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Michael, Connell honored at MH Awards banquet ALAN HODGE alan.bannernews@gmail.com
The 63rd annual Mount Holly Community Awards banquet took place on Thursday, May 9 and as in previous years was a smashing success. The event was held in the Grand Hall of the Mount Holly Municipal Complex and saw over 200 folks attend. A collaborative effort between the Mount Holly Chamber, the Mount Holly Community Develop-
ment Foundation, the City of Mount Holly, CaroMont, and the Mount Holly Man and Woman of the Year Committee as well as sponsorship by Duke Energy made the show possible. Will Christ emceed the banquet, and guest speakers included Mount Holly Mayor Bryan Hough, Tim Gause with Duke Energy, Lauren Shoemaker, Rick Martin, Richard Blackburn, and Pastor Bobby Joe See AWARDS, 4A
Kemp Michael and Elizabeth “Missy� Connell were named Mount Holly’s Man and Woman of the Year at the 63rd Annual Community Awards banquet. Seen with them are the 2012 winners Bob Blankenship and Hazel Lutz. Photo by Alan Hodge
MH hires new Chief of Police
Excessive Rain = Flood Waters
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The South Fork River rose to flood level last week as evidenced by this photo taken of the dam at McAdenville.
With more rain in the forecast, rivers remain high By Alan Hodge Alan.bannernews@gamil.com
Torrents of rain brought trying times to eastern Gaston County as well as communities all along the Catawba River Basin last week in the form of flooding. Fueled by as much as seven inches of rain in the North Carolina mountains and foothills last Sunday and Monday, plus nearly two inches in Gaston and Mecklenburg counties, the Catawba and South Fork
rivers rose many feet and flowed into yards, parks, and across roadways. In Cramerton, the South Fork River inundated River Park and nearly did the same at Goat Island Park. Last Tuesday, as the chocolate milk colored water rushed by, Gaston County Emergency Management team members stood in the Cramerton Fire Department parking lot and monitored the scene. The rising of the South Fork also hindered workers building the new bridge near
the Lakewood subdivision in Cramerton. Many backyards along the river were flooded and lawn furniture was seen floating in several of them. In McAdenville, massive amounts of water cascaded over the dam there and made a foaming cataract that swept into nearby woods and low lying areas. Further upstream, the shoals on the South Fork near Spencer Mountain and Lowell looked like the Colorado River as See FLOODING, 5A
The City of Mount Holly has hired Don Roper as its new Chief of Police. He will replace David James who has served as Interim Chief since last year. Chief Roper was a Captain with the City of Gastonia Police Department for 26 years. He was born and raised in Gaston County. Roper has a Bachelors Degree from Gardner-Webb and a Masters Degree from Appalachian State University. He served as a patrol officer, in Investigations, and the Narcotics unit. His last assignment was as a Captain in command of the West District. He also served as the commander of the Tactical Team and Field force. He was selected to attend the FBI National Academy in Quantico Virginia, and graduated from the 246th session of the National Academy in 2011. Chief Roper comes from a law See ROPER, 4A
O’Bryon is GC Teacher of the Year ALAN HODGE alan.bannernews@gmail.com
Council awards several infrastructure contracts Last Monday’s meeting of the Belmont City Council saw several infrastructure contracts awarded. Carolina Cajun Concrete was awarded a contract for the Lincoln St. and Howe St. drainage improvement project. The company’s bid was $239,660 but a total of $245,000 was put in the projects “account� to allow for any possible unforeseen costs that might pop up. The work will consist of replacing a failed corrugated metal pipe culvert under Lincoln St., improvements on Howe St. to the existing drain system, and paving associated with the jobs. The Spring Sidewalk Replacement Program also got a green light from the coun-
cil as it awarded a contract to Bullseye Construction, Inc.’s bid of $29,130 for the work. The project budget is $31,000. Cracked, broken, or heaved sidewalks on the following streets will be replaced: N. Main from Belmont-McAdenville Rd. to N. Central Ave; N. Central Ave from N. Main to Woodrow Ave; E. Woodrow Ave. from Davis St. to Glenway St.; E. Catawba St. from Keener Blvd. to Fourth St.; E. Catawba St. from Tucker St. to Eleventh St.; Myrtle St. from Hill St. to S. Main; Church St. from Howe St. to Sixth St.; Sixth St. from Church St. to Howe St. The council also approved a contract with Max
Preston Sewer and Water for construction of a booster pump station at Belmont Abbey College. The firm’s bid was $89.287.00 with an overall city allowance for the project of $95,000. The Abbey work will involve pumps and electrical equipment including underground piping, installation of check valves, and backflow prevention devices to provide pressure in the fire line that loops through the Abbey campus. This will eliminate the need for individual fire sprinkle pumps in each new building. Site work connected with the project also entails construction of exterior brick walls on the outside of the pump house building.
Grier pleads guilty to embezzlement By Alan Hodge Alan.bannernews@gmail.com
Last September, former City of Belmont employee Jarreal Montra Grier, 23, was arrested and charged with using a city gas card to buy more than $60,000 worth of fuel for himself and his friends. At the time, he was charged with four counts of obtaining property under false pretense and one count of embezzlement and placed in Gaston County Jail on $25,000 bond. Grier had first worked for Belmont as a line mechanic and later as a grounds worker. Last week, Grier had his day in court and pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to probation, closing at least that part of the affair. The story of how Grier managed to rack up $59,276 worth of gasoline buys
When it comes to creativity and commitment to high quality education, there are few professionals who can top Pinewood Elementary School’s Rebecca O’Bryon. Recognizing that fact, Gaston County Schools named her last week as its Teacher of the Year. O’Bryon has been teaching for twelve years and has a degree in psychology with a minor in children’s disabilities from UNCAsheville and a master’s degree in school administration from Gardner-Web University. Now in her fourth year at Pinewood, O’Bryon teaches fourth-graders in a style that’s both unique and effective. Diagnosed with ADHD as a child, her own experiences as a student in classrooms that were heavy on rote and sitting still influenced her current teaching methodology. “I believe that not all children learn the same way,� O’Bryon said. “In my classroom See O’BRYON, 5A
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Funeral Home Belmont; three sisters and one brother; two grandchildren Quentin Samuel Hooker and Skylar Matteline Hooker. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Propst will be held 3pm Wednesday, May 15, at the New Bethel Baptist Church with Rev. John Duncan, Reverend Michael Spargo and Reverend Brian Spargo officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Condolence messages may be left at www.woodlawnfuneral.org. Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly is serving the family.
Daisy Shedd Poarch A member of Message of Love Church MOUNT HOLLY- Daisy Shedd Poarch, 99, a resident of Alexandria Place Nursing Facility in Gastonia, formerly of Mount H o l l y, died on Thursd a y , May 9, 2013. She was born in Cleveland County, daughter of the late Frank and Dora Barnes Penley. She was preceded in death by husbands Arlin Shedd and Clinton Poarch. She was also preceded in death by five children, three brothers and two sisters. She was a member of Message of Love Church. She is survived by three children Doris Barr and hus-
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band Arthur of Fort Payne, Alabama, Albert Shedd of Belmont, and Glenda Cline and husband Leroy of Mooresville; one sister Rose Pope of Gastonia; 26 grandchildren, 64 great grandchildren and 14 great-great grandchildren. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. Poarch was held at 12 noon Monday, May 13, at the Woodlawn Chapel of Woodlawn Funeral Home with Reverend Frankie Snead officiating. Burial followed at Greenwood Cemetery in Belmont. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Condolence messages may be left at www.woodlawnfuneral.org. Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly served the family.
“To everything there is a season‌ A time to be born‌A time to die‌ Ecc.3:2â€? GASTONIA- William Rollen Felton, 87, made his heavenly flight Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the home of his daughter. He was born July 28, 1925 to the late Paul and Edith Felton in Tarboro, NC, but spent the majority of his life in Gaston County. He retired from Southern Engineering where he was a welder by trade. Mr. Felton was a long-time member of Sunset Forest Baptist Church in the Springwood Community. He served his Lord throughout the years as a deacon, Sunday School Superintendent, Sunday School Teacher and various other positions. One job he will be most remembered for is ringing the church bell every Sunday morning for over 50 years. He served in the US Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife Tina O’Donoghue, two brothers James and Frank Felton, and a great
Billy D. Poteat U.S. Navy, WWII veteran MOUNT HOLLY–Billy Donald Poteat, 85, 315 Madison Drive, died Saturd a y , May 11, 2013. He was born in Spindale, NC son of the late William L. Poteat and Mary Howard Poteat. He was preceded in death by a sister, Thelma Sweezy. He was retired from Duke Energy, was a U.S. Navy WWII veteran, a member of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, a member of Mount Holly Masonic Lodge #544, the Scottish Rite Bodies, the Oasis Temple of the Shrine, and the Oasis Temple Drum and Bugle Corps. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Delores Coleman Poteat; two sons, Ervin L. Poteat and wife Kathy of Santa Maria, CA, and Donald C. Poteat and his companion, Selena Henkel of Mount Holly; two daughters, Cheryl P. Bolding and husband David of Mount Holly,
David McMahan CHERRYVILLE – David Blair McMahan, 71, died on Monday, May 6, 2013. He was a native of Knoxville, TN, born February15, 1942 to the late Glen C. Sr. and Mary Moody
and Melissa Efird and husband Jeff of Charleston, SC; four grandchildren, Wade Howard of Mount Holly, Paige Bolding of Mount Holly, Corey York of Mount Holly, and Coleman Efird of Charleston, SC; one greatgrandchild, Isebella Bates; one step-grandchild, Heather Morrison and husband Doug of Charleston, SC; and an adoptive grandson, Tony McKeown. A service to celebrate the life of Mr. Poteat, was held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 13, at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Mount Holly, with Rev. Edward Crotty officiating. Burial followed at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. The family received friends from 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday at Woodlawn Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, 110 South Main Street, Mount Holly NC 28120, or to the Oasis Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 604 Doug Mayes Place, Charlotte, NC 28262. Woodlawn Funeral Home of Mount Holly is serving the Poteat family.
McMahan. Funeral service was Saturday at Parkwood Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Long officiating. Interment was in Saint Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery, Cherryville, NC.
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MOUNT HOLLY- Mattie H. King, 85, formerly of Mount Holly, died on Sunday, May 5, 2013. She was born in Gaston County, daughter of the late Clarence and Minnie Campbell Hester. She was preceded in death by her husband Ernest Eugene King. She was a member of Sandy Ford Freewill Baptist Church. She is survived by four daughters Connie Hester and her companion Rick Russell of Gastonia, Rebecca Barkley and husband Glenn of Gastonia, Patricia McGraw and husband Eddie of Gastonia and Dianne Doss and husband Noah of Stanley; one son Clyde King and wife Brenda of Old Fort, NC; three brothers Russell
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grandchild Aaron Lutz. Survivors include a daughter Edith Cogdell and husband Terry of Gastonia; three sons Roger Felton, Kenneth Felton and wife Bunnie, Jimmy Felton and wife Sherry all of Mt. Holly; two sisters Fannie Mae Campbell of Smyre, Mary Griffith of Mt Holly; seven grandchildren Lynn Poteat, Timmy and Tommy Felton, Joy Lee, Duane Felton, Melinda Silvers, and Brian Felton; 17 great grandchildren Taylor Evatt, Lyndsey Fraley, Karsyn, Kendyl, and Lacey Felton, Breanna, Camden, and Brayden Silvers, Jake and Will Felton, Matt, Kara, and Donavan Hardy, Hannah, Rebecca, Emily, and Jimmy Felton. The funeral serviced conducted by Reverends Michael Horne and Jeff Hicks was held at 3pm Friday, May 10, at Sunset Forest Baptist Church. Interment with military honors was provided by the Gaston County Honor Guard and followed in Gaston Memorial Park. The family received friends at Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mt. Holly from 7-9pm Thursday and other times at the home of Kenneth and Bunnie Felton, 182 Smith- Clemmer Road, Mt Holly. Memorials may be made to Sunset Forest Baptist Church, 903 Hickory Grove Road, Gastonia, NC 28056.
Mount Holly- Joyce Jacqueline “Jackie� Propst, 59, of 243 Leato Lane, died on Sund a y , May 12, 2013. She was born in Gaston County, daughter of the late Turner Wells and Ella Mae Wright Baker. She was preceded in death by a daughter Samantha Ann Propst. She was a member of New Bethel Baptist Church in Mount Holly. She is survived by her husband Donald Terry Propst; one daughter Donna Suzanne Propst Hooker and husband George Byron of
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Hester and wife Nancy of Mount Holly, Frankie Hester and wife Christine of Mount Holly, and Roy Hester and wife Betty of Gastonia; 19 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, 1 great great grandchild. A service to celebrate the life of Mrs. King was held at 3pm Wednesday, May 8, at the Sandy Ford Freewill Baptist Church with Rev. Vernon Cope, Rev. Elvis Anderson, Rev. Macon Smith and Pastor Johnny Sawyer officiating. Burial was at Hillcrest Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1-3pm Wednesday at the church and at other times will be at the home of Connie Hester, 2424 Essen Lane Gastonia NC. Condolence messages may be left at www.woodlawnfuneral.org. Woodlawn Funeral Home in Mount Holly served the family.
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BELMONT- Michael Lee Denton, 63, died May 6, 2013. He was born in Bat Cave, NC; son of the late Ivey Lee and Nell C a s h Denton. He was a retired electric i a n f r o m Recore, Inc., and was a member of Revival Tabernacle in Mount Holly. Survivors include his wife Cynthia Shedd Denton; two daughters Amy Harrison Wood and husband Michael of Belmont, Melissa D. McFalls and husband Bo of Gastonia; a son Michael Graham Denton of Crouse; a step daughter Rachel Cook of Stanley; a sister Kay
BELMONT–James Dale Armstrong, died peacefully at home on Thursday, May 9, 2013. He was born on August 25, 1928 and was the son of the l a t e Emmet Mitchell and Balz o r a Jones Armstrong. He graduated from Belmont High School in 1945, attended Belmont Abbey College and served in the US Army from 1950-1952. He retired as Parts Manager after 40 years from Dixon Ford Company. He was well known for his love of woodworking, building and restoring reproduction furniture. He was a member of South Point United Methodist Church, where he held many offices including church superintendent, administrative board member and also was a volunteer for many years with Habitat for Humanity. He was very generous with his time and helping others. A memorial service was held at 3pm, Sunday, May
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Moore and husband Scott of Lexington, SC; a brother Jerry Denton and wife Donna of Belmont; and grandchildren Daniel Harrison of Belmont, Kennon McFalls and Olivia McFalls both of Gastonia, Abigail Watson and Blake Cook both of Stanley. The funeral service conducted by the Reverend Johnny Mayberry was held at 12 noon Thursday at Revival Tabernacle in Mount Holly. The family received friends one hour prior to the service. Interment followed in Gaston Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Woodlawn Funeral Home, PO Box 445, Mount Holly, NC 28120. Woodlawn Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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12, at South Point United Methodist Church with Rev. Elise Kennedy officiating. The family received friends following the service. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Betty Moffitt Armstrong; sons, Mark Mitchell Armstrong of Silver Spring, MD, Kelly Lee Armstrong and his wife, Deborah Starobin Armstrong of Upper Marlboro, MD; brother, Glen Armstrong of Belmont; step brother, Jack Page of Belmont; step sister, Alice Page Thompson of Gastonia; brother in law, Kermit Moffitt of New Bern; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and special young friends, Clay and Matthew Gwaltney, Meredith and Makenzie Rowe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to South Point United Methodist Church, 510 Southpoint Church Rd., Belmont, NC 28012 or to Belmont Community Organization, 91 Catawba St., Belmont, NC 28012. Condolences may be sent online by visiting www. mcleanfuneral.com McLean Funeral Directors of Belmont served the Armstrong Family.
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East Gaston Relay raised over $36,000 Friday The American Cancer Society’s East Gaston Relay for Life had a breezy but bountiful kickoff last Friday night at the First United Methodist Church Common Ground facility in Stanley. Over 30 teams and nearly 400 participants took part in the event that raised $36,000 for cancer research. Around 1,700 luminarias placed in honor of cancer survivors or in memory of cancer victims lined the walking track. This year a new addition to the fund-raising festivities was a 5k trail fun run. Other action at the event included the traditional cancer survivor’s lap, a survivor/caretaker dinner, food, and music. A hot dog eating contest, hula hoop contest, crazy hat lap, and line dancing added some fun to the night.
Rash of bomb threats to GC schools lead to charges “Our first concern is for the safety of the children and staff...� says Reidy By Alan Hodge Alan.bannernews@gmail.com
Stanley named a Purple Heart City The Stanley Town Council met on Monday, May 6 and issued a proclamation naming the municipality a Purple Heart City. This photo includes members of the “Military Order of the Purple Heart� (MOPH) Chapter 634 and the Stanley Mayor and Town Council. Chapter 634 members from left: Steve Zenes, US Navy, Vietnam; David Rick, US Army, Vietnam; Tom Farebrother, US Navy WWII; Mike Moore, US Army, Vietnam; Mike Stubbs, US Army, Vietnam; Ronald Wade, US Army, Vietnam.
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The CRO in Mount Holly has been operating in cramped conditions like these since it was flooded out of its W. Central Ave. location last August. The crisis assistance organization is looking for help in relocating to a larger site. Mount Holly Ministerial Association. Countless families in need have been served by the CRO since then. On August 5, 2011 a freak rainstorm flooded West Central Avenue in downtown Mount Holly. Several businesses were affected, but none as badly as the CRO building at 117 W. Central.
as a result of that small space, but now, the CRO needs to find a place of its own. The CRO believes that it has found just the right place, a location at 2120 Spring St. between the ABC store and Food Lion in Mount Holly, but to needs to raise $100,000 in six week’s time. To help the CRO send your tax-deductible donations to PO Box 831, Mount Holly, NC 28120. For more information, call CRO executive director Alice Bayne 704-827-8581. Linebergers • Linebergers
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Mount Holly residents, churches, and small businesses rallied to help the devastated assistance program. Money, clothing, and food, computers, and even freezers were donated to get the organization back up and running. The CRO was closed for two weeks, trying to regroup. Two weeks is a
very long time if you’re one of the struggling families who rely on the CRO for food. But the building was nowhere near functional and without addressing the drainage and flooding issues along W. Central Avenue, the CRO was hesitant to even try to salvage the building. The City of Mount Holly offered the old city hall basement on Main St. and the CRO moved into that temporary home at the end of August 2011. For more than fifty years the CRO has provided miracles for their neighbors, whether it’s food at the right time, money to pay past due utility bills, specific medications or Christmas presents for children. Now the CRO is in need of its own miracle. The old city hall basement is far too small for the relief organization to function at full capacity. It served as a life raft for the storm ravaged CRO - and a lot of good work has come
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Mount Holly’s Community Relief Organization (CRO) has been helping folks in need for many years. Now, the crisis assistance group is in need of a hand as well. The CRO is a United Way agency that is maintained by the community for the community. The CRO operates mostly on donations, both public and private. It also relies on about 40 volunteer workers. The United Way provides about ten percent of the CRO’s operating budget, and that leaves ninety percent up to the community. It also depends heavily on local churches for support. Last year the CRO received nearly 130,000 pounds of food, and gave away every morsel. The CRO, Gaston County’s second largest crisis assistance program, gives out about 10,000 pounds of food a month and approximately $12,000 monthly for utilities, rent or medications. They even serve more than 300 children at Christmastime. They’re open four days a week and average fifteen to twenty clients per day. The CRO has been serving the community since 1956, when it was started by the
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Three Gaston County students have been charged in connection with a rash of bomb threats made over the past two weeks. Last Wednesday a written bomb threat was found at Cramerton Middle School. Cramerton Middle principal Amy Holbrook sent a notice to parents about the incident that took place around 3pm. “Cramerton staff followed the appropriate procedures to ensure student safety, contacted and worked with law enforcement to conduct a thorough sweep of the school building,� the notice said. “We will have increased security at Cramerton tomorrow and look forward to a productive instructional school day.� On May 2, Holbrook Middle School in Lowell was evacuated when a student reported seeing a bomb threat written on the boy’s bathroom wall. Students were immediately evacuated from the school while officers conducted a sweep. Two K-9 police dogs were also brought in to sniff out the school. The search took about half an hour. Neither officers nor dogs found any trace of a bomb and the students were sent home at the end of the day. The very next day, May 3, another threat took place at Lowell Elementary and the evacuation and search process was repeated all over again. A bomb threat was also made at Sherwood Elementary. “Our first concern is for the safety of the children and staff not only at those schools but all schools in Gaston County,� said school spokeswoman Bonnie Reidy. Anyone with additional knowledge of who might have made the threats can call the Lowell PD at 704866-3300 or CrimeStoppers at 704-861-8000.
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■ MEDITATION We are one in Christ Today if you were to visit the church where I grew up you would enjoy a variety of worship styles. The music ministry consists of a Gospel, youth, chancel, mass, and men’s choir. They begin their worship with testimony and praise. They have a dynamic liturgical dance team Rev. Angela Pleasants and vibrant preaching. It was First United Methodist Church, not always this way. I remember Mount Holly the first time our young adult ministry asked for drums to accompany the music program. This invited the apocalypse. Our council meeting became a time of choosing sides. Someone tried to use the United Methodist Book of Discipline (the laws and doctrines of the United Methodist Church) to prohibit the drums stating; “It is in the book of discipline we are not allowed to have drums in the church). Of course this is not a factual statement. It was several years before a compromise was made. We celebrate oneness in the Body of Christ yet we are all very unique. There are a myriad of worship styles and we all have our favorite. However, this should not become a source of contention among believers. We can learn to appreciate and respect the various ways we worship. One way is to remember the purpose of why we worship and what God requires in worship. I choose to believe God is not so much focused on our style as much as our heart. We worship God to reverence and praise him and because he alone is worthy. In the Davidic Psalm it says, “For you do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; you do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart.” Psalm 51:16-17 NKJV. As we worship God we must do so with a heart of repentance and obedience. It is not so much what we do outwardly as much as what is happening inwardly. We can appreciate our various styles of worship without allowing it to become a source of division. Remember, for God it is not about the style. Worship to God is about reverence to the one true God with a repentant and sincere heart.
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AWARDS: for Man, Woman of the Year go to Michael and Connell From page 1A McCorkle. As it has done every year since 1951, Mount Holly used the venue to announce a Man and Woman of the Year. The 2013 award winners were Kemp Michael and Elizabeth “Missy” Connell. The 2012 Man of the Year Bob Blankenship presented Michael’s award. “Whenever the committee met to select the Man of the Year it was a very difficult decision,” said Blankenship. “All nominees were very deserving, but one rose above all the others.” Hard work and caring characterize Michael and his life in Mount Holly. He has served as City Attorney for over 25 years, is a Paul Harris Fellow in Rotary, served for 14 years on the Gaston County School Board, and is a volunteer for “Donate Life North Carolina” organ donation program. He also gives his time pro bono by providing wills and power of attorney for kidney dialysis patients in Gaston County, to name just a few of his accolades. Ever humble, Michael was surprised when his name was called for the Man of the Year honor. “I am completely shocked,” he said. “It is a great honor.” The 2012 Woman of the Year winner, Hazel Lutz, took her turn at the
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Over 200 folks attended the Mount Holly Community Awards banquet last Thursday evening. The gala event was held in the Great Hall of the Mount Holly Municipal Complex. podium to announce Connell’s award. “She deserves to be recognized for all her involvement here in Mount Holly,” Lutz said, Like Michael, Connell’s list of activities in Mount Holly is a wellrounded one and reflects her love of the community. Some of the things Lutz noted Connell has done include serving as a personal banker for over three decades, being a faithful member of First United Methodist Church, working with Relay for Life, serving on the Community Relief Organization board, being past president of Mount Holly Rotary, and helping with VFW Post 9136 fish fries.
Connell gave a lot of credit to her family for supporting her civic activities. “This is certainly a surprise and I couldn’t have done it without my family,” she said. Other award winners at the banquet included Volunteer of the Year which went to Ross and Linda Covington; Vision Award Entrepreneur of the Year which was presented to Jeff Lee of Vintage Nest, Business of the Year which was awarded to Time Flies Country Store, and Community Service Organization of the Year which went to the Mount Holly Historical Society.
GRIER: pleads guilty to embezzlement, more From page 1A from Sept. 6, 2010 to Oct. 14, 2012 and another $1,433 from Aug. 18 to Sept. 11 was interesting in itself, and brought about changes in how Belmont handles employee gas cards. According to Belmont City Manager Barry Webb, at the time of Grier’s escapade, each vehicle in Belmont’s fleet had a gas card assigned to it and each worker that would use them, including Grier, a PIN number. However, the vehicle that was assigned the card Grier used was put out of service two years ago but the card was not cancelled. Grier used another employee’s
PIN number for his personal gas purchases. According to Belmont City Manager Barry Webb, the gas theft came to light during discussions of the FY2012-2013 budget when the high expenditures for public works vehicle gas raised a red flag. Belmont City Clerk Sheryl Hansel informed police of the dates the gas card had been used over the past two years. Police then obtained video of several of the gas purchases and recognized the vehicle being fueled as belonging to Grier. The theft brought about several changes in the way Belmont employees use gas cards for the 101 vehicles of various types the city owns.
“There are several things now being done,” said City Manager B a r r y Webb. “Each card is to re- Jarreal Grier main in its assigned vehicle and not carried around by any employee. Department heads and supervisors will be spot checking vehicles on a regular basis to be sure the cards are kept where they are supposed to be. Department heads, as also noted, will now review the section of the monthly fuel bill covering their department’s vehicles. That billing will also be reviewed overall by City Hall staff for additional ver-
ification. All employees have been instructed to not share their individual PIN with any other employee.” Just because Grier got probation in criminal court, doesn’t mean the City of Belmont is going to take the gas money loss lying down. “We will seek restitution to the degree possible through court action against the individual charged,” said Webb. “We are also filing information with our liability insurance carrier, as we do have crime coverage as part of our policy. At this point, I do not have an estimate on any particular amount that we might be able to recover through these actions.”
ROPER: new Mount Holly Chief of Police From page 1A enforcement family, his father, Harold Roper, is now retired from the Gaston County Police Department. His uncle, Charles Roper, is retired from the City of Gastonia Police Department. Chief Roper also has brothers Billy, Ben, Jason, and Adam that serve in law enforcement. Chief Roper is married to wife Julie and has a son, Donald R. Roper, Jr. His son is a graduate student at N.C. State University, majoring in
Chief Don Roper Public Administration. Chief Roper brings to the City of Mount Holly a wealth of law enforcement experience,
high degree of education and the proper personality to take the city to new heights. He is well thought of in his community and believes in keeping up with physical exercise all while maintaining good work performance and a balanced social life with his family. Chief Roper was sworn in for service on Monday, May 13, 2013 at the Mount Holly City Council meeting. Chief Roper is due to officially begin work on Monday, May 20, 2013. According to Mount
Holly City Manager, Danny Jackson, Chief Roper emerged from a very formal and detailed selection process as the top candidate. “The City is pleased to have Chief Roper join our staff and we are confident that he will do very well,” said Jackson. “Chief Roper possesses all of qualities to be a good fit in the Mount Holly community. It will be a perfect marriage of what the City has to offer and what Chief Roper will bring to the table.”
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Church Service Directory BELMONT Alexander Memorial Baptist Church 208 South Main Street 704-825-3216 Brotherhood/Sisterhood Wncc. 120 Park Street 704-825-1333 Catawba Heights Baptist Church 311 Belmont Avenue 704-827-8474 Catawba Heights Wesleyan Church 101 Beaty Rd., Belmont 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 East Belmont Free Will Baptist 909 Edgemont Ave 704-825-5346 East Belmont Presbyterian Church 901 Catawba Street 704-825-8822 Ebenezer United Methodist Church 120 Belmont-Mt. Holly Road 704-827-3366 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
First United Methodist Church of Belmont 807 South Point Road 704-825-2106 Forest Pointe Church Meets at Stowe Family YMCA Bldg. 704-825-1709 Fresh Anointing Church of God 71 McAdenville Road 704-825-7283 Friendship Baptist Church 5008 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-3276 Full Gospel Church 106 School St 704-827-9621 Gaston Christian Church 5339 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-8252 Goshen Presbyterian Church Roper Street 704-827-6280 Grace Korean Chr. Assembly-God 124 Georgia Belle Ave 704-829-1091 Grace Wesleyan Church 6014 S. New Hope Rd 704-825-7959 Henry’s Chapel Ame Zion Church 151 Henry Chapel Rd 704-825-0711 Holy Comforter Lutheran Church 216 N. Main St. 704-825-2483 Hood Memorial Ame Zion Church 455 Sacco St. 704-825-6007 Loves Chapel Presbyterian Church 204 Lincoln St. 704-825-8342 Message of Love Church 306 Pearl Beaty Dr. 704-827-6500
Mount Moriah Baptist Church 110 Lincoln St. 704-825-2046 Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist 212 South Street 704-825-7269 New Hope Presbyterian Church 4357 S. New Hope Rd., Gastonia 704-824-1697 New Life Baptist Church 201 Oak Trail 704-822-6195 New Mills Chapel Fire Baptised 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 118 School Street 704-827-7071
Featured Church of the Week Catawba Heights Freewill Baptist Queen Of The Apostles Catholic Church 503 N. Main Street 704-825-9600 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 Southpoint Church Rd. 704-825-4019 Springwood Freewill Baptist 220 Park Terrace Dr. 704-827-7801
Notice In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don’t see the church you’re looking for, be sure to check next weeks paper.
St. Marks United Methodist Church 701 Secrest Ave. 704-825-8175 Stowe Memorial Baptist Church 26 Kee Rd. 704-825-5987 Unity Baptist Church 1005 Catawba St. 704-825-8730 Upper Room United Pentecostal 1405 Armstrong Ford Rd. 704-825-0604 Will of God Church 513 Woodlawn Ave. 704-827-5185w
Food Revolution Day in Mt. Holly Celebrated across the globe, this year’s Food Revolution Day will be held in Gaston County on Friday, May 17 from 4-7pm at CaroMont Health’s Discover You facility in the Mount Holly Municipal Complex, 420 E. Central Ave. The event is free and open to the public. Inspired by Chef Jamie Oliver’s popular campaign to get people cooking at home, Food Revolution Day at Discover You will be jampacked with fun-filled, interactive booths and demos to raise awareness about cooking at home and learning how to consume more nutritious, wholesome and local
food. This year’s cooking demonstration will be performed by Johnson and Wales chef, Megan Lambert who will feature a recipe from her very own book which will be available for purchase on-site. Other featured guests and demos include: Master Gardener, Girls on the Run, My Plate, The Healthy Kitchen, Eating Local, Mt. Holly Farmer’s Market, Cancer Fighting Foods, Strawberry Sale, Build your own Trail Mix. For more information call Pam Cornelius, at 704-8343787.
O’BRYON: named GC Schools Teacher of the Year From page 1A the children are encouraged to move, talk, and create. It is a more animated classroom than usual. I want the kids to laugh, learn, and explore. I want school to be a fun, positive experience.� But that doesn’t mean that O’Bryon’s room is chaotic. “It is organized and the children are on task constantly participating and experimenting,� she said. Technology plays a big role in O’Bryon’s scheme of things. “The kids use the Smart Board a lot,� she said. “They also do research online. One project had them research biographies of famous people and then create a puppet of that person for a puppet show.� O’Bryon has been known to get into a role to make learning more multi-dimensional. One case saw her dress up as Albert Einstein, much to the delight of the kids. But beneath the costume was a valuable lesson. “I am a huge fan of Einstein because he had a brilliant mind but didn’t do well in the schools of his day. Sometimes tests don’t always measure the success of a child.� Like the selection com-
Rebecca O’Bryon was recently named Gaston County Schools Teacher of the year. mittee that chose O’Bryon as Teacher of the Year, Pinewood principal Jacob Barr recognizes the gem that he has in having her teach at his school. “She does a phenomenal job,� Barr said. “She takes a personal interest in teaching to the individual child and also works with other staff members to facilitate best practices in the classroom.� Even though O’Bryan is having a big impression on her students now, she knows that what they absorb in her classroom will last for years, and that her legacy will go with them. “I am teaching kids they are going to create the knowledge and solutions for the future,� she said. “They will solve problems that we don’t have answers for now.�
FLOODING: with more rain forecast rivers remain high From page 1A they surged and boiled. The South Fork’s flood stage is 10 feet and it eventually crested at around 11 feet. In Mount Holly, River Street Park was partially flooded when Dutchman’s Creek rose over its banks. The creek flowed a huge brown stain across the Catawba near the NC Hwy 27 bridge. The Catawba River itself near Mount Holly and Belmont saw the water up several feet. In Mecklenburg County, over 50 homes along the river were evacuated due to flooding. The American Red Cross opened an emergency shelter at Cook’s Memorial Presbyterian Church near Mount Holly and Coulwood for flood victims. In the North Carolina mountains, landslides triggered by the rains were reported in several locations. Duke Energy released water and raised the level of Mountain Island Lake near Mount Holly to 104 feet on Tuesday. That’s four feet over full pond, and there were reports of everything from drifting boats to large tree limbs snagged on the NC Hwy 16 bridge. Lake Wylie near Belmont was also up several feet making launching boats at area ramps like the one near the US 29/74 bridge risky. According to Duke Energy, the upper Catawba River Basin received three months worth of rain in three days last week. With more rain predicted during the week, officials and property owners along the affected waterways remained on guard.
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Belmont Classic Walk/ Run May 25 The City of Belmont will hold the 9th annual Belmont Classic Walk/Run on Saturday, May 25. Registration will be in front of the Belmont Police Department, 201 Chronicle St. starting at 6:30am. The 5k begins at 8am and the one mile Fun
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Run/Walk will begin at the end of the 5k event. Proceeds will benefit the Belmont Citizens Police Academy, Community Education for Citizens, the Police Explorer program for young adults, and purchase of police equipment and training aids. 5k pre-registration until May 23 is $20 adults and kids 13 years and older; $15 for kids 12 years and under; school teams of 10 or more $12. After May 23 and until day of race fees are $25/20/15. One mile Family Fun Run/Walk fee is $10 adults and kids over 13 years and $5 kids 12 years ands under. Pre-registered 5k participants can pick up packets at Belmont Walk and Run on Main St. on May 24 from 47pm. Drop off registrations to Belmont PD or mail to BCPAA, PO Box 1321 Belmont, NC 28012. Make checks payable to Belmont
Citizens Police Academy. For more information and map visit www.cityofbelmont.org or email belmont5k@gmail.com or call Cpl. Doug Huffstetler at Belmont PD 704-829-4024.
GC Summer Reading Kids can explore the wonderful world of reading at their public libraries this summer when the Gaston County Public Library presents Dig into Reading, a free reading incentive program for children entering grades one through five, at ten library locations in Gaston County. Whether it’s getting engrossed in a great picture book or kids’ novel, reading about any topic of interest, participating in special interactive activities, engaging in online reading opportunities, or enjoying a live performance by guest artists, Sum-
mer Reading 2013 has something for every child. While Dig into Reading highlights the fun aspect of reading for kids, parents and teachers appreciate that children’s participation in Summer Reading helps develop and expand reading skills, encourages lifelong learning habits, and fosters an appreciation of all the resources provided by public libraries in our local communities. Summer Reading for youth has been a Gaston County Public Library tradition for nearly one hundred years and has served many generations of young readers with activities promoting reading skills. For more information about Dig into Reading and Summer Reading 2013 activities, please visit your local Gaston County Public Library, call 704-868-2164 / Dial 3, or go to www.gastonlibrary.org.
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Students work to improve media center These East Gaston High Honors Art students recently took on a project to paint canvasses to spruce up the media center at Mount Holly Middle School. Volunteer Gina Hough, wife of Mount Holly Mayor Bryan Hough, worked with school librarian Patricia Cox and art teacher Justin Allen (seen center with goatee) to coordinate the effort.
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden celebrates summer with a new display; Simply Summer will use large areas of groundcover and over 100 containers filled with colorful plants to provide splashes of color, May 25 through Sept. 8. Simply Summer will show that a simple and elegant display can have a huge visual impact. By preparing impressive pink purple and orange container arrangements, surrounded by massive groundcover plantings of chartreuse sweet potato vine, the Garden proves that even basic plantings and colors can impress. Throughout Simply Sum-
mer the Garden will offer special classes for adults, summer camps for children and events for families including the Wild About Summer series that celebrates nature and encourages families to get outside. Bee Wild!, June 8 - Approximately 75% of the food we eat is pollinated by insects like bees. During this event, guests get a chance to participate in fun activities and to see the secret lives of bees, and learn how they make honey and wax. Wild Life!, July 13 Guests will learn about, and see up-close, a wide variety of animals that can be found in the Garden and around the
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Red Raiders beat Enka 6-1 Next up - the Raiders host the West Henderson Falcons By John Wilson John.bannernews@gmail.com
Belmont-South Point’s 2012 season ended on a sour note. Last year the defending state champion Red Raiders drew what on the surface appeared to be an easy opponent. In 2012 the struggling Asheville Cougars came into the playoffs with an unimpressive 7-15-1 record. Unfortunately for South Point these Cougars still had some fight in them. In a gritty hard-fought game Asheville stunned the champions by beating the Red Raiders 1-0
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Mount Holly Mayor Bryan Hough (left) and Stuart Cramer High football coach Ben McMillan were at Saturday’s Springfest selling team t-shirts and hats. Hough will head up the school’s booster club.
some solid fielding to beat the Jets 6-1. To open up the playoffs head coach Jason Lineberger chose to go with a more is better pitching approach. Three South Point pitchers, Senior Aaron Biggerstaff and juniors Adam Andrew and Dan Johnson worked together to help put the Jets away. Biggerstaff got not only the start, but the win for Big Red. The Red Raiders offense churned out seven hits against Enka. The South Point batters were led by Derek Perry and Tanner
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in front of a shocked home crowd. In a weird case of de ja vu the Red Raiders were once again going up against a struggling team that stumbled into the playoffs. This time it was the visiting Enka Jets. The Jets came to Raider Field sporting a 6-15 record that closely resembled that of the Cougars the year before. Luckily for Red Raider fans South Point was in no mood to be nostalgic this year. The Red Raiders put together a solid team effort combining great batting with
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Muse. Perry contributed to the Red Raider cause belting out a pair of doubles. Muse added a pair of RBIs of his own. With the first round behind them the Red Raiders need to move on to the next game. Next up the 22-1 Red Raiders will play host to the West Henderson Falcons. The 20-3 Falcons are the defending Western North Carolina 3A/2A champions. They are the 33rd ranked team in the state according to the high school sports website MaxPreps.
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Gardner Park honors ‘Terrific Kids’ On Tuesday, February 26, twenty-nine students were honored at Gardner Park Elementary as Terrific Kids. Each student received a certificate, a Terrific Kid decal, a free admission to Kate’s Skating Rinks, and a pencil from Mrs. Marilynn Denholm, School Counselor, and Mrs. Novelyn Williams, Instructional Facilitator. In addition, each student was recognized at an honors assembly. They are: Heba Patel, Jessica Berumen, Abby Demmers, Simya Jean, Tania Badillo, Zuriany Fontes Lobato, Pedro Nieto Morales, Jennifer Gamez-Berrios, Zavion Adams, Alyssa Cuce, Christian Stepp, Daven Fabian, Teagan Motes, Kiyana Joseph, Azoria Suber, Dayanara Hernandez-Aguilar, Diego Alvarado Laiz, Peyton Montgomery, James Bailey, Shane Griffith, Isabelle Steele, James Cole, Ummarah Awan, Noah Silverman, Mercedes Leach, Maggie Newton, Cade McGilton, Nathan Robbins, and Jessica Siebenthaler. The “Terrific Kids� Program at Gardner Park Elementary School is sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Gastonia.
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Harper Park open & ready for play! The Town of Stanley celebrated the long-awaited grand opening of Harper Park on Saturday, May 11. In addition to hundreds of park goers, the event also had numerous dignitaries in attendance including Stanley Mayor Frank Guida, Parks and Recreation Director Tug Deason, NC Rep. John Torbett and Katherine Harper. The park is named for her and her late husband Ron in honor of the contributions they made towards its creation. Mrs. Harper took part in the ribbon cutting. Harper Park is located on Blacksnake Road and is the first facility of its type in the community. The park is on 19 acres and features baseball fields, a concessions building, playground, nature trail, splash pad, horseshoe pits, picnic shelter, and basketball court among other amenities. Photos by Bill Ward
Mount Holly Springfest delights festivalgoers!
Mount Holly’s Springfest event on Saturday was one of the best in years with a large number of booths and displays that filled two blocks of the downtown area. In addition to the vendors, there was plenty of music and displays including antique and classic cars as well as a tempting variety of foods. The Mount Holly Historical Society museum was open to the public and folks enjoyed walking in and looking at the exhibits there. Photos by Alan Hodge
Wednesday, May 15, 2013