WHAT'S UP TODAY TM LIVE CHRISTMAS SCENES AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Christmas scene viewing runs daily at First Presbyterian Church in Stanley until Friday, with drive through or walk options. Additional events include a Thursday kids film festival at Dallas Branch Library and a Friday morning radio live production of A Christmas Carol by Gaston College’s WSGE. Community schedules also list Crowders Mountain hikes and support group meetings in the Gaston Lincoln area.
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First Presbyterian Church
Stanley
Gaston College
WSGE
Mary Jane Howard
Barrie Howard
Barrie
Ronnie V
Gaston
Lincoln Counties
Ron van Lente
Pete de Gregory
Wendy Walega
Robert Jenkins
Sandy Plains Baptist Church
Union Road
Judy
GASTON/LINCOLN
Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Piedmont Pioneer House
Roberts Drive
Gastonia
Pam Potent
Bob Davis
E. Garrison Blvd
Kathleen
How to Reach Us for News Submissions
Community pages invite readers to submit school news club notes and awards weekly. Provide a telephone number for verification, include a mailing address in Gastonia, and submit typed or neatly printed information. Phone submissions are not accepted by phone, and polaroid photos are not allowed.
Bring home a pet in need from Gaston County Animal Control
Dogs and cats are available for adoption at Gaston County Animal Control in Dallas. Adoption fees cover exams, vaccines, heartworm checks, rabies vaccine, county license, and spay or neuter surgery. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. contact (704) 922-8677. Volunteers from Gaston Humane Society assist on the second and fourth Saturdays. Proceeds from the Altrusa pecan sale fund scholarships and charities. pecans and pralines are available via orders at (704) 865-0428.
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Gaston County Animal Control
Reggie Horton
Gaston County
Animal Control
Leisure Lane
Dallas
Gaston County Park
Gaston Humane Society
Informa
the Humane Society
Judith Johnson
Kathy Cole
Vicky Heinrich
Humane Society
Altrusa Club of
Gastonia
Holiday charity drives and food drive offerings in Clover and Gastonia
Holiday Guide lists calls to place orders with Altrusan and multiple charitable efforts. New Beginning Baptist Church in Clover offers free toys for the needy Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 706 Old N. Main St. Eagle Ministries in Gastonia seeks hams and turkeys for its Christmas Dinner and requests donations by calling 704 823 7009. Kirk Wells Quality Home Sales collects canned goods at 3431 Kings Mountain Highway, Gastonia, matching items donated and offering a $1000 cash prize through Friday for contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Beginning Baptist Church
Old N. Main St
Clover
Eagle Ministries
Gastonia
Kirk Wells
Kings Mountain Highway
Empty Stocking Fund contributors listed with donations
The Gazette reveals donors to the Empty Stocking Fund including the Charles and Irene Nanney Foundation in memory of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Nanney with 10484 dollars, and many individuals and groups such as Mary Sue Costner 50 dollars, Holbrook Middle School 6th grade 155 dollars, Gaston Family Docs Staff 100 dollars, Belmont Middle School students 428.53, and North Gaston High School Spanish Club 50 dollars. The notice explains giving supports Salvation Army aid and provides mailing and in person donation options at The Gazette in Gastonia North Carolina. Donors may give in honor or memory, and anonymity is allowed.
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Charles and Irene Nanney
Barker
Christ United Methodist Church
Bob Hill
Everette
Andrea Staton
Nathan
Fred
Ethel Rhyne
L.L
Ruth Lewis
Belmont Middle School
North Gaston
Hooper's Tavern
Robinson
Hoyle
Brookside Elementary School
M.D
Lib Stowe
Lawrence
Grace Stowe
Hope
Carrie Wilson
Mama
Willie
Nora Hulsey
Morgan Stamey
Pete Bingham
Rick
Debbie
Todd
Ginger
Ken
Susan
Geoff
Michelle
James Grubbs
Puett United Methodist Church
Dallas
Larry Davis
Matt and
Chase
Buster
Frances Miller
Margaret
Vena Griffin
James Griffin
Essie
George Honeycutt
Larry
Faye Moore
William
Annie F. Moore
Maddie Moore
Susanna Wesley
Mayle United Methodist Church
Hoyle Broome
Alex Hegenbart
Frankie
Maggie
Frances Linderman
Grant Linderman
First United Methodist Church
Gastonia
James Weant
John Thomas Weant Sr
Jay
Barbara Stroud
Trey McKeithan
Elizabeth Godwin
Riverside Baptist Church
Geneva Giles
Tim and
Ann Featherstone
Lennie Davidson
James Macomson
First Congregational United Church of Christ
Lincoln Academy
Laura M. Falls
Dorothy Ricks Womble
Leatrice M. Farrish
N.C
Clemson student joins Golden Key honor society
Jonathan Blanton a Clemson junior in computer science earned induction into the Golden Key National Honor Society for top 15 percent of his class. The report also lists area graduates from East Carolina University and other local educational notices including a North Carolina teaching seminar participant and military honors awarded to Air Force Captain Julian Chesnutt.
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Jonathan Blanton
Clemson University
Golden Key
Blanton
Clemson Calhoun
Jack
Regina Blanton
Gastonia
East Carolina University
Jacqueline Suzanne Stroupe
Cherryville
Rahsaan Lawrence Frye
Dallas
Air Force
Julian M. Chesnutt
Chesnutt
56Th
Luke Air Force Base
Phoenix
Ariz
N. B
Faith C. Chesnutt
Ashbrook High School
U.S. Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
North Carolina State University
Raleigh
PSNC Energy, Salvation Army team up for Christmas stockings
Robin Walker of PSNC Energy and Major Betty Lyles of the Salvation Army gather in front of a Christmas tree as two dolls entered in a best dressed contest. PSNC Energy volunteers loaded stockings and dolls on December 8 at the Charles E Zeigler Sr Center to be delivered to needy children across Gastonia. The partnership provides more than 150 stockings and dolls to enhance holiday gifts for less fortunate kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Walker
Psnc Energy
Betty Lyles
Salvation Army
Walker
Lyles
Charles E. Zeigler Sr
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Holiday Guide
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Carolyn Heavner
Sue Henderson
Tom Henderson
Dwight
Margaret Reeves
Keith
Lawrence Reeves
Megan
Ben Machuga
Fannie Reeves
James
Ellen Dixon
Steven Machuga
Honor
East Carolina
Jamie Allison Cline
Communications
Patricia H. Quinn
Hunter Huss High School
North Carolina Center For the Advancement of Teaching
Quinn
North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Silver Star
Condon
Christopher Condon
Karla Sutton
Billy Reeves
Nas
Lemore
Calif
Bessemer City High School
Stoeking
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Gaston Gazette
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