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Karen Hite Jacob makes beautiful music on a unique instrument

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

When Karen Hite Jacob of Belmont sits down at the keyboard of her harpsichord, beautiful music flows like water from her fingertips.

Wait. What the heck is a harpsichord?

The harpsichord is a musical instrument that was the forerunner of the modern piano. The harpsichord was most likely invented in the late Middle Ages. Harpsichords vary in size and shape, but all have the same basic mechanism. The player depresses a key that rocks over a pivot in the middle of its length. The other end of the key lifts a jack (a long strip of wood) that holds a small plectrum (a wedge-shaped piece of quill, often made of plastic in the 21st century), which plucks the string. When the player releases the key, the

far end returns to its rest position, and the jack falls back; the plectrum, mounted on a tongue mechanism that can swivel backwards away from the string, passes the string without plucking it again. As the key reaches its rest position, a felt damper atop the jack stops the string’s vibrations.

Since it uses quills instead of felt covered “hammers” like the modern piano, the notes a harpsichord makes are lighter and crisper in sound. In fact the whole instrument is lighter in weight and construction than a piano.

The harpsichord was a favorite instrument during the Baroque time period (16001750). Folks that wrote and played copious amounts of music for it include Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

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Karen Hite Jacob prepares to play a tune on the Belmont Abbey harpsichord.

Mt. Holly honors two police officers

By Alan Hodge

randum for the award.

“While on duty on this date (Dec. 11), Officer HernAt its January 11 meeting, don responded in the early the Mt. Holly city council honored MHPD officers the late Tyler Herndon as well as Sgt. Todd Calhoun who retired after 30 years on the job.

Herndon was posthumously awarded the prestigious Commander’s Coin for his actions during a Dec. 11, 2020 event where he was fatally wounded in action. The MHPD Commanders Coin award recognizes employees who have distinguished themselves by acts of special accopliusjmnen tor other acts of service above and beyond those normally expected by members of the department. It is the highest award given to members of the department.

MHPD chief Don Roper wrote the following memo- Tyler Herndon alan@cfmedia.info

Belmont’s Rocky Branch Park getting major upgrades Other Parks and Rec. projects also moving forward

By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info

One of Belmont’s most popular recreational areas, Rocky Branch Park, is current closed. However, it’s all for a good cause- that being major upgrades to make it a more walkable and a family friendly oasis of outdoor area just a couple of blocks from the heart of downtown.

Rocky Branch Park has

primarily been a mountain biking/hiking trail park. It first opened for use in July 2013 with a couple miles of biking and hiking trails. It was carved out of the woods at the bend in the road where Sacco St. and Woodrow Ave. meet. The initial construction was done mainly with volunteer labor and free land making it one of the city’s best park deals ever.

The current upgrades project got started a couple of weeks ago and are expected to be done by mid-March See TRAIL, Page 4

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morning hours, along with other officers, to the report of a breaking and entering in progress in the 300 block of

Beatty Dr. Upon arrival, Officer Herndon and the other officers encountered a felony See OFFICERS, Page 4

Sgt. Todd Calhoun

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R ECOLLECTIONS AND R EFLECTIONS Hunker down and pray There’s no doubt the world is in turmoil right now but it seems to be an ongoing thing.

For example, I began my scholastic education in 1958 in the first grade classroom of a certain Mrs. Page at East Belmont. For the first several days of school Mrs. Page gave us young’uns orange soda pop and graham cracker cookies for a snack. I see now how this was a kindly attempt on her part to welcome us into the wide world of readin’, writin’, and ‘rithmetic with the least pain possible, but one fine day I took my seat and when the appointed snack-time arrived the soda pop and cookies failed to show up. It was at this time that I realized the school honeymoon was over and it would be years before the classroom grind would abate.

Anyway, by and by, Mrs. Page informed us one sunny morning that we would be performing what she called an “atomic bomb drill�.

I was vaguely aware of the A-bomb from watching a TV show about WWII and how it ended in a mushroom cloud, but our drill was due to a Cold War concern that Khrushchev in the Soviet Union might get a wild notion and decide to shoot nuclear warheads at Belmont for some unfathomable reason.

Anyway, we kids marched out into the school hallway and as instructed got down on our hands and knees and put our faces down on the floor in a manner not unlike someone addressing Muhammed and this posture was supposed to keep us safe from the blast of a 50-megaton warhead. All I recall was the smell of some stuff the janitor often put on the floor and swept up that looked like green sawdust but stank like kerosene.

Well, things died down for a while with our foes the Russkies, and the atomic bomb drills were replaced by the more mundane and familiar fire drills. That is until around the early 1960s when the Cuban Missile Crisis came along and President Kennedy got in a row with the Soviets over “Cuber� as he called it and all at once folks got scared of A-bombs again and a product called a “fallout shelter� became available and sold like hotcakes.

By the time of the Cuber-crisis we were living in Charlotte and in our Queen City neighborhood several folks bought fallout shelters and had them put in their backyards.

As we all know now, there was no need for

the fallout shelters and of those installed in our area one became a storage shed and the other a place where a girl we all knew and loved would take boys and smooch on them.

I never got the fallout Alan Hodge shelter treatment.

Banner-News Editor Anyway, paranoia over imagined impending doom must be part of human nature because the latest manifestation of that psychological condition is found in folks commonly called “preppers�.

There was even a TV show by the same name and dedicated to the lengths to which anxiety will drive people to ensure their eternal survival in the face of perceived political calamity. In many of the prepper profiles, the people get ready for the doom of a societal breakdown or atomic or biological warfare attack by building underground bunkers, not unlike fallout shelters, where they plan to “hole up� literally and figuratively while chaos holds high carnival above ground. I don’t know about you, but I cannot help but think that being stuck in a hole in the ground with loved ones would become cramped, chaotic, and downright stinky after a couple of weeks but I guess that is preferable to some folks rather than being eaten by zombies.

I have come to a conclusion about the end of the world or of our so-called society. The conclusion is- human beings don’t have the last word in major matters such as this so you can stock all the pork n beans and rounds you can lay hands on and get in your hole as deep as you want to go but you could live there for a dozen years and the world might not come to an end or you could be sitting at the table or elsewhere reading this paper and the Old Man Upstairs could say “lights out� and the lights WOULD go out not just on you but the whole danged planet- in an instant and all your stockpiling and fear and such would have been wasted energy.

So, why worry about it? I don’t know about you, but I had much rather try to see the light of good days ahead than go back to having my nose down in green sawdust that smelled like kerosene.

Reconciled

By Rev. Trent Rankin Salvation Church, Gastonia, NC salvationchurchnc.org

As we enter this year, we find ourselves very divided as people and a nation. Whether it is opinions on COVID or presidential politics, people are more divided now than in many years. Colossians 1:22 reminds us, “He has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless and above reproach before him�

(ESV). We were once separated from God by our sin, yet through the death of Jesus on the cross, we are reconciled to God by our faith. Now reconciled to God, we must also reconcile with others.

In Genesis 32:1-13, we find Jacob returning home after years in his uncle’s service. Jacob had fled to his uncle many years before after his brother Esau had threatened to kill him. Since birth Jacob and his twin Esau had been at odds. Esau sold his birthright to Jacob for some soup, and Jacob with the help of his mother had deceived his aged father Isaac into giving him a blessing instead of his brother Esau. Sibling rivalry, parental favor, and deceit had led to a sharp division between brothers. Now Jacob was on his way home, and he was passing where Esau lived. He sent word to Esau of his coming, and Esau said he would come to him, with four hundred men. Jacob was terrified of their soon reunion.

People today face similar divisions. We see parents against children, children against parents, even people

at odds in churches. Political parties are arguing daily.

Satan has driven a wedge between many people. Given such divisions, what can we do to reconcile? First, we can clean up our own lives, removing sin. Jacob first developed a relationship with God. Next we look for opportunities to heal our relationships.

Jacob sought out his brother after many years. Perhaps we need to reach out to someone today who we have issues with. We must also seek God’s intervention. Jacob committed his soon meeting with Esau to God. We can pray that God softens hearts, and open people’s minds to healing.

Most of all, we must trust that God can bring about reconciliation. In Genesis 33, we read the long-anticipated reunion between brothers.

As Jacob approached, “Esau ran to meet him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept� (Genesis 33:4, ESV). God had brought about a reunion between brothers who had not seen each other in many years. Years of hate, and rivalry were washed away in their tears. If God did this for Jacob and Esau, imagine what He can do for our relationships, and even our nation. Through Jesus we have been reconciled to God, now it is time to reconcile with each other.

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Inklings Most of us are familiar with pages of music; notes and symbols scattered across horizontal lines; notes reflecting information for a variety of instruments and allowing an orchestral group of 80-100, to blend forming a beautiful melody under the leadership of the conductor. One important musical symbol is the “rest.� While some musicians are busy performing, others are resting; waiting their turn. And don’t you know that even in resting and waiting there is purpose so the final result progresses and ends as the composer intended. This is true in our earthly life too.

Intercessors for America noted recently that God, our all-knowing, all powerful master composer, has a purpose and plan even in delays;

in our waiting; even if for years. I have an inkling of an idea the reason is because our world is very complicated.

There is endless diversity on our earthly stage; billions of people introducing variables that are staggeringly complicated but not to God. God easily anticipates and manages everything in His multi-dimensional plan; a plan bigger than we can possibly imagine and one that treats each of our small contributions as important even if we aren’t paying attention to Him. Imagine the chaos if one or more instruments above weren’t following the conductor. What a mess!

Well our world has many people not paying attention to God and yet his big picture plan affords us free will and factors in our mistakes and disobedience even if it produces chaos. What an awe-

some God we serve!

How can we best understand today’s mess around us? In John 10:10 NIV the Lord reminds us that Satan, “the thief, comes only to steal and kill and destroy� where Jesus says He came that you and I would have life abundantly. But we have to regularly remind ourselves that people, choosing to be instruments of this chaos, are not the source of evil; they are instruments of evil and can be freed with Jesus’ help if they ask Him. Ephesians 6:12 ESV clarifies “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers and powers over this present darkness, against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.� And the thief and evil’s prince is Satan.

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into existence and His prefDennis Siracusa erence is for us to have a successful life. How do we start? Prayer is the right place. Let’s listen to the Holy Spirit tell us where we coddle sin in our lives; overindulge in pleasure, violate the Sabbath, and fail to lend a helping hand to the needy.

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Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center News The Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center, a domestic violence shelter, 330 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd., has the following news briefs.

Shelter Meals We need your help! We have many available meal dates available over the next couple of months. These meals are so important as they help our families feel less isolated in the shelter.

Preparing or purchasing a meal for the shelter helps these families feel more supported on their journey to an abuse-free life. If you or your organization are interested in providing a meal, please contact Susie.Pons@gastongov.com Counseling Services Did you know? The shel-

ter offers free and confidential counseling services to ALL survivors of domestic violence. If you are interested in learning more about these services, please contact Emma Calvert at Emma.Calvert@gastoncounty.com Hope United Survivor Network Hope United Survivor Network is Gaston County’s very own family justice center. They connect ALL survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse and human trafficking to service providers in our community. Check out their Facebook page for more information!

Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month February is Teen Dating

Violence Awareness Month.

This year we are encouraging the community to learn more about how to protect our children and teach them about healthy relationships.

Statistics show that girls between the ages of 16 and 19 experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence, almost triple the national average. We are offering Zoom presentations to parents, teachers, family members and students that will provide information about how to spot the warning signs and resources available to those who are experiencing abuse.

For more information about presentations and resources, please contact Mollie Weakland at Mollie.Weakland@ gastongov.com.

January 9 was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and the men and women who wear the badge at Gaston County Police and Gaston County Sheriff’s Office were recognized. If you see an officer or deputy or any member of law enforcement out in the community, don’t hesitate to share your thanks with them as well.

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Sol Eichner, concert pianist, to perform on Arts at the Abbey Arts at the Abbey enters 2021 with a program featuring romantic piano music and jazz-influenced compositions.

Entitled a “Rachmaninoff Sandwich”, the program has four of Rachmaninoff’s magnificent preludes interspersed with music by Gershwin, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, and the Russian contemporary composer Kapustin. There are familiar works as well as new ones.

The concert is Monday January 25, 2021 at 8:00 PM in the Abbey Basilica, Belmont Abbey, Belmont NC. Admission is free. A limited live audience will be admitted. Solomon Eichner Masks and social distancing are required. Donations are 461-6012 or email abbeywelcomed. The concert will arts@bac.edu. also be live streamed - https:// Solomon Eichner debuted www.belmontabbeycollege. at Carnegie Hall in 2016 after edu/artslive/ winning the “Golden Key To reserve a seat, call 704- Debut” International Com-

petition in New York City. He has performed in England, Italy, Germany, Austria, Poland and throughout the U.S. Recent performances include the Western Piedmont Symphony and next year (after Covid) he will perform Beethoven with the Winston-Salem Symphony.

Belmont Abbey Basilica, Belmont Abbey College (at Exit 26 on I-85) Belmont NC and are free to the public. This series is made possible in part by the Associated Foundation, Inc. of Belmont, The Gaston Community Foundations, The Monks of Belmont Abbey and other private donors.

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OFFICERS From Page 1 suspect attempting to flee the scene on foot. Officer Herndon took quick action in an attempt to apprehend the suspect. Officer Herndon’s actions were executed with courage and dedication as he sought to bring the incident to a conclusion. During the confrontation, Officer Herndon was assaulted and sustained fatal injuries. The felony suspect was ultimately taken into custody.

Officer Herndon performed his duty with valor, skill, and dedication to service.

These actions were taken in keeping with the highest standards and tradition of service of the Mount Holly Police Department and reflect credit upon the city of Mount Holly. A copy of the memorandum will be maintained in Officer Herndon’s official file.

The Commanders Coin was presented to Officer Herndon in a private ceremony on December 14, 2020 and he carries this coin with him now.”

Sgt. Todd Calhoun was also recognized by the city on his retirement after 30 ½ years on the job. Calhoun is only the second Mount Holly officer to serve his entire career as an officer in the Mount Holly Police Department.

He was presented with a key to the city as well as a proclamation that spelled out his many accolades and

accomplishments just a few of which include- he was the first full time school resource officer in Mt. Holly; he was also the City’s first bike officer; he also worked in the area of community outreach including assisting and establishing various community watch organizations; he had the nearly perfect demeanor for being a police officer, being Sgt. Todd Calhoun a natural born to by people not knowing leader who served by example and never his name as, “you know, the shirked or complained about cop with the big arms;” he any task assigned to him; he is a humble and respectful was supported throughout gentleman who has a knack his years as an officer by his for sizing up a situation and wife, Robin, his sons, Roland taking the appropriate action and Chandler, and his step- without undue harm or stress daughter, Taylor, who under- to anyone; he is a major constood that when duty called tributor to the establishment his family endeavors would be put on hold and he would of the fine reputation that the put the Department first; he police department enjoys, was easily identified for his and has helped to establish physical fitness and his rather the “Mount Holly way of poenormous arms from working licing” which means so much out, and he was often referred to the department.

weather permitting. A company based in Chapel Hill called Nature Trails is doing the job. According to Belmont Parks and Rec. director Zip Stowe, the cost of Phase I of the project will be $94,650.

“The City funds amount to $46,000,” Stowe said. “The remaining funds come from the Trailblazer’s by way of grants and donations.”

So, what will the project entail?

“The trail will be widened to give it multi-purpose use,” said Stowe. “Several of the old bridges will be taken out and replaced with seven new ones. There will also be a new split rail fence.”

Improved drainage and erosion control will also be included in the work.

“It will be a lot better for walking,” said Stowe. “It will be a lot more family friendly.”

Just around the corner from Rocky Branch Park, Reid Park is also set for an upgrade that will happen in a

few weeks.

“We will be installing a picnic shelter with four tables,” said Stowe. “There wasn’t much shade there.”

Stowe also said that Davis Park is slated for a picnic shelter.

Other Belmont Parks and Recreation action in the works includes upcoming talks about a dog park.

“A lot of people want a dog park,” said Stowe.

The new Parks and Recreation facility that will be built in front on the CityWorks complex is also moving forward.

“We are in the design phase,” said Stowe.

The planned new building will be two stories high and have 45,000 sq. ft. of space.

The first floor will feature three basketball courts, a media room for gaming, an exercise studio, a kitchen, a kids play area, and a large lobby. The second floor will feature a walking track, an exercise room, a catering kitchen, a lounge, and more play space. The second floor will also feature a balcony with sweeping views of the Catawba River and Kevin Loftin Riverfront Park.

Just a few of the activities the new center can host includes pickle ball, gymnastics, cheerleading, karate, movies, ping pong, dance, badminton, classes of various types and many, many more. Folks will be able to rent space in the building for meetings, weddings, birthday parties, and that sort of thing.

Stowe sees the new parks and rec. center not only as a boon to the local activities scene, but as an economic driver as well.

“The center will be a place we can hold events such as basketball tournaments and invite as many as fifty teams,” he said. ‘This will bring people to Belmont who will shop, stay in local hotels, and eat in local restaurants. It will be a big boost economically.”

“If everything is approved we could start construction in May 2021,” said Stowe. “It will take about 14 months to build.”

Stowe says the idea is to use local builders for the project, further helping the area economy. Cost of the project is estimated to be $9-10 million.

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MUSIC From Page 1 So, how did Jacob, a modern and well-educated woman, become enamored of and a professional player of a type of musical instrument whose roots go back many, many centuries?

Her father had a lot to do with it.

“My father said he saw an advertisement in a magazine for a harpsichord kit,” she said. “He built it while I was in college at UNC-Greensboro. When he finished the kit he called me and said I could come tune it up.”

By this time Jacob was already an accomplished piano player and organist.

“I went home and tuned the harpsichord by playing a note on it one at a time and running into the next room and playing a note on the piano,” she said.

“I have to credit dad for getting me interested in the harpsichord.”

Jacob went on to teach the instrument to students at

placed like CPCC in Charlotte.

She also began performing in public. In the early 1970s she formed a group called Carolina Pro Musica that is still actively playing Baroque era chamber music at various venues including Belmont Abbey College.

Jacob has three harpsichords at home. She shared an interesting story about the one she plays at the Abbey.

“Richard Kingston made it in 1986 for a customer in Raleigh,” she said “That man eventually sold it to the Abbey in 2005.”

Kingston is an expert and well known instrument maker who lives in Fort Mill, S.C. The Abbey instrument is a stunning piece of work. It has Baroque era themes and flowers painted on an ebony background and the sound Jacob coaxes from its keys is uplifting and lovely.

“Baroque music is beautiful and full of emotion but not

This photos shows the beautiful flowers painted on the harpsichord’s interior. stuffy,” she said. “It is inspiring. I like it because not many people are doing it. Electric

Carolina Pro Musica members in Baroque clothing- from left Bob Sweeten, Holly Wright Maurer, Karen Hite Jacob, Rebecca Miller Saunders, Edward Ferrell.

Purtell of Belmont graduates from College of Charleston Austin Purtell of Belmont, NC graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Astronomy, a Bachelor of Arts

degree in Computing in the Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the College of Charleston in December

2020.

Purtell was among the more than 350 students awarded degrees.

pianos are not my thing.”

Like many other musicians and musical groups, Jacob and Carolina Pro Musica are trying to work around COVID

restrictions. Meanwhile they are doing virtual performances and waiting for “normalcy” to return.

“We hope to go back to live

Photos by Alan Hodge concerts in the fall,” she said.

Want to learn more about Carolina Pro Musica? Visit https://www.carolinapromusica.org/.

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The new pipe organ at First Baptist Mt. Holly arrived just before Christmas and is is nearly ready for action. Many people have had a hand in the design and building of this organ and First Baptist is grateful to all of them. Schantz Organ Company of Orrville, Ohio is the firm that created and installed the organ. Founded in 1873, Schantz Organ Company is North America’s oldest and largest pipe organ builder still under the control of the founding family.

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Banner News Fellowship & Faith

Church Directory Morningside Missionary Church 711 Morningside Dr. 704-822-9142

Mt. Holly Church of God 208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596

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

New Covenant United Methodist

Cramerton Independent Presbyterian Church

New Providence Baptist Church

151 8th Ave. 704-824-3889

1104 Old NC 27 Hwy. 704-827-0822

New Saint Paul Holiness Church 1529 Old Hwy. 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

North Main Baptist Church

Park Street Street United Methodist Church Park Street • Belmont, NC

1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141

Redemption Hill Church

Employees of

Hood Memorial AME Zion Church

Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly

Containers/Trailers Sales & Storage Rental

704-867-2317

Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter 216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483

Message of Love Church

BELMONT Alexander Memorial Baptist Church 208 South Main Street 704-825-3216

Brotherhood/Sisterhood WNCC UMC 120 Park Street 704-825-1333

Catawba Heights Baptist Church 311 Belmont Road 704-827-8474

Christ Church Presbyterian Church 901 Catawba Street 704-461-8614

CrossFix Ministries 6131 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-879-4499

Crossroads Church 101 Beaty Rd. 704-827-8381

Centerview Baptist Church 2300 Acme Road 704-827-2061

East Belmont Baptist Church 501 Catawba Street 704-825-5780

East Belmont Church Of God 320 E. Catawba Street 704- 825-8845

306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500

Mount Moriah Baptist Church 110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046 212 South Street 704-825-7269

CBC-Memorial Apostolic

New Hope Presbyterian Church 4357 S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-1697

New Life Baptist Church 201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195

New Mills Chapel Fire Baptized 104 Morning Glory Ave. 704-825-5457

North Belmont Church of God 2316 Acme Rd. 704-827-4092

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

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

Power of the Spirit Church

909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346

Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church

Ebenezer United Methodist Church

503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600

6325 Wilkinson Blvd.

704-755-5034

First Baptist Church 23 N. Central Avenue 704-825-3758

First Foursquare Gospel Church 8 Elizabeth Street 704-825-5811

First Presbyterian Church 102 S. Central Ave 704-825-3357

First Presbyterian-Belmont 112 S. Central Ave 704-829-0668

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

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

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

South Point United Methodist 510 South Point Church Rd. 704-825-4019

Springwood Freewill Baptist 826 Stanley-Spencer Mtn. Rd. 704-827-7801

St. Marks United Methodist Church

First United Methodist Church of Belmont

701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175

807 South Point Road 704-825-2106

The Pointe

Fresh Anointing Church of God 71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283

Friendship Baptist Church 5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276

Catawba Heights Church of God 122 Tomberlin Rd. 704-827-4225

East Belmont Free Will Baptist

Exodus Church

312 W. Glendale Ave. 704-827-2726

Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist

118 School Street 704-827-7071

120 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road 704-827-3366

704-825-9861 Burge Memorial Methodist Church

6700 Wilkinson Blvd 704-825-1709

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

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

108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Rd. 704-827-8676

DALLAS Gateway Cowboy Church The Barn at Sandcastle Farm 155 Sandcastle Rd.

STANLEY

Tuckaseege Baptist Church

7280 Sifford Rd. 704-827-6277

511 Tuckaseege Rd. 704-827-4301

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

Amazing Grace Baptist Church

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

Wesley Chapel Holiness Church

Community Pentecostal Center

324 N. Lee St. 704-827-1993

320 Ralph Handsel Blvd.

704-263-8731

Westview Presbyterian Church

First United Methodist Church

Community Christian Fellowship

1020 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-2026

217 N. Main St. 704-263-2691

2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881

LOWELL

230 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-0968

Chapel Baptist Church 324 N. Lee St. 704-827-5526

Core Church 707 Westland Farm Rd. 704-822-8033

Cornerstone Family Worship 709 Rankin Ave. 704-671-8640

Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603

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

Finish Line Christian Center 1792, 108 N. Main St. 704-980-285-8334

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly 300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481

First Free Will Baptist Church 841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521

First United Methodist Church

Bethlehem Church 3100 Bethlehem Church St. 704-823-5050

Carolina Community Baptist 604 Martha Ave 704-824-2872

Center Baptist Church S. New Hope Rd. 704-824-4121

Epic Church 100 Indian Walk 704-671-4652

Lowell Church of God

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

Gold Hill Missionary Baptist Church 7447 Old Plank Rd. 704-827-7966

New Faith Baptist Church 1224 Mayberry Rd. 704-263-0249

New Life Baptist Church 527 N. Buckoak St. 704-263-4647

Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church

804 W. First Street 704-824-3383

2717 Dallas/Stanley Hwy. 704-263-4406

Lowell Free Will Baptist Church

Springfield Memorial Baptist Church

3010 Lowell Rd. 704-824-9389

2920 Dallas-Stanley Highway 704-263-4426

Lowell Smyre United Methodist Church

Stanley Church of God

201 N. Main St. 704-824-8814

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 120 Branch St. 704-824-4535

First Baptist Church of Lowell

324 N. Main St. 704-263-4041

Stanley Pentecostal Holiness Church 113 E. Parkwood St. 704-263-2131

Trinity Full Gospel Church

400 W. 1st St. 704-824-1215

303 Sunset Dr. 704-263-9765

Goshen Free Will Baptist Church

First Baptist Church

United In Action of Stanley

1300 W. Catawba Ave. 704-827-3076

317 W. 1st St. 704-824-1213

Grace Baptist Church

5481 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-524-0555

New Life Church

300 Westland Farm Rd. 704-827-8600

128 Robbins St. 704-824-1356

Welcome Baptist Church

Hickory Grove Baptist Church

Presbyterian Church of Lowell

3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939

207 E. 1st St. 704-824-3807

Kingdom Hall Jehovah’s Witnesses

Restoration Church

1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

1800 Spencer Mountain Rd. 704-824-5250

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church

Woodlawn Baptist Church

530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442

1101 N. Main St. 704-824-4261

140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

Living Witness Ministries

Goshen Presbyterian Church

513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185

Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd

143 Church St. 704-824-5380

Roper Street 704-601-5146

110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

McAdenville Baptist Church

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Grace Korean Ch Assembly-God

Bethel Baptist Church

Macedonia Baptist Church

124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-965-1004

NC Highway 273 704-827-9846

1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224

Will of God Church

207 Lowell Ave. 704-824-4213

1529 Old Hwy 27 Rd. 704-827-5851

McADENVILLE

5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252

Riverside Baptist Church

St. Paul FHB Church

541 Costner St. 704-827-0004

Gaston Christian Church

501 Cramer Mountain Rd. 704-824-4286

West Cramerton United Methodist Church

St. Anthony of Padua Traditional Catholic Church 210 Park Street, Belmont NC

Life Church

Second Baptist Church

1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342

235 8th Ave. 704-824-1991

171 S. Main St. 704-824-7785

Shiloh AME Zion Methodist

Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church

First Baptist Church

1120 Charlotte Ave. 704-530-5174 740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007

154 N. Main St. 704-824-3831 East Wilkinson Blvd.

704-824-5319

804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954

River of Life Full Gospel Church

151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711

Cramer Memorial United Methodist Church

Cramerton Temple of God Church

105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856

Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church

416 Woodlawn Ave. 704-824-1745

Restoration & Deliverance

Ridgeview Baptist Church

6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959

Cramerton Free Will Baptist

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Grace Wesleyan Church

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Lakeview Baptist Church

192 Main St. 704-824-2740

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

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Gaston County Schools Good News The Gaston County Board of Education received the following “good news” about Gaston County Schools for the month of December 2020: The five finalists for Gaston County Schools Teacher of the Year 2021-2022 are Savanna Abernathy, Bessemer City Central Elementary; Natalie Childers, Gardner Park Elementary; Bethany Hartley, Hunter Huss High School; Casey Miller, Stanley Middle School; and Staci Nezezon, Pinewood Elementary. The winner will be announced this spring during the annual Evening of Excellence program.

Gaston County Schools is first in the state for the number of Career and Technical Education (CTE) credentials earned by students and first in the state for the percentage of students earning more than one credential in a particular CTE area. It is the only time since the state began tallying credential performance data in 2010-2011 that the same school district has earned top rankings in both categories in the same year. Additionally, four high schools rank in the top 15 statewide for the number of credentials earned by students during the 2019-2020 year. Hunter Huss High School is ranked second in the state with 2,976 credentials. Ashbrook High School ranks fifth with 2,297 credentials, Forestview High School ranks 13th with 1,721 credentials, and Stuart W. Cramer High School ranks 14th with 1,706 credentials.

Gaston County Schools had four schools and two central level departments that had 100 percent participation in the United Way fundraising campaign. In addition, 10 schools had an increase of more than 50 percent in giving when compared to last year. For the 2020-2021 year, employees from our schools and central level departments contributed more than $93,000 to the United Way to help fund important programs in Gaston County.

Teachers in Gaston County Schools received grants totaling $20,000 through the Ron L. Ensley grants program that is sponsored by the Gaston County Education Foundation. This year, 21 grants were presented to teachers to support creative classroom activities at schools across the county.

Gaston County Schools had eight teachers who renewed their National Board Certification this year. They are Shara Beatty, Costner Elementary; Kelly Carpenter, Mount Holly Middle; Kelly Pacetti, Webb Street School; Robin Melton, Pleasant Ridge Elementary; Bobbi Neely, McAdenville Elementary; Cheryl Parker, Springfield Elementary; Cara Pohlman, Mount Holly Middle; and Ingrid Rockhead, Gaston Virtual Academy.

The following students

were chosen as the “Do the Right Thing” award winners for November: Grace Kucera, W.A. Bess Elementary; Regan Long, Belmont Middle; and Cali Barnette, Hunter Huss High School.

The Cherryville High School athletics department earned Level One status in the National Federation of State High School Associations Honor Roll. The national recognition program is designed to promote professional development for high school coaches who have an opportunity to complete online education courses through the NFHS Learning Center. Cherryville High School is the only school in Gaston County to earn the certification and one of only 33 schools in North Carolina.

Scott Harrill is the school’s athletic director.

Pisgah ARP Church in Gastonia contributed a total of $52,350 in grants to classroom teachers, art teachers, and media specialists in Gaston County Schools as part of the Kenley Estate Scholarship Fund.

The Community Foundation of Gaston County’s Next Generation Fund and the Gaston County Education Foundation donated $6,000 to Gaston County Schools for personal protective equipment (PPE) and supplies.

The Gaston Association of Realtors presented $2,000 to Gaston County Schools for the purchase of personal protective equipment (PPE).

The Gastonia Evening Rotary Club conducted a coat drive for Gaston County Schools. Club representatives Ashley Lorance and Jackie Gonzalez presented 61 coats to the school district for distribution to students in need.

The Stuart W. Cramer High School boys cross country team won the Big South 3A championship. In addition, Nick Willer, Stuart W. Cramer; Austin Brotemarkle, Forestview; Zack Willer, Stuart W. Cramer; Oussama Ajala, Forestview; Jacob Wootton, Stuart W. Cramer; Michael Gates, Ashbrook; and Luke Auten, Stuart W. Cramer, earned allconference honors.

The Forestview High School girls cross country team won the Big South 3A championship. In addition, Emma Hughlette, Forestview; Alexander Floder, Forestview; Summer Bahr, Stuart W. Cramer; Keaton Schneider, Stuart W. Cramer; and Sarah Shiflet, Forestview, earned all-conference honors.

South Point High School cross country runners Emmanuel Paddyfote and Cooper Ray and East Gaston High School runner Jacob Mullen earned Southwestern 2A all-conference honors.

W.B. Beam Intermediate fourth grade students had the opportunity to learn about amateur radio from principal

Todd Dellinger and counselor Mark Reep. In addition, Oak Grove Baptist Church of Cherryville surprised the staff with a delicious lunch.

The Belmont Central Elementary cafeteria staff earned a 100 percent sanitation rating. In addition, the String Bean restaurant in Belmont donated 65 boxed lunches for the staff to enjoy.

W.A. Bess Elementary was selected as an alternate by the N.C. Department of Instruction for nomination to the 2020 National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.

W.A. Bess Elementary art students created a 3D mini museum. The students chose images for display that were provided by the teacher, and they were asked to draw at least one work of art that was their own. On their remote days at home, the students were given supplies to make a pedestal box and sculpture using model magic clay.

Laura Farmer is the school’s art teacher.

W.A. Bess Elementary students Jacie Buchanan, Ella Wortman, and Holly Russell were the top winners in a school fundraiser. For being the top winners, each student got to throw a pie in principal Laura Dixon’s face.

Bessemer City Central Elementary held a drive-thru reading night for students and their parents.

Carr Elementary received 241 bottles of hand sanitizer and 41 bottles of antibacterial soap from the Walmart store in Dallas.

Carr Elementary teacher Kaitlin Petruska is a nominee for the UNC-Charlotte Page and Ed Kizer Beginning Teacher Award.

Chapel Grove Baptist Church provided Thanksgiving Day meals for families at Chapel Grove Elementary School.

Catawba Heights Elementary teacher Danna Ritchie is the recipient of a Bright Ideas Education Grant presented

by Rutherford Electric.

Forestview High School athletic trainer Jarrett Friday was selected to serve as an athletic trainer for the 2021 Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas football game.

W.C. Friday Middle School collected 2,520 cans of food for charities in Dallas. In addition, the school’s leadership classes made Christmas cards that were sent to military personnel serving overseas and to residents at Stanley Total Living Center.

Gaston Early College High School student Najira Davis was selected as a Lenoir-Rhyne University Scholar and received a scholarship valued at $98,000 over four years, and Autumn Kirby received a LenoirRhyne Scholars scholarship valued at $66,000.

The Gaston Early College High School Beta Club partnered with Gaston College’s Dallas and Lincoln campuses

to conduct a canned food drive. The students collected 1,611 cans. All donations were given to the Crisis Assistance Ministry in Gastonia or the college’s food pantry on the Dallas campus.

G a s t o n Early College High School held a Winter Congratulations to Forestview High School athletic trainer Jarrett Friday.

Warmth Drive, He was selected to serve as an athletic trainer for the 2021 Shrine Bowl of and more than the Carolinas football game.

Gaston Schools photo 200 coats, hats, gloves, and scarves were donated by stu- to share about what they have a voucher for a free turkey. dents and staff. The items learned about being a good Robinson Elementary art were donated to “scarf bomb- reader. teacher Fonda Cooper reing” efforts in Gaston County McAdenville Elementary ceived a $2,500 grant from through the “Chase the Chill students made holiday orna- Pisgah ARP Church. In adGaston” program. ments for senior citizens in dition, music teacher JonaThe Grier Middle School the community. than Panther received a $500 Exceptional Children DeMcAdenville Elementary grant. partment sponsored a canned was unable to participate in Christ Worship Center food drive and collected the annual ChristmasTown provided Sadler Elementary more than 700 cans to sup- USA tree lighting ceremony students with a bag filled port students and families. or yule log parade this year.

Grier Middle School stu- However, music teacher with presents such as hats, dents, teachers, and staff Dalia Razo choreographed gloves, mugs, and candy.

South Point High School packed 38 shoeboxes for the holiday dances for each class was awarded the Wells Fargo Operation Christmas Child to perform. She recorded program that is sponsored by the performances and shared Cup for the Southwestern Samaritan’s Purse. them on the school’s Face- 2A Conference. The award Food Lion donated 12 fro- book page for the community recognizes the school’s exzen turkeys to Grier Middle to enjoy. cellence in athletics for 2019School for its inaugural TurMcAdenville Wesleyan 2020. key Bowl competition.

South Point High School Church and the Cramer Gaston County Virtual Mountain Investment Club senior Grace Nehring signed Academy teachers Summer provided Christmas gifts for a national letter of intent to Cheek and Katelin Greer col- students at McAdenville El- play lacrosse at Rhodes Collected 1,500 books for distri- ementary. lege. In addition, senior Trinbution to students.

Mount Holly Middle ity Knauf signed a national Holbrook Middle School School football coach Otis letter of intent to play soccer families, staff, and the com- Forsythe’s 12:1-2 Transform at Johnson and Wales Unimunity contributed food, Cycling group worked with versity. gifts, and other items to en- the school to identify famiCherryville High School sure that 36 students are able lies in need. Group members senior Wyatt Wilson hosted to enjoy the holiday season. provided the families with a several virtual events for Hunter Huss High School turkey for Thanksgiving.

Tryon Elementary students. was featured on the North Mount Holly Middle Carolina Public Schools School received $1,856 in Wyatt dressed as an elf and Facebook page with stu- donations for the school’s We welcomed students to school.

Tryon Elementary redents performing two dance Care Fund. The school partand percussion ensembles. nered with Shoe Carnival and ceived a $1,000 donation Teachers Julie Ballard and purchased 35 $50 gift cards from the Tryon High School Heaven Watson-Weary or- for students in need. In addi- Class of 1966. Donors inganized the social media per- tion, Shoe Carnival offered to cluded Barbara Farnsworth, formances. give an additional 30 percent Beth Rudisill, Linda Hosier, Hunter Huss High School off for the families with the Peggy McNair, Jewell Vincent, Ann Criswell, Linda student-athlete Dontavius specially-marked gift cards.

Nash signed a letter of intent Page Primary School col- Lovelace, and Elaine Robinto play football at UNC-Cha- lected 745 canned goods and son. pel Hill. In addition, student- food items for the Belmont Tryon Elementary stuathlete Nick Sharpe signed a Community Organization. In dents received two new books national letter of intent to addition, the staff received a and a pair of socks through a play football at Wake Forest delicious lunch from Taxco donation from retired BesseUniversity.

Mexican Grill. mer City High School teacher Hunter Huss High School The Pleasant Ridge El- Diane Leazer. teacher Michelle Ellis was ementary Junior Beta Club Webb Street School colappointed to serve on the made 15 “I Care” packages lected more than 300 pairs of Gaston County Quality of for the Support our Troops socks for adults and children.

Natural Resources Commit- Foundation. One box was The school donated the socks tee. marked for Pleasant Ridge to the Catherine Mabry ClonHunter Huss High School teacher and Gaston County inger Center in Gastonia. students Jessica Clark and Schools New Teacher of the Webb Street School reCody Wiper earned the State Year Trevor Dunlap, who is ceived a donation of $2,900 Leader Award during the currently training to be a Nafor landscaping supplies from SkillsUSA Virtual Fall Lead- tional Guardsman. The boxes Lowe’s Home Improvement. ership Development Semi- included notes of apprecianar. tion from students, hygiene Additionally, representatives McAdenville Elemen- items, canned goods, snacks, from Lowe’s Home Improvement, Covenant Case Mantary School held a special and esocks. “lunch and share” event.

Daimler sponsored agement, and Webb Street Parents parked their car in Thanksgiving Day meals for School volunteered more the school’s parking lot at more than a dozen families at than 180 hours toward outlunchtime, and students Pinewood Elementary. In ad- door beautification projects joined their parents in the car dition, Food Lion contributed at the school.

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Belmont Abbey named Award of Excellence winner for Conference Carolinas Belmont Abbey has been selected as Conference Carolinas’ nominee for the 2021 NCAA Division II Award of Excellence. The accolade recognizes initiatives in the past year that exemplify the Division II philosophy, community engagement and student-athlete leadership.

Twenty-eight schools and one conference earned distinction as finalists with all 23 Division II conferences submitting a nominee for the first time since 2015. Six additional finalists were picked as at-large honorees for submitting a strong nomination that was not chosen as the finalist for their conference.

Division II honors its members each year for conducting events that promote student-athletes giving back and serving as leaders within their communities or on their campuses. A committee of athletics administrators determined this year’s finalists, and the national Division II

Student-Athlete Advisory Committee selects the winner, who will be announced at the Division II business session Jan. 15 at the virtual 2021 NCAA Convention.

“We are ineffably grateful to the NCAA for selecting Belmont Abbey College as the Conference Carolinas nominee for the 2021 Division II Award of Excellence,” Vice-President and Director of Athletics Stephen Miss said. “. A testament to the vision, leadership, and hard work of so many of our SAAC students - not just this past Spring but over the 10 years since it’s inception - Mr. Crusader has grown in stature and significance on our campus and is now a staple of our academic calendar and Abbey culture.

I would be remiss not to acknowledge and thank Coach Toni Elyea for her good work in partnership with Michelle McNeight. We anticipate eagerly learning the

overall outcome of this prestigious award.”

Belmont Abbey submitted its annual Mr. Crusader Pageant, where studentathletes participate in a multitude of events and the audience votes for their favorite student-athlete by donating money to MakeA-Wish. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee members plan, organize and produce the evening, which is also the the department’s largest fundraiser and community engagement event.

Avery Wilson, a Make-AWish recipient who participates each year as a judge, was celebrated for beating cancer, helping SAAC break the previous record for Make-A-Wish donations.

“As a collective whole, our campus strives for excellence and virtue in everything so receiving this award is a huge honor and signifies what our student athletes started in 2010, and have

grown into something bigger than themselves -- leaving a legacy that harnesses the spirit of The Abbey,” SAAC Advisor and Head Women’s Volleyball Coach Toni Elyea added. “It shows

our students that they are called to serve the common good. However, our students are anything but common.

They breath life into all of our events and our campus each day. I couldn’t be more

proud of them, the amazing coaches, administration and faculty that I get to work with each day. I am looking forward to once again raising the bar this year with SAAC and our community.”

Abbey girls beat Barton Alexis Schulz (#23) scored 16 points and the Belmont Abbey women’s basketball team earned a solid 83-65 victory over Barton this afternoon. With the win, The Abbey improves to 5-2 on the year, with a 1-1 conference record. Barton is now 2-1 on the season, with a 2-1 Conference Carolinas mark.

How It Happened The teams went back and forth early, until a 10-0 Abbey run put the Crusaders in front 21-14. At one point during the stretch, the Cru-

saders scored seven points in less than a minute. BAC led 23-18 when the period expired . A 4-0 run to open the second put the Crusaders up 27-18. Later in the quarter, the Crusaders defense held the Bulldogs to no field goals over a 4:19 span. Four straight points by Hannah Roney to close out the quarter gave Belmont Abbey a 42-29 lead at halftime. Barton came to within five early in the third, but then a 9-0 Abbey run put the Crusaders in front 51-37. Kelli Thomas scored four points during the

run. Allie Downing scored five points in a 19-second span, and Belmont Abbey held a commanding 65-48 lead heading into the final period. A jumper by Schulz at the 7:37 mark put BAC up by 20. She scored 12 of The Abbey’s 18 points in the quarter to help the Crusaders finish off the 83-65 victory. On the day, Downing’s 17 points led the Crusaders.

Schulz scored 16. Brittany Autry, Maria Kuhlman, and Keyanna Spivey each scored 11. Spivey also grabbed a game-high nine rebounds.

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Abbey men top Barton How It Happened Halloran hit eight of 11 from the field with five threepointers, while also making three steals and dishing our three assists. Belmont Abbey trailed 14-8 in the first eight minutes, but posted a pair of 8-0 runs around a Bulldog free throw to lead by nine, 24-15, at the 3:26 mark. An 11-3 spurt over the final 3:06 of the period, pushed the margin to 15, 35-20, at the break. The Crusaders’ lead reach as high as 27 on two

occasions near the middle of the second half, before Barton used a 11-0 run to climb to within 18. The Abbey shot 50.8 percent from the field, including 56.7 percent after intermission, while the Bulldogs could only rally to 43.6 percent shooting after a 30.8 percent opener. Belmont Abbey held a 42-25 advantage on the boards and had one fewer turnover. The Crusaders improve to 3-1 overall and 1-0 in league play, while the Bulldogs fall to 0-2, 0-2.

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Sean Halloran led four players in double figures and Mario Lacy posted his first double-double as a Crusader, lifting Belmont Abbey to a 77-58 victory over Barton in Conference Carolinas men’s basketball action Friday night. Halloran posted a season-high of 21 points, while Lacy tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds, both season bests.

Quest Aldridge chipped in 12 points, while freshman Prince Davies added 10 points, four rebounds and three assists.

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Hoops scenes from Stuart Cramer vs North Gaston The Stuart Cramer Lady Storm basketball team played North Gaston on January 15. The North Gaston squad came out on top 35-30 in the thrilling game.

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Abbey’s Kuhlman, Downing win awards Belmont Abbey seniors Maria Kuhlman and Allie Downing have been named Conference Carolinas Women’s Basketball Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, the conference office announced.

Kuhlman has made a conference-high 18 three-point field goals this season, and has a .529 percentage from long range. Her 16 assists on the season are second-best in the conference, and trail only teammate Taylor Stelley. She is also averaging 13.8 points per game, which is among

the top 5 in Conference Carolinas.

Downing has been the leader of a very tough Crusader defensive unit. She has pulled down a Conference Carolinas-best 25 defensive rebounds on the year, and has a conference-high seven steals. She also has blocked four shots this season, which put her in a tie with teammates Brittany Autry and Shelby Darden for the conference lead. Downing has led a defensive unit whose opponents are shooting just .351, a conference best.

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Stuart Cramer Storm men fall to Crest The Stuart Cramer Storm varsity basketball team took on Crest on January 11. When the final buzzer sounded, Crest had won 84-62. Here are some scenes from the action packed contest.

Photos by Amy Craig

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CLASSIFIED ADS

To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call 704-484-1047 ANNOUNCEMENTS

EMPLOYMENT

TOP DOG AUTO SALES. Bring your STIMULUS check for down payment. Buy here, pay here!

351 Oakland Road, Spindale.

828-287-8668.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS TODAY!! Tom’s Bakery, 120 Belvedere Ave., Shelby, NC 28150.

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INDUSTRIAL SEWER POSITION. Located in Shelby, NC Full/Part Time position(s).

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EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYED CORONAVIRUS WORKER WANTED for 1-2 weeks work (medium/ heavy garden work). Family man preferred, $15 per hour.

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BUSINESS SERVICES

Deadline: Friday at 12:00 Noon

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

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A CLEANING COMPANY WITH NO HIDDEN FEES!!! 2 Room Carpet Special, $88.00.

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IT’S TIME TO TRIM CREPE MYRTLE TREES. Spreading Mulch or Gravel, minor chainsaw work and storm clean-up. I can do many of your outside chores with over 15 years experience all over Cleveland County and stretching to the Forest City area. Nice, honest, dependable, clean, drugfree, he’s an all around great guy and handyman, so call Rob today and see what I can help you with.

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References available, over 25 years experience. Call us first, 704-692-4449.

DECK NEED A FACE LIFT? I have built or repaired hundreds.

We fix most anything made of wood. Room Enclosures. Rutherford/Cleveland County areas.

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TRIPLE D PAINTING AND WOODWORK. All your painting needs, free estimates, over 25 yrs experience! Framing, facial boards and much more wood work available! Making your home, building or business look new again. (704) 418-5736 childresstracy1@ gmail.com

FOR SALE NEW SPECTRUM RS-232 SURROUND SOUND SYSTEM FOR BIG TV, $150. ITP 4-wheeler tires, 2-26x10x12, 2-26x12x12, good shape, $200.

Frigidaire refrigerator w/ice maker, 18cuft., clean, $150.

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50+ TRAILERS IN STOCK NOW. More on the way! Areas largest selection, quality, best price. J. Johnson Sales, Inc., Forest City. 828-245-5895.

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FLAG POLES, FLAGS IN STOCK. Pickup or we deliver and install available. J. Johnson Sales INC, Forest City. 828245-5895.

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UTILITY BUILDINGS, STORAGE BUILDINGS. Steel, Wood, Vinyl. Some fully insulated, 1 to 2 day delivery if buy from stock.

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SALE ITEMS. Samsung Galaxy 3, brand new, never been activated, $100.00. 20-inch Girl’s Bicycle, Pink with basket, Never been ridden, $50.00.

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ITEMS FOR SALE. Garden Tiller-$125.00, 4 HP; 2006 CARR Trailer-5 to 6 ft. long$300.00; 2003 Chev. Truck, 5 speed-$2,100.00. 828-4531558.

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MORGAN’S FIREWOOD SERVICE. Semi-dry Oak wood. $60. Cut, split & delivered. 828395-0758.

TRAILERS, LAWNMOWER TRAILERS, Flatbed Trailers, Enclosed Trailers, Horse and Cattle Trailers, Saddlery.

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1992 FORD F-150 XLT. High mileage, good work truck, reduced $1,890. Two recliners, reduced $65 each. Oak/Pine Firewood, $200. 828-289-1817.

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Produced in Rutherford County. Call or text Jackson Corbin, 828-980-1823.

FESQUE HAY FOR SALE $4.50 per bale. Call 704-5384110. If no answer, leave message.

BRAND NEW ELECTRIC SCOOTER. Cadillac brand new scooter! Heavy duty. Mom tried to drive it for 2 mins in kitchen and gave up. It cost $12,000 but will take $6,000. (770) 5485135 “COVETED VETERANS CIRCLE” In Gaston Memorial Park. Three Burial Plots For Sale. Will Sell Together or Individually. (919) 272-5503 DEER CORN, 60 POUND BAG. $7.00. Callahan Farms.

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LOST BLACK LAB Responds to Shooter, but has tags that read Hunter. Missing in the Cleveland Mall area in Shelby since Jan. 11th. Please call 803-984-7763 with information.

THANK YOU!

WANT TO BUY WANT TO BUY CARS, TRUCKS. Trailers, Tractors, Farm Equipment. Must have ID and proof of ownership. Callahan’s Towing. (704) 692-1006 BUYING SPORTS CARDS and other collectibles. Call: 704-692-6013.

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

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18X21X6 REGULAR STYLE CARPORT. Free braces on all legs. $1,095. 704-482-3166.

WANTED: OLD AND NEW AMMO. Reloading supplies.

828-245-6756.

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CLASSIFIED ADS To place your ad go to CarolinaClassifieds.com or call 704-484-1047

Deadline: Friday at 12:00 Noon

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CLEVELAND COUNTY

RUTHERFORD COUNTY

1, 2 & 3 BEDROOM TOWNHOMES. Shelby, NC. We are currently accepting applications for our waiting list. Rent is based on income (and some expenses are deducted). Call or visit us today, Laurel Hill Apartments 704-487-1114. Equal Housing Opportunity.

2&3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES. Nice and clean, water furnished. Oak Grove Community, Kings Mtn. Call or text, 704-739-0259.

ICC AREA, BEST VALUE. Energy Efficient 2BR Apartment.

Like new, SS appliances, $550 rent/deposit. References required. 1BR w/SS appliances, water, sewer, garbage, $485 rent/deposit. 828-248-1776.

1973 MASSEY FERGUSON 135 TRACTOR 45 H.P., with bushhog, 2 row turning plow, set of disc harrows, gas engine. $5,000. Runs great. Call or text 704-476-5900. (704) 476-5900 HORSE QUALITY HAY FOR SALE. 4x5 Round Bales in barn, $45 each. Fescue and Orchard grass. Rutherford County. 828-429-3100.

NEW SOUTHERN 5 FT. BUSH HOG. $1,065. 828-287-3272.

PETS & LIVESTOCK DOG KENNELS. 7x7, 5x10, 10x10, 10x20, 20x20 tops, split kennels. Pickup or we deliver and install available. J. Johnson Sales INC, Forest City. 828245-5895.

POMOOBLE PUPPIES 4 MONTHS OLD & 2 Month Old Mixed Puppies. (Text Preferred) Contact (864) 490-4979

CARS & TRUCKS 2009 NISSAN MAXIMA with Sunroof. Leather, 6 cylinder, auto, local trade. $4,900. 704487-7894.

2013 NISSAN MAXIMA with Moonroof. 6 cylinder, auto, leather, Navi, all power, very nice. $6,900. 704-487-7894.

2004 TOYOTA TACOMA PreRunnner. 6 cylinder, auto, 4 door, local trade. $4,900. 704487-7894 2014 DODGE CHALLENGER RT. Hemi V8, leather, loaded, auto, 87k miles. $14,900. 704487-7894.

2011 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE 164,546 miles, $8500.00, (704) 473-0611 stwright@ clevelandcountyschools.org

OCEAN LAKES MYRTLE BEACH. Cottage N34. 2 bedroom, 2 bath, den, kitchen, dining, covered deck, near country store. Call Dorcas, 803-7182659, (803) 635-9831

SMALL APARTMENT FOR RENT 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath with Basement. Asphalt Driveway.

Includes dumpster & lawn care.

No more than 2 people. Close in to Shelby. $400 month, $400 deposit (References Required).

(704) 692-6370

REAL ESTATE RUTHERFORD COUNTY TWO RESTRICTED MOUNTAIN VIEW LOTS in gated community, near Lake Lure.

Owner financing available, 0% financing for a limited time.

Also, 78 Acre Riverfront Horse Farm, 5 miles from TIEC. 864909-1035, www.rowelland.com A CLEANING COMPANY WITH NO HIDDEN FEES!!!

Furniture Cleaning Special: Upholstery or Leather. Chair $40, Sofa $85, Love Seat $70.

All 3 pieces $168, includes Clean, Deodorize, Protect & Disinfect. 704-980-3047.

FOR RENT CLEVELAND COUNTY 2 HOUSES AVAILABLE for rent. Shelby - 2BR, 1BA - $795/ mth. Forest City - 3BR, 1BA $795/mth. Call: 704-649-3491

3BR HOME in Oak Grove Area. Central H&A, Country Setting. $1,000/mth. + deposit.

For more information call 864805-0035.

268 MARYLAND ST., SPINDALE. Inquire: GordonMiller48@icloud.com 3BR, 2BA MH. Beautiful Wooded Park. Landlord on site. No pets. Background check. First/ Last & Security. Call after 10am, 828-429-9831.

MOVE IN SPECIAL. 2 & 3 Bedroom, deposit required. $190 weekly rates. Includes power and water. NO PETS. Visit us online at Oakwood Rentals, Shelby. Call (704) 473-4299

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

418 East Warren Street, Shelby, NC 28150 (704) 487-6354

2 & 3 BEDROOM MOBILE HOMES. Small private park between Spindale and Forest City.

Starting at $500 per month.

828-382-0475.

MOBILE HOMES & APARTMENTS. In Kings Mountain.

Price starting at $100 per week.

Call (704) 739-4417

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LIONS SENIOR VILLAGE has 1 bedroom HUD subsidized apartments for low income seniors. Taking applications.

Age 62 or older. Equal Housing Opportunity. 211 North Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150 (704) 482-7723

3 BEDROOM HOME. Nice subdivision. Heat/air, new roof, windows. Oak Grove community, Kings Mtn. $1000 mo plus deposit. 864-805-0194, (704) 600-6229

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AKC ENGLISH BULLDOG PUPPIES. I have triple carriers Violet, blue, white, triple carrier blk. Ready Valentines. series inquiries only. $1000 deposit required. (704) 418-6353 pennycandycampers@yahoo.com

ONE WEEK 2010 SUBARU OUTBACK 156,000 miles, Call for Price, (704) 418-1012 1997 FORD ECONOLINE COMMERCIAL CUTAWAY E-350 WORK TRUCK. High back, 7.3 Diesel, 118k miles, auto, Reading work body with ladder rack, one owner, new tires. Reduced price, $10,000.

828-245-9620, 828-223-1564.

CAMPERS CKC GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPY. Born on Halloween this lovable little boy is looking for his forever home. Shots and deworming by the vet. Asking $550. (704) 734-7088 Joelovestina1@gmail.com

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

CAR TOW DOLLY 2021.

Brand new! Retail price $2750, Wholesale price $2110. First $1275 need cash. Never used myself. 864-275-6478.

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