Gardening to help heal the mind at enrichment centers
Beth Bruno built a horticultural therapy program at Life Enrichment Centers in Kings Mountain and Shelby to aid adults with Alzheimer’s dementia and developmental delays. The program uses garden work to improve memory, cognitive skills, speech, socialization, and physical coordination, expanding from a small table garden to greenhouses and raised beds with community support and plans for expansion.
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Beth Bruno
Bruno
Kings Mountain
Shelby
American Horticultural Therapy Association
Pauline Collins
Life Enrichment Center
Andolph
the Star
Empty Stocking Fund gift honors local good deed
The Gaston Gazette reports a community drive for the Empty Stocking Fund to aid families, seniors, and children in Gaston County. Campaign runs through December 22 with a goal of 100000 dollars. donations can be dropped off at The Gazette or mailed, with donors recognized in print and online.
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Ness Eudy
Aklin Square
Salvation Army
Gaston County
Gazette Readwill
the Gazette
Remount Road
Gastonia
P.O
Gaston Gazette
Joe
Officials: Man Found Under Vacant House Died in Fire
A man found dead beneath a vacant house at 208 S. Oakland St after a Saturday fire died from thermal injuries per the medical examiner. Police and fire teams, including the Fire Investigation Task Force, probe cause and kin ties as the structure sits unoccupied.
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S. Oakland St
Gastonia
Fire Department
Fire Investigation Task Force
Spain Seizes Cocaine Ship Cargo in Algeciras Bust
Spain reports its second largest cocaine seizure, nearly six metric tons valued at 210 million euros. Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said the coke was found Tuesday in a container at the Mediterranean port of Algeciras, hidden in banana boxes on a ship from Colombia.
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Spain
Juan Ignacio Zoido
Mediterranean
Algeciras
Madrid
Interior Ministry
Colombia
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By Joyce Orlando Jorlando
Shelbystar.com
Joyce Orlando
Star
Orlando
Randolph
Kings Mountain Life Enrichment Center
Wal- Mart
Franklin Square
Cheri Myers
Myers
Eddie W. Shields
Rebecca Cramer Little
Betty
Patrick E. Ramsey
Rose Marie Ramsey
Sarah P. Knowles
Betsy and
Trey
Priscilla Mauney
Lee and
Beth Mcintyre
Ruby Tutterow
Susan and
Annette
Will MacDonald
Gazette
Wmacdon
Stanley, NC
W. Trade Street
Gaston Memorial Park
Williamsburg Drive
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