Jul 30, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

Million Dollar Dog’s Self-Service Dog Wash offers you a place to wash and groom your dog, while keeping the price down and the mess to a minimum!! A Convenient, Low-Cost Alternative to Bathing at Home or Going to the Groomer Many pet owners would agree that keeping the family dog clean can be a chore in itself, [...]

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Eating and Cooking Sustainably

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by admin

By Kris Reid Everyone is talking about sustainability these days. It seems we are all subjected to messages of living “greener” through reading, watching and listening to more stories, messages, and marketing of how to “Go Green”.  Increasingly people are recycling, bringing their own bags to the market, and also becoming more concerned of their [...]

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“Play all day…and jam all night”

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by admin

U.S National Whitewater Center If you have not been to the U.S. National Whitewater center lately, you are missing out on some great fun!  Only a short drive from Gaston County, the Whitewater Center is perfect for a family day trip or a last minute jaunt with friends.  Thursdays and Saturdays are the days to [...]

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Habitat for Humanity of Gaston

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by admin

Habitat for Humanity of Gaston is ending its year-long 20th Anniversary Celebration. This past May Habitat-Gaston built (side-by-side) their 20th Anniversary House and their first full renovation to mark 20 years of work in Gaston County.  Members of the City of Gastonia Police Department, Gaston County Sheriff’s Office and Gastonia Fire Department volunteered all of [...]

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Traveling Bargins Across The Country

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by admin

One of the best senior travel bargains anywhere is a low-cost lifetime national park pass that admits seniors free of charge to most U.S. national parks, forests, refuges, monuments and recreation areas, from Denali National Park in Alaska to the Florida Everglades. Senior Pass Eligibility As part of the American the Beautiful – National Parks [...]

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What’s Growing In Your Garden?

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by admin

by Rosemary Pete July is the time of year when you can sit back for a moment and enjoy the fruits of your labor. It’s also a pretty unpredictable month and depending on your climate, most gardeners have to play it by ear. While there is no definite list of tasks to perform in the [...]

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The Gastonia Grizzlies • More Than Just Baseball

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

Walking up to Sims Park, I was reminded of the 60 years of baseball that has been played here.   Major league  players like Andy Van Slyke, Sammy Sosa, Juan Gonzales, Ivan Rodriguez, and Tug McGraw have given fans here in Gastonia top level baseball for so many years, I wondered how the new kids would [...]

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Nice Needles

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by Shari Miller

What if the only needles that we ever came in contact with in our lives were the needles used in Acupuncture treatments? If this was the case, everyone would be getting acupuncture and the biggest misconception about acupuncture wouldn’t exist…the fear of the needles! Acupuncture is a treatment used in Chinese Medicine and has been [...]

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Alex Ranucci Knows BBQ

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

For the Belmont based catering company,  Ranucci’s Big Butt BBQ has scored big time in the 2010 World championship Barbecue cooking contest. Ranucci’s Big Butt BBQ, a  catering company that also cooks the wonderful BBQ for Center Street Tavern in downtown Cramerton, won ninth place in the Memphis (Tenn.) in May 2010 World Championship Barbecue [...]

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Teaching Our Kids Right

Jul 28, 2010 No Comments by darrylrocks

I think one of the most important responsibilities is teaching young people how to grow up. However, I don’t like the idea of grooming them to one day take my job. So, it’s a very fine line that must be walked. That’s why I decided to write a book called “How to live to 48.” [...]

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