April 10, 1984 is permanently seared into the memory of many Marshville residents.

Oh how we loved to dance! Anywhere, anytime! Our music has certainly stood the test of time! Two early songs were “Cherry Pie” and “The Clock.”

 Johns Hopkins Professor Dr. P. M. Forni states: “The traditional rules of manners, civility and politeness are a time-proven, very effective code of relational skills.”

One of the delightful perks of reporting local news is meeting interesting people.

Local high school students and others from Mecklenburg, Stanly, Concord and Cabarrus counties were recognized as Good Citizens by the District III chapter of the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Saturday.

My precious granddaughter Evelyn accidentally burped, to the delight of her dinner guests one spring evening. I then had to give a lesson in the fine art of noise control, and what not to expel at the dinner table.