Gen Raymond G Davis Detachment 1162 MCL

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Stop by! We are at Cotton Ginning Days in Dallas NC.

Exhibitors from all over the southeast will convene in Dallas, North Carolina this weekend for the annual 'crank-up' of antique steam and gasoline engines and tractors. In addition to the engine show, many activities are planned to include amusement rides, heritage arts area, handmade craft vendors, food vendors, live music and more! So, come on out to join GAMTRA and Gaston County Parks and Recreation Department this weekend as we present Cotton Ginning Days!

Friday 10am until 5pm, Kickoff concert 7pm-8:30pm
Saturday 10am until 5pm
Sunday 10am until 3pm, Chapel service at 9am in the village

Free admission and parking. The shuttle will run Saturday from 10am until 5pm from Gaston College for overflow parking.

Saturday only activities:
Amusement rides $10 per wrist bands - CASH ONLY

Sunday only activities:
4-H Blazing Saddles pony rides

Hundreds of Crafters, Artisan Market vendors, engine displays, Heritage village demonstrations, and exhibitors happening throughout the three-day festival.

Live Music:
Friday 7pm Kickoff Concert featuring SnapBack
Saturday line-up:
10am Charlotte Bluegrass Allstars
12pm Zeb Spencer
2pm Underhill Rose

Parade of Power & Tractor Rodeos:
Friday the Parade of Power will exit Dallas Park at 9am and travel through Dallas downtown. The Tractor Rodeo will begin at 3pm, holding 3 events on Friday.
Saturday the Parade of Power will begin at 1:30pm and travel through festival grounds. The Tractor Rodeo will begin at 3pm, holding 3 events on Saturday.

See you this weekend!

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Congratulations to PDD Ray E. Clark, newly elected Sir Pound Keeper of North Central NC Pound # 327. Woof Woof!

Minnesota Pack- MODD
July 4 at 3:12 PM ·
🐾🎉 WOOF WOOF, DOGS! 🎉🐾
Get those tails wagging and your bones packed — the 5th Gathering of the Dogs is right around the corner! 🐶🐾
Join us in Albert Lea, Minnesota for a weekend full of Growling, scratching, and a whole lot of Devil Dog mischief. This is your chance to reunite with old mutts, make new paw pals, and keep our Order strong and barking loud.
📅 When: October 9-11, 2025
📍 Where: Ramada by Wyndham, Albert Lea, MN
💻 Details & Registration: https://www.mnpackmodd.org/events
Rooms are under 100 Big Bones a night — so more left over for patches, chew toys, and of course, refreshments to keep that bark strong.
🐾 Check out all the info and get signed up at the link above!

Buddy Check

During periods of extreme heat, it's crucial to check on your "buddies," especially those more vulnerable to heat-related illnesses.

Semper Fi

🇺🇲WWII uncovered: Women Veterans Day: Dorothy Cole: US Marine Corps Oldest Living Veteran

"Dorothy "Dot" Cole was determined to enlist in the military after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. At age 28, she first tried the US Navy, but she was not eligible because, at four feet 11 inches, she was too short. So she set her sights on the Marines — but before she tried to enlist, she learned to fly, hoping she could be a military pilot. Cole earned her private pilot’s license and, in 1943, she became one of the first women to enlist in the newly created Women’s Reserve Marine Corps. Dot's dreams of flying for her country didn’t come true; like many women then, she was assigned secretarial duties. Cole served in the Marines in Quantico, Virginia for two years. In 1945 Dorothy was discharged from the Marine Corps with a rank of Marine Sergeant. She relocated to San Francisco and married Wiley Cole, whom she met while working in Washington DC. The couple had one daughter, Beth.

Dorothy worked as a secretary at the Ames Research Center — which later became a part of NASA – in Mountain View, California." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Dorothy turned 107 on September 19, 2020- and was celebrated as the oldest living Marine. In the same month Sergeant Cole was also awarded lifetime membership in the Marine Corps League Cabarrus Detachment 1175.

Dorothy passed away on January 7, 2021 at her daughter’s home in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Besides her daughter Beth, Cole is survived by two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Please join us in remembering Marine Sergeant Dorothy "Dot" Cole. Lest We Forget.



WWII uncovered ©️ original description and photo sourced by Cleveland Plain Dealer, USMC,Ancestry Database and Greensboro News and Record (Fair Use Photos)

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