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Gaston county looks to boost bike use

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews.com

Bicycle use in our area has increased by leaps and bounds lately and a new program being promoted by Gaston Travel and Tourism hopes to expand two-wheel riding even more.

Dubbed “Zagster” the idea revolves around having racks of bikes strategically placed at various location across Gaston County and available for rental.

The bikes are top quality machines complete with parcel racks and multi-speed gearing.

The bikes are available 24/7 at Dallas Park, Highland Rail Trail, Poston Park, and the Gaston County Visitor Center in Belmont.

Gaston Tourism director Michael Applegate is excited about Zagster.

“We learned about Zagster, the company that provides the system, through their success with other communities our size,” he said. “For the past ten years they’ve worked with many cities, counties, corporations and universities to supply an easy, convenient turnkey service to manage and operate the program and to support it with the necessary customer service, insurance, liability and regular maintenance needed to keep it running effectively.”

Basically the way the bike rental works is a customer first downloads the Zagster app, then logs in to it on their phone; If they are already in the app, tap “Ride” at the bottom of the screen;

Type the bike number in the grey box; Tap the "START A RIDE" button; Get the unlock code on the next screen; Locate the keypad on the back of the bike. If there are keys numbers 1-9 and “ENT”, press “ENT”, followed by the unlock code, then ENT again; Make sure to press each button slowly and firmly; The box will flash the "MESSAGE" and "READY" lights once you've entered your code correctly; Pull the lockbox lid up and use the key inside to open the U-Lock.

Once the bike is free from the station, use the key to close the U-Lock; Return the key to the lockbox and press the lid closed until you hear a click Place the U-Lock in the bike basket or through the holster on the rear rack.

Zagster fits right in with the idea of boosting the overall quality of life in Gaston County.

“The bike program aligns with community health, well-being, education and lifelong learning,” said Applegate. “To promote community health, we set a goal to develop, enhance and invest in outdoor recreational areas and a walkable, bikeable community. To accomplish that, we are partnering with County Parks & Rec, County Municipalities and Carolina Thread Trail to grow, improve and program existing facilities and preserved space. Doing so creates another amenity to offer visitors and residents and again supports our destination messaging that Gaston County offers See BIKES page 4

Gaston County Travel and Tourism director Michael Applegate is seen trying out one of the Zagster rental bikes.

Photo by Alan Hodge

Local people and places played a big part River District in fight for American independence could generate

By Alan Hodge

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

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

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

Next stop is the town of Grover. Located on US 29 near Grover are historical markers that pinpoint two places that British soldiers were in evidence during the Revolution. The first marker indicated where Revolutionary War hero William Chronicle has a NC Highway Historical marker in place on the grounds of the Belmont Historical Society.

See INDEPENDENCE page 4 Photo by Alan Hodge

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50,000 jobs The massive River District development planned for land between the Charlotte Airport and the Catawba River, just east of Belmont, could generate 50,000 regional jobs over the next quarter-century, Montcross Area Chamber members learned recently.

Business leaders and economic development officials here are working to bring some of those jobs to Gaston County over a new bridge, referred to as the Catawba Crossings, connecting southern Gaston to the River District and airport areas in Charlotte.

Representatives of developers Lincoln Harris and Crescent Communities were speakers for the Chamber’s Business Buzz breakfast at the Kimbrell Campus of Gaston College in Belmont on June 8, 2017. CaroMont Health was the sponsor. About a hundred Chamber members and friends attended, with many asking questions after the presentation.

Crescent Properties was represented by Director of Development Elizabeth Adams McMillan, a Gastonia native, and Senior Vice President Tracy Dodson spoke for Lincoln Harris.

The River District plan calls for 4,500 homes, 1,000 hotel See RIVER DISTRICT page 3

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MY OPINION: OPINION: Summer camp silliness The time is on us when summer camps of all types are 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 Ronnie” 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” simply handed us each a bow and a handful of arrows and said “have fun” and brother did the pointed sticks fly in all directions. I mean, why be bothered with a bullseye target when there were so many birds and squirrels to aim at.

Another camp pastime we enjoyed was canoeing. A summer camp without canoes is like a summer camp without s’mores or skeeters.

Anyway, this particular camp was located on a river, a big river, and we youths were told to restrict our paddling to the quiet cove that was part of the “campus”. Of course all those off the cuff instructions did was entice several canoeists to go out into the main channel where they were promptly swept several miles downstream before anyone realized they had gone missing.

A frantic search eventually found the boys at a riverside store having snacks. Needless to say,

they canoed no more.

Speaking of canoes.

We had a camp counselor we were informed was a “real” Indian. His name was, believe it or not, “Chief”. At least Alan Hodge Banner-News Editor that’s what we were told to address him by. I found out later that Chief was actually a student at Pembroke University and a member of the Lumbee tribe but did not hold that or any other official rank in his familial organization.

Anyway, we had an Indian ceremony one night with Chief as the star. The idea was for Chief to come into shore from the river to where us kids would be waiting around a campfire. It was dark, the river lapped at the bank, the canoe was paddled by another camp counselor and Chief was standing up in the canoe wearing full feathered headdress and a naugahyde breech cloth and streaked with war paint done via a lipstick and arms akimbo. There was a railroad flare burning in a bucket of sand in front of Chief to lend a ghostly air to his entrance. We kids sat transfixed- until a cabin cruiser went roaring by out on the river in the darkness and the wake hit Chief’s canoe when he was about 30 feet from shore and it tipped and rocked and dumped Chief out! OMG! The next thing we knew Chief came stumbling, sputtering and gasping onto the riverbank with his feathered headgear dripping water and naugahyde breech cloth all wadded up and needless to say our peals of laughter combined with Chief’s discomfiture meant no Indian stories that night.

The next year I got to go to the same camp for a week. By then I was 12 years old and the people who ran the joint got us of similar age together and told us we were to be honored with the title of “Senior Campers”. What this meant was we were issued sling-blades, shovels, 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 Phone called their parents to come pick 704-825-0580 them up as they had all the summer Fax camp fun they could stand.

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Yours, “America means opportunity, freedom, power.”

Ours, – Ralph Waldo Emerson Others She saved us $7,200 over 20 years Let me take you back to 1997. Normally, I’m really good at handling my personal finances. Somehow, my ego got in front of me and I wasn’t watching it as closely as I should when I realized we were spending more than I was bringing home. When it came to my attention, I was like Fred Flintstone stopping the car. I put both feed on the ground and said, “we are not spending money.” We radically changed how we spent our funds.

The first thing we did was go on the envelope system. It’s basically a cash and carry method of budgeting. My mother used it growing up. Since my father worked construction and his paycheck was inconsistent, she had to find a way to manage the ebb and flow of his paycheck.

My wife and I used various envelopes.

Some were for food, another for gas, while another was for recreation. When the envelope was empty, the spending stopped. The envelope was refilled on payday. If you ran out of cash in an envelope, you ran out of spending.

It worked.

I also wanted to reduce our spending. I asked my wife, with fear and trepidation, to cut my hair. I have naturally curly hair. Most people don’t know how to cut my hair. They wet it at which point it goes flat. They cut it not realizing when it dries, it curls and is much, much shorter. I’ve had that argument with too many barbers. When I sat in the chair, my wife didn’t wet it, she just started cutting. When she was done, it looked good.

Next month I asked her to cut it. Again, it looked good. This went on month after month which because year after year.

That was twenty years ago. At $30 per haircut, one haircut per month for twenty years, she has saved our family $7,200. Not

only was there savings to our budget, I don’t get stressed at the barber and my hair looks good.

I share this because Tony Marciano this month, my wife and I will celebrate 36 years of marriage. No, it hasn’t been easy. I’ll confess to you that in our early years, I wasn’t sure if we would make it. Then I became a student of marriage.

I attended marriage seminars, read books on marriage, listened to radio shows about marriage. Today I conduct marriage workshops Over the last few years I’ve become convinced that marriage should not resemble my high school days of running cross country which required me to run in a race that was two and one half miles long. I wasn’t fast. It was hard. I just wanted to cross the finish line.

Marriage can resemble a cross country meet. We just want to cross the finish line and say we’ve been married thirty, forty or more years. It can become an endurance race.

Instead, what if marriage were to get better as time went on? What if your marriage had the snap, crackle and pop it had when you first got married? What if you called your spouse just to hear the sound of their voice and find yourself still getting weak in the knees? What if, after many years of marriage, you could still be stupid in love, feeling intoxicated just by being in their presence?

What if it changed from being an endurance race to getting better as time goes on?

What if……?

I don’t ever want my spouse to be my roommate. I want her to be my lover and my best friend.

5 year-old from Dallas to represent NC at JDRF 2017 Children’s Congress Miles Bone, age 5 of Dallas has been chosen by JDRF, the leading global organization focused on type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, to join a delegation of children and celebrity advocates in Washington, D.C. this summer at JDRF 2017 Children’s Congress from July 24-26. The Delegates will be lobbying their Members of Congress to remind them of the vital need to continue supporting T1D research that could reduce the burden of this disease and ultimately find a cure.

These children—ages 4 to 17, and representing all 50 states—will participate in a number of activities on the Hill, including a Congressional Committee hearing to share personal testimonies that highlight the daily struggles of living with T1D and the need for continued funding for research projects such as the Special Diabetes Program (SDP).

They will sharing their concern to the Senate about the new AHCA bill that would allow people with pre-existing conditions like T1D to be excluded from regular insurance plans and sent to “high-risk insurance pools” that charge premiums that are 150 to 200 percent higher than what is charged for typical coverage. These delegates will bring names and faces to the fight for healthcare reform and the need for continued support of research and access.

Joining the U.S. Delegates will be six international Delegates traveling from Australia, Canada, Denmark, Israel, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Together,

the Delegates will convey a clear message to the Federal Government that T1D is a global problem that requires a global effort.

“These children and their parents face the burden of type one diabetes every day, and by sharing their stories, they become the most powerful advocates we have in fighting type one diabetes. They represent millions of other families like mine who need the support of the government to help us end this disease,” says Derek Rapp, JDRF President and CEO. “Children’s Congress gives the T1D community a unified voice in front of Congress and a way to urge our government leaders to continue supporting research.”

Serving as Chair for JDRF 2017 Children’s Congress will be Angie Platt of Encino, Calif., whose 13-year old son, Jonathan, was diagnosed with T1D at age 6.

Angie is a member of JDRF’s International Board of Directors and previously chaired the 2013 Children’s Congress. As Chair of the event, she will help engage, support and energize all these Delegates and their families during the advocacy efforts up on Capitol Hill.

"I am really excited to meet lots of new friends who have type 1 diabetes like I do. I want to tell people what it's like to live with diabetes so they can help find new ways to take care of me and maybe even find a cure!" said Miles.

When Miles grows up, he wants to be a pharmacist or a dog walker.

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rooms, 500,000 square feet of retail and restaurants and 8 million square feet of office space, when the project is fully developed, at least 25 years from now.

More than 11,000 construction jobs will be created and, throughout the region, more than 50,000 total jobs are predicted to stem from the project, which will boost the tax base by an estimated $2.7 billion.

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Lincoln Harris Senior Vice President Tracy Dodson (center) and, to her right, Gastonia native Elizabeth Adams McMillan, Director of Development at Crescent Communities, spoke about The River District project at the Montcross Area Chamber’s Business Buzz breakfast. With them, from left, are Belmont Mayor Charlie Martin, Chamber Board Chair-elect Carey Roberts of Carey Roberts Design and Gaston County Commissioner representing South Point Township Ronnie Worley.

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Some of the large crowd of Montcross Area Chamber members and friends attending the River District program.

Apple recently announced that iOS 11, a new version of their operating software, will include a “Do Not Disturb While Driving” feature. AAA Carolinas applauds this new technology that aims to prevent distracted driving—a preventable epidemic that leads to around 5,000 deaths every year.

“AAA Carolinas is dedicated to eradicating distracted driving, and applauds Apple for addressing this important issue,” said AAA President and CEO Dave Parsons.

The “Do Not Disturb While Driving” feature will work whenever the phone is connected to a car using Bluetooth or a cable, or if the car is moving.

The phone will withhold text messages or news updates, and can also send an automatic response that informing them you are driving. Other features include locking the screen and the inability to input destinations on Apple Maps, while driving.

Cell phones are among the most well-known and common sources of distraction for drivers.

Text messaging behind the wheel is one of the riskiest behaviors a driver can do as it involves manual, visual, and mental distraction simultaneously.

In 2016, 22.2% of all teen crashes in North Carolina were the result of distracted driving. 54,279 crashes last year in North Carolina were caused due to distracted driving, resulting in 177 fatalities.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety recently completed groundbreaking research finding that mental distraction by itself dangerously affects drivers behind the wheel. The research showed that hands-free features, increasingly common in new vehicles, are actually among the most mentally distracting. Just because a drivers' eyes are on the road and hands are on the wheel does not mean that they are safely focusing on driving.

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Stanley police on the job Stanley Police were in the community recently on Hovis Road, checking driver’s licenses. This checkpoint was deployed due to complaints in the area.

The Stanley Police strategically deploy checkpoints as an enforcement tool,

based on complaints or historical data generated.

How effective is a checkpoint?

The night before, Stanley Police arrested an intoxicated motorist on Highway 27, during a checkpoint.

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INDEPENDENCE from page 1 troops of Major Patrick Ferguson bivouacked on Oct. 4 and 5, 1780 before they made their way to Kings Mountain. The other marker points to the spot where Lord Cornwallis and his men entered North Carolina in January 1781 on their second invasion of North Carolina.

While in Grover, another interesting place to visit is the old Shiloh Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Located on a dirt road off Elm Street, the cemetery holds the remains of one of Cleveland County's most illustrious patriots, Colonel Frederick Hambright (1727-1817). Born in Germany, Hambright had prior to his service in the Revolution been an Indian fighter. A new marker at the entrance to Kings Mountain National Military Park on SC 216 touts some of Hambright's achievements.

Another hero of the Battle of Kings Mtn. is William Chronicle from Belmont. A NC Highway Historical marker on Catawba St. in front of the Belmont Historical Society points out the fact that the home of Chronicle, leader of the “South Fork Boys” was once located nearby. Chronicle was killed in the battle.

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

Leaving Kings Mountain on NC 161, go about two miles and turn left onto Long Creek Road. Near where the road crosses Long Creek is the Washington Iron Furnace. This furnace was used during the Revolution to manufacture cannonballs and other implements.

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

During the Revolution, citizens of the Tryon community areas got together and drew up a set of proclamations on August 14, 1775 that spelled out their displeasure at the way things were going between England and the colonies.

Though the document didn't go quite as far as the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the Tryon Resolves nonetheless vowed that its drafters would fight for their freedoms if it came to that. While they were at it, the folks of Tryon also decided they would get muskets, powder and ammo from their patriotic friends in Charleston, SC. Today, a stone and bronze marker to the Tryon Resolves can be seen. The marker was erected by the DAR and lists the names of those who signed the document.

Near the Tryon community is Pasour Mountain. Just off NC 279, Pasour Mountain was originally known as LaBoone Mountain for the LaBoone family who lived there.

During the Revolution, the LaBoones, who were Tories, sometimes sought shelter in a cave. Eventually they felt local patriots' displeasure and skeedaddled.

One of the best sources for information about places in North Carolina and their War of Independence connections is "Touring North Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites" by Daniel Barefoot. An attorney and resident of Lincolnton, Barefoot has gathered his vast knowledge of the Revolutionary period in our state together in a volume published

by John F. Blair of Winston Salem.

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BIKES from page 1 an outdoors, active, natural, healthful and desirable place to live and to visit.”

Applegate also sees Zagster as a means to bring the county together for everyone's good.

“The current locations are beach heads in establishing more connectivity between these first stations and additional points of interest,” he said. “Carolina Thread Trail plans already call for Dallas Park connections to Gaston College, Gaston Technology

Zagster bikes lined up for action at the Travel and Tourism Visitor Center in Belmont.

Photo by Alan Hodge Park, Rankin Lake and Highland Rail Trail. Downtown Lowell has funded completing sidewalks from there to

Poston Park. Poston Park will eventually connect to Carolina Thread Trail. The Visitors Center, by way of the Belmont Rail Trail, will connect to Belmont Abbey College and Downtown Belmont sometime before years’ end. Given some of these imminent improvements, we’ve been strategic with these initial stations To continue to grow the program, we see

several possibilities for stations in Belmont, Mount Holly, McAdenville, Lowell, Cramerton and Bessemer City to extend this system across the County and tie together more great outdoor recreation areas for residents and visitors to enjoy and explore.”

For more information see http://bike.zagster.com/ gogaston/ .

The Gaston Museum, Dallas, will host a free concert on Saturday, July 8 featuring The Whiskey Gentry out of Atlanta. The group is set to release its third full-length studio album entitled Dead Ringer this spring. The husband and wife duo of Lauren Staley and Jason Morrow and bandmates incorporate deep country, Americana, honky-tonk, bluegrass and a stiff shot of gritty rock ’n’ roll in their music.

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Jay Asher Holds Book Talk in Gastonia

By Rachel McKimmon Gastonia, N.C.- Contemporary author, Jay Asher, held a book talk at the Gaston Public Library, Thursday June 15, to discuss his writing, particularly his book turned Netflix series, Th1rteen R3asons Why. Th1rteen R3asons Why was influenced through Asher’s life, he revealed, including the hardships his family and friends have battled.

“This book took 3-years for me to write and was rejected by the first couple publishers I sent it to, but I knew how necessary it was to publish this book. Th1rteen R3asons Why speaks to the honesty each individual must recognize within themselves,” said Asher.

Why is Asher’s book so important?

Th1rteen R3asons Why has sparked a global awareness on bullying and teen depression and suicide. Since being published in 2007, Asher’s book has received multiple state awards and has been recognized internationally. In the U.S., a national campaign grew from interest in Th1rteen Reasons and a school tour, called ‘50 States Against Bullying’, was launched to assist school age children in understanding the consequences of bullying and how to recognize a person who is depressed or is contemplating suicide.

Opponents to Th1rteen Reasons Why claim that Asher’s book glorifies or lightens the subject of teen suicide- Asher responds that such ideas are completely wrong. Teens wish exposure to such topic because it is directly effecting them. “I have received so many emails from readers exclaiming to me how this book helped them

or saved their own life. One person specifically wrote that Th1rteen R3asons inspired a drive within themselves to help others and to start being wonderful to everyone,” said Asher. Asher continued, “If we didn’t talk about this, it would only continue. Th1rteen R3asons is a step to end such silence.”

In addition to Th1rteen

R3asons Why, Asher has written and co-written several other young-adult novels: The Future of Us, What Light and Piper (to be released in 2017). All of Asher’s books are available nationally and have been released internationally to select countries.

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Tri-County Animal Rescue Pet of the Week is this very active Australian Shepherd named Spanky. She is 7 months old and still a puppy with all the puppy traits! Spanky weighs about 40 pounds and has the Red Merle coloring with blue eyes. She is good with everyone including other pets. Spanky is very playful so another dog companion would be a plus.

Spanky is spayed, current on vaccines and micro-chipped. She will be looking for you this weekend!

This is an athletic dog of medium size and bone; it is lithe, agile and slightly longer than it is tall. It is muscular and powerful enough to work all day, without sacrificing the speed and agility necessary to cope with bolting livestock. Its gait is free and easy, and it must be able to change direction or speed instantly. Its double coat is weather resistant, with the outer coat of medium texture and length, straight to wavy.

Jay Asher, author, speaks to a group at the Gaston Public Library recently.

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The Australian Shepherd is fun to train because it learns quickly and easily. Aussies are unusually eager to please and adept at a wide variety of sports and games, such as herding, Flyball, and agility competitions.

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Please come out to our adoption event this weekend. If you are looking for an addition to your family, please come out and Dr.Dan.Adamson@gmail.com meet our pets this weekend. We have many available pets at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard this Friday from 6-9 pm and Saturday noon to 6 pm.

Tri-County Animal Rescue is a non-profit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties. We are committed to ending pet homelessness in this area and we need your continued support. If you cannot adopt a pet, then 318 South Washington St. • Shelby, NC support Tri-County in other ways. We need volunteers and donations to continue our mission of finding homes for these 704-487-8114 • DonGibsonTheatre.com unwanted animals. Please help Tri-County Animal Rescue continue to save pets by adopting your next pet this weekend?

Our “needs” list includes: towels, Clorox, laundry detergent, paper towels, dry dog food and dry cat food.

For more information, call 704.263.2444, send an email to TriCountyAnimalRescue@yahoo.com, visit us on the web at Saturday, July 29th www.tcar.us or on FaceBook at Tri-County Animal Rescue.

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Banner News Fellowship & Faith

Church Directory Centerview Centerview Baptist Church

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

Macedonia Baptist Church

Acme Road • Belmont • NC

1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

McADENVILLE

Morningside Missionary Church

143 Church St. 704-824-5380

711 Morningside Dr. 704-822-9142

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

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

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

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

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

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church

North Main Baptist Church

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Burge Memorial Methodist Church

Ridgeview Baptist Church

Alexander Memorial Baptist Church

151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711

Bethel Baptist Church

208 South Main Street 704-825-3216

Brotherhood/Sisterhood WNCC UMC 120 Park Street 704-825-1333

Catawba Heights Baptist Church 311 Belmont Road 704-827-8474

Christ Church Presbyterian Church 901 Catawba Street 704-461-8614

Crossroads Wesleyan Church 101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381

Centerview Baptist Church 2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

East Belmont Baptist Church

Hood Memorial Ame Zion Church 455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church 204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

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

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

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

Catawba Heights Church of God 122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225

CBC-Memorial Apostolic 230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

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

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

501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046

East Belmont Church Of God

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist

707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

212 South Street 704-825-7269

Covenant United Methodist

East Belmont Free Will Baptist

New Hope Presbyterian Church

909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

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

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

New Life Baptist Church

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

201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

First Baptist Church

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized

23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

First Foursquare Gospel Church

North Belmont Church of God

8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

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

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

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

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

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

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

Goshen Presbyterian Church Roper Street 704-827-6280

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

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

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2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Point United Methodist

701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

Stowe Memorial Baptist Church

6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Way of the Cross Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

Community Pentecostal Center

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

First United Methodist Church

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691

300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

Westview Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

512 Old Mount Holly Rd. 704-263-4275

1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656

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

Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church

First Presbyterian Church

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7447 Old Plank Rd. 704-827-7966

133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

Bethlehem Church

New Faith Baptist Church

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

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

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

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

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

3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

Carolina Community Baptist 604 Martha Ave 704-824-2872

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

Epic Church 100 Indian Walk 704-671-4652

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

Lowell Free Will Baptist Church

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

Living Witness Ministries

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

541 Costner St. 704-827-0004

110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

St. Marks United Methodist Church

105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

Family Worship Center

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

826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

Cramerton Temple of God Church

238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

The Pointe

704-867-2317

110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603

510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019

26 Kee Rd. 704-825-5987

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Core Church

Cramerton Free Will Baptist

1529 Old Hwy. 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

Holy Comforter Lutheran Church

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151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889 416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954 Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly

Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

New Saint Paul Holiness Church

1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

BELMONT

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

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

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

New Life Church 128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

Presbyterian Church of Lowell 207 E. 1st St. 704-824-3807

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

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

1224 Mayberry Rd. 704-263-0249

New Life Baptist Church 527 N. Buckoak St. 704-263-4647

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

Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church 113 E. Parkwood St. 704-263-2131

Trinity Full Gospel Church 303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765

United In Action of Stanley 5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

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Banner-News Obituaries

James Gaston Cannon, II

Belmont – James Gaston “Jamie” Cannon, II, 62 passed away peacefully on June 22, 2017 at the Robin Johnson House.

He was born in Mecklenburg County on November 14, 1954 to James “Jack” Cannon and Geraldine “Dinky” Cannon.

Jamie was a loving son and brother who will be greatly missed! He enjoyed fishing, scuba diving and traveling.

Survivors include his mother Geraldine “Dinky” Cannon, his father, James “Jack” Cannon; sister, Karen Cannon Hendrix and husband David;

uncle, John Gary Cannon; numerous nieces and nephews He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Elijah Cannon.

Services will be private.

Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice c/o Robin Johnson House, Post Office Box 3984, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054.

Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia 704-864-5144 is serving the Family.

A God Pleasing Fabric In 2014 I nearly didn’t pass my DMV eye exam. My eyes were getting noticeably worse; especially at night on back roads.

Cataracts were producing blinding “voids and starbursts.” Then what certified my need was when I struggled tying fly fishing lures. I finally underwent needed surgery and rejoice daily over how much clearer everything is now.

This morning, reflecting on “clarity” and that surgery started me thinking about artwork around my home. I lean toward art that looks recognizable; photos of nature, “The Painter of Light” paintings, fictional nature paintings; plants, trees, quaint architecture, and people interacting with the same. I guess that is why I love real life gardening so much; but what about abstract art?

My sister sent me the Wings of Unity lithograph by Victoria Kwasinski. Initially I enjoyed the pastel colors and angels floating midair but until this morning my depth of understanding didn’t really start to connect. The pastel colors were reminiscent of the splendor of colors in nature. Flowers, birds, light, and textures are astounding; Victoria’s lithograph highlights that splendor too but her art also intimates our “soulish” need for that splendor.

Some say abstract art often has no meaning but simply is an expression of the artist’s personality at the moment; a way of connecting their art to their soul in a way that hopefully helps viewers to travel on a desirable journey in their own imagination; to connect with this piece of art in a personal way. But might someone’s soul lead them or us astray?

Some notable PhDs believe nothing is amiss with the human soul (mind, will and emotions). If we think about that, however, we simply know that isn’t so. Turn on the

news! Even older westerns were filled with villains slinking around stealing, lying, or killing.

In Jeremiah 17:9 scripture teaches us that “The heart is deceptive above all things…” and most media programs, movies and Dennis Siracusa news prove it every night. How is it that our world has become so desirous of the dark side of human nature? Even art can influence us with darkness. Isn’t it enough to know that evil exists; maybe even is prolific, without steeping ourselves in it relentlessly?

Shouldn’t we try for loftier lives, uses of time and entertainment choices?

In Max Lucado’s book, The Miracle of the Higher Grounds Café, his story showcases human lives with problems complicated by spiritual danger; powers, principalities and forces of darkness dead set on doing great harm to people, communities and geographic areas. Our confidence, however, is God has everything under control and has an army of angels to watch over us. Good physical eyes are helpful to navigate our world but more importantly are our spiritual eyes. Eyes to help us see how God wired us, how He wants to use us and tools He has to help us along our way. Tools like wisdom, discernment, and oftentimes other people; where we are woven together into a God pleasing fabric. “Strive together as one for the faith of the Gospel.”

Philippians 1:27.

The Mylan Hayes Family (top photo- southern gospel group ) and The Simple Faith Quartet ( bluegrass from the mountains of NC ) will be in concert at Lowesville Gospel Concerts/Living Word Ministries – 1062 Hwy 16 South – Stanley (Lowesville) NC Saturday June 24th 6:00 PM. This is a free concert and everyone is welcome. Southern Gospel every 2nd Saturday and Bluegrass every 4th Saturday. Contact Carroll Cooke 704-618-9762

What is Standing in Your Way?

By Trent Rankin

We live in a day and age in which many people seem to blame everything that happens to them on someone else.

Often we blame our setting, our education, or lack of luck as the reason we have not become what we want to be. In truth, many times the biggest obstacle to our success is us.

We are often our own worst enemy. This is also true in our relationship with God many times. God seeks to work in our lives, yet often we stand in the way of the work God wants to do for us.

Exodus 3, 4:1-18 records God calling Moses to bring the Israelites out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. Moses sees the burning bush on a hillside that is on fire but not burning. As he sees it, God calls out to him and tells him he will go to Egypt to bring Israel out of slavery and into the Promised Land. As God instructs Moses, he responds with one excuse after another. Moses tells God “Who am I, that I should go to Pharaoh” (Exodus 3:11, KJV).

Moses thought he was unworthy to do the work of God. He also told God that he did not Volunteers from the City of Belmont, Keep Belmont Beautiful, and Belmont PD worked hard even know God’s name if the last weekend to clean trash and other debris from the Main Street Crossing shopping center. people asked him. Moses said “They will not believe me” City of Belmont photo (Exodus 4:1, KJV). Moses was

afraid the people would not respond to him. Moses further said, “I am not eloquent” (Exodus 4:10, KJV). Moses felt unprepared for the work God wanted him to do.

For each excuse Moses made, God promised to walk with him, and to help him lead Israel out of Egypt.

God knew what Moses was capable of, and He knew Moses could complete the work. Unfortunately, Moses did not see what God saw.

Moses was destined by God to lead Israel to the Promised Land, yet he was the one who almost kept it from happening. We are like Moses many times. God has great work ahead for us, yet too often we stand in our own way. We like Moses, offer one excuse after another, instead of trust-

ing in God. God never gives us a task we cannot complete.

He knows what we can do.

We need to stop resisting, and start listening to His voice.

If Moses had continued to resist God, he would have deprived Israel of their deliverer, and their future leader.

If we resist God, what great work will we miss because we would not listen to Him? Moses finally trusted God, and he became a great man in the history of Israel. What does God have in store for you? Do you find you often make excuses to God instead of acting? God has great plans for you, will you stand in His way? God is ready to do great things for you, if you will let Him.

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Riverbend retirees recall how the lines between work and family were intertwined The remains of Riverbend Steam Station can be seen from the Brookshire Freeway in Gaston County near Mt. Holly.

The massive, hulking structure sits dormant now. Completed in 1929, its powerful generators are now silent.

To passersby, the building is a relic of a bygone era.

To those who once worked there, it’s a reminder of simpler times, when family and work life blended together like coffee and cream. Everyone knew each other, helped each other, grew up together as a family.

Weeta Gay Garner remembers: There was a time in the 1940s, she recalled, when children ran through the steam station, alternately chasing and being chased by an overly excited pet poodle. Plant workers looked on tolerantly, as they continued the tasks at hand.

After all, the children had been unable to leave the village all summer, quarantined against an outbreak of polio in the area.

“Families couldn’t even leave to shop. A man would come around periodically and pick up my mama’s list, go to town, then deliver her groceries later in the day,” said Garner, whose father worked at Riverbend.

Garner spent her 1940s childhood in “the village,” a collection of houses surrounding the plant, provided to the workers

by Duke Power.

“It was the most wonderful place to live,” said Garner. “I remember the custodian at the plant would build a roaring fire at the bus stop every morning for us, so we wouldn’t be cold.”

The bus stop, a brick building, was erected by the company so schoolchildren would have a dry place to wait for the bus every morning.

“There was such a sense of family. Your neighbor was like your brother. Everybody was your mama and daddy. And,” she chuckled, “if you did something wrong at the end of the street, your folks knew about it before you made your way back home.”

“New” village Garner lived in the “new” village. The original village was built in 1928 as quick housing for the construction workers.

Once the plant began operation in 1929, the new hires made homes out of the small houses.

The village consisted of 86 homes, 47 of which made up the original old village and 39 that were built later as part of the new village. Most had five to six rooms.

Life in the village was self-contained. Electricity, water, sewer, garbage pickup and general yard work were furnished by the company.

“Duke Power sent a truck driver around to deliver coal to all the houses for heat. We’d beg him to come in and play the piano,” said Garner. “He could really play.”

Duke Power remodeled an old storage building into a commissary in 1942. The building was then used by the villagers and employees for church services, training exercises, kinder-

garten, bingo, parties, scouts and other community activities.

Saturday nights were for square dances, where favorite numbers included “Lady around the Lady” and “Under the Double Eagle.”

During World War II, the commissary was used as a center for rolling bandages for the Red Cross.

And during the war, the company converted a village house into a cannery, so villagers could preserve their fresh vegetables and save on groceries. A few families raised hogs, and mothers churned their own butter.

Over the years, there were 136 individual families who lived in the village from its beginning to 1954, when new bridge construction by the state prompted the sale and relocation of the houses.

Postwar: “I felt so fortunate to get a house in the village,” said 93-year-old Willie Bert Rhyne, who worked for Duke Power from 1939 to 1982, except for the four years he spent in the South Pacific in the early ‘40s.

Life around the Riverbend Steam in the early to mid-1900s revolved around work at the plant and life in the community that surrounded it. Photos show the Riverbend Control Room in 1954, an aerial view of the village in 1931, and the Riverbend baseball club in 1931.

Duke Energy photos Rhyne lived in the new village with his wife of 70 years, Ruby. “We got married in November of 1945, three days after I returned home from the Navy. Housing was in such short supply that veterans were living in chicken houses, garages, anywhere.”

“I joined Duke Power in 1965, and Willie Bert was our patriarch,” said Tommy Bumgarner, who worked at Riverbend until 1975 and then moved on to McGuire, Allen and Lee plants before retiring.

“When I started, there was a generation of men at the plant who’d been there since 1928,” said Bumgarner. “A lot of them had come off farms, survived the Great Depression and sacrificed for their country during WW II. I had nothing but admiration and respect for them.”

And, they definitely had a sense of humor.

“I’d only been on the job for four days when a power operator relief valve went off, scaring me to death. I asked my supervisor if that happened very often.” Taking a sip of a Coca-Cola, which he drank every hour on the hour, his supervisor deadpanned, “It’s the first I’ve heard go off.”

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Bumgarner began his job at Duke for $1.79 an hour, which was more than a 40 percent increase from his old job. “Then,” he said, “I got a raise after a turbine outage and my wage went up to $2.28 per hour. I went home to my wife and said, ‘What are we going to do with all that money?‘” “I was definitely blessed through the years by Duke Power,” said Rhyne.

“Duke Power provided for every one of us; it was all we ever needed,” said Bumgarner.

“That’s right,” said Garner. “It’s a shame our children will never know what we had. That’s what love looked like. It took a village - a simple life, but great.”

Making way for new power generation: Riverbend is one of several Duke Energy plants that have been closed as the company upgrades its generation fleet.

Duke has been steadily and methodically tearing down and blasting away outdated plants for years. Since 2011, the company has “retired,” or closed, 10 coal-fired plants, including seven of 14 coal plants in North Carolina: Buck, Cape Fear, Dan River, H.F. Lee, Riverbend, Sutton and Weatherspoon.

Like Riverbend, all retired sites – or those slated for retirement – have been a part of the Duke family for decades, even generations. In small, close-knit communities where families have built strong ties to Duke Energy through generations of employment with the company, the stark-looking buildings have even become local landmarks.

The structures may be torn down, but the memories of a simpler time endure.

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DINING Guide Belmont Beijing To Go 1420 Perfection Ave. Belmont, NC 28012 704-827-5838 Supply 101 Kenwood St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-829-7788 Brenda’s Cake Gallery 11 S. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-2253 Buddy’s BBQ Inc. 5945 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-8777 Captain’s Cap 670 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 (704-825-4103 Caravan Coffee & Dessert Bar 11 S. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-829-7711

H&M Deli and Market 1019 Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 704-820-8611 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 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 Peace-N-Hominy Q Shack 403 E. Catawba St. • Ste 200 Belmont, NC 28012 704-464-7647

Catfish Cove 1401 Armstrong Ford Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-3332

Reach Out of The Box 360 Glen Arbor St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-3446

Cherubs Cafe 23 N. Main St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-0414

Rita’s Family Restaurant 108 Beaty Rd. Belmont, NC 28012 704-820-0110

Chicken King 501 Woodlawn St. Belmont NC 28012 704-827-5700

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

Demetrios Restaurant 6928 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-0057

Sammy’s Neighborhood Pub 25 S. Main St. Belmont NC 28012 (-704-825-4266

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

Simonetti’s Pizza 6432 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-5555

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

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 Taxco Mexican Grill 6418 W. Wilkinson Blvd.

Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-2108 The Grill 682 Park St. Belmont, NC 28012 704-825-5179 White’s 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 Doffer’s Canteen Restaurant 119-B Center St. Cramerton NC 28032 704-879-7270 Georgios Restaurant 202 Market St. Cramerton, NC 28032 704-824-2220 Mayworth’s Public House 115 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

Grits N Greens 125 N. Main St. Lowell NC 28098 704-879-4073

Dallas Fish Box 1031 Lower Dallas Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 704-922-8930

Hillbilly’s Barbeque & Steaks 720 McAdenville Rd. Lowell, NC 28098 704-824-8838

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 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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Stanley Mount Holly Billys Barbeque Family Restaurant 1127 W. Charlotte Ave. Mount Holly, NC 28120 704-827-8747 Bright 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 Sake Express Inc. of Mount Holly 349 W. Charlotte Ave. Mount Holly, NC 28120 704-827-4819 Side Trax Sports Bar & Food 121 W. Central Ave. Mt Holly NC 28012 704-827-3603

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 Kim’s Kitchen 106 Mariposa Rd. Stanley NC 28164 704-263-3988 Hunan To Go 509 S. Hwy 27 Stanley NC 28164 704-263-3988 Pete’s Grill 124 N. Main St. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-1311 Woodshed Restaurant 212 S. Main St. Stanley, NC 28164 (704) 263-1030

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Good News from Gaston County Schools The following “Good News” from Gaston County Schools was presented to the Gaston County Board of Education for June 2017: Sixty-two students from Gaston County Schools were chosen to attend the James S. Forrester Commissioners’ School of Excellence. Commissioners’ School is a two-week summer enrichment program held at Belmont Abbey College that teaches rising tenth graders about Gaston County and prepares them for leadership roles at school and in the community.

Gaston County Schools had 24 students in the Class of 2017 to earn valedictorian or salutatorian honors. The students were recognized during high school graduation for their commitment to academic excellence.

Three students in the Class of 2017 achieved perfect attendance for 13 years of school: Alease Foust, Ashbrook; Courtney Withers, Bessemer City; and Breona Tuft, Cherryville.

The students received a plaque from the Board of Education during their high school graduation ceremony.

Stuart W. Cramer High School won two Blumey Awards – one for Best Musical and one for Best Set Construction – for the school’s spring production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

The Blumenthal Performing Arts Center in Charlotte presents the Blumey Awards each year, which recognize outstanding achievement in high school theater arts.

South Point High School student Madeline Bame won the Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship and was recognized during the Blumey Awards ceremony. She also received the Cindy Mackie Foundation Music Scholarship.

Bessemer City High School students Kaitlyn Bassett, Ben Herman, Josh Morgan, Jennifer Norris, Jordyn Robinson, and Carmen Satler had artwork chosen for display at the new Centennial Park in downtown Bessemer City. Art teacher Pam Underwood coordinated the effort.

Bessemer City High School student Cameron Hall signed a letter of intent to play golf at Pfeiffer University.

The following high school students were chosen to attend the prestigious North Carolina Governor’s School: Lathan Birmingham and Paige Valego, Stuart W. Cramer; Madison Davis, Kristen Fletcher, Jessica Helton and Sofia Saiz, South Point; Jonathan Hollenback, East Gaston; Julia Murrow and Grace Dent, Highland School of Technology; Andrew Hughlett, Forestview; Alanie Odell, Gaston Early College; and Josseline Vega, Hunter Huss.

Dru Lockridge of Stanley Middle School was named the Linda Rader New Teacher of the Year and Joseph Rothwell of W.C. Friday Middle School was chosen as the Teacher Assistant of the Year for 2017.

Ashbrook High School student Lito Mantecon was a finalist for the Senior of the Year recognition presented by The Charlotte Observer.

Ashbrook High School senior Delante Sykes earned a full scholarship from the University of North Dakota to participate in track and field.

British Brooks of Ashbrook High School was named one of the Charlotte area’s top preseason football players in the WSOC-TV High School Football Extra’s Big 22.

Forestview High School won the 2017 Wells Fargo Cup for the Big South 2-A/3-A Conference. The award recognizes the school’s outstanding performance in conference athletics.

Bessemer City High School students Brianne Davis, Summer Meeks, Ja’Ciya Guthrie-Barber, and Kiazyia Degree won the 4x200-meter relay at the 1-A state track and field championship. It is the school’s second consecutive state title in the 4x200-meter relay.

The East Gaston High School student council organized the school’s second annual charity run and walk. The senior class raised $225 for the Greg Olsen Foundation, the junior class collected $680 for the Destiny Lives On Foundation, the sophomore class gave $100 to Habitat for Humanity, and the freshman class contributed $420 for the Alzheimer’s Association.

East Gaston High School student Ne’ja Ervin won the 3-A state championship in the discus competition.

Hunter Huss senior Demarquis Logan received the Paul Fuller Mentor Scholarship, which is awarded annually to an

outstanding high school senior who has been a part of the Gaston County Schools mentoring program. He plans to attend Gaston College this fall.

Highland School of Technology students involved in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) earned 39 medals at the state conference and five students qualified to compete at the national level. The school also won the FBLA Gold Seal Chapter of Merit distinction for the fifth consecutive year.

South Point High School seniors Jerme Leeper and Maya Sadler received the James S. Miller Scholarship, which is named for the late Gaston County principal, teacher, and pastor.

Carlton Jackson of Cherryville High School (baseball) and Logan Hamby of Bessemer City High School (softball) earned Player of the Year honors for the Southern Piedmont 1-A Conference.

Ethan Shell of South Point High School (baseball), Chloe Hamilton of North Gaston High School (softball), and Reagan Sandford of Forestview High School (soccer) earned Player of the Year awards for the Big South 2-A/3-A Conference.

Dalton Williams of North Gaston High School and Scottie Lee of South Point High School were chosen to participate in the Powerade North Carolina State Games. Phillip Russ of Bessemer City High School was selected as one of the team’s baseball coaches.

Stanley Middle School participated in the “Pasta for Pennies” campaign and collected $8,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Cramerton Middle School also participated in the fundraiser and collected $6,774.49.

Teachers in Gaston County Schools received more than $50,000 in grants through the Ron L. Ensley grant program sponsored by the Gaston County Education Foundation. The 42 grants support creative classroom lessons and programs at schools across the county.

The Gaston County Association of Educational Office Professionals (GCAEOP) presented its 2017 Administrator of the Year honor to Gina Waters and its Office Professional of the Year honor to Debbie Putnam. Additionally, Bessemer City High School senior Kelsey Griffin received the GCAEOP scholarship.

Boost your career potential with Gaston College course The Gaston College Business and Workforce Development department is offering a 40-hour course designed to help increase and enhance job-seeking and work-performance skills. “Jump Start Your Career” helps individuals prepare for employment and advancement in local advanced manufacturing, retail, clerical, customer service, and service industries.

The course comprises four modules. The first, Skills for Successful Teams, Personal Effectiveness, and Professionalism, includes classes on Communication, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Conflict Resolution, Organizational and Flexible Skills, an Overview of Project Management Principles, and Teamwork. Module two, Mathematical Skills, has a class on Math and Measurements, and one on Computer Skills.

Skills for Continuous Improvement, the third module, includes an Introduction to LEAN (a systematic approach to creating more value for customers with fewer resources) and Continuous Improvement, and an Overview of Quality Assurance. The final module covers Interview and Resume Skills.

The course meets Monday through Thursday, from noon to 5 p.m., for two consecutive weeks. Classes are held in Room 211 of the Dalpiaz Student Success Center on the Gaston College Dallas Campus. The course is on-going, with new sessions beginning approximately every month. The following sessions are currently scheduled: - July 24 through August 3 - August 21 through August 31 - September 18 through September 28

- October 16 through October 26 Steve Curtis, Instructor in the Economic and Workforce Development Division of Gaston College, leads the course. “The Manufacturing Boot Camp course that Gaston College presented previously has been expanded to encompass a wider range of industries,” said Curtis. “The valuable and important lessons that Jump Start Your Career provides can greatly increase students’ skills and boost their self-confidence as they enter the job market or seek advancement. We are excited that Gaston College can help people navigate and find success in the local workforce.”

Some of the classes will feature guest presenters such as Carolyn Beaver, Business Services Representative of the Gaston Workforce Development Board, who provides valuable information about local employment opportunities; Christen Robinson, WIOA Operations Supervisor with the NCWorks Career Center, who shares information about how the WIOA (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) can help job seekers; and Sam Buff, Director of the Textile Technology Center at the Gaston College Kimbrell Campus, who discusses the latest developments in the local textile industry. Local employers are also invited to talk to the class about their companies, recruit students, and refer students to apply on the companies’ websites. They often accept students’ resumes and may even conduct oneon-one interviews on campus.

“Anything individuals can do to pursue life-long learning and self-improvement will help them get back into the workforce,” said Beaver. “The Jump Start Your Career

course also benefits those who are currently employed, as it brings them up to date on evolving trends in technology and business approaches.”

Tuition is at no cost to eligible unem-

ployed and underemployed individuals. For more information about the Jump Start Your Career course, call the Gaston College Continuing Education/Workforce Development department at 704-922-2244.

Students receive Raptor Legend status This past spring, five MICS student athletes achieved “Raptor Legend” status. These student athletes excelled in the classroom and on the playing field. Their jersey and number were retired for their perspective sport and not to be worn again unless permission is granted by that athlete. This is one of the highest honors a student athlete can achieve at MICS. Here are the student athletes and sports in which their numbers were retired: Aapri Washington- MICS Football #8; Eric Gallman- MICS Football #4; Asia Washington- MICS Basketball #5; Sydney Webster- MICS Soccer #7; and Devin Cerda- MICS Golf- MICS Golf Bag retired.

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Shelby’s own Bryan Thrift claims second FLW Tour Angler of the Year title Pro angler Bryan Thrift of Shelby, North Carolina, capped off an incredible season this weekend, winning his second FLW Tour Angler of the Year (AOY) title and the $100,000 prize Saturday at the FLW Tour’s final 2017 regular-season event on the Potomac River.

Thrift started the FLW Tour season off with back-to-back second-place finishes in February at Alabama’s Lake Guntersville and Lake Travis in Texas. He posted a sixthplace showing in March on the Harris Chain of Lakes in Florida, then continued the hot streak through April with finishes of 12th place at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky and a third-place finish at the Tour’s annual stop at Beaver Lake in Arkansas. He wrapped up the season with respectable finishes on two river systems – 59th on the Mississippi River in Wisconsin and 48th on the Potomac River in Maryland.

Thrift now joins an illustrious club of David Dudley (three), Andy Morgan (three), Clark Wendlandt (three), and Jay Yelas (two) as anglers with multiple FLW Tour AOY titles.

“The Angler of the Year is the greatest accomplishment you can have in professional fishing,” Thrift said after clinching the title.

“You were the best fisherman all year long.

Not one tournament, not the championship, but all year long.”

The FLW Tour Angler of the Year title is determined by the total accumulated points from seven regular-season events. Two hundred points are awarded for a win, 199 for second, 198 for third, and so on. Thrift earned the title with 1,275 out of a possible 1,400 points, successfully fending off reigning three-time AOY Morgan (1,231), 2006 AOY Anthony Gagliardi (1,192), Jeff Sprague (1,176), and three-time AOY Dudley (1,161).

Thrift, an 11-year veteran of the Tour, earned his first AOY title in 2010, when he posted top-10 finishes in four of the five regular-season tournaments, then added another at the Forrest Wood Cup. “It’s nice to finally win it again,” the 37year old Thrift said. “I think I blew Angler of the Year three or four times since then (2010).

To be able to do it the first season we’ve had

Bryan Thrift with his trophy. seven events, to me that’s a huge accomplishment.”

Along with the Angler of the Year title, which annually goes to the Tour’s most dominant bass angler, Thrift earned the top prize of $100,000 and became the first angler to officially punch his ticket to the 2018 Forrest Wood Cup next fall.

Thrift has fished as a professional on the FLW Tour since 2007. Over the past 10 seasons, Thrift has finished outside the top-10 just once in the end of the year AOY standings, an impressive feat when you consider most FLW Tour events feature more than 160 anglers competing each season.

The next FLW Tour event for Thrift will be the 2017 Forrest Wood Cup Championship on Lake Murray, August 11-13 in Columbia, South Carolina.

Coverage of Thrift’s historic Angler of

the Year win on the Potomac River will premiere in high-definition (HD) on NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) Sept. 20 from Noon.-1 p.m. EDT. The Emmy-nominated “FLW” television show airs on NBCSN, the Pursuit Channel and the World Fishing Network and is broadcast to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

For a full schedule of events, complete details and updated information visit FLWFishing.com. For regular updates, photos, tournament news and more, follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/FLWFishing and on Twitter at Twitter.com/FLWFishing.

Submitted by Joseph Opager

NCNG creating parking space for Mountain State Fair

Chris Carnes and Adam Fillmore

Marcus Leech

Thursday night Tournament results Started the night with 43 boats going in all directions to find that golden spot that would produce the biggest five bass to take the win. Marcus Leech (from Gastonia) was able to find and catch five bass that weighed in at 16.99 pounds to take the win. Congratulations Mark.

Second place went to Chris Carnes (a Clover High School student from Lake Wylie) and Adam Fillmore (owner of HuntFishPaddle) with 13.87 pounds and they had the Big Fish of the night that tipped the scale at

5.66 pounds. Steve Addington and Scott Beatty took third with 13.67 pounds followed by Mike Stephens and Hunter Hicks with 12.73 pounds.

For more information please visit our web site at www.lwtt.org. Follow us on Facebook at Lake Wylie Thursday Night Tournament Trail.

Thanks to our sponsors for the 2017 season, Academy Sports, Circle K, Sparks Grading, Phoenix Boats First Flight program, and Koyote Fishing Tackle.

Mike Stephens and Hunter Hicks

Steve Addington

A partnership between the Western N.C. Agricultural Center and the N.C. National Guard is creating 450 additional parking spaces for visitors to use during the N.C. Mountain State Fair and other events.

The National Guard is building the parking lot on six acres next to current parking areas on the southwest side of the agricultural center’s property.

About 90 personnel Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, left, and Maj. Gen. from the Guard’s 105th Gregory Lusk, commander of the N.C. National Guard, center, get Engineer Battalion and a briefing from Capt. Charles Williams on construction of a new 40 from the 505th En- parking lot at the Western N.C. Ag Center. The Guard’s readiness gineer Battalion are training exercise will add 450 parking spaces for the Mountain State working on the project. Fair and other events at the center.

NCNG photo Equipment being used includes bulldozers, ciently and professionally when called upon, dump trucks, loaders, graders, excavators, compactors and rollers. either domestically in state emergencies or Work began earlier this month and is sched- abroad.”

The project will cost the N.C. Department uled to be completed June 30.

“As attendance at the Mountain State Fair of Agriculture and Consumer Services about has grown over the years, the need for more $150,000 for materials. The Guard’s assisparking has become very apparent,” said Ag- tance, along with site preparation work done riculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “This by the N.C. Forest Service’s Young Offendproject will add parking spaces near the fair’s ers Forest Conservation Program as part of its main gate while at the same time providing readiness training, will save the department valuable training for the Guard’s engineer an estimated $250,000. Another partner was the department’s Division of Soil and Water battalions.”

Lt. Col. Cale Moody, commander of the Conservation, which designed the site’s ero105th Engineer Battalion, said the project sion control plan and provided other assisprovides “a tremendous benefit to the Na- tance.

The N.C. Mountain State Fair is schedtional Guard and, more specifically, the engineers as this real-world training allows us to uled for Sept. 8-17 at the WNC Ag Center. perform our Mission Essential Tasks, which Discounted advance admission tickets will go ensures individual soldier and unit readiness on sale July 15 at Ingles stores, the WNC Ag in order for us to perform our mission profi- Center and WNC Farmers Market.

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The American Dance Festival (ADF) will receive a grant from the Duke Energy Foundation in the amount of $3,000 to support the ADF Scholarship Fund which benefits participants in both the Six Week and Three Week Schools. Dancers from across the country and around the world come to ADF to train and to create, working alongside extraordinary faculty and distinguished musicians. ADF tuition scholarships, based on talent and financial need, are awarded to over fifty percent of students attending the festival.

“Throughout ADF’s history, the school has been at the heart of the festival. By providing scholarship support to deserving students, Duke Energy is helping to ensure the future of modern dance by assisting and encouraging the artists of tomorrow. We are so grateful to the Duke Energy Foundation for its generous support,” said ADF Executive Director Jodee Nimerichter.

With its comprehensive program of Jodee Nimerichter, ADF Executive Director classes, workshops, performances, and special (left) and Indira M. Everett, District Manager at activities, ADF offers an integrated learning Duke Energy Corporation show the grant check. experience. The dancers and choreographers ADF photo who come to work and train at ADF are offered a vast array of classes, held in a profes- established dance companies. Students may sional arts environment, in subjects including also attend seminars, master classes, lectures, repertory, voice and gesture, performance, and discussions with visiting artists, critics, composition, improvisation, dance videogra- and scholars, perform in and view informal phy, and African dance, as well as modern, showings by choreographers in residence, and jazz, hip-hop, and ballet techniques. Students view videos chronicling the history of modern are also offered the chance to view rehears- dance that are part of ADF’s 84-year-old arals, informal showings, and performances by chival collection.

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Mr. Brown and Mr. Brown, an East Gaston portrait of success

By John Wilson

means that Sam has his mind right.

It means for Sam, college and a chance to improve himself even more.

‘I’m going to go to college and major in computer science information systems,” Sam added.

“Hopefully land a job in that unless something else comes up.”

In a few weeks Sam will be enrolling at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount.

‘It was a good choice,” Sam said. “They’re welcoming.”

Sam plans to be a walk-on with the Wesleyan basketball program.

For now he’s using grants to pay for school. He has a solid plan. Sam knows what he wants to do in the future. He knows how to get there.

“I’ll go anywhere my major takes me,” Sam stated. “I prefer Charlotte, it’s a big market for computers.”

The other Mr. Brown Sam’s teammate Tyrone Brown is another young man plotting his own course. Like Sam, Tyrone had to find his way.

Tyrone was born in Gaston County. Tyrone’s family didn’t have it easy. The family moved

Tyrone got hurt at the end of football season. He was looking forward to having an opportunity to try out for varsity basketball.

When a child is born few things “The concussion protocol kept me off the court long enough are certain. A newborn baby has no that I didn’t have a chance to try out for varsity,” Tyrone stated. control over what country they are The missed tryout meant that Tyrone would be playing JV born in. They have no control over basketball that year. whether they are born a boy or a girl.

Tyrone eventually got the call to move up to varsity at the A newborn baby has no control over end of his sophomore season. much of anything. Random chance Even though the injury didn’t prevent him from playing will determine their sex, country and basketball Tyrone feels that he missed an opportunity that he whether or not they are born into povdid not want to miss out on again. For that reason he decided erty or wealth. As cold as those facts to focus solely on basketball. may be there is one thing that is true.

Basketball went very well for Tyrone. His academic and In most cases you and you alone can athletic determine your own destiny. achievements landed him a scholarship at Lees-McRae ColEast Gaston’s Sam and Tyrone lege.

Brown are two young men who deterThe chance to go to school in Banner Elk almost didn’t mined their own fates. Both overcame happen. a unique series of hardships. Both are If it weren’t for East Gaston basketball coach Eugene Farrar on the path to success. always being on the lookout for an opportunity for his players Sam Brown was born in Columthings may have gone differently. bia, South Carolina. He didn’t have “I was going to go to Wingate,” Tyrone said. “My cousin the luxury of being able to go to the was there, but then my coach told me I had to work out with same school day in and day out. Sam’s Lees- McRae.” family moved around a lot during his That work out turned how to be the beginning of a great formative years. opportunity.

“We lived in South Carolina, Ten- East Gaston’s Tyrone Brown goes for the ball “During the workout things went well,” Tyrone said. “The nessee, Florida, Georgia and St. Louis against the North Gaston Wildcats. Tyrone rearea is beautiful. The coach up there said he really liked me. It Missouri,” Sam said. “We were look- ceived a scholarship to Lees-McRae College. Tyrone plans to study marine biology. obvious they really wanted me.” ing for different opportunities.”

Photos Submitted Tyrone liked what he saw during the workout. He also The moving was tough but Sam liked the campus. adapted. He learned to be resilient. To around a lot. take what life gives you and make the best of it.

“I kind of fell in love with the “At times things were tough,” Sam first started to play sports while in the 8th grade where school when I was there.” Tyrone he started playing football and basketball. As time went on he Tyrone said. “At one point we added. lived in a shelter. I was 12 or 13.” definitely developed a preference.

Now Tyrone is getting ready It took a few years before Ty“Pretty much all basketball now,” Sam added. to start school. He plans on maIn his freshman year of high school Sam’s mom and his rone had the right situation. joring in marine biology. His fu“I went to three middle older brother and sister family found themselves in Mount ture included, well anything that schools in three years in Charlotte Holly. involves water. and Gastonia,” Tyrone said. “I Things were about to take a positive turn.

“I want to do anything involvSam adjusted well to East Gaston High School. The things never had a chance to play sports ing water,” he said. that he has learned from his travels he applied when he came or adjusted in any school.”

So where does Tyrone want to It wasn’t until Tyrone’s freshto the new school. ended up. Well, that answer was man year at East Gaston that he “When I moved I met new people and left friends behind.” kind of obvious. had a chance to play sports. TySam said.

“I have no clue,” Tyrone rone liked playing football and So was it easy to meet people at East Gaston? laughed.

‘Somewhere near the “Actually it was,” Sam smiled. “It was easier to fit in and basketball. water.”

It didn’t take long for Tyrone to get to know everyone.”

Positive Guidance Sam played basketball for four years at East Gaston period to catch on.

Both Tyrone and Sam speak “It wasn’t that hard to adjust,” each year he learned a little bit more. highly of the man they feel has “I played all four years,” Sam went on to say. “Varsity at Tyrone said. “I was athletic, I taught them so much. Both men used my speed and quickness to the end of 9th grade year.” think the world of their coach EuThe move to varsity gave the young freshman a chance to stay ahead of the game.” gene Farrar.

Tyrone’s football career ended learn even more.

It’s no secret that Farrar is a “I didn’t play a lot but I learned a lot just by watching.” in his sophomore year. He sufman well known for looking out fered a concussion that changed Sam added. for his student athletes. A trait that Each year Sam grew a little more as a player and as a per- his outlook and life path. helped Sam and Tyrone.

Tyrone has vivid memories of son. His East Gaston basketball experiences are something he “Id like to thank him for being East Gaston’s Sam Brown slams a dunk against Davidthat day. will always remember. son Day. Sam is going to be attending NC Wesleyan this there,” Tyrone Brown said of “I was playing defensive cor“It took me a lot of places,” Sam said. “Some winning seaner,” Tyrone explained. “They fall. He plans on majoring in computer information sys- coach Farrar. “Some coaches sons and some losing seasons.” don’t care about their players. Not It was one of the tough years that stands up the most to Sam. ran a pitch play. I had the guy tems. him. He checked up on everyone.

“We didn’t have a good sophomore year,” Sam said. “We wrapped up.”

He was like a father figure to me.”

At that time the chaos that sometime is football took over. didn’t have a conference tournament due to snow. If we won Like Tyrone, Sam Brown speaks well of his coach.

While Tyrone was trying to make the play two of his teamthat we’d have got a seed in the playoffs.”

“I thank him for being my coach,” Sam added. “He taught Basketball is something that means a lot to Sam. However, mates came in to help.

“The messed up thing was two of the biggest players on me a lot. He helped develop my character.” he is also a practical young man.

Even though they share the same name Tyrone and Sam their team hit him trying to make the tackle,” Tyrone recalled. are not related. However, like their name they share a common “It’s a lifestyle,” Sam said of basketball. “Something I do “I got caught everyone piled up on me.”

Tyrone knows that his teammates were just trying to make thread. Both young men have made positive choices in their everyday something I can’t do without, but at the end of the the tackle. He has no ill-will. He understands it went with the lives. Both men overcame tough times. Both serve as a source day the ball stops dribbling.” of hope an inspiration for the next generation.

So what does that mean? The ball stops dribbling. Well it game. However the injury cost him a lot more.

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Gaston Schools seeks bus drivers While school isn’t out for the summer just yet, it’s never too early to start thinking about next year. Gaston Schools is seeking bus drivers for the 2017-2018 academic year. The next training is coming up July 11-13, but now is the time to get your name on the list. Call (704) 866-6223 for more information and to sign up for the bus driver training.

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The folks at Bisque Imports know how to “make business fun,” and here they’re doing just that under the “Monty Belmont Lounge” sign during the Chamber’s “Network After Work” reception. The tall guy in the middle is CEO D.J. Toal, with members of his BI team (from left) Dee McDaniel, Tesha Palmer, Chris Denison (a.k.a. Monty), Kevin McCaskill and Rachael Pursell. You may notice a likeness between Chris Denison (minus hair and beard) and Monty in the sign.

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“is that love in the air... or did you have chili for lunch?”

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Montcross Chamber members and friends got their evening walk in early during a “Network After Work” reception at Bisque Imports, when company CEO D.J. Toal led them on a tour of the 180,000-square-foot BI facility in Belmont.

Bisque Imports supplies unpainted bisque figurines to pottery and craft studios all over the United States and internationally, and is one of the largest regional customers of Federal Express. The company is headquartered at 1 Belmont Avenue in the former Stowe Mills Spinning Plant, one of four former textile mills now owned by the companies of brothers D.J. and Scott Toal. Additional Bisque Imports distribution centers in Texas and Utah assure customers fast delivery of their orders.

Bisque Imports began about 17 years ago in the trunk of D.J. Toal’s car before taking over his barn and later moving into the former Majestic Mill on Catawba Street in Belmont.

That building now is leased to the owners of Catawba River Antique Mall.

A large group of Chamber members and friends attended the networking reception to learn more about this unique and growing local company, make business connections and enjoy refreshments provided by H&M Catering. For more on Bisque Imports, visit www.bisqueimports.com.

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TWO 50 CALIPHER MUZZLE LOADERS, (1) Thompson & (1), CEA. (old style, & accessories, $300 for both. Have a bunch of Case knives for sale.

828-429-6763.

EMPTY BLDG. on S. New Hope Rd. in Belmont. Great for office or beauty salon, etc. $900.00/ mth. + deposit. Call: 704-8293317. (6/22, 29 & 7/06)

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Mobile Home Park, located in Western NC. Owners retiring, good location (approx 4 acres) 12 spaces.

828-223-0129.

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Auto Parts Store, located in Western NC. Good up to date inventory.

Auto, Medium & Heavy Truck, Tractor parts. Inventory can be moved or building leased or purchased. 828-223-0129.

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

Like new baseball/softball batting screen. Warm-up at games, batting practice in small spaces, pitchers can use it for target practice or use as a backstop.

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MOTORCYCLES & ATVS 2007 SUZUKI HAYABUSA, excellent condition. Too much to list. Asking $8500 obo. 828-2890989.

4 BR, 2 ½ BA HOME on Lake Wylie. $2,800/mth + deposit.

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Jacob Fork Ranch. Call 704538-1199 or 704-600-7847.

WANTED HORSES. Also have 2 horse trailer for sale. 704-3000366.

2007 TRIUMPH AMERICA MC Red/black, excellent condition with lots of extras. 20K miles, new tires. Call or text. 704-6926280.

CKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES $450. Taking deposits now. Parents on site. 7 boys left. Ready end of June. 980295-0923, 704-616-6713.

CAMPERS

CKC REGISTERED SHORKIE PUPS, Yorkie-Shihtzu Reds, Goldens, Chocolate, Tri and Brindle. Lk. Wylie/Gastonia, NC, $600. 980-318-6000.

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

1983 PROWLER CAMPER, 22 feet long on Lake Houser, 1350 Lake Houser Rd., lot 33, $3500 obo. Call 704-297-6240 after 5pm.

FREE KITTENS TO GOOD HOME. . 704-472-7116 or 704482-3392.

TEACUP CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES for sale. German Rottweiler puppies for sale. 828-2898844.

2015 COACHMAN CLIPPER 105ST POP-UP, with bath, $7990. 828-433-5744.

BEAGLE PUPS FOR SALE, $150. Call after 3 pm. 704-466-3522.

CEDAR CREEK FIFTH WHEEL, 2007, 33’ triple slide, excellent, central vacuum, kitchen bay window, fully furnished, $19,000.

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1995 GEORGIA BOY MOTOR HOME, sleeps 6, 32’, queen bed in back, 454 Chevy engine, 56,300 miles, air ride bags, automatic leveling jacks, inside and outside showers, good mechanical condition, good tires, nice quality interior. Ready to go! $10,500. 704-482-1038.

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SLIDE-IN TRUCK CAMPER, older model, 8’, stored inside, excellent shape, $600. 828-2860159.

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BUCK KIDS FOR SALE: Bo-Ki (Boer & Kiko cross) $100 each.

Born February & March. Gene & Becky Leach. 828-245-7419, 828-289-2868, leave message.

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Other folks who attended the SABA first responders picnic included: Buddy Love, Kathy Thomas, Tara Murrow, Dusty Smith, Chief of Stanley Police Department Derek Summey, and two Gaston County Sheriff Deputies.

On June 8th The Stanley Area Business Association had a lunch at Harper Park in Stanley for all the Stanley First Responders. Employees from the police, fire department and EMS attended and enjoyed a wonderful lunch provided by the members of the organization.

Photos by Tara Morrow

Scenes from Stanley Area Business Assoc. lunch

Cato Properties enters home sales market After 40 years in the manufactured home lot rental business, Cato Rentals in Belmont has become Cato Properties and expanded into mobile home sales.

A recent lunch and Montcross Area Chamber ribbon-cutting kicked off a three-day open house at a new model home in the community off Wilkinson Boulevard. The address for the fully decorated, three-bedroom, two-bath model home is 75 Wallace Ave., Belmont, NC 28012. Additional models are planned.

Owner Tammey Thomas says Cato Properties offers the only option in the Belmont area to purchase a new three-bedroom, two-bath home for $50,000. Her father Charles Cato founded Cato Rentals in 1977, and the company now has more than 270 mobile home lots available in the community, which features all occupant-owned homes. Residents are not permit-

ted to rent their homes.

The lot rentals and home sales offices for Cato Properties are at 7101 Wilkinson Blvd., Belmont, NC 28012. Tammey Thomas is the contact for lot rentals, and Laura Ogle is the home sales manager. For more information, call 704.825.2946, or visit www.catohomes.com.

Cato owner Tammey Thomas cuts the ribbon with Laura Ogle and manufactured homes consultant Ken Corbin. Belmont Mayor Charlie Martin (second from left) attended. Holding the ribbon are Chamber Board member Melia Lyerly of Lyerly Agency and former Board Chair Timothy Roberts of Cottage Keepers. Holding the banner, provided by Cato Properties, are Neil Brennen (left) and Jeff Davenport (behind banner) of Davenport Printing.

Montcross Chamber photo

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