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By Shirley Thorne
County Line Correspondent

Piney Grove AME Zion Church will celebrate its anniversary with a service at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 27. Speaker will be Pastor Fred Carter of Moores Chapel AME Zion of Cleveland. Church members invite all.
The Forever Young Club of Clarksbury will go to the Richard Petty Museum in Randleman on Tuesday, May 20. Tickets are $10. Call Retha Gaither on 704-880-1875. The bus will leave the church at 9 a.m., and the group will stop for lunch after a tour.
Upcoming community events: V-Point Ruritan country breakfast 7- 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3; Cool Spring Alumni Assoc. annual dinner meeting at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 10; and Harmonia choir performance at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 11 at Salem Methodist.
Last week 21 elementary school teams and nearly 20 teams of middle school students gathered at the Unity Center for the I-SS First Lego League Robotics Tournament. Our community sends congratulations to the Robo Owls team of Harmony Elementary upon being crowned winner.
Our community extends sympathy to the family of Martha Ann Gaither York; who died Friday, April 11 after a period of declining health. The 3rd of four children, she was born in 1942 to the late John and Mabel Harris Gaither of County Line. A lover of gospel and bluegrass music, she was retired as a training manager of The Pantry. A service celebrating her life was held Saturday afternoon at Horizon Church of Statesville, where she was a member; burial followed at Clarksbury Methodist Cemetery.
We send get-well wishes to Ronny O’Neal and Susan Phipps. Ronny was injured in a motorcycle accident and was treated at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center; he is recuperating at home. Susan was hospitalized last week but is recuperating at home. Janeen Doby is recuperating at home after successful surgery. Jimmy Dagenhart is doing well after surgery and was supposed to come home Sunday.
Donnie Keller’s grafting surgery was not successful due to remaining infection. He continues to recuperate at the home of his mother-in-law. Caleb Williams continues with required blood work at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center; but, he continues to isolate as much as possible.
Join us in prayer for the Lord’s healing and blessings upon Ronny, Susan Janeen, Jimmy, Donnie, Caleb, and other residents who are having health problems. Pray for the Lord’s support and comfort upon the family of Martha Ann as they deeply miss her in life.
Remember in prayer the family of Doris Peacock Bowles as her celebration of life will be at 3:30 p.m Thursday, May 1, at Chapel Hill Methodist of Statesville. Continue to remember in prayer the families affected by the flooding of Hurricane Helene in our mountains.
Also, please remember me in your prayers as my Easter Sunday night ended with a fall, bad head cut, and a few hours in Forsyth Medical Center E-R.
For news and memories to share, please call or text Shirley on 336-492-5115 or email sdtlink@hotmail.com.