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2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame inducts 11 individuals; one team

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info The 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame Banquet is now in the annals of Ironmen sports history, as the Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 event awarded honors and accolades to 11 new inductees and one sports team.

Prior to the induction ceremony, the family of the late Rocky Bennett, former CHS baseball standout and former Post 1AD and Area IV AD, was especially recognized for his dedication to CHS and Post 100 sports by the Hall of Fame committee. Accepting for the Bennett Family was Mrs. Lynn Bennett.

Master of Ceremonies and CHS Athletic Director, Scott Harrill, introduced speaker Woody Fish. Fish,

who coached at BCHS, later built further on his coaching career as the coach of the GWU Running Bulldogs football team.

Coach Fish said it was an honor to be speaking at the CHS Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. In his speech to the crowd and inductees he said, “All of us have had someone who has helped you along the way (of your life).” He said we need to remember that and pay it forward by being kind to others, as “kindness doesn’t cost a thing. Not one, red cent!”

He continued by noting we all need someone in our corner who pushes us to make us better. He gave the analogy of the man who packed the parachute for certain of our the military troops who jumped out on D-Day, or other airborne military deeds such as that.

The 11 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame inductees or their family members who accepted their awards for them at the Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) He noted that later, after surviving a jump, a man came up to a soldier later who survived a particular battle.

The man told the soldier,

after asking his name, that he had personally packed his parachute and made sure it was done correctly. The soldier owed the man his

life. Coach Fish then asked all there, “Who packs your chute?”

All 11 inductees spoke and their speeches ran the

gamut from a short, “Thank you to everyone,” to lengthier musings about what each person meant to the athlete See HALL OF FAME, Page 10

Four candidates running for three offices in Cherryville municipal elections Three candidates are incumbents and one is seeking public office for the first time

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info As things come down to the wire in the 2023 Gaston County municipal races, here in Cherryville, the four people vying for three offices are all ready for things to be decided.

As per information from Adam Ragan at the Gaston Board of Elections, candidate filing for this race began on July 7, 2023, at 12 noon, and closed out on July

MAYOR H. L. BEAM, III Incumbent Cherryville 21, 2023, also at 12 noon.

Ragan’s office noted mail-out absentee voting started Sept. 18, with Oct. 13, at 5 p.m., being the last day to register to vote in this Nov. 7 “muni’s” election.

One-stop, absentee early

JON R. ABERNETHY Incumbent Ward 2 Cherryville City Councilman

MALCOLM PARKER Incumbent Ward 4 Cherryville City Councilman

MRS. JANICE HOVIS Challenger for the Ward 4 City Council member seat

voting began on Oct. 19, 2023, with Oct. 31, at 5 p.m., being the last day one can apply for an absentee ballot.

Ragan noted, via email, that “on Nov. 4, 2023, one-

stop absentee voting (early voting) ends for the 2023 Municipal Election” and that at 5 p.m., on Nov. 6, 2023, it will be the “…last day to apply for an absentee ballot for voters who expect

to be unable to vote on Election Day, due to sickness or physical disability.”

“Noted Mr. Ragan, in an email, “Nov. 7, 2023 (5 p.m.); Deadline for receipt of mail-out absentee bal-

lots” and Nov. 7, 2023 is Municipal Election Day, with the polls opening at 6:30 a.m., and closing at 7:30 p.m.

There are three incumbents running in Cherryville in this race, and only one of the city council positions is being contested, that of Ward 4, which seat is currently held by councilman Malcolm Parker. Running against Mr. Parker is Mrs. Janice Hovis, whose late husband, Ron, was a former City Councilman. The incumbent candidates for city office running unopposed are Mayor Henry Lee “H.L.” Beam, III, and Ward 2 councilman, Jon R. Abernethy.

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“Little Monster’s March” biggest crowd yet for downtown event Marcher’s estimated between “600 to 700”, all told…

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info Cherryville Chamber official Mary Beth Tackett said last week’s, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Little Mon-

ster’s March was huge! I mean…BIG! As in “lotsa people in various shapes and sizes!

“We probably had around 600 to 700 people in attendance.” she said. “It was probably our largest crowd ever. We had beautiful weather!”

Mrs. Tackett said she and all those who participated wanted to say, “Thank you, to all downtown merchants for participating.”

The vast array of Little Monsters marching, along with their parents and grandparents and guardians, all gathered at their staging area at the parking lot of Cherryville’s First Baptist

Church and started their march from there, noted Tackett.

In addition to the downtown merchants, the Cherryville Branch Library crew were there as well, as were a number of other non-merchant entities, like Piedmont Lithium, Carpenter – Porter Funeral and Cremation Services, and businesses such as that. The main though was giving out candy and lots of it!

As always has been the case, the little monsters in the march (and the bigger monsters too!) all were decked out in some pretty amazing (and imaginative) costumes this year, with

The group, as seen from the front, protected by (a wee version of) the Incredible Hulk himself, off to the right. Don’t mess with his candy or Hulk will… SMASH! (photo provided) Marvel and DC comics superheroes/heroines being the main ones, but there

were still enough princesses and fairy godmothers thrown in for good measure

so no fairy tale was left ou or not well represented.

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■ POLICE

■ OBITUARIES

Joyce Dellinger CHERRYVILLE – Joyce Marlene Bice Dellinger, 89, of Spruce Pine, formerly of Cherryville, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023, at The Greens at Spruce Pine. She was born Feb. 26, 1934, in Gaston County to the late Nobie Lee Worthy Bice. Born two months premature, her mother would heat bricks on the woodstove and wrap them in the towels to make a homemade incubator. From that moment, she became a thriver, and overcame many adversities throughout her

life. She was in the Cherryville High School graduating class of 1954 and the Gaston Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1957. Joyce was encouraged to work in the mill, but she had other plans.

She valued education and worked for nearly 50 years as a Registered Nurse. Joyce was an excellent nurse who loved her patients. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Spruce Pine, and a former member of Mount Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville. She loved reading poetry, biographies, and spending time with pets, specifically cats and dogs. Joyce also enjoyed shopping, as well as veggie gardening, canning, and cooking. Perry Como was her favorite singer. She leaves a legacy of kindness to people and animals. She never met a cat she didn’t love. She loved us well and we will miss her terribly.

In addition to her mother, Joyce was preceded in death by her husband, Hoyle

Belton Dellinger; and sisters, Janie Lou Morgan and Annie May Messer.

Survivors include her daughters, Evelyn Dellinger (Duane) and Barbara Dellinger Gosine (Mark); grandchildren, Joshua Dellinger, Amanda Gosine, and Rebecca King; and great-grandchildren, Aaliylah Coulson and Zion Coulson.

A graveside service was held Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at 3 p.m., at Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery with Rev. Jerry Lail officiating. The family received friends Friday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 2:30 p.m., at Carpenter – Porter Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your local animal shelter.

Condolences may be made to www.carpenterporter.com.

Carpenter – Porter Funeral Home served the family of Mrs. Dellinger.

Tillis, Budd demand answers to growing fentanyl crisis in NC Gaston County Police seized 10,000 fentanyl pills with a street value of $330,000, which weighed approximately 1 kilogram

by THERESA OPEKA Carolina Journal Republican North Carolina U.S. Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd are looking for answers about the level of fentanyl and other drugs coming into the country and communities across North Carolina. In a letter sent Thursday, Oct. 26, to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the senators listed key questions for Biden administration officials and want answers within a month.

“In the past nine years, over 13,000 North Carolinians have died from fentanyl overdoses,” the letter states. “The overdoses are being driven by various factors, including the open border, drug cartels using social media apps to sell drugs, and the Chinese Communist Party’s failure to stop fentanyl precursors from being shipped

CANDIDATES From Page 1 For his part, Mayor Beam said, of his wanting to be reelected, “I want to continue building on the programs we have in place, with refurbishing our parks, and getting the splash pad and a new gym for the city. Also, I want to continue being the spokesman for the town and keep our great council team focused on the things that are already in place as well as on any new ones that are coming to our town, or that we will incur, and have built.”

Ward 2 City councilman Jon R. Abernethy said he feels the city “…has a lot going on” and he wants to continue to the town continue to upgrade its infrastructure, to provide more recreation facilities and to continue to upgrade those we currently have in place.

“I want to continue helping the city bring businesses into town and into our downtown.

I want our town to continue to be a place where you can live, work, and play! We’ve got a lot going on here in Cherryville, and have a lot of new things coming; new neighborhoods. We’re getting a new waste water plant to double our capacity for water treatment. We’ve entered into an interconnect agreement with Lincoln County and Cleveland County water so we will have them as back up, if ever we need it.”

Abernethy noted that many folks don’t see what’s happening in the background; behind the scenes; such as things that

to drug cartels.”

The pair cites an Aug. 31 Axios Raleigh report that the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) alone seized over 17 kilograms of fentanyl in 2023, enough to kill 8.5 million people, which is 85 percent of North Carolina’s population. Also, in July, the Gaston County Police seized 10,000 fentanyl pills with a street value of $330,000, which weighed approximately 1 kilogram.

They say broken border policies are to blame for driving drug cartels to engulf the country with drugs. Citing statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Security, during Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), over 25,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at the southern border alone, and does not include the fentanyl that evaded detection and made it into communities across North Carolina and the nation.

In addition, Tillis and Budd said North Carolina is also seeing the veterinary sedative Xylazine, better known by the street name “Trang”, impact the state. The sedative has been found to be mixed with fentanyl or common opioids, leading to overdoses and, in

some cases, the repetitive use of Xylazine is causing skin ulcers. According to the UNC Street Drug Lab, Trang has been detected in over 20 North Carolina counties.

“Our nation is being poisoned by fentanyl and other deadly narcotics that are pouring in from our open border,” they said. “Families from all demographics are being impacted and losing loved ones daily. As of April 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that the United States had over 106,000 overdose deaths, which included fentanyl-related deaths during a 12-month period.”

Their questions include: • How are DHS and DEA working with our local and state law enforcement to track and dismantle drug networks?

What federal resources are needed to address the fentanyl crisis in North Carolina?

• What steps have DHS and DEA taken to counter social media recruitment by drug cartels?

• Have DHS and DEA worked with social media platforms to stop the sale of fentanyl and illicit narcotics?

• What strategic plan does

have to be done and that have to be in place ahead of any unforeseen problems that could arise.

He talked about replacing aging, outdated, and worn-our water and sewer lines and other infrastructure issues, as well as talking about the city getting a new pump station.

“I’m excited about all that’s happening and going on right now, and I’m glad to be a part of it!” he said.

Malcolm Parker said he

wants to continue doing what we started with the council and moving the city forward.

“I’d like the chance to follow up and see that what I helped get started gets finished. I want to make sure the new gym, the splash pad, and all the parks get finished,” he said.

Mrs. Hovis, who said thought this is her “first time” running for public office, she is no stranger to working for a small town as she was the

You’re invited to a

Community

Town Hall Informational Fair

ARRESTS 10-11: Cameron Elisha Clemmons, 18, 527 North Dr., Cherryville; misdemeanor simple assault. $1,500 secured bond.

10-11: Isaac Clemmons, 513 North Dr., Cherryville; one count misdemeanor simple assault. $1,500 secured bond.

10-11: Adam Jordon Clemmons, 21, 527 North Dr., Cherryville; one count misdemeanor simple assault. $1,500 secured bond.

10-12: Shane Austin Willis, 22, 527 North Dr., Cherryville; one count misdemeanor simple assault. $2,500 secured bond.

10-18: Danielle Marie Winchester, 28, 3985 Orchard Rd., Iron Station; one count felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, and one count misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. $2,500 secured bond.

10-18: Daniel Mason Bowers, 27, 3985 Orchard Rd., Iron Station; one count each misdemeanor simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Vehicle impounded and towed to and stored at KT Towing. No bond amt. listed.

10-20: Madison Victoria Jones, 27, 200 Brown-Watterson Rd., Cherryville; felony WSOJ/larceny of a motor vehicle (Gaston Co.), and misdemeanor WSOJ/intoxicated (Lincoln Co.) $10,000 secured bond.

10-20: Bradley Van Smith, 26, 1225 S. Morgan St., Shelby; felony B&E (Gaston Co.). $25,000 secured bond.

10-20: Bradley Van Smith, 26, 1225 S. Morgan St., Shelby; felony possession of a Schedule II controlled substance; misdemeanor child abuse; and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. $25,000 secured bond.

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

woman report simple assault by listed suspects who had a fight w/the listed victim in the street at a Cherryville address. Minor injuries reported. Closed/cleared by arrest.

10-15: Cherryville man and Cross Hill, S.C. woman report larceny by unknown person(s) who took listed items worth $5,200 from property w/o consent. Stolen: one vintage visible gas pump and one vintage metal fuel handle. Case is active and under further investigation.

10-16: Cherryville woman reports larceny by listed suspect who stole her wallet. Est. missing items range from various debit/credit cards, SS card, driver’s license and other important personal cards to the wallet itself. Case is active and under further investigation.

10-17: Cherryville gas and convenience store reports CFS/barring notice on listed person due to alleged theft of an energy drink. Case status: inactive.

10-18: CPD officer reports possession of a Schedule II controlled substance; simple possession of a Schedule III controlled substance; and possession of drug paraphernalia by listed suspects who possessed listed illegal narcotics. Seized: 0.10 grams of Fentanyl; 0.25 dosages of Suboxene; three (3) glass pipes; and one clear, plastic case.

Closed/cleared by arrest.

10-19: Cherryville man reports larceny by unknown suspect(s) who took his wheel. Est. value of XXR wheel: $300. Case is active and under further investigation.

INCIDENTS 10-11: Crouse man and

WRECKS 10-12: A vehicle driven

by Axel Louis Baldwin, 16, 2111 Blueprint Ct., Crouse, made a left turn onto Church St., from Rudisill St., lost control of the vehicle and collided with a guide wire. No injuries reported to Mr. Baldwin and his two passengers.

Est. damages to the Baldwin vehicle: $800; to the guide wire: $300.

10-19: A vehicle driven

by Jonathan Daniel Green, 43, 208 Houser St., Cherryville, was backing out of his drive-way and struck a vehicle driven by Judith Yelton Hinson, 75, 601 Watts St., Cherryville, which was coming down Houser Street. No injuries reported. Est. damages to the Green vehicle: $100; to the Hinson vehicle: $2,000. The Hinson vehicle towed to KT Towing by KT Towing.

10-21: A vehicle driven

by Randall Steve Clayton, 41, 110 E. Double Shoals Rd., Trlr. 13, Shelby, told the responding officer he was too far to the left and that is when he collided with a vehicle driven by Charles Richard Shepard, 70, 5154 Old Still Ln., Bessemer City. No injuries reported. Both vehicles towed to McDaniel’s Towing

by McDaniel’s Towing. Est. damages to the Clayton vehicle: $2,500; to the Shepard vehicle: $2,500.

10-21: A vehicle driven

by John John Rivera, 74, 233 Delview Dr., Cherryville, attempted to make a turn from Pine St., onto Church St., and collided with a vehicle driven

by David Duane Johnson, 53, 2023 Delview Dr., Cherryville. No injuries reported.

Est. damages to the Rivera vehicle: $500; to the Johnson vehicle: $500.

10-22: A vehicle driven

by David Linington Robinson, 21, 109 Laney Dr., Shelby, and a vehicle driven

by William Joseph Payne, 30, 1809 Chatfield Rd., Shelby, collided on West Church Street. They told the responding officer a vehicle in front of Mr. Payne was turning left onto Elm St., and that the Payne vehicle was able to stop but the Robinson vehicle then collided with the Payne vehicle. No injuries reported.

Est. damages to the Robinson vehicle: $3,000; to the Payne vehicle: $2,500.

DHS have in place to stop drug cartels from smuggling drugs across the southern border? What strategic plan does DEA have in place to address the drugs flowing into the U.S. interior?

• What public outreach has been done to warn Americans about new emerging drug threats like Xylazine (Trang)?

• How are DHS and DEA recording the seizures when

it pertains to Trang? Are they being tallied as fentanyl, opioid, or marked as a separate substance?

• Have DHS and DEA identified who is supplying drug cartels with the Xylazine? If so, what actions have been taken?

• What action have DHS and DEA taken to halt China’s fentanyl precursor chemicals from being shipped to drug cartels like the Jalisco New Gener-

ation and Sinaloa Cartels?

• What are the latest efforts that DEA and DHS have taken to dismantle the Jalisco New Generation and Sinaloa Cartel?

Tillis and Budd asked the agencies to respond by Nov. 24 to questions on what steps they are taking to stop the fentanyl crisis.

former Cherryville City Manager under former Mayor Jack Davis for 18 years and had worked for the town 30 years prior to that.

Said Mrs. Hovis, “My top priority is public safety, and I am a big supporter of our local, county, and state police and law enforcement departments and officers, as well as our fire departments. I want to work with all law enforcement in our area to bring drug education back into our schools,

and I want to get all of our schools and school officials involved. We have to get our schools involved, and we must educate our children on the dangers of drugs!”

Regarding the town and its issues, she said she is proud

of the work that was done on Main Street, and continues to support what has been done and is being done today.

“I also support what is being done right now for Cherryville,” she noted.

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New “stuff” and what’s (pre-holiday) happening at Your CBL!

by TRACI POLLITT Branch Manager – Gaston County Public Library Cherryville Branch

Here’s what’s coming up at your Cherryville Branch Library!

LEGO Club – Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Family Storytime – Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

CLOSED FOR VETERANS DAY – Saturday, Nov. 11, and Monday, Nov. 13 Teen Anime Club – Thursday, Nov. 16, at 4:30 p.m.

Craft & Chat – Saturday, Nov 18, at 11 a.m.

CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING – Thursday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Nov. 26 AND…We have a wonderful new addition here at the Cherryville Branch Library – an official puzzle board with storage drawers! We started putting out a puzzle for patrons to work on about six or seven years ago, receiving donations right up to 2020. At

that point, of course, things changed drastically, and all the puzzles were put away for a few years. After a fantastic event this summer about the history of jigsaw puzzles, we decided it was time to start the public puzzle tradition again. In all the time we’ve had one out to work, we’d been using a paper-covered piece of cardboard as our “table” for the work in progress.

This allowed us to move the puzzle in progress if we needed to keep it safe or if we needed the table for an event. When we were at our Main branch for the recent staff training day, we saw their beautiful puzzle board and immediately asked if one could be purchased for our branch. It arrived about two weeks ago, at which point Ms. Traci immediately got it out of the box and ready for use.

The first puzzle is out and now in progress as you can see from the photo. The best thing is all the storage drawers, meaning no pieces should ever go missing.

The wonderful new addition at the Cherryville Branch Library – an official puzzle board with storage drawers! (photos provided) Stop by and relax with this current work, a beautiful view of Ketchikan, Alaska.

We’ve tried something new here at the branch – pop-up programs!

After several weeks of no one coming to our

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day starting around 2:30 p.m., but leaving again by 3:30. Turns out, many had the two-school pickup

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problem: a younger child at the elementary school and an older sibling at the middle school. Families were coming to the library to spend some time between pickups, so why not take advantage of that and throw a pop-up/surprise program?

We started with LEGO Club on a Wednesday, letting it run for two hours, from 2:30 to 4:30. We had a few families participate, which was fantastic! The next week, we decided to do a Family Coloring drop-in, putting out Halloween-themed coloring pages along with crayons, markers, and colored pencils. We’re not sure when our next event will be, nor what we’ll decide to host, so be sure to keep an eye on our Facebook page for announcements. Better yet, give us a call and ask if we’ve got anything planned for that afternoon...it might just be your lucky day!

For more information about all things library-related, you can call us at (704) 769-8190, or stop by the branch at 605 E. Main Street. Our public service hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday and Saturday. As always, dear patron…keep reading!

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TODAY’S QUOTE:

OPINION

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

–Winston Churchill

Pay a visit to our fantastic Cherryville Branch Library!

Libraries are wonderous places. As a kid, for me there was no better place where I could use my imagination than the local public library or my school library.

In western Kentucky, there was the now longgone Carnegie Public Library, with its magical aisles of books which seemed to stretch on into infinity. I felt I could wander for hours down them, reach the end, then double back to the front of the row by coming up on the other side of the stacks and see a

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whole other world of still more books.

Even though my buddies and I went to see the movies that came to town, we were still children of the 60s, in that our very vivid imaginations were stoked more by the mental images the authors presented to us with their word pictures than what Hollywood’s bland attempts at on-screen storytelling could ever do.

Sure, movies were, and are, fun, but every generation, culture, or group has their book and movie heroes who are larger than life; we had ours too.

Showing appreciation is an important skill… ful I was taught Appreciation this skill early is a skill that I in my life bebelieve is very cause it makes important for the world a every person to much better acquire, but I place in which am afraid some to live. people have not I am defiacquired it yet. nitely aware Now, I can’t that being begin to say why

By Anne S. Haynes appreciated it is difficult for as a teacher some people to is part of my background. be appreciative, but I can When I was a brand-new honestly say that my parents teacher I was so grateful for instilled being appreciative just a small “thank you” on in our home. It was not a a handwritten little note. choice, and I am grateful to It made me feel like I was them for having the kind of doing something to help a home where appreciation child have a better day and was important. My parents a brighter future. As a matter were great people, and I of fact, I am still thankful loved them so very much for such small, heartfelt gesand greatly miss them every tures. day since they have been in Other professions should heaven for many years. also be appreciated. One Now, I know that saying that comes to mind is Pas“please” and “thank you” tor Appreciation. At Shady are definitely in line with being an appreciative person Grove we are blessed to in today’s world. I am thank- have Pastor Dale Hendricks,

and he is greatly appreciated. He goes out of his way to be the minister to every member, along with all of the duties that his ministry involves. There is no way for me to list everything that his position does involve, but I am very grateful to him for everything he does. His precious wife works beside him with the youth and children and does a great job as well.

The first minister I remember very well was Pastor Lee A. Smith at Shady Grove. He was the minister when I accepted Jesus as my Savior, and Pastor Smith was the minister who baptized me. I will always be grateful to him for the way he cared for his congregation.

I certainly don’t try to tell everyone what to do and what to think, but I just want the world to know how thankful we are to God for the leadership He has sent to Shady Grove.

Memories from George Washington to the 22nd Century

By DG Martin “No. I didn’t know George Washington. But I had a friend who knew him very well.”

I remembered these words last week when I was visiting a group of distinguished people in Salisbury.

All of us remembered Julian Hart Robertson who died in 1995 and the story he liked to tell about his conversation in the 1930s with Wofford College professor Joseph Augustus Gamewell about George Washington.

Robertson had been so impressed with the remarks of Professor Gamewell about Washington that he said to Gamewell, “You know so much about Washington that it sounds as if you knew him yourself.”

That’s when Professor Gamewell told Mr. Robertson, “No. I didn’t know George Washington. But I had a friend who knew him very well.”

Can this be true? Could Mr. Robertson really have had contact with a good friend of someone who knew George Washington very well?

“Not possible,” I keep thinking to myself. George Washington is ancient history--like Adam and Eve. He is too far back for there to

be anything like a personal connection.

But it is possible.

Chart it out. Mr. Robertson had his conversation with Professor Gamewell back in the early 1930s.

Gamewell was then in his nineties and could have been born as early as the 1840s. Thus, he could have known someone who was born in the 1770s or even a little earlier. And a person born in the 1770s would have had plenty of time to grow up and get to know Washington, who lived until 1799. So, yes, it’s possible--easily.

Are you bored with all this? Are you asking what difference does it make that only three people (Robertson, Gamewell, and his friend) separate me from the father of the country? If you are asking those questions, read no further. Read something else. You won’t understand what is going on in my head.

I keep asking myself, “What things can I tell my young friends, things that they would remember until they are 90 years old--and then tell their own young friends some time perhaps in the 22nd Century?”

And what is worth remembering that long?

Could I, for instance, send to

the 22nd Century my close, but indirect, connection with George Washington?

Probably not. Adding another person or two to the link might make it just a gimmick.

Maybe I can pass on the stories my grandmother heard from her mother.

Civil War soldiers broke everything in her house--except for one cup.

It survived several tosses against the wall with only a broken handle.

We still have the cup to “prove” the story. With the cup’s help, could I get stories of the 1860s all the way to the year 2100 and beyond?

Would anyone ever care?

Would my stories of living in the time of segregation be so incredible that they would hold on to them?

Would they care to know where I was when President Kennedy was killed--and how my friends reacted?

Rightly told, those stories might be remembered through the years.

But why do I care if my stories get passed on? And why do I rejoice in personal links to the past? Why do we sometimes battle hard just to lift ourselves somehow up, above, and out of the present?

Without a past to look

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We read everything from comic books to Mad magazine, to J.R.R. Tolkein’s “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit”, to James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking Tales, to… well, you name it; we read it.

When I read the non-sequential action and adventure books (read: NOT comics!) back then, I was able, in my fertile imagination, to see the characters as if they were right there before me. I didn’t have digital games or computer-enhanced movies to ruin my own version of the “movie in my mind.” I chose to make of it, that is, what I read, what I wanted the image to be. I did have the illustrators and artists who drew those characters in some of the books, bringing them to life, and in my own art (I drew al the time), I tried to mimic the very best of them; guys like Frank Frazetta, Steve Ditko, and Jim Steranko,

to name a few. Today, there are artists and writers of every stripe who can conjure whole worlds for the big screen (and the little one), taking kids places that could only be dreamed of when me and my buddies were youngsters.

But if you read about where those artists first received their inspiration, you will find an overwhelming proportion of them got their first “taste” of what a powerful tool the human imagination is and can be from their hometown library.

My imagined version of Professor Tolkein’s Middle Earth was eerily similar to what the artists at Weta Workshop in New Zealand, created for director Peter Jackson when he crafted that world for his stellar, and now classic, movies. And long before Pennywise the Clown (in Steven King’s “It”) terri-

fied the youngsters in the Maine town he terrorized, Mr. King’s evil clown scared the living daylights (or as King termed his dangerous, killer ‘lights’, the ‘Deadlights’) out of me when I read that thick novel.

Over the years, libraries and their books helped me work my mind muscle and I believe I am the better for it.

That said, I want to encourage everyone who reads this to go to our Cherryville Branch Library.

Put it to use. Meet the great staff there. Check out some books. Read them.

Return them. Repeat.

You absolutely won’t be sorry. Those great staff folks? They are fantastic guides to all things readable and they love books too!

Oh, yeah! Be sure and tell Ms. Traci and her fantastic staff the editor kid at the Eagle sent you.

Be grateful if you aren’t in the story…

I’m burned out watching the news.

I don’t enjoy feeling like I Glenn Mollette want to Guest Editorial throw up.

There has to be more to life than taking in the world headlines every morning and every evening.

However, I have to pause and give thanks because I’m not part of the news story.

I don’t want to be because news is typically bad.

When you turn on the morning or evening news the first few minutes is filled with all the bad news in the world and your area. Innocent people in Israel being ripped apart by hate-filled religious terrorists. Innocent civilians in Gaza are dying every day. Another mentally ill gunman kills innocent people in Maine. A Category 5 hurricane wipes out

Acapulco. Congress finally agrees on a Speaker of the House. Surely, we are glad if we are not part of the news story. Being in the news typically means something bad is going on. You don’t want to be in an active shooter situation or being attacked by terrorists.

A friend of mine has said, “I don’t watch the news, it’s too depressing.” Depressing is probably a reasonable word. Yet, be glad that you weren’t in the news because that would be more depressing.

If you are like me, you are probably ready for a break from all the bad news.

You can turn off your television and your computer and move throughout your day.

Just hope that along the way that nothing bad happens around you. There are crazy people almost everywhere, it seems. Drugs are flowing in this country. Drug-related deaths are rampant. Violent drivers are on our highways.

Road rage violence happens

somewhere every day in this country. The mentally ill have access to semi-automatic rifles. Hate-filled people live throughout our country. Those who are desperate and hurting are everywhere. Hate-filled religious terrorists are not just isolated people living in the Middle East. Some of them probably live not far from you.

You can be minding your own business and living the good American citizen’s life and still have something bad happen to you. At every level there is a new devil.

It just takes a crazy person to make news happen and unfortunately you can be in the right place at the wrong time to become part of the news story.

So, while many of us are tired of the bad news, let’s try to be grateful for every day that we somehow, by the grace of God, miss being a part of the news.

back at and without some future hope to hold on to, we are unconnected. We are adrift on an ocean out of sight from shore. We are lost on a desert wasteland without the stars or a com-

pass to guide us.

History--not just book history, but our own extended personal experience--can lift us above our everyday boundaries. It can give us the context and

the comfort to live in what

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Take time for Bible study… to help us with our I enjoy Bible studies. Other leading a Christians, Bible Bible study commentaries, hiswhere the torical analysis and particicontext, and word pants like studies, to name a to “dig few. Today, I want deeper” to introduce you to into the REV. DR. BILLY LOWE “Word Studies.”

Scriptures.

First Presbyterian Church, I have written It always Cherryville in this devotional allows me section before of to grow in the three loves my faith and connection to God mentioned in the Bible: and to others as I develop God Love, Brotherly (or a sense of “we are all cre- Friendship) Love, and Parental/Children or Love ated in God’s image.”

Do I always “get it?” within the family. I also Sometimes. And some- mentioned the most comtimes I am left wonder- mon love that is used and ing. But the connection contributes to confusion element is always there, when we talk about love, and I perceive it to be a which is not Biblical at all: Eros love. That is blessing.

We have many “tools” the love we have which

satisfies any one of our five senses, such as taste, touch, hearing, sight, and smell.

In this article I want to address another couple of words which crop up, from time to time, to create a bit of confusion even in our Christian faith. The words are “repentance” and “remorse.”

As Christians it is very important that we don’t confuse remorse with repentance. While both words lead to sorrow, remorse leads to worldly sorrow, while Godly sorrow leads to repentance. Not only that, but there are eternal implications since remorse produces hopelessness, defeat, despair, and sadly, eventually death, while

repentance produces deliverance, freedom, and salvation.

Second Corinthians 7:10 sums up this thought well when it says, “Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.”

Now, don’t get me wrong… remorse is the beginning step towards repentance, but true repentance involves a turning away from our behavior or sin. It is a total change of heart and involves grief towards God because of our sin. Remorse, on the other hand, deals with guilt, which we want to get rid of, as well as the negative consequences of getting caught for wrong-

doing.

There are several cases in Scripture that I believe show why remorse is so different from repentance.

The one I wish to present came up in a Bible study group a few weeks ago.

It is found in Matthew 27:3-5 where we read, “When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was seized with remorse (some translations say ‘repented’) and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders. ‘I have sinned,’ he said, ‘for I have betrayed innocent blood.’

‘What is that to us?’ they replied. ‘That’s your responsibility.’ So, Judas threw the money into the temple and left. Then he

went away and hanged himself.”

In this case we see that Judas was filled with remorse, but instead of truly repenting and experiencing the wonderful freedom in Christ, his remorse only led to horrible guilt and suicide.

If only Judas had repented, he could have experienced deliverance, freedom, and salvation.

You see Godly sorrow leads to more than tears.

It produces repentance, which leads to life and not death; joy and not despair; and victory and not defeat. The next time you sin against God don’t just feel sorrow but repent. He forgives!

God bless you!

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Multiplication One powerful example of supernatural provision and abundance is the story of the feeding of the 5,000 in Matthew 14. Jesus had compassion on the large crowd that had gathered to hear Him teach. It was a remote place and the hour was late, yet the people were hungry. The disciples wanted to send them away to find food. However, in Matthew 14:16 (ESV) Jesus stated, “...They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” The disciples looked around and found only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish.

Certainly, it was not enough to feed over 5,000 people! But Jesus blessed the small amount of food, broke it, and gave it to the disciples to distribute among the people. And somehow, after everyone ate, there were 12 baskets FULL of leftovers! This miraculous provision reminds us that God can multiply and supernaturally increase whatever we place in His hands.

God’s Powerful Hands When we lack resources, God says “Give it to Me.” He takes our small offering, blesses it, breaks it, and makes it MORE than enough. He specializes in supernaturally multiplying limited resources. What feels insufficient in our hands becomes abundant in the Master’s hands. Not only does God miraculously provide enough for our needs, but he gives us leftovers! God loves to outdo himself. His blessings overflow our expectations as Psalm 65:11 (GNT) says, “What a rich harvest your goodness provides! Wherever you go there is plenty.”

PRAY THIS PRAYER: “Father, the eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it. When you open your hand, you satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing; You are righteous in everything you do. I praise you for being my shepherd and provider. Thank you for being good and kind to me. Forgive me for complaining or worrying that I won’t be provided for, when you are Jehovah Jireh - my provider. Everything always works out. My heart is filled with gratitude. In Jesus’ name, I pray - Amen.”

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St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 1203 St. Mark’s Church Road, Cherryville, NC Anthony Grove Baptist Church 100 Anthony Grove Road Crouse, NC 704-435-6001

Fairview Baptist Church 415 South Mountain Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-4299

Living Word Ministries 306 East Academy Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-3213

Second Baptist Church 201 Houser Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-9657

Bess Chapel United Methodist Church 6073 Flay Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-7969

First Baptist Church 301 East 1st Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-3796

Marys Grove United Methodist Church 1223 Marys Grove Church Rd Cherryville, NC 704-435-5544

Shady Grove Baptist Church 3240 Tryon Courthouse Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-9605

First Church of the Nazarene 301 North Elm Street Cherryville, NC 828-838-2428

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church 235 A.W. Black Street Waco, NC 704-435-8842

St. John’s Lutheran Church 310 West Church Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-9264

First Presbyterian Church 107 West Academy Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-6064

Mt. Zion Baptist Church 112 Mt. Zion Church Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-9636

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church 1203 St. Mark’s Church Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-5941

Bethlehem United Methodist Church 6753 NC 182 Highway Cherryville, NC 704-435-1608 Blessed Hope Baptist Church 3357 Fallston-Waco Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-8530 Body of Christ Fellowship Center 405 S. Cherokee Street Cherryville, NC www.bodyofchrist7.com Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Cherryville, NC Pastor Clifton Morgan Cherryville Church of God 810 East Main Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-2275 Cherryville Missionary Methodist Church 318 W. Ballard Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-6934 Emmanuel Baptist Church 1155 Marys Grove Church Rd Cherryville, NC 704-435-5764

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First United Methodist Church 601 N. Pink St. Cherryville, NC 704-435-6732

North Brook Baptist Church 7421 Flay Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-4471

First Wesleyan Church 800 North Pink Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-6069

Oak Grove AME Zion Church 542 Flint Hill Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-3687

Free Saints Chapel Church 813 Self Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-0949

Oak Grove Baptist Church 219 Tot Dellinger Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-3053

Gospel Way Baptist Church 3904 Tryon Courthouse Rd. Cherryville, NC 866-356-3219 Legacy Church 805 Self Street Cherryville, NC 704-457-9615

Revival Tabernacle 1104 Delview Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-4073 Rudisill Chapel AME Zion Church 417 South Mountain Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-5621

Victory Life Assembly of God 1655 Shelby Highway Cherryville, NC 704-435-5539 Waco Baptist Church 262 N. Main Street Waco, NC 704-435-9311 Washington Missionary Baptist Church 1920 Stony Point Road Waco, NC 704-435-3138 Word of Faith Ministry 306 Doc Wehunt Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-5560 Zion Hill Baptist Church 3460 Zion Hill Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-3355

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The Carpenter – Porter team at work handing out candy at the Little Monster’s March in downtown Cherryville.

Pictured right: One of the notorious Sanderson Sisters (of “Hocus Pocus” movie fame), a.k.a. Mary Beth Tackett, of the Chamber of Commerce, hugs a tiny Scooby Doo who has been out on the candy grab of a lifetime at last Friday’s Little Monster’s March, held in downtown Cherryville.

The Little Monster’s March crowd as seen from the rear after leaving their staging area at First Baptist Church’s parking lot. (photos provided)

Sandra Beam, owner and operator of Victoria-Cole’s in downtown Cherryville has help from Kaitlyn Newsome as they had a visit from Scooby Doo, who wanted a little bit of candy.

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Football Ironmen end regular season 2-8 overall; 2-4 in SPC 1A/2A play

Rayshawn Sewell looks for a way to get around the BCHS defender in last week’s action at Bessemer City’s football stadium.

Will travel to East Randolph for Friday Nov. 3 playoffs game

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info

The Ironmen gridiron squad’s 2023 regular season came to a crashing halt last Friday night in Bessemer City as the rival Yellow Jackets stung our boys 0-60.

That said, they will play again, as they travel for the first round of the playoffs on Nov. 3.

The game was the 72nd time the two Gaston County teams have met on the field

and they were tied 35-all in the number of overall wins, one against the other, if you don’t count the two times they tied each other. The Yellow Jackets put paid to that Friday night, Oct. 27, as they inched up by one game in the W-column over the Ironmen.

The YJ’s intercepted a Ward pass early on in the first quarter and soon after scored one of their many TD’s. After that, it seemed they never looked back, and in spite of gallant attempts by Ironmen Rayshawn Sewell, Ward, Shamyr Moss, Andron Patterson, and others to stem the Yellow tide, such was not to be. The win gives

A whole host of 'Jackets swarm Ironmen QB Josh Ward as he tried to scramble for a few yards in last week’s 0-60 loss to the Yellow Jackets. (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) the ’Jackets a playoff berth at home, while the Ironmen will travel to Ramseur, NC, to take on, according to Max Preps’ web site, East Randolph High’s Wildcats, a team with an impressive record who are Number One in their conference (Piedmont Athletic 1A/2A). The CHS Ironmen are 5th in their conference at 2-8 overall; 2-4 in SPC 1A/2A play.

That game is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 3, and will be at East Randolph (9-1 overall; 5-0 in Piedmont 1A/2A play), and will start at 7 p.m.

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Ironman QB Josh Ward takes a high snap in the CHS/BCHS game last Friday night played at Bessemer City.

Backup QB Andron Patterson is a blur as he calls his own number and rushed for some much-needed yardage against the Yellow Jackets of BCHS. The Ironmen defense is attempting to stop the Yellow Jackets ball carrier from gaining more yardage after he took the handoff.

The Ironmen cheerleaders keep cheering their team – and the faithful CHS crowd – on as the game progressed.

Ironmen CC team has great showing at last week’s SPC tournament Coach Scott Harrill said the CHS Ironmen cross-country team competed in the Southern Piedmont Conference tournament last week and had a great showing with two All-Conference performances.

Steven Wyatt finished third overall out of 60 runners at the event running a personal best 17:12, he said, adding, “Steven has become an amazing runner in his first year of running.” Cameryn Bell and Willow Chambers both had personal bests on the course at the Tryon Equestrian center. Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy was the host school this year.

Harrill also noted Cameryn also gained All-Conference honors!

Both of these young women runners have improved all

CHS cross-country runners Steven Wyatt, Willow Chambers, and Cameryn Bell. (photo by Coach Scott Harrill) year, noted Harrill.

The two All-Conference runners secured a spot in

the NCHSAA regionals, and there should be more on that later (Editor’s note).

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BLANTON’S TREE SERVICE LLC. TREE TRIMMING AND REMOVAL SERVICES, STORM CLEANUP, HEDGE TRIMMING AND MULCHING.. FULLY INSURED. CALL FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE TODAY! (704) 692-4203 NEED TREES REMOVED? We can do tree removal from your property. Prefer Hardwood. We have Fire Wood for Sale. (704) 466-7623 FALL IS HERE. Leaf Removal Service. BNC Lawncare 704-526-6640 AMISH-BUILT DECKS AND PAVILIONS. Delivery and Installation is included within 50 miles. Rent-to-Own Available. 8 x 12 deck $2,450, 12 x 24 $4,900.

Pressure treated, screwed decking. 3702 W Stagecoach Trail, Shelby, NC 28150. (828) 5890250 sbmarketingwnc@outlook. com ERIC MOBILE MECHANIC. I will come to you to repair any car, lawnmower or tractor. Honest & Reliable! (704) 300-2332

PART TIME TRUCK DRIVER. PART TIME A OR B LICENSED TRUCK DRIVER. LOCAL DELIVERIES, HOME EVERY NIGHT. 24 FOOT TRUCKS. (828) 286-7871 DISPATCH.HARDINTRUCKING@ GMAIL.COM NEED FULLTIME LIVE IN DOMESTIC My name is Bo Billings. I am a retired computer scientist. I am also a 1952 polio patient. Through hard work and determination I was able to live a grand life.. Was able to walk for the first 65 years of my life.

Traveled around the world, worked for our military before became an emergency manager. Became a first responder after 911. But as in most sad stories, which this is not one, I have lost my ability to walk due to post-polio syndrome. After 51 years in Florida, I chose to move back to my home state.

Grew up in Winston-Salem. Educated at Wingate college and it was on after that. There wasn’t a computer in the world that was safe from my playing. Now, I need help and I am willing to trade room-board for someone to care for me. As a friend of 51 years said, there has always been someone to care for my domestic needs. You will be provided with high speed internet, computer if required or wanted, large room for personal use. If You have a question, ask. The only wrong question is the one not asked. If you want to know who I am, www.bobillings. org will explain. (561) 236-7348 bowpfl@bellsouth.net NOW HIRING LANDSCAPERS FOR FULL TIME YEAR ROUND EMPLOYMENT. Must have valid driver’s license and transportation. Over time available. (704) 473-0341

CLEVELAND COUNTY YARD SALE. Fri, Nov. 3rd & Sat, Nov. 4th, (Both days-8am2pm) 30 years of Christmas ornaments and decorations. 130 Scism Road, Kings Mountain, NC 28086

CRAFTSMAN 4 IN 1. Mulcher, Chipper, Vacuum & Blower-$100, Cross-Bow-$100, Compound Bow Case-Free.

Call 704-666-0786, Leave message.

BIG YARD SALE Sat, Nov. 4th, 8 am-Until. Antiques, MCM, beds, dining, porch furniture, chairs, lamps, swords, items from Sian, Lenox, Sterling, Franscian, crystal, jewelry, music, tools, sewing & kitchen. Cash only. (Enter at Pine Mountain Community Off Wards Gap Rd.) 5475 Pine Ridge Rd, Connelly Springs, NC 28612

VINTAGE PLACE OPEN HOUSE! Sat., Nov 4th from 8am - 2pm. Located at 2740 Carla Dr., Shelby (Off Hwy. 226 N. near Polkville) Unusual, Race & Old Items from the Past! Makes good Christmas & Birthday Gifts! Collectibles & Antiques. It’s worth your while to come and look! We’ll be serving Coffee and Light Refreshments.

YARD SALES

BIG INSIDE YARD SALE! Sat, November 18th, 2023 at Mooresboro School Gym, 308 Main Street, Mooresboro, NC 28114, 8 AM - 2:00 PM. $15 Setup Fee (Limit of 3 tables), $5 for each table after. Bring your own tables/display. Setup is from 7:00-8:00. FREE ADMISSION. **CASH ONLY!!** For questions: Call Keith @ (828)351-8822 or Call Mickey @ (828)447-7231. Mooresboro, NC 28114 ESTATE/HOUSE CLEAN OUT SALE. Fri., Nov. 3, 2023, 9 am -12 pm. Glassware, furniture, household items and more. 2401 Emerald Mine Road, Shelby, NC 28152 GASTON COUNTY

RUMMY BROTHERS TREE SERVICE LLC. Professional tree service in Rutherfordton and surrounding counties.

Licensed and bonded. Tree removal, limbing, and more.

Also offering firewood for sale by the load or bundle. Call for free estimates and more information. “Rummy Brothers Helping People And Trees Get Along.” (828) 521-1392 or (828) 748-5785 CLEVELAND COUNTY GARAGE DOORS. Summer Tuneup Special, $69.95. We will check all your equipment lube, make sure it’s working correctly. We repair broken doors. Also offering new installations. 704-477-9119 or 704-472-9367.

MAID FOR JESUS. Residential and Commercial Weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, one time cleaning. 30% off first cleaning.

Call or text for free quote (828) 429-0568 SHIPMAN’S MASONRY- 48 YEARS EXPERIENCE. Brick, Block & Stone, Outside Fireplaces, Foundations, Underpinnings.

“Free Estimates”. 1st Quality Work! (863) 532-1587 RETAINING WALLS, PAVERS, GRADING, DEMOLITION. Site cleanup, ponds, fencing, maintenance, irrigation, landscaping, concrete, excavator work. 828-4538113.

YARD SALE SAT., NOV 4TH, 2023 FROM 07:00 AM - ? CORNER OF ACADEMY AND CONE STREETS, CHERRYVILLE, NC, ACROSS STREET FROM EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. 701 EAST ACADEMY STREET CHERRYVILLE, NC 28021 JHB0906@ATT.NET

FOR SALE

LAWNMOWERS: BOLENS 4.5HP, big wheels, bagger, $140 OBO. Craftsman 6.75HP, self propelled, like new $360.

OBO. 864-491-0956.

STORAGE BUILDINGS NEW, USED, REPOS “BUY, SELL, TRADE!” J Johnson Sales, Forest City, NC. (828) 245-5895

MEN’S NEW CRUISER BICYCLE. $75. Men’s used cruiser bicycle $35. Must sell. 828-7827221.

USED CAMPER TOPS: BUY/ SALE/TRADE. Various sizes and styles. Keep it dry and safe! 828980-0788 or 828-286-8674.

GRANDFATHER CLOCK $500 OBO. Antiques, Dishes, Lamps, Windup Clocks, 18Ft. Pool (needs pump), Backyard Furniture, Gas Grill, Pedal Car, Pots & Pans, China Cabinet with Dishes $200. Some Tools. (704) 3133352 OLD SCHOOL 5GAL FUEL JUGS $10 each. I have several 5 gallon fuel containers (plastic old school fill necks).Can send pictures by phone (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net

SHIPPING CRATE $35.00. I have wood shipping crates for sale with some lids. 3 different sizes. I can send pictures of them. (704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@bellsouth.net CAROLINA PANTHERS VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. $400 Carolina Panthers vs. Indianapolis Colts @ Bank of America Stadium! November 5th @ 4:05pm Lower Level 127, Row 17, Seats 11 & 12 My fiancé and I live in Utah and are no longer able to make it out to North Carolina. (801) 703-6014 dancer0808@gmail.com

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FREE! BASKETBALL GOAL. Needs plexiglass backboard.

You disassemble, load and haul yourself. Leave a message if no answer. (704) 472-1910

FOR SALE

HORSE QUALITY HAY FOR SALE. Call (704) 487-6855 2018 THOR MH Model 22FE. Can be seen at 1635 S. Dekalb St.-Apt. 604-Crown Ridge. Call 704-300-3578 for information.

FIREWOOD FOR SALE. 1/2 Cord split Oak & Hickory. Delivered $85. Allen Evans. (864) 492-4793 BARRY MCKEE PLANT, PRODUCE SALE. Sat, 10/28/ 2023 8am until. Halloween Trick or Treat Candy & Supplies. MUMS Buy 1 Get one FREE! Pumpkins 1/2 Price.! 4705 Fallston Road, Downtown Fallston, NC. TWO CEMETERY PLOTS in Rose Hill Memorial Park. $700 a piece or OBO. 704-297-0098.

GUN! SKS 762X39 CALIBER, clip feed, by Combat Exchange $475. Campbell-Hausfeld 2HP electric Air Compressor w/horizontal 20 gallon tank. $250.

Stone walk behind vibratory plate tamp. $250. 828-289-1817.

TRAILER-BUY-SELL-TRADE! “Must Have Title” J Johnson Sales, (828) 245-5895

JAZZY MOBILITY CHAIR Jazzy Elite mobility chair. $585.

Swing away Joy Stick, seat cushion, charger, manual, warranty, delivered. Call/text Scooterman John. (704) 951-4224 mobilityservices07@gmail.com SECTIONAL COUCH FOR SALE. Very clean, Reclines. $250. 704-419-2008.

STEEL BUILDINGS (OPEN OR FULLY ENCLOSED) 14 on Display. 12’ Wide to 40 EVEN 60 Clear Span. “We do Grading, Gravel, Concrete” TURN KEY! J Johnson Sales, 2690 221South, Forest City, NC (828) 245-5895 7 TON GOOSENECK 25 FOOT. Lay Flat Ramp “All Rubber Seal Lights” Tool Box & More! $12,900 OR No Credit Check Rent to Own. From $639 month. J Johnson Sales, 2690 221South, Forest City, NC (828) 245-5895 $100 SALE, EACH ITEM. (1) Craftsman LT1000, 42” cut, motor no good. (2) John Deere 160 Kawasaki FB460V Motor. (3) Murray 12 HP 40” cut B&S 12 HP motor, trans shifter is locked up.

Being sold for parts, no batteries.

(4) 36” metal aerator for riding mower. (5) 3 large boxes for 21º framing nails. (6) Craftsman 18” chain saw with case. (7) JVC Super VHS video movie GRS 707 (8) 3 - HF Tarps 15’2”x19’6”, 19’9 ”x15’10”. Heavy Duty Reflective 9MM. (9) 2 Washington Quarters 1999 - 2023 Vol 1 in folder. (10) 2 - 50 states collection quarters 1999 - 2008 in folder. (11) America’s National Parks commemorative quarters 2010 - 2021 in folder. 828-453-0828 (828) 4530828 FIREWOOD. Seasoned RedOak, 19-mo old, $80; green mixed hardwood, $70; small bundle packs, $4 picked-up. $15 Delivery charge. 704-458-3081, 704-435-3970 POLK COUNTY MOVING SALE. 2022 Model Riding Mower, 420cc Kawasaki 215hp engine, paid $3,000, will sell for $2,300. Trailer also available. Call John after 10am, (828) 863-0596

BIG MAN’S OVERALLS Size 60W30L (2 pair), 56W30L (6 pair). Some new, some worn. $15 newer, $10 used. 828-286-2698 or 434-429-9322.

KING SIZE BEDROOM SUITE. Waterbed frame, standard mattresses ordered to fit frame.

Comes with dresser with mirror, chest of drawers and nightstand.

Some wear and tear on top of dresser. $150 for all. Pictures available. For info call (704) 9147852

2 BURIAL PLOTS FOR SALE. Cleveland Memorial Park, lot C-18, Section 8 at the Bell tower. $2,500 for both. (704) 472-2854

INVERSION TABLE. by Teeter.

EP Model 560. Stretch out & relax your back pain. Asking $100 or OBO. 704-476-9895.

FN AND TAURUS PISTOLS. FN 9mm pistol, like new in hard case $650. Model G3 - $550. Must show ID to purchase. 828-3106151.

1957 CHEVY BEL AIR PARTS: 3) front fenders, 2) trunk lids, 1) hood. Rough condition. $300.

OBO. 828-205-0413.

LOG SPLITTER FOR SALE Used once. Paid-$1,200. Will Take- $800. 704-418-3555.

2020 BOX TRAILER. Like new. $6000. Call 7am-8pm. (704) 4662810 LAWNMOWERS FOR SALE. Craftsman-20 HP, 46” cut, Husqvarna-22 HP, 46” cut, John Deere-18 1/2 HP, Kawaski engine, 42” cut and Toro Zero Turn, 22 HP, 50” cut. 704-300-8683.

PROPANE HEATER, $75.

150,000 BTU propane blow heater used very little or best offer.

(704) 300-1818 kim_hopper@ bellsouth.net COUNTYLINE WOOD SPLITTER 6.5 H.P. 25 Ton - New! $1100. Metal & Plastic Barrels $10.00. Feed Barrels (Lids & Rings) $20.00. Totes 275 Gallon $75.00. Cages for Wood $25.00.

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Willing to sell separately. (919) 272-5503

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WANT TO BUY

PETS & LIVESTOCK

FOR SALE

WANT TO BUY. ATV’s, Pop-Up Campers and Small Travel Trailers. Call 828-429-3935.

CHIWEENIE PUPPIES. Ready now. $300 each. Chihuahua puppies $400 each. 704-466-6983.

TWO CEMETERY PLOTS. Located at Springhill Memorial Gardens, Chesnee, SC. Shriners Section. Two closings and two vaults included. Call 864-5923132

WANT TO BUY CARS& TRUCKS. Trailers, Tractors, Farm Equipment. Must have ID and proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006

ENGLISH/BULL MASTIFF PUPPIES. 12 weeks old. Vet checked, first shots, wormed. Parents on site. $300 each. 828-245-7405, leave message.

WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies. Call 828-245-6756 or cell # 828-2891488.

TOY & MINI AUSSIES. UTD on shots and worming. Blue eyes, paper & crate trained. 828-2896756.

FARM & GARDEN WE’VE GOT THE KNIVES &COINS! Jake’s Knives & Coins located at 1008 S. Lafayette St., Shelby. Call 704-600-6996 or (980) 295-5568 PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS with Scratch Pads! Press Room Printing. 704-482-2243. (704) 538-5788 TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse and Cattle Trailers, Saddlery.

Check our prices and quality before you buy. Bridges Riding Equipment. Boiling Springs, NC. 704-434-6389, (704) 4730867 14X24 BUILDING FOR SALE Has to be moved. 704-6920123.

1999 DODGE 1500. I have 1999 Dodge pickup, been wrecked, has some good body parts, has good 360 engine. Doors have been sold. (704) 300-1818 kim_ hopper@bellsouth.net TRACTORS, EQUIPMENT, RIDING MOWERS, GARDEN TILLERS, GO-KARTS. Ready to mow. All in excellent condition.

Can deliver, 30+ years experience in repair work. 828-9800853, 704-476-9383.

LOST & FOUND

PETS & LIVESTOCK

1147 MITCHELL ST, SHELBY, NC. 4 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, rent $1275, Deposit $1275, App Fee $25 per adult. 704-214-4180.

GREAT PYREDANE LGD PUPPIES Puppies from loyal, hardworking livestock guardian dogs. Would also make a great family pet. Lovable with other pets and kids.

Great Dane/Pyrenees mix.

9 males 4 females all black and white. Wormed and vet checked. Available October 15th in Lawndale area. Both parents on site. Call/text (720) 737-9100 tamaralanderson2013@gmail.com

1996 DODGE RAM VAN. 1996 Dodge Ram Sterling Series Conversion Van 179,731 miles Motor good, Interior good, Needs electrical work. $1900. (704) 4824771

MOTORCYCLES & ATVS 2015 HARLEY SPORTSTER. Low miles. clean title, 1200 motor. Ready to ride. 704-472-0448.

VACATIONS

SPEECO QUICK HITCH (NO BUSHINGS REQUIRED). $225.00 Used one time! (704) 718-9122

OCEAN LAKES MYRTLE BEACH. Cottage N34. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, den, kitchen, dining, covered deck, near country store. Call Dorcas, 803-718-2659.

BOATS 16’ MIRROR CRAFT BOAT. Shoreliner trailer, 50HP Evinrude Tracker motor, 5.6 lb MinKota trolling motor. Just serviced at Great Outdoors. All manuals and equipment go with boat. Clear title, $2800. (704) 418-7154

PETS & LIVESTOCK

AKITA FEMALE 6 WEEKS OLD. AKC registered. Father 120 lbs. $800 (704) 974-7041 DOG KENNELS 5X10, 10X10, 10X20. Dog Houses, Tops for Kennels. “Delivery & Setup Available” J Johnson Sales 2690 221South, Forest City, NC (828) 245-5895

BOXER/PIT PUPPIES 1/M 2/F 10wks old. First shots/worming.

Location: Shelby. Ready to go.

FREE brindle color. (704) 4773900 wbmanning33@gmail.com

FEMALE YORKIE TERRIER FOR SALE 8 mths. old. Has papers. Call 704-297-0063.

FREE TO GOOD HOME! 1 Year Old Male Chihuahua. Very Funny & Loving. Up to Date Shots. (704) 600-5491

CARS & TRUCKS

CONTURNIX QUAIL $5. Quail Chicks $3 ea. Quail eggs $6 per doz. Bob Whites $8.00. Hatching Eggs. Guineas $10. (704) 4769943 jw28178@gmail.com

6 ADULT CATS NEED HOMES. 6 sweet loving adult cats need homes. Their current owners cannot afford to feed enough to keep them healthy. They are free please come get them. Call 704284-1381. (704) 284-1381

FULL BLOODED BLUE HEELER. Blue Heeler, 1 female, 4 males. Tails docked and dew claws removed. (828) 429-0870 samanthafillersrn@gmail.com

“BIG CAT” LOST $500 REWARD! Solid Grey, 15 Lbs., Missing from 106 Falls St., Lawndale, NC. $500 Reward for His Return!

Call 704-538-8142 (If No Answer, Please Leave Message) I will return calls ASAP.

2006 HONDA RIDGELINE. 150,000 MILES, Silver, $7000.

Also, 2015 Chieftain, Black, Lowered, 12,000 miles. $12,000. 704300-9223.

CKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIES FOR SALE. We have ckc German Shepherd puppies.

They are big boned Shepherd and just as sweet as can be.

Asking $650 each. They are vet checked and have 1st shots.

(704) 734-7088 joelovestina1@ gmail.com

PIGLETS FOR SALE. About 20 total even mix of male and female. Very people friendly and with many different temperaments. $50 for the males and $50 for females. Good for pets or processing. Call for more information. Rutherfordton (704) 807-9583 AKC MINIATURE SCHNAUZER PUPPIES. Call or text 704-9150004.

POLK COUNTY SUNNYVIEW, NC FOR SALE

BY OWNER. Convenient location, 4 acre wooded house lot on quiet country road. $52,000.

Owner financing available. 828429-3287.

LAUREL HILL APARTMENTS LOCATED IN SHELBY NC. Is currently accepting applications for our 1, 2 and 3 bedroom waiting list. Rent is based on income (and some expenses are deducted). Please visit us today at Laurel Hill Apartments, 1526 Eaves Road, Shelby, NC or call for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. (704) 487-1114 2 & 3BR MOBILE HOMES. for rent. $700 - $875. Call 828-2348147.

MOVE IN SPECIAL. 2 & 3 Bedroom, deposit required. Weekly rates. Includes power and water.

NO PETS. NO TEXTING. (704) 473-4299 LIONS SENIOR VILLAGE. Has 1 bedroom HUD subsidized apartments for low income seniors. Taking applications now.

Age 62 or older. Equal Housing Opportunity. 211 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC (704) 4827723 (704) 482-7723 Lions@RPMMANAGED.COM

3BR, 2BA HOUSE .62 ACRE. Metal roof, vinyl siding, brick underpinned. New: flooring, chair-height commodes, paint.

Nice yard, wrap-around porch. $160,000. 828-453-8941.

WANT TO RENT 2 BEDROOM HOUSE OR TRAILER. We (couple) have 2 small dogs that are well behaved.

Looking for $800-$1000 month.

Call (704) 313-3352

FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY 2018 TOYOTA COROLLA. 56-58 MPG in the city and up to 65-70 Highway. Purchased and maintained at Burns Chevrolet in Gaffney, SC. Great car, the only reason we are selling is that we are moving out of state. Title in hand.

101,055 miles. Asking $13,596.

Call 303-246-2857 or (303) 2573836

WANT TO BUY WANT TO BUY: STAMP COLLECTIONS and accumulations of same. Call 828-652-9425 or cell 954-614-2562.

REAL ESTATE

1150 S. DEKALB STREET. Shelby, NC. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, central air, outbuildings not included.

No pets, non smokers, proof of income, criminal background check. $950 mo, $50 deposit.

Contact Tommy At Clay & Associates. (704) 418-1251

RUTHERFORD COUNTY 2016 FORD FUSION. Burgundy, Automatic, 4 cylinder, A/C, Power Seats, Cruise, Alloy Wheels, Power Windows & Locks, 131,782 miles, $8495, (704) 482-0441

BEAUTIFUL CANE CORSO PUPPIES. BEAUTIFUL CANE CORSO PUPPY COME FROM GOOD LINES. MOM IS 110LBS AND DAD IS 145LBS. CALL 3364095289, BLACKS 1350, BLUE $1500, FAWNS $1200, MERLES $2500 REGISTERED (336) 409-5289 PENNYLOVER23@YAHOO. COM

FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY

PERMANENT CAMP SPOTS AVAILABLE. 680 NC HWY 226 Casar, NC. Monthly rent is $500 that includes up to $125 in utilities. Deposit is $375. App Fee $25 per adult. 704-214-4180.

BEAUTIFUL WHITE MALE BOXER PUP For Sale. CKC & Excellent Bloodline. $500. Call Robert (704) 898-9768

I PAY CASH FOR DIABETIC TEST STRIPS. Up to $10 per 100ct. Must be Unused, Unexpired. I’m local and pay fast. (828) 577-4197

CARS & TRUCKS

LANDSCAPING /ROCK BUCKET FOR SALE Landscaping bucket separates rock from soil. Fits John Deere front end loader. Slightly used. $1500 (704) 813-2289 rlputnam66@att. net

4 BOTTLE FED AWESOME KITTENS. Looking for a good inside home. 704-482-6403 or (704) 472-7116

CASH FOR YOUR CAR. Running or not, title or no title. Call Charles Dellinger at Red Road Towing. 704-692-6767, (704) 487-0228

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2030 KINGS RD. Shelby, NC. House, 4 BR, 3 BA, Rent-$1575, Deposit-$1,575. App. Fee-$25 per adult. 704-214-4180.

804 S. WASHINGTON STREET. Shelby, NC. House, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom. Rent $1050 Deposit $1050, app Fee $25 per adult, 704-214-4180 STORAGE UNITS FOR RENT. 803 S. Lafayette St, Shelby, NC. 80 to 320 sq.ft per unit, starting at $100. 704-214-4180.

HICKORY CREEK APARTMENTS FOR SENIORS. (62 and older), disabled (50 and older). Shelby. Now taking applications for waiting list. 418 East Warren Street, Shelby.

(704) 487-6354 2&3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES. Nice and clean, water furnished. Oak Grove Community, Kings Mtn. Call or text, 704739-0259.

GASTON COUNTY FOR RENT. 916 Mountain Crest Dr, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.

2 Bed., 1 Bath home located in Kings Mountain, NC. It is approximately 720 square feet and comes with the stove and refrigerator. (704) 554-8861 frontdesk@ kluttspropertymanagement.com

LINCOLN COUNTY

135-127 WIGGINS LANE. Kings Mountain, NC. Singlewide. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath. Rent $1375.

Deposit $1375 App Fee $25 per adult. 704-214-4180.

2418 SUN VALLEY TRAIL. Lincolnton, NC. 2 BR, 1 BA, Single wide. Rent-$975, Deposit-$975.

App. Fee-$25 per adult. 704-2144180.

CAMPER FOR RENT. 100b Kentbury Dr., Grover, NC. $300 weekly includes power and water. $1000 deposit, App. Fee-$25 per adult. 704-214-4180.

RUTHERFORD COUNTY

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By JIM MILLER Editor

How to Find a Medical Escort After a Procedure Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend some medical escort services that help seniors get home after a medical procedure? I need to have a colonoscopy, but my doctor’s clinic won’t schedule my appointment unless I supply them with a name and phone number of the person taking me home afterward. I live alone with no family nearby, and my friend doesn’t drive anymore. Any suggestions?

Need a Lift Dear Need, Good question! Finding “doorthrough-door” medical escort services for outpatient screenings and procedures that involve anesthesia can be challenging for older patients without nearby family or friends to rely on.

Door-through-door escorts that most clinics require is a safety measure.

With a colonoscopy, for example, patients often receive an anesthetic, like propofol, or a narcotic such as Demerol or fentanyl, combined with anti-anx-

iety medication like Versed or Valium.

Lyft or taxi to take you.

These drugs affect the brain, and they can stay in the system for four to six hours. So, what’s needed is someone to escort you out of the building, take you back home and see you into it.

If these options aren’t available, here are some sources you should check into.

While there’s no one simple solution to this medical escort problem, there are wide variety of local service providers, nonprofits and home-care companies that may be able to assist you. But what’s available to you will depend on where you live.

Finding Help A good first step in making medical escort arrangements is to talk to your health care provider that’s doing the procedure to find out if their clinic offers transportation services or if they can refer you to a local medical escort service or person who can help you. If not, see if you can remain in the clinic for an extended period of time, until the drugs wear off, so you can safely drive yourself home or hail an Uber,

Area Agency on Aging (AAA): Your local AAA is one of your best resources for locating transportation services and should be able to refer you to medical escorts available in your community. To find your AAA call the Eldercare Locater 800-677-1116 or visit Eldercare.acl.gov.

Local nonprofit groups: The National Volunteer Caregiving Network (NVCNetwork.org) connects about 700 community organizations nationwide, most of which provide door-throughdoor transportation without charge.

Shepherd’s Centers of America: There are 55 affiliates in 17 states that provide support services for older adults – see ShepherdCenters.org.

Most offer escorts to and from medical appointments without charge.

Village to Village Network: There are around 250 local village networks across the country (see VTVNetwork. org) that often help with medical escorts, though there’s an annual fee – usually subsidized for lower-income seniors – to join a village.

Home-care companies: You may also be able to hire a medical escort through a home-care agency, or you can find someone on your own through websites like Care.com or CareLinx. com. Note that Medicare doesn’t cover medical escorts, but in many states Medicaid does. If you choose this option, be sure you give plenty of notice before your appointment.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

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The Cherryville Eagle

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Betty Robinson accepts her CHS Sports Hall of Fame “Fan of the Year” award from CHS/HoF President, Jerry Hudson.

Nine of the 21 players of the 1982 CHS baseball champion team were at the Oct. 21, 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame banquet.

Chuck Dellinger receives his inductee plaque to the CHS Sports Hall of Fame class from President Jerry Hudson.

Chad Cash, COO of Cherryville’s Carolina Federal Credit Union, accepting his 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame plaque from President Jerry Hudson.

Alan Davidson accepting his 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame induction plaque from President Jerry Hudson.

CHS head baseball coach Scott Heavner receives his induction plaque into the 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame from President, Jerry Hudson.

Mrs. Wendy Holt accepts her 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame award from CHS/SHoF President Jerry Hudson.

Ironmen assistant football coach and CHS teacher, Scott Jenkins, accepts his father’s posthumous plaque for his induction into the 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame.

Lynn Bennett, who accepted the special recognition plaque on behalf of her late husband, Rocky Bennett, and their family. Presenting the plaque was CHS SHoF President, Jerry Hudson.

Donald Alexander accepts his plaque from CHS Sports HoF presenter, Jerry Hudson.

Family members of the late Dewey Quinn accepting his 2023 induction plaque from President Jerry Hudson. They are Billie Wells and Martha Anne Homesley.

Alan Lindsay accepts his CHS Sports Hall of Fame induction plaque at the Saturday, Oct. 21 ceremony.

HALL OF FAME Former CHS and Legion Post 100 player and current Post 100 assistant coach Drew Reynolds with his Sports Hall of Fame plaque.

Rick Hudson accepts his CHS Sports Hall of Fame “Fan of the Year” award from his brother, Jerry Hudson.

From Page 1 at any one time. The gist of all of the speeches was all about gratitude… gratitude that they did indeed have someone in their corner who pushed them along and believed in them. Mainly though, almost everyone there thanked God and His mercy for getting them where they were then and are today. Many also thanked the Hall of Fame Committee, comprised of President Jerry Hudson; VP Scott Harrill; Secretary/Treasurer Mike Powell; Danny Eaker; Dr. Bud Black; Calvin Hastings; Al Graves; Larry Sipe; Dennis Tate; and Dr. Floyd Wright.

As for the 11 inductees, they were: Donald “Quack” Alexander; Chad Cash; Alan Davidson; Chuck Dellinger; Scott Heavner; Wendy Holt; Lester Jenkins (posthumously); Alan Lindsay; Calvin Padgett; Dewey Quinn (posthumously); Drew Reynolds; and the 1982 CHS baseball team. Special “Fan of the Year”

Calvin Padgett is presented with his 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame plaque at the Saturday, Oct. 21, ceremony at Cherryville’s First Baptist Church COC.

awards went to Rick Hudson and Betty Robinson.

Accepting for Mr. Jenkins was his son Coach Scott Jenkins, and accepting for Dewey Quinn were his family members, represented by Billie Wells and Martha Anne Homesley.

Post 100 coach Bob Reynolds and Coach (retired) Henry Jones thanked the HoF committee for the award to the 1982 25-2 CHS team. In addition to Coaches Jones and player and later Coach Reynolds, other on the 1982 team, many of those who could be, were there at the awards banquet that night. They were: Nelson Whitaker, Mel Black, Rodney Willis (All-Conference), Tim Rochester, Dink Day, Barry Mitchell, Jeff Hastings, Dean McSwain, Bradley Brown, Coach Reynolds (All-Conference), Rusty Stroupe (All-Conference and All-State), Harold Lovelace, Brad Long (All-Conference and All-State), Dewey Fitch, Harold Simpson, Tim Moss, Chip Allran, Dean Starling, Kirk Thornburg (All-Conference), David Buff (All-Conference),

Former Gardner Webb football coach Woody Fish, who was the main speaker at the Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023 CHS Sports Hall of Fame Banquet. (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) the late Kent Alexander (All-Conference and All-State), the late Todd Moss, and Coach Henry Jones.