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Volume 79 • Issue 35 • Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Abbey soccer player dies A freshman Belmont Abbey soccer player died Friday, just shy of one week after collapsing during practice on August 16.

Michael McGuire, 18, a former St. Benedict Academy soccer star whose home was in Bartlett,Tennessee, was preparing for his freshman year at the Abbey. He collapsed during an early morning practice and was taken to Gaston Memorial Hospital.

He was placed in the Intensive Care Unit, but never regained consciousness. The practice was being overseen by an athletic trainer.

Doctors still don't know the cause of McGuire's death.

Students and faculty at Belmont Abbey held a

prayer vigil for McGuire Friday night.

A service in Michael’s memory Michael was held McGuire at 5pm on Monday at the Abbey.

His soccer jersey number at the Abbey was to be #5. It was presented to his parents and grandfather by the men's soccer team after the ladies game on Saturday.

A homegoing celebration for Michael will be Thursday at Bartlett Baptist Church, in Bartlett, TN at 6 p.m., with visitation beginning at 4 p.m.. Interment will be private.

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These members of the Wounded Warrior project were enjoying some shade before they set off. Around 50 members rode their bikes to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on Saturday.

School received Garden hosts Wounded Warriors ride several complaints about Goins

By Alan Hodge

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At this very moment former East Gaston High wrestling coach Gary “Scott” Goins, 46, is sitting in a cell at Central Prison in Raleigh, inmate number 1431138, pondering what he will be doing for at least the next 34 years following his conviction last week on 17 out of 20 counts of sexually abusing three members of his team over the period 1998-2004.

But how could such activity have gone unnoticed by school administrators?

That's a question that has Gaston County Schools defending its action, or lack of action according to some, in the Goins case.

A statement from the district on Goins' days in court declared- “Gaston County

Schools is not commenting about the trial.”

Gaston County District Attorney Locke Goins Bell has stated that school personnel files had several complaints against Goins including ones claiming he shared a bed with wrestling team members, raising the question of why the accusations were not acted upon by school officials.

Bell obtained the reports with a search warrant.

School personnel records are not available either to the public or news outlets.

Bell was reported as See GOINS, 6A

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Obituaries ......................... 2A Opinion ............................. 4A Hall of Fame Inductees ...... 5A PIGSKIN PICKS! ................ 7A Sports ............................... 8A

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is well-known for its beautiful flora, but Saturday the grounds saw a new type of beauty there in the form of more than 50 Wounded Warriors bicycling their way in colorful outfits through the foliage.

The Wounded Warriors that visited DSBG were taking part in “Soldier Ride North Carolina.”

Wounded Warrior Project Soldier Ride is a rehabilitative cycling event designed to heal the physical, mental and emotional wounds of war. Every Soldier Ride begins with a bike fitting,

where warriors are fit with custom cycles and adaptive equipment to accommodate various injuries and physical limitations. Unmodified road bikes are provided for warriors not requiring adaptive equipment. These are provided at no cost to warriors.

On Friday, Soldier Ride started at Latta Plantation Park in Huntersville and then went to the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte where they enjoyed a mix of kayaking, paddleboarding and water rafting. Saturday saw the group make a loop through Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens. In total, the ride was a little more than 40 miles.

According to Soldier Ride Special-

ist Amanda Becker, DSBG had the exact qualities the group was looking for.

“There's a great place to start, some good riding areas, and a good place to finish up and have lunch,” she said.

Becker thanked the Belmont Police Dept., Gaston County Sheriff's Dept., and New Hope VFD for escorting the risers to DSBG and providing water.

One of the riders at DSBG on Saturday was Edwin Williams.

Williams remarked on how great DSBG was to ride.

“It's really beautiful,” he said. “I especially liked the warterfall bridge. It cooled me down. I enjoyed seeing the See WOUNDED WARRIORS, 6A

What does ‘Main Street’ Belmont need?

Riverkeeper calls coal ash bill ‘woefully inadequate’

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Back in June, a team from the NC Main Street Program toured Belmont, meeting with property owners, business owners, residents, economic development professionals, city staff, and elected officials. The team also got a good look at the lay of the land and how the downtown area was situated relative to the rest of the surrounding development.

The resource team was comprised of people with expertise and first-hand experience in the downtown revitalization issues faced by communities such as Belmont. Team members were selected by the director of the North Carolina Main Street Center after consultation with the local program manager. Effort was made to include people with expertise in a broad range of com-

Center; Lauren Malinoff, Urban Development designer, North Carolina Main Street Center; Robert Murphrey, Small Town Main Street coordinator for eastern N.C., North Carolina

After months of haggling, the NC House and Senate reached an agreement last week on the issue of Duke Energy coal ash storage and disposal. The vote was 84-13 in the House and 38-2 in the Senate.

A statement issued by Senate Leader Phil Berger of Eden declared “I am proud of my colleagues for following through to deliver the most comprehensive, aggressive, and science driven mitigation plan in the entire country.”

Gov. Pat McCrory still has to sign the bill.

The main item on the bill will require Duke to clean up all of its coal ash storage lagoons in North Carolina within 15 years. The exact cleanup dates within that

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Connecting East Belmont with the Main St. section is just one of several suggestions representatives from the NC Main Street Program made following their tour of town in June. munity revitalization areas with special focus on organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring.

Team members included Sherry Adams, CMSM, Small Town Main Street coordinator for western N.C., North Carolina Main Street

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■ OBITUARIES Charles Hensley U.S. Navy veteran MOUNT HOLLY Charles Talmage Hensley, 409 West Central Avenue, Mount Holly, went to be with the Lord on Saturday August 23, 2014. Charles was born in Old Fort, NC on May 21, 1920 to the late Harry and Arrie Hensley.

One of twelve children, he grew up on the family farm where hard work, love, and Christian values molded him into the man he became.

At age 14, he a c cepted Jesus as his Savior and promised to serve Him the rest of his life which he faithfully did all of his 94 years.

At age 18, he joined “Uncle Sam’s Navy” and headed to the Far East where he served for seven years during WWII spending time in the Pacific on the USS Paul Jones, USS Crater, and the USS Langley. While on leave in 1943, he married the love of his life, Madge Wyatt. In 1948, he began a career with Combustion Engineering Company and later moved to Flame Refractories. Because of his career, he moved his family to many different places throughout the Southeastern US as well as South Amer-

Katherine Kitty Gaston Had a passion for serving others BELMONT - Katherine Lauer Beatty Gaston passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 20, 2014 surrounded by her family.

B o r n November 22, 1935 in Charlotte, NC, daughter of Col. Francis J. Beatty and Katherine Williams Beatty, she was a descendant of William Williams, author of “The Journal of Llewellin Penrose, Seaman” what is widely considered to be the first American novel, and his son, William Joseph Williams, portrait painter of George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Katherine is preceded in death by her husband, Harley B. Gaston, Jr., her parents, Col. Francis J. Beatty and Katherine Williams Beatty, her sister, Anne Beatty McKenna, and one son Peter Brooks Gaston.

ica. They made many lasting friendships and memories along the way.

Mr. Hensley settled his family in Mount Holly in 1958 and became a member of Tuckaseege Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and in numerous other capacities in his church life. He later became a member of the First Baptist Church of Mount Holly.

He was a charter member of the Mount Holly Optimist Club and a member of the Mount Holly VFW, Masonic Lodge, and the Tri County Blinded Veterans Association.

Mr. Hensley’s family, church family and friends were first and foremost in his life. He loved them all dearly and took any opportunity to help them whenever or however he could, from cutting down a tree, building an addition to a house or forever the farmer at heart, providing them with fruits and vegetables from his overflowing garden.

Mr. Hensley is survived by his daughter Joan Lanier and her husband Sidney of Gastonia, NC; one sister Helen Thomas of Carvallis, Oregon; two granddaughters, Abbey Lanier Mulvaney and husband Frank Lee Mulvaney III of Hudson, Ohio and Paige Lanier of Charlotte, NC; two great grandsons, Frank Lee Mulvaney IV and Walker Lanier Mulvaney; two sisters in

She is survived by brothers Francis J. “Skipper” Beatty, Jr., Richard C. Beatty, and two sons, Harley B. (Bo) Gaston III, and Francis Curtis Gaston.

Katherine attended Charlotte schools, graduated from St. Genevieve-of-thePines in Asheville, NC, and Holton-Arms College in Washington, D.C. She was very outgoing and had a passion for service. Her memberships include: Founder and first President of the Gaston Fine Arts Council; docent, Mint Museum of Art; Junior League of Charlotte; Charlotte Debutante Club; Board of Directors, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra; Board of Trustees, North Carolina Museum of Art; Board of Directors Latin American Cultural Exchange; Board of Directors Gaston County Red Cross; Board of Directors Gaston Residential Services, Inc.; Board of Directors Brice Foundation; Advisory Board Member First National Bank of Shelby, NC. She was also active with Little Theatre of Charlotte, Mint Museum Golden Theater, and Abbey Players of Belmont Abbey College.

She was an owner, part-

law, Gladys Buchanan of Burnsville, NC and Georgia Price of Marion, NC. He will be reunited with his late wife Madge Wyatt Hensley, in Heaven.

The family will receive friends from 1:00- 2:00pm Wednesday, August 27, at the First Baptist Church of Mount Holly. A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Hensley will be held 2:00pm Wednesday, August 27, at the First Baptist Church in Mount Holly, with Dr. Robert Winecoff and Dr. Kendell Cameron officiating. Burial will follow at Gaston Memorial Park in Gastonia.

Memorials may be made to the Baptist Children's Home of North Carolina, PO Box 338 Thomasville, NC 27360 or to the First Baptist Church of Mount Holly Building Fund, 300 South Main Street, Mount Holly, NC 28120.

The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff at the Robin Johnson Hospice House and Terrace Ridge Assisted Living as well as the many friends who gave their love and support during this time.

Condolence messages may be sent to the family by visiting www.woodlawnfuneral.org.

Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly is serving the family.

SR. Mary Gerard Donovan, RSM Devoted her life to the Sisters of Mercy BELMONT – Sister Mary Gerard Donovan, 89, died Friday, August 22, 2014, at Marian Center, Sacred Heart Convent, Belmont, NC. Sister was born in Richmond Hill, Long Island, NY, one of four daughters of Julia Giusani and Jeremiah Donovan.

Sister Mary Gerard was first attracted to devoting her life to God as a child when her aunt, Mercy Sister Mary Monica Giusani, would visit her family and talk to her about it. After graduating from Wellington C. Mepham High School and working for four years in the Auditor’s Office of the New York Telephone Company she made the decision to enter the Sisters of Mercy in Belmont. At this time she changed her name from Mary Monica to Sister Mary Gerard.

Sister Mary Gerard attended Sacred Heart Junior College in Belmont and BelWilliam L. Helton A master gardener

ner (with sister Anne B. McKenna) of GastonMcKenna Gallery in Charlotte, and acted as agent for artist Ben Long for 20+ years.

Along with her sister, Anne, she initiated and raised money for the statue of Hugh McManaway which stands at the intersection of Queens, Queens and Providence Rd. in Charlotte.

A memorial Mass was held Monday at 1:00 p.m. in the Belmont Abbey Basilica, officiated by Abbot Placid Solari. The family received friends directly after the service in the Haid Ballroom at Belmont Abbey.

Memorials may be made to Gaston Residential Services, Inc. of Gastonia, NC, (designated as maintenance of Belmont group home), 905 N. New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC 28054; Belmont Abbey College, 100 Belmont Mt. Holly Rd., Belmont, NC 28012. Inurnment will be announced at a later date.

McLean Funeral Directors of Belmont is serving the family of Mrs. Gaston.

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GASTONIA- William Leonard Helton Jr. , 72, passed away on Sunday August 24, 2014.

He was born in Mecklenburg County, son of the late Mildred McCullough Helton and William Leonard Helton Sr. He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist

Teresa Ann Nash Loving sister and aunt MOUNT HOLLY Teresa Ann Nash, 51, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at her brother's home in Mount H o l l y.

She was t h e daughter of the late Harvey McKinl e y Nash Jr. and Doris Sisk Nash.

mont Abbey College, Belmont, NC and Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN where she took graduate courses in Budgeting and Taxation. She earned a degree in Business Administration and Accounting Magna Cum Laude from the University of Guam.

Sister’s wide range of educational credentials allowed her to serve in many ministerial capacities. She taught in Greenport Long Island; Salisbury, Belmont, and Raleigh, NC, and the Island of Guam. Prior to her teaching assignments she worked in the finance office of Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC. Sister spent 15 years in Guam where she served as Treasurer for the Guam Sisters of Mercy. This duty made her responsible for the overall business administration of the Sisters of Mercy on the island. She was also director of the Sisters’ Formation Program.

Upon her return from Guam she assumed the duty of Treasurer of the Belmont Sisters of Mercy, a position she held until her retirement. At the same time Sister Mary Gerard served as business office manager at Holy Angels Residential Facility for eleven years.

She was a member of Guam Chi Omicron Gamma

Honor Society, an honorary member of Guam Chapter of Government Accounting Association, and a member of the National Conference of Religious Treasurers.

Sister was devoted to Holy Angels Residential Facility and she spent several years living in that residence. She was an adamant proponent of social justice and devoted much time to advocating for the poor and disenfranchised. She was known for her generosity and her compassion.

Sister is survived by the Sisters of Mercy and cousins. She is predeceased by her parents, three sisters, and her dear friend, Maria Morrow who was the first resident of Holy Angels.

Wake and Visitation was Monday, August 25, at 7 pm Sacred Heart Convent Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial was Tuesday, August 26, at 3:00 pm in Sacred Heart Convent Chapel.

Memorials may be sent to Sisters of Mercy South Central Community, 500 Sacred Heart Circle, Belmont, NC 28012.

Arrangements are entrusted with McLean Funeral Directors, Belmont.

Church and was a retired educator from Gaston County Schools. He was a master gardener. He celebrated his 49th wedding anniversary with his wife Sarah Helton on August 7, 2014.

Mr. Helton is survived by his wife Sarah Kirby Helton; one sister Ruth Simpson of Belmont and a number of nieces and nephews.

A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Helton will be held 11:00 am Wednesday August 27, at the Hickory Grove Baptist Church with Pastor Tom Kinman officiating. Burial will follow at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery.

The family will receive friends 1 hour prior to the service at the church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984 Gastonia NC 28054 or to Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 3717 Hickory Grove Road Gastonia, NC 28056 .

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

She is survived by her brother Steve Nash and wife Edee of Mount Holly, her sister Elaine Holden and husband Randy of Iron Station; two nephews, Chris Holden and wife Christy of Charlotte and Ryan Holden and wife Kara of Bellevue, NE; three nieces, Erica Cousar and husband Jason of Huntersville, Ashley Wood and husband Nick of Mount Holly and Amber Nash of Charlotte; three great nephews and three great nieces.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Ms.

Nash was held 11am Saturday August 23, at the Chapel Mausoleum of Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery in Mount Holly with Reverend Robbie Moore officiating.

Memorials may be made to Gaston Hospice, PO Box 3984 Gastonia NC 28054.

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

CORRECTION The headline in The Banner of August 13 indicated the 45th reunion of the final graduating class of Belmont High, the Class of 1969, will be held October 19, however, the actual date of will be Saturday, October 18, at 5:30 pm.

The reunion will be held at the Open Kitchen Restaurant, 1318 W. Morehead St., Charlotte. Festivities will begin at 5:30 pm.

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Cost for the celebration is $55 per couple or $27.50 per individual, payable by October 1. 2014. This includes your choice of entrée, non-alcoholic beverage and gratuity. A cash bar will be open during the reunion.

Pre-registration is due by September 8, 2014, at BelmontHighClassof1969@gmail.com.

Space is limited to the first 100 registrants, including spouses/significant others. Payment instructions will be emailed to those registering by September 8.

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FIGHTING YANK – Work on the Fighting Yank pavilion in Stowe Park is nearly done with only landscaping left to complete the project. The date for a re-dedication ceremony in early fall is being finalized.

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There is help for depression

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

READING FUN – Twins Abbie and Lucy Harvard, age 3, enjoyed the recent Partnership for Children Gaston-Lincoln Counties“Boogie with Books in the Park” event. It was held in Lineberger Park. Every child who attended received a free book.

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Youth invited to audition Kings Mountain Little Theatre will be hosting auditions for the upcoming production of “Junie B. Jones, Jingle Bells, Batman Smells”. The cast consists of 10 students ranging in ages from 14 to 20 years. The ages of 12 – 14 years will be used to cast the character of Junie's toy elephant.

Auditions will be held at Central United Methodist Church in Kings Mountain. Auditions will be on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 – 4 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 22 from 6 – 8 p.m. Callbacks on Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Contact Page Thompson at pagethompson1@gmail.com for more information.

Meet Your Friends at Charlie’s

Novelist Ernest Hemingway cured his with a 10gauge shotgun. Poet Sylvia Plath ended hers by putting her head in a gas oven.

Painter Vincent van Gogh stifled his with a pistol. Musician Kurt Cobain of Nirvana also took care of his with a shotgun. Comic genius Robin Williams silenced his with a belt.

What did all these famous folk have in common?

They suffered from depression and committed suicide as a result.

Depression is a complicated and potentially deadly disease that can grip a person as tightly as an anaconda. Winston Churchill had a name for his “the black dog”.

“While I feel fortunate to be rather up and outward, generally, when I was younger I would frequently go a good day or two, once every while, lost in my mind of solid sadness and defeat,” Churchill said. “Over the years my Buddhist training, meditation, and particularly Kasung work—as well as my naturally growing up and finding a vocation and avocation in which to pour my considerable energies— have helped me to fall into such solidity only very occasionally. My hound not-atall-depressed dog, Redford,

and his consistent desire to get outside to run about and pee on everything also helps force me out, when I’m feeling like cocooning my home/off i c e — which, when it was under foreclosure, wasn’t exactly a warm n e s t .

L a t e l y, though, due to a particularly heart-pulling, open, raw situation, I’ve been down. I’ve been down and down and down.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control, it's estimated that one in ten adults in the US suffer from major depression. Folks most likely to have the blues include persons 45-64 years of age, women, blacks, Hispanics, non-Hispanic persons of other races or multiple races, persons with less than a high school education, those previously married, individuals unable to work or unemployed, and persons without health insurance coverage.

The World Health Organization ranks depression as the number one disability on the planet.

The worst fruit that depression can produce is sui-

cide. According to the Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE), 30,000 Americans take their own life every year. Many who attempt suicide never seek professional care. The strongest risk factor for suicide is depression.

Other alarming suicide statistics from SAVE include: there are twice as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS; over half of all suicides occur in adult men, ages 25-65; over half of all suicides are completed with a firearm; for young people 15-24 years old, suicide is the third leading cause of death.

Suicide rates among the elderly are highest for those who are divorced or widowed; an average of one person dies by suicide every 16.2 minutes; 15% of those who are clinically depressed die by suicide; the highest suicide rate is among men over 85 years old: 65 per 100,000 persons; one in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year; substance abuse is a risk factor for suicide; suicide is the 11th leading

The WHO ranks depression as the number one disability on the planet.

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cause of death in the U.S. (homicide is 15th); suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death for 15- to 24-year-old Americans.

But SAVE also has gathered some encouraging numbers - 80% of people who seek treatment for depression are treated successfully; research has shown medications and therapy to be effective suicide prevention; suicide can be prevented through education and public awareness.

Brucene Bechtel, RN, Psychiatric Services at CaroMont Regional Medical Center says watch for these signs if you think someone may be considering suicide: trust your gut that someone may not be thinking clearly and the person may be in trouble; talk with the person about your concerns and be a good listener; ask direct questions without being judgmental; determine if the person has a specific plan to carry out the suicide; the more detailed the plan, the greater the risk (it is a myth that if you ask someone if they are suicidal or want to hurt themselves you are giving them ideas); get professional help, even if the person resists; do not leave the person alone; do not swear to secrecy; do not act shocked or judgmental; do not counsel the person yourself.

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Quote of the week Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~Albert Einstein

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School rules... as simple as acting like ladies and gentlemen Well, another school year has cranked up like an antique aircraft engine- a lot of smoke, noise, and with promises of taking flight. StuAlan Hodge dents of all Editor ages and grades have been thrown once again into the melting pot called public education. Some will bubble and hiss, others will float to the top of the stew, some will sink to the bottom and get burned, all will grow older but not necessarily wiser before being spooned out onto the plate of life.

Many classrooms will be what some

educators term overcrowded. It seems to me that the standard number of students in a classroom when I was being taught was 30 souls. The idea today is to have far fewer than that number so as to give the teacher more one-on-one time with those who might be “slow� in grasping the new concepts thrown their way. Sink or swim academically is no longer allowed as in days gone by. I cannot do algebra.

If classrooms are overcrowded, it naturally follows that schools are in the same fix. Many schools in our area are jam packed and are in need of replacement. But where will the millions of dollars come from and where is there land to build on? These questions will be haunting Gaston County for years to come.

I got a copy of the new rules and regulations for Gaston County Schools students. The rules fill up 30 pages. It made

Letter to the Editor To the Editor, I wish to express my sincere thanks and appreciation for all the help given me when we gave a luau party for the participants of the East Gaston Adult Day Care in Mount Holly on August 13th.

These participants inspired me to do something special for them. They come weekly to the Day Care to take part in activities and always have a smile. Some of the men even dance with the visitors.

I want to thank the band members who donated their time for the occasion.

They are Darrelle Bumgardner, Johnny Parks, Jim Payne, and Dale Cash. They played Hawaiian music so the ladies in grass skirts could dance. I danced the Hawaiian Wedding Song in a hula skirt.

The men were dressed for the occasion in Hawaiian shirts. Everyone wore a lei. Even though Boyce O'Daniel and Gerald Loftin didn't play with the band Boyce sang.

The ladies who attend Day Care excelled in a delicious lunch. They are Peggy Harris, Janet Harris, Sarah Garrett, Peggy McGill, Pat Onofrio, and Wilma Ruff. I had the easy part getting Kyle Fletcher barbecue. It wasn't feasible pulling a pig out of the ground.

Bob Lionella was there to take pictures. His wife Frances was with him.

Visiting the luau was Mayor Charlie Martin.

The theme of the party happened 35 years ago when my husband P.W. Bailey took me to Hawaii on our honeymoon. It was a wonderful trip so I wanted to share some memories.

Last but not least, I want to thank the Angels in Disguise- the Day Care workers- led by Betty Goins. They provide care for these ladies and gentlemen and helped in every way to make the party a success.

Blanche Bailey

me think of the old saying “trivializing the momentous and complicating the obvious�. After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee took a job in Lexington, Virginia as head of what was then known as Washington College. A new student asked him what the code of conduct was. Lee replied “to act as a gentleman at all times�. Too bad more people nowadays don't take what Marse Robert said to heart.

During my stint as a school kid the rules were pretty simple. Act up and you were sent to the assistant principal's office. The assistant principal played the “heavy� role in doling out disciplinary action. Naturally, these administrators were disliked by us kids. I recall the assistant principal we had when I was in eighth grade at Cochrane Junior High.

This chap had a huge nose so we named him “Chick�. His successor was extremely tall and thin so he was dubbed “Stork�. Both kept a ping pong paddle in their desk drawer. No, it was not for table tennis, it was to deliver “licks� to the hind end of misbehavers. To punctuate the punishment, the paddle had several holes drilled in it that produced circular red welts upon impact with the buttocks.

Another punishment dished out at good ol' Cochrane meant being sent to the health room to cool off. This was like throwing Br'er Rabbit into the briar patch because candy for the gym concession stand was stored there. One kid I knew that was sent to the health room stuffed the waistband of his pants with Pay Day and Snickers candy bars, pulled his sweater over them, and walked out to enjoy his sugary feast.

Being expelled was a rare thing when I was in school. That was because everyone knew if you were expelled from school then you had to face the wrath of your parents as well. My pal Scott “Brutus� Casey put a ball point pen in the art room pottery kiln's inspection hole when it was going full blast. The super hot air hit the pen's plastic and ink and the result was a plume of black smoke and flame out the vent and into the room.

Everyone ran screaming. Brutus was ex-

pelled. I had to play hooky the day that Brutus was supposed to stay home so as to make his father Claude believe we were on holiday.

Perhaps the biggest expulsion episode I witnessed was about two days before the end of school in my graduation year of 1970 at Garinger High. The art room had a large pedestal fan. The art teacher Miss King left the room. A student named Charlie Coleman took a can of royal blue paint powder and went behind the fan and threw the granules in the whirling blades. The result was a huge cloud of blue that filled the room. The blue powder covered every surface. Charlie panicked and grabbed a handful of paper towels and wet them and tried to rub the powder off of a table. The powder turned to paint as it was designed to do. Miss King returned. She stood in the doorway and sagged down at the sight of a blue room. Charlie was expelled.

You will notice in the incidents I have described concerning school punishment the lack of firearms or physical violence upon staff. Relatively speaking they were “good clean fun�. But the perpetrators were not acting like gentlemen.

My point is, if all male students followed Lee's advice and acted like gentlemen, and girls acted like ladies, there would be no need for a 30-page code of conduct, or for trips to the assistant principals office, or for that dreaded notation on the sacred “school permanent record� of “expelled�.

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Sarah Catherine Paschall is a rising senior at South Point High School and pursuing her Girl Scout Gold Award by sharing her passion for art at with the teens at the Stowe Family YMCA. Here she is shown with Grant Woliver on Tuesday, August 5 explaining how to make small paper books. She will be teaching lessons this fall resulting in a show at the end of October.

Mike Hoover Yes. I am a 1970 graduate and always think they can win.

Dr. James Dobies Absolutely and without a question they can do it.

Teresa McCarter Oh yeah they can do it. They have great players and leaders.

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Mount Holly Sports Hall of Fame honors inductees

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Inductees pictured above are: Larry Lawing, Buddie Hodges, Richard Dill, Eddie Wilson, Lois Herring Parker and Tracy Black, left to right. Not pictured was AC Hollar, who is deceased.

On Friday, Aug. 15, Dallas Police Department, with the assistance of the Gaston County Police Department, began a round-up of drug offenders following numerous joint investigations conducted over a five month period.

Criminal charges range from the sale and delivery of crack cocaine, pills, methamphetamine and marijuana, to trafficking in opiates.

One of the investigations led to the discovery of a methamphetamine lab in Lincoln County. Citizen complaints prompted the investigations of the 25 individuals. Sixteen of the 25 offenders have been arrested and warrants remain outstanding on nine offenders.

Those arrested thus far are Charles Alexander, Dallas; Patricia Patterson Carnatzie, Dallas; Albert Ray Dale, Dallas; Tina Dawn Diehl, Dallas; Angela Marie Hoyle, Dallas; Pamela Marie Kirkland, Dallas; Jeremiah Darby McKinney, Dallas; Shella Kay Bridges; Leslie Darlene Kennedy, Ranlo; Shawn Lee Black, Lincolnton. Stevilen Lantral Cathcart, Gastonia; Amber Lynn Cloninger, Dallas; Nancy Carlyn Johnson, Dallas; Lori Kennedy Bush, Gastonia; Rocky Edward Bush, Gastonia; Joseph Edward Heafner, Lincolnton.

For further information contact Captain A. Scott, Dallas Police Department at 704922-3116.

MH police investigate shooting Members of the Mount Holly Police Department responded to Eddie Nichols boat landing, 199 Eddie Nichols Rd., Mount Holly, shortly after 9 pm Sunday night in reference to a suicidal subject with a firearm. As officers were approaching the scene, they heard a single gunshot. A third party witness stated that the subject fired a handgun into his chest. The victim is a male in his early Eddie Wilson presents Larry Lawing's with a plaque on his induction into the MHSHF

Ron Ensley presented the A&E sponsored Community Spirit award to Buddie Hodges

Gaston County Police seek assistance in power tool theft The Gaston County Police is seeking information concerning the theft of power tools from Unlimited Wiring Systems located at 7369 Wilkinson Boulevard.

The crime occurred at 1:11 a.m. on August 20, 2014.

Surveillance video shows a white or gray colored Chevrolet truck with three suspects, two males and one female. The female appears to be a light-skinned, heavyset African American with long dreads, wearing white clothing similar to what a painter would wear. One of

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Church Service Directory MT. HOLLY Bethel Baptist Church NC Highway 273 704-827-9846 Burge Memorial Methodist 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 Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603 Family Worship Center 1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656 First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly 300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481 First Free Will Baptist Church 841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461 First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521 First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

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

Mt. Sinai Baptist Church 339 S. Hawthorne St. 704-827-4320

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

New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468

Harvest Time Church of God 707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

New Providence Baptist Church 1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822

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

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

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

Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly 826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999

Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004 Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751 Macedonia Baptist Church 1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224 Mt. Holly Church of God 208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596 Mt. Holly Noles Baptist Church Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-2013 Mt. Holly Pentecostal Holiness 406 Scott St. 704-827-8201

Featured Church of the Week East Belmont Church of God Shiloh Ame Zion Methodist 1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

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

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

Way of the Cross Baptist Church 238 Lanier Ave. 704-827-8111

Ridgeview Baptist Church 105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

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

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

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

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

Westview Presbyterian Church 1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

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GOINS:

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school had received several complaints against him

From page 1A

From page 1A saying “The file on Scott Goins shows a number of letters and affidavits citing specific examples of dangerous behavior. The file does not show any discipline was ever taken on any charge.�

GCS had this to say on that issue“All personnel complaints are taken very seriously. When a complaint is made about an employee, the complaint is investigated thoroughly. The investigation may involve the school administration, district administration, and Human Resources.�

During Goins' trial, former East Gaston principal Eddie McGinnis defended his actions when questioned about accusations that the coach had hit wrestlers on the head with his ring.

McGinnis testified he told Goins to stop doing it- but no disciplinary action was taken.

GCS is also defending its stance where Goins is concerned in particular, and school safety in general. “Safety is a top priority for Gaston County Schools – we consistently rank as one of the safest school districts in the state.�

Police came into the picture in 2011 when they contacted GCS officials about Goins. In 2013 Goins was arrested after one of his three accusers came forward. Again, the district says it did its duty in the case- “During an investigation, if law enforcement must be notified, we contact the police. If an investigation involves the police, we cooperate fully with law enforcement.�

Could another GCS teacher or coach carry out acts like the ones Goins was convicted of? According to GCS, rules are in place to prevent that from happening- “The school district has appropriate policies in place. The policies are available on our website under the Board of Education tab. Policies and procedures are reviewed regularly at staff meetings and professional development training.�

Overall, the district is standing by what it did during the sordid saga of Gary Scott Goins- “Again, Gaston County Schools is committed to providing a safe school environment.�

sculptures as well.�

Williams' decision to join the Army was a rather simple one.

His grandfather and father had both served before him and he wanted to continue the family tradition. A native of El Paso, Texas; Edwin was raised in Baltimore, Maryland and he now calls North Carolina home after medically re-

tiring from the Army.

During the five and half years that Edwin served, he suffered two concussions during parachute jumps while training and on deployment in Iraq, a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and was diagnosed with PTSD. He first learned about Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) while coaching youth baseball. One of the parent’s of a player recommended he

consider joining the organization.

He has attended many WWP events in the past year but this will be his first Soldier Ride. “Every time I go to a Wounded Warrior Project event, I look forward to the camaraderie,�

Williams said. “It’s like a family in the military. When you get out and you don’t see that family anymore, you start a new one. That’s

where WWP steps in.�

As a WWP peer mentor, Edwin is able to use his own experiences to help others who are dealing with difficulties after leaving the military. “My pain is different than someone else’s pain but we can help each other because we understand each other,� he said.

More information is at www.soldierride.org.

MAIN STREET: what is recommended for Belmont?

From page 1A Main Street Center; Stephanie Richardson, Urban Development designer, N.C. Main Street Center; and Liz Parham, CMSM, Office of Urban Development director, N.C. Department of Commerce.

After the jaunt, the team went back to their offices to work on a plan of action for improvements to the downtown area. Now, they've issued a 122-page report on their findings and suggestions for a plan of action.

The plan of action lists a plethora of ideas that Belmont leaders might consider to im-

prove the town and covers a period of time from September 2014 to December 2015. Overall categories include organization, promotion, design, and economic restructuring. There's even a “vision� statement- “Downtown Belmont is weaving a history of active local living with garden to table dining, diverse outdoor recreational opportunities, and family friendly entertainment.

Growing the largest collection of independently owned businesses in Belmont, historic downtown exemplifies our local values that support an entrepreneurial environment.�

The worksheet that goes with

the plan of action lays out objectives such as strengthening downtown businesses, fostering a sense of community, promoting a shared vision towards achieving an economically vibrant and active downtown, and creating a unique downtown destination that will encourage folks to invest in it personally and professionally.

Strategies the worksheet delves into include establishing

by September 10, 2014 a Main Street system of committees and volunteers that can take an active role in enhancing downtown, developing a system to measure the impact of the Belmont Main

Street Program by October 31, 2014, develop a plan for a unified image and brand for downtown

by February 28, 2015.

A very interesting aspect of the plan includes installation of wayfaring and historic district signage similar to that already in place in Mount Holly.

Other ideas the plan of work highlights are development of a downtown restaurant guide rack

by October 1, 2014 and promotion of a guide on how to start up a business in downtown.

Overall, the Main Street Program study of Belmont has produced a long list of challenges, and rewards, for the city.

COAL ASH: Riverkeeper says bill Ęťwoefully inadequateĘź From page 1A time frame will depend on the location of the coal ash lagoons.

Duke Energy's decommissioned Riverbend Steam Station near Mount Holly on Mountain Island Lake is considered one of the four riskiest coal ash storage sites in the state along with Asheville, Dan River, and Sutton. The bill will require these four to be excavated first and the coal ash moved to another location. Talks have been ongoing recently between Duke Energy and the City of Charlotte concerning the possibility of moving the Riverbend ash to land near CharlotteDouglas International Airport. Estimates are it would take 220 truckloads per day, five

days a week, for five years to move the 4.7 million tons of coal ash to the airport property for use in a lined landfill.

Duke has been asked by the state to come up with a plan by November 15 to remove the coal ash at the four high-risk locations.

As far as the other Duke coal ash storage facilities in North Carolina, the bill would have them capped with the ash left in place.

It's estimated there are 100 million tons of coal ash in Duke's storage locations.

Another aspect of the bill would see a nine-member commission to oversee coal ash cleanup placed within the NC Department of Public Safety rather than the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources. The commission would be able to give Duke

three-year rather than open ended extensions on the 15 year clean up schedule. Also, a moratorium on rate increases passed on to customers by Duke to pay for cleaning up the coal ash would expire in January 2015. In addition, if groundwater is contaminated beyond the coal ash lagoon compliance boundary, Duke would have to submit plans to rectify the situation.

Duke is also required to identify drinking water wells within one-half mile of its coal ash lagoons by October 1.

Not everyone is happy with the deal.

Catawba Riverkeeper Sam Perkins was quoted as saying the bill is “woefully inadequate�.

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Crest slams South Point 35-14 Warriors lose in strange game

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Sometimes if you get use to winning you can become complacent. When the Red Raiders ran on to Lineberger Field conventional wisdom dictated that South Point would beat the visiting Crest Chargers.

South Point had beat Crest eight times in a row.

But that didn't happen.

The Chargers dominated the Red Raiders on both sides of the ball in a 35-14 shellacking.

In post game comments head coach Mickey Lineberger was quick to give Crest their due.

"Crest has a strong football team," Lineberger said.

"A good defense. That's the best team they have ever had."

After losing a significant amount of starters from last year's team the Red Raiders are still figuring out how to jell as a team. That may come in time. But for a young team, Crest was just not the team to start off against.

"We are a green and growing team," Lineberger said. "We weren't ready for what they threw at us."

The Crest defense held the normally potent Redbone triple option to a meager 141 yards in total offense.

"They were stronger and more competitive," Lineberger said of the Chargers. "They had better technique."

If there was anything the Red Raiders could take away from the game it was the performance of fullback Ryland Etherton who churned out 93 yard on the ground off of 24 carries.

Other than Etherton's performance the rest of the South Point offense was shut down.

Coach Lineberger is candid in his assessment of his team. "We need to improve,"

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Lineberger said. "Not one person. The team. Sometimes when you win and win you feel entitled."

Coach Lineberger also has plans on how to make things better. "We need to go back to work," Lineberger

said. "We need to do the things that allowed us to beat Crest 8 times in a row."

As a seasoned coach Lineberger also knows that it's gut check time in the Red Raider locker room. "Adversity reveals character,"

Lineberger said. "Come Monday we will see what kind of character we have.

It's all in the players hands."

South Point lines up against the Lincolnton Wolves at home on August 29.

Storm falls to Thomas Jefferson 28-7 Stuart Cramer quarterback Austin Creagh winds up for a pass in Friday's game against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy.

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Do you believe in football gremlins? In a game full of inopportune penalties, rain showers and freak plays there should be little doubt that East Gaston probably does.

When the East Gaston Warriors went up to East Lincoln to start their season the football gremlins decided to have some fun. Unfortunately it was at the expense of the Warriors. Things just didn't go the Warriors' way as East Lincoln Mustangs topped East Gaston 35-14.

The game started off weird on East Lincoln's first play from scrimmage. In what would have been a great play Tyler Spurling nailed East Lincoln's Chazz Surratt dislodging the ball. As the ball lay on the ground an East Lincoln player scooped it up and ran it in for a score. Just like that, East Lincoln was up 6-0.

East Gaston bounced back scoring twice. The first points came when Austin Woods connected on a 15 yard strike to Bailey Crane. After that QB Alex Adams scampered in from 14 yards out to put East Gaston up 14-6.

The Warriors were about to put more points on the board when they were flagged.

"We had a chance to go up 21-6 on a fake field goal," Joyce said. "Austin Woods scored. But it was called back on an off sides."

The mischievous football gremlins soon struck once more. As before they smiled on the Mustangs.

This time East Lincoln was deep in Warrior territory when Surratt tried to throw an end zone strike. What happened next was just, well, weird.

"The ball got batted in the end zone," Joyce said. "It hit one of our players and a

East Lincoln player got it. If it weren't for all of those crazy plays we could have been up 21-0."

The score was 14-14 as both sides hit the locker room for half time.

In the second half things were all pretty much East Lincoln as both teams battled a rain storm.

Despite the weather and bad luck the warriors played on. East Gaston may have gotten back into it if it weren't for the gremlins.

In the 3rd quarter Alex Adams tried to hit a wide open Austin Woods with what would have been a big play. In yet another display of the gremlins' power a referee inadvertently tackled Woods.

East Lincoln capitalized on that play.

Despite all of the mishaps coach Joyce was very satisfied with the play of his team.

Joyce had high praise for his defensive unit. "The whole defense played well," Joyce said.

Against the Mustangs the Warriors' defense generates three turnovers. Linebacker Dontavius Walker and defensive back Bailey Crane each snared an interception.

The Warriors' offense was fairly productive. Quarterback Alex Adams threw for 244 yards. However, he did have some costly picks. The top East Gaston receiver was Austin Woods; the top runner was Tyler Spurling with 60 yards off 14 carries.

Overall coach Joyce was happy with the effort his team put in.

In a final nod to the gremlins coach Joyce summed the game up. "The score was not indicative of how we played.

The ball just didn't bounce our way."

This week the Warriors travel to Kings Mountain to take on the Mountaineers.

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159 Sellars Rd. Kings Mountain

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Off Hwy. 216, between Kings Mtn. & Cherryville, next to Midway Lakes II 704

734.1020 Doug & Kathy Toomey

www.parkyourbarkllc.com kvathome@hotmail.com

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We encourage you to Have the Talk of a Lifetime You talk about many things with your loved ones: from day-to-day details to big events. Sharing stories with those who matter most isn’t just important today; it will be especially significant when it’s time to honor and commemorate your lives. Memorializa

tion at the end of life is more than it used to be. It can reflect a person’s life story and be transformative, healing and comforting.

Meaningful memorialization starts when loved ones talk about what matters most: memories made, lessons learned and how they hope to be remembered.

For over a century, McLean Funeral Directors has provided compassionate and respectful care to our community.

We promise to serve everyone who places their trust and confidence in us with a pledge that when a family calls McLean Funeral Directors they know it's all taken care of.

“It’s all taken care of...�

Mc Lean Funeral Directors

Belmont - 704.825.5301 www.mcleanfuneral.com

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