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City firemen and police are investigating a suspicious automobile fire which happened Thursday night in a garage at 210 N. Piedmont Avenue. Kings Mountain Fire Chief Frank Burns said the fire was "totally involved" when firemen arrived at the scene and found two vehicles and the garage on fire. Burns estimated damages to the two cars and garage at $15,000$20,000. No injuries were reported. Firemen put out the blaze in about 10 minutes, the chief said. A wood stove apparently sparked a fire and destroyed the kitchen at the Ronnie Philbeck family's home on Cleveland Avenue in Grover Friday morning at 11:30 a.m. Family members were not at home at the time. Four pets were rescued by firemen from Grover and Bethlehem Fire Departments.
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Each day is a new blessing, says Freida Blanton, 51, a week after her successful kidney transplant. "I feel the best I've felt in years." The Kings Mountain woman said the years she waited for a transplant provided the most meaningful FREIDA BLANTON moments of her life. She appreciates the things she may have rushed through or put off before her lifechanging experience. "I'm grateful for each new day." Blanton is counting the days until she can get back to her activities at True Gospel Holiness Church and See BLANTON, 7A
12 may face charges after recent sweep House calls, a "knock and talk," is how Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman described the nearly two days that 14 officers spent in late January at 210 different locations in the county visiting registered sex offenders. Norman said that 12 registered sex offenders could face charges based on the operation. They found several homes vacant where the offender was supposed to be, a person answering the door said the sex offender no longer lived there, or a listed address was a homeless shelter. "We will be going back to some of the residences," said Norman. He said a similar operation will be conducted again in the Spring. Deputies went to the homes unannounced and made sure that registered sex offenders were living within the
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An idea that sprouted in a Sunday School classroom - to feed the hungry with locally-grown potatoes - is maturing into a cause that has spread far beyond those first few potato patches. Rooted in volunteerism and philanthropy, the Cleveland County Potato Project has touched the lives of thousands and its impact continues to grow. Nearly 100 people crowded into
side rooms of the Western Sizzlin in Shelby Friday night to hear an update and give thanks to the project, now going into its third year. In 2010, a volunteer labor force produced 30,000 pounds of potatoes and delivered them to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry, Greater Cleveland County Baptist Association, U-Can and the Salvation Army for distribution. Last year, the project raised 84,000 pounds of potatoes. See PROJECT, 6A
64-year tradition
Thanks started with a fire, continued with a fire EMILY WEAVER Editor
For 64 years now, Kings Mountain men have been offering thanks to law enforcement and firemen over dinner. The annual tradition, often held around Christmas time, was started by the late L. Arnold Kiser in 1948 after a fire at his home. Larry Hamrick, Sr., the late Senator J. Ollie Harris, and the late W.K. Mauney, Jr. carried on the tradition now continued by their sons, Larry Hamrick,
Sr., Johnny Harris and Kemp Mauney, and organizer Ronnie Hawkins. On Thursday night at Central United Methodist Church, the tradition that began with a fire was interrupted by a fire call. Getting the call, KM firefighters left their plates and rushed to another rescue. And that's why we're thanking them, said Debbie Mauney, wife of Kemp Mauney. See DINNER, 7A
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Police seek help in nabbing suspects from two armed robberies Monday night Kings Mountain Police need the public's help in apprehending suspects in two armed robberies that happened Monday night within a two hour period - one at a residence and one at a convenience store. Det. Cpl. K. L. Hamrick said that police were called to a home at 125 N. Railroad Avenue at 9:10 p.m. Monday night where the occupant answered a knock on the door and permitted a man to enter to use the telephone. Inside the house, the black male brandished a handgun and demanded money. The victim gave the man money, was unhurt and the man left on foot. He is described as a 30-35-year-old black male 5'8" to 5'9" tall, approximately 175 pounds wearing a blue or black coat. The second armed robbery happened at 11:30 p.m. at One Stop convenience store at 2120 Shelby Road. Police said the store clerk reported that two black males entered the store and one of the subjects produced a black handgun and demanded cash from the register. The clerk complied with the demands and both subjects left the business on foot, running toward the East 74 Bypass. There were no injuries. Suspect No. 1 is described as a 20-30 year-old black male approximately 5'9" to 6 feet tall wearing a red shirt under a black coat with a brown fur-lined hood, blue jeans and tennis shoes. Suspect No. 2 is described as a black male 5'6"-5'7" tall wearing a pink or red dress shirt with a red tie, dark colored pants and white dress shoes. Anyone with information is asked to call the Kings Mountain Police Department at 704-734-0444.
ANYONE’S GAME Perdue is not running, governor seat up for grabs Politics is beginning to pick up steam with Governor Beverly Perdue's sudden announcement last week that she won't seek re-election in 2012. Although no candidate has emerged as a front-runner in the Democratic Party, Republican Pat McCrory of Charlotte opened his official campaign for Governor in Greensboro Tuesday. McCrory lost a close race for governor in 2008 to Perdue and has emerged as a frontrunner for the GOP. Democratic Lt. Governor Walter Dalton and Rep. Bill Faison have announced they are gubernatorial candidates in 2012 and several other
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OBITUARIES
Martha C. Causby SHELBY - Martha Ann Camp Causby, 72, of 2008 Barker Blvd., died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. The funeral service was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 31,2012 at 2 p.m. at ClayBarnette Funeral Home Chapel, interment following in Sunset Cemetery. Harold Pearson RICHMOND, VA Harold Dean Pearson, 78, formerly of Kings Mountain, died Tuesday, January 24, 2012. A native of Kings Mountain, he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Olland Pearson. He is survived by his wife, Diane; s o n , Chris; two grandchildren, all of Virginia; and sister Shirley Mayes of Kings Mountain. He was a graduate of Gardner-Webb Junior College and Appalachian State Teachers College. He pitched baseball at GardnerWebb and in the U.S. Army. He was retired as a sports writer with the Richmond Times-Dispatch, which he served from 1965-1996, and as editor of the Virginia Golfer, the official publication of the Virginia State Golf Association. Prior to joining the staff at the Times-Dispatch, he served as sports editor of the Kings Mountain Herald and as a sports reporter for the Gastonia Gazette. Mary Ann Crouse Kerns KINGS MOUNTAIN Mary Ann Crouse Kerns, 84, of 206 Edgemont Drive, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 at her home. She was born in Gaston County to the late Sylvanus Arthur and Maude Rudisill
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Crouse and was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Wilmoth Duke “Johnny” Kerns, Sr. and sister, Frances Hedden. A lifelong and active member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, she served on the Altar Guild, Choir and many other church activities. She was retired from First Union National Bank. Surviving are her sons, Wilmoth Duke “Butch” Kerns, Jr. and wife, Donna, of Gastonia and Clyde C. Kerns and wife, Faye, of Kings Mountain; and six grandchildren: Anna Kerns, Will Kerns, Ramey Kerns, Lance Corporal Clay Kerns of the US Marine Corps, and Alyson Kerns Gray and husband, Joey. The memorial service was conducted Saturday, Jan. 28, at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church. Rev. Peter Setzer officiated. The family received friends immediately following the service in St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Interment was in Kings Mountain’s Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave., Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain was in charge of arrangements.
Harris Funeral Home Ruth U. Plonk KINGS MOUNTAIN Ruth Umburger Plonk, 98, died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012 at Hospice at Wendover. Born in Cabarrus County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Bascom Leonard a n d Jennnie Ludwig U m b e r g e r, t h e widow of the late Hal Sloan Plonk and was also preceded in death by 10 siblings. A charter member of Res-
urrection Lutheran Church, she was active in all areas of church activities. She was retired from Kings Mountain District Schools where she taught many years at North School. Surviving are her daughters, Joyce P. Forrest and husband, James, of Lexington, KY; Marian P. Clagett and husband, Don, Franklin, TN; Kathryn P. Goforth and husband, Tom, of Kings Mountain and Sharon P. Hudson of Shelby; grandchildren: Adrienne Clagett, Brad Forrest and wife, Stacy, Greg Forrest, Thomas F. Goforth Jr., Sloan Goforth and wife, Susie, and Allan Hudson and great-grandchildren: Kessler Forrest and Brady Forrest and Vivian Goforth and Mary Mae Goforth. The family received friends Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 from 7-9 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The funeral service was conducted Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012 at 3 p .m. at Resurrection Lutheran Church. Rev. Hobby Outen officiated and interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family has requested memorials to Resurrection Lutheran Church, Crescent Circle, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 or to Hospice at Wendover, 951 Wendover Heights Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain,NC was in charge of arrangements.
Harris Funeral Home Charles J. Queen SHELBY - Charles Jackson Queen, 63, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012 at Willow Ridge Nursing Center. The graveside service was conducted Thursday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m. at Poplar Springs Baptist Church in Shelby. James F. Turner SHELBY James Franklin Turner, 63, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012, at his home. The graveside service was conducted Thursday, Jan. 19, at 12 noon at Mull Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
Vaughan, 77, of 1075 Deal Rd., formerly of Kings Mountain, died Monday, Jan. 23, 2012 at Deal Care Inn. A family memorial service will be held at a later date in Belmont County, Ohio, where she was born. Rick Witherspoon KINGS MOUNTAIN Patrick Alan “Rick” Witherspoon, 51, of 216 Patterson Rd., died Jan. 30, 2012 at Kings Mountain Hospice House. A native of Cleveland County, he was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, a former employee of the Kings Mountain Fire Department for 17 years and Baldor for 28 years. He was an Eagle Scout, loving husband, son, and brother. Surviving are his wife, Pinkie Towery Witherspoon of the home; his parents, Phillip and Patricia Goforth Witherspoon; his brother, Charles E. Witherspoon and wife, Lynn, and his sister, Wanda Whetstine and husband, Darrell, and his childhood friend and caregiver Larry Henderson, all of Kings Mountain; his nieces and nephews: Charlie Witherspoon and wife, Chelsea of Winston-Salem and John W. Witherspoon, Ashley Witherspoon, Christy and Vince Campbell and Chad Witherspoon, all of Kings Mountain. The family will receive friends Wednesday, Feb.1,2012 from 6-8 p.m. at Harris Funeral Home in Kings Mountain. The funeral service will be conducted Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012 a 2 p.m. at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home. Rev. Michael Daughrity will officiate and interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Church of the Nazarene,121 Countryside Rd., Kings Mountain, NC 28086. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com. Harris Funeral Home of Kings Mountain, NC is in charge of arrangements.
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ARRESTS JAN. 23: Chad Lee Bagwell, 31, larceny, $2,000 bond, secured. JAN. 23: Bryan Cody Teague, 19, 315 N. Dilling St., disorderly conduct, resist, delay, obstruct, $500 bond, secured. JAN. 23: Andrew Michael Clucas, 30, 110 Candlewood Dr., larceny, $2,000 bond, secured, cited for no insurance and open container. JAN. 24: John C. Willett, 35, 504 Katherine Ave., injury to personal property and communicating threats, $15,000 bond, secured. JAN. 24: Frankie James Dobbins, 31, 722 York Rd., failure to appear, simple assault, $1,000 bond, secured. JAN. 25: Taylor Marie Cudd, 21, 528 Belvedere Circle, larceny. JAN. 26: Ralph K. Flack III, 33, Shelby, simple possession and possession drug paraphernalia, $1,000 bond, unsecured. JAN. 27: Cody Travis Payne, 35, 208-A Dilling St.,OFC (possession drug paraphernalia) $405. JAN. 27: Rusty Lee Mathis, 26, 23 Bennett Dr., communicating threats, criminal summons. JAN. 27: Ronald Loy York, 62, Blacksburg, SC, DWI and failure to signal, $10,000 bond, unsecured. JAN. 28: Karen Eugena Evans, 39, 310 Silver St., simple assault.
CITATIONS JAN. 23: Marcus Dale Cavazos, 20, 218 Waco Rd., no inspection, expired tag. JAN. 24: Larry Jabor Hall, 28, Belmont, revoked license. JAN. 24: Kristi Newton, 20, E. Northport, NY, speeding. JAN. 25: Kristen Hali Rhodes, 23, 701 W. Mountain St., no seat belt. JAN. 25: Heather Nicole Anderson, 30, Gastonia, no insurance, no inspection, expired tag. JAN. 25: Christopher Mark Robertson, 34, 134 Colony Dr., no seat belt, no registration card. JAN. 25: Matthew Bumgardner, 22, 1015 Brookwood Dr., no seat belt. JAN. 25: Amanda Jube, 29, 504 S. Cansler St., expired tag, fictitious plate, failure to produce registration card assigned to vehicle and failure to notify DMV of address change. JAN. 25: Sung E. Baz, 31, Bonaire, Ga., speeding. JAN. 25: Chad Loran Eagle, 22, Cowpens, SC, speeding. JAN. 26: Jonathan Aaron Leake, 34, Charlotte, speeding. JAN. 26: Justin Wayne Palmer, 19, 1142 Rollingbrook Circle, no operator’s li-
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cense. JAN. 26: Zackery Edward West, 19, 140 Mountainside Dr., speeding. JAN. 26: Anthony Turner, 23, 212 Harbor Springs Lane, speeding. JAN. 26: Gena Black, 27, 301 E. Parker St., speeding. JAN. 26: Kandis Crawford, 28, 313 Scotland Dr., expired tag, no inspection. JAN. 28: Steven Jennings Braswell, 40, Gastonia, no insurance. JAN. 29: Zenon Matuz, 46, 316 Lake Montonia Rd., no operator’s license. JAN. 29: John Walter Young Jr., 21, 1511 Phifer Rd., possession of marijuana.
INCIDENTS JAN. 23: A resident of Adele Lane reported theft of personal checks. JAN. 24: A resident of Carpet Lane reported damage to a door. JAN. 24: A resident of Katherine Avenue reported damage to a back window and tires totaling $1200. JAN. 24: Cleveland County, 311 E. Marion St., Shelby, reported theft of $674 worth of treated lumber from open land area on I-85 South of Kings Mountain. JAN. 25: A resident of Belvedere Circle reported identity theft. JAN. 26: Mike Brown, 1327 N. Piedmont Ave., reported a suspicious fire in a carport at 510 N. Piedmont Ave. A four-door motor vehicle and pickup truck were also damaged. JAN. 28: Town & Country Restaurant, 115 Park Grace Rd.,reported theft of a stereo amp and assorted food items. JAN. 28: A resident of Third Street reported a breakin and theft of pro-studio speakers and Sony Theatre system valued at $550. JAN. 29: A resident of Early Road reported theft of a purple Yamaha motorcycle valued at $3500.
WRECKS JAN. 21: Officer P. W. Alexander reported that Chheang Choeun of Spartanburg, SC was traveling north on I-85 at 80-85mph and the vehicle hydroplaned, exited the highway and through wet grass clipping a telephone pole and sliding sideways into small trees and a NCDOT metal sign. . Both the driver and passenger refused medical treatment. The vehicle was towed. Property damage to the 1994 Acura was estimated at $5,000 and damage to the sign. JAN. 21: A parked 2003 Ford owned by Kevin Wayne Whittington of Bessemer City was struck by a hit and run driver and damaged approximately $990, police said. The car was parked in the Dollar General parking lot on Shelby Road. JAN. 25: Officer K. L. Putnam said that a 1999 Honda operated by Jennifer Owens of Lincolnton struck a 2004 Cadillac operated by Ruth Fisher Gaston of Cherryville. The accident happened on Highway 216 when Gaston stopped for another vehicle to turn on Benfield Road. Property damages were estimated at $3,000.
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Students, you can afford to go to college KYRA A. TURNER kyra.kmherald@gmail.com
The average annual tuition of a four-year public college can be as much as $20,000 or more. For years, programs like Teaching Fellows and Huskins courses have lightened that burden. Not any more. Huskins, free courses offering both high school and college credits, "is on the way out," said Leigh Bell, senior counselor at Kings Mountain High School. "The General Assembly voted out the funding of Teaching Fellows, however several private colleges such as Elon have decided to continue their own Teaching Fellows program that is funded by their own university. A program called Career and College Promise (CCP) is replacing Huskins. "These are college courses that can be taken here on our campus, at the college itself or online, enabling students to earn college credits during high school," Bell said. "The standards have been raised though, so students have to meet a certain GPA and testing pre-requisites before they can enroll in these classes." They also have to be juniors - the grade when students should seriously start planning for college. That's when Bell sits down with students one-on-one to talk about planning the right courses for their final years as a high schooler, to prepare the path for their college career. Even with the absence of Teaching Fellows and the new challenges of CCP, all is not lost. Students CAN afford to go to college. "Actually, there's a lot of resources out there, but it takes effort on the family's part (which includes the student) to find that money and investigate what that student qualifies for," Bell said. The first step is knowing when to start. "I have a meeting for all the parents at Kings Mountain High School, even the freshman and sophomores, so that they aren't waiting until their senior year to get started (with the college process)," Bell said. Bell believes that the first semester of a senior should be assigned to tests, like the ACT or SAT, and applications for colleges. The second se-
What advice would you give students about becoming a senior and getting prepared for college?
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"Take as many AP classes as you can and enjoy yourself. Don't be in a rush to grow up and enjoy your parents."
"Have fun, study hard and stay above the influence by making good choices. All you have is four years in high school, make the best of it."
"Study and work hard and enjoy yourself through high school."
"Be yourself and find real friends to build you up. Be open minded."
"Take every opportunity to enrich your life and always make helping others a priority."
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Roger Isenhour shows off the exercise equipment in the new Fitness Room at the new Kiser Senior Center.
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The late pediatrician and philanthropist Dr. Glenn A. Kiser would have been proud at the crowds attending the grand opening and dedication of the new Dr. Glenn A. Kiser Senior Center at 123 W. Pennsylvania Avenue in Bessemer City Sunday. His nieces, Mayada Kiser Besancon of Charlottesville, Va. and Earluth Kiser Walker of Gastonia spoke lovingly of their uncle who bequeathed $1 million at his death May 8, 2009 to Bessemer City for a senior center, library or civic center in his hometown. City council opted to purchase, renovate, and expand an existing building across the railroad tracks from city hall into a beautiful facility to accommodate 150-plus senior citizens. Sunday, as city officials unveiled their new home, a large number of
and anesthesiology. Pearson, son of Butch and Margaret Pearson of Kings Mountain, is eyeing Gardner-Webb University to major in Business Administration. Seventeen-year-old seniors Amma Boakye and Jeremiah Gamble aren't so sure that going to college won't break the bank. Daughter of Kwame Boakye and Afua Boatemaa, Amma is planning to attend UNC-Chapel Hill and major in bio-medical engineering. Gamble, son of Marveter and Reggie Gamble, is undecided on where he is going but plans to major in physical therapy and psychology. Endless resources are available to students looking for colleges, aid and scholarships, but are offered first come first serve. One thing KMHS offers to its students is help navigating through this land of opportunity during College Application Week sponsored by the College Foundation of North Carolina. The students are able to apply for college in the media center of the high school with help from Bell and other college representatives. Other assistance can be found on scholarship websites, college websites and one that Bell recommends, fastweb.com. Businesses and civic organizations offer another pool of assistance but earning college credits without having to pay for it is golden. Bell said that CCP "is a good thing for our students to help lower college costs in the future by helping them go ahead and earn college credits." Teaching Fellows covered a student's entire tuition given they teach in North Carolina at least four years after graduating college. Bell, a Teaching Fellow alum, is sad to see it end. "This was a bad decision on the General Assembly's part in my opinion," Bell said, "Because it sends the wrong message about the teaching profession to our students. To me that message is that it's not worthwhile to have the 'best of the best students in North Carolina' teaching in our future classrooms. Isn't that what our students deserve, the best students?" For more information on how to go to college without breaking the bank, call Leigh Bell at 704-476-8000 ext. 3008 or email her at lkbell@clevelandcountyschools.org
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mester should be assigned to choosing a college and applying for scholarships and FAFSA. FAFSA, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, an office of the U.S. Department of Education, ensures that all eligible individuals can benefit from federally-funded financial assistance for education beyond high school. After the application is filled out with all of the student's and parent's information the application is put through a formula to decide how much aid the college will offer and how much the student must pay. "This formula only calculates your standard living expenses," Bell cautioned. Loans - or better still scholarships - can be used to pay for the rest of college. Bell sends out information on FAFSA and on scholarships to each student's homeroom, sends out e-mails and newsletters and holds a Financial Aid Workshop for students and parents. "Parents are more motivated than the students when it comes to applying for scholarships and financial aid because most of the time parents are the ones who have to pay for college," Bell explained. "A common misconception about applying for colleges, scholarships and FAFSA, is that it is so easy. All of the preparation takes time and effort but in the end each family prospers from it." When asked if they think they can go to college without breaking the bank, KMHS senior Isaac Pearson, 18, said, "I believe you can by making good grades but it is very hard during these economic times with the lower and middle class in debt." Seventeen-year-old Morgan Weeks and 18-year-old Jonathan Martin believe it's possible too. "If you work hard enough to make it you can,� Weeks said. The daughter of Paul and Sherri Weeks of Shelby is planning to attend NC State or ECU and major in Polymer and Color Chemistry and minor in Forensics. Martin, son of Maile and Dwayne Martin, said that anything is possible "if you are willing to do the work to get scholarships, have an open mind and don't be afraid." Martin is planning to attend Charleston Southern to major in nursing
senior citizens were in attendance. The current Community Center will continue to house the Meals-on-Wheels program where some 50 senior citizens eat lunch every day and, where every third Monday night, 75-80 seniors gather to play BINGO.
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■ MEDITATION Don’t forget the Church, it’s calling
Dr. Jeff Hensley Pastor Kings Mountain Baptist Church
In the earliest centuries of the Christian Church there was much more variety in the Church than has commonly been acknowledged; so much, in fact, that it makes more sense to talk about the early churches in the plural rather than the early church in the singular. A careful reading of the New Testament, for example, reveals that all of the major forms of church government we know today were somehow represented in those early days. During the middle ages, many medieval churches were actually owned pri-
vately by wealthy laymen, monasteries, or bishops. The owner sold or passed on the property as he wished, and its revenue went into his pocket. He also appointed the priest, had him ordained, and paid him. Many owners even gave the parish to the priest who, in turn, as the “rector,” received all or most of the revenue as their living. In addition, although priests typically took a vow of celibacy, many of them had concubines, and church officials were often corrupt, accepting money and gifts in return for almost any kind of dispensation. This multi-faceted journey that the Church has followed down through the years has led many people in the 21st century to all but give up on the Church, but I still believe that one can’t be a complete disciple of Jesus Christ and totally ignore the Church at the same time, and this raises an important question. What is really essential if the Church is to be what God has called it to be in our
own time? I think the foremost answer to this question is that the Church needs to understand that our source of life, health and strength comes not from marketing knowhow, human cleverness, or church growth techniques. It comes instead from Jesus Christ, for the Church is essentially a supernatural entity and our source of purpose and goals needs to be Godcentered. In the absence of this Divine focus, the Church will falter, flounder and fail. This makes even more sense when one remembers that our Lord taught us that the first and most important commandment is to love God. The Church can’t thrive unless it puts God first. Another important quality
of the Church is what has commonly been described as “outreach.” According to the Book of Acts, the earliest Christians turned the world upside down, and it was reported that they “filled Jerusalem” with their “teaching.” When I read those words in Acts 5:28, I can’t help but wonder what the churches in Kings Mountain might accomplish for the sake of Jesus Christ if we were to fill our “Jerusalem” with our teaching. This focus outside of ourselves seems to me to correspond well with Jesus’ teaching on the “second commandment;” namely, that we should be about the business of loving our neighbors. Many things have changed in the Church down through the years. Some
changes have been good, while others have been bad, but one thing that has not
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In Loving Memory of Evelyn (Reynolds) Owens 2.13.19 - 2.6.02 The years may wipe out many things from our hearts but never the happy times we shared together as a family. They say time will heal, but neither time nor reason can change the way we feel. No one knows the heartache that lies behind our smiles. We cannot bring you back, nor the light in your eyes and the warmth of your touch. But we can treasure the thoughts of you forever. As long as there are memories, precious as they are, they will always remain locked in our hearts for all eternity. We thank you for the years we shared, your love and the way you cared for us. May God always keep you in His loving care. We will always love and miss you.
Your loving sons, Richard and Jerry your grandchildren and your great-grandchildren
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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Advent Lutheran Church, NALC Member KM Senior Center 909 E. Kings St. Ardent Life Church 420 Branch Street 704-739-7700 Arise Church Kings Mountain YMCA 211 Cleveland Ave. Bethlehem Baptist Church 1017 Bethlehem Road 704-739-7487 Body of Christ Fellowship Center 405 S. Cherokee St. www.bodyofchrist7.com
Boyce Memorial ARP Church Edgemont Drive 704-739-4917 Burning Bush House of God 310 Long Branch Rd (KM) 704-739-2877 Calvary Way Holiness Church 1017 Second Street Pastor Clifton Morgan Carson Memorial Baptist Church 262 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-2247 Central United Methodist Church 113 S. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-2471 Cherokee St. Baptist Church 421 S. Cherokee Street 704-739-7697 Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church 618 Chestnut Ridge Road 704-739-4015 Christian Freedom Southern Baptist Church 246 Range Road 704-739-4152
Christ The King Catholic Church 714 Stone Street 704-487-7697 Church at Kings Mountain 108 E. Mountain St. (KM Women’s Club Bldg.) 704-739-1323 Cornerstone Church Of God 202 Margrace Road 704-739-3773
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Cornerstone Independent Baptist 107 Range Road 704-737-0477
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Crowders Mountain Baptist 125 Mayberry Lane 704-739-0310
Faith Ablaze Church 1128 S. York Road 704-739-8496
David Baptist Church 2300 David Baptist Church Road 704-739-4555
Faith Baptist Church 1009 Linwood Road 704-739-8396
Dixon Presbyterian Church 602 Dixon School Road dixonpresbyterian.com
Faith Holiness Church Hwy. 161/Bessemer City Rd. 704-739-1997
East Gold Street Wesleyan Church 701 E. Gold Street 704-739-3215
Family Worship Center 1818 Shelby Road 704-739-7206
East Kings Mountain Church of God Hwy 161, Bessemer City/KM Hwy. 704-739-7367
First Baptist Church 605 W. King Street 704-739-3651
Eastside Baptist Church 308 York Road 704-739-8055
First Church of the Nazarene 121 Countryside Road 704-734-1143
Ebenezer Baptist Church 1621 County Line Road 704-739-8331
First Presbyterian Church 111 E. King Street 704-739-8072
El Bethel United Methodist Church 122 El-bethel Road 704-739-9174 Emmanuel Independent Baptist Church 602 Canterbury Road 704-739-9939
Galilee United Methodist 117 Galilee Church Road 704-739-7011 Gospel Assembly Church 202 S. Railroad Avenue 704-739-5351
First Wesleyan Church 505 N. Piedmont Avenue 704-739-4266
Good Hope Presbyterian Church 105 N. Cansler Street 704-739-1062 Grace Fellowship 144 West Mountain Street 704-481-8888 Grace United Methodist Church 830 Church Street 704-739-6000 Harvest Baptist Church 144 Ware Road 704-734-0714 Kings Mountain Baptist Church 101 W. Mountain Street 704-739-2516
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Government Cleveland County Board of Commissioners - meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6 p.m. in the commissioners’ chambers, second floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Cleveland County Sheriff’s Satellite Office opens – Meet Sheriff Alan Norman and share concerns every third Thursday in the month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall.
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Kings Mountain Rotary Club - Every Thursday, noon, at the Kings Mountain Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St. Southern Arts Society – Meets every first Tuesday of the month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Shutter Light Group – (Photography club) meets every third Tuesday of each month at the KM Art Center (Old Depot), 301 N. Piedmont Ave. Social time is at 6:30 p.m. and the program is at 7 p.m. Visitors are welcome. Kings Mountain Woman’s Club – Meets the 4th Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street. Executive Board for Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Kings Mountain’s Woman’s Club, East Mountain Street. Military Support Group – Meets every fourth Thursday of every month at Central United Methodist Church. In country Vietnam veterans breakfast group – Meets the 2nd Monday of every month, 9 a.m., at Mountain View Restaurant in Kings Mountain. Contact Steve Brown at 704-739-2725 for more information. Shelby Kiwanis Club – meets every first and third Thursday of the month, noon, at the Cleveland Country Club. Open to men and women 18 and older. Contact Martha Bivins at 704-484-0100. Grover Woman’s Club – Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. at Grover Town Hall featuring ‘Crissy the Coupon Queen’. $10 each for admission. Community Trustee Council Meetings for 2012: Thursday, Feb. 2, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital Thursday, April 19, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Thursday, May 31, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital Thursday, Aug. 2, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center Thursday, Oct. 4, 5 p.m. at Kings Mountain Hospital Thursday, Dec. 20, 5 p.m. at Cleveland Regional Medical Center
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Hospice Chicken Dinner Fundraiser - Friday, March 2 from 3 – 7 p.m. at Hospice Cleveland County. (1/2 Chicken, Slaw, Pickles, Baked Beans, Rolls, Dessert) $10 a plate. Drive-thru or Dine-in. Chicken prepared by Doug Fortenberry. Tickets can be purchased at the Hospice Administration Building or by calling 704-487-4677 ext. 168. Hearts For Hospice Fundraiser - For a $1 donation (or more), you can purchase a heart to display in your home, office, church, anywhere you wish. There is a place for you to put “In Honor/Memory” of a loved one and a line for “From”. Hearts can be purchased at the Hospice Administration Building or by calling 704-487-4677 ext. 163.
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Education Cleveland County Schools Preschool Screening – for the 2012-2013 preschool classes (children who live in CC and will be 4 years old by Aug. 31, 2012): March 19 – 23 (no make-up screening will be offered) at the Office of School Readiness, 124 South Post Road. For more information or to schedule a screening appointment, please call 704476-8064. No appointments will be made after March 9.
Senior Center Events All events, unless otherwise listed will be at the Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King St., Kings Mountain. Six-week diabetes program – Thursdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, March 1 and 8, 5:30 – 8 p.m. Classes are free but class size is limited. Learn to live a healthy life with diabetes. Call today 704-734-0447. Tax Assistance Schedule – Appointments will begin on the first Friday in Feb. skipping March and resuming the first Friday in April. Morning appointments begin at 9 a.m. and scheduled at 60-minute intervals. Last appointments will be scheduled at 1 p.m. They will have 2 slots at each appointment time. Appointments should be scheduled at front desk.
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“Reflections” sharing group - Mondays: Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 & 13, 2012 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Hospice Cleveland County and Thursdays: Feb. 23, March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 from 5:30 – 7 p.m. This grief-sharing group meets for six weeks. No cost and open to anyone who has lost a loved one. Please RSVP to 704-487-4677 ext. 166 if you plan to attend.
All classes are held in the Community Room of the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. All classes are free.
Memory Bear Workshop - Tuesday, Feb. 21 and Tuesday, April 17, 9 a.m. - Noon or 4 – 7 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to make a teddy bear out of a loved one’s shirt or other article of clothing. Children are welcome if accompanied by an adult. Please
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The following are upcoming classes at the Cleveland County Arts Council, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby. Contact 704-4842787 to register for classes. 17th Annual “Treasures of the Earth Pottery Show & Sale” - Feb. 9 – March 14, Mon. – Fri., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Opening Reception: Feb. 9, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This promises to be the best exhibit yet with the works of over 28 local and regional artists. The works on exhibit include sculpture and pottery in a wide variety of styles. It is a must see show! Cleveland County Arts Council, 704-484-2787, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, www.ccartscouncil.org The 11th annual “Bowling for Dollars” – Feb. 23, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m., $15 Mark your calendars and join us for lunch as you enjoy a bowl of delicious homemade soup in a beautiful handmade pottery bowl donated by local potters. You get to keep the bowl when you pay for the soup. Bread, beverage and dessert are included. All proceeds go towards the Arts in Education Program. Tickets must be purchased in advance. This was a sold out event last year so call now to purchase your tickets. Cleveland County Arts Council, 704-484-2787, 111 S. Washington Street, Shelby, www.ccartscouncil.org
Library Events All events, unless other wise listed will be at the Mauney Memorial Library, 100 South Piedmont Avenue, Kings Mountain. Preschool Storytime – Tuesdays, 10 a.m., 3-5 years old, and Thursdays, 10 a.m., 2 years and under, at Mauney Memorial Library, in the Community Room. Call 704739-2371 and choose option 2 for more information.
KM Community Lenten Ser vice Schedule All services are open to the public. Feb. 29 - “The Last Supper”, 12 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church, featuring speaker Rev. Marty Ramey of Advent Lutheran Church. A light meal will be provided after the service. The host church is responsible for leading the congregational music, the special music and the ordering of the service. An offering will be collected. March 7 - “In the Garden”, 12 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, featuring speaker Rev. Ron Calder of Eastside Baptist Church. A light meal will be provided after the service. The host church is responsible for leading the congregational music, the special music and the ordering of the service. An offering will be collected. March 14 - “The Betrayal”, 12 p.m. at Boyce Memorial ARP Church, featuring
Special Events Edens Edge in concert - 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, at Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington St., Shelby. Tickets $28. www.dgshelby.com John Ford Coley in concert - 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, at Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington St., Shelby. Special Valentines Night dinner and concert - $100 ticket for couples, $60 single tickets, concert-only tickets $29. www.dgshelby.com Something for the Girls: Girl Scouts USA -100 years – February 7 - April 28, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Kings Mountain Historical Museum, 100 E. Mountain Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Various Special Events hosted by local long-time adult Girl Scout volunteers will be held on Saturdays throughout the event. Learn how the Girl Scout movement started in the United States, spend time comparing various badges and pins from over the years, or reflect on your own GSUSA days. The exhibit, which celebrates the founding of the Girl Scouts in America 100 years ago, will feature artifacts from the central and western North Carolina regions. For more information please call the Kings Mountain Historical Museum at 704-739-1019 or visit us online at www.kingsmountianmuseum.org. 1st Annual Lady Bandits Fast Pitch Softball Golf Tournament – 7:30 a.m., Saturday, March 10, at Woodbridge Golf Course, 1007 New Camp Creek Church Rd., Kings Mountain. Four man captain’s choice, $50 a person. Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m., shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information or advanced registration, Travis Withers 704-473-2894 or Willie McNure 630-606-3972. All proceeds go toward expenses for the 12U and 14U travel team.
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Sears breaks council record Sells $10,145 worth of popcorn for Boy Scouts EMILY WEAVER Editor
Eleven-year-old Caleb Sears broke a record last year, selling $10,145 worth of popcorn for the Boy Scouts of America. Surprised with an early trophy and check at a council meeting in Hickory last week he was honored as the Piedmont Council’s top seller - grand champion of its annual fundraiser. It all began with a simple question: “Would you like to buy some popcorn and help the Boy Scouts of America?” With that true and tested sales pitch, a sparkling confidence in his eyes and a smile, Caleb went door-to-door with popcorn and determination. He visited neighborhoods in Cleveland and Gaston counties with his father, Chris, by his side. If he had a sales motto it was to “keep going” and never give up. The “no’s” can be discouraging, but the “yes’s” are so rewarding…top prize rewarding. Last year, Caleb tied for top seller with fellow Boy Scout Paul Reece, another great salesman. The two of them each raised close to $6,000 for the Piedmont Council last year. Caleb was determined to beat that goal and to claim, for his first time ever the sole ownership of that grand prize trophy and top seller glory. He did it! The first year he sold, as a Cub Scout, Caleb raised $750 for the Boy Scouts of America. In his second year selling, he doubled his efforts bringing $1500 back to the pack. In his third year, he sold $3500. Last year it was $5700 and this year, he nearly
doubled his top earnings again with $10,145. Thirty percent of the money he raises is put into a Scout account, which he can use to help pay for any Scouting activities. The popcorn and snack company Trail’s End donates 6 percent of his total sales (above $2500) to a scholarship fund set up in Caleb’s name. In that fund, more than $1100 is already waiting for him. For coming in as the top seller, Caleb was awarded a check for $750 and $200 in Walmart gift cards. He tithed a little more than 10 percent of his winnings to his church in Gastonia, he put half of it in the bank and reimbursed his mom for some Christmas presents. “I gave Daddy $20 for helping me out,” he said, smiling. “I couldn’t have done it without him.” The dynamic Sears duo has their routine down to a science. Caleb is the energetic, polite and friendly salesman, quick with a smile and full of money-saving sales advice. Chris is his proud supporter. They start with their neighborhood in the Country Club section of Kings Mountain and then work their way outwards. The plan is simple. “I go to the same houses and if I want to increase we go to new places to get more money,” Caleb said. Between activities and commitments to church, school, in Scouting and playing soccer, Caleb sold in his downtime, when he had time. “Right after I got off from school I would have to go sell popcorn and then I’d have to
switch into soccer clothes or Boy Scout clothes, but on Tuesday I didn’t have to worry about it because I was already in my Scout clothes,” he said. He started selling in mid-September with a goal to sell $150-$200 of popcorn in about two hours a day. On a good day, when the Sears gentlemen had extra time, Caleb racked up about $300 in sales. He finished selling a week before Thanksgiving. His goal next year is to sell “a little bit more”. Caleb agreed that this is “definitely” a learning experience, but he looks forward to the challenge every year. “Some people do the Pinewood Derby. That’s their thing. This is my thing,” beamed Caleb, a straight-A student, who loves math, at Kings Mountain Intermediate. “I love math. That’s what I’m going to be, I’m either going to be a salesman or math teacher or something to do with math,” he said. “Because when it comes to math, I’ve got it down.” Caleb is the son of Jennifer and Chris Sears. His brother Tommy Lee, 21, and father were both in Scouting at young ages. Caleb got into it in first grade when Boy Scouts came to his school at North Elementary. Caleb is working now on his Tender Foot rank and looks forward to one day, years from now, earning his Eagle wings. In addition to his father, Caleb says he’s thankful for Thomas Matola, the Battleground District’s “Popcorn Kernel” “for challenging me”, and “everybody that bought from me, it really means a lot.”
CALEB SEARS Caleb is a member of Troop 92, which meets at First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. Jeff Perkins is Scout leader. “This was quite an amazing accomplishment,” Matola said. “His efforts are a testament to a Boy Scout embracing the Scout Law, more specifically, his promise to ‘Help other people at all times’. His contribution to our Annual Popcorn Fundraising Campaign will help Scouts receive scholarships to summer camp at Camp Bud Schiele. Thank you and congratulations Caleb on a wonderful job well done.”
KISER: senior center opens with tour and reception in Bessemer City FROM Page 3A "We're opening to the public Feb. 1 and will be open from 10-2 p.m. through February and then plan extended hours after our full-time staff is hired," said Jo-D Franklin, the city's Arts and Recreation Director. Franklin said that Kiser's dream for a mini library will also be fulfilled within the center which cost $400,000 of the trust fund. The spacious living room of the 3,000-squarefoot facility will have bookcases for library books he hopes to gather in a book-share arrangement with the Bessemer City Branch of Gaston County Library. Crowds mingled in the large multi-purpose room, the spacious living room, crafts and education area, and fitness room which overlooks a cozy park where seniors can enjoy relaxing outdoors or participating in community vegetable and herb gardens. There is a small kitchen and two bathrooms. A huge state-of-the-art piece of equipment in the exercise room enables a person to enjoy as many as 20 different types of exercise. There is also a treadmill and exercise bicycle. Mayor Becky S. Smith, former Mayor Bob Hovis, interim City Manager Janice Costner, city council members, Arts and Recreation Director Jo-D Franklin and representatives of the Bessemer City Area Chamber of Commerce greeted guests inside the handsome facility. The chamber officers conducted the ribbon-cutting at 2 p.m. Sunday. A video showing newspaper coverage dating several years and news stories from the Bessemer City Record by the late Lois Smith was a conversation piece as well as the
memorial wall in the multi-purpose room which included a quotation from Dr. Kiser's book along with his photograph. The program acknowledged generous donations of TV sets, computers and coffee makers as well as names of a steering committee chaired by Jim Long with Eugene Bumgardner as co-chair and members Sunny Bolick, Wayne Massagee, Tina McLauchlan, Jackson Parker, Tweety Stewart and Linda Willis. The program acknowledged the planning of the facility of city administrations from 2010-2012 and the late former city council member, mayor, and city manager Allan W. Farris. A graduate of Bessemer City High School and Duke University, Kiser earned his B.S. in Medicine and finished his medical training during World War II and was drafted into the Reserves immediately and stationed at Norfolk Marine Hospital. He had been there barely six months when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He entered into active duty and became a physician at the US Marine Hospital in Norfolk, Va., where he was commissioned as an officer. From 1946-47, Dr. Kiser served his residency in pediatrics under Dr. Jay Arena at Duke University and during this period they developed the concept and need for safety product closures. Dr. Kiser opened and operated his pediatrics practice in Salisbury for only seven years and was among the first pediatricians to focus on lye poisoning of children. He served as Chief of Pediatrics and Chief of Staff at Rowan Regional Medical Center and on the board of trustees. In 1966 he was honored with the Governor's highest civilian award, the Order of the
“As I look back on my life, it occurs to me that things I learned as a child in Bessemer City, NC made me into the man I am today.” - Dr. Glenn Kiser
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Former Mayor Bob Hovis, Bessemer City Mayor Becky Smith, Mayada Kiser Besancon of Charlottesvile, Va. and Earluth Kiser Walker of Gastonia stand in front of a memorial wall honoring the late Dr. Glenn Kiser, uncle of Walker and Besancon, at the new Dr. Glenn A. Kiser Senior Center in Bessemer City which held a grand opening Sunday. Long Leaf Pine. The School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics at Duke received a $17.2 million gift through the Kiser estate - the largest donation in the department's history. Dr. Kiser and his late wife, Muriel, were longtime benefactors of Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center. The gift funds the KiserArena Endowed Professorship in Pediatrics and two Glenn A. Kiser and Eltha Muriel Kiser endowed Professorships in addition to establishing the Kiser Scholars program. The gift positions the Department of Pediatrics to expand research programs and train future physicians in a wide range of complex children's health problems. Dr. Kiser was a pediatrician in several locations, including the Children's Hospital at Duke. His estate also included a $1 million gift to fund scholarships for education students at UNC-G, his wife Muriel C. Kiser's alma mater. According to the Duke University press
release after Kiser's death, the Kisers gained their wealth by early investment in Food Lion, Inc. when it was still a local grocery store. It was through the company's success that the Kisers were able to fund their multimillion-dollar philanthropic activities. Dr. Kiser was preceded in death by his first wife, Katherine Kiser in 1972, after 31 years of marriage. His second wife, Muriel Coykendall Kiser, died April 11, 2007; two brothers, Dr. Clyde Vernon Kiser and Worth Kiser and two sisters, Alna L. and Elva E. Kiser preceded him. He is survived by his two nieces, Earluth Kiser Walker of Gastonia and Mayada Kiser Besancon of Charlottesville, Va. and by cousins. Friends said of Dr. Kiser that he was very unassuming, living very modestly. At his death at age 91, friends said "you would have met him and never would have realized that he was a multimillionaire. He was a true philanthropist."
PROJECT: has grown more than potatoes, it’s changed lives FROM Page 1 A dozen or so plots of donated land has grown to more than 20 potato patches cultivated by businesses, schools, churches, residents and even a city, with the City of Kings Mountain's plot in 2011 at Patriots Park. Potatoes have gone to help feed residents at the Crossroads Rescue Mission and to feed the hungry at Central United Methodist Church's soup kitchen. Hundreds have joined the cause volunteering time, labor, farming equipment, expertise and support. And thousands have been fed by the fruits of their labor. "I like to think of us as a community not just Cleveland County people who care about the homeless and the hungry; people who care enough to do something about it," said Polly Causby, at the dinner Friday night. "We would not have done anything if not for the people who've donated their land,"
said Doug Sharp, one of the founding members of the project. Phil and Sandie Dee of Kings Mountain offered the use of their land to raise sweet potatoes for the project after reading about it in The Herald. "I thought what a great way to give my kids chores," she laughed. "I think my kids have benefited from this." For the past two years, the Dees' nearly acre plot of land has produced thousands of pounds of sweet potatoes to feed the hungry. "The great thing about it now is that everyone in this room knows something about potatoes," Sharp told the crowd. "Lloyd Lewis has been a blessing to all of us," he added. Lloyd Lewis, who runs Lewis Farms with his family in Fallston, has assisted the project since its beginning with agricultural advice and planting tips.
Cleveland County Extension Agent Daniel Shires, who specializes in horticulture, has also been important to the project with his expertise, Sharp added. The handy mechanical know-how of Ernst Borchert, he said, has kept their tractors running. "The basic tractor that we've got is older than you are," Sharp quipped with the audience. "Ernst is a mechanical genius." Frances Bryce, 90 years young, was recognized for having been one to "outwork anybody" in the potato fields. "I love to work and potatoes, no matter what you do, is work," she said, with a smile. Sharp thanked all who attended the dinner Friday for their efforts, hard work and support. "We get to see the fruits of your labor. We want you to know how many lives you're touching," said Major
Cherry Craddock of the Salvation Army. Gerald Roberts, of the Crossroads Rescue Mission, said that the potatoes have really "helped out" and have "gone a long way" in serving the 30-45 men they typically care for at the Mission. Next year, Roberts said, they plan to plant potatoes on their property, incorporating the labor force of their residents. "Our major goal this year," Sharp said, "is to increase production for the amount we plant." He said that commercial growers expect to reap 10 to 20 times of product from what they plant. Last year, their margin, was more like 4 to 1. "We're hoping to produce 100,000 pounds of potatoes (this year)," he said, adding that they may also try planting red potatoes and Yukon Golds, planting the seeds a little deeper this year. "Yukon Gold potatoes ma-
Frances Bryce, 90, was recognized as one of the hardest workers in the potato farms. She has been a loyal volunteer. ture faster than what we've bring a bucket of soapy been planting so we think if water with them when they we have a combination of come to cut potatoes to keep Yukon Gold with our Ken- their knives sanitized - a tip nebec potatoes, we can he heard helps the seedlings. spread out our harvest time Planting may begin as by a couple to three weeks." early as Feb. 16 at Burns The Chemistry class at High School and Feb. 18 at Gardner-Webb University the Hicks' property, 406 Oak has offered to do soil testing Grove Rd., Kings Mountain, for us this year, Sharp said. weather permitting. He asked volunteers to
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Payne honored for 22 years of service “She gave the extra mile,” said Chief of Police Melvin Proctor of Shirley Queen Payne, who was roasted by her co-workers Friday at a luncheon on her retirement after 22 years with the City of Kings Mountain, 15 years in the Criminal Investigations Division of the Kings Mountain Police Department and before that seven years in the city planning department. Payne’s co-workers in the Detective Division gave her high marks for her skills as a secretary and administrative assistant and Houston Corn, who hired Payne when he was Chief of Police, credited her for making no mistakes in typing in forwarding copies of police reports to the District Attorney’s office and to other officials. “She has a hard job and there can’t be any mistakes,” said Corn. Capt. Derek Johnson, who led a roasting that evoked fun and laughter for the large crowd at the barbecue prepared by officers and held in the police training room, also commended Payne for her efficiency and loyalty. Captain Jerry Tessneer, Det. Sgt. Lisa Proctor and others in the department chipped in, as did family members present. Gift presentations were made by Chief Proctor, Johnson and Tessneer. Mayor Rick Murphrey thanked Payne for her dedication and commitment to her job. “Shirley has been a good communicator and a welcome addition to our staff,” he said.
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Mayor Rick Murphrey, left, and KM Chief of Police Melvin Proctor, right, congratulate Shirley Queen Payne on her retirement after 22 years with the city. Payne said she had thought about retiring two years ago and asked advice from Chief Proctor. He confirmed that he said to Payne, “You will know when the time comes, you will be at peace.” Payne, who retired Dec. 31, 2011, said she didn’t have any special plans. “This is a bitter sweet time for me,” she said. Her husband of 41 years, Jerry Payne, their two children, Neal Payne of Boiling Springs and Monica Wells of Rock Hill, SC; her mother, Alice Queen
of Bryson City, NC and her sisters, Barbara Bowles of Murphy, Dorothy Edwards of Candler, and Gladys Quigley of Franklin were present for the celebration. Payne, also daughter of the late James O. Queen, went to work for the city of Kings Mountain Aug. 21, 1989 as an administrative assistant at city hall in the planning department. She joined KMPD as secretary in the Criminal Investigations Division Nov. 5, 1996.
Blanton: new kidney, new day FROM Page 1A work behind the grocery counter at her brother's convenience store, KB Community Mart, in the Midpines Community. "I put my faith in God that I would find a donor and my church family and pastors Leann and Rick Chapman prayed for me in earnest for 4 1/2 years while I was on the kidney transplant list," said Blanton. Upbeat and positive, she said that after years of good health she was surprised with her diagnosis of kidney failure in 2004. Her diagnosis was clearly definable because her condition was progressing quickly. The doctors told her she had to go on dialysis and home treatments regularly. In 2007, her doctor determined she was an appropriate transplant candidate and her name was placed on the national transplant list. "I had to be ready for the call from the hospital 24 hours a day and they told me that awaiting a transplant can be a stressful and emotional process," said Blanton. "I put my life in God's hand and I give Him all the praise for my recovery." But what if a donor could-
Dinner: tradition of thanks started with a fire, continued with a fire
Left to right, Ronnie Hawkins, KM Police Chief Melvin Proctor, Kemp Mauney, III, Johnny Harris, Sheriff Alan Norman and Larry Hamrick, Jr. FROM Page 1A Members of the Kings Mountain Police Department, Kings Mountain Fire Department, Cleveland County North Carolina Highway Patrol and Cleveland County Sheriff's Department gathered for good food and fellowship in the church's Christian Activities Center. "We know you guys don't get enough credit
for what you do," Hawkins told the servicemen. "Thank you very much," Harris said. "We appreciate the fire department going out and servicing their calls," Hamrick said. Hawkins said that he has been involved with this appreciation dinner for 35 years and it was the first time, he could remember, the fire department had to run on a call. Their actions and
those of all who rush to the aid of others and put their lives on the line, he said, are why they are thankful. "This does mean something to me," said Chief Frank Burns. "It's something we look forward to every year." Sheriff Alan Norman said that they too appreciate the dinner and the support.
BLANTON n't be found in time? "I didn't worry bout that," said Blanton, who said she was unaware until her family told her that her boyfriend Kenney Cogdill tested and was a match to donate a kidney. She declined and told her family she was confident that God would provide a way. Her prayers were answered and a man her same age had made the decision to become a registered organ donor. While the anonymous man died, the generous gift saved her life. She got the call at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 18, to be at Carolinas Medical Center at 4 p.m. Her surgery was the next day at 8 a.m. She was discharged from the hospital on Jan. 24. Blanton is the daughter of Isabel Cook and the late Lloyd Blanton. She has two sons, Brandon Griffin and the late Craig Griffin; two brothers, the late Lanny Blanton Keith Blanton, and a sister, Nadine West, all of Kings Mountain. She is a 1979 graduate of Kings Mountain High School. Nenivaha Patterson Hambright, a church friend, said Freida "never let kidney failure get her down, her laugh and attitude is contagious." Blanton says she'll be homebound for at least two or three more weeks. "I'm not able to drive my car yet so I guess I'll watch my favorite soap, "Bold and the Beautiful." She says she's just itching to get to church and back to work.
Sheriff: 12 may face charges FROM Page 1A guidelines of their sentences or probations. "There are 231 sex offenders, both men and women, and a number of these live in the Kings Mountain area," Norman said. "Twenty-one on the registry are in state jails or are imprisoned by the N.C. Department of Correction." Checking up on registered offenders, "is an aggressive approach," said Norman, "and this administration will continue to do this. Deputies conduct the operation at least twice a year. The checks aren't required by law, but it's a way to stay one step ahead. This does take a lot of manpower, but it could save a small child."
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Kings Mountain High senior Shea Cogdell Wednesday will sign to play college softball at the University of South Carolina Salkehatchie in Allendale, SC. Salkehatchie is a two-year junior college with curriculum that transfers to major four-year universities. The Indians compete in the National Junior College Athletic Association COGDELL Region X. Cogdell said she was drawn to the school because of its small campus. “Everybody knows each other,” she says. “The coach is personal with you.” Cogdell, who says she has been playing softball “ever since I can remember,” will be playing her third season with the Lady Mountaineers this spring. She played as a freshman and pitched and played first base last year. She missed her sophomore year because of a knee operation. She will be a pitcher at Salkehatchie. Mountaineer coach Craig Short looks for Cogdell to have a great year with the Mountaineers, who begin pre-season practice on Monday, Feb. 13. “She is a versatile player,” Short said.
Kings Mountain High soccer players Breana Stevens and Mary Kathryn Pasour will sign National Letters of Intent Wednesday morning to further their education and athletics at Anderson and Pfeiffer universities, respectively. The two are beginning their senior seasons with the Lady Mountaineers. Pasour, who joined the KMHS team as a freshman, STEVENS will not see playing time because of a torn ACL but said she will be on the sidelines assisting her teammates in any way she can. Stevens transferred to Kings Mountain her junior year from Bessemer City and looks forward to helpPASOUR ing the Mountaineers greatly improve after a sub-par (for KMHS) season in 2011.
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Two Kings Mountain High football players with the same first name and who started for four straight years will ink college scholarships at a signing ceremony today at the K M H S media center. E d w a r d Blackburn, one of the Mountaineers’ most versatile players over the past four years, is casting his lot with the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears; and Edward Hopper, a defensive lineman whose teammates benefited from offenses
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Kings Mountain native Harold Dean Pearson, who died last week in Virginia at the age of 78, was an icon in the world of sports journalism and will be missed by the thousands of athletes and readers he touched over a 40-plus years writing career. Pearson’s journalism career spanned 36 years, including brief stints at his hometown Kings Mountain Herald and neighboring Gastonia Gazette, and from 1965-96 at the Richmond, VA Times-Dispatch. After retirement he served several more years as editor of Virginia Golfer, the official publication of the Virginia State Golf Association. Growing up in Kings Mountain Pearson had the same dream as most other young boys - to play big league baseball. He was a standout pitcher for baseball teams at Kings Mountain High and Gardner-Webb Junior College, and also for U.S. Army Unit 7773 in Pirmaseals, Germany. He helped lead that team to the Weston Area Command championship, hurling a twohitter in the second game of the double-elimination tournament. But in time he decided his dream wasn’t going to come true.
After being discharged, Pearson completed his college degree at Appalachian State Teachers College. He taught school for two years before deciding that wasn’t for him and he would turn to doing the next best thing to playing sports: write about them. Pearson was a versatile writer, at some time along his career path covering every sport imaginable GARY STEWART from little league to high school, Sports Editor college and professional. He was one of the best, not just because he knew sports and had a special writing talent but because he got to personally know the athletes he covered and built a special bond with them. Two sports that he grew to love perhaps even more than baseball were NASCAR and pro golf. He won numerous writing awards in both and rose to the position See HAROLD PEARSON, 7B
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Friday was a tough night for Kings Mountain High’s girls basketball coach Amos Myles, who learned that his uncle had passed away at his home in Clemson, SC. Myles didn’t tell his players, but even they must have wondered why the coach sat for most of the game at the end of the bench while assistant coach Michael Harris was calling most of the offense and defense and dealing with them during time outs. The Lady Mountaineers took some of the pain away when they soundly defeated Hunter Huss 63-45 at Parker Gym for their third Big South 3A win. Myles was very appreciative of their effort in this game, as well as the season. With no seniors and just one junior, is one of the youngest KM teams ever and has shown improvement almost day-to-day. “We played like we practiced all week,” Myles noted See MOUNTAINEERS, 8B
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JV Mountaineers KMMS girls beat Burns fall to Huss 47-43 for sixth straight victory Hunter Huss came from behind in the fourth quarter to defeat Kings Mountain 47-43 in JV basketball action Friday night at Donald L. Parker Gymnasium. The Mountaineers led 22-21 at halftime and 37-33 going into the fourth period. Kings Mountain fell to 3-4 in the Big South and 6-6 overall heading into a game Tuesday at Ashbrook. The Mountaineers play at North Gaston Friday and host Crest next Tuesday in their final home game. Chad Sanders had a big game for the Mountaineers with 14 points, five rebounds and four steals. Isaiah Cole added 10 points, six assists and four steals. Shawn Adams had five steals and three assists. Josh Sherer had four steals and Xavier Johnson three. KM (43) - Sanders 14, Cole 10, Sherer 7, Hawkins 7, Johnson 3, McClain 2. HH (47) - Littlejohn 14, Jordan 8, Rohlman 8, Phillips 6, Hamilton 4, Hughes 2, Wright 2, Floyd 1, Littlejohn 1, Woods 1.
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Kings Mountain Middle’s girls basketball team had its first big scare of the season Thursday at Burns but held off a late Burns rally to win 3631. Monty Deaton’s ladies improved to 4-0 in the Tri-County Conference and 6-0 overall. The Lady Patriots fell behind 11-8 in the first quarter but battled back to take a 19-17 lead at halftime. They held the lead during the second half but saw Burns cut the margin to 35-31 in the final minute. “The team started slow but played well in the second and third quarters, and just hung on in the fourth,” Deaton said. “I told the girls we have to play four quarters and come out ready to play at the start of each game, which has been our trademark up until this game.” Shaniya Portee led the KM offense with 15 points. Tiffani Thompson
added 8, Nastajah Hutchens 5, Kelsi Farmer 2, Maikeia Seright 2, Gwen Hopper 2, Gretchen Boyles 1 and Chy’Anne Hall 1. Hopper, Hall, Portee and Hutchens played well on defense. Thompson and Hutchens had to leave the game in the second half with injuries. Kings Mountain wasn’t as fortunate in the boys game as the Eagles took the lead early and rolled to a 5033 victory. Burns raced to a 23-10 first quarter advantage and KM couldn’t any closer than nine points the first of the way. Demetrius Hill led the Patriots with 16 points and Zavier Roberts scored six. The day before, the KM teams easily swept Ewing Middle of Gaffney, SC. The girls jumped out to an 18-2 first quarter lead en route to a 54-12 victory. The Lady Patriots were on top 26-
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Former Kings Mountain High and NFL running back Kevin Mack returned home Wednesday with fellow Cleveland Browns employees Kyle Millen and Paul Taylor, who are shooting a documentary on Mack and other former Browns players that will show on Cleveland TV stations in the spring. Several Kings Mountain residents, as well as former Mountaineer head coach Dan Brooks, now defensive line coach and associate head coach at Clemson University, were on hand to talk about Mack’s exploits with the Mountaineers and Clemson Tigers. Mack also visited the KMHS weight room where he talked with numerous Mountaineer football players and other athletes, and spoke with other students in the main building. Mack set the KMHS single season rushing mark in 1979 when he led Brooks’ Mountaineers to an 8-2 record. The Mountaineers lost the Southwestern Conference championship game to South Point 15-12 and South Point went on to win the state 3A championship. Brooks, Mack’s running back coach David Brinkley, Bob McRae, who was KMHS principal in ‘79, and Gary Stewart, Kings Mountain Herald sports editor, spoke about Mack’s accomplishments during that time. Mack was the starting fullback on Clemson’s national championship team in 1981. His senior year he set the school record for most yards rushing by a fullback. He was also the first Clemson player to score a touchdown on foreign soil when the Tigers played Wake Forest in Tokyo, Japan. Mack played one season with the LA Express in the World Football League and then signed with the Cleveland Browns. He was NFC Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1985 when the broke all of Browns legend Jim Brown’s rookie rushing records. He and Ernest Byner, an East Carolina product, were just the second 1-2 running punch in NFL history to gain over 1,000 yards in the same season for the same team. Mack played with the Browns from 1985-93 and is now employed by the Browns in Alumni Relations. Kings Mountain’s current rushing star, John Robbs, and lineman Cody Griffith, who is a Cleveland native, were interviewed in the KMHS weight room. Mack was in the first class of inductees into the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame in 1988, along with former KMHS pro basketball player George Adams, former KMHS and Washington Senators catcher Jake Early, and former Kings Mountain Mayor John H. Moss. Mack said he hopes to return to Kings Mountain in April for the annual Kings Mountain Touchdown Club Golf Tournament, in which he participated last year, and possibly for the 25th anniversary Hall of Fame induction ceremony in May. After the documentary is aired in Cleveland, it will be posted on the Kings Mountain Touchdown Club’s website.
Cleveland Browns employees Kyle Millen and Paul Taylor, left, shoot footage on KMHS fullback John Robbs and former Mountaineer player Kevin Mack in KMHS weight room.
David Brinkley, left, introduces Kevin Mack to KMHS weight lifting students.
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Kings Mountain High football player Cody Griffith, a former resident of Cleveland, Ohio, is interviewed by Cleveland Browns staff for a documentary on former KMHS and Browns player Kevin Mack, right.
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fies all persons, firms, and corporations having claims against the said Estate to present them to the undersigned on or before the 18th day of April, 2012 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 18th day of January, 2012. Jenny Phillips Rikard, Administratrix 201 Pinehurst Drive Kings Mountain, NC 28086 KMH3406 (1/18, 25, 2/01 & 08/2012) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND File No: 11 SP 621 NOTICE OF SALE TAKE NOTICE THAT: William Richard Boyd, Jr., Substitute Trustee, has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and by under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above County, will sell the below described property at public auction as follows: (1) The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust executed by Leonard G. Wright and Ann Marie Wright, as husband and wife, original mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Cleveland County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 1544, at Page 295. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: N/A (2) The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee at 10:00 a.m. on the 2nd day of February, 2012 at the Cleveland County Courthouse door in the City of Shelby, North Carolina. (3) The real property to be sold is generally described as 809 Landing Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086 and described as follows: Being all of that property described in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 1544, at Page 295 of the Cleveland County, North Carolina Registry and said description is incorporated herein by reference. BEING all of Lot No. 3 in Block "A" of the property of Glee A. Bridges as shown on a map or plat now on record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Cleveland County in Plat Book 8 at Page 18. The above-described property is subject to easements for power line, sanitary sewer line and ten (10) foot drainage easements on the eastern side of said lot per a survey by Trammell Surveying & Mapping, Inc., dated May 22, 1990. Title Reference: Deed Book 1409 Page 25 of the Cleveland County Registry. Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not being offered for sale is described as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Cleveland County, North Carolina Registry. (4) Any buildings located on the abovedescribed property are also included in
the sale. (5) The property will be sold by the Substitute Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00). (6) All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. (7) The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments. (8) The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust. (9) Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a bona fide lease or tenancy may have additional rights pursuant to Public Law 111-22: Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. THIS the 3rd day of January, 2012. William Richard Boyd, Jr. Substitute Trustee 474 Mountain Cove Road Waynesville, NC 28786 Phone: 828-6467308 KMH3407 (1/25/12 & 2/1/12) STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM MELISSA D. ADAIR AND PAUL D. POWELL, TO GLENN R. WALKER, TRUSTEE, DATED APRIL 28, 2000 RECORDED IN BOOK 1271, PAGE 4, CLEVELAND COUNTY REGISTRY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 11 SP 543 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered January 10, 2012, in the Superior Court for Cleveland County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”), the under-
signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN SHELBY, CLEVELAND COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON FEBRUARY 10, 2012 AT 12:00 PM the real estate and the improvements thereon encumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being in Number One (1) Township, Cleveland County, NC, being located on the West side of SR 1207 (Wood Road), being bounded on the South by Campbell, on the North and West by remaining property of Wood, and being described by metes and bounds as follows: BEGINNING at an existing railroad spike in the center line of the right of way of SR 1207, Nor theast corner of Campbell as shown in Book 15-X, Page 202; thence with Campbell’s North line, South 86-33-16 West (passing over a new iron pin at 32.57 feet) a total distance of 267.52 feet to a new iron pin; thence two new lines through the Wood property as follows; North 1006-43 West 140 feet to a new iron pin; and North 86-33-16 East (passing over a new iron pin at 234.95 feet) a total distance of 275.42 feet to a new iron pin located just West of the centerline of the right of way of SR 1207; thence along and within the said right of way, South 13-1948 East 20.88 feet to a nail in the center line of said right of way; thence along the center line of the right of way of SR 1207, South 0545-13 East 118.58 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing .87 acres, more or less, according to a survey by T. Scott Bankhead, RLS, dated April 23, 1998. Title Reference: See Deed recorded Book 1238, Page 1680, Cleveland County Registry. In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 45-21.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are Melissa D. Adair and Paul D. Powell. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for
a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A 308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: (a.) An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold; and (b.) Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. This 10th day of January, 2012. POYNER SPRUILL LLP By: /s/ Deborah Sperati, Esq. Attorneys for Spruillco, Ltd. 130 S. Franklin Street P.O. Box 353 Rocky Mount, NC 27802 Telephone: (252) 972-7022 KMH3408 (2/01 & 08/2012) NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK CLEVELAND COUNTY 11 SP 455 WATAUGA COUNTY: 11 SP 201 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF THE DEED OF TRUST OF LINDA LEE ROBINSON and husband, REGINALD S. WALLACE, Mortgagors to C. ANDREW NEISLER, JR., Trustee; WESLEY L. DEATON, Substitute Trustee, BY INSTRUMENTS recorded in (1) BOOK 1620, PAGE 322 (Cleveland County) (2) BOOK 1585, PAGE 527 (Watauga County) FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Mortgagee. (1) Dated June 29, 2010, recorded in Book 1598 at Page 1616 (Cleveland County) Securing the original amount of $362,300.00 (2) Dated June 29, 2010, recorded in Book 1517, at Page 423 (Watauga County) Securing the original amount of $362,300.00 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE (CLEVELAND COUNTY) FIRST CAROLINA HOLDINGS, LLC, CURRENT OWNER Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Linda Lee Robinson and Reginald S.Wallace, described above, in the Cleveland County Public Registry; default
having been made in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and the said Deed of Trust being by the terms thereof subject to foreclosure; and the holder of the indebtedness thereby secured having demanded a foreclosure thereof for the purpose of satisfying said indebtedness; and under and by virtue of an order entered in the within entitled and numbered action by the Clerk of Superior Court of Cleveland County, North Carolina on the 7th day of December, 2011, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Courthouse door in Shelby, North Carolina at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 14th day of February, 2012, the land conveyed in said Deed of Trust, the same lying and being in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: See Exhibit “A” attached hereto THIS PROPERTY HAS THE ADDRESS OF: Parcel #12142 on Patterson Rd., Kings Mountain 16.306 acres Map 4-59 Block:1 Lot:14, and Parcel #59993, Lot 3 on Waco Rd., Kings Mountain 1.31 acres, Plat 30/ 182 This sale is made subject to all outstanding and unpaid Cleveland County and any city or town ad valorem property taxes as well as any and all other prior liens, defects and encumbrances involving said property, as well as a Clerk’s fee of $.45 per $100 on the purchase price. Notice is further hereby given that the successful bidder will be required to make a cash deposit not to exceed the greater of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00). Notice is further hereby given that the sale will be conducted pursuant to and subject to all of the provisions of Chapter 45, as amended, of the General Statutes of North Carolina. Notice is given that an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. §4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or
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parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of any such rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement to the effective date of the termination.This the 7th day of December, 2011. By: /s/ Wesley L. Deaton Wesley L. Deaton, Substitute Trustee P.O. Box 2459 Denver, NC 28037 (704) 489-2491 EXHIBIT “A” Tract One: BEGINNING at a magnetic nail in the centerline of Patterson Road (NCSR 2034) and said beginning point being located 1.9 feet East of a railroad spike, and being located North 03-53-26 East 30.91 feet to a rebar on the property line, which rebar is located in the Eastern property line of Sarah L. McCraney (Deed Book 1168, Page 1663) and proceeding thence from said beginning point along the centerline of Patterson Road the following six calls and distances: North 80-0003 East 787.89 feet to a point; thence North 80-21-28 East 87.67 feet to a point; thence North 82-2947 East 99.99 feet to a point, thence South 89-52-09 East 100.05 feet to a point; thence South 76-56-11 East 100.03 feet to a point; thence South 61-12-27 East 102.26 feet to a nail 1.5 feet North of the centerline of Patterson Road, which nail is located South 0519-38 West 154.97 feet from an existing iron, and which nail is also located South 48-58-44 West 1244.86 feet and which NCGS monument “SOAK”Y=169, 868.815MX=394, 897.535MCF=0.999 8299, and which NCGS monument “SOAK” is located South 76-52-44 East 2761.96 feet from NCGS “SPECTRUM”, and which magnetic nail 1.5 feet north of the centerline of Patterson Road is also located North 54-26-37 West 1047.70 feet from a magnetic
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nail in the intersection of Oak Grove Road and Patterson Road; thence leaving Patterson Road and proceeding along the common property line of Phillip W. Witherspoon (Deed Books 11-S at Page 567 and 980 at Page 787) and crossing a rebar at 36.81 feet South 05-14-08 West a total distance of 218.64 feet to an iron 0.45 feet from a concrete monument; thence with the Northern line of Witherspoon and thence with the Northern line of Kings Mountain Properties, LLC (Deed Book 1496 at Page 1493) South 64-20-39 West 789.73 feet to a stone; thence further with Kings Mountain Properties South 64-18-51 West 639.45 feet to a rebar in the Eastern property line of Sarah L. McCraney; thence proceeding with Sarah L. McCraney’s Eastern property line North 03-53-26 East 750.17 feet to a rebar; thence North 03-53-26 East 30.91 feet to the point of BEGINNING, containing 16.306 acres pursuant to a survey by Bankhead Surveying, P.A., registered surveyors, dated July 17, 2006 and September 20, 2007. The above described property is subject to a 15 foot wide sewer line easement across said property as conveyed to the City of Kings Mountain in Deed Book 13-X at Page 489 of the Cleveland County Registry. Tax Map #4-59-1-14 Tract Two: BEING the feel contents of Lot 3, 1.31 acres, as shown in Plat Book 30 at Page 182, Cleveland County Registry. KMH3409 (2/01 &08/2012)
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CONNER: set to sign to play baseball for Western Carolina FROM Page 1B I will usually play first base; if not I’m catching. Catching usually has no effect at all.” In addition to Western Carolina, Conner was recruited by GardnerWebb, Appalachian State and Spartanburg Methodist. He said he chose the Catamounts because they made the first offer. “I really like the campus and their coaching,” he said. The Catamounts were 12-18 in the Southern Conference and 23-31-1 last year under Coach Bobby Moranda. He is beginning his fourth year at the school after serving as an assistant at Georgia Tech. Conner said he plans on majoring in sports management.
But, before going off to college he intends to enjoy his senior season at KMHS. He believes this year’s KMHS team could go far in the state championship playoffs. “Hopefully we can go to the state,” he said. “We have a lot of good players coming back. We have a lot of seniors and a good pitching rotation.” In addition to Conner, veteran coach Eric King has other experienced pitchers in seniors Heath King and Jonathan Borchert and junior Wil Sellers. Other returning full or part-time starters include first baseman Trey Fulbright, second baseman Seth Ferrell, third baseman Tyler Gilliam and outfielders Mitchell Cloninger, Colton Wade and Chris Webster. Conner was recently clocked at 91
miles per hour at Appalachian State and consistently throws 87-88 mph. Last season he compiled a 2.36 earned run average with 63 strikeouts. His high single game strikeout total was 14. He hit .315 with six home runs. Since he has already committed to WCU, Conner said he will bypass showcase ball this summer and keep his skills sharpened by playing American Legion ball. He credits his father, Reggie Conner, and his showcase team coach Jason Harris for putting him in position to get a shot at playing college ball. “Jason Harris got me to come to Western,” Conner noted. “He is the coach of the Heat showcase team that I played for last summer. He did a lot for me and got people to look at me.”
STEVENS, PAYSOUR: set to play at Anderson, Pfeiffer FROM Page 1B Both young ladies have a wealth of soccer knowledge and experience, having played the sport since the age of four. Most of those seasons were spent in club soccer with teams in the Greater Cleveland County Soccer Association. Stevens, an outside midfielder, said she has been training for her senior season since December. The team will begin official pre-season practice on Monday, Feb. 13 and she and her teammates look forward to an improved season. “We didn’t have that great of a season last year but I feel like we’ll be improved if we work together,” she said. “We didn’t have many people to graduate so I think we’ll do good.” Stevens said she chose Anderson University because it is “an up-and-coming program” in the South Atlantic Conference. First-year coach Samar Azem, a former player at Campbell University, led Anderson to a 5-4 conference and 9-10-1 overall record last year and hopes for great things in the future. “I’m excited,” Stevens said. “The coach told me this should be the most elite team they’ve had there and she is very excited.”
Pasour, a defender, injured her ACL last August and re-injured it recently. She had surgery last week but still looks forward to being at practice and games to “support my team.” Pasour said she looks forward to joining Pfeiffer in the spring of 2013, when she should be fully recovered. “I really like Pfeiffer,” she said. “It is a very small campus. You get the feeling like it’s a big family…a real nice hometown.” Pfeiffer finished 7-4-1 in Conference Carolinas and 9-101 overall last season under veteran coach Elijah Denton. Although this will be his first season as Kings Mountain High coach, Erik Price said he has seen both Stevens and Pasour play in the past and has worked with them in pre-season development, and has no doubt that they will be successful in college. “They’re real good kids,” he said. “Both of them are leaders and both will be very successful wherever they go and whatever they do. They have great attitudes. “I watched them play all last year,” he added, “and both of them did real good. I’ve been doing pre-season work with them, and I can just tell that they’re leaders and the other kids look up to them.”
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FROM Page 1B of president in many of the professional organizations that covered them. He served as President of both the Southern Conference Sports Reporters Association (two years) and the National Motorsports Press Association (five years). Pearson rubbed shoulders with the best, be it the Pettys and Earnhardts in racing or the Sneeds, Palmers and Trevinos in golf. In a time that far preceded today’s methods of contact - cell phones, text messaging, emails, etc. - if Pearson wanted information from a big star he simply went to him and talked one-on-one or picked up a dial phone and called him. Harold’s battle with Alzheimer’s over the past 11 years probably erased most of his memories of the greats of the games. But they will not forget him. If he ever met you, you were his friend. PGA legend Lanny Wadkins, talking about Pearson in a story of his death in last Thursday’s Richmond Times-Dispatch, said he dealt with hundreds of journalists on a daily basis during his career, but Pearson was the one that stood out. “I don’t think, with all of the sportswriters I’ve ever met or come across, I’ve ever felt like I trusted someone as much as I did Harold,” Watkins said. “There aren’t many (sportswriters) I considered friends. I definitely considered Harold a friend.” What a tribute!
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MOUNTAINEERS: score an emotional victory for their coach FROM Page 1B after the game. “The girls practiced hard all week and really came to play. When it got down toward the end we had the momentum and did a great job.” The Mountaineers had not played well a week earlier in a loss to South Point. The had an open date Tuesday and really wanted to come out strong against the Huskies. “It was a good win to build on,” Myles said. “There are still some things we need to work on. We had more turnovers than I expected and we were only up by five points (30-25) at the half and I wasn’t pleased with that. Hunter Huss’ pressure was more than I expected and we fumbled the ball away a lot.” But the game Myles expected came about in the second half as Ashley Chapman and Monique Petty dominated the boards, the guards worked the ball around on offense and the defense came up with some big steals that resulted in lay-ups. A steal and lay-up by Taquisha Smith gave the Mountaineers a 44-32 lead after the third period. A steal and lay-in by Smith, another by Talajah
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Kings Mountain's Edward Blackburn shoots a short jumper in Big South game with Hunter Huss Friday at Parker Gym.
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Kings Mountain sophomore Betzaira Saenz drives around a Hunter Huss defender in Friday's game at Parker Gym. Hutchens and a lay-in by Petty broke the game open in the fourth quarter. Petty finished with 18 points to lead the KM attack. Shadaiya Roberts added 16 points, many from 3-point
range, and Smith chipped in 15. Dontasia Crocker added four points, Faythe Brown three, Talajah Hutchens two, and Sabriyya Roberts and Martina Edwards one apiece. Kayla Crabtree of Huss led
all scorers with 21 points. “We responded well in the second half,” Myles said. “We played like we had practiced. Smith had some great turnovers. She did a tremendous job taking the ball away
Sports This Week Wednesday, Feb 1 6:30 - High school wrestling, Kings Mountain at Ashbrook. Thursday, Feb. 2 4 p.m. - Middle school basketball, East Lincoln at Kings Mountain.
Friday, Feb. 3 5 p.m. - High school basketball, Kings Mountain at North Gaston (JV boys, followed by varsity girls and boys). Saturday, Feb. 4 9 a.m. - High school
wresting, Big South 3A Tournament at Kings Mountain High. Monday, Feb. 6 4 p.m. - Middle school basketball, Kings Mountain at Lincolnton.
Tuesday, Feb. 7 TBA - High school wrestling, Dual Team State Playoff rounds 1 and 2. 5 p.m. - High school basketball, Crest at Kings Mountain (JV boys, followed by varsity girls and boys. Final home games).
and did a great job getting us into their pressure.” Kings Mountain’s boys ran into the hottest team in the league at present and lost 64-44. Hunter Huss, behind four uncontested dunks, rolled to a 36-17 halftime lead and was never threatened. Jordy Anderson scored 13 points, Jaelan Kennedy 12 and Kerrion Moore 10 as the
Huskies (7-2 Big South, 10-9 overall) maintained their second place tie with Ashbrook. The two arch rivals are keeping the heat on Forestview (7-1) in the race for the regular season championship. Treyvon Adams led the Mountaineers with 12 points and sophomore James Tillman contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds
Women’s soccer tryouts set to start February 13 Kings Mountain High School Women's soccer tryouts will be held February 13, 14 and 15. Tryouts will start at 3:45 and end at 5:30.
All players must have a current physical on file before they can tryout. For more information contact coach Price at 704-692-8555.
HOPPER, BLACKBURN: set to sign to play college football Wednesday at KMHS FROM Page 1B that ran away from him, will ink with UNCPembroke. Blackburn’s primary duty with the Bears starting out will be at tight end/wide receiver, but L-R coaches have indicated that he may also be called upon for his punting and placekicking skills. Blackburn holds the KMHS career record for most points kicking (158), breaking the previous record by 90 points. Blackburn said he chose Lenoir-Rhyne over Wingate because of its location and because they recruited him as a receiver while
Wingate wanted him to play outside linebacker. He joins a team that is the reigning South Atlantic Conference champion. Mike Houston, who turned TC Roberson High in Asheville into a state power, is the Bears’ head coach and former Crest and NC State star Chris Coleman is wide receivers coach. “Lenoir-Rhyne is only 35 minutes from Appalachian State, where my brother (William) is, and only 45 minutes from Kings Mountain,” Blackburn said. “And, it’s a real good education.” L-R’s plan next fall is to red-shirt Blackburn because the Bears will have a fifth-year
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senior at wide receiver. However, Blackburn will dress out for every game, home and away, “just in case” he’s needed. He said he has no problem red-shirting, because it will give him four full years to be the starter. Blackburn, who also plays basketball for the Mountaineers, has played football since fifth grade when he joined the Optimist Club’s Pop Warner program. He hopes to be able to see the Mountaineers every time they play. The wins and losses won’t be all that he remembers about his experience here. “I think the most exciting thing about it was the Friday night crowds,” he said. “At school on Fridays nobody concentrated on work, just the game. There was electricity in the whole community. And the coaches were great.” Blackburn’s role on the team took on a whole new look this year. In addition to his kicking duties, he started at defensive back and, depending on the offensive set, tight end and wide receiver. He said his favorite memories will be the first touchdown pass he caught against Hunter Huss and the two field goals he kicked his freshman year in a triple-overtime win over Mooresville in the second round of the state playoffs. He “eight-quartered” his freshman season, meaning that he played JV ball full-time and kicked for the varsity on Friday nights. Under NCHSAA rules, once a player who does that plays in eight varsity quarters he must decide whether to be full-time with the JVs or with the varsity. He is glad he chose the varsity, otherwise that exceptional kicking performance that helped the Mountaineers go to the state semi-final would not have happened for him. But, once he was moved to wide receiver midway of his senior season Blackburn found a new love. “I really liked it a lot better than kicking,” he said. “But I do think it affected my kicking a little bit. My sophomore and junior years all I did was kick and I thought I did better at it. I didn’t have as much practice time with it this year except when we were working on special teams.” Kings Mountain head coach Greg Lloyd
said Blackburn will do well with the Bears. “I think he is more suited to play offense in college,” Lloyd said. “He has great hands and height, and is a good blocker. He has a knack for catching the ball in traffic. He’s going to do very well. He seems happy with his decision and I’m happy for him.” Hopper goes to a UNC Pembroke team that has made tremendous strides in just four years of D2 football. The Braves are coached by Pete Shinnick, a former player at the University of Colorado and in the NFL. He has a 24-year coaching history and is doing some of his best work with the Braves, who are 26-7 over the past three years after going 4-7 in their inaugural year of 2007. The Braves were 8-3 last season. Coach Lloyd believes Hopper will make an immediate impact in the Pembroke program. “Schools are always looking for big guys,” Lloyd said. “Edward is going to be successful because he is accustomed to the daily grind.” Hopper joined the Mountaineer varsity after the completion of the KM JV season in 2008. He started all four games in the state playoffs, giving fans a glimpse of some great things to come. Hopper started every game his final three years. He was All-Conference his sophomore and senior years, and finished second in the voting for Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore. He has played every position on the defensive line. Wherever he lined up on defense, the opponent ran the other direction. In spite of those teams’ philosophies, this past season Hopper recorded 57 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, had two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one pass interception. “Edward is very strong,” Lloyd noted. “He is intelligent has a lot of football smarts. Pembroke definitely got a steal in Edward.” Lloyd looks to Hopper and Pembroke to be a force in Division 2 football. “Pembroke has done very well in just four years,” Lloyd said. “I look for them to be in the Division 2 playoffs every year. Ed’s a good fit for them.”
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