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Page 18 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, August 6-August 12, 2020 OUTDOOR UTDOOR TRUTHS RUTHS Ever since I can remember deer hunt- ing, I have dreaded July and August. Not because deer season is not here yet but because it will soon be. And if I am going to be ready for the cooler mornings of September and the colder days of October and November, I have to force myself into the heat of summer in order to shoot my bow, put out my cameras, and hang tree stands. For the past several weeks the temperatures around here have been scorching with humidity hovering around insanity. I mow my grass thirty minutes before dark and weed eat the next morning at daylight. Every other hour is sweltering. If I do have to work outside during the day, I usually do so in short increments in order to keep from dying of heat stroke! Have I made my point? Yet, I know if I am going to be able to make an accurate shot, I need to be shooting my bow every day no matter what weather I'm faced with. I'll do it but I don't have to like it. It really is amazing to me that just about everything in life points to one unchangeable principle – you hardly every reap in the same season as you sow. In fact, the term itself has been hijacked from the farmer. He knows, like none other, that truth. I imagine it has given him not only wis- dom in other areas but patience in them as well. It also has given him a deep awareness of the uncontrollable period between those two seasons where he neither reaps nor sows, but simply trusts. This is the longest season. It is the one that seems to have the most inactivity. It is defi nitely the one that moves the work of reaping from the hand to the heart, and from an aching back to a bended knee. The lesson to be learned in the principle of reaping and sowing is not only that we need to be careful as to what we sow but it is to remember that none of our work or our harvest, or our successes, can come without a season where God waters the seeds we have planted. It is and always has been His way of saying that our life's work is a partnership with Him and that sometimes our job is to put our hand on the plow of trust and let God do the work only He can do. By By Gary Miller Gary Miller Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ GARY MILLER gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org 110 Grigg St., Shelby, NC • (At J.B. Ellis Locksmith) 704-482-5002 704-482-5002 Monday–Friday, 8 am – 5 pm • Saturday 8 am – 12 noon & Equipment We Now Carry #915254 EDGE 52 - 21.5 hp Kawasaki ® FR651, w/52" Fabricated Deck, Hydro-Gear ® EXT Transaxles Retail Price $3,534 $2,899 $2,899 Only • 34" 12- Ga. Stamped Steel Deck • 42" & 52" 11-Ga. 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He was also passionate about working on and beautify- ing the property he and Deborah shared. Deborah says the con- cept for Camelot Mead- ows came to her as a way of honoring and remem- bering Mark's love of their land and a desire to share its splendor with others. "I feel it's important to share it with the commu- nity," she said. "There are so many hidden gems on this property that most people are not even aware of." A tour of the acres turned up one really in- teresting feature- an enchanted bamboo for- est. The bamboo grow- ing there towers over 20 feet tall. Walking or riding through it on a trail Mark carved out is a unique and magical experience. Deborah is also sharing the bamboo for a good cause. "Once a year Bhu- tanese refugees come over from Charlotte and harvest the shoots," she says. "Last year they harvested five hundred pounds which fed one hundred fifty people." Another way that Baxa wants to help the Belmont area community is by having people with physi- cal challenges come use her horses for equine rid- ing therapy. Another cool feature of the Baxa land is a creek with large boulders. The creek runs down to the lake and the view from the adjacent field is stunning. It's in that very field that Baxa wants to build Camelot Meadows' huge, 7,560 sq. ft. barn. Actu- ally, the barn is built, but about 1,500 miles away. "It's in Nebraska wait- ing to be brought here," she said. The type of events that Baxa envisions for Camelot Meadows could include weddings, cor- porate events, arts and craft fairs, photo shoots, concerts, holiday parties, private parties of all types, etc. In addition to the event structure, Baxa also has plans for cabin to be built on a knoll beside the rocky creek overlooking the lake. So far Baxa has gotten letters of support for the project from the Gaston Regional Chamber, Bel- mont Mayor Charles Mar- tin, the Montcross Area Chamber of Commerce, Gaston County Travel and Tourism, to name a few. So, when will the proj- ect move from the plan- ning stage to a physical reality? Seems there's a bump in the road. Or lack of a road. The property is landlocked in a sense and Baxa needs road access to it from South Point Rd. "There are access issues I am still working on," she said. (See BELMONT, Page 19) New event venue could be coming to Belmont This is how the Camelot Meadows event barn will look when erected on the site. Photos by Legacy Post & Beam ShelbyInfo.com ShelbyInfo.com ALL ALL CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIEDS ONLINE & ONLINE & IN PRINT IN PRINT Classifi ed Classifi ed Deadline is Deadline is 3:00pm Tuesday 3:00pm Tuesday