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Newspaper
The Gaston Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2011
Page
8
The Betty Wilson Classic Horseshoe Tournament was held Saturday at George Poston Park on Lowell Spencer Mountain Road. Former World Champion Rivers Prewette from Eden tosses her shoe, while Dufay Pearson is pictured tossing his shoe.
Bill Melton, a Gaston County writer and longtime county officer, announces the Cotton Ginning Days festival at Dallas County Park on the Dallas-Cherryville Highway. The three day event features Blue Grass and gospel acts, crafts, rides, and a restored 1900 cotton gin powered by a 372 horsepower Fairbanks Morse engine, with free admission and extensive county sponsorship from Farm Bureau GAMTRA and local groups. Performances run Friday through Sunday with Easy Pickins, Howers Family Band, Cockman Family, Steven Mills Band, and more on multiple stages.
Hurricane Ophelia, a Category 3 storm with near 120 mph winds, was about 170 miles southeast of Bermuda and moving north at 21 mph. Forecasters expected it to pass east of Bermuda late Saturday, with tropical storm winds already reaching Bermuda. Philippe lingered far offshore.
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