Community Events Saturday Listings In Gastonia Area
A local events roundup shows a yard sale and baked goods at Epworth United Methodist Church with biscuits, a Christian businessmen breakfast, a blood drive at Chapel Grove Baptist Church, aerobic classes at New Life Baptist Church, a chess club gathering at Blue Coffee Trading, a Saturday singles group at Firestone Grill, Celebrate Recovery at Parkwood Baptist, a Star Dusters big band dance at the Adult Recreation Center, AA and Alanon at First Presbyterian, knitting class at Lucile Tatum Center, Gaston County Radio Society meetings at Red Cross, and planned club gatherings with dates Aug 6 Sept 3 Oct 1 and Nov 5.`
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Epworth United Methodist Church
Linwood Road
Gastonia
Call
Christian Businessmen's Club
Alfred & Charlie'’s
New Hope Road
Call David Payseur
Chapel Grove Baptist Church
Camp Rotary Road
The
Red Cross
New Life Baptist Church
Oak Trail
Belmont
Knight's Corner Chess Club
Blue Coffee Trading Company
Union Road
Forestbrook
Carl Hanna
Firestone Grill
W. Franklin Blvd
Parkwood Baptist Church
Dixon Road
Star Dusters
Adult Recreation Center
First Presbyterian Church
Academy St
Cherry
Awards honor child care professionals in Dallas event
The State of the Young Child event at Citizens Resource Center in Dallas drew over 150 leaders and caregivers. Emcee Pearl Burris Floyd and keynote speaker Clark Plexico highlighted Lincoln and Gaston counties’ 106 four or five star facilities and 187 staff pursuing further education. Community Health Partners received You Make a Difference Award, while Martha Burris accepted the Robert E. Tull Award. Proclamations honored Partnership for Children’s tenth anniversary.
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Citizens Resource Center
Dallas
Pearl Burris Floyd
Gaston County Board of Commissioners
Clark Plexico
North Carolina Partnership For Children
Partnership For Children
Two
Lincoln
Gaston
Carolyn Harbinson
Greater Community Action
Grace School Child Development Center
Lucia
Helen R. Marvin
You Make
Lincoln County
Wanda Wyant
Martha Burris
Burris
Partnership
Cindy Moose
Gaston County
Susan McCracken
Lincoln County Department of Social Services
Kaplan Early Learning Co
Area students named to dean's list and president's list
Virginia Tech freshman Andrew Allf and junior Meagan Flood from Gastonia earned high academic honors in their colleges. Kathryn Pyles, daughter of Gastonia residents, made the president's list with a 3.80 GPA. Jordan Burrell, also of Gastonia, made the dean's list with at least 12 quality hours and no grade below A C. Sarah Boyce of Belmont graduated magna cum laude from Davidson College with English honors and several national distinctions. she plans to teach through Teach for America in Washington, D.C.
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Virginia Tech
Andrew S. Allf
Gastonia
Allf
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Wingate University
Kathryn Nicole Pyles
William E
Jerrianne C. Pyles
Gastosia
Jordan Oates Burrell
Jeffrey G
Kelly Lewis
Sarah G. Boyce
Belmont
Davidson College
Richard and
Kathleen Boyce
North Carolina School of Science and Math
Julian Lake
Omicron Delta Kappa
Belmont senior exercise and line dancing schedule
Belmont offers a Tuesday senior stretch class at Paul Ford Center from 9 30 to 10 15 a m for ages 55 plus, also meeting Thursdays 9 30 to 10 15 a m. Senior line dancing runs 4 15 to 11 00 a m at J Paul Ford Center with a Thursday 10 15 to 11 a m session, free for residents and 10 a month for non residents. A Tuesday ceramics session from 10 a m to noon at Stowe Family YMCA, sponsored by OAKRA, has no fee. attendees need not be YMCA members. Deborah Cauthen can be contacted at 704 822 9622.
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Paul Ford Center
E. Woodrow St
Belmont
J. Paul Ford Center
Stowe Family Ymca
Ymca Drive
OAKRA
Deborah Cauthen
Adorable Great Danes Willie and Gracie Seek Forever Home
Willie and Gracie, two bonded Great Danes, are up for adoption at the Great Dane Rescue of the Carolinas. They enjoy wrestling, need a high fence, and will stay together. Open house 1 4 p.m. first and third Sunday at 10425 Mount Holly Huntersville Road Huntersville call 704 697 9706 or visit greatdanerescue.org for info.
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Great Dane Rescue of the
Carolinas
Willie
Gracie
Great Dane Rescue
Mount Holly
Huntersville Road
Huntersville
Great Danerescue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucile Tatum Center
Osceola St
Gaston County Radio Society
American Red Cross
S. Oakland St
First Baptist Children
Lincolnton
First Baptist Day Care Center
Stanley
Kids Unlimited
Peg
God's Precious Gifts
Community Health Partners
Pam Adams
Evande Herndon
Charlotte Lynch
Kathy Hudson
First Baptist Day Care
Sonya Woodward
Lisa Austin
Lauren Erwin
Christy Waters
First Baptist Children’s Ministry
Chastity Friday
Doreen Matton
Meagan M. Flood
Flood
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Sep Gee
Len
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