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Page 20 - Rutherford Weekly 828-248-1408 www.rutherfordweekly.com Thursday, June 15-June 21, 2023 When I was much younger I told people our family lived on a farm. Although we went to a city school, we lived in the country where we had a little farm. After all, what do you call a couple of beef cattle, pigs, a chicken house and chickens, a tractor, one jackass, a couple of dogs, 19 rows of green beans and tomatoes and every other vegetable, if it's not a farm? It was on that big one acre plot (we borrowed pasture space from the neighbors) that my daddy taught me a valuable lesson. "A little hard work will not kill you," he would say. He would remind my sisters and I of that in the mornings when he and Mama left for work. We didn't get outside summer jobs because we had enough farm chores to keep us busy. If we fi nished our work by Friday afternoon, we were treated to an afternoon at the Forest City swimming pool. We always reached that goal. Daddy also taught me: There was no place in this world for lazy people; The world owes you absolutely nothing, "go out there and work hard for what you have"; It really was fi ne to be red-headed and freckle faced and wear hand-me- down clothes; There'll be no liars up there; Do not make promises you do not plan to keep; Do not tempt people by leaving your wallet in the car; Daddy taught me how to drive a car, a garden tiller, a tractor and a hay rake and that green snakes will not hurt you even if one is wrapped around the garden tiller you were using in the garden; When the fi rst of my "many car mishaps" sent me into a fi t of tears and I handed the car keys over to Daddy, he handed them back to me and suggested we take a ride — "You drive." He taught me to change a car tire after I suggested I wasn't going to; Daddy and Mama taught us that families were for each other to work and then have fun; a vacation in the summer followed the many weeks of work. That's what made it a vacation. Daddy also taught us camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park under the stars in a tent was much more fun that sleeping in an "old motel"; Daddy taught me how to swim in the Green River, but somehow we just never got the diving down pat. He taught me how to change gears in his 1942 Ford pickup truck and each Saturday after he got off work, I'd run up to the top of the road (we lived on an unpaved secondary road) and meet him. He'd slide over in the seat and I'd take the wheel. I was about 12 years old when I started driving and by the time I was 13, I had graduated from fi rst gear to second gear. Daddy taught me to never scream "bloody murder" unless the situation actually warranted it. I thought running over a nest of yellow jackets in the ground while mowing the lawn and being swarmed by them was plenty enough reason to scream. It wasn't. Daddy thought I'd run over myself with the lawnmower and while my other family members were picking the bees off me, Daddy was telling me I'd better never to scream that like again. I scared him out of several years growth. He taught me to fi sh, bait a hook and tried to convince me that a fi sh hook buried two inches deep into my right hand would not hurt when the doctors removed it. Daddy taught me to eat raw oysters, catch crabs and dig clams at Windy Hill Beach and to scale the fi sh I caught while pier fi shing. He told me that a roasted, on-fi re marshmallow dropped on my bare leg while sitting around a campfi re wouldn't burn for the rest of my life. Daddy taught me cars were not made for "riding around" at age 16. I learned very early on there were certain words I could not say to him and certain "looks" I would not give him; he reminded me with a good paddling that I would not talk back to my parents. Once was enough for me. He taught me that you couldn't pick blackberries if you stood in the front of the briar patch all day afraid you'd "get stuck" and neither could you bring home enough for a pie if you ate all you picked. He convinced my sisters and I that it was much more fun to ride the snow covered pasture terraces on a cardboard box than on a sled and that riding the waves at Myrtle Beach lying fl at on your back was better than paying to rent one of those cool rafts. He taught me that life would be much easier if I admitted my mistakes instead of him fi nding out sooner or later; Daddy told me that spankings hurt him much more than me; and he taught my sisters and I that his "four gurls" were better than any four boys would have been. He convinced me at a young age that long hair didn't really suit me and after a trip to the beauty salon he rewarded our family with a watermelon; Daddy made up his own lyrics to the tunes of very familiar gospel songs and entertained us on long rides in the car; He taught me that going to the dentist to have a tooth pulled wasn't too bad and afterwards we'd reward ourselves with a root beer from A&W; He taught me that eating too many green apples would send you to the John, "many times" and eating watermelon and ice cream at the same picnic wasn't meant to be. Daddy taught me it was important to get along with others and that family was important. He and Mama gave their children the most valuable gifts ever— good habits, memories, and most of all, unconditional love. Thanks Daddy, for the memories. Contact Jean: gordonjean211@gmail.com LESSONS DADDY TAUGHT ME A LONG TIME AGO By: Jean Gordon FIRST MEDIA, INC FIRST MEDIA, INC "Creating Business For People" ® www.cfmedia.info 704-484-1047 Fax: 704-484-1067 Email: ads@cfmedia.info 828-248-1408 157 West Main St. Forest City, NC 28043 www.rutherfordweekly.com **Greenville/Asheville DMA Email: ads@cfmedia.info 704-484-1047 503 North Lafayette St. Shelby, NC 28150 www.cherryvilleeagle.com *Charlotte DMA 3DAH>U ODKLLAN EJBK Email: ads@cfmedia.info 704-484-1047 503 North Lafayette St. Shelby, NC 28150 www.shelbyinfo.com *Charlotte DMA Email: ads@cfmedia.info 704-484-1047 503 North Lafayette St. Shelby, NC 28150 www.kmherald.com *Charlotte DMA GOOD NEWS for GREAT PEOPLE Equals HUGE RESULTS! *Charlotte DMA **Greenville/Asheville DMA WEEKLY RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD 720 S CHURCH ST FOREST CITY, NC (828)-245-7274 ISSUE NO. 13 • April 1, ISSUE NO. 13 • April 1, 2021 • 2021 • RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 RutherfordWeekly.com • 828-248-1408 Our 29 th Year • Over 25,000 Weekly Readers IN GOD WE TRUST! IN GOD WE TRUST! ©Community First Media Community First Media 719 S. Broadway, Forest City Right off Exit 182 from US74 SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SOCIAL DISTANCING AND FACE MASK REQUIRED FACE MASK REQUIRED 828-229-3123 828-229-3123 MON.-FRI. 9:30-5; SAT. 9:30-3 MON.-FRI. 9:30-5; SAT. 9:30-3 COME SEE THE COME SEE THE NEW ALUMINUM NEW ALUMINUM SKATEBOARDS SKATEBOARDS DELTA 8 PRODUCTS • DETOX SUPPLIES DELTA 8 PRODUCTS • DETOX SUPPLIES IT'S IT'S FREE! FREE! Three members of the Piedmont- Pleasant Hill Community Club sat at long white-clothed tables inside an unlighted clubhouse recently reminiscing about the days of the award-winning community club and how the clubhouse was the center of the community. They discussed the efforts in saving the more than 60-year-old building and community club. As the ladies quietly talked inside, there were rumblings up on the roof of the 1957 building. The Women Roofers were busy taking off shingles and preparing to recover the fl at roof. The project was begun in the fall of 2019 with a commitment to complete fl at part of the roof in 2020. But COVID-19 changed everything and roofi ng came to a halt for the nationally known Women Roofers. Finally during the weekend of March 11-13, led by Bossman Billy Honeycutt, the roofi ng project was completed, the yard cleaned up and members are now ready for the next improvement projects and hopefully a covered dish dinner in the future. Although three days were scheduled to complete the job, the roofers were fi nished Friday afternoon. Saturday morning was used for a few minor fi nishing tasks and fi nal clean-up. Club members Nancy Koone, 70, Doris Keever, 90, and Mae McMahan, 76, met the roofers at the clubhouse each morning. They helped prepare delicious lunch meals for the roofers and around noon Thursday and Friday everyone gathered inside the clubhouse for potato soup, vegetable beef soup, cornbread and homemade desserts. McMahan made vanilla pound cake with icing, Coca Cola cake and apple cake. Club members Steve and Lois Dimsdale brought hot dogs and chili on Friday. On Saturday morning, Doris was joined on site by Cheryl Austin, club president. Social distancing and mask wearing were observed at all times. Doris is a chapter member of the community club that was formed in the mid-1950s. She looks forward to the day members can come back together. Prior to building the clubhouse, members met at another location for a couple of years, she said. Nancy joined the club with her parents when she was about fi ve years old and remembers the fun times meeting there with other children of the community and nearby rural communities. "Up until COVID we had quarterly meetings and pot luck or covered dish dinners about once a quarter,' Nancy said. As the age or the roof caught up with the club, leaking became a problem in several areas of the clubhouse. Club members began hosting spaghetti dinners and having yard sales to raise money to repair the roof. Even during that time buckets were placed strategically throughout the building to catch the water. "I raised about $600 one time by myself," a proud Doris spoke up. "We used the money we raised to get the roof done," she said. As the money was being raised, Doris said she contacted Laura Hodge, a member of Women Roofers and a pharmacist at the Medicine Box in nearby Rutherfordton, inquiring about possible help from the group. "We had heard about the good work of the Women Roofers," Doris explained. Hodge said she immediately contacted Billy Honeycutt and he and fellow roofer Nell Bovender began the discussions. "They (club) raised the funds and we agreed to do the work," Honeycutt said. Years ago when the Women Roofers were organized, the women and Honeycutt roofed the Mt. Vernon Community Clubhouse after the community raised the money for supplies. "At that time we had just begun and a group came to help us," Nell said. "They probably knew more about roofi ng at that time than we did" Bovender said If there is a request for a community roofi ng project and the money can be raised, the group will consider the job, Bovender said. There have been times when community groups will not only raise money for materials but have also paid the roofers for the work. The money went back into the Women Roofers coffers to roof other homes. Honeycutt said the group never gets caught up with its long list of roofi ng projects. "There is always a need," he said. The Piedmont-Pleasant Hill Clubhouse features a fl at roof on the back side of the building and that was new to the group. Honeycutt taught the roofers what to do and the job was done in two days. "At some time they will have to add something to the fl at roof...We stopped the leak," he said. As the roofers worked, there was talk from members of hopefully getting together for the annual Christmas dinner in 2021. The 2020 event was canceled because of COVID. The gatherings will all depend on the health of the County, State and Nation. "Doris always brought gifts for all the children," Mae said of past Christmas parties. Mae McMahan remembers being a part of the community club also as a teenager and it was a "hang-out" spot for teens on Friday nights. There was a shuffl e board almost the length of the clubhouse and there were other games. "It was a fun time," Mae said. There was music, but dancing was never allowed. Nancy remembers children from all across the area gathering at the clubhouse to play the Piedmont-Pleasant Hill children. "The clubhouse was the heart of the community," Nancy said. It was the setting for community parties, wedding and anniversary receptions. 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POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info A little cold weather didn't dampen the excite- ment on the faces of 160- plus girls of all ages who came out on Saturday, March 20, for the opening day of the 2021 Dixie Girls Softball season. A media release from Jamie McSwain, from Rockin' Realty, one of the team sponsors (Sweetees) noted, "It is the largest turn- out we have had in three or four years." She continued, "Over 160 (young ladies) registered to play this year." McSwain said there were 12 teams on the field that day, along with their entire board, Mayor H.L. Beam, III, and City Manager Jeff Cash. Dixie Girls Softball President Cheryl Word and Vice-President Daniel Mc- Bride, VP, said the girls ranged in age from 3 years old up the age of 19. President Word said, "We had a great turnout! Our numbers were some of the best they have been in several years. I think overall it was a great day! Everyone seemed to be very happy to be out and back on the ball- field." McBride thanked the group many sponsors for making it all possible and announced the top winners for the organization's candy fundraiser. First place winner, Skyla Arnold received a $300 Great Wolf Lodge gift card; second place winner, Emily Lowrance received a Le- novo Smart tablet; third place was a tie between winners, Desiree Smith and Hazel Workman, who each See DIXIE, Page 3 2021 Dixie Girls Softball Opening Day draws large crowd These excited young ladies are all lined up at the fence at Ballard Park's C.V. Thornburg Field as the 2021 Dixie Girls Softball opening day gets under way. They're ready for some softball! (photo provided) Event held virtually on The Chamber's Facebook page by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info The 2021 Cherryville Chamber of Commerce An- nual Meeting, held March 11, looked quite a bit differ- ent, as has everything else done lately in America, as the COVID-19 pandemic contin- ues to keeps us all apart. Chamber Vice-President Mary Beth Tackett said the Annual meeting, normally held as a get together in one of the City's venues or another, was presented at 6 p.m., that day, on the Chamber's Face- book page, due to social dis- tancing requirements. The vastly time-shortened event focused on awarding the 2020 Chamber Business, Citizen, and Member of the Year awards and Chamber Board Chairman Pete Craft's annual Chamber message. Mrs. Tackett said the 2020 Business of the Year Award went to Vickie Spurling Re- alty, while the Citizen of the Year Award went to Mr. Pat- rick O'Leary, and the Mem- ber of the Year Award went to Mr. Calvin Hastings. Said Tackett, "The Busi- ness of the Year award was established to honor either a business or businessperson whose investment in, and See AWARDS, Page 4 Cherryville Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award winner Vickie Spurling, of Vickie Spurling Realty. Mr. Patrick O'Leary was presented with the 2020 Cherryville Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. Mr. Calvin Hastings was presented with the Cham- ber's 2020 Member of the Year Award. Three 2020 awards given at COC's 2021 Annual meeting Businessman Jody Fowler creates unique way to give back to community by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info Cherryville native, busi- nessman and builder Jody Fowler has recently come up with a unique way to honor the memory of his beloved great uncle, Miles Gantt, who he said "sparked (his) passion for construction." Fowler had originally ap- proached the Cherryville City Council a while back with the idea to honor the late Mr. Gantt's memory by the con- struction and placement of a community food pantry box, an idea which Mr. Fowler said he had seen in a few other towns and communities as he went about his business as a builder. City Manager Jeff Cash said they were unable to allow the pantry to be placed in the Heritage Park, as originally requested by Mr. Fowler, be- cause of issues with the City's insurance carriers. "We asked them and they explained to us it was an ex- tremely high liability issue for us," he said recently by phone. At a Saturday, March 26, dedication of the new "Miles Gantt Community Food Pan- try", Jody addressed a crowd of family, friends, and church members at Cherryville's First United Methodist Church, and said, "The Lord laid this idea on my heart, and though I had to put it off for one reason or another, I still kept coming back to it." Fowler said his beloved See PANTRY, Page 6 Community Food Pantry honors memory of late Miles Gantt Last Saturday, March 26, a group of family members, friends, and church members met at Cherryville's First United Meth- odist Church to honor the memory of the late Miles Gantt as a food pantry was dedicated and blessed in his memory. The pantry's idea was the brainchild of Cherryville businessman and builder, Jody Fowler, to honor his great uncle, Miles. Present, in addition to Mr. Fowler, his wife, Sarah, and children, Will and Keenan, were the following: Louie and Joan Fowler; Jerry Gantt, Lisa Gantt, Ansley Julian, Addi Julian, and Avery Julian; Brenda Gantt; Heath and Allison Fowler and Drew and Jackson Fowler; Brent and Teresa Gardo; Billy and Barbara Crews; Richard and Kay Beam; Gail Jenkins; the Rev. Zack Christie; and Pete Craft. (photo by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) Faster opening of Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will accelerate job creation for region KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. – The Catawba Nation announced last week it will fast-track the opening of the Catawba Two Kings Ca- sino Resort project in Kings Mountain by opening a "pre- launch" facility this summer with 500 slot machines. The pre-launch facility, which will be constructed using prefabricated modular structures, will provide an initial opportunity for patrons to game with limited food & beverage and other guest amenities. "With the completion of our compact with the State of North Carolina, the Catawba Nation is eager to open the casino as quickly as possible to begin bringing economic benefits and jobs to the state and region," Catawba Chief Bill Harris said. "We're working with Delaware North, our consultant on the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort project, as well as our developer, Skyboat Gam- ing, to make that happen by opening what we are calling a 'pre-launch' facility this summer." An introductory phase of the full casino is still planned and will feature an additional 1,300 slot machines. It will See CASINO, Page 4 Catawba Nation to fast-track casino summer opening with 500-slot 'pre-launch' facility at KM site N.C. 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The service will be held around the large white cross in the cemetery. In the event of inclem- ent weather, the service will be moved to Eastside Bap- tist Church, 308 York Road, Kings Mountain. If the event is held inside, everyone is re- quested to wear a mask. The Easter Sunrise mes- sage will be delivered by Pastor Ron Caulder from Eastside Baptist Church. Special music will be pro- vided by East Gold Wesleyan Church. Everyone is invited to at- tend. The service will be ap- proximately 30 minutes. Come and celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus! The City of Kings Moun- tain will be offering a free pick-up service for trash, junk, and litter the week of April 5-9. Items to be picked up must be placed in the front yard next to the curb during this week. The intent of this project is to remove litter and junk that has accumulated on the exterior of properties. The normal $20 fee per truck load for collecting these items will be waived during this week. This does not include items such as furniture, mat- tresses, batteries, electronic equipment, or paint cans con- taining any amount of liqui- fied paint. Please do not bring these items from inside the home or other buildings to be collected. Please note that if you do place unapproved items on the curb, a $20 fee per truck load will be required to be paid prior to the City removing these items. The encourages everyone to take advantage of this free service and do you part in cleaning up the city. For more information please contact the Sanitation Department at 704-734-0735 or Codes Enforcement De- partment at 704-734-4561. Easter Sunrise service planned KM Mountaineers beat Shelby Lions Forestview Here Thursday, See page 1B The Catawba Nation announced Friday it will fast-track the opening of the Catawba Two Kings Ca- sino Resort project in Kings Mountain by opening a "pre- launch" facility this summer with 500 slot machines. The pre-launch facility, which will be constructed using prefabricated modular structures, will provide an initial opportunity for pa- trons to game with limited food & beverage and other guest amenities. "With the completion of our compact with the State of North Carolina, the Catawba Nation is eager to open the casino as quickly as possible to begin bringing economic benefits and jobs to the state and region," Ca- tawba Chief Bill Harris said. "We're working with Dela- ware North, our consultant on the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort project, as well as our developer, Sky- boat Gaming, to make that happen by opening what we are calling a 'pre-launch' fa- cility this summer." An introductory phase of the full casino is still planned and will feature an additional 1,300 slot machines. It will be a permanent structure that will become part of the full casino. Its construction is ex- pected to take about a year. "It makes sense to have the temporary pre-launch facility to start, and it will continue to operate during the construction of the intro- ductory phase and possibly subsequent phases," said Brian Hansberry, president of Delaware North's gaming business. "It gives us a place to teach incoming staff and accommodates people in the region who are anxious to start gaming this summer." The 17-acre casino site off Dixon School Road in Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, is near Interstate 85 and about 35 miles west of Charlotte. The total $273 million casino resort project is expected to create 2,600 permanent jobs at full build- out and thousands of con- struction jobs in the region. "This project will prove to be a long-lasting and sus- tainable economic engine for the residents of Cleveland County, we are excited about the expedited timeline" said Cleveland County Commis- sioner Johnny Hutchins. See CASINO, Page 5A BIA approves Class III gaming Pre-launch Casino opening this summer Artist rendering of the pre-launch facility. Photo provided By Loretta Cozart Bin Raiders is open for business. Srimaha Rithip- hong, who goes by Hale, along with his wife Jee and his sister Aricka, op- erate Bin Raiders, a fam- ily-owned business that opened on January 23. The shop is so popular that cus- tomers wait in line for the store to open each day. Bin Raiders purchases inventory in lots and passes the savings on to their cus- tomers. Much of the in- ventory items are Amazon returns or overstock. Most items are in the original packaging. "Sometimes we get an item wrapped in bub- ble wrap and we don't know what is inside. I've had cus- tomers find cell phones and Fitbit watches that way," Hale said. When asked why he de- cided to open a store, Hale answered without hesitation as he pointed to his son, Lee. "I started the store for him. If I worked in a plant on the second-shift, I would get home after he goes to bed. In the morning, I would only have time with him until I dropped him off at school. That is not what I want.," Hale said. Hale got the idea of open- ing a discount store in Kings Mountain while shopping in similar stores in other com- munities. However, Kings Mountain did not have this type of store. 'I just ob- served how they did things, how they priced items and when they brought out more inventory. Then, I went on- line and found other people who were doing the same thing and they shared how they were doing it. Later, I learned how to buy lots on- line and it all came together from there." Once he got his plan for- malized, Hale reached out to Dan Potter, his soccer coach and friend from high school, asking him to help getting See BIN RAIDERS, Page 5A Bin Raiders opens on Walker Street Hale, Lee, Jess, and Arika in front of Bin Raiders. 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