Carolina Cross Connection aids Gaston County home repairs
The non profit group Blessing offers free small scale home repairs and upgrades for residents unable to do it themselves. They will complete 15 projects in Gaston County next week and spend three weeks in the area with a mix of first time and returning volunteers including Emma Dobbins and Faith Nyberg. Edwards stresses broadened awareness and donations to fund materials as need exceeds summer capacity.
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Mayne
Carolina Cross Connection
Gaston County
Tierney Edwards
Emma Dobbins
Asheboro
Faith Nyberg
Rock Hill
South Carolina
Commissioners School offers county students career path experiences
Gaston County Gaston County Schools coordinates the Commissioners' School, hosting rising sophomores from public and private high schools in Belmont Abbey College dorms. Nine teachers and six student counselors guide daily classes in engineering, environmental, medical, law enforcement and courts paths. The program costs 65000 dollars locally with no student fees and features tours, guest speakers, police simulations, and visits to UNC Charlotte labs and the NASCAR Institute.
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Belmont Abbey College
Bridget Matzke
Stuart W. Cramer High
Lori Collins
Highland School of Technology
Gaston County
Matzke
Commissioners
James S. Forrester
Board of County Commissioners
Gaston County Schools
Annie Russell
Gaston County Police
Nascar Technical Institute
Mooresville
Microsoft Technology Center
Charlotte
Jackson Mammano
Stuart W. Cramer
Microsoft
UNC
Mountain Island Hydro Dam
Yates Played Key Roles in Johnson Era West Wing Life
The obituary notes Yates typed speeches for Johnson son and traveled with his presidential entourage. She served in both the West Wing and East Wing, rode Air Force One during a Seoul trip in 1966, studied religion and photography, and enjoyed golf gardening and gourmet cooking. She retired in 1986 and lived in northern Virginia before settling in Belmont.
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Morrill
Yates
Johnson
West Wing
East Wing
Air Force One
Seoul
South Korea
Charlotte Observer
George Washington University
Virginia
Belmont
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Hollie Luther
Ashley Mayne
Ally Thompson
Eric Wildstein
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Nellie Yates
Gerald Ford
Oval
White House
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Gerald R. Ford
Gaston
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Karl Schumacher
City OF
Gastonia
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Home Consortium
Lincoln
Cleveland County
Garland Municipal Business Center
S. York Street
Vincent C. Wong
HUD
Atta
City of Gastonia
Garland
Housing and Neighborhoods Division
Cityofgastonia.com
T Jeffers Center
Whitener Street
Phillips Center
Echo Lane
N. Pryor
Gastonia Housing
W. Long Avenue
Bradley Center
N. Modena
E. Garrison
South York Street
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