Community notices offer free toys and outreach events across local churches
Free toys and food giveaways listed for Clover Stanley and Gastonia locations including New Beginning Baptist Church 706 Old N Main St Clover SC 803-222-5055, Jesus Is Love Holiness Church 275 Dallas Stanley Hwy, Stanley, Salvation Army 107 S Broad St Gastonia. Also hiking program Crowders Mountain State Park 2 pm and support group meetings Lifeline Samples and Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Gaston county with contact numbers provided.
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New Beginning Baptist Church
Old N. Main St
Clover
S.C
Jesus Is Love Holiness Church
Dallas-Stanley Highway
Stanley
Veterans meeting series aids veterans at church
Point Man International Ministries hosts Monday evening gatherings for veterans of all wars at Catawba Heights Baptist Church in Belmont Road area. For details call Dean Black at 704 827 2837.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Man International Ministries
Catawba Heights Baptist Church
Belmont Road
Dean ‘Black
How to Reach Us From the Gazette Page
A community page invites news and announcements about school events and armed forces members, plus club news and awards. Contact details include fax 704 867 5751 and mailing address Gastonia NC 28053, with an email and physical drop for typed submissions and a phone number for verification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
eRastongazette
Link
Freedom.com
E. Franklin Bivd
Nightingale Award Honors Nurse Toy Stone at CaroMont
CaroMont Health named Toy Stone an RN at Gaston Memorial Hospital as a recipient of the Nightingale Award during the In Search of Excellence banquet on Nov 30. Stone joined Gaston Memorial in 1992 and is praised for clinical expertise, patient focus, and leadership in community service and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CaroMont Health
Toy Stone
Gaston Memorial Hospital
Nightingale
Council of Nursing Excellence
Florence Nightingale
Stone
Gaston Memorial
Stitt named Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Gaston Memorial
Gaston Memorial Hospital appoints Dr Van J Stitt Jr as Vice President and Chief Medical Officer to lead clinical resource utilization and revenue management. He previously served as national medical director for Intracorp in Chattanooga and has extensive experience directing medical management for managed care and liaison roles between medical and administrative staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaston Memorial Hospital
van J. Stitt Jr
Stitt
Intracorp
Chattanooga
Tenn
Steve Bell named December employee of the month at Gaston Memorial
Maintenance technician Steve Bell of Gaston Memorial Hospital is the December employee of the month for CareMont Health. He handles electrical mechanical plumbing and carpentry, trained in electrical installation at Cleveland Community College, and previously worked 17 years at Copeland Corporation in Shelby. A Cleveland County native, he resides in Kings Mountain with wife Brenda and stepson Bradley, enjoys martial arts reading and gardening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Bell
Gaston Memorial Hospital
CareMont Health
Cleveland Community College
Bell
Copeland Corporation
Shelby
Cleveland County
Kings Mountain
Brenda
Bradley
Gift of life this Christmas blood drive appeal
The American Red Cross urges blood donation with 1500 daily regional need. Donors 17+ and 110 lb minimum in good health can save three lives per hour. Gaston County drives include K Mart Franklin Square, Form Your Weight Loss, DSS, and Matthews Belk with Tshirts for donors. Call (704) 864-2623 for schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Squires
Carolinas
Gaston County
American Red Cross
K-Mart
Franklin Square
Country Club Road
Department of Social Services
N. Marietta St
Matthews Belk
Eastridge Mall
The
Forestview students win awards in local contests
Forestview High School reports multiple achievements across clubs and bands. Sarah Challenger earned third in a bumper sticker contest. Meredith Morgan received honorable mention. Christy Hayden won youth division top prize in a photo contest. Gwynne Cashatt crowned Miss Forestview with runners up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forestview
Gaston County Cancer Society
Sarah Challenger
Christy Hayden
Great Gazette
aGwynne Cashatt
Natalie Goodson
Lauren Buswell
City firefighters finish resident training courses
Gastonia Fire Department officers completed two-week resident training at the National Fire Academy. Capt. Armstrong Capt. Harvell and Eng. Fred Robinson finished Fire Service Communications, focusing on written and verbal skills. Eng. Price completed Interpersonal Dynamics in Fire Service Organizations. Chief Ridgeway finished Strategic Management of Change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia Fire Department
National Fire Academy
Mark Armstrong
Jim Harvell
Fred Robinson
Fire Service
Vance Price
Robert Ridgeway
Emmitsburg
Towing Firm Wins American Towman ACE Award in Baltimore
Star Wrecker of Gastonia received the ACE Award for achievement in service performance presented at the American Towman Exposition in Baltimore on November 17. Recipients are chosen from major motor clubs and dispatch centers for rapid response, consistent timings, customer appreciation, and high service retention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Star Wrecker
Gastonia
Allstate Motor Club
Coach Net
Cross Country Automotive Services
GE Financial Assurance
Geico Direct
American Towman Magazine
Baltimore Convention Center
Baltimore
College grads shine from Gastonia to North Carolina universities
Herbert Joseph Martin II from Gastonia earned a BA in Communication at Lee University in Cleveland Tennessee on December 9. Angela Vasquez of Gastonia was among 14 valedictorians at NC State University December 20, with a perfect 4.0 GPA and a BA in Communication Disorders. Melanie Snipes of Gastonia won scholarships at Campbell University for business administration and accounting, meeting with several honor societies. Julie Hager of Albemarle, in a 3/2 accounting program, earned scholarships and holds leadership roles across several campus groups.
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Herbert Joseph Martin II
Gastonia
Lee University
Cleveland, Tenn
Herbert and
Jane Martin
Angela Vasquez
N.C. State University
Vasquez
Robert J
Marianne G. Vasquez
Hunter Huss High School
N.C. State
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
NCSU
Melanie Joan Snipes
Mac C
Gladys S. Satterwhite
Carl G. and
Nancy Ward
Campbell University
Snipes
Julie Suzanne Hager
Alexis
Ned B. Ball
Hager
Society For the Advancement of Management Club
Phi Eta Sigma
Episilon Pi Eta
Adam Smith Club
College Republicans
Ronald
Dawn Hager
Local Marine Finishes Basic Training at Parris Island
Marine Corps Pvt. Travis L. Norman, son of Elizabeth Pressley of Gastonia, completed basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Norman is a 1996 graduate of North Gaston High School in Dallas.
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Marine Corps Pvt
Travis L. Norman
Elizabeth Pressley
Gastonia
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Parris Island
S.C
Norman
North Gaston High School
Dallas
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S UP
Salvation Army
S. Broad St
Crowders Mountain State Park
Sandy ‘Plains Baptist Church
Union Road
GASTON/LINCOLN
Alliance For the Mentally Ill
Piedmont Pioneer House
Roberts Drive
Pam Potent
Bob Davis
Gaston Co-Dependents
First Presbyterian ‘Church
E. Garrison Blvd
Gaston Day School
United Arts Council of
Junior ‘League
CaroMont
Durham County Hospital Corporation
North Carolina
HRS District X
Florida
Duke-Fahec
Fayetteville
Joint Commission On Ac
University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill
Carolinas Medical Center
Century University
Los Angeles
Calif
American Academy of Family Physicians
South Carolina
Tennessee
Nurses
Mooresville Region School Nurse Association of North Carolina
Citizens Resource Center
Meredith Morgan
Key Club
Forestview Key Club
Kiwanis Club
Forestview High School News
St. Michael’s Church
Amber Murphy
Erin Sigman
Forestview Marching Jaguar
East Rowan High School
Salisbury
Central North Carolina
Western Alamance High School
Elon College
East Burke High School
Icard
Newton-Conover High School
Newton
Towing Company
Gastonia Man
N.C
Gastonian
Alpha Pi Beta
Baptist Student Union
Campus Crusade
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