LOCAL EVENTS FEATURES BARBECUE BAKE SALE AND COMMUNITY FESTIVALS
Yard Sale runs 6 am to 2 pm with six dollar plates Barbecue Sale noon to 7 pm delivery on orders of 10 or more Advance tickets by calling 704 864 76R1 Lowale fall festival 9 am to 4 pm downtown Home Buying Workshop 930 am to noon at Gaston County Public Library first time buyers financing resources and free for adults Taekwondo demonstration 3 to 5 pm First United Methodist Church proceeds aid Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club Meet Candidates and author events at Gaston College and public library details and call numbers included
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Union Presbyterian Church
Union Road
Gastonia
Lowell
Gaston County
North Carolina
Cooperative Extension Service
Habitat For Humanity
PANG
U. S
First United Methodist Church
E. Franklin Blvd
Salvation Army
Boys and Girls Club
New Hope Presbyterian Church
South
New Hope Road
Robert Morgan
Morris
Gaston College
Highway 32 South
Dallas
Myers Center
Friends of the
Gaston County Public Library
Gaston Day School
Leonard Pitts Jr
Eunice Philpatrick
Pamela Kimbrell Warlick
Kirk Wells
D Boys & Girls Club
Gaston Boys & Girls Club
N. York St
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Gazette
Gastonia
N.C
Neal named Gaston County Junior Miss 2001
Kristin Neal daughter of Steven and Angela Neal of Gastonia was named the Gaston County Junior Miss 2001 on September 30 The 17 year old Forestview High School senior performed Sonata in F Major for her talent and is active in church youth groups and Girl Scout Silver Award recipient She is a Presidential Scholar National Honor Society member and served as Lieutenant Governor for the 61st Girls State plus student council member and varsity softball player She advances to the North Carolina Junior Miss scholarship program January 5 13 in Greensboro with the state winner advancing to America's Junior Miss in Mobile Alabama for a 40000 scholarship The national program is sponsored by HealthSouth Coca Cola Terminex and Mobile city Other finalists and category winners were named with scholarships ranging from 100 to 750 in Fitness Poise Scholastics Interview Talent and Spirit of Junior Miss with sponsors Rhino Marketing Solutions ISP and East Gaston teams honored
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Kristin Neal
Steven and
Angela Neal
Gastonia
Gaston County
Neal
Forestview High School
Gaston Radiology
North Carolina
Greensboro
Mobile
Cyndy Smoak
Amy McClure
ISP of
USA, Inc
Katie Wiggins
Hunter Huss
East Gaston
Ashbrook
Potter's House receives donation during Textile Week
Cindy Marshall-Hope center holds a check for The Potter's House presented by Carla Lawrimore and Debbie Hern don, co-chairwomen of Gaston County Textile Week, highlighting community support and event fundraising.
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Cindy Marshall-Hope
Carla Lawrimore
Debbie Herndon
Gaston County
Haunted Trail and Halloween Events Parade in Gastonia Area
Multiple local Halloween attractions and events listed with venues in Gaston County. Activities include 4 Cox Road Haunted Trail at Aden Avenue open weather permitting tonight and Oct 26 28 30 31, Hickory Grove Haunted Trail near McAdenville, Spooky Haunted Castle with proceeds to charities, Haunted Mill Belmont open through Halloween, Clover Jaycees Haunted Trail with new features, Halloween happenings at Gaston Mall, a haunted house for Ranl Fire Rescue, pumpkin painting contest, Boys & Girls Club Fall Festival, and entry details including times locations and contact numbers.
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Cox Road
Aden Avenue
Hickory Grove
Hickory Grove Road
McAdenville
Stanley
The
Charlotte Knights
Fort Mill Rotary Club
Knights Group
Homer.t
Old Vision
Wilkinson Boulevard
Belmont
Clover Jaycees
Michel Whitesides
Gaston Mall
Gaston County
Ranl Fire & Rescue Squad
Sandra Christenbury
Annual Open Horse Show comes to Dallas on Oct 28
Gaston County 4-H Stock n Saddle Club hosts its annual Open Horse Show at Gaston County Park Dallas. Forty seven classes include Hunter English and Western with age grouping. Entry fee seven dollars per class stalls ten dollars. Concessions on grounds spectator entry free. Fundraiser supports youth judging contests and clinics. Club members recently showed at State Fair Raleigh Hickory American Lion Fair Cleveland County Fair Rutherfordton. Club offers barn visits and educates on cattle to horses. Open to ages five to nineteen, meets twice monthly. For details call Cooperative Extension 704 922 2110.
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Gaston County
Gaston County Park
Dalas
Raleigh
Hickory
Cooperative Extension Office
Calendar Dinner Benefit For Community Relief Mount Holly
A calendar event offers a six dollar fifty cent plate fundraiser benefiting the Community Relief Organization of Mount Holly and church projects. The event at 140 North Main Street includes a tethered hot air balloon ride from noon to three in the afternoon weather permitting. Balloon rides cost two dollars per person with children ten and under accompanied by an adult.
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Community Relief Organization of
Mount Holly
N. Main St
Hog Happnin hits Cleveland fairgrounds in Shelby
The ninth Hog Happnin at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds on November 4 from 11 am to 3 pm benefits the Children's Homes of Cleveland County and the Life Enrichment Center. Highlights include a Barbecue Cook-off named a state championship with national invitational implications and Jack Daniel's contest pool eligibility. Proceeds fund local charities. tickets are 7 in advance with under fives free.
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Home Builders Association of
Cleveland County
Cleveland County Fairgrounds
Shelby
Life Enrichment Center
N.C
House of Representatives
Kansas City
Jerry Gardner
Jack Daniel’s Distillery
Jack Daniel
U. S
Academy of Performing Arts
Tammy Arrowood
Bolt Communications
Hog Happnin
First National Bank
Shallowbrook Builders
Wilson Real Estate
Holland, Hamrick & Patterson Architects
Free child safety program at Sale Auto Mall on Oct 28
Parents can bring children to a DNA LifePrint Child Safety Safari from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. October 28 at 4811 Wilkinson Blvd in Gastonia. The non invasive cheek swab DNA sample is preserved for over 80 years with no blood drawn while John Walsh backs the effort to promote child protection and awareness.
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Sale Auto Mall
Wilkinson Blvd
Gastonia
John Walsh
FOX Network
Walsh
U.S. Department of Justice
National Pta
National District Attorney’s Association
The
FBI
Cub Scout Campout At Gaston County Park
All registered Tigers Wolves Bears and Webelos and their families are invited to a Two Rivers District Cub O Bee Cub Scout campout at Gaston County Park Dallas today and Sunday. Cost is 7 dollars per participant and covers dinner breakfast and patch. Activities include frog leap elephant walk 50 yard dash tug o war three legged race Frisbee throw relay bean toss campfire and more.
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Two Rivers District
Gaston County Park
Dallas
Marines honor Drill graduates Cable and Beasley at Parris Island
Marine Corps Reserve Pvt. Leonard H. Cable Jr. of Dallas and Pvt. Randall L. Beasley Jr. of Belmont and Bessemer City recently completed 12 weeks of basic training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island South Carolina. They learned core values of honor courage and commitment and began building personal and professional conduct.
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Marine Corps Reserve
Leonard H. Cable Jr
Debra A. and
Leonard H. Eng
Dallas
Marineere
Parris Island
S.C
Cable
Rob
Binsville High School
Marine Corps Pvt
Randall L. Beasley Jr
Regina G. Perkins
Belmont
Randall L. Beasley Sr
Bessemer City
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Beasley
Marine Corps
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