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LINCOLN
TIMES-NEWS
P.O. Box 40
119 W. Water Street
Lincolnton, NC 28092
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RECENT
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Recent Social - March 2003
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Contestants sought for teen pageant
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March 5, 2003 - Miss Teen All American is seeking North Carolina representatives. Pageant officials are
searching the state for representatives to participate in the 25th Annual Miss Teen All American Pageant.
The 2003 Miss Teen All American Pageant will be held July 31 through Aug. 3 at the Hilton Miami Airport & Towers in Miami, Fla.
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Book honors long-time contributor
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First United Methodist boasts old and new in ‘A Feast of Tradition’
March 7, 2003 - While it’s not unusual for a church to publish a cookbook of members’ favorite recipes, First United Methodist of Lincolnton’s “A Feast of
Tradition” is unique because it boasts the best of old and new, past and present, according to committee member Pat Lawing.
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Fat Tuesday
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March 7, 2003 - Members of St. Luke's Episcopal Church gathered for a feast this week in observance of Shrove Tuesday. Bill Bruce played
chef for the event. Mardi Gras beads and masks were used as table decorations for the gala event. The meal symbolized the final feast before the season of Lent begins. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Messiah UMC gets grant to hire nurse
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March 7, 2003 - Duke Endowment has awarded a grant of $9,000 to Messiah United Methodist Church to
establish a Parish Nurse Program in the church. The Rural Church Division of the Endowment awarded the program funds.
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Horsin’ Around
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LCHA starts season of competition
March 14, 2003 - The thunderous sound of pounding hooves will return to the Ponderosa this weekend.
The Lincoln County Horseman’s Association will kick off their new season with an NBHA (National Barrel Horse Association) exhibition at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Alive and Kicking
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Dancers celebrate 10th anniversary
March 14, 2003 - When the music starts, there are no wall flowers in the old Moose Lodge
Quite the contrary.
The Kountry Kickers have been stomping, clapping, kicking and spinning in unison for years.
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Scholarships to be awarded
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March 17, 2003 - Applications are now being accepted for the David Belk Cannon Family Scholarship which each year awards more than $15,000 to Gaston
College students.
Anyone enrolling at Gaston College as a full-time curriculum student is eligible to apply for the scholarship, which was established by the late David Belk
Cannon through the Community Foundation of Gaston County.
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Swinging into Spring
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March 19, 2003 - Claudia Stone enjoyed the spring-like weather last week at Betty G. Ross Park. She says spending afternoons in the park
is like celebrating embracing a second child-hood. Warm, sunny weather is predicted to return Friday, the first day of spring. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Service News
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Private David Seth Aderhold
completed basic Marine Corp. training at Parris Island, S.C. on March 14. He is a 2002 graduate of West Lincoln High School. After his 24 day leave, he will report to the School of Infantry at Camp Geiger, MCB Camp Lejune, N.C. He is the son of David Aderhold of Salisbury and Dina Parris of Lincolnton. His grandparents are Elsie Smith and Nancy Aderhold, both of Lincolnton and Edward Hayes, Jr. of Iron Station.
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Miss Lincoln County 1997 wins Mrs. N.C.
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March 21, 2003 - Her shiny, blonde hair sways as she gestures with her hands, speaking
enthusiastically about pageantry.
Shannon Cornwell Devine, 28, returned to the pageant circuit Saturday, March 8 after a four-year hiatus and took home the title.
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Shannon Cornwell Devine, Miss Lincoln County 1997, recently won the title of Mrs. North Carolina. She says returning to the pageantry
circuit at the age of 28 has been rewarding. Robin Jenkins of Simply Elegant provided Devine with a wardrobe for the competition and plans to assist her with the Mrs. America Pageant. (LTN photo by Diane
Turbyfill)
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LINC volunteers
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March 21, 2003 - Tuesdays feel like Sundays to Paul and Geneva Engle.
That’s when the couple heads to Lincoln Medical Center to pack lunches for shut-ins in the LINC Meals program.
“It’s like going to church and being with your friends,” Paul Engle says.
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LINC Meals team coordinator Helen Jonas talks with packers Paul and Geneva Engle during the celebration luncheon Tuesday at the Citizens
Center. (LTN photo by Jenny Walling)
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Celebrating a century
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West Lincoln women turn 100
March 28, 2003 - Clutching a walker, Mary Royster climbs the hill in front of her old friend’s west Lincoln home. She is soon joined on the front porch by
Mittie Hauss.
The modest, wooden, white house sits across N.C. 182 from where Mittie grew up. She tells of how her grandfather built the large home across the
street using homemade bricks.
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Mary Royster, left, and Mittie Hauss sit in rocking chairs Sunday morning at Mittie's west Lincoln home talking about their lives and
their community. (LTN photos by Jenny Walling)
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Jerry Saine
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Family man, music maker
March 28, 2003 - Family, church and career are central in the life of Jerry Saine — especially family.
“Family ties are very important to me,” Saine said. “You hear a lot of people talk about phoning their family once a week; I’m fortunate, I
can walk to see all my family.”
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Schools balance high enrollment, overcrowding issues
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Space, scenery grab attention of prospective landowners
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March 28, 2003 - In western Lincoln County, they love their land.
It’s one of the characteristics that attracts new residents to the area, said Debbie Willis, real estate broker with Century 21 Town & Country Realty.
“The west Lincoln area is so much more open,” Willis said. “There’s a friendliness, togetherness in west Lincoln.”
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Let there be light at WLHS
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March 28, 2003 - VALE — There’s something West Lincoln High School baseball fans would love to hear at
night:
Play ball!
Rebels’ fans will be able to watch their favorite teams play after dark within a couple of weeks.
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Fireman of the Year
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March 28, 2003 - Howard's Creek Volunteer Fire Department chief Kevin Heavner was recognized as 2002 Fireman of the Year last Tues-day.
Heavner was presented a plaque by Darrell Ledbetter, president of the Lincoln Fire-fighters' Association.
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