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Tip leads to drug bust

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Police raided a home in Belmont last Monday and found not only guns but a substantial amount of marijuana as well. Four men were arrested in connection with the contraband.

Police were tipped off about the house, located at 539 Wylie Drive in Belmont, after a probation officer visited Larry Dean Arms at his Dallas residence. The officer caught the aroma of marijuana and a subsequent See BUSTED, 5A

Investigation continues in shooting case

By Alan Hodge Editor

Volume 78 • Issue 3 • Wednesday, January 16, 2012

Murder in Mount Holly

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A Mount Holly man has been arrested and charged with shooting his father.

According to Mount Holly Interim Police Chief David James, officers responding to a call from a relative who was worried about no one being at the residence found the body of Ashwin Kumar Vaghjibhai Patel, 62, at his home at 303 Gaston Avenue around 11pm on Friday, Jan. 11. He had been shot several times.

Evidence at the scene prompted police to take out a first-degree murder warrant against Patel’s son, 28year-old Jiten Ashwin Patel, also of the home, and to issue an all-points bulletin advising he should be considered “armed and dangerous.” Saturday around noon, he was spotted in his father’s Toyota Camry and stopped by police at the Ozark Ave.

and I-85 ramp in Gastonia and arrested.

The car was towed to M o u n t Holly Police headquarters for further investigation and Patel Jiten Patel was taken to Gaston County Jail where he is being held without bond.

Both father and son worked at the family business, a BP station on NC 16 north of Mount Holly and a laundry on Woodlawn Avenue near town.

“It’s one of those tragedies that will affect the family forever,” James said.

Jiten Patel has been arrested twice before. In August 2005 he was

Belmont police have issued a press release relating to the Dec. 31, 2012 incident where an officer, Randy Berry, and a woman, 24-year-old Melissa Verner, were both wounded in the legs.

However, the Verner family vehemently disagrees with the police version of the incident and have hired attorney Adam Seifer with Charlottebased law firm SeiferFlatow, PLLC, to represent them in getting their side of the story told.

According to the Belmont PD report, at 6:09pm on Dec. 31, 2012 officers answered a road rage with possible shots fired call at the gate of the Reflection Point Community.

During the investigation of that event officers went to 3260 Lake Pointe Drive. While there they encountered the suspect in the shots fired call, Brandon Watts, and another subject, Andrea Verner. This occurred in See INVESTIGATION, 5A

Will unemployment benefits be cut?

By Alan Hodge Editor

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Duke’s coal ash ratings deemed ‘satisfactory’

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“The drinking water and aquatic life are safe.”

That’s what Tim Gause, Duke Energy’s regional director for government and community relations, told members of the Belmont City Council and citizens recently during a presentation where he attempted to allay concerns over the utility company’s coal ash policies and procedures.

At one time, coal ash was part and parcel of peoples’ lives since many homes used

coal as the primary heating source and carrying the ash outdoors for disposal was routine. However, with the advent of coal-fired steam electric generating plants, such as Duke’s Riverbend station near Mount Holly that began operating in 1929, and the Allen steam station near Belmont that dates to 1957, coal ash in vast amounts began to accumulate and the need arose to dispose of or store the material onsite. Even today, 45 percent of electricity in the U.S. is provided by coalSee COAL ASH, 6A

Mount Holly declared NR Historic District economic heart of our city.”

The ceremony also included guided tours of the new Historic District as well as filming by a crew from the “Today in Carolina” television

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A large and enthusiastic crowd packed the headquarters of the Mount Holly Historical Society at 131 S. Main St. on Saturday for the official dedication declaring downtown Mount Holly as a National Register Historic District.

The day was the culmination of many years of work by local civic leaders who championed a drive to have the backgrounds of the many historic buildings located downtown researched and recorded. Consultant Laura Phillips, who was also at the event, carried out the work that eventually became a sixty page book.

Mayor Bryan Hough was one of the speakers at the ceremony.

“This is a great and historic day in Mount Holly,” he said. “It’s an honor for us to cherish where we came from.”

Also on hand at the dedication were Dr. Lee Beatty and former Mayor Robert Black. Both men were instrumental in having the Historic District designation come to fruition, having first floated the idea with the Mount Holly Community Development Foundation eight years ago.

“This is a landmark moment in the life of Mount Holly,” Beatty said. “We want the downtown area to be the social, cultural, and

series. A plaque that will be placed on the front of the Mount Holly Historical Society building was also unveiled.

Photo by Alan Hodge

The Mount Holly Historic District was officially dedicated on Jan. 12 with a celebration and speeches. Seen unveiling a marker that will go on the front of the Mount Holly Historical Society building are from left, Mayor Bryan Hough, former Mayor Robert Black, Dr. Lee Beatty, and Historical Society member Meghan Elting.

Discover You opens to the public January 19

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Serious changes could be coming to North Carolina’s unemployment benefit package. A bill to modify the state’s unemployment system is ready to be presented when the state legislature convenes in two weeks, after a draft proposal was voted out of the Law Revenue Study Committee on Jan. 8.

Basically, the new bill as written calls for cutting the maximum benefits paid to unemployed workers from $535 a week to $350. The changes in unemployment benefits would go into effect July 1 if the proposal becomes law. Unemployed workers currently receiving benefits wouldn’t be impacted.

The proposal would also reduce the maximum weeks of benefits from 26 See UNEMPLOYMENT, 5A

By Alan Hodge Editor Alan.bannernews@gmail.com

When the doors are officially thrown open to the public on Jan. 19 at 1pm at the Mount Holly Municipal Complex for CaroMont Health’s new Discover You facility, folks not just in that town but the entire Metrolina region will have a state-of-the art health and wellness center to avail themselves of.

Within its 10,000 sq. ft. space, Discover You will feature seventeen interactive exhibits designed to empower people to take charge of their health and well-

being by focusing on essential elements such as move, learn, eat, and live.

Advocating proper nutrition is a big part of what Discover You will be about. Seven exhibits in the complex will focus on subjects as varied as healthy snacks to portion control. One of the exhibits is titled “Snack Grab” and brings the correlation between eating unhealthy snacks and weight gain into sharp focus by showing how much weight a person would gain in a year by gobbling donuts or candy rather than fruit.

Operating hand-in-hand with Discover You will be the

Catawba River Market where vendors will offer high quality, locally grown foods produced with little to no pesticides. The Catawba River Market is a forprofit, co-op grocery store managed by a board of directors with open membership.

Also aligning with on the See DISCOVER YOU, 5A Contributed Photo

This 10-foot-tall interactive heart is just one of the fascinating exhibits at CaroMont Health’s Discover You facility in the Mount Holly Municipal Complex.

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■OBITUARIES Donald A. Bradshaw, Jr. Loving father, son, brother BELMONT–Donald Avory Bradshaw, Jr., 34, of 315 Beaty Drive, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 at home.

He was born in Gaston County and was preceded in death by his grandfather, P a u l Bradshaw; h i s uncle, Daniel Bradshaw; and his aunt, Faye Bolding. He is survived by his father, Donald Bradshaw, Sr. and wife, Debra of Gastonia, and his mother, Kathy Oglesby of the home; step father Ronald Henson Sr. of Gastonia; his fiancÊe, Caycee Adams of Mount Holly; three daughters, Nadya, Brinkley, and Aaliyah Bradshaw all of Gastonia; two sisters, Stephanie Sutton of Kings Mountain, and Katie Angley and her husband Mike of Gastonia; four brothers, Ronald Henson, Jr. and fiancÊe, Brandee Mauney of Mary Jane K. Douse 97 years old MOUNT HOLLY–Mary Jane Kiser Douse, 97, 816 South Main Street, died on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013.

She was born in Madis o n , Wisc, daughter of the late Alex and Caroline Kiser. She was wife of the late Glenn Douse.

Annie P. Ellington Loving mother and grandmother MOUNT HOLLY–Annie Poindexter Ellington, 77, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013.

She was born in Macon County, NC daughter of the late John Ellis and Mary Willis Poindexter. She was preceded in death by her h u s band, Darrell R a y Ellington; one s o n , James (Jim) Ellington; one daughter, Dawn Oates; three sisters, Jessie Mullins, Mary Sue Poindexter, and Faye Parker; and three brothers, Junior, Bob, and Raymond Poindexter.

She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Garrison and her husband Darrell of Mount Holly; one sister-inlaw, Mildred Poindexter of Dallas; seven grandchildren,

Mount Holly, Jason Henson, Wayne Bradshaw and his wife, Amy, and Ronald Wayne Henson, all of Gastonia; grandparents, Margie Bradshaw of Gastonia, and Jerry and Barbara Oglesby of Belmont; special cousin, Ryan Bradshaw; three aunts, Dee Yarborough, Linda Payseur, and Crystal Oglesby; and two uncles, JD Bradshaw and Wayne Oglesby.

A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Bradshaw, will be held at 2 on Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Lighthouse Full Gospel Church, Mount Holly with Rev. Herman Winkler officiating. Burial will follow at Pineview Cemetery in Mount Holly.

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

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made at any branch of Wells Fargo Bank to the Donnie Memorial Fund (c/o Ryan Bradshaw).

Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly is serving the family.

She is survived by two sons, Robert “Bob� Neff and wife Sue of Mount Holly, and Roscoe Bowersox and wife Deanna of Fort Pierce, Fla; one daughter, Shirley Ann Arnold of Mebane, NC. Services will be held at a later date in Daytona Beach, Fla. Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly is serving the family.

Nicole Oates and fiancĂŠe Josh Berndt, Joshua Garrison and wife Jenna, Michelle Williams and husband Trippe, Angie and Randi Oates, and Michael and Mitchell Hale; a number of great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Ellington was held at 11 am Monday, Jan. 14, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly with Rev. Randy Arrowood officiating.

Burial followed at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery in Mount Holly. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the First Freewill Baptist Church, 841 Noles Drive, Mount Holly, NC 28120.

Woodlawn Funeral Home, Mount Holly served the family.

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Jacqueline Y. Ewing Member of East Belmont Baptist Church MOUNT HOLLY– Jacqueline “Jacky� Mae Young Ewing, 82, formerly of Mount Holly, died on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 at The Gardens in Statesville, NC. She was born in Blueville, Virginia, daughter of the late Benson Calvin a n d Ethel M a e Canaday Yo u n g .

She was p r e ceded in death by her husband, Robert Asbury Ewing, and grandson Robert Dale Ewing. She was a member of Midway United Methodist Church in Statesville and an associate member of East Belmont Baptist Church in Belmont.

She is survived by three daughters Patty Rae Ewing Bell and husband Adam of Stanley, Anne Marie Ewing Chambers and husband Terry of Charlotte, and Elizabeth Ewing Fox and husband Timothy of Statesville; four grandchildren Mitchell Dewey L. Lynch, Sr. Former deacon of Goshen Freewill Baptist Church BELMONT– Dewey Lee Lynch Sr., 81, 807 Woodlawn Road, died on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. He was born in Clarksville, Georgia, son of the late Ephram Saxom a n d Pearl Allen Ly n c h .

He was p r e ceded in death by two brothers, Robert and Charles Lynch. He was a member of Goshen Freewill Baptist Church where he was a former Sunday school teacher and deacon.

He is survived by his wife Ruby Whiteside Lynch; two sons, Jack Lynch and wife Lynn of Belmont and Dewey Lee Lynch, Jr. and wife

Ernest H. Featherstone, Jr. Loving family man CHARLOTTE – Ernest Harold Featherstone, Jr. “Ernie�, 52, died on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly A n n Featherstone, his parents, Ernest Harold Featherstone, Sr. and Joyce Lee Cloninger Featherstone of Greenville, SC.; one step daughter, Amy Lenora Tolley and husband Jeremiah of Charlotte; one

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A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Lynch was held at 3 pm on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly with Pastor Clayton Burch officiating.

Burial followed at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorial may be made to Goshen Freewill Baptist Church, 1300 West Catawba Avenue, Mount Holly, NC 28120.

Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly served the family.

stepson, William Christopher Wood of Charlotte; one sister, Darlene Lankford Honeycutt and husband Jimmy of Greenville, SC.; one brother, Michael Lee Featherstone and wife Lisa of Iron Station; two step grandchildren, Natalie and Austin Tolley; two nephews, Adam and Stephen Lankford; three nieces, Brittany Danielle Featherstone, Mackenzie Victoria Featherstone and Kassidy Breanna Featherstone.

A memorial service to celebrate the life of Mr. Featherstone was held at 6 pm on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. The family received friends from 4:30 6:00pm Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Lung Association, 1301 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 800. Washington, DC 20004.

Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly served the family.

Singer, songwriter Sammy Johns dies

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Musician Sammy Johns, a 1962 Belmont High School graduate who went on to national recognition in the 1970s with his hit “Chevy Van� has died.

Johns, 66, passed away at his home in Gastonia on Jan. 4 but left behind a legacy of musical melody and magic that saw him form his own band named “The Devilles� as a teen in Belmont, the progress to his 1975 signature song “Chevy Van� that sold over 3.5 million copies.

Along the way, Johns performed at a wide variety of venues including clubs in the Gaston and Charlotte areas. He sang “Chevy Van� at the Grand Ole Opry. He also wrote songs for other musical luminaries including Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty and John Conlee who had a big hit with the song Johns wrote for him “Common Man�. Johns’ tune “Desperado Love� was a number one hit for Twitty.

Jennings enjoyed a gold record for Johns’ song “America�.

As news of Johns’ death spread, tributes poured into the guest page set up by

Margaret N. Hutton Member of Lucia Baptist Church STANLEY– Margaret N. Hutton, 75, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013 after a long illness. She was born Margaret Nadine “Deen�

Knight to the l a t e Marcus L. and Georgia Aleene “Neyman� Knight on Sept. 16, 1937 in Chattanooga, Tenn. She was a member of Lucia Baptist Church in Stanley and was an inspiring and encouraging witness for the Lord to all who knew her and never let a good opportunity to witness to a stranger pass her by.

She is survived by her son and daughter in law, Randy and Susan Stallings, and grandchildren Jimmy, Megan and Sean of Stanley; daughter and son in law, Louise and Elmer Warner; grandchildren Heather and Rachel Wayman; great

Pamela Burcham McVay WHITEVILLE – Mrs. Pamela Gail Burcham McVay, 58, of Whiteville, NC, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013. She was born in Cabarrus County, NC. She was the daughter of the late Mack Burcham and Mildred

Sammy Johns McLean Funeral Directors from places as far away as Oklahoma and Tennessee. “We will miss you our brother in music and song,� said Greg Burns of Nashville. “Thank you for the great things you have delivered to the music industry.

I know that you will be making beautiful music for our brothers and sisters in heaven. Waylon and Conway will be waiting for you.� “I enjoyed his music very much,� said Lynn Conner of Belmont. “Chevy Van was one of my favorites when I was growing up. Rest in peace Sammy.�

A memorial service for Johns was held on Jan. 9 at McLean Funeral Directors in Belmont with burial at Greenwood Cemetery.

grandchildren Sirena, Kendra, Simon and Alijah of Wildwood, Geo.; sisters Betty Vaughn of Rossville, Geo. and Peggy Ann Smith of Soddy Daisy, Tenn.; many nieces and nephews and their families. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband James Moore Hutton Sr.; sisters Wynoma Knight Peardon and Pearl Knight Uren; brothers Raymond and Thomas Knight.

A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Hutton was held at 11 am on Thursday, Jan. 10, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly with Rev. Mike Davis officiating. Burial followed at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Charlotte. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Memorial may be made to Lucia Baptist Church, 15434 Lucia Riverbend Highway, Stanley, NC 28164 Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly served the family.

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Her funeral service was conducted at 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Peacock Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. David Kelly. Burial was in Peacock’s Columbus Memorial Park.

The family was served by Peacock Funeral Home, Whiteville.

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A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Ewing was held at 2 pm on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly with Pastor Bill Draughn, Pastor Bill McCumbee and Pastor Terry Chambers officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Belmont. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home and after the service at the graveside and at the home of Terry and Anne Chambers.

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Simon recalls years as an ‘army wife’ Hunsucker charged for shooting at passing vehicles

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You might say that Claire Simon, 80, of Mount Holly has gotten around, but that’s to be expected when you consider the fact that she was married to a member of the armed forces for several decades.

Though these days she spends a good deal of time at the East Gaston Adult Day Care Center in Catawba Heights, Simon recalled her years as an “army wife� with her husband Robert, who passed away in 1994, in places that ran the gamut from bug-infested military camps in Louisiana to the heart of Cold War Berlin. “My husband joined the U.S. Army in June, 1950, to be a musician,� she said. “But he was on a ship with over 3,000 other non-combat men headed to Korea shortly after the war broke out, and they were all made a rifleman or machine-gunner.�

So, rather than blowing a trumpet as they had planned, Claire’s husband ended up being wounded several times including once by a Chinese Communist grenade that left him paralyzed for a week from shock. As if that weren’t enough, a fellow American soldier who slipped in mud also accidentally stabbed him in the back with a bayonet.

After Robert’s perilous duty in Korea, the Simons found themselves at Camp Polk in Louisiana where

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Music is a big part of Claire Simon’s life. That’s natural considering she traveled to places far and wide as the wife of a U.S. Army musician before coming to Mount Holly.

Robert resumed his army music career with the 37th infantry division band. “Camp Polk was a godforsaken place and the bug capital of the world with all kinds of insects,� Simon said. “There was no housing or apartments but we had a bedroom with kitchen privileges in a private home where they treated us like one of their own.�

The Lone Star state of Texas was the next port of call for Claire and Robert.

First, they spent several years at Fort Hood where he played in the 4th Armored Division band, and later at Fort Sam Houston. “Fort Hood was very nice,� she said. “But Fort Sam Houston was a fabulous place. It is near San Antonio and the area is very pretty.�

While the Simon’s were

in Texas, U.S. General Douglas McArthur passed away. “Since Robert had become a percussionist in the band, he was selected to play the bass drum in McArthur’s funeral procession,� Clair recalled. “It was quite an honor.�

In 1961, Claire followed Robert to his next duty station–Berlin, Germany, where they found further adventure. “We saw the Berlin Wall go up on August 16, 1961,� she said. “It was very scary.�

During October 1961, tensions rose even higher in Berlin. “Every U.S. soldier came home with a gun and ammo,� said Claire. “We were told that if the Russians attacked we were to go into the basement and shoot at them from out of the windows.�

Other than the Russian scare, Claire recalled Berlin with fondness. “It was a nice city,� she said. “We had Rosenthal china and fine furniture in our quarters provided by the German government.�

From Berlin, the Simons headed back to American where Robert finished out his army band career at Fort Eustis, Virginia. He retired in 1973 after 23 years in the service. “I always loved Virginia,� said Claire.

After a life of traveling the world, Simon says she has found a new home in Mount Holly and new friends at the day care center. “I’ve seen a lot of cultures over the years,� she said. “And can say there are some very good people here.�

What do you know about DeAnna?

On January 9, at 7:12 p.m. Mount Holly Police received a call from Long Johns Cycles 608 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road, Mt. Holly about a woman wearing a dark colored shirt and shooting at passing vehicles. When officers arrived at the scene they located a white female near the intersection of Belmont-Mt. Holly Road and Beatty Drive. She was Ashley Hunsucker taken into custody without incident.

Officers found a .380 caliber pistol in her possession and two spent shell casing in the same area. A witness stated that the female fired two random shots at two different vehicles.

No vehicles or persons were struck by the gunfire.

The suspect was later identified as Ashley Nicole Hunsucker, 26, 5719 Country Lane, Stanley. She was charged with going armed to the terror of the people, assault w/a deadly weapon, assault by pointing a gun, and discharging a firearm in city limits. She was given a $5000 secured bond.

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Sports Hall of Fame banquet set for Feb. 19 The Belmont Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 26th annual banquet on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at 7pm.

The event will take place at Park Street United Methodist Church that has graciously made their family life center available.

Tickets for the event are $20 and are available from the Montcross Chamber of Commerce located on Main Street in Belmont.

Tickets are also available at the State Farm Insurance office in Catawba Heights.

Past banquets have been sellouts so get tickets early.

The banquet speaker will be Brad Lambert, new football coach at UNCCharlotte. Lambert was formerly with Wake Forest University, as well as Georgia and Marshall.

Over his 23-year career, Lambert has won an NCAA National Championship, an ACC title, been to eight bowl games, four NCAA National Championship games and compiled a 62 percent won/loss

Brad Lambert record.

Selected for induction into the Belmont Hall of Fame this year are Dick Suggs, Mike McWhirter, and the 1972 South Point High football team. The team captured the Western NC Athletic Association crown, is ranked by many as perhaps the top football squad in the school’s rich history of championship teams, and featured Scott Crawford whom many consider to be the best football player in Gaston County history.

Feature stories on each of the inductees will appear in future editions of the BannerNews.

Legislative sendoff Photo by Alan Hodge

This mural in Belmont City Hall dates to 1940 and was painted by young artist Peter DeAnna as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal public art series.

By Alan Hodge Editor alan.bannernews@gmail.com

Long before Belmont’s City Hall became the center of the town’s municipal government, it was a U.S. Post Office, constructed in 1938. In that building is a reminder of those days when the federal government’s New Deal was in full swing in the form of a mural entitled “Major William Chronicle and His South Fork Boys.� Many thousands of people over the years have seen the mural, but not that many know about the artist Peter DeAnna who painted it, how he went about his work in Belmont in 1940, and the fact that the mural as folks see it today was not his first choice of theme.

DeAnna was one of a small army of artists that the Works Projects Administration (WPA) sent out across the land during the Great Depression to create public art, perform music, and take photos of everything from poor folks to national park vistas.

Overall, from 1934 to 1943, over 1,300 murals and 300 sculptures were commissioned by the federal government nationwide. Artwork for post offices was supposed to reflect the heritage or history of the town where it

was located.

The Belmont Post Office mural was DeAnna’s first paying art job.

A native of Uniontown, Penn., DeAnna had grown up in Washington, D.C., and received “formal� art training of sorts at the Washington Boys Club.

A natural talent, DeAnna won first prize at a local art show at age sixteen for a work entitled “China Boy.�

According to the book “New Deal Art in N.C.� by Anita Price Davis, DeAnna came to Belmont in June 1940 to start his project when he was just 19 years old. While he was in town, he wrote letters to WPA Art Administrator Edward Rowan describing what he was doing. “This past week I have been working from scaffold,� he penned. “The white lead adhesive has caught hold quite well. Work is slowly nearing completion. I am striving for more quality of paint texture. Also revising drawing in several places as you suggested. I assure you I am giving it the best in me.�

The phrase “revising drawing in several places� is likely a reference to changes DeAnna was told to make to his original idea of having the mural show a Native American encampment with women tanning hides and hauling grain near a hut. The first plan also fea-

tured the Indian men planting corn with one brave holding a bow and standing with his bare backside facing the viewer. In the final painting as it appears today, the hut became a tent, and the Indians were transformed into the South Fork Boys lounging around a campfire in October 1780 prior to marching to Kings Mountain to take part in the upcoming battle there. The white horse in the current version is where the bare-backed bowman would have stood.

DeAnna was paid $730 for his labors in Belmont and went on to paint another mural in Maryland. When World War II came, he enlisted and served as a military artist. Later, he went to work for the Smithsonian Institution and painted many of the works seen in the National Air and Space Museum there. He retired in 1979 and died in 1980 at age 59 of cancer.

DeAnna’s painting technique has been characterized as “ simple, calm, a little rough, but daringly old-fashioned.

He also can be delicately precise when he wants to.� These words describe the Belmont painting quite well.

In 2006, DeAnna’s work was freshened up at a cost of around $6,000eight times what he was paid to do it in the first place.

The Montcross Area Chamber and the Gaston Regional Chamber sponsored a “Legislative Sendoff� event Monday night, Jan. 14 at the Haid on the campus of Belmont Abbey College.

Area civil and political leaders gathered to see local representatives to the NC General Assembly off and to wish them well during their terms in Raleigh.

Invited to the event were Senator Rep. Bumgardner Kathy Harrington, Sen. Dist. 43, Gaston County; Senator David Curtis, Dist.

44, Lincoln, Iredell, Gaston counties; Representative John Torbett, House Dist. 108, Gaston County; Representative Kelly Hastings, House Dist. 10, Gaston and Cleveland counties; and Representative Dana Bumgardner, House Dist. 109, Gaston County.

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Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art...

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Local residents were asked...

Do you think downtown Mount Holly will continue to prosper in 2013?

Shannon Gowen “Very much so”

Carol Golden “Absolutely, the community spirit is building daily”

What will 2013 bring?

Alan Hodge Editor My opinion of the year 2013 The year 2013 is upon us like white on rice. The question is, will the light we see glowing over the next 12 months be a shining beacon of hope at the end of the tunnel or an onrushing locomotive heading our way as we wriggle and squall, lashed to the tracks with pinerope?

To kick off 2013, a lot of you’uns have probably made some resolutions. I have a couple for myself. One is my wish to lose 10 pounds and return to my formerly svelte 165 and size 34 waist. But so far this pie-inthe sky, caused by pie-in-mymouth, scheme seems just that, a wish. Or, as my pal Calvin McGuirt says, “If wishes were horses then beggars would ride”. One thing is for sure if I get any fatter I will resemble a horse.

Another resolution I have set for myself in 2013 is to scrape up the money and see if I can still fly an airplane. Years ago I earned a private pilot license and cavorted around the sky and had great fun such as renting a Piper Cherokee and diving down on trains running the tracks between Cherryville and Lincolnton pretending to fill the loco and boxcars full of holes from my imaginary machine guns, but needless to say you cannot do that anymore or risk being shot down in flames for real by F-16 fighter jets. But lately I have been in an aviating frame of mind and just want to satisfy my curiosity and see if I can still go up in the sky and come back down in one piece.

Of course these two resolutions are selfish. They speak of me, me, and more me. But sometimes the better angels of

my nature look around and see how things could be improved in 2013 over 2012 and how I, and you, can accomplish this rather easily for the betterment of ourselves, our local towns, and society in general.

One thing we can all do is a called a “random act of kindness”. I have read in magazines about things called random acts of kindness whereby a person buys someone a coffee or pays for their haircut or something of that nature just to brighten the recipient’s day. Of course money does not have to be involved. A random act of kindness could be something free such as helping a senior citizen load their groceries or cross the street.

Wait! Isn’t that something folks used to do for others before it became a buzzword?

Another thing we can do to polish up our tarnished society is volunteer at places like the Belmont Community Organization, the Community Relief Organization in Mount Holly, and the Serving Our Community With Kindness in Springwood group. These are just three places, there are lots of others if you just look around a bit. If you can’t volunteer, then sniff around in your food cabinet at home and take some items you know you can spare to one of these local food pantries so that the vittles can be shared with the poor.

Another thing we can do is help out when a natural disaster strikes. Those of us who were living in this region in 1989 recall Hurricane Hugo and how so many lives were disrupted by that catastrophe. One of my own memories of that fateful episode revolves around the ice house in Ranlo and how the remaining bags of that precious commodity were being handed down from the dock to a throng of uplifted hands and how a large puddle of mud and filth had been formed in front of the dock by melting ice and lingering hurricane-water and how the crowd had surged forward for bags and in front of every-

one was a little boy who got knocked down in the slime by the jostlers and how he had stood up drenched and crying with mud on his face.

Anyway, maybe we can’t pick up and go to places where hurricanes and tornadoes and blizzards and tidal waves and typhoons and such have actually hit in other parts of our nation and world but we can surely dig in our pockets and find a few bucks to send to the Red Cross where others are suffering and traumatized.

Another thing we can do to help our nation in 2013 and beyond is to recognize those who serve our country in the military. There are lots of ways to do this. You can send a dollar or two to the USO, or if you see a person in uniform at a restaurant chip in on paying their bill or buy them some pie or something, if they are traveling by car and you see them at a gas station pay a little on their fuel. Or just simply say, “thanks for your service”. I guarantee any token of gratitude you show our military folks will be appreciated.

Another thing we need to do in 2013 is resolve to hold civil discourse with one another on politically-charged issues such as, you guessed it, gun control.

Right now, it seems as if every time an issue with any amount of possible debate come up on the political landscape folks draw a battle line, dig in their heels, and begin spewing virulent rhetoric all the while closing their ears to any other opinions on the subject whatever it might be.

We have seen this same sort of mind-set in our nation before when the word “compromise” was considered in the same way as “caving in” and the result was manifested in the firing on Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861 and ya’ll know what that touched off.

Anyway, here’s hoping 2013 lacks some of the meanness that filled all too many days of 2012 and to paraphrase the immortal words of Rodney King “let’s all try to get along together”.

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John Hope “I see more improvement and building as well”

■ LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: In the K.M. Herald dated January 9, 2013, Alan Hodge had a lengthy editorial on the merits of gun control. More specifically, he favored restriction of semi-automatic rifles and high capacity magazines under his assumptions that they were manufactured strictly for killing. My comments on that portion of his column is that he is right about the purpose of the firearms and that could also be said about 5 or 6 round revolvers or 1 or 2 round derringers. I don’t know about you, or about Alan, but I have a weapon for self-defense. I want it to be able to kill. I certainly don’t want to wound an individual or group of individuals and make them even more aggressive.

Where does Alan Hodge and other persons with like thought draw the line? Is it 6 rounds, 10 rounds, 5 rounds or one bullet in the shirt pocket like Barney Fife had in the make believe town of Mayberry. High capacity magazines make it possible to defend against multiple attackers and I can assure you they will not be restricted by weapons.

Alan also made the query about whether we believed if gun rights were changed we could be subjected to further unwanted controls by the government and we would have no way to defend ourselves against our own government or against armed criminals who won’t be affected by gun control laws. Well, Alan, my answer to that is a resounding YES. I do believe it possible and even likely.

One further point that I will challenge is that Alan said he contended the authors of the Bill of Rights couldn’t have thought about or known about the power of current firearms. I say that none of us can contend, or pretend to know what the authors might have known, but they had seen remarkable changes in firepower and explosives in their own time and I’ll bet most of us would agree they weren’t stupid. They were smart enough to know we needed the ability to protect ourselves against criminals, tyrants and yes our own government if it stopped being representative of its people and started becoming more of a dictatorship.

The shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary was indeed a horrific tragedy and everyone I know is shocked and saddened by the awful event, but the guns involved were not the perpetrators of the crime. If you’ve seen the news reports you will know that more murders have been committed by blunt instruments than with assault rifles. The type of mass killings that happened in Connecticut certainly makes us want to do something to prevent but a knee-jerk reaction isn’t the answer. I want to be clear that I am not a member of the NRA and don’t agree with lobbyists of any kind, but I do believe they have pointed out a good solution about having armed police at schools to discourage armed criminals (sane or insane).

Lastly I will state that I don’t agree with Alan’s assessment that video games somehow play a role in violence, (although that may be possible if someone is already mentally unbalanced). I believe I’m quite a bit older than Alan and I watched tons of horror movies about vampires, etc. and I never had the urge to bite anyone on the juggler. Neither did I have a desire to kill Japanese with hand grenades from watching many war movies. Finally, I saw my share of cowboys with repeating rifles killing others and I had no desire to do the same.

I agree with Alan Hodge on one thing, opinions do vary.

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BUSTED: tips lead to drug bust From page 1A search revealed over three pounds of pot, cocaine, and various prescription drugs there. Arms was arrested.

Talks with Arms led county police to the Belmont location where a further 17 pounds of weed was found in a bucket. Along with the drugs, officers also found several weapons including a semi-auto rifle and pump action shotgun. Around $1,600 in cash was also confiscated.

Arrested at the house were Thomas Alan Davis, 23, and Abdulai Momulu

Thomas Davis

Dukuly, 24, who resides in Charlotte. Police later arrested another suspect in the case, Troy Aaron Lamar Morton, 23, of 779 Cason St., Belmont.

The men are charged with trafficking marijuana, drug possession, and possession of d r u g paraphernalia.

Larry Arms

Abdulai Dukuly

Troy Morton

From page 1A to a sliding scale of between 12 and 20 weeks, depending on the prevailing unemployment rate. Now, the state pays the first 26 weeks of benefits, with any benefits beyond that point provided by the federal government.

The so-called fiscal cliff vote in Washington last week extended federal benefits for a year.

If the proposed changes had been in effect last year, the amount of unemployment benefits paid by the state would have been cut from roughly $1.4 billion to $700 million.

The proposal was revealed last month and voted out of committee after minor

changes. The legislature could take up the proposal as early as Jan. 30, when it gathers in Raleigh.

The effort to reform the system is being propelled by the state’s $2.56 billion debt to the federal government, money it borrowed to pay for jobless benefits when the economy was in the depths of the Great Recession. The proposal before the legislature would allow the state to pay off the federal debt in 2015, compared to 2018 if nothing is done.

However, North Carolina’s 9.1 percent unemployment rate still remains well above the national rate of 7.7 percent. In Gaston County the rate is still around 10 percent.

DISCOVER YOU: to open Jan. 19 From page 1A nutrition scene will be a space in Discover You devoted to a community kitchen. In addition to a cooking area where people can get hands-on experience in preparing healthy eats, the community kitchen will offer instructional seminars, CaroMont-sponsored health fairs, exercise classes, wellness programs and speakers, and health screening services.

Heart disease is a big problem nationwide and an even bigger problem in our region. To tackle that issue, Discover You will have a ten-foot tall heart on display that visitors can interact with by grabbing handlebars and, through the magic of tech-

Harrington Sworn in as Unity Day Jan. 21 The 22nd Annual Unity Day event will take place on Senator for 43rd District Monday, Jan. 21 at 7pm at the Belmont Abbey Basilica. The Sen. Kathy Harrington (R-Gaston) was sworn in Jan. 9 for her second two-year term representing the 43rd district in the North Carolina Senate. The oath of office was administered by North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Paul Newby.

“It is an honor to be given the opportunity to return to Raleigh to work on behalf of the people of Gaston County.”

Harrington said. “Our state still has many challenges ahead of us and I will continue to do my best to see that Gaston County and the state of North Carolina are headed in the right direction.”

Harrington was named co-chair of the Transportation Committee and the Appropriations on Department of Transportation Committee by Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger (R-Rockingham). She was also appointed to the Commerce, Finance, Rules and Operations of the Senate, and Judiciary I committees.

This year’s legislative session marks the first time Republicans have led both the legislative and executive branches of state government since the 19th century.

nology, the exhibit heart will match the participant’s heart rate beat for beat. In addition to this marvel, the Discover You healthy heart hall also has three other pulmonaryrelated exhibits.

Discover You has six exhibits to encourage healthy lifestyles. The displays relate to lung function, stress, sleep, and tobacco use. One of the exhibits is called “Race to Relax” and is played by two folks sitting at a table and wearing headbands designed to detect brain waves. The idea is to see which person can relax first.

Discover You has been in the works for over a year now. It’s located in the Mount Holly Municipal Complex at 400 E. Central Avenue.

annual Humanitarian Award will be presented during the ceremony.

Guest speaker is Rev. Pierre Crawford, pastor of Center Baptist Church, Gastonia. Rev. Crawford is also moderator of the Gaston County Missionary Baptist Association.

Abbot Placid Solari will give the welcome and invocation with following remarks by Belmont City Councilman Charlie Martin.

The Belmont Mass Choir with Chrissy Glisson will perform. The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church men’s choir will sing the prelude led by Herbert Grier and “God Bless America”.

Patrice Ford will lead the Unity Candle lighting ceremony.

The Rev. Kenneth Alexander of Mt. Moriah Baptist Church will introduce Rev. Crawford. Rev. Kevin Ford of First Foursquare Church will give the response. Calvin Lewers of Love’s Chapel Presbyterian Church will deliver the benediction.

The event will conclude with the congregation singing “We Shall Overcome”.

Refreshments will be served in the Haid following the event. The evening offering will benefit the American Red Cross.

INVESTIGATION: continues in shooting case From page 1A

UNEMPLOYMENT: will benefits be cut?

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the garage of 3260 Lake Pointe Drive.

The report also states that officers reasonably believed that Watts might have been armed. For that reason Watts and Mrs. Verner were challenged and detained by uniformed officers, including a K9 officer holding a police dog on leash.

“All officers were wearing police uniforms complete with badges and duty belts,” the report says.

According to police, at the time of the event there was also a Belmont police car in front of the house with blue lights activated. The garage where the encounter occurred was well lit.

Police say that while Watts and Mrs. Verner were being questioned about the presence of weapons, Melissa Verner came into the garage. Melissa Verner moved toward the officers and began “yelling and screaming at them.” The report states that, “While yelling at them she acknowledged them as police officers.”

Police say that for the same reason officers detained Mrs. Verner and Watts (possible presence of a weapon) Sgt.

Brad Pickert and Officer Randy Berry attempted to detain Melissa Verner as well.

“Verner ignored the officers’ commands, reads the report. “Her actions forced the officers to have to physically grab her and force her to the ground.

During this effort Melissa Verner actively resisted and flailed about. During the struggle to control Melissa a weapon carried by Sgt. Brad Pickert accidentally discharged. This resulted in a round hitting the concrete, breaking apart and pieces of shrapnel hitting Melissa Verner and Officer Berry in the legs.”

After Berry and Melissa Verner were hit BPD officers immediately started rendering aid to her and Officer Berry.

Police believe that an investigation into how the weapon discharged will conclude that the weapon most likely fired when a piece of equipment got caught up in the weapon while Picket and Officer Berry struggled with Melissa Verner.

According to the report, Andrea Verner and Brandon Watts had been contacted since the incident to see if

PATEL: arrested for murder in Mount Holly From page 1A convicted of felony larceny in Jackson County, NC, and went to prison for seven months. In December 2003, he placed on probation after being convicted of a drug charge, also in Jackson County.

Patel was the first murder in Gaston County in 2013.

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Siefer says the Verner’s have a vastly different account of what took place in the garage.

“Melissa had been sick with a fever and heard a commotion in the garage and went there to seen men who did not identify themselves dressed in black with guns and flashlights and her mother and boyfriend on the floor,” he said. “She was scared out of her wits.

The police were yelling at her to show her hands, which she did. She’s demanding answers. Yes, she probably cursed them, but she didn’t know they were real police officers. The family is good, church-going people and not used to run-ins with the police. They were all scared. So much could have been done differently in this situation.”

Seifer says that his role right now is to get to the bottom of what took place that night, but didn’t rule out the possibility of a lawsuit as the investigation progresses.

“We were hired to get answers,” he said. “Our tax dollars shouldn’t be going to being treated like this.”

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Community Christian Fellowship 2560 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-5881 Covenant United Methodist 110 Underwood Dr. 704-820-0603 Family Worship Center 1013 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-7656

First Baptist Church-Mt. Holly 300 S. Main St. 704-827-2481 First Free Will Baptist Church 841 Noles Dr. 704-827-7461

First Presbyterian Church 133 S. Main St. 704-827-0521 First United Methodist Church 140 N. Main St. 704-827-4855

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

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

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

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

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

Hickory Grove Baptist Church 3717 Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-3939 Jehovah’s Witnesses 1736 Kelly Rd. 704-263-0199

Lighthouse Full Gospel Church 530 N. Hawthorne St. 704-827-1442 Living Witness Ministries 541 Costner St. 704-827-0004 Lutheran Church-Good Shephard 110 S. Main St. 704-827-4751

Macedonia Baptist Church 1951 Stanley Lucia Rd. 704-827-9224 Mt. Holly Church of God 208 Rankin Ave. 704-827-8596

Mt. Holly Noles Baptist Church Hickory Grove Rd. 704-827-2013 Mt. Holly Pentecostal Holiness 406 Scott St. 704-827-8201

New Covenant United Methodist 14514 Lucian Riverbend Hwy. 704-827-4468 North Main Baptist Church 1304 N. Main St. 704-827-6141 Restoration & Deliverance 804 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-820-0954

Revival Tabernacle of Mt. Holly 826 W. Charlotte Ave. 704-827-2999 Ridgeview Baptist Church 105 Pine Rd. 704-827-3856 Second Baptist Church 740 Rankin Ave. 704-827-5181

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Shiloh Ame Zion Methodist 1117 Old NC Hwy 27 704-827-8826

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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COAL ASH: Duke’s ratings deemed ‘satisfactory’ From page 1A fired steam generating facilities.

Coal ash is produced by the combustion of coal and comes in the form of fly ash and bottom ash. Fly ash is a finely grained material that is 90 percent silicon, iron, calcium, and aluminum with less than 1 percent of trace elements. Bottom ash is a coarser material. Gypsum is another byproduct of coal combustion.

According to Duke Energy spokeswoman Erin Culbert, Allen steam station produced 73,695 tons of fly ash and 18,424 tons of bottom ash in 2012. Riverbend steam station, which is used part-time, produced 5,241 tons of fly ash and 1,335 tons of bottom ash during the same period.

Culbert says Duke reuses more than 60 percent of coal combustion residuals. “Most of the fly ash that is beneficially reused is trucked to ash marketers for use in concrete,� she said. “The gypsum that is reused travels by truck and is used for wallboard manufacturing. Allen Steam Station, for example, beneficially reuses nearly 100 percent of its gypsum at National Gypsum’s Mount Holly plant.�

At his presentation to the city council, Gause kicked off his comments on Duke Energy’s coal ash policy by declaring that the company has had an ash dam inspection program in place since the 1970s with regular reports being sent to the NC Utilities Commission. In addition, according to Gause, the Riverbend and Allen ash dams have “satisfactory� EPA inspection ratings. “Satisfactory is the highest of the EPA’s four ratings,� Gause said.

As far as water quality in the reservoirs where Riverbend and Allen steam stations are located, Mountain Island Lake and the Lake Wylie respectively, Gause said Duke Energy had been conducting sampling long before the Clean Water Act of 1972. “Sampling in Mountain Island Lake began in 1959,� he said. “Sampling upstream and downstream of steam stations shows good water quality that has remained stable over time. Aquatic life and drinking water supplies are safe.�

According to charts and text Gause presented to the council, Duke Energy samples 35 sites annually on Lake Norman, 25 sites on Mountain Island Lake, and 35 sites on Lake Wylie. Duke’s fisheries group spends 1,230 hours each year on the three lakes doing fish surveys via electrofishing, hydroacoustics, and purse seining. The sampling shows the number of fish species, number of individual fish, and biomass as being consistent or increasing. Fish tissue sampling shows trace elements “well below any levels of concern�.

Other environmental testing that Gause declared Duke Energy does in the coal ash area relates to groundwater. “We have expanded groundwater monitoring around North Carolina ash basins following years of voluntary monitoring,�

Gause said.

What recent tests showed were elevated levels of iron and manganese at both Riverbend and Allen steam stations. An elevated nickel level, not generally associated with coal ash, was recorded at the Allen plant.

Iron and manganese are naturally occurring and can influence the taste and odor of water, but according to Gause’s report, pose no health concerns. “There are no indications of any off-site impacts to drinking water wells at either plant,� Gause said during his presentation.

Gause wrapped up his remarks by pointing out that coal was on the wane at Duke Energy and the firm was looking to other sources for energy production and also upgrading existing facilities to be more efficient. Coal alternatives he mentioned included natural gas, nuclear, hydro, wind, and solar. “We have five commercial wind projects in 2012 and have invested $2.5 billion in wind since 2007,� he said. “We have invested $6 billion in constructing new, more efficient units with fewer emissions.�

However, there were some who saw Gause’s remarks and slides and still had concerns.

Catawba Riverkeeper executive director Rick Gaskins was in the council chambers and also saw Gause’s presentation on the coal ash situation. He took it with a grain of salt. “It put the best gloss on it,� Gaskins said. “What Duke said was accurate, but not the whole picture.�

One part of Gause’s talk that Gaskins mentioned related to a chart that showed arsenic and selenium levels at the CharlotteMecklenburg Utilities water intake on Mountain Island Lake. Both elements can seep from coal ash containment. The chart represented sampling levels starting in the year 2000 and continuing to 2012. According to the charts. Levels for both elements were well below the NC Water Quality Standard, but Gaskins said spikes can occur due to changes in water or sediment conditions.

Also, last November, a leak was discovered at the ash pond dike at Allen steam station and three others at Riverbend steam station. Duke Energy says these leaks are nothing to worry about.

As Gause’s report says “Seepage is a normal function of a healthy, engineered dam.

Duke engineers and state regulators have reviewed seeps identified by Riverkeeper and

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Duke Energy’s Allen Steam Station. found nothing of concern to dam safety or water quality.�

Gaskins says he hopes to have the chance to give a presentation of his own to the Belmont council on the subject of coal ash. “I spoke with Mayor Boyce about it after the meeting,� he said. “It’s good the council asked for the Duke presentation,� he said. “But they should hear the rest of the story.�

Boyce agrees that the subject of coal ash needs to be debated. “I’m planning on giving Mr. Gaskins a chance to respond,� said Boyce. “My main goal was to alert Duke Energy to our concern

regarding this issue. The conversation continues.�

Belmont City Councilman Bill Toole, an attorney familiar with environmental issues, also thinks the dialogue between Duke Energy and concerned citizens needs to stay open. “I am great appreciative that Duke came and told us about what they are doing with coal ash, but there needs to be a conversation, not just a ‘trust us’�, Toole said. “What is being done about coal ash now is fine, but what was done in the past we need to know more about. I am confident there is more.�

Stultz, Miller 2013 Gaston County MLK Unity Award honorees The Gaston Clergy & Citizens Coalition (GC3), an initiative of Gaston Together, will present the 2013 Gaston County MLK Unity Awards to Jennifer Thomas Stultz and James S. Miller, Sr. on Monday, Jan. 21 at 10:30 am at the MLK Plaza. The Plaza is located on the corner of Marietta St. and Long Ave. in downtown Gastonia.

The Gaston County MLK Unity Award was established in 2004 by the GC3. The award recognizes current or former Gaston County citizens who have performed exemplary community service to help build bridges of unity across lines of race, class, gender, faith and/or municipalities within our county. Names of the honorees are engraved on the MLK Monument located at the Plaza. Some of the past winners include Senator Marshall Rauch, the late N. A. Smith, Rev. Houston Matthews, Mrs. Peggie Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Penegar.

Familiar to many as a native of Gaston County, Jennie Stultz was the first female mayor of Gastonia and the longest serving mayor. She has worked tirelessly across many sectors of the community to build bridges and understanding for the betterment of our citizens. One shining example was her work to create the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council (MYLC) that represented a widely diverse group of youth from black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Sri Lankan and Pakistani her-

itage. The group also crossed all socio-economic levels.

The MYLC went on to address issues of reducing the high school dropout rate and teen pregnancy among other items. Jennie was also a leader in revitalizing the Highland Community serving on the original Hope for Gaston organizational team.

She supported the rebuilding of homes for the poor and elderly at Gateway Village, the new Highland Health Clinic and the return of banking to that community. There have been no barriers, no racial divides, no population preference according to Jennie when it comes to molding a diverse community into a force of strength to build a stronger, more sustainable community.

Also a native of Gaston County, Mr. James S. Miller, Sr. always had the dream of pursuing a degree in education. Although interrupted by active duty in Japan during World War II, he nevertheless realized that dream with undergraduate and graduate degrees during his long career. He eventually served 36 years as a school principal in Gaston County. In addition to leadership roles in professional education organizations, he also shared his passion for helping others through his work with many community organizations such as Catherine’s House, Belmont Habitat for Humanity and the Belmont Concerned Citizens Coalition, a bi-racial organization whose goal was to make Belmont a

model city in the United States – free of crime and drugs.

Working with youth and encouraging academic excellence were consistently his primary focus. Through this work, he created and chaired the African American Scholarship Fund of Belmont to assist those with financial need who had exhibited superior academic performance and community service. This award was renamed the James S. Miller Scholarship Fund as a testament to his diligent work.

Mr. Miller reflects on his decades of service saying, “It is the strength and loving spirit of God that has fueled my several decades of service to the Belmont community‌.â€?

The presentation of the awards will be part of an annual event designed by the GC3 to recognize the dream of Dr. King for all races. It is a dream very much alive in Gaston County. Please join the celebration as we honor those in our midst who have worked to build bridges of unity in our county.

The GC3 is a countywide, non-denominational ministerial association formed in the late 1990s by Gaston Together. The GC3 meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 9 am at Gaston Memorial Hospital, CaroMont. For more information, please call Gaston Together (704-867-9869.)

Montcross Silent Auction The Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to showcase your business at its 53rd Annual Meeting and Silent Auction by donating a product or gift card. The Chamber’s annual meeting will be held at Mount Holly Municipal Complex on Thursday, Jan. 24 with the silent auction and reception beginning at 5:15 pm.

Whether you are an historic business that has kept pace with change or a newly established business created in response to change, the silent auction is an excellent venue to promote your products and services throughout the community. By creating awareness of your business, your auction donation will also reinforce the chamber’s “Stop. Look. Shop. Buy Local.� campaign.

For more information call 704-825-5307 or visit www.belmontchamber.com.

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South Point Lady Red Raiders pull off big OT win

By John Wilson John.bannernews@gmail.com

In a game that would have made a good Hollywood movie script the South Point girl’s basketball team beat North Gaston 66-64 in a overtime thriller.

Going into the game there were coaching questions.

Head coach Scott Tudor was serving a two game suspension after being ejected during South Points 58-38 loss to Forestview on January 4th. The task of leading the Lady Red Raider fell on Assistant Coach Joy Romano.

Coach Romano proved she was up for the task.

Coach Romano knew she had to find a way to pick up the slack with coach Tudor out. Before the game Romano had enjoyed the arrangement she felt she had with Tudor. “This was tough,� Romano said. “With coach Tudor here he would call the plays. I was like the mom. I

talked to the girls. I got in people’s grill when they needed it.�

With Romano having to carry a heavier load she looked to her players to carry the day. “I told them whatever doesn’t kill them will make them stronger,� Romano said.

The squad took the coach’s comments to heart.

After a slow start South Point put it all together. The Lady Red Raiders played good team ball. Several players produced double digit scoring efforts. Haley Stewart was the leading Lady Red Raider scorer with 16 points. Ashley Mull followed with 14. Chrissy White ended the night with 11 points. South Point’s top rebounder was Asia Jackson.

Despite the strong play the Lady Red Raiders almost didn’t pull it out. But with time running out in regulation play Ashley Mull sunk a 3-pointer that sent the game

into overtime.

The overtime period proved to be a battle of wills.

The Lady Wildcats and South Point exchanged the lead several times. With the outcome off the game still in the balance Coach Romano made sure her players stayed focused. All week she had stressed to her team the need to believe in each other. “I told them they had to have faith,� Romano said.

Once again the Lady Red Raiders responded. With 15 seconds on the clock and South Point down 64-61 Chrissy White nailed a 3 pointer that tied the game up 64-64. Then with about three seconds on the clock Sarah Abernathy dropped in the winning bucket for the 66-64 win. After that the South Point crowd went wild.

The climactic finish thrilled coach Romano. But she knew there was still work to be done this season. “It was really exciting!�

Romano said. “But now we

Photos by John Wilson

South Point Assistant Coach Joy Romano gives her players a pep talk in the closing moments on South Points 66-64 win over North Gaston.

Photo from page 1A: Haley Stewart #22 puts the ball in play during the closing seconds of South Point’s 66-64 win over North Gaston have to get ready for Crest.�

As students, players, parents and teachers congratulated her on the big win coach Romano did what any

good coach does. She gave the credit to her team. “The team had to reach down and give 120%,� Romano said. “They did just

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South Point wrestlers fall

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South Point’s Trenton Ballard (L) faces off against North Gaston’s James Passmore during South Points match up against the Wildcats last Friday.

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When the South Point Red Raiders wrestling team took the mat last Friday night against the North Gaston Wildcats they were clearly outmatched. But that didn’t stop the Red Raiders from giving it a solid effort.

South Point lost the dual match 69-12.

The only South Point wins came off of North Gaston forfeits. The South Point squad is inexperienced and doesn’t have a lot of varsity experience. Their frustration was expressed by head coach Matt Postell “We have seven freshman wrestling,�

Postell said. “We are young, they are a good team.�

Despite having such a young team the South Point wrestlers never gave up on each other. Throughout the match the team stuck

together and pulled for each other.

The most exciting match of the event was the last contest of the night. The heavyweight bout pitted North Gaston’s James Passmore against South Point’s Trenton Ballard. Passmore went into this season as the defending state champion. It seemed that Ballard was not fazed by that. The smaller Ballard gave Passmore a run for his money. He wrestled well before being overwhelmed by the massive Passmore.

The score may have been hard to swallow for the young Red Raiders but that is the price you pay when your team is still learning the ropes. It won’t belong before the hard knocks South Point are experiencing right now will yield results. If this young team sticks together and learns from their mistakes soon they will be the ones dishing out the punishment.

Gaston College Kimbrell Campus Classes Registration for New and Returning Students – Registration for Spring 2013 continues now through January 7, 2013. Go to www.gaston.edu to view the Spring Schedule of Classes for both Curriculum and Continuing Education – Economic and Workforce Development.

Free Small Business Classes Start in January 2013 – Gaston College is offering a series of free Small Business Classes to teach the aspiring entrepreneur or seasoned small business owner how to run a small business more efficiently. The 16 sessions will be offered January – May, 2013 at the Lincoln Campus, Lincolnton or Kimbrell Campus, Belmont. The classes to be offered in January are: ABC’s of Starting a Small Business on Thursday, January 17, 6:30-9 p.m., Classroom Building, Room 114B, Kimbrell Campus. This seminar discusses various aspects of small business management, including licensing (federal, state, and local), “how-to’s� of starting a business, and other issues of interest.

Real Estate Broker License exam. The class will be held on Monday and Wednesday, January 7 – April 17 from 6 to 9 p.m., Room KCC 219, Kimbrell Campus, Belmont.

For more information on these classes, e-mail farmer.marty@gaston.edu or call 704.922.2244.

Murray battles for East Gaston Photo by Bill Ward

East Gaston High basketball player Desean Murray goes for a jump shot in the game against Ashbrook High’s Green Wave. East Gaston came out on the short end of the 69-59 final score.

South Point Red Raiders Player of the Week

Notary Public Training – The Notary Training course is required to obtain a commission as a Notary Public in North Carolina or as a refresher course. Pre-registration and prepayment is required for this course a minimum of five business days prior to the class start date. The course will be held on the following days: Monday and Wednesday, January 7 – 9 from 5:30 – 8:45 p.m., Room KCH 230, Kimbrell Campus, Belmont. Saturday, February 9 from 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Room KCH 201, Kimbrell Campus, Belmont Real Estate Brokers Pre Licensing – Learn the real estate principles and practices required to pass the North Carolina

The Belmont Abbey men’s basketball team snapped a two-game Conference Carolinas losing streak Jan. 8 with an 81-65 win over the visiting Pfeiffer Falcons at the Wheeler Center.

The Abbey moves to 9-4 overall and 2-3 in Conference Carolinas.

The Crusaders scored the game’s first 18 points as Pfeiffer made five turnovers and missed its first five shots before a Matt Ellwood threepointer with 14:29 to play in the half finally put the Falcons on the board.

The Abbey converted eight of its first nine shots, including three three-pointers. The Abbey, which was never threatened after Pfeiffer began making its shots, saw its lead grow to as high as 21 points on a threepointer by Jay Council with 1:50 to go. Pfeiffer scored the last five points of the half to cut the Abbey’s lead to 4125 at the half.

The Crusaders shot 44 percent in the first half as Council scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half, while Darryl Durham pulled down 12 rebounds in the first half alone. Durham finished the game with 17 rebounds and 12 points to record the double double.

Belmont Abbey maintained its double digit lead in the second half. Pfeiffer never got any closer than 11 points. The Crusaders shot 40 percent in the second half and finished with a 42 percent effort for the game.

Tyshawn Good led all scorers with 23 points, while Council added 22. Durham netted 12 and Chris Davis posted ten.

Josh Humphrey led Pfeiffer with 21 points and Tayron Gibson added 18 as Pfeiffer shot 41 percent for the contest.

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So You Think You Have a Great Idea, Now What? on Thursday, January 24, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Classroom Building, Room 114B, Kimbrell Campus. This seminar is designed to assist individuals who have a new and unique idea for a product which the inventor wants to bring to market.

Profit Is Not a Four-Letter Word on Monday, January 28, 6:30 – 9 p.m., Room 125, Lincoln Campus and Thursday, January 31, 6:30-9 p.m., Classroom Building, Room 114B, Kimbrell Campus. This seminar is designed to help you understand the relationship between pricing, costs, and profits.

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Hawks Nest Intermediate School has announced its September Good Citizens of the Month.

The September character trait is Respect. From left: Emily Miller, Raven Anderson, Kathryn Cupp, Jessica Ngo, Liza Jane Hurley, Charlotte Hartwell, Alex Huffstetler.

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Dewosky, Rutledge honored

Hawks Nest Intermediate Citizens of the Month for November are, from left: Corbyn Wiggins, John Martin, Audrey Mitchell, Josh Hipps, Alex Brown, Abbie Jones, Jacob Graham. The Character Trait was Courage.

Hawks Nest Intermediate School has announced its December Citizens of the Month. The Character Trait was Kindness. Rear row from left: Emily Gray, Camille Branch, Monashea Byers, Madison Johnson. Front from left: Carly Hughes, Lucas Jacques, Jack Mason.

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East Gaston seniors Derek Dewosky and Catherine Rutledge were recognized on the school level for the Wendy’s High School Heisman Award.

The Wendy’s High School Heisman award is a program that honors students who have exceptional performance academically and athletically.

This scholar-athlete program elevates students by making it possible for them to take advantage of new opportunities, ensuring they are recognized for a job well done, and inspiring them to continue achieving their best.

Students who are recognized nationally may receive up to $10,000 for their school and up to $500 in Wendy’s Gift Cards.

Both Derek Dewosky and Catherine Rutledge were recognized at the school level and represent East Gaston High School and the community in the recognition program.

North Greenville University has recognized area students for academic accomplishments by naming them to the Dean’s List for the fall 2012 semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must maintain a 3.5 grade point average while taking a minimum of 12 hours. Belmont, NC: Alyssa Lynne Filchuk, Christopher D. Leach.

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Business is hot (and cold) at Floyd & Blackie’s Floyd & Blackie’s Coffeehouse & Ice Cream is both the hottest and coldest new thing in Cramerton. Located at 137 8th Avenue on the west bank of the South Fork River, the business is owned by the mother-daughter team of Kathy Merritt and Erin Merritt, shown here cutting the ribbon during a recent Montcross Area Chamber grand opening celebration. Floyd & Blackie’s is named for two friends forever identified with Cramerton’s past, Kathy’s grandfather Floyd Barnhill, and her husband Greg Ramsey’s grandfather Blackie Blackwell. Cramerton town officials and Chamber members and friends turned out in large numbers for the ribbon cutting. Mayor Ronnie Worley (sixth from left) is shown holding his steaming coffee beside Town Manager Michael Peoples. Also attending were Town Commissioners Sam Carpenter, Will Cauthen and Tammy Lawrence. Holding the ribbon from the Chamber Board of Directors are Paul Lowrance (left) and Dr. Joe Keith of Gaston College. Floyd & Blackie’s offers a wide variety of coffees, teas, smoothies, baked goods, gift items and Hershey Ice Cream. For more information, visit www.floydandblackies.com, or call 704-879-9100. (Montcross Area Chamber photo)

Clark, Frady named Stanley Citizens of the Year Stanley citizens Elgin Clark and Barry Frady were recently honored at Stanley Town Hall for their volunteer work with Harper Park.

Clark was named Stanley Super Citizen of the Year 2012.

Clark, an employee of Times Oil Corp. of Lincolnton, has volunteered technical and electrical skills at the park.

Frady was named Outstanding Stanley Citizen of the Year 2012. He is manager of Bi-Lo in Stanley, and convinced the firm’s corporate management to sponsor matching funds programs for Harper Park. He also took part in Harper Park fund-raising events, including a golf tournament, Womanless Pageant, and yard sales.

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