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Smithsonian exhibit, Hinshaw photos highlight Waterworks’ focus on sports

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Waterworks Visual Arts Center swung for the fences and now finds itself touching all bases with its first Smithsonian Institution ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, June 4, 2015 12:21 am

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In 1965, ‘Yankee’ photographer Martin met Alabama justice

SALISBURY — Why can’t we all have the kind of stories Ben Martin tells? On a Sunday morning earlier this year, Martin was watching CBS’s “Face ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 12:10 am

Granite Quarry

Granite Quarry board calls meeting for Monday in relation to personnel matter

GRANITE QUARRY — It was brief, but the Granite Quarry Board of Aldermen continued a personnel-related closed session Tuesday afternoon. Mayor Bill Feather said Tuesday’s closed ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, June 3, 2015 12:00 am

Granite Quarry

Food Lion not interested in having a Granite Quarry store

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GRANITE QUARRY — Town officials met recently with representatives of Food Lion and learned the company is not interested in having a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, June 2, 2015 12:00 am

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Art, military vehicles shine at D-Day Remembrance

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com CHINA GROVE — Artist John Hartley had a lot of interruptions Saturday while fleshing out his acrylic painting, a scene depicting ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 1, 2015 12:00 am

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Yesterday: Bob Hope appears at NSSA awards ceremony in 1979

Yes, that’s legendary entertainer Bob Hope making his way to the Keppel Auditorium stage at Catawba College in 1979 to induct friend and actor John Wayne ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, June 1, 2015 12:00 am

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Teachers, students have fun with Salisbury’s downtown pianos

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — It was her first time playing piano in public, but it didn’t take long before 6-year-old Caroline Lyerly had ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 31, 2015 12:15 am

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Big homecoming in works for Edwin E. Morgan Sr., lost during Vietnam War almost 50 years ago

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Things are shaping up to give Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Everton Morgan, lost in Laos almost 50 years ago, a ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 31, 2015 12:00 am

Gold Hill

Survey team uses radar to investigate caved-in area near Gold Hill mine

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com GOLD HILL — Jase Ritchie, a 2012 graduate of East Rowan High and rising senior at the University of North Carolina ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 30, 2015 12:10 am

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The keys of life: Piano tuner West has perfect pitch

ROCKWELL — You see it in the way Roy West cocks his head and points his left ear toward the piano. It’s there as the toothpick ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 29, 2015 12:10 am

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Why does Mean Mug have a cobblestone trophy?

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — If you’ve been to the Mean Mug coffee shop lately, you might have noticed a a rock or stone ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 27, 2015 12:00 am

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Man of honor: Navy diver Dowd Dunn Sr. proud of his career

ROCKWELL — Dowd Dunn Sr. straightened up in his favorite chair and leaned closer when the movie was mentioned. “Men of Honor” told the real-life ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 25, 2015 12:10 am

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Yesterday: Towne Mall in 1979

There’s a good chance many Salisbury Post readers remember Towne Mall, the shopping center located off East Innes Street next to Interstate 85. This aerial photo ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 25, 2015 12:00 am

Faith

Honk, for the USA

Going into the Memorial Day weekend, teachers and 3- and 4-year-old students from the First United Methodist Church Child Development Center took their passion for America ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 23, 2015 12:00 am

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A clean sweep: John Alford one of the family at Goodman Millwork

SALISBURY – Because of John Alford, Goodman Millwork buys brooms from the Lions Club by the case. Really. Many times, Alford has walked up to ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 22, 2015 12:10 am

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The magic shoebox: ‘A story you don’t hear every day’

This week, 82-year-old Gladys Castor has spent most of her waking hours getting ready for a three-day yard sale at her house off Roseman Road ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 21, 2015 1:00 am

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You have to like what you see in ‘Monnie’

LANDIS — Margaret Ellen Reid Russell Sherrill — friends and family call her “Monnie” — deserves a name this long. She’s approaching her 100th birthday ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 20, 2015 12:00 am

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The ballad of Bonnie and Clyde: Rare twin foals born in Salisbury

SALISBURY — When you see Bonnie and Clyde frolicking together outside their barn, it never crosses your mind they are named after notorious criminals who ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 19, 2015 12:10 am

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Yesterday: Gerald Ford’s 1968 visit to Salisbury

In this photograph from October 1968, U.S. Rep. Gerald Ford, R-Mich., is shown talking with Earl Ruth supporters at a Country Club of Salisbury reception. ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 18, 2015 12:00 am

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Bucket List Girls inspire each other with ‘purposeful fun’

SALISBURY — The founding of the “Bucket List Girls” probably started with Susan Linza. She wanted to go water-skiing one more time, and good friend ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 17, 2015 12:00 am

Entertainment

‘Life in the Carolinas’ episode focuses on legion baseball

By Vivian Hopkins For the Salisbury Post On this weekend’s episode of “Carl White’s Life in the Carolinas,” the spotlight is on the American Legion ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:00 am

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Chestnut Hill neighbors coming together for huge yard sale May 30

SALISBURY — It was soothing music to work by. The  organist  at Haven Lutheran Church practiced hymns upstairs Thursday morning while residents of Chestnut Hill ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Friday, May 15, 2015 12:02 am

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One wish, 1,000 cranes

SALISBURY — By day, attorney Nancy Gaines is used to advocating for her clients, cross-examining witnesses and giving closing arguments to a jury. At night, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:30 am

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‘The 700 Club’ filming segment on pastor who gave kidney to gospel-singing friend

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — About two-and-a-half weeks after the Rev. Tim Jones had donated one of his kidneys to friend Don Herbert, Jones ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 12:00 am

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Order of the Arrow will celebrate 75th anniversary May 30

SALISBURY — All Order of  the Arrowmen, past and present, are being invited to the 2015 Rowan Order of the Arrow Chapter 75th Anniversary Party ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Tuesday, May 12, 2015 2:00 pm

Entertainment

Clyde’s ‘American Pickers’ episode airs Wednesday night

By Mark Wineka mark.wineka@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Clyde’s night has finally arrived. The “American Pickers” episode which includes Clyde, a Salisbury artist, collector and picker himself, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 11, 2015 2:00 pm

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Yesterday: the last eighth-grade class at Frank B. John School

Michele Lobl of Valencia, Calif., provided this photograph of the last eighth-grade class to graduate from Frank B. John School, prior to the opening of ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Monday, May 11, 2015 12:00 am

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Newspaper find gives more details on Washington’s 1791 visit to Salisbury

SALISBURY — Over the past 224 years, much has been written, told and embellished of President George Washington’s visit to Salisbury on May 30-31, 1791, ... Read more

by Mark Wineka, Sunday, May 10, 2015 12:10 am

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