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Mayor; 2 councilmembers sworn in for new terms The Right Jolly Old Elf, Santa Claus – with the help of a cheerful North Pole penguin – tosses out candy and treats as he sits atop the Cherryville Public Warehouse float. (photos by MEP and Susan L. Powell/The Eagle/CF Media)

Crowds turn out for 2021 Cherryville Christmas Parade Larger parade featured Santa; floats; and Lail Family, of Home Folks Café, as its Grand Marshals

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info

A longer, larger 2021 Cherryville Christmas Parade greeted the many folks who turned out on Saturday, Dec. 11 to enjoy the bright floats and to see the Big Guy in the Red Suit, Santa himself! Needless to say, no one was disappointed.

The Cherryville Chamber’s Mary Beth Tackett

noted that in spite of Cherryville being unable to have a parade in 2020 due to the pandemic, things this year looked vastly different as many lined the streets, just happy to be able to be out and among others, enjoying the pleasant weather and getting to experience one of the area’s premier Christmas parades.

Tackett said she isn’t sure which annual parade this one was, adding, “Too be honest I’m not sure,” noting she will check on the parade’s history and have an answer maybe next year.

As for the parade being longer or being tough to put together this year, Mrs. Tackett said, “No, the Christmas Parade came to-

gether easily this year. People were eager to get back to doing normal holiday events. The parade was a little larger this year by about 10 floats.”

Mary Beth said they did have some new entrants in this year’s parade.

“This was Pennsylvania Steel’s, out of Stanley, first time in our parade, along with Piedmont Lithium,” she said.

One thing that was noticeable, and which some in the crowd commented on, was the fact the big orange Gaston County School bus, which normally has some of their staff in it, was empty this year. Mrs. Tackett said this was due, unfortunately, See PARADE, Page 4

December work session cancelled; Council discussed other City issues at the regular session meeting

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info

Mayor H.L. Beam, III, and Councilmembers Jill Parker-Puett and Gary Freeman were sworn in at last Monday night’s, Dec. 13, City Council regular session, held at the Community Building’s W. J. Allran Council Chambers.

Prior to that event however, Council voted to unanimously approve the night’s agenda as well as the minutes from the November regular session, the work session and the closed session meeting; and the Dec. 4, Council special session meeting and the Council’s Dec. 4, closed session meeting.

In the Mayor’s Comments section of the meeting, Mayor Beam talked about the voting in of Brian Dalton as the town’s new City Manager, welcoming Mr. Dalton back to serving his hometown. Mayor Beam also mentioned the new City

Mayor H.L. Beam, III is sworn in by City Clerk Paige H. Green at last Monday’s, Dec. 13 regular Council session at the Community Building. (photo by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) Christmas decorations created by Farris Fab and how nice our downtown looks as the merchants and others decorated in preparation for the Christmas holiday.

“I also want to comment on what a great job was done with our Very Cherry WhoVille Christmas, the Downtown shopping on Main Street and the Sip and Shop.

I believe we had the largest crowd ever at the Who-Ville celebration, which was estimated to be between 8,000 to 10,000 people who come out for that,” said Mayor Beam. “We also had a huge

crowd for our Christmas Parade. Our holiday celebrations will end with our New Year’s Shooter’s events at the end of this year and the start of the new year.”

Mayor Beam also mentioned for folks to check out and purchase one of the town’s new Christmas 2021 ornaments, which can be found in many of the Downtown merchant’s stores. The bright gold ornament is a highly engraved metal ornament in the shape of the city’s old BB&T bank building, which sits at the See TERMS, Page 2

School closures still on the table this winter

by DONNA KING Carolina Journal

Outgoing N.C. Health Secretary Mandy Cohen told lawmakers recently that schools could still close in the event of a COVID infection surge this winter. Cohen delivered this news as teachers and students scramble to wrap this semester and kids try to catch up from the year of remote and missed school.

In comments before the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations’ Subcommittee on Use and Distribution of Federal COVID Funding, officials from Gov. Roy Cooper’s State COVID Response Team, including Cohen, took questions on the state’s seemingly perpetual state of emergency, and shutdowns for students and small businesses.

“This pandemic has been a roller coaster, things have changed so quickly over a period of time for the pandemic,” Cohen said at the opening of her 15-minute update. “If we are going to take a retrospective, we have to look at what we knew at the

N.C. DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen speaking to a legislative committee on state COVID restrictions. (photo from livestream on ncleg.gov) time that we knew it.”

Cohen went on to walk lawmakers through the earliest months of the pandemic, dating back to January 2020, explaining the initial uncertainty about how the virus would progress.

“The data we were getting was incredibly manual, fax machines, literally,” she said, describing the initial numbers coming from other states and federal health officials on the virus spread and symptoms.

“Everyone got overwhelmed by this initially, and there was a very much an ‘every state for themselves’ mentality,” she added.

Lawmakers were less interested in her look back, than the plan forward.

Their frustration was evident over ambiguous time-

lines for ending the state of emergency, the labor shortage that stems partly from increased COVID unemployment benefits, and the continued instability for N.C. school students, two years after the onset of the pandemic. However, their questions received few specifics from Cooper’s team on setting benchmarks.

“It seems like the goal posts are always moving,” Sen. Todd Johnson, R-Union, said to Cohen. “Can you provide a specific data-driven milestone that will significantly end the pandemic?”

“There’s no one single metric we can look at,” responded Cohen. “It’s not just cases, not just deaths, it’s really a package of different kinds of cases that we need to See SCHOOL, Page 9

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The 2021 Miss Merry Christmas Pageant winners are (from left to right) Taylin Hall, Annalayah Poston, Miley Littlejohn, Savannah Hubbard, and Hope Logan. (photo provided)

2021 Miss Merry Christmas Pageant Queens crowned Eleven girls participated in the Miss Merry Christmas Pageant, which was held on Friday evening, Dec. 3 at the Cherryville Community Building. The pageant was an official event of the “Whoville Christmas on Main Street” celebration in downtown Cherryville.

The winners were Miniature Miss Annalayah Poston, Tiny Miss Taylin Hall, Little Miss Hope Logan, Young Miss Savan-

nah Hubbard, and Majestic Miss Miley Littlejohn.

The princess award winners were Ellie Rudisill, Emma Johnson, Karter Edwards, Alexis Long, Delaney Hastings, and Heavenly Quinn.

The signatures award winners were Emma Johnson, Alexis Long, Delaney Hastings, Heavenly Quinn, Miley Littlejohn, Savannah Hubbard, and Karter Edwards. The overall signatures award winner was

Annalayah Poston.

Savannah Hubbard was the overall photogenic award winner. The photogenic award finalists were Annalayah Poston, Taylin Hall, Karter Edwards, and Miley Littlejohn. Taylin Hall was the first application award winner.

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■ OBITUARIES

Joyce Doty CHERRYVILLE – Ms. Joyce Kathryn Doty, 88, passed away on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021 at Peak Resources in Shelby.

Joyce was born in Cleveland County, NC, on Feb. 12, 1933, a daughter of the late Garland Doty and Vassie Walker Doty.

She was a retired sales clerk from Dixie Lumber Company in Cherryville.

Joyce was a member of First Baptist Church in Cherryville and the Irene McSwain Truth Seekers Sunday school class. She loved reading her Bible, working crossword puzzles and going Christmas caroling.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Ward, James, Gene, and Vail Doty; sisters-in-law, Frances Clarke, Mozelle Doty, and Alma Doty; and a nephew, Mike Doty.

Survivors include a sister, Elizabeth Doty of Cherryville; a sister-in-law, Marjorie Doty of Shelby; a nephew and three nieces.

Visitation was from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Cherryville.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 at First Baptist Church with Dr. Vince Hefner and Rev. Priscilla Walker officiating.

Burial was in City Memorial Cemetery in Cherryville.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 301 E. First St., Cherryville, NC, 28021, or to the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC, 27361.

A guest register is available at www.stameycherryvillefuneralhome.com.

Stamey – Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service served the Doty family.

■ POLICE

ARRESTS 12-9: Quinton Payne Whitesides, 24, 8000 Reeps Grove Church, Vale; misdemeanor possession of marijuana up to ½ ounce. No bond type/amt. listed on arrest report.

12-9: Juan Carlos Mendez, 28, 229 Broad St., Shelby; one count felony possession of marijuana and one count misdemeanor possession of marijuana (all in Gaston County). $7,500 secured bond.

12-10: Ashton Cole Teague, 28, 222 Delview Dr., Cherryville, was arrested by GCPD officers at 1102 Dallas – Cherryville Hwy., on one count of larceny-other, one count of a drug/narcotic violation, and one count of misdemeanor drug/narcotic violation. He was also arrested at 425 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Gastonia, on two counts of an OFA for contempt of court/perjury/court violation.

12-12: Alvin Dorain Phelps, 31, 309 S. Mountain St., Cherryville; one count each DWLR and failure to register his vehicle. $2,000 secured bond. Mr. Phelps was arrested as a result of a traffic stop.

INCIDENTS 12-7: CPD officer reports call for service as he had to discharge his weapon in order to euthanize an injured animal

Phyllis Elaine Thompson

Martha Rivers McNeill

SHELBY, NC – Phyllis Elaine Thompson, 74, of Shelby, NC went to Heaven on Tuesday, December 14, 2021.

Born in Murphy, NC (Cherokee County) on February 11, 1947, she was the daughter of Lydia Magaline Davenport Thompson and Kermit Wayne Thompson.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Walters.

Phyllis was retired from the Patrick Senior Center (City of Kings Mountain).

She previously attended Pleasant City Church before becoming a resident at Peak Resources Cherryville.

Phyllis is survived by her best friend and sister, Patricia Hinson of Shelby, NC; niece, Carolyn Henwood and husband Pierre of Kings Mountain, NC; niece, Teresa Hollmann (Eric) of Chicago, IL; nephew, Barry White and wife Carla of Gaffney, SC; grandnieces: Carmen Henwood of Raleigh, NC; Hannah Guffey of Bessemer City, NC; Sarah Burgess of Plant City, FL; grandnephews: Curtis Jenkins of Clover, SC; Josh Walters of Newbern, NC; Russ Walters of Colorado Springs, CO and Ryan Felton of Cleveland, TN; brothers: William Thompson of Bessemer City, NC; Wayne Thompson of Shelby, NC; sisters: Debbie Felton of Cleveland, TN and Cindy Thompson of Gastonia, NC; special cousin, Zandra MacDonald of Canton GA and two life-long friends: Caroleen Mingus of Murphy, NC and Ellen Long of Milton, FL. Phyllis was very loved and will be missed by her family. The family wishes to thank all those who cared and prayed for her.

All services are private.

A guest register is available at www.stameytysingerfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Stamey-Tysinger Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Inc., Fallston, NC.

ASHEBORO – Martha J. Rivers McNeill, 101, of Asheboro, died Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 at The Randolph Hospice House in Asheboro.

A funeral service was conducted at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at Ridge Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment followed at Randolph Memorial Park.

Martha was born on April 12, 1920, in Gaston County to the late John Henry Rivers and Lena Weathers. She retired as a CNA and a home health worker. Martha was a member of Wesley Chapel A.M.E Zion Church. She enjoyed traveling, playing cards and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her son, Andre Murphy and wife, Nicole of Liberty; granddaughter, Judy Vanlandingham and husband, Louico of Johnson City, TN; two great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-greatgrandchildren.

The family received friends at Ridge Funeral Home from 11 a.m., to 1 p.m., Dec. 20, 2021, prior to the service.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Randolph, 416 Vision Dr., Asheboro, NC, 27203.

Condolences may be made online at www.ridgefuneralhome.com.

Ridge Funeral Home & Cremation Service served the family of Mrs. McNeill.

at 404 Pine Grove Ave., Cherryville. Closed/cleared by other means.

12-7: GCPD officers report further investigation into a misdemeanor drug/narcotic violation and a drug equipment violation at 103 S. Chavis Dr., Cherryville.

12-9: CPD officer reports possession of methamphetamine and possession of marijuana by listed suspect who possessed listed controlled substances. Seized: 1.70 grams of methamphetamine and 1.20 grams of marijuana. Closed/ cleared by arrest.

12-9: CPD officer reports recovered property (found narcotics) at the Food Lion.

Seized: 0.80 grams of methamphetamine. Case status: inactive.

12-9: Cherryville man reports unemployment fraud as his SS number was used. An undisclosed number of unemployment checks were reported stolen. Case status: inactive.

12-9: CPD officer reports responding to a walk-in at the CPD office who reported unemployment fraud by someone taking her SS information.

Case status: inactive.

12-9: CPD officer and listed involved individual report possession of marijuana up to ½ ounces by listed suspect who possessed listed controlled

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

substance. Seized: 27.50 grams of marijuana. Case is active and under further investigation.

12-10: On Dec. 8, a Cherryville woman reported counterfeiting/forgery by an unknown suspect(s) who committed a fraudulent ESC Unemployment incident by a negotiable instrument. Case is active and under further investigation.

12-10: GCPD officers report a new investigation into an “all other” incident at 3601 Gaston – Webb’s Chapel Rd., Crouse.

12-11: GCPD officers report a new investigation into identity theft at 305 St. Mark’s Church Rd., Cherryville.

12-12: A CPD officer reports DWLR and failure to register a motor vehicle by listed suspect who drove w/said suspended OL and failed to register said MV. Closed/cleared by arrest.

12-14: GCPD officers report a new investigation into a misdemeanor drug/narcotic violation and a weapons law violation at 5029 Old Pine Ln., Cherryville.

WRECKS 12-6: A vehicle driven by Paigeland Grace Anthony, 29, 108 S. Cherry St., Cherryville, and a vehicle driven by Douglas Bruce Blackburn, Jr., 40, 500 N. Elm St., Cherryville,

From Page 1 corner of Main and Mountain Streets.

“These are the first we’ve had made, and they are really beautiful. We hope to have them or another ornament about our City created for next year,” he said.

Mayor Beam also mentioned the city’s newest lapel pin design, which was the brainchild of Bob Barker.

City Clerk Paige H. Green then came before the Council members desk and swore each of the incumbents who ran in the last municipal elections and were re-elected to their respective positions. They are Mayor H. L. Beam, III, and Councilmembers Jill Parker-Puett and Gary Freeman. Each one placed their left hand on the Bible, raised their right hand, and repeated after Mrs. Green’s their oaths of office, promising to faithfully uphold the duties thereof.

There were no citizens to be heard so the Council moved on to Council appointments. Mayor Beam read each of the 15 appointments off and the names of those currently appointed.

Councilman Malcolm Parker moved that Council accept the appointments as read, Mrs. Parker-Puett seconded it, and all approved the motion.

City Clerk Green spoke to the Council about the proposed Cherryville Memorial Cemetery price increases, noting there have been some, including a new price an oversized adult grave opening, which is $775. There may be more discussion at the next regular session in January 2022.

For those who have questions about the fee schedule or the City’s policies relating to the cemetery, citizens are to call Mrs. Green at (704) 435-1709.

Planning and Zoning Director Derrick Mackey updated the Council on the Stroup Acres proposed project and asking for a continuation until the January meeting as they are waiting on final documentation. Mayor Beam asked for a motion to continue the November public hearing until the January 2022 Council regular session and one was given, seconded, and all approved by voting “aye”. Mr. Mackey also asked Council to appoint Mr. Kelly Beam to re-

place Mr. Ben Blackburn, who has withdrawn from the Planning and Zoning Board.

Councilman Abernethy made a motion to approve Kelly Beam for the P&Z Board and Councilman Parker seconded it. The The new 2021 City of Cherryville Christentire Council mas ornament. Many of the downtown then approved merchants either have or are to have the the appoint- beautiful ornament for sale for the Christmas holiday. ment of Mr. Beam. groups who wish to do this The Council also voted on and ap- be asked to give the City a proved the cancellation of “heads up”, telling of their the December work ses- plans, etc., before they do sion as many of the Coun- anything. cil members will be out of The City’s leaves situatown. tion is that no one has been In other business Mayor hired yet to tackle the issue Beam congratulated Coun- but the staff is working on cilmember Freeman on an such. upcoming art show in LexMr. Freeman brought ington, N.C. Mr. Freeman up the subject of having will have five painting in a mural of Cherryville the show. Mrs. Green noted she has gotten a call about “Sweethearts of Bluea non-profit group wanting grass”, Darin and Brooke to adopt Edwards Park and Aldridge, painted on one do some work on it. The of the downtown buildings. question was what to do That was tabled for later as the Council has never discussion by the Council had anyone ask to “adopt” members. a park in Cherryville beWith nothing further to fore. City Manager Dalton be discussed, the meeting asked that, in the future, was adjourned.

were both traveling east on E. Main St., when the Anthony vehicle collided with the Blackburn vehicle in the rear.

Mr. Blackburn was attempting to make a left turn when the traffic signal turned green. The responding officer noted in her report Ms. Anthony struck Mr.

Blackburn’s vehicle in the rear due to inattention. No injuries reported. Est. damages to the Anthony vehicle: $1,000; to the Blackburn vehicle: $3,000.

12-7: A vehicle driven by James Cody Burke, 34, 4229 Baxter Rd., Cherryville, collided in the rear with a vehicle

Councilmember Gary Freeman being sworn in for another term by City Clerk Paige H. Green.

Councilmember Jill Parker-Puett gets sworn in by Cherryville City Clerk Paige H. Green. Mrs. Puett’s husband, Ronnie, stands with her during the ceremony.

driven by Kevin Martinez, 30, 114 Dalton St., Cherryville, which was stopped in the travel lane of West Church Street. No injuries reported.

Est. damages to the Burke vehicle: $1,500; to the Martinez vehicle: $2,500.

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A few things coming up at Your Cherryville Branch Library

by TRACI POLLITT Branch Manager – Cherryville Branch Library

Family Storytime Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. (excluding Dec. 30) LEGO Club – 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month at 3:30 p.m. (Dec. 28) CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY – Friday, Dec. 24 through Monday, Dec. 27 Playdough Playdate – Thursday, Dec. 30, at 10:30 a.m.

CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY – Friday, Dec. 31 through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022 We had our first big public program on Monday, Dec. 6, an evening of Cocoa & Coloring. We thought we might see a few families stop by, but we were amazed at the turnout. It was our first evening event since the pandemic and our Cherryville patrons were ready for it.

We had over 70 people through our doors in just 90 minutes! We finished the evening with no cocoa, no candy canes, and one fabulous-looking tree in

The results of the Cocoa & Coloring event – one fabulous-looking tree in our Children’s area! our Children’s area. We are looking at hosting future evening events so be sure to check in with us for information.

We want to take a moment to announce that public library remote access for Ancestry Library Edition will be ending on Dec. 31. When the world shut down early last year, ProQuest granted expanded access to this database.

This meant that GCPL library cardholders were

able to search and explore Ancestry at home for free.

After nearly two years of this temporary remote access, the company has made the difficult decision to end this access. Patrons will no longer have free access to Ancestry with their GCPL library card after Dec. 31, 2021. However, patrons can come into any GCPL branch during public service hours and access Ancestry on our public computers – and that WILL

Some of the folks who came to our first big public program on Monday, Dec. 6, an evening of Cocoa & Coloring. (photos provided) remain free.

For more information on programs, digital offerings, the new myLIBRO library app and more, call

us at (704) 435-6767, 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.

Happy holidays from all of us to all of our faithful patrons!

Lincoln Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Begin Delivery of Toys for Tots Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies began delivery of Toys for Tots on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021 to needy families in Lincoln County. Officials with the department noted some of the families reside in an area with a Cherryville zip code.

First Sgt. Richard Calhoun began the campaign in November to identify underprivileged children in the county. Sgt. Calhoun was able to identify 225 children and 85 families during the campaign. The total more than doubles the average of 110 children the program helped during the first two years of the Sheriff’s Office involvement.

Working with the Lincoln County Marine Corp’s Toys for Tots representative Randy Rollins, the final load of toys was delivered to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s

(L to R) USMC rep Randy Rollins, LCSO 1st Sgt Richard Calhoun, and Lincoln County Sheriff Bill Beam by trailer for the toy delivery.

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office First Sgt. Calhoun loading toys for delivery. (photos provided) Office on Dec. 8, 2021.

Sheriff’s deputies began delivering the toys, including 24 bicycles, to needy children and families in the

Adam, Baker and Charlie Districts on Dec. 10, 2021.

The deliveries are expected to take about a week to complete.

Just a few of the toys for distribution by the LCSO “Santa helpers”.

Toys packed and ready for distribution.

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The Mayor and City Council were ahead of the CHS Marching Ironmen Band in this year’s parade. (photos by MEP and Susan L. Powell/The Eagle/CF Media)

The Gaston County Sheriff’s Office Color Guard are always a staple in the Cherryville Christmas Parade.

Who doesn’t love fire trucks in a Christmas Parade (or ANY parade for that matter)? Top one of the bright red trucks off with the CFD’s lovable mascot, Sparky the Fire Dog, and voila, it’s a PARTY!

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Mr. Thomas Lail, representing the Lail Family, owners and operators of Cherryville’s famous Home Folks Café, rides in the Christmas Parade as Grand Marshal. Driving Mr. Lail is Terry Bell, a local businessman.

The Cherryville High School Band once again gets back into playing Christmas tunes as they lead the parade down Main Street. The band has been in probably every Christmas Parade since the parade began.

The Oasis Shrine Club’s own merry little mobile elves, the Go-Kart crew, zipping down Main Street, merrily zigging and zagging to the “oohs” and “aahs” of kids, big and small!

PARADE From Page 1 to COVID restrictions placed upon school systems by the state.

As far as crowd numbers went, Tackett said she was unable to accurately gauge such since she doesn’t actually get to ride in the parade, but she noted she heard from quite a few participants this was the largest crowd in years.

Mary Beth was happy to note the Chamber did get all the sponsors they needed for the parade, so this made for a great time for all involved: organizers, participants and spectators alike.

Said Mrs. Tackett, “The Christmas Parade, like the other events we do, brings people that might not be familiar with our downtown area to Cherryville. It gives them a chance to see businesses and restaurants they might not see while traveling on (Hwy.) 150.

With that being said, we hope they will stay, shop, and grab a bite while they are here. And come back to see us!”

It’s the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis himself, riding on the Peak Resources of Cherryville float. Uh, thank ya… thank ya verra much!

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Putting Christ’s name back in Christmas “And He welcomed customers will be called as they walked into an Wonderful almost cramped room Counselor, filled with exotic smells Mighty God, of talc powder, Bay Everlasting Rum and lime tonics, Father, and mixed with cigarette Prince of and pipe tobacco smoke.

Peace. Of Various voices talking the increase and electric razors humof His gov- REV. DR. BILLY LOWE ming worked together in ernment and Pastor – First Presbyterian harmony and seemed to peace there be saying, “You are in Church of Cherryville will be no the right place; we want end.” – Isaiah you here!”

9:6-7.

At least, that’s the way it Calvin was a Presbyterian, seemed to me as an adolescent John was a Baptist and Otis, and then, as a young teenager. well, Otis was a member at the The world seemed so right Methodist Church. These three there, regardless of what was gentlemen always looked like taking place outside the big picthey were headed to church in ture window looking out onto their dress shirts, pleated pants, the town square. The barbersilk ties and shined shoes. My shop was like a refuge from all Dad, my two brothers and I met of the bad stuff the six o’clock with them twice a month, on news always talked about. A Saturdays, for over ten years. haven of rest!

We knew them as our barbers.

But it wasn’t always that I guess you could say their tranquil. It was the year that my barbershop was like most hometown decided to do somebarbershops in small South- thing a little bit more special to ern towns. Friendly greetings celebrate the Christmas season

12 Days of Christmas (Part 3 of the Christmas Carols) The commercialism of the season sometimes overpowers the true meaning of CHRISTmas, which is to celebrate the birth of Jesus and all he has done. Isaiah 7:14 states, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.” Through him, humanity DANYALE PATTERSON was given the greatest gift - an opportunity to receive “Soteria” - the Greek word for salvation.

It means deliverance,welfare, prosperity, preservation, safety, and eternal life through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Immanuel came to live with us to teach us how to live and give us abundant life. What an amazing gift!

I would like to share an article that suggests that the Christmas carol “12 Days of Christmas” has a hidden message because Christians during that time could not openly worship.

As a result, someone wrote the song to have a secret spiritual meaning for the believers. I believe it reflects the true spirit of the holiday because it is centered on God. The first day of Christmas My True Love, the Partridge in a Pear Tree is Jesus Christ.

The second day of Christmas Two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. The doves symbolize peace.

The third day of Christmas The three French Hens are Faith, Hope, and Love.

The fourth day of Christmas The four calling birds are the four Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

The fifth day of Christmas The five golden rings describe the first five books of the Old Testament.

The sixth day of Christmas The six geese a-laying stood for the first six days of creation.

The seventh day of Christmas The seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit. These are Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy (found in Romans 12:4-8) The eighth day of Christmas The eight maids a-milking are the eight Beatitudes.

The ninth day of Christmas Nine ladies dancing are the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit.

The tenth day of Christmas The ten lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments.

The eleventh day of Christmas The eleven pipers piping represent the eleven faithful apostles.

The twelfth day of Christmas The twelve drummers drumming represent the twelve points of belief in The Apostles’ Creed. (original source - http://christmascarols.us/history/twelve_ days_of_christmas.aspx) PRAY THIS PRAYER: “Lord, I praise you as the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace. I will take time to meditate on your goodness. You were born so I could be reborn. It is a miracle! I am amazed that through the word and work of the Holy Spirit I have been forgiven and made right with you, simply because I believe in you and have surrendered my life to your Lordship. May I never forget that you, Jesus, are the reason for the season! In your name I pray - Amen.”

Danyale Patterson is co-founder of Enlighten Ministries, a 501c3 organization with her husband Brandon Patterson.

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and the Jaycees introduced a plan for the merchants. Every store, shop, cafe or establishment was invited to decorate their building front with a colorful display of Christmas decorations. Each would be judged in their particular category and awarded a prize, which meant a picture in the local newspaper! The idea caught on like wildfire! It just added more and more excitement of the Christmas celebration.

Now, down at the barbershop, Calvin, John and Otis knew they needed some help!

They knew all there was to know about cutting hair, trimming moustaches and beards and giving a head massage, but they knew absolutely nothing about decorating a store window. That’s when John’s daughter stepped in to offer some assistance.

John’s daughter was teaching a third-grade class at the local elementary school; she knew how to decorate for any season and Christmas displays would be right up her alley.

However, she ran into a problem of spelling out “Merry Christmas” on the shop’s small picture window! She solved the problem with the shorter version – Merry Xmas!

John thought her arrangement was truly a work of art. He smiled. A smile filled his voice as he spoke of the wonderful creation “his daughter had produced.”

“He didn’t want to appear a-bragging”, he would say, and then go right into telling everyone that he thought their shop already had it “in the bag.” He was so proud!

Calvin and Otis didn’t share his admiration. In fact, they whispered among themselves and among their customers that John’s daughter had taken Christ out of Christmas. They distained her work and spoke cruel comments away from the shop. In a small town, word gets around. Especially, if the emphasis on what’s being said is hateful and cruel. Soon, John began to hear of his two friend’s remarks about his daughter’s

window arrangement. And the barbershop became a very unfriendly place to be. Customers could feel the tension. The harmony within the shop was being replaced daily with hurt and angry feelings.

Dr. Hobbs, the Lutheran pastor in town heard of the discord taking place at the barbershop from one of his parishioners and decided it was time to visit the three barbers and offer some pastoral guidance.

Being the Godly, wise man he was, he chose to make his visit on a Tuesday morning about 10 a.m., when there would not be any customers at the shop. Upon arrival he found the three men miserable because they were in such a cramped room with one another. He chose Otis’s chair, which was the middle one, and requested a trim.

“Gentlemen”, he said, “I want to commend you on your Christmas decorations and especially the way you must have researched your Christmas greeting on the picture window.

Why, I doubt that anyone much

around knows how you have gone back into early church history to illustrate the early Christian symbol of Christ. I’d bet that most people would say that ‘X’ is an ‘X’ like we say in English and not the “Chi” in Greek. In the very early Christian church the “X”, or “Chi”, stood alone to mean “Christ”.

What an ingenuous concept to connect the early Christians to our day. I know those judges will be impressed with what you have done.”

After Dr. Hobbs left, the atmosphere in the shop began to warm up as old friends and coworkers began to celebrate their decorated window. From that point on they told everyone about the “Chi” and what it really stands for in their ‘Merry Xmas’. Put the Christ back in Christmas? Why, in ‘Xmas’, Christ has never left!

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Fairview Baptist Church 415 South Mountain Street, Cherryville Anthony Grove Baptist Church 100 Anthony Grove Road Crouse, NC 704-435-6001 Bess Chapel United Methodist Church 6073 Flay Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-7969 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 Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-5764

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

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

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

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

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

Victory Life Assembly of God 1655 Shelby Highway Cherryville, NC 704-435-5539

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

Waco Baptist Church 262 N. Main Street Waco, NC 704-435-9311

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

Washington Missionary Baptist Church 1920 Stony Point Road Waco, NC 704-435-3138

First Church of the Nazarene 301 North Elm Street Cherryville, NC 828-838-2428 First Presbyterian Church 107 West Academy Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-6064 First United Methodist Church 601 N. Pink St. Cherryville, NC 704-435-6732 First Wesleyan Church 800 North Pink Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-6069 Free Saints Chapel Church 813 Self Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-0949 Gospel Way Baptist Church 3904 Tryon Courthouse Rd. Cherryville, NC 866-356-3219 Jesus Servant Ministries 108 N. Mountain St. Cherryville, NC 704-769-8085 Legacy Church 805 Self Street Cherryville, NC 704-457-9615

Revival Tabernacle 1104 Delview Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-4073

Word of Faith Ministry 306 Doc Wehunt Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-5560

Rudisill Chapel AME Zion Church 417 South Mountain Street Cherryville, NC 704-435-5621

Zion Hill Baptist Church 3460 Zion Hill Road Cherryville, NC 704-435-3355

If your church is in the Cherryville area and is not listed, please give Lorri a call at 704-484-1047 or email lorri@cfmedia.info

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New N.C. budget expands school choice million and by more than $9 million for the ESA program.

Cooper’s signature on the budget is significant due to his stalwart opposition to the Opportunity Scholarship Program and school choice in general. Cooper has been a vocal opponent of these scholarships, trying to zero out the program in his budget proposals year after year.

“This budget isn’t narrowly focused on public schools, although school districts will receive enormous benefits from it,” Stoops said.

“Instead, lawmakers crafted a budget that embraces the concept of educational pluralism and parental decision-making in an unprecedented way.”

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Many North Carolinians breathed a sigh of relief recently when the GOP-led legislature and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper came to terms on a budget for the new biennium. School choice advocates were among them and have plenty to celebrate in the new spending plan.

“There is greater demand for educational options than ever before. Thanks to the efforts of state lawmakers, North Carolina parents have even greater access to public and private school choice programs for their children,” said Dr. Terry Stoops, director of the Center for Effective Education at the John Locke Foundation.

“This year, approximately one in four children are attending a school of choice.

Yet, countless families still lack access to public charter schools or resources to attend nonpublic schools. This budget gets North Carolina much closer to ensuring that any family who chooses a school of choice will have the requisite access and resources for it.”

Under the new budget, the state’s largest school choice program – the Opportunity Scholarship Program – gets a significant boost. The maximum scholarship award amount jumps from a flat $4,200 a year to $5,900 per student. That amount is based on 90 percent of the state’s

per-pupil spending on public schools, meaning that as spending increases each year, so does the value of the scholarship amount.

The new budget also opens the scholarship to new families by raising the income threshold to qualify from around $73,000 a year to about $85,000 a year.

All foster children may now qualify, regardless of their parents’ income level.

The budget broadens the pool of students who qualify who are the children of recently honorably discharged service members.

N.C. Opportunity Scholarships are designed to give low- and moderate-income families the opportunity to leave their locally zoned public school and attend a private school that is a better fit for their students.

The budget also combines the Children with Disabilities Grant Program and Education Savings Account into one program to ensure adequate funding and reduce waitlists – to the tune of over $31 million in funding beginning with the 2022-23 school year. Currently, the disabilities grant and ESA program provide up to $8,000 and $9,000, respectively, for students with special needs to help defray the cost of tuition, specialized treatments, and therapies, or equipment.

For the current 2021-22 school year, the budget increases funding for the Disabilities Grant by nearly $6

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CHS varsity basketball men’s squad now 6-1 overall Two more games to play before Christmas break and Holiday Classic

by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info

The Ironmen basketball teams played Pinnacle Classical Academy last Monday night, Dec. 13, at Nixon Gym, and the three teams handled themselves well, picking up a couple of wins as they head into the Christmas break.

The JV men won their matchup by a score of 62 to 18 over the JV Eagles squad.

Their game was followed by the Lady Ironmen taking on the Lady Eagles of PCA and the CHS ladies did very well for themselves in this one, pulling ahead in the second half only to stall, allowing the Lady Eagles to get the better of them. The Lady Ironmen lost to the PCA team by a score of 37 to 43.

Coach Carrie Dalton had two ladies in double digits in

senior Terayha Bess and junior Gabbie McCorkle. Bess had 12 points on the night and was extremely effective under the net while speedster McCorkle had 22 points, a couple of them three-pointers to lead the Lady Ironmen scorers. Evionna McDowell had two points and Krista Davis had a point off a foul shot.

Coach Dalton’s numbers were down and she had only eight players for the game.

Still those eight gave their all and almost pulled out what would have been their first win for the 2021 season had they been able to hold off a tough offense and solid defense by the PCA Lady Eagles. Six Lady Ironmen had fouls accrued against them and of those, four fouled out of the game.

In varsity men’s action Coach Scott Harrill’s squad defeated the Pinnacle Eagles by a score of 83-46, though the PCA team – coached by former Ironmen star standouts Darius “Zeke” Howell and Terry “Man” Whisnant II – fought hard against their speedy Cherryville adversaries.

Three Ironmen scored in

double digits: Carson Kelly (28 points); Landon Hahn (17 points); and Darrien Floyd (10 points). Nine of Kelly’s points were off of three-pointers.

Nate Bookout came off the bench and scored 7 points (one a three-pointer), while teammates Jack Mulvey had 5 points and Gavin Cease and Collin Huss had 4 points apiece.

Big man Ethan Honeyman picked up three points off of three foul throws while Carter Spangler and Numerius Good each bagged 2 points apiece.

Chance Hunt scored a point on a free throw in the first quarter. The Ironmen led the Eagles 53 to 26 as they went into the half.

The Ironmen teams went into the holiday season, and the Dec. 27-28 Bud Black/ Dennis Tate Holiday Classic, facing off in two home court matchups against the visiting Golden Lions of Shelby High School on Friday, Dec. 17, then taking on the visiting Burns Bulldogs teams on Tuesday, Dec. 21.

Lady Ironman Gabbie McCorkle (#1) watches to see if her shot goes in. (photos by MEP and Susan L. Powell/The Eagle/CF Media)

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In the game against the PCA Lady Eagles on Monday, Dec. 13, Lady Ironmen player Gabbie McCorkle looks around for a teammate to pass the ball to.

Krista Davis takes a foul shot against the in the CHS/PCA game at Nixon Gym last Monday night.

Ironman Numerius Good goes up for the layup against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles.

Normally a three-point shooter, Carson Kelly is equally at home going for the layup.

Not to be left out of the fun, Ironman Nate Bookout goes up for two as his CHS teammate, Chance Hunt looks on.

Landon Hahn makes two points for the Ironmen at last Monday night’s game against the visiting PCA Eagles.

“Tarheel Trophy” established for Game Day Division of Cheerleading Invitational The North Carolina High School Athletic Association recently announced that the Association and Varsity Brands, a national leader in the spirit industry, have partnered to establish the Tarheel Trophy Award to annually recognize the top high school varsity cheer-

leading team in the Game Day Division of the NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational.

The Tarheel Trophy will go to the high school varsity team that receives the highest cumulative score in the NCHSAA State Cheerleading Invitational Game

Day Division, regardless of the division in which it competes. The first Tarheel Trophy was awarded at the 2021 NCHSAA State Cheerleading Invitational held on Saturday, Dec. 4, at the Raleigh Convention Center.

The Tarheel Trophy is

a complementary award to the Carolina Cup, which is awarded to the top overall high school varsity cheerleading team in the traditional division. The Carolina Cup was first awarded in 2005.

“We are thrilled with the continued growth of Cheerleading in our member schools and across the state and believe that the addition of a Game Day Division and Tarheel Trophy will be a great new tradition at the NCHSAA Cheerleading Invitational,” said Que Tucker, Commissioner of the NCHSAA. “We look forward to this becoming a prestigious part of the program.”

The Tarheel Trophy, along with the Carolina Cup, will be housed at the NCHSAA office. Annually the name of the winning team will be added to the base of each trophy.

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EMPLOYMENT A&R CONSTRUCTION & MASONRY is now hiring laborers. Please call Roberto Garcia. (704) 967-5848

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WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH OPENING at Kings Mountain, NC. Kings Mountain High School is looking for a women’s soccer head coach and possibly assistant coach for the spring season. No teaching positions are available at this time. Anyone interested should email mdbridges@clevelandcountyschools. org. In the email, include playing/coaching experience and contact information. A background check will be required for this position.

COINS * COINS * COINS. We Buy & Sell Coins. “Coin Collector Supplies.” JAKE’S KNIVES & COLLECTIBLES. 1008 South Lafayette Street, Shelby. Call 704-600-6996 (980) 295-5568

COMMUNITY EVENTS VENDOR/CRAFT SHOW, CHRISTMAS BAZAAR. Big Red’s Cafe 830 E. King Street Kings Mountain, NC. 9am-2pm. Variety of Vendors.

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Salary: $13,033 per year.

Please submit resumes by mail to: Attention: Personnel Committee Zoar Baptist Church 1740 S. Lafayette St., Shelby, NC 28152 (704) 472-6406 deanledford@ outlook.com

WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH OPENING at Kings Mountain, NC. Kings Mountain High School is looking for a women’s soccer head coach and possibly assistant coach for the spring season. No teaching positions are available at this time. Anyone interested should email mdbridges@clevelandcountyschools. org. In the email, include playing/coaching experience and contact information. A background check will be required for this position.

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Transport experience recommended not required. Hrs are 2p-11p weekdays and 8p-8a weekends. Apply in person at 203 Lee St. Shelby

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FULL TIME MAINTENANCE MAN NEEDED. Maintain rental properties. Must have valid NC Drivers license. Pay depends on experience. (704) 473-4299

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SCHOOL From Page 1 look at. Certainly, it is about how much virus is here in North Carolina, that really drives a lot of this.”

A parent himself, Johnson said in committee that N.C. DHHS has threatened Union County Schools with legal action for making masks optional and limiting the use of quarantine for healthy students, “effectively deputized school staff to be healthcare providers.”

“Is the toolkit a recommendation, a law, or simply a suggestion?” he asked.

She did not directly answer his comments on the impact to students or her agency’s threats of legal

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action. Instead, Cohen told the legislative committee that the StrongSchoolsNC: Public Health Toolkit (K12) advises that students not be quarantined unless they were unmasked or unvaccinated and exposed to someone within six feet for more than 15 minutes.

But according to parents, that message has not reached the schools.

Administrators across the state are continuing to send students home for extended periods after an exposure, even if they were masked, vaccinated, and without symptoms.

They say continued restrictions’ impact on academics and morale is devastating for many students, particularly those with learning challenges.

In most schools, online classes are not available

to students who did not choose a remote option at the beginning of the year.

If sent home now for a suspected exposure, they spend a week or more trying to catch up with what help their teachers can provide. The instability of attendance due to the guidelines is weighing on teachers, administrators, parents, and students.

“We are just trying to get through the year,” said one Wake County teacher who did not want to be identified publicly. “The stress level from all this uncertainty is off the charts.”

The hearing comes on the heels of several studies that found North Carolina’s public school students have fallen behind dramatically during the shutdowns, and there is growing support among parents for more

school options. For the 2021-2020 school year, just 24% of sixth graders passed the end-of-grade reading exam, and results were similar in other grades and subjects.

In a December poll from Parents for Educational Freedom in N.C., when asked if they could send their child to the best school, with no concern about cost or distance, 38 percent of respondents said they would choose a traditional public school; 11 percent would choose a charter school; 11 percent a nonreligious private school; 22 percent a religious private school, while 9 percent would choose a home school.

“Yesterday’s hearing was informative and troubling,” Sen. Chuck Edwards, co-chair of the

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subcommittee said in a statement released by Senate leadership. “We heard a lot of good information about our state’s continued recovery from the pandemic, but I’m concerned about how we move forward from the pandemic.

There is no clear, comprehensive ‘off-ramp,’ and the Cooper administration refuses to acknowledge that we are no longer in a state of emergency.”

Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Sanders and Lee Lilley, director of North Carolina Pandemic Recovery, also testified and, according to some lawmakers, did not give the committee a clear sense of the plan for navigating out of the pandemic restrictions. When pressed on why initially some businesses were forced to close while others were allowed to stay open, called “essential” and “non-essential,” Lilley said that the state and the COVID response officials were following federal guidelines.

Those “essential and non-essential” guidelines were established by the federal Department of Homeland Security with input from the CDC in 2020, but their report made clear that each state has the authority to make its own decisions.

“We recognize that State, local, tribal, and territorial governments are ultimately in charge of implementing and executing response activities in communities under their jurisdiction, while the federal government is in a supporting role,” the federal guidance read in the August 2020 advisory.

“Accordingly, this list is advisory in nature. It is not, nor should it be considered to be, a federal directive or standard in and of itself.”

During her testimony, Sanders disputed the assertion offered by lawmakers that extended unemployment benefits have contributed to the current labor

shortage, hitting everything from small retailers to law enforcement. Sanders said that she believes the labor shortage was instead caused by pre-pandemic low birth rates, low immigration rates, and retirements.

“Every state, including North Carolina, has now fully reopened, and 87 percent of the state job loss in spring of 2020 has been recovered,” she said.

“However, the retirement of baby boomers and continuing pandemic-related factors may be continuing to contribute to the tight labor market.”

More than double the number of people retired during the pandemic shutdowns than retire in a typical year. The retirement rate in 2019 was about 1.5 million people, but in 2020, 3.2 million people decided to retire. In polls of recent retirees, they cited COVID, business closures, and the move to remote work as the reason.

As Christmas approaches, Cohen also warned lawmakers of the emergence of the omicron variant, saying that there is not enough known about it yet to ease off of government restrictions.

“I shared a holiday celebration with my extended family,” she said. “I think it is safe to do those things, but it does mean risk. There is risk ahead and I think we need to be on guard for it.”

Early reports from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control on the variant indicate that it is less severe than others. Lawmakers say that the damage to the public, the economy, and students, is certain.

“There is so much more to being healthy than just the absence of COVID - specifically the psychological, behavioral, and learning loss issues that our students are experiencing now,” said Johnson.

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By JIM MILLER Editor

How Older Drivers Can Save on Auto Insurance Dear Savvy Senior, Can you provide any tips to help seniors reduce their auto insurance premiums? I just got hit with a 15 percent increase on my car insurance and am looking for ways to save.

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Dear Frank, Unfortunately, auto insurance rates went up significantly over the past year as the pandemic eased and more Americans got back on the roads. But there are plenty of ways to cut your premium. To find out what discounts may be available to you, contact your auto insurer and inquire about these options, and any others that may benefit you.

Monitored driving discount: Many insurance providers offer discounts based on how and when you use your car. To get this, the insurer would provide a small monitoring device that you would place in your car to track things like your acceleration, braking habits, driving speeds, phone use and when you drive. Drivers are rewarded between 10 and 50 percent for safe driving and for not driving late at night.

Low mileage discount: Most insurers offer discounts to customers who drive limited miles each year, which is usually beneficial to retirees who drive less because they don’t commute to work every day. These discounts usually kick in when your annual milage drops below 7,000 or 7,500, which is significantly less than the typical 12,000 miles most Americans drive a year.

Drivers Ed discount: Many states require insurance companies to offer defensive driving discounts – between 5

In addition, many insurance providers also offer discounts to drivers who do not have any violations or accidents for three or more years.

Membership discounts: Organizations that you belong to can also lower your insurance premium. Insurers offer discounts through professional associations, workers’ unions, large employers or membership organizations such as AAA, the National Active and Retired

Federal Employees Association, AARP, etc. You could even qualify for savings based on the college you attended or the fraternity or sorority you belonged to decades ago.

Bundle policies: If your auto policy is issued by a different company from the one insuring your life or home, call each insurer and ask if bundling the policies would be cheaper.

Improve your credit: You may be able to lower your car insurance premium by paying your bills on time and reducing the amount of debt you carry. Insurers look at how their customers manage credit to get an idea of risk and to price policies. Better rates are given to those with good credit scores, typically 700 or above.

Increase your deductible: While it’s not right for everyone, paying a higher deductible could save you big on premiums. For example, raising your deductible from $200 to $500 could reduce the cost of your collision and comprehensive coverage by 15 to 30 percent. Going to a $1,000 deductible could save you 40 percent or more.

THE SAVIOUR IS BORN

We Celebrate Christmas

Luke 1 The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31 You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.”

34”How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called[c] the Son of God. 36 Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God.” 38”I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me as you have said.” Then the angel left her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth 39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! 43But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? 44As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. 45Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!”

Mary’s Song 46 And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, 48 for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.

From now on all generations will call me blessed, 49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.

50 His mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation.

51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.

52 He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.

53 He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.

54 He has helped his servant Israel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abraham and his descendants forever, even as he said to our fathers.”

Consider your car model: If you’re shopping for a new vehicle, call for an insurance quote before you decide what to buy. Some vehicles are safer and cost less to repair than others. Insurance companies collect data about each make and model and use it to determine how much to charge customers.

Comparison shop: To find out if your current premium is competitive with what other insurers charge, or to help you look for a different provider you should comparison shop. Online brokerages such as CarInsurance.com, TheZebra.com and QuoteWizard.com let you plug in basic details – such as your age and your car’s make, model and year – to compare rates from insurance companies.

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.

2021-22 CNYSI meetings and events The Cherryville New Years. Inc. group have finished their weekly meetings.

On Wednesday, Dec. 29, at 6 p.m., there will be drawings for musket raffle, food etc., at the Pythian Lodge, on Paul H. Beam Rd., Cherryville. On Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022 at 12 a.m., Friday

Traditional New Year’s Shooters meeting dates The officers of the Traditional New Year’s Shooters said their group will meet every Tuesday in December, at 7 p.m., at Hugh’s Pond Volunteer Fire Department, located at 1442 Tot Dellinger Rd. outside of Cherryville.

night, their annual shoot will start at Black’s Grill, heralding New Year’s 2022!

On Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 at 6 p.m., there will be the 2022 Annual Host Dinner at the Cherryville American Legion Post 100, on Pink Street.

Christmas Cocoa 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa 1/3 cup water 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 4 cups milk 3/4 cup marshmallow creme • In 2-quart saucepan, heat sugar, cocoa, water, cinnamon and nutmeg over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer 4 minutes, stirring constantly.

• Stir in milk. Heat over low heat. Pour cocoa into 6 mugs. Top each with 2 tablespoons marshmallow creme.

Luke 2 The Birth of Jesus 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to his own town to register.

4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. 5 He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, 7 and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

The Shepherds and the Angels 8 And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14”Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”

15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

Scripture taken from the Holy Bible New International Version

As we celebrate this holy season, let’s remember to treat one another with kindness, love and understanding.

We hope you’ll join us in the true spirit of the season with prayers of peace and goodwill toward all mankind.

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