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	*Social - January 2002*


	A gift of life: Siblings celebrate special bond

Jan. 25, 2002 - With gifts, cards and flowers Micky Cook and Deb Harkey celebrated their 20th anniversary last month.

The brother and sister mark Dec. 9th on their calendars each year, a reminder of the day in 1982 when Harkey gave an amazing gift to Cook — a kidney.


	Deb Harkey and Micky Cook look at letters, cards and reports from when they had surgery 20 years ago. Both remember fondly the day Harkey extended her brother's life by donating a kidney.


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	4-H’ers awarded during Achievement Night

Jan. 25, 2002 - Youth were recognized recently for completing 109 4-H project records and over 50 project exhibits during the annual 4-H Achievement Program.

Special recognition was given for outstanding leadership and achievement.


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	School-wide Celebration


	Jan. 18, 2002 - Students and staff at Union Elementary School celebrated the 100th day of school Thursday. Classes made snacks and crafts and played games relating to the number 100. (Right) Fourth-grader Valerie Spalding sports her 100 glasses while playing 50 in 50 seconds. (Left) Allison Boske quizzes her students on items found in the classroom.


	Lincoln Arts Council to host annual literary competition

Jan. 16, 2002 - The Lincoln Arts Council is preparing for its annual Flo Robinson Literary Competition.

The trustees of Miss Robinson’s estate established the competition to memorialize her lifelong interest in poetry and prose and to encourage writers in the pursuit of excellence in their craft.


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	Artist needed for apple T

Jan. 16, 2002 - The Lincoln Arts Council is sponsoring a competition for the design of this year’s Apple Festival T-shirt.

All entries must be received by Friday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m.

Entries must be mailed to the Lincoln Arts Council, PO Box 45, Lincolnton, NC 28093 or brought to the office in the Lincoln Cultural Center, 403 East Main St.


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	Lincoln to have first MS Walk

Sensible Steps

Jan. 11, 2002 --Belinda Bumgarner never expected to be an advocate for multiple sclerosis (MS).

But, after being diagnosed in August of 1999, the Lincolnton resident has taken on the role willingly.


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	Just the facts…

Jan. 11, 2002 -- Multiple sclerosis usually strikes adults in the prime of life — between the ages of 20 and 50. It is a chronic disease of the central nervous system affecting the brain and spinal cord.

One new case of MS is diagnosed every hour.




	*Belinda Bumgarner talks about the importance of awareness and research when battling multiple sclerosis.*


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	Basic Home Maintenance Workshop: Taking Stock in Simple Home Repair

Jan. 4, 2002 - Where did that hole come from?

The faucet is leaking!

Where did that mold come from?

Most of us have these unsightly problems one time or another. It goes with the territory when living in a home. Many of us ignore it because we think we are tool illiterate and can’t program even the VCR.




	Judy Harkey and her daughter Julie Dunbar review what they learned at the basic home main-tenance workshop. Dunbar's daughter, Megan, looks at the tools of the trade.


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	Scholarships available

Jan. 4, 2002 - Applications are now available for the George A. Stoudemire Memorial Scholarship.

Stoudemire was a former Lincoln County Agricultural Extension Chairman and a highly regarded member of the community for almost 30 years.


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	Denver native becomes published author

Jan. 2, 2002 - Panthy Shipp Anderson never dreamed when she was a young girl growing up in Denver that she would become a published author late in life.

But her experiences as a child of the Great Depression were bound to be told.

“I’ve been around,” the 82-year-old says modestly.




	*Panthy Shipp Anderson believes life is what you make. The Denver native is now a published author.*


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