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Serving Belmont • Cramerton • Lowell • McAdenville • Mount Holly • Stanley

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Twenty-six years ago this week

Hurricane Hugo hit us hard

By Alan Hodge Alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Officer Anthony Huskins was sworn in as a new member of the MHPD at last week's city council meeting. Seen pinning Anthony's badge on is his wife, Marissa.

Photo by Alan Hodge

Police and popcorn, primary topics of MH council meeting

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Police and popcorn, yes popcorn, were the top topics at last week's meeting of the Mt. Holly city council.

On the law enforcement front, a new MHPD officer, Anthony Huskins, was sworn in. After the swearing in by Mayor Bryan Hough, Huskins' wife Marissa pinned his

badge on. Next, Officer Jerry Arthurs was presented with a nice certificate proclaiming his achieving an Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate by the NC Criminal Justice Training and Standards Commission. Following that, three officers were awarded the Commanders Coin for exemplary service (see separate article this edition).

Now for the popcorn.

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It’s been 26 years since Hurricane Hugo pounded the Piedmont on Sept. 22, 1989, but the memory of that meteorological mayhem is preserved in the Belmont Banner and Mount Holly News archival volumes and their on-the-spot reporting of the storm, the cleanup, and how local folks pulled together to recover from the disaster.

The first edition of the Banner to come out after Hugo was dated Sept. 27. In the five days since the storm, staff members had fanned out across the local landscape photographing the devastation and interviewing folks.

The entire region, including Gaston County, had been declared a disaster area by President Bush.

The first image folks saw on the front page showed downed power lines, the screen of the Belmont Drive In Theater lying in a twisted heap, homes with shingles torn away, the water tower at Parkdale Mills with its top missing, and the ticket booth at South Point High sans its roof.

Hugo caused students at Belmont Abbey to be sent home. The roof of the Haid was

torn off. The cross at the top of the Abbey bell tower was blown askew.

Belmont’s city manager at the time, Ken York, talked about the mess Hugo left.

“Due to the large mass of tree debris on the sides of the streets, it will take a massive effort to achieve total cleanup.”

In McAdenville, Police Chief James Swanson had a near miss Hugo-style when a tree hit his patrol car as he was driving through town. “I was coming down Main Street at Mockingbird Lane when the rear end of the car was struck,” Swanson said at the time. “It just pushed the car on across the street.”

Swanson and others worked to clear limbs and debris from the roads in McAdenville, where the damage estimate from Hugo was $1.7 million. That included 300 homes with minor to heavy damage, the roof of the town hall being blown off, and the police department being flooded. An estimated 2,000 trees were down in McAdenville.

In Mount Holly, Mayor Charles Black spoke after Hugo had departed.

“We can survive,” he said. “We’ve had people offering to help in any way they can.”

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Event set for Sept 26th downtown Belmont

Stop Soldier Suicide 10K

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Belmont is well known for the many running events that are held in town and an extra special one is slated for Saturday, Sept. 26.

Billed as the first annual “Stop Soldier Suicide 10K”, the event will start at 7:30am at Walk/Run Belmont, 200 N. Main St. and will follow a certified course with a 2 hour max time limit around the downtown area. Registration on race day opens at 6:30-7:15am.

Other attractions will be a visit from Caro-

lina Panthers “Sir Purr” for the one mile kids' dash starting at 7:45am, an event t-shirt and coin for the first 400 registered entries, a banana and drink at the finish line, food vendors, military vehicles on display, rock wall, and more.

But what makes this running event different from others? It's all about helping prevent suicide among service members- a rising national problem and tragedy given the fact that 22 veterans commit suicide every single day.

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Mt. Holly mayor Bryan Hough bought the first box of popcorn from Life Scout Grayson Epperson at last week's city council meeting.

POLICE From page 1

Each year at this time, Mt. Holly’s Troop 59 Boy Scouts of America FUMC goes out asking folks to buy popcorn as a fundraiser. The campaign

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Boy Scout Troop 59 FUMC paid a visit the Mt. Holly city council last week and sold some popcorn for their annual fundraiser.

kicked off last week as it has for several years with the lads selling corn to the city council.

Life Scout Grayson Epperson spoke to the council and audience explaining that the sale was more than about gaining cash, it was about getting out in the community

meeting folks and learning how to present oneself and Scouting as well.

“Before I sold popcorn I was shy,” Epperson said.

Another item originally set for discussion at last week’s meeting concerned firearms and alcohol regulations in city parks was pushed

back for the second time. In August the topic was originally presented to the council and at that time, after lengthy talk, it was deferred until last week but was once again rescheduled for later while more “tweaking” is done to the laws.

veterans who understand the military mindset and training. Through a three tiered interactive approach, free resources are offered for many of the stresses veterans face: the need for reliable mental healthcare, financial worries, housing, job loss and more. In 2014 SSS was able to impact and save 155 lives and the demand for 2015 has risen 466% with 68 clients in the first quarter. Stop Soldier Suicide doesn’t only help these deserving veterans in their time of immediate

need but also continues follow up care with them for at least two years. The growth of SSS is directly linked to the hundreds of thousands of people that support the same cause and funding is secured one veteran at a time without the reliance of grants.

Sponsorships will help cover the costs of the event and portions may qualify as a tax deductible donation.

All remaining money raised through this event will go to SSS to help secure funding for a complete full time

staff and 24/7 resource availability. The goal is to raise $5,000.

“We feel this addition is critical for SSS to continue offering the help needed as our men and women of the armed forces reach out,” said Rhodes. “Together let’s turn the statistic around so that 22 veterans a day are reached before taking their own life becomes a considered option.”

If you would like more information about SSS, you can visit their webpage at stopsoldiersuicide.org.

Race director Ronald Rhodes had these remarks.

“From the outside world, people expect soldiers to be strong, confident, let nothing bother them or break them down,” he said. “They are the defenders of freedom, fighting on the front line for their families, friends and people they don’t know. All this while maintaining the hard shell on the outside. But what people don’t realize, is that some soldiers could also be fighting for their life on the inside. They could possibly be dealing with PTSD, suicidal thoughts, struggle to deal with life in general or depression. We wanted people who sign up for the race to push themselves harder and longer then maybe they have on any other race. We feel like this will give people an idea of what some soldiers deal with everyday. The thought of giving up. A 10k run will be a struggle for some, but life is a struggle and we all have to keep moving forward and never give up. That is why we choose to go with a 10k”.

Stop Soldier Suicide (SSS) This map shows the route that participants in Saturday's Stop is a 501(c)3 nonprofit orga- Soldier Suicide 10k run event will take through downtown Belnization founded and run by mont.

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MHPD Chief Don Roper presented Officer Jerry Arthurs with his Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate at last week's city council meeting.

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From page 1 To house those whose homes were damaged by Hugo, the Mount Holly Jr. High gym was opened as an emergency shelter. Members of the Catawba Heights VFD went to work helping clear streets and yards of limbs and trees. Mount Holly police Sgt. Bob Johnson reported there were no injuries due to the storm. However, cars were damaged.

“We did have some trees striking moving vehicles,” he said.

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In Stanley, the town’s civil defense siren tower was broken and trees were devastated.

“It’s something I have never seen before and don’t want to see again,” said Police Chief Donnie Davis.

Stanley police worked 16-18 hour shifts after the storm. Stanley Mayor Ned Cannon praised the town’s citizens. “I’m proud of the people of Stanley,” he said. “We came through the storm well.”

Also in the aftermath of Hugo, the Red Cross set up mobile kitchens in the Belmont/ Mount Holly area that served Hugo victims sandwiches, soup, and drinks. The kitchens were located at places such as Mount Holly Jr. High, Belmont First Presbyterian, The Belmont Drive In screen took a beating from Hurricane Hugo. and Stanley Rescue Squad. A photo in the Mount Holly News showed Red Cross volunteers from Michigan handing out vittles to folks.

To get the electricity flowing again to the thousands of area homes that were without it, crews from Alabama Power and Light came up to help Duke Power workers. In appreciation, Allen Foreman in North Belmont hung an old quilt with the words “Thank You Alabama Power and Light” painted on it from his front porch.

People pulled together to help one another after Hugo.

One person that the Banner This home in Mt. Holly was typical of many in our area after Hurricane Hugo’s visit. profiled in this regard was Ann Auten of Catawba Heights neighbor, Shirley Robinson, the post office were loaned a perience was frightening, the who was helping her disabled cope with being without generator so they would have way that people pulled toelectricity by cooking meals lights to sort the mail. gether to weather the storm for her on a camp stove. AnThese days, people still other story talked about how recall where they were and of the century was a testaStanley postmaster Frank what they felt during and ment to the strength of the Guida and his colleagues at after Hugo. Though the ex- communities in our area.

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Art and Music Festival is Sept 26th & 27th The 7th annual celebra- tival will have a Kids Zone tion of art, music, wine/beer designed to immerse kids, of and food on Friday, September 26 & Saturday, September 27, 2014 in historic downtown Mount Holly is ready to begin. The festival has become a time-honored tradition in Mount Holly and its surrounding areas with thousands attending. This year the festival features 2 days of music, longer hours, more food vendors, and lots of entertainment.

The festival will officially open Friday evening at 6 PM as two great bands take the stage that evening, Coming Up Brass and Sol Fusion. It is sure to be the largest dance party Mount Holly has ever seen.

On Saturday, the festival hours will be from 11AM – 10PM. Original arts and crafts created by artist and crafts people from across the region will be showcased for sale. Stick around to see who wins "Best of Show." Two stages, The Americana Stage and The Eclectic Stage, will feature local and name bands performing simultaneously throughout the day, then this year's headliner band, Big Daddy Love, will perform at 8 PM. New this year, the fes-

all ages, into art and music activities.

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Yours, Ours, Others

"It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man."

- Benjamin Franklin

My opinion... Fall is just around the corner - I hope

I had a dose of fall fever the other day. This inspiration went up my nostrils, hit my brain, and triggered a kaleidoscope of images. The incident began last Sunday morning when my pal Calvin and I took our old British motorcycles on a ride in the country between Stanley and Lincolnton. There are some great roads in that area and the farmers have cut their hay and the big rolls of it were in the fields looking like gigantic Nabisco shredded wheat pieces and the other fields have corn stalk stubble and yellowing soybean leaves.

By and by we came around a curve and someone had a little pile of leaves in the ditch in front of their house and it was smoldering and the smoke was wafting across the road and as we went through it the burning leaf smoke filled my helmet and all at once I recalled the time when all of us kids in the East Belmont neighborhood I lived for a brief spell as a street urchin would stand around burning leaf

piles watching the embers glow and getting our hair and clothes full of smoke smell then when it wasnearly dark we would break ranks and rush home to watch the Mickey Mouse Show on TV. Anyway, the smell of burning leaves always brings a tear to my eyes. Come to think of it, most any kind of smoke brings a tear to my eyes.

OK. That’s enough sap from the past. Let’s talk about the upcoming autumn of here and now.

If anyone has plans to head to the mountains to see the autumn leaves it will only be a month or so before it will cool off enough up yonder to trigger autumn leaf action. Later, as the cold creeps down the hills there will be plenty of great places around here, such as Kings Mountain and Crowders Mountain state parks, to satisfy the urge to see deciduous trees do their thing.

Real estate may be a good investment but I make a lousy landlord I was having one of those days. You know what I am talking about – a really bad day.

Can I say I was having a really bad week?

I called our national office and chatted with the executive assistant to our national director.

I thought I was just letting off a little steam; you know, getting a few things off my chest.

I must have said more than I thought. She told her boss about my call. He called our national chaplain who called me. That conversation started off by saying, “Are you ok? How are you doing?”

When I got off the phone with the chaplain, I paused to take a hard look at what was going on in my life. I also thought about our national director. He had faced some very difficult challenges. They were real. He got through them and so could I. Although the call was brief, it got me thinking even further. I had gotten good at “licking my wounds”. When someone hurts me, I hold onto those hurts. I will continue to scratch those cuts so they don’t heal. In the process, I become a landlord. I had tenants, lots of tenants living in an apartment building I didn’t own. I didn’t sign up to be a landlord.

I became one without realizing I had achieved that accomplishment. Did I tell you I was a lousy landlord; a really bad one.

I allowed my tenants to live rent free in my apartment building. I never collected any rent from them. In addition, I provided them with free food, free electric, free cable, free internet, free Wi-Fi. Free everything. I never charged them for anything.

The apartment building was my head. I let my tenants live rent free in my head.

I went into the apartment building and walked up to the apartment. I removed the door from the hinges and informed the tenant they had to leave. I let them know the

water, electric, cable and Wi-Fi had already been shut off. I walked them out the door.

An article on forgiveness challenged me to consider that if we lose that old pain, we lose what we learned and may repeat our mistakes. The Tony Marciano author went on to say, “Dwelling on the past is equally dangerous.”

That’s when I had an idea.

I envisioned I had just walked my tenants out of my apartment building. I took them across the street and let them move into a store that had large glass windows. I could see them but they couldn’t get out. (I changed the lock. It only opened from the outside.) Being able to see them reminded me that God called me to pray for them. I also knew they were not “safe people”.

I forgave them. Archibald Hart defines forgiveness as “giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me”. I’ve added, “It is not forgetting. It takes one to have forgiveness; it takes two to have reconciliation”.

Since they no longer lived in my head, I could drop my guard instead of always operating on “alert mode”.

By the end of that weekend, I felt free. In a sense, I had “buried the hatchet”. I wasn’t going to “scratch” old wounds. I wasn’t going back into the landlord business with a lot of nonpaying tenants.

I told our national president what I did. He was pleased. I thanked him for setting the example that your past doesn’t have to take your present hostage.

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Another harbinger of autumn is the gathering by some of firewood to heat their homes. I am not crazy about the roar of chainsaws that accompany this endeavor, but the results, a nice big pile of split oak or hickory is a sight of beauty and must trigger some primitive feeling in humans of security knowing that when the cold winds blow for real that you won’t be left shivering even if your electricity or gas goes out or is cut off due to lack of payment.

Then we come to the home décor side of autumn. I don’t think many chaps are overly enthused about hanging small bundles of corncobs and dried flowers on string on front doors or bunching them up on a table to add ambience to a room, but a lot of females do it with much the same fervor as squirrels gather nuts and claw furiously at the ground to bury them for later gnawing.

Finally, fall is a gateway to the holidays.

If you don’t believe me, in a few weeks go into any store and look at the Thanksgiving and Christmas stuff already for sale. It seems as if retail joints push and push stuff earlier and ear- Alan Hodge lier and I predict that Banner-News Editor one day the month of June will arrive and folks will walk in stores to see Sanny Clause wearing hiking shorts and a Triumph t-shirt just like the ones I will soon put away and what formed the basis for my column on this most wonderful time of the year and its many treasures.

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What Do We Mean By “Representative Government”?

By Lee H. Hamilton With a presidential election year fast approaching, we’re in for a lot of public talk about the state of American democracy.

Much of that discussion will be insightful and thought-provoking, but there’s a good chance you’ll also find a lot of it vague and hard to pin down.

There’s a reason for this. Even our political leaders, the people who are most familiar with the system’s workings, have a hard time describing it.

In fact, they even have a hard time labeling it. Ours is not actually a pure democracy: it’s more accurate to say that we live in a “representative democracy” in which the people delegate authority to their elected representatives.

No single feature defines this system.

The people are sovereign and consent to be governed through regular participation in the elections that decide who will represent us.

Yet elections don’t define our republic, either; there are plenty of countries around the world whose elections are used to distort democracy.

So the rule of law — and equal justice under the law — are key. The separation of powers among the different branches of government creates a balance designed to protect

the people from overweening power. The rights guaranteed by our Constitution ensure that the rights of minorities of all kinds are safe.

The big challenge in all this is to set up the structures and practices that protect and defend these beliefs. The courts, legislative bodies and executive branches at the federal, state and local level are an example of this, along with a system of checks and balances that promotes accountability and transparency.

While representative democracy rests on a core set of principles, it remains a constantly evolving concept. By its nature, it is always a work in progress; we never really get the balance between liberty and justice exactly right.

This is worth remembering at the moment, when the problems we confront seem so overwhelming. Representative government is our great strength. It protects against arbitrary authority, strives for justice, hears our varied and conflicting opinions before it acts, and moderates tensions among competing interests. It works in a measured fashion that tends — over time — to encourage policymakers to find consensus. It is the form of government that, when allowed to work properly, is most likely to lead to wise policy, firmly rooted in the consent of the ordinary people on whose shoulders it rests.

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Belmont Police and Fire units spent over 8 hours dealing with a tractor trailer wreck Wednesday afternoon on Park St at Wilkinson Blvd. The wreck was caused when the driver, traveling at an excessive speed ran a red light trying to turn from Wilkinson Blvd on to Park St. As the vehicle tried to negotiate the turn the contents shifted causing the trailer to collide with a power pole.

The trailer was carrying inert materials that posed no environmental or public health dangers.

Charges are pending.

Belmont PD photo Mt. Holly Police Chief Don Roper (at podium) was one of the speakers at last week's child safety event in Tuckaseege Park.

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Officials gather at Tuck Park to kick off safety campaign

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Officials from various agencies around Gaston County, including nine police departments, met at Tuckaseege Park in Mount Holly last week to launch Governor's Highway Safety Program Child Passenger Safety Week.

Folks who took part in touting the program included Mt. Holly Police Chief Don Roper, Gaston Schools Superintendent Jeff Booker, Officer Jackie Quinley from Gastonia Police Dept., School Board member Dot Cherry, Don Nail with Governor's Highway Safety Program, and others.

“As parents, we know that we will have a number of decisions to make,” Roper said.

“None are more serious than those concerning the safety of our children. We should all spend time doing research and educating ourselves on the proper use of rear-facing car seats, front facing car seats, booster seats, and the proper timing and use of lap and shoulder belts to secure young passengers” Following the kickoff, local law enforcement fanned out across Gaston County to spend the week at a wide variety of locations, including schools and daycares, to

teach correct child restraint and conduct in a vehicle.

“This gives us another opportunity to take care of our children,” Booker said.

“The greatest call I get every afternoon is when our buses are parked. Safety is important.”

State law requires North Carolina drivers and adult front seat passengers to wear seat belts. Rear-seat passengers can only be cited for not wearing a seat belt if the driver is stopped for another violation. The laws cover drivers age 16 and older.

Booster seats or other appropriate devices are required for children who have outgrown their child safety seats but are still too small to use an adult seat belt safely.

Gaston’s chapter of Safe Kids NC were on-site at the events. The national nonprofit group focuses its efforts on injury prevention for children. Certified technicians offered free car seat checks to the public at several of the events.

Information on the appropriate car restraints for a child’s age, height and weight can be obtained through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at www. cdc.gov.

In a ceremony during last week's Mt. Holly city council meeting, MHPD officers (from left) Roger Seagraves, Cpl. Ronnie Parson, and Sgt. David Sisk were awarded the Commander's Coin for meritorious service.

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Mt. Holly officers receive Commanders Coin for service

By Alan Hodge alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Last week's meeting of the Mt. Holly city council saw three MHPD officers recognized for meritorious service in the line of duty.

The awards were presented by Chief Don Roper.

“The MHPD awards program was designed to recognize the outstanding efforts our employees perform on a regular basis,” Roper said. “The Commanders Coin is awarded upon a recommendation of a supervisor, and after this recommendation progresses through a chain of command review and receives final approval from the Chief of Police. The award is given to the employee with the understanding that it not only recognizes the excellence of the individual receiving it, but that they receive it on behalf of their team members and colleagues that assist in their accomplishments” Recipients included Sgt. David Sisk, Cpl. Ronnie Parsons, and Officer Roger Seagraves.

Roper explained what each officer had done to earn the Commanders Coin.

“While on patrol Officer Seagraves came upon a citizen who is confined to a wheelchair as a result of paralysis due to an injury,” he said. “ This citizen relies upon the wheelchair as his only mode of transportation, and found himself stranded more than three blocks from his home when the electrical system on his chair failed.

This incident occurred at approximately 2pm in the extreme heat of July. Officer Seagraves immediately rendered assistance by personally pushing the citizen the distance to his home up difficult terrain while the citizen rode in the 400 pound motorized wheelchair. Through his efforts, the citizen was removed from an uncomfortable and potentially dangerous situation to

the safety of his home” “Corporal Parsons has managed the Governor’s Highway Safety Program for MHPD since 2010 and has been a leading force in the department being awarded many items of equipment for use in maintaining a safe environment on the roadways for the citizens of Mount Holly,” said Roper. “Through his efforts and guidance this year alone, MHPD has received nearly $6,450.00 in equipment grants from the state at no cost to the city. This equipment is vital in allowing the Officers of MHPD to effectively enforce traffic safety laws, thereby having a direct impact upon the quality of life and safety of the motoring public in Mount Holly and the state of North Carolina.”

Sgt. Sisk helped a fellow employee.

“While on duty May 1, 2015, Sgt. Sisk heard MHPD communications give a call for service detailing needed medical assistance at an address in Mount Holly,” Roper said. “Sgt. Sisk immediately recognized the address to be that of a fellow MHPD employee, and promptly responded via emergency traffic. Sgt. Sisk arrived at the location to find that he was the first emergency responder on the scene. Upon entry to the residence, Sgt. Sisk found the patient in emergency distress. With the assistance of the patient’s son, Sgt. Sisk was able to lower the individual to a position on the floor, which immediately opened his airway and assisted him in breathing. Sgt. Sisk then remained with the patient until further medical units arrived, and assisted with his care and transport to the hospital. The quick action of Sgt. Sisk and others involved assisted in the ability of this patient and colleague to survive this life threatening incident.”

All three officers also accepted the warm congratulations of the city council.

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Obituaries Juanita Rose Ramsey Watson Belmont – Juanita Rose Ramsey Watson, 91 went to be with her Lord Tuesday evening September 15, 2015.

She was born in Belmont, May 2, 1924 to the late Ephraim Winslow Ramsey and Susan Parker Ramsey.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Frank O. Watson, her daughter, Susan Watson Archbell Jernigan, and her sister Margaret Ellen Ramsey; sister-in-law, Athalee Ramsey, brother-inlaw, Billy C. Caldwell.

Juanita worked in the office of Dr. Pritchard, a neurologist in Charlotte. She then worked at the First Presbyterian Church of Belmont’s preschool program.

She was greatly beloved by the children there, many of whom sent her notes and pictures as they grew. She enjoyed writing in her journals and sending hand written letters to friends and family. Her family will miss her jokes and laughter, her one of a kind biscuits, and her eye for beautiful trinkets.

She is survived by her brother Carl Ramsey; her sister, Ruby Caldwell of the home; her granddaughter Susan Archbell; two great granddaughters; and several nieces and a nephew.

A Celebration of Life

Thursday, September 24, 2015

Queen of Apostles October 2015 events Service was held 2:00 pm, on Saturday, September 19th at Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home Reverend Jeff Taylor officiating. The family received friends from 1:00 until 2:00 pm prior to the service.

Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery, Belmont with the Releasing of the Doves.

Pallbearers were Bill Jonas, Bill McCumbee, Chris Beck, Ted Rumfelt, Tony Hodge, Lanny Ray, Newt Hicks, Tommy Cline and Leroy Young.

Memorials may be made to East Belmont Baptist Church, 501 Catawba Street, Belmont, NC 28012 Condolences may be made to www.withersandwhisenantfuneral.com.

Withers and Whisenant Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 2916 Union Rd Gastonia, 704-864-5144 served the family.

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Queen of the Apostles Church, 503 N. Main, Belmont, welcomes all to three opportunities to celebrate and participate in community offerings in the month of October.

The Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church will be celebrating mass with the annual Blessing of the Animals with a short service on October 4, starting promptly at 9:00 am with a service and blessing on the front yard of the church property.

The Blessing of the Animals originated in the 13th century in remembrance of St. Francis who believed all animals should be treated with dignity and respect.

This mass is a way of praising God for all His creation. Pets are blessings from God and family members.

If you plan on bringing your pet to receive this blessing, please remember: a responsible family member must remain with your pet for the entire time that it is on church property; and you are responsible for your pet’s behavior; bring a drinking container for your pet from home, we will provide fresh water; your pet must be securely leashed, cage/ crated, in an aquarium or otherwise contained for its safety, as well as for the safety of other pets and people; if your pet is ill or too excitable, bring a picture or stuffed animal as proxy to receive the blessing; pets must be up to date on vaccinations; while walking your pet, please use clean up supplies and receptacles that will be available; there is no rain date for this event.

If you are bringing large animals in trailers: please park in the back of the church property down the hill. The large animals can be held on the grass in front of the woods behind the church or in their trailer; then walked to the blessing area just prior to the beginning of the service.

BBQ Event, Friday, October 9 – 11 am – 8 pm Tickets are Father Frank Cancro is seen blessing the pet of Bob and Elizabeth Atterberry Photo by Larry Capps priced at $9 each at last year's Queen of the Apostles event. for each tray of Chronicle Mill presents the am with three award flights Ranucci’s Big Butt national award-winning pulled “Queen’s Classic” Golf Tour- among an expected 25 teams.

Teams are $400 per foursome pork barbecue, a bun, chips, slaw ney, October 12 On Monday, October 12, cel- and include a tourney gift, cart and beans. The event will be held Friday, October 9 and will ebrate Columbus Day at beauti- fees, lunch and dinner. For reginclude lunch and dinner from 11 ful Pine Island Country Club in istration, please contact Elizabeth am – 8 pm at the church’s MAK the second Queen’s Classic Golf Atterberry at 704-825-8152.

Family Life Center. Iced tea and Tourney presented by Chronicle Registration forms as well as lemonade will be provided for Mill. Registration begins at 9:30 information on sponsorships is those who dine-in. Lunch deliv- am with a shotgun start at 11:00 available at the church website. eries are available for those customers who purchase 10 or more Creating Memories With Dignity & Respect trays. And, anyone who purchases 10 or more tickets will receive a discount of $1 per ticket.

Tickets are available by calling Gary Elkin at 704-862-8833 or if interested, call the parish office Funeral & Cremation (704-825-9600, Monday through SERVICE Friday, office hours: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm) to arrange for purchase 101 Oak Grove St. • Mt. Holly, NC 28120 in advance. All proceeds will benefit the parish planned expansion project.

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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

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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Meditations

Greatest Book is God's written word I love a good mystery.

My fascination for mystery began as a child with the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries. I advanced to Agatha Christy and later to Sherlock Holmes. Today I enjoy Stephen King, James Patterson, and P.D. James.

There is one book I thoroughly enjoy that contains love, action, a little gore, classical, historical, mystery, comedy and the greatest love story ever told. It is God’s written word.

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does God speak to you?”

Sometimes God will speak through others, and God always speaks through his word. God revealed himself and his character through his word so that we might fellowship with him and come to know him deeply. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” II Timothy 3:16-17

ESV. In the pages of God’s inspired word we see a love story. It is a story of a compassionate Lord who set aside his privilege and honor, stepped into time and place and dwelt in an earthly tent of humanity. His mission was to seek and save the lost.

He grew tired and weary. He experienced agony and betrayal. Although innocent, he was placed on trial and found guilty. He took the charge that should have been for us. We turn the pages of

this story anticipating his next move. Will he strike back at his opponents? Will He give up and let the cup of agony pass from him? How much does he love the people he came to save? “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 ESV. We pause to catch our breath in the story. What manner of man is this who gave up his life for another?

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The Forest Service produces about 20 million quality seedlings for 54 species of conifer and hardwood trees each year at its nurseries in Goldsboro and Crossnore.

“The Forest Service is selling hardwood seedlings in quantities as low as 10 and conifers in quantities as low as 50,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “Large orders can be accommodated, too, as our nurseries also sell tree seedlings by the hundreds and thousands.”

The nurseries also have a variety of Fraser products available from 1-year-old plugs ready to go into the field, said State Forester David Lane. “These Fraser firs come from our best family genetics, which are selected based on color, form, fullness and USDA grade,” he said. “They are grown in greenhouses using deep well water, eliminating the chance of Phytophthera sp. fungus. Demand for these seedlings is up, so order early.”

The Forest Service’s nurseries have a large catalog of tree seedlings. Landowners can find information about the types of tree species, quantities and costs on the inside page of the catalog. Each tree description includes information about ideal planting locations and whether a species is typically used for the benefit of wildlife, restoring habitats or as marketable timber.

Catalogs are available at local Forest Service offices, which are located in all 100 North Carolina counties. The catalog is also available online at www.buynctrees.com.

Seedlings can be ordered online, by mail or by phone at 1-888-NCTREES (1-888-628-7337) using a Visa or MasterCard. To order by mail, complete an order form and send it to Seedling Coordinator, 762 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.

Distribution of seedlings begins in the fall, depending on weather conditions. Seedling orders are shipped to one of 13 locations statewide for free or via UPS for a charge. People interested in information about planting trees may contact a local county ranger, who can be found on the contact page of the Forest Service website, http://ncforestservice.gov.

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What happens if a pet owner dies or becomes ill?

By Joann Hagar Tri-County Animal Rescue

Some people have never considered what might happen to their beloved pets in the event they are no longer able to care for them. Some make arrangements with family members or friends, however anything in life can happen and usually it does. Life situations change and the ones we counted on might not be able to make the commitment when the time actually comes. Can you really depend on your family to love and care for your pets after you are gone? Have you made arrangements for long term care for your pets? If you want to ensure their happiness and well being after you are gone you’ll need to set this up ahead of time. Don’t leave it to chance.

Some people can depend on family and know this without any doubts, however it is always good to have a back-up plan in writing in the event your family or friends can’t. This should be a legal document included in your will and trust. You should have several reliable options for your family to choose from. In your will you should also elect someone to oversee your wishes and to insure the pet care provider is caring for your pets as you requested. Whoever handles your estate planning can help you with the proper documents. Make sure to keep the documents updated.

THINGS TO CONSIDER:

veterinarian; and information about the permanent care provisions you have made for your pet.

• Make sure your neighbors, friends, and relatives know how many pets you have and the names and contact numbers of the individuals who have agreed to serve as emergency caregivers.

Emergency caregivers should also know how to contact each other.

• Carry a wallet “alert card” that lists the names and phone numbers of your emergency pet caregivers.

• Post removable “in case of emergency” notices on your doors or windows specifying how many and what types of pets you have. These notices will alert emergencyresponse personnel during a fire or other home emergency.

How can I ensure longterm or permanent care for my pet if I become seriously ill or die?

The best way to make sure your wishes are fulfilled is by making formal arrangements that specifically cover the care of your pet. It’s not enough that a friend verbally promises to take in your animal or even that you’ve decided to leave money to your friend for that purpose. Work with an attorney to draw up a special will, trust, or other document to provide for the care and ownership of your pet as well as the money necessary to care for them.

What can I do now to prepare for the unex- How do I choose a permanent caregiver? pected?

• Find at least two responsible friends or relatives who agree to serve as temporary emergency caregivers in the event that something unexpected happens to you. Provide them with keys to your home; feeding and care instructions; the name of your

First, decide whether you want all of your pets to go to one person, or whether different pets should go to different people. If possible, keep pets who have bonded with one another together. When selecting caregivers, consider partners, adult children,

parents, brothers, sisters, and friends who have met your pet and have successfully cared for pets themselves.

Also name alternate caregivers in case your first choice becomes unable or unwilling to take your pet. Be sure to discuss your expectations with potential caregivers so they understand the large responsibility of caring for your pet. Remember, the new owner will have full discretion over the animal’s care—including veterinary treatment and euthanasia—so make sure you choose a person you trust implicitly and who will do what is in the best interests of your pet. Stay in touch with the designated caregivers and alternates.

Over time, people’s circumstances and priorities change, and you want to make sure that the arrangements you have made continue to hold from the designated caregivers’ vantage points.

Can I entrust the care of my pet to an organization?

Most humane/rescue organizations do not have the space or funds to care for your pet indefinitely and cannot guarantee that someone will adopt your animal, although some may be able to board and care for your pet temporarily until he can be transferred to his designated caregiver. There are, however, a few organizations that specialize in long-term care of pets of deceased owners. For a fee or donation, these “pet retirement homes” or “sanctuaries” may agree to find your pet a new home or care for your pet until she dies. If you decide to entrust the care of your pet to an organization, choose a well-established organization that has a good record of finding responsible homes quickly.

Free drive-through rabies clinic Staff from the Gaston County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), the Animal Care and Enforcement Division of the Gaston County Police Department, and the Gaston Humane Society will offer free oneyear rabies vaccines on Saturday, September 26th.

The drive-through event will be held in the main parking lot of Gaston DHHS’ Hudson location, 991 W. Hudson Blvd. Vaccines will be administered to the first 200 cats or dogs in line from 9-11 a.m., or until supplies run out.

Only one-year vaccinations will be provided; no three-year vaccine will be available.

Rabies vaccines are required by NC law for all dogs and cats older than 4 months. North Carolina law requires that any unvaccinated pet bitten by an animal with an unknown rabies status must be quarantined for six months at the owner’s expense, or euthanized.

As an added convenience, Animal Care and Enforcement personnel and volunteers will be on-site to complete paperwork for

owners to receive license tags for pets vaccinated that day. The charge for one-year licenses is $10 with proof of the pet’s spay/ neuter (letter from vet or receipt that surgery was performed) or $35 for non-spay/neuter pets, payable by cash or check. License tags do not have to be purchased that day, but must be purchased from Animal Care and Enforcement within ten business days to avoid late fees. Mail-in forms will be available for those who wish to pay later.

The drive-through rabies vaccine event is in conjunction with Gaston County’s fall rabies clinic, a two-week period when veterinarians around the county are offering rabies vaccines at a reduced rate of $8 per vaccine.

Call your veterinarian’s office to find out if they are participating and how to take advantage of this offer. These prices are valid from September 28th through October 10th at participating offices; other veterinary office fees may apply.

Tri-County Animal Rescue Pet of the week This week Tri-County Animal Rescue has two big babies as our Pet of the Week.

Please meet Buddy and Flash. They are Basset Hounds with big old floppy ears.

These boys are around six years old, both are tri-colored and have all the typical Basset Hound traits. They weigh about 50-60 pounds and are pretty laid back. Buddy and Flash are both neutered, current on distemper/parvo vaccines, micro-chipped, have 30 days of free pet insurance and have been dewormed several times.

The Basset Hound is sweet, gentle, devoted, peaceful and naturally well-behaved.

It fits into family life well. Its temperament should always be friendly, and never vicious, moody or harsh, and would only become so if the owners lead the dog to believe he is pack leader over humans. It is mild but not timid; very affectionate with its master and friendly with children. It can be a bit stubborn with meek owners and needs a firm, confident, and consistent owner who displays natural authority over the dog.

Dogs need to know the rules of the house and have the humans stick to them. Bassets like to do tricks for food. They have a deep musical bark. Housebreaking is difficult, but they do well with patient, gentle training. With proper training, they are obedient, but when they pick up an interesting smell, it's sometimes hard to get their attention, as they like to follow their noses and may not

even hear you calling them back. Only allow your Basset off lead in safe areas.

These boys and many more pets will be available this weekend at the Gastonia PetSmart located at 3698 East Franklin Boulevard on Friday 6-9 pm, Saturday noon to 6 pm and Sunday 2-5 pm. We also have several adult cats that need a home. They are waiting patiently at PetSmart for someone to adopt them. Please come see the older cats that are so deserving of a family and a permanent home.

Tri-County Animal Rescue is a nonprofit organization serving Lincoln, Gaston and other surrounding counties. We are committed to ending pet homelessness in this area and we need your continued support. If you cannot adopt a pet, then support Tri-County in other ways. We need volunteers and donations to continue our mission of finding homes for these unwanted animals. Please help Tri-County Animal Rescue continue to save pets by adopting your next pet this weekend? Our “needs” list includes: towels, Clorox, laundry detergent, paper towels, dry dog food and dry cat food. For more information, call 704.263.2444, send an email to TriCountyAnimalRescue@yahoo.com, visit us on the web at www.tcar.us or on FaceBook at TriCounty Animal Rescue. Donations can be sent to Tri-County Animal Rescue, PO Box 483, Alexis, NC 28006.

East Belmont Baptist yard sale East Belmont Baptist Church, 501 E. Catawba St. will host an indoor yard sale on Saturday, September 26 starting at 7am. Members and friends of the church have given generously. Max Robinson is coordinating the collection and organization of donated items.

Proceeds will go towards the purchase of new playground equipment. The funds will supplement those raised earlier this year, when members cast monetary votes to determine is Pastor Jeff Taylor would keep or shave his beard. Pastor Taylor was glad that those in favor of the beard were outvoted. Everyone is invited and encouraged shop the sale for unique and useful finds. For additional information, you may contact the church office at (704) 825-5780.

American Legion Post 144 Events

Saturday, September 26, 2015 from 12:00 to 4:00 PM. American Legion Belmont Post 144 is serving a fish dinner free for anyone who is a member or veteran who would like to join our Post 144. Current members be advised that dues will increase on Jan. 01, 2016 to $35.00. Attend and pay your dues this year. $30.00. New members also will pay $30.00 before Jan. 01, 2015 On Monday, September 28, 2015 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Post 144 will be having free flu shots for all Veterans. Just bring your VHA ID Card or your DD-214 and a valid photo ID. Flu Shots are being given by the Salisbury VAMC. American Legion Post 144...202 Park Drive...Belmont, NC.

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Cotton Ginning Days coming Gaston County Parks and Recreation, along with GAMTRA (the Gaston Agricultural, Mechanical, and Textile Restoration Association) will host the 28th Annual Cotton Ginning Days Festival at Dallas Park from Friday, Oct 9 to Sunday, Oct 11. The cotton gin will be in full operation all weekend long, and GAMTRA will showcase many different restored steam and gasoline engines.

The Heritage Arts Village will showcase a blacksmith, pottery,

bounce house obstacle courses and carnival games. The hours for rides will be Friday from 5pm-10pm, Saturday 9am-5pm, and Sunday from 12pm-5pm.

Admission and parking are free and a free shuttle will run from Gaston College to the Festival on Saturday October 10th. For additional information, please contact Gaston County Parks and Recreation at 704.922.2160 or visit the County’s website at www.gastongov.com.

soap and candle making along with many more demonstrations. There will be over 75 artisans selling handmade arts and crafts plus 20 food vendors. The two stages on Saturday October 10th will highlight traditional bluegrass and contemporary bluegrass music featuring the female trio Underhill Rose, The Band Concord, Carolina Blue, The Cockman Family, The Flowers Family and The Griggs. The Kid’s County Fair will have mechanical rides,

“Bee” at the Belmont Community Garden Sept. 26 The Bee Ladies would like to invite the Belmont Community Gardeners and the surrounding community to the "Be the Bee" presentation Saturday Sept 26 at 10am. Meet us on the grassy knoll , at The Belmont Community Garden, which is beside the train tracks in Downtown Belmont. Come find out how Honey Bees affect you

every single day. Learn about the interaction of colony life, pollination and how honey is made.

The presentation is engaging, smart fun and fully interactive.

This event is open to the public, it's free and appropriate for all ages.

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Catch the Buzzzzz with The Bee Ladies and Learn to love your local honey bees.

PS. presentation is without 'the sting'....no live bees.

In case of rain, First Presbyterian Church of Belmont is providing the Scout Hut, just beyond the parking lot.

Antique farm equipment of all types will be part of the fun at Cotton Ginning Days.

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Tickets on sale for DSBG Beer Walk A limited number of tickets are now available for Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden’s Beer Walk: Tour of the South to be held on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 1 to 3 p.m.

This tasting tour will take guests’ taste buds from the highlands of North Carolina to the blue mountains of Virginia and the bayous of Louisiana.

The Tour of the South will fea-

ture a selection of brews from breweries located in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Louisiana. Tasting stations will be located throughout the Garden, including Lost Hollow, where visitors can enjoy the musical stylings of Chris Hertz, a fun game of cornhole, and more. Each participant will also receive a commemorative sampling glass

while supplies last.

To register, www.dsbg. org/event/beerwalk. Tickets are available for $20 in advance online until Oct. 9 and will be available at the door for $25. Garden members receive 15% off. For more information about this and other events, visit www.DSBG.org or call 704-829-1252.

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Thursday, September 24, 2015

Warriors blow out Cherryville 48-0

By John Wiklson john.bannernews@gmail.com

The East Gaston Warriors are heading into their Big South matchups 2-2. The Warriors have shown that they can light up the score board. They have also shown that they can lose focus and let games get away from them. Against Cherryville the Warriors got their focus back. The Warriors dismantled the Ironmen 48-0.

Warrior head coach Sean Joyce is pragmatic in assessing the win. He knows that East Gaston let some early season games get away from them. That loss of focus reared it’s head in earlier games when the Warriors didn’t see things through.

Prior to the Cherryville game East Gaston lost in a tough match up 42-32 against Lincolnton. Joyce is determined to make sure the Warriors have their heads screwed on tight.

“I felt like we were more focused on our jobs.” Joyce said.

“We worked all week on focus and discipline. We have lacked discipline. We talked about that.”

Against the Ironmen the offense and defense played exceptionally well.

The East Gaston offense continued to show that they are a high octane threat. The Warriors ended the game with 378 yards of total offense. Several players had good outings.

Tyler Spurling rushed for 125 yards and two touchdowns on six carries. Spurling ended the game with a 20.8 yard per carry average. Warrior QB Alex Adams had a good game as well. In limited action Adams had 155 yards of total offense. He rushed for 48 and had 107 passing yards. He also tossed two touchdowns. Malik Davis had 136 yards of offense. 76 rushing yards were coupled with 59 receiving yards.

Davis continued his great game with three touchdowns.

Coach Joyce had high praise for his offense.

“Tyler Spurling played well,” Joyce said. “Malik Davis had a big game with over 100 all purpose yards. We also threw the ball well. Alex Adams threw for over 100 yards.”

Coach Joyce said that with the first teamers doing well the game afforded him the chance to work on his depth and get the defense re-focused.

“We finally played better defense,” Joyce said.

Coach Joyce believes that there is one player who if he can step up can help solidify the Warrior defense.

Cherryville’s Ryan Owens is seen being pursued by East Gaston’s Kyle Truett #35.

East Gaston’s Nick Feren #5 was seen celebrating with Alex Adams #11 after a touchdown. East Gaston won 48-0.

“Tyler Spurling played better,” Joyce added. “ When he plays well he makes us better.”

If Spurling can continue to produce at linebacker the East Gaston defense should rebound. Even with a high scoring offense East Gaston will need a little bit more then a marginal defensive effort to keep up with the conference competition.

“Scoring is not a problem,” Joyce said. “We can score. We have struggled on defense and we are focusing on that.”

As the Warriors prepare to face off against South Point in the conference opener they will need to maintain that focus. The fact that Joyce is harping on it now should help the team later. Because now the Warriors face off against all their Gaston County rivals.

The fact that South Point is next on the schedule has not slipped coach Joyce’s mind.

“It will be our biggest game to date.”

Warriors cheerleader Lexi Johnson soars into the air during a cheer stunt in last Friday’s game against Cherryville.

Warrior Tyler Spurling #34 is seen diving into the end zone for an East Gaston touchdown in the 48-0 win over Cherryville.

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Mt. Island Charter School #1 senior Jerrin Joseph caught this 15yd pass from QB Holcomb in last week’s game against Pine Lake Charter. Mt. Island lost 42-0.

Mt. Island Raptor #8 Aapri Washington had 240 all purpose yards, 11 solo tackles, and 1 forced fumble in last week’s 42-0 loss to Pine Lake Charter.

Mt Island vs Pine Lake stats Pine Lake Prep 42 Mountain Island Charter 0 PASSING Kyle Holcomb 7 completions 13 attempts 69 yards 1 INT Aapri Washington 2 completions 4 attempts 39 yards 1 INT RECEIVING Jerrin Joseph 2 catches 27 yards Connor O’Donnell 1 catch 13 yards Eric Gallman 1 catch 13 yards Justin Pendergrass 1 catch 5 yards Aapri Washington 2 catches 45 yards Agape Love 1 catch 5 yards RUSHING Agape Love 5 rushes 10 yards Donovan Ware 4 rushes 15 yards Aapri Washington 3 rushes 34 yards TACKLES Jerrin Joseph 3; Tyrone Bookert 3; Eric Gallman 8; Agape Love 9; Aapri Washington 15; Bryson Howell 10; Tyreal Worley 4; Najeer Baker 7; Micah Green 2; Michael Spivey 12; Donovan Ware 11; Ezra Cadlett 8; Evan Marsh 1; Hunter Nichols 4.

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All year the Stuart Cramer offense has tried to find its footing. Injures and turnovers have plagued the Storm in the early going of the 2015 season.

Against Bessemer City the Storm offense struggled again with turn overs.

But the offensive problems didn’t slow Cramer down. In a solid outing the Cramer defense saved the day. The Storm defense played tough when called upon and did what needed to be done to seal up a 14-8 win over the Yellow Jackets.

Once again weather delays caused mayhem with both sides. The Friday night game was stopped in the 2nd

quarter with 8:30 on the clock. The game was postponed to Monday with Cramer leading Bessemer City 7-0. Noah Oxendine got Cramer on the board when he hit Corey Stowe with a 27 yard strike.

Once the game got under way on Monday, Cramer tried to pick up where they had left off.

“We had two weather delays,” Cramer head coach Ben McMillan said. “It’s hard to get momentum back. Overall it was a hard fought win. The defense played well.”

The Cramer offense generated 199 yards against the Yellow Jackets. Despite the low numbers they were able to push the ball down the field. It was the Storm’s inability to protect the football that hurt.

“We were moving the ball well,” McMillan said. “We just turned the ball over. It’s frustrating. We need to do a better job.”

The Cramer defense on the other hand continues to gel.

The Storm “D” showed that if need be they can be counted on. Each week the Cramer defense seems to grow and mature.

“They played lights out,” McMillan added. An all around great effort. they picked up for the offense.”

Bessemer City pushed Cramer often. Every time the ball

was turned over the Bessemer City offense tried to capitalize on the Cramer mistakes, The Cramer defense wasn’t going to have any of that. the Storm rose up and shut the Yellow Jackets down.

“We made several stands,” McMillan said.

Against the Yellow Jackets several Storm defensive players had stand out games. Linebacker, Robert Truesdale led all Cramer defenders with 20 tackles.

“Scott Moore and Darnell Johnson had good games.” McMillan added.

Late in the 4th quarter the game went down to the wire.

Bessemer City was determined to make one more big push to get back in it. The Yellow Jackets went to the air and Cramer corner back Corey Stowe snared the pick. The interception ended any real hope Bessemer City had.

“Corey Stowe had a big interception,” McMillan said.

“That stopped them late in the game.

Cramer’s final score came when junior QB Jaylen Rocquemore scored while replacing an injured Oxendine.

Cramer starts their Big South conference schedule on the road against Ashbrook.

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Belmont Central Elementary Fall Festival Belmont Central Elementary School will hold its annual Fall Festival on Friday October 2, 2015 from 4:307:30pm.

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Catawba Catfish Club results The Catawba Catfish Club had its 1st Tournament of the 2015-2016 Season on Sept. 19 at Lake Wateree,S.C. Thirty one boats came out. Teams were competing for a Total Pot of $2700. Temps were in the lower 60s at blast-off at 7:00am and a highs in the mid 80s at quitting time at 3:00pm. Winds were out of the NE at 5-10 mph. Most anglers reported a very tough bite for the big fish, the smaller fish bite seemed to be decent most of the day for most teams with a lot of fish being caught in the 5-10 lb range.

At the weigh in last Season Points Champions Team Trophy Hunter picked up where they left off last season with yet another impressive win. 1. Trophy Hunter {John Terry, Steve Whitley, Jeremy Wright} - 55.55 lbs and $1350; 2. Playing Possum{Jon Dowd and Jeffrey Frye} - 50.85 and $810 and 2nd fish of 21.30 and $186; Reel Addiction {Cary Vanden Broecke} - 47.45 and $546 and 1st Big Fish and $434.

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Riversweep 2015 coming October 3rd 2015 marks the 14th year that volunteers will give their time and energy to clean up the shoreline of Lake Wylie.

On the first Saturday in October, between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM, volunteers of all ages gather at their nearest Riversweep location to collect and remove tons of trash from the lake in one morning. With 13 site locations around the lake, there’s probably one nearby and easy to find.

Riversweep is a great opportunity for individuals, families, groups, and neighbors to come together to clean up the lake’s shoreline as well as area streams, creeks and coves -- and have a good time doing it. Boats are urgently needed to take part.To encourage boat owners to pre-register, there will be a drawing exclusively for pre-registered Boat Captains.

The winner will receive 2 tickets to a Carolina Panthers home game this season.

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Even volunteers of limited physical ability can contribute by performing tasks around each site that need staffing. Come alone or bring your family, friends, or neighbors. Kids are welcome, and they are some of our hardest workers!

Here are a few helpful reminders: Bring your boat, embark a crew, and receive a coveted “Boat Captain” cap; Wear old clothing, closed-toe shoes that can get wet and muddy, and a hat or visor; Bring, and don’t forget to apply, your favorite sunscreen; We provide bottled water, work gloves, grabbers, trash bags and protective tarps for the boats.

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Gaston Library Genealogy Fair The Gaston County Public Library will present the Second Annual Genealogy Fair on Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. in the Auditorium – Gaston County Public Library, 1555 East Garrison Boulevard – Gastonia, bringing like-minded individuals together to talk about family histories. Attendees will get a chance to attend sessions on genealogy-centric databases available at the library, visit with local genealogy and historical societies, and meet with others currently doing research on their family genealogies.

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Campbell said that the major’s focus on Catholic spiritual formation is necessary in today’s educational world. “Students who desire to teach in a Catholic middle or secondary school or in a Catholic parish need to learn about the mission and vision of Catholic education,” she said. “It is not enough to have attended Catholic schools.”

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Participants are required “to complete a minor in their chosen content area that includes core courses specific to teaching in secondary schools.” Additionally, students are taught “methods of integrating Catholic identity and social teachings into all learning experiences,” Campbell explained.

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Belmont Parks and Recreation upcoming events Belmont Hometown Hoedown – October 3rd. Come out and boot-scoot-n-boogie to the 16th Avenue Band. Dance held at Park Street Church Family Life Center – BBQ served at 6pm and dance 7pm-10pm. Advance Tickets: $12.00 Belmont Boo Festival – Saturday, October 24th – Craft vendors, food vendors, entertainment, costume contest, cupcake walk, games, inflatables. Stowe Park Athletics: Youth Basketball registration (ages 3-12) – register Oct. 1st – 31st Indoor Soccer registration (ages 8-13) register Sept. 28th – Oct. 16th (If we do not receive enough participants league will be cancelled and fees will be refunded) New Classes: At J. Paul Ford Recreation Center Basic 1 and Basic 2 Shag Dance Lessons Monday evenings - October 5th – Nov. 9 (6 week class) call: 980-229-5694 Ballroom or Latin Dance Classes Instructor: Mr. Whittington Tuesday evenings call: 704-712-8682.

South Point High annual BBQ South Point High School’s 41st Annual BBQ is Friday, October 2 from 9:00 am until 6:00 pm. The plate consists of BBQ, buns, slaw, chips and dessert. Cost is $8.00 per plate.

Deliveries are available to businesses in Gaston and Mecklenburg Counties from 9am-2pm with a ten plate minimum.

Curb side service is available all day. The school is located at 906 South Point Road in Belmont. The school phone # is 704825-3351. Contact Information: Rhonda Van Pelt at South Point High 704-825-3351; 704-825-3352 rbvanpelt@gaston. k12.nc.us.

Lamadrid receives recognition Gaston Day School Senior, Claire Lamadrid was named a Semifinalist in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program and has the opportunity to continue in the National Merit Scholarship competition.

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Claire is one of two students in Gaston County to receive this honor.

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fiber, $350. Floral recliner, $150.

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58” FLAT SCREEN TV with remote, works perfect, $400. 46” flat screen TV with remote, works perfect, $200. Toro Riding Lawn Mower, 48” cut, 18HP, works good, needs belt, $200. 20” Boys Bike, new with new helmet, still under warranty, cost $139.00 @ Walmart, with receipt & warranty papers. Would make nice Christmas gift, $80. 704-419-2460.

REFRIGERATORS, STOVES, washers, dryers & odd furniture.

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LAWNMOWER SPACE FOR RENT: RVs, Camp- TRAILERS, ers, Vans, Trucks, anything with TRAILERS, Flat Bed Trailers, wheels! Storage lots starting at Enclosed Trailers, Horse & Cattle Trailers, Saddlery. Check $25 & up. 828-245-0444. our prices and quality before 2010 HORNET RETREAT, you buy. Bridges Riding Equip39 foot, park model, 2 slides, ment, Boiling Springs, NC. 704like new, 1 king bed, 2 queen, 434-6389. $25,000. 828-289-7719.

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45 FT. HOBBS TRAILER with dual refrigeration units attached.

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Delivery available. 704-4728120, lv msg.

HERCULES ECONOMY 1 3/4 Horsepower Hit & Miss Engine, $800 cash. 828-429-5155.

M & M USED APPLIANCES. Large selection, late models, 30 day warranty, in Ellenboro. 828305-0322 or 828-980-2477.

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REFRIGERATOR, Black, 26 cu. ft., Frigidaire, Stainless Steel doors, side by side, $300. 828305-1438.

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OFFICE SPACE AVAILABLE, YACHT CLUB, 24 FT., dual axle, located at 202 Hwy 182 Stagepontoon trailer, $1800. 828-289- coach Trail in Lawndale. Price 7719. negotiable. Call 704-677-2612.

NEW CARPET, FRESH PAINT. 3BR 2BA DW MH on private lot, Business Services in Kings Mtn. $700 month, $700 deposit. NO PETS. Call 704-466FURNITURE REFINISHING. Re9984. tiree will repair & restore your antiques & household furniture.

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MORGAN’S FIREWOOD; Seasoned Oak, $75. 1/2 ton F150 load, delivered, big chucks.

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(4) SPOTS AT ETERNAL HILLS Memorial Park, $900 each or $3500 for all four. 704-482-3913.

FORD RANGER BED LINER, excellent condition, $65. 828289-1481.

1996 14X80 SW mobile home in good condition, Masonite siding shingles, 3+2, rent lot or move, $10,000. 828-429-3976.

USED WINCHESTER, 94 Classic, .30-30 Lever action, 20” Octagon barrel, ramp adjustable rear sight, engraved receiver panels, $500. 828-305-2128.

Yard Sale MOUNT HOLLY YARD SALE – Fresh Anointing C.O.G. at 122 Tomberlin Rd, Mount Holly, NC 28120 is having a community yard sale on Saturday, October 3, 2015 from 8 am until 1 pm.

There will be antiques, toys, clothes and furniture. Spaces are available for $10 and table rental for $65 per anyone who would like to sell their items. We are accepting donations of furniture, toys and small working appliances until Friday, October 2, 2015.

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Craftsman and raconteur Benny Brown will be one of the featured folks at the Belmont History Day event.

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Belmont Historical Society to host Living History Day The Belmont Historical Society will be hosting a “Living History Day” event on Saturday, October 3rd at the museum, located at 40 Catawba Street, Belmont, NC. The event will be held from 10:00am-3:00 pm. The three main museum buildings will be open for touring; the 1899 Robert L. Stowe Home, the 1899 Free standing kitchen/cooks quarters and the restored 1930’s textile mill house. On the grounds will be many different exhibitors including: Piedmont Fiber Guild, Handmade Poplar wood buckets- Benny Brown, Colonial games for children-Dan Seufert, Children art classes-Carol Tomlinson, Wood carving and needle work- Bob and Lucinda Thornburg, Display of quilts by the African American Quilters, Genealogy information by the William Gaston DAR Chapter, Bluegrass Music performed by local artists, Army Infantry World War II display -Al Kirby, Michelle GloverTatting, Smith Cemetery- Melanie & Robert Ford, New exhibits in the main house; textile heritage in the Belmont area, collection of handmade dresses and other garments from the Gullick family that were made in the early 1920’s.

Kyle Fletcher Bar B Cue with all the trimmings will be served at a cost of $8.00 plate. Please come and bring the family to learn about Belmont’s past. The event is free. For more information contact the center at 704-825-4848.

Gaston Day School Fall Festival is set for Oct 3, 2015 The Gaston Day School Fall Festival has become an annual tradition for GDS families and the Gaston community. This year’s event will kick off at 10am and run until 3pm, on Saturday, October 3rd at the Gaston Day School campus, 2001 Gaston Day School Road.

In addition to the annual favorites of horse rides, face painting, games and the dunk tank, this year will include the Euro Bungee, 65’ fun Slide, and 32’ rock climbing wall. Wristbands can be purchased in advance for $25 (or $30 at the door) and include unlimited games & rides.

Tickets for individual rides or games will be available for $1 each. The festival will also include local vendors selling flowers, jewelry and crafts, food trucks, as well as the raffle of over a dozen themed baskets. New this year it will be “raining golf balls”!! At 2pm, a helicopter will drop all purchased golf balls and cash prizes will be awarded based on proximity to designated pins.

This years’ proceeds are earmarked for 21st Century campus classroom enhancements. More information and advance wristband purchases can be made on-line at: www.gastonday.org/pa.

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