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Ministerial Association pleased with Community Holy Week services turnout Cherryville’s ministers spoke about the Risen Savior’s work in In this pre-pandemic photo, the Mountain Street entrance our lives at beloved to the Museum showcases a couple of vintage Chevrolets: a services pickup and a Corvette Sting Ray. (2018 Eagle file photo by Michael E. Powell)
22nd Annual C. Grier Beam Truck Museum Antique Car Show Event is titled, “Remember the Pick-up” and starts Saturday, April 22 at 9 a.m. by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
C. Grier Beam Truck Museum co-directors Stan and Kathy Bumgarner said they are excited and looking forward to once again hosting the Museum’s annual Antique Car Show. In a recent media release, Mrs. Bumgarner noted, “The 22nd Annual C. Grier Beam Truck Museum Antique Car Show will take place on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.,” with the theme of this year’s show being, “Remember the Pick-up”. Kathy also noted that all vehicle entries must be 25
years old to enter, adding, “This year, three classes of cars will be judged – Original, Modified and Pick-up truck. Trophies will be awarded to the top three winners of each class.” She also noted that all three classes will be eligible for a chance at the “Best of Show” award. Additionally, dash plaques and “goody bags” will be given to the first 50 entries. “The registration fee is $20, in advance, and $25 on the day of the show,” she said. “Car Show registration begins at 8 a.m. Trophies will be presented at 12:45 p.m.” The Bumgarners are proud to say the C. Grier Beam Truck Museum is “… an ideal host with its own collection of antique trucks and trucking memorabilia,” and “is open to the public with no admission charge.” See SHOW, Page 4
Retraction/Correction of word usage in April 5, 2023 Cherryville Eagle article In the Wednesday, April 5 issue of the Eagle, in the front page article about Main Street Re-opening, a typo occurred later in the article, which turned an innocent word into something altogether horrible, a despicable racist epithet from a time, and era in which – sadly – such words saw terrible and constant usage. As the primary writer and editor of the Eagle and its articles for the past 16 years, and of this very article, this is a terrible mistake on my part and I own it. I normally proof the pages for any gross errors such as this and they are usually caught. This one got by me; for what reason
I will not attempt to explain, as there really is no explanation for it. I am ashamed and embarrassed for letting this horrible word even find its way into such an august hometown paper as The Cherryville Eagle, and even more ashamed and embarrassed that it was ascribed as being the words of an amazing hometown hero like Cherryville physician, Dr. Thomas R. White, whom my wife and I consider a friend. Dr. White is an amazing gentleman, community member, and a professional who has always and forever been a friend to this wonderful city and its great people, and to my wife and I. He has not now, nor ever, used words like what I attributed to him by my typo mistake in the article. To all and every one of See ARTICLE, Page 2
by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Six Cherryville ministers spoke at the Monday through Friday, and on Sunday, April 3 – 9 Community Holy Week Services held at Cherryville’s First Presbyterian Church last week, culminating with the Easter Sunrise Service at 7 a.m., at the City Memorial Cemetery. This year’s theme was “The Prophesy of the Promise.” The Rev. Dr. Billy Lowe, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Cherryville, said of the turnout this year, “It was good to see people overcoming COVID and coming out for the service.
Rev. Dale Hendricks, pastor of Shady Grove Baptist Church of Cherryville, walks among those who came to the Thursday, April 6 Community Holy Week services, welcoming them to the host church, Cherryville’s First Presbyterian Church. (photo by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) We (CMA) were totally excited about the turnout.” Dr. Lowe noted the attendance numbers for each day of Holy Week 2023 were as follows: Monday, April 3 – 93; Tuesday, April 4 – 91; Wednesday, April 5 – 90; Thursday, April 6 – 111; and Friday, April 7 –
115. The Crosswalk portion of Friday’s service had to be cancelled due to heavy rain on that day. Shady Grove Baptist Church pastor, Rev. Dale Hendricks, welcomed everyone to the services every day at First Presbyterian, and pianist Pete Craft
played the opening prelude Monday through Thursday, with Joe Gainey giving the Organ Prelude at Friday’s service. Song leader was Mrs. Jenna Spiker, of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Special music for all four days was provided by Martel See HOLY WEEK, Page 6
NC bill would require high school sports teams to be single sex or co-ed by THERESA OPEKA Carolina Journal
A North Carolina Senate bill was introduced this past Thursday that would prevent biologically female high school athletes from being forced to compete against biological males in sports designated for females. Under the bill, high school transgender athletes would be required to compete on either co-ed teams, or on teams designated for their biological sex. In a press conference Thursday the bill sponsors for S.B. 631, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act were joined by Hall of Fame female coaches to lend their support.
The NC General Assembly. (Source: Carolina Journal) Sen. Joyce Krawiec, R-Forsyth, one of the bill sponsors, said the bill is intended to establish fair standards for women’s sports. “Forcing girls to play against biological males is
denying female athletes’ fair competition and their (men’s) physical advantages that cannot be ignored,” she said. “Title IX was created specifically to provide fairness for women in sports.”
The bill requires that each team is designated by the biological sex of the team participants as either female, women, or girls, male, men, or boys, and coed or mixed. Second, athletic teams or sports designated for women shall not be open to male students. Finally, teams or sports for men would not be open to women unless there is no comparable female team for a particular sport and the sport is not a contact sport. Krawiec said 70 percent of North Carolinians oppose biological males competing against women. Sen. Vicki Sawyer, R-Mecklenburg, who grew up playing athletics, said the See BILL, Page 2
NC House passes budget with support for school choice by DAVID BASS Carolina Journal
School choice would continue its growth trajectory in North Carolina under a budget passed by the House April 6 in a bipartisan vote of 78 to 38. Nine Democrats joined Republicans in supporting the spending plan for the new biennium, which expands school choice by growing private-school choice programs and charter schools.
National School Choice Week pamphlets. photo courtesy of Carolina Journal) The budget makes three changes to the Opportunity Scholarship Program,
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to attend the private school of their choice. First, it would eliminate the requirement that students in grades third through eighth attend public school for at least a year prior to receiving the scholarship. Under the current structure, the requirement is only waived for students in kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Second, beginning withthe 2024-2025 fiscal year, See BUDGET, Page 2