Mountain Island Monitor

Posted on December 31, 2007. Filed under: Clips, Freelance Writing | Tags: Celebrate Recovery, Crack Addict, Ira Yarmolenko, Mount Holly, Mount Hollydays, Mountain Island Lake, Mountain Island Lake Watershed, Pavel Yarmolenko, PLCMC, Richard Rankin, The Mountain Island Monitor |

January 2009 (Note: this is the last issue of The Mountain Island Monitor, starting in February it will be known as The Mountain Island Weekly.)

School Board seeks to fill District 2 seat (PDF)

December 2008:

The Road to Christmas Town USA (PDF)

November 2008:

Local coach passionate about pageants (JPG)

Vote early, vote…? (Photo and caption; JPG)

New School Boundaries: Parents express their concerns at a series of workshops to determine how to populate two new Mountain Island-area schools (JPG)

Tires, teeth, tons of trash: ‘Big Sweep’ clean up nets a huge harvest. Mountain Island Lake cleanup alone produces 4,000 pounds of refuse. (JPG)

October 2008:

Calling all volunteers: the river needs you; The Mountain Island Watershed is in trouble, but there are plenty of ways the average citizen can help (JPG)

Following in the Rankin family footsteps: Rankin family has served Mount Holly area for nearly 250 years. The latest generation is no exception. (JPG)

September 2008:

Coed’s murder haunts family, puzzles investigators: Four months after Ira Yarmolenko’s body was found in Mount Holly, her brother struggles to keep her name in front of the public (JPG)

August 2008:

High-tech or books?*
The Public Library of Mecklenburg County’s (PLCMC) administrators are seeking community feedback they intend to incorporate into their plans for the library’s future. In July, the library hosted seven feedback forums at libraries across the county where they asked the community for their ideas, suggestions and opinions.

Belmont, Mount Holly ratcheting up Christmas events*
Though it is only August, Christmas preparations are under way in Belmont and Mount Holly where competition to lure traffic from McAdenville’s famous Christmas Town USA is heating up.

Reunion fare: memories, mingling and … marriage?*
Is a high school reunion the best place to recover from a tragedy or find a new life partner?

July 2008:

Mount Holly church caters to addicts, fills its pews: ‘Celebrate Recovery’ at Catawba Heights Baptist Church offers help for all kinds of problems– including lagging attendance // A reverend and a crack addict (JPG)

* Clip no longer available online, but it is available upon request.

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