So, now, South Point, North Gaston and Lake Norman Charter all have the same conference record.

“We are tied with North Gaston and Lake Norman,” Lineberger added. “We are all 9-4.”

With three teams tied for first the championship will be decided by a series of “What If” situations.

If South Point beats Cramer they will either be the Big South champ OR they will share the crown.

South Point will be the lone champ if they beat Cramer AND North Gaston beats Lake Norman Charter.

South Point will share the Big South title IF Lake Norman beats North Gaston.

The shared crown will be justified due to the fact that the Big South is a blended conference. There are teams that are 2A and 3A in the mix. South Point is 3A school, Lake Norman is 2A. A tie at the top with a 2A and 3A school will result in co-champions.

If South Point were to lose to Cramer things get more murky.

“I don’t want to even think about that.”

Lineberger stressed.

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Lady Raiders lose first game, still first in conference

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Hunter Huss goalie Trinity Gray leaps and makes a save on a Stuart Cramer corner kick.

Stuart Cramer’s #4 Taylen Truelove and North Gaston’s #3 Ally Humphries do some high-stepping for the ball in last week’s game. Cramer came out on top 3-1.

Stuart Cramer player #5 Alanna Vongdeuane sends a pass down field in last week’s game against Hunter Huss. Cramer won a great 10-1 victory.

Photos by Mike Postell

At the beginning of last week things were looking good for the Lady Raiders. Really good.

South Point had just beaten Lake Norman Charter 4-3. They had clinched the Big South Conference. They were 17-0. They only had two more regular season games to go against North Gaston and Stuart Cramer. If they won those games they would not only get the 1st seed in the up coming playoffs but they would be undefeated. A rare feat in any sport.

But it just didn’t work out that way.

Last Friday the Lady Raiders ran into a North Gaston buzz saw. The Lady Wildcats overwhelmed a normally dominating Lady Raider team. South Point was delivered its first loss of the year with a tough 9-1 road loss to North Gaston.

South Point head coach Leah Brooks thinks the Lady Raiders just didn’t have the drive they normally had when hitting the diamond.

“It was a hard loss,” Brooks said. “We didn’t have the fire we had before.”

After taking the conference the Lady Raiders may have gotten giddy. They had secured the Big South title. Maybe they thought they could coast. It turns out that they may have overlooked an opponent that was all to happy to ruin the undefeated streak.

“Tuesday we clinched the conference,” Brooks said. “We had a pretty big cushion.

It didn’t hit them until North Gaston started

scoring.”

When it hit the Lady Raiders it hit hard. After two scoreless innings the Lady Wildcats started to pummel South Point.

North Gaston score four runs in the 3rd inning. They also scored one run in the 5th and three more in the 6th. South Point was down 8-1 going into the 7th inning.

The otherwise strong pitching duo of Jaelin Griffin and Allison Moody had no chance against a North Gaston 13 hit effort. Both pitchers had runs scored on them.

“Jaelin started,” Brooks said. “She left in the 5th. Allison Moody finished.”

The Red Raider defense didn’t do much to help their pitchers. The Lady Raiders gave up three errors, a season high.

The South Point offense was equally flustered. South Point only had four hits against North Gaston.

Now the Lady Raiders will need to backup and refocus. A undefeated season is now an afterthought. But the Lady Raiders need to learn from this and move forward. South Point is still a very good team. They have the tools to go all the way.

“No one likes to lose,” coach Brooks stated. “It’s good to feel this loss now than in the playoffs.”

Right now the Lady Raiders need to get past Cramer and then they can focus on the playoff. South Point is the #1 seed in the Western bracket of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s (NCHSAA) playoffs.

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Gaston County Schools Good News for April 2016 Gaston County Schools received a special visit from country music singer Jimmy Wayne, who visited several schools the week of April 4. Wayne, a graduate of Bessemer City High School, spoke to students at Carr Elementary, Chavis Middle, Stanley Middle, Bessemer City Middle, Pleasant Ridge Elementary, and North Gaston High School about his life story and performed several songs.

Ashbrook High School student Mallory Alman received the Park Scholarship from N.C. State University. The prestigious scholarship is valued at $100,000 for undergraduate studies over four years. Alman was also selected to participate in an international high school science fair. I-SWEEEP, the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, and Environment) Project, takes place in Houston, Texas and is the largest event of its kind worldwide. Alman’s project, “Production of Cellulose Acetate, Polylactic Acid, and Nonprofessional Plastic from Kudzu,” was selected in the Engineering category.

Ashbrook students swept the awards in the Women’s History Month Essay Contest sponsored by the American Association of University Women. Elizabeth Hendrix, Wade Wilson and Isabel Stellato finished first, second and third. They are students in Jean Miller’s class.

Students from Ashbrook and Forestview high schools earned scholarships for an educational summer trip to Gotha, Germany. The German Language and Culture Foundation donated $12,500 to fund the study abroad experience. Students earning scholarships are Catalina Aguero, Josh Bartlett, Dia Ray, Amelia Taylor, Jacob Towne, Cory Lineberger, Tricia Levi, Braden Oak, William Roberts and Savannah Silver.

Students at Belmont Middle, W.B. Beam Intermediate, Chavis Middle, and Southwest Middle participated in the Google Expeditions program that gave them the opportunity to experience virtual reality field trips using Google Cardboard viewers.

Bessemer City Central Elementary sponsored a “Pasta for Pennies” fundraiser and collected $1,708.35 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The Bessemer City High School baseball team and athletics department hosted an Autism Awareness Night program. Students Aubrey Bridges and Brock Lineberger were named honorary Yellow Jackets for the game.

Bessemer City Primary received a donation of more than 30 backpacks from the Kiser Senior Center program participants and First Baptist Church of Bessemer City.

Catelyn Franklin of Brookside Elementary was named the Gaston County School Library Media Coordinator of the Year.

Belmont Middle School’s eighth grade band received a superior rating at the District Music Performance Adjudication held at Wingate University.

The Belmont Middle Science Olympiad team placed ninth overall in a field of 24 teams at their first-ever competition held at Catawba Valley Community College. The students placed in 10 of the 23 events. Science teacher Timothy Jones is the team adviser.

Carr Elementary teachers received classroom funding requests through the DonorsChoose.org program. Music teacher Stacie Bell earned funding for her projects titled “Music Resources for PreK-3” and

“Mrs. B’s Chorus and Ukulele Club.” First grade teacher Hannah Reynolds’ project allowed her to receive 25 stability balls for her classroom.

Five teams and 69 students from Cherryville High School earned scholar-athlete recognition from the N.C. High School Athletic Association for the 2015 fall/winter sports season. The volleyball, women’s tennis, wrestling, cheerleading, and women’s basketball teams were honored for having a combined grade point average of 3.1 or higher.

The Stuart W. Cramer High School and Highland School of Technology theater arts programs were featured in a PBS Charlotte documentary about the Blumey Awards, which honor excellence in high school theater productions. Both schools have been nominated for awards: Stuart W. Cramer students and theater director Chuck Stowe for “Hairspray” and Highland and theater director Allison Shaw for “Little Shop of Horrors.”

East Gaston High School performed the national anthem and displayed the American flag for the Charlotte Hornets home basketball game on March 21. Teacher Peter Haley directed the concert choir’s performance.

Students from East Gaston and Forestview high schools earned top awards in the Keep Gastonia Beautiful Arbor Day poster competition. From East Gaston, Rachel McFarland earned first place and Isaac Black received an honorable mention. Their teacher is Justin Allison. Katlyn Kendrick of Forestview earned second place. Her art teacher is Travis Johnson. The winners were honored by the Gastonia City Council.

Students from Chapel Grove, Forest Heights and Woodhill elementary schools were named winners in the City of Gastonia’s fair housing coloring contest. The winners are Stephen Iyevbele, Woodhill; Lilly Om and Kassidy Fox, Forest Heights; and Valey Rivera, Isabella Lerma and Cesar Manon, Chapel Grove.

the school. The students are Kate Braswell, Kayla Walker, Alex Fugett, Olivia Hudson, Caylin McRavion and James Wessinger. The students also wrote an article about the experience for the North Carolina New Schools blog.

Business Leaders of America (FBLA) earned 32 medals at the state conference with 24 students qualifying to compete at the national level. The school also was awarded the FBLA Gold Seal Chapter of Merit for the fourth consecutive year.

Britnee Reid’s sixth grade class at Grier Middle School enjoyed a special geology presentation from Dr. David Campbell, a professor at Gardner-Webb University. Campbell spoke to the class as part of the “Invite-AScientist” program sponsored by the N.C. Science Festival.

Lingerfeldt Elementary began a “One School, One Book” program with all students receiving a copy of “The World According to Humphrey” by Betty Birney. Students and their families will read the book together, and students will complete assignments about the book in their reading journals. The school also got a new pet hamster named “Humphrey,” who is visiting each class.

Hawks Nest Intermediate fifth graders Kendal McJunkins, A’ja Adams, Makayla Wamsley and Anna Grace Dickson organized a canned food drive and stuffed animal collection with the help of school counselor Alisa Wheeler. They collected 96 cans of food and 136 stuffed animals for Family Promise of Gaston County, which serves homeless families.

Students from the Highland School of Technology math club earned first place awards in the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science (TEAMS) contest at UNC-Charlotte. TEAMS is an annual competition for middle and high school students designed to help them discover their potential for engineering. Joseph Yavelak is the club adviser.

Highland senior Haley Abernathy won the SAVE (Students Against Violence Everywhere) Student of the Year Award at the SAVE Summit held at N.C. State University.

She is president of the school’s SAVE club.

Highland student Brady Miller received a three-year, Army ROTC scholarship to UNCChapel Hill.

Lingerfeldt Elementary conducted a “Loving the Little” drive to collect items for local animal shelters. Students donated items such as food, toys, leashes, stainless steel bowls, shampoo, and nail trimmers and collected 312 items. The drive was organized by the school’s “Girl Power” group, which is led by school social worker Nohra Nunez.

North Gaston High School senior and state champion wrestler Lathan Bumgarner finished fifth in the National High School Coaches Association wrestling tournament in Virginia Beach to earn All-American status.

Woodhill Elementary collected approximately 33,300 pull tabs for the Ronald McDonald House as a school service project.

The March “Do the Right Thing” award winners were Joseph Ramos Perez, Carr Elementary; Alicia Maceda, Belmont Middle; and Jarell Carothers, Webb Street School.

The following Highland students earned merit scholarships: Max Miranda, University of South Carolina and Mercer University; and Matt Noles, University of South Carolina.

Robinson Elementary dedicated its annual Teacher of the Year Award as the Kay Turner Award. Teachers and staff held a ceremony to name the award for Ms. Turner. The trophy will be passed on to Amber Litfin, the school’s current Teacher of the Year.

Highland senior George Dent achieved a perfect score on the Math Level II and Physics SAT subject tests. He is also the recipient of the Helen Friday Cloninger piano scholarship.

The South Point High School Interact Club held a school-wide fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and raised more than $2,500.

Highland student Nicole Wolf was selected to participate in the National Hispanic Recognition Program based on her outstanding performance on the Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

South Point students Jasmine Stokes (trumpet) and Christopher Seay (tuba) earned seats in the 2016 North Carolina All-State Honors Band. They will go to UNC-Chapel Hill to rehearse with the best players in the state under internationally renowned guest conductors in the All-State Band Clinic.

Highland students involved in the Future

W.C. Friday Middle School and its Project Unify group were the top fundraisers in the Polar Plunge for Special Olympics of Gaston County. Almost 30 teachers and students took the plunge after raising $3,300 for the Special Olympics. They held fundraising activities at school such as a food eating contest and penny collection.

The New Hope Elementary PTA purchased 16 iPads for the school’s kindergarten and first grade classrooms.

Gaston Early College High School has partnered with the broadcasting department of Gaston College to produce weekly news segments. The news crew, a group of seniors enrolled in journalism at the high school level, works with college staff and interns to write, videotape, and produce the news for

Students from nine schools tested their knowledge in “Jeopardy!” style during the annual Gaston County Quiz Bowl competition held April 23 at Forestview High School. With the questions asked and answered and the final points tallied, it was the team from South Point High School that emerged as champions. The team coached by Kay Ziemer includes Jacob Franco, Jordan Franco, Sam Killen, Bobby Mageau, Bianca Hanafin, Greyson Queen, Jordyn Scheitler, Aurora Ziemer, Colton Russell and Trevor Pace. Ashbrook High School and Gaston Christian High School tied for second place and the Highland School of Technology team took third place.

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Students and faculty from Gaston Christian School recently got together at Martha Rivers Park for the annual Senior Picnic. Barbecue, cornhole, volleyball, spikebnll, good weather, and good fellowship marked the event.

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Middle school kids see the working world More than 300 local school students got the chance to connect what they learn in the classroom with the real world of work as they visited local businesses for the first-ever Students@Work Day in Gaston County Schools.

A variety of businesses, including the City of Mt. Holly and Holy Angels, opened their doors to eighth graders through this collaborative program between Gaston County Schools and the Gaston Regional Chamber.

Each Gaston County middle school was paired with a business, and a group of students toured the facility, heard from company representatives, and discussed career options. Organizers hope this year’s program will set the stage for an ongoing annual partnership involving eighth grade students.

“We are pleased to partner with the Gaston Regional Chamber on another program that connects our schools with the business community,” said Superintendent of Schools W. Jeffrey Booker. “This program will help our students learn about the knowledge and skills needed for particular jobs and see that what they study in school is relevant to the real world.”

Mt. Holly Middle School kids visited the Municipal Complex where they heard a talk by city manager Danny Jackson on the importance of teamwork in the workplace. City department heads also gave the students a rundown on what their respective divisions do to make Mt. Holly a great and safe place

to live.

Students@Work is a statewide initiative designed to help middle school students think about their future with a goal of helping increase the state’s graduation rate. Created in 2011 by the North Carolina Business Committee on Education, it has already served nearly 130,000 students across the state. This is Gaston County’s first year to have all middle schools participating in the program.

Business leaders, educators, and Chamber representatives have worked together to plan the day and organize specific facility tours.

Teachers were provided information so they could design lesson plans, preparing students to get the most out of their visit.

The Students@Work initiative follows and builds on last summer’s “Educators in the Workplace” partnership between the Chamber and Gaston County Schools. “Educators in the Workplace” gave middle school teachers and counselors an opportunity to visit businesses across Gaston County to learn about careers in the community and take this information back to their students.

Booker added, “We are grateful to the Chamber and participating businesses for going a step further to give our children access to the workplace through the Students@ Work program. It’s an important effort that will teach them about the local career possibilities that await after graduation.”

Businesses participating in the Students@

Mt. Holly city manager Danny Jackson is seen talking to the students while department managers look on.

The City of Mt. Holly Smart Car was one of the displays that the students saw.

Photos by Alan Hodge Work program are Choice USA Beverage, City of Mount Holly, Dole Foods, Farris Fab and Machine, Firestone Fiber and Textiles,

Gastonia Sheet Metal, Holy Angels Inc., PSNC, PNC Bank, Tindol Ford/Subaru, and Wix Filtration.

This group of Mt. Holly Middle School students visited the Municpal Complex on Friday and learned about the various jobs it takes to make the city run smoothly.

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Gaston College Annual Health Fair is May 5th The event is sponsored by the Gaston College Health Promotion Committee. For additional information regarding the Gaston College Health Fair, call Jodi Zieverink at 704-922-2280 or email zieverink.jodi@gaston.edu.

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Students in the Therapeutic Massage Program (left to right) Christina Thompson, Kadrian Williams and Shelby Facemeyer (sunglasses) provide free massages for 2015 Health Fair goers.

Gaston College photo The annual Gaston College Health Fair promotes health and wellness, nutrition, and educational programs, and features a variety of health assessments and services, interactive exhibits, free samples, and other activities. This year’s event takes place on Thursday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Myers Center Breezeway on the Gaston College Dallas Campus.

The Health Fair is open to the public and admission is free.

Attendees can get free chair massages, blood pressure checks, hand massage and paraffin treatments, fitness assessments, vision screenings, and diabetes screenings, and can participate in nutrition and body composition consultation activities. Fitness experts will be on hand to help individuals develop a fun and practical routine for regular physical exercise. All are welcome to join the Zumba Dance Party. Total and HDL cholesterol screenings are available at a fee of $10.00 per person.

Informational booths and displays at the Health Fair include: Advanced Chiropractic & Healing Arts, Dr. Bobby Hager; Ashley Women’s Center; CaroMont Health Community Wellness; Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat; DHHS Adult & Aging Services; doTerra Essential Oils, Marla Ivester; Eye Care Center, Dr. Scott Mincey and Dr. Diane Mincey; Food Addicts in Recovery; Gastonia Adult Recreation Center (Gastonia Parks and Recreation); Gaston County Health Department: Nutrition; Gaston Family Health Services and Gaston Diabetes Center; Gaston Foot & Ankle; Gaston HIV Outreach Program; Hannon Orthodontics; Hay Chiropractic; HC Wellness Center and Spa; Health & Home Services; HealthNet Gaston; Healthy Beginnings Program; Highland School of Technology; Home Harvest; Local Interagency Coordinating Council; Mary Kay Cosmetics; NextCare; Nutrishop; Organic Market Place;

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PFLAG Gaston; Phoenix Counseling and Crisis Center; Rape Crisis Center; Rehab & Sports Medicine; Smoking Cessation (GCHD); The Shelter of Gaston County; Tindol Ford & Gwinnivere, the Cancer Awareness Pink Warrior Mustang; and the YMCA. Many Gaston College departments and programs will also be featured: Admissions; Cosmetology Program; Dietetic Program; EMS; Esthetics Program; Health & Fitness Science Program; Massage Program; Student Government Association; Student Nurse Association; Nursing Assistant Program; TRiO; Vet Tech Program.

Dr. Jodi Zieverink, Adjunct Faculty in Health Promotions, is coordinating the 2016 Gaston College Health Fair.

“Good health and good sense are two of life’s greatest blessings,” said Zieverink. “The Gaston College Health Fair will cover all aspects of physical and mental wellness through engaging, interactive exhibits that will appeal to students and individuals who are interested in improving their health and well-being or who may have questions about related issues. We’ll have something for everyone.”

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The Gaston County Board of Education recognized South Point High School British Literature teacher Bobbie Cavnar for being named the 2016-2017 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Cavnar received the award at a luncheon April 7 in Cary, N.C. As the North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Cavnar will spend the 2016-2017 school year traveling the state and serving as an ambassador for public schools. He also will act as an adviser to the State Board of Education, serve on the Board of Directors for the N.C. Public School Forum, and participate in the Education Policy Fellowship Program.

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This truth goes for turkey hunting and it goes for me. Let me explain. I had decided at the last minute to go hunting that GARY MILLER morning. I was about thirty minutes late but was still able to arrive before the hens flew off the roast. My lateness however, made me guess as to where the turkeys might be. I guessed wrong. After about forty-five minutes of calling and listening I decided to move around the farm to see if I could entice a gobble from a listening tom. Finally after another forty-five minutes I heard one in the distance. He was over two ridges and there was a lot of thick stuff between him and me. He was actually on the next farm over and probably making his way to a popular field. The decision I had to make was to either walk and climb directly toward the sound or to back off, drive my SUV around to the other farm, and try to get set up on him from there. I decided on the latter. The whole process took probably about thirty minutes. When I pulled at the other farm the owner was there working. I stopped and talked for a few minutes and then eased out to the location where I was hoping to run into my gobbler. The field that I was working was about five acres. It was fenced in with barbed wire but there was a small section (about two acres) that was fenced in again with one strand of barbed wire that had been electrified. The electric fence was to keep a young group of heifers from wandering too far off. Since the electric fence was only about two feet high, I had no problem in stepping over it to get where I was going. When I finally made it to the end of the field I proceeded to make some really loud calls with my box call. After a few aggressive calls, the tom gave up his location. He was just below me in the hollow. I quickly set up two decoys and stepped across the electric fence at a corner where the electric fence and the main fence came together. I sat down with my back to small tree that had grown up in the fence but after extending my gun, I was dangerously close to electric one. I had no choice but to sit tight. I made one more call and sure enough, that turkey that was once down in the hollow was now on the edge of my field. But since the hill rolled slightly, I couldn’t see him yet.

I eased my gun and propped it up on my knee. My eyes gazed back and forth, looking for a fan or a head, or something. But there was no sign yet. And then it happened. I tried to make a slight adjustment in my position and when I did my gun touched the electric wire! It started in my left arm and immediately shot through my right foot. I jumped, jerked, kicked the small tree like a mule, and after my self-administered defibrillation, I never heard or seen my bird again. I hope that experience is not only my first but my last. My heart won’t take it again. gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org

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York Chester Middle School Students of the Month York Chester Middle School has named its Students of the Month for April. The Character Traint was optimism: Tavares Schenck, Dominic Zapata, Colton Shroyer, Ariana GuerreroValencia, Rudy Gonzalez and Miracle Currence.

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Proctors needed for end-of-year testing Gaston County schools are already thinking about endof-year testing and they could use your help. Proctors are needed for elementary and middle school tests scheduled May 25 through June 3. Proctors are needed for high school tests scheduled May 27 through June 8. Adults who are available to help with testing should contact the school in their neighborhood for more information and to sign up. Proctors may help with testing as their schedules allow.

GCS defeats Southlake Gaston Christian girls varsity softball defeated Southlake Christian Academy last Tuesday at home with a score of 14-1.

Leading the offense for GCS were Kendal Withers 3 hits, RBI, Anna Crenshaw, 2 hits, home run , RBI, Gabbi Wilson, 2 triples, RBI and Carley Price, 2 hits, double. Pitcher Madison Ramsey had the win with 11 strikeouts. The Gaston Christian girls varsity softball also defeated Shelby High School on Thursday at home with a score of 7-2. Leading the offense for GCS were KendalWithers 2 hits,2 RBIs, Anna Crenshaw, 2 hits,double,and Ashlyn Freeman, homerun.Pitcher Madison Ramsey had the win with 9 strikeouts. The Lady Eagles record is now 11-6.

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Benefits and Pay. Excellent Miles 1998 CHEVY S-10, ext cab. 4.3 + Ipass. 2015 Equipment. CDL-A LT, V-t, auto, fully loaded. $3800. 2yrs T/T exp. 855-205-2171.

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PEAK RESOURCES IN SHEL1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. BY IS HIRING: Med Aid, part Runs & handles good. Just re- time, 7pm-7am, CNA position, placed motor. Has 28K miles, Monday-Friday, 11pm-7am, CNA good tires. $2000 obo. 704-300- Weekend full time/part time positions, Treatment Registered 2883.

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1995 FORD RANGER EXT. Come fill out an application today, CAB, 3.0 engine, 5 speed, very 1101 N Morgan St., Shelby, NC. good truck, 168K, $2600 obo.

SEEKING ELECTRICIANS 704-466-2184.

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Homestead Ave., Shelby. MAKE ME AN OFFER I CAN’T RE- PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT FUSE!!! 8am-5pm, Sun. - Fri. needed for elderly handicapped man. Must be able to drive hand828-674-8228. icap accessible van, flexible 1989 TOYOTA 4X4, R22 EN- weekday & weekend hours avail.

GINE, runs good, $4000 obo. Must be able to pass criminal 614-778-1363. background check & drug test.

1993 HI TOP CONVERSION 704-418-3556. van, V8 Dodge Ram 250, new LOOKING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL tires, cold air, good shape, 157k, with experience in hardwood floor $1200. 2002 Dodge Durango V8, industry. Must be able to operate cold air, good shape, looks good, edger, buffer & finish floors. Must runs great, 193k, $1900 OBO. have dependable transportation.

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2009 RANGER, 4 cylinder, 60k miles, twin exhaust, chrome rails, aluminum wheels, $6500. Ford motors & transmissions for sale.

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1998 Mustang, $400. Text for pic- FREE OAK FIREWOOD, from tures @ 704-472-4717.

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SUGAR GLIDER, MALE, 6 MOS. OLD, & large cage with accessories, $375. 704-4661856.

3BR 1BA BRICK RANCH with carport, large deck, nice yard, deposit required, $825 month. 247 Branchwood Circle, Kings Mountain. 704-460-2256.

NEW 2016 3BR, 2BA mobile home in Kings Mtn, near Hwy 74 bypass, close to Ingles. Rent to own for $595 mo, $1800 down.

DIRT -SCREENED TOP SOIL, 8 No pets. 980-939-6633 x4. to 9 ton, $160. Fill dirt, 8 to 9 ton, NICE 2BR, 1BA MOBILE HOME $120. 704-692-6025. near Moss Lake. $415 mo, cenLIKE NEW LEATHER FURNItral heat/ac, being freshly painted TURE. Axiom by Ashley Furinside! Rent to own in 5 years or niture. Full size leather couch, less! Pets OK 980-939-6633 x4. oversize chair & ottoman. Asking NICE 2BR 2BA MOBILE HOME $1600. 704-419-3155 or leighann. in Kings Mountain near Hwy. 74 barrett@yahoo.com bypass. Rent to Own for $435/ COOK STOVE, 30”, Maytag mo! Pets ok. large rooms, walk in Gemini Double Oven, like new, master closet and garden tub in $250 obo. 704-487-1134. the master bath! Own in under 5 EXERCISE EQUIPMENT FOR years! Call 980-939-6633 x4.

SALE, BowFlex TreadClimber, NICE 2BR 2BA MOBILE HOME $600. AeroPilates, $200. Nordicnear Moss Lake. $435/mo, cenTrack Stationary Bike, $100. 704tral heat/AC, cool camouflage liv466-3147. ing room! Rent to own in 5 years or less! Pets ok. Call 980-939- SIMPLY APPLIANCE, 2129 Cherryville Rd, Waco, NC 28021.

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4BR 2BA HOUSE, dead end We have refrigerators, stoves, street, $850 mo. Grover area. washers, dryers, and more. Come 704-477-5031 see us or call 704-648-6208.

KIMBALL ARTIST CONSOLE PIANO. Excellent piano. Tuned 5 yrs ago. $750. Serious inquiries only. 704-692-5484, evenings.

VEGETABLE PLANTS: Tomatoes, Peppers, Squash, Cucumbers, etc, for sale at Shirley’s almost new, coffee table & end Greenhouses in Polkville. 704table, sofa bed. 2 rolls of plastic, 312-6088.

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2014 KIA SOUL, 7113 mi. Sell for FOUR WHEELER MOTORCYpay-off. Generator, 6000 amp, 30 CLE, TRX 200 SX, $850. 704amp plug for campers. Also 4 high 538-6867 back bar stools. 704-692-7947, PETS/LIVESTOCK 704-406-9065.

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Dunkin’ Donuts 6751 E. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 829-1090

Rita’s Family Restaurant 108 Beaty Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 820-2894

Friends Sports Bar & Grill 16 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-1401

Sake Express 675 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 461-0400

Glenway Premium Pub 55 Glenway St., Belmont, NC 29012 (704) 829-7717

Sammys Neighborhood Pub 25 S. Main St. Belmont NC 28012 (704) 825-4266

H&M Deli and Market 1019 Wilkerson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 820-8611 Hardee’s 611 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-3272 Joe’s Touch of Italy 503 S. Central Ave. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-2805 Johnny B’s Pizza 106 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-8900 KFC 6813 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-8817 McDonalds 505 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-9711 New China 6517 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 829-1010 Old Stone Steak House 23 S. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-9995 Papa John’s Pizza 6511 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-4339 Peace-N-Hominy Q Shack 403 E. Catawba St. • Ste 200 Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 464-7647 Peet’s Coffee & Tea 701 Hawley Ave. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-8885 Pizza Hut 685 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-7335 Queens’ Seafood 1401 Armstrong Ford Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-3332 Reach Out of The Box

Simonetti’s Pizza 6432 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704)825-5555 Southpoint Grill 1901 S. Point Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 829-1043 String Bean The Fresh Market & Deli 106 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-3636 Sub Corral Sandwich Shop 6831 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-5466 Subway 610 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-7827 Taxco Mexican Grill 6418 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-2108 The Grill 682 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-5179 Waffle House 603 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-2177 Wendy’s 660 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-3286 White Restaurant 417 Catawba St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-3886 Wingstreet 685 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704) 825-7335

Cramerton Asian Garden 202 Market St. Cramerton, NC 28032 (704) 824-8318 Georgios Restaurant 202 Market St.

Glen Arbor St. Demetrios Restaurant Students at Ida rankin Elementary 360 in Mt. Holly recently had an opportunity to perform for an Cramerton, NC 28032 NC 28012 6928 W.and Wilkinson Blvd. audience show off their actingBelmont, skills. The Rankin Players theater group presented the (704) 824-2220 (704) 825-3446 Belmont, "Magic NC 28012 production, Tree House: Dinosaurs Before Dark, KIDS" for parents, students, teachers 825-0057 and(704) guests from the community. It was the school’s eleventh musical production, and was directed by music teacher Jeff Ingle.

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Mayworth’s Public House 115 Center St. Cramerton, NC 28032 South Fork Deli 119-B Center St. Cramerton NC 28032

Dallas Clemmer’s Country Kitchen 1313 Old Dallas Rd. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-8384 Dallas Fresh Seafood Market 3110 Dallas/High Shoals Hwy Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 923-8223 Dallas Fish Box 1031 Lower Dallas Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-8930 Dairy Queen 108 College View Dr. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-5051 Domino’s Pizza 3130 Dallas High Shoals Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-7665 Double Dragon Chinese Restaurant 3130 Dallas High Shoals Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 923-8030 Jack In The Box 102 College View Dr. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-9178 Just Cookin 1108 E. Main St. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-7031 Long Creek Fish Fry 1425 Lower Dallas Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-3998 North Star Seafood 2150 Dallas High Shoals Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-7715 Peet’s Coffee & Tea 715 W. Trade St. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-6791 Subway 3129 Dallas High Shoals Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-1001 Tavern On The Square 602 Queens Dr. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-5425 Tommy’s Drive In 2708 Gastonia Dallas Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-9099 The Country Kitchen 116 E. Main St. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-9597

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Waffle House 1100 Dallas Cherryville Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (704) 922-9648

Side Trax Sports Bar & Food 121 W. Central Ave. Mt Holly NC 28012 704-827-3603

Lowell

Vasileious Italian Kitchen 200 S. Main St. Mount Holly, NC 28120 (704) 820-8539

Grits N Greens 125 N. Main St. Lowell NC 28098 704-879-4073 Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks 720 McAdenville Rd. Lowell, NC 28098 (704) 824-8838

McAdenville Little Village Restaurant 129 Main St. McAdenville, NC 28101 (704) 824-3624

Mount Holly Billys Barbeque Family Restaurant 1127 W. Charlotte Ave. Mount Holly, NC 28120 (704) 827-8747 Brite Star Drive In Grill 205 Madora St. Mt Holly NC 28120 704-827-0212 Chicken King 130 W. Charlotte Ave. Mt Holly NC 28120 704-812-8266 China Two Mt Holly 595 Highland St. Mount Holly, NC 28120 (704) 827-8090

Christy’s Place 1015 W Catawba St Mt Holly NC 28120 704-827-2411 Sake Express Inc. of Mount Holly 349 W. Charlotte Ave. Mount Holly, NC 28120 (704) 827-4819

Stanley Bojangles 541 N. 27 W. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-4532 China Garden 190 E. Dallas Rd. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-8788 Friendly’s Of Stanley 119 N. Main St. Stanley NC 28164 704-263-7088 Gus’s Sir Beef Restaurant 106 Mariposa Rd. Stanley NC 28164 704-263-3988 Hunan To Go 509 S. Hwy 27 Stanley NC 28164 704-263-3988 Niko’s Grill 124 N. Main St. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-1311 Red Burrito 441 N. 27 West Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-1221 Subway 107 E. Dallas Rd. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-7350 Woodshed Restaurant 212 S. Main St. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-1030