A night to celebrate the life of Sadie Marie Redding (November 19, 1990-January 31, 2007) will be held at the Citizens Center of Lincolnton on Saturday, August 28, 2010.  Doors will open at 6:00pm, with celebration beginning at 7:00pm.  All proceeds will go towards the Sadie Marie Redding Scholarship Fund.  A donation will also be made to LifeShare of the Carolinas in memory of Sadie.

Funds will be raised through donations at the door, a silent auction, and by the sale of refreshments.  A concert will also be held, with musical performances by: New Sanctuary, Open Ember, Narrow Road, and special performances by Becky Beattie and Ashlie Kelley Link.  The purpose of this concert is to raise awareness about the importance of being an organ and tissue donor.  But, above that, it is important that everyone knows that through Christ, you can have eternal life.

For more information on this event, and other ways to make a donation, please visit www.myspace.com/SadiesSongsForLife, or e-mail Laura Page at SadiesSongsForLife@gmail.com.

Grand opening and ribbon cutting held on July 15, 2010, 10am, at The Music Box Studio, located at 4732 North Highway 16, Denver, NC. The Music Box Studio is owned by Mr. Randy Cooke.

Many mobile home owners are getting the cold shoulder from their insurance company these days.  It seems that many companies have decided to no longer offer the coverage or have increased the premiums to the point that no one can afford it.  Even in the best of times mobile home dwellers have been treated like second class citizens by companies and agencies because their business did not generate the amount of premiums or commissions to make insuring them as lucrative as other insurance typically written.

Having started as a dealership agency and once owned by one of the largest mobile home sales dealerships in the country, PC Insurance Services has been writing insurance on mobile homes for nearly 20 years and sees no end in sight.  Manager Barbara Wood says that her agency personnel have always made manufactured homes their priority.  “We have developed a network of mortgage brokers, bankers and dealership sales people throughout the region to develop that business and we are considered the top go-to agency for manufactured home insurance.  Through the years we have developed relationships with several insurance companies writing mobile home insurance and can offer choices for coverage and options specific to the customer’s needs.”

In the last several years our country has experienced a lot of flooding in places that have never flooded before.  “I think everyone knows by now, or should, that a homeowner policy does not cover flood damage.  The only exception to that rule is the standard mobile homeowner policy.  The policy forms used by the mobile homeowner companies include flood coverage as a standard feature.  As a result many companies are getting rid of the mobile homeowner policies to avoid having to pay flood damage claims.”

“Another example of mobile homeowners being taken advantage of is the ‘insurance is with the loan’ game that lenders played for years.  Often times the insurance provided by the lender is several hundred dollars higher than what a standard mobile home policy would cost through an insurance agency.  The cost of that insurance is part of their monthly mortgage payment.  When people take the time to review their escrow account and compare insurance costs, they are shocked at how much money they can save.  One lady we wrote coverage for a few months ago was trying to find ways to cut costs, we saved her nearly $800 a year which reduced her mortgage payment by nearly $70 per month.  Usually we average around $200-$300 savings per year.”

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This new facility is located three miles east of downtown Lincolnton on McAlister Rd.  The 182,000 square-foot facility is equipped with on-site laboratory, radiology, imaging, pharmacy and physical therapy services.    Each patient room at the new hospital is equipped with flat-panel televisions and wireless internet access.  Carolinas Medical Center Lincoln will be open to the public Saturday, July 10th.

The Lincoln County Historical Association To Dedicate A Highway Marker

In Lincolnton To Honor Lincoln County’s General Charles Gabriel

The Lincoln County Historical Association cordially invites you to the dedication of the Lincoln County Historical Highway Marker for General Charles Gabriel on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 1:00 p.m. at 2613 East Main Street, Boger City, Lincoln County, North Carolina (near Bar-B-Que-King).  Major General Jerry Cochrane, Air National Guard, Retired, will be the Master of Ceremonies and the Lincolnton High School Air Force ROTC will deliver the Presentation of Colors.  We are very fortunate to have at the ceremony four Congressional Medal of Honor recipients and special guests and family of General Gabriel.

General Charles A. Gabriel was born in Lincolnton on January 21, 1928, to Paul and Lettie Goodson Gabriel.  He received his education at Lincolnton High School and Catawba College before graduating from the U.S. Military Academy in 1950.  After pilot training he was assigned to duty in South Korea.  In 1963, he earned an M.S. degree in engineering management from George Washington University.  Gabriel graduated from the Command and Staff Course at the Naval War College in 1962 and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in 1967.  He served as deputy chief of staff for operations at Headquarter Tactical Air Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, from February 1975 to August 1977.  He then became deputy commander-in-chief, U.S. Forces Korea and deputy commander-in-chief, U.N. Command, Seoul, Korea.  In April 1979, he returned to Air Force headquarters as deputy chief of staff of operations, plans, and readings.  Gabriel was promoted to general on August 1, 1980.  He served as commander-in-chief, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and commander of Allied Air Forces Central Europe at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, from August 1980 to June 1982.  Ronald Reagan appointed him to chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in July 1982.  General Gabriel retired in 1986 after 36 years of service to the Air Force.  Lincoln County awarded him the Lincoln County Distinguished Citizen Award.