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Class reunion
The South Point High School class of 1983 will have its 25-year reunion, Oct. 4.
The barbecue dinner and dance event will be held 7 p.m.-midnight at the American Legion Hall (near the tennis courts) in Belmont. Tickets are $25 each.
Preceding this event will be the annual homecoming game, Oct. 3 at 6 p.m., at SPHS Stadium. Classmates will also be attending this.
For more information, consult the Web sites, spclassof83@yahoo.com or www.myspace.com/southpointclassof83 or call Tammy Collins Harvell at (704)516-1009.
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Press Talk
- Thu, Mar 6, 2008
•In response to the earlier post on (traffic at Belmont Middle SChool): I witness all too often the daily nightmare of this traffic pattern. To no avail does anyone bother to use the church’s parking lot. I suppose that would be too simple and inconvenient for some. I have had many a close call myself on any given day. Most tend to drop off kids at any spot. I have had drivers even do Uturns in front of me on Myrtle Street. I cross over Central from Myrtle, but on a few occasions I have gone around my elbow to get back to my thumb by taking Main all the way to Eagle Road, since I am dropping off at Belmont Central. With all of the development in this area increasing, I don’t see this problem going away, only getting worse. There will always be those that choose to rush in the morning, rather than being considerate and obeying traffic laws.
SLOW DOWN!
•Establishing voting districts in Mount Holly makes sense on the surface. Sure, it would add “diversity.” But how much diversity is there really from one neighborhood to the next in the small city? And, would setting up districts keep qualified people from representing merely because they happen to live in the same vicinity as other candidates?
There are so many issues facing our government. Is this really a great concern?
•I have read stories in local papers about the National Whitewater Center. A lot of the debate surrounds money.
Should they charge $5 for parking to people who come out to use their facility? Why not? The center is not a public park. Anyone going to Carowinds has to pay $15 to park. Maybe if people had to pay to park it would boost the budget and cut back on the need for support from local municipalities.
I’m not so sure that Belmont, Mount Holly, Charlotte, Gaston County or Mecklenburg County should have signed the agreement to help compensate for funding shortcomings at the center, but don’t criticize the organization for trying to come up with more revenue-making ideas.
•I think officials at Belmont Middle School are downplaying the traffic problem. It is much worse than they said in the newspaper article the other week.
To say that parents can use the parking lot at the church across the street is not really a solution. How can you use a parking lot as a drop off zone for children? Parents will be whipping in and out in a very small area with kids walking from cars to the sidewalks. It, too, is just a disaster waiting to happen.
I think the solution is to ban BMS staff from parking out in front of the school. This would free up about 10 parking spaces and allow access for parents to drop-off children. I mean it’s a disgrace that there’s not a formal traffic pattern for dropping off kids at a school.
•It seems to me that too many people in Mount Holly are hung up on greenways. All you hear from some folks is greenways, greenways, greenways. It’s enough to make you sick on your stomach. After we use all the land up there won’t be any more. Greenways are fine, but, as in all things, people should practice moderation.
•I have been patiently waiting for somebody in Mount Holly to recognize Mike Helm’s service to the community. Mike passed away last year after many years of service. He was passionate about taking care of Mount Holly and especially its senior citizens. I would like to see one of the smaller parks named for Mike Helms, perhaps the pocket park near the Wesleyan Church in Catawba Heights.
•The United States National Whitewater Center is in financial trouble and is crying “poor” to local municipalities. Is it all a big con game by hustlers of pie-in-the-sky? Or is it legitimate? And should the cities help to bail out this institution? Call and speak your mind.
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