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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 40th Year • Issue No. 35 • August 31, 2023 "In GOD We Trust" ©Community First Media Community First Media 356 E. Main St., Lawndale 704-538-0508 Mon-Fri. 7:30am-6pm • Sat. 8am-4pm mainstreethardwareinc.com Locally Owned & Operated 20 20 % OFF OFF IN STOCK ONLY IN STOCK ONLY ONLY $ 149.99 149.99 CHARCOAL GRILLS ONLY $ 2 9 9 . 9 9 2 9 9 . 9 9 29 INCH GRIDDLE WITH TOP COVER OLD TIMEY OLD TIMEY ROCKING ROCKING CHAIRS CHAIRS STARTING AT STARTING AT $ 139.99 139.99 END OF SUMMER SALE END OF SUMMER SALE DISCOUNTS DISCOUNTS THROUGH THROUGH THE ENTIRE THE ENTIRE STORE STORE WE HAVE WE HAVE FERTILIZER, LIME, FERTILIZER, LIME, STRAW & MORE! STRAW & MORE! KENTUCKY KENTUCKY 31 GRASS 31 GRASS SEED SEED 50 LB BAG ONLY 50 LB BAG ONLY $ 99.99 99.99 EARLY BIRD TICKETS UNTIL SEPT. 27TH FREE SHOWS WITH ADMISSION Coinhole creator Jackson Martin says game is a "Made in the USA" story Artisian Crafts all his boards in Lattimore-based shop by MICHAEL E. POWELL CF Media michael@cfmedia.info Coinhole creator and game- maker Jackson Martin proudly points out on his web site and Facebook page the game he created in 2008 is a "Made in the USA" story. It is… and a fun one at that. Martin is a very busy man these days, as his creation has taken off like the proverbial rocket and can be found pretty much locally and, by the cre- ator's own hard work and ad- mission, all over the world these days. Martin's web site proudly points out that on a particular July 4th holiday, "… the team at Coinhole" was "…excited to share their 'Made In The USA' story," adding, "We are proud that our master craftsmen still handcraft every board in the USA." Martin calls Lattimore, N.C. home. In his shop he crafts cabinets, cupboards, and cornhole boards. A while back he said he was asked to make miniature versions of Corn- hole boards, to play on a tabletop. As per their web site, "Before the crafts- men could begin creating mini-cornhole bags, a quarter was bounced off the table and onto the board, and Martin thought, "Coinhole!" Stated Mar- tin on their web site, "In that moment Coin- hole, the quarter bouncing game, was born." The name, as per the web site, was "…the per- fect fit for a mini tabletop ver- sion of Corn- hole played with coins." Soon after, Martin noted, it was t r a d e m a r k e d and put on the market. " T o d a y , " stated Martin's web site, "our boards continue to stand out for their premium quality. Hold a board in your hands and ex- amine it, and the craftsman- ship and atten- tion to detail that goes into each piece will be strikingly apparent. When you have one of our boards, it's easy to tell that it is 'The Original, The Official Co- inhole' game." The boards are made only from the highest quality maple, noted the web site, creating a beautiful and durable product. Each board goes through a routing and sanding process; is in- spected by the craftsmen, and ap- proved as blemish-free before being sent out or sold to their customers. Mr. Martin's Coinhole boa rds are proudly handmade in the USA by real humans, as is advertised on their web site. Scoring points is as simple as See COINHOLE, Page 9 Three Coinhole players having a little fast-paced Coinhole fun. Here are a few (stacked versions) of unfinished Coinhole boards waiting to be finished and painted or deco- rated with various logos of your fa- vorite college or sports teams. As you can see, based on this photo from Coinhole's Facebook page, the game is made by real humans in Lattimore, N.C. (photos from Coinhole Facebook page) A trio of examples of the Coinhole boxes, complete with the board and a coin to get you started.