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First Baptist Mt. Holly recalls big fire Rebuild effort in full swing

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Folks gathered at First Baptist Church in downtown Mt. Holly last Friday to mark the first anniversary of the conflagration that gutted the sanctuary on the afternoon of July 21, 2016.

The fire was the largest in downtown Mt. Holly history and brought over 150 firefighters from sixteen departments to the scene. The fire was eventually blamed on a propane torch used by a crew repairing the roof.

Last Friday's anniversary event was one of thanks, praise, and determination to get the sanctuary rebuilt back to its former glory and maybe even better.

Reeves McGlohon, chairman of the building team, explained what steps have been and are going to be taken to get the building rebuilt.

“All of the rubble from inside the sanctuary has been removed and a rubber membrane placed on the floor to keep rain out of the basement,” he said. “Cranes were used to lift the steel beams and other debris out.”

The firm of Disaster One handled that part of the job.

WKWW Architects from Charlotte have been hired. WKWW Architects was established in 1956 to design church architecture. The firm has completed over 500 religious commissions in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

“They have decades of experience in church buildings,” said McGlohon. “We are also looking for a construction company to do the actual rebuilding work. The architects and the builders will work as a team.”

Crump Engineering has also been involved in examining the First Baptist Mt. Holly building team chair Reeves McGlohon is seen standing inside the cleaned out shell of the sanctuary. sanctuary's structural integrity.

Just a few months ago the space was full of rubble from the July 21, 2016 fire.

Photo by Alan Hodge See FIRST BAPTIST page 4

Final countdown for Wells Fargo main branch in Belmont

WWII vet Robert Lorance rubbed elbows with top Generals

By Alan Hodge

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It's now official, the Wells Fargo main branch, 32 N. Main St., in downtown Belmont will be closing its doors at high noon on Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

The drive through bank out back on Glenway St. will also close.

The word came in the form of a Wells Fargo letter sent out to customers and dated July 14, 2017.

The letter was signed by Gastonia-based Sally Dickson, district manager.

Back in March 2017, the building's owner, David Dorsch, announced that Wells Fargo told him the branch would close sometime this year. Since then, Dorsch has been looking for a replacement tenant.

“No new tenant yet,” Dorsch said last week. “We’ve had interest from various companies for office or retail uses but nothing done yet.”

Montcross Chamber president Ted Hall spoke about The Wells Fargo main branch in downtown Belmont will be closing the closing.

“The Montcross Area Chamber continues to make on October 18, 2017 at noon. A bank has operated in the building at 32 N. Main since it was the Bank of Belmont in the mid-1920s.

See WELLS FARGO page 5 Photo by Alan Hodge

Not every person in our military carries a weapon but all contribute to its overall work.

That's pretty much the deal with McAdenville native Robert Lorance, 92, who traded a 40mm anti-aircraft gun for a typewriter during WWII and worked for some pretty impressive brass in the process.

The youngest of ten children born to Dan and Aicy Lorance, Robert graduated Belmont High in 1943 and was drafted into the U.S. Army just a couple of weeks later.

“I spent seventeen weeks basic training at Fort Meade, Maryland learning to shoot a 40mm anti-aircraft gun,” Lorance said. “In November, 1943 I was shipped to Scotland.

There I took some tests and they found out I could type sixty five words a minute so that became my job.”

Moving on to London, Lorance worked in a military office across from 10 Downing Street, the home of prime minister Winston Churchill.

“It was during the time when the Germans were bombing London,” Lorance said. “Hyde Park had big spotlights and guns. I would go to bed at night and get up the next morning See LORANCE page 8

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I eat dirt When I was little, ok, pre-K, I was a neat freak. I liked to stay clean. That probably lined up with the fact that when I entered kindergarten, I wore a white shirt and a clip-on bow tie until spring of third grade. Being a baby boomer, I rebelled against parental tyranny at the tender age of 9. No I didn’t get a tattoo. I did say to my mother “No more.” The last few months of third grade I wore colored plaid shirts and lost the bow ties. That is until I was in college when disco became the rage. By then I was wearing crushed velour bowties. I still have a green crushed velour clip on bowtie.

In the early 1960’s, the toy manufacturer Marx came out with a giant orange bull dozer which I received for my birthday. I still remember the commercial, “Don’t worry about the bulldozer, worry about the tree.” I loved it. Dirt and I became best of friends. My fingernails were a disaster area to the dismay of my mother as I played in the dirt of our backyard.

When I started working on cars, it was nothing for me to cut my hands and watch the blood and grease co-mingle.

Dirt and I were friends. More recently, I’ve begun to eat dirt. Let me explain.

Over the past few years, I’ve tried to clean up my diet. Comparted to eight years ago, I am thirty pounds lighter. Three years ago, I gave up artificially sweetened beverages. Last year for Lent, I gave up meat and dairy products for ten days. This year, I gave it up for twenty-one days.

With all that diet change I’ve still felt tired.

Maybe it’s that I stay up too late and get up too early and don’t get my seven hours’ sleep.

I’m also older and know that with age, you don’t have the energy you had when you were

younger.

I found myself on the internet doing research when I came across ads for beet juice. I don’t eat beets; especially pickled beets. I’m scared the Tony Marciano beet juice will jump onto my shirt and stain it. Since we have a juicer, I asked my wife to make me some beet juice from beets. The juice was that deep rich purple, the color of beets. My wife added apple juice so it was easier to swallow. By the third glass I noticed that it tasted something that took me back to my childhood; I tasted dirt. While she washed them thoroughly before making the beet juice, somehow, the beets had taken on the taste of the dirt. Each time I drank a glass I could clearly taste dirt.

The beets took on the environment where they grew – the dirt. While the beet color was evident, there was the subtle taste of dirt. I laughed when I tasted it. You can’t see it but the taste is there.

The same is true for you and me. We become like the people we spend time with. My grandfather always said, “Be careful who your friends are, you’ll become like them.” The Rescue Mission residents say, “If you hang out in a barbershop long enough, you’re going to get a haircut.” There is a scripture verse that says, “Bad morals corrupts good behavior.”

Let me encourage you to hang out with people who are positive, who don’t gossip or talk trash about their spouse. Spend time with people that are grateful, caring and generous toward others. Watch how it positively affects your life.

Solar eclipse program planned The Belmont Astronomy Society is partnering with The Schiele Museum of Natural History for this special presentation Thursday, Aug. 3 from 7-9 pm around what will be the biggest astronomical event of the decade: the Total Solar Eclipse.

Our regular meeting will be held at the Schiele and will include free admission to a plan-

etarium digital presentation on eclipses for all paid Belmont Astronomy Society members as of July 30.

Open to everyone for free, two longtime astronomers will tell us everything we need to know to get ready for the Aug. 21 eclipse. Jim Lamm will talk about the background science and tips on viewing eclipses and Spencer R. Rackley IV will

talk about the crazy adventure he had getting to Aruba to view the 1998 Total Solar Eclipse.

(Spencer has attended 4 total solar eclipses and 1 annular eclipse; His first eclipse was in 1970. Jim also traveled to China in 2008 to view a TSE.) More info: https://www. facebook.com/pg/belmontastronomy/events/?ref=page_ internal

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Yours, Ours, Others

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

-Mark Twain

MY OPINION:

Healthcare costs are out the wazoo As some of you know and the rest of you are about to find out I recently had a serious medical procedure. I won't say exactly what was done butt I am glad it's all BEHIND me..if you get my drift. Indeed, as the lame man in the Bible was able to ditch his crutches and dance a gigue, so too have I been able to toss my inflatable donut and feel human again after many years of suffering.

Anyway.

As painful as the post-op experience was (like Beelzebub aiming a blowtorch at my nether region) it was equaled or bettered by the hurt that struck my psyche when the bills began arriving last week.

The hospital bill alone tallied around $14,000 for what was dubbed “outpatient” surgery. Outpatient, as in they threw me out as soon as possible. I spent about three hours total in the hospital from nervous start to groggy finish when two nurses picked me up (still not fully coherent but able to state my name and date of birth), put me in a wheelchair and roll me to the front of the hospital then put me in the car and I was on my way home with Sharon behind the wheel.

Here's a rounded off breakdown of what Medicare and my insurance supplement are going to have to fork out for my adventure of a lifetime Pharmacy..$2,500 (must be for the ginger ale they gave me) Medical/surgical supplies..$225 (probably paper towels) Lab pathology..$750 (a look at the offending tissue) Operating room use..$7,000 (about an hour's worth of time) Anesthesia..$1,600 (nitey nite) Professional fees..$1,500 (what for?)

When I was 12-years-old I had my appendix removed at the old Mercy Hospi-

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tal in Charlotte. I stayed in a nice private room and watched black and white TV. My mom told me the room was expensive...$29 a day!

Compare that to what it costs to go to the doctor or hospital these days.

Why it cost so much?

Well, here in America we have the best health care on the planet. Just think about how folks in other places like Borneo try to stay well or fix what ails them. Maybe they gnaw on a root or smoke something and fall back in their hammock to recuperate.

The medical technology we have available to us is amazing and expensive. The nurse who took my temp last month used a little magic wand she brushed across my forehead. The machine I was hooked up to looked like a space ship dashboard.

Malpractice insurance that doctors just about have to take out costs them a lot so they pass the bill on to the patients. The hospital I had my recent “procedure” done at is new and state of the art and simply put seemed to have the best of everything.

That costs a lot and it's passed on to the patients.

Lastly, I think since the federal government has plunged its fingers into the health care system up to the knuckles that has driven the cost up the most. My former family physician told me that the reason people who can afford to pay their medical bills have to pay so much is to take up the slack for them that can't pay.

Once upon a time politicians did not spend all their time fighting over health care or investigating everything under the sun.

Yes, health care costs are out the wazoo and the only way to get around them is to simply drop dead and be done with it.

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FIRST BAPTIST from page 1 “They believe it can be rebuilt,” McGlohon said.

The timeline for the rebuild has the design work done by the end of 2017 and actual reconstruction to start in the spring of 2018.

Cost of the project has not been determined.

“The insurance company is obligated to put the sanctuary back like it was the day of the fire,” McGlohon said. 'The cost of any upgrades to the building will have to be paid for by the congregation.”

The church organ was destroyed and McGlohon said a deal has already been struck with an organ building company to replace it.

The adjacent 65-year-old education building was spared the fire, but water and smoke damage as well as damage to its wiring, will need to be fixed.

“This will be a chance to improve it as well,” said McGlohon. “It's all up to what we want and can afford.”

The huge bell that once rang in the sanctuary is on the ground outside for now. McGlohon said it may have originally come from a church that was destroyed in the Great Flood of 1916.

“The bell will go back in the new sanctuary,” he said.

McGlohon said that the fire seems to have invigorated the congregation.

“Our goal from day one has been not to let the fire keep us from doing our work as a church,” he said.

First Baptist minister Rev. Dr. Kendell Cameron agreed.

“It's going to be a long journey but I am confident we have a future here and in the old sanctuary,” he said. “Together, we are growing even closer as a congregation.”

Amen.

This was the scene at First Baptist Mt. Holly on the afternoon of July 21, 2016.

First Baptist Mt. Holly Pastor Rev. Dr. Kendell Cameron seen with a cross made by local artist Topher Blackburn out of materials salvaged from the burned out sancutuary.

First Baptist Mt. Holly members Van Hawkins, Gary Jones, and Becky Causby were among dozens of folks that showed up for the fire anniver- This is what’s left of the First Baptist Mt. Holly pulpit and organ sary service. area.

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WELLS FARGO from page 1 contacts in an attempt to help the building owners find the right business for this important Main Street space in downtown Belmont,” Hall said. “A bank has occupied the location for several generations, and another financial institution would be ideal. However, the site also would be perfect for many other businesses that would be strong contributors to the Belmont business community.”

Josh Dunn, Wells Fargo corporate communications consultant, had this remark regarding the main branch closure.

“Yes, the Belmont main branch will close on Oct. 18,” Dunn said. “I would like to reinforce that Wells Fargo will continue to serve customers in Belmont through other nearby locations.

In fact, we have another branch, Abbey Plaza at 601 Park Street, located less than one mile away from the Belmont Main location. We remain committed to Belmont and the Greater Charlotte region. Wells Fargo has 99 other community banking branches and 118 ATMs located throughout the Greater Charlotte region. Additionally, we offer our customers a number of choices for banking with us, including ATMs, phone, online, and mobile.”

Wells Fargo occupies 4,687 sq. ft. of space in the circa 1924 building- the tallest in Belmont.

Last spring, Dunn gave the following reason for the closure.

“We periodically review our retail distribution network to determine what best fits our long-term needs to best serve our customers,” Dunn said. “We examine branch profitability, customer transaction patterns, and the overall branch network in the market. Our customers want convenience and we know that many choose their bank based on its location. Much like other retailers, we try to place our branches and ATMs where we know our customers live, work and shop.”

The history of banking in downtown Belmont is a long and storied one. Back in 1906, R.L. Stowe and W.B. Puett organized the Bank of Belmont and operated it out of the Belmont Hotel. In the mid-1920s the 32 N. Main building was opened. At the time it was, at three stories, the tallest office building in the area and also boasted an elevator.

The basement housed a shoe repair shop, barber shop, and print shop. Later, the basement was a designated fallout shelter in case of nuclear war.

By 1928, the Bank of Belmont had assets of around $1.5 million. The Bank of Belmont beat the odds and survived the Great Depression when many other financial institutions went broke. The bank's president R.L. Stowe, had a note posted on the front door declaring he would guarantee deposits with his own money. Another early leader of the Bank of Belmont was J. Paul Ford who eventually was president of the NC Banking Association.

In July, 1981 the Bank of Belmont merged with Wachovia Bank. Ford retired in October, 1981 after 54 years with the Bank of Belmont.

Will Spence was named city executive for Wachovia's Belmont operation. Assets at the time of the Wachovia takeover equaled around $36 million. In 1986 a satellite drive-up banking structure was built across Glenway St. from the rear of the Main St. building.

More change came for the former Bank of Belmont in September 2001 when Wachovia was taken over by First Union National Bank.

In 2008, Wells Fargo stepped in and now they are stepping out.

PS..Folks who would like to comment to Wells Fargo about the closure can call 704-8250200. Also, “feedback” cards are available in the lobby with a phone number and email address1-844-931-2273 and wellsfargo.com/feedback.

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Macedonia Baptist Church

Baptist Church

1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

Morningside Missionary Church

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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

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

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New Saint Paul Holiness Church

143 Church St. 704-824-5380

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

North Main Baptist Church 1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

Holy Comforter Lutheran Church

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

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

216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Burge Memorial Methodist Church

Ridgeview Baptist Church

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Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

South Point United Methodist

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

701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

Stowe Memorial Baptist Church

6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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

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

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

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 238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

Westview Presbyterian Church

First Free Will Baptist Church

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

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

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

CRAMERTON Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church 151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

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

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

Cramerton Temple of God Church East Wilkinson Blvd.

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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

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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

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

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

Community Pentecostal Center 320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

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First United Methodist Church 217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691

First Presbyterian Church 512 Old Mount Holly Rd. 704-263-4275

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Jerry Pack SFC Robert Jerry Pack, (US Army Rtd), 75 formerly of Belmont passed away on July 19, 2017 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center.

He was born in Burlington, NC on January 7, 1942 to the late Vaughn C. Pack and Victoria Ogburn Pack.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Gerda Hartkorn Pack, his brother Vaughn “V.C.” Pack, Jr., and a sister Arthelia Drake.

Jerry served in the U.S. Army for over 20 years and also served in the Civil Service for over 22 years.

Left to cherish his memories includes his son Robert H. Pack; and his sister Jewell LeGette; and many nieces and nephews.

The family received friends from 3:00 until 4:00 p.m., Saturday, July 22nd at Withers & Whisenant Funeral Home, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia, North Carolina.

Inurnment will be in Fort Bliss, Texas with military honors beside his beloved wife.

Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Road, Gastonia 704-864-5144 is serving the Family.

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Sroupe was held 11:00 AM Wednesday, July 26 at the Second Baptist Church with Rev. Bruce Bradley and Rev. Ray Hardee officiating. Interment followed at the Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery in Mount Holly. The family received friends one hour prior to the service and at others times at the home of Kelly and Terry Lancaster, 221 Whiterock Drive, Mount Holly. Memorials may be made to the Levine and Dickson Hospice House, 11900 Vanstory Drive, Huntersville, NC 28078 or the Second Baptist Church, 740 Rankin Avenue, Mount Holly, NC 28120.

Condolence messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.woodlawnfuneral. org. Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mount Holly is serving the family.

Faye Roberts Stroupe

Cast your net to the other side I strive to maintain my workout routine when I travel. Recently, when I was out of town, I neglected to take my resistance bands for strength training. I continued my cardio routine by walking five miles each day. When I returned home and resumed my strength training, I noticed a significant difference.

I was weaker in the area I once had great strength.

When we focus on one area of training while neglecting other areas, the neglected areas become weak. If I were to continue in one form of exercise and never to change my routine, it would have adverse effects on my body. Over time it could lead to stress on muscles and joints.

Some local congregations have been doing ministry the same for many years. As a result, they are experiencing stress and weakness.

When a change in ministry is suggested I often hear the mantra, “We have always done it this way.” We learn that doing the same thing and getting the same results is insanity. It can hinder growth. Likewise, when churches refuse to learn new ways to minister, we hinder our spiritual development. There are times we will need to cast our net on the other side.

“They went out and got into the boat; and that night they caught nothing. So Jesus said to them, ‘Children, you do not have any fish, do you?’ They answered him, ‘No.’ And he said to them, ‘Cast the net on the right-hand side of the boat and you will find a catch.’

Faye Roberts Stroupe, age 87, a resident of Morningside Assisted Living in Gastonia, formerly of Mount Holly died peacefully Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Levine and Dickson Hospice House in Huntersville. She was born in Gaston County daughter of the late Howard M. and For I consider that the sufferings Ann Bowen Roberts. In ad- of this present time are not worthy dition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her hus- to be compared with the glory that band Carl Moore Stroupe; a is to be revealed to us. brother Joe Roberts and his –Romans 8:18 wife Joyce; a sister in law and brother in law Betty and Julian Chappell.

Mrs. Stroupe was a graduate of Mount Holly High School graduating from the first class of a full 12 years.

She was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Mount Holly and was inducted in the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame in 2013. She and her husband Carl were avid travelers.

She is survived by one Orphan choir from Haiti will perform August 10th. daughter Kelly S. Lancaster Melissa Gunter photo and husband Terry of Mount Holly; one grandson Josh Lancaster and wife Karla of Mount Holly; special friends Randy and Ginger McLean of Mount Holly who were considered more like family.

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If you love music then this is one concert you won’t want to miss! Americans loved hearing the music and dancing of the “Love Him Love Them Orphan Choir” last year while they were on their United States tour. The children were heard by thousands of people who enjoyed their music and hearing their story. The choir consists of 22 multi-talented children, their ages range from 5-16, they all live in the same orphanage just outside of Petionville in Haiti.

The choir will sing some of your favorite songs in English, Creole and Spanish. The concert will be packed with worshipful music, dancing and interaction with the audience. There will be something for every member of the family. Your will be amazed at the genuine joy and peace each choir member expresses, although all but four of these children were orphaned by the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010.

The “Love Him Love Them Orphan Choir” will be appearing at East Belmont Church of God on Thursday, August 10th, 7:00 pm at 320 E. Catawba Street, Belmont, NC. The “Love Him Love Them Orphan Choir” is sponsored by Love Him Love Them, a non-profit Christian Ministry that helps orphans in Haiti and Ukraine. Your may read further about the ministry at www.lovehimlovethem.org or on Facebook: Lovehimlovethem or get the book on Kindle Amazon “Peanut Butter, Crackers and Flip Flops.

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So they cast, and then they were not able to haul it in because of the great number of fish.” John 21:3-6 NASB. It would have been insanity for them to continue casting on the side that was not giving Rev. Angela Pleasants District them results.

How often do we Superintendent continue to cast our of Catawba Valley nets in areas with no Methodist Churches results because we refuse to change? There was nothing wrong with the know-how of the trained fisherman.

They were just casting on a non-productive side of the boat. Jesus said to cast on the other side of the boat. Instead of them saying, “Jesus, we have always fished from this side of the boat.” They were obedient to the command of Jesus and changed their tactic. As a result, their catch was so massive they were unable to haul in the catch.

Don’t miss the call of God when he inspires new minds and fresh expressions of worship and ministry. No matter how trained and learned we are, there is little we can do without Jesus. We must die to self to discover the resurrected life and the harvest of the Lord. Go ahead, cast in a new direction and enjoy the harvest.

How is your Perspective?

Much of who we are in life, and what we may become, is determined by our perspective. Our perspective and outlook on life will decide a lot about how we live our lives. Numbers 13:1-33, 14:1-9 records the story of the twelve men who went Rev. Trent Rankin to spy out the Promised Land. As Salvation Church Moses led Israel to the Promised Gastonia, NC Land, God called for one man from salvationchurchnc.org each of the twelve tribes of Israel to salvationchurchnc@gmail.com go throughout the land, and give a report about what they found. These twelve men were selected, and they went throughout the land, giving Moses and the people a report as they returned. Ten of the men reported that the land was great like God had said, yet they feared the inhabitants of the land and did not want to go in. Two of the men, Joshua and Caleb, believed they could indeed conquer the area. Unfortunately, the negative report of the ten men caused Israel to rebel against God, bringing His judgement upon them as they were to wander in the wilderness for forty years, till that generation had passed on.

In this ancient story, we find just how important our perspective on life is. These ten men and their negative outlook illustrated how weak their faith was. They had seen God’s great works as they left Egypt, yet they did not trust in God to give them the Promised Land. Joshua and Calen however, had great faith, trusting that God would go with them as they entered in the Promised Land. All twelve men had witnessed the same people and places, yet they had two distinct views of what they had seen based on their perspectives.

Often we are like these twelve men. We have vastly different outlooks on life. Some people approach life negatively, fearing what tomorrow holds, showing that too often their faith is weak. Others look for the good in all things. Even in the midst of life’s trials, they trust God is able to take care of them, because their faith is so strong. Our perspective on life reflects our faith, showing how we truly trust, or doubt, God’s power and grace. Also, our perspective directs our life as well. Negative outlooks often keep people from living out God’s will for their lives, while positive outlooks show trust in God, and confidence in the days ahead.

So how do you view life? Do you often look for the best in life, knowing God will walk with you no matter what you face, or do you fear tomorrow, often living life full of doubt and concern? Just like God had the Promised Land set aside for Israel, He has a plan for you as well. Will you step out by faith and live the life God has planned for you, or will you live in fear and doubt? Picture yourself like those twelve men looking into the Promised Land. Will you remain outside, fearing what lies ahead, or will you boldly go in trusting God’s plan for you? How is your perspective today?

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Recently, Ranlo Church of God Pastor Johnny Sawyer took a deeply moving trip to biblically historic Israel. Since his return, he has shared tidbits of the amazing journey with his congregation and Ranlo CoG visitors. Over that period of time many have requested that he expand his “sharing” - and he will spend the next five weeks taking those in attendance on a virtual journey through Israel. Along with plenty of pictures and videos from the trip, as well as souvenirs and other materials. Pastor Sawyer will use his unique ability to capture the imagination of the listener to walk you through and experience so many biblical events where they actually occurred. You’ll want to be there as he introduces you to biblical and historical individuals in a manner that will make you feel as if you were there in that moment in time. Sessions will be every Wed. night beginning at 7pm and ending approx. 8/8:15pm. Beverages will be available and some nights light refreshments. There is no charge for these sessions which will be in the Family Life Center at Ranlo Church of God, 1800 Spencer Mtn Rd. Questions? Call (704)6890612 or email johnnyrsawyer@yahoo.com.

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Watermelon Day coming The WNC Farmers Market will host a Kids Watermelon Eating Contest during its annual Watermelon Day on July 28 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The contest will take place at noon. Guests can enjoy free samples of N.C. watermelons, and melons will be available for purchase from local farmers. In addition, guests can meet the N.C. Watermelon Queen, Emma Cannon, and register for the chance to win a free watermelon. Multiple watermelons will be raffled during the event. Watermelon Day will take place in the covered area between Retail Shoppes A and B. “Watermelon Day is an opportunity for families to come out and enjoy fresh, locally grown watermelons, and we grow a lot,” said market manager Doug Sutton. “North Carolina farmers grow more than 200,000 pounds of watermelons, and we’re the seventh-largest producer in the nation.” Watermelon Day is sponsored by the WNC Farmers Market, the N.C. Watermelon Association and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The WNC Farmers Market is one of four state-operated farmers markets in North Carolina. The market offers seasonal produce, mountain crafts, jams, jellies, preserves, honey, baked breads, sweets and other farm-fresh items. It also is home to Jesse Israel & Sons Garden Center, The Moose Cafe and The Deli Bakery Ice Cream Shop. More information about Watermelon Day, the contest and other special events is available at www.wncfarmersmarket.org.

First Presbyterian concert There will be a 30-minute carillon concert at First Presbyterian Church of Belmont on August 8 at 12 noon. The carillonnneur is Ron Rarick

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and holds the Ph.D. in art history from the University of Kansas, with a minor in music history. At Kansas, he studied carillon with Albert Gerken, and at Ball State, he occasionally plays the 2002 48-bell Paccard carillon in Shafer Tower. He has also served as Dean of the Muncie chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The program consists of transcriptions of Baroque sonatas and suites for treble instruments

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and the streets would be full of rubble from the bombs.”

In London, Lorance worked for Gen. Omar Bradley who was a highly distinguished senior officer of the United States Army who saw distinguished service in North Africa and Western Europe during World War II, and later became General of the Army.

“General Bradley was a real gentleman,” Lorance said. “He always wore white gloves. He was also a man of great faith.”

When the Normandy invasion, D-Day, took place on June 6, 1944, Lorance and Bradley landed a few days later. From there, they moved on to set up camp at Verdun, France. It was there that Lorance met General George Patton in a now-humorous Robert Lorance shares his experiences in WWII. way. photo by Alan Hodge “We had two little guard houses on the road,” said Lorance. “The latrine was nearby and in the middle of the night I had to go. I got out of bed and put on some old clothes and went that way. All of a sudden Patton came up the road standing up in a vehicle with his hands on the top of the windshield frame. I could see his pistols. He had the driver stop and he called me to attention. He lit in on me for being out of uniform and he used some pretty foul language. I didn't need t use the latrine after he got done with me.”

The next day, Lorance was in his office working and General Bradley was in the next room.

“Patton came in and went in to General Bradley's office and complained about me,” Lorance said. “Bradley outranked Patton and told him to be quiet.”

Another bigwig Lorance saw in the service was General Dwight Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander.

“He was all business,”Lorance said.

Robert Lorance during his service in Other places Lorance served in WWII included the US Army. photo provided Weisbaden and Frankfurt, Germany. He came home and began a successful career in our local textile industry that spanned many decades. He built the house he still calls home in 1946 on Peach Orchard Rd. He and his wife Doris were married 62 years. She passed away in 2006.

Lorance still recalls his WWII days but with somewhat mixed emotions.

“I got five battle stars for campaigns and handled top secret materials,” he said. “I did what I was assigned to do, but a lot of men had it worse than me. I saw a lot of people killed. God brought me back.”

Dr. Seuss Stories Come to Life Onstage What happens when Encore Theatre Company’s cast and a favorite children’s storybook character meet for the summer?

A colorful, toe-tapping musical of classic Dr. Seuss tales—such as Horton Hears a Who, The Cat in the Hat, Miss Gertrude McFuzz, and The Butter Battle Book.

Members of ETC—ages 13 to 21—take on Seussical the Musical, a two-act show about the adventures and antics of beloved Dr. Seuss characters. The production runs 7:30 p.m. July 27-29, August 3-5, and 2:30 p.m.

July 30. The show is directed

by Leslie Hodnett, ETC’s founder and artistic director. It will be performed in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Abbey.

Seussical tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of dust containing the world of the Whos, including JoJo—the Who child of the Mayor and Mrs. Mayor, sent off to military school for thinking too

many “thinks”. Horton faces a double challenge: not only must he protect the Whos from a world of danger, but he must guard an abandoned egg, left in his care by the irresponsible Mayzie La Bird. Although Horton faces ridicule, a kidnapping, and a trial, the shy Gertrude McFuzz never loses faith in him. Narrated by the Cat in the Hat, Seussical teaches the powers of friendship, loyalty, and standing up for what you believe.

Children attending Seussical are encouraged to dress as their favorite Dr. Seuss character for a chance to enter their name in a special drawing. The winner—announced during the show’s intermission—wins a Dr. Seuss book, signed by the ETC Seussical cast of characters.

General admission tickets are $10, available at the door or online at www.etcyouthguild.com.

From top, Grayson Phillips (The Cat in the Hat), Katie Taylor (Gertrude McFuzz), and Ben King (Horton the Elephant) in Seussical.

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Eddie Wyatt to be inducted into Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame

By Kathy Blake Eddie Wyatt Jr. remembers waking early on school days to run.

He ran downhill on Stanley Spencer Mountain Road to the South Fork of the Catawba River then back up the hill, because doing that climb each morning would give a bantam athlete endurance.

To a “really, really, small” ninthgrader – short, maybe 120 pounds – sports such as football and basketball weren’t suitable, though he did do football in 1962-63.

So Wyatt ran track and devised training schemes to push his limits and shrink his times.

“Track wasn’t taken very seriously then. It was just another sport for those not playing baseball. I kind of liked it that way, because we knew everybody (on the Coach Wyatt teams) from ninth grade through the 12th,” he says, “and they were more friendly toward each other. Now, sports have gotten so big, they don’t know each other.

“Coach Dick Thompson (MHSHOF, Class of 2009) encouraged me to come out for track. I didn’t do well my 9thgrade year, so as a sophomore I switched to the mile and 880 and started having some success at it. I had decent speed, but I wasn’t a very good high-jumper or hurdler, which I tried as a 9th-grader, and on sprints, I got out-run. So I tried the mile on a whim.”

Wyatt measured a course in his backyard – he calculated 7 laps around the yard would equal a mile – and trained there.

“When I wasn’t getting faster, I’d get up before school and started running on the road. That’s what gave me my endurance and it led me to believe that hill running and road work was good for developing distance runners.”

Wyatt, 72, of Stanley turned that self-discipline into a successful track career as a record-setting athlete and a coach, which led to his induction in the Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame.

He set a school record for the mile – at 4:34 – his senior year at Stanley High, when the school won the Little 7 Conference championship, and also was all-conference in the 880 and mile run, winning both at the conference meet.

He segued to Gaston College – but college intentions were redirected by the military, which escorted him on a tour of several foreign countries, earned him a Purple Heart, and sent his higher education on a 60-year escapade that concluded with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Technology in 2003.

“I’ve been in the military half my life and college the other half,” he says. “When you’re working full time, you can’t go to school full time, so you have to take it a class or two at a time.”

Wyatt’s college credits were transferred many times, to ac-

the military.”

He served 35 years – in Vietnam, Desert Storm, at ReinMein Air Base in Germany, in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Operation Iraqi Freedom, for a total of 26 military ribbons and medals.

His Purple Heart was awarded following Operation Iraqi Freedom. “I had a bad fall during the night. I blew out my right knee and my back when I stepped into a ditch in pitch black darkness,” he says.

Wyatt kept his desire to run as an adult and managed to complete 21 marathons and other races – 5K, 10K, half-marathons. He set personal best times as an adult in the 1 mile at 5:10; 5K at 18:04; 10K at 37:50; 10-mile at 1 hour, 4 minutes; and marathon at 3 hours, 14 minutes.

At age 44, he ran a 5:10 mile in a Charlotte event called the Tryon Street Mile, featured on the television show “PM Magazine.” It was there that he met one of his biggest influences in running, Jim Beatty. “He was the first person to break the 4-minute mile (3:58.9), and he was from Charlotte and was there when I ran the 5;10,” he says.

Wyatt says it wasn’t his plan to take his talents to East Gaston High School as a track coach, but plans have a way of changing. “Coach Robert Keaton was there, and I took my son (Rodney) by and it was grades 10 through 12 back then, and I was trying to get my son interested, and Coach Keaton said he’d love to have him,” Wyatt, who also has two daughters, says of his East Gaston initiation in 1983. “And he says, ‘I heard you were into running. Could you help us out?’ And I did for about two days, then they kept adding days, and by the end of the year I was a full-time volunteer coach.”

By fall, he also was the cross country coach. He coached from 1983 to 2014. His boys teams won six conference championships, and his girls teams won five. In 1985, his boys were undefeated.

This past May, Wyatt was asked to help out at an East Gaston track meet – a lure to get him on the premises, where the track was dedicated in his name.

But for all the road training, the races, the military service and the coaching, Wyatt says his biggest accomplishment is none of the above.

“I would have to say it’s just being a leader in my church,” Wyatt says. “It’s the year I was Church Council president (at Christ Lutheran in Stanley). On the top of my list is God, and everything else falls under that. My family would be second, and everything else falls somewhere under that.”

The 11th annual Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame banquet Eddie Wyatt will take place on Saturday, August 19 at 6pm in the Mount company his many moves. “I got talked into it (enlisting) by Holly Municipal Complex. Tickets are $20 and are available a man in dress blues. They sent out postcards, and I said I at Charlie’s Drug Store and from committee members. was interested in their 120-day delay program and he came to the house talked to me directly” he says. “They had a way of persuading people who may have been a little reluctant, but he told me stories and I was hooked. I graduated May 27 and my first day at Parris Island was June 6, in the Marine Corp. All the others went to the beach and enjoyed themselves; I joined

Academy offers online learning for grades 6-8 In August, Gaston County Schools will launch its first online school.

The Gaston County Virtual Academy is for grades 6-8 and offers personalized learning and schedule flexibility for students. The school is free.

“We have heard from our parents and the community that they want more school choices,” said Kathleen D’Avria, who is the Virtual Academy coordinator for Gaston County Schools. “We believe that online learning is the way of the future, and our Virtual Academy is an innovative approach to teaching and learning for middle school students.”

According to D’Avria, the Virtual Academy is ideal for students in a homeschool setting because they receive additional academic support while enjoying a flexible schedule and participating in learning that is crafted to meet their academic needs. Courses will be offered online and students will be involved in some regularly-scheduled face-toface enrichment activities, which creates a dynamic blended model of instruction.

Students will be required to take at least three courses, but can take up to six. Classes are aligned with the middle school core content areas and focus on English/language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. World languages, elec-

tive, and Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes will be available as well.

Students interested in participating in band, chorus, or CTE classes may do so at the middle school they would attend based on residence.

All teachers in the Academy are qualified to teach in a virtual setting. Classes are taught through interactive instruction, and students will be engaged in learning while having flexibility to work at their own pace. Tutoring is available.

There is no lottery to select students for the Virtual Academy, but space is limited. Students who wish to attend must apply and be screened to determine eligibility.

“We hope parents who are considering school options for their middle schoolers will take a look at our Virtual Academy,” added D’Avria. “The Academy is designed to provide the personalized learning and schedule flexibility that some students and parents are looking for, and we also feel like the Academy is a good fit for students in homeschool programs.”

For more information and to apply to attend the Gaston County Virtual Academy, call (704) 866-6231 or visit www. gaston.k12.nc.us/virtualacademy.

BeeLinked website available Beekeepers with bees for rent and growers interested in bee pollination services can post their information on the BeeLinked website at www.ncagr.com/beelinked. The site is hosted by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the N.C. State University Apiculture Program.

Anyone interested in listing their information can do so by filling out an online Submit Your Ad form on the BeeLinked page or by contacting NCDA&CS at 919-233-8214 or by email at NCHoneybee@ncagr.gov or call NCSU at 919-515-1660.

The NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division regulates the movement of agricultural or related items capable of spreading harmful insects, diseases, and other pests. Beekeepers participating in this program will be required to comply with all honey and bee industry regulations.

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Next spring, we woke companies for new seeds. from our winter slumber, You can imagine how this retrieved our dried hybrid affected farming worldwide. seeds, planted, nurtured, and And then there came GMO waited for them to grow. seeds!!!

And do you remember what Because our gardens rehappened? Nothing; or next flect much planning and to nothing!! Arrrgh! Most of work, we yearn for an inthose seeds never sprouted. heritance; fruit, vegetables, One or two that did, pro- or flowers for our families duced a straggly plant with and friends this year and small odd looking fruit. Lesnext. When Jesus died on son learned? Hybrid seeds don’t reproduce; they are a the cross, redeeming those of us receiving Him, from one season plant.

Then, if fortunate, some- our sins and grafting us into one will give you heirloom His eternal kingdom, He imseeds. A friend gave us four parted two inheritances. One (4) Israel melon seeds they to enjoy now in the form of brought from Europe. The His guidance as well as curfruit, flavor and appearance, rent benefits like the nine is a cross between a honey- spiritual fruits love, joy, and dew and cantaloupe. These peace…… (Galatians 5: were joyfully planted, the 22,23) and a superior future luscious fruit harvested, benefit of enjoying God’s its seeds collected; dried, presence in heaven for eterstored, and replanted the next nity. (John 3:16) season. They grew; beautiThose working behind the ful new melons!!! What scenes in offices and labs can on earth was the difference spoil good things like seeds, between the first and second with rationalization, greed, garden? The manipulation performed on the first sea- and manipulation. In contrast, however, God’s ways son’s seeds!

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These volunteers were braving the broiling sun last week doing some scraping and painting at the Belmont Community Organization (BCO). From left: BCO volunteer coordinator Kathy Lanier, Aiden Tanner, Boy Scout Troop 396, Murrells Inlet, SC, and Nathan Brown, Troop 58, Park St. UMC, Belmont. To volunteer at the BCO call 704-825-4526.

Photo by Alan Hodge

Many of us didn’t learn gardening “at anyone’s knee;” we fed our budding interest by trial and error and not only discovered differences between various seed types, shapes and sizes but also differences between heirloom, hybrid, and GMO seeds (genetically modified seed)?

If you are “back to basics” oriented you probably love details and are frugal too.

Our first gardens involved shopping, buying hybrid seeds and plants (the only

Gastonia Transit is now providing hourly shuttle service on weekends and holidays from Dixie Village Shopping Center to Crowders Mountain State Park. The service began July 22. The service was developed in response to increasing visitation and full parking lots at the park. Visitors are encouraged to use the shuttle service to avoid being turned away at the gate or waiting in long lines to enter the popular park.

Those interested in using the shuttle service can park their vehicle at Dixie Village, located at the corner of N.C. Highway 74 and S. Myrtle School Road in Gastonia, N.C. to catch the shuttle. Riders will pay $1.25 for each one-way ticket. The shuttle leaving Dixie Village will be offered on the hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The ride will take 10 minutes to reach the new bus stop at the Linwood Road access of the park and 30 minutes to the Sparrow Springs Road access. On the return trip, the bus will stop at the Linwood Road access again before returning to Dixie Village. The last shuttle will return from the Linwood Road park access at 4:50 pm.

Pets are not allowed on the bus. More information on Gastonia Transit routes can be found at https://www.cityofgastonia.com/city-bus-service/route-information.html.

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Seven youth from four states and their adult supervisor volunteered at House of Mercy.

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House of Mercy benefits from community support On Monday, July 3rd, seven youths with Catholic Heart Work Camp arrived at House of Mercy, a ministry of the Sisters of Mercy providing a home and compassionate care for low-income persons living with AIDS. The Heart Work Campers are one of 52 Catholic work camps held in the U.S. and Jamaica this summer with over 350 high school students at each camp.

Campers from Florida, Illinois, Wisconsin and North Carolina worked and played hard at House of Mercy. The teens washed all the windows and doors at the residence, trimmed trees and bushes, pulled weeds, spread 55 bags of mulch on natural areas, generally spruced up the grounds and enjoyed playing Bingo and Uno with residents.

House of Mercy was very appreciative of community support including delicious meals provided by Faith Victory Ministry & Mt. Pis-

gah Baptist Church, Roger Fenlon, Mama’s Family, and Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church. Papa John’s of Belmont donated pizzas, Mary Kelly donated a wheelchair and pantry items were collected by South Charlotte Mercy Associates. Students at Belmont Abbey College contributed an offering from a recent student mass.

Recent grants were awarded from The Dover Foundation, First Gaston Foundation, Kent R. Hofmann Foundation, The Howe Foundation, the Leon Levine Foundation, Poverty Justice & Peace Fund and the Wells Fargo Foundation. Students at Belmont Abbey College contributed an offering from a recent student mass.

House of Mercy’s primary service area includes Gaston, Mecklenburg, Union, Anson, Stanly, Rowan, Cabarrus, Iredell, Lincoln and Cleveland counties.

Catholic Heart Work Campers spread 55 bags of mulch on House of Mercy grounds.

Heart Work Campers enjoyed Bingo with House of Mercy residents.

Local Mended Hearts Chapter grabs top National Award Mended Hearts of Gastonia, Chapter 379, was represented by eight delegates at the recent National Mended Hearts Convention held at the Gaylord Opryland hotel in Nashville, TN July 3 through July 7. Chapter 379 was awarded the “President’s Cup” as the most outstanding large chapter in the

nation. They were recognized for their implementation of national programs, community involvement, member participation, and exceptional service to heart patients. The award was presented by national president Donnette Smith and recognized the efforts by the members of Chapter 379. This follows the Re-

Local National Night Out events planned The Belmont Police Department and the Mt. Holly Police Department are planning events for the annual National Night Out on August 1. The events will start at 6pm and end at 8pm.

The Belmont PD event will take place at the Pointe Church, 6700 Wilkinson Blvd. and will feature free hot dogs, live music, games, dunking booth, bounce house, McGruff the Crime Dog, popcorn, snowballs, kids photo booth, clowns and public safety vehicle displays and information.

The Mt. Holly PD event will be held at River Street Park and will include free games, food, and other fun.

What is National Night Out? National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes policecommunity partnerships and neighborhood

camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.

Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty states, U.S. territories, Canadian cities, and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August (Texas celebrates on the first Tuesday in October). Neighborhoods host block parties, festivals, parades, cookouts and various other community events with safety demonstrations, seminars, youth events, visits from emergency personnel, exhibits and much, much more.

Members of the Gastonia Chapter 379 Mended Hearts in Nashville, TN. gional Award of Excellence received in 2016.

In addition, Carolyn Hayes was awarded the Regional Excellence award for visiting chair.

The National Convention is held annually and provides an opportunity to network with the members of more than200 chapters and national officials that serve almost 500 hospitals nationally. Many presentations were given during the conference about the latest developments and newest innova-

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tions in heart health as well as cutting-edge technology.

Mended Hearts of Gastonia serves the patients of Caromont Regional Medical Center and has made over 11,500 patient visits since its founding in late 2011. Chapter meetings are held the second Monday of the Month in the Pine Room at Caromont at 5:45 PM and all are invited.

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Last week's lottery numbers were drawn by Mary Kiser at Cramerton Drug Co. located at 149 8th Ave., Cramerton, NC. The winning numbers were 14, 10 & 30. No ballot received guessed all three numbers correctly, so the jackpot will increase to $6,100. Make sure you have your entry in by deadline at 9am on Monday for your chance to win!

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A good crowd of Sole Patrol members turned out for the birthday luncheon.

The Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. Sole Patrol senior citizens group held a party at the Tuck Center for members who have birthdays in July. These Sole Patrollers were on hand and got a signed happy birthday photo of director Cheri Love (center). From left; Ron Huffstetler, Don Huffstetler, B.J. Huffstetler, Bobby Brooks, Sally LaBelle.

Photos by Alan Hodge

MHPD is OfferUp site The Mount Holly Police Department is pleased to announce the implementation of a new public safety initiative. The department has partnered with OfferUp, the largest mobile marketplace for local buyers and sellers in the country, to implement an “Internet Purchase Exchange Location” (IPEL) at the Mount Holly Police Department.

“Our ability to partner with the Mount Holly Police Department allows us to bring a collective and focused effort and investment to the well-being of this community by improving the security of in-person transactions,” said Natalie Angelillo, VP of Community at OfferUp. “Our Meet Up Spots program helps serve the much needed purpose of providing an easy and free way to establish a community location that is public, surveilled, well lit, and monitored by the police department. OfferUp is proud to have a partner in Mount Holly to support our commitment to building trust in communities throughout the country.”

A designated area has been identified in the public parking lot at 400 E. Central Avenue Mount Holly, North Carolina for any

type of legitimate exchange our community may need, including Internetbased buyer and seller transactions. The IPEL is available to the public 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

This area will be live video monitored and recorded. The IPEL extends into the lobby of the Mount Holly Police Department to provide an enhanced layer of security and shelter which residents are encouraged to use for buyer and seller transactions. The lobby is also open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Mount Holly Police Department may not act in any capacity as an official witness to or broker for any transaction. The IPEL has been established only to provide a safe environment for the exchange of merchandise between private parties. The goal of this program is to help reduce victimization and prevent illegal transactions. This offer does not extend to transactions involving the sale of any contraband, stolen property, gun sales, or the sale of illegal items or prohibited services. For more information about the “Internet Purchase Exchange Location,” please contact the Mount Holly Police Department at (704) 827-4343.

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Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. Athletic Director Connor Sisk (black shirt) helped serve the Sole Patrol birthday lunch.

Accreditation assessment team invites public comment on county police A team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will arrive Sunday, July 30, 2017 to examine all aspects of the Gaston County Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations, and support services, Chief Joseph D. Ramey announced today.

Verification by the team that Gaston County Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process to gain accreditationa highly prized recognition of public safety professional excellence, Chief Ramey said.

As a part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information session to be held on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 6:00 pm. The session will be conducted in the Pendleton Community Room at the Gaston County Police Department located at 420 W. Franklin Blvd. Gastonia, NC. If for some reason an individual cannot speak at the public information session, but would still like to provide comments to the assessment team, he or she may do so by telephone. The public may call 704-866-3362 on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 between the hours of 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.

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ances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards. A copy of the standards is available at the Gaston County Police Department.

The local contact is Laura Bumgardner, 704866-3378.

Persons wishing to offer written comments about the Gaston County Police Department’s ability to meet the standards for accreditation are requested to write: Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, Inc. (CALEA), 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320, Gainesville, VA 20155.

The Gaston County Police Department has to comply with 381 applicable standards in order to gain accredited status, Chief Ramey said.

Accreditation is for three years (September 2014-2017), during which the agency must submit annual reports attesting continued compliance with those standards under which it was initially accredited.

For more information regarding the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., please write the Commission at 13575 Heathcote Boulevard, Suite 320 Gainesville, Virginia 20155; or call 703-352-4225 or email calea@calea.org.

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Rock Spring Camp Meeting coming For over 200 years folks have gathered each year at the Rock Spring Camp Meeting site in Denver to enjoy Christian camaraderie and plenty of old time gospel music. This year’s event kicks off July 31 and continues until August 12.

The camp site is just off Hwy. 16 less than 30 minutes from Stanley and Mt. Holly. It was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places.

The Rock Spring Camp Meeting traces its roots back to 1794 when a “camp meeting” was held in the woods for several days and nights at the site of the Rehobeth Methodist Church. A Methodist minister named Daniel Asbury from Halifax County, Virginia is credited with starting the camp meeting tradition here. He had been sent to the area to organize a Methodist circuit. That first camp meeting was lead by Mr. Asbury along with William McKendree (who later became a Bishop), William Fulwood, and Dr. James Hall, a noted Presbyterian. The meeting was a great success and accounts of the day indicate that some 300 people were converted at that first gathering.

By the early 1800’s the camp meeting had grown to be an annual tradition and in 1828, at the third quarterly conference of the Lincoln Circuit of the Methodist Society, a committee was established to select a suitable site, for lease or purchase, to continue to hold the camp meetings. The Robey’s Campground location could not provide an adequate supply of water so the committee selected a site in Denver, NC. According to public records, on August 7, 1830 Joseph M. Monday was paid a total of $90 “in-hand” by Freeman Shelton, Richard Proctor and James Bivings for a tract of land estimated to be 45 acres.

The land was held in trust for the Methodist Society of the Lincoln Circuit, otherwise known as the Methodist Episcopal Church of Lincoln Circuit and a Mr. Martin Sigman and a Mr. H Asbury witnessed the transaction. That camp soon came to be known as the Rock Spring Camp Ground, named for the two water-springs located on the site and the large quantity of rocks found around them.

Except for two occasions, the Rock Spring Camp Meeting has been held annually at the Denver, North Carolina site since the land was purchased in 1830.

The camp is incorporated after the style

of a town, and governed much the same way.

There is a central meeting pavilion, called the Arbor, which is surrounded by some 258+ “tents”. The tents, as they are called, are small; roughly built cabins. They are made from unfinished, weather-beaten wood boards and have dirt floors. Ownership of a lot is conditional, and ceases upon failure to keep and maintain a tent on it. Most all of the tents have been passed down from one generation to the next. A great example of this is one of the very first tents ever built and now assigned the number 1. The tent is made of rough-hewn logs and is still used by the same family to this day.

In 1830, the first year of the camp, an arbor was built of brush to serve as the central meeting place. That arbor was used for two years until, as the story is told, a part of it fell down during the camp meeting the second year. In 1833 work was started to build a new arbor. The project was led by Reverend Henry Asbury, a local preacher and the son of Daniel Asbury the man credited for beginning the camp meeting tradition in Denver, North Carolina. The arbor that they built is the one that is still used to this day. It is built of handhewn timbers and assembled with wooden pegs. Originally covered with wooden shingles it was later repaired and covered with a metal roof in 1891. Though there have been some changes made to the structure through the years, it still stands today very much the way it did when it was first built.

Because of the devotion and strong faith of its supporters, the Rock Springs Camp Meeting has remarkably survived some very difficult times throughout its over two centuries years of existence. An effort to sell the camp was made in 1918, two lawsuits were brought before the county court to destroy it, Union soldiers camped in its tents during part of the Civil War and burned some of them, and on October 30, 1973 the camp suffered its worst fire in which 89 tents were lost. Through it all the trustees and people of the camp persisted and rebuilt to continue the Rock Springs Camp Meeting tradition. It has deservedly earned its status as a historical site and an event of historical importance for the county, the state and the country. It is a cherished and deeply significant tradition to generations of local families and it is the site of many great memories and spiritual joy.

Photos courtesy LINCOLN-TIMES NEWS

Rock Spring 2017 Camp Meeting schedule Monday - Thursday, July 31 - August 3, 2017 Childrens’s Service @ 6:30 PM led by Julie Smith Monday - Thursday, July 31 - August 3, 2017 Youth Service @ 8:00 PM led by Chad McIntosh.

Friday, August 4 Community Singing @ 7:00 PM - Our finest local talent.

Contact Van Barker @ 704-483-2710 if you would like to share your talent for the Glory of God.

- Ivey Memorial UMC Lincolnton Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Steve Auton - Denver UMC Tuesday, August 8 Morning Bible Study - John Mattox - Certi.

Lay Speaker Kings Mtn, NC Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Stewart Nowell of New Covenant UMC Wednesday, August 9 Morning Bible Study - Rev. Carroll Flack First Methodist - Dallas, NC Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Stewart Nowell of New Covenant UMC

Saturday, August 5 Big Sing @ 7:00 PM featuring The Sneed Family - Glasgow, Ky & High Road - Nashville, TN

Thursday, August 10 Morning Bible Study - Rev. Amy Vaugh Marvin UMC - Lincolnton, NC Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Ken Curtis Mt Pleasant, UMC

Sunday, August 6 Sunday School 10:00 AM - Butch Ross Morning Worship 11:00 AM - Rev. Jim Tate Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Steve Auton - Denver UMC

Friday, August 11 Morning Bible Study - Rev. Jill Rhinehart Central UMC - Kings Mtn, NC Evening Worship 7:30 PM - Rev. Ken Curtis Mt Pleasant, UMC

The Cockman Family - Sherrills Ford NC and Gospel Voices - Union Grove, NC

Monday, August 7 Morning Bible Study - Rev. Kelly Whitener

Saturday, August 12 Bluegrass Gospel Concert 7:00 PM Featuring

Sunday, August 13 Sunday School 10:00 AM - Butch Ross

Morning Worship 11:00 AM - Rev Jim Tate Evening Farewell Communion Service 6:00 PM - Rev. Jim Tate Our friend Rev. Gene Richardson began this service, and we joyfully continue it in his honor.

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Murphy Clark and Tommy Fortenberry

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Young golfers play in tournament Murphy Clark, 6, of Belmont, his cousin Harrison Rowland, 12, and their grandfather Tommy Fortenberry recently played in the junior golf tournament held at Cramer Mountain on July 15, 2017.

Photos by Casey Clark

CaroMont Health Foundation awards nearly $200,000 in scholarships The CaroMont Health Foundation and the CaroMont Regional Medical Center Auxiliary recently honored 64 recipients with almost $200,000 in scholarships. These scholarships included: the Lee Bucci Professional Nursing Scholarship, the Dr. Marty D’Amore Scholarship, the Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Hudson Nursing Scholarship, the H. Sprugeon Mackie, Jr. Scholarship, the Wayne F. Shovelin Scholarship, the Lonnie and Rachel Waggoner Nursing Education Scholarship, the Team CaroMont Scholarship and the Gertrude Clinton Health Career Scholarship. The CaroMont Health Foundation awarded $128,500 to 47 scholarship recipients and the CaroMont Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, made up of adult and teenage volunteers, awarded 43 scholarships worth $65,000.

Lee Bucci Professional Nursing Scholarship The Bucci Scholarship Fund was established in 2012 in honor of Lee Bucci, former Director of Gaston Hospice. This scholarship is awarded to a student seeking an accredited degree in the field of nursing (LPN, RN, or BSN), with special consideration given to the field of palliative care.

Charlene Guffey is this year’s recipient of the Lee Bucci Professional Nursing Scholarship.

Dr. Marty D’Amore Scholarship The Dr. Marty D’Amore Scholarship Fund was established in 2015 following the death of Dr. D’Amore after a long battle with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The fund was created and supported by donations from physicians and the medical community. Awards from this scholarship are given to students accepted or enrolled in an accredited Radiology Sciences program.

Amber Benfield is this year’s recipient of the Dr. Marty D’Amore Scholarship.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe R. Hudson Nursing Scholarship Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hudson established the Hudson Scholarship in 1974, to support students and help staff the new Gaston Memorial Hospital. Awards from this scholarship loan program are given based on organizational needs, scholastics and acceptance into nursing professions for area students. Recipients have to sign a promissory note that they intend to become or remain an employee of CaroMont Health after completing their studies.

Recipients of the Joe R. Hudson Nursing Scholarship are: Shannon Branch, Janice Hill, Brandi Stewart Lee and Holly Williams.

The H. Spurgeon Mackie, Jr. Scholarship The Mackie Scholarship was established in 2006 in honor of H. Spurgeon Mackie, Jr., a long-standing Board Member and friend of CaroMont Health, upon his retirement from Wachovia Bank. Awards from this scholarship program are given to students majoring or continuing their education in nursing and/or allied health professions.

Recipients of the H. Spurgeon Mackie, Jr. Scholarship are: Cheryl Aldridge, Sarah Bolynn, Ashley Brooks, Makayla Hayes, Marlena Heracklis, Amanda Johnson, Addison McElveen, Carissa McGinnis, Magan McMillan, Victoria

Price, Jake Quinn and Detra Rice.

The Wayne F. Shovelin Scholarship The Wayne F. Shovelin Scholarship was established in 2009 by the Duke Kimbrell family in honor of Wayne Shovelin’s many contributions to CaroMont Health, including his 23 years as President and CEO. Awards from this fund are given to a high school senior who has excelled academically, demonstrated strong leadership and community involvement and plans to major in a health-related field.

Recipients of the Wayne F. Shovelin Scholarship are: Maren East, Linnea Jurs and Bailey Thomasson.

The Lonnie and Rachel Waggoner Nursing Education Scholarship The Lonnie and Rachel Waggoner Nursing Education Scholarship is a permanent endowment established in 2005.

Awards from this scholarship are given to students seeking an accredited degree in the field of nursing (LPN, RN or BSN).

Recipients of the Lonnie and Rachel Waggoner Nursing Education Scholarship are: Janasia Armstrong, Lauren Biggers, Catherine Bynum and Kelli Ferguson.

Team CaroMont Scholarship The Team CaroMont Scholarship was established in 2015 and funded by employee contributions to the Team CaroMont campaign. All applicants must be employees of CaroMont Health or one of its subsidiaries, and scholarship funds may be used for degree and select non-degree programs.

Recipients of the Team CaroMont Scholarship are: Lee Beard, Amber Benfield, Char Biamonte, Amanda Broome, Aimee Callahan, Carmen Cloninger, Amy Cody, Marzette Colon, Tammy Cozad, Glenda Crowell, Sandra Denison, Charlene Guffey, Donna Hamill, Chloe Herron, Milika Kasimi, Michelle Langford, Jennifer Mayes, Jay Nutter, William Parson, Misty Partin, Scott Rogers, Airiel Spencer, Andrea Turner and Jamie Wozniak.

The Gertrude Clinton Health Career Scholarship Fund The scholarship was established by the Gaston Memorial Hospital Auxiliary in 1971. Following Mrs. Gertrude Clinton’s death, the fund was changed to a scholarship in her memory. Mrs. Clinton served as Gaston County Social Services Director, Personnel Director for CaroMont Health, and was a founding member and President of the Gaston Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Recipients of the Gertrude Clinton Health Career Scholarship Fund are: Janasia Armstrong, Taylor Bailey, Savannah Bartlett, Lauren Biggers, Sarah Bolynn, Shannon Branch, Ashley Brooks, Amanda Broome, Catherine Bynum, Aimee Callahan, Caroline Carpenter, Carmen Cloninger, Amy Cody, Marzette Colon, Abbey Connor, Glenda Crowell, Page East, Andie Ervay, Kelli Ferguson, Charlene Guffey, Marlena Heracklis, Chloe Herron, Janice Hill, Amanda Johnson, Josie Lucas, Jennifer Mayes, James McConnell, Addison McElveen, Carissa McGinnis, Jody Myers, Charlene N’Diaye, Jay Nutter, Misty Partin, Alyssa Pate, Sara Peeler, Victoria Price, Dillon Rhew, Elizabeth Scronce, Airiel Spencer, Brandi Steward Lee, Andrew Walker, Holly Williams and Jamie Wozniak.

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By ROBERT DUCKETT

WIZARD OF ID

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By BRAD DILLER

POCKET LINT

by Chuck Downs

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MHPD joins 9PM program The Mount Holly Police Department is excited to join in with the creators of the #9PMRoutine (Pasco Sheriff’s Office) to start this new program in our community. There are thousands of other Police Departments across the country participating in it, including Law Enforcement partners here in Gaston County.

It is a very simple routine to start and it takes virtually little time to complete. All you have to do is make sure your valuables are removed from your vehicles, the doors on your vehicles are locked, and then make sure the doors and windows of your house and storage buildings are locked at 9PM every night. We think this is great routine for our community to start doing to help deter thieves from stealing your belongings.

Let’s get the #9PMRoutine started in Mount Holly.

Mt. Holly Fire Dept. collecting school supplies The Mt. Holly Fire Department and Mt. Holly Rotary are collecting school supplies again this summer.

“We had great success in our joint back to school supply drive last year,” said Chief Ryan Baker. “Our goal is to do even more this year. If you would like to help children that need supplies for the up coming year you can drop off supplies at a number of locations. The supplies are divided between Pinewood, Rankin, and Catawba Heights elementary schools and Mount Holly Middle.

Supplies needed include: tissues, #2 pencils, rulers, glue sticks, colored markers, pens, lunch bags, hand sanitizer, construction paper, school glue, colored pencils, spiral notebooks,.

Clorox wipes, subject dividers, blunt tip scissors, crayolas, erasers, loose leaf paper, index cards.

Locations where supplies may be dropped off include: Citizens Center, East Central Ave.; Downtown Fire Station, 433 Killian Ave.; Catawba Heights Fire Station, 1201 S, Main. St.

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Cramerton Middle School events Cramerton Middle School has lined up a couple of summer events.

Camp Cramerton for 6th Grade - Tuesday, August 15, 9:00am-12:00pm A fun-filled day for students, featuring activities designed to show them what Cramerton is really like and to help prepare them for the first day of school.

In addition, a separate program for parents will be held to introduce them to the middle school concept and how they can support their new middle schoolers. Bus information, PTO memberships, locks, and CMS apparel will be available as well.

Open House for 7th & 8th Grade - Thursday, August 24, 4:00-6:00pm This drop-in event will provide an opportunity for 7th and 8th grade parents and students to receive class schedules and meet the teachers. In addition, bus route information will be available, and PTO memberships and apparel will be for sale.

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2004 CHEVY MALIBU MAX, 88,000 actual miles. V6, 4 dr., sunroof, all power, looks & runs good, Reduced $4400 obo. Call 704-487-0550, 704-678-3954.

FARM LABOR WORKERS NEEDED. Must have NC driver’s license. Call 704-473-4299.

TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flat Bed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse & Cattle Trailers, Saddlery.

Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment, Boiling Springs, NC. 704-434-6389.

JOHN DEERE LAWN TRACTOR, L110M, 42” deck, 12 yrs old. Good cond. Also Broadcast spreader. Asking $600 for both.

704-434-5778.

1984 MERCEDES 300 TD STATION WAGON, $1100 obo 704487-6453.

2003 MITSUBISHI MONTERO SPORT 4x4, silver, Michelin tires, new radiator, all new belts and hoses. CD, DVD, 212,000 miles, $2500. 276-206-9770.

WANT TO BUY Honda cars with titles. 704-538-9742.

FOR SALE: 2012 TOYOTA TACOMA TRD Sport, 4x4, 4 door, loaded, pictures available. 704418-5779 FORD TRUCK PARTS, 1987 THRU 1996. Doors, beds, fenders, etc. Call 704-300-1818.

2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN, 4 cyl., cold air, lots of extras. Runs great! $3200. Call 704-692-4765.

4 TRUCK TIRES, 275/65/18 BF GOODRICH Rugged Trail, T/A, fair condition, will pass inspection, $100. 704-750-4393.

2003 CADILLAC CTS, cream in color, 158,000 miles, runs, needs new muffler, no title, $1850 or best offer. 704-214-4913 2003 CADILLAC SEVILLE SLS, 1 owner, leather seats. 704-6920262.

1981 NISSAN 280 ZX White, t-tops, 5 speed,clear title, needs some TLC, was running when parked, $2000 . 704-300-1818 2000 BUICK CENTURY, 3100 motor, V-6, 120K miles, automatic, runs, drives great, $1800 firm.

704-284-4273, 704-434-5241.

2004 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEDAN, 4 cyl., cold air, lots of extras, runs great, $3200. Call 704692-4765.

MERCEDES 1989, 300E, 151K miles, good condition, asking $2000 obo. 704-466-0828.

LOCAL SAWMILL has current openings for production support staff. Apply in person at the sawmill located at 470 Gaffney Ferry Road in Gaffney, SC or send resume to njones@associatedhardwoods.com NOW HIRING experienced Single Ply Roofers and experienced Shingle Roofers. Must have valid drivers license. Cline Co., Inc. 704-477-0516.

MAINTENANCE MAN wanted to maintain Rental Properties.

Must have valid Drivers License & clean criminal background.

704-473-4299.

PART TIME SEASONAL PHOTOGRAPHY position. Set your own schedule, work as little or as much as you want. Need reliable people with transportation.

Will train. Call 704-482-3235 for more info.

HELP WANTED: ELECTRICIANS & HELPERS. Must have driver’s license. Apply in person at 3423 Fallston Rd., Carl Grigg Electric. 704-487-5032.

EXPERIENCED CABINET MAKER/ Wood Worker Needed.

704-477-9812.

DEFENDER SERVICES immediate hire for Cut & Sew Trainer, 5 years sewing experience, prefer 1 year sewing trainer experience. $14.50 DOE. Apply in person; 141 Spindale Street.

Wednesday only, 9am-4pm. For more info, 828-412-1072.

FOR SALE RECLAIMED BARN WOOD. Old barn torn down in Belmont.

Oak & Pine. Nails removed.

2,500 to 3,000 linear ft. 828-4612274. (7/27, 8/03 &10)

1994 MADZA MIATA CONVERTIBLE, new top, tires & springs. Runs good, good gas mileage, $2500. 704-730-0267, 704-477-7339.

2000 GIBSON CHEST TYPE FREEZER. Good condition and runs great! $100.00 - 704-9155998 -Mount Holly, NC. (7/20 & 27)

RESTORED 1962 MAHOGANY 16’ Century Resorter inboard boat. Extensive hull & engine work. Restoration completed June 2017. Trailer included. $17,000. 828-759-0712, 828-499-3272. Boat located in Hickory, NC. 8 FT. FLAT BOTTOM John Boat, good condition, $150.

Serious inquiries only! 704-3002410.

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MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY means maximum savings on heating bills. Central Boiler certified OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Call today! Mill Spring Outdoor Furnaces 828-245-0174

FURNITURE FOR SALE: china cabinet, vintage love seat, 5 drawer dresser & chest, cedar chest, brass fireplace accessories, misc., tv stand. 704-284-4334.

HORSE QUALITY HAY. Square bales. 704-487-6855.

NEED BUSINESS CARDS TO PROMOTE YOURSELF & YOUR BUSINESS? 1000 raised print business cards starting at $35 + tax. Shelby Shopper & Info, 503 N. Lafayette St, Shelby, NC 704-4841047 or Rutherford Weekly, 369 Butler Rd, Forest City, NC 828-248-1408.

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITH SCRATCH PADS! Press Room Printing. 704-538-5788, 704-482-2243.

REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, washers, dryers & odd furniture.

Call 704-481-0954. After 5pm, call 704-482-0540.

BANANA TREES, all sizes & all prices. 704-300-5488.

FOUR BURIAL PLOTS FOR SALE, at Rosehill Cemetery, Lawndale, NC. $1050 for each plot. 864-915-8194.

45 INCH HITACHI BIG SCREEN TV. Works great with good stereo and cable hook ups. $100.00.

704-915-5998. (7/20 & 27) REGULAR SIZE ANTIQUE WOODEN BED FRAME with new Poster Pedic mattress. Paid over $400.00. $200.00 More furniture as well. 704-915-5998.

(7/20 & 27) 55 GALLON AQUARIUM WITH STAND. I built the stand from Cherry wood. With 1/2” scalloped marble top. Fresh water gravel and fish food. Very nice! $300.00. 704-915-5998 (7/20 & 27)

WANT TO BUY: Pop-Up Camp- PATIO FURNITURE with 6 foot glass top table and 6 chairs. ers. Call 828-429-3935.

Chairs need upholstery. $400.00 2015 COACHMAN CLIPPER 704-915-5998. (7/20 & 27) 105ST POP-UP, with bath, GARAGE FULL OF COMMON $7990. 828-433-5744.

CARPENTER AND MECHAN2009 CEDAR CREEK 5th Wheel ICAL TOOLS. Will sell cheap. move.

704-915-5998 36’ camper with 5 slides. 2BR, Must 2BA, living room, kitchen, wash- (7/20 & 27) er/dryer, 3 air units, neutral inte- ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE. rior decor, has winter package, Horse quality. 2017 cuttings. $25,000. 828-287-6856, 828- $13 pickup, $14 delivered and 447-9422. stacked. 980-241-8453.

FOR SALE: FOR PARTS OR WHOLE: 1987-91 Ford 4WD. 1989-94 Toyota truck parts.

1968-72 Ford parts. 1995 Nissan truck parts. Manual & auto trans for Chevy & Ford. Gray factory Ford wheels, 7”x7x15.

Set of factory Ford gray center cap & beauty rim, 7x15 & 8x15.

Antique barber chair. WANT TO BUY: Pickup trucks, any model, make, condition. Nissan or Toyota Pickups. 704-538-9742.

CHERRY WOOD DINING SET, 4 upholstered regular chairs, 2 arm chairs, table, ext. matching china cabinet. Pd. $6000, will sell for $2300. 864-980-5703.

ANTIQUE FEDERAL GATELOG drop leaf table with 6 chairs, $350. Entertainment center wall unit, metal and glass, $375. 704300-6729 for info and pics.

1970 YAMAHA 12 STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR, model FG 230, (no case), $75. 1985 6 String Ovation Acoustic Guitar with case, $175. 704-434-7185.

JOHN DEERE 737 ZERO TURN COMMERCIAL, 54” deck. 23 HP, KW, 650 hrs, $3200. 704472-4849.

GRAVE PLOT IN CLEVELAND MEMORIAL PARK Near Chimes Tower, complete burial package. Purchased for $3900, will sell for $2900. 704-6929414.

SONGBIRD DULICMER, new condition, $200, in case. 704692-9414.

DRYWALL LIFT, LIKE NEW, $140. 704-538-3651.

TRAILERS: NEW 5x8, $525.

5x10, $695. Sales, service, parts, areas largest selection of trailers, best prices. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

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NOW INTERVIEWING for MIG Welders, 3rd shift, 6pm-6am. $13-$18 DOE. Must take a weld test. Apply at Farrisfab.com/ careers. Please attach resume when applying.

1972 BRONCO, DUFF BUILT, fair condition, but will require some work, $6000, OBO. Call or text, 980-295-9496.

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BLACK LEATHER THIRD ROW stow n go bench seat for sale. Came out of 2016 Dodge Caravan. As good as new. $250 obo. 704-477-7787.

275 WATER TOTES, Extra clean, $100 each. 55 gallon metal burning barrels, $10. 55 gallon plastic barrels. 828-327-4782.

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Seasonal Specials. 1-386517-6700 or www.fbvr.net

FOR NATIONAL RATES & PLACEMENT CALL 704-484-1047

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, WASHERS, DRYERS, Discount Prices. 1205 Earl Road, Shelby NC. 704-487-4443.

IN-GROUND POOLS, all sizes and shapes available. Have references and display at home.

828-429-6595 or 828-657-5944.

DIRT, 7-8 TON FILL DIRT. Screened Topsoil, $160 per load, Shelby. 704-692-6025.

14 FT. ALUMINUM BOAT, 10HP, trolling motor & trailer, $1200. Weight Machine, cables & pulleys, $100. 828-980-3349.

HAY, GRASS HAY, 4X5 rolls, 10 rolls or more, $30 each. Less than 10, $40 each. 704-6926025.

GRAVEL, 7 TO 8 TON, Crusher Run, $180 per load. Washed gravel, $240 per load, Shelby.

704-692-6025 CITIZEN BAND, (CB) RADIOS BASE, Galaxy, Cobra, Uniden, Johnson, Antrow base ant. & coax, 704-922-9967 4 GRAVE SITES, 2X2, Singing Tower Section, Rose Hill Memorial Park. $3000 Iist $50 below current price OBO. Sold only as group. 520-270-2762 or email dalenalma@gmail.com REAL LARGE DECORATIVE GINGERBREAD HOUSE. Must See! Won in contest. Has been preserved. $25. 704-466-0722.

GRASS HAY, 4X5 ROLLS, $37.50 per roll, 704-472-8848 or 704-482-6810.

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.

Lightweight, easy to use. 7-foot by 8-foot. Folds up to 3-foot by 2-foot circle. $75. 704-692-0919.

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

MORGAN’S FIREWOOD SERVICE; Camping & fire pit wood, 1 row stacked on truck 1.5’ high x 5.5’ long, $20 you pickup or I deliver 1/2 pickup load for $40 which is 2 rows stacked on. Seasoned hardwood. 1-828-3950758.

OKRA FOR SALE, $4 per bag.

Billy Wells, 828-245-0248.

OUTDOOR DOG KENNEL 5x8 with cover, $100 you move.

Different DIRT BIKE GEAR for men, size medium, pant 32, neck brace & more. Call/text for pricing & pics. 828-395-0193.

GE AIR CONDITIONER, 20k BTU, $75. Kolbalt 20 gallon air compressor, $100. Cast Iron claw & ball bathtub, $100. 828829-0233.

LARGE SOFA, $100. Recliner, $50. Ford Backhoe 18” bucket, $350. 828-289-1817.

DEPRESSION GLASS DISHES, waffle pattern, over 60 pieces, values between $500-$600.

Will take $150. 828-980-3349.

HEALTH/MEDICAL INVACARE PROMTO M41 POWER WHEELCHAIR. Like new condition. $500.00 or OBO. 704-825-9413 or 704-813-3698.

(7/20 & 27)

MOTORCYCLES & ATVS 2007 YAMAHA TOUR DELUXE ROYAL STAR – 19 K miles, All extras below manufacturing book value price. Call 704-2632869. (7/20, 27 & 8/04)

WANT TO BUY WE BUY YOUR UNWANTED AND JUNK CARS. We will come to you. We pay cash on the spot.

Not titles needed. ID required.

704-390-5465. (7/06, 13, 20 & 27) WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS, trailers, metal boats, tractors & farm equipment & scrap metal. Must have ID & proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. 704-692-1006.

PETS•LIVESTOCK

STORAGE BUILDINGS: Check us out before you buy. Better construction, lots better, cash or payments. Free delivered & setup 50 miles with concrete block included. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

AKC SIBERIAN HUSKIES, parents on site, shots up to date, $400 males, $450 females. 704480-6178, 704-418-1360.

CARPORTS, RV COVERS, BOAT, Farm Equipment, Barns, Garages. Largest on site display & sizes in area. Installed 2-4 weeks most orders. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-2455895.

LIVESTOCK FOR SALE Pure Breed, Angus Bulls and Heifers.

Jacob Fork Ranch. Call 704-5381199 or 704-600-7847.

TRAILERS: ENCLOSED CARGO, $1495. Dump trailers, $2995. Livestock trailer used for horse, Gooseneck, $2100.

8.5x24, 20,000lb, 10 ton, used, nice, $4000. Come see us! J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828245-5895.

FLAG POLES: Flags of all kinds, on site display. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-245-5895.

DOG KENNELS: Dog houses, large selection, 7x7, 5x10, 10x10, 10x20, 20x20. Tops, pick up or we deliver & install. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828-2455895.

NEED A GARAGE OR CARPORT? Turn key, grading, gravel, concrete, on site display. J Johnson Sales, Forest City. 828245-5895.

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

WANTED HORSES. Also Jacks for sale. Proven to keep coyotes away. 704-300-0366.

CKC REGISTERED CHIHUAHUA PUPPIES. Teacups & Miniatures, $200. Shots & wormed.

Taking deposits. Call for more info. 704-813-5981.

4 MONTH OLD CHICKENS, $4 each, for sale. Call 704-7397298 or 704-466-8741.

PULLETS: AGES FROM 1 MONTH OLD to 5 months old.

Our price depends on age and breed. 704-473-1311.

5 REG. MTN. FEIST SQUIRREL PUPPIES, 6 wks old. Father is AJ, NC Champ Squirrel Dog. $250 ea. 704-692-3168, 704472-0764.

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

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MONTCROSS AREA’S

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

Promote Your Restaurant in the Banner News Call Mayra today at 704.472.7892

Lowell

Papa Sammy’s Pizza 140 East Central Ave. Mount Holly, NC 704-601-5272 Vasileious Italian Kitchen 200 S. Main St. Mount Holly, NC 28120 704-820-8539

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