Belmont senior activities and community notices roundup
Activities for seniors include a low impact stretch class at J Paul Ford Center 9:30 10 15 a m and a senior line dancing session at the same site with free access for Belmont residents. Ceramics at Stowe YMCA runs Tuesdays, plus divorce care at Myers Memorial United Methodist Church. Also listed are Gastonia chorus, Wednesday line dancing, ex offender support, Gastonia Toastmasters, senior meetings, and a NAACP meeting scheduled for June 28.
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J. Paul Ford Center
E. Woodrow St
Belmont
Woodrow St
Stowe Family Ymca
Ymca Drive
OAKRA
Deborah Cauthen
Myers Memorial United Methodist Church
S. New Hope Road
Gastonia
Connie Elzey
Melody Cramer
Connieelzey
Bellsouth
Gaston Chordweavers
Unity Place
W. Franklin Bivd
Cox Road
Suke
Call
Lutheran Chapel
New Hope Road
Catherine Booth Garden
Union Road
Gaston County
NAACP
Erwin Center
Pryor St
SCAD dean's list recipient Brian Ratchford gains honors
Brian Ratchford of Gastonia earned a Winter and Spring dean's list recognition at Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah Ga. He pursues a bachelor of fine arts in visual effects and won first place in the SCAD Visual Effects Award Contest in Lighting while placing runner up in Outstanding 3D Environment and 3D Textures and Materials. He is a Forestview High School graduate and son of Paul and Pat Ratchford.
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Brian Ratchford
Gastonia
Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah
Forestview High School
Paul and
Pat Ratchford
Great American Cleanup shows Gastonia's pride
More than 1,200 Gastonia area volunteers took part in April in Keep Gastonia Beautiful led activities. The city hosted over 30 cleanups, school recycling drives, campus cleanups, Earth Day bus rides for aluminum can recyclers, and environmental fairs. National totals show nationwide efforts engaging millions with vast litter removal and recycling, including 228 million pounds collected and 6,000 miles of water bodies cleaned.
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Gaston County
Keep Gastonia Beautiful, Inc
Keep Gastonia Beautiful
Ashbrook
Cherryville High School
York-Chester Middle School
Gastonia Beautiful
Gastonia
Cal
Organic Marketplace
Stone Botanical Gardens
First United Methodist Church
Breeze, Raiderettes Capture 10-Under Fast Pitch Title
Belmont Breeze won the Gastonia Parks and Recreation 10-under Fast Pitch Softball East Tournament championship led by pitcher Alaina Collins in the title game, 8-4. Katie Nencetti pitched a no hitter with 14 strikeouts in the opening game. infield defense stood out with Wills, Bright, Wood, and Rogers and catcher Shirlen catching two straight games. Coaches praised first year players Abernathy, McClain, Neagnie, Price, and Lee as key contributors. several players are back from last year’s champion South Point Thunder.
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Belmont Breeze
Gastonia Parks & Recreation
Katie Nencetti
Alaina Collins
Breeze
Haley Wills
Megan Bright
Miranda Wood
Lindsay Rogers
Allison Shirlen
the Breeze
Breeanna Eller
Anna Lanier
Randy Wills
Morgan Abernathy
Kennedy McClain
Jamie Neagie
Carley Price
Taylor Lee
South Point Thunder
Katie Newcett
Jamie Neagle
Mark Abernathy
Tom Newcett
South Point Raiderettes
Sarah Abernathy
Hannah Broome
Kristan McAndrew
Faith Beaty
Rebeca Hill
Taylor Chaparro
Lindsey Lee
Leah Mull
Megan Hill
Grace LeGrand
Kaylee Lanier
Amber Oxendine
Chris Abernathy
Mark LeGrand
Jonathan Grigg
Ashley Mull
Cassidy Crisp
Sammy Bridges Completes Air Force Basic Training
Airman Sammy F. Bridges has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Texas after six weeks of instruction covering the Air Force mission and core values.
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Air Force
Sammy F. Bridges
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Military names and training noted for air force recruit
The recruit completed basic training with drill and ceremony marches, physical training, rifle marksmanship, field exercises, and human relations training. He earns credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force and is the grandson of Maxine Bridges of Kings Mountain, a 2006 graduate of Bessemer City High School.
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The
Community College of the Air Force
Maxine Bridges
Kings Mountain
Bridges
Bessemer City High School
Rankin Elementary Students Named to ABBIT Honor List Third Nine Weeks
Ida Rankin Elementary announces ABBIT A’s and B’s Because I Try honors for the third nine weeks of 2006-07. Fourth grade recipients include Omri Bynum Kaylee Fortsch Miranda Green David Hill and more. Fifth grade honorees list Aliyah Adams Stephanie Beatty Madelyn Crawford Broc Gantt Shelby Hovis Aaron Rumfelt Lauren Warrick Grant Brooks Savana Dobbins Spencer Ingle Makenzie Norman Blake Reed Allyson Cauthen Katlin Cribb Samantha Eno Deonte Gaston Rachel Gibson Hannah Moss Kaitlyn Pacitto Corey Powers Ashton Seay Taylor Bailey Tristin Fogarty Adam Miranda Victoria Patterson Holly Staton Tyler Strasser Sydney Wiley Tiffany Chapman Pagie Jamison Derek Perry Magaly Serrana Fredy Valasques Morgan Chavers Cody Clontz Callie Ford Shay Green Victoria Loftin Erika Noblett Madison Werner Jeremy Yoder Matthew Crawford Aron Harbin Blake Moran Meghan Pope Kendy Powell Keienna Savage Casay Tate Chloe Taylor.
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College
America
Americ
the Arts
Roy Lindsay
W. Franklin Blvd
Raiderettes
Sammy Bridges
Ida Rankin
Omri Bynum
Kaylee Fortsch
Miranda Green
David Hill
Michelle Hernandez
Jacob Hovis
Jenessa Mohammed
Kelsey Tilley
Katelyn Abernethy
Zoe Callahan
Bryan Campbell
Stephanie Cagdell
Emily Klels
Aaron Ledford
Nicklaus Palmer
Tasha Phinxay
Cheyann Rogers
Joshua Sherman
Michael Starnes
Brooklyn
Falon Scott
Brianna Bailey
Shareena Broome
Andrew Collins
John Delany
Cheridan Gowan
Ryan Jones
Hannah Mullis
Dean Ried
Zachary Spainhour
Jeffrey Trianham
Aliyah Adams
Stephanie Beat
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