The Belmont Front Porch

In a preview of the middle school basketball season, the Gazette mentioned that the girls team from Belmont should do quite well.

Unfortunately, the new coach didn’t submit any information to the Gazette for the article. Based on various girl’s participation in other sports this school year, the basketball team should be just as athletic as the fall sports squads.

Good luck ladies, and boys too.

(Gazette photo)

The Belmont, oops, Montcross, Chamber of Commerce bestowed its highest community award to Jack and Gearl Dean Page at its January 24 annual dinner.

We also congratulate the Pages for this award. As friends and neighbors at church and in the community, Jack and Gearl Dean have always been active and engaged in community projects.

Both the Gazette and Gaston/Lincoln section of the Observer wrote very nice stories about the Page’s involvement in a host of community activities.

 (Gazette photo)

Caravan Coffee owner, Vince Hill, was recognized as Business person of the year.

Now about changing Belmont to Montcross… 

Keep Belmont Beautiful is sponsoring a telephone book recycling contest through each of the area schools.

You can drop off your old phone books at Page, North Belmont, Belmont Central, Belmont Middle, and South Point HS by Thursday, January 31.

KBB will be sorting, counting, and recycling the books on Friday with prizes given to the schools that collect the most phone books.