Community groups rally for gas ton area Day of Caring events
Local volunteers across Gaston County mobilize for a Day of Caring from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with fix up projects. Events include Neighbors Helping Neighbors at Eastridge Mall from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church Friends Days in Denver, and Hobo Dinner and Yard Sale in Springwood to fund charity initiatives.
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United Way Day OF Caring
Gaston
United Way
Eastridge Mall
Gastonia
NEW Hope Baptist Church
Denver
Pilot Knob Road
Statesville
Springwood Hobo
McKinney Circle
Hickory Grove
Springwood
Children’s Christmas Fund
S.0.c.k.s
S.C.C.K.S
Agriculture Center
Costner School Road
Bessemer City
Messiah United Methodist Church
Highway 27
Lincolnton
Catawba Heights Baptist Church
Belmont Road
Raymond Johns Jr
Jerry Stowe
Gaston County
Gaston County Park
Dallas
Grace Baptist Church
Auten Road
How to Reach Us for News Submissions
This notice provides contact options for submitting school news club news and armed forces entries to Gastonia Gazette. It lists FAX MAIL and in person addresses in Gastonia North Carolina along with a requirement for a telephone number and notes that information cannot be taken by phone and photos are not accepted.
Pang's Taekwondo Day at W A Bess Elementary
Members of Pang's U S Taekwondo Hapkido Academy gathered for a day of fun at W A Bess Elementary School on September 30. Activities included soccer tug of war kickball arm wresting three legged race water balloon toss and quiz games with face painting. Six MVP awards were presented at the end of the day. Pictured are the MVP winners.
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Pang
U.S
Taekwondo
W.A. Bess
Gaston Christian School Roll Highlights and Grade Lists
The document lists student names by grade for Gaston Christian School at Catawba Heights, including third grade A and B sections with numerous names, and fourth through sixth grade rosters. It also notes community school activities and awards from Belmont Central Elementary, Cherryville and Gardner Park Elementary projects, and PTA contributions at Chavis Middle and Lowell Elementary.
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Gaston Christian School
Catawba Heights
School News Highlights At Local Middle and High Schools
Board members are Tina Feemster Gina McCants Wendy Whisant and May McSwain. Friday Middle School received a $1,000 grant from Duke Energy to build a new batting cage. Grier Middle School eighth graders built dinosaur bone reconstructions in an archeology project. Project Starshine funded by the Naval Research Laboratory has eighth graders polishing mirrors for the Space Shuttle STS-108 mission. Gaston Correctional Center volunteers beautified campus grounds. Knights of the Month were named across Grier, Mount Holly, Ashbrook, Cherryville, East Gaston and North Gaston with awards and recognition. FCCLA presentations at City Expo and regional leadership meetings noted. Mix of sports accolades and student honors across Ashbrook, Cherryville, East Gaston, Hunter Huss, North Gaston and South Point high schools. Northern highlights include dance, drill teams, and scholarship invitations. South Point and North Gaston students earned invitations to national showcases and bowls.
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Tina Feemster
Gina McCants
Wendy Whisant
May McSwain
Grier Middle School
Michael Grimmer
Grimmer
Mark Oakes
Tiara Stark
Victoria Jones
Meredith Lisle
Mark Dow
Randall Moss
Jeremy Farrow
Chris Wilson
Ashley Buchanan
Gerard Wheeler
Russell Scott
Beth Ann Urban
Mount Holly Middle School
Noelle McGuinnes
Lori Walker
Marsha Michael
Mount Holly Middle
Students Against Violence
Brittany McCorkle
Dustin Davidson
Jillian Jones
Tammie Byrd
Ivory Craig
Chapz McCorkle
Tameron Church
Michael Kemp
Erica Nash
Trey Tucker
Brittany Grigg
Kinsey
Ashbrook High School
Dancing Warriors
National Cheerleaders Association
Paramount
Carowinds
East Gaston
Deanna Boggs
Natalie Long
Amy McClure
Hunter Huss
Gaston College GED AHS Graduation Honors List 1990s
The GED AHS commencement ceremony was held October 6 in the Myers Center Auditorium at Gaston College. The address was given by Dave Hettich of Catawba Memorial Hospital. Graduates earned honors with GPA 90 plus or GED score 300 plus. Notable honorees include Jama Hawkins Arnold and Teddy Lee Dyer, with extensive lists of graduates from Belmont to Stanley.
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Myers Center
Gaston College
Dave Hettich
Catawba Memorial Hospital
Penn State
Temple Universities
Jama Hawkins Arnold
Teddy Lee Dyer
Halloween Happenings Fall Carnival and Haunted Trails Listings
A collection of Halloween events across Gaston and surrounding areas including Gaston Day School Carnival with Little House of Horrors and fortune teller Madame Spartina, Belmont Halloween Bash, Cox Road Haunted Trail, Hickory Grove Haunted Trail, Old Vision Mill Haunted House, Clover Jaycees Haunted Trail, and a Haunted House benefitting Rank Fire Rescue Squad. Admission and meal fees vary. most venues advise calling for details and age recommendations.
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Gaston Day School
Gaston Day School Road
Madame Spartina
Alfred & Charlie's of
Gastonia
Belmont
Belmont Parks and Recreation
Cox Road
Aden Avenue
Hickory Grove
Hickory Grove Road
McAdenville
Stanley
Wilkinson Boulevard
Clover Jaycees
Michel Whitesides
Rank Fire & Rescue Squad
Sandra Christenbury
Dunn honored by Public Policy Group at USPS HQ
Wayne Dunn received The Benjamin Award from the Public Policy Group at U S Postal Service Headquarters for promoting post office positive news. The Gastonia postal staff contributed to Unity Place, Christmas Cheer, Safe Place, Letter Carriers Food Drive and All-American City events.
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Dunn
Wayne Dunn
Benjamin
U.S. Postal Service
Gastonia
Unity Place
Jenkins Wins $500 in Great Jeep Giveaway
William Jenkins won $500 in Personal Management Inc.'s 2000 Great Jeep Giveaway. He received the check at the Gastonia PMI office from account representative Kimberly Ingram. Jenkins was one of eight $500 winners. A Jacksonville man won the grand prize, a 2000 Jeep or $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Jenkins
Personal Management Inc
Jenkins
Gastonia
PMI
Kimberly Ingram
Jacksonville
Flaman
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Caleb Hindes
Cayce Hopper
Rachel Hovis
Houston McCurry
Weston McCurry
Ashley McNamara
Bethany Sawyer
Chelsea Abernathy
Hayden Black
Emily Casciani
Natalie Cook
Josh Doster
Chelsea Faulkner
Ashton Forlines
Devon Gilliam
Brittany Hare
Nathan Hartness
Samantha Haskett
Belmont Central Elementary School
Gaston County Education Foundation
Chapel Grove Elementary
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Cherryville
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Caroline Fraley
Kathy Nguyen
John Henry Whitworth
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Cherryville Charity League
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Kaitlin Johnston
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Schadell Brooks
Brandon Hammond
Logan Hammond
Katie Homesley
Caitlin McGraw
Chase Abernathy
Cayce Chismar
Katie Davis
Josh Lancaster
Rebecca Lane
Cameron Mathis
Alexa Menz
Courtney Poole
Lauren Smith
Courtney Taylor
Ray Tomlinson
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Clover
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Victoria Ann Pack
Tammy R. Stafford
Cassandra Gail Weathers
Jennifer R. Wooten
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Nikki Yolanda Adams
Jamara Terrell Biggers
Lori Anne Bright
Darlene B. Brown
Gail Lynn Butler
Lakeesha C. Curry
Richard Lee Dixon
Jennifer Nicole Durham
Melissa Lea Gid
Frankie Bell Hawkins
Betty Spivey Helms
Shirley Denise Henderson
Bobbie Jean Jenkins
Henry Gene Ledford
Richard Alan Lingerfelt
Staci Hawkins Lipscomb
Michael Joseph Love
Tammy A. Martin
Yussell
Alexandra Martinez
Melissa Gail Pruett
Amanda L. Reese
Carol Yvonne Robertson
Jennifer Viray Sons
Wanda Barnes Tippins
Terry Lee Walker
Marshall Ellis Welch
Sherry Sue Wheeler
Dixie Lee Young
Kings Mountain
Jason Lee Hendren
Gerald Spencer Hudson
Margaret Julia Kinker
Rose Aleagh
Queen
Lowell
Kathy King Boyd
Sharon H. Fonville
Mount Holly
Robert Jonathan Rhett Barker
Brandi Nicole Blattau
Brandford Connor
Michael J. Cook
Cynthia Davis Hill
Joan Grady Hill
Nancy Ve Morgan
William Lecott
Betty Jane Abernathy
Barbara Gibson
Fredrick
Julie Ann Hyman
Mutual of Omaha
the Mutual of Omaha Charlotte Health Care Ser
Vice Center
Paula Newton
Marcella Springs
Jamie Lockridge
Jeanene Rushing
Costner
National Register
David R. Costner
C.E.O
Costner Capital Equipment Purchasing
Piedmont Inc
Library of Congress
Wilkinson Blvd
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