The Lincoln County Concert Association’s season of variety will kick off next week. The 2004-05 season will open Thursday, Oct. 7 with Time for Three. The band plays an interactive concert of Bach, rock, bluegrass, jazz, folk, gypsy and crossover music. The group is only the beginning of a list…
The West Lincoln High School Jr. Naval ROTC program is off to a good start this year, according to one of its top instructors. Lt. Cmdr. Karl Jordan spoke proudly of the new program at the Rotary Club of Lincolnton meeting on Monday. Competitively the color guards and drill teams…
The Lake Norman Transportation Advisory Committee approved county-wide population and employment projections for long range planning purposes at Tuesday’s meeting in Lincolnton. The land use team for the Metrolina Travel Demand Model has been working on the plan for two years. The planning projections will be endorsed by the Transportation…
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. NC’s Governor Easley has proclaimed Oct 3-9, 2004 as Pink Ribbon Week in the state. All North Carolinians are urged to wear pink ribbons in recognition of breast cancer awareness and in honor of N.C. women who are now fighting the battle with…
DURHAM – In what will be the culmination of months of independent biology research, Denver resident Amanda Mason, 17, will submit her findings as an entry in the 2004-2005 Siemens Westinghouse Competition for Math, Science and Technology taking place Sept. 29. In this competition, remarkably talented high school students challenge…
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Greg Coffey, president of the East Lincoln Betterment Association, presents Kathy Vinzant, director for the Lincoln County Coalition Against Child Abuse with a $250 check at the second ELBA Progressive Dinner last Thursday evening. The event included an evening of entertainment for the community, including appetizers at Mazatlan, dinner at…
More than 70 walkers took to the streets of Lincolnton Saturday for the March of Dimes WalkAmerica. Participants strolled through the streets of the city to raise money to prevent birth defects and infant mortality. The event raised approximately $14,000. Matt Leonard, Randy Burgess and his daughter Susie Burgess laughed…
The Fantastic Shakers played Thursday night’s final Alive After Five Concert Series event held on the 100 block of West Main Street. The concert rocked the streets from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Shaggers took to the dance floor, and Elvis (band member Freddy Tripp) made an appearance. The concert was…
The Board of Education debated selling non-needed land owned by the school system at a planning session held Friday. “Land is something that doesn’t grow. There’s no more that will come into existence,†said George Dellinger, chairman of the board’s Building and Site Committee. “I’m not in favor of disposing…
